1、公共英语三级-542 及答案解析(总分：98.00，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 does the conversation take place?A. At a drug store. B. In a supermarket.C. At the dentists. D. At the police station.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the present price of the bookcase?A. You can bu
2、y two bookcases for $9.90 each.B. One bookcase will cost her $9.90 if she only buys one. If she buys two, they will cost $15.00.C. A bookcase costs $15.00.D. Bookcases cost $14.95 for two.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why didnt the woman eat?A. She was not hungry. B. She didnt like the food.C. She was in too
3、 much pain. D. She was on a diet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the mans profession?A. A waiter. B. A cook.C. A salesman. D. A shop assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the woman suggest the man to do?A. Go to bed earlier at night.B. Try to get up as early as possible.C. Go for the class the night
4、 before.D. Get up quickly in the morning.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the man mean?A. He likes the job of a dish-washer because it pays well.B. He thinks its important to have a good job from the beginning.C. He hates to be a dish-washer because its boring.D. He would work as a dish-washer in summ
5、er if he has to.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman mean?A. She must learn to understand Johns humor better.B. She enjoys Johns humor a great deal.C. She doesnt appreciate Johns humor.D. She thinks John is not funny enough.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Whats the woman worried about?A. Joan may have take
6、n a wrong train.B. Joan wont come to the conference.C. Joan will miss the next conference.D. Joan may be late for the opening speech.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What has happened to the woman?A. She has been dismissed for her poor performance.B. She has been fired by the company.C. She has been granted lea
7、ve for one month.D. She has been offered a new job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the man think of the strike?A. It will last for two weeks.B. It has come to a halt.C. It will end before long.D. It will probably continue.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：5，分数：16.00)(1).What is Mrs. Smith s first impress
8、ion of Manchester?A. No impression yet.B. Good.C. Bad.D. Just so-so.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the attitude of the neighborhood to newcomers?A. They don t want to know them.B. They try to be friendly to them.C. They never speak to them.D. They are cold to them.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is not ment
9、ioned in the new shopping center?A. A book store.B. A cinema.C. Supermarkets.D. A drugstore.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. mother-son. B. Flatmates.C. Teacher-Student. D. Brothers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is one of them complaining about?A. About
10、some friends.B. About the mess in the flat.C. About some broken glasses in the room.D. About the smell in the flat.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What are the two speakers doing?A. Watching ads on TV. B. Listening to ads on radio.C. Reading job ads in a newspaper. D. Being interviewed for a job in a company.（
11、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What kind of person does the advertisement say they need?A. A general manager. B. A junior sales manager.C. A secretary. D. A sales assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What kind of company is it?A. A large international textile company. B. A large international chemical company.C. A s
12、mall textile company. D. A small chemical company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What will the hum most probably do later?A. Go on looking for jobs. B. Go to the company and have a try.C. Work in the company. D. Stay at home and do nothing but watch TV.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Where did most of the “pilgrims“ the
13、 speaker met come from?A.U.S.A. B. Europe.C. Ohio. D. His hometown.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the main difference the speaker noted on returning to his hometown?A. It was busy early in the morning.B. The school had become better than it used to be.C. The “Shakespeare industry“ has grown more impo
14、rtant.D. Many Americans now lived there.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was the direct connection between members of the speakers family and Shakespeare?A. They owned Shakespeares birthplace.B. They went to Shakespeares old school.C. They lived near Shakespeares house.D. They shared Shakespeares first nam
15、e.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Who is the woman?A. A traveler. B. A travel agent.C. A friend of the man. D. A colleague of the man.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which trip is the man interested in?A. A ten-day trip to Paris. B. A ten-day trip to Amsterdam.C. A four-day trip to Paris. D. A four-day trip to Amsterdam.
