2014年9月全国英语等级考试三级真题（阅读）
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2014年9月全国英语等级考试三级真题及答案
阅读 Part A
Directions:
Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
Text 1
Today there are three different kinds of New Yorkers: the people who act as if they were born here; the people who are here and wish to be elsewhere; and the collection of virtual New Yorkers all over the world, who wish they were hying in New York. These are the three States of mind and what they have in common are longing and illusion. In fact, it' s a city of dreamers.
What makes New York special? New Yorkers are convinced of its speciainess--but Toronto is more diverse, London is larger, Washington is more powerful. So why does New York think it' s the capital of the world?
People often explain the problems in European cities by citing inequality. But New York today is one of the most unequal cities in America. In 2010, 1 percent of New Yorkers earned 45 percent of its income. That works out to an average of $ 3.7 million a year for the city' s top 34,500 households. The average daily income of this group is greater than the average annual income of the city's bottom 10 percent.
So why would people still come to try their luck in this tough place? Is it opportunity or illu- sion that draws them?
They come because any newcomer can find a place in the hierarchy of New York. If you look at a New York City restaurant, for example, the cook might be French, the people washing dishes might be Mexican, the hostess might be Russian, the owner might be British. They arc not all equal. They earn different rates. But they work together to get food to hungry people.
What New York demonstrates is this: immigration works. The city can use its immigrants, even the illegal ones. Though they broke the law by illegally crossing the borders, the city' s econ- omy would be a shell of itself had they not, and it would collapse if they were deported. Attracted here by the founding myth of the city, each immigrant is seeking to escape from history, personal and political. For him, New York is the city of the second chance.
46. The writer mentions the three kinds of New Yorkers to stress that_______
A. they share the same longingB. they are in pursuit of dreams
C. they are proud of their birthplace D. they wish to live in another place
47. In the eyes of New Yorkers, their city is_______
A. powerful
B. diverse
C. special
D. large
48. The figures in paragraph 3 are given to show that New York_______
A. favors the lucky
B. favors tue locals
C. is a city of inequality
D. is a city of opportunities
49. People keep coming to New York because they can find jobs that_______
A. challenge them
B. suit them well
C. pay them well
D. raise their status
50. It is hnplied in the text that New York is_______
A. a tolerant city
B. a wealthy city
C. a mythical city
D. a historical city
阅读 Part A Text 2
We' ve read how babies stare longer and cry less when held by pretty people, and heard tales of handsome children doing better in school, given special attention by their teachers. In life, as in love, beautiful people seem to have it awfully easy. But what if we told you that when it comes to online dating, good looks could actually hurt you?
According to a recent survey of 43,000 users by OK Cupid, an online dating site, the moremen disagree about a woman' s looks, the more they end up liking her. What does that mean for ladies looking for a match? " We now have mathematical evidence that minimizing your weaknesses' is the opposite of what you should do," says the site's co-founder, Christian Rudder. "If you' re a little fat, play it up. If you have a big nose, play it up. Statistically, the guys who don't like it can only help you, and the ones who do like it will be all the more excited. "
The results of this study end up highlighting an idea that recent scientific research does indeed support. Which is this: the beautiful may have it good, but online, as in work and life, women who are too attractive don't always have an advantage.
Beauty creates more competition--among women, taught they must out-look each other for men and jobs and everyday satisfaction; and among men, who are competing for the most attrac- tive prize. All of which might help explain why 47 percent of corporate recruiters believe it' s pos- sible for a woman to suffer for being "too good-looking" ; why attractive women tend to face heightened examination from their female peers; or, finally, why men on OK Cupid end up con- tacting women who may ultimately be less attractive--because it removes the opposition. "If you suspect other men are uninterested, it means less competition," explains Rudder. "You might start thinking: maybe she's lonely., maybe she's just waiting to find a guy who appreciates her. at least I won' t get lost in the crowd. "
In the end, being beautiful will always have its blessings--but sometimes, there' s more to an
advantage than meets the eye.
