1、公共英语(三级)38 及答案解析(总分：2.02，做题时间：120 分钟)(1).How does the man seem to feel about driving from his home to his work?（分数：-0.10）A.He is satisfied with driving from his home to work.B.The distance is about 20 miles.C.The road is good but theres a lot of traffic.D.He lives very far from his work.(2).What doe
2、s the woman mean?（分数：-0.10）A.Young people are too quick in making decisions.B.Young people seldom stay long on the same job.C.Young people lose their jobs easily.D.Young people are too eager to succeed.(3).What happened to the secretary?（分数：-0.10）A.The secretary was fired.B.The secretary was a poor
3、typist.C.The secretary quit her job.D.The secretary was critical of her boss.(4).What does the woman mean?（分数：-0.10）A.The man shouldnt drink too much.B.The man shouldnt drive home.C.The man does not have a car.D.The man does not need to go home.(5).Where does the conversation most probably take plac
4、e?（分数：-0.10）A.At the North Pole.B.In the zoo.C.On the street.D.In the womans house.(6).What does the woman suggest?（分数：-0.10）A.That the man should not take a rest.B.That the man should not go to the beach.C.That the man should have a longer rest.D.That they should go together.(7).What is the probabl
5、e relationship between the two speakers?（分数：-0.10）A.Teacher only two miles away from the tavern, “said the driver. “I m glad of that ! “answered the stranger, in a sympathetic mood. He wanted to say more but the east wind blew clear down a mans throat if he tried to speak. The girls voice was someth
6、ing quite charming, however, and at present he spoke again. “You dont feel the cold so much at 20 below zero out in the Western Country. Theres none of this damp chill,“ he said, and then it seemed as though he had blamed the uncomplaining young driver. She had not even said that it was an awful day
7、, and he began to be conscious of a warm hopefulness of spirit, and sense of pleasant adventure under all the woollen shawls. “Youll have a cold drive going back,“ he said in earnest, and put up his hand for the thirtieth time to see if his coat-collar were as close to the back of his neck as possib
8、le. He had wished a dozen times for the warm old hunting rig in which he had many a day confronted the worst of weather in the Northwest. “I shall not have to go back!“ exclaimed the girl, with eager pleasantness. “Im on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word
9、that someone was coming to the tavern.“ （分数：1.00）(1).How far was the drive from the train to the tavern?（分数：0.20）A.One mile.B.Two miles.C.A little over four miles.D.Less than four miles.(2).The driver was_.（分数：0.20）A.an old manB.a girlC.a strangerD.we dont know from this part of the story(3).From th
10、e passage we gather that the two speakers are in_.（分数：0.20）A.the WestB.the EastC.the NorthwestD.the South(4).According to the stranger, in the West the winters are_.（分数：0.20）A.dry and coldB.wet and coldC.warmer than in the EastD.temperate(5).The driver_.（分数：0.20）A.had to return to the train station
11、after leaving the stranger at the tavernB.was going home after leaving the stranger at the tavernC.lived at the tavernD.was going away on the trainIt was the day I froze a household pet that I began to worry about my memory. Technically, it was not a real household pet I froze but a bag of tropical
12、fish, which on the scale of beloved members of any home, rank somewhere below the family cat and above an attractive set of coasters. And technically, I didnt completely freeze my fish. Rather, I absent-mindedly tossed them into the refrigerator with a bag of other things I had bought and fortunatel
13、y found them just before my highly sensitive tropical fish could turn into lightly breaded dinner fish. Nonetheless, that near-death experience for the fish, if not for me woke me up to the fact that my memory might not be all it once was. In the hope of improving my memory, I decided I would first
14、try the memory books. However, much of what I read was, at first blush, utterly forgettable. If I was truly going to juice up my recall, however, book reading wouldnt cut it. What I needed was some kind of memory pill. The big bat in the memory-pill lineup is ginkgo biloba, the dried leaf of the mai
15、denhair tree, thought to improve circulation and, in theory, memory. I decided to try it. The package warned that in addition to any other problems, ginkgo can cause “mild stomach discomfort“. After just one pill, I discovered that the package was how best to put this? not kidding. Its hard to say i
16、f my memory improved in the little time I was on ginkgo, but I can say I had no trouble at all remembering to eat a tasteless diet for several days afterward. For me, the answer to memory problems was not in the medicine chest, but that didnt mean I was a hopeless case. My recall had improved after
17、two weeks in the memory-improvement battle. I may not be able to read a magazine and instantly memorize it, but I now remember to buy it when I get to the store. I may not be able to memorize hundreds of names and faces, but at least I wont meet an Alex at a party and find myself calling him Alan or
18、 Alvin or Evelyn. （分数：1.00）(1).The writer became aware of her memory problem when she realized that she had（分数：0.20）A.forgotten to feed her fishB.forgotten to freeze her fishC.misplaced a bag of dinner fishD.misplaced a bag of tropical fish(2).According to the writer, the memory books she read_.（分数：
