1、公共英语三级-209 及答案解析(总分：102.00，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：8.00)（分数：4.00）(1).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：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the man receive a ticket? A. He was speeding.
2、B. He ran a red light. C. He went through a stop sign. D. He turned a comer too fast.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).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：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4
3、).What is the womans profession? A. Editor. B. Journalist. C. Teacher. D. Student.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the woman going to buy downtown? A. A newspaper. B. A suit. C. A coat. D. A blouse.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the woman think of the price? A. Reasonable. B. Cheap. C. Expensiv
4、e. D. Unacceptable.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).What will the speakers do? A. Have dinner. B. Go to the laboratory. C. Have classes. D. Go shopping.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Send a note to Professor Johnson. B. Wait a minute to see Professor Johnson. C. Write a note to P
5、rofessor Johnson. D. Listen to Professor Johnsons speech.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).Why cant the man ring the woman? A. He doesnt have a telephone.B. His telephone was stolen. C. His telephone doesnt work. D. He doesnt have time.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the possible relationship between the speakers?
6、A. Salesman and customer. B. Post office clerk and customer. C. Teacher and student. D. Railway station clerk and passenger.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.三、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)（分数：3.00）(1).According to common belief, in what way are the first child and the only child alike? A. They strongly believe in famil
7、y rules. B. They tend to take responsibility for themselves. C. They are very likely to be successful. D. They dont take many chances in their lives.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do people usually say about middle children? A. They grow up to be funny and charming. B. They get less attention than the fi
8、rst children. C. They have a poor sense of direction. D. They follow their own ideas.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order? A. They usually follow orders. B. They dont take chances. C. They dont live with the other family members.
9、D. They are more likely to be successful in life.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).What does Steve say about his job? A. It allows him to make a lot of friends. B. It requires him to work long hours. C. It enables him to apply theory to practice. D. It helps him understand people better.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D
10、.(2).What does Steve think is the hardest part of his job? A. It is intellectually challenging. B. It requires him to do washing-up all the time. C. It exposes him to oily smoke all day long. D. It demands physical endurance and patience.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where did Steve get his first job after g
11、raduation? A. In a hospital. B. At a coffee shop. C. At a laundry. D. In a hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does Steve say is important to be good at his job? A. Getting along well with colleagues. B. Paying attention to every detail. C. Planning everything in advance. D. Knowing the needs of custome
12、rs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).Who are the loneliest among these people according to the speaker? A. Children B. Young people C. The middle-aged D. Old people（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do psychologists think of long-term loneliness? A. Its nothing serious B. Its quite dangerous C. Its worthy of att
13、ention D. Its easily understandable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did the people in the research feel lonely? A. They were self-conscious B. They were not adaptable C. They were homesick D. They were too proud（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How many people overcame the loneliness after a few months? A. More than 13
14、percent B. More then 18 percent C. More than 37 percent D. More than 50 percent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：4.00）(1).How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together? A. Five weeks. B. Six weeks. C. Seven weeks. D. Eight weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When and where was the special program o
15、ffered? A. Every summer in New York City. B. Every winter in New York State. C. Every summer in New York State. D. Every winter in New York City.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will people do when someone breaks the rule? A. Criticize him or her. B. Have a group discussion about it. C. Make more rules. D.
16、 Ask him or her to work more in the woods.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Whats the purpose of the program? A. To keep all the members in the group work together. B. To make the people there understand the meaning of work. C. To find a way to solve the generation gap. D. To help people enjoy their work.（分数：1.0
17、0）A.B.C.D.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few and far between.Certainly Newton considered some theoretical aspects of it in his writings, but he was U U 1 /U /Uto go to sea to U U 2 /U /Uhis work.For most people the sea was U
18、 U 3 /U /U, and with the U U 4 /U /Uof early international travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, U U 5 /U /Ualone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The flint time that the question “What is at the bottom of the oceans?“ had t
19、o be answered with any commercial U U 6 /U /Uwas when the U U 7 /U /Uof a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile of the U U 8 /U /Uto estimate the length of cable that had to be U U 9 /U /U.It was U U 10 /U /UMaury of the US Navy U U 11 /U /U
20、the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, U U 12 /U /Uinformation on this matter. The cable was laid, but not until 1866 U U 13 /U /Uthe connection made U U 14 /U /Uand reliable. At the early U U 15 /U /U, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs U U 16 /U /Uwas found to be cover
21、ed in living U U 17 /U /U, a fact which U U 18 /U /Ucontemporary scientific opinion U U 19 /U /Uthere was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.Within a few years oceanography was U U 20 /U /Uway.（分数：20.00）(1). A. reluctant B. irreluctant C. reductant D. redundant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. enhance B.
