2011年3月公共英语试题
一、听力 (25 minutes) 1～25略
二、SECTION Ⅱ Use of English(15 minutes) Directions：
Read the following text．Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C，or D on ANSWER SHEET 1．
What might the house of the future be like? Grace can tell．More formally known as the Microsoft Home，her high—tech devices，along with 26 in design and construction，will change the 27 we think about our homes．
You enter the house，and Grace’s 28 ，coming from hidden speakers，passes on your messages；In the kitchen，you set a bag of flour on the intelligently 29 stone counter．Grace sees what you’re 30，and projects a list of flour—based food on the counter． 31 you choose on，Grace repeats instructions tor cooking．She 32 knows what’S in the cupb oard．
The day when your house、viii be like a family member is not that far
off．This 33 0f seamless computing，in which technology is everywhere yet
nowhere(34 when we want it)，is emphasized in most future—home thinking．Microsoft， 35 ，isn’t the only o ne exploring 36 technology can make our homes more 37 and comfortable．At the Georgia Institute of Technology，scientists are 38 systems that will allow older people to continue living 39．So Grandma’s home can be intelligently wired to 40 her patterns of wake，sleep and movement；family members would be 4l of any changes via computer．
Does spying on Grandma sound 42 ? Director Beth Mynatt says“A good bit of our 43 has been working on how to convey information without 44 privacy．We also
don’t want to
create 45 anxiety．Maybe she just took a quiet day to read，and the system would have to recognize that．”
26．
[A]promotions
[B]applications
[C]practices
[D]advances
27．
[A]way
[B]manner
[C]style
[D]scope
28
[A]image
[B]figure
[C]voice
[D]sound
29．
[A]disposed
[B]shaped
[C]engineered
[D]conditioned 30．
[A]saying
[B]feeling
[C]searching
[D]doing
32
[A]Before
[B]Once
[C]Since
[D]Unless
32．
[A]even
[B]thus
[C]yet
[D]only
33
[A]hope
[B]passion
[C]faith
[D]notion
34．
[A]perhaps
[B]except
[C]provided
[D]especially
35．
[A]therefore
[B]likewise
[C]however
[D]moreover
36．
[A]how
[B]whether
[C]what
[D]why
37．
[A]fashionable
[B]complicated
[C]efficient
[D]attractive
38．
[A]decorating
[B]designing
[C]delivering
[D]debating
39．
[A]independently
[B]enthusiastically
[C]colorfully
[D]satisfactorily 40．
[A]receive
[B]recognize
[C]represent
[D]review
41．
[A]warned
[B]relieved
[C]advised
[D]informed
42．
[A]interesting
[B]boring
[C]disturbing
[D]appealing
43．
[A]analysis
[B]research
[C]concern
[D]focus
44．
[A]sacrificing
[B]affecting
[C]preventing
[D]losing
45．
[A]unusual
[B]unfortunate
[C]uncertain
[D]unnecessary
三、SECTIONⅢ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)
PartA Directions：
Read the following three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A，B，C or D．Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1．
Text 1Whenever Catherine Brown， a 37-year．old journalist， and her friends，professionals in their 30s and early 40s，meet at a London cafa ，their favorite topic of conversation is relationships：men’s reluctance to commit，wo men’s independence，and when to have children--or，increasingly，whether to have them at all．“With the years passing my chances of having a child go down，but I Won’t malty anyone just to have a child，”says Brown．To people like Brown，babies are great _if the timing is right．But they’re certainly not essential．
In much of the world，having kids is no longer a given．“Never before has childlessness been an understandable decision for women and men in so many societies，” says Frank Hakim at the London School of Economics．Young people are extending their child—free adulthood by postponing children until they are well into their 30s．or even40s and beyond．
A growing share are ending up with no children at all．Lifetime childlessness in western Germany has hit 30 percent among university—educated women，and is rapidly rising among lower—class men．In Britain，the number of women remaining childless has doubled in 20 years．
The latest trend of childlessness does not follow historic patterns．For centuries it was not unusual for a quarter of European women to remain childless．But in the past．Childlessness was usually the product of poverty or disaster．of missing men in times of war．Today the decision to have—or not have——a child is the result of a complex combination of factors，including relationships，career, Opportunities，life style and economics．
In some cases childlessness among women can be seen as a quiet form of protest．In Japan，support for working mothers hardly exists．Childcare is expensive，men don’t help out，and some companies strongly discourage mothers from returning to work．“In Japan，it's career or child，”says writer KaoriHaishi．It’s not just women who are deciding against children；according to a recent study，Japanese men are even less inclined to marry or want a
