《公共英语三级考试PETS3历年真题精选4篇》

英语A级相当于大学英语三级考试，略低于CET4，根据大专院校学生能力而设的考试等级。

2005年6月英语三级考试真题 1

PartIReadingComprehension（30%）

Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresoncertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworupsettingsituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.

(76)Forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn'tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan'tmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn'tfeelashamedthathefailed;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlookonlife,aspecialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.

Ifyoulookatchildren,you'llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall"bright"childrenand"not-bright"children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountofintelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutaboutlife-hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.(77)But,theunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.

1.Accordingtothispassage,intelligenceis__________.

A.theabilitytostudywell

B.theabilitytodowellinschool

C.theabilitytodealwithlife

D.theabilitytogethighscoresonsometests

2.Inanewsituation,anintelligentperson__________.

A.knowsmoreaboutwhatmighthappentohim

B.issureoftheresulthewillget

C.concentratesonwhattodoaboutthesituation

D.caresmoreabouthimself

3.Ifanintelligentpersonfailed,hewould__________.

A.trynottofeelashamed

B.learnfromhisexperiences

C.trytoregretasmuchaspossible

D.makesurewhatresulthewouldget

4.Brightchildrenandnot-brightchildren__________.

A.aretwodifferenttypesofchildren

B.aredifferentmainlyintheirdegreeofcleverness

C.havedifferenceonlyintheirwayofthinking

D.havedifferentknowledgeabouttheworld

5.Theauthorofthispassagewillprobablycontinuetotalkabout__________.

A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceis

B.howeducationshouldbefound

C.howtosolvepracticalproblems

D.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaught

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Humanneedsseemendless.(78)Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.

Themanyneedsofmankindmightberegardedasmakingupseverallevels.Whenthereismoneyenoughtosatisfyonelevelofneeds,anotherlevelappears.

Thefirstandmostbasiclevelofneedsinvolvesfood.Oncethislevelissatisfied,thesecondlevelofneeds,clothingandsomesortofshelter,appears.BytheendofWorldWarI1,theseneedsweresatisfiedforagreatmajorityofAmericans.Thenathirdlevelappeared.Itincludedsuchitemsasautomobilesandnewhouses.

By1957or1958thisthirdlevelofneedswasfairlywellsatisfied.Then,inthelate1950s,afourthlevelofneedsappeared:the"life-enriching"level.(79)Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis.thefeedincomfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.Itincludesavarietyofgoodsandservices,manyofwhichcouldbecalled"luxury"items.Amongthemarevacationtrips,thebestmedicalanddentalcare,andrecreation.Alsoincludedherearefancygoodsandthelateststylesinclothing.

Onthefourthlevel,alotofmoneyisspentonservices,whileonthefirstthreelevelsmoreisspentongoods.Willconsumersraisetheirsightstoafifthlevelofneedsastheirincomeincreases,orwilltheycontinuetodemandluxuriesandpersonalservicesonthefourthlevel?

Afifthlevelwouldprobablyinvolveneedsthatcanbeachievedbestbycommunityaction.Consumersmaybespendingmoreontaxestopayforgovernmentactionagainstdisease,ignorance,crime,andprejudice.Afterfillingourstomachs,ourclothesclosets,ourgarages,ourteeth,andourminds,wenowmayseektoensurethehealth,safety,andleisuretoenjoymorefullythegoodthingsonthefirstfourlevels.

6.Accordingtothepassage,manwillbegintothinkaboutsuchneedsashousingandclothingonlywhen__________

A.hehassavedupenoughmoney

B.hehasgrowndissatisfiedwithhissimpleshelter

C.hehassatisfiedhishunger

D.hehaslearnedtobuildhouses

7.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheendofWorldWarII,mostAmericans__________.

A.wereveryrich

B.livedinpoverty

C.hadthegoodthingsonthefirstthreelevels

D.didnotownautomobiles

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrelatedto"physicalsatisfaction"？

A.Asuccessfulcareer.

B.Acomfortablehome.

C.Agoodmeal.

D.Afamilycar.

9.Whatisthemainconcernofmanonthefourthlevel?

A.Themoregoodsthebetter.

B.Themorementalsatisfactionthebetter.

C.Themore"luxury"itemsthebetter.

D.Themoreearningsthebetter.

10.Theauthortendstothinkthatthefifthlevel__________

A.wouldbelittlebetterthanthefourthlevel

B.maybealotmoredesirablethanthefirstfour

C.canbethelastandmostsatisfyinglevel

D.willbecomeattainablebeforethegovernmenttakesactions

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Weusebothwordsandgesturestoexpressourfeelings,buttheproblemisthatthesewordsandgesturescanbeunderstoodindifferentways.

Itistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguage.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Therearealsoanumberofstrikingsimilaritiesinthewaydifferentanimalsshowthesamefeelings.Dogs,tigersandhumans,forexample,oftenshowtheirteethwhentheyareangry.Thisisprobablybecausetheyarebornwiththosebehaviorpatterns.

Fearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworld.(80)InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike"hewentpaleandbegintotremble"suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.However,"heopenedhiseyeswide"isusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereasinEnglishitmeanssurprise.InChinese"surprise"canbedescribedinaphraselike'theystretchedouttheirtongues!'StickingoutyourtongueinEnglishisaninsultinggestureorexpressesstrongdislike.

Eveninthesameculture,peopledifferinabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfear,anger,loveandhappinessonpeople'sfaces.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.

11.Accordingtothepassage,__________.

A.wecanhardlyunderstandwhatpeople'sgesturesmean

B.wecannotoftenbesurewhatpeoplemeanwhentheydescribetheirfeelingsinwordsorgestures

C.wordscanbebetterunderstoodbyolderpeople

D.gesturescanbeunderstoodbymostofthepeoplewhilewordscannot

12.People'sfacialexpressionsmaybemisunderstoodbecause__________.

A.peopleofdifferentagesmayhavedifferentunderstanding

B.peoplehavedifferentcultures

C.peopleofdifferentsexmayunderstandagestureinadifferentway

D.peopleofdifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages

13.Inthesameculture,__________.

A.peoplehavedifferentabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings

B.peoplehavethesameunderstandingofsomething

C.peopleneverfailtounderstandeachother

D.peopleareequallyintelligent

14.Fromthispassage,wecanconclude__________.

A.wordsareusedasfrequentlyasgestures

B.wordsareoftenfounddifficulttounderstand

C.wordsandgesturesarebothusedinexpressingfeelings

D.gesturesaremoreefficientlyusedthanwords

15.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe__________.

A.WordsandFeelings

B.Words,GesturesandFeelings

C.GesturesandFeelings

D.CultureandUnderstanding

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Directions:Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

16.Historyisarecordofmankind;differenthistorians,__________,interpretitdifferently.

A.thereforeB.onthecontrary

C.howeverD.consequently

17.Itwasnotuntilitgotdark__________working.

A.thattheystoppedB.whentheystopped

C.didtheystopD.thattheydidn'tstop

18.Beforethechildwenttobed,thefatheraskedhimto__________allthetoyshehadtakenout.

A.putoffB.putup

C.putawayD.putout

19.Thinkingthatyouknow__________infactyoudon'tisnotagoodidea.

A.whatB.that

C.whenD.which

20、"__________doesMr.JohnsongotoLondononbusiness?”“Atleastonceamonth.”

A.HowmanyB.Howlong

C.HowoftenD.How

21.Helenwasmuchkindertoheryoungestchildthanshewastotheothers,__________,ofcourse,madetheothersjealous.

A.whoB.what

C.thatD.which

22.Evidencecameup__________specificspeechsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungas6monthsold.

A.whereB.that

C.whichD.what

23.He__________whenthebuscametoasuddenstop.

A.wasalmosthurtB.wasalmosttohurthimself

C.wasalmosthurthimselfD.wasalmosthurtinghimself

24.Isupposeyouarenotserious,__________？

A.doIB.don'tI

C.areyouD.aren'tyou

25.Thiscompositionisgood__________somespellingmistakes.

A.exceptB.besides

C.exceptthatD.exceptfor

26.WhenIsaythatsomeoneisinShanghaiforgood,Imeanthatheisthere__________.

A.tofindagoodjobB.fortiletimebeing

C.toliveahappylifeD.forever

27.Rubberdiffersfromplastics__________itisproducednaturallyandnotinfilelab.

A.atthatB.inthat

C.forthatD.withthat

28.Womenallovertheworldare__________equalpayforequaljobs.

A.callingonB,callingabout

C.callingoffD.callingfor

29.Withthebridge__________,therewasnothingforitbuttoswim

A.wasdestroyedB.destroying

B.beingdestroyedD.destroyed

30.Havingnomoneybut__________toknow,hesimplysaidhewouldgowithoutdinner.

A.nottowantanyoneB.wantednoone

C.notwantinganyoneD.towantnoone

31.Thechildrenlinedupandwalkedout__________

A.inplaceB.incondition

C.inorderD.inprivate

32.Theteacher,aswellasallhisstudents,__________bythedancer'sperformance.

A.wasimpressedB.hadimpressed

C.impressedD.wereimpressed

33.__________iswellknown,thekeytosuccessliesinhardwork.

A.AsB.That

C.WhichD.What

34.Thedoctorwillnotperformtheoperation__________itisabsolutelynecessary.