51. It is generally believed that beautiful people_______
A. have less difficult in life
B. are less worried about love
C. pay less attention to others
D. like to gaze at lovely babies
52. The OK Cupid survey found that men' s arguments over a woman' s looks
A. have little meaning
B. benefit online dating
C. will actually hurt her
D. add to her popularity
53. Christian Rudder advises women to_______
A. play up their physical advantages
B. view their popularity scientifically
C. highlight their physical weaknesses
D. accept guys who are willing to help
54. The attitude of women toward their attractive peers is_______
A. critical
B. friendly
C. conservative
D. straightforward
55. The main idea of the text is that a woman' s good looks_______
A. help to shape ideas of beauty
B. can put her at a disadvantage
C. end up with blessings for her
D. will always appeal to the eye
阅读 Part A Text 3
Camps have always reflected children's dreams and parents' fears. In the 1880s, many middle-class families worried that industrial society had broken off some tie to the frontier. Boys were growing soft: too much time with their mothers and teachers, not enough manly activity. So the early camps promised to take weakly boys out into camp life in the woods so that the pursuit of health could be combined with the practical knowledge.
Those first campers were wilderness tourists; today a wilderness is anyplace without band- width. Allowing cell phone contradicts the point of sleepaway ——camp : if 19th century campers were meant to regain lost survival skills, 21st century campers need to work on their social skill. They are often missing some basic interactive instruments; fantastically digitally aware, they are less familiar with the ideas of sharing their space, their stuff or the attention of the adults around them. For kids who are allowed to text during dinner, who have their parents whenever they get in trouble or need a ride, a little self-government is probably long overdue.
Most camps require kids to leave their phones at home, which shows that the resistance often comes not from the kids but from parents. It' s known that parents pack off their children with two cell phones, so they can hand over one and still be able to slip away and call. Parents question camp directors about why they can' t reach their kids by phone. Some services let camps post news and pictures to help the families feel as if they are with the kids at camp. But that just invites inquiry about why Johnny looks sad or how Jenny' s jeans got torn.
Even as they yield in varying degrees to the demands of parents, camps endeavor to tell us our kids need a break from our eager interest and exhausting expectations. Camps talk about building independence, argue that having kids learn to solve their own problems and turn to peers and counselors for support is a key part of the experience. The implications are clear. They' re lighting campfires, hiding and seeking, doing things-that feel wonderfully improper if just because they involve getting dirtier than usual. Nothing to worry about, Mom.
56. The whole point of camp in the 19th century is to _______
A. acquire the lost survival skills
B. escape from industrial society
C. enjoy beautiful natural scenery
D. explore the woods in the frontier
57. For campers today, wilderness is where______
A. they cannot use cell phones
B. they can realize their dreams
C. they stay far away from home
D. they are trained to be stronger
58. According to the text, today' s kids are______
A. aware of governing themselves
B. skilled in social communication
C. good at using electronic devices
D. short of the attention from adults
59. After seeing the posted news and pictures of their kids at camp, parents would feel ______
A. curious
B. pleasant
C. relieved
D. worried
60. As stated in the last paragraph, camps suggest parents______
A. take back their kids' cell phones
B. leave their kids alone for a while
C. let their kids have a rest from study
D. call their kids only when necessary
阅读 Part B
Directions:
Read the following texts in which five people wrote about being a vegetarian. For questions 61-65, match the name of each person (61-65) to one of the statements (A-G) given below. Mark youranswers on your ANSWER SHEET.
Laurie:
It is encouraging to see that, whether out of sympathy for animals or a concern for their own health or both, people are starting to realize that it does not pay to eat too far up on the food chain.
Meat need not be what is for dinner. Factory farming is barbaric and cruel. Every person who re-duces the use of animals in his life is performing a lifesaving act.
Jeff:
I am ready to be a vegetarian, but in our country, farmers, food producers, restaurants and su- permarkets are not prepared to support me. We all know that it is much easier and less expensive to get a hamburger at McDonald' s or Chinese takeout or a roast chicken from the supermarket than it is to take the time to shop for, assemble and cook a tasty, nutritious and fulfilling vegetarian meal.
Rod:
I've heard another term for vegetarians: beady-eyed vegetarians. They' 11 eat things with beady eyes ( fish, chicken) but not with big, sad eyes ( cows, lambs). A friend of mine explained it by saying he would eat only things he thought he could kill himself. He figures he can kill a fish but not a cow. That seems like a more honest and consistent rationale than some of the others I' ve heard.
