1、公共英语三级-358 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)(1).What does the man want to do?（分数：1.00）A.Borrow the typewriter.B.Visit the woman.C.Go home soon.D.Read the womans paper.(2).What is the woman going to have?（分数：1.00）A.Some.B.A party.C.Many things.D.A
2、dinner.(3).Whats the womans husbands telephone number?（分数：1.00）A.2678435.B.2687345.C.2687543.D.2687435.(4).What does the woman suggest?（分数：1.00）A.Exercising just after getting up.B.Eating something good for breakfast.C.Buying the next larger size.D.Not exercising so many times a day.(5).What will th
3、e man do for the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Bring her some water.B.Buy her some plants.C.Water her plants while she is away.D.Water her plants while he is on vacation.(1).Where is this conversation most probably taking place?（分数：1.00）A.In a department store.B.At a museum.C.In a factory.D.At a warehous(2).What
4、 are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.The environmental problem.B.The health problem.C.The educational problem.D.The international problem.(3).What can be inferred from this conversation about the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She thinks there is too much noise.B.She likes talking with powerful people.C.She wasnt p
5、aying any attention to him.D.Shes amazed that the man didnt hear her.(4).How does Charles respond to the question?（分数：1.00）A.He refused to return her books to the library.B.He is glad to return her books to the library.C.He asked for the reason for returning her books.D.He is not certain if he will
6、return her books.(5).What did the teacher do?（分数：1.00）A.The teacher went over a previous lesson.B.The teacher presented new materials.C.The teacher tested students.D.The teacher read the students the last lesson.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11-13 are based on a conversation you are going to hea
7、r.（分数：3.00）(1).What is the main topic of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.How to select a good umbrella.B.How to treat minor aches and pains.C.How to sharpen the senses.D.How to predict the weather.(2).What does the woman say how distant object looks to her before a storm?（分数：1.00）A.They look darker.B.Th
8、ey look smaller.C.They look clearer.D.They look cloudier.(3).What does the man say seems to happen to his sense of smell?（分数：1.00）A.It stops working.B.It becomes sharper.C.It confuses odors.D.It detects fewer odors.Questions 14-17 are based on the following monologue.（分数：4.00）(1).Whats the main purp
9、ose of this talk?（分数：1.00）A.To explain why recycling important.B.To describe the recycling program.C.To discuss whether or not recycling should be mandatory (命令性的).D.To explain how to find the recycling facilities.(2).According to the speaker, why do most recycling program fail?（分数：1.00）A.Because al
10、l the trash cans are the same color.B.Because not enough people volunteer to collect the trash.C.Because most people dont like to sort their trash.D.Because collections are not made on a regular basis.(3).What will be the color of trash cans for paper?（分数：1.00）A.Pink.B.Maroon.C.Green.D.Whit(4).What
11、will be the primary responsibilities of the volunteers?（分数：1.00）A.To paint the trash cans.B.To pick up and sort the trash.C.To pick up and deliver the trash.D.Do work in the recycling center.Questions 18-21 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.（分数：4.00）(1).With whom is the man speaking?
12、（分数：1.00）A.His academic advisor.B.Another student.C.A ski instructor.D.The college dean.(2).What has the woman mainly been thinking about?（分数：1.00）A.The weather.B.A vacation.C.Going skiing.D.Her studies.(3).Where will the woman probably spend her vacation time?（分数：1.00）A.At the beach.B.At her job.C.