child．Their motivations，though，may have more to do with economic factors．46．Catherine Brown and her friends feel that having children is not
__________．
[A]totally wise
[B]a huge problem
[C]a rational choice
[D]absolutely necessary
47．It Can be inferred that，for many women，having babies nowadays is
__________．
[A]a hard commitment
[B]helpful to their career
[C]essential for happiness
[D]an understandable decision
48．In the old days。Many women remained childless __________
[A]as a quiet form of protest
[B]because of lack of support
[C]because of unfortunate circumstances
[D]because they lacked social responsibility
49．We learn that childlessness at present __________．
[A]affects Europe more than it does Asia
[B]produces more benefits than in the past
[C]is more a woman’s decision than a man’s
[D]is more complex in its cause than that in the past
50．According to the text，when a Japanese man decides not to have children，he probably feels unable to __________．
[A]help with housework
[B]afford to have a child
[C]be a responsible father
[D]balance work and family
Text 2Faced with a mission．Critical decision，who would you turn to for advice? Someone you had great confidence in，surely．But several lines of research show that our instincts about where to mm to for counsel are often not completely correct．
My research looks at prejudices that affect how people use advice，including why they often blindly follow recommendations from people who—as far as they know—are as knowledgeable as they are．In studies I conducted with Don Moore of Carnegie Mellon University，for example，I found many people tend to overvalue advice when the problem they’re addressing is hard and to undervalue it when the problem is easy．
In our experiments．subjects were asked to guess the weight of people in various pictures，some of which were in focus and some of which were unclear．For each picture，subjects guessed twice：the first time without advice and the second time with input from another participant．When me pictures were in focus，we found，subjects tended to discount the advice；apparently，they were confident in their ability to guess correctly．When the pictures were unclear，subjects leaned heavily
on me advice of others and seemed less secure about their initial opinion．Because they misjudged the value 0f the advice they received--
consistently overvaluing or undervaluing it depending on the difficulty of the problem—our subjects did not make the best guesses overall．They would have done better if they’d considered the advice equally，and to a moderate degree，on both hard and easy tasks.
Another advice—related prejudice I've found compels people to overvalue advice that they pay for．n one study I conducted，subjects answered different sets of questions about American history．Before answering some of the questions．They could get advice on the correct answer from another subject whom they knew was no more expert than they were．In one version of the experiment，people could get advice for free，while in another version，they paid for it．When they paid for advice，people tended to have firm belief in it，I suspect，by a combination of sunk—cost prejudice and the nearly instinctual belief that cost and quality are linked．
51．In the face of a mission—critical decision，people tend to __________．
[A]trust their own efforts
[B]rely on research findings
[C]get affected by other’s opinion
[D]seek help from the more knowledgable
52．Research shows that when faced with difficult problems people often
__________．
[A]discount others’ advice
[B]overlook other s’ advice
[C]disagree with others‘ advice
[D]over—rely on others’ advice
53．The first experiment tries to prove how objective conditions __________．
[A]strengthen people’s initial opinion
[B]strengthen people’s self-confidence
[C]influence people’s response to advice
[D]influence people’s guess of weight loss
54．It can be inferred that people are likely to __________．
[A]undervalue free advice
[B]over value peer’s advice
[C]misinterpret specialis t’s advice
[D]misjudge their instinctual belief
55．The two experiments mentioned in the text reveal __________．
[A]how to follow others’ advice
[B]how to understand others’ advice
[C]what causes people to seek advice
[D]what affects people’s attitude to advice
Text 3Top National Health Service(NHS)nurses will be able to earn $40，000 a year without leaving frontline patient care in a modification to salary structures． New “super nurse” grades will be created to enable the best staff
