1、公共英语三级-40 (1)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/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the qu
2、estion and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./I(分数:5.00)(1).What will the woman do on Friday?(分数:1.00)A.Go to the movies with the man.B.Take her brother to the movies.C.Eat at her brothers.D.Cook dinner with Lois.(2).What does the woman mean?(分数:1.00)A.The man should have offered his assistance
3、earlier.B.She doesnt need the mans help.C.She didnt realize the boxes were empty.D.She wants the man to move the boxes.(3).What does the man imply?(分数:1.00)A.Hed like to have the windows open.B.He rarely leaves the windows open.C.He thinks the air is polluted.D.Hell help her close the windows.(4).Wh
4、at does the woman mean?(分数:1.00)A.The results might be ready tomorrow.B.The man needs another test tomorrow.C.The results were called in last night.D.The doctor called the lab last night.(5).What does the woman imply?(分数:1.00)A.She doesnt remember much about Portland.B.Shes never been to Portland.C.
5、She knows someone else who could help him.D.Shed be happy to talk to the man later.(分数:5.00)(1).What can be inferred from the mans response?(分数:1.00)A.He considers the weekend a time to think.B.He knows the beach is a long way from here.C.Hes surprised shes thinking of going away.D.He suggests going
6、 to the seashore.(2).What can be inferred about Prof. Clark?(分数:1.00)A.He has been unpredictable lately.B.He is usually punctual.C.He advised his students to wear watches to class.D.He rarely notices when students are late.(3).How would Professor Anderson go to the North?(分数:1.00)A.She isnt sure.B.S
7、hell go by plane.C.Shell go by train.D.Shell go by bus.(4).How long does it take the man to drive from his house to the university during rush hour?(分数:1.00)A.25 minutes.B.30 minutes.C.40 minutes.D.50 minutes.(5).What does the man mean?(分数:1.00)A.Not everyone from England likes to read all the time.
8、B.People who teach English like things besides books.C.The English like to read a lot and listen to music.D.English teachers usually like to read a lot.二、BPart B/B(总题数:4,分数:15.00)IQuestions 11-14 are based on the following dialogue:/I(分数:4.00)(1).What problem at the office are Cathy and Stan discuss
9、ing?(分数:1.00)A.There arent enough cabinets.B.There is too much noise.C.Office supplies are taking up space.D.Some teaching assistants dont have desks.(2).Why do Jacks students come to see him?(分数:1.00)A.To chat with Jack socially.B.To get help in the course.C.To hand in their assignments.D.To practi
10、ce giving interviews.(3).What does Stan suggest they do?(分数:1.00)A.Give Jack a different office.B.Complain to the department head.C.Move the supplies to the storage room.D.Try to get a room to use for meetings.(4).What does Cathy say about Stans suggestion?(分数:1.00)A.Theyd have to get permission.B.J
11、ack wouldnt like it.C.She thinks it might work.D.The other assistants should be consulted.Questions 15-18 are based on the following dialogue:(分数:4.00)(1).How did the woman spend last weekend?(分数:1.00)A.Relaxing at the seashore.B.Visiting her parents.C.Sailing on a boat.D.Preparing for a race.(2).Wh
12、y did the woman come home so soon?(分数:1.00)A.She was invited only for the weekend.B.The weather was too hot.C.She had an appointment.D.She had schoolwork to do.(3).Why did the woman have to stop playing in the volleyball game?(分数:1.00)A.She had to go home.B.She was too tired to continue.C.She had to
13、 finish her schoolwork.D.She was thirsty.(4).Why didnt the woman go swimming?(分数:1.00)A.She doesnt know how to swim.B.The water was too deep.C.The water was too cold.D.She didnt have enough time.Questions 19-22 are based on the following dialogue:(分数:4.00)(1).What did the professor want to talk to A
14、nn about?(分数:1.00)A.A vacation trip to Yellowstone Park.B.A lecture by a visiting professor.C.Her biology thesis.D.A research project.(2).According to the professor, why is the buffalo population increasing?(分数:1.00)A.More buffalo are surviving the winter.B.Fewer buffalo are dying of disease.C.More
15、buffalo are being born.D.Fewer buffalo are being killed by hunters.(3).Why does the professor think Ann would be interested in going to Yellowstone?(分数:1.00)A.She is from Yellowstone.B.She needs the money.C.She has been studying animal diseases.D.Her thesis adviser is heading the project.(4).How wil
16、l Ann probably spend the summer?(分数:1.00)A.Collecting information about the disease.B.Working on a cattle ranch.C.Writing a paper about extinct animals.D.Analyzing buffalo behavior.Questions 23-25 are based on the following talk:(分数:3.00)(1).Why do many people will run most of their errands electron
