1、公共英语三级-430 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).Where did this conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.The man was visiting his wife in the hospital.B.The couple were watching a movie.C.They were riding in a car.D.The woman and man were in a store.(2).
2、What emotion is the woman feeling?（分数：1.00）A.Sorry.B.Surprised.C.Sad.D.Delighted.(3).Who is the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Larry.B.Joey s mother.C.Joey s teacher.D.Larry s mother.(4).Where is the man going?（分数：1.00）A.To the concert hall.B.To the woman s dormitory.C.To the test room.D.To the theatre.(5).Why do
3、es the woman suggest relaxing?（分数：1.00）A.Because they ve been working hard at their jobs.B.Because they ve been studying hard for some time.C.Because they long to see a play.D.Because they think that “Hamlet“ is worth seeing.(1).What does John mean?（分数：1.00）A.He will tell Frank the price of the car
4、until he sells his own.B.Frank is going to buy a new car.C.Frank can afford a new car.D.If Frank wants to buy a new car, he should sell his old one first.(2).When is the woman leaving?（分数：1.00）A.At 5:00 this morning.B.At 10:00 this morning.C.At 5:00 tomorrow morning.D.At 10:00 tomorrow morning.(3).W
5、hats the possible relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Doctor and patient.B.Husband and wife.C.Teacher and student.D.Father and daughter.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He doesn t want to do anything for the party.B.He will do anything to help.C.He doesn t like salad.D.He prefers t
6、o do another dish.(5).What time will the couple get to the movies if they leave immediately?（分数：1.00）A.At 7:50.B.At 7:55.C.At 7:35.D.At 7:45.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 14 are based on the following passage.（分数：4.00）(1).Which is NOT the place where they are talking?（分数：1.00）A.London Univers
7、ity.B.The home of Charles Dickens.C.London.D.The Dickens Museum,(2).Which book is NOT mentioned in the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.A Tale of Two Cities.B.The Pickwick Paper.C.Oliver Twist.D.Nicholas Nickleby.(3).When did Charles Dickens become a best selling author?（分数：1.00）A.Two hundred years ago.B.A hundr
8、ed years ago.C.A hundred and fifty years ago.D.Not until last century.(4).For what is Charles Dickens so popular according to Dr. Sanders?（分数：1.00）A.His background.B.His luck.C.His hardworking.D.His genius.Questions 15 18 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main topic of
9、 the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.Attendance at sports meet.B.Viewing football games.C.Interviews with football players.D.Types of college cheers.(2).What does the man assume when the woman says she is not going?（分数：1.00）A.She s too busy to go.B.She has no money left.C.She isn t feeling well.D.She doesn
10、t like football.(3).What is the woman planning to do?（分数：1.00）A.Watch the game on television.B.Attend the game.C.Run to the football field.D.Find someone to sing with.(4).What does the man miss when viewing a game on television?（分数：1.00）A.Viewer enthusiasm.B.Watching the ball.C.Photographing the sta
11、dium.D.Player reactions.Questions 19 22 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did Alice call her father?（分数：1.00）A.She wanted to invite her parents to Billy s birthday party.B.She wanted to tell him that everything was OK with the children.C.She wanted to know if everything was OK
12、 with her parents.D.She wanted to tell him that she and her family were coming to see him in July.(2).Who was Jack?（分数：1.00）A.Alice s brother.B.Alice s husband.C.Alice s son.D.Mr. Davis boss.(3).How many children did Alice have?（分数：1.00）A.Two boys and two daughters.B.One boy and one daughter.C.Two b
13、oys and one daughter.D.One boy and two daughters.(4).What can we infer from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.Alice was homesick.B.Alice didn t often visit her parents.C.Alice and her family usually visited her parents in summer.D.Two of Alice s children were part-time students.Questions 2325 are based on
14、 the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).Where does the conversation most probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.In an art history class.B.In the man s dormitory.C.In the womans dormitory.D.At an art gallery.(2).Who will organize the next museum tour?（分数：1.00）A.The woman.B.The Museum of Modem Art.C.The man.