to increase their salaries without having to move into management desk jobs Currently the most senior NHS nurses can earn a maximum$28，000 a year unless they are willing to withdraw from the frontline and become administrators．Hundreds of experienced and highly-qualified nurses are lost to patient care every year because of this oddity·
While only a few thousand of Britain’s 332，000 NHS nurses will qualify for the$40，000·plussalary，fast．Track promotion schemes and a simpler grading system will increase the pay of many more．The government announced that a new simplified career structure would see just four grades replacing the existing six．Nurses will begin their careers as healthcare assistants before moving up to registered practitioner grade，followed by senior registered practitioner and ultimately consultant practitioner and a$40，000salary．
“Nurses are rising to the challenge of modern isation，”said a government official “These proposals will help them improve their professional role furth er and provide a better service to Patients ·We do not think mat in order to be paid more，nurses should have to move into management ·Nurses working at the sharpend of patient care should have a career structure which n0 longer penalises them for wanting to stay there．”
The Nursing Strategy will include proposals to allow more flexible training courses and Improve opportunities for qualified nurses who have left the profession to return in part-time roles ·The Royal College of Nursing welcomed the reforms．The top salary level falls into line with figures it had presented to ministers．
56 Hundreds of experienced nurses are lost to patient care every year because they__________·
[A]dislike the nursing job
[B]are dissatisfied with their pay
[C]are replaced by “super nurses”
[D]lack further training for the profession
57．The new system will mostly benefit those who__________·
[A]move into management
[B]work on a part time basis
[C]have retired from the nursing job
[D]have reached the top of the system
58．The new career structure is different from the existing one in
its__________．
[A]quality of nurses’ services
[B]possibility of a job transfer
[C]opportunities for promotion
[D]simplicity of nurses’ grades
59．The Nursing Strategy will be adopted in order to__________ ．
[A]provide more consultation to practitioners
[B]encourage experienced nurses to work part time
[C]enable the most experienced nurses to be paid more
[D]promote the most experienced nurses to management
60．The Royal College of Nursing __________．
[A]proposed similar top salary for nurses
[B]raised the management issue to ministers
[C]suggested a four-grade system for nurses
[D]put forward the Nursing Strategy to ministers
Part B Directions：
Read the texts taken from five people's comments on an article on the issue of global poverty．For questions61 to 65，match the name of each person(61to 65)to one of the statements(A to G)given below Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET 1．
Ankita Agarwal：
Your article made me ashamed．I've always thought of myself as not the typical self-absorbed teenager，but I guess l was wrong．While I sit in my large，warm and cozy house．Wishing for the shoes and clothes I see in teen magazines，there are people in the world wishing for something as simple as clean water. Thank you for reminding me about people who would be more than happy with what I have．Janet Tejada：
What about the relationship between population，consumption and resources? After all．poverty most simply defined，is not having enough resources．The steady growth of the global population, overconsumption of resources by developed nations such as the U．S．，and increasing levels of C0nsumption among the growing middle class in many developing nations ensure that there is ever less of the planet’s already dwindling resources to go around．
Tadaship Kawabe：
Extreme poverty is so tragic．Sudden natural disasters like an earthquake mobilize a large number of people and money for a short period of time，while the slow but massive wave of poverty and death in Africa doesn't attract the world’s attention in the same way .When we try to help those affected by disasters and extreme poverty，however，we shouldn’t focus on the overwhelming number of the
dead but simply try to do something good for others.
Jane Thomas：
The poor should be trained to organize，set priorities and develop skills and resources to put their own community plans into action．What your article proposes is the conventional top-down
way for doing things：outsiders determine the priorities and solutions，then throw money at them.