19、0.20）A.didnt help at allB.caused new problemsC.wouldnt work at onceD.made her problem worse(3).It can be inferred from the passage that ginkgo_.（分数：0.20）A.can improve memoryB.works after the first pillC.can produce several side effectsD.causes mild stomach discomfort(4).The writer ate a tasteless di
20、et for several days_.（分数：0.20）A.as a result of her failing tasteB.as was advised by her doctorC.as a result of taking the drugD.as was warned on the package(5).The writers tone can best be described as one of_.（分数：0.20）A.reliefB.humorC.worryD.solemnityAlthough few would deny that it is better to be
21、rich than poor, for some people the quest for money is so all-consuming that it extinguishes all other aspects of life. The cause of the urge to make enormous sums of money varies with the individual, but often money is a substitute for something a persons life lacks. To some, money means security.
22、To some, it means power. To others, it means the possibility of love, and to a fourth group, it means competition and winning the game. A tremendous need for power is invariably the bottom line for those driven to make a lot of money. The bigger the pile, the more powerful they think they will feel.
23、 Parents and family background also influence a persons pursuit of money. Many people who grew up poor and then made a fortune live in fear that they will lose it. Others strive for money to compete with their wealthy, successful parents. Making money for its own sake can be addicting like high-stak
24、es gambling. The more they earned, the bigger their appetite was. They paid great price for their insatiability for money in terms of their living quality. For example, their obsession with money-making renders them unable to enjoy what they have earned. Instead, they just work at such an intense pa
25、ce and under such strenuous pressure that they totally neglected themselves. Hence the emergence of various kinds of psychological and physical problems, like impotence, insomnia, heart attacks and problems with a spouse or children. （分数：1.00）(1).The cause of the compulsion to make enormous sums of
26、money_.（分数：0.20）A.is rooted in peoples mindsB.is pushed in AmericaC.is considered unsocialD.varies with the individuals(2).In the authors point of view, money is_.（分数：0.20）A.loveB.powerC.securityD.a substitute for something a persons life lacks(3).According do the author, the bottom line for having
27、too much money is_.（分数：0.20）A.the need for powerB.for the sake of moneyC.the pursuit of securityD.an arrangement for the future(4).The word “obsession“ in the fourth paragraph means_.（分数：0.20）A.disturbanceB.preoccupationC.compulsionD.passion(5).Which of the following statements can NOT be inferred f
28、rom the passage?（分数：0.20）A.Family background influences a persons attitude towards money.B.Money is the root of all evils.C.Obsession with money-making can exert a negative influence on living quality.D.A cautious attitude towards money is recommended.五、Part B(总题数：1，分数：1.00)Mr. Mike Smith: It wasnt
29、an easy decision, but we re been asking for a decent wage for years. Now at last people are beginning to listen to us because we work day and night to keep this country alive and what do we get? 200 dollars a week. That s not enough to raise a family at today s prices. Inflation this year was 32 per
30、cent. We re only asking for a 25 percent increase in our wages. 250 dollars a week, that s all. It s a pity so many people have to be inconvenienced by our strike. But please don t blame us. Blame the government. That s what you should blame. Blame the government for refusing our claim. Mr. Tom Brow
31、n: It s totally unreasonable to demand so much money when we are trying desperately to control inflation. If wages go up, so do prices. If we gave in to the electricity workers, all the other unions would want more, with the inevitable result that the crisis would become uncontrollable. What were tr
32、ying to impress upon everybody is that inflation hurts everybody, especially the poor people. We offer the electricity workers a 10 percent increase. And that s already too much. My stand at this meeting will be to persuade the Union to see reason. Mr. Bob Davis: Everybody will be hurt by this strik
33、e, including the electricity workers themselves. The economy will be destroyed and many people will lose their jobs. Moreover, the very image of the trade union movement will be harmed. Already people are saying that the big unions have too much power and shouldn t be allowed to strike. Of course th
34、e electricity workers want to get more money. Don t we all? Of course we all do. But we re not asking for 250 dollars a week. Why should they? Mrs. Baker: My opinion is “Get the Army in“. All the power stations should be managed by the army. The strikers should be thrown into prison. That s what thi
35、s country needs. Why must we all suffer just because a few men are greedy? If they don t like their jobs. Nobody s forcing them to work. They should try and live on 50 dollars a week like I have to. Perhaps they d keep their mouths shut then. Miss Slater: Let s face it. It s neither here nor there.
