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1、9月全国公共英语考试三级笔试真题2SECTION Reading Comprehension(40 minutes) Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1Id been living with my wife for eight years and one night “morn” says, “I guess you guys a
2、re never gonna get married. I mean, youve been through jail together, you e living together, but., oh, forget it.”“Oh, well,” I said, “put it like that and Ill marry your daughter tomorrow.”Actually, I dont know what we were waiting for, except that for a guy its never the right time to get married.
3、 I m also suspicious of any two people who don t struggle with that decision. Part of my problem was that I was still lusting in my heart after other ladies. But somehow I knew that I wasnt going to find another woman remotely as great as my soon-to-be wife. Its a good thing my mother-in-law finally
4、 spoke up.I finally gathered my courage one day when we were having a picnic, and popped the question. I also gave my wife a big tourist pamphlet about Switzerland. I wasnt taking any chances.She said no.It killed me. I felt sick to my stomach. I lost my appetite. Our dog just stared at me, thinking
5、, “If youre not going to eat your lunch, I will.” Finally, I said, “But the Switzerland trip is yours if you say yes.”“Switzerland,” she said, “is filled with precise, humorless people.”“Maybe I should have suggested Paris?”For a minute it seemed as if my change in travel plans would rate a solid “m
6、aybe”. But she said no again.When we woke up the next morning, she told me that shed slept on my proposal. “I guess I was a little rude to you last night,” she explained. Meanwhile, I m figuring I m off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years. I could afford to be generous.
7、“I asked, you said no. Its okay,” I said. I might have looked a little too relieved because later that day she gave me a little box. Inside was a gold watch. On the back was inscribed. “Yes. Ive reconsidered.”I liked the watch, so I did the right thing.46. The reason why the man had waited so long w
8、as that he_. A didn t think eight years was long enough B suspected that husband and wife would often quarrel C didn t think he was ready to propose to her D was waiting for his mother-in-law s approval47. The man proposed to the woman because _. A he realized he could find no other woman better B h
9、e was afraid that the woman might leave him C he was eager to visit Switzerland with the woman D he could finally overcome his fear for marriage48. By saying “I could afford to be generous.” (third paragraph from the bottom) the man implied that he_. A wouldn t care too much if he stayed single B co
10、uld take her to a better place than Paris C was rich enough to support his wife D didnt care what she thought about his proposal49. The last sentence “I did the right thing” implied he_. A traveled with his wife B had a successful marriage C liked the watch very much D waited for another eight years
11、50. The best title for this text would be_. A How My Mother-In-Law Helped Me B How I Received a Gold Watch I Liked C How I Made My Wife Travel With Me D How I Came to Marry-My WifeText 2“Hi there. Hows it going?”“Oh, fine. Fine. How about this weather, huh ?”“Well, I guess we can always use the rain
12、.”Whats that? This story ? Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have dozens of times a day, Maybe you re waiting for the elevator.Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesn t do much more than fill
13、the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, “Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. Its so powerful. It does something to you.” “Every morning after spending
14、 an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary,” Oliver says, “If I dont make small connection with another person, I can t work.”What causes it? As a rule, you re either trying to force something into your life, or you re using conversation as an invisible forc
15、e field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful conversation.The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time.Take the elevator, for instance. Now theres prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and theres no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. Making conversation in such peaceful social settings, according to Oliver, “can confirm your territory. Its a way of feeling liked and accepted.”The topics of sma
