2023年10月公共英语三级(PET3)考试全真模拟试题(一)
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SectionIListeningComprehension
(25minutes)
Directions:
This.sectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillheara
selectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.There
aretwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.
Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtest
booklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransfer
youranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeak
oncethetesthasstarted.
NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.
PartA
Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossible
answers.Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave
15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.
Example:
Youwillhear:
W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime
M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivinginabouttenminutes.
Youwillread:
Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto
[A]Abusconductor.
[B]Aclerkattheairport.
[C]Ataxidriver.
[D]Aclerkatthestation.
Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknow
thearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer[B]andmarkitinyourtest
booklet.
SampleAnswer:[A][B][C][D]
Nowlookatquestion1.
1.Whatdothegirlshaveincommon
[A]BothofthemaregoingtoZimbabwe.
[B]TheyarebothfromAfrica.
[C]Theyareofthesameage.
[D]TheyareinterestedinAfricanart.
2.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation
[A]Mr.Smithisthenewmanager.[B]Themanagerisaman.
[C]Theformermanagerhasleft.[D]Themanagerisnothere.
3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow
[A]Wheretoboardtheplane.[B]Wheretofindatelephone.
[C]Theflightnumber.[D]Thedeparturetime.
4.Whatdoesthewomanmean
[A]Shedoesn'twanttoaskMr.Jacksonherself.
[B]Shedoesn'twanttoworkforMr.Jackson.
[C]Mr.Jacksonmayhavebrokenthetaperecorder.
[D]Mr.Jacksonmightfixthetaperecorder.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean
[A]Theydon'thavetogototheconcert.[B]Hisbrothershouldletthemusethecar.
[C]Thesubwayisfinewithher.[D]Acarwouldn'tbeanyfaster.
6.Whyisthemantired
[A]Hisjobisdifficult.[B]Hisjobisn'tinteresting.
[C]Hedoesn'tknowhowtodohisjob.[D]Hedoesn'tsleepwellatnight.
7.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation
[A]ThewomanwillprobablygotoCanadaforhervacation.
[B]ThewomanwillprobablywaituntilsummertogotoMexico.
[C]ThewomanwillprobablynotgotoCanadaforherwintervacation.
[D]Thewomanwillprobablystayhomeduringhervacation.
8.Whatdoesthewomanmean
[A]Themanneedstocontinuewalking.
[B]Themanneedstogostraightbackfortwoblocks.
[C]Hehasalreadypassedthebuilding.
[D]Thebuildingistohisright.
9.WhatwasPeterdoingatthehospital
[A]Somethingiswrongwithhisbaby.[B]Hiswifejusthadanewbaby.
[C]Hewenttoseeadoctor.[D]Hewasseeinghissister.
10.Whatdoesthemanmean
[A]Heisnotfreeafterdinner.[B]Hecangototheconcertifhehastime.
[C]Theycannotgotoconcerttogether.[D]Hewillgototheconcert.
PartB
Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave
5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimeto
answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachpassageorconversationONLY
ONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.
Questions11-14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoread
thequestionsII-14.
11.Whendidtheconversationtakeplace
[A]Beforesummervacation.[B]Duringsummervacation.
[C]Aftersummervacation.[D]Inclass.
12.Whoarethetwospeakers
[A]Brotherandsister.[B]Unemployedyoungmanandwoman.
[C]Collegestudents.[D]Highschoolkids.
13.Whatkindofjobsdoesthemanprefer
[A]Campjobs.[B]Ajobatahotel.
[C]Ajobintheopenair.[D]Cuttinggrass.
14.Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation
[A]Campjobsareveryattractive.
[B]Customersathotelsusuallygivetipstowaiters.
[C]Highschoolkidsusuallyhelptheirparentscuttinggrass.
[D]Themanwantsajoboutsidebecausemachinesdoallthework.
Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions11-14.
Questions15-18arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave20secondstoread
thequestions15-18.
15.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace
[A]InDetroit.[B]Attherailroadstation.
[C]Atthebusstation.[D]AtClevelandairport.
16.Whydoesthetravelerwanttotakeabus
[A]Thebusticketsarecheaperthanthetraintickets.
