1、公共英语三级-431 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).How much is the black shirt?（分数：1.00）A.$20.00.B.$21.00.C.$42.00.D.$10.00.(2).What does the woman suggest?（分数：1.00）A.Getting another ticket at the door.B.Waiting for the man at the door.C.Exchanging t
2、he ticket for a better one.D.Trying to sell the ticket.(3).What is the mans probable occupation?（分数：1.00）A.Waiter.B.Secretary.C.Tailor.D.Professor.(4).Whats the womans opinion about the school?（分数：1.00）A.Its too expensive.B.It isnt needed.C.It should be built.D.A college would be better.(5).Why didn
3、t they meet that evening?（分数：1.00）A.They were both busy doing their own work.B.They waited for each other at different places.C.They went to the street corner at different times.D.The man went to the concert but the woman didnt.(1).Why has the man decided to leave the company?（分数：1.00）A.He is not eq
4、ual to the job.B.He is not well paid for his work.C.He doesnt think the job is challenging enough.D.He cannot keep mind on his work.(2).Which of the following is true?（分数：1.00）A.The man thinks the woman is wasting her time.B.The man thinks the woman should make full use of her time.C.The man is eage
5、r to know the womans answer.D.The man can wait and there is no need for her to hurry.(3).Whats the weather forecast?（分数：1.00）A.There will be heavy fog in all areas.B.There will be heavy rain by midnight.C.There will be heavy fog in the east.D.There will be fog in all areas by midnight.(4).What do we
6、 learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.It was probably Mr. Browns phone number that the woman wrote down.B.It was just an hour ago that the man met Mr. Brown.C.The woman forgot to write down the phone number.D.The woman needed a sheet of paper to put down the number.(5).What will happen if the man
7、passes the examination?（分数：1.00）A.He will work for his father.B.He will take another examination.C.He will choose another school.D.He will study at college.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：4.00）(1).Whats Edward Allsops profession?（分数：1.00）A.
8、A violinist.B.A pianist.C.a musician.D.a politician.(2).According to Edward Allsop, what is important for leaders?（分数：1.00）A.Being outward-looking.B.Looking after the electorate.C.Being open-minded.D.Having a wide variety of interests(3).Where did Allsops interest in music come from?（分数：1.00）A.Mozar
9、t.B.Bach.C.His parents.D.His brother.(4).What kind of family was Allsop from?（分数：1.00）A.A political family.B.An artist family.C.A musical family.D.Not mentioned.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the main reason why Cambridge is one of the best-known
10、 towns in the world?（分数：1.00）A.Because it is a favorite place for tourists.B.Because it has a famous university.C.Because the town was started in the 13th century.D.Because the university has twenty well-known colleges.(2).Which of the following colleges is the most famous one according to the passa
11、ge?（分数：1.00）A.Peterhouse College.B.Robinson College.C.Kings College.D.Queens College.(3).When was the first womens college opened in Cambridge University?（分数：1.00）A.In 1817.B.In 1871.C.In 1873.D.In 1954.(4).What is implied in the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Cambridge University has twenty colleges now.B.Camb
12、ridge University had three women colleges in the 1970s.C.All the colleges in Cambridge are now mixed.D.There are still more male students than female students in Cambridge University.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：4.00）(1).How do you explain that we are moving?（分
13、数：1.00）A.By watching things move past.B.By feeling the speed.C.By feeling ourselves being shaken.D.Both A and C.(2).How do we feel during the take-off run of a plane?（分数：1.00）A.That we are being thrown forward.B.That we are pushed back against the seat.C.That we are lifted out of the seat.D.That we
14、are pushed down into the seat.(3).Why do we feel the planes acceleration?（分数：1.00）A.Because our bodies gain speed just as fast as the plane.B.Because our bodies do not gain speed.C.Because our bodies gain speed more slowly than the plane.D.Because our bodies gain speed before the plane.(4).When does
15、 the feeling of forward motion stop?（分数：1.00）A.When the plane stops climbing.B.When the plane lands.C.When there is no longer a change in speed.D.When we begin to feel speed.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：3.00）(1).What did the speaker do for a living?（分数：1.00）A.H
16、e ran a village shop.B.He worked on a farm.C.He worked in an advertising agency.D.He was a gardener.(2).What do we know about the speakers life in the past?（分数：1.00）A.It was stressful.B.It was colorful.C.It was peaceful.D.It was boring.(3).What made the speaker change his life style?（分数：1.00）A.His d
17、esire to start his own business.B.The crisis in his family life.C.The decline in his health.D.His dream of living in the countryside.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextEvery now and then we buy some faulty goods. Here is a typical example: You buy a pair of shoes. A week later a strap comes rig
18、ht (26) making the shoes unwearable. What should you do?Although there is no obligation (27) you to return the goods, it is (28) to take them back as soon as you (29) the defect. If it is impracticable for you to return to the shop (30) , perhaps because you live a long way off, or because the goods
19、 are bulky, write to say that you are dissatisfied (31) the product and ask for collection arrangements to be (32) Any unexplained or unreasonable (33) will weaken your case.Many people believe that the initial complaint about faulty goods should be made to the manufacturer. This is not the (34) . Y
20、our contract is with the retailer, the (35) who sold you the goods, and so it is to him (36) your complaint should be made.It is always a good (37) to ask for the manager in a shop or the departmental manager in a large store. In asking for a person in authority you also show that you (38) business
21、right from the (39) . Dont be fobbed off with the (40) response that the manager is “in a meeting“ or “away“. (41) that someone must have been left in (42) and that youll see that person. (43) that, register your complaint with the assistant and make an appointment to (44) back and see the manager a
22、t a mutually (45) time.（分数：20.00）A.outB.downC.apartD.offA.ofB.fromC.inD.onA.satisfyingB.advisableC.cleverD.goodA.determineB.learnC.discoverD.recognizeA.at allB.at onceC.at leastD.at lastA.byB.ofC.withD.atA.approvedB.plannedC.offeredD.madeA.delayB.concessionC.denialD.compromiseA.situationB.circumstan
23、ceC.pointD.caseA.partyB.assistantC.agentD.providerA.thatB.whichC.whereD.whenA.conceptB.thoughtC.suggestionD.ideaA.doB.involveC.meanD.mindA.centreB.heartC.startD.topA.habitualB.falseC.commonD.indirectA.DemandB.RequireC.PersistD.InsistA.positionB.chargeC.powerD.controlA.FailingB.ExaminingC.Considering
