1、公共英语三级真题 2007年 03月及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：2，分数：10.00)BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer - A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer
2、 the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Now look at question 1./I（分数：5.00）(1).What are the speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.How to cook Italian food for the weekendB.How to manage their Italian restaurantC.How to find the new Italian restaurantD.How to spend the coming weekend(2).Wh
3、y does the woman want to change her job?（分数：1.00）A.Because she likes to travel aroundB.Because she hates to be always flyingC.Because she has found a better-paid jobD.Because she is underpaid for her current job(3).What most interests the man?（分数：1.00）A.Traveling in BerlinB.Visiting Hotel AdlonC.Sta
4、ying at Gate HotelD.Runing in Tiergarten Park(4).What do we learn about the man?（分数：1.00）A.He is asking the woman to pay at the cashierB.He wants to buy a mobile phone from the womanC.He is giving the woman some informationD.He tries to hurry the woman in shopping(5).What will the speakers do tomorr
5、ow evening?（分数：1.00）A.Visit their GrandmaB.Watch a space film on TVC.Watch a program about animalsD.Have dinner with their Grandma（分数：5.00）(1).How does the woman feel about the plan?（分数：1.00）A.Its goodB.Its inflexibleC.Its excellentD.Its impractical(2).Why does the woman reject the man s invitation?
6、（分数：1.00）A.She doesnt like going to the moviesB.She has to work hard for two weeksC.She is recovering from an illnessD.She doesnt like dancing(3).What does the woman imply?（分数：1.00）A.The man should have set out earlierB.The man should have left the beach earlierC.The man shouldnt have gone to the be
7、achD.The man shouldnt have parked a mile away(4).What is the woman trying to do?（分数：1.00）A.To defend the bossB.To comfort the manC.To impress the bossD.To understand the man(5).What do we learn about Mary?（分数：1.00）A.She is upsetB.She is desperateC.Shes longing for a giftD.Shes hoping for a promotion
8、二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following dialogue about winter plants.（分数：3.00）(1).Why does the woman want to buy some plants?（分数：1.00）A.She is going to have a partyB.She often sends plants to friends as giftsC.She likes to decorate her house with plantsD.She believes
9、 in the air-cleaning function of plants(2).Which of the following plants can add a tropical touch to a room?（分数：1.00）A.PalmB.Peace LilyC.Corn PlantD.Janet Craig(3).Which of the following plants will the woman probably buy in the end?（分数：1.00）A.Corn PlantB.Janet CraigC.Peace LilyD.Mother-in-Laws Tong
10、ueQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：4.00）(1).What is the woman complaining about?（分数：1.00）A.MealsB.HeadechesC.Her catD.Her roommate(2).Where does the dialogue take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a clinicB.In a pet shopC.In the dormitoryD.In the laboratory(3).What does the man tell the
11、woman to do before some tests?（分数：1.00）A.To describe her first testB.To fill out a formC.To take some pillsD.To wait for one month(4).What does the man suggest that the woman do in the end?（分数：1.00）A.Get a new pet for her roommateB.Find a new roommate having no petC.Tell her roommate to keep her cat
12、 awayD.Get away from her roommate and her catQuestions 18 to 21 are based on the following talk about a singer.（分数：4.00）(1).Where did Bryan Adams begin his singing career?（分数：1.00）A.In AfricaB.In BritainC.In CanadaD.In Southern America(2).Why did he go to the United States?（分数：1.00）A.For immigration
13、B.For fund raisingC.For a larger audienceD.For cultural exchanges(3).Which of the following things does he do the least?（分数：1.00）A.Writing songsB.Training singersC.Recording songsD.Performing concerts(4).For whom has he helped to raise funds?（分数：1.00）A.War victimsB.Flood victimsC.People who are star
14、vingD.People who have got AIDSQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the following conversation about a trip to Edinburgh.（分数：4.00）(1).How much does it cost from London to Edinburgh by coach?（分数：1.00）A.20 poundsB.62 poundsC.70 poundsD.78 pounds(2).Why didnt the woman like the train?（分数：1.00）A.It is uncomfo
15、rtableB.it is expensiveC.It is noisyD.It is slow(3).What did she like best?（分数：1.00）A.Going by coachB.Going by trainC.Going by carD.Going by air(4).How will she go to Edinburgh?（分数：1.00）A.She hasnt decided yetB.She will ask the man for adviceC.She will go by coachD.She will go by air三、BSection Use o
16、(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BText/BWhen two hands meet, we pass on something of ourselves. AfterU (26) /Uto Mark Twain, Helenwho was both deaf and blindcommented, “I can feel the twinkle of his eyeU (27) /Uhis handshake.“ In some indefinable way, Twain hadU (28) /Uhis charm to Keller.And thats probably been tru
