1、公共英语三级-156 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：2，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer-A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the ques
2、tion and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).Whats the mans telephone number?（分数：1.00）A.6330872.B.6380372.C.6338720.D.6338726.(2).How much does one ticket cost?（分数：1.00）A.$1.40.B.$4.30.C.$6.40.D.$8.60.(3).Where did the conversation most probably take place?（分数
3、：1.00）A.In a library.B.In a hotel.C.In a hospital.D.In an elevator.(4).Which country did their boss visit first?（分数：1.00）A.France.B.Britain.C.Germany.D.Spain.(5).Why is the woman calling?（分数：1.00）A.She needs more information about the apartment.B.She wants the man to give her some good advice.C.She
4、wants to buy an apartment with three rooms.D.She wants to live in the apartment.（分数：5.00）(1).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A job opportunity.B.A position as general manager.C.A big travel agency.D.An inexperienced salesman.(2).What does the woman suggest they do?（分数：1.00）A.Take a walk.B.Giv
5、e a performance.C.Listen to the music.D.Dance to the music.(3).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.This apple pie tastes very good.B.His mother likes the pie very much.C.This pie cant match his mothers.D.His mother cant make apple pies.(4).What happened to the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She got home before 9 oc
6、lock.B.She had a bad cold.C.She had a car accident.D.She was delayed.(5).How much will the woman pay for the chairs?（分数：1.00）A.$150.B.$85.C.$115.D.$170.二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)IQuestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：4.00）(1).Why does the speaker say that picking som
7、ebodys pocket is an honorable profession in southeast London?（分数：1.00）A.Its admired worldwide.B.It takes skill.C.It pays well.D.Its a full-time job.(2).According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?（分数：1.00）A.An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.B.A mother with
8、 a baby in her arms.C.A woman whose bag is hanging in front.D.A lone female with a handbag at her right side.(3).In the speakers opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his wallet?（分数：1.00）A.A side pocket of his jacket.B.The top pocket of his jacket.C.A side pocket of his trousers.D.The ba
9、ck pocket of his tight trousers.(4).What is the perfect setting for picking pockets according to the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.B.Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.C.Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.D.Theater lobbies with uniformed
10、security guards.IQuestions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：4.00）(1).Why are London taxi drivers very efficient?（分数：1.00）A.Because they have a driving license.B.Because they have received special training.C.Because the traffic conditions in London are good.D.Because the tr
11、affic system of the city is not very complex.(2).How long does the training period last?（分数：1.00）A.Two to four months.B.About three weeks.C.At least half a year.D.Two years or more.(3).Why does the speaker think the driving test is a terrible experience?（分数：1.00）A.Government officers are hard to ple
12、ase.B.The learner has to go through several tough tests.C.The learner usually fails several times before he passes it.D.The driving test usually lasts two months.(4).Why do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs?（分数：1.00）A.They dont want their present bosses to know what theyre doing.B.They
13、 want to earn money from both jobs.C.They cannot earn money as taxi drivers yet.D.They look forward to further promotion.IQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：4.00）(1).What does the nest built by the tailorbird look like?（分数：1.00）A.a basket.B.a cup.C.An egg.D.An oven
14、.(2).Why is there a hole in the weaverbirds nest?（分数：1.00）A.To let in the sunshine.B.To serve as its door.C.To keep the nest cool.D.For the bird to lay eggs.(3).What is the ovenbirds nest made of?（分数：1.00）A.Branches.B.Mud.C.Grasses.D.Straw.(4).What might surprise us about birds nests according to th
15、e speaker?（分数：1.00）A.Some are built underground.B.Some can be eaten.C.Most are sewed with grasses.D.Most are dried by the sun.IQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：3.00）(1).What did the word “window“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.Opening to look through.B.Light given.C.Wind.D.Wind
16、s eye.(2).Why did the window get its name?（分数：1.00）A.Because it kept out the wind.B.Because it blew out the smoke.C.Because it let in more wind than light.D.Because it let in most light.(3).How did smoke go out in the ancient castles?（分数：1.00）A.Though the window.B.Through the chimney.C.Through the d
