1、公共英语三级-204 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)(1).At what time did the basketball match start last Saturday?（分数：1.00）A.At 8:45.B.At 9:15.C.At 8:15.D.At 9:45.(2).Why does the woman ask about the time?（分数：1.00）A.She does not have a watch.B.She is nerv
2、ous about the appointment.C.Toms watch keeps good time.D.Tom is afraid to be late(3).What did the woman do?（分数：1.00）A.She got a new job.B.She asked the man to help her.C.She helped the man.D.She did nothing.(4).What does the woman tell the man must do?（分数：1.00）A.Read part of the book.B.Read only one
3、 chapter of the book.C.Read another book.D.Read the whole hook.(5).What is Johnsons occupation now?（分数：1.00）A.He is a salesman.B.He is a newspaperman.C.He is a manager.D.He is a secretary.(1).What has the man bought for his wife?（分数：1.00）A.Tennis shoes.B.Some clothes.C.Nothing yet.D.Music records.(2
4、).What does the man say about Judy?（分数：1.00）A.Hes surprised she chose that agency.B.He wonders why shes still kept her job.C.He doesnt know when her classes started.D.He doubts she makes much money now.(3).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.Hed better speak to her at once.B.He can have a long talk
5、with her.C.He must wait for a long time.D.He can talk to her a few minutes later.(4).Where is the man probably going to work?（分数：1.00）A.In a bank.B.In a clothing store.C.In a school.D.In a barbershop.(5).What does the woman mean in this conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The sale figures will go up definitely.
6、B.They can rely on the National Bank to help them out.C.Theyll set up a new company soon.D.She will apply for a job in the bank.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 13 are based on the following conversation between shopkeeper and customer.（分数：3.00）(1).Where does the conversation most probably take
7、place?（分数：1.00）A.In a library.B.In a department store.C.In a drug store.D.In a video rental store.(2).How much does it cost for the new movie?（分数：1.00）A.$ 2.00.B.$ 2.50.C.$ 3. 50.D.$ 5.00.(3).How many movies does the customer get in this conversation?（分数：1.00）A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.Questions 14 17 are base
8、d on the following dialogue between a professor and a student.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the woman talk to the professor?（分数：1.00）A.She wants him to recommend books.B.She wants to apply to graduate study.C.She wants to take an advanced course.D.She wants him to give her a good grade.(2).At what stage is t
9、he woman in her studies?（分数：1.00）A.She is a junior.B.She is a senior.C.She is a graduate student.D.She is a teaching assistant.(3).What is the professors first reply to the womans request?（分数：1.00）A.He does not intend to offer the course.B.He does not think the course will interest her.C.He never ac
10、cepts undergraduates in his course.D.He thinks the course will be too difficult for her.(4).What does the woman say to persuade the professor to help her?（分数：1.00）A.She is unusually well prepared.B.She wants to take an easy course.C.She needs additional credits in the subject.D.She wants to read a b
11、ook in this field.Questions 18 21 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).Where is the conversation most likely taking place?（分数：1.00）A.At a furniture store.B.At a big department store.C.At a biologist laboratory.D.Near a factory which produces metal shelf.(2).What is the woman looking
12、for?（分数：1.00）A.A cabinet.B.A refrigerator.C.A shelf.D.A kind of light.(3).How many dollars does the woman have to pay for the metal shelf?（分数：1.00）A.$ 12.50.B.$15.50.C.$ 3.D.$15.(4).When will the item be available?（分数：1.00）A.At twelve oclock.B.In a few months.C.In one or two days.D.Next week.Questio
13、ns 22 25 are based on the following monologue newspaper report.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the story tell us about the old woman?（分数：1.00）A.She was found stealing in a bookstore.B.She caught someone in the act of stealing.C.She admitted having stolen something.D.She said she was wrongly accused of steali
14、ng.(2).What was said to have been stolen?（分数：1.00）A.A book.B.$3 000.C.A handbag.D.A Christmas card.(3).What happened to Ms White after she was taken back to the store?（分数：1.00）A.She was questioned by the policeB.She was shut in a small room for 20 minutes.C.She was insulted by the shoppers around he
15、r.D.She was body-searched by the store manager.(4).What was then the attitude of the department store in this legal case?（分数：1.00）A.They refused to apologize for having followed her through the town.B.They regretted having wrongly accused her of stealing.C.They still suspected that she was a thief.D
16、.They agreed to pay her $ 3 000 damages.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextThe conception of poverty and what to (26) about it have changed over the decades. Under Social Darwinism the lazy and the (27) were supposed to be at the bottom of the economic ladder as a result of the “law of (28) of
17、the fittest“. Society was (29) as a network of self-sufficient families which provided for their own. (30) persons outside a household (orphans, the (31) elderly,and the crippled) were provided outdoor relief grudgingly and as a temporary expedient. Although it was (32) that “the poor will always be
18、 with us“, the individual was expected to improve himself (33) acts of his own will. Charity was thought to be the (34) of idleness. By keeping wages low, labourers would be (35) to work harder.At about the turn of the century, the beginning of concern about natural (36) brought uneasiness about the
19、 possible spread of beggary. There was a potentially dangerous class in (37) of disease and disorder. The “poor“ were (38) as different from “paupers“. Paupers were individuals well (39) to being on the low end of the socioeconomic (40) . Without shame or bitterness, they would not seek independence
20、 and a “ (41) “ life. For the mountaineers, the subsistence dwellers, and some slum dwellers, the lack of wealth, (42) has been argued,reflects a preference not to pay the psychological costs of the struggle for the riches or of adopting the middle-class work ethic of surviving. In (43) ,the worthy
21、poor struggled to (44) their lot against circumstances beyond their control: low wages, sickness, industrial (45) , widowhood and so on.（分数：20.00）A.findB.doC.workD.dealA.ineffieientB.invalidC.ineffectiveD.inaccessibleA.secureB.rescueC.restoreD.survivalA.definedB.estirnatedC.coneeivedD.guessedA.PityB
22、.NeedyC.ShabbyD.GreedyA.childlessB.ehildlyC.ehildllkeD.childishA.agreedB.disagreedC.assentedD.consentedA.throughB.byC.withD.onA.nurseB.evilC.patientD.wardA.promotedB.admiredC.encouragedD.excitedA.resourceB.sourceC.originD.resourcesA.respectsB.termsC.regardsD.viewsA.seenB.notieedC.watchedD.predictedA
23、.admittedB.adjustedC.appliedD.adaptedA.measureB.scaleC.standardD.sealesA.poorB.betterC.humbleD.miserableA.itB.whatC.thatD.whichA.analogyB.contrastC.comparisonD.contraryA.increaseB.enrichC.improveD.developA.accidentsB.disastersC.incidentD.event五、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00