17、e of the handshake all theU (29) /Uback to its earliest days, U (30) /Uno one can tell its actualU (31) /U. A common explanation is thatU (32) /Uearly man encountered a stranger, heU (33) /Uout his hand to show he had no weapon. From this, supposedly, U(34) /Uthe handshake.Not so, says historian Bri
18、an Burke. He believes, the handshakeU (35) /U “putting your blood behind your breath.“ He explains that ancient peopleU (36) /Uthe spoken word alone, and they used the handclasp to signify that theirU (37) /Uwas backed up by theU (38) /Uof their hearti, e. , their blood. U(39) /U, the handshake sugg
19、ested trust.ThatU (40) /Uof trust has survived to this day. People in business oftenU (41) /Uagreements simply by declaring, “Lets shakeU (42) /Uit.“Perhaps the mostU (43) /Uhandshake took place on July 17, 1975, during the Apollo-Soyuz get-together in space. After the two crafts came together, Amer
20、ican astronaut Thomas StaffordU (44) /Uthe extended hand of Soviet cosmonaut Alexey Leonov. TheU (45) /Uto the world was one of friendship and peace.（分数：20.00）A.introducingB.introducedC.being introducedD.having introducedA.inB.ofC.withD.overA.communicatedB.convertedC.shiftedD.suggestedA.traceB.wayC.
21、timeD.periodA.andB.evenC.soD.thoughA.historyB.dateC.beginningD.developmentA.beforeB.whileC.sinceD.whenA.gotB.heldC.gaveD.turnedA.appearedB.changedC.evolvedD.producedA.impliedB.interpretedC.informedD.revealedA.disapprovedB.disregardedC.disagreedD.distrustedA.promiseB.mindC.conversationD.behaviorA.cap
22、acityB.energyC.forceD.powerA.HoweverB.ThusC.MoreoverD.AnywayA.attemptB.causeC.meaningD.reasonA.complimentB.complyC.conformD.concludeA.onB.byC.atD.toA.convincingB.expensiveC.powerfulD.reliableA.clappedB.graspedC.receivedD.pulledA.symbolB.newsC.messageD.information四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText
23、 1/BOne day in my class, Maria shared her feelings about money, “Money worries me. I think I want to live without money because I hate it. I HATE MONEY.“ We were all touched by Marias words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to us. After class I offered to hel
24、p Maria deal with her financial problems. She hesitated to accept my offer, and I could see from the expression on her face that she was afraid of what it might involve. I quickly assured her that I wouldnt make her do more than she was able to. I told her frankly that I didnt enjoy managing my mone
25、y any more than she did hers and wouldnt burden her with guilt, judgments, or impossible tasks. All I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of them.Maria still resisted my offer, and I can remember the excuses she gave me as they were the repeated co
26、mplaints I had heard from so many people. “Ill never understand money,“ she said. “My facts are meaningless.“ “I dont deserve to have money.“ “I never have enough.“ “I have too little to manage.“ “My financial position isnt worth looking at;“ and the most devastating one of all, “I just cant do it.“
27、Going home that day, I couldnt get Maria out of my mind. Her attitude conveyed the same negativity and fear that I believed annoyed many people. I was sure it was this attitude that prevented people from managing their money effectively. My counseling has taught me that these anxieties are inseparab
28、ly connected to our self-doubts and fear for survival. Many of us are terrified of handling our money because we dont believe we can do it well, and to do it wrong would put our very existence at risk.On a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life, but sense of worth drives us to act
29、 as if it were. It locks us up in self-doubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power, our spirit.（分数：10.00）(1).Marias words moved the author and others because they were _.（分数：2.00）A.in the same financial troubleB.in the same finacial conditionC.of the same family
30、backgroundD.of the same feeling over the issue(2).Maria wouldnt take the authors offer of help for fear of _.（分数：2.00）A.being forced to share her money with othersB.having to do something beyond her reachC.being found guilty of making impossible errorsD.revealing her judgment about money(3).As for m
31、oney managing, the author intended to tell Maria how to _.（分数：2.00）A.overcome her fearsB.make wise decisionsC.avoid making mistakesD.learn the necessary skills(4).The word “devastating“ (in boldface in paragraph 2) probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.convincingB.instructiveC.shockingD.shameful(5).According
32、to the author, peoples anxieties about managing money result from their understanding of money as the only source of _.（分数：2.00）A.lifeB.evilC.spiritD.peaceBText 2/BEvery newborn baby is dealt a hand of cards which helps to determine how long he or she will. be allowed to play the game of life. Good
