1、公共英语三级-517 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).Where is this conversation probably taking place?A. In a post office. B. At an insurance agency.C. On an airplane. D. In a moving company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the man mean?A. He lent his no
2、tes to a classmate. B. He forgot to borrow the notes.C. He doesnt have an exam. D. He left his notes in class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the woman ask about the time?A. She does not have a watch. B. She is nervous about the appointment.C. Toms watch keeps good time. D. Tom is afraid to be late.（分
3、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What are they talking about?A. Their best friend. B. Their favourite colour.C. The clothes the woman is wearing. D. A present the man has bought.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Where did the conversation most probably take place?A. In a library. B. In a classroom.C. In a bookstore. D. In a h
4、otel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Student and teacher.B. Client and lawyer.C. Waitress and customer.D. Patient and doctor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the mans profession?A. Archaeologist. B. Philosopher.C. Sociologist. D. Architect.（分数：1.00）A.B.
5、C.D.(3).What did the woman learn last year?A. Art. B. Sewing.C. Computer. D. Cooking.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Where do you suppose the conversation most probably take place?A. At a restaurant, B. At a hotel.C. At a theatre. D. At a cinema.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What did the woman do last night?A. Watched
6、television.B. Had dinner outside with her uncle.C. Cooked for her uncle.D. Visited her uncles house.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).According to this passage, which factor influenced the Roman way of communication most?A. The amount of weapons. B. The tower height.C. The weather conditi
7、on. D. The voice volume.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the similarity between the Roman and African way of communication?A. People had to shout.B. People could send complicated messages.C. The messages could be sent out over a long distance within a time.D. Both of the ways relied on messages in the
8、form of sound.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can be inferred about the French way of communication?A. It could send speech sounds.B. It could send complicated messages.C. It could be understood by any French person.D. It could carry messages over a long distance in just a few seconds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1)
9、.Why was the woman able to give Laura so much information about the job?A. She is Prof. Nelsons daughter.B. She works part-time as Prof. Nelsons secretary.C. She used to do the job herself.D. She just came out of an interview for the job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do the students say about the salary
10、 for the job?A. It should be higher.B. Its very good.C. Its the same as the post office pay.D. It varies according to the persons experience.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does Prof. Nelsons assistant do?A. Make up homework problems.B. Do research in the library.C. Teach an introductory economics course.
11、D. Grade homework sets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is Lauras main concern about the job?A. He wonders if hell have enough time to do the job.B. He is afraid he wont know enough to do the job well.C. He fears that the job may be too boring.D. He thinks that Prof. Nelson has someone else in mind.（分数：1.0
12、0）A.B.C.D.(1).How do you explain that we are moving?A. By watching things move past. B. By feeling the speed.C. By feeling ourselves being shaken. D. Both A and C.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How do we feel during the take-off run of a plane?A. That we are being thrown forward. B. That we are pushed back ag
13、ainst the seat.C. That we are lifted out of the seat.D. That we are pushed down into the seat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why do we feel the planes acceleration?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 th
14、an the plane.D. Because our bodies gain speed before the plane.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When does the feeling of forward motion stop?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.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why did Miss Liu
15、Mei want to change jobs?A. Because she needed more time to study.B. Because Park Hotel was too far away from her home.C. Because the Park Hotel dining-room was closed down.D. Because she was not satisfied with the pay.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where did the woman get the information of applying the job?A
16、. From the sign in the restaurant window.B. From a friend of hers.C. From the want ad in the newspaper.D. From an employment bureau.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What days did the interviewer say they needed help?A. On weekdays.B. At weekends.C. On Sundays.D. Late in the week.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What was th
17、e result of the interview?A. She signed a contract.B. She got the job.C. Liu Mei would be given a pay rise.D. The manager would let her be a trainee waitress on May 1.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one ano
18、ther and to determine where we “fit“ in society. As we go about our everyday lives, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, and whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thief or
19、 a meter reader.The statuses we assume often (26) with the people we encounter, and change throughout life. Most of us can, at very high speed, (27) the statuses that various situations require. Much of social (28) consists of identifying and selecting among (29) statuses and (30) other people to as
20、sume their statuses (31) relation to us. This means that we (32) our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of (33) and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more (34) than others, most of us perform (35) rather effortlessly.A status has been (36) to ready-ma
21、de clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and (37) . But an American is not (38) to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or (39) of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing (40) by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, (41) by o
22、ur pocketbook. Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain (42) made, but apart from minor (43) , we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their (44) . Statuses too come ready made, and the (45) of choice among them is limited.（分数：20.00）(1).A. vary B. stabilize C. differenti
23、ate D. maintain（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. subsume B. assume C. resume D. presume（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. interview B. interference C. interaction D. interpretation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. appreciate B. approximate C. approve D. appropriate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. making B. disallowing C. helping D. allowi
24、ng（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. from B. of C. in D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. apply B. fit C. assign D. comply（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. appraisal B. approval C. approach D. appointment（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. difficult B. overwhelming C. burdenless D. different（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. it B. them C. these D.