To actually help，we must first develop our own skills and understanding．We need to find out what the poor want and what the root causes of the problems are．We vhave to listen to poor people．
Sanjay Kathe：
Concerned and sensible people’s endeavors to reduce poverty in underdeveloped countries are deserving of high praise．It is sad，however，that only a small part of the funds raised for the poor actually l each them．The generous people who donate money to reduce poverty would be more successful if they spent time in the poor nations to check first—hand the use of their funds.
Now match the name of each person(61 to65)to the appropriate statement.
Note: there are two extra statements．
Ankita Agarwal
62．JanetTejada
63．TadashipKawabe
64．JaneThomas
65．SanjayKathe
Statements
[A]What we should do is to help the poor help them- selves．
[B]I have always been deeply grieved by the tragic disasters．
[C]The root of poverty lies in the unfair distribution of resources．
[D]The situation in Africa has been overlooked by the world．
[E]The use of donated funds should be put under strict control．
[F]People living in prosperity should cherish what they have．
[G]It’s our duty to end global poverty·
四、SECTION lV Writing(40 minutes)
Directions：
you should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWERSHEET 2．
Part A66 You’ve just moved into a neighborhood where you find the current public transport is inadequate，and so you want a new bus line opened to solve the problem．
Write a letter to the bus company，
1)making a request for a new bus line：
2)stating the reasons for your request；
3)expressing your eagerness for solution．
You should write about 100 words．Do not sign your own name at the end of your email．
Use “Wang Lin” instead．You do not need to write the address．
Part B67．Look at the picture below and write an essay of about 120words
making reference to the following two points：
1)a description of the picture；
2)your suggestions on how to protect consumers’ rights．
参考答案及精析
第一部分听力
1～25略
第二部分英语知识运用
26．D【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析。promotion晋升，宣传；application应用，使用；practice实践，做法，惯例；advance改进，改善。此处意为设计和建筑的改进，所以只有advance符合题意，故选D。
27．A【精析】本题考查名词常用搭配。the way后接从句，表示…的方式。其他选项没有这种用法。故选A。
28．C【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析。image形象；figure身材；voice(特指某人的)声音；sound声音(泛指)。由后文的“coming fromhidden speakers”可知此处指格雷斯的声音，故选c。
29．C【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。dispose处理，处置；shape使成为…形状，塑造；engineer设计；condition调节。此处意为“智能设计”，故选C。
30．D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。say说；feel感觉；search搜寻；do做。根据上下文可知，此处意为“看到你正在做什么”。故选D。
31．B【精析】本题考查连词词义辨析。before在…之前；once一旦；since自从…以来；unless如果不，除非。根据上下文可知，此处意为“一旦选定一种食品”，故选B。