13、At a ski resort.D.At the school library.(4).What does the woman think the man should do?（分数：1.00）A.Take a trip to the beach.B.Go to a ski resort.C.Study for his exams.D.Think further about his vacation.Questions 22-25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.（分数：4.00）(1).Where does this con
14、versation take place?（分数：1.00）A.At a hotel.B.At a motel.C.At a restaurant.D.At a shopping centr(2).Why can the man and his family stay at this motel?（分数：1.00）A.They have a reservation.B.The motel has several vacancies.C.They are friends of the owner.D.Someone else cancelled a reservation.(3).When do
15、es the motel want its guests to pay?（分数：1.00）A.Before they arrive.B.While they register.C.When they reserve a room.D.Just before their departur(4).What is the reason for the motels policy on payments?（分数：1.00）A.Some guests may not be honest.B.The policy is required by law.C.No. 61 is a luxury unit.D
16、.The owners are simply greedy.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportaition in the United States. Trains were used only for long distance transportation.Today the car is the most popular (26) of transportation in all of the United States. I
17、t has completely (27) the horse as a means f everyday transportation. Americans use their car for (28) 90 percent of personal (29) Most Americans are able to (30) cars. The average price of a (31) made car was 2, 050 in 1950, 2, 740 (32) 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about
18、(33) their products and work efficiency. As a result, the yearly income of the (34) family increased from 1950 to 1975 (35) than the price of cars. For this reason (36) a new car takes a smaller (37) of a familys total earnings today.In 1951 (38) it took 8 months of an average familys (39) to buy a
19、new car.In 1962 a new car (40) 8.3 of a familys annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 (41) income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically (42) to models from previous years.The (43) of the automobile extends throughout the economy (44) the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend
20、more money to (45) their cars running than on any other item.（分数：20.00）A.kindsB.sortC.meanD.typesA.deniedB.reproducedC.replacedD.reducedA.hardlyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.somehowA.tripB.worksC.businessD.travelA.buyB.sellC.raceD.seeA.quicklyB.regularlyC.rapidlyD.recentlyA.onB.inC.behindD.aboutA.raisingB.ma
21、kingC.reducingD.improvingA.unusualB.interestedC.averageD.biggestA.slowestB.equalC.fasterD.less thanA.bringingB.obtainC.boughtD.purchasingA.partB.halfC.numberD.sideA.clearlyB.proportionatelyC.percentageD.suddenlyA.incomeB.workC.plansD.debtsA.usedB.spentC.costD.neededA.monthsB.dollarsC.familyD.yearA.f
22、amousB.superiorC.fasterD.purchasingA.runningB.noticeC.influenceD.discussionA.thenB.asC.soD.whichA.startB.leaveC.keepD.repair五、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Live theatre lives. In England in every town, someone is rehearsing, someone devising, someone
23、 performing. Winchester is a good example. Ancient capital of England, population approximately 60,000 when you take in the suburbs. Live theatre comes to Winchester and made in Winchester, week in week out.It has a 400-seat theatre in the city centre and an arts centre in the outskirts seating 150.
24、 These offer a programme of visiting companies on a tour of one-night or three-to-four night stands, moving from one gathering place to another around the country, using moveable sets in flexible space. New productions of classic works, ancient and modern but always live: each performance different
25、because its different audience in a different town. The tour usually lasts the company two or three months before its time to settle down to devise and rehearse the next one.For the performer, touring is a chance to work with the same people in the security of a company unit. But its also a chance t
26、o try something different night: to find out what works by actually doing it. And it doesnt always work. So what if it flops? You are on the road and perform it again in another place tomorrow. The audience will have forgotten by the time you come around again next year.Each companys different, each
27、 has its own style, and audiences get to know them. But Winchester also has its own fringe (边缘) theatre 200 yards or so from the cathedral. This is where live theatre is conceived. The North Pole, it seats 50 to 60 people. Here its new work, amateur and semi-professional work, sometimes slick (熟练的),
28、 sometimes rough and ready. At least a dozen world premieres (首次公演) a year: many of them short-lived, quickly forgotten, some of them best forgotten, but all of them performed in excitement and expectation, neither audience nor performer quite knowing whats going to happen. But one or two shows stic
29、k in the mind, some return reworked a year or so later the better for being polished on the live stage, some will work their way out of Winchester onto the touring circuit. Someone somewhere is always thinking of starting a company.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following is NOT ture of Winchester?（分数：2
