1、公共英语三级模拟题四 2016年及答案解析(总分：60.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Use of English(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Most radio and television stations in the United States are commercial stations,_1_is tosay, they earn their money from_2_or commercials. Private companies purchase, radio and television _ 3_from the commercial stations in ord
2、er to _ 4_ their products. Cable television sta-tions are also _ 5_ stations, though they do not usually have advertisements._ 6_ watch cablestations, people must pay the cable TV company a certain amount of money each _ 7_. Public radio and television stations, on the _ 8_ hand, do not have adverti
3、sements and peo-ple do not have to _ 9_ to watch them. These stations gain their money _ 10_the govern-ment, private companies, and from some of the _ 11_ who watch or listen to their programs.The _ 12_ government and some large corporations give _ 13_ , large gifts on money, to thepublic stations.
4、Small businesses and people also _ 14_ money to their local public radio and television stations. ABC, CBS, and NBC are the three _ 50_ commercial radio and television _ 16_ in the UnitedStates. Most local commercial radio and TV stations _ 17_ their programs from one of these na-tional networks. _
5、18_example, each network has a TV news program in the evening, _ 19_thelocal stations broadcast in addition to their _ 20_ local news programs.（分数：20.00）A.thatB.thisC.itD.whichA.productsB.programsC.produceD.governmentsA.placeB.timeC.periodD.hourA.sellB.purchaseC.buyD.advertiseA.nationalB.publicC.com
6、mercialD.localA.In order toB.So toC.As toD.So as toA.programB.monthC.advertisementD.pieceA.oneB.anotherC.otherD.othersA.provideB.offerC.buyD.payA.fromB.onC.inD.withA.factoriesB.businessesC.companiesD.audiencesA.CentralB.FederalC.OfficialD.PublicA.payB.incomeC.grantsD.loansA.donateB.takeC.bringD.carr
7、yA.matureB.majorC.minorD.mereA.programsB.projectsC.netsD.networksA.takeB.getC.borrowD.sellA.AsB.ToC.InD.ForA.whichB.thatC.whoD.whatA.personalB.privateC.ownD.public二、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：4，分数：20.00)“Family“ is of course an elastic word. And in different countries it has different meanings. Butwhe
8、n British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of “family“in itsnarrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together in their own houseas an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and in-
9、dependent family-hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life. For both man andwoman, marriage means leaving ones parents and starting ones own life. The mans first duty willthen be to his wife, and the wifes to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financialsupport, an
10、d she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibilityand their alone. Neither the wifes parents nor the husbands, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts oruncles, have any right to interfere with them-they are their own masters. Readers of novels likeJane Austens Pr
11、ide and Prejudice will know that in former times, marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girls parents, that is, it was the “parents duty tofind a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement tolead him eventually to ask their permission to
12、marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected andmaintained in the parents home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in theirgiving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry (嫁妆). It is very different today.Most girls of today get a job when they leave school
13、 and become financially independent before theirmarriage. This has had two results. A girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry. Everycoin has two sides; independence for girls is no exception. But it may be a good thing for all of thegirls, as their social status are much higher and they
14、are no longer the subordinate(部下，下级) oftheir parents and husbands.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the author mean by “Family is of course an elastic word“?（分数：1.00）A.Different families have different ways of life.B.Different definitions could be given to the word.C.Different nations have different families.D
15、.Different times produce different families.(2).For an English family, the husbands duty is_ （分数：1.00）A.supporting the family while the wife is working outB.defending the family while the wife is running the homeC.providing financial support while the wife is running the homeD.independent while his
16、wife is also independent(3).Everything is decided in a family_ （分数：1.00）A.by the coupleB.with the help of their parentsC.by brothers and sistersD.with the help of aunts and uncles(4).What is TRUE conceming the book Pride and Prejudice? （分数：1.00）A.It is the best book on marriage.B.It is a handbook on
