2017年公共英语三级模拟题及答案解析（完整版）第十一套

　　The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age.Rocket engines have 1 powerful enough to shoot astronauts 2 the earth’s gravitational pull and 3 them on the moon.We have now become 4 space.

　　Impressive and complex 5 it may appear, the rocket, which was 6 in China over 800 years 7 , is a relatively simple device.Fuel that is 8 in the rocket engine changes 9 gas.The hot and rapidly 10 gas must escape, but it can do so only 11 an opening that 12 backward.As the gas is 13 with great force, it 14 the rocket in the 15 direction. Like the kick of a gun 16 it is fired, it 17 the laws of nature 18 by Sir Isaac Newton when he discovered that“ 19 every action, there is 20 equal and opposite reaction.”

　　1.A.shown 　B.been　 C.appeared 　D.proved

　　2.A.against　 B.despite 　C.beyond 　D.from

　　3.A.send 　B.land 　C.take 　D.carry

　　4.A.travelers 　B.astronauts 　C.researchers 　D.explorers

　　5.A.that 　B.so 　C.as 　D.sometimes

　　6.A.made 　B.discovered 　C.developed　 D.invented

　　7.A.in advance 　B.before 　C.earlier 　D.ago

　　8.A.round　 B.contained　 C.stored 　D.burned

　　9.A.as 　B.into 　C.for 　D.the

　　10.A.heating 　B.escaping 　C.expanding 　D.conducting

　　11.A.in　 B.at 　C.by 　D.through

　　12.A.turns 　B.goes 　C.faces 　D.directs

　　13.A.transmitted 　B.dispersed 　C.erected 　D.radiated

　　14.A.attracts 　B.leads　 C.pulls　 D.pushes

　　15.A.same 　B.other 　C.opposite 　D.wrong

　　16.A.that 　B.when 　C.if 　D.although

　　17.A.states 　B.proves 　C.follows　 D.breaks

　　18.A.described　 B.discussed 　C.considered 　D.made

　　19.A.like 　B.as 　C.with 　D.for

　　20.A.no 　B.an 　C.another 　D.theCloze

　　1.【答案】D

　　2.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据意思判断，beyond意为“超出，超过”。

　　3.【答案】B

　　4.【答案】A

　　【解析】根据意思判断，travelers正确.

　　5.【答案】C

　　【解析】原句是表示让步的状语从句，而且是一个倒装句，故只能选C as。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据词的意思区分，invented(指发明)合乎题意。

　　7.【答案】D

　　8.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断，burned正确。

　　9.【答案】B

　　【解析】change into是固定短语，“变成”的意思。

　　10.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断，应选expanding gas膨胀的气体。

　　11.【答案】D

　　【解析】through的意思为“穿过，通过”。

　　12.【答案】C

　　【解析】faces意为“朝着”。

　　13.【答案】D

　　14.【答案】D

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断，应为push“推”。

　　15.【答案】C

　　【解析】朝相反的方向，故选C。

　　16.【答案】B

　　【解析】when引导的定语从句。

　　17.【答案】C

　　【解析】根据句子意思判断, follow在这里是遵循的意思。

　　18.【答案】A

　　19.【答案】D

　　20.【答案】B

　　PETS三级完形填空全真模拟试题四

　　Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one 61 the teacher standing in the schoolroom door 62 goodbye to students for the summer and calling 63 them, "By the way, we won World War II."

　　The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s 64 funny. The recent surveys on 65 illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even 66 which countries the United States 67 against in that war. One third have no 68 when the Declaration of Independence was 69 . One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, some are 72 guessing.

　　Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be 73 connected to loss of international 74 . But it does affect our future 75 a democratic nation and as individuals. The 76 news is that there is growing agreement 77 what is wrong with the 78 of history and what needs to be 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) 80 yet to be felt in most classrooms.

　　61. A) about B) in C) for D) by

　　62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking

　　63. A) in B) after C) for D) up

　　64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not

　　65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political

　　66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey

　　67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck

　　68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea

　　69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited

　　70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock

　　71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So

　　72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever

　　73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly

　　74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment

　　75. A) of B) for C) with D) as

　　76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good

　　77. A) to B) with C) on D) of

　　78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing

　　79. A) done 　 B) dealt C) met D) reached

　　80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as

　　[完形填空答案]

　　61.A about 62. B waving 63.B after 64.D not 65.A historical

　　66.C identify 67.C fought 68.D idea 69.B signed 70.A place

　　71. A Even 72.B just 73. D directly 74. A competitiveness 75.D as

　　76. D good 77.C on 78. C teaching 79. A done 80.C and