1、公共英语三级-511 及答案解析(总分：106.00，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 man propose to do first?A. Go downtown. B. See the movie.C. Get the tickets. D. Have a meal.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman want to know?A. The way to the college. B. The way t
2、o Kings Road.C. The name of the college. D. The address of the college.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where are the speakers now?A. On the farm. B. In the restaurant.C. At the office. D. In the bookshop.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does he usually do on Sunday evening?A. Go to church. B. Rest all day.C. Work in
3、the garden. D. Read the paper.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the woman mean?A. Shes already visited the museum. B. Mary might be leaving earlier than she is.C. Mary will take him to the office. D. The man could probably go with Mary.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What will the woman do?A. She will borrow the
4、books for the man.B. She doesnt want to borrow the books with her card.C. She doesnt have a car.D. She wants to borrow the mans car.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How much time does the woman spend from home to work in the morning?A. 15 minutes. B. 20 minutes.C. 30 minutes. D. 20 to 30 minutes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
5、D.(3).According to the man, who played in the orchestra?A. His sister.B. His sister and his sisters husband.C. His sisters husband.D. Neither his sister nor his sister husband.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How does the man usually go to work?A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus. D. By train.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).
6、What does the woman want to know?A. Where Catherine lost her money last week.B. What Catherine did to break her leg.C. How Catherine is feeling.D. What Catherines job is.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).What information did the man hear from the broadcast?A. The plane is going to take of
7、f.B. The plane is arriving in Beijing.C. It is cloudy in Beijing.D. The woman is on her honeymoon.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does the man come to Beijing?A. Because he wants to visit his grandma.B. Because hes on his honeymoon.C. Because hes going to watch the Olympics in Beijing.D. Because he wants t
8、o do some sightseeing in Beijing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where is the woman going after arrival?A. The Olympic Village. B. A hotel.C. The mans home. D. A shopping street.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What did the man give the woman?A. His address. B. His recommendation.C. His business card. D. A hotels number.（
9、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does Nancy think of her new neighbors?A. They are not polite. B. They seem nice.C. They are crazy. D. They dont talk much.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What bothers Nancy about her new neighbors son?A. He sings in the mid-night.B. He drives too fast.C. His radio wakes her children.D.
10、 He comes back too late.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Colleagues.C. Husband and wife. D. Classmates.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What suggestion does the man give?A. Nancy should visit her neighbors and make some complaints.B. Nancy sho
11、uld talk about her children with her neighbors.C. Nancy should let the neighbors son stop playing the radio.D. Nancy should say hello to the neighbors whenever she comes across them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).According to the passage, which of the following is uncommon in the US?A. A policeman questions a
12、 person who is just taking a walk.B. A dog pursues a person who walks past a house.C. A road that does not have any sidewalk.D. A person takes a walk just for pleasure.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why do cars need to travel slowly along some suburban roads in the US?A. Because children brought up in the sub
13、urbs are not accustomed to walking in busy streets.B. Because there are no traffic lights in streets in the suburbs.C. Because some suburban roads are so bad.D. Because some suburban roads are very narrow.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where is the passage most probably taken from?A. A fiction book. B. A hist
14、ory book.C. A book on American culture. D. A book on political science.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What is the main reason why Cambridge is one of the best-known towns in the world?A. Because it is a favorite place for tourists.B. Because it has a famous university.C. Because the town was started in the 13
15、th century.D. Because the university has twenty well-known colleges.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following colleges is the most famous one according to the passage?A. Peterhouse College. B. Robinson College.C. Kings College. D. Queens College.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When was the first womens colle
16、ge opened in Cambridge University?A. In 1817. B. In 1871. C. In 1873. D. In 1954.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is implied in the passage?A. Cambridge University has twenty colleges now.B. Cambridge University had three women colleges in the 1970s.C. All the colleges in Cambridge are now mixed.D. There a
17、re still more male students than female students in Cambridge University.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)A special lab at the University of Chicago is busy only (26) It is a dream (27) where researchers are at work (28) dreamers. Their findings have concluded that (29) dreams fr
18、om three to seven times each night, (30) in ordinary life a person may (31) none or only one of his dreams.While the (32) sleep, special machines (33) their brain waves and eye movements as well as the body movements that (34) the end of a dream. Surprisingly, all subjects (35) soundly.(36) say that
19、 a person usually fidgets(烦躁) before a dream. (37) the dream has started, his body relaxes and his eyes (38) more active, as if the curtain (39) on a show. When the machine (40) that the dream is over, a buzzer wakes the (41) . He sits up, records his dream, and goes back to sleepperhaps to (42) som
20、e more.Researchers have found that if the dreamer, is (43) immediately after his dream, he can usually recall the entire dream. If he is allowed to sleep even (44) his (45) of the dream will have faded. That s why most people have many dreams at night, but forget most of them in the morning.（分数：20.0
21、0）(1).A. at noon B. in the morning C. at night D. in spring（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. mill B. laboratory C. hospital D. classroom（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. studying B. studied C. to study D. having studied（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. everyone B. anyone C. someone D. no one（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. therefore B. i
22、f C. despite D. although（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. miss B. remember C. realize D. notice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. objects B. experiments C. goals D. subjects（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. manufacture B. initiate C. prepare D. record（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. signal B. sign C. sigh D. assign（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A.
