1、公共英语三级-514 及答案解析(总分：97.00，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 can be inferred from the mans response?A. He considers the weekend a time to think.B. He knows the beach is a long way from here.C. Hes surprised shes thinking of going away.D. He suggests going
2、to the seashore.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can be inferred about Prof. Clark?A. He has been unpredictable lately.B. He is usually punctual.C. He advised his students to wear watches to class.D. He rarely notices when students are late.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How would Professor Anderson go to the North?
3、A. She isnt sure. B. Shell go by plane.C. Shell go by train. D. Shell go by bus.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How long does it take the man to drive from his house to the university during rush hour?A. 25 minutes. B. 30 minutes.C. 40 minutes. D. 50 minutes.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the man mean?A. Not e
4、veryone from England likes to read all the time.B. People who teach English like things besides books.C. The English like to read a lot and listen to music.D. English teachers usually like to read a lot.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What do we know from the conversation?A. The man used to be a teacher.B. The
5、 woman is teaching a class of 100 children.C. The woman thinks it easy to teach.D. The man thinks it quite difficult to teach.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What are these people talking about?A. Best materials for making clothes.B. Things to wear.C. The warm weather.D. Something which has light color.（分数：1.0
6、0）A.B.C.D.(3).What are they talking about?A. Clothes.B. Latest news.C. A new house.D. Daily work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman imply?A. The man should leave the television on.B. The program will be over soon.C. Shell watch television later.D. The man should watch the program too.（分数：1.00）
7、A.B.C.D.(5).Where did the conversation most probably take place?A. At a clinic.B. At a shop.C. In a cinema.D. At a hotel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).Why does the woman call Mr. Johnson?A. To introduce a job. B. To set up a laboratory.C. To go to a college. D. To get a job.（分数：1.00）A
8、.B.C.D.(2).How did the Job Center get to know Johnson?A. Johnson phoned them.B. Johnson e-mailed them.C. Johnson helped them.D. Johnson is the Job Centers assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What makes Johnson think more about the job?A. The pay. B. The employer.C. The working time. D. The working enviro
9、nment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What are the mans hobbies?A. Running and thinking. B. Running and jumping.C. Running and climbing. D. Running and skiing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main reason that the man runs every day?A. To think out some difficult problems.B. To do some cross-country running.C.
10、To finish a course in physical training.D. To keep fit and healthy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the man going to do next year?A. Enter for the London Marathon.B. Do a cross-country running.C. Climb the Alps with his wife.D. Complete a course in snow and ice climbing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the
11、speakers main topic?A. Training for a professional athlete.B. His ways of physical training.C. How to do cross-country running.D. How to do mountain climbing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Whats the length of the bridge across the Mavudayer River?A. 600 inches. B. 600 feet. C. 300 inches. D. 15 meters.（分数：1.0
12、0）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the time of the accident?A. 2:05 am. B. 8:45 pm. C. 8:45 am. D. 4:45 am.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How many passengers were on the train?A. About 1,070. B. Less than 1,070.C. More than 1,070. D. 1,000 or so.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What were the casualties according to the report?A. 214
13、 were killed, 319 injured, 75 seriously.B. 75 were killed, 139 injured, 214 seriously.C. 25 were killed, 214 injured, 139 seriously.D. 139 were killed , 214 injured, 25 seriously.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Whats the mans first reaction to what the woman describes?A. He is shocked. B. He is excited.C. He i
14、s upset D. He is doubtful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is unusual about the new kind of clothes?A. The clothes have a built-in air-conditioner.B. The clothes have several layers of fibers.C. The clothes will warm up when its cold.D. The clothes will cool off when its cold.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Whats the
15、 special feature about the treated fibers?A. They can store heat B. They are thick.C. They can absorb sweat. D. They expand when heated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When can the man get this kind of clothes?A. In several months. B. In a decade or so.C. In twenty years. D. In one year.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Sect
16、ion 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 in (27) of the current models with the latest designs. Some people are (28) that they must“ (29) the Jones,“ that they must have whateve
17、r 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. Possessions become (32) of financial success; they elevate (33) social status.Advertisers also (34) to the American desire to look youthful and b
18、e physically attractive. Commercials attempt to sell many productsshampoo, toothpaste, deodorant and soap, for example (35) implying that their particular (36) will help its user be more appealing.But Americans also make many (37) for practical reasons. They buy (38) devices to do routine household
19、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. (39) every home-owning husband would like a power lawn mower, as now -blower, and an electric drill.Americans also buy things (40) they li
20、ke 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 while refinishing the bedroom furniture and (42) a million dollars in the stock market. The American (43) of activity is part of a generall
21、y (44) outlook on life, a belief that the value of knowledge is (45) to its usefulness.（分数：20.00）(1).A. what B. itC. that D. which（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. light B. termsC. need D. favor（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. convinced B. arrogantC. confident D. delighted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. stand up with B. keep
22、up withC. live up to D. come up with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. may B. mustC. would D. should（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. estimate B. raiseC. rise D. escalate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. traces B. symbolsC. symptoms D. reflection（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. its B. itsC. his D. ones（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. appeal B. con
23、tributeC. apply D. attribute（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. at B. toC. by D. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. license B. brandC. band D. label（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. goods B. productsC. purchases D. pursuits（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. time-consuming B. energy-consumingC. money-saving D. labor-saving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