Jerry:
As a moral vegetarian, I have found that there is great misunderstanding about vegetarian principles in our society. While some vegetarians keep off animals as a matter of health, we moral vegetarians don' t want other animals to live for us, nor do we want other animals to die for us, as they do for food, clothing and wasteful scientific research. All animals live for their own sake, not for mine.
Ellen:
Why do some people think that animals and human beings are the same? In my opinion, a hu-man life is worth a lot more than an animal' s. I think that we must stop thinking of meat eaters as killers. Vegetarians also kill vegetable life. Is there any difference? Eat vegetables and meat; both help you to be healthy and allow you to have all the nutrients your bodies need.
Now match the name of each person (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements.
Statements
61. Laurie
62. Jeff
63. Rod
64. Jerry
65. Ellen
A. All animals have the right to live for themselves.
B. Some vegetarians in fact eat small-sized animals.
C. Vegetarians need to do more to save animals'lives.
D. Some people have overstressed the rights of animals.
E. Vegetarians should be consistent in their eating habits.
F. How can I become a vegetarian without a favorable environment?
G. Eating less meat saves not only the life of animals but also that of your own.
参考答案：
阅读Part A Text 1
当今有三种不同类型的纽约人：第一种表现得好像他们生来就在纽约;第二种虽然在纽约却希望生活在别处;第三种是来自世界各地的一群希望生活在纽约的虚拟纽约人。这是三种不同的心态，其共同点是憧憬和幻想。事实上，这是一座梦想家的城市。
是什么使得纽约与众不同?纽约人确信纽约是独一无二的—但是多伦多更加多元化，伦敦更大，华盛顿更有权势。那么，为什么纽约认为自己是世界之都呢?人们常常说欧洲的城市问题是不平等。但是当今的纽约是美国最不平等的城市之一。2010年，l%的纽约人的收入占到全纽约的45%。这意味着这个城市最有钱的34，500个家庭的平均年收入是370万美元。这个群体平均日收入要多于这个城市最贫穷的l0%的人的平均年收入。那么，为什么仍然有人愿意到这样一个不平等的地方来碰运气呢?吸引他们来到这里的是机会还是幻觉?他们来到这里是因为任何新来者都可以在纽约的不同层级中找到自己的位置。例如，你随便看一家纽约的饭店，他们的厨师可能是法国人，洗盘子的可能是墨西哥人，女服务员可能是俄罗斯人，店主人可能是英国人。他们并不完全平等。他们赚得不同的收入。但是他们一起工作把食物提供给饥饿的人们。纽约向我们展示的是：移民很有用。这座城市利用它的移民，甚至非法移民。虽然他们非法跨越边境破坏了法律，但是如果他们不那样做，这座城市的经济将只是一个空壳，如果把他们驱逐出境，这座城市的经济也会崩溃。被这座城市的传说所吸引，每个移民都想到这里来寻求一种对过去、个人以及政治生活的解脱。对于这样的移民来说，纽约是给了他第二次生命的城市。
