1、公共英语三级-396 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 woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She will drive the man to the supermarket.B.The man should buy a car of his own.C.The man neednt go shopping every week.D.She can pick the man up at the grocery st
2、ore.(2).Why cant Tom have the suit cleaned?（分数：1.00）A.Because he is too busy playing cards.B.Because he has no work to do.C.Because he is working at his homework.D.Because he does not want to.(3).Where will the womans family most likely stay during the planned holiday?（分数：1.00）A.In a tent.B.In a car
3、.C.In a hotel.D.In a friends tent.(4).What does the man wish to do?（分数：1.00）A.Go to a parkB.Park his car.C.Drive on.D.Beat the rush hour.(5).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Teacher and student.B.Father and daughter.C.Boss and secretary.D.Two students.(1).Why is
4、Miss Brown in that office?（分数：1.00）A.She is the office manager.B.She is looking for a new job.C.She will interview the man.D.She is learning about advertising.(2).What does the woman propose to do?（分数：1.00）A.Climb the mountains.B.Go out for a walk to the new forest.C.Go sightseeing in a car.D.Have a
5、 wonderful meal at the weekend.(3).What does the woman imply about teaching?（分数：1.00）A.Its awfully dull.B.Its really exciting.C.Its very exhausting.D.Its quite challenging.(4).What does the man usually do on Saturdays?（分数：1.00）A.He usually relaxes.B.He always goes fishing.C.He has to go to work.D.He
6、 usually works at home.(5).What are these people doing?（分数：1.00）A.They are watching TV.B.They are listening to the radio.C.They are swimming in the channel.D.They are changing their news program.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).Why is Laura at the shop?（分数：1.00）A.Shes waiting for John.B.Shes having her b
7、icycle repaired.C.Shes looking for her uncle.D.She is working there for her uncle.(2).Why does John want to buy a bicycle?（分数：1.00）A.Because he wants to replace his old bicycle.B.Because he wants to begin bicycling to work and get some exercise.C.Because he wants to make a bicycle tour.D.Because he
8、wants to train for a bicycle race.(3).What does Laura suggest that John do?（分数：1.00）A.Buy a used bicycle.B.Buy a racing bicycle.C.Adjust the height of his old bicycle.D.Sell his old bicycle to the shop.(4).What does Laura think is most important to Johns bicycle?（分数：1.00）A.It must be the right heigh
9、t for John.B.It must be safe.C.It must have several gears and good tires.D.It must be cheap.(1).Where did most of the pilgrims the speaker met come from?（分数：1.00）A.From USA.B.From Europe.C.From Ohio.D.From his hometown.(2).What was the main difference the speaker noted on returning to his hometown?（
10、分数：1.00）A.It was just early in the morning.B.The school he visited had become better than it used to be.C.The birthplace of Shakespeare had become a tourist attraction because of the Shakespeare worship.D.Many Americans lived there now.(3).What was the direct connection between the members of the sp
11、eakers family and Shakespeare?（分数：1.00）A.They owned Shakespeares birthplace.B.They went to the school where Shakespeare had studied many years before.C.They lived near Shakespeares house.D.They shared Shakespeares first name.(4).How can a visitor see all the buildings with Shakespeare connections ac
12、cording to the speaker?（分数：1.00）A.With a ticket about three dollars.B.With an inclusive ticket.C.With the speakers permission.D.With great Shakespeare worship.(1).Who is the woman?（分数：1.00）A.A traveler.B.A travel agent.C.A friend of the man.D.A colleague of the man.(2).Which trip is the man interest
13、ed in?（分数：1.00）A.A ten-day trip to Paris.B.A ten-day trip to Amsterdam.C.A four-day trip to Paris.D.A four-day trip to Amsterdam.(3).According to the woman, how long should the man book the trip in advance?（分数：1.00）A.Six to eight months.B.Seven to eight months.C.Seven to eight weeks.D.Six to eight w
14、eeks.(4).How much per person will the trip cost?（分数：1.00）A.About 215 pounds.B.About 250 pounds.C.About 215 Euro.D.About 250 Euro.(1).How did the speaker and the old lady become good friends?（分数：1.00）A.They took morning walk together.B.They used to know each other before the speaker moved there.C.The
15、y were the only people in that neighborhood.D.The old lady often invited the speaker to her house for a cup of tea.(2).What did they do when they were together?（分数：1.00）A.They talked about a lot of things.B.The speaker cooked for the old lady.C.They did some gardening.D.They talked about their famil
16、ies.(3).What happened one night?（分数：1.00）A.The dog fell ill and barked all night long.B.The dog played a trick on the speaker.C.The dog awakened the speaker and led him to help its master.D.The speaker had a nightmare in which he saved his neighbours life.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The Unit
17、ed States is a confederation of states. Each state has the (26) to make laws with regard to the state. (27) , based on public opinion, states can (28) policies regarding education, and they may (29) a state income tax; they also determine the speed (30) , housing codes, and the drinking age.In most
