1、公共英语(三级)16 及答案解析(总分：2.01，做题时间：120 分钟)(1).Who is Dan Morrison?（分数：-0.10）A.Marys doctor.B.Toms employee.C.Toms doctor.D.Toms boss.(2).What does the man mean?（分数：-0.10）A.The woman can read the magazine on the train.B.The woman left the magazine in the waiting room.C.Theres no time to buy a magazine.D.T
2、hey dont have to pay for the magazine.(3).What does the man suggest?（分数：-0.10）A.He suggests the baby be taken to the next room.B.He suggests the woman take the baby out of door.C.He suggests the woman be quiet.D.He suggests the woman shut the door.(4).What emotion is the woman feeling?（分数：-0.10）A.Su
3、rprised.B.Delighted.C.Sorry.D.Sad.(5).What can be concluded about Andy?（分数：-0.10）A.Winter is his favorite time for sports.B.Sports are quite important for him.C.He should be more enthusiastic.D.He plays better than he used to.(6).How much will the man pay?（分数：-0.10）A.$25.B.$50.C.$20.D.$40.(7).Which
4、dress did the woman wear?（分数：-0.10）A.The prettier one.B.The one that the man likes.C.The new one.D.The more comfortable one.(8).Where is George now?（分数：-0.10）A.Here.B.Europe.C.Canada.D.California.(9).How does the woman feel about the exam?（分数：-0.10）A.She feels great.B.She feels terrible.C.She feels
5、proud.D.She feels satisfied.(10).What do we learn from the conversation?（分数：-0.10）A.The woman likes everything except going shopping.B.The woman likes nothing as a matter of fact.C.The woman likes many things as a matter of fact.D.The womans best hobby is dancing.(1).What do we know about the speake
6、rs friend?（分数：-0.33）A.He was once a friend of the ruler.B.He was a tax collector.C.He was a government official.D.He was once a school teacher in India.(2).What was the real purpose of the rulers invitation?（分数：-0.33）A.To declare new ways of collecting tax.B.To entertain those who had made great con
7、tributions to the government.C.To collect money from the persons invited.D.To reward outstanding tax collectors.(3).What does the passage say about the tax collectors?（分数：-0.33）A.They tried to collect more money than the ruler asked for.B.They were given some silver and gold coins by the ruler.C.The
8、y were excused from paying income tax.D.They enjoyed being invited to dinner at the rulers palace.(1).Where does the woman work?（分数：-0.25）A.At McDonalds.B.For Jackson and Sons.C.With the man.D.For a construction company.(2).Why does the woman want to change her job?（分数：-0.25）A.Because her present jo
9、b is too hard.B.Because she doesnt just want to be an assistant manager.C.Because she wants to have a job where she can use her knowledge.D.Because she wants to earn more money.(3).When will Jackson and Sons hire new workers?（分数：-0.25）A.In September.B.In May.C.In August.D.In June.(4).When will the m
10、an tell his father about the woman?（分数：-0.25）A.Tonight.B.Tomorrow.C.This afternoon.D.The day after tomorrow.(1).What is the woman looking for?（分数：-0.25）A.The bookstore.B.The telephone company.C.A map of the town.D.A shoe repair shop.(2).What can there be said about the way the man teaches the woman?
