1、公共英语三级-374 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 has happened?（分数：1.00）A.The woman was disappointed about her dog.B.There is an advertisement about a dog in the paper.C.The woman can t find her pet.D.The woman is not feeling well.(2).What does
2、 the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.Students will not benefit when the class is conducted entirely in a foreign language.B.To teach his students English, a teacher must be an English expert.C.A qualified teacher has to speak the students language quite well.D.A language teacher need not to be a native speake
3、r of the target language.(3).What is the man going to China for?（分数：1.00）A.On business.B.To attend a meeting.C.To visit his friend.D.To make a tour of China.(4).What does the woman want to do?（分数：1.00）A.She asks to return the sweater to the store.B.She wants to change the larger one for a smaller on
4、e.C.She wants to buy another sweater.D.She wants to change the smaller one for a larger one.(5).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.The train is already late.B.He s sorry it s already 9:30.C.The train is always late.D.The train is arriving at 9:30.(1).What did the man agree with?（分数：1.00）A.He studied
5、hard, played football well and passed the exam.B.He didnt study hard, played football and didnt pass the exam.C.He studied hard, didn t play football and passed the exam.D.He studied hard, played football well but did not passed the exam.(2).Who most probably is the man?（分数：1.00）A.A librarian.B.An o
6、fficer.C.A bookseller.D.A salesman.(3).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.Brenda has borrowed her ear.B.Her car ran out of gas this morning.C.She parked her car in a safer place.D.She came with Brenda in Brenda s car today.(4).How many people were injured in the accident?（分数：1.00）A.Three woman.B.No
7、ne.C.One baby,D.Three woman and one baby.(5).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She wasnt really very frightened.B.She generally dislikes horror movies.C.She is very fond of horror movies.D.She doesn t care how horror movies end.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 1114 are based on the following conv
8、ersation.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main topic of the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.How to treat minor aches and pains.B.How to sharpen the senses.C.How to predict the weather.D.How to select a good umbrella.(2).What does the woman say about how distant objects look to her before a storm?（分数：1.00）A.They loo
9、k smaller.B.They look cloudier.C.They look clearer.D.They look darker.(3).What does the man say seems to happen to his sense of smell?（分数：1.00）A.It confuses orders.B.It detects fewer orders.C.It becomes sharper.D.It stops working.(4).What problem did the speaker have at this time?（分数：1.00）A.They hav
10、e no umbrella.B.They both have leg injuries.C.They ye seen no signs to give them directions.D.They are too tired to walk any further.Questions 15 17 are based on the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What is Mrs. Smith s first impression of Manchester?（分数：1.00）A.No impression yet.B.Good.C.Bad.D.Ju
11、st so-so.(2).What is the attitude of the neighborhood to newcomers?（分数：1.00）A.They don t want to know them.B.They try to be friendly to them.C.They never speak to them.D.They are cold to them.(3).What is not mentioned in the new shopping center?（分数：1.00）A.A book store.B.A cinema.C.Supermarkets.D.A d
12、rugstore.Questions 18 21 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the man want to do this summer?（分数：1.00）A.Stay at home.B.Go to an evening class.C.Take a vacation.D.Get a job and earn some money.(2).What did the Dodds do when they went on vacation?（分数：1.00）A.They rented their
13、house to a student.B.They asked their gardener to take care of their house.C.They hired someone to stay in their home.D.They left their pets to neighbors.(3).Which of the following jobs is not supposed to be done by a house - sitter?（分数：1.00）A.Watering the house plants.B.Taking care of the house own
14、ers pets.C.Paying gas and electricity hills.D.Mowing the lawn.(4).What do homeowners do before hiring a house-sitter?（分数：1.00）A.Interview the house-sitter and look at his or her references.B.Interview the house-sitter s friends.C.Look at the house-sitter s transcripts.D.Attend the house - sitter s p
15、arty to see whether he or she is a responsible person.Questions 22 25 are based on the following passage.（分数：4.00）(1).What kind of man was the artist?（分数：1.00）A.Neither rich nor kind.B.Not rich but kind.C.Rich and kind.D.Rich but mean.(2).Where did his last few coins go?（分数：1.00）A.He gave them to a
16、beggar.B.He used them to pay for the lunch.C.He used them to pay for his taxi home.D.He lost them.(3).Who paid the bill for the lunch?（分数：1.00）A.Each paid his own bill.B.The beggar.C.The artist.D.Neither of them paid.(4).What did the artist offer to the beggar in the end?（分数：1.00）A.He invited the be