46.B【精析】主旨题。根据第一段内容可知，当今有三种不同类型的纽约人：第一种表现得好像他们生来就在纽约;第二种虽然在纽约却希望生活在别处;第三种是来自全世界的一群希望生活在纽约的虚拟的纽约人。这是三种不同的心态，其共同点是憧憬和幻想。事实上，这是一座梦想家的城市。故选B。
47.C 【精析】细节题。根据第二段第一、二句话：什么使得纽约与众不同?纽约人确信纽约是独一无二的。故选C。
48.C【精析】细节题。根据第三段第二句话：但是当今的纽约是美国最不平等的城市之一。故选C。
49.B【精析】细节题。根据第五段第一句话：他们来到这里是因为任何新来者都可以在纽约的不同层级中找到自己的位置。故选B。
50.A【精析】推断题。根据最后一段可知，纽约吸纳了各种移民者(不论是否合法)来促进自己城市的经济发展。由此可以推知，纽约是一个宽容的城市，故选A。
阅读 part A Text2
我们读过很多文章是关于漂亮的人抱着婴儿，婴儿会盯着看得时间更久，并且会哭得更少;也听过一些传说关于长得好的人在学校的表现更好。并且会受到老师的特殊照顾。在生活中，正如在爱情中一样，漂亮的人似乎生活得更容易。但是如果我们告诉你，在网上约会时，长得好看可能会伤害你，你会怎么样?根据一家互联网约会网站——0K丘比特最近一项针对43，000名用户所做的调查，男人越是不喜欢一位女士的外貌，最终越是可能喜欢上她。对于寻求另一半的女士来说，这意味着什么呢?“我们现在有绝对的证据表明你不应该隐藏自己的缺点，”该网站的合伙创办人——克里斯丁·卢德说。“如果你有点胖，突出它。如果你鼻子大，突出它。统计数据表明，不喜欢你的缺点的人只会帮助你，然而喜欢的人会更加兴奋。”
这个研究结果最终强调了，最近的科学研究确实支持了这一观点。该观点是：漂亮可能会有好处，但是在互联网上，正如在工作和生活中一样，太有吸引力的女性并不总是有优势。美丽带采更多的竞争，女性受到的教育是为了得到男人、工作以及日常的满足，她们必须比其他女性长得好看;而男性竞争是为了获得最好的战利品。这一切可能有助于解释为什么47%的招聘单位都认为长得太好看的女性可能会受苦;为什么女性同伴们对于长得好看的女性更加挑剔;最后一点，为什么在OK丘比特网站男性最终找的都是不怎么吸引人的女性——因为这减少了很多对手。“如果你觉得其他男性不感兴趣，那意味着更少的竞争，”卢德解释说。“你可能认为：可能她很孤独….可能她只是等着找一位欣赏她的男士…，至少我不会迷失在人群巾，”最终，长得好看总是幸运的，但是有时候与养眼相比还有更多可以成为优势的方面。
51.A【精析】细节题。文章第一段详细介绍了这一点：我们读过很多文章是关于婴儿由漂亮的人抱着，会盯着看得时间更久，并且会哭得更少;也听过一些传说关于长得好的人在学校的表现也更好，并且受到老师的特殊照顾。在生活中，正如在爱情中一样，漂亮的人似乎生活得更容易点。故选A。
52.D【精析】细节题。根据第二段可知，0K丘比特最近针对43，000名用户所做的调查显示，男人越是不看好一位女士的外貌，最终越是可能会喜欢上她。故选D。
53.C【精析】细节题。根据第二段可知，克里斯丁·卢德建议女士们不要隐藏自己的缺点，要突出它。故选C。
54.A【精析】细节题。根据第四段第二句可知，女性同伴们对于长得好的女性更加挑剔，故选A。
55.B【精析】推断题。根据第四段可知，美丽引起更多的竞争，很多招聘单位都认为长得太好看的女性可能容易受苦;女性同伴们对于长得好的女性更加挑剔;在OK丘比特网站男性最终找的都是不怎么吸引人的女性。因此可推知，女性的美貌不总是带来优势，有时候也会带来不利。故选B。
阅读 part A Text 3
参考译文
露营一直是孩子们梦想的事，却是父母们焦虑的事。l9世纪80年代，许多中产阶级家庭担心工业社会中断了与边远地区的联系。男孩们长大可能变得很女性化：他们有太多时间与妈妈、老师们待在一起，没有参加足够多适合男人的活动。因此，早期的露营目的是要把虚弱的男孩们带出家庭，进入到森林中去，使得他们对健康的追求能够与实践性知识相结合。
