1、公共英语三级真题 2004年 09月(无听力)及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Although “lie detectors“ are widely used by governments, police departments and businesses, the results are not always accurate. Lie detectors are commonlyU (26) /Uas emotion detectors, for their aim is toU (27) /Ubodil
2、y changes that contradict what aU (28) /Usays. The lie detector records changesU (29) /Uheart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and the electricalU (30) /Uof the skin. In the first part of theU (31) /U, you are electronically connected to the machine andU (32) /Ua few neutral question(“What is your n
3、ame?“ etc). Your physical reactions serveU (33) /Uthe standard for evaluating what comesU (34) /UThen you are presented with a fewU (35) /Uquestions among the neutral ones(“When did you rob the bank?“). The idea is that if you areU (36) /U, your body will reveal the truth, even if you try toU (37) /
4、Uit. Your heart rate and breathing will changeU (38) /Uas you respond to the questions.That is the theory, but psychologists have found that lie detectors are simply notU(39) /U.Since most physical changes are the same acrossU (40) /Uemotions, lie detectors can- not tellU (41) /Uyou are feeling angr
5、y, nervous or excited.U (42) /Upeople may be tense and nervousU (43) /Uthe whole procedure. They may react physiologically to a certain word (“bank“) not because they robbed it, but because they recently used a bad check. In eitherU (44) /U,the machine will record a“ lie”.On the other hand, some pra
6、cticed liars can lieU (45) /Uhesitation, so the reverse mistake is also common.（分数：20.00）A.fixedB.designedC.knownD.producedA.measureB.keepC.maintainD.gradeA.policemanB.suspectC.personD.criminalA.fromB.withC.uponD.inA.displayB.activityC.actionD.flowA.testB.researchC.operationD.project(7).A. investiga
7、ted B. questioned Craised D. asked（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.A.byB.asC.onD.withA.againB.behindC.afterD.nextA.criticalB.interestingC.generalD.impossibleA.wrongB.badC.guiltyD.mistakenA.misleadB.confuseC.denyD.cancelA.slowlyB.naturallyC.steadilyD.abruptlyA.reliableB.usableC.reasonableD.comprehensibleA.otherB.som
8、eC.anyD.allA.whetherB.whenC.whereD.whyA.UntrainedB.InnocentC.NaiveD.IgnorantA.beforeB.aboutC.afterD.atA.factB.caseC.conditionD.chanceA.beyondB.throughC.withoutD.against二、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BFifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy
9、 getting hired. I had to fight my way into a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were for lifeguaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a li
10、fetime of security if I stuck with it.Instead, I had made a decision to leave.I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life.
11、 Im resigning.“To another paper?“ he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything, not trusting myself just then.I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me in a thousand ways. That we were at
12、a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change.“Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on
13、. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here.“Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybodyeven though Id be risking all on an unfamiliar v
14、enture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property.“Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking angr or di
15、smayed either.After a pause, he said, “Golly, UI wish I were in your shoes./U“（分数：10.00）(1).From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous_.（分数：2.00）A.newspaperB.magazineC.templeD.church(2).If the writer stayed with the Globe,_.（分数：2.00）A.he would be able to realize his lifetime dreamsB.he woul
16、d let his long-cherished dreams fade awayC.he would never have to worry about his future lifeD.he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions(3).The writer wanted to resign because_.（分数：2.00）A.he had serious trouble with his bossB.he got underpaid at his job for the GlobeC.he wanted to be engage
17、d in the new media industryD.he had found a better paid job in a publishing house(4).When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was faced with_.（分数：2.00）A.a trouble with its staff membersB.a shortage of qualified reportersC.an unfavorable business situationD.an uncontrollable business situation(5)
18、.By “I wish I were in your shoes.“ (in the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that_.（分数：2.00）A.the writer was to failB.the writer was stupidC.he would do the same if possibleD.he would reject the writers requestBText 2/BOver two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which brought about
19、 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 fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who
20、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. One man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cut off an appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally
21、 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 metal. Another for stretching and cutting. Another for shaping. Another for finishing. He described the technique as
22、 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 the result? The Industrial Revolution. Productivity was greatly increased. For Britain, where the revolution start
23、ed, 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 used to carry the new cargoes from one corner of the world to another.The revolution is not over. It is still wi
24、th 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 lines yesterday are called robotic productions today. The pace of change is increasing. And if these techniques have
25、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_.（分数：2.00）A.his ideas made it possible for people to improve their livesB.he invented a more efficient way of pi
26、n makingC.he started the industrial revolutionD.he brought to people a high standard of living(2).Which of the following is true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.The Division of Labour makes work more interesting.B.Specialisation could solve the problem of unemployment.C.Adam Smith put forward th
27、e idea of the Division of Labour.D.Adam Smith insisted that each worker be better paid.(3).From the passage we know that the Industrial Revolution_.（分数：2.00）A.led to Adam Smiths idea of specialisationB.was finished in the nineteenth centuryC.also has its side-effects in societyD.put an end to povert