32．A【精析】本题考查副词词义辨析。even甚至；thus因此；yet然而；only仅仅，只。根据上下文可知，此处意为“甚至知道碗柜里有什么”。故选A。
33．D【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析。hope希望；passion激情，热爱；faith信念；notion理念。根据上下文可知，此处意为“电脑技术天衣无缝的理念”。故选D。
34．B【精析】本题考查副词和连词词义辨析。per-haps也许；except除了；provided 假如；especially尤其。由上文可知，电脑技术无处不在却又不露痕迹，下文韵意思是“我们需要它的时修”，由此可推知此处所要表达的意思是“除厂我们需要它的时候”，故选B。
35．C【精析】本题考查连词词义辨析。therefore所以；likewise相似地；however然而；moreover此外，而且。根据上下文可知，此处意为转折，即微软并不是唯一一个探索…用技术让我们的房子变得更加…舒适的公司。故选C。
36．A【精忻】本题考查连词词义辨析。how如何，可引导方式状语从句。whether是否；what什么；why为什么，常用于引导原因状语从句。根据上下文可知，此处意为如何用技术让我们的房子变得更加…舒适。故选A。
37．C【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。fashionable时髦的；complicated复杂的；efficient高效的；attractive迷人的。根据上下文可知，此处是指电脑让房子变得更加高效。故选C。
38．B【精沂】本题考查动词词义辨析。decorate装修；design设计；deliver投递；debate争论。根据上下文可知，此处是指科学家们正在设计一种和老年人生活相关的系统。故选B。
39．A【精析】本题考查副词词义辨析。independently独立地；enthusiastically热情地；colourfully色彩鲜艳地；satisfactorily满意地。根据下文可知，该系统能够在老人独自生活时监视他们，进而将突发状况告知他们的家人，所以该系统能够使老年人独立生活。故选A。
40．B 【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。receive收到；recognize识别；represent代表；review复习，审查。根据上下文可知，此处是指该系统能够识别她睡觉、睡醒和运动的形态。故选B。
41．D【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。warn警告；relieve缓解；advise建议；inform 通知。根据上下文可知，此处是指电脑能将任何变化及时通知其家人。故选D。
42．C【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。interesting有趣的；boring无聊的；disturbing令人担忧的；appealing有趣的。由下文可知，该系统的研究人员在研究如何既能传递信息又不会牺牲隐私，由此可知，成天监视老人一举一动的做法引起了一些人的不安。故选C。
43．B【精析】本题考查名词词义辨析。analysis分析；research研究；concern关心；focus焦点。根据上下文可知，此处说的是该系统研究人员的工作，故选B。
44．A【精析】本题考查动词词义辨析。sacrifice牺牲；affect影响；prevent防止；lose失去。根据上下文可知，此处是指该系统对隐私的影响。故选A。
45．D【精析】本题考查形容词词义辨析。unusual非同寻常的；unfortunate不幸的；uncertain不确定的；unnecessary不必要的。根据上下文可知，此处是指“我们也不想制造不必要的担忧”。故选D。
第三部分阅读理解
PartA Text 1
46．D细节题。从文章第一段最后一句话“But they are certainly not essential”得知，对布朗和她的朋友来说，孩子肯定不是必须的。故选D。
47．A【精析】推理题。从文章中得知现代社会妇女生育是综合一系列因素之后做出的决定，是艰难的选择。故选A。
48．C【精析】细节题。从文章第四段第三句话“But in the past，childlessness was usually the product of poverty or disaster，of missing men in times of war．”可以得知，过去妇女不育是由于一系列不幸的因素。故选C。
49．D【精析】细节题。从文章第四段第四句话“a child is the resultof a complex combination of factors”得知，不生孩子的原因比过去更复杂。故选D。
50．B 【精析】细节题。从文章第五段第三句话“Child care is expensive，and men don’t help out．”及最后一句话“Their motivations，though，may have more to do with economic
factors．”可知，日本男人决定不要孩子很可能是因为财力无法承担。故选B。
Text2
51．C 【精析】细节题。从文章第一段第二句话“Someone you had greatconfidence in，surely!”得知，当面临重大决定时，人们总是受到他人影响。故选C。
52．D【精析】细节题。从文章第二段第二句话“people tend to overvalue advice when the problem theyare addr essing is hard!”得知，当人们处理的问题棘手时，他们总是过于依赖他人建议。故选D。
53．C【精析】推理题。从文章中得知，在第一个试验中，影像的清晰程度影响了调查对象对他人意见的依赖程度。故选C。
54．A【精析】推理题。从文章最后一段得知，人们缴纳咨询费时，往往会对别人的建议坚信不疑，可推知如果免费得到建议，则不太重视。故选A。
55．D【精析】推理题。从文章中得知，第一个实验是为了测试客观条件对人们是否依赖他人建议的影响，第二个是为了判断付费对人们是否依赖他人建议的影响。故选D。