17、ically?(分数:1.00)A.Because it saves much of their money and time.B.Because they will simply talk to their home computers.C.Because they will exchange their ideas with computers.D.Because it is convenient and time-saving.(2).What does the phrase “to run errand“ mean in this context?(分数:1.00)A.To go sh
18、opping.B.To operate computers.C.To help do something.D.To shop electronically.(3).What does the speaker probably imply at the end?(分数:1.00)A.Computer shopping will still be unrealistic.B.Though time-saving, computer shopping might make people lazy.C.Though convenient, computer shopping may be too du
19、ll.D.Computer shopping will eventually destroy old tradition.三、BSection Use o(总题数:1,分数:20.00)Scientists are learning more about our need for sleep. Most people sleepU (26) /Ueight hours each night.U (27) /Upeople sleep more thanU (28) /Uand others sleep asU (29) /Uas two or three hours each night. S
20、cientists do not know exactlyU (30) /Usome people sleep more than others. Dr. Ernest Hartman has a (an)U (31) /Uabout this. He believes that theU (32) /Uof sleep depends on how a personU (33) /Uproblems. He said people who need only a fewU (34) /Usleep usually are people who have much energy and mak
21、e good use ofU (35) /Uto get their work to be done quickly.U (36) /Uhe said many people who sleep longer than normal do creative work and seem to needU (37) /Udreaming time to find solutionU (38) /Uemotional problems. Some scientists agreeU (39) /Uthis idea and others dispute.To determine theU (40)
22、/Uof the lack of sleep, scientists have putU (41) /Uthrough a set of psychological and performance testsU (42) /Uthem, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recite a passage read to them only minutes earlier, “Weve found that if youre in sleepU (43) /U, performance suffers,“ says Dr. David. “Sh
23、ort-term memory isU (44) /U,U (45) /Uare abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.“(分数:20.00)A.forB.atC.inD.sinceA.otherB.manyC.the otherD.someA.thoseB.thatC.the hourD.the timeA.muchB.longerC.fewD.littleA.thatB.whyC.howD.whenA.thinkingB.ideaC.suggestionD.ponderA.amountB.periodC.stageD.numberA.
24、faceB.dealC.attackD.copeA.hoursB.hoursC.hoursD.hourA.sleepB.timeC.workD.restA.ThusB.ButC.AndD.SoA.extraordinaryB.extraC.lessD.peculiarA.withB.onC.toD.atA.onB.withC.uponD.byA.consequencesB.purposesC.causesD.possibilitiesA.workersB.objectsC.employeesD.subjectsA.helpingB.forcingC.requiringD.allowingA.e
25、ffortB.efficiencyC.surplusD.deficitA.strengthenedB.enforcedC.reducedD.weakenedA.thatB.whichC.likeD.as四、BSection Readi(总题数:3,分数:30.00)BText 1/BTo be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say: “I
26、will take an interest in this or that.“ Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.Broadly speak
27、ing, human being may be divided into three classes: those who are tired to death, those who are worded to death, and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual laborer, tired out with a hard weeks sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday
28、afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend.It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two clas
29、ses: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance
30、, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms.But Fortunes favored children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays when they come are viewed as enforce
31、d interruptions in an absorbing vacation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of forgetting about their work from ti
32、me to time.(分数:10.00)(1).What does the author think of hobbies in peoples lives?(分数:2.00)A.It is never too late to learn a few new tricks.B.It can help us acquire a lot of work-related knowledge.C.It can offer help and relief for us.D.It is needed for us to be really happy.(2).Which one of the follo
33、wing is NOT mentioned as humans sufferings in life?(分数:2.00)A.Too much tiring work to do.B.Too much worries to put them under stress.C.Too little interesting things going on.D.To regret after we loss something or someone.(3).Who constitutes the fortunes favored children?(分数:2.00)A.Those who always w
34、ork and play at the same time.B.Those who drew a clear line between work and pleasure.C.Those who can get pleasure out of their work.D.Those who choose to enjoy their life over working when the two conflict.(4).According to the authors division of human beings in paragraph 3, how does the second cla
