1、公共英语三级-阅读理解题(四)及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Unit 1(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)British postmen and milkmen have a reputation for being cheerful. As they both arrive very early in the morning, when you are perhaps not feeling very good-tempered, their loud knocking an
2、d boring whistling may get on your nerves. Of course there are some gloomy postmen, who make you think that every letter contains sad news, but the majority are pleasant, this is quite surprising, because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not very well paid and there are a great man
3、y problems.The city postman has to go on foot, not only along streets but also up and down stairs, as many blocks of flats still have no tilts and downstairs letterbox. If he has a registered letter to deliver, he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it. That person may greet him
4、in a mast unfriendly way if he has just been woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.In the country, a postman may have a bicycle or a small van, so he does not have to walk so far, but nevertheless he has his problems too. It is very annoying to be compelled to go all the way to an isolat
5、ed house simply to deliver a postcard or a circular, when this makes the journey half an hour longer, in winter, weather conditions are bad, but the postman must carry on in the rain or the snow. Sometimes it is impossible to use a van or a bicycle in these conditions, and he has to do his round on
6、foot, like this city colleague. Most country people keep a dog. Although there may be a notice on the gate, BEWARE OF THE DOG this is of little help to the postman. He is forced to go in, whether the dog is dangerous or not. So every day the country postman knows that, if the dog is not safely tied
7、up, it may bite him on the leg or tear his trousers.（分数：10.00）(1).It is surprising that postmen are usually good-tempered because _.A. they go to work early in the morningB. they have a reputation for good humorC. their job is a difficult oneD. they earn a little money（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The city p
8、ostman is forced to walk up and down a lot of stain because _.A. many people live in blocks of flatsB. many flats have letter boxes upstairsC. many people receive registered lettersD. letter boxes are sometimes downstairs（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The postman has to deliver letters _.A. no matter whether
9、it is fine or not B. if it is snowingC. when the weather conditions are bad D. in winter（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The receiver must sign for _.A. a circular B. a registered letterC. a postcard D. a newspaper（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The postman is lucky if _.A. the dog is not safely tied upB. he doesnt notice
10、 “Beware of the Dog“C. the dog is dangerousD. the dog does not bite him on the leg（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.四、Part B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)DickI think cigarette smoking is highly addictive and very expensive. Especially when youre 14 and get a $9 weekly allowance. Im in ninth grade and started smoking in sixth, the
11、 first cigarette I ever had was in fifth grade. My morn was walking our dogs and found an unopened pack that she brought home to use as an insecticide in the garden. A friend had told her that tobacco stops ants from attacking plants. Of course, when I found the pack, I took the cigarettes to my bed
12、room and, being the little rebel I was, lit one with matches I stole from Dad. The fact I was actually smoking made me think I was cool. But my friend Donna didnt think so. She just looked at me like I was the stupidest thing on earth. Which I probably ,as, I still smoke to this day.BennyI know its
13、bad to smoke, and Ive tried to quit, but its very hard since most my friends smoke too. When I started smoking regularly at the beginning fifth grade, not that many students smoked; by the and of the year, a lot were smoking. It was pretty bad. Some kids grades went down, including mine, from skippi
14、ng classes to get nicotine into their systems. Now, in ninth grade, Im still smoking.AndrewMy parents dont allow me to smoke, and often ask, “where do you buy cigarettes?“ I buy them anywhere. Hardly anyone ever asks me for ID. Maybe a look 18; maybe I just put another $2.50 in the cash register. Th
15、e Safeway down the street wont sell me cigarettes. Last time I went there, I stole four packs, got caught, and had to write an essay on why stealing is wrong. About five months after I started cigarettes. Theres no doubt in my mind that cigarettes are a drug. Almost everyone I know started smoking b
16、efore doing drugs. That has to tell you something.BillSince Ive smoked, I can hardly run around the block without getting out of breath. My mom quit smoking 18 years ago, and my dad stopped smoking 14 years ago. My mom now has cancer, and my dad has had three heart attacks. My grandma quit nine year
17、s ago, and she has emphysema. Not only that-my two grandfathers died from the results of smoking. After all this, youd think Id know better than to continue.FrankI cant tell that I smell of tobacco, but my parents and others can, I remember one time before I smoked, I left my jacket at a friends hou
18、se. Both her parents smoked. When I got the jacket back, I had to throw it away because it smelled like an ash-tray. So I felt sorry for those who don t smoke and have to put up with my odor all day. When I smoke in my room at home, I hang out the window I have told my parents that I will try to sto
19、p smoking as a present to them. But I hate the thought of never having another cigarette. You see-no ifs, ands or buts-I m really hooked.Now match each of the teenagers (16 to 20) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.A. Smoking is a dangerous thing.B. Smoking is harmful
20、to health.C. Smoking is cool.D. I began to smoke by accident.E. I began to smoke out of curiosity.F. Smoking had a bad effect on me.G. I am a heavy smoker now.（分数：10.00）(1).Dick（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(2).Benny（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(3).Andrew（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(4).Bill（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_(5).Frank（分数：2.00）填空项 1:_五、Unit
21、2(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)In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paper work, because they are fast, and do not make mistakes. AS one bank manager said, “unlike humans, computers never have a bad day.“ And they are honest. Many banks put advertisement
22、s in the newspaper showing that their business deals are “untouched by human hands“ and therefore safe from human temptation. Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have no conscience, and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.Computer crimi
23、nals dont use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witnesses and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. One clerk at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one end a half million dollars
24、 in just four years. No one noticed this because he moved money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the clerk claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from some one elses account. This clerk was caught only because h
25、e was gambling. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was put in the records.Some employees use the computers power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her persona
26、l rather than her professional life. She was given thirty days notice. In those thirty days, she wiped out all the companys programmed records in the computer.Most computer criminals have been minor employees. But police wonder if it is true. As one official says, “I have a feeling that there is mor
27、e crime out there than we ere catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing- the ones who really know how a computer works./（分数：10.00）(1).Why do many computers use computers to replace paper work?A. Because computers are fast, honest and make no mis
28、take.B. Because computers can not be used to steal money.C. Because computers are not expensive.D. Because computers have no conscience.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the best advantage of computers for criminal?A. Computers never have a bad day.B. Computers do not often provide evidence or witnesses.
