1、公共英语三级-525 及答案解析(总分：100.00，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 do we learn from the conversation?A. The man needs help.B. The man is complaining.C. The man likes his job.D. The man is talking with his boss.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did the woman do at lunch
2、time?A. She tried to solve the problem.B. She had a chat with her classmate.C. She stayed at the classroom.D. She had lunch in the cafeteria.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was man doing in February?A. He was on a field trip.B. He was on vacation in Florida.C. He was studying most of the time.D. He stayed
3、 at home for a rest.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What do you learn from the conversation?A. The man is worried about his future.B. The two speakers are seniors at college.C. The two speakers are at a loss what to do.D. The woman regrets spending her time idly.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What was the womans trouble
4、 when she first arrived in Beijing?A. Understanding Chinese.B. Cooking Chinese food.C. Getting used to the way of life.D. Finding the streets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What did the woman give to the man?A. Some information. B. Some work.C. A handbook. D. A book about architecture.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Wha
5、t does the woman mean?A. She is not willing to clean the room.B. She will be able to clean the house in time.C. She is not satisfied with the man.D. She has no time to clean the room.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is true about David when he was a high school student?A. He studied hard.B. He liked footba
6、ll.C. He liked music.D. All of the above.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man suggest the woman should do?A. Turn in the necklace to the security office.B. Keep the necklace.C. Put the necklace back to the rest room.D. Sell the necklace to the security office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).How does the man
7、feel about the woman who played the queen?A. She was a good actress.B. She was too dramatic.C. She was too realistic.D. Her performance was wonderful.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).Where will the special straw probably be most useful?A. In restaurants.B. On camping trips.C. In science
8、laboratories.D. On car trips.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How does the man describe the. water purifier?A. Bulky but weightless.B. Large but necessary.C. Solid and heavy.D. Small and lightweight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the water purifier remove from the water?A. Salt.B. Chemical pollutants.C. Germs.D
9、. Minerals.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The filter will probably best clean water obtained from which of the following?A. Factories.B. Inland seas.C. Mountain streams.D. Drug companies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why are mothers fed up with their jobs?A. Because the jobs are difficult.B. Because the jobs make them
10、 have little time for their children.C. Because their children and family are in trouble.D. Because they dont like the jobs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many women work for themselves now?A. Two thousand. B. Twenty thousand.C. A million. D. Two million.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we learn about Tanya R
11、ostron?A. She doesnt work.B. She works as head of marketing in a major company.C. She has little time with her new baby daughter.D. She employs 11 people in her company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Which is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco?A. The blacks. B. The whites.C. The Chinese. D. The Japanes
12、e.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where do most of the Chinese people live in San Francisco?A. In Chinatown. B. In the northern part of the city.C. All over the city. D. In Japan town.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the Japanese population in San Francisco?A. 12,000. B. 700,000. C. 50,000. D. 20,000.（分数：1.00）A.B.
13、C.D.(4).Why does the man know so much about San Francisco?A. He thinks the city is pretty.B. He likes to talk with people.C. He travels a lot in the city.D. He teaches ethnic history at a university.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why did Mary call home?A. Because somethings gone wrong with her children.B. Bec
14、ause somethings gone wrong with herself.C. Because she wanted to tell her parents that everything is fine with her family.D. Because she wanted to know if everything is fine with her parents.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who was David?A. Marys boss. B. Marys brother.C. Marys husband. D. Marys oldest son.（分数：
15、1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How many children did Mary have?A. Two girls and one boy. B. Two boys and one girl.C. One girl and one boy. D. Three boys and one girl.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What can be inferred from this conversation?A. Marys parents visit Mary regularly.B. Marys children have all worked.C. Marys ch
16、ildren are all studying in school.D. Mary doesnt visit her parents often enough.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextAfter 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a (26) for words? How can she (27) the names of a couple th
17、ey met on (28) years ago? Now we know (29) to tell him: its her brain.Although there are obviously cultural (30) for the differences in emotions and behavior, (31) breakthrough research reveals that the (32) of many puzzling differences between men and women may (33) in the head. Mens and womens bra
18、ins (34) much in common, but they are definitely not the same (35) size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a womans brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen per cent smaller than a mans, (36) the regions dedicated to language may be more densely (37) with brain ceils.Girls generally speak earli
19、er and read faster. The reason may be (38) females use both sides of the brain when they read. In (39) , males rely only on the left side.At every age, womens memories (40) mens. They have a greater ability to (41) names with faces than men do, and they are (42) at recalling list. The events people
20、re- member best are those that an emotion is attached to. (43) women use more of their right brains, which (44) emotions, they may do this automatically.While we dont yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is (45) : male and female brains do the same things, but they do them differently.（
21、分数：20.00）(1).A. slip B. puzzle C. loss D. failure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. recall B. understand C. realize D. perceive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. festival B. event C. occasion D. holiday（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. what B. how C. when D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. senses B. reasons C. purposes D. meanings（分数
22、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. present B. instant C. recent D. immediate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. bottom B. basis C. root D. stem（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. hide B. set C. fix D. lie（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. have B. share C. divide D. store（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. in B. at C. with D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. yet B
23、. hence C. thus D. then（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. wrapped B. rested C. gathered D. packed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. which B. why C. that D. whether（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. fact B. contrast C. addition D. consequence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. top B. match C. equal D. challenge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. mix B
24、. combine C. join D. associate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. shier B. better C. keener D. easier（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. Since B. While C. Although D. Unless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. process B. promote C. perceive D. produce（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. important B. mysterious C. special D. clear（分数：1.00）A.B.C.
