B. Qualities of an entrepreneur。
C. Entrepreneurship education in colleges。 D. Kids in the information age。 Passage 3
Question 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Regret is as common an emotion as love or fear, and it can be nearly as powerful. So, in a new paper, two researchers set about trying to find out what the typical American regrets most. In telephone surveys, Neal Rose, a psychologist and professor of marketing at the School of Management at Northwestern Universtiy, and Mike Morrison, a doctoral candidate in psychology at University of Illinois, asked 370 Americans, aged 19 to 103,to talk about their most notable regret .Participants were asked what the regret was, when it happened, whether it was a result of something they did or didn’t do, and whether it was something that could still be fixed。 The most commonly mentioned regret involved romance (浪漫的
事)(18%)----lost loves or unfulfilled relationships. Family regrets came in second (16%)，whit people still feeling badly about being unkind to their brothers or sisters in childhood. Other frequently reported regrets involved career (13%) ,education (12%)，money(10%) and parenting(9^%)。 Rose and Morrison’s study, which is to be published in social psychological and personality science, is significant in that it surveyed a wide range of the American public, including people of all ages and socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Previous studies on regret have focused largely on college students, who predictably tend to have education-focused regrets, like wishing they had studied harder or a different major. The new survey shows that in the larger population, a person’s major. The new survey shows that in the larger population, a person’s “life circumstances—accomplishments, shortcomings ,situation in life—inject considerable fuel into the fires of regret,”the authors write。
(79)People with less education, for instance were more likely to report education regret. People with higher levels of education had the most career regrets. And those with no romantic partner tended to hold regrets regarding love. Broken down(分解、细分)by sex, more women(44%) than men (19%) had regrets about love and family----not surprising, since women “value social relationships more than men,” the authors write. In contrast ,men (34%) were more likely than women (27%) to mention work-related regrets, wishing they’d chosen a different career path, for instance ,or followed their passion。(80)Many participants also reported wishing they had worked less to spend more time with their children。
There was an even split between regrets about inaction (not doing something) and action (do something you wish you didn’t) .But, like previous studies, the current research found that some regrets are more likely than others to persist over time: people tend to hang on longer to the regret of inaction; meanwhile, regrets of action tend to be more recent。 11.In the second paragraph, the author shows ______。
A. the researchers’ findings B. the importance of family C. the importance of money D. the importance of career 12. According to the passage , college student participants mainly had regrets about their ______。
A. family and childhood B. study and major C. career and job D. romance and fear
13.The word “notable” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to ______。
A. common B. capable C. wonderful D. remarkable
14. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The less education he or she has, the more regrets she or he would have。
B. The more education he or she has, the less regrets she or he would have。
C. More women than men had regrets about love and family。
D. The regret of action seems to last longer than that of inaction。 15. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. How regret is understood by a typical American。 B .Common regrets is more important than love and hate。 C. Why regret is more important than love and hate。 D. How regret has shaped Americans。 PartⅡ Vocabulary and Structure (30%)
Directions: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet。
16. Mr Smith is coming to visit us soon. We’d better get everything ready before he _______。
A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive D. arrived
17._______yesterday, you would have met Professor Jones. But now he has left for London。 A. Did you come B. Had you come C. Should you come D. Were you to come
18. The man denied_____ into the neighbor’s garden and ______his cow。
A. going...stealing B. going…stole C. went…stealing D. went…stole
19.Ted worked like a horse in his youth, ______contributed to his great success later as a businessman。 A. that B. who C. what D. which
20. A few hours ago, a small suitcase with some important papers _______ stolen from the general manager’s office。
A.is B.are C.were D. was
21.______ on the New World,he felt like crying。
A.land B.Landed C.To land D.Having landed
22.Visit our store..Nowhere else such good bargains。 A.you find B.find
you C.do you find D.you do find 23.After seemed an endless wait,ir was his turn to go into the doctor’s office。
A,this B.that C.which D.what
24.Ever since the Simiths moved to the lake area a year ago,they ______ better health。
A.could have enjoyed B.had enjoyed C.have been enjoying D.are enjoying
25.The boss doesn’t want to talk about the accident;now he is in no ______ to do so。
A.feeling B.attitude C.emotion D.Mood
26.I can’t understand why you regard it as music.It ______ me mad! A.puts B.sets C.drivers D.changes 27.Yesterday Mr Blake was caught in the rain and got wet through.______ he caught a bad cold。
A.Consequently B.Finally C.Lately D.Strangely
28.William likes to eat out,but he is not ______ about what he eats。
A.pecrliar B.unusual C.particular D.special
29.Their house stands at a hilltop, _____ the Hudson River down below。 A.seeing B.viewing C.looking at D.overlooking
30. I can’t understand why my boss is always _____fault with my work。
北 京 地 区2011年11月5日英语三级考题及答案