16、（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the woman, how long should the man book the trip in advance?A. Six to eight months. B. Seven to eight months.C. Seven to eight weeks. D. Six to eight weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How much per person will the trip cost?A. About 215 pounds. B. About 250 pounds.C. About
17、215 Euro. D. About 250 Euro.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Americans this year will swallow 15 000 tons of aspirin (阿斯匹林), one of the safest and (26) drags (27) by man, the most popular medicine in the world today. It is a pain (28) . Its bad (29) are relatively mild, (30) it i
18、s cheap.For millions of people suffering from arthritis (关节炎), it is the only thing that works. Aspirin, (31) , is truly the 20th century wonder drug. It is also (32) suicide drug and is the leading (33) of poisoning among children. It has side effects that, (34) relatively mild, are largely unrecog
19、nized (35) users.A small (36) of aspirin ( two five - grain tablets) relieves pain and inflammation (炎症), It also reduces fever by interfering (37) some of the body s reactions. Specially, aspirin seems to (38) the formation of the acids (39) in pain and the complex chemical reactions that (40) feve
20、r. The chemistry of these acids is not fully understood, but the slowing effect of aspirin is well - known.Aspirin is very irritating to the stomach lining (内壁) and many aspirin takers complain (41) upset stomach. There is a right way (42) a wrong way to take aspirin. The best way is to chew the tab
21、lets (43) swallowing them with water but (44) people can (45) the bitter taste. Some people suggest crushing the tablets in milk or orange juice and drinking that.（分数：20.00）(1).A. more effective B. most effectiveC. effectiver D. effective（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. discovered B. createdC. invented D. fo
22、und（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. reliever B. takerC. receiver D. producer（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. effects B. influenceC. causes D. affect（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. and B. butC. although D. if（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. in vain B. in shortC. in shape D. in shore（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. the second largest B. second
23、largerC. second largest D. the second larger（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. coarse B. courseC. cause D. reason（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. since B. asC. although D. while（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. in B. betweenC. middle D. among（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. section B. amountC. quantity D. part（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. w
24、ith B. towardC. into D. about（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. show up B. slip upC. slow down D. slip down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. involve B. involvedC. to involve D. involving（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. produce B. leadC. reach D. cause（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. of B. aroundC. about D. on（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A.
25、or B. soC. but D. and（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. before B. behindC. after D. below（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. little B. fewC. a little D. a few（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. take B. swallowC. stand up D. stand（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：5.00)For a
26、s long as there have been archaeologists, there have been guesses about what they would discover if they were to analyze their own societys refuse(垃圾) Which such speculations (沉思) often have been humors, they are based on a serious rationale (方式) Archaeologists have learned improtant information abo
27、ut past societies by analyzing the patterns, in arivent garbage (方式) so they should be able to learn something about contemporary societies from fresh garbage. Just as the pieces of pottery (陶器)broken stone tools, and cut animal bones in old refuse middens(垃圾堆)provide a surprisingly detailed (详细的) v
28、iew of past life styles, so should the labeled packages, food debris (核骸) discarded (抛弃) clothing, and used batteries (电池) in modem middens reveal intimate (个人的)details of our lives today.Indeed, if our garbage can teach us things about our behaviors as consumers that will enrich(使丰富) human life and
29、 help reduce the undesirable (不受欢迎的) environmental consequences of the industrialized world, why wait until those of us who could benefit most from refuse studies are dead and buried? Such was the thinking of a group of my University of Arizona students and me when we founded the Garbage Project in
30、1973. More than 20 years later the project, codirected by Wilson Hughes (who was one of the founding students), is still guided by the same philosophy.What sets the Garbage projects studies apart from other research into the behaviors of consumers is that all project data are collected from hard-sor
31、ting of quantifiable (可以数的)bits and pieces of garbage rather than from interview-surveys, government documents, or industry records. In other words, the Garbage Project reconstructs consumer behaviors directly from material reality rather than from self-reports or other records that might possibly b
32、e biased by perceptions and judgements. What also distinguishes the projects studies from those conducted by engineering consultant (咨询者)firms and even by solid-waste managers is the excruciating (剧烈的) level at which data are recorded.Since its inception (开始) the Garbage Project has literally (完全地)
