1、公共英语三级-161 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)Part AYou 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 question
2、and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. （分数：5.00）(1).What time is it now?（分数：1.00）A.Nine oclock.B.Eight oclock.C.Seven thirty.D.Eight thirty.(2).What will the woman probably do?（分数：1.00）A.She will drink some coffee.B.She will get some tea for the man.C.She will meet her friend.D.She will drink wh
3、at she has with her.(3).What size does the woman want?（分数：1.00）A.Size 8.B.Size 12.C.Size 11.D.Size 10.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He can help the woman.B.No one can help her.C.The machine was just repaired.D.The clerk doesnt like to be troubled.(5).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.Do as w
4、ell as you can.B.Its difficult to do something important.C.Nobody can be the best.D.Leave the task behind.（分数：5.00）(1).Where are the man and the woman probably talking?（分数：1.00）A.Outside an art museum.B.Inside a bookstore.C.In the restaurant.D.Outside a sports center.(2).Whats the man now?（分数：1.00）A
5、.A student.B.A teacher.C.An engineer.D.An official.(3).What were the two speakers going to do?（分数：1.00）A.Go bicycle-riding.B.Go sailing.C.Swimming.D.Playing tennis.(4).What will the woman tell the man?（分数：1.00）A.Her new address.B.Her company s name.C.Her email.D.Her phone number.(5).What is the rela
6、tionship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Student and teacher.B.Patient and nurse.C.Wife and husband.D.Lawyer and client.二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)（分数：3.00）(1).What kind of color TV did the man plan to buy?（分数：1.00）A.A cheaper one.B.A bigger one.C.A smaller one.D.A black and white one.(2).Why do
7、es the woman suggest that the man buy a smaller TV?（分数：1.00）A.Because its bad for his eyes.B.Because the man cant afford an expensive TV.C.Because a smaller TV is on sale.D.Because his sitting-room isnt very big.(3).What may the relationship be between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.They are teacher an
8、d student.B.They are husband and wife.C.They are classmates.D.They are shop assistant and customer.（分数：4.00）(1).Where is Tom now?（分数：1.00）A.At the college.B.At TV studio.C.At the hospital.D.In the classroom.(2).Which day is Toms birthday?（分数：1.00）A.Sunday.B.Monday.C.Saturday.D.Tuesday.(3).Whats the
9、woman going to do?（分数：1.00）A.To think about a good idea for Tom.B.To give up the chance of helping Tom.C.To help Tom leave the hospital as soon as possible.D.To go out for a birthday party with her classmates.(4).Why does the woman ask Tom to put on his clothes?（分数：1.00）A.She is afraid that Tom may
10、catch a bad cold.B.Shell take Tom to see other children wholl have their tonsils (扁桃体) out.C.She knows Tom used to wear more clothes in autumn.D.He is very careless and will lose his clothes.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the speaker think are the causes of automobile accidents?（分数：1.00）A.The causes are ver
11、y complicated.B.The causes are obvious.C.The causes are familiar.D.The causes are not well understood.(2).What has helped to reduce car accidents?（分数：1.00）A.Regular driver training.B.Improved highway design.C.Stricter traffic regulations.D.Better public transportation.(3).What remains an important f
12、actor for the rising number of road accidents?（分数：1.00）A.Highway crime.B.Poor traffic control.C.Confusing road signs.D.Drivers errors.(4).Whats the focus of peoples attention today according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Designing better cars.B.Building more highways.C.Increasing peoples awareness of tr
13、affic problems.D.Enhancing drivers sense of responsibility.（分数：4.00）(1).What does Jane think of Potters course?（分数：1.00）A.Very good.B.Too general.C.Clear and interesting.D.Meticulous and too specialized.(2).What is true of Potters first lecture?（分数：1.00）A.There was an interesting start and a well-or
14、ganized end.B.There was a natural transition from its introduction to the following part.C.The plan about the Western development was good.D.The whole lecture was over-detailed and formless.(3).Which of the following is true about Potter?（分数：1.00）A.He is a postgraduate.B.He is qualified for teaching
15、 postgraduates.C.He is an expert in town planning.D.He has only given one undergraduate course so far.(4).What can we learn from the interview?（分数：1.00）A.Jane and Helen are sisters.B.Jane and Helen are postgraduates.C.Jane and Helen are undergraduates.D.Jane and Helen are teachers.三、BSection Use o(总
16、题数：1，分数：20.00)On Friday nights when her friends are deciding which film to see, Karina WoodU (26) /Uto a recreational club where sheU (27) /Uafter adults with learning difficulties. Karina has beenU (28) /Uat the club in Stonehaven for two years. She helps organise social events for a group of 30,U
17、(29) /Uin age from young adults to theU (30) /U.Now Karina is one of 70 young people beingU (31) /Ufor her work with a Diana Award, an honorU (32) /Uupon children and teenagers who have made an outstanding or selflessU(33) /Uto their community.The awards,U (34) /Uto the memory of the Princess of Wal
18、es, will beU (35) /Uat the Scottish parliament tomorrow in the first ceremony north of the border. Karina, a sixth-year pupil at Mackie Academy, is going to the event with herU (36) /Uteacher, Ewen Ritchie, whoU(37) /Uher for the award. Karina, who is studying advanced chemistry, maths and biology a
19、nd hopes to become a doctor, insists that she doesnt seekU (38) /Ufor her work.“It is a fantastic experience,“ she says. “I get to meet new people and learn new skills.“ She isntU (39) /Uthat she is the only one of her friends whoU (40) /Uvolunteer work, and she says she doesntU (41) /Utheir Friday
20、night get-togethers.“I dont know what they think but IU (42) /Uthe volunteer work. It is good fun.“ Although Karina was only seven when theU (43) /Uof Wales died, she says: “I know she was veryU (44) /Uin charity work. She was the peoples royal and people could relate to her. I am glad the award isU
