1、公共英语三级-167 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 answerA, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the quest
2、ion and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).What season are they in?（分数：1.00）A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Early autumn.D.Early winter.(2).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She likes to go to the art gallery.B.She is excited about going to the art gallery.C.She is not
3、 interested in visiting the art gallery.D.She thinks the art gallery is a good place for a visit.(3).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She doesnt like hiking very much.B.She thinks they should go somewhere else.C.She agrees with the man.D.She doesnt mind going anywhere.(4).What does the man mean?（
4、分数：1.00）A.The woman can read the magazine on the train.B.The woman should not board the train.C.There is no time to buy a magazine.D.They have to pay for the magazine.(5).Which kind of dessert does the woman like most?（分数：1.00）A.Watermelon.B.Pudding.C.Ice-cream.D.All of the above.（分数：5.00）(1).What d
5、o you learn about the man?（分数：1.00）A.He will definitely not lend her the money.B.He will lend her the money.C.He might lend her the money.D.He thinks it is still a question.(2).At what time did the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.5:00.B.5:20.C.5:30.D.5:40.(3).What is the most probable relationshi
6、p between Lucy and Alice?（分数：1.00）A.Twins.B.Cousins.C.Friends.D.Classmates.(4).Where are the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.In an office.B.At the mans house.C.In a hotel.D.In a restaurant.(5).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Customer and saleswoman.B.Neighbors.C.Passeng
7、er and airline hostess.D.Guest and receptionist.二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)IQuestions 11-13 are based on a talk about birth order./I（分数：3.00）(1).According to common belief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike?（分数：1.00）A.They strongly believe in family rules.B.They tend to take r
8、esponsibility for themselves.C.They are very likely to be successful.D.They dont take many chances in their lives.(2).What do people usually say about middle children?（分数：1.00）A.They grow up to be funny and charming.B.They get less attention than the first children.C.They have a poor sense of direct
9、ion.D.They follow their own ideas.(3).What can we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order?（分数：1.00）A.They usually follow orders.B.They dont take chances.C.They dont live with the other family members.D.They are more likely to be successful in life.Questions 14-17 ar
10、e based on a dialogue between two friends about their holiday plans.（分数：4.00）(1).How is the woman going home?（分数：1.00）A.By train.B.By plane.C.By car.D.By ship.(2).What can we learn about the mans sister from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.She is married.B.She is younger than the man.C.She earns her liv
11、ing by teaching.D.She is a strange person.(3).Whose family is a close-knit family?（分数：1.00）A.The mans.B.The womans.C.Both.D.Neither.(4).What can we infer from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The woman is married.B.The woman feels crazy about her big family.C.The mans family members never get together.D.
12、The woman feels excited about going home for the holidays.Questions 18-21 are based on a dialogue between two friends about their vacation plans.（分数：4.00）(1).What are the two speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Italian lifestyle.B.Their school life.C.Holiday plans.D.Cultural holiday.(2).When will the
13、man arrive at the airport?（分数：1.00）A.9 in the morning.B.11 in the morning.C.About 10 in the morning.D.12 at noon.(3).What is the man going to do in Italy?（分数：1.00）A.Lie on the beach.B.Draw pictures.C.Visit museums.D.Visit some friends.(4).What do we know about the woman from the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.
