1、公共英语三级试题及答案SECTIONI Listening Comprehension(25minutes)Directions：This section is designed to test yourability to understand spoken EnglishYou will hear aselection of recorded materials and you must answer thequestions that accompany themThere are two parts in this section，Part A and Part BRemember，w
2、hile you are doingthe test，you should first put down your answers in your test book letAt the end of thelistening comprehension sectionyou will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1If you have any questionsyou mayraise your hand now you will not be allowed
3、to speak once the test has started Now look at Part A in your test bookletPartADirections： You will hear lo short dialoguesFor eachdialogue，there is one question and four possible answersChoose the correctanswerA，B，C or D，and mark it in your test bookletYOu will have 15 seconds to answer the questio
4、n and you willhear each dialogue only once1What willthe man buy for his fathers birthday?AA tie BA shirtCA book DA wallet2What do weknow about Ted?AHe isa history teacher BHe is a geography teacherCHe isthe womans neighbor DHe is the womans colleague3What doesthe woman suggest the man should do?AHav
5、ea healthy diet BGet rid of his angerCStopasking questions DKeep his feelings back4What do weknow about the cheese?AIt ison the shelf BIt is too expensiveCIt isin short supply DIt is no longer flesh5What doesthe man ask the woman to do?AAnswerthe phone for him BAskMrMiller to phone laterCAskMrMiller
6、 to hold on a momentDTellMrMiller he will phone back later6Why is thewoman in London?ASheis on holiday BShe is on a business tripCSheis working for a company thereDShe wants to establish a company there7What do welearn about the womans sister from the dialogue?AShelikes watching football gamesBSheis
7、 a fan of a local football teamCSheis a keen football player herselfDShelikes the local women football players8Whathappened to the woman yesterday?AShewas almost cheated by a telephone callBShegot a phone call from a special numberCShewas overcharged by the phone companyDSheprepared for her vacation
8、 with her friend9Why does theman recommend rowing?AItrequires few professional skills BIt exercises many parts of the bodyCIt isa new item of fitness programs DIt is popular with most club members10What do weknow about the company?AItneeds new employees badly BIt gives quick responses routinelyCIt i
9、sa newly established business DIt is very cautious in decision。makingPart BDirections：You willhear fourdialogues or monologuesBefore listening to each one，you will have 5secondsto readeach of the questions which accompany itWhile listening，answer eachquestion by choosing A，B，C or DAfter listening，yo
10、u will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each questionYou will hear therecording only onceQuestions1113 are based on a conversation between a woman and her neighbor11What doesthe woman want the man to do for her?ADeliverher package BSign for her packageCFindthe property manager DTalk to the pr
11、operty manager12How long hasthe man lived in the apartment?ATwodays BOne weekCSixmonths DOne year13What problemdoes the woman have?AShehas run out of flour for baking cakesBSheis ignorant of how to operate the stoveCSomethingis going wrong with her stoveDSomethingis going wrong with her timerQuestio
12、ns1417 are based on the following conversation between a man and woman abouttaking a vacation14What doesthe man think of Curacao?AIt isdifficult to reach BIt is a tourist paradiseCIt isa perfect place for sports DIt is an ordinary tropical island15Why does thewoman hesitate to make her decision to g
13、o to Curacao?AShethinks it is too far BShe thinks it is too crowdedCIt isnot safe to go there DIt is not the right time to go there16What is thewoman probably going to do?APackup for the trip BMake her reservationsCBookher airline ticket DContact her travel agent17Who is thewoman talking to?AHerfrie
14、nd BHer husbandCHertravel agent DHer health advisorQuestions1821 are based on the following conversation about renting handba918Why does thewoman want to buy a handbag?ATocelebrate her birthday BTo carry it on her weddingCTogive it to Mary as a gift DTo attend Marys wedding with it19What do welearn
