1、公共英语三级真题 2007 年 09 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 answerA, 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).Whats wrong with the dress?（分数：1.00）A.Its not the right sizeB.Its not the right styleC.Its not the right colorD.Its not the right material(2).What is the speed limit in that area?（分数：1.00）A.30 miles,B.35 mil
3、esC.40 milesD.45 miles(3).Where does this conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.At a post office,B.At a shopC.At a restaurantD.At a bank(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He asks for better lighting in the dining areaB.He doesnt want to have heavy foodC.He always enjoys light foodD.He doesnt feel li
4、ke eating anything(5).On what day does this conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.SundayB.M9ndayC.FridayD.Saturday（分数：5.00）(1).What is the man doing?（分数：1.00）A.Buying some medicineB.Giving a lecture on coldC.Complaining about his illnessD.Talking about medical development(2).Why does the woman refuse t
5、he mans help?（分数：1.00）A.Her daughter tells her to do soB.She is not going upstairs nowC.The bag is not heavy at allD.She is waiting for the elevator(3).What does the woman suggest they do?（分数：1.00）A.Check out the prices to get the money backB.Look in this shop before buying anything elsewhereC.Act e
6、arlier to return the things they buyD.Buy everything in this shop from now on(4).What are they talking about?（分数：1.00）A.A study planB.Parcel deliveryC.A travel programD.English literature(5).What do we learn about the man?（分数：1.00）A.He has been firedB.He has a good recordC.He has to work harderD.He
7、has made a final decision二、BPart B/B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following dialogue between two old friends on their recent life.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the conversation take place?（分数：1.00）A.In a teahouse,B.In a classroomC.In Daves dormD.At Mafias home(2).What does Dave specia
8、lize in?（分数：1.00）A.Human ResourcesB.Computer ScienceC.TelecommunicationsD.Hotel Management(3).Why did Mafia give up her attempt to major in French?（分数：1.00）A.No scholarship for it is grantedB.The language is hard to learnC.Jobs using French are rareD.It takes one more year in college(4).What does Da
9、ve work part time as?（分数：1.00）A.A cookB.A waiterC.A cleanerD.A cashierQuestions 15 to 18 are based on a dialogue about traveling in Europe.（分数：4.00）(1).What does the woman dislike about traveling by air?（分数：1.00）A.The likelihood of losing her luggageB.The possibility of taking a wrong flightC.The di
10、fficulty in communicating with othersD.The unfriendliness of the porter at the airport(2).How did the Japanese woman travel on a five-day tour around Europe?（分数：1.00）A.By busB.By carC.By trainD.By air(3).What spoiled the Japanese womans tour around Europe?（分数：1.00）A.She took the wrong flightB.She co
11、uldnt get her suitcase backC.She couldnt find any new dressD.She had to spend all her time getting tickets(4).Why does the woman tell the story of the Japanese woman?（分数：1.00）A.To show her sympathy for the JapaneseB.To give a good exampleC.To show their friendshipD.To kill timeQuestions 19 to 22 are
12、 based on the following interview with Catherine, a schoolgirl, on environmental protection.（分数：4.00）(1).In which of the following situations does the girl try to save water?（分数：1.00）A.When she is taking a bathB.When she is cleaning a carC.When she is washing clothesD.When she is working in plants(2
13、).What else does the girl think we should do to protect the environment?（分数：1.00）A.Separate garbageB.Get rid of rubbish properlyC.Have a family clean-up partyD.Cut down on paper production(3).What does the girl do once a month?（分数：1.00）A.Visit a factoryB.Sell newspapersC.Clean a kindergartenD.Collec
14、t old newspapers(4).In which TV program will this interview most probably appear?（分数：1.00）A.Child PsychologyB.Preschool EducationC.Our PlanetD.Do-It-YourselfQuestions 23 to 25 are based on a talk on the transportation facilities and tourism in Germany.（分数：3.00）(1).What do we know about German motorw
15、ays according to the talk?（分数：1.00）A.People pay a lot to travel on themB.People can drive very fast on themC.There are often traffic jams on themD.There is a strict speed limit for them(2).How are Germanys airports linked to major population centers?（分数：1.00）A.By high speed rail servicesB.By undergr
16、ound servicesC.By motorway servicesD.By inter-city bus services(3).Of the German National Tourist Boards total budget, how much is granted by the federal government?（分数：1.00）A.20%.B.30%.C.40%.D.50%.三、BSection Use o(总题数：1，分数：20.00)BText/BThe American definition of success is largely one of acquiring
