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1、公共英语三级-551 及答案解析(总分：110.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、第一部分 听力(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、第一节(总题数：2，分数：10.00)(1).What will the man probably do?A. The man will not buy the apartment.B. The man will take the womans advice.C. The man will get the apartment decorated.D. The man will buy a bedroom.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What can we

2、 infer from the conversation?A. The pictures are ready.B. They have been to the botanical garden.C. The man thinks the shots well.D. The woman cant wait to go to the botanical garden.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man indicate?A. The handle cant be got.B. The man couldnt repair the suitcase.C. T

3、he suitcase is not worth much money.D. The suitcase can be repaired in time.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the relationship between these two speakers?A. Operator and farmer.B. Assistant and client.C. Customer and saleswoman.D. Repairman and customer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What can we know about the wom

4、an?A. She cannot put up with her bosss bad temper.B. She has often been praised by her boss.C. She has already made up her mind to resign.D. She thinks she will find a better job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why does the woman want to exchange the shirt?A. Because the shirt is made of wool.B. Because the sh

5、irt is broken.C. Because she prefers shirts made of cotton and silk.D. Because some customers are allergic to wool.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where does this dialogue most probably happen?A. At a “Lost and Found“. B. At a garage.C. At a travel agency. D. At a flower show.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the

6、 man plan to deal with his old house?A. Turn it into a shop. B. Give it to his grandson.C. Turn it into a hotel. D. Sell it to a foreigner.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man mean?A. He would rather stay at school than travel around.B. He prefers to carry the backpack when traveling abroad.C. He

7、likes credit cards better than cash.D. He doesnt like to spend much money on traveling.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why is Rod in a bad moodyA. The selection process was very successful.B. He was eliminated in the selection process.C. Rod had been hoping for the position for a long time.D. Rod made himself

8、distinguished in the admissions office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、第二节(总题数：4，分数：15.00)听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 题。（分数：3.00）(1).What is the most important thing to write a good classical detective story according to the man?A. Unusual writing styles.B. Better understanding of readers tastes.C. Rich life material.D

9、. Careful plotting and clueing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main necessity when writing a book?A. A comfortable environment.B. An attractive background.C. To be in a good mood.D. To be completely fascinated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How does the man think about writers?A. They write based on their ow

10、n imagination.B. They have different experiences with the readers.C. They observe the world in a detached attitude.D. They are often very proud.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17 题。（分数：4.00）(1).How does the woman think about British railways?A. Good or bad, they are the most convenient.B. Like or

11、 dislike, you have to use them.C. Believe or not, they have great profit.D. Gain or lose, they should be modified.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do some people writing to the man complain of?A. The crowd in train stations.B. The expensive ticket fares.C. The poor service on the trains.D. The monopoly of

12、British Railways.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What threatens the existence of current railways according to the man?A. The poor operation.B. Threat from other transportation ways.C. Frequent delays of the train.D. The pressure made by foreign railway companies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man think ab

13、out overseas railways?A. They will be standardized.B. They provide poor service.C. They will be replaced very soon.D. They lose a great deal of money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.听下面一段对话，回答第 18 至第 21 题。（分数：4.00）(1).What was the womans last job?A. A teacher at a computer school.B. A manager at a computer mall.C.

14、 A sales clerk at a computer store.D. A receptionist of a computer company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the most difficult part of the womans job according to the dialogue?A. Dealing with customer complaints.B. Employing and training new staff.C. Distributing ordered goods on time.D. Getting along

15、with different employees.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the reason for the woman to apply for a job in Boston?A. She likes something more different.B. She likes the beautiful views of Boston.C. She didnt get reasonable salary in her previous job.D. She wants to stay together with her husband.（分数：1.00）

16、A.B.C.D.(4).When can the woman begin her work in Boston if she gets the position?A. Early next week. B. In a month.C. Early next month. D. In ten days.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.听下面一段对话，回答第 22 至第 25 题。（分数：4.00）(1).What was part of her job while Wilma Subra was working at Gulf South Research Institute?A. She t

17、aught geography and physics courses in a senior high school.B. She gave lectures on how to become a successful businessman.C. She helped children from low-salary families.D. She concentrated on field research on environmental pollution.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did Wilma Subra resign in 1981 ?A. The

18、job restricted her from revealing her research results.B. The job made her very stressful.C. She found the working conditions getting worse.D. She was frustrated by her managers poor management.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What were the results Wilma Subra got through her efforts in the past two decades?A.

