1、公共英语(三级)17 及答案解析(总分：2.02，做题时间：120 分钟)(1).Why did the man come back?（分数：-0.10）A.He was tired.B.He had bought everything.C.There were too many people shopping.D.The weather was terrible.(2).What is the man more willing to do?（分数：-0.10）A.To recite.B.To put down in black and white.C.To sing out.D.To lis
2、ten.(3).When did this conversation most probably take place?（分数：-0.10）A.On the 10th.B.On the 8th.C.On the 6th.D.On the 11th.(4).How much change will the woman get?（分数：-0.10）A.$20.B.$4.C.$10.D.$6.(5).What is the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：-0.10）A.Salesman and customer.B.Policeman and d
3、river.C.Teacher and student.D.Boss and secretary.(6).How does the man feel about his grade?（分数：-0.10）A.It was an improvement.B.It was disappointing.C.It was unfair.D.It was satisfying.(7).Where did the conversation most probably take place?（分数：-0.10）A.In a library.B.In a classroom.C.In a bookstore.D
4、.In a hotel.(8).What are the two speakers talking about?（分数：-0.10）A.Strange colors.B.Different tastes of tea.C.Fashion.D.A painting.(9).What does the man want to know?（分数：-0.10）A.The way to the fifth floor.B.The way to Mr. Turners office.C.The way to the conference room.D.The way to the lift.(10).Wh
5、at do we learn from the womans words?（分数：-0.10）A.She has more letters now than before.B.She hasnt so many letters as before.C.She often hears from her family now.D.She is used to having a lot of letters.(1).Why is the woman worried about the washing machine?（分数：-0.20）A.It doesnt work at all.B.Its ma
6、king a funny noise.C.It can wash the clothes well.D.It needs repairing again.(2).What exactly does she want Tom to do about it?（分数：-0.20）A.She wants him to listen to the noise.B.She wants him to examine the machine.C.She wants him to wash the clothes.D.She wants him to repair it.(3).What does Tom wa
7、nt the woman to do?（分数：-0.20）A.He asks the woman to ignore the noise.B.He asks the woman to let him finish his reading.C.He asks the woman to ring the shop and ask them to repair it.D.He asks the woman to stop washing.(4).Who repaired the machine last time when there was something wrong with it?（分数：
8、-0.20）A.The man himself.B.The woman herself.C.The man from the shop.D.The repairman from the repair shop.(5).Why was Tom very angry last time?（分数：-0.20）A.The man from the shop charged them two pounds.B.The man from the shop refused to repair the machine.C.The man from the shop repaired the machine c
9、arefully.D.The man from the shop overcharged them for his work.(1).Why did Kathy want a car?（分数：-0.20）A.She liked driving.B.All her friends had cars.C.There was a long way from her home to the college.D.She wanted to save money on bus fares.(2).What kind of car did she buy?（分数：-0.20）A.Very fast car.
10、B.An old police car.C.A cheap second-hand car.D.An expensive second-hand car.(3).Why was Kathy pleased with the car at first?（分数：-0.20）A.It was a very good car.B.The engine and gear box worked well.C.There werent many things wrong with it.D.It went very fast.(4).Why did the policeman look at Kathys
11、car disbelievingly?（分数：-0.20）A.The car had so many things wrong with it.B.He couldnt believe that a girl should drive such a car.C.He thought Kathy was telling lies.D.Kathy had broken the law.(5).How did Kathy know how fast she was traveling?（分数：-0.20）A.She looked at the speedometer.B.It couldnt go
12、faster than 50 miles an hour.C.She would know the speed through what would shake.D.The police officer told her.(1).How long has the woman been with the company?（分数：-0.33）A.Only two years.B.Only one year.C.More than two years.D.One year and a half.(2).Why hasnt the woman got the new job, according to
13、 the man?（分数：-0.33）A.Because she is a woman.B.Because of her clothes.C.Because she is not capable enough.D.Because she dislikes the job.(3).What can we learn from the dialogue?（分数：-0.33）A.Carl Drexler is a good manager.B.The man thought the woman was too proud.C.The woman is not confident enough.D.T
14、he woman thinks that capability is the most important thing.(1).What can we learn about Jack from the dialogue?（分数：-0.33）A.Hes a native in America.B.Hes a new comer to America.C.He knows very well about the holiday.D.He dislikes this kind of holiday.(2).What do people eat on Thanksgiving Day?（分数：-0.