11、（分数：-0.25）A.He seems to be in a hurry to leave.B.He seems to be curious about her.C.He seems to be happy to assist her.D.He seems to be unfamiliar with the town.(3).Which source of information about the town does the man recommend to the woman?（分数：-0.25）A.A guidebook.B.A police report.C.The newspape
12、r.D.The telephone company.(4).Where is the shoe repair shop?（分数：-0.25）A.Right down the street.B.Next to a bookstore.C.About four blocks away.D.Across town.(1).What is the mans feeling about his present job?（分数：-0.25）A.He is interested in it.B.He is fed up with it.C.He feels inspired about it.D.He li
13、kes it more than before.(2).Why doesnt the man like his job now?（分数：-0.25）A.He often works overtime.B.He is bored with typing work all day long.C.His boss is angry with him.D.He doesnt want to be a technician.(3).What is the man good at?（分数：-0.25）A.Physics.B.Typing.C.Mathematics.D.Music.(4).What doe
14、s the woman advise the man to do?（分数：-0.25）A.To find a new job in a bank.B.To keep this position.C.To apply for going abroad.D.To quarrel with the vice manager.三、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Man cannot continue 【26】 his numbers at the present rate. In the 【27】 thirty years man will face a period
15、 of crisis. 【28】 experts believe that there will be a widespread food 【29】 Other experts think this is 【30】 pessimistic, and that man can keep things 【31】 worse than they are now. But 【32】 that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now. One thing that man can do is to
16、limit 【33】 of babies born. The need 【34】 this is obvious, but it is 【35】 to achieve. People have to 【36】 to limit their families. In the countries of the population 【37】 ,many people like big families. The parents think that this 【38】 a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone
17、in the family who will look 【39】 them in old age. Several governments have 【40】 birth control policies in recent years. 【41】 them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some 【42】 the results have not been 【43】 . Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People
18、【44】 to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per thousand per year 【45】 . （分数：1.00）A.increasingB.to increaseC.and increaseD.with increasingA.secondB.recentC.nextD.lateA.AnyB.SomeC.MoreD.AllA.needB.wantC.absenceD.shortageA.soB.muchC.tooD.enoughA.gett
19、ingB.from gettingC.to getD.getA.rememberB.rememberingC.to rememberD.remembersA.an amountB.a numberC.the amountD.the numberA.forB.inC.ofD.aboutA.not easyB.no easyC.not easilyD.no easeA.persuadeB.be persuadingC.be persuadedD.persuadingA.burstingB.explosionC.raisingD.extensionA.takesB.bringsC.makesD.ea
20、rnsA.uponB.forC.intoD.care ofA.adjustedB.createdC.adoptedD.presentedA.OfB.AmongC.BetweenD.Out ofA.exceptionsB.examplesC.eventsD.casesA.successB.succeededC.successfulD.succeedingA.were encouragedB.encouragedC.are encouragedD.encourageA.right nowB.at presentC.in timeD.on time四、Section Reading Co(总题数：3
21、，分数：3.00)Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the college Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate leaders; none of them is talking about getting rid of those instruments that produce divers
22、ity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool of potential employees. And in looking at where birth rates are
23、 growing and at where the population is shifting, corporate America understands that expanding the pool means promoting policies that help provide skills to, more minorities, more women, and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesnt occur in our society, they will not have the engi
24、neers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need. Likewise, I dont hear people in the academy saying, “Lets go backward. Lets go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy“ ( which was never true we never had a meritocracy, although we ve come closer to it in the
25、 last 30 years). I recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus has doubled its minority population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were
26、fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the diversity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the media not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses. （分数：1.00）(1).The word “imperative“ in the first pa
27、ragraph most probably can be replaced by_.（分数：0.20）A.remarkableB.superficialC.essentialD.debatable(2).Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity?（分数：0.20）A.Managers.B.Businessmen.C.Professors.D.Politicians.(3).High corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promot
28、ing diversity so as to_.（分数：0.20）A.lower the rate of unemploymentB.win equal political rightsC.be competitive in the world marketD.satisfy the demands of businessmen(4).Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?（分数：0.20）A.American political circles will not accept diversity.B.It is unl
29、ikely that diversity will occur in the US media.C.No debate is heard about diversity in minorities.D.Meritocracy can never be realized without diversity.(5).According to the passage, diversity can be achieved in American society by_.（分数：0.20）A.promoting policies that provide skills to employeesB.tra
