1、公共英语三级-58 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 quest
2、ion and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at Question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman take in her coffee?（分数：1.00）A.Cream and sugar.B.Nothing.C.Cream.D.Sugar.(2).How did the woman read the book?（分数：1.00）A.She read it selectively.B.She went over it chapter by chapter.C.She read it s
3、lowly.D.She finished it at a stretch.(3).What are the speakers going to do?（分数：1.00）A.Wait for a taxi.B.Buy some food.C.Go on a trip.D.Book train tickets.(4).What happened to Joe?（分数：1.00）A.He was kept in hospital for a long time.B.He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.C.He was seriously wou
4、nded in a mine explosion.D.He was fined for speeding.(5).What did the man say about the course?（分数：1.00）A.Its not as hard as expected.B.Its too tough for some students.C.Its much more difficult than people think.D.Its believed to be the hardest optional course.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman advise
5、 the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.Take the GRE test again in eight weeks.B.Call to check his scores.C.Be patient and wait.D.Inquire when the test scores are released.(2).How does the man feel about the movie?（分数：1.00）A.The movie is not good.B.The movie is excellent.C.He wants to see the movie again.D.He doe
6、snt want to stay at home.(3).What is the man going to do?（分数：1.00）A.He wants the woman to fix his watch.B.He will call the woman when the watch is fixed.C.He wants the woman to fix the watch within one week.D.He doesnt want to go home.(4).How did the man deal with his money?（分数：1.00）A.He gambled it
7、away.B.He had it with me.C.He lost his money.D.He took it out of the bank.(5).What can we conclude about the movie?（分数：1.00）A.The movie will not be shown.B.All the tickets for the movie were sold.C.They are going to the movie.D.They want to buy the tickets for the movie.二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)IQ
8、uestions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：4.00）(1).What is the phone number of Mr. Randall in Chicago?（分数：1.00）A.341-4355.B.555-1212.C.341-1212.D.555-4355.(2).What is the address of Mr. Randall?（分数：1.00）A.1212 Smith Street.B.1141 Smith Street.C.4355 Smith Street.D.1341 Smi
9、th Street.(3).What does the woman do?（分数：1.00）A.A receptionist.B.An operator.C.A secretary.D.A clerk.(4).How does one make a long distance call to Boston?（分数：1.00）A.First dial 555-2121, next the area code and last the number.B.First dial 555-1212, next the city code and last the number.C.First dial
10、555-1212 and then the phone number.D.First dial 555-1212, next the area code and last the number.IQuestions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：4.00）(1).Whats the length of the bridge across the Mavudayer River?（分数：1.00）A.600 inches.B.600 feet.C.300 inches.D.15 meters.(2).Wha
11、t was the time of the accident?（分数：1.00）A.2:05 am.B.8:45 pm.C.8:45 am.D.4:45 am.(3).How many passengers were on the train?（分数：1.00）A.About 1,070.B.Less than 1,070.C.More than 1,070.D.1,000 or so.(4).What were the casualties according to the report?（分数：1.00）A.214 were killed, 319 injured, 75 seriousl
12、y.B.75 were killed, 139 injured, 214 seriously.C.25 were killed, 214 injured, 139 seriously.D.139 were killed , 214 injured, 25 seriously.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：4.00）(1).What are the two speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.The benefits of strong busine
13、ss competition.B.A proposal to lower the cost of production.C.Complaints about the expense of modernization.D.Suggestions concerning new business strategies.(2).What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?（分数：1.00）A.It cost much more than its worth.B.It should be brought up-to-date.