A.soB.if

C.forD.unless

35.Todaythepolicecanwatchcars__________onroadsbyradar.

A.runB.torun

C.runningD.toberun

36.Thelittleboysawtheplane__________andburstintoflames.

A.completeB.compel

C.crashD.clutch

37.Beijingiswell__________itsbeautifulsceneryandtheGreatWall.

A.knownasB.knownto

C.knownaboutD.knownfor

38.Fromherconversation,I__________thatshehadalargefamily.

A.deducedB.decided

C.declaredD.deceived

39.Thisquestionistoohard,itis__________mycomprehension.

A.belowB.beyond

C.overD.without

40.Inordertobuyherhouseshehadtoobtaina__________fromthebank.

A.financeB.capital

C.loanD.debt

41.Somecitieshavepassedlawsthatallowcoalandoil__________onlyiftheirsulfurcontentislow.

A.burningB.toburn

C.beingburnedD.tobeburned

42.Spacevehicleswerelaunchedintoouterspace__________searchofanotherlivingplanet.

A.toB.at

C.inD.for

43.Youtwohavegotalot__________.

A.ingeneralB.incommon

C.inallD.inanycase

44.Itistimeto__________fieldsinwhichtheyarejustascapableasmen.

A.keepwomen'sB.stoptokeepwomenout

C.keepwomenawayD.stopkeepingwomenoutof

45.Frank'slessonsweretoohardforhim,andhesoonfell__________therestoftheclass.

A.behindB.down

C.offD.awayfrom

PartIIIIdentification（10%）

Directions:EachofthefollowingsentenceshasfourunderlinedpartsmarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheonethatisnotcorrect.ThenmarktilecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

46、(Itwas)(inthisschool)(where)hehadstudied(forfouryears)。

ABCD

47、(Beingfelt)thatshe(haddone)(somethingwonderful)，shesatdown

ABC

(torest)。

D

48.Janehad(agreatdealof)trouble(toconcentrateon)herstudy

AB

(becauseof)thenoisein(thenext)room.

CD

49.Theway(which)thedifferentkindsofrock(lieon)(oneanother)

ABC

helpstotellthestory(oflongago)。

D

50.Wewereyoungmen(when)we(firstmet)inLondon,poor,(struggle)，

ABC

(fullof)hopeandideas.

D

51.Ofthetwolectures,(thefirst)wasbyfar(thebestone)，partly

AB

becausethepersonwhodelivered(it)had(such)apleasantvoice.

CD

52、(Accordingto)ourestimate,onlyone(outof)threecompany

AB

managers(havebeen)trainedinthe(fieldof)management.

CD

53.Todaywe(havemade)(greatachievements)，buttomorrowwe(shall

ABC

win)still（greatvictories.）

D

54.Lewishadtotravelbybus(as)hiscar(hadbeendamaged)inan

AB

accidentsomedays(before)andhe(wasfailed)togetitrepaired.

CD

55、(Collecting)toycarsasahobby(becomes)(increasingly)popular

ABC

duringthe(past)fiftyyears.

D

PartIVCloze（10%）

Directions:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage,andforeachblankthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDattheendofthepassage.YoushouldchooseONEanswerthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

AboutamonthagoIwaspresentataseriousoccasionIthereadingofawill.Icanrememberonepassagethatparticularlystruckme.Itransomething(56)this.

"AndIdirectthat$t0,000be(57)。tooldWilliamB,whomIhavewishedtohelpformanyyears,(58)alwaysputoffdoingso."It(59)thelastwordsofadyingman.Butthestorydoesnot(60)there.Whenthelawyerscameto(61)outthebequest（遗赠），theydiscoveredthatoldWilliamBhad(62)，too,andsothe(63)deedwaslost.

Ifeltrather(64)aboutthat.Itseemedtomeamostregrettable(65)thatWilliamshouldnothavehadhis$10,000just(66)somebodykeptputting(67)givingittohim.Andfrom(68)accounts,Williamcouldhavedonewiththe(69)。ButIamsure(70)therearethousandsofkindlylittledeedswaitingtobe(71)today,whicharebeingputoff"(72)later."

GeorgeHerbert,inpraiseofgoodintentions,(73)that"Oneofthesedaysisbetterthan(74)ofthesedays."ButIsaythat(75)isbetterthanall.