[B]Thebustripiscomfortablebecauseitisair-conditioned.
[C]Busstopsatseveralcitiesalongtheway.
[D]Thetravelerwantstoexperienceanotherwayoftraveling.
17.Whyarethebusticketsmuchcheaperthanthetraintickets
[A]Thebustriptakeslongertime.
[B]Thebusstopsatseveralcities.
[C]Fewpeopleenjoybustrip.
[D]Thereisnorestroominthebus.
18.Whycouldn'tthepassengerusethetraintickettopayforthebusticket
[A]Thetrainticketcostsmorethanthebusticket.
[B]Thetrainstationbelongstoanothercompany.
[C]Heruncleandauntdon'tagreewithhimtodoso.
[D]Shedoesn'twanttopayextramoneytothebusstation.
Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions15-18.
Questions19-22arebasedonthefollowingnewsreport.Younowhave20secondstoread
thequestions19-22.
19.Whydidthestudentscleanthecars
[A]Theywantedtohelpthecleaner'sdaughter.
[B]Theywantedtoearnsomepocketmoney.
[C]Theyneededmoneyfortheirclassmate'smedicalexpenses.
[D]Theywantedtohelpahospital.
20.Whatwasthebiggestproblemthecleaner'sdaughterfaced
[A]Shehadaseriousheartdisease.
[B]Shewouldnotcleanthecarsherself.
[C]HerfatherwasillandshehadnofamilyinHongKong.
[D]Herschoolfriendsweretoopoortohelpher.
21.Whomdidtheyalsoturntoforthefuneralexpenses
[A]Thegirl'srelatives.[B]Thecarowners.
[C]Theirparents.[D]Residentsofthebuilding.
22.Whatdidthegirlwanttodo
[A]Tolivewithherrelatives.[B]Tobeindependent.
[C]Tobecomeadoctor.[D]Tostaywithoneofherclassmates.
Younowhave40secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions19-22.
Questions23-25arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Younowhave15secondstoread
thequestions23-25.
23.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo
[A]Playbasketballwithfriendsfromwork.
[B]Tryoutforthecompanybasketballteam.
[C]Getinshapeandcompeteinacyclingrace.
[D]Becomeastarplayer.
24.Whatisthewoman'smainconcern
[A]Sheisworriedherhusbandwillspendtoomuchtimeawayfromhome.
[B]Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomeafitnessfreak.
[C]Sheisconcernedaboutherhusband'shealth.
[D]Sheisafraidherhusbandwillbecomealaughingstock.
25.Whatdoesthewomanadviseabouttheman'sdiet
[A]Heshouldconsumelesssalt.
[B]Heshouldeatlessfattyfoods.
[C]Heshouldaddmoreproteinproductstohisdiet.
[D]Heshouldavoideatingsweetthings.
Younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions23-25.
Nowyouhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettotheANSWER
SHEET1.
Thatistheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection.
SectionIIUseofEnglish(15minutes)
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmark
A,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.
Text
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographers(地理
学家)compareandcontrast26placesontheearth.Buttheyalso27beyondtheindividualplaces
andconsidertheearthasa28.Thewordgeography29fromtwoGreekwords:ge,theGreek
wordfor"earth"andgraphein,30.means"towrite".TheEnglishwordgeographymeans"to
describetheearth".31geographybooksfocusonasmallarea32atownorcity.Othersdealwith
astate,aregion,anation,oran33continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.
Another34todividethestudyof35istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandcultural
geography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the36startswithhumanbeingsand37how
humanbeingsandtheirenvironmentact38eachother.Butwhengeographyisconsideredasa
singlesubject,39branchcanneglecttheother.
Ageographermightbedescribed40onewhoobserves,records,andexplainsthe41
betweenplaces.Ifallplaces42alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.
Weknow,however,43notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,44,isa
pointofview,aspecialwayof45atplaces.