36、The electricity workers are in a strong position. perhaps we can t do anything about it. What I say is: let them have their 250 dollars so we can return to work. I mean, the government wastes the taxpayers money all the time on trivial things. How can anyone say 250 dollars is “too much“ ? Pop singe
37、rs get more. Nurses get less. It s just one of those things. Now match each of the persons (61 to 65)to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A A 10% increase is already too much, and Im here to persuade the Union to see reason. B I hope that strikes should be b
38、anned in all sectors relating to the nations security and stability. C We will never go back to work until our goals are achieved. D I think that the government should give in to the electricity worker s demands. E I strongly suggest that all the power stations should be run by the army and that the
39、 strikers should be put into prison. F I must make you clear that strikes will destroy the economy and that many people will lose their jobs. G We are forced to call a strike because the government rejected our wage claim. （分数：1.00）(1).Mr. Mike Smith （分数：0.20）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(2).Mr. Tom Brown（分数：0.20）
40、A.B.C.D.(3).Mr. Bob Davis（分数：0.20）A.B.C.D.E.F.(4).Mrs. Baker （分数：0.20）A.B.C.D.E.(5).Miss Slater（分数：0.20）A.B.C.D.六、Section Writing (总题数：1，分数：1.00)1.You spent a weekend with the Franklins. After you came back, you write a letter to Mrs. Franklin to express your thanks, and telling her about: 1. the ha
41、ppy weekend you spent 2. your thanks to the Franklins You should write approximately 100 words. Do not put down your own name at the end of the letter. Use“ Ann River“ instead. And you need not write your address. （分数：1.00）_七、Part B(总题数：1，分数：1.00)2.Below is a graph showing the percentages of the ave
42、rage Chinese citizen expenses on different items in the year 1995 and the year 2004. Look at the graph and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points: 1. changes happened in the consumption pattern 2. possible reasons behind these changes （分数：1.00）_公共英语(三级)38 答案解析(总分：
43、2.02，做题时间：120 分钟)(1).How does the man seem to feel about driving from his home to his work?（分数：-0.10）A.He is satisfied with driving from his home to work. B.The distance is about 20 miles.C.The road is good but theres a lot of traffic.D.He lives very far from his work.解析：W: Do you live very far from
44、 your work? M: The distance is about 20 miles. But it doesnt seem that far. The road is good and theres not much traffic. (2).What does the woman mean?（分数：-0.10）A.Young people are too quick in making decisions.B.Young people seldom stay long on the same job. C.Young people lose their jobs easily.D.Y
45、oung people are too eager to succeed.解析：M: It was the third time Ranger had phoned me to say that he had a new job. W: Its difficult to keep a young man in one job for life nowadays. (3).What happened to the secretary?（分数：-0.10）A.The secretary was fired.B.The secretary was a poor typist.C.The secret
46、ary quit her job. D.The secretary was critical of her boss.解析：W: Hows your secretary, dear? Does she come on time? M: Yes. well, in fact, she resigned today. (4).What does the woman mean?（分数：-0.10）A.The man shouldnt drink too much.B.The man shouldnt drive home. C.The man does not have a car.D.The ma
47、n does not need to go home.解析：M: Give me the key to the car. I want to drive home. W: Dont you think you are drunk already? (5).Where does the conversation most probably take place?（分数：-0.10）A.At the North Pole.B.In the zoo. C.On the street.D.In the womans house.解析：M: I have never seen that animal b
48、efore. What is it? W: Its a polar bear. Its been here for two years. (6).What does the woman suggest?（分数：-0.10）A.That the man should not take a rest.B.That the man should not go to the beach.C.That the man should have a longer rest. D.That they should go together.解析：M: I ought to have a rest at the beach for two days. W: Why not for two weeks? (7).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?（分数：-0.10）A.Teacher only two miles away from
