公共英语三级考试试题(十三)
一、Section Ⅱ Use of English（共20小题,共20.0分）Read the following text． Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, Cot Don ANSWER SHEET 1．
第1题
Man cannot continue (1) his numbers at the present rate. In the (2) thirty years man will face a period of crisis. (3) experts believe that there will be a widespread food (4) Other experts think this is (5) pessimistic, and that man can keep things (6) worse than they are now. But (7) that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now. One thing that man can do is to limit (8) of babies born. The need (9) this is obvious, but it is (10) to achieve. People have to (11) to limit their families. In the countries of the population (12) ,many people like big families. The parents think that this (13) a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look (14) them in old age. Several governments have (15) birth control policies in recent years. (16) them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some (17) the results have not been (18) . Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People (19) to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per thousand per year (20) .
A Of
B Among
C Between
D Out of
【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]between 指两者之间。among 指三者或三者以上之间。文中Japan，China，India 和 Egypt 为4个国家。
第2题
A exceptions
B examples
C events
D cases
【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]exception 例外；example 范例；event 事件；case 情形，状况，in many cases 在很多情况下。
第3题
A increasing
B to increase
C and increase
D with increasing
【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分
【答案解析】
[解析]continue 后既可跟动词不定式，又可跟动名词形式，但意义略有差别。continue to do sth．暗指动作的间断性，同时动词不定式又指将来时，而
continue doing sth．则强调动作的持续无间断。continue with 后不跟动名词。此句强调动词将来时。
第4题
A remember
B remembering
C to remember
D remembers
【正确答案】：A