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1、公共英语三级-557 及答案解析(总分：109.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)(1).What does the man ask the woman to do?A. To help him with his paper.B. To play with him.C. To go to see a play with him.D. To visit him tomorrow.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What will the two speakers do fir

2、st?A. Look for sports clothes.B. Move the desk.C. Paint the wall.D. Ask someone to help them move the desk.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When did the concert begin?A. 7:15. B. 7:30.C. 7:50. D. 7:35.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does the man want the woman to give up drinking?A. Because he doesnt want the woman to

3、 relax.B. Because he thinks it is bad for her health.C. Because the woman is going to have a baby.D. because its a bad example to the children.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the woman mean?A. Professor Zhang couldnt be in the lab.B. Professor Zhang forgot to turn off the lights in the lab.C. Profess

4、or Zhang went home a long time ago.D. Professor Zhang was the last one to leave the lab.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the woman take in her coffee?A. Cream and sugar. B. Nothing. C. Cream. D. Sugar.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How did the woman read the book?A. She read it selectively. B. She went over it

5、chapter by chapter.C. She read it slowly. D. She finished it at a stretch.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What are the speakers going to do?A. Wait for a taxi.B. Buy some food.C. Go on a trip. D. Book train tickets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What happened to Joe?A. He was kept in hospital for a long time.B. He was s

6、lightly injured in a traffic accident.C. He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.D. He was fined for speeding.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What did the man say about the course?A. Its not as hard as expected.B. Its too tough for some students.C. Its much more difficult than people think.D. Its believed

7、 to be the hardest optional course.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：5，分数：18.00)(1).Why do many people will run most of their errands electronically?A. Because it saves much of their money and time.B. Because they will simply talk to their home computers.C. Because they will exchange their ideas with co

8、mputers.D. Because it is convenient and time-saving.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the phrase “to run errand“ mean in this context?A. To go shopping. B. To operate computers.C. To help do something. D. To shop electronically.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the speaker probably imply at the end?A. Com

9、puter shopping will still be unrealistic.B. Though time-saving, computer shopping might make people lazy.C. Though convenient, computer shopping may be too dull.D. Computer shopping will eventually destroy old tradition.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Where did Bryan Adams begin his singing career?A. In Africa

10、. B. In Britain.C. In Canada. D. In Southern America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did he go to the United States?A. For immigration. B. For fund raising.C. For a larger audience. D. For cultural exchanges.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following things does he do the least?A. Writing songs. B. Traini

11、ng singers.C. Recording songs. D. Performing concerts.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).For whom has he helped to raise funds?A. War victims. B. Flood victims.C. People who are starving. D. People who have got AIDS.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What is the characteristic of current account?A. Its interest rate is higher.

12、 B. Its interest rate is very low.C. Its convenient. D. Its inconvenient.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What must you do if you want to open a current accout?A. You have to deposit some money.B. You have to pay some money.C. You have to present your ID card.D. You have to present your credit card.（分数：1.00）A.B

13、.C.D.(3).How long will it take the man to get the bank card?A. Two weeks after he opened the account.B. At least one week after he opened the account.C. Less than a week after he opened the account.D. Immediately after he opened the account.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the woman want to get from t

14、he man?A. Some help with her work. B. Some advice about a new jobC. A new job. D. A promotion.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What do we know about the woman in her current job?A. She is successful. B. She is under pressure.C. She is incompetent. D. She is cautious.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Who is the man most like

15、ly to be?A. The womans boss. B. The womans client.C. The womans friend. D. The womans assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does the World Bank want the woman to work for them?A. Because of her reputation in banking.B. Because of her ability in public relations.C. Because of her important position.D. B

16、ecause of her agreeable personality.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Which of the following did the new settlers introduce to the Indians?A. Means for winter traveling.B. Methods of fishing.C. How to hunt large animals.D. Political ways.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was NOT introduced to the settlers by the Indians

17、?A. Iron tools.B. Building canoes.C. Blazing trails.D. Planting crops.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can you assume about corn, squash ,beans and pumpkin?A. They were very delicious.B. They were very special to the Indians.C. They were plentiful in England.D. They were new to the early settlers.（分数：1.00）

18、A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is NOT true?A. The Indians taught the settlers to spear fish in rivers.B. The settlers were well prepared for the hardships in the New World.C. Without friendly Indians, the settlers couldnt have survived the severe winters.D. The settlers introduced domesticated a

19、nimals to the Indians.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextWhile people around the world are talking about the prevention and treatment of AIDS, lets not (26) that we have had an old enemy, cancer, which (27) sounds horrible, but also, (28) to many ordinary people, appears invinc

20、ible (不可战胜的).There (29) now both good news and bad news. The good news is that scientists (30) believe, based on the recent advances of modem medicine, (31) it is possible to tame cancer in the next decade, transforming it from a scary disease to something (32) a chronic (慢性的) disease, like diabetes

21、. (33) no one expects a cure for cancer in the near future, but many think that the hi-tech may finally (34) more effective treatment, making the issue much (35) The (36) news is, (37) , about the current (38) Cancer rates are expected to increase at an alarming rate globally, (39) the most recent d

22、ata from the World Health Organization. In 2000, 6 million people worldwide died from cancer. A sharp increase in new cases is predicted, (40) from 10 million new cases worldwide in 2000 to 15 million in 2020. In China, (41) 20 percent of all deaths are (42) to cancer, some 2 million people develope

23、d a malignant tumor (恶性肿瘤) in 2000, (43) one fifth of the worlds total. (44) those people, 1.5 million have died, accounting for one quarter of the global mortality. There is no doubt that cancer has become a (45) killer of mankind.（分数：20.00）(1).A. predict B. remember C. forget D. remind（分数：1.00）A.B

24、.C.D.(2).A. both B. never C. besides D. not only（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. at least B. at most C. in addition D. at last（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. is B. are C. was D. were（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. pessimisticallyB. optimistically C. positively D. sarcastically（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. that B. which C. what D.