Text3
56．B 【精析】细节题。从文章第一段第四句话“Hundreds of experienced and highly—qualifiednurses are lost to thepatient care each year because of this oddity”得知，保健护理人员是不满足之前的低薪水，所以离开了护理第一线。故选B。
57．D【精析】细节题。从文章第一段第二句话“enable the best staffto increase their salaries”得知，受益最大的是级别最高的护士。故选D。
58．D【精析】细节题。从文章第二段第二句话“The government announced that anew simplified career structure would see just four grades replacingthe existing six．”得知，新规定的特点是简化了护士的等级，由六级减为四级。故选D。
59．C【精析】推理题。由文中得知，新规定的目的就是增加护士的收入，故选C。
60．A【精析】细节题。从文章第四段第三句话“The top salary level falls into tine with figures it had presented to the ministers．”得知，皇家护理学院为护士提出的最高工资与已提交给政府的数据保持一致。选项A是指为护士提供类似的最高工资。故选A。
PartB
61．F【精析】主旨题。安基塔·阿加瓦尔认为自己坐在宽敞温暖舒适的房子里，渴望着更多的鞋子与衣服，而有的人却连最基本的饮用水都没有，相比之下，忽然觉得自己很幸福，与F项“富裕中的人们应当珍惜当下的生活”表示的意思相同。故选F。
62．C【精析】主旨题。珍妮特·特哈达认为贫困之源在于发达国家和发展中国家中产阶级过度消费资源导致的资源全球性分配不公，与C项“贫困之源在于资源分配不公”表示的意思相同。故选C。
63．D【精析】主旨题。河边正认为国际社会对地震等天灾很关注，但对于慢性的、大规模的贫困却不重视，与D项“非洲形势被世界忽略”表示的意思相同。故选D。
64．A【精析】主旨题。简·托马斯认为我们应该教会穷人建立组织，学习技能，使他们的社区实现自立，与A项“我们应该帮助穷人自助”表示的意思相同。故选A。
65．E【精析】主旨题。桑杰·克提认为旨在帮助穷人的基金只有很少一部分真正用到了穷人身上，提出要监督资金使用情况，与E项“基金的使用应受到严格控制”表示的意思相同。故选E。
第四部分写作
PartA66．【高分范文】
Towhom it may concern，
I have just moved into the new neighbourhood named Renmin District．Over the past weeks．I’ve found that it’s not quite convenient to live here because there are not enough buses．As far as I know，there are over three thousand
inhabitants，most of whom work in the center of the city．Every morning，the limited buses are so crowded that we have to get up much earlier than before to catch up the early bus．So I sincerely hope you can add more buses to this area．Look forward to your response．
Yours sincerely，
Wang Lin 【写作点金】
本文属于应用文写作的范畴，目的是向对方提出建议。所以，要充分表明自己的理由，有理有据，动之以情，晓之以理，这样才能达到自己的目标。
【高频词句】
to whom it may concern敬启者
over the past weeks过去数周里
in the center of在…中央
look forward t0期待
Part B67．【高分范文】
How to Protect the Interests of Consumers
As is described in the picture above，the man bought a shirt，but unfortunately，the buttons went off three days later．And the woman bought a pair
of high-．heeled shoes．but one heel went off after a very short period of lime．We have to face up to the fact that the market is flooded with many fake and inferior products，which are sold by immoral businessmen at a price as high as the good ones．It is the duty of the market watch dogs to take effective measures to put a check on this abnormal phenomenon．Once exposed，they should be subject to severe punishment．In addition，we should improve the legalsystem to guide the conducts of businessmen．
【写作点金】
看图作文也属于给材料作文的一种，只不过给的材料不是文字，而是图画。完成这一类作文，首先要看懂图画，搞清题意的要求。要分析画面的主体是什么，背景是什么；是一个事物还是两个或多个事物，其问有什么关联?有没有貌似平淡，却关乎题意的细节?画面的表层含义是什么，有没有深层的需要挖掘的东西和画龙点睛之笔?
