公共英语三级考试模拟题及答案

1、1)Section1ListeningComprehension(25minutes)Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdo

2、wnyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhand.Nowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartAYouwillhear10sh

3、ortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.ChoosethecorrectanswerA,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.Example:Youwillhear:W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeringflightwillbearrivingontime?M:Yes,Madam.Itshou

4、ldbearrivingabouttenminutes.Youwillread:Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto?A abusconductorB aclerkattheairportC ataxidriverD aclerkatthestationFromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknowthearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswerBandmarkitinyourtestbooklet.SampleAnswer:ABCDN

5、owlookatquestion1PartA1. Whereisthewomanfrom?A SwedenB ItalyDWales2. Whichonedoesthewomanwanttobuy?A betterquality,expensiveoneB cheaperoneinthisshopC cheaperoneinanothershopD betterqualityinthisshop3. Whyishegoingtotalktotheladyoverthere?A Becausehewantstoknowthetime.B Becausehewantstothankher.C Be

6、causehiswatchwaslost.D Becausetheladyoverthereiswaitingforhim.4. Accordingtothedialogue,whatkindofshirtismoreexpensive?A thosemadeofwoolB thosemadeofnylonC thosemadeofcottonD thosemadeofsilk5. Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation?A angryB relievedC upsetD sarcastic6. Whatdoesthemanmean?A ATh

7、eproofreadingwasbetterthistime.B Itwillbeaninterestingjob.C Therewillbemoreproofreadingtodosoon.D Thejobshouldbedoneasquicklyaspossible.7. WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMary?A She'salwaysrunning.B She'sstillintherace.C Shefeelsverycomfortable.D Shestillhasafever.8. WhatdoesLindamean?A Atlastsheenj

8、oyscampuslife.B Schoolhaschangedlittlesincelastyear.C Shehasmanynewfriends.D It'seasiertofindhiswayaroundthisyear.9. Whatdoesthemanmean?A Billistootiredtostudyanymore.B HetoldBillnottostudylateatnight.C HehadoftenadvisedBilltostudy.D Billdidn'thearthealarm.A Shefeelsthatthetripwilltaketoolon

9、g.B Thestudentshaven'tchosenaprofessor.C ProfessorGoldsmithhastochoosethedestinationfirst.D Ifsnotcertainthetripwilltakeplace.eachwhichPartBYouaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionsaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetoansw

10、ereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachconversationONLYONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Questions11113arebasedonalectureabouteducationinAmerica.11. WhatcontrolsthepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStates?A thenationalgovernmentB thechurchauthoritiesC thelocalcommunitiesD thestatelaws12. Howmanyp

11、ercentagedidtheAmericanyoungpeoplegraduatefromhighschoolby1970?A fortypercentB fortyfivepercentCseventy percentDseventyfivepercent13. WhyiseducationmadevariousinformintheUnitedStates?A Becausestudentsvaryinneeds.B Becauseschoolsofferdifferentsubjects.C Becauseteachingmethodsvarygreatly.D Becausether

12、earedififerentaidsatschool.Questions14117arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.14. Whydidthemandecidetogotothelibrary?A Oneofhisclassesfinishedearly.B Hewantedtogetsomestudyingdone.C ThelibraryhadaspecialdisplayontheIndustrialRevolution.D Hisbooksweretendaysoverdue.15. Aftergettingthebooks,whatdi

13、dthemando?A checkedthemoutB tooknotesonthemC returnedthemtotheshelvesD puttheminhisbookbag16. Accordingtotheman,whathappenstoallthebooksinthelibrary?A Theyaremarkedwithcoloredlabels.B Theyarespeciallycoded.C Theyarecheckedout.D Theyareinspectedbytheguard.17. Accordingtotheman,whatdoesthelibrarianbeh

14、indthedeskdo?A copiesdownthenameandtheaddressofeachborrowerB checksallbooksformissingpagesC demagnetizesthebooksastheyarecheckedoutD helpsstudentsusethecardcatalogQuestions18121arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.18. Whatdoesthemanneedtodoatthetrave1agency?A purchaseherplaneticketB changeherpla

15、neticketC pickupapassportapplicationformD arrangeforheraccomodationsinEurope19. Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttogiveupherapartmententirely?A Shedoesn'thavetimetomove.B Shewouldhavedifficultyfindinganotherapartment.C Shefspaidherrentforthesummerinadvance.D Shedoesn'twanttopaintanotherapartment.20

16、. HowlongwouldthewomenbeinEurope?A threeweeksB onemonthC threemonthD overayear21. Whatwillthewomanmostlikelydoaboutherapartment?A leaveitvacantLBrentittothemanshe'stalkingwithC subletittoJimThomasD askherlandlordtosubletitQuestions22125arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.22. Wheredoesthisco