14、She decides to stay at home during the holiday.B.She has never gone to the countryside to visit her grandparents.C.She is hard-working.D.She doesnt enjoy her life.Questions 22-25 are based on a job interview.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Mana
15、ger and assistant manager.B.Teacher and student.C.Interviewer and interviewee.D.Employer and employee.(2).What is the man interested in at the beginning of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.How the woman became an assistant manager so young.B.How the woman would deal with problems of authority.C.Whether t
16、he woman minds him taking notes.D.How the woman deals with her boss.(3).Why does the woman think she will be suitable for the post?（分数：1.00）A.Because she has a great deal of experience in senior management.B.Because she has a lack of experience in senior management.C.Because she will bring a new app
17、roach to the job.D.Because she has a MBA.(4).What can we learn about the woman from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.She has just graduated from university.B.She became an assistant manager a few years ago.C.She will certainly get the job.D.She has problems of authority.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)It
18、 is, everyone agrees, a huge task that the child performs when he learns to speak, and the fact that he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.Language learning begins with U(26) /U. Individual children U(27) /U greatly in the amount of listening they do before they start speaki
19、ng, and U(28) /U starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey“ spoken U(29) /U some time before they can speak, though the word obey is hardly U(30) /U as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also as
20、k questions by U(31) /U and by making questioning noises.Any U(32) /U to trace the development from the noises babies U(33) /U to their first spoken words leads to U(34) /U difficulties. It is U(35) /U that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises U(36) /U the
21、mselves out as particularly U(37) /U of delight, distress, sociability, and so on. But since these cannot be said to show the babys intention to U(38) /U, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they U(39) /U with sounds for enjoyment,
22、and U(40) /U by six months they are able to add new sounds to their U(41) /U. This self-imitation leads on to U(42) /U imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them U(43) /U other people. The problem then U(44) /U as to the point at U(45) /U one can say that these imitations can be considered as
23、speech.（分数：20.00）A.listeningB.speakingC.readingD.writingA.varyB.changeC.differentiateD.transformA.lateB.earlyC.laterD.earlierA.obstructionsB.instructionsC.constructionsD.abstractionsA.preciousB.precisionC.accurateD.articulateA.vibrationB.generationC.captureD.gestureA.treatB.attemptC.contemptD.trialA
24、.makeB.produceC.generateD.doA.consideringB.considerateC.considerableD.consideredA.disagreedB.agreedC.approvedD.disapprovedA.chooseB.sortC.selectD.takeA.identicalB.indicativeC.incredibleD.individualA.computeB.commuteC.muteD.communicateA.tackleB.dealC.playD.amuseA.whatB.whichC.thatD.whereA.repertoireB
25、.reservoirC.reserveD.preserveA.deliberateB.unintentionalC.arrangedD.randomA.toB.andC.withD.byA.risesB.arisesC.raisesD.arousesA.whenB.thatC.whichD.where四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BThe human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not s
26、urprising. Without the nose, obviously, we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said a large nose showed a great man courageous, courteous, manly and intellectual.A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a
27、rose! Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher, made an interesting comment about Cleopatras nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!Historically, mans nose has had a principal role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express h
28、is emotions. Expressions concerning the nose refer to human weakness: anger, jealousy and revenge.In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, Uto hold up ones nose/U expresses a basic human feeling pride. People can hold up their noses at people, things, and places.The phra
29、se, Uto be led around by the nose/U, shows mans weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who Ufollows his nose/U lets his instinct guide him.For the human emotion of rejection, the phrase Uto have ones nose put out of joint/U is very
30、 descriptive. The expression applies to persons who have been turned aside because of a competitor. Their pride is hurt and they feel rejected. This expression is not new. It was used by Erasmus in 1542.This is only a sampling of expressions in English dealing with the nose. There are a number of ot
31、hers. However, it should be Uas plain as the nose on your face/U that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling!（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Mans Nose Reflecting His Language AbilityB.Mans Nose and Interesting ExpressionsC.As Pl