35、ss feel about vocations?(分数:2.00)A.They welcome the holidays and regard them as a another way to enjoy life other than their work.B.They think these holidays are disturbing since they can not continue their work.C.They fine them relaxing after long hours of work although they liked their work so muc
36、h.D.They believe they can absorb more work-related information while they take the holidays.(5).What kind of suggestion does the author give at the end of the passage?(分数:2.00)A.Those who separates their pleasure from work should learn to enjoy their work.B.Those who enjoy their work should continue
37、 doing so since it is the best way.C.Those who do not pay enough attention to work should get serious.D.Those who can not get away from their work should learn to relax although work is already their pleasures.BText 2/B“Those with a large social circle are actually less satisfied with their lives th
38、an those with a smaller group of friends who are close to them.“ This finding appears in a report released last week, which is a part of the product of a 1-year social research program. More than 1,000 persons are interviewed about their attitude and feeling for their friends. And those interviewed
39、are diversified, from the perspective of gender, age, and occupation as well as marital statues.“Of course, we can not imagine a life without any friend“, said Jeff, one of the researchers from the research program, “but when it comes to friends, it is definitely not a matter of the more, the better
40、“. He also pointed out that with our growing up, the life situation in front of us will become complicated, and some of the friends, especially those we made while doing business, will turn out to be more like a burden than a support, which may sound surprising to those who havent put too much thoug
41、ht into this issue.If you are really busy, and some friendships seem to have nothing to offer you at the moment, maybe you can consider cooling the relationship for a while. When these friends invite you to a social gathering and you do not have the time to do so, decline such invitations politely.
42、When they call you for a casual chat, and you are really having your hands full at that particular time, try to control that call to a time period acceptable for you.We use the term “to cool some friendship“, because we are by no means indicating a utilitarianism attitude towards friendship-an attit
43、ude that the value of a friend would be determined by whether or not he/she is useful for us. We agree with the general belief that friendship should be kept as something pure and lasting. What we are suggesting here is how to find a balance between the quality and quantity of friends.So, for those
44、friendships we cooled off for a while, if you dont want to cut them off completely, you can organize some gatherings with a few such friends on a quarterly or even yearly basis. By doing so, you can keep several friendships going on at once.(分数:10.00)(1).Which of the following factor is NOT mentione
45、d when discussing the persons interviewed in the research?(分数:2.00)A.What kind of job they are doing.B.How old they are.C.How much money they earn per year.D.Whether they are married or not.(2).What is the authors purpose in quoting “Of course, we can not imagine a life without any friend“?(分数:2.00)
46、A.To show his sympathy for those who hasnt got any friends in life.B.To introduce the topic of the quality and quantity of friends.C.To disagree with the finding from the research.D.To show the authors surprise when heating the finding.(3).In paragraph 3, the author mentions friends invitation to so
47、cial gatherings and a phone for casual chat in order to.(分数:2.00)A.Prove the idea that friendships sometimes can be nothing but a waste of time.B.Show us that no matter how busy we are, we still need all our friends.C.Indicate the idea of “ask what your friends can do for you, but what you can do fo
48、r your friends“.D.Give us some examples to deal with some friendships we need to cool off.(4).What does the word “utilitarianism“ (Para 4 Line 2) mean in the context?(分数:2.00)A.Utmost.B.Practical.C.Hostile.D.Indifferent.(5).What is the best title for this passage?(分数:2.00)A.Friends: More like a Burd
49、en than a Support.B.A Life without Friends is Meaningless.C.Friends: When Less is More.D.Cut Off the Unwanted Friends.BText 3/BYou may come into an empty office after you are told that the school principal is expecting you in her office; you may be called at the last minute to come to class after you were told that the cla