17、ggar to another lunch.B.He gave the beggar more money.C.He invited the beggar to spend the money.D.He took the beggar home and gave him back the money.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)In every cultivated language there are two great classes of words. They, taken together, (26) the whole vocabular
18、y. First, there are those words (27) which we become familiar in ordinary conversation, which, we learn, (28) is to say, from the members of our own family and from our friends, and which we should know and use (29) we could not road or write. They . (30) the common things of life, and are the stock
19、 in trade of (31) who speak the language. Such words may be called “popular“, since they belong to the people (32) and are not the (33) of a limited class only.On the other hand, our language includes a large number of words which are (34) seldom used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are kno
20、wn to every (35) person, but there is little (36) to use them at home. Our first (37) with them comes not from our mothers lips or from the talk of our classmates, (38) from books that we read, lectures that we hear, or the more formal conversation of (39) educated speakers who are discussing some p
21、articular topic in an elevated (40) . Such words are called “learned“, and the difference between them and “popular“ words is (41) great importance to a right understanding of language. We may (42) a girl as “lively“ or as “vivacious. “In the first (43) , we are using a native English word (44) from
22、 the familiar noun “life“. In the (45) , we are using a Latin derivative which has exactly the same meaning.（分数：20.00）A.bring upB.make upC.take upD.put upA.forB.withC.byD.toA.thatB.thisC.whichD.itA.as ifB.ifC.if onlyD.even ifA.revealB.concernC.connectD.interfereA.someB.allC.noneD.anyA.at largeB.at l
23、ibertyC.at bestD.at lengthA.practiceB.possessionC.professionD.expressionA.consequentlyB.relativelyC.tentativelyD.regularlyA.educatableB.educatedC.educationD.educativeA.occasionB.spaceC.timeD.roomA.comprehensionB.knowledgeC.encounterD.acquaintanceA.exceptB.butC.orD.andA.simplyB.highlyC.poorlyD.humbly
24、A.patternB.styleC.typeD.sortA.withB.onC.atD.ofA.thinkB.lookC.describeD.supposeA.easeB.sampleC.stageD.phaseA.formedB.being formedC.having formedD.formingA.latterB.latedC.laterD.latest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)Venice Film Festival is annually hel
25、d in September in Venice, Italy. Founded by the propaganda ministry of Italian dictator Mussolini in 1932, the Venice Festival is the world s oldest international film festival and one of the most prestigious. The program typically presents a competitive selection of around fid hims, all released ex
26、clusively in their country of origin and not entered in any other European festival. Internationally renowned for maintaining rigorous artistic standards, the Venice Festival awards some of the film Industry s most distinguished prizes, especially the Golden Lion award for the best film. The Venice
27、Festival s focus on presenting films of high artistic merit prevents this festival from acquiring the commercial atmosphere of the Cannes Film Festival or the Berlin International Film Festival, but it has also lent the Venice Festival an. air of exclusivity. Festival director Gillo Pontecorvo has a
28、ttempted to combat this reputation by ending the traditional exclusion of Hollywood films from the program.（分数：10.00）(1).How often is the Venice Film Festival held in Italy?（分数：2.00）A.Every two years.B.Once a year.C.Once in a while.D.Every other year.(2).The word “prestigious“ is closest in meaning
29、to _.（分数：2.00）A.excellentB.competitiveC.traditionalD.infamous(3).Which of the following is true about all the movies that will be presented at the Venice Film Festival?（分数：2.00）A.They have never been shown in their own countries.B.They have been shown in their own countries and other regions as well
30、.C.They have only been shown in their own countries.D.They have entered the other International Film Festivals.(4).Compared with other International Film Festivals, the Venice Festival is_.（分数：2.00）A.a bit less commercialB.much more commercialC.as commercial as othersD.the least commercial(5).We may
31、 infer from the last sentence “. by ending the traditional exclusive of Hollywood films from the program,“ that Hollywood movies_.（分数：2.00）A.are not found in the Venice Film FestivalB.have a very bad reputationC.have enjoyed great popularityD.are included in the Venice Film Festival八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数
32、：10.00)Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the World Cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer, or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 yea
