公共英语三级考试大纲.doc
概述
1.关于考试的组成
PETS 第三级考试由笔试和口试两项独立考试组成。
2.关于考试指导语和题目用语
PETS 第三级考试中，笔试、口试的指导语均为英文。口试所提供的引导性材料中可
能会涉及少量的中文。
3.关于笔试答题卡和口试登分卡的使用
PETS 第三级笔试使用一张答题卡，考生在卡上填涂和书写。
PETS 第三级口试使用一张口试成绩登分卡。口试开始前考生在卡上填好自己的考号等
有关信息，口试结束后口试教师在卡上填上考生的口试成绩。
4.关于考试的时间、题量和原始赋分
PETS 第三级笔试包括听力、阅读和写作三部分，各部分及总体的答题时间、题量和原
始赋分（除特殊情况外，每题 1 分）， PETS 第三级口试包括三节，考试时间共计10 分钟，如下表所示：
部分时间（分钟）题量原始赋分
听力25 25 25
阅读50 30 25
写作45 2 30
笔试总计120 55+2 80
口试10 3 10
5. 关于笔试分数权重
为处理好考试中题目数量、赋分与各种技能的考查关系， PETS第三级笔试采用了分数加权的
办法，即对各部分题目的原始赋分分别给予不同的权重，使之能够平衡各种技能的考查关系。
PETS 第三级笔试中各部分所占分数权重如下所示：
部分权重（%）
听力30
阅读40
写作30
合计100
各部分赋分加权的总和为 100 分。考生得到的考试成绩是其各部分原始得分经过加权处理
后的分数总和。如：
某考生听力部分原始得分为20 分，经加权处理后的分数应为24 分
（ 20 ÷ 25× 30-2440=3230=16 部分原船分为20 分，经加权处理后的分数应为32 分（ 20 ÷ 25 × 40=32 分）；其写作部分原始得分为16 分，经加权处理后的分数应为16 分（ 16 ÷ 30 × 30=16 分）。该考生未经过加权的原始总分为56 分，各部分经加权后的总分应
为 72分。
6. 关于合格成绩
PETS 第三级笔试成绩是笔试各部分原始得分加权后的总和，满分100 分，60 分以上（含60 分）为合格。
PETS 第三级口试成绩是两名口试教师所给分数加权后的总和，满分 5 分，3 分以上（含3 分）为合格。
笔试内容和结构
PETS 第三级笔试的全部试题在一份试卷中，包括听力、阅读和写作三个部分。考试
时间为 120 分钟。
第一部分听力
该部分由A、 B 两节组成，考查考生理解英语口语的能力。
A 节（ 10 题）：考查考生理解简短对话的具体信息、主旨要义、进行推理和引申等能
力。要求考生根据所听到的10 段简短对话（总长约400 词），从每题所给的 4 个选择项中选出最佳选项。每段录音材料只播放一遍。
B 节（ 15 题）：考查考生理解对话和独白的具体信息、主旨要义、进行推理和引申等
能力。要求考生根据所听到的 4 段对话或独白（每段平均约 200 词，总长约 800 词），从每题所给的 4 个选择项中选出最佳选项。每段录音材料只播放一遍。
问题不在录音中播放，仅在试卷上印出。每段录音材料播放前、后都有适当停顿，用作
读题和答题时间。听力考试进行时，考生将答案标在试卷上；听力部分结束前，考
生有 3 分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。该部分所需时间约为 25 分钟（含转涂时间）。
第二部分阅读
该部分由A、 B、 C、 D 四节组成，考查考生理解书面英语的能力。
A 节（ 10 题）：考查考生理解文章的具体信息、主旨要义、进行推理和引申等能力。
要求考生根据所提供的 2 篇文章的内容（每篇平均约350 词），从每题所给的 4 个选择项中选出最佳选项。
B 节（ 5 题）：考查考生理解段落主旨要义的能力。要求考生从7 个选择项中排除2
个干扰项，将正确的概括与 5 段文字（总长约350 词）逐一搭配成对。
C 节（ 5 题）：考查考生理解文章结构及单句之间、段落之间的关系的能力。在一篇
约 350 词的文章中留出 5 处空白，要求考生从文后所给的7 句话中选出分别能放进文
章中空白处的 5 句，使补足后的文章意思通顺、前后连贯。
D 节（ 10 题）：考查考生对话篇中词汇意义与用法的掌握情况以及对语篇连贯的理解。
在一篇 200 -250 词的文章中留出10 处空白，要求考生从文后所给的15 个单词中选
出分别能放进文章中空白处的10 个，使补足后的文章意思通顺、前后连贯。
该部分所需时间约为50 分钟。
第三部分写作
该部分由A、 B 两节组成，考查考生的书面表达能力。
A 节：考生根据所给情景和任务要求写出约100 词（标点符号不计算在内）的通知、
申请或信函等。
B 节：考生阅读一篇英语文章（200 -250 词），写出一篇约120 词（标点符号不计算
在内）的短文，要求概括所给文章大意，并予以适当评论。
该部分所需时间约为45 分钟。
部分节考试信息考察要点题型题量时间10段短对话
第一部分听力
第二部分阅读A （共约 400 理解主旨要义，获取事实性的10
词）放一遍
单项选择
具体信息，进行有关的判断、
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理解主旨要义，理解文中具体
信息，进行有关的判断、推理
和引申，理解作者的写作意
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单项选择
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口试内容和结构
口试分为三节，考查考生用英语进行口头交际的能力。考试时间约
10分钟。
口试采取两名口试教师和两名考生的形式。一名口试教师不参与交谈，专事评分；另一名口试教师主持口试，随时与考生交谈并评分。专事评分的教师所给分数的权重占
考生口试成绩的三分之二， 主持口试的教师所给分数的权重占考生口试成绩的三分之一。
A 节：考查考生回答询问、提供信息的能力。
要求考生回答口试教师提出的有关他们日常生活、工作、学习等方面的问题。
该节约需 2 分钟时间。
B 节：考查考生与他人交流、表达观点的能力。要求考生就所给图片和话题进行交流和讨论。
该节约需 3 分钟时间。
C 节：考查考生进行连续表达的能力。
要求考生描述所给图片内容，并阐述自己的观点。该节约需 5 分钟时间。
PETS 第三级口试结构表
时间（分
为考生提供的考试 节 形式
考生需完成的任务 分数
钟）
信息
提供个人信息
5
A 2 考生回答口试教师提出的问谈论过去及现在的经历
问题题谈论将来的打算
B 3 考生相互
图片和话题
询问和提供具体信息交流交流看法
C 5 考生连续
图片
描述一般性现象表达阐述个人观点
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