1、公共英语三级-16 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/BIYou 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 questio
2、n and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).Where did the man find the suitcase?（分数：1.00）A.In the park.B.In the bank.C.In his building.D.Under a big tree.(2).When did this conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.On the 8th.B.On the 10th.C.On the 6th.D.O
3、n the 11th.(3).What did the man do last Sunday?（分数：1.00）A.He called up Henry.B.He stayed at home.C.He visited Henry.D.He went to see a doctor.(4).What did the man think of the play?（分数：1.00）A.He thought it was funny.B.He thought it was a failure.C.He thought it was boring.D.He thought it was success
4、ful.(5).Why is the man moving?（分数：1.00）A.Because he likes to play the piano.B.Because he needs a quieter place.C.Because the new apartment is cheaper.D.Because the present apartment is too small.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.The man is not lucky enough.B.She doesnt believe the man
5、 has passed the driving test.C.The man is really a lucky dog.D.It is easy for the man to pass the driving test.(2).Whats the probable relationship between these two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Relatives.B.Roommates.C.Colleagues.D.Neighbors.(3).What career does John probably plan to follow?（分数：1.00）A.Politic
6、s.B.Physics.C.Business administration.D.Geography.(4).Who is the woman most probably speaking to?（分数：1.00）A.A railway porter.B.A taxi driver.C.A bus conductor.D.A postal clerk.(5).What does the woman suggest they do?（分数：1.00）A.Do a presentation on Thursday.B.Get together to work on the presentation
7、on Monday.C.Figure out anything that they are having trouble with.D.Spare more time on their presentation.二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：3.00）(1).When did the two people see each other last time?（分数：1.00）A.A long time ago.B.Last Monday.C.Last Wedne
8、sday.D.Last Christmas.(2).What is true about Joey?（分数：1.00）A.He broke his leg.B.He is learning to play the piano.C.He is interested in sports.D.He is older than Billy.(3).What is Jerrys wife doing these days?（分数：1.00）A.She is painting a picture.B.She is learning a foreign language.C.She is typing a
9、book.D.She is studying cooking.Questions 14-17 are based on a dialogue between two friends about their weekend.（分数：4.00）(1).What did the woman do last weekend?（分数：1.00）A.She visited her parents.B.She did some studying on the beach.C.She relaxed on the beach.D.She wrote a paper.(2).Why did the woman
10、have to stop playing in the volleyball game?（分数：1.00）A.Because she had to return home.B.Because she was thirsty.C.Because she didnt know how to play.D.Because she was too tired to continue.(3).Why didnt the woman go swimming?（分数：1.00）A.Because the water was not warm enough.B.Because her parents frie
11、nds forbade her to swim.C.Because she didnt know how to swim.D.Because the water was too hot.(4).What do we know about the man from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.He has never been to the beach.B.He is hard-working.C.He has never spent his weekend in the library.D.He wishes he had gone to the beach wit
12、h the woman.IQuestions 18-21 are based on the following passage about an organizationHeifer International./I（分数：4.00）(1).What information about Mr. West can we get from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.He was Spanish.B.He sold animals to farmers all around the world.C.He started the organization Heifer Intern
13、ational.D.He was an expert on animals.(2).What does Heifer International mainly do?（分数：1.00）A.It provides food for developing countries.B.It teaches farmers how to keep animals.C.It sends farm animals to families and communities in the world.D.It raises money for developing countries.(3).What are fa
14、milies required to do after they receive support from Heifer International?（分数：1.00）A.They should give some money to the organization in return.B.They should give the animals first babies to other people in need.C.They should help other families the way the have been helped.D.They should explain the
15、ir needs and goals.(4).Which of the following is true according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Developing countries have fewer cows than developed countries.B.Heifer animals are all healthy.C.Heifer animals are not for food.D.Every poor family can get help from Heifer International.IQuestions 22-25 are b
16、ased on a talk about salt./I（分数：4.00）(1).When did salt first begin to be used by man?（分数：1.00）A.Over 3,000 years ago.B.In the 18th century.C.We dont know.D.In the 16th century.(2).How was salt used in Egypt thousands of years ago?（分数：1.00）A.To preserve fish.B.To punish offenders.C.To keep dead bodie
17、s from decaying.D.To serve important guests.(3).In the 16th century, what would happen if a man took more than his share of salt?（分数：1.00）A.He would be hanged.B.He would be put in jail.C.He would get his ear cut off.D.He would be fined.(4).Where was the salt placed when the king had his dinner?（分数：1
18、.00）A.In front of the king.B.In front of important guests.C.In the middle of the table.D.Away from important guests.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BText/BPsychologists take opposite views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who stu
19、dy the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others.The U(26)
20、 /U view had gained many supporters, especially among U(27) /U. But the careful use of small monetary rewards U(28) /U creativity in grade-school children, U(29) /U that properly presented inducements indeed aid U(30) /U, according to a U(31) /U in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psycholo