33、cards will help those who have them to have a long and healthy existence, while bad cards will bring to those who have them terrible diseases like high blood pressure and heart disease. Occasionally, cards are dealt out that doom their holders to an early death. In the past, people never knew exactl
34、y which cards they had been dealt. They could guess at the future only by looking at the kind of health problems experienced by their parents or grandparents.Genetic testing, which makes it possible to find dangerous genes, has changed all this. But, until recently, if you were tested positive for a
35、 bad gene you were not obliged to reveal this to anyone else except in a few extreme circumstances. This month, however, Britain became the first country in the world to allow life insurers to ask for test results.So far, approval has been given only for a test for a fatal brain disorder known as Hu
36、ntingtons disease. But ten other tests (for seven diseases) are already in use and are awaiting similar approval.The independent body that gives approval, the Department of Healths genetics and insurance committee, does not have to decide whether the use of genetic information in insurance is ethica
37、l. It must judge only whether the tests are reliable to insurers. In the case of Huntingtons disease the answer is clear-cut. People unlucky enough to have this gene will die early, and cost life insurers dearly.This is only the start. Clear-cut genetic answers, where a gene is simply and directly r
38、elated to a person s risk of death, are uncommon. More usually, a group of genes is associated with the risk of developing a common disease, dependent on the presence of other generic or environmental factors. But, as tests improve, it will become possible to predict whether or not a particular indi
39、vidual is at risk. In the next few years researchers will discover more and more about the functions of individual genes and what health risksor benefitsare associated with them.（分数：10.00）(1).The word “cards“ in Line 1 refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.diseasesB.genesC.problemsD.tests(2).The function of geneti
40、c testing is to _.（分数：2.00）A.enable people to change genesB.help people to create good genesC.predict diseases people may haveD.detect what diseases people have accurately(3).Health authorities allow insurers to use genetic information for the purpose of _.（分数：2.00）A.improving genetic testing techno
41、logyB.safeguarding patients interestsC.promoting disease preventionD.reducing insurance payments(4).Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Genes may contribute to some common diseasesB.Environmental factors cause more diseases than genesC.It is common that most
42、 fatal diseases are caused by genesD.It is impossible to get clear-cut genetic answers at present(5).The authors purpose in writing the passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.indicate the way genetic testing worksB.show the power of ones genetic makeupC.introduce genetic testing and its functionD.reveal the inf
43、luence of environment on genesBText 3/BJust outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. In Bra, thats close enough to being tight on time. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin, Bra smells of roses, and leisure is the law. It
44、 is both the home of an international movement that promotes “slow food“ (the opposite of American fast food) and one of 31 Italian municipalities that have joined a sister cause, the “slow cities.“ These cities have declared themselves paradises from the accelerating pace of life in the global econ
45、omy. In Bra, population 27,866, the town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic. The city offers cut-rate mortgages to homeowners who do up their house
46、s using a local butter-colored material and reserves choice commercial real estate for family shops selling handmade chocolates or specialty cheeses. And if the movement leaders get their way, the slow conception will gradually spread across Europe.The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that slo
47、w is good, but also that it can work. The Slow City movement, which started in 1999, has turned around local economies by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra, where Unemployment is only 5 percent, about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine f
48、estivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are thriving, many with sales rising at a rate of 15 percent per year. “This is our answer to globalization,“ says Paolo Saturnini, the founder of Slow Cities.France is the favored proving ground for supporters of what might be called slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model: short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive on an hourly basis than counterparts in the United States and Britain, and have been for years.The mystery of French productivity has fueled a Eu