17、wealth and a high material standard of living. It is not surprising, U(26) /U, that Americans have valued education for its monetary value. The belief is widespread in the United StatesU (27) /Uthe more schooling people have, the more money they willU (28) /Uwhen they leave school. The belief is str
18、ongestU (29) /Uthe desirability of an undergraduate university degree, or aU (30) /Udegree such as medicine or lawU (31) /Uthe undergraduate degree. The money value of graduate degrees inU (32) /Usuch as art, history, or philosophy is notU (33) /Ugreat.This belief in the monetary value of education
19、isU (34) /Uby research outcomes on income. Ben Wattenberg, a social scientist, estimates that in theU (35) /Uof a lifetime a manU (36) /Ua college school diploma in 1972 could earn about $380,000 more than a man whoU (37) /Uhad a high school diploma. Perhaps this helps to explain surveyU (38) /Uwhic
20、h showed that Americans whoU (39) /Uthey had lived their lives differently in some way regrettedU (40) /Uof all that they did not get more education. The regret isU (41) /Uby those who have madeU (42) /Uto the top and by those who have not. U(43) /Ua man like Douglas Fraser, the president of the Uni
21、ted Auto Workers Union, a nationally known and successful leader, wasU (44) /Uby regrets that he did not climb higher on theU (45) /Uladder.（分数：20.00）A.howeverB.thereforeC.moreoverD.thoughA.whichB.whereC.thatD.whenA.makeB.saveC.investD.raiseA.regardingB.reflectingC.revealingD.representingA.technical
22、B.vocationalC.honorableD.professionalA.concerningB.followingC.finalizingD.ensuringA.branchesB.occupationsC.fieldsD.classesA.thusB.muchC.asD.yetA.supportedB.providedC.coveredD.obtainedA.periodB.durationC.courseD.lengthA.ofB.withC.uponD.forA.hardlyB.onlyC.reallyD.readilyA.effortsB.observationsC.conseq
23、uencesD.findingsA.realizedB.foundC.discoveredD.wishedA.leastB.bestC.mostD.lastA.sharedB.shownC.concernedD.sufferedA.themB.itC.themselvesD.itselfA.AsB.ForC.SuchD.EvenA.threatenedB.rejectedC.restrictedD.troubledA.educationalB.politicalC.commercialD.social四、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BDuring
24、 the past fifteen years a great deal of attention has been given to “letting it all hang out.“ My impression is that this over-zealous devotion to speaking ones mind has more often led to hurt feelings and mined relationships than to great joy and fulfillment.I think we generally agree that holding
25、in real feelings and never expressing less-than-lovely thoughts about each other hardly lead to constructive communication. Its a great relief to allow ourselves the luxury of admitting our human weaknesses and pursuing more honest relationships with others. But we need to strike a balance between t
26、elling it all and telling nothing.Recently I received a letter from a mother who had been persuaded by her troubled twenty-five-year-old son to attend a weekend “troth“ marathon with him. Under pressure from the group, her defenses collapsed and she heard herself telling her son for the first time t
27、hat he had been an accidentthat she hadnt been planning to have a child. He in turn told her that he couldnt recall a single day in his childhood that hed been happy.“At that time,“ this woman wrote, “it seemed helpful. We cried and we made up; I thought telling the truth had been good for us. But t
28、he trouble is, it wasnt the whole truth. By the time Tommy was born, I did want him, and at times he was happy. Ever since that day, weve both been disturbed by some terrible feelings we shared.“I must admit weve come to the conclusion that some things are better left unsaid. Honesty is a fine polic
29、y as long as we know what the truth really isbut most of the time we dont. Its a fine goal to encourage children to express their real feelings. But we need a new sense of balance. Telling it all is not a cure-all for every problem nor even an end in itself. Its useful and freeing under some circums
30、tances and terribly hurtful and damaging under others.Its a good idea, I think, to bite your tongue for ten or fifteen minutes before saying whats on your mind. Try to decide whether its going to open up new and better avenues of communication or leave wounds that may never heal.（分数：10.00）(1).The ex
31、pression “letting it all hang out“ means “_.“（分数：2.00）A.balancing all thoughtsB.expressing all real feelingsC.considering all relationshipsD.admitting all human weaknesses(2).The author tries to say that telling it all may _.（分数：2.00）A.bring about undesirable consequencesB.result in constructive com
32、municationC.help correct ones shortcomingsD.lead to great joy and fulfillment(3).After they told each other the truth, both the woman and her son felt _.（分数：2.00）A.despairedB.regretfulC.justifiedD.grateful(4).The story of the woman and her sun supports the idea that _.（分数：2.00）A.some things are bett