21、 (45) /Uher name.“（分数：20.00）A.headedB.headC.headsD.headingA.looksB.takesC.attendsD.caresA.volunteerB.volunteeredC.voluntaryD.volunteeringA.rangingB.arrangingC.varyingD.variedA.eldersB.elderlyC.oldersD.olderlyA.encouragedB.recognizedC.admittedD.complimentedA.bestowedB.feelC.givenD.reservedA.effortB.e
22、ndeavorC.contributionD.sacrificeA.dedicatedB.designedC.aimedD.intendedA.given outB.presentedC.deliveredD.handed outA.guidingB.instructingC.guidanceD.instructionA.introducedB.nominatedC.encouragedD.recommendedA.praiseB.acknowledgeC.admissionD.recognitionA.worriedB.concernedC.afraidD.sorryA.doB.have d
23、oneC.doesD.has doneA.missB.think ofC.think aboutD.dream ofA.loveB.chooseC.likeD.preferA.PrincessB.QueenC.KingD.PrinceA.exhaustedB.involvedC.devotedD.busyA.byB.afterC.inD.at四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BWhy do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason c
24、ould be that mens hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that womens Ulongevity/U may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart fal
25、ls by 2025 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,“ said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,“
26、 said Goldspink. “This is part of the aging process.“What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than me
27、n,“ said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart,“ said Goldspink.The good news is that men can impr
28、ove the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.（分数：10.00）(1).The underlined word “longevity“ in the second paragraph probably refers to “_“.（分数：2.00）A.healthB.long life
29、C.agingD.effect(2).The text mainly talks about_.（分数：2.00）A.men s heart cellsB.women s aging processC.the gender differenceD.hearts and long life(3).According to the text, the UK scientists have known that_.（分数：2.00）A.women have more cells than men when they are bornB.women can replace the cells that
30、 enable the heart to beatC.the female heart loses few of the cells with ageD.women never lose their pumping power with age(4).If you want to live longer, you should_.（分数：2.00）A.enable your heart to beat much fasterB.find out the reason for agingC.exercise regularly to keep your heart healthyD.preven
31、t your cells from being lost(5).We can know from the passage that_.（分数：2.00）A.the reason why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found outB.scientists are on the way to find out why the male heart loses more of the cellsC.the team has done something to prevent the male from sufferi
32、ng the greater lossD.women over 70 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20BText 2/BThe Man of Many SecretsHarry Houdiniwas one of the greatest American entert-ainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapesfrom prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in river
33、s, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic“ tricks.Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers
34、. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess w
35、orked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.It was the publicity (宣传
36、) that came from Uthis/U that started Harry Houdinis success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luckand a small
37、 skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and
38、in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wild fame and a name remembered today.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, Houdinis success in prison escapes depends on_.（分数：2.00）A.his special tricks and supernatural powersB.his unusual ability and a skele
39、ton keyC.his magic tricks and unhuman powersD.his wisdom and magic tricks(2).In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this“ refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.his first prison escapeB.the year 1898C.the publicityD.Harry Houdinis success(3).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：2.00）A.Houdini was put
40、 into prison for several times because of crime.B.Houdini achieved great success once he entered entertainment world.C.Houdini performed prison escape in an effort to draw peoples attention.D.Houdini had super magic power to twist his body into almost any position he wanted.(4).It can be inferred fr
41、om the passage that Houdini became famous_.（分数：2.00）A.in 1894B.before he marriedC.at the age of 17D.when he was about 24(5).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.A Skeleton KeyB.A Man of Many SecretsC.World-wild FameD.Great EscapeBText 3/BYoure busy filling out the appl
42、ication form for a position you really need. Lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra coup
43、le of years back at State University? More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she ass
44、umes that chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university.Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns ou
45、t that an applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them “impostors (骗子)“; another refers to them as “special cases“. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by“n
46、o such people“. To avoid outright (彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they “attended“ or “were associated with“ a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that “attending“ means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that“being associated with“ a c
47、ollege means that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the centurythats when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you dont want to lie or even stretch the truth, th
48、ere are companies that will sell you a Uphony/U diploma.One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from “Smoot State University“. The prices increase rapidly for a degree from the “University of Purdue“. As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.（分数：10.00）(1).The main idea of this passage is that_.（分数：2.00）A.employers are