33、rs that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer, Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost I8 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States.The study also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games
34、like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the World Cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this year s World Cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already b
35、een sold.Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come to this country? And how long has it existed in other parts of the world? No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some sc
36、ientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans and native American Indians all played games similar to soccer.Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modern soccer. They also agree that t
37、he British spread the game around the world. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, early soccer balls were often made of animal stomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we have today.（分数：10.00）(1).Which of the following statements is NOT t
38、rue according to the text?（分数：2.00）A.Americans were preparing for the World Cup when the author wrote this article.B.More and more young Americans became interested in soccer in the last 30 years.C.Soccer is the fastest developing sport in the world.D.The article was written before the World Cup hel
39、d in the United States.(2).Which was the most popular sport as a traditional game among students?（分数：2.00）A.Basketball.B.Football.C.Soccer.D.Tennis.(3).For how long has soccer been played in the United States?（分数：2.00）A.About a hundred years.B.About fifty years.C.Only recently.D.About thirty years.(
40、4).Who invented the modern soccer game?（分数：2.00）A.American Indians.B.British.C.Greeks,D.Romans.(5).What is the author going to state in the next paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.There have been attempts to start a professional soccer organization in the U.S.B.In the 12th century soccer games in Britain often in
41、volved whole towns.C.Professional soccer grew quickly in Europe.D.Experts believed that the United States would win.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly given way to apparent abundance. Stores and shops are choked with food. Rationing is virtually sus
42、pended, and overseas suppliers have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion. Why do food prices keep on rising, when there seems to be so much more food about7 Is the abundance only temporary, or has it come to stay7 Does it mean that we n
43、eed to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect.The recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests in North America is now being followed by a th
44、ird. Most of Britains overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home production has also risen.But the effect of all this on the food situation in this country has been made worse by a simultaneous rise in food prices, due chiefly to the gradual cutting down of government supp
45、ort for food. The shops are overstocked with food net only because there is more food available, but also because people, frightened by high prices, are buying less of it.Moreover, the rise in domestic prices has come at a time when world prices have begun to fall, with the result that imported food
46、, with the exception of grain, is often cheaper than the home-produced variety. And now grain prices, too, are falling. Consumers are beginning to ask why they should not be enabled to benefit from this trend.The significance of these developments is not lost on farmers. The older generations have s
47、een it all happen before. Despite the present price and market guarantees, farmers fear they are about to be squeezed between cheap food imports and a shrinking home market. Present production is running at 51 per cent above pre-war levels, and the government has called for an expansion to 60 per ce
48、nt by 1956; but repeated Ministerial advice is carrying little weight and the expansion program is not working very well.（分数：10.00）(1).Why is there “wide-spread uneasiness and confusion“ about the food situation in Britain?（分数：2.00）A.Despite the abundance, food prices keep rising.B.The abundant food
49、 supply is not expected to last.C.Britain will cut back on its production of food.D.Britain is importing less food.(2).The main reason for the rise in food prices is that _.（分数：2.00）A.imported food is driving prices higherB.the government is providing less support for agricultureC.domestic food production has decreasedD.people are buying less food(3).Why didn t the government s expansion program work very well?（分数：2.00）A.Because the farmers were uncertain whether foreign markets could be found for their produce.B.Because the farmers we