23、 work B. wake C. sleep D. remain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. Subjects B. Examiners C. Computers D. Observers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. Once B. Never C. Hardly D. Frequently（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. start B. produce C. become D. appeal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. had gone up B. has gone up C. goes up D. is goin
24、g up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. decides B. pronounces C. refers D. indicates（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. researcher B. body C. sleeper D. on-looker（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. remember B. forget C. imagine D. dream（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. asleep B. wakened C. wakening D. slept（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. more five
25、 minutes B. five more minuteC. five minutes D. five more minutes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. colour B. record C. memory D. description（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.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)Some time ago, I discovered that one of the chairs in my front hall had
26、 a broken leg. I didnt foresee any great difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique shops on Pimlico Road which is three minutes walk from my fiat, so I set forth one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop confidently expecting a friendly reception,
27、with a kindly man saying, “What a charming chair! Yes, thats quite a simple job. When would you want it back? “I was quite wrong. I wasnt too concerned; after all, it was only the first try and there are many more shops on both sides of the road.The reaction at the second shop, though slightly polit
28、er, was just the same, and at the third and the fourthso I decided that my approach must be wrong.I entered the fifth shop with some confidence because I had thought of a plan. I placed the chair gently on the floor, then the rather fierce shop owner looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a ba
29、d little chair, how much do you want for it?“ “20,“ I said. “Its got a slightly broken leg,“ I said. “Yes, I saw that. Its nothing; dont worry about it. “what will you do with it?“ I asked. “Oh, it will be very saleable once the repair is done, I like the bit of old green velvet on the top, I shall
30、leave that, yes, very saleable. “ “Ill buy it,“ I said. “Yes, I know, but Ive changed my mind; as a matter of fact, it is just what Im looking for. Ive got a pair to it at home; Ill give you 27 for it.“ “You must be crazy,“ he said; then suddenly the penny dropped and he smiled and said, “I know wha
31、t you want, you want me to mend your chair.“And what would you have done if I had walked in and asked you to repair it for me?“ “I wouldnt have done it,“ he said. “We dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much of a nuisance(麻烦事情), but Ill mend this for you. /（分数：10.00）(1).The author was no
32、t worded about the broken leg of the chair at first because_.A. his flat was very near the antique shopsB. he knew it was easy to mend itC. there were so many antique shops selling chairsD. he thought it was easy for him to find someone to repair it（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When the author came to the fi
33、rst antique shop,_.A. he was greeted kindlyB. he was quite confidentC. there was no one in the shopD. the man in the shop had a look at the chair（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the fifth shop, he placed the chair gently on the floor because_.A. he wanted to hide the fact that the chair was brokenB. the chai
34、r had a broken legC. the chair was very valuableD. he thought of a plan to have the chair repaired（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The shop owner agreed to buy the chair because_.A. he wanted to keep the old green velvet on the top of the chairB. he found the author amusingC. he thought he could sell the chair
35、for a profitD. the author begged him to do so（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author finally got his chair repaired by_.A. paying a lot of money for itB. giving the shop owner a lot of troubleC. making fun of the shop ownerD. amusing the shop owner（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Over two hundred yea
36、rs ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which brought about a world revolution. If we enjoy a high standard of living in modern society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopher. If we enjoy driving in beautiful ears, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exc
37、iting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who made it all possible.What was Adam Smiths contribution? Like so many ideas which have surprising effects, his was a simple one. He watched workers practising their craft of pin making. One man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out,
38、cut off an appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it. Smith drew attention to the advantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workers. Let one be responsible for preparing the metal. Another for Stretching and cutting. Another for s
39、haping. Another for finishing. He described the technique as the Division of Labour, in this way workers re- peat the same actions again and again. Smith convinced the world that specialisation could solve the problem of poverty and want.What was the result? The Industrial Revolution. Productivity w
40、as greatly increased. For Britain, where the revolution started, there was a prosperity which made it the richest country in the nineteenth century. British trains and railway lines spread out like a spiders web across the world. British ships were used to carry the new cargoes from one corner of th
41、e world to another.The revolution is not over. It is still with us, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon. Everywhere, factories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous production. What were called mass-production lines yesterday are called robotic productions today. Th
42、e pace of change is increasing. And if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have also brought us a little misery in overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment.（分数：6.00）(1).We should be grateful to Adam Smith because_.A. his ideas made it possible for people to improve
43、 their livesB. he invented a more efficient way of pin makingC. he started the industrial revolutionD. he brought to people a high standard of living.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Division of Labour makes work more interesting.B. Specialisation c
44、ould solve the problem of unemployment.C. Adam Smith put forward the idea of the Division of Labour.D. Adam Smith insisted that each worker be better paid.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).From the passage we know that the Industrial RevolutionA. let to Adam Smiths idea of specialisationB. was finished in the ni
45、neteenth centuryC. also has its side-effects in societyD. put an end to poverty in the world（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, the Industrial Revolution is responsible for the following results exceptA. prosperity B. crimeC. unemploymentD. overcrowdedness（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the
46、best title for this passage?A. The Theory of Division of Labour and Its SignificanceB. The Industrial Revolution and Its SignificanceC. The Causes of Industrial RevolutionD. Adam Smith, the Economist and Philosopher（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)At the European Commission in Brussels, they
47、 have a joke about the work interpreters do “Languages“, they say, “have nothing to do with interpretation, it helps to know them. “Anyone thinking of becoming an interpreter would bear this so well in mind. Translating languages, especially in a political context, involves far more than mere lingui
48、stic ability.To work in an international organization, such as the United Nations, you need to be approved by one of the various international translators or interpreters associations. To achieve this, you must experience rigorous and lengthy training, either at an accrediting organizations own scho
49、ol, or on a postgraduate course at university. But a qualification in languages is not the only route into the job. At Londons University of Westminster, candidates get offered a place on the interpreters course if they can show that they have “lived a bit“, in the words of one lecture. Young people who have just left university often lack adequate experience of life.The University also looks for candidates who have lived for long time in the countries where their acquired languages are spoken. They are also
