公共英语三级真题及答案.docx

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公共英语三级真题及答案

2013年9月公共英语三级真题及答案

SECTIONIListeningComprehensionPartA

回答1-10题。

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish．Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem．Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB．

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbook-let．Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET1．

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted．

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet．

PartA

Directions:

Youwillhear10shortdialogues．Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossiblean-swers．Choosethecorrectanswer-A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet．Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce．

1、Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

A．Holdaparty．B．SeeMr．Smith．C．Workovertime．D．Attendawedding．

2、WhoisMr．Johnsonaccordingtothespeakers?

A．Theirformercolleague．B．Theirformerneighbor．

C．Theirformerteacher．D．Theirformerclient．

3、Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A．Ajobinterview．B．Areporter'swork．

C．Howtoimpresspeople．D．Howtohandleaninterview．

4、HowmanyflightstoSydneywilltherebenextTuesdayafternoon?

A．One．B．Two．C．Four．D．Five．

5、Whatdidtheman'steachertellhimtodo?

A．Polishhisessay．B．Handinhisessay．C．Rewritehisessay．D．Writeashorteressay．

6、Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman'sson?

A．Heoftentalkswithhismother．B．Heoftendrivesinacarelessway．

C．Heiswillingtolistentohismother．D．Heisworriedabouthisdrivingskills．

7、WhatdoweknowaboutJack?

A．Heisacompanymanager．B．Hemakesemergencycalls．

C．Herecordsemergencycalls．D．Heisacompanytechnician．

8、Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?

A．Thewomanispayingthebill．B．Bill'sphonenumberis510-1520-20．

C．Themanpays20dollarstothewoman．D．Thewomanhasa20-dollarbillchanged．

9、Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A．Thedentist'sisataconvenientplace．B．Thedentist'sisclosetoTimesSquare．

C．Itwascomfortabletositatthedentist's．D．Itwasnotsoterribleavisittothedentist's．

10、Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A．Sheisgoingtodeliveralecture．B．Shespentayearintherainforest．

C．Sheislookingforwardtothelecture．D．Shewillfinishherreportthisweekend．

SECTIONIListeningComprehensionPartB

11、Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sfamily?

A．Theykeptalotofbirds．B．Theylivedinabighouse．

C．Theyownedasmallfarm．D．Theysufferedfrompoverty．

12、Whatdidthewoman'smotherimpressherwith?

A．Herlove．B．Hersuccess．C．Herambition．D．Herknowledge．

13、Whatdidthewoman'smotherwishhertodo?

A．Gotocollege．B．Becomeawriter．C．Haveabetterlife．D．Supportherfamily．

14、Whomisthemanprobablycomplainingto?

A．Areceptionist．B．Atravelagent．C．Acoachdriver,D．Ahotelstaffmember．

15、Whydidthemanwaitintheheatfortwohours?

A．Thecoachhadtobereplaced．B．Thecoachdriverfeltsick．

C．Thehotelroomswerefull．D．Thehotelhadtobecleaned．

16、Whatdidthemanmentioninhiscomplaint?

A．Impolitehotelcleaners．B．Darklightanddirtyrooms．

C．Rudepeoplelivingdownstairs．D．Disturbingnoiseandpoorfood．

17、Howdidthemanfeelaboutthewoman'sapology?

A．Amusing．B．Annoying．C．Desirable．D．Reasonable．

18、WhatdidtheNWHAsurveyaimtoexplore?

A．Theincidencesofobesity．B．Popularviewsonobesity．

C．Waystofightobesity．D．Thecausesofobesity．

19、Howmanypeopleintheworldareratedasbeingoverweight?

A．16million．B．18million．C．1．6billion．D．1．8billion．

20、Inwhichcountrydopeoplefeelthemostpressuretobethin?

A．Brazil．B．India．C．France．D．America．

21、Whoaremostlikelytoblametheirparentsforobesity?

A．TheFrench．B．TheSwiss．C．Germans．D．Russians．

22、Whatdotrendspottersdo?

A．Takepicturesofyouthculture．B．Writereportsonyouthculture．

C．Sellproductstoyoungpeople．D．Createwebsitesforyoungpeople．

23、WhatdoesLook-Lookconcentrateon?

A．Recruitingtrendspottersforitsclients．B．Providingadvicetoyoungtrendspotters．

C．Organizingsalesnetworksforitsclients．D．Dealingininformationaboutyouthtrends．

24、WhydosomecompaniesuseLook-Look'simagesontheirwebsites?

A．TopromotevisitstoLook-Look．com．B．Toattractyoungpeopletotheirnewproducts．

C．Tolearnaboutwhatmakesyoungpeoplebuy．

D．Toencourageyoungpeopletobephotographed．

25、Whyisitdifficultfortrendspotterstocatchoriginalstyles?

A．Manyyoungpeopleliketoshowoff．B．Manