1、公共英语三级-233 及答案解析(总分：110.00，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)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 a
2、nswer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.（分数：5.00）(1).Whats the most possible relationship between the two speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Employer and employee. C. Barber and guest. D. Waiter and guest.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman mean? A. They shouldnt change thei
3、r plan. B. They should change their mind. C. Weather forecasts are not reliable. D. The tennis game wont last long.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why cant the woman eat more? A. Because she doesnt like meat pie. B. Because she is full. C. Because she doesnt feel hungry. D. Because she wants to lose weight.（分数
4、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman suggest the man doing? A. Rush to work. B. Go with her together. C. Drive her car. D. Hurry up.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Where are the two speakers? A. At home. B. At the airport. C. At the railway station. D. At office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：5.00）(1).Who is the visito
5、r? A. Mr. Johnson. B. Jane Johnson. C. Jane McDonald. D. McDonald Johnson.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can we infer from the conversation? A. An old lady took the couples suitcase by mistake. B. An old lady stole the couples suitcase at the restaurant. C. The old lady took their clothes by mistake. D.
6、The woman forgot to put clothes in their suitcase.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will the woman do this evening? A. Go to disco. B. Write her paper. C. Visit a professor. D. Join a party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How does the man like his salad? A. Its nice and fresh. B. Its rather tasteless. C. Its salty. D.
7、 It tastes bad.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the woman want to do? A. Visit the clothing company tomorrow. B. Apply for a job in the clothing company. C. Help the company recruit graduate students. D. Get a part-time job before graduation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)You will hear fo
8、ur dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piec
9、e ONLY ONCE.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following dialogue between two friends. （分数：4.00）(1).Why is the woman in New York? A. Because she likes the city. B. Because she wants to visit the man. C. Because she has a project there. D. Because the man is ill.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats wrong with
10、 the man? A. He has got a cold. B. He wants to die. C. His dog is sick. D. He throws up seriously.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where does the man live? A. At 904 Haven Avenue in the 168th Street. B. At 904 Haven Avenue in the 116th Street. C. At 903 Haven Avenue in the 116th Street. D. At 903 Haven Avenue i
11、n the 168th Street.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What will the woman do for the man? A. Buy some food for him. B. Send him to the hospital. C. Give him some medicine. D. Bring some vegetables to him.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 15 to 18 are based on a conversation on juvenile crime. （分数：4.00）(1).Who is the man
12、 working with? A. The woman. B. Young people. C. Frank. D. The media.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the woman asking the man for? A. His opinions on juvenile crime. B. His opinions on social system. C. His opinions on the prevention of young people crime. D. His opinions on the behaviors of media and
13、school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Frank, why do kids get violent? A. Because the media teach them. B. Because the school is like a jail. C. Because the education system has problems. D. Because the environment makes them so.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How can we prevent juvenile crime? A. Create a m
14、ore caring environment. B. Improve the education system. C. Make the school less like a jail. D. Educate kids on a one-to-one basis.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 19 to 22 are based on a conversation on free samples. （分数：4.00）(1).What didnt the man get from the conversation? A. A postcard. B. A question
15、naire. C. Free samples of tinned meat. D. Some work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why the man insists on filling out the questionnaire right away? A. Because they have promised to do so. B. Because he doesnt like the sample. C. Because he wants more free samples. D. Because he wants to mail it on his way to
16、work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why doesnt the woman like the tinned meat? A. Because its tasteless. B. Because she doesnt want to fill in the questionnaire. C. Because it makes her cat ill. D. Because its free.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What are the guests comments? A. It has no taste. B. It makes the cat ill.
17、 C. The cat doesnt like eating it. D. The cat didnt touch it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following talk on mums business. （分数：3.00）(1).Why are mothers fed up with their jobs? A. Because the jobs are difficult. B. Because the jobs make them have little time for their children
18、. C. Because their children and family are in trouble. D. Because they dont like the jobs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many women work for themselves now? A. Two thousand. B. Twenty thousand. C. A million. D. Two million.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we learn about Tanya Rostron? A. She doesnt work. B. S
19、he works as head of marketing in a major company. C. She has little time with her new baby daughter. D. She employs 11 people in her company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or
20、 D on ANSWER SHEET 1.For the U U 1 /U /Umonth, mysterious fails of large chunks of ice (冰雹) U U 2 /U /Urained down on Spain and Italy. Juana Sanchez, a 70-year-old woman in Almeria, southern Spain, was knocked U U 3 /U /Uwhen she was struck on the shoulder by a falling ice chunk U U 4 /U /Ushe walke
21、d in a street U U 5 /U /Uher home. On January 12, just about 200 miles away in Seville, a man narrowly U U 6 /U /Userious injury when a 9-pound ball of ice U U 7 /U /Uinto his car. U U 8 /U /Uthe evening of January 27 priests at the Salesian monastery in LAquila, Italy were startled by a loud crash.
