1、公共英语三级-489 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 would the woman most probably do?（分数：1.00）A.She will go without dessert.B.She will take a look at the menu.C.She will prepare the dinner.D.She will have some chocolate cake.(2).What doesnt the w
2、oman do on the Internet?（分数：1.00）A.Playing games.B.Making friends.C.Booking tickets.D.Searching for information.(3).Whats the weather like today?（分数：1.00）A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.D.Windy.(4).When should the woman return the book?（分数：1.00）A.Next Monday.B.Next Sunday.C.Next Friday.D.Next Tuesday.(5).W
3、hat will the man do first alter class?（分数：1.00）A.Meet the woman.B.See Professor Smith.C.Go to the library.D.Have a drink in the bar.(1).When is the womans hospital appointment?（分数：1.00）A.2:00.B.2:30.C.3:30.D.3:00.(2).What will the man probably do next?（分数：1.00）A.Ask a policeman for help.B.Turn left.
4、C.Stop for a while.D.Get back onto the main highway.(3).Where does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a post office.B.In a hotel.C.In a bank.D.In the restaurant.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He went mountain climbing last year.B.He doesnt want to go at all.C.He hasnt traveled around t
5、he world yet.D.He wants to go climbing.(5).Who has taken the stamps?（分数：1.00）A.The woman.B.The womans sister.C.The mans classmates.D.The man himself.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 14 are based on the following conversation. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 11 14.（分数：4.00）(1).What
6、is the man most probably?（分数：1.00）A.A tour guide.B.A teacher.C.A driver.D.The womans husband.(2).What places does the woman especially want to visit?（分数：1.00）A.The Summer Palace and the Great Wall.B.The Water Cube and the National Stadium.C.The Temple of Heaven and the Former Imperial Palace.D.The G
7、reat Wall and the Temple of Heaven.(3).How long does it take to go to the Great Wall by car from where they are?（分数：1.00）A.One hour.B.Half an hoar.C.One and a half hours.D.Two hours.(4).Which of the following is not mentioned?（分数：1.00）A.The Temple of Heaven.B.The Former Imperial Palaces.C.The Winter
8、 Palace.D.The Ming Tombs.Questions 1518 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 1518.（分数：4.00）(1).Which car was badly damaged?（分数：1.00）A.The sports car.B.A car at the bottom of the hill.C.A car outside the supermarket.D.Pauls car.(2).Where was the driver of
9、the sports car when the accident happened?（分数：1.00）A.In the supermarket.B.In the garage.C.At the foot of the hill.D.Inside the car.(3).Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?（分数：1.00）A.The salesman from London.B.The two girls inside the car.C.The man standing nearby.D.The driver of the spo
10、rts car.(4).Who was injured in the accident?（分数：1.00）A.Nobody.B.The bus driver.C.Paul.D.The two girls.Questions 1922 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 1922.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the characteristic of learners of special English?（分数：1.00）A.They want to c
11、hange the way English is taught.B.They want to have an up-to-date knowledge of English.C.They know clearly what they want to learn.D.They learn English to find well-paid jobs.(2).Who needs ESP courses most?（分数：1.00）A.Professionals.B.Beginners.C.College students.D.Intermediate learners.(3).What are t
12、he most popular ESP courses in Britain?（分数：1.00）A.Courses for reporters.B.Courses for doctors.C.Courses for lawyers.D.Courses for businessmen.(4).What is the speaker mainly talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Three groups of learners.B.The importance of business English.C.Features of English for different purp
13、oses.D.English for Specific Purposes.Questions 2325 are based on the following conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read the questions 2325.（分数：3.00）(1).Why is the woman here?（分数：1.00）A.To meet Jack.B.To have a test.C.To have a dinner.D.To see her school once more.(2).How does the woman feel abo
14、ut the test?（分数：1.00）A.She is not worried about it.B.Not mentioned.C.She is not sure about the test.D.She is sure it will be too hard.(3).Which of the following is not true?（分数：1.00）A.She has studied hard all week.B.This is the womans first term of school.C.The man wishes her good luck.D.She has fai
15、led in a test.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)On May 30, 2009, a speeding car hurtled (猛冲，飞驰) towards an open top bus (26) the Queen of the Netherlands today (27) smashing (撞开) into a crowd and killing four people who were (28) the royal parade.A 38-year-old Dutchman, who was driving a black hat
16、chback, has been (29) on suspicion (30) carrying out an attack on the Royal Family.Thirteen people were (31) , five of whom (32) in a serious condition, but the Queen and (33) members of the Dutch royal family were not hurt. The black Suzuki(铃木) (34) through the crowd during a parade to mark the Que
