2012年3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3月公共英语三级考试真题及答案(阅读理解Text 1)

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WhenKatherine Chon was in fifth grade.she drew a“dream tree”erepresenting the path she

hopedher life would take.One branch led to Harvard Medical School，Which isexactly what her

motherhad hoped for when the Chons moved to the U.S.from SouthKorea to give their three children opportunities.

Always adiligent student，Katherine started to learn medicine at Brown.But then sheadded a

new limbto her dream tree—one mat her mother still doesn’t understand.Shocked bythe misfortune of some South Korean women，Katherine joinedforces with another Brown student to form the Polaris Project，now one ofthe largest anti-human-trafficking organizations in the country，“It wasreally hard for my parents，”says Katherine.“They had so many life stresses so their children could、get a greateducation and have a comfortable life.”

Thedreams of parents and children often differ，but the conflict canbe especially painful in

first-generationimmigrant families where the parents have made enormous sacrifices.Lisa Park，an assistantprofessor at the University of California，San Diego，says that：the focus ofevery family that moves to the United States to provide opportunities for theirchildren is almost always on the future，with little mentionof the circumstances that compelled them to move.And even though the parentsare the ones working 12-hour days，the children ale also under intense pressure to perform in ways thatwill justify the parents’ sacrifice.

Thecontrast between parents’ dreams andchildren’s realities can be particularly sharp for

daughterswho have grown up with almost infinite opportunities.Theirmothers often came from

placeswhere opportunities for women were limited，which makes thedaughters’ choices even harder tounderstand.Mary Lugemwa’s parents encouraged her to study math or science atHarvard.

Shecomplied at first，majoring in computer science.But she is currentlyworking as a film producer for a nonprofit organization called Meaningful Media.“I sometimesfeel guilty，”she says，

“having chosen,to bean artist，because I know that if I had chosen a scientific background，I could helpmy parents a lot more.”

46.WhenKatherine Chon was a fifth—grader，________.

[A]shehad a great interest in drawing

[B]she had a clear vision of her future

[C]shehad an independent personality

[D]she had a desire to study in the U.S.

47.It can be inferredfrom the text that Katherine’s mother_______.

[A]wasdisappointed at her daughter’s decision

[B]wasshocked by the suffering of some women

[C]failedto give her kids enough opportunities

[D]failedto realize her own dream to be a doctor

48：According tothe text，in first—generation immigrant families，the parents feelfrustrated if

[A]theyfail to adjust to the circumstances

[B]theyare forced to make great sacririces

[C]theirchildren fail to focus on the future

[D]theirchildren develop against their wishes

49.According toLisa Park，first—generation immigrant children_______.

[A]avoidthe slightest mention of their parents’ past

[B]focuson seizing chances for future development

[C]workvery hard to justify their parents’ sacrifices

[D]areunder pressure to fulfill their parents’ dreams

50.We learnfrom Mary Lugemwa’s case that_______.

[A]herparents cherished opportunities more than she did

[B]herparents’ dreams and her reality could bebalanced

[C]shehad a quite different view of life from her parents

[D]sheenjoyed infinite opportunities in career development

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凯瑟琳·千在上小学五年级时，画了一棵“梦想树”，这棵树代表了她期待自己未来生活将要走的道路。其中一个枝干表示她想读哈佛大学医学院，而这个梦想确切地说是她妈妈对她的期待。千氏夫妇带着孩子从韩国移民到美国主要是为了给他们的三个孩子提供更多的机会。

凯瑟琳一直是个勤奋的学生，并曾在布朗大学学习医学。然而她在“梦想树”上又增加了一个新的枝干，并且她妈妈对她这个新的梦想很不理解。凯瑟琳由于对一些韩国妇女的不幸遭遇感到很震惊，因此和布朗大学另外一个学生共同组建了“北极星项目”组织，该组织周前是美国国内的反人口贩运组织之一。凯瑟琳说：“我爸妈真的非常辛苦，他们承受着各种各样的生活压力，目的就是让自己的孩子受到好的教育，过上舒服的日子。”

父母和孩子的梦想总是不同的，但是在父母做出巨大牺牲的代移民家庭中，父母和孩子彼此间的冲突尤为剧烈。加州大学圣地亚哥分校助理教授丽萨·帕克谈到，为了给孩子提供更多的机会而移民到美国的家庭几乎只关注自己家庭未来的发展，很少提及当初迫使他们做出移民决定的其他因素。既然父母都一天工作l2个小时，那么孩子们也要顶着巨大的压力去表现，因为只有这样他们才能对得起父母的牺牲。

对于那些成长在面对无限机遇环境下的女孩子们来说，父母的梦想和自己的现实所形成的反差尤其显著。她们的母亲大多来自一些妇女获得各种机会受限的国家，因此她们对于女儿的选择更难理解。玛丽·路姆娃的父母鼓励她去哈佛学数学或科学。刚开始，她顺从了，主修计算机科学。但现在她在有意义媒体这个非盈利性组织担任制片人。她说：“选择成为一名艺术家有时让我感到很内疚，因为我知道如果我选择一个有科学背景的行业，能帮到父母更多。”

46.B【精析】细节题。根据段句和第二句

“When Katherine Chon was in fifth grade，she drew a“dream tree”representingthe path she

hopedher life would take.One branch led to Har

vard Medical School…”可知凯瑟琳从小就立志上哈佛大学医学院，可见“她对未来有清晰的规划”，故选B。

47.A【精析】推理题。段提及凯瑟琳妈妈希望她学医，第二段提及妈妈对其成立北极星组织不理解，可推知“凯瑟琳的妈妈对女儿的决定感到很失望”，故选A。

48.D 【精析】细节题。根据第三段句“The dreams of parents and children often differ，but the coflict can be especially painful…sacrifices.”

可知，“父母和孩子的梦想总是不同的，但是在父母做出巨大牺牲的代移民家庭中，父母和孩子彼此间的冲突尤为剧烈”，由此可知如果孩子违背了父母的愿望，父母会感到很受挫，故选D。

49.D【精析】细节题。根据第三段后一句“And even though the parents are the onesworking 12 hour days，thechildren…that will justify the parents’sacrifice.”可知，父母一天工作12个小时，孩子要对得起父母做出的牺牲。由此可知孩子为了对得起父母的辛苦，要顶着巨大的压力努力实现父母的梦想，故选D。

50.C【精析】推理题。根据后一段对玛丽·路姆娃这个故事的描述可知，她开始时顺从父母的愿望，后来违背父母愿望，做自己喜欢的工作，由此可推知得出，她和父母有着截然不同的生活观，故选C。

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