有关9月全国英语等级考试三级笔试真题及答案

SECTION Ⅱ Use of English(15 minutes)

Directions:

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.

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After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a 26 for words? How can she 27 the names of a couple they met on 28 years ago? Now we know 29 to tell him: it’s her brain.

Although there are obviously cultural 30 for the differences in emotions and behavior, 31 breakthrough research reveals that the 32 of many puzzling differences between men and women may 33 in the head. Men’s and women’s brains 34 much in common, but they are definitely not the same 35 size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a woman’s brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen per cent smaller than a man’s, 36 the regions dedicated to language may be more densely 37 with brain cells. Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be 38 females use both sides of the brain when they read. In 39 , males rely only on the left side.

At every age, women’ s memories 40 men’ s, They have a greater ability to 41___names with faces than men do, and they are 42 at recalling list. The events people remember best are those that an emotion is attached to. 43 women use more of their right brains, which 44 emotions, they may do this automatically.

While we don’t yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is 45 : male and fe-male brains do the same things, but they do them differently.

26. [ A ] slip [ B ] puzzle [ C ] loss [ D ] failure

27. [ A ] recall [ B ] understand [ C ] realize [ D ] perceive

28. [ A ] festival [ B ] event [ C ] occasion [ D ] holiday

29. [ A ] what [ B ] how [ C ] when [ D ] where

30. [ A ] senses [ B ] reasons [ C ] purposes [ D ] meanings

31. [ A ] present [ B ] instant [ C ] recent [ D ] immediate

32. [ A ] bottom [ B ] basis [ C ] root [ D ] stem

33. [ A ] hide [ B ] set [ C ] fix [ D ] lie

34. [ A ] have [ B ] share [ C ] divide [ D ] store

35. [ A ] in [ B ] at [ C ] with [ D ] for

36. [ A ] yet [ B ] hence [ C ] thus [ D ] then

37. [ A ] wrapped [ B ] rested [ C ] gathered [ D ] packed

38. [ A ] which [ B ] why [ C ] that [ D ] whether

39. [ A ] fact [ B ] contrast [ C ] addition [ D ] consequence

40. [ A ] top [ B ] match [ C ] equal [ D ] challenge

41. [ A ] mix [ B ] combine [ C ] join [ D ] associate

42. [ A ] shier [ B ] better [ C ] keener [ D ] easier

43. [ A ] Since [ B ] While [ C ] Although [ D ] Unless

44. [ A ] process [ B ] promote [ C ] perceive [ D ] produce

45. [ A ] important [ B ] mysterious [ C ] special [ D ] clear