2017年9月pets3公共英语三级冲刺试题及答案
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When Alice was sixteen, I was the one who wanted to run away from home. It was 16 to see the changes coming over her. She skipped school, and refused to communicate. I tried being firm, but it didn‘t 17. I saw a dark future for my once sweet daughter.
One school day Alice returned home very late. With a quarrel in view. I was surprised to see Alice was 18.
“I hope I did the right thing, Mom,”“Alice said. I saw a cat, all bloody but alive. I 19 it to the vet’s(宠物医院), and was asked to make payment 20 . As I couldn’t reach anyone at the phone number on the cat’s tag(标牌), I had to pay the bill.”
In the following days, the owner still couldn’t be 21. Alice paid the vet to continue treatment. I grew 22: what if the family had simply left the cat behind?
A week went by. A woman called to speak to Alice.
“She is at school,” I said.
“You have a 23 daughter,” she said, apparently in tears.
Her family had just returned from abroad, and got a (n) 24 from the vet. Their cat was recovering, thanks to Alice’s 25. “We can’t wait to hug Cuddles again,” she sobbed.
Upon her return home, Alice was filled with 26 at the news. So was I. I learned through another woman’s eyes that my daughter was still a good person despite her 27 teenage years. Her warm heart would surely guide her in the right direction.
16. A. pleasant B. painful C. unwise D. inspiring
17. A. remain B. match C. appear D. work
18. A. annoyed B. amused C. worried D. interested
19. A. carried B. followed C. returned D. guided
20. A. monthly B. honestly C. generously D. immediately
21.A. trusted B. contacted C. persuaded D. satisfied
22. A. active B. rude C. anxious D. proud
23. A. pretty B. grateful C. wonderful D. curious
24. A. apology B. invitation C. message D. reply
25. A. suggestion B. donation C. encouragement D. help
26. A. love B. anger C. regret D. joy
27. A. troubled B. long C. boring D. quiet
答案解析：
16. 【答案】 B
[考点] 形容词 感情色彩
[解析] A,D 褒义 B,C贬义 根据run away from home 得知作者想写不好的事，排除A,D, 而B,C 在意思上有差别，看到她身上的变化，我的感情肯定是痛苦的，所以选B
17. 【答案】D
[考点]动词 前后动作顺序必须保持一致
[解析]此句动词1.skipped school 逃学 ，2. refused to communicate拒绝交流
3. tried being firm 尝试严格点but 转折指出女儿逃学，拒绝交流，我尝试严格点，但是没用， 所以选work 起作用
18. 【答案】 C
[考点]形容词 感情色彩及其搭配
[解析] 根据前后出现的1.return home late , 2. quarrel in view , 3. a cat, all bloody可以知道作者想写不好的事情，所以排除 B，D ，而A 项 恼怒的 C项 担心的， 作者看到全身血的猫，送它去医院，肯定是担心之情。
19.【答案】A
[考点]动词 搭配
[解析] 看到全身血还活着的猫，我就把猫送去了医院，此题考动词的搭配
A.携带 B. 跟随 C. 归还 D. 引导;指导 根据搭配选A
20. 【答案】 D
[考点]副词 副词修饰动词
[解析]把猫送去医院之后，医生叫我付款， B 诚实地 C 慷慨大方地 与付款这个动词搭配语境不符合，而根据后文联系不是失主，我不得不付款，得知医生一定是叫我立即付款，所以选D
21. 【答案】 B
[考点]动词 动作前后顺序一致和动词搭配
[解析]根据前后动作 1. couldn’t reach anyone 2 had to pay 可以得知，几天之后失主还是未能联系上，根据动词搭配只有B项有联系的意思。
22. 【答案】C
【考点】形容词词义辨析
【解析】anxious表“焦虑，担心”，可以指人的一种急切的精神状态;active表”积极地，充满活力的“;rude表”粗鲁的“，proud表”骄傲的“。由下文可知，作者在想如果猫咪的主人不要它了该怎么办，表达的是焦急之情。
23. 【答案】C
【考点】形容词词义辨析
【解析】pretty表“漂亮的”，grateful表“感激的，wonderful表“精彩的，美好的”，curious表“好奇的”。根据上下文可知，猫咪的主人在找回猫咪后，对作者的女儿充满了赞许之情，因此答案为C. wonderful.