15、33）A.Turkey.B.Chicken.C.Duck.D.Goose.(3).What will the two speakers do immediately after the talk?（分数：-0.33）A.They will prepare dinner.B.They will go shopping for gifts to their guests.C.They will invite some people to dinner.D.They will go shopping for turkey and fixings.三、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，
16、分数：1.00)When my father was getting ready for work, our 【26】 was ruled by knocks and words. One 【27】 on the table meant “I am ready for my breakfast“. Two knocks on the table 【28】 “I am ready for my tea“. 【29】 breakfast he said, “Boots.“ The paper was 【30】 for him over the back of an armchair. Todays
17、 paper was put on the chair for his 【31】 , and his boots were brought to him, freshly brushed. He read 【32】 ,at the same time putting on his boots and lacing them 【33】 . After finishing one boot, he said, “Bus.“ At that 【34】 one of the girls went outside to the garden gate 【35】 waited there. Her job
18、 was to stop the bus 【36】 it came. It came early sometimes, and it had to 【37】 my father. “Overcoat, hat. “One of my sisters had already 【38】 his overcoat. Now she held it 【39】 for him and guided his arms into it. Then she 【40】 his jacket down under the coat. Another girl 【41】 his hat, nicely brushe
19、d. “Handkerchief, pipe. “They were brought and put, with his tobacco into his pockets. He 【42】 the window and said either “Walking stick“ or “Umbrella“. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was 【43】 reading the newspaper. He didnt put it down 【44】 he heard the shout “Bus coming!“ Then he kissed my mo
20、ther and went out. The girls all breathed freely. 【45】 lucky a man is to have a wife and five daughters at home! （分数：1.00）A.houseB.roomC.earsD.mindA.knockB.knocksC.wordsD.wordA.meansB.showedC.indicatedD.madeA.DuringB.AfterC.InD.OnA.scatteredB.openedC.spreadD.coveredA.feetB.bootsC.coatD.elbowsA.lying
21、B.standingC.sittingD.walkingA.upB.onC.tightD.togetherA.caseB.momentC.pointD.timeA.whenB.whileC.in orderD.andA.andB.whenC.sinceD.forA.wait forB.missedC.pickedD.takenA.driedB.polishedC.brushedD.washedA.openB.upC.downD.onA.hauledB.pushedC.draggedD.pulledA.came withB.came up withC.came toD.cameA.looked
22、intoB.looked upC.looked out ofD.looked atA.alsoB.stillC.yetD.tooA.beforeB.thanC.whenD.untilA.HowB.WhatC.SoD.Too四、Section Reading Co(总题数：3，分数：3.00)Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or
23、 seeking paid employment, so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one of the countrys resources which can be combined with other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community. Though the size of the workforce relies greatly on the size of the total population
24、, there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the available workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old to work, then the available workforce would be lower than if ther
25、e were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i. e. the number of births greatly exceeds the number of deaths, then as a total population increases the proportion in the workforce declines. Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means t
26、hat the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly ,and as people retire from the workforce there are unadequate numbers of young people entering it to take place of those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce
27、 declines when there is either a rapid in- crease in births or a falling birth rate. The age distribution of the population has several important influences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the nu
28、mber entering the work force, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hotels, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small rel
29、ative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily. （分数：1.00）(1).Labor force is composed of _.（分数：0.20）A.people who are available to work and earn incomeB.s
30、elf-employed people onlyC.only those who are looking for an employmentD.only the employees(2).The factor which does NOT influence the size of the workforce is _.（分数：0.20）A.the size of populationB.age distribution of the populationC.national economyD.natural increase(3).The conclusion which can be dr
31、awn safely from the second paragraph is that _.（分数：0.20）A.a population growth from natural increase leads to a greater proportion of the workforceB.a large population does not necessarily mean a higher proportion of workforceC.the larger the number of the aged in a population, the higher the proport
32、ion of the workforceD.if the population has an evenly spread age distribution, the workforce will be lower(4).When a population is said to be aging,（分数：0.20）A.more people are retiring than people entering the workforce _.B.the birth rate is growingC.there is an oversupply of workforceD.young people
33、outnumber old people(5).The population which is top-heavy with older people poses a problem to _.（分数：0.20）A.the governmentB.the economyC.the workforceD.all of the aboveWhen a 13-year-old Virginia girl started sneezing, her parents thought it was merely a cold. But when the sneezes continued for hour