25、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：5.00)On the night of May 7,1942, a plane took off from an Air Force base in England to stop German fighters over the English Channel. Pilot of the plane was Captain Thomas Nash. Looking eastward, Nash saw twelve orange lig
26、hts in a row, moving at a fantastic rate of speed. As a sophisticated flyer, he had never seen anything like them. Thinking that they might be a new German weapon, he decided to chase them. But when he swung the plane around and headed directly for the lights, they vanished.Captain Nash may have bee
27、n the first to see such orange lights but he wasnt the last. His experience was repeated several times by pilots during World War II in Europe and the Far East. What were they? No one knows for sure, but there is an interesting theory to explain them. According to this theory, the orange lights are
28、space animals - animals specially adapted to life in the upper atmosphere just as some creatures are adapted to life at the bottom of the sea. These space animals, the theory says, live so far up in the atmosphere that they are invisible from earth. They feed in part on the air and partly on energy
29、from sunlight. Being almost pure energy themselves, they can adjust their bodies to glow at night. During the day they become invisible. Before World War II, continues the theory, there was little radiated energy available on the earths surface. Then came the development of rockets, atomic reactors,
30、 and hydroelectric plants. The space creatures are attracted by these sources of energy. At night when no energy emitted from sunlight, they go down into the lower levels to search a meal. They may even drift into the scope of human eyesight. This explains the fact that they have been sighted period
31、ically from the earth since 1942.（分数：5.00）(1).The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that _.A. Captain Nash saw twelve orange lights moving at a fantastic rate of speedB. Captain Nash may have been the first to see lights in spaceC. according to an interesting theory, the orange ligh
32、ts are space animalsD. the mysteries of nature can be completedly explained（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The strange orange lights were first seen _.A. from the ground B. from a rocket shipC. during World War D. during World War （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The theory says that during the daytime the space animals _
33、.A. glow brightly in the sky B. are invisibleC. can be seen from earth D. visit the earths surface（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).If the space animal theory is tree, the creatures go down to the lower regions in order to _.A. escape detection B. arouse curiosityC. search for man-made energy D. make contact wit
34、h man（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The space animal theory would seem to indicate that _.A. living creatures are extremely adaptable B. life in space is impossible for manC. the fittest creatures always survive D. life cannot exist in the depth of the sea（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Just where ex
35、actly is my home? In Britain of course. I was born here, grew up hereI had no choice in the matter. From an early age I got used to the way of life hereafter all, how could I survive if I didnt? I came in contact with the British, I never felt any hostility towards them; I never wanted to cause any
36、offense. But what have I in my turn received? Racial discrimination. This has. been embodied in countless incidents.It was in middle school that racial discrimination was most obvious. I was often the victim of racial taunts. After undergoing such a humiliation, I would feel a mixture of anger and d
37、epression. However, the worst thing was knowing hell well that even if I reported this to a teacher. It would be to no avail. Outside school, racial discrimination is far subtler. Some Englishits all over their face.Of course, a British person will probably think Im paranoid or just too sensitive, a
38、 depressive even. Perhaps the latter may have some truth in it. Nevertheless, it is reality that has created this aspect of my character. Besides, how could the average British person possibly understand?Sometimes, doing my best does not necessarily lead to success. Often, this is not duc to myself,
39、 but duc to the environment. Its as though Im a second class citizen. Although my passport is British, Im a nevertheless Chinese. Is Britain really my country?（分数：10.00）(1).According to the writers description, he/she must be _.A. blackB. whiteC. brownD. yellow（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Racial discriminat
40、ion, refers to _.A. disrespect to people of other nationalityB. hostility towards foreignersC. hostility towards people speaking other languagesD. disrespect to people of a different color（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the word “it“ refers to _.A. the dislike of p
41、eople not speaking EnglishB. the feeling that you are stupidC. racial discriminationD. the warmth the attendants show towards the foreigner（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Concerning character, the writer is _.A. not sensitiveB. never hostile towards anyone else at allC. paranoidD. depressive（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5
42、).It seems that the writer _.A. hated the BritishB. would rather not to be BritishC. was a foreignerD. felt unhappy for the fact that he/she is from China（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious:
43、the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span means that the nations elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995.
44、The change poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, were going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawye
45、rs, “says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern Californias (USC) School of Gerontology(老年学).Lawyers can specialize in “elder law“, which covers everything from trusts and estates to nursing home abuse and age discrimination (歧视). Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder ma
46、rket because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money, “one professor says.Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old
47、 senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was“ really bored with bacteria“. So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying./（分数：5.00）(1).Old is suddenly in“ (Line 1, Para. 1)
48、 most probably means“ _ “A. America has suddenly become a nation of old peopleB. gerontology has suddenly become popularC. more elderly professors are found on American campusesD. American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).With the aging of America, lawy
49、ers can benefit _.A. from the adoption of the “elder law“B. from rendering special services to the elderlyC. by enriching their professional knowledgeD. by winning the trust of the elderly to promote their own interests（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?A. Retirees are more generous in spending money.B. They can employ more gerontologists.C. The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power.D. There are more elderly people working tha
