1、公共英语三级-208 及答案解析(总分：105.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：2，分数：10.00)（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman imply? A. She thinks the man should drive to town. B. She likes to pass cars. C. The man should mind his own business. D. The traffic wont be detoured after tomorrow.（分数：1
2、.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did the woman say about Jack? A. He wanted Jessica to come, but she couldnt. B. He invited Jessica to the party. C. He didnt invite Jessica to the party. D. He didnt want to invite Jessica to the party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When had the woman purchased the dress? A. Shortly after
3、 Christmas. B. In the spring. C. During the Christmas season. D. During the sale.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which day does the mans son not work? A. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. B. Saturday and Sunday. C. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. D. Monday, Friday and Saturday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the woma
4、n imply? A. The man should step over the football. B. The man shouldnt be taking the train tomorrow. C. The man should see the game afterward. D. The man shouldnt be training tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1).Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. In a library. B. In a hospit
5、al. C. At a bank. D. In a store.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where do the speakers work? A. At an art school. B. At a newspaper office. C. At a stadium. D. At a publishing house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man mean? A. The library no longer had the book on reserve. B. The library closed earlier than
6、hed expected. C. The professor had chosen a mystery book for him instead. D. The homework isnt clear.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man spends more than he makes. B. The man is not keen on arts. C. The woman is an artist. D. The woman looks down upon the man.（分数
7、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).How are the guests going to New York? A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By car. D. By train.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：16.00)（分数：4.00）(1).What does Jane think of Potters course? A. Very good. B. Too general. C. Clear and interesting. D. Meticulous and too specialized.（分数：1.00）A
8、.B.C.D.(2).What is true of Potters first lecture? A. There was an interesting start and a well-organized 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.（分数：1.0
9、0）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following is true about Potter? A. He is a postgraduate. B. He is qualified for teaching postgraduates. C. He is an expert in town planning. D. He has only given one undergraduate course so far.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What can we learn from the interview? A. Jane and Helen ar
10、e sisters. B. Jane and Helen are postgraduates. C. Jane and Helen are undergraduates. D. Jane and Helen are teachers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the woman talk to the professor? A. She wants him to recommend books. B. She wants to apply to graduate study. C. She wants to take an advanced c
11、ourse. D. She wants him to give her a good grade.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).At what stage is the woman in her studies? A. She is a junior. B. She is a senior. C. She is a graduate student. D. She is a teaching assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the professors first reply to the womans request? A. He d
12、oes not intend to offer the course. B. He does not think the course will interest her. C. He never accepts undergraduates in his course. D. He thinks the course will be too difficult for her.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman say to persuade the professor to help her? A. She is unusually well
13、prepared. B. She wants to take an easy course. C. She needs additional credits in the subject. D. She wants to read a book in this field.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What are the mans hobbies? A. Running and thinking. B. Running and jumping. C. Running and climbing. D. Running and skiing.（分数：1.00）A
14、.B.C.D.(2).What is the main reason that the man runs every day? A. To think out some difficult problems. B. To do some cross-country running. C. To finish a course in physical training. D. To keep fit and healthy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the man going to do next year? A. Enter for the London Mar
15、athon. B. Do a cross-country running. C. Climb the Alps with his wife. D. Complete a course in snow and ice climbing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the speakers main topic? A. Training for a professional athlete. B. His physical training. C. How to do cross-country running. D. How to do mountain climb
16、ing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Whats Edward Allsops profession? A. A violinist. B. A pianist. C. a musician. D. a politician.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to Edward Allsop, what is important for leaders? A. Being outward-looking. B. Looking after the electorate. C. Being open-minded. D. Having a
17、 wide variety of interests（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where did Allsops interest in music come from? A. Mozart. B. Bach. C. His parents. D. His brother.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What kind of family was Allsop from? A. A political family. B. An artist family. C. A musical family. D. Not mentioned.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
18、D.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BText/BAIDS threatens not only lives but also-in poor countries - economic development. ByU U 1 /U /Umainly at adults 20 to 49 years old, AIDS robs these societiesU U 2 /U /Usome of their most productive citizens. Ignorance and fear of the disease can disrupt famili
19、es and communities and may evenU U 3 /U /Upolitical relations between nations.Because AIDS is a worldwide epidemic (传染病，流行病), nothingU U 4 /U /Uthan a worldwide effort can control and perhaps some day wipe the disease. Governments mustU U 5 /U /Uby fully informing their citizensU U 6 /U /Uthe epidem
20、ic and, most important, by telling peopleU U 7 /U /Uactions they can take to prevent infection(感染). Public health agencies must also insure that blood transfusions (输血) andU U8 /U /Uare safe. Those already infected should receiveU U 9 /U /Uattention so they do not spread the virus to others.U U 10 /
21、U /U, the U. S. government has committed more than two billion dollars to fight UU 11 /U /UAIDS in 1989 - including more than 600 million dollars for research. The screening of bloodU U 12 /U /Uhas already ensured the safety of blood supplies in the U. S. , and American military personnel are requir
22、ed to takeU U 13 /U /Ublood tests. Public health groups have carriedU U 14 /U /UAIDS education programs aimed particularly at homosexuals,U U 15 /U /Uaddicts, and others whose behavior makes them highly susceptible (易受影响的)U U 16 /U /Uthe virus. U. S. government agencies are alsoU U 17 /U /Upublic he
23、alth authorities throughout the developing world in their efforts toU U 18 /U /Uthe spread of the AIDS virus and to treat those afflicted with the disease.U U 19 /U /Uthe rapid spread of the disease and the number of people now infected, the battle against AIDS will be difficult to win. But its a ba
24、ttle the world cannotU U 20 /U /Uto lose.（分数：20.00）(1). A. striking B. sticking C. stirring D. stinging（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. from B. for C. of D. off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. promote B. destroy C. strengthen D. strain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. less B. more C. rather D. better（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A.