24、D.FeelingA.callB.getC.returnD.turnA.satisfactoryB.convenientC.comfortableD.interesting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)Burn rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate was $ 75,000 a month. Four months after my company was se
25、t up, I had only a quarter of the starting capital left in the bank.Looking for guidance, I went to talk to my friend, Arthur Walworth about my new venture.“Times of great change always bring out the risk-takers,“ he said. “And they leave winners and losers. My grandfather invested a lot of money in
26、 a project of Thomas Edisons that ended up in failure.“I was lost in thought at the notion of a Thomas Edison project ending in failure. Damn. It could happen to anybody! I must continue.At that time CD-ROM sales had bombed, so investors were fleeing from the field. I didnt turn away from mine entir
27、ely, but instead linked it to the Internet.My plan was to offer consumers descriptions of home-design products by using a special software and let them modify the designs. Then we can enable them to get online professional and constructional help to have their houses built, decorated and furnished a
28、ccording to their own choice.To realize my plan I needed investors, so I continued to meet regularly with venture capitalists. One said I had a great idea. But I needed to test it. Get the money somewhere. To get this money from a VC is going to cost my wife and my children! He turned down my reques
29、t.Wife? Children? I barely remembered them.I was working nonstop-struggling to turn the key in the lock, to find the fight way ahead.The pressure was terrible. It was just at this time that my parents and sisters stepped up. Two hundred thousand dollars. A lot of money to them, invested in this craz
30、y son and brother without a moments hesitation. Dad and Mom had driven out from Chicago and seen the passion in my little office and the trouble at home.With their help my company survived and has been prospering ever since.（分数：10.00）(1).When the authors company started operation, he had _.（分数：2.00）
31、A.$300, 000B.$350, 000C.$400, 000D.$450, 000(2).Arthur implies that to start a business in times of change, people have to _.（分数：2.00）A.face the risks of possible failureB.invest as much money as possibleC.rely on famous people all the timeD.think about nothing but success(3).The authors company was
32、 engaged in _.（分数：2.00）A.furniture design and productionB.home decoration businessC.traditional home designingD.online home-design service(4).Faced with a very unfavorable market situation, the author decided _.（分数：2.00）A.to with draw his moneyB.to start a new businessC.to improve his serviceD.to re
33、duce his investment(5).It is implied that venture capital is often _.（分数：2.00）A.secureB.timelyC.riskyD.abundant八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)To get a chocolate out of a box requires a considerable amount of unpacking: The box has to be taken out of the paper bag in which it arrived, the cellophane wrapper
34、 has to be torn off, the lid opened and the paper removed, the chocolate itself then has to be unwrapped from its own piece of paper. But this overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries. It is now becoming increasingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in beautiful wrapping.The pack
35、age itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately. Useless wrapping accounts for much of the refuse put out by the average London household each week. So why is it done? Some of it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitiv
36、e selling. This is absurd. Packaging is using up scarce energy and resources and messing up the environment.Recycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to the dairies, washed out, and refilled. But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic. More
37、dairies are experimenting with plastic bottles.The trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasing plastic containers is to do away with plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many manufacturer
38、s who say there is no alternative to their handy plastic packs.It is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and reuse of various materials and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers as opposed to producing new ones. Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once,
39、and make things look better so more people will buy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it is not so much a question of doing away with packaging as using it sensibly. What is needed now is a more advanced approach to using scarce resources for what is, after all, a relatively unimpor
40、tant function.（分数：10.00）(1).“This overuse of wrapping is not confined to luxuries. “(line 4, paragraph 1) means _.（分数：2.00）A.too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary productsB.more wrapping is used for luxuries than for ordinary productsC.more wrapping is needed for ordinary productsD.
41、the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary(2).Packaging is important to manufacturers because _.（分数：2.00）A.they want to attract more shoppersB.shoppers are interested in beautiful packagingC.it is easy to use it againD.packaged things will not go rotten(3).According to the passage, dairies
42、 are _.（分数：2.00）A.increasing the use of plastic bottlesB.giving up the use of glass bottlesC.experimenting with the use of paper bottlesD.re-using their paper containers(4).Some environmentalists think that _.（分数：2.00）A.plastic packaging should be made more convenientB.shops should stop using plasti
43、c containersC.too much plastic is wastedD.no alternative can be found to plastic packaging(5).The author thinks that _.（分数：2.00）A.enough research has been done into recyclingB.people will soon stop using packaging altogetherC.packing is actually useless and could be ignoredD.it is better to produce
44、new materials than to re-use old ones九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Everyone knows how the story of Cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals.
45、If someone had asked Cinderella,“ Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?“ She probably would have answered,“ Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!“ In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks
46、are ironing clothes and washing dishes.Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, whic
47、h requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme at
48、tention to detail from beginning to end.Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a
49、dishwasher dont come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I dont know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.（分数：10.00）(1