17、oor.D.Through a hole in the roof.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)B Text/BReading involves looking at graphic symbols and formulating mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed U(26) /U over the centuries. During the 1950s and 1960s especially, increased attention
18、has been devoted to U(27) /U the reading process. U(28) /U specialists agree that reading U(29) /U a complex organization of higher mental U(30) /U, they disagreeU (31) /U the exact nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, U(32)
19、/U reading as simply the decoding of symbols into the sounds they stand U(33) /U.These authorities U(34) /U that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is U(35) /U related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces
20、 sounds without U(36) /U their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, U(37) /U some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who U(38) /U reads.Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its U(39) /U. By some expert they would not be U(4
21、0) /U as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use. By the most U(41) /U and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to U(42) /U the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various U(43) /U, at va
22、rious rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do U(44) /U widely and enthusiastically. U(45) /U, reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.（分数：20.00）A.substantivelyB.substantiallyC.substitutivelyD.subjectivelyA.define and describeB.def
23、inition and descriptionC.defining and describingD.have defined and describedA.AlthoughB.IfC.UnlessD.UntilA.involvesB.involves toC.is involvedD.involves ofA.opinionsB.effectsC.mannersD.functionsA.ofB.aboutC.forD.intoA.viewB.lookC.reassureD.agreeA.byB.toC.offD.forA.contentB.contendC.contemptD.contactA
24、.inexplicablyB.inexpressiblyC.inextricablyD.inexpedientlyA.interpretingB.sayingC.explainingD.readingA.likeB.for exampleC.according toD.asA.sometimesB.mightC.practicalD.actuallyA.entireB.entiretyC.entirelyD.entityA.classedB.grantedC.classifiedD.gradedA.inclusiveB.inclinableC.conclusiveD.complicatedA.
25、break upB.elaborateC.defineD.unlockA.purposesB.degreesC.stagesD.stepsA.suchB.so asC.soD.such asA.By the wayB.In shortC.So farD.On the other hand四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BThe idea of a fish being able to generate electricity strong enough to light lamp bulbs-or even to run a small elec
26、tricmotor-is almost unbelievable, but several kinds of fish are able to do this. Even more strangely, this curious power has been acquired in different ways by fish belonging to very different families.Perhaps the best known are the electric rays, or torpedoes (电鳐), of which several kinds live in wa
27、rm seas. They possess on each side of the head, behind the eyes, a large organ consisting of a number of hexagonal shaped cells rather like a honeycomb. The cells are filled with a jelly-like substance, and contain a series of flat electric plates. One side, the negative side, of each plate, is supp
28、lied with very fine nerves, connected with a main nerve coming from a special part of the brain. Current passes from the upper, positive side of the organ downwards to the negative, lower side. Generally it is necessary to touch the fish in two places, completing the circuit, in order to receive a s
29、hock.The strength of this shock depends on the size of the fish, but newly born ones only about 5 centimetres across can be made to light the bulb of a pocket flashlight for a few moments, while a fully grown torpedo gives a shock capable of knocking a man down, and, if suitable wires are connected,
30、 will operate a small electric motor for several minutes.Another famous example is the electric eel. This fish gives an even more powerful shock. The system is different from that of the torpedo in that the electric plates run longitudinally (纵向) and are supplied with nerves from the spinal (脊骨) cor
31、d. Consequently, the current passes along the fish from head to tail. The electric organs of these fish are really altered muscles and like all muscles are apt (likely) to tire, so they are not able to produce electricity for very long.The power of producing electricity may serve these fish both for
32、 defence and attack.（分数：10.00）(1).It can be seen from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.the capacity to generate electricity is the distinctive characteristic of the fishB.the current travels in an upward direction from the positive side to negative side in torpedos electric cellsC.some fish can produce