第一批露营者是荒野游客;今天的荒野是指任何没有信号的地方。允许带手机会与露营活动有矛盾：如果l9世纪露营者的目的是重新获取已经丢失的生存技巧，那么21世纪的露营者需要锻炼的是他们的社交技巧。他们经常缺乏一些基本的交流技巧;对于数字化有着很强的意识：不太懂得与别人分享空间、分享物品或者分享他们身边成年人的关注。对于那些获准在晚餐时发短信的孩子们以及无论何时有了麻烦或需要便车时.父母总是在身边的孩子们来说，自我管理的能力总是姗姗来迟。
大多数露营要求孩子们把电话留在家里，对于这种情况的抵制常常来自父母而不是来自孩子。我们知道父母们送孩子们去露营的时候总是给他们准备两部电话，这样他们可以上交一部，还能偷偷留下一部来打电话。父母们会质问露营指导者们为什么他们不能和孩子用电话联系。有些服务机构会让营地发一些消息和图片来让家人觉得他们好像也在营地里和孩子们在一起。但是这也会引发一些问题，比如：为什么约翰看起来很伤心或者詹妮的裤子怎么破了。虽然营地会在不同程度上屈从父母们的要求，他们仍然努力告诉我们：孩子们需要暂时脱离我们全身心的关怀和无尽的期待。露营会增强孩子们的独立性，孩子们学会自己解决问题以及求助同伴和指导老师都是这一经历的重要部分。这其中的含义很明显。他们生篝火，玩捉迷藏，做一些平时认为不适合做的脏兮兮的事。并没有什么好担心的，妈妈。
56.A【精析】细节题。根据第二段第二句可知，19世纪露营者的目的是重新获取已经丢失的生存技巧。故选A。
57.A【精析】细节题。根据第二段第一句可知，今天的荒野是指任何没有信号的地方。故选A。
58.C【精析】细节题。根据第二段第三句：他们缺乏一些基本的交流技巧;对于数字化有着很强的意识…。因此可知，现在的孩子很擅长运用数字化设备。故选C。
59.D【精析】细节题。根据第三段最后两句可知，有些服务机构会让营地发一些消息和图片来让家人觉得他们好像也在营地里和孩子们在一起。但是这也会引起一些问题比如：为什么约翰看起来很伤心或者詹妮的裤子怎么破了。这会让父母们更加担心。故选D。
60.B【精析】推断题。根据最后一段我们知道，很多父母把孩子们送去露营，但是并不是很放心，然而露营机构却认为父母们应该对孩子们放手，让孩子们学会独立。故选B。
阅读 Part B
下面这段文字是5个人对于成为素食主义者的不同观点。
劳里：
无论是出于对动物的.同情还是对自己健康的关心，我们都很欣慰地看到人们开始意识到吃食物链上端的食物并没有什么好处。晚餐不一定需要肉。工厂化农场经营既野蛮又残忍。生活中每一个减少动物肉摄取的人都在做着拯救生命的事。
杰夫：
我准备做一名素食主义者，但是在我们国家，农民、食品生产商、饭店以及超市都不准备支持我。我们都知道在麦当劳或者中国的外卖店买一个汉堡，或从超市买一只烤鸡要比花时间去买菜、配菜以及做出一顿美味、营养、令人满意的素食餐更加方便和便宜。
罗德：
关于素食主义者我听说过另外一个术语：眼睛如珠的素食主义者。他们会吃一些眼睛如珠子般大小的动物(鱼、鸡)，但是不吃长有很芯很悲伤眼睛的动物(牛、羊)。我的一个朋友解释说他只吃他认为自己能够杀死的动物。他认为他能杀死鱼而杀不死牛。这一理论似乎要比我曾经听过的其他理论更加诚实和一致。
杰里：
作为一名道德上的素食主义者，我发现人们对于我们社会中的素食主义原则有着极大的误解。虽然一些人由于健康原因不吃肉食，但是我们道德上的素食主义者既不想动物们为我们而活，也不想它们为我们而死。现实中有的动物活着就为了成为人们的食物、服装和科学试验品。所有的动物都应该为了自己而活，而不是为了我们。
艾伦：
为什么有些人会认为动物和人类一样呢?在我看来，人的生命比动物的生命有价值得多。我认为我们不应该把肉食者看做杀戮者。素食主义者也杀死蔬菜的生命。这有什么不同呢?吃蔬菜和肉;两者都对你的健康有益，使你能够获取你的身体所需要的所有营养。
61.G【精析】主旨题。劳里认为无论是出于对动物的同情还是对自己健康的关心，我们很欣慰地看到人们开始意识到吃食物链上端的食物并没有什么好处。故选G。
62.F【精析】主旨题。杰夫认为在他们国家根本就没有适合素食主义者就餐的环境，吃肉反而又方便又便宜，即使很多人想做素食主义者，也难以办到。故选F。
63.B【精析】主旨题。罗德认为有些素食主义者只是不吃那些长有很大很悲伤眼睛的动物，他们实际上也吃一些很小的动物。故选B。
64.A【精析】细节题。杰里认为所有的动物都应该为了自己而活，而
不是为了我们。故选A。
65.D【精析】推断题。艾伦说人的生命比动物的生命有价值得多，人们不应该把肉食者看做杀戮者，素食主义者也杀死蔬菜的生命，这没什么不同。可推断出，艾伦认为那些素食主义者过分强调了动物的生命，故选D。
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