28、y in the world(4).According to the passage, the Industrial Revolution is responsible for the following re-suits except_.（分数：2.00）A.prosperityB.crimeC.unemploymentD.overcrowdedness(5).What is the best title for this passage_.（分数：2.00）A.The Theory of Division of Labour and Its SignificanceB.The Indust
29、rial Revolution and Its SignificanceC.The Causes of Industrial RevolutionD.Adam Smith, the Economist and PhilosopherBText 3/BWhenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going.The lottery money is supposed to go to charityb
30、ut it makes me angry to see some of the socalled “good causes“ its being used to support. Also, Camelot, the organizers, have made a profit of 3 10.8 million in five months. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay packets of the companys bosses.For the past 10 years Ive been helping
31、 to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years agohe was only 51. Theres been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and its been devastating. Ive also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in-law and my father
32、. Thats apart from several close friends.The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research. It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers. Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee morning, and all the funds go directly to cance
33、r research. In 1993 Tenovus raised 13 million-and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets. But out income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced.Im not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about what theyre doing
34、. The chances of winning the jackpot are so small; they might as well throw their money away. The Government tells us that the proceeds are going to things like the arts and sports, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too. How can they justify spending rid
35、iculous amounts of cash on so-called works of artlike displays of potatoesor buying up Winston Churchills papers at a cost of 12 million?So who really are the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research, I could weep. Its time people re
36、alized bow charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery. Its disheartening and so infuriating.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer seems to hope that_.（分数：2.00）A.people will spend more money on the National LotteryB.people will give more money to charityC.most of the lottery money
37、will go to charityD.most of the lottery money will be used for cancer research(2).The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is that_.（分数：2.00）A.she herself is suffering from cancerB.the cancer is the most frightening diseasC.a number of her relatives died of cancerD.some cancer rese
38、arch needs more money than other research(3).In this text the writer is expressing_.（分数：2.00）A.her personal opinionsB.the opinions of the general publicC.her feelings about cancer sufferersD.some ideas of fund-raising(4).The organisation “Tenovus” is_.（分数：2.00）A.run by a group of people in the write
39、rs townB.a charity organisation which has some local groupsC.set up to collect money for people who lose their relativesD.set up to assist the National Lottery(5).From the text we can conclude that_.（分数：2.00）A.the writer is enthusiastically supporting the National LotteryB.the writer has objections
40、to the National LotteryC.the writer believes that the lottery money should be used for cancer researchD.the writer is just expressing her feelings about collecting money for charity三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)BMaguel de Icaza:/B Free software benefits people, countries and companies by giving them com
41、plete control of the software on which they depend. This is helping close the digital divide between developed and underdeveloped countries. People who previously might never have had access to this sort of technology are already leading the efforts to bring it to the developing world. Free software
42、 is the foundation on which a fairer future and a more efficient economy is being built.BAustin Hill:/B Welcome to the future. Your mobile phone tracks your location, your interactive TV records your viewing habits. Privacy is to the information age what environmentalism was to the industrial age. B
43、usinesses will protect themselves, and their customers, by introducing privacy-promoting technologies and building better data controls into every aspect of their operation. A leading class of privacy protectors will emerge in every industry, and both they and their customers will reap the rewards o
44、f the ethical privacy brand. BNg Ede Phang:/B This will be the year that plain old text e-mail sits up and starts talkingand talking a lot. The human voice is powerful weapon. An e-mail doesnt tell me whether youre happy, sad or excited, whereas Internet voice services provide all these key emotiona
45、l characteristics. The human voice adds a very powerful element to business relationships that e-mail just cannot match. BMurray Goldman:/B For those of us who live on airplanes, a key decision is which electronic devices to carry on a trip. The future is in the appropriate combination of communicat
46、ions and computing de-vices. Many business travelers will require the full computing power of a personal computer, with a screen large enough to do intensive work. As a result, lightweight notebooks have been introduced to the market with innovative options such as built-in DVDs, cameras and wireles
47、s capabilities. BChristine Karman:/B Well see agents on portals and community websites helping people trade goods and in-formation. Venture capitalists are shifting from dotcoms to software and hardware companies. In Europe, that shift is hard to make because we dont have a Silicon Valley from which
48、 lots of companies are conquering the world. As a consequence, the slowly emerging Internet and software industry in Europe may not survive. If I were starting a new software company now, Id go to California or Boston. INow match the name of each person (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements./IBStatements/B A. Business travelers will set the trend of future computer market. B. Europe will catch up with America in the hi-tech industry. C. Privacy needs special protection