14、C.It calls for immediate repairs.D.It can still be used for a long time.(3).What does the woman suggest about human resources?（分数：1.00）A.The personnel manager should be fired for inefficiency.B.A few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.C.The entire staff should be retrained.D.Bette
15、r-educated employees should be promoted.(4).Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?（分数：1.00）A.Their competitors have long been advertising on TV.B.TV commercials are less expensive.C.Advertising in newspapers alone is not sufficient.D.TV commercials attract more investments.IQuestions 23 to 25
16、 are based on the passage you have just heard./I（分数：3.00）(1).How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass?（分数：1.00）A.Anxious and worried.B.Proud and excited.C.Nervous and confused.D.Inspired and confident.(2).What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some weeds?（
17、分数：1.00）A.His father scolded him severely.B.His father took back the six dollars.C.His father made him do the cutting again.D.His father cut the weeds himself.(3).What did the speaker want to tell us in this passage?（分数：1.00）A.One can benefit a lot from working with his father.B.Manual labourers sho
18、uldnt be looked down upon.C.One should always do his job earnestly.D.Teenagers tend to be careless.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)B Text/BResearchers stress that we need diet and exercise to drop pounds. “The most U(26) /U way to lose weight is with a combination, “says Rend Wing, head of the Natio
19、nal Weight Control Center. U(27) /U experts also admit that many U(28) /U losers find it helps to U(29) /U on one or the other. “A lot of people feel helpless at the thought of U(30) /U everything-diet, lifestyle,“ says Bess Marcus, professor of human behavior at Brown University Medical School. “So
20、 ask yourself. U (31) /U do I want to start? What am I willing to focus on?“The U(32) /U depends on everything from what you hope to U(33) /U to how your life is U(34) /U If you are in a big hurry to drop pounds U(35) /U, dieting is the way to go. Decades of U(36) /U have shown its the surest and qu
21、ickest method. If you are more U(37) /U with how you look than with numbers on the scale, though, U(38) /U may be the way to go. By increasing physical activity, youll U(39) /U fat and build muscle tissue. U(40) /U often end up losing both fat and muscle tissue.Your U(41) /U approach is one that sui
22、ts your lifestyle. If youve tried and U(42) /U at one approach, consider the other. “A lot of people have become so disappointed that they begin to think theyll U(43) /U be able to lose weight,“ says Marcus. “Thats when its time to try something new. U(44) /U a small step forward can help people U(4
23、5) /U confidence and convince themselves they can make even bigger changes.“（分数：20.00）A.activeB.productiveC.comprehensiveD.effectiveA.ThenB.ButC.MoreoverD.StillA.grown-upB.unfortunateC.poorD.would-beA.insistB.dwellC.concentrateD.stressA.developingB.combiningC.changingD.practicingA.WhereB.WhenC.HowD.
24、WhyA.alternativeB.solutionC.choiceD.answerA.addressB.acquireC.achieveD.adoptA.settledB.composedC.formedD.organizedA.eventuallyB.fastC.completelyD.hardA.summaryB.surveyC.inspectionD.researchA.confusedB.troubledC.concernedD.acquaintedA.dietB.operationC.exerciseD.activityA.dischargeB.consumeC.digestD.b
25、urnA.DietersB.PractitionersC.ActivistsD.ExercisersA.simplestB.quickestC.easiestD.bestA.pausedB.aimedC.failedD.arrivedA.neverB.rarelyC.everD.nearlyA.NaturallyB.EvenC.AlmostD.SimplyA.reserveB.recoverC.returnD.regain四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BIt was the day I froze a household pet that I
26、began to worry about my memory. Technically, it was not a real household pet I froze but a bag of tropical fish, which on the scale of beloved members of any home, rank somewhere below the family cat and above all attractive set of coasters. And technically, I didnt completely freeze my fish. Rather
27、, I absent-mindedly tossed them into the refrigerator with a bag of other things I had bought and fortunately found them just before my highly sensitive tropical fish could turn into lightly breaded dinner fish.Nonetheless, that near-death experience-for the fish, if not for me-woke me up to the fac
28、t that my memory might not be all it once was.In the hope of improving my memory, I decided I would first try the memory books. However, much of what I read was, at first blush, utterly forgettable.If I was truly going to juice up my recall, however, book reading wouldnt cut it. What I needed was so
29、me kind of memory pill. The big bat in the memory-pill lineup is ginkgo biloba, the dried leaf of the maidenhair tree, thought to improve circulation and, in theory, memory. I decided to try it. The package warned that in addition to any other problems, ginkgo can cause “mild stomach discomfort“. Af
30、ter just one pill, I discovered that the package was-how best to put this? -not kidding. Its hard to say if my memory improved in the little time I was on ginkgo, but I can say I had no trouble at all remembering to eat a tasteless diet for several days afterward.For me, the answer to memory problem