33、immersed (陷入) itself in newly discarded refuse placed out for collection. Fresh discards have been used to study food waste, what people eat and drink, recycling behaviors, household hazardous (危险的) wastes, packaging discards, and even dental (牙齿的) health. After 1987, when the project added landfill
34、s(掩埋式垃圾处理场) to its research repertoire (戏目), investigations expanded to include the composition (构成) of landfill wastes, the rate of breakdown (倒塌) of materials within landfills, the contribution of household hazardous wastes to the fluids (流体) that leak (漏)out of MSW landfills, and the effect on la
35、ndfills of various waste-reduction strategies-for example, recycling, composting, or source reduction(simply using less of something).（分数：5.00）(1).The speculation that if archaeologists were to analyze their own societys refuse they would discover something _.A. is humorous because it is ridiculous
36、to search the refuseB. is based on a serious rationale and it is just what the archaeologists have doneC. is just a guess for it is impossible for archaeologists to do such a thingD. is interesting because archaeologists cant learn anything while doing so（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).All of the following stu
37、ff can help archaeologists to learn about contemporary society or ancient society except _.A. used batteries B. broken stone toolsC. dead persons D. discarded shoes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The Garbage Projects studies differ from other researches into the behaviors of consumers in that _.A. the former r
38、ecords data more excruciatingly than the latter doesB. the data collected by the latter are biased by perceptions and judgementsC. the former collects data from self-reports or interview surveysD. the former reconstructs consumer behaviors directly from material reality（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Discards
39、have been used by the Garbage Project to study _.A. the proportion of materials which break down within landfillsB. how much people eat and drink in their daily livesC. the fluids that leak out of MSW landfillsD. how to compose the landfill wasters（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage, the a
40、uthor may admit that _.A. fresh garbage cant provide as much information as ancient garbage doesB. only the author himself can benefit most from refuse studiesC. the studies of the Garbage Project are much better than any other research into the behaviors of consumersD. the Garbage Project mainly de
41、als with newly discarded refuse（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Its very interesting to note where the debate about diversity is taking place. It is taking place primarily in political circles. Here at the College Fund, we have a lot of contact with top corporate leaders; none of them is talk
42、ing about getting rid of those instruments that produce diversity. In fact, they say that if their companies are to compete in the global village and in the global market place, diversity is an imperative. They also say that the need for talented, skilled Americans means we have to expand the pool m
43、eans promoting policies that help provide skills to more minorities, more women and more immigrants. Corporate leaders know that if that doesnt occur in our society, they will not have the engineers, the scientists, the lawyers, or the business managers they will need.Likewise, I dont hear people in
44、 the academy saying. “Lets go backward. Lets go back to the good old days, when we had a meritocracy (which was never true we never had a meritocracy, although weve come close to it in the last 30 years) “. ! recently visited a great little college in New York where the campus had doubled its minori
45、ty population in the last six years. I talked with an African American who has been a professor there for a long time, and she remembers that when she first joined the community, there were fewer than a handful of minorities on campus. Now, all of us feel the university is better because of the dive
46、rsity. So where we hear this debate is primarily in political circles and in the media not in corporate board rooms or on college campuses.（分数：6.00）(1).The word “imperative“ in the first paragraph most probably refers to something _.A. superficial B. remarkableC. debatable D. essential（分数：1.20）A.B.C
47、.D.(2).Which of the following groups of people still differ in their views on diversity?A. Minorities. B. Politicians.C. Professors. D. Managers.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).High corporate leaders seem to be in favor of promoting diversity so as to _.A. lower the rate of unemploymentB. win equal political r
48、ights for minoritiesC. be competitive in the world marketD. satisfy the demands of a growing population（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. meritocracy can never be realized without diversityB. American political circles will not accept diversityC. it is unlikely that d
49、iversity will occur in the U. S. mediaD. minorities can only enter the fields where no debate is heard about diversity（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the passage, diversity can be achieved in American society by _.A. expanding the pool of potential employeesB. promoting policies that provide skills to employeesC. training more engineers, scientists lawyers and business managersD. providing education for all regardless of race or sex（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：6.00)When they marry, husbands and wiv