24. 【答案】C
【考点】名词词义辩析
【解析】apology表”道歉，invitation表“邀请”，message表“信息”，reply表“回复”。由上下文可知，猫咪的主人是收到了宠物院发出的信息，才找回了宠物，故答案为C。
25. 【答案】D
【考点】名词词义辨析
【解析】suggestion“建议”，donation“捐赠”，encouragement“鼓励”，help“帮助”。由本句可知要表达的是猫咪恢复健康的原因，从上下文可知是因为Alice的帮助，故选D。
26. 【答案】D
【考点】名词词义辨析
【解析】love“爱”，anger“愤怒”，regret“后悔”，joy“开心”。这一句讲的是，Alice在得知猫咪回到它的主人身边后的反应，因此可以得知选D。
27. 【答案】A
【考点】形容词词义辨析
【解析】trouble“不安的，烦恼的”，long“漫长的”，boring“无聊的”，quiet“安静的”。由上下文可知，作者这里是要描述Alice的青春期的状态，从文章第一段可得知，答案选A。
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Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A ), B), C) or D ) . You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Packaging is a very important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate people to buy products. For example, a little child might ask for a breakfast food contained in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or a small gift inside a box also motivate many children to buy products - or to ask their parents to buy for them.
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.
The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has"Economy Size"or"Family Size"printed on it. This suggests that the larger size has the most product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find it out, a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.
The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.
36."A buyer will get something for nothing"in paragraph 2 may probably mean ________.
A) a buyer will not get what he pays for
B)a buyer will get more than what he pays for
C) a buyer will get something useful free of charge
D) a buyer will get more but pay less
37. From the pasage we know the buyer pays more attention to ________.
A) the size of a container
B) a container with attractive picture
C) a well-designed container
D) a plain container with low cost
38. What suggestion does the writer give in the passage?
A) It’s not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.
B) The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.
C) The best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package.
D) A buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package.
39. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A) In fact glasses or dishes used for packaging do not cost money at all.
B)"Family Size"printed on the package means that it is rather economic.
C) To a child, even to an adult, the form is far more important than the content.
D) Words and pictures written on the package are thought to be an advertisement.
40. What do you think is the best title for the passage?
A) How to Package a Product.
B) How to Make an Advertisement.
C) How to Sell Product.
D) How to Attract More Buyers.
答案及精解
36.【答案精解】A。推理题。这句话的意思是"有的购买者买一件东西，却什么也不图。"隐藏的意思是他们只看包装不看实物，是物非所值的购物方式。只有选项A是表达的这种意思，其他几个选项意思近似。
37.【答案精解】C。推理题。整篇文章讲的是包装就是广告。包装诱惑人进行购买，为什么人们会购买呢，主要是因为人们对好的包装感兴趣，通常认为他们是免费的。
38.【答案精解】D。推理题。最后一段，作者提示读者The words and pictures do not tell the whole story.Only the product inside Call do that.也就是说不要太相信广告词和图，要看产品本身。
39.【答案精解】A。判断题。第二段最后一句However，the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product，说明所有包装的成本都是算入产品价格的，选项A说包装的玻璃碟子不花钱，这是不正确的。
40.【答案精解】A。主旨题。本文是讲包装让购物者产生购物冲动的问题，它包含了两层意思，一是对于消费者来说，要注意不要只看包装不看内容;二是对于卖家来说，就是要注意如何包装产品了。因此A更符合这篇文章的标题。
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Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 1 through 5.
Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds. The, best way to do this is to start a weight control program. At first it is wise to talk with your doctor. He can advise you of the number of calories(卡路里) you should have in your meals each day. He can tell you about exercising while on your diet. A good rule is to lose slowly. A loss of a pound or two is plenty.
Plan meals around foods you know. This means that it is wise to include foods that you are used to and that are part of your regular eating habits. When you have lost the weight you wish, simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want. While you are dieting, try to build a pattern of eating that you can follow later to maintain your desired weight.
When dieting, choose low-calorie foods. Avoid such items as fats, fried food, sweets, cakes, cream and soft drinks. Try to take coffee and tea without sugar or cream. Snacks can be part of your diet. For example, a piece of fruit or a simple dessert saved from mealtime can be eaten between meals.
Keep busy! This way you will not be tempted to go off the diet. Make full use of opportunities to exercise. Try walking instead of riding whenever possible. Happy dieting!
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
A) How to diet.
B) Why we should diet.
C) What we should diet.
D) Where we should diet.
2. While dieting you should ________.
A) choose fried foods
B) choose low-calorie food
C) choose snack as hamburger in McDonalds
D) talk to your doctor
3. When you have lost the weight you wish, you can ________.
A) have some more simple items in your diet
B) eat more and more foods you like
C) stop dieting
D) tell the doctor what you’ve done
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A) While dieting, you should ask the doctor so that you can lose your weight quickly.
B) Plan meals means to have some foods you like and take them as your daily eating habits.
C) When you have lost your weight, you can have some coffee and tea without sugar or cream.
D) As you are dieting, don’t forget exercise.
5. If you want to start a weight control program, you should ________.
A) ask your doctor
B) plan meals and choose low-calorie foods
C) do some exercise
D) all of the above
答案及精解
1.【答案精解】A。主旨题。文章第一段第一、二句话Persons who are overweight should watch their diet carefully in order to lose pounds.The best way to do this is to start a weight control program点明了本文的主要内容是…the best way to do，即方法问题。
2.【答案精解】B。细节题。从原文第二段’When dieting，choose low-calorie foods.可以找到答案。
3.【答案精解】A。细节题。原文第二段When you have lost the weight you wish，simple items can be added to your diet so that you can maintain the weight you want。减到理想体重以后，就可以吃一些简单的食物。
4.【答案精解】A。判断题。第一段末尾，作者建议A good rule is to lose slowly.A loss of a pound or two is plenty应该慢慢地减肥，选项A，医生会建议你迅速减肥是错误的。
5.【答案精解】D。判断题。文章说，要减肥的话，就要开始减肥计划，并与医生讨论这个问题，计划好三餐饮食，并要加强锻炼。所以A、B、C都是正确答案。
参考译文
肥胖人士要减肥的话，必须要密切关注自己的饮食。最好的方法就是开始一项体重控制计划。首先，与你的医生讨论这个问题，这是明智之举。他可以建议每天你应该食用的卡路里的数量，他可以告诉你在节食的时候要注意运动。一个很好的方法就是慢慢地减肥，一次减少一两磅就很多了。
用你熟悉的食物计划你的三餐。这就意味着，你的节食计划里应该包括那些你习惯了的、成为你通常饮食习惯一部分的食物。当你达到你希望的重量时，可以将一些简单的食物添加到你的饮食中，以便你能保持你想要的体重。当你节食的时候，试着养成一个以后你还能保持的饮食习惯，从而可以维持你的理想体重。
节食时，要食用低卡路里的食物，不要吃如肥肉、油炸食品、糖果、蛋糕、奶油和软饮料之类的东西。试着喝不带糖和奶油的咖啡或茶。小点心可以是你食谱的一部分。例如，可以在正餐之间吃一片水果或者一份饭后剩下的简单的甜点。
保持忙碌!这样的话你将可以脱离你的食物。充分利用各种锻炼的机会，只要有可能，就要尽量走路而不是开车。节食愉快!