15、D.The Art History Department.(3).Where will the next museum tour be?（分数：1.00）A.In Boston.B.In New York city.C.In Europe.D.In Asia.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The American need to own things is partly the result of mass advertising, (26) urges consumers to discard last year s car or clothing
16、in (27) of the current models with the latest designs. Some people are (28) that they must“ (29) the Jones,“ that they must have whatever their neighbors have. The old car or the old stereo set (30) work perfectly, but a newer and bigger one might (31) the family s esteem in the community. Possessio
17、ns become (32) of financial success; they elevate (33) social status.Advertisers also (34) to the American desire to look youthful and be physically attractive. Commercials attempt to sell many productsshampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and soap, for example (35) implying that their particular (36) will
18、 help its user be more appealing.But Americans also make many (37) for practical reasons. They buy (38) devices to do routine household chores more quickly and easily. Every housewife wants a vacuum cleaner, an electric mixer, a steam iron, an automatic clothes washer and dryer, and a dishwasher. (3
19、9) every home-owning husband would like a power lawn mower, as now -blower, and an electric drill.Americans also buy things (40) they like to do things. Equipment (41) hobbies and books about “do-it-yourself projects are very popular. Americans want to know how to cook with a “continental“ flair whi
20、le refinishing the bedroom furniture and (42) a million dollars in the stock market. The American (43) of activity is part of a generally (44) outlook on life, a belief that the value of knowledge is (45) to its usefulness.（分数：20.00）A.whatB.itC.thatD.whichA.lightB.termsC.needD.favorA.convincedB.arro
21、gantC.confidentD.delightedA.stand up withB.keep up withC.live up toD.come up withA.mayB.mustC.wouldD.shouldA.estimateB.raiseC.riseD.escalateA.tracesB.symbolsC.symptomsD.reflectionA.itsB.itsC.hisD.onesA.appealB.contributeC.applyD.attributeA.atB.toC.byD.ofA.licenseB.brandC.bandD.labelA.goodsB.products
22、C.purchasesD.pursuitsA.time-consumingB.energy-consumingC.money-savingD.labor-savingA.ConsequentlyB.NearlyC.EventuallyD.SupposedlyA.in caseB.as long asC.becauseD.providedA.toB.behindC.forD.withA.depositingB.payingC.makingD.spendingA.motivationB.dreamC.disgustD.loveA.strangeB.potentialC.pragmaticD.pes
23、simisticA.confinedB.boundC.referredD.turned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)The art market is a window on the thoughts of the very rich. In November, 1994, Bill Gates, founder of the Microsoft computer empire, spent 30.8 million dollars on a 72 - page
24、 manuscript written and illustrated by the left hand of Leonardo da Vinci.Leonardo was not just one of the greatest artist of the Renaissance. He was also a farseeing scientist whose mind leaps ahead of his time. The manuscript, which contains Leonardo s thoughts on the nature of water and on univer
25、se, was the only one of his 65 surviving manuscripts that was held in the United States.Six months later, Andrew Lloyd Webber, creator of a series of international hit musicals and a very wealthy man, spent 29.2 million dollars on Picasso s portrait. It was the highest price paid at auction for a pa
26、inting since the art market crashed in 1990.The Leonardo and the Picasso were the two highest prices of the 1994 - 1995 auction season. The very rich have got their confidence back, which has meant that buyers can be found for works of high quality. The nature of the market is changing. In 1980s, ar
27、t was bought as a speculation: buy in April, sell for double the price in September. This attitude disappeared with the 1990 depression, but the very rich and their financial advisors think that it is wise to keep a percentage of your investment in art works of really outstanding quality.Besides Eur
28、ope and America, there is now a growing market in the East. Indeed, the East has become the great hope of the dealers over the last three years-they have been aiming to find new buyers in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and China.There are more rich connoisseurs in Japan than anywhere els
29、e, who have the best understanding of arts, but they have not been in buying mood. Japanese speculators lost huge amounts of money in the 1990s crash and there are few collectors who dare to buy any works of art today.（分数：10.00）(1).What does the first sentence of this text probably mean?（分数：2.00）A.W
30、e get to know the interest of the very rich through the art market.B.The art market is full of various thoughts.C.People can gain profit from the art market.D.The art market is such a place where only rich people can afford to go.(2).Which of the following statement about Leonardo da Vinci is true?（
31、分数：2.00）A.Leonardo da Vinci was a great artist, but not much of a scientist.B.Bill Gates spent a large sum of money to buy Leonardo da Vincis 65 surviving manuscripts in order to keep them in the United States.C.Leonardo da Vinci once wrote and illustrated a 72 - page manuscript with the left hand.D
32、.The manuscript which costs Bill Gates 30.8 million dollars contains Leonardo s view on natural scenery.(3).What does “crashed“ mean in the third paragraph?（分数：2.00）A.Struck suddenly and violently.B.Appeared.C.Come to ruin.D.Recovered.(4).What change took place in the market during 1980 - 1990?（分数：2