33、er left unsaidB.honesty is fine for most of the timeC.good intention leads to good resultsD.one should be encouraged to tell the truth(5).The author suggests that we should _.（分数：2.00）A.stop ourselves from telling liesB.know clearly what is on our mindsC.heal all the wounds to free ourselvesD.say wi
34、th caution what we really thinkBText 2/BThe next big breakthrough in artificial intelligence could come from giving machines not just more logical capacity, but emotional capacity as well.Feelings arent usually associated with inanimate machines, but Rosalind Picard, a professor of computer technolo
35、gy at MIT, believes emotion may be just the thing computers need to work effectively. Computers need artificial emotion to understand their human users better and to achieve self-analysis and self-improvement.The more scientists study the “wetware“ model for computingthe human brain and nervous syst
36、emthe more they conclude that emotions are a part of intelligence, not separate from it. Emotions are among the tools that we use to process the tremendous amount of stimuli in our environment. They also pay a role in human learning and decision making. Feeling bad about a wrong decision, for instan
37、ce, focuses attention on avoiding future error. A feeling of pleasure, on the other hand, positively reinforces an experience.“If we want computers to be genuinely intelligent, to adapt to us, and to interact naturally with us, then they will need the ability to recognize and express emotions, to ha
38、ve emotions, and to have what has come to be called emotional intelligence,“ Picard says.One way that emotions can help computers, she suggests, is by helping keep them from crashing. Todays computers produce error messages, but they do not have a “gut feeling“ of knowing when something is wrong or
39、doesnt make sense. A healthy fear of death could motivate a computer to stop trouble as soon as it starts. On the other hand, self-preservation would need to be subordinate to service to humans. It was fear of its own death that prompted HAL, the fictional computer in the film 2002: A Space Odyssey,
40、 to kill most of its human associates.Similarly, computers that could “read“ their users would accumulate a store of highly personal information about usnot just what we said and did, but what we likely thought and felt.“Emotions not only contribute to a richer quality of interaction, but they direc
41、tly impact a persons ability to interact in an intelligent way,“ Picard says. “Emotional skills, especially the ability to recognize and express emotions, are essential for natural communication with humans.“（分数：10.00）(1).In the future computers will tend to be made _.（分数：2.00）A.fictionalB.humanized
42、C.economicalD.operational(2).Emotional intelligence is important because _.（分数：2.00）A.it can increase the logical capacity of the computerB.it can raise the mechanic capacity of the computerC.it can eliminate all the defects of the computerD.it can improve user-computer communication(3).“Self-preser
43、vation“ (Line 5, Para. 5) means _.（分数：2.00）A.self-controlB.self-analysisC.self-protectionD.self-improvement(4).According to the text, the emotional computer _.（分数：2.00）A.has a promising prospectB.is financially unaffordableC.is technically impracticableD.has a specialized user group(5).It is implied
44、 that the emotional computer _.（分数：2.00）A.may be a danger to human beingsB.no longer needs hardware upgradingC.may be a threat to the life of its designerD.no longer worries about the fear of deathBText 3/BArt is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure.
45、 This is not always the case, however; at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sandpaintings 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 fr
46、om either a mental or a physical illness has in some way disturbed or come in contact with the supernaturalperhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, the iii person or one of his relatives will employ a medical man called a “singer“ to perform a healing ceremony
47、 which will attract a powerful supernatural being. During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer“ will produce a sandpainting on the floor of the Navaho Hogan. On the last day of the ceremony, the patient will sit on this sandpainting and the “singer“ will rub the sick or injured
48、 parts of the patients body with sand from a specific figure in the sandpainting. In this way the patient absorbs the power of that particular supernatural being and becomes strong like it. After the ceremony, the sandpainting is destroyed and disposed of so its power will not harm anyone.The art of sandpainting is handed down from old “singers“ to their students. The materials used are easily found in the areas the Navaho inhabit: brown, red, yellow, and white sandstone, which is ground by being crushed between 2 stones much as corn is milled into flour. The “singe