本文导航第1页完形填空第2页阅读理解一第3页阅读理解二第4页阅读理解三第5页写作PartA第6页写作PartB阅读理解
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 1 through 5.
Whole life is permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life, from the day you purchase the policy until you die, as long as you pay the premiums(保险费).
Whole life can be a solid foundation. Upon this foundation you can build a long-term financial plan, because it guarantees lifetime protection for your family or business.
Whole life insurance provides basic insurance protection, plus Mortgage protection, Estate preservation, Retirement funding, Charitable giving, Business needs...
A life insurance agent will help you determine an amount of insurance needed to protect your family or business in the event of your death.
Generally after the first year, the policy begins to increase cash value. The amount of cash value in your policy usually increases every year. This money can be used to help purchase a home, fund a child’s education, add to retirement income, or for any other purpose. You may also choose to leave it in the policy and allow it to grow.
A whole life policy can earn dividends. Dividends are determined by the company’ s board of directors each year and are. not guaranteed. When a dividend is payable, you may choose to take it in cash, use it to buy more insurance or to pay or reduce your premiums.
When you die, the company will pay your beneficiaries the death benefit, usually the face amount of the policy plus any dividend. This money is generally received by the beneficiaries free from income tax.
1. What is whole life insurance?
A) It’s permanent insurance protection from the day you were born until you die.
B) It’s permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life, from the day you buy it until you die.
C) It’s insurance protection for your whole family members.
D) It’s income protection insurance.
2. What can whole life insurance do for you?
A) It only provides basic insurance protection.
B) It provides Mortgage protection and Estate preservation.
C) It offers Retirement funding, Charitable giving, Business needs.
D) It not only offers basic insurance protection, but also provides Mortgage protection, Estate preservation, Retirement funding, Charitable giving and Business needs.
3. According to the passage, who will help you determine an amount of insurance needed?
A) A life insurance agent.
B) Nobody except yourself.
C) Your family members.
D) Your lawyer.
4. The word“policy”in the fifth paragraph probably means ________.
A) 政策
B) 保险
C)彩票
D) 策略，方法
5. When you die, the death benefits of your life insurance will ________.
A) be lost
B) be paid to your beneficiaries
C) be possessed by the insurance company
D) will be given to the government
答案及精解
1.【答案精解】B。细节题。从原文第一段第一句话Whole life is permanent insurance protection that protects you for your whole life，from the day you purchase the policy until you die，可以得知，终身人寿保险期限是从你购买保险的那天开始直至死亡之日的。
2.【答案精解】D。细节题。第三段开始连着的两个段落，说明了终身人寿保险的作用，包括提供basic insurance protection，Mortgage protection，Estate preservation，Retirement funding，Charitable giving，Business needs等六项。
3.【答案精解】A。细节题。从第五段A life insurance agent will help you determine an amount of insurance needed...可以找到答案。
4.【答案精解】B。释义题。本文是讲保险方面的内容，通过上下文提示，可以判断policy在这里的意思是“保险单”。
5.【答案精解】B。细节题。最后一段When you die，the company will pay your beneficiaries the death benefit，说明在投保人死后，保险公司把死亡抚恤金交给受益人。
参考译文
终身人寿保险是一种永久保险保护，只要你支付保险费，它就可以保护你的整个一生，从你购买保险的那天开始直至你的死亡。
终身人寿保险是一个稳固的基础。因为它向你的家庭和企业提供毕生的保护，因此，你可以在这个基础之上建立长期的财政计划。
终身人寿保险提供基本的保险保护，外加：抵押保护、房产维护、退休基金、福利捐赠、企业需求等。
人寿保险代理将会协助你确定，在你死亡以后，为了保护你的家人或者企业所需的保险金额。
通常在第一年之后，保险单就会开始增加现金价值。你的保单中的现金数量通常每年都会增长。这些资金可以用来购买房屋，投资孩子的教育，增加到退休收入中或者用于其他用途。你也可以让它存在保险单中继续增值。
终身人寿保险可以获得红利。红利的分配是由每年召开的公司董事会决定的，它并不是有保障的。如果红利应该得到偿付，那么你可以选择拿现金用它来购买更多的保险或者支付和减少你的保险费的方式把它要回。
如果你不幸死亡，我们公司会向你的受益人支付死亡抚恤金，它通常是保险面额外加任何可能的红利。这些资金通常是由受益人享用的，它们都不需要付所得税。
本文导航第1页完形填空第2页阅读理解一第3页阅读理解二第4页阅读理解三第5页写作PartA第6页写作PartB写作Part A
【题目】
Part A
You go to the railway station to meet one of your friends, and the train has not arrived yet, so you have to leave him a note on the clipboard, from which he will learn how to find you.