24、)七、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)I dont know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stone-cutter, was a man with a great respect and veneratio
25、n for literature. He had a tremendous memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlets Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antonys Funeral Oration, Greys Elegy, and all the rest of it. I hear
26、d it all as a child; I memorized and learned it allHe sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grow stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc, and in my last year or two I was a member
27、 of a course in playwriting which had just been established there. I wrote several little one-act plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the
28、 idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first boo
29、k in London. I was living all alone at that time. I had two rooms - a bedroom and a sitting room - in a little square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and cream-yellow-plaster look.（分数：10.00）(1).We may conclude, in regard to the authors development as a writer, that
30、 his father _.（分数：2.00）A.made an important contributionB.insisted that he choose writing as a careerC.opposed his becoming a writerD.insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer(2).The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of _.（分数：2.00）A.his special talentB.his
31、 fathers teaching and encouragementC.his study at HarvardD.a hidden urge within him(3).The author _.（分数：2.00）A.began to think of becoming a writer at HarvardB.had always been successful in his writing careerC.want to Harvard to learn to write playsD.worked as a newspaper man before becoming a writer
32、(4).The author really started on his way to become a writer _.（分数：2.00）A.when he was in high schoolB.when he was studying at HarvardC.when he lived in LondonD.after he entered college(5).A conclusion we cannot safely draw about the authors life in 1926 is that _.（分数：2.00）A.he was unmarriedB.he was m
33、iserable about having his plays rejectedC.he lived in a house like all the other houses around himD.he started his first novel八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Urban life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards against dangers and stress; its motivating force is, in the broadest sense, mo
34、ney. Opportunities to make money mean competition and competition is stressful; it is often most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. The presence of huge numbers of people inevitably involves more conflict, more traveling, the overloading of public services and exposure
35、to those deviants and criminals who are drawn to the rich pickings of great cities. Crime has always flourished in the relative anonymity of urban life, but todays ease of movement makes its control more difficult than ever; there is much evidence that its extent has a direct relationship to the siz
36、e of communities. City dwellers may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them.As a defence against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves; contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal
37、; doors are kept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure. There are other strategies, too, which are positively harmful to the individuals, for example, reducing awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, al
38、l these defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the communitys concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and indifference to the misfortunes of others, if they are not person- ally known to oneself, are amongst the ma
39、jor causes of urban crime.Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped be cause so much economic activity has migrated to the suburbs
40、and beyond.Present day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life. Old established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly swept away, by both public and private organizations, usually to be replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to
41、 leave their familiar homes, usually to be rehoused in tower blocks which are drab, inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for human interaction or support. This destruction of established social structures is the worst possible approach to the difficulties of living in a town or city. Instea
42、d, every effort should be made to conserve the human scale of the enviroment, and to retain familiar landmarks.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are _.（分数：2.00）A.in need of helpB.naturally aggressiveC.likely to commit crimeD.an
43、xious to succeed(2).The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because _.（分数：2.00）A.criminals are difficult to trace in large populationsB.people do not communicate with their neighborsC.people feel anonymous thereD.the trappings of success are attractive to criminals(3).According to the a
44、rticle, what is the worst problem facing people living in cities?（分数：2.00）A.Crime.B.Finding somewhere to live.C.Social isolation.D.Drugs and alcoholism.(4).The majority of people who live in inner cities do so because they _.（分数：2.00）A.dislike having to travel far to workB.dont like the idea of livi
45、ng in the suburbsC.have been forced by circumstances to do soD.have turned against society(5).Architectural changes have affected city life by _.（分数：2.00）A.giving the individual a say in planningB.dispersing long established communitiesC.forcing people to live on top of each otherD.making people mov
46、e to the suburbs九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are at least two causes of anxiety: conflict and stress. As an example of the former, we can rarely predict the precise consequences of what we do, but we are awarded (oz cursed) with the intellectual capacity to anticipate the advantages and disadvantag
47、es which may arise for any action we may be contemplating. Very commonly we axe faced with a choice between several courses of action, all of which we have reasons for or against. This state of affairs - in psychological jargon, multiple approach-avoidance conflict - accounts for a great deal of our
48、 worrying: worrying, that is, about what to do.The other major source of worry is the dreadful things which may happen or have happened to us or to those we care for. Among the most stressful of these are death, illness, loss of work, money problems, marital problems and retirement. Such worries hav
49、e a rational basis, but we are curiously irrational in the way we pursue them. For example, fear of death is as strong among young adults as among the elderly and it does not seem to be reduced by any sort of religious faith, including the belief that there is life after death. It is equally surprising that objective measures of anxiety suggest that we are as worried the hour before having a tooth filled as when we face a major medical operation.How do we deal with worries? Psychiatrists point to a number of defensiv