26.[A]similar[B]various[C]distant[D]famous
27.[A]pass[B]go[C]reach[D]set
28.[A]whole[B]unit[C]part[D]total
29.[A]falls[B]removes[C]results[D]comes
30.[A]what[B]that[C]which[D]it
31.[A]Some[B]Many[C]Most[D]Few
32.[A]outside[B]except[C]as[D]like
33.[A]extensive[B]entire[C]overall[D]enormous
34.[A]way[B]means[C]habit[D]technique
35.[A]world[B]earth[C]geography[D]globe
36.[A]second[B]later[C]next[D]latter
37.[A]learns[B]studies[C]realizes[D]understands
38.[A]upon[B]for[C]as[D]to
39.[A]neither[B]either[C]one[D]each
40.[A]for.[B]to[C]as[D]by
41.[A]exceptions[B]sameness[C]differences[D]divisions
42.[A]being[B]are[C]be[D]were
43.[A]although[B]whether[C]since[D]that
44.[A]still[B]then[C]nevertheless[D]moreover
45.[A]working[B]looking[C]arriving[D]getting
SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.
MarkfouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletter
inthebrackets.
TextI
Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabled（残废的）peoplethereareintheworld,but
estimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneis
probablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.
IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjust
somethingthathappenstootherpeople.Aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile
（可动的）,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.
Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwith
disabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisabling
diseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledin
accidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allare
affectedbypeople'sattitudetowardsthem.
Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisit
friends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesand
trains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthe
trafficButthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignorance
inevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodied
tofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentionto
thesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,which
counts.
46.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat.
{AJitispossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabledpeople
[B]therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld
[C]thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest
[D]IndiahasnotmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada
47.ThekeywordinParagraph4is.
[A]barriers[B]ignorance
[C]disability[D]prejudice
48.Thelastwordofthepassage"counts"mostprobablymeans.
[A]"ismostimportant"[B]"isincluded"
[C]"isconsidered"[D]"isnumbered"
49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage
[A]Thereareabout10percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.
[B]Thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople.
[C]Eventheable-bodiedmaylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.
[D]Therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance.
50.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.
[A]weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement
[B]wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled
[C]theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled
[D]bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown
Text2
Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That'sthefindingofan
extensivestudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percent
loweramongthosewhoconsumedatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewho
neveratefish.
TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificbackingtothe
longheldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.
Heartdiseaseisthenuinber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deaths
oc-curringfromheartattackseachyear.Butresearcherspreviouslyhavenoticedthatthe
incidence（发生率）ofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericans
do.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,who
consumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumption
averagesmorethan3ounces.
For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomateno
fish.
Atthestartofthestudy,theaveragefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounce
eachdaywithmoremeneatinglean（瘦的）fishthanfattyfish.
Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.Thefewestdeaths
wereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapanese
orEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastrueregardlessofotherfactorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,
orbloodcholesterol（胆固醇）levels.
51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage
[A]TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdisease.
[B]Heartdoctorswon'tcallyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.
[C]AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmerica.
[D]ThereisalowincidenceofheartdiseaseinsuchcountriesasJapanandGreenland.
52.Thephrase"thisrelationship"（inLine3,Para.5）referstotheconnectionbetween
andtheincidenceofheartdisease.
[A]theamountoffisheaten[B]regularfish-eating
[C]thekindoffisheaten[D]peopleofdifferentregions
53.Thepassageismainlyabout.
[A]thehighincidenceofheartdiseaseinsomecountries
[B]theeffectoffisheatingonpeople'shealth
[C]thechangesinpeople'sdiet
[D]thedailyfishconsumptionofpeopleindifferentcultures
54.WhyisheartdiseasethemostdangerouskillerintheUnitedStates
[A]BecauseAmericanpeopledrinktoomuchspirits.
[B]Becausethereareagreatnumberoffatpeoplethere.
[C]Theauthordoesn'tgiveadefiniteanswer.
[D]BecauseAmericanpeopleeattoomuchfattyfish.
55.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfifth
accordingtotheDutchstudy
[A]550,000.[B]275,000.
LC]110,000.[D]852.
Text3
Beingassertive（过度自信）isbeingabletocommunicatewithotherpeopleclearly.Ifyou
feltthatyouhadexpressedwhatwasimportanttoyouandallowedtheoilierpersontorespond
intheirownwaythen,regardlessofthefinaloutcome,youbehavedassertively.Itisimportantto
rememberthatbeingassertivereferstoawayofcopingwithconfrontations（对抗）。Itdoesnot
meangettingyourownwayeverytimeorwinningsomebattleofwitsagainstanotherperson.In
practiceassertivebehaviourisusuallymostlikelytoproducearesultwhichisgenerally
acceptabletoallconcerned,withoutanyonefeelingthattheyhavebeenunfairlytreated.