30、ining more engineers, scientists and businessmenC.expanding the pool of potential employeesD.providing education for all regardless of race or sexBy the time we had completed our preparations, the sky was beginning to grow rapidly lighter, although the sun was not yet above the horizon. We waited un
31、patiently, hardly daring to move or to whisper to one another. Suddenly, we heard the quick beating of wings and one of the birds we were looking for flew up from the valley beyond. He flied straight to the tree and settled on a thin branch, stripped bare of leaves, which grew diagonally upwards fro
32、m the main trunk. Immediately he began to clean himself, combing with his beak the long soft feathers which grew from beneath his wings and extended past his tail in a glorious red cloud. Charless camera, on a trial run, sounded unexcepted loud, but the bird took no notice and continued with his cle
33、aning until at last he drew himself up and shook himself. Then, head held high, he called a single, loud, sharp note which resounded over the valley. He seemed in no hurry to begin his dance, as he continued to call for a quarter of an hour. Two other birds flew from the valley and settled in other
34、parts of the tree. They were hens, uninteresting brown creatures, which, attracted by his call, had come to watch his dance. He paid no attention to them, and continued his unmusical cries, occasionally cleaning some more feathers. The hens kept silent, moving from branch to branch. Once one of them
35、 drew too near his dancing ground, but he beat his wings and she drew back. His calls began to increase frequently, and I carefully fixed the recording machine so that they produced the highest reading on the scale. With electrifying suddenness, the bird lowered his head and throwing his fine tail f
36、eather over his back, he ran down his branch, a shaking flame of color, making his loud love cries. Up and down the branch he danced in a state of wild excitement. After half a minute he seemed to get out of breath, for his cries stopped and he danced silently. （分数：1.00）(1).The writer of this passag
37、e wanted to_.（分数：0.20）A.take a photograph of the birdB.make a recording of the birds callsC.catch the birdD.watch the sunrise(2).The particular bird they were watching_.（分数：0.20）A.danced with the two hen birdsB.fell off a branchC.was afraid of the two hen birdsD.cleaned himself in frequency(3).The b
38、ird began to dance_.（分数：0.20）A.as soon as they saw himB.as soon as he had finished cleaning himselfC.as soon as he settled downD.some time after they first saw them(4).Soon after the two hen birds had arrived_.（分数：0.20）A.they settled down with the maleB.the male drove one of them offC.they make unmu
39、sical cries like the maleD.they lost interest in the male(5).While the male bird was dancing _.（分数：0.20）A.he showed off his tail feathersB.he shook leaves off the treeC.he threw away some feathersD.he cried more frequentlyThere was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately ar
40、ound large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United State
41、s and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting fr
42、om the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil)is creating a “greenhouse effect“ conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the world s average temperature. If this view is correct and the world s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such a
43、s New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth s temperature a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something
44、 close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very po
45、ssible). Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now. （分数：1.00）(1).As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution_.（分数：0.20）A.caused widespread damage in the count
46、rysideB.affected the entire eastern half of the United StatesC.had damaged effect on healthD.existed merely in urban and industries areas.(2).As to the greenhouse effect, the author_.（分数：0.20）A.shares the same view with the scientistsB.is uncertain of its occurrenceC.rejects it as being ungroundedD.
47、thinks that it will destroy the world soon(3).The word “offset“ in the second paragraph could be replaced by_.（分数：0.20）A.slip intoB.make up forC.set upD.catch up with(4).It can be concluded that_.（分数：0.20）A.raising the world s temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earthB.l
48、owering the world s temperature merely a few degrees would lead many major farming areas to disasterC.almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decadeD.the worlds temperature will remain constant in the years to come(5).This passage is primarily about_.（分数：0.20）A.the greenhouse ef
49、fectB.the burning of fossil fuelsC.the potential effect of air pollutionD.the likelihood of a new ice age五、Part B(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Read the texts from a magazine article in which five people gave their opinions on work and family. For Questions 61 to 65 ,match the name of the persons to one of the statements given below. Liu : To me, work is first and my child is second. I work more for myself than for my child because its the only way to be