17、 marriage.C.It gives some idea of English social life in the past.D.It provides a lot of information of former-time wealthy families.(5).With regard to marriage in Britain, present-day girls differ from former-time girls in_ （分数：1.00）A.the right familyB.more parental supportC.choosing husbandsD.soci
18、al positionSteveland Morris is a household name in America. Ask Steveland Morris and he 11 tell you thatblindness is not necessarily disabling. Steveland was born prematurely(过早地, 不到期地) and total-ly without sight in 1950s. He became Stevie Wonder composer, singer, and pianist. The winner often Gramm
19、y awards, Stevie is widely acclaimed(喝彩) for his outstanding contributions to the musicworld. As a child, Stevie learned not to think about the things he could not do, but to concentrate onthe things that he could do. His parents encouraged him to join in his sighted brothers as many activi-ties as
20、possible. They also helped him to sharpen his sense of heating, the sense upon which the usu-ally disabled are so dependent. Because sound was so important to him. Stevie began at an early age to experiment with differ-ent kinds of sound. He would bang things together and then imitate the sound with
21、 his voice. Oftenrelying on sound for entertainment, he sang, beat on toy drums, played a toy harmonica(口琴) ,andlistened to the radio. Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments. He first learned to play thedrums. He then mastered the harmonica and the piano. He became a member o
22、f the junior churchchoir(唱诗班) and a lead singer. In the evenings and on weekends, Stevie would play different in-struments and sing popular rhythm and blues tunes on the front porches (走廊) of neighbors homes.One of Stevies sessions was overheard by Ronnie White, a member of a popular singing groupca
23、lled The Miracles. Ronnie immediately recognized Stevies talent and took him to audition (试听)for Berry Gordy, the president of Hitsville USA, a large recording company now known as Motown.Stevie recorded his first smash hit “Fingertips“ in 1962 at age twelve, and the rest of Stevies story ismusic hi
24、story.（分数：5.00）(1).This passage could be entitled_ （分数：1.00）A.The Music WorldB.Stevie WonderC.Great MusiciansD.Blind People(2).Which of the following is NOT true about Stevies childhood? （分数：1.00）A.Stevie often told people that a blind person was not necessarily disabled.B.He learnt to concentrate o
25、n things that he could do.C.He played as often as possible with his brother, who had normal sight.D.He tried very hard to train his sense of heating.(3).By saying “Stevie soon graduated from toy instruments to real instruments“, the author means that_ （分数：1.00）A.Stevie finished tiis study at a toy i
26、nstruments schoolB.Stevie began to study in a real instruments schoolC.Stevie gave up all his toy instruments and began to buy many real instrumentsD.Stevie started to play real instruments(4).The author mentions all the following facts EXCEPT that_ （分数：1.00）A.Stevies neighbors could often enjoy his
27、 playing and singingB.it was Ronnie White that recognized Stevies talent and led him to a successful careerC.Berry Cordy helped him to set up his own recording companyD.Stevies parents played a very important part in training his sense of hearing(5).The “Fingertips“_ （分数：1.00）A.recorded Stevies musi
28、cal performance that won him instant fameB.was a record that turned out to be a great successC.carried the message that the blind could work miracles with their fingertipsD.all of the aboveFishing adds only about one percent to the global economy, but on a regional basis it can contribute extremely
29、to human survival. Marine fisheries contribute more to the worlds supply of protein than beef, poultry or any other animal source. Fishing typically does not need land ownership, and because it remains, generally, open to all, itis often the employer of last resort in the developing world an occupat
30、ion when there are no otherchoices. Worldwide, about 200 million people rely on fishing for their livelihoods. Within Southeast Asia alone, over five million people fish full time. In northern Chile forty percent of the populationlives off the ocean. In Newfoundland most employment came from fishing
31、 or servicing that indus-try-until the collapse of the cod fisheries in the early 1990s that left tens of thousands of people outof work. Though debates over the conservation of natural resources are often cast as a conflict betweenjobs and the environment ,the restoration of fish populations would
32、in fact boost employment. MichaelP. Sissenwine and Andrew A. Rosenberg of the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service have esti-mated that if depleted species were allowed to rebuild to their long term potential, their sustainable use would add about $8 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product and
33、provide about 300,000 jobs. Iffish poupulations were restored and properly managed, about twenty million metric tons could be added to: the worlds annual catch. But restoration of ecological balance, fiscal profitability (收益) andeconomic security will require a continual reduction in the capacity of