34、s, they called in a doctor. Nearly two months later the girl was still sneezing, thousands of times a day, and her case had attracted world-wide attention. Hundreds of suggestions, ranging from “put a clothes pin on her nose“ to “have her stand on her head“ poured in. But nothing did any good. Final
35、ly, she was taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where Dr. Leo Kanner, one of the worlds top authorities on sneezing, solved the baffling problem with great speed. He used neither drugs nor surgery for, curiously enough, the clue for the treatment was found in an ancient superstition about the amazing bo
36、dily reaction we call the sneeze. It was all in her mind, he said, a view which Aristotle, some 3000 years earlier, would have agreed with heartily. Dr. Kanner simply gave a modern psychological interpretation to the ancient belief that too much sneezing was an indication that the spirit was trouble
37、d; and he began to treat the girl accordingly. “Less than two days in a hospital room, a plan for better scholastic and vocational adjustment, and reassurance about her unreasonable fear of tuberculosis quickly changed her from a sneezer to an ex-sneezer, “he reported. Sneezing has always been a sub
38、ject of wonder, awe and puzzlement. Dr. Kanner has collected thousands of superstitions concerning it. The most universal one is the custom of begging for the blessing of God when a person sneezes - a practice Dr. Kanner traces back to the ancient belief that a sneeze was an indication that the snee
39、zer was possessed of an evil spirit. Strangely, people the world over still continue the custom with the traditional,“ God bless you“ or its equivalent. When scientists look at the sneeze, they see a remarkable mechanism which, without any conscious help from you, takes on a job that has to be done.
40、 When you need to sneeze you sneeze, this being natures clever way of getting rid of an annoying object from the nose. The object may be just some dust in the nose which nature is striving to remove. （分数：1.00）(1).The girl sneezed continuously because she_.（分数：0.20）A.was illB.was mentally illC.was af
41、raid of falling illD.had attracted world-wide attention(2).When the girl began to sneeze continuously_.（分数：0.20）A.a lot of people offered their adviceB.she was taken to Johns Hopkins HospitalC.she was given a treatment found in ancient superstitionD.many doctors treated her in different ways(3).Dr.
42、Kanner cured the girl by_.（分数：0.20）A.using Aristotle s methodB.giving her psychological treatmentC.practicing superstitionD.treating her tuberculosis(4).When a person sneezes, we say“ God bless you“ because_.（分数：0.20）A.its a traditionB.the person is possessed of an evil spiritC.the person is illD.Go
43、d will bless those who sneeze(5).According to scientists, people sneeze because_.（分数：0.20）A.they are illB.to sneeze is human natureC.they do not need any conscious helpD.there are unwanted things in their nosesWhen we think about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, a peak of grea
44、t delight and those peaks seem to get rarer the older we get. For a child, happiness has a magical quality. I remember making hide-outs in newly cut hay, playing cops and robbers in the woods, getting a speaking part in the school play. Of course, kids also experience lows, but their delight at such
45、 peaks of pleasure as winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved. For teenagers, or people under twenty, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love, and popularity. I can still feel the agony of not being invited to a party that almost every
46、one else was going to. But I also recall the great happiness of being invited at another event to dance with a very handsome young man. In adulthood the things that bring great joy birth, love, marriage also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. Love may not last, sex isnt always good, loved on
47、es die. For adults, happiness is complicated. My dictionary explains happy as “lucky“ or “fortunate“, but I think a better explanation of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment“. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. Its easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being
48、loved, the company of friends, the freedom to love where we please, even good health. Nowadays, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, we have turned happiness into one more thing we “gotta have“. We re so self-conscious about our “right“ to it that its making us extremely
49、unhappy. So we chase it and consider it to be the same as wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier. While happiness may be more complex for us, the solution is the same as ever. Happiness isnt about what happens to us its about how we perceive what happens to us. It s the ability to find a positive for every negative, and view a setback as a challenge. It s not wishing for what we d