18、parts of the United States, you (31) be 21 years old to buy alcohol in a liquor store, bar, (32) restaurant. In some states you may buy beer in a grocery store. If a store sells alcohol to a minor, the (33) of the store is usually (34) a large sum of money. (35) , many areas have an open-container l
19、aw, (36) means that people may not drink alcohol on the street or in a car. Anyone (37) with an open container of alcohol may be arrested.(38) , with all of these laws, the (39) of alcohol is a serious (40) in the United States and Canada. Drinking on college campuses, (41) there are many underage d
20、rinkers, has (42) greatly. In fact, alcohol sales have gone up (43) the legal drinking age was (44) from 18 to 21. Some people believe that if there were no legal drinking age, (45) in some other countries, North American youth would drink less.（分数：20.00）A.privilegeB.advantageC.rightD.traditionA.As
21、a resultB.For exampleC.In other wordsD.In this caseA.demandB.disagreeC.discussD.determineA.collectB.issueC.demandD.implementA.limitB.controlC.ruleD.regulationA.canB.shallC.mayD.mustA.andB.orC.alsoD.notA.clerkB.salespersonC.ownerD.hostA.finedB.chargedC.punishedD.sufferedA.In additionB.In factC.In rea
22、lityD.In generalA.thatB.thisC.itD.whichA.exposedB.suspectedC.caughtD.detectedA.NeverthelessB.AnywayC.MoreoverD.ThereforeA.applicationB.consumptionC.expenditureD.usageA.conditionB.crisisC.questionD.problemA.thoughB.asC.whereD.whichA.raisedB.increasedC.peakedD.climaxedA.whenB.sinceC.beforeD.afterA.shi
23、ftedB.upgradedC.upliftedD.changedA.sameB.forC.asD.that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)Imagine, if you will, the average games player. What do you see? A guy who never grew up? Or a nervous 18-year-old pushing buttons on his controller, lost and alone
24、 in a violent onscreen world? Sorry, you lose. The average gamer is starting to look pretty much like the average person. For the first time, according to a US poll commissioned by AOL Games, roughly half of those surveyed, ages 12 to 55, are tapping away at some kind of electronic game whether on a
25、 PC, a cell phone or another handheld device for an average of three hours every week.The games people play say a lot about who they are. Machines like the Xbox and PlayStation 2 are largely the territory of twenty-something men, who prefer to picture themselves as sports stars and racing drivers. M
26、en of 50 and older prefer military games. Teenage girls are much more likely than boys to play games on their phone, while older women make up the majority of people playing card games such as Hearts on line.Is it a good thing, all this time spent on games, or is it as harmful as television, pulling
27、 people ever further from reality? The AOL survey suggests some players are in denial about the extent of their habit. One in ten gamers find it impossible to resist games; one in four admits to losing a nights sleep to play games; and another quarter has been too absorbed to have meals.But dont thi
28、nk were all heading into a world with everyone plugged into, if not totally controlled by, his own game. Quite the contrary: garners appear to be more engaged with reality than other kinds of couch potatoes. According to a comprehensive survey by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA whose mem
29、bers, of course, want you to think video games are healthy), garners spend an average of 23 hours a week volunteering and going to church, concerts, museums and other cultural events. More enthusiastic garners who play 11 hours a week or more spend ever more time out in the cultural world (34 hours)
30、.（分数：10.00）(1).The AOL survey finds that electronic games _.（分数：2.00）A.do not present a violent onscreen worldB.no longer keep garners from growing upC.are no longer exclusive to young peopleD.are not as popular with teenagers as before(2).Who does the author say tend to identify themselves with the
31、 characters in the game?（分数：2.00）A.Teenage girls.B.Older women.C.Men in their 20s.D.Men of 50 and older.(3).When asked about the extent of their habit, some players _.（分数：2.00）A.refused to acknowledge the extent to which they were addicted to gamesB.denied they were affected by electronic gamesC.won
32、dered why they were asked such a questionD.stressed their interest in playing electronic games(4).It can he inferred from the text that _.（分数：2.00）A.electronic games are less harmful than televisionB.television viewers are more realistic than garnersC.television is more popular than electronic games
33、D.gamers have less self-control than TV viewers(5).According to the writer, the ESA members（分数：2.00）A.have sufficient knowledge of gamesB.think their games are healthy productsC.serve as the role models for game playersD.are concerned about gamers cultural activities八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The ostri