22、 U U 9 /U /Uthe noise, they discovered a large chunk of ice on their yard, U U 10 /U /Uintact. Upon examination, the block of ice U U 11 /U /Uin at 2 kilograms and no source U U 12 /U /U. On the same day, about 100 miles northeast in Ancona, Italy, the local officials were called to investigate the
23、report of a man U U 13 /U /Uwas struck U U 14 /U /Uthe head by a 1 kilogram chunk of ice that apparently fell from the sky.Spain and Italy arent the only European U U 15 /U /Ugetting attacked by huge ice blocks in January. On January 2 in Surrey, England (southwest of London), an East Indian man was
24、 walking through Newton Athletic Park when he U U 16 /U /Ua strange whistling sound overhead. Seconds U U 17 /U /U, a large hunk of ice fell out of the clear blue sky and pounded into the soft ground, shattering over a 50 foot-wide area. The ice dug a hole of a foot deep and a foot in diameter. Even
25、 the shattered remains of the mystery ice were as large as tennis balls and were described as opaque U U 18 /U /Uno unusual color or smell.Although eyewitnesses to the phenomenon report that they did not see anything in the sky that could account U U 19 /U /Uthe ice, scientists had to come up with a
26、 rationalization. Professor Jesus Martinez Frias, the geologist investigating the ice falls in Spain, told BBC News that the ice pieces had probably been U U 20 /U /Uthrough sudden temperature drops in the stratosphere. This was the most likely explanation, he said, for the “very unusual“ phenomenon
27、.（分数：20.00）(1). A. last B. past C. passed D. early（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2). A. was B. were C. has D. have（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3). A. conscious B. consciously C. unconscious D. unconsciously（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4). A. before B. after C. as D. since（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5). A. at B. in C. along D. near（分数：1.00）A.B.
28、C.D.(6). A. escaped B. went C. attacked D. got（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7). A. smashed B. broke C. rolled D. fell（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8). A. In B. At C. During D. On（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9). A. Investigate B. Investigating C. Investigated D. Investigation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10). A. large B. largely C. big D. huge（分数
29、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11). A. weighs B. weighed C. has weighed D. had weighed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12). A. determined B. has determined C. was determined D. had been determined（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13). A. which B. who C. whom D. what（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14). A. in B. at C. from D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15). A. country
30、 B. nation C. countries D. place（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16). A. saw B. found C. heard D. witnessed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17). A. ago B. before C. after D. later（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18). A. in B. with C. has D. have（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19). A. / B. for C. with D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20). A. formed B. caused C. made D
31、. fallen（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：10.00)Mistakes are the things that nobody wants, but we still make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. Some are about work or jobs. But most mistakes are about people. “Did
32、Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?“ “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?“ “And why didnt Andy pick up that I was friendly just because 1 had a car?“ When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look ba
33、ck, its too late.Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. We need to listen and think for some time. And if we dont really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “Youre a lucky dog“ thats being friendly.
34、 But “lucky dog“? Theres a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesnt see it himself. But bringing in the “dog“ bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck.“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for“ is another noise that says one t
35、hing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isnt important. Its telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you havent got
36、a date for Saturday night.How can you tell the real meaning behind someones words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking
37、 about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.（分数：10.00）(1).This passage is mainly about _. A. how to interpret what people say B. what to do when you listen to others talking C. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people D. why we go wrong with people someti
38、mes（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that _. A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk B. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say C. people usually state one thing but means another D. we tend to doubt what our friends say
39、（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the sentence “Maybe he doesnt see it himself“ in the second paragraph, the pronoun “it“ refers to _. A. being friendly B. a bit of envy C. lucky dog D. your luck（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is _. A. notice the
40、way the person is talking B. take a good look at the person talking C. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author most probably is a _. A. teacher B. philosopher C. psych
41、ologist D. doctor（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、BText 2/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)SMS (Short Message Service) gradually becomes the main service for cell phone users for its great charming. In addition, the development of mobile communications technology and service has created favorable condition for SMS. For example,
42、MMS, multi-media messaging service, is a new type of message service on the basis of SMS. It allows transmission of multi-media messages between cell phone and computer, as well as between cell phones. Communication with SMS is quite convenient. You can write a message after carefully thinking what
43、you want to say with many words without worrying about money. Actually, SMS enjoys the absolute majority utilization among mobile service. In China, the number of short message transmitted is 2,200 billion in 2003.People, however, feel angry and anxious sometimes while enjoying SMS. More and more ru
44、bbish short messages that contain such content as erotic, gambling, or advertising are sent to cell phone users, which seriously violated the users privacy. Because the sender of these rubbish short messages do not take into account whether people need them or not, and do not get the permission from
45、 users to transmit these rubbish short messages to them.As we know, everyone has the fight to communication freely with other people, and the right to refuse communication with people they dont like to. But these rights were not guaranteed in SMS. Users do not receive rubbish short messages on a vol
46、untary basis. If you fell angry and disgusted with some rubbish message to your cell phone, and do not want to see it again, that means such message is in contradiction with your wish, and violates your privacy. MMS also promote the transmission of unhealthy information on the Internet from computer
47、 to cell phone, which must extend the scope and influence of rubbish short message.The rapid development of mobile communications may suffer a lot if there is no change in the way of transmitting SMS. More and more users of cell phone are disturbed by rubbish short messages, and their privacy is violated by mobile communications service, which is also not a benefit for the