17、nversationtakeplace?A atahotelB atamotelC atarestaurantD atashoppingcentre23. Whycanthemanandhisfamilystayatthismote1?A Theyhaveareservation.B Themotelhasseveralvacancies.C Theyarefriendsoftheowner.D Someoneelsecancelledareservation.24. Whendoesthemotelwantitsgueststopay?A beforetheyarriveB whilethe

18、yregisterC whentheyreservearoomD justbeforetheirdeparture25. WhatisthereasonforthemotePspolicyonpayments?A Someguestsmaynotbehonest.B Thepolicyisrequiredbylaw.C No.61isaluxuryunit.D Theownersaresimplygreedy.SectionIIUseofEnglish(15minutes)Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordorphrasefore

19、achnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewiththestudent.26alongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththe27inthereadingeveniftheydon'tdiscussitinclassortakeanexam.The28studentisconsideredtobe29whoismotiv

20、atedtolearnforthesakeof30,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Sometimeshomeworkisreturned31briefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentis32forlearningthematerialassigned.Whenresearchis33,theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotakeitactivelyandtocompleteitwith34guidance.Itist

21、he35responsibilitytofindbooks,magazines,andarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplain36auniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudents,37graduatestudents,tobeabletoexhaustthereference38inthelibrary.Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,but39thattheirstudentsshouldnotbe40dependentonthem.IntheU

22、nitedStates,professorshavemanyotherduties41teaching,suchasadministrativeorresearchwork.42,thetimethataprofessorcanspendwithastudentoutsideofclassis43.Ifastudenthasproblemswithclassroomwork,thestudentshouldeither44aprofessorduringofficehour45makeanappointment.26. AIfBAlthoughCBecauseDSince27.Asuggest

23、ionBcontextCabstractDinformation28. ApoorBidealCaverageDdisappointed29. AsuchBoneCanyDsome31. AbyBinCforDwith32. AcriticizedBinnocentCresponsibleDdismissed33. AcollectedBdistributedCassignedDfinished34. AmaximumBminimumCpossibleDpractical35. AstudentsBprofessorsCassistanfsDlibrarian's36. AwhenBw

24、hatCwhyDhow37. AparticularlyBessentiallyCobviouslyDrarely38. AselectionsBcollectionsCsourcesDorigins39. AhateBdislikeClikeDprefer40. AtooBsuchCmuchDmore41. AbutBexceptCwithDbesides42. AHoweverBThereforeCFurthermoreDNevertheless43. A plentiful B limited C irregular D flexible44. AgreetBannoyCapproach

25、Dattach45. AorBandCtoDbutSectionIIlReadingComprehension(40minutes)PartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Text1Thedog,calledPrince,wasanintelligentanimalandasl

26、avetoWilliams.Frommorningtillnight,whenWilliamswasathome,Princeneverlefthissight,practicallyignoringallothermembersofthefamily.Thedoghadanumberofclearlydefinedduties,forwhichWilliamshadpatientlytrainedhimand,likethegoodpupilhewas,Princelivedforthechancetodemonstratehisabilities.WhenWilliamswantedtop

27、utonhisboots,hewouldmurmurWilliams“Boots“andwithinsecondsthedogwoulddropthemathisfeet.Atnineeverymorning,Princeranofftothegeneralstoreinthevillage,returningshortlynotonlywithWilliams1dailypaperbutwithahalfouncepacketoffavoritetobacco,JohnRhiney'sMixed.Agundogbybreed,Princepossessedalargesoftmout

28、hspeciallyevolvedforthesafecarryingofhuntedcreatures,sothepaperandthetobaccocametonoharm,neverevenshowingatoothmark.Williamswasarailwayman,anenginedriver,andheworeablueuniformwhichsmelledofoilandoilfuel.Hehadtoworkatoddtimes一“days”，“latedays5,or“nights”.OvertheyearsPrincegottoknowtheseperiodsofworka

29、ndrest,knewwhenhismasterwouldleavethehouseandreturn,andthedogdidnotwastethisknowledge.IfWilliamsoverslept,asheoftendid,Princebarkedatthebedroomdooruntilhewoke,muchtotheannoyanceofthefamily.Onhisreturn,Williams'slipperswerebroughttohim,thepaperandtobaccotooifpreviouslyundelivered.Acuriousthinghap

30、penedtoWilliamsduringthesnowandiceoflastwinter.Oneeveningheslippedandfellontheicypavementsomewherebetweenthevillageandhishome.Hewassobadlyshakenthathestayedinbedforthreedays;andnotuntilhegotupanddressedagaindidhediscoverthathehadlosthiswalletcontainingoverfiftypounds.Thehousewasturnedupsidedowninthe

