2012年9月公共英语三级考试真题及答案(阅读理解Text 1)

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2012年9月公共英语三级考试真题及答案(阅读理解Text 1)

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Back in the early 1990s，I knewlittle about computers beyond what it took to get through a workingday.But here’s what I did know：something huge washappening.It was stirring economies and imaginations and possibilities likenothing I had ever known.I knew the world was changing in ways that meant I shouldn’t counton old assumptions.And I knew I had dreams I still hadn’t fulfilled.But I didn’t knowhow to realize them until I met with my old friend，Rollys Rouse，when wehappened to move into the same neighborhood.

Rolly often called me with a stream of ideas.His rate ofidea production per second seemed al- most incredible.Soon we wereon the phone with each other every day.Talking about theInternet.

TalMng about starting a new onlinecompany-maybe together.

He was then developing a plan and he wanted me to be a part of it：we wouldgive people wonderful，whole electronic houses on a CD-ROM and let them modify those homesto their own needs.Try out different windows and doors，different paintcolors and furnishings.When they were satisfied，we would enable themto go online to make the project happen，to get the products

and the financing and the。professionaldesign and construction to help to do it outright.

BuildingBlocks was the name Rolly came up with for his new enterprise.Rolly tookthe plunge first.He simply dropped his profitable energy—consultingbusiness to commit himself full time to BuildingBlocks.I soonjoined him after I quit my well—paid job at a newspaper.

Together we developed a demo to show the features of our CD—ROM，“The NewAmerican Dream Home”.Then we took it to the annual convention of the National Associationof Home Builders in Boston.All the big companies were there showing off their。latestproducts.

To our delight，nearly everyone was eager to see what we were showing，.includingthe top executives of some enormous companies.When we left，we hadinvitations from them to come to their offices to tell them more aboutBuildingBlocks.

That was the start of my real lifetime dream and BuildBlocks，our company，has been prosperingever since.

46.By“somethinghuge was happening”，the writer refers to_________.

[A]housedesigning

[B]home decoration

[C]furnitureproduction

[D]high-tech development

47.The textshows that Rolly Rouse is________.

[A]creative

[B]cautious

[C]considerate

[D]conservative

48.BuildingBtocksis a company that helps people to________.

[A]rentideal houses

[B]buy ideal houses

[C]findideal houses

[D]own ideal houses

49.Rolly andthe writer decided to start a company together because they were both________.

[A]expegin architecture

[B]underRaid at their jobs

[C]outof work at the time

[D]interested in e-business

50.At theBoston convention，Rolly and the writer were happy because_________.

[A]theyaroused people’s interest in their products

[B]theysold some of their own products right there

[C]theygot their first orders from some famous building firms

[D]theyhad the opportunity to visit some famous building firms

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回想起20世纪90年代初，我对电脑一无所知。在用电脑工作了一天之后，我才对其有所了解。但我知道：巨大的变化即将发生，即激动人心的经济、想象力及各种前所未有的事情。我知道世界正在变化，也就是说，我不能靠着过去的经验过活。我也知道我有很多未实现的梦想。但我是在遇到我的老朋友罗林·劳斯之后，才意识到如何实现我的那些梦想，那时我俩刚巧搬到了同一个社区。

罗林总是说我满脑子主意。但他每秒钟所产生的想法的数量似乎也非常不可思议。很快，我们每天打电话聊天，谈论互联网的一些事情，商讨一起开一家新网络公司的可能性。

紧接着，他开始制定计划，并想让我也参与其中：我们将在只读光盘驱动上为人们提供丰富的、全套的电子房间，并让人们根据自己的需求装饰自己的房子。他们可以尝试多种门窗、不同的漆色和家具。当他们感到满意时，我们就让他们去网上实现自己的规划。购买产品及专业的设计和建筑，我们将帮助他们实现规划。

“BuildingBlocks”是罗林为新公司起的名字。罗林决定自己先冒险试试。他直接将其利润丰厚的能

源咨询业抛下，全身心投入到“BuildingBlocks”公司中。我辞去了报社待遇丰厚的工作后，很快加入了他。我们一起开发出一款小样，展示了我们只读光盘驱动的特点——全新美国梦想家园。我们将其带到波士顿全美住宅商协会的年度会议上。所有大公司都在那里展示、炫耀自己的新产品。

令我们高兴的是，包括一些大公司的高管在内，几乎每个人都想看看我们所展示的产品。离开会场

时，我们已经收到很多邀请，他们都希望我们能去他们的办公室并为其介绍更多有关“BuildingBlocks”公司的产品。那只是我人生梦想迈出的步，我们的公司“BuildingBlocks”，从此以后也逐渐兴旺发达。

46.D 【精析】推理题。根据段句“Backin the early 1990s I knew little about computers

beyondwhat it took to get through a working—day.”和第三句“It wasstirring economies and imaginations and possibilities like nothing I had everknown.”可知，前后文讲的主要是技术带来的影响，由此可以推知巨大的变化指的是高科技的发展，故选D。

47.A 【精析】细节题。根据第二段“Hisrate of idea production per second seemed almost incredible.”可知，“他每秒钟所产生的想法似乎也非常不可思议”，由此可以推知罗林很有创造力，故选A。

48.D 【精析】推理题。根据第三段第二、三句“Try…When theywere satisfied，we would enable

them togo online to make the project happen，to get the productsand the financing and the professional design and construction to help to do itoutright.”可知，“他们可以尝试…。当他们感到满意时，我们就让他们去网上实现自己的规划，购买产品及专业的设计和建筑，我们将帮助他们实现规划。”即这一系列动作的结果就是“帮助人们拥有一个理想的房子”，故选D。

49.D 【精析】推理题。根据第四段第三、四句“Hesimply dropped his profitable energy—consulting

businessto commit himself full time to BuildingBlocks.I soon joined himafter I quit my well-paid job at a newspaper.”可知，“他直接将其利润丰厚的能源咨询业抛下，全身心投入到‘BuildingBlocks’公司中。我辞去了报社待遇丰厚的工作后，很快加入了他。”由此可见，两个人都拥有一份收入较高的工作，为了共同的兴趣，他们纷纷辞职，故选D。

50.A 【精析】细节题。根据后一段句“To ourdelight，nearly everyone was eager to see what wewere showing…”可见大家对他们的产品很感兴趣，故选A。

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