32、ain as the Nose on the FaceD.Famous People Talking about Mans Nose(2).It can be inferred from the passage that _.（分数：2.00）A.the human nose is the most important organB.mans nose has been the source of human imaginationC.a perfect individual would seldom feel proud, lose temper or envy othersD.not un
33、til recently did man link his nose with the expression of his emotions(3).Which of the following expressions can be used to refer to a person who has no will of his own?（分数：2.00）A.To hold up one nose.B.To follow ones nose.C.To be as plain as the nose on ones face.D.To be led around by the nose.(4).T
34、he words “more than“ in the last sentence of the passage are closest in meaning to which of the following?（分数：2.00）A.Merely.B.Clearly.C.More or less.D.Not only.(5).By “as plain as the nose on your face“, the writer means that what he mentions at the end of the passage is something _.（分数：2.00）A.obvio
35、usB.mysteriousC.awkwardD.humorousBText 2/BAnother common type of reasoning is the search for causes and results. We want to know whether cigarettes really do cause lung cancer, what causes malnutrition, the decay of cities, or the decay of teeth. We are equally interested in effects: what is the eff
36、ect of sculpture or lead in the atmosphere, of oil spills and raw sewage in rivers and the sea, of staying up late on the night before an examination?Causal reasoning may go from cause to effect or from effect to cause. Either way, we reason from what we know to what we want to find out. Sometimes w
37、e reason from an effect to a cause and then on to another effect. Thus, if we reason that because the lights have gone out, the refrigerator wont work, we first relate the effect (lights out) to the cause (power off) and then relate that cause to another effect (refrigerator not working). This kind
38、of reasoning is called, for short, effect to effect. It is quite common to reason through an extensive chain of causal relations. When the lights go out we might reason in the following causal chain: lights out power off refrigerator not working temperature will rise milk will sour. In other words,
39、we diagnose a succession of effects from the power failure, each becoming the cause of the next.Causes are classified as necessary, sufficient, or contributory. A necessary cause is one which must be present for the effect to occur, as combustion is necessary to drive a gasoline engine. A sufficient
40、 cause is one which can produce an effect unaided, though there may be more than one sufficient cause: a dead battery is enough to keep a car from starting, but faulty spark plugs, or an empty gas tank will have the same effect. A contributory cause is one which helps to produce an effect but cannot
41、 do so by itself, as running through a red light may help cause an accident, though other factors pedestrians or other cars in the intersection must also be present.In establishing or refuting a causal relation it is usually necessary to show the process by which the alleged cause produces the effec
42、t. Such an explanation is called a causal process.（分数：10.00）(1).What the author discussed in the previous section is most probably about _.（分数：2.00）A.relationships between causes and resultsB.classification of reasoningC.some other common types of reasoningD.some special type of reasoning(2).Accordi
43、ng to the passage, to do the “effect to effect“ reasoning is to reason _.（分数：2.00）A.from cause to effectB.from effect to causeC.from effect to effect and on to causeD.from effect to cause and on to another effect(3).A necessary cause is _.（分数：2.00）A.one without which it is impossible for the effect
44、to occurB.one of the causes that can produce the effectC.one that is enough to make the effect occurD.None of them.(4).Your refrigerator is not working and you have found that the electric power has been cut off. The power failure is a _.（分数：2.00）A.necessary causeB.sufficient causeC.contributory cau
45、seD.None of them.(5).This passage mainly discusses _.（分数：2.00）A.causal reasoningB.various types of reasoningC.classification of causesD.the causal processBText 3/BIn the seventeenth century, European soldiers who came across some Indian groups in the western Great Lakes found that several native tri
46、bes were living in the area without a formal leadership system. They appeared to be “quite friendly with each other without a formal authority!“Not only did the Indians appear to lack a formal system of authority, but they also deeply hated any efforts to control their actions. All members of the tr
47、ibes knew what was required of them by lifelong familiarity with the tasks of the area. These tasks tended to be simple, since the Indians rate of social change was slow. Thus, although subgroups such as soldiers had recognized leaders, no real authority was required. Rather than giving direct order
48、s (which were considered rough), members of the tribes would arouse others to action by examples.It would be difficult, if not impossible, to carry out such a system in our own society. Most of us have grown up under one authority or another for as long as we can remember. Our parents, our teachers, our bosses, our government all have the recognized right under certain conditions to tell us what to do. The authority is so much a part of our culture that it is hard for us to imagine a workable society without it. We have been used to relying o