34、 the commercial fishing industryso that wild populations can recover. The necessary reductions in fishing workforce need not come at the expense of jobs. Governments could increase employment and reduce the pressure on fish populations by guiding subsidies away from highly mechanised ships. For each
35、 $1,000,000 of investment, industrial scale fishing operations require only one to five people, while small scale fisheries would employ between 60 and 3,000. Industrial fishing itself threatens tens of millions of fishermen working on a small scale by depleting the fish on which they depend for sub
36、sistence.（分数：5.00）(1).The animal source which provides the most protein for human being is_ （分数：1.00）A.beefB.fishC.porkD.chicken(2).Paragraph 2 indicates that_ （分数：1.00）A.most of mans employment is from fishingB.man can always turn to fishing for employmentC.forty percent of Chileans live on fishing
37、 boats or shipsD.fishing has been the biggest industry in Newfoundland(3).In the conflict between jobs and the environment,the author takes sides with those who are in favour of_ （分数：1.00）A.increasing the annual catchB.creating more jobsC.getting greater fiscal profitabilityD.conserving natural reso
38、urces(4).The balance between jobs and the environment can be kept if_ （分数：1.00）A.fishing capacity is further increasedB.fishing jobs are further increasedC.fewer well-equipped fishing ships are usedD.fewer species are allowed to rebuild(5).The passage suggests that making less use of modern technolo
39、gy may_ （分数：1.00）A.reduce pressure on fish populationsB.threaten the worlds annual catchC.increase governments investmentD.cost tens of thousands of fishermens jobsThe furore is determined by the actions of the present day. The responsibility we have for the fu-ture begins when we recognize that we
40、ourselves create the future-that the future is not somethingimposed upon us by fate or other forces beyond our control. We ourselves build the future boththrough what we do and what we do not do. Mrs. John: The future will see more unbelievable things. In the future, people will be able to predict t
41、heirperformance from the strength of the brains electrical activity. Doctor Kramer has found that thestrength of the brains electrical activity can be measured through the scalp (头皮). Bosses couldmeasure brain activity through the scalp and tell whether a worker is performing well, working hard,or t
42、oo tired to do the job properly. Mary: In the new century, things around us will be more fascinating. The chemical element in the heart issaid to increase your desire for fat, when is stimulated. This means that disturbances of this chemical ge-latin can lead to overeating. Doctor Sarah Leibowits pr
43、esented an academic paper suggesting that the ap-petite for fat rich food can be controlled through drugs that block the effects of gelatin. Judy: In the future our life will change dramatically. It is quite certain that computers will play animportant part in our life. You will visit your doctor, a
44、nd find that he uses a computer screen andvisual information about your condition, instead of his text books. Computers in your home will enable you to answer interactive questions about your health and show the alternative results whichwill affect you if you act in a certain way. Carrie: In the fut
45、ure, computers will change the way the doctors diagnose and treat their patients. Alsodoctors will change their traditional notion of medicine. Although pills for tension, heart conditions, being overweight and other life threatening conditions are prescribed by western doctors, most doctors now req
46、uire patients to focus on healthy way of living by changing diets and doingmore exercise as a means to keep fit. AYou build your own future. BHealthy lifestyle will be a more popular way to keep fit. CComputer will be an effective tool for doctors. DDoctors may not need pills for heart troubles or o
47、ver EYour brain waves may be used to check out your work performance. FPeople will be able to visit doctors more frequently. GOur appetite will be well controlled by drugs. （分数：5.00）(1).Paula （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(2).Mrs. John （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(3).Mary （分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(4).Judy （分数：1.0
48、0）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.(5).Carrieweight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.三、Writing(总题数：2，分数：20.00)1.Please write a notice entitled “No Smoking“ to put on the carriages of a train. You should use approximately 100 words. It may include the following points: 1) no smoking in the carriages. Smoking is only permitted in the Smoking Area. 2) smoking is not only bad for smokers health but also bad for people around them. 3) anyone who smokes in the carriages will be fined.（分数：10.00）_2.Look at the pictures below and write an essay about 120 words, making reference to thefollowing p