【参考译文】
Part A
Wang Jun,
I came here to pick you up on time, but the train was late and the railway station told me that it was unknown when the train would arrive at Shijiazhuang. I have an important meeting this afternoon. As soon as you arrive here, please phone me, and the number is 0311-69125605.??
Chen Zhiqiang
【分析】
Part A
这种留言条在日常生活比较常见，与其他类型的便条并无本质上的差别。一方面作者说明，他已经按朋友的要求来车站接人了，但由于双方面的原因，不得不离开。先说明离开的原因，然后交待清楚取得联系的方法。因为二者是朋友关系，语言并不要求特别正式。
本文导航第1页完形填空第2页阅读理解一第3页阅读理解二第4页阅读理解三第5页写作PartA第6页写作PartB写作Part B
【题目】
Part B
Read the following material and write a short essay of about 150 words under the title“Should Men Be Forced by Law to Do Half the Housework?”
The Austrian parliament will shortly be considering a draft law designed to compensate women after a divorce if their former husbands never helped them with the housework.
Last week the German Green Party went even further, demanding a new law to make couples share the chores fifty?fifty if both partners were at work. The German paper Bild said a third of German women did all the housework on their own.?
Academics here in Britain talked of reversing what they called the“Allerednic ?effect”—that’s “Cinderella” backwards?—in which a prince marries a princess and turns her into a scullery?maid.?
So is it time for men to clean up their act? Or should the lawmakers leave it all well alone??
Joining Laurence Zavriew for the Europewide debate are from Rome the Italian journalist Carlo di Blasio, and in the Netherlands Kerstin Schweighoefer, correspondent of the German newsmagazine focus.?
【参考译文】
Part B
Should Men Be Forced by Law to Do Half the Housework
It is really ridiculous that the Australian parliament was to lay down a law to force human being to do the housework. I can’t reason out anything to explain that a government should meddle in the family life. In my opinion, nobody can divide equally the housework into two parts and tell what a man or a woman should do in a family.
Husband and Wife, enjoying the same right in a family, give their deep seated love to each other. On the one hand, Wife has no obligation to shoulder the heavy burden of all the housework. Neither does Husband. On the other hand, if they deal with the housework as the businessman does in a market, the family will come to its end. When one is at home, the other is still working outside, why doesn’t he or she prepare everything for him or her and give him or her a sense of having a family? Why not comfort him or her if he or she comes back exhaustedly? Why do you just force Husband to do half? Why not the whole if he is free? If he loves his wife, is it necessary to force him??Therefore, it is not reasonable for any institution to interfere in a private life. It is not necessary to force Husband to do half of housework.?
【分析】
Part B
这是一个材料作文，考生可以使用材料中的语言，但不宜过多。可以使用其中的语言观点，但只是一个辅助的部分，不能占有重要的位置，可以用它们来支持说明自己的观点。第一段考生应该清楚明白地说明自己的观点：“... nobody can divide equally the housework into two parts and tell what a man or a woman should do in a family”。结尾做总结时点题，“It is not necessary to force Husband to do half of housework”。?