33、 enough electricity to drive a number of electricmotorsD.the torpedos electric cells have a shape with six sides(2).Usually you will not get a shock by touching the electric ray in one place only because _.（分数：2.00）A.the current in one place is not strong enough to give a shockB.the fishs electric c
34、ells are filled with jelly like substanceC.to complete the circuit, you have to touch the fish in two placesD.a torpedos electric cells contain more than one electric plates(3).The main idea of the third paragraph is that _.（分数：2.00）A.a mature torpedo is capable of producing enough electricity to kn
35、ock down a manB.the mass of the fish decides the intensity of electric power it generatesC.the strength of shock given by a young electric ray can only light the bulb of a pocket flashlightD.to make full use of the energy produced by electric fish, suitable wires should be available(4).The reason wh
36、y the electric eel is able to give more powerful shock is that _.（分数：2.00）A.the working system of the electric plates in the eel is the most effectiveB.the working system of the electric plates in the eel is far inferior to those in the torpedoC.compared with those in the torpedo, the working system
37、 of electric plates in the eel is more direct and efficientD.compared with other electric fish, the eel possesses much more electric plates(5).The ideal title for this passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.The EelB.TorpedoC.Electric FishD.Electric PowerBText 2/BNowadays, a standard for measuring power has changed
38、. These changes foretell a new standard for measuring power. No longer will a nations political influence be based solely on the strength of its military forces. Of course, military effectiveness will remain a primary measure of power. But political influence is also closely tied to industrial compe
39、titiveness. Its often said that without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of power and influence that is evolving now places more emphasis on the ability of a country to compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.America must recognize
40、 this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess (杰出才能) over most of this period wa
41、s unchallenged. It is ironic that it is just the prowess that has enabled other countries to prosper(繁荣) and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.The competitiveness of Americas industrial base is an issue bigger than the Department of Defense and is going to require the efforts of the majo
42、r institutional forces in our society-not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be, liked upon by others as the savior (救星) of American industry.（分数：10.00）(1).Now a nations political influence depends on _.（分数：2.00）A.the strength of its military for
43、cesB.its ability to compete in industryC.economic marketsD.both A and B(2).The Soviet Union was not being listed as a third-world nation just because of _.（分数：2.00）A.its industrial competitivenessB.its vast landC.its powerful military forcesD.its contributions to world peace(3).The author indicates
44、that _ is threatening American political power.（分数：2.00）A.other countriesB.less advanced technologyC.a new standard for measuring powerD.the declining U.S. industrial base(4).America succeeded in shaping world events over the past 40 years probably because of _.（分数：2.00）A.its ability to adapt techno
45、logyB.its ability to take advantage of the capabilities of its peopleC.its ability to compete in the world marketsD.both A and B(5).The purpose of writing this article is _.（分数：2.00）A.to draw the readers attention to a new standard for measuring powerB.to demonstrate American political influence in
46、the worldC.to emphasize that effort must be made to strengthen the declining U. S. industrial baseD.to show American industrial prowersBText 3/BGreek mythology is largely made up of stories about gods and goddesses, but it must not be read as a kind of Greek Bible, an account of the Greek religion.A
47、ccording to the most modern idea, a real myth has nothing to do with religion. It is an explanation of something in nature; how, for instance, any and everything in the universe came into existence: men, animals, this or that tree or flower, the sun, the moon, the stars, storms, eruptions, earthquak
48、es, all that is and all that happens. Thunder and lightning ale caused when Zeus hurls his thunderbolt. A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in the mountain and every now and then struggles to get free. The Dipper (大熊星座), the constellation (星座) called also the Great Bear, does not set below the horizon because a goddess once was angry at it and decreed (命令) that it should never sink into the sea. Myths ale early science, the result of mens first trying to explain what they saw around them.But there are many so-called myths whic