21、gy.“If kids know theyre working for a reward and can U(32) /U on a relatively challenging task, U(33) /U show the most creativity,“ says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark.“But its easy to U(34) /U creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or U(35) /U too much anticip
22、ation for rewards.“A teacher who U(36) /U draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement U(37) /U up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. U(38) /U an example of the latter point, he notes U(39) /U efforts at major universities to U(40) /U grading standards a
23、nd U(41) /U failing grades.In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in U(42) /U students handle U(43) /U problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows U(44) /U in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist U(45) /U.（分数：20.00）A.latterB.laterC
24、.formerD.formalA.engineersB.educatorsC.expertsD.mathematiciansA.bringsB.generatesC.producesD.sparksA.linkingB.beingC.suggestingD.supposingA.inventoryB.inventionC.inventivenessD.inventorA.studyB.learningC.undertakingD.doingA.concentrationB.forceC.focusD.contendA.weB.theyC.youD.allA.maintainB.killC.ke
25、epD.spoilA.creatingB.havingC.crackingD.makingA.continuouslyB.continuallyC.ceaselesslyD.incessantlyA.bringsB.takesC.endsD.startsA.WithB.FurC.AsD.ByA.expandingB.decreasingC.decliningD.growingA.degradeB.loosenC.upgradeD.tightenA.restartB.restoreC.renewD.removeA.whatB.thatC.whichD.whereA.challengingB.ch
26、angingC.chargingD.cherishingA.promiseB.prosperityC.promptD.promisingA.claimsB.exclaimsC.proclaimsD.aims四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BGeorge had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would
27、be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time.Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he didnt tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of havi
28、ng stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking itthat would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty
29、.“Well, George,“ answered Jim, “I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me.“George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and
30、thanked him warmly for agreeing to help.The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy.Of course, George was very pleased, but he didnt have
31、 a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in the prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy.“Well, George,“ Jim answered, “as I thought, those eleven men were very dif
32、ficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!“（分数：10.00）(1).George expected his friend Jim to _.（分数：2.00）A.to convince others that he was innocentB.to make the jury believe that he was guiltyC.to talk the other mem
33、bers of the jury into softening the punishment for GeorgeD.to be grateful to him for the rest of his life(2).The word “mercy“ in the last sentence of the second paragraph is closest in meaning to（分数：2.00）A.forgivenessB.understandingC.thankfulnessD.agreement(3).According to the passage, jury must be
34、_.（分数：2.00）A.an individual who works in a courtB.a number of people who work under the judge at a trialC.a dozen people who decide whether someone on trial is guilty or notD.eleven persons who are in a position to make final decision at a trial(4).George was very pleased about the decision the jury
35、made because _.（分数：2.00）A.the punishment was less severe than expectedB.he thought he deserved the punishmentC.the jury proved to be strong-minded to JimD.Jim managed to tire the jury out in the end(5).Who do you think is/are the biggest fool (fools)?（分数：2.00）A.GeorgeB.JimC.the other members of the
36、juryD.both A and BBText 2/BThe market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.In the inter
37、national market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar
38、items the competitors ale offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselors off
39、ices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot.Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are a
40、lso important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.（分数：10.00）(1).In making mark
41、et investigation, one should _.（分数：2.00）A.get enough information concernedB.advertise his productsC.produce high quality goodsD.none of the above(2).The word “indispensable“ in the first line paragraph 1, paragraph 1 means _.（分数：2.00）A.impossibleB.essentialC.advisableD.available(3).Which of the foll
42、owing statements is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just like that of the lips and teeth.B.It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.C.There are various ways of making market investigation.D.Production goes
43、before market investigation.(4).Making market investigation is very important because _.（分数：2.00）A.in market, goods on sale are numerousB.every producer is facing keen competitionC.it can greatly promote salesD.all of the above(5).All the followings are channels to get market information except _.（分
44、数：2.00）A.to have commercial counselors office of our embassies stationed abroadB.to promote the quality of our own productsC.to send trade groups abroad every now and thenD.to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmenBText 3/BOn November 19,1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylv
45、ania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesm
46、an and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He sp
47、oke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have
48、 failed again.“ On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, “That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.“Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Today, every American school child learns Lincolns Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT tru