25、 while（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. owing to B. familiar to C. almost D. similar to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. As far B. So far C. As long D. So as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. lead to B. result from C. produce D. research（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. more serious B. seriously C. worse D. less serious（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1

26、1).A. better B. recent C. badly D. bad（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. therefore B. however C. ofcomse D. besides（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. casualty B. mortality C. death D. killing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. due to B. contribute to C. owing to D. according to（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. changing B. growing C. varyi

27、ng D. ranging（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. where B. place C. which D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. distributable B. contributable C. attributable D. disreputable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. giving up B. making up C. pulling up D. holding up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. Of B. To C. From D. Besides（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

28、(20).A. principle B. primary C. primitive D. principal（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Reading Co(总题数：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：6.00)A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the idea that he is not capable of it. A child may t

29、hink he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the most of his mental faculties or he may accept another persons mistaken estimate of his ability. Older people may be handicapped by the mistaken belief that they are incapable of learning anything new because of their age.A person who b

30、elieves that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job without the confidence necessary for success. He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence.Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an

31、experience which illustrates this. When he was a small boy, he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, “I

32、snt it too bad that Alfred cant do arithmetic?“ He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try, and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected.One day, Adler succeeded in solving a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. This gave

33、 him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldnt do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His newly found confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good

34、 at arithmetic.This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the result of lack of knowledge of how to apply ones ability, lack of confidence and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.（分数：6.0

35、0）(1).According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?A. A child may accept another persons underestimate of his ability.B. He may think that he is too young to make the most of his mental faculties.C. A person may have the idea that he is incapable of doing good work.D. Some old people dont b

36、elieve that they are capable of learning anything new.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).A person who believes in his incompetence will _.A. make no real effortsB. fail to go at a jobC. show a complete lack of confidenceD. All of the above.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic because

37、 _.A. he lost his serf-confidenceB. he was mentally retardedC. his teacher had no confidence in herselfD. his parents expected too much of him（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is the most important factor to Adlers success?A. Spirit and experience. B. Interest.C. Confidence and determinati

38、on. D. Purpose and knowledge.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).Adlers experience made him realize that _.A. people are not as capable as they thinkB. people can be more capable than they thinkC. lack of knowledge leads to failureD. lack of ability results in lack of determination（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分

39、数：10.00)Companies have the legal right to monitor employeese-mail and instant messagingMany do, whether they warn their workers or notLast month the University of Tennessee released the e-mail correspondence between an administrator and a married college president in which the administrator wrote of

40、 her love for him， and of her use of drugs and alcohol to deal with her unhappinessEmployers, including The New York Times and Dow Chemical, have fired workers for sending improper e-mailBut the fastest-growing area for Internet spying is the homeSpectorSoft, a leading manufacturer of spyware, at fi

41、rst marketed its products to parents and employersSales jumped enormously, however, when the company changed its pitch to target romantic partners“In just one day of running Spector on my home PC, I was able to identify my boyfriends true personality,“a message on the companywebsite declaresWhat can

42、 you expect if someone puts SpectorSofts Spector 2.2 on your computer? It will take hundreds of records an hour of every website and e-mail that appears on your screen, and store them so that someone who is spying on you can review them laterA new product, SpectorSofts eBlaster, will send the spy de

43、tailed e-mail reports updating your computer activities ffequently. These products keep the people being spied on totally unawareSpectorSoft has sold 35,000 copies of its spyware, and it has only a piece of a flourishing marketWinWhatWhere, another big player, sells primarily to businesses, but what

44、 it calls the“discontented family member“ market has been finding VvSnWhatWhereMany smaller companies have sites that sell relatively crude“key-loggers,“software that records every keystroke typed on a computerIsnt all this spying on loved ones a little creepy?Not to SpectorSoft president Doug Fowle

45、r“If youre in a committed relationship and you get caught because of evidence online, as far as Im concerned you deserve to be caught,“he saysRichard Eaton, president of WinVVhatWhere, recognizes that in a perfect world users would reveal that they have placed monitoring software on a computerBut Wi

46、nWhatWhere Investigator has a feature that allows it to be completely hidden“Our customers demanded it，“he says（分数：10.00）(1).From the text we learn that most companies in the U.S_A. forbid their employees to get online at workB. respect the online privacy of their employeesC. reveal the privacy of t

47、heir employees publiclyD. monitor the online activities of their employees（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The future of spyware is the most promising when it comes to_A. standardizing individual online patternsB. overseeing personal online behaviorsC. diversifying present online patternsD. regulating various o

48、nline behaviors（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).From the text we know that SpectorSofts Spector 2.2 works_A. creatively B. preciselyC. secretly D. quickly（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What might WinWhatWhere do in the future?A. Purchase small software companiesB. Turn its attention to at-home net usersC. Follow the keys

49、trokes of computer usersD. Focus its attention on the business circles（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).WinWhatWhere Investigator is characterized by its ability_A. to cover its whole functioning upB. to monitor exact online behaviorsC. to reveal its existence on the computerD. to gather every piece of online information（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A recent study demonstrated how powerful a few words can be: Forty competitive tennis players were shown digital images of balls coming their way.