56.A.aboutB.forC.likeD.of

57.A.consumedB.paidC.costD.devoted

58.A.butB.orC.stillD.and

59.A.hasbeenB.wereC.isD.was

60.A.remainB.endC.finishD.appear

61.A.findB.pointC.putD.carry

62.A.diedB.disappearedC.escapedD.hidden

63.A.invaluableB.identicalC.goodD.historic

64.A.excitingB.sorryC.faithfulD.happy

65.A.mattersB.dreamC.taskD.thing

66.A.becauseB.forC.asthoughD.till

67.A.offB.intoC.inD.on

68.A.everyB.someC.anyD.all

69.A.paymentB.moneyC.regretsD.expense

70.A.whetherB.ofC.thatD.often

71.A.protectedB.doneC.madeD.rewarded

72.A.untilB.stillC.tooD.toward

73.A.impliesB.markedC.regretsD.says

74.A.someB.anyC.allD.none

75.A.MorningB.SpringC.TodayD.Time

PartVTranslation（20%）

SectionA

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentenceswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese.Thesesentencesarealltakenfromthe3passagesyouhavejustreadinthepartofReadingComprehension.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.

76.Forinstance,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.(Passage1)

77.But,theunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream-world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.(Passage1)

78.Whenahungrymangetsameal,hebeginstothinkaboutanovercoat,whenamanagergetsanewsportscar,abighouseandpleasureboatsdanceintoview.(Passage2)

79.Whiletheotherlevelsinvolvephysicalsatisfaction,thatis,thefeeding,comfort,safety,andtransportation,thislevelstressesmentalneedsforrecognition,achievement,andhappiness.(Passage2)

80.InChineseandinEnglishliterature,aphraselike"hewentpaleandbegintotremble"suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.(Passage3)

SectionB

Directions:InthisparttherearefivesentencesinChinese.YoushouldtranslatethemintoEnglish.Besuretowriteclearly.

81．使我感到惊奇的是，他的英语说得如此的好。

82．开会的时间到了，咱们把收音机关了吧。

83．尽管有许多困难，我们仍然决心执行我们的计划。

84．我们居住的地球是一个大球体。

85．我们向李先生学

英语三级考试历年真题 2

1、英语A级全称为“高等学校英语应用能力考试，英文缩写PRETCO”。简称“大学英语三级考试”。B级是一般是英语基础不太好的学生选择，难度相当于初三至高中的英语水平，低于A级。

2、高等学校英语应用能力考试分A、B两级，A级考试为高职高专学生应该达到的标准要求，B级考试略低于A级考试，是过渡性的要求。原“大学英语三级考试”相当于“高等学校英语应用能力A级考试”，原“大学英语二级考试”相当于“高等学校英语应用能力B级考试”。学生自主决定参加A级或B级考试。

英语三级指的是什么 3

专科跟本科之间的水平。

三级是中间级，通过该级考试的考生，其英语已达到高等教育自学考试非英语专业本科毕业水平或符合普通高校非英语专业本科毕业的要求，基本符合企事业单位行政秘书、经理助理、初级科技人员、外企职员的工作，以及同层次其他工作在对外交往中的基本需要。

该级考生应能在生活和工作的多数情景中进行对话，不仅能够询问事实，还能询问抽象的信息，应能提供或是要求得到更清楚的阐述，同时口才也能表达简单的观点和态度，能适当运用基本的语法知识，掌握4000左右的词汇以及相关词组。

相当于我国学生高中毕业后在大专院校又学了两年公共英语或自学了同等程度英语课程的水平。（此级别笔试合格成绩可替代自学考试本科阶段英语（二）考试成绩。） 公共英语三级需要经过笔试和口试。

公共英语三级考试PETS3历年真题 4

section i listening comprehension (25 minutes)

directions： this .section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken english. you will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. there are two parts in this section， part a and part b.

remember， while you are doing the test， you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. at the end of the listening comprehension section， you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your answer sheet 1.

if you have any questions， you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. now look at part a in your test booklet.

part a

you will hear 10 short dialogues. for each dialogue， there is one question and four possible answers. choose the correct answer-a， b， c or d， and mark it in your test booklet. you will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue only once.

example：

you will hear：

w： could you please tell me if the beijing flight will be arriving on time?

m：yes， madam. it should be arriving in about ten minutes.

you will read：

who do you think the woman is talking to?

a bus conductor.

a clerk at the airport.

a taxi driver.

a clerk at the station.

from the dialogue， we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight， so you should choose answer and mark it in your test booklet.

sample answer：

now look at question 1.

1. what do the girls have in common?

both of them are going to zimbabwe.

they are both from africa.

they are of the same age.

they are interested in african art.

2. what do we learn from this conversation?

mr. smith is the new manager. the manager is a man.

the former manager has left. the manager is not here.

3. what does the woman want to know?

where to board the plane. where to find a telephone.

the flight number. the departure time.

4. what does the woman mean?

she doesn‘ t want to ask mr. jackson herself.

she doesn ‘ t want to work for mr. jackson.

mr. jackson may have broken the tape recorder.

mr. jackson might fix the tape recorder.

5. what does the woman mean?

they don‘t have to go to the concert. his brother s