Assertivenessisoftenwronglyconfusedwithaggression（侵犯行为）.Anaggressive
confrontationiswhenoneorbothpartiesattempttoputforwardtheirfeelingsandbeliefsatthe
expenseofothers.Inanassertiveconfrontation,however,eachpartystandsupfortheirpersonal
rights,buteachshowsrespectandunderstandingfortheother'sviewpoint.
Thereasonwhyassertivenessmaynotcomenaturallyisthatweoftentendtobelievethat
wemusttalkaroundasubjectratherthanbedirect,orthatwemustofferexcusesor
justificationsforouractions.
Infactweallhavearighttouseassertivebehaviourinavarietyofsituations.Weareoften
schooledearlyinlifetobelievethatsometimesourownneedto,expressourselvesmusttake
secondaryplace.Forexample,indealingwiththoseinprivilegedpositionssuchasspecialists,we
oftenfeelthatspeakingassertivelyis,insomeway,"breakingtherules".Everybodyhascertain
basichumanrights,butoftenwefeelguiltyaboutexercisingthem.
56.Accordingtothepassage,anassertiveperson.
[A]makesotherpeoplefeelunfairlytreated
[B]putsforwardhisideasattheexpenseofothers
[C]doesnotshowrespecttootherpeople
[D]speaksoutwhathewantstosayforcefully
57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonthatmanypeopleprefernottobeassertive
[A]Theywouldratherbeaggressivethanbeassertive.
[B]It'softenbettertogivepeoplehintsthantobestraightforward.
[C]Theirneedstoexpressthemselvestakesecondaryplacebeforeimportantpersons.
[D]Theytendtogiveexcusesandjustificationsfortheiractions.
58.Thelastwordofthepassage"them"refersto.
[A]rules[B]actions
[c]personalrights[D]privilegedpositions
59.Accordingtothepassage,oneshouldnotonlyexpresshimselfclearlyanddirectly,but
also
[A]makeotherpeopleaccepthisideas
[B]becarefulwithhismanner
[C]allowotherstospeakintheirownway
[D]watchotherpeople'sresponse
60.Inthispassage,theauthorintendstoencouragepeopleto.
[A]fightfortheirpersonalrights
[B]beaggressivewhentheytalktoothers
[CJassertthemselvesregardlessofwhetherotherssufferornot
[D]beassertiveatanytime
Readthefollowingparagraphsinwhich5peopletalkaboutthewayAmericanconsumers
borrow.
Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoC)given
below.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.
MarkLiliaYoungconsumersoftenhavenotestablishedtheircreditratings.Manydonot
havesteadyin-comes.Theymighthavedifficultyborrowingmoneyfromanagencyinbusinessto
makeloans.Parentsorrelativesareusuallytheirbestsourceofloans.Ofcourse,theparentsor
relativeswouldhavetohavemoneyavailableandbewillingtolendit.Youmightevengetan
interest-freeloan.Howevei;aparentorrelativewholendsshouldreceiveinterestthesameas
anyotherlender.
ChrisRoddy
Formostconsumersthecheapestplacetoborrowisatacommercialbank.Banksareagood
sourceofinstallmentloanswhichmayrunfor12monthsorupto36.Mostbanksalsomake
singlepaymentloanstoconsumersforshortperiods@30,60,or90days.Atypicalinterestrateis
3centsper$100perday.Supposethatyouused$100ofyourcreditandrepaiditin30days.The
costwouldbe90cents.
KarenBarber
Anotherpossiblesourceofloansisalifeinsurancepolicy.Anyonewhoownsthistypeof
insurancemayborrowuptotheamountofitscashvalue.Theamounttheinsurancecompany
willpayincaseofdeathisreducedbytheamountoftheloan.Forexample,supposethat
someonewith$10,000ofinsuranceborrows$2,000anddiesleavingtheloanunpaid.The
insurancecompanywouldpayonly$8,000tothepersonentitledtoreceivethemoney.