24、D.(14).A. Consequently B. NearlyC. Eventually D. Supposedly（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. in case B. as long asC. because D. provided（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. to B. behindC. for D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. depositing B. payingC. making D. spending（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. motivation B. dreamC. disgust D
25、. love（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. strange B. potentialC. pragmatic D. pessimistic（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. confined B. boundC. referred D. turned（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：6.00)TextWhen my wife, who is a Spanish spent her first winter in
26、London a few years ago, she used to ask me time and again, “Wheres the fog?“ Almost all foreigners (26) to find the city wreathed in yellow-gray mist for most of the year. Dickens, who was. (27) responsible for painting this (28) in peoples minds, certainly wasnt exaggerating in those days, People (
27、29) in the nineteenth century that when someone. (30) suicide by jumping into the Thames he has chocked by the fog and poisoned by the terrible (31) of the river before he had time to drown himself. In fact, the situation (32) in recent years. When I was a boy in London city 30 years ago I was often
28、 unable to see (33) of the road when I left home on winter mornings.The decisive steps that have turned London into one of the (34) cities in the world (35) taken at the end of the 1950s. But Londoners still (36) that fog (37) returns. The change took place as a result of two main improvements. Fact
29、ories are compelled to install clean equipment (38) close down, and private householders were not allowed to (39) coal unless it was smoke-free. But the (40) ecological miracle in London occurred (41) 1964 onwards when the Thames Water Authority began to pump vast (42) of dissolved oxygen into the r
30、iver. (43) , all the species of fish that had gradually disappeared from the Thames (44) 1, 800 have returned. Some are even caught by fishermen (45) the House of Parliament.（分数：6.00）(1).Valentine was killed in ancient Rome because_.A. he secretly met with his loverB. he secretly got married with ma
31、ny young girlsC. he secretly arranged many young lovers to get. married against the Roman kings orderD. he secretly held a wedding party（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT what people do on Valentines Day?A. Exchanging cards.B. Visiting the church.C. Sending candy, perfume, jewelry, e
32、tcD. Arranging romantic dinners.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).The purpose of this passage is_.A. to talk about Valentines DayB. to talk about the story of ValentineC. to talk about peoples celebration on Valentines DayD. to talk about the popularity of celebrating Valentines Day now in the world（分数：1.20）A.B.
33、C.D.(4).According to this passage, Valentines Day is_.A. a day on which birds select their matesB. a holiday celebrated in honor of ValentineC. a holiday celebrated for loversD. a day on which Valentine was killed by the Roman Emperor（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).In the 3rd paragraph, the “Guess Who“ card is
34、 probably used to_.A. be a gift for relatives on Valentines DayB. make jokesC. express happiness on Valentines DayD. express love for a person one secretly admires（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Companies with large scale need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same probl
35、em, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums required from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to prov
36、ide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies mm to the public, persuading people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits. Thus they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so the
37、y can put into circulation the savings of individuals both at home and abroad.When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other savers who is earnest to invest his money.A lot
38、 of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The governmen
39、t, local authorities, and nationalised industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to support major capital expenses, and they too, come to the Stock Exchange.There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose living standard does not rely on the ability of his or her employe
40、rs to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to supply a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.（分数：5.00）(1).Almost all companies involved in new production and de
41、velopment must _.A. depend on their own financial resourcesB. invite the banks to provide long-term financeC. borrow large sums of money from friends and people they knowD. rely on the population as a whole for finance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The money which enables these companies to continue their pro
42、jects is _.A. repaid to its original owners as soon as possibleB. raised by the selling of shares in the companiesC. exchanged for part ownership in the Stock ExchangeD. invested in different companies in the Stock Exchange（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When the savers want their money back they _.A. ask anot
43、her company to obtain their money for themB. look for other people to borrow money fromC. put their shares in the company back on the marketD. transfer their money to a more successful company（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).All the essential services on which we depend are _.A. run by the Government or our loc
44、al authoritiesB. in constant need of financial supportC. financed wholly by rates and taxesD. unable to provide for the needs of the population（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The Stock Exchange makes, it possible for the Government, local authorities and nationalised industries _.A. to borrow as much money as
45、they wishB. to make certain everybody save moneyC. to raise money to support new developmentsD. to make certain everybody lend money to them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Amtrak (美国铁路客运公司) was experiencing a downswing in rider ship (客运量) along the lines comprising its rail system. Of major
46、concern to Amtrak and its advertising agency DDB Needham, were the long-distance western routes where rider ship had been declining significantly.At one time, trains were the only practical way to cross the vast areas of the west. Trains were fast, very luxurious, and quite convenient compared to ot
47、her forms of transportation existing at the time. However, times change and the automobile became Americas standard of convenience. Also, air travel had easily established itself as the fastest method of traveling great distances. Therefore, the task for DDB Needham was to encourage consumers to con
48、sider other aspects of train travel in order to change their attitudes and increase the likelihood that trains would be considered for travel in the west.Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliersthose concerned with safety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2) travel-lovers-tho
49、se viewing themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation. The agency then developed a campaign that focused on travel experiences such as freedom, escape, relaxation, and enjoyment of the great western outdoors. It stressed experiences gained by using the trains and portrayed western train trips as wonderful adventures.Advertisements showed pictures of the beautiful scenery that could be enjoyed along some of the more famous western routes and emphasi