22、 better C. farther D. further（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. remove B. remote C. adjacent D. contiguous（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. expectation B. inclusion C. exception D. exclusion（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. leave B. let C. make D. render（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6). A. subsequence B. sequence C. consequence D. eloquen
23、ce（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. laying B. lying C. haying D. claying（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. row B. en route C. routine D. route（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. manufactured B. delivered C. measured D. detected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. from B. to C. In D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. that B. which C. who D. whom（
24、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. against B. with C. for D. onto（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. could B. would C. were D. was（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. flashy B. permanent C. transient D. forever（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. attempts B. contempt C. temptations D. temperatures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. it B. they C. this
25、 D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. whales B. growths C. mammals D. grown-ups（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. denied B. defended C. defied D. defected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. what B. which C. that D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. giving B. under C. making D. any（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.
26、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)Perhaps it was his own lack of adequate schooling that inspired Horace Mann to work so hard to accomplish the important reforms in education. While he was still a boy, his father died, and he had to support his family. Like most of the children
27、in his town, he attended school two or three months a year. Later, with the help of several teachers, he was able to study law and become a member of the Massachusetts bar, but he never forgot those early struggles.While serving in the Massachusetts legislature, he signed a historic education bill t
28、hat set up a state board of education. Without regret, he gave up his successful legal practice to become the first secretary of the board. There he exercised an enormous influence during the critical period of reconstruction that brought into existence the American graded elementary school as a sub
29、stitute for the older district school system. Under his leadership, the curriculum was restructured, the school year was increased to a minimum of six months, and mandatory schooling was extended to age sixteen. Other important reforms that came into existence under Manns guidance included the estab
30、lishment of state normal schools for teacher training.Considered quite Uradical/U at the time, the Massachusetts reforms later served as a model for the nations educational system. Mann was formally recognized as the father of public education.During his lifetime, Horace Mann worked tirelessly to ex
31、tend educational opportunities to agrarian families and the children of poor laborers. In one of his last speeches he summed up his philosophy of education and life: “Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.“（分数：4.00）(1).Which of the following can be the best title of the pass
32、age? A. The Father of American Public Education B. Philosophy of Educational C. Policies of Educational Institutions D. Horace Mann and the Massachusetts State Board of Education（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the author mention Horace Manns early life? A. As an example to show the importance of educa
33、tion. B. To make the biography more complete. C. Because it served as the inspiration for his later work in education. D. In appreciation of the teachers who helped him succeed.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(3).The word “radical“ in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to _. A. equal B. extreme C. excellent
34、 D. basic（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(4).With which of the following statements would the author most probably agree? A. Horace Manns influence on American education was very great. B. Horace Mann exerted a small but important influence on American education. C. Few educators fully understood Horace Manns infl
35、uence on American education. D. The influence on American education by Horace Mann was not appreciated.（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.(5).The reforms that Horace Mann achieved were _. A. not very radical for the time B. used only by the state of Massachusetts C. enforced by the Massachusetts bar D. later adopted
36、as a model for the nations educational system（分数：0.80）A.B.C.D.八、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between “being a writer“ and writing. In most cases these individuals are dre
37、aming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “Youve got to want to write,“ I say to them, “not want to be a writer.“The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewar
38、ded. When I left a 20-year career in the US Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿人), I had no prospects at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didnt even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual t
39、ypewriter and felt like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasnt going to be one of those people who die
40、 wondering, “What if?“ I would keep putting my dream to the testeven though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the Shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.（分数：10.00）(1).The passage is meant to_. A. show young people its unrealistic for a writer
41、 to pursue wealth and fame B. advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C. warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experience D. encourage young people to pursue a writing career（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the author begin to doubt himsel
42、f after the first year of his writing career? A. He wasnt about to produce a single book. B. He hadnt seen a change for the better. C. He wasnt able to have a rest for a whole year. D. He found his dream would never come true.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can be concluded from the passage? A. The chance
43、s for a writer to become successful are small. B. A writers success depends on luck rather than on effort. C. Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation. D. Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).“.people who die wondering, What if?“ (Para. 3)
44、refers to “those_“. A. who think too much of the dark side of life B. who regret giving up their career halfway C. who think a lot without making a decision D. who are full of imagination even upon death（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).“Shadowland“ in the last sentence refers to_. A. the bright future that one
45、is looking forward to B. the wonderland one often dreams about C. the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reached D. a world that exists only in ones imagination（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、BText 3/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Motivation is necessary in order to succeed. Whether you are working out to feel and
46、 look better, participating in the “Day of Silence“ to support a cause, or working hard in school to get good grades and get accepted at ones college of choice, everything that people do has a motive behind it.However, motivation is a quality that many high school students seem to lack. Maybe it is
47、because they feel as though the information that they are learning will never be useful to them, that they think their teachers are terrible, or that they simply “hate school.“ But no one else is forcing you to do your work. Youve decided to take it on. It all comes down to what you want and what you are willing t