30、.00）A.It is an ancient capital of England.B.60,000 people live in the city.C.It hosts live theatres every week.D.It makes live theatre every week.(2).What do we learn from this passage about the visiting companies?（分数：2.00）A.They hold their performance in large theatres.B.They often perform one play
31、 for 2 or 3 months.C.They have the same performance to the audiences in different ways.D.They often stay in Winchester for 2 or 3 months.(3).What benefits do touring bring to the performer?（分数：2.00）A.He gets a chance to get acquainted win performers from other companies.B.His performance is always r
32、emembered by the audience.C.He can try different new performances in different places creatively.D.He has a chance to establish long-lasting performer-audience relationship.(4).How does the audience get to know different companies?（分数：2.00）A.By their strange names.B.By their styles.C.By the plays th
33、ey perform.D.By their looking skills.(5).What is true of Winchesters fringe theatre, “The North Poles“?（分数：2.00）A.It is a cathedral theatre.B.All performances here are amateur and half-professional.C.People remember the performances here long after the companies have left.D.A dozen of the world top
34、performers come here to perform every year.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was
35、 a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1977, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was
36、 suffering from one of its worst beat waves.In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television set
37、s. Nearly 4,000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men.Hospitals had to treat hundreds of peopl
38、e cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The black-out started at 9:30 p.m., when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise.The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped
39、 strangers, distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerators, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.（分数：10.00）(1).Look at the first paragraph. Who were
40、right: The authorities or the pessimists?（分数：2.00）A.The authorities.B.The pessimists.C.Both.D.Neither.(2).In what way was the blackout of 1977 not really a repeat performance?（分数：2.00）A.There was much more disorder.B.This time the electricity supply failed.C.It was quite unexpected.D.It did not occu
41、r within five years of 1965.(3).As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively _.（分数：2.00）A.more favourableB.less favourableC.unchangedD.improved(4).What caused the blackout in July 1977?（分数：2.00）A.Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrica
42、l appliances.B.Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order.C.During a storm, lightning damaged supply cables.D.The passage does not mention the caus(5).Why did many looters manage to escape?（分数：2.00）A.The police could not see them in the dark.B.Many of the looters were ar
43、med with guns.C.There were not enough policemen to catch them all.D.They were hidden inside big buildings.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Blinks can take several forms. Besides the blinks that wash the eye, there are those associated with unexpected circumstances (such as loud noises), as well as the volunt
44、ary flaps of the eyelids that may express anger or incredulity. Another type, the spontaneous eye blink, is neither voluntary nor reflexive. Most blinks are spontaneous.Mere eye-rinsing requires a blink no more than once a minute; yet most people blink around 15 times a minute. Why do we blink so fr
45、equently? Apparently there is a direct relationship between spontaneous blinking and the mind. Scientists can now discern how the frequency and duration of blinks vary according to whether a person is alert, bored, anxious or concentrating.Studies show first of all that we blink less when we are mos
46、t alert. A person reading a novel blinks about six times a minute; someone engaged in conversation blinks more than twice as often. Automobile drivers blink less when negotiating distracting city streets than when cruising down highways.Researchers have learned that the rate and duration of our blin
47、ks vary according to the tasks we perform. People engaged in visual activities like drawing blink less frequently; fatigued individual blink more often than when they are rested. We blink more if upset.Anxiety also increases the number of blinks. Notice helicopter pilots blink more often than instru
48、ctors, and witnesses under cross-examination blink more frequently than those facing friendly lawyers.This connection between blinking and apprehension explains why television newscasters are instructed to blink normally, in order to appear calm and controlled and, thus, unflappable before the camer
49、as. This also applies to politicians. Newsweek reports that when neuro-psychologist Joe Tecce monitored Michael Dukakis and Geoge Bush during their debate last October, he concluded that the Massachusetts governor was more nervous. Dukakis averaged 75 blinks per minute (92 when asked if hed raise taxes), Bush 67.（分数：10.00）(1).How often do most people blink normally?（分数：2.00）A.Once a minute.B.Once every 4 seconds.C.Once a tenth of a second.D.Once a secon(2).Which of the following titles best expresses the main idea?（分数：2.00）A.Why Anxiety Increases Blinking.B.B