25、 cooperate B. correspond C. coordinate D. contradict（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. on B. against C. about D. over（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. how B. what C. whether D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. indications B. introductions C. infections D. injections（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. direct B. immediate C. vertical
26、D. straight（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. At B. For C. In D. On（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. for B. over C. against D. through（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. devotions B. donations C. delegations D. dedications（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. occasional B. ordinary C. traditional D. regular（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. over
27、B. out C. on D. off（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. drug B. medicine C. drink D. tea（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. at B. for C. against D. to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. assorting B. resisting C. insisting D. assisting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. protect B. fight C. combat D. deal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. Despite B.
28、Provided C. Suppose D. Given（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. face B. confront C. afford D. meet（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、BPart A/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、BText 1/B(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Now Custom has not been commonly regarded as a subject of any great importance. The inner workings of our own br
29、ains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behavior at its most common place. As a matter of fact, it is the other way around. Traditional custom, taken the world over, is a mass of detailed behavior more astonishing than what any one person can ev
30、er evolve in individual actions. Yet that is a rather trivial aspect of the matter. The fact of first-rate importance is the pre- dominant role that custom plays in experience and in belief and the very great varieties it may manifest.No man ever looks at the world with pristine (未受外界影响的)eyes. He se
31、es it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking. Even in his philosophical probings he cannot go behind these stereotypes(固定的模式); his very concepts of the true and the false will still have reference to his particular traditional customs. John Dewey has said in all se
32、riousness that the part played by custom in shaping the behavior of the individual as over against any way in which he can affect traditional custom, is as the proportion of the total vocabulary of his mother tongue over against those words of his own baby talk that are taken up into the language of
33、 his family. When one seriously studies social orders that have had the opportunity to develop independently, the figure(这种比喻) becomes no more than an exact and matter-of-fact observation. The life history of the individual is first and foremost an adjustment to the patterns and standards, tradition
34、ally handed down in his community. From the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behavior. By the time he can talk, he is the little creature of his culture, and by the time he is grown and able to take part in its activities, its habits are his habits, its
35、beliefs his beliefs, its impossibilities his impossibilities.（分数：4.00）(1).The author thinks the reason why custom has been ignored in the academic world is that_. A. custom reveals only the superficial nature of human behavior B. the study of social orders can replace the study of custom C. people a
36、re still not aware of the important role that custom plays in forming our world outlook D. custom has little to do with our Ways of thinking（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true according to John Dewey? A. An individual can exercise very little influence on the cultural tradition into
37、which he is born. B. Custom in the direct result of the philosophical probings of a group of people. C. An individual is strongly influenced by the cultural tradition even before he is born. D. Custom represents the collective wisdom which benefits the individual.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “custo
38、m“ in this passage most probably means A. the concept of the true and the false of a society B. the independently developed social orders C. the adjustment of the individual to the new social environment D. the patterns and standards of behavior of a community（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the pa
39、ssage, a persons life, from his birth to his death, _. A. is constantly shaping the cultural traditions of his people B. is predominated by traditional custom C. is continually influenced by the habits of other communities D. is chiefly influenced by the people around him（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).The aut
40、hors purpose in writing this passage is_. A. to urge individuals to follow traditional customs B. to stress the strong influence of customs on an individual C. to examine the interaction of man and social customs D. to show mans adjustment to traditional customs（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.八、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：
41、10.00)Labor force is defined as being the total number of people who are available to work and earn income. This definition includes everyone who is employed or seeking paid employment, so it includes employees and the self-employed. Labor is one of the countrys resources which can be combined with
42、other resources to produce the goods and services required by the community.Though the size of the workforce relies greatly on the size of the total population, there are several other aspects which also affect it. The age distribution of the total population has a very marked effect on the availabl
43、e workforce. If the population has a high proportion of very young people or of those too old m work, then the available workforce would be lower than if there were an evenly spread age distribution. If the population grows rapidly from natural increase, i. e. the number of births greatly exceeds th
44、e number of deaths, then as a total population increase the proportion in the workforce declines.Sometimes a population is described as aging, which means that the birth rate is either falling or growing very slowly, and as people retire from the workforce there are inadequate numbers of young peopl
45、e entering it to take place of those who are leaving it. The population is top-heavy with older people. So the percentage of the population in the workforce declines when there is either a rapid increase in births or a falling birth rate.The age distribution of the population has several important i
46、nfluences on the economy. If the population is aging and there is an increase in the number of people retiring without a corresponding increase in the number entering the workforce, this raises the problem of the ability of the economy to provide a reasonable level of social services to the retired
47、group. If the aged are to be cared for in special homes or hospitals, finance must be available for that purpose. If the size of the workforce is small relative to the total population, then the government tax receipts are relatively low and either the government has less money available to it or the workforce members have to be taxed more heavily.（分数：10.00）(1).Labor force is composed