31、search,butthewalletwasnotfound.However,twodayslater一thatwasfivedaysafterthefallPrincedroppedthewalletintoWilliam'shand.Verymuddy,stainedandwetthrough,thelittlecasestillcontainedfiftythreepounds,Williams1drivinglicenseandafewotherpapers.Wherethedoghadfounditnoonecouldtell,butfoundithehadandrecogn

32、izeditprobablybythefaintoilysmellonthewornleather.46. Howdidthedogperformhisduties?A Hewasdelightedtoshowthemoff.B HedidhisbestbutwasnotoftensuccessfulC Hedidthemquicklytogetthemover.D Hehadfewopportunitiestodothem.47. Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutgundogs?A Theyarethefastestrunnersofalldogs.B Theirt

33、eethareremovedwhentheyareyoung.C Theycancarrybirds,etc.withouthurtingthem.D Theybreedwell,producingmanyyoungdogs.48.AsaresultofWilliams*work.E hedidnotgetenoughsleepF therewasanoilysmellfromhisclothesG thedoggrewaccustomedtotravellingbytrainH thedogwasconfusedaboutthetimeoftheday49.ItupsetWilliams1w

34、ifeandfamilywhen.I WilliamshadtogotoworkatnightJ thedogmadetoomuchnoiseinthehouseK WilliamsmadethemallgetupearlyL thedogwouldnotletthemseethenewspaper50. Williamsdidnotrealisehislossforseveraldaysbecause.A hetrustedthedogtofindthewalletB hewasunconsciousallthattimeC hethoughtthewalletwasinthehouseD

35、hehadnooccasiontofeelinhispocketsText2Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufiferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolourblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersonc

36、annottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreenastrangeworldindeed.Incertainoccupationscolourblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean"

37、;Advance“andaredlightmaymean“Danger!Keepback!”,Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colourblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.In a single eye there are millions of very small things calledcones”Thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolours.Therearealsom

38、illionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolour.Waituntilitisdarktonight,thengooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcolorsyoucanrecognize.Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolours.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscann

39、otseecoloursatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscannotseecoloursaswellaswecan.Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeXrays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgreyanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolourswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthatthereareo

40、thercoloursarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someinsectshavefavoritecolours.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.51. Amongpeoplewhosufferfromcolourblindness,.A somemayseeeverythinginshadesofgreenB fewcantellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreenC

41、 fewmaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreenD veryfewmaythinkthateverythingintheworldisingreen52. Whenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarknesswecansee.A coloursonlyB shapesandcoloursC shapesonlyD darknessonly53. Accordingtothepassage,batsandadultowlscannotseecolours.A becausetheyhuntatni

42、ghtB becausetheycannotseelightC becausetheyhavenoconesandrodsD becausetheyhavenocones54. Accordingtothepassage,dogsandcats.A aswellashumanbeingscannotseesomecoloursB havefewerconesthanhumanbeingsC havelessrodsthanhumanbeingsD canseecoloursaswellashumanbeings55. Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutinsec

43、ts?A Insectscanseemorecoloursthanhumanbeings.B Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletomen.C Allinsectshavetheirfavoritecolours.D Theworldismorecolorfultoinsectsthantohumanbeings.Text3Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asrule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotlead

44、parentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimora

45、rousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincit

46、ementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,wellauthenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystories.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedagainstfairytalesarguethat.A fairytales

47、areharmftiltochildreninthattheyshowtheprimitivecrueltyinchildrenB fairytalesareharmfultochildrenunlesstheyhavebeenadaptedbytheirparentC fairytalesincreaseatendencytosadisminchildrenD childrenwhohavereadfairystoriespaylittleattentiontothestudyofhistoryandmechanics58. Inthewriter*sopiniontoridchildren

48、offears,fairystoriesshouldbe.A toldonlyonceB repeatedmanytimesC toldinarealisticsettingD presentedvividly59. Inthewriter*sopinion,fairystories.A haveaverybadeffectonchildrenB haveadvantagesincultivatingchildren'simagniativityC helpchildrentocometotermswithfearsD harmchildrengreatly60. Accordingt

49、othepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutfairystories?AIfchildrenindulgedhisfantasiesinfairytalesinsteadofbeingtaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanicstheworldshouldbefullofmadman.B Childrencanoftenbegreatlyterrifiedwhenthefairystoryisheardforthefirsttime.C Fairytalesmaybe

50、neficiallydirectchildrenaggressive,destructiveandsadisticimpulses.D Fairytalesarenomorethanstoriesaboutimaginaryfigureswithmagicalpowerswhichhasnothingtodowithexternalworld.PartBDirections:Readthetextsfromanarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkedaboutsmoking.Forquestions61to65,matchthenameofeachperson(1to5)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.HadleyIfyousmokeandyoustilldon*tbelievethatthere'sadefinitelinkbet