19、Some industrial factories have been closed.B. More people have joined the environmental organizations.C. Many toxic sites in America have been disposed.D. More branches of her firm have been established.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What has contributed to Wilma Subras achievement according to the speaker?A.

20、 Her impressive influence among members of some famous educational institutions.B. Her excellent communication ability through public speaking.C. Her support from many different people.D. Her lifelong commitment to both domestic and global issues.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、第二部分 英语知识运用(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Today,

21、one of the major newspaper websites in America stated that free online news reading is approaching its end. The New York Times has turned into the biggest publisher yet to (26) plans for a payment of its digital products, (27) the accepted rule that people who use Internet will not need to pay for n

22、ews.In order to struggle (28) the disappearance of advertising and a reduction in street corner newspaper sales, The New York Times (29) to take in a “metered“ model early in 2011. If readers have (30) a set number of its online articles every month, they will have to pay some charge.As a result, th

23、e motion puts the quite old newspaper (31) the charging side which gets a daily-wide gap(鸿沟) in the media industry. One the other hand, other famous newspapers, among which is the Guardian, have expressed they will not (32) those who use Internet to read, and other certain papers, (33) Londons Eveni

24、ng Standard, have racially gone further in giving up readership revenue by the way of delivering (34) editions. Meanwhile, one of the New York Times publisher (35) that it is a gamble to move this step: “To a certain extent, this is a (36) , in which the web is going as we think. “With a great numbe

25、r of print (37) 995,000 on weekdays and 1,400,000 on Sundays, The New York Times is the number three bestseller in American, which is (38) the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. (39) most US papers devote to some city, The New York Times is one of the few that can (40) general scope which owns 16 bu

26、reaus in the New York area, as well as 11 offices all around the home and (41) 26 bureaus in other parts of the world.However, (42) many media in the publishing industry, the (43) financial crisis is also influencing the newspaper. The New York Times Company, its parent company, possesses 15 papers,

27、 but (44) a huge loss of $ 70 million in the past nine months before September, meanwhile, at present, it also accepted a $ 250 million (45) from Carlos Slim, a Mexican billionaire, to balance its capital.（分数：20.00）(1).A. set up B. set out C. take over D. take up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. protecting B.

28、 objecting C. rejecting D. abandoning（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. with B. to C. from D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. distributes B. intends C. forgets D. contributes（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. exceeded B. reduced C. supposed D. equals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. on B. back C. with D. down（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. pun

29、ish B. confuse C. pay D. charge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. besides B. except for C. such as D. as to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. cheap B. free C. appropriate D. expensive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. insisted B. refused C. acknowledged D. realized（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. wet B. risk C. bet D. battle（分数：1.00）A.B.C

30、.D.(12).A. reprint B. extension C. circulation D. illustration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. behind B. below C. ahead of D. with（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. Whether B. While C. However D. As（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. exclaim B. scream C. shout D. claim（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. controls B. manipulates C. maintain

31、s D. encourages（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. like B. likely C. unlike D. dislike（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. tremendous B. hard C. little D. serious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. aimed B. claimed C. suffered D. regretted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. treasure B. possession C. cost D. loan（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、第三部分 阅读理解(总题数

32、：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)Changes have come into museums. They are not places that one “should“ go any longer but a place to get pleasure.If you go to a science museum in Canada, when harmless electricity passes through your body you can feel your hair stand on end. A