29、C. Computers can replace paper work.D. Computers are safe from human temptation.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What happened once at a New York City bank?A. A man broke in and got away with a large sum of 1.5 million dollars.B. One clerk gambled away 1.5 million dollars.C. One employee was caught by the polic
30、e because he robbed a customer of his money.D. One clerk in the bank stole a lot of money by means of computers.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).For what reason was the computer-tape librarian fired?A. Her irresponsibility for work.B. Her personal problems.C. Damaging the computer.D. Wiping out all the records.
31、（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why does computer crime worry the police?A. Because most computer criminals are major employees.B. Because many employees use computers to get revenge on their employers.C. Because they do not know how to deal with computer crime at all.D. Because there might be more computer cr
32、imes done by experts than they can deal with.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)On the night of September 2,1600, a fire broke out in a bakers shop near Fish Street Hill in London. Before the flames were finally put out, nearly the entire city had been reduced to ashes. Over thirteen thousand
33、homes, fifty churches, and numerous public buildings and hospitals were lost in the blaze. For all practical purposes, London was destroyed.The Great Fire was not seen as a total tragedy, however. The miserable conditions of the city had been attacked by physicians and humanitarians for years before
34、 the fare, thus, with the opportunity clearly presented to create a shining new city, artists and craftsmen from all over England hurried to submit their designs for the rebuilding of London.Among those who submitted plans was Sir Christopher Wren, one of Englands leading architects and the Surveyor
35、 General of London. The task of rebuilding the city was given to him. Wren realized that the Great Fire would not have been so damaging if the city had been better laid out: broader streets wore needed to replace the crooked, narrow lanes overhung with old wooden houses and shops. He also felt that
36、redesigning the main streets of London would result in increased and more effective transportation within the city.Shortly after Wren began working on his first drafts for the rebuilding, King Charles I made an announcement prohibiting the construction of any house or shop within the city limits unt
37、il after the plans were completed. When the plans were revealed to the citizens of London, however, they were overwhelmingly rejected. The most active leaders of the opposition were the landlords, who feared that such a complete widening of the streets would reduce the amount of land available for d
38、evelopment.Winter was approaching; consequently, it was necessary for the rebuilding to proceed at once. Permission was therefore, granted for the town people and landlords to commence reconstruction of their houses and shops at the sites where they had been before the fare. Had the need for immedia
39、te action not been so pressing, some kind of compromise could likely have been reached. This was not to be, however, and the ideas that could have made London one of the worlds most beautiful cities never came to pass.（分数：10.00）(1).Who was the head of the British government at the time of the Great
40、Fire of London?A. Elizabeth the First. B. General Surveyor.C. Sir Christopher Wren. D. Charles the First.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What became of the plans for the rebuilding of London?A. Nothing-they wee never finished.B. They were adopted in modified form.C. They were followed and London was rebuilt at
41、 once.D. Nothing-London was rebuilt as it had been before the fire.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why was it necessary to rebuild London quickly?A. Sir Christopher Wren was an influential man.B. People came from all over England to help with the project.C. England was a very wealthy country.D. None of the abo
42、ve.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following describes the authors probable attitude toward Sir Christopher Wrens plans?A. He feels it would have been a mistake to rebuild London according to Wrens designs.B. He feels it was a mistake for London not to have been rebuilt according to Wrens designs.
43、C. He feels that someone other than Wren should have been chosen to plan the rebuilding.D. He feels that Wrens ideas had much more influence than is commonly acknowledged.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the passage?A. The Life and Times of Sir Christophe
44、r Wren.B. The Rebuilding of London.C. The Destruction of Fish Street Hill.D. The London That Might Have Been.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always the case, however, at times, art may
45、 be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sand paintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose.According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or physical illness has in some way
46、disturbed or come in contact with the supernatural-perhaps a certain animal, a ghost or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, one of his relatives will employ a medicine man called a “singer“ to perform a healing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being. During the ceremony, wh
47、ich may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer“ will produce a sand-painting on the floor of the Navaho Hogan. On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sand-painting and the “singer“ will rub the ailing parts of the patients body with sand from a specific figure in the sand-painting
48、. In this way the patent absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong like it. After the ceremony, the sand-painting is then destroyed and disposed of, so its power will not harm anyone.The art of sand-painting is handed dawn from old “singers“ to their students. The ma
49、terials used are easily found in the areas the Navaho inhabit; brown, red, yellow and white sandstone, which is pulverized by being crushed between 2 stones much as com is ground into flour. The “singer“ holds a small amount of this sand in his hand and lets it flow between his thumb and forefingers onto a clean, flat surface on the floor. With a steady hand end great patience, he is thus able to create designs of stylized people, snakes and oth