17、ens Day national holiday in the city of Apeldoorn. Princess Maxima, wife of heir Willem-Alexander, watched in (35) , with her hand (36) her mouth, as the vehicle sped a few meters past the royal bus. Footage of the incident shows the damaged car continuing to be driven at high-speed after crashing i
18、nto members of the crowd. People were thrown up (37) the air as the car swerved across police railings, (38) hundreds were waiting to see the Queen. The car was only (39) once it had (40) into a stone monument in the center of the city, about 50 miles (41) of Amsterdam.Queen Beatrix responded to the
19、 attack in a (42) broadcast that afternoon. “What started as a beautiful day has (43) in terrible drama, which has shocked us (44) ,“ she said.A spokesman from the Dutch prosecutors office said the (45) was believed to have purposely targeted the Royal Family. “We have reason to believe that this wa
20、s a deliberate act,“ said Ludo Goossens, a public prosecutor. He said there were no indications of terrorist links nor were there signs of explosives.（分数：20.00）A.carryingB.carriedC.carryD.to carryA.afterB.beforeC.whenD.sinceA.seeingB.viewingC.watchingD.lookingA.arrestingB.arrestC.arrestedD.imprisone
21、dA.forB.withC.atD.ofA.hurtB.injuredC.woundedD.killedA.maintainB.stayC.remainD.wereA.the otherB.followingC.fellowD.anotherA.rushedB.ploughedC.headedD.crushedA.horrorB.honorC.dangerD.fearA.in front ofB.overC.coveringD.hidingA.toB.towardsC.intoD.inA.whichB.whenC.asD.whereA.ceasedB.stoppedC.haltedD.paus
22、edA.smashedB.slammedC.crunchedD.crashedA.eastB.the eastC.at eastD.easternA.internationalB.localC.nationD.nationalA.stoppedB.endedC.finishedD.closedA.deepB.intenseC.deeplyD.intensiveA.suspicionB.suspectC.suspiciousD.suspected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：
23、10.00)David Beckham is the king of the football world, but it is his wife Victoria, former “Posh Spice“ girl, who makes it possible. She was the person who turned him from a footballer into a global attractor. Even now that he has left Manchester United for Royal Madrid, instead of Barcelona or Mila
24、n, it might be because of her.“Posh Spice“ has become a name for Victoria. The Collins Dictionary even has the term “Posh and Beckham“ (Victoria and Beckham).Before meeting Victoria Adams, Beckham was a good-looking and likeable footballer with a bright future at Manchester United, but that was abou
25、t all.Since he married her in 1999, he has become the most famous player British sports have ever produced, and, some say, the most influential man in the country. “When they got together, she was clearly the more popular of the two.“ said Andrew Parker, a sports expert at Warwick University in Brit
26、ain. “She certainly introduced him to a new circle of people and, all of a sudden, he was a top list celebrity.“Its believed that, behind the high walls and iron gates of their “Beckingham Palace“, it is Victoria who decides everything.When their baby boy, Brooklyn, fell in 2000, Beckham left a Unit
27、ed training session to look after him, and this led to his being dropped from the team. Many were sure it was Victoria who has asked her husband to stay at home. During a trip to the United States this year, Victoria has worked hard to push her husband to the US public. They would not have recognize
28、d him if they met him in a car park.She may appear to have taken a back seat, but Victoria is still at the forefront of the “Posh and Back“ project.（分数：10.00）(1).From the passage, we can conclude that at home_.（分数：2.00）A.Beckham listens to his wifeB.Victoria listens to her husbandC.Beckham and Victo
29、ria discuss and do everything togetherD.Beckham has no mind of his own(2).Before meeting Victoria Adams, Beckham_.（分数：2.00）A.had become world-famousB.was completely unknownC.was an ordinary football playerD.was not so influential(3).Which of the following is best supported by the fourth paragraph?（分
30、数：2.00）A.People still like Victoria better than Beckham.B.People liked to see Beckham and Victoria together.C.To a large degree, Beckham owes his popularity to Victoria.D.Sports experts used to think little of Beckham.(4).Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?（分数：2.00）A.Beckha
31、m is tile most influential man in Britain.B.In 2000, Beckham was dropped from his team because he spent a holiday in the United States.C.Beckham is now playing for Real Madrid.D.Brooklyn was born in 2000.(5).Which of the following might be tile best title of the text?（分数：2.00）A.The Posh PowerB.A Per
32、fect CoupleC.Who Is More InfluentialBeckham or VictoriaD.“Posh and Back“ Project八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The black robin is one of the worlds rarest birds. It is a small, wild bird, and it lives only on the island of Little Mangere, off the coast of New Zealand. In 1967 there were about fifty black r
33、obins there; in 1977 there were fewer than ten. These are the only black robins left in the world. The island has many other birds, of course, of different kinds, large and small; these seem to multiply very happily.Steps are being taken to preserve the black robin. Detailed studies are going on, an