33、t the Childrens Museum in New York, you can strike an African drum. In some other museums in the USA, “Do Not Touch“ signs do not exist.It is realized by more and more museum directors that when becoming a part of what they are seeing, people get the best learning effect. Many science museums encour

34、age visitors to touch, listen, operate as well as experiment in order that they can discover scientific rules by themselves.The intention of the change is not only to provide pleasure, but make people feel easy in the scientific world. Suppose you dont understand science, you will fear it; and when

35、you fear science, you may not make the best use of it.The rise in wealth and spare time is one of the reasons for all these changes. Another reason is the increasing number of young people in the whole population. Among them are mainly college students or college graduates, with a new and totally di

36、fferent way of seeing the world. They want art which they can take part in. Its also true in science and history.Ancient museums have been changing and the government is encouraging to build new, modern museums. There are more than 6,000 museums in the United States and Canada, which are almost twic

37、e as it was 25 years ago.（分数：10.00）(1).The directors of the museums are aware of the fact that _.A. scientific rules are very importantB. people learn best when they touch somethingC. museums are the most popular placesD. people become interested if they take part（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the fo

38、llowing statements is NOT true according to the text?A. Scientific phenomena should be discovered by people through experiment.B. People are allowed to touch something in some museums.C. The intention of these changes is only providing fun.D. The rising in wealth contributes to changes in museums.（分

39、数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why have young people caused the changes in museums?A. Because they are very wealthy.B. Because they often go to museums to study.C. Because they have more spare time.D. Because they are better educated.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).There were only about _ museums in all the United States

40、and Canada 25 years ago.A. 2,500 B. 5,000 C. 3,000 D. 6,000（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The main idea of this text is to _.A. explain the difference between the old and modern museumsB. introduce changes in modern museumsC. encourage people to go to AmericaD. show people advantages to go museums（分数：2.00）A.B

41、.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, said that he was about to donate almost all of his tremendous fortune out of assisting the cause of global health. According to Forbes, with an estimated worth of more than $ 40 billion, the project will be a great devotion for Gates

42、. Providing the Bill instead, he looks through the meaning of two, three, or four words at one time, in a short time. To concentrate the eyes of a person who is reading, you will find that they do not go through smoothly along the lines of print, but jump over the parts which they are not interested

43、 in. The eyes of a very excellent reader move rapidly, taking long jumps and making very short intervals(停顿): in contrast, an awful readers eyes move more slowly, there are only short jumps and he stops longer at each interval. When he confronts a problem, he even chooses to turn back to see again w

44、hat he has already read before.Therefore, the teachers task is clear: training his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one eye-jump) and avoid going backwards to read something one more time.This indicates that, it is wrong to use the finger pointing to the word, reading letter-by-letter, o

45、r syllable-by-syllable, or word-by-word, carefully staring at each one in turn. The reason why it is improper is that such a method draws the pupils eyes down to a very short jump, and the goal is to train for the long jump. Furthermore, a very short jump is not enough to provide any meaning or sens

46、e: and it is true that having struggled with three or four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again so as to get the meaning of the whole phrase he reads.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. Pupils should look at each printed symbol for not only its meaning but

47、 its shape as well.B. Teachers should tell their pupils to read as quickly as they can.C. Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.D. Teachers should train the pupils to reach the stage of reading quickly without having to concentrate on the separate symbol

48、s.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In a short moment, an excellent reader picks up _.A. several letters B. one lineC. one sentence D. several words（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. The eyes of a bad reader understand the meaning of one word at a time.B. The eye

49、s of a good reader go forward steadily.C. The eyes of a good reader stop for a little time and jump the parts which dont interest him.D. There is almost no jump for the eyes of a bad reader when reading.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Perhaps people have to read something again if _.A. reading word by word B. reading too fastC. the passage is rather long D. there is much more noise（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Reading with finger pointing the words helps the pupil concentrate on meaning.B. It is highly inefficient to read