33、.00）A.People came to think that it is wise to invest in art works, but it was unwise to be a speculator at that time.B.Art works market was shifting from West to East during that period.C.More people followed their financial advisors advice.D.People came to invest more money in art works.(5).Why doe
34、s few. Japanese collectors buy any works of art?（分数：2.00）A.Because they are men of moods.B.Because they find few works of art can satisfy them.C.Because they are discouraged by the 1990s crash.D.Because they are so rich that they need not make profit from works of art.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Nor
35、th American frontier changed some of the characteristics of the pioneers of the 1750 s and intensified others. They were, as a group, semiliterate, proud, and stubborn, as dogged in their insistence on their own way of life as pine roots cracking granite ( 花岗岩) to grow. Perhaps their greatest resour
36、ce was their capacity to endure. They outlasted recurrent ( 周期性发生的) plagues of smallpox (天花) and malaria (痢疾) and a steady progression of natural accidents. They were incredibly prolific. Squire Boone s family of eight children was small by frontier standards. James Roberston, an eventful neighbor o
37、f Boone s and the frontier of Nashville, had eleven children. Twice-married, John Sevier, the first governor of Tennessee, fathered eighteen; his long time enemy, John Tipton, also twice married, produced seventeen.The entire assets of one of these huge families often amounted, in the beginning, to
38、little more than an axe, a hunting knife, an auger, a rifle, a horse or two, some cattle and a few pigs, a sack of seed corn and another of salt, perhaps a crosscut saw, and a loom. Those who moved first into a new region lived for months at a time on wild meat, Indian maize, and native fruits in se
39、ason. Yet if they were poor at the beginning, they confidently expected that soon they would be rich.In a way almost impossible to define to urban dwellers, a slice of ground suitable for farming represented not just dollars and cents, but dignity. The obsession brought shiploads of yearners (渴求者) e
40、very week to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charles Towne, and Savannah. It sent them streaming westward into the wilderness after their predecessors to raise still more children who wanted still more land.（分数：10.00）(1).What kind of stylistic device did the author use in the phrase “as p
41、ine roots cracking granite to grow“?（分数：2.00）A.Metaphor.B.Simile.C.Personification.D.Imagination.(2).Which of the following generalizations about pioneers is NOT supported by the passage?（分数：2.00）A.They traveled with few possessions.B.They wanted their own land.C.They spent a great deal of money.D.T
42、hey showed great endurance.(3).Upon arrival, the pioneers who settled a new area of the frontier would eat which of the following?（分数：2.00）A.Corn, cattle, arid pigs.B.Fresh food and native vegetables.C.Indian maize, native fruits, and wild meat.D.Preserved fruits, dried meats, and pine roots.(4).It
43、can be inferred from the passage that pioneers differed from city dwellers in that they _.（分数：2.00）A.associated land with dignityB.thought farming would be easyC.were involved in local governmentD.wanted to get rich quickly(5).What does “them“ refer to in the sentence “It sent them streaming westwar
44、d into the wilderness after their predecessors to raise still more children who wanted still more land“?（分数：2.00）A.Dollars and cents.B.Urban dwellers.C.Predecessors.D.Yearners.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)All Sue Rodriguez wanted was to die with dignity and within the law, but it turned out that she coul
45、d not do both. Last week the British Columbian woman, totally disabled by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (肌萎缩性侧索硬化), challenged Canadas law against doctor - assisted suicides and took her life, presumably with the help of drugs administered by a still unidentified physician. The case caused a politic
46、al and legal furor across Canada not only because the law was challenged, but also because a Member of Parliament was at Rodriguezs side when she died.Svend Robinson, an enthusiastic right-to-die supporter and Canadas only openly gay federal legislator, retained a criminal lawyer to defend him again
47、st possible charges that he encouraged the commission of a crime. The M.P. said he was present during the suicide at Rodriguez s invitation: “I considered it a privilege and an honor that she trusted me.“ Rodriguez,43, spent two years challenging the 1892 law that makes doctor-assisted suicide illeg
48、al, taking her case all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled 5 to 4 last September that the law was valid and said its repeal was up to the House of Commons.The momentum for such a move is strong. Legislators still recall dramatic videotaped testimony offered by Rodriguez before a parliamentary
49、 committee in 1992. “I want to ask you, gentlemen,“ she said in a quavering voice, “If I cannot give consent to my own death, then whose body is this? Who owns my life.?“ Robinson is expected to lead the charge for repeal.What remains unclear is whether his presence during Rodriguezs suicide makes him vulnerable to legal action; experts say it is not against the law to be present at an assisted suicide. Robinson says he will respect Rodriguez s wish to keep confidential the identity of the doctor involved, even if an official inqui