34、ch, the largest bird in the world at present, lives in the drier regions of Africa outside the actual deserts. Because of its very long, powerful legs and the floating effect of its extended wings, it is able to run at great speed over considerable distances.The female ostrich normally produces abou
35、t twenty eggs every rainy season. When the female ostrich begins to lay her eggs, however, she does not begin in her own nest. Instead she goes off in search of the nests of neighboring females and lays two or three eggs in each of them. By the time she has laid eight or nine eggs, she returns and l
36、ays the rest in her own nest.Because of the size of the eggs, the female ostrich cannot lay more than one every two days, so it takes her three weeks to finish laying in her own nest. During that period, she spends a lot of time away from her nest looking for food. And while she is off her nest, oth
37、er females visit it to lay their eggs amongst hers. By the time she is ready to sit on the eggs to hatch them, there could be up to thirty eggs in her nest, over half of which are not her own.The female ostrich can comfortably cover only about twenty eggs when she is sitting on the nest, so before s
38、ettling down she pushes the surplus ten or so eggs out of the nest. The rejected eggs, however, never include any of her own. Each female is remarkably consistent in the size and shape of the eggs she produces, so it is not difficult for her to distinguish her own from those of strangers.Of all the
39、eggs laid by a colony of ostriches, only a very small number hatch into young birds. There are times when nests are left unprotected, for there are too few males to sit on all the nests at night. Thus there are ample opportunities for their natural enemies to raid the nests and eat the eggs. In fact
40、, nearly 80% of the nests are destroyed. But even if a particular females nest suffers this fate, there is a good chance that one or two of her eggs will be hatched in the nest of one of her neighbors.（分数：10.00）(1).We learn from the text that an ostrich can go a long distance at high speed as _.（分数：
41、2.00）A.it is a special kind of birdB.it lives in large desert areasC.it has special wings and legsD.it is the largest bird in the world(2).Normally, in every rainy season, the female ostrich produces about _.（分数：2.00）A.12 eggs in her nestB.18 eggs in her nestC.20 eggs in her nestD.30 eggs in her nes
42、t(3).The female ostrich would push some of the eggs out of her nest because _.（分数：2.00）A.she can only hatch her own eggsB.those eggs are unlikely to be hatchedC.those eggs are to be hatched by othersD.she can only hatch a limited number of eggs(4).The female ostrich identifies her own eggs by their
43、size and _.（分数：2.00）A.colorB.numberC.shapeD.weight(5).The female ostrich lays her eggs in her neighbors nests most probably because _.（分数：2.00）A.her nest is not big enoughB.she cannot protect all her eggsC.she cannot tolerate all her eggsD.her nest is not comfortable enough九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In
44、 the United States, theres a widespread belief that statistics dont lie. Perhaps thats why surveys are such an important part of American life. For many years, politicians, businesspeople, and scholars have used surveys to find out more about that mysterious and complicated creature, the human being
45、.American newspapers and magazines have been taking public opinion polls since the 1800s. In the 1930s, poll experts such as Elmo Poper and George Gallup began using scientific methods to select and interview participants in political surveys. Since the 1940s, American businesspeople have been devel
46、oping, naming, packaging, and promoting products with the help of surveys. And also since the 1940s, surveys have been a major research tool among scholars in the social sciences. Psychologists and sociologists have asked people about everything from their religious beliefs to their sexual behavior.
47、 The mass media have frequently reported the results of these surveys, and the American public has always been quite interested in the responses.However, the most complete and most important survey for Americans is the national census. A census is the official count of the number of people living in
48、 a city, state, or country. The idea of a census has existed for more than two thousand years. In ancient Rome, the government counted its citizens for purposes of taxation and military service. But the first modern census began here in the United States in 1790. In that year, the population of the
49、new nation was 3 929 214. Since 1790, the American government has taken a census every ten years, and the population has been growing steadily every decade. The 1980 census reported a population of 226 504 825.In addition to statistics on the total population, the 1980 census has given us a great deal of information about recent changes in American life. One of the many important changes concerns where people live. Americans are still a mainly urban people with about 75 percent of the population living in or near la