15、about Handbag Hire?AIt isthe largest handbag dealer BIt is a famous handbag companyCItdesigns expensive handbags DIt specializes in renting handbags20How will thewoman place her order?ABypost BIn person CBytelephone DOn the Internet21How manydays will the woman have to wait for her order?A2 B3 C 4 D
16、5Questions2225 are based on the following conversation on communwation22What doesthe man think of good communication?AItstops people from hurting each other BItbrings glory to ones careerCItimproves many situations DItsolves all problems23How does theman describe himself?AIlltempered BAgreeable CDec
17、isive DNatural24What isnecessary for a large group to make a final decision?AConsultingwith other groups BLetting everyone have his sayCGoingthrough a voting process DReviewing past business activities25What doesone have to do to be successful in business?AGethelp from other group members BHavethe p
18、atience to talk with peopleCStopseeing the world in twisted ways DSharetheir achieved results with othersYou have3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET lThat isthe end of Listening ComprehensionSECTION Use of English(15minutes)Directions：Read thefollowing textChoos
19、e the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C，or D onANSWER SHEET 1.Bluejeans are probably the single most representative article of American clothingThey were originally 26 by Jacob Davis，a tailor from Nevada， 27 ，together with dry-goods sales man Levi Strauss，patented theidea as
20、 28 clothing for miners in l873Blue jeaRs，also 29 as work clothing，spread among workersof all kinds in the late l9th and early 20th centuries， 30 among cowboys，farmers，loggers，and railroadworkersDuring the 1950s， 31 Marion Brando and James Deanmade blue jeaRs 32 by wearing them in movies，and jeans b
21、e。came part ofthe 33 of teenagersrebellingIn the l960sand 1970s，this fashion statement exploded as LevIs 34 a fundamental part of the youth 35 focused on both civil rights and antiwar protests 36 the late1970s，almost everyone inthe United States wore blue jear, 37 youths all around the world sought
22、after them 38 designers began to create more complicated 39 of blue jeaRs and to 40 their fit，jeaRs beganto express the American emphasis 41 informality and the importance of detailBy stressingthe right label and 42 the right look，blue jeans， 43 their worker origins，satirically。representedthe status
23、 consciousness of American fashion and the 44 to get close to the 45 fashionIn 1971，Levi StraussCoreceived theCoty Fashion CriticsAward，the highest award of the American fashion industry26Ainvented Bintroduced Cdeveloped Ddelivered27Awhich Bwhere Cthat Dwho28Acustom-made Blong-wearing Cwell-tailored
24、 Dnice-looking29Arealized Baccepted Cknown Didentified30Aespecially Bnormally Cobviously Dexclusively31Acowboys Bactors Cwriters Ddirectors32Aeconomical Btypical Cfashionable Dvaluable33Aimage Bfigure Cpicture Dcharacter34Atook Bplayed Chad Dbecame35Acharacter Bculture Canxiety Deducation36ABefore B
25、Since CBy DTill37Aand Bso Cthen Dfor38AAlthough BUntil CAs DWhereas39Astyles Bexamples Csizes Dmaterials40Acreate Badjust Cdetermine Dpursue41Aabout Bin Cof Don42Amaintaining Bimproving Cexpressing Dachieving43Abesides Bdespite Cexcept Dfrom44Aanxiety Beagerness Cambition Dpromise45Atempor Bgrand Cb
26、rightest DlatestSECTION IIIReading Comprehension(40minutes)Part ADirectionsRead thefollowing three textsAnswer the questions on each text by choosing A，B，C or your answers on ANSWER SHEET。Text 1Back in the early 1990s，I knewlittle about computers beyond what it took to get through a workingdayBut he
27、res what I did know：something huge washappeningIt was stirring economies and imaginations and possibilities likenothing I had ever knownI knew the world was changing in ways that meant I shouldnt counton old assumptionsAnd I knew I had dreams I still hadnt I didnt knowhow to realize them until I met
28、 with my old friend，Rollys Rouse，when wehappened to move into the same neighborhoodRolly often called me with a stream of ideasHis rate ofidea production per second seemed al- most incredibleSoon we wereon the phone with each other every dayTalking about theInternetTalMng about starting a new onlinecompany-maybe togetherHe was then developing a plan and he wanted me to be a part of it：we wouldgive people wonderful，whole electronic houses on a CD-ROM and let the