25、those（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. liked B. compared C. analyzed D. contrasted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. fiber B. fabric C. fable D. fare（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. frequent B. fresh C. free D. fragile（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. those B. this C. that D. these（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. presented B. preserved C. pre
26、pared D. proclaimed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. as much as B. as good as C. as long as D. as well as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. products B. alternations C. things D. alterations（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. adjustments B. advantages C. administration D. adventures（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. rags B. shelf C. racks
27、D. rage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. orange B. range C. raid D. rail（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)Some desert animals can survive the summer heat and dryness because they are very unusual. The camel, for example, can experience and bear
28、an increase in the temperature of its body and its blood of 9C without anything bad happening to it. In addition, it can drink a lot of water at one time; then store enough water in parts of its body to supply its needs for two weeks or more. The kangaroo rat, on the other hand, gets all the water i
29、t needs from water that it produces when it breathes. However, most animals need to maintain a fairly constant body temperature, and will die if it rises more than 5C. Therefore, they need to find some way to stay away from the heat of the summer sun. Nor can many animals either store or produce wat
30、er in their bodies, as the camel and kangaroo rat can. So they must find ways to keep their bodies from losing water because of the heat. Because very few desert animals can survive the high temperature of a typical summers day, most of them are active only in the night. Only after the sun has set d
31、oes the desert come fully to life. The night is relatively cool. and the darkness provides protection, not only from the sun, but also from other animals and from the birds. So the coming of darkness is the signal for the large majority of animals and insects to start again their search for water an
32、d food. When morning comes, most of them seek shelter again: many go underground; nearly all find some dark and cool places where they, can keep away from the suns heat.For many kinds of insects, living in the desert is easier than for animals. Like many desert plants, they have a waterproof skin wh
33、ich prevents water loss because of the high temperature. In addition, some spend all or most of their life below ground. Here, for most of the year at least, it is moist, and it is generally cooler than on the surface. In the case of ants, only adults leave the underground nests, and they do so only
34、 to gather food or to defend the nest against attack.（分数：6.00）(1).Compared with other desert animals, the camel can bear _.A. a very low body temperature B. only a little change in body temperatureC. a big increase in body temperature D. a constant change in body temperature（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).The
35、kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that _.A. it can produce water through breathing B. it can store water in parts of its bodyC. it can maintain different body temperatures D. it can drink a 10t of water at a time（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).The desert is full of activities in summer nights bec
36、ause _.A. it is cooler and safer for most animals at nightB. animals can find food in the darkC. it is easy for animals to find water at night D. animals cannot sleep at night（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).It is easy for many kinds of insects to live in the desert because _.A. They only need a little food to
37、surviveB. they are not afraid of the heatC. They are too small to be attacked by other animalsD. they have a skin which is against water（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).The best title for the text would be _.A. Desert Animals and Insects B. Kangaroo Rat and CamelC. The Climate in Desert D. Desert Plants（分数：1.20
38、）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Over two hundred years 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 cars, wearing fashio
39、nable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting 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. On
40、e man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, 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 met
41、al. Another for stretching and cutting. Another for shaping. 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 t
42、he result? The Industrial Revolution. Productivity was 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
43、 used to carry the new cargoes from one corner of the 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 line
44、s yesterday are called robotic productions today. The 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：10.00）(1).We should be grateful to Adam Smith because
45、_.A. his ideas made it possible for people to improve 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：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Division of La
46、bour makes work more interesting.B. Specialisation could 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：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).From the passage we know that the Industrial Revolution_.A. led to Adam
47、Smiths idea of specialisationB. was finished in the nineteenth centuryC. also has its side-effects in societyD. put an end to poverty in the world（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the passage, the Industrial Revolution is responsible for the following re-suits except_.A. prosperityB. crimeC. unemplo
48、ymentD. overcrowdedness（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the 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：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题
49、数：1，分数：10.00)In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctors degree.Generally, however, modern exami