31、s was not in the medicine chest, but that didnt mean I was a hopeless case. My recall had improved after two weeks in the memory-improvement battle. I may not be able to read a magazine and instantly memorize it, but I now remember to buy it when I get to the store. I may not be able to memorize hun
32、dreds of names and faces, but at least I wont meet an Alex at a party and find myself calling him Alan or Alvin or Evelyn.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer became aware of her memory problem when she realized that she had _.（分数：2.00）A.forgotten to feed her fishB.misplaced a bag of tropical fishC.misplaced a
33、bag of dinner fishD.forgotten to freeze her fish(2).According to the writer, the memory books she read _.（分数：2.00）A.wouldnt work at onceB.caused new problemsC.didnt help at allD.made her problem worse(3).It can be inferred from the passage that ginkgo _.（分数：2.00）A.can produce several side effectsB.w
34、orks after the first pillC.can improve memoryD.causes mild stomach discomfort(4).The writer ate a tasteless diet for several days _.（分数：2.00）A.as a result of her failing tasteB.as was warned on the packageC.as a result of taking the drugD.as was advised by her doctor(5).The writer s tone can best be
35、 described as one of _.（分数：2.00）A.reliefB.solemnityC.worryD.humorBText 2/BThe rate of population growth is fastest in underdeveloped countries. In these countries a high birthrate is accompanied by a lowered death rate thanks to improved standards of public health. Ideally it should be possible to c
36、ounter balance the effect of a reduced death rate by all increased use of family planning. In practice, however, population control is a complex matter. Throughout history people have determined the size of their families according to the cultural values of their societies.Population control has lon
37、g been a subject of discussion among researchers. Some have argued that the supply of good land is limited. In order to feed a large population, bad land must be cultivated and the good land overworked. As a result, each person produces less in a given amount of time and this means a lower average i
38、ncome than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other researchers have argued that a large population gives more scope for the development of facilities such as sports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to justify them. Similarly, it can be arg
39、ued that the public costs of society will not be so heavy to each individual if they are shared among the members of a large population.One of the difficulties in implementing birth control lies in the fact that the official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country. In underdevelo
40、ped countries where a large population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to place a limit on the birthrate. In a well-developed society the problem may be more complex. A declining birthrate may lead to unemployment beca
41、use it results in a shrinking market. Cities with a declining population may have to face the prospect of a shrinking tax base and a fall in land values. If there are fewer children going to school, teachers may be thrown out of work. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also
42、decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, the government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or in decline.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer suggests that policy makers should consider cult
43、ural values _.（分数：2.00）A.in carrying out family planningB.in producing birth control drugsC.in improving public health standardsD.in introducing birth control techniques(2).One reason for quick population increase in underdeveloped countries is that _.（分数：2.00）A.improved public health standards have
44、 reduced death rate greatlyB.people can get government support if they have more kidsC.those countries encourage people to have large familiesD.those countries have enough resources to support a large population(3).A large population in an underdeveloped country may lead to _.（分数：2.00）A.a rise in wo
45、rk efficiencyB.a redaction in average incomeC.a decline in grain productionD.a shortage of farm workers(4).Some people believe that population control in developed countries may _.（分数：2.00）A.slow down economic growthB.lower unemployment rateC.increase market demandD.create more job opportunities(5).
46、According to the writer, developed countries prefer _.（分数：2.00）A.a slowly growing populationB.a fast increasing populationC.a standstill populationD.a steadily decreasing populationBText 3/BWhenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where the
47、ir money is going.The lottery money is supposed to go to charity-but it makes me angry to see some of the so-called “good causes“ its being used to support. Also, Camelon, the organizers, have made a profit of 10.8 million in five months. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay pack
48、ets of the companys bosses.For the past 10 years Ive been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years ago-he was only 51. Theres been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and its been devastating. Ive also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in-law and my father. Thats apart from several close friends.The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research. It also runs a support line for the families of cancer suffer