34、d a public appeal for money has been made. The idea is to buy another island nearby as a special home for threatened wild life, including black robins. The organizers say that Little Mangere should then tie supplied with the robins food it eats only one kind of seed. Thousands of the required plants
35、 are at present being cultivated in New Zealand. The public appeal is aimed at the conscience of mankind, so that the wild black robin will not die out and disappear from the earth in our lime at least.Is all this concern a waste of human effort? Is it any business of ours whether the black robin su
36、rvives or dies out? Are we losing our sense of what is reasonable and what is unreasonable?In the earth s long, long past hundreds of kinds of creatures have evolved, risen to a degree of successand died out. In the long, long future there will be many new and different forms of life. Those creature
37、s that adapt themselves successfully to what the earth offers will survive for a long time. Those that fail to meet the challenges will disappear early. This is Natures proven method of operation.The rule of selectionthe survival of the fittestis the one by which human beings have themselves arrived
38、 on the scene. He, being one of the most adaptable creatures the earth has yet produced, may last longer than most. You may take it as another rule that when, at last, man shows signs of dying out , no other creature will extend a paw to postpone our departure. For Nature, though fair, is a hard-hea
39、rted mistress. She has no favorites.Life seems to have grown too tough for black robins. I leave you to judge whether we should try to do something about it.（分数：10.00）(1).The black robins are getting fewer and fewer because _.（分数：2.00）A.there are too many other kinds of birds on the islandB.of lack
40、of foodC.they cant multiplyD.there is no room for them on the island(2).A public appeal for money has been made to _（分数：2.00）A.protect some rare wild creaturesB.plant the kind of seedC.awake the conscience of mankindD.make a home for the organizers(3).The creatures that _can survive.（分数：2.00）A.come
41、across some challenges in their livesB.dont come across any challenges in their livesC.grow toughD.fit the surroundings perfectly(4).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：2.00）A.Nature is unfair to man.B.What the earth offers makes man survive.C.Everything will be selected by Nature includin
42、g man.D.Small animals will certainly survive for a longer time than man.(5).Creatures will _when man is dying out.（分数：2.00）A.not help himB.not step on himC.also be dyingD.hurry out九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In Japan many workers for large corporations have a guarantee of lifetime employment. They will
43、not be laid off during recessions or when the tasks they perform are taken over by robots. To some observers, this is capitalism at its best, because workers are treated as people not things. Others see it as necessarily inefficient and believe it cannot continue if Japan is to remain competitive wi
44、th foreign corporations more concerned about profits and less concerned about people.Defenders of the system argue that those who call it inefficient do not understand how it really works, In the first place not every Japanese worker has the guarantee of a lifetime job. The lifetime employment syste
45、m includes only “regular employees“. Many employees do not fall into this category, including all women. All businesses have many part-time and temporary employees. These workers are hired and laid off during the course of the business cycle just as employees in the United States are. These “irregul
46、ar workers“ make up about 10 percent of the nonagricultural work force. Additionally, Japanese firms maintain some flexibility through the extensive use of subcontractors. This practice is much more common in Japan than in the United States.The use of both subcontractors and temporary workers has in
47、creased markedly in Japan since the 19741975 recession. All this leads some to argue that the Japanese system is not all that different from the American system. During recessions Japanese corporations lay off temporary workers and give less business to subcontractors. In the United States, corporat
48、ions lay off those workers with the least seniority. The difference then is probably less than the term “lifetime employment“ suggests, but there still is a difference. And this difference cannot be understood without looking at the values of Japanese society. The relationship between employer and e
49、mployee cannot be explained in purely contractual terms. Firms hold on to the employees and employees stay with one firm. There are also practical reasons for not jumping from job to job. Most retirement benefits come from the employer. Changing jobs means losing these benefits. Also, teamwork is an essential part of Japanese production. Moving to a new firm means adapting to a different team and at least temporarily, lower productivity and lower pay.（分数：10.00）(1).The observers are divided with regard to their attitudes tow