总之，要从多方面分析图画，尽全力找出题意所在，这才是成功的关键。具体的写法则是要注意紧扣图画，否则，谈得越多，离题越远。
【高频词句】
go off脱落
be flooded with充斥着
it is the duty of…to do…做…是…的职责
put a check on禁止，遏制
口试真题实战 Test 1 Part I (3 minutes) Interlocutor: Good morning /afternoon.My name is …and this is my colleague … He /She is just going to be listening to us. And your names are … and …? Give me your mark sheets please.(请把你们的登分卡给我。) Thank you. (hand over the mark sheets to the assessor.)(接过卡后递给专事评分的老师.) First of all we”d like to know something about you,Candida A, so I'm going to ask you some questions. T: May I know your job? A: I am a math teach. T: What does your job involve? A: I help students with their math. T: How do you like your job? A: I like it a lot. I like to talk to people and help them. And my hours are also very flexible. T: Do you want to change your job in the future? A: Yes,I want to find another job with a higher pay. Interlocutor:Thank you. Now,we”d like to know something
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公共英语三级考试模拟题及答案（1）SectionⅠListening Comprehension (25 minutes) Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand. Now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A 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 the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. Example: You will hear: W: Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time? M: Yes, Madam. It should be arriving about ten minutes. You will read: Who do you think the woman is talking to? ［A］a bus conductor ［B］a clerk at the airport ［C］a taxi driver ［D］a clerk at the station From the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight, so you should choose answer ［B］and mark it in your test booklet. Sample Answer: ［A］［B］［C］［D］ Now look at question 1 Part A 1. Where is the woman from? ［A］Sweden ［B］Italy ［C］Sylvia ［D］Wales 2. Which one does the woman want to buy?
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2016年9月公共英语三级考试真题 SECTION I Listening ( 25 minutes) Directions： This section is designed to lest your ability to understand spoken English.You will hear a se-lection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them.There are two parts in this section，Part A and Part B. Remember，while you are doing the test，you should first put down your answers in your test booklet.At the end of the listening section，you will have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to your ANSWER SHEET. If you have any questions，you may raise your hand no was you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at PartAin your test booklet. Part A Directions： You wll hear 10 short dialogues.For each dialogue，there is one question and four possible answers.Choose the correct answer—A，B，CorD，and mark it in your test booklet You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you wil hear each dialogue only once. 1.Where is George now? [A] In America. [B] Here. [C] In France [D] At home. 2.Where does this conversation probably take place? [A] At a laundry. [B] At a supermarket. [C] At a cafeteria. [D] At a movie theatre. 3.What does the man say about Tom?
公共英语三级考试习题及答案 1.-How about the book you are reading ? -Good , indeed . It ________many problems we have come across in our study. A. says B. talks C. covers D. refers 2. Id like to take my picture ________stands a high tower. A. where B. which C. that D. there 3. Id like to buy a house, modern and comfortable, and __________, in a quiet place. A. afar all B. above all C. in all D. for all 4. -Youve got a good result in your research, havent you? -Yes , but much ________ . A. remains to do B. is remains to do C. remains to be done D. has remained to do it 5. -I must be leaving now. Itll be 3 hours drive to get there. -__________. A. Good-bye B. Take care C. Take it easy D. What can I do for you 6. Nobody could have guessed , in those days , the place in history that Martin Luther King, Jr____. A. was having B. was to have C. had had D. had 7. The queen will visit the town in May , ________ she will open the new hospital. A. when B. then C. while D. but 8. Ill come , ________ I dont expect to enjoy myself. A. if B. since C. as D. though 9. You _________in such a hurry just now. Look, there is plenty of time left. A. dont have to do it B. neednt have done it C. wouldnt do it D. mustnt have done it 10. _____________is one of the five working language at U.N. , which _______ are very proud of. A. The Chinese, the Chinese B. Chinese language, Chinese C. Chinese, the Chinese D. Chinese language, the Chinese 11. -Whats your problem ? - I have lost sight of my mum and dad . I saw them ________ in front of me a moment ago. A. were walking B. to have walker C. walk D. walking 12. Children are tired of learning often because they are __________to do more than they can. A. expected B. suggested C. hoped D. wished 13. _________ concerts will be needed if we wanted to collect enough money to start a school. A. Some other ten B. Another ten C. Other ten D. Ten others 14. The door burst open and ________ , shouting with anger. A. in rushed the crowd B. rushed in the crowd C. the crowd tin rushed D. in the crowd rushed 15. We carved their names on the stone so that younger generations could know what their forefathers ____ for the nation. A. did B. were doing C. had don e D. have been doingKeys:
2013年3月全国公共英语三级考试真题 1. 来源：环球英语网校（eng24） 笔试部分答题时间：1 20分钟 姓名—— 准考证号一 SECTION I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes) Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English.You will hear a se lection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them.There are two parts in this section~Part A and Part B. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET l. If you have any questions, you may, raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at PartAin your test booklet. Part A Directions. 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 the question and you will hear
模考吧网提供最优质的模拟试题，最全的历年真题，最精准的预测押题！ 公共英语三级考试试题(二十五) 一、Section Ⅱ Use of English （共20小题,共20.0分）Read the following text ． Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, Cot Don ANSWER SHEET 1． 第1题 An elderly woman died yesterday after being knocked down by a motorist. The driver had (1) no attempt to brake (刹车). When a policeman asked him, a man of 69, to read the number plate of a car parked on the (2) side of the road, the man said this was (3) , because it was foggy. In fact, it was a sunny day. (4) several attempts, even from (5) distance of two meters, the man (6) failed to read the number-plate (7) . He said he had never needed glasses, though he had been (8) in a similar accident the day before. The question (9) fitness to drive comes up every time some medical condition (10) to an accident like this. Last week traffic accidents (11) the death of two motorists, one of (12) died as a result of blackouts (眩晕) while driving. The (13) , a man whose car hit a tree, had (14) from blackouts gone for years. The second died (15) his sports car crashed at 60 m.p.h. He had a brain disease which caused him to (16) consciousness when he had a headache. With such cases (17) mind, it is not surprising that (18) prevention organizations are trying to (19) the government to introduce stricter (20) over drivers. A perfectly B definitely C correctly D exactly 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】
2011年全国公共英语三级模拟试题及答案 Section I Listening Comprehension(25 minutes) （略） Section ⅡUse of English(15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or Don your ANSWER SHEET 1. Text Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering. These who have a passion 26 climbing high and difficult mountains are often 27 with astonishment. Why are men and women 28 to suffer cold and hardship, and to 29 on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities 30 which men give their leisure. There are no man-made rules, as there are for 31 as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to 32 , but it is this freedom from man-made rules 33 makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to their own 34 . If we 35 mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is 36 mountaineering is not a “team work”. However, it is only our misunderstanding. There are, in fact, no :matches”37 “teams”of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may 38 , obviously, there is teamwork. A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural 39 that ate stronger and more powerful than man. His sport requires high mental and 40 qualities. A mountain climber 41 to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions 42 in their early twenties. But it is not 43 for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more 44 than younger men, but they probably climb more skill and less 45 of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
2007年3月公共英语考试三级模拟试题一及答案(2) Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension （40 minutes） Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets. Text 1 After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly （Although your eyelids are closed）. This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion the counting sheep will put you to sleep! 46 A good title for this passage is ____. A. Sleep C. Dreams B. Good Health D. Work and Rest 47. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means ____.
公共英语三级历年考试真题及答案（听力理解）2017 下半年全国英语等级考试时间为9 月10-11 日举行，其中周六 上午举办全国英语等级考试笔试科目，当天下午及次日举办口语考试， 请考生参照准考证上面的考试时间，合理安排好考试作息时间。公共英 语三级的听力题型是：第三级的题型为对话和短文理解，共25 个题， 形式为四选一，所占分数权重为30。 SECTION I Listening Comprehension Part A 1、听音频： 回答1-10 题。 Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test book-let. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part A Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible an-swers. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or