1、公共英语三级-79 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)Directions:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, part
2、 A and part B.Now look at Part A in your test paper.BPart A/BYou 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 question and you will he
3、ar each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at question 1.（分数：5.00）(1).What do we learn from the woman s words?（分数：1.00）A.She often hears from her family now.B.She is used to having a lot of letters.C.She has more letters now than before,D.She hash t so many letters as before.(2).Where does this conversatio
4、n most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a restaurant.B.In an army unit.C.At a reservation office.D.At home.(3).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He is interested in working this summer.B.He will work part-time this summer.C.He 11 work even though he doesn t want to.D.He doesnt need much money.(4).W
5、hat does the woman imply?（分数：1.00）A.She accepts the mans invitation.B.She is extremely busy.C.She won t go to any movies until she finishes all the school work.D.She doesnt like movies.(5).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.They re ready for the snow.B.Once it starts, itll snow a lot.C.It has been
6、snowing for some time.D.The winter has just begun,（分数：5.00）(1).Where does this conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At a cinema.B.In a restaurant.C.At a theatre.D.In a hotel.(2).What s wrong with the man?（分数：1.00）A.He forgot his appointment with his manager.B.He left his keys at home.C.H
7、e is locked out of his office.D.He lost the manager s keys.(3).Where is the conversation taking place?（分数：1.00）A.In a bank.B.In the office.C.At Mr. Changs home.D.On the telephone.(4).What do you know about John?（分数：1.00）A.John likes all sports except football.B.John gets excited when he plays footba
8、ll.C.John likes football best.D.John thinks football is an exciting game.(5).What does the man imply?（分数：1.00）A.He would prefer calling her next week.B.He definitely wants to know about the meeting.C.He will let her decide about the next meeting.D.He would like to buy some drinks for the meeting.二、B
9、Part B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)You will hear some dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to read your answer. You will hear each piece
10、ONLY ONCE.Questions 1113 are based on the following passage.（分数：3.00）(1).The plane make a stop on its way to Italy _.（分数：1.00）A.to refuelB.to take some passengers aboardC.to have a restD.to solve a mechanical problem(2).Why didn t Nick s relatives meet him at the airport?（分数：1.00）A.They missed the f
11、light.B.They were busy.C.Their car broke down.D.They were caught in traffic.(3).From the sentence “I know Im in Italy. That s how. they drive“, we can infer that _.（分数：1.00）A.Nick missed his days in Italy a lotB.Nick didn t want to stay in a police carC.New York police drive ears much the same way a
12、s Italian policeD.Nick didnt want to admit hes in New YorkQuestions 14 17 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).When does this conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At the beginning of the semester.B.At the middle of the semester.C.During vacation.D.At the end of the semest
13、er.(2).What does the woman suggest that the man do?（分数：1.00）A.Study hard.B.Take his mind off his test.C.Go to get his tennis bats.D.Try to take every exam.(3).What are both speakers planning?（分数：1.00）A.To play tennis.B.To discuss the test.C.To play table tennis.D.To go swimming.(4).What is the resul
14、t of their last game?（分数：1.00）A.The man lost his ball.B.The woman won.C.The man won.D.The woman is a beginner.Questions 18 21 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).Who is the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She is a teacher.B.She is a school registrar.C.She is a gardener.D.She is a student.(2).What
15、does a student usually need to do before taking the advanced sketching course?（分数：1.00）A.Get familiar with some professors who teach the sketching course.B.Write a book about sketches.C.Master some knowledge about art.D.Complete the prerequisite sketching course.(3).What does the student give to Pro
16、fessor Weston?（分数：1.00）A.Some paintbrushes.B.A bouquet of flowers.C.Some drawings.D.A textbook.(4).How does the student feel after talking with Professor Weston?（分数：1.00）A.Confused.B.Annoyed.C.Surprised.D.Encouraged.Questions 22 25 are based on the following passage.（分数：4.00）(1).What does “pull up y
17、our socks“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.Your socks arent decent enough.B.Make you look tidy.C.Improve your performance.D.Try hard to win the game.(2).What does “sock some money away“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.To hide money in safe.B.To save money.C.To spend money.D.To take care of money.(3).Which of the following statemen
18、ts about the passage is true?（分数：1.00）A.An example of a football team is used in talking about “pull up your socks“.B.“Sock some money away“ probably came from people hiding their savings in a sock instead of putting it in a bank.C.In talking about “pull up your socks“, the author uses an example of
19、 a girl planning to make a holiday trip,D.In talking about “sock some money away“, the author uses an example of a political leader.(4).What does the word “expert“ mean?（分数：1.00）A.School.B.Teachers.C.Students.D.Linguists.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Directions:Read the following text. Choose the
20、best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on your ANSWER SHEET.The first English dictionary, called an Alphabetical Table of Hard Words, was published in 1604. The dictionary was actuallyU (26) /Ua list of about 3 000 difficult words, each followed by a one wordU (27) /U. The
21、 author, Robert Cawdrey,U (28) /Uto include everyday words in his dictionary.U (29) /U, he reasoned, would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word. During the 1600 s more dictionaries were published. Each followed Cawdrey sU (30) /Uand presented a few t
22、housandU (31) /U words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey,U (32) /Udefine easy words as well as hard ones. But until the 1750 s all dictionaries were ratherU (33) /Uand not very valuable.A man named Dr. Samuel JohnsonU (34) /Uall this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictio
23、nary. HeU (35) /Uin his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word wasU (36) /Uused in speech andU (37) /U. By the end of the 1700 s most dictionary makersU (38) /UJohnson s lead. Dictionaries were getting better a
24、nd better. The 1800 sU (39) /Uthe greatest improvementU (40) /Uthe quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English dictionary, aU (41) /Uwork. One of the most interestingU (42) /Uof the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. ItU (43) /Uthe history of each word
25、from its earliestU (44) /UuseU (45) /Uthe time of the printing of the dictionary.（分数：20.00）A.no less thanB.much less thanC.nothing more thanD.much more thanA.petitionB.revelationC.complicationD.definitionA.made no attemptB.had troubleC.took great painsD.tried his bestA.EveryoneB.SomeoneC.No oneD.Any
26、oneA.principleB.adviceC.regulationD.leadA.everydayB.newC.easyD.hardA.didB.doC.doesD.hasA.delicateB.complexC.crudeD.comprehensiveA.satisfiedB.changedC.maintainedD.sustainedA.excludedB.supplementedC.complementedD.includedA.actuallyB.deliberatelyC.laboriouslyD.previouslyA.writingB.listeningC.speakingD.
27、readingA.had followedB.followedC.have followedD.followA.namedB.wasC.definedD.sawA.onB.forC.atD.inA.twenty volumesB.twenty-volumeC.twenty volumeD.twenty-volumesA.featuresB.favoritesC.favorsD.feathersA.tremblesB.transfersC.trimsD.tracesA.to recordB.recordedC.recordingD.being recordedA.sinceB.forC.from
28、D.up to四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BPart A/BDirections:Read the following texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET.BText 1/BAs the costs of health care continue to rise, employers will ask their employees to pay more for their benefit
29、s by the year 2 000. This forecast comes from a recent survey of 400 executives conducted by the group Insurance Division of Northwestern National Life Insurance Company ( NWNL).A similar NWNL survey in 1986 found that two-thirds of the employers were planning to add benefits. Now, two-thirds are pl
30、anning to offer fewer choices. Factors cited as driving up the cost of health care include hospital and doctor fees, new medical technology, and malpractice suits. Employers also face the expensive prospect of providing health care for the growing number of retirees. Says the employee benefit direct
31、or of a Boston communication company, “With people living longer, and being sicker when older, we could be paying a big sum of money for 30 to 40 years after they retire.“Compulsory benefits are also likely to increase health-care costs to employers. A majority of the respondents predict that the fe
32、deral government will demand benefits for all employees. More than one fourth of the employers surveyed think it is very likely that the government will establish a national plan by the year 2000, and a similar number foresee regulation of doctor and hospital fees. However, a large majority doubt su
33、ch measures are very likely to be effective in controlling health-care costs.Besides holding employees, responsible for a larger share of their benefit costs, more employers will offer flexible benefit plans with limited employer contributions. Health-education programs will grow in the workplace, a
34、s employers try to lessen the need for expensive medical care. Other employers intent on cutting costs will design their benefit plans to allow their employees fewer choices in when and how they get medical care.Although the survey results reflect uncertainty about the future, they also offer reason
35、 for optimism, says U. S. Senator David Durenberger of Minnesota, “People are starting to come to grips with the question of how we can more effectively provide quality health care that is affordable and accessible,“ he asserts, “We no longer can write blank checks.“（分数：10.00）(1).A recent survey con
36、ducted by NWNL found that _.（分数：2.00）A.new medical technology helps to reduce the cost of health careB.employees have to pay more for their benefitsC.employees will be offered more choices in the benefit plansD.two-thirds of the employers are thinking of adding benefits(2).Which of the following wil
37、l not cause the increase of the cost of health care cost?（分数：2.00）A.Compulsory benefits demanded by the government.B.Health-education program.C.Increasing number of retirees.D.Hospital and doctor fees.(3).What will the employers do to reduce the health-care cost?（分数：2.00）A.They will not provide heal
38、th care for the retirees.B.They will employ fewer employees.C.They will ask their employees to pay most of the cost.D.They will depend on the regulation of doctor and hospital fees.(4).The phrase “come to grips with“ in the last paragraph most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.to understand completelyB.to
39、 deal seriously withC.to attack violentlyD.to firmly get hold of(5).Senator David Durenberger implies that _.（分数：2.00）A.people cannot afford the medical feeB.it is illegal to write blank cheeksC.it s impossible to solve the problem of health-careD.people don t take the problem of health-care serious
40、ly in the pastBText 2/BDo you find getting up in the morning so difficult that its painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you re “hot“. Th
41、at s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as, “Get
42、up, John Yon 11 be late for work again!“ The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.You can t chan
43、ge your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the
44、morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won t change your cycle, but you 11 get upstream and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a m
45、inute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.（分数：10.00）(1).If a person finds getting up
46、 early a problem, most probably_.（分数：2.00）A.he is at his peak in the afternoon or eveningB.he is not sure when his energy is lowC.he refuses to follow his own energy cycleD.he is a lazy person(2).Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.unawareness of en
47、ergy cycles.B.familiar monologues.C.attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.D.a change in a family member s energy cycle.(3).If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning he should _.（分数：2.00）A.get up earlier than usualB.change her energy cyclesC.overcome
48、 his lazinessD.go to bed earlier(4).You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will_.（分数：2.00）A.keep your energy cycle under control all dayB.help to keep your energy for the day s workC.help you to control your temper early in the dayD.enable you to concentrate on your routine work(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：2.00）A.Children have energy cycles, too.B.Habit helps one adapt to his own energy cycle.C.Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save ones energy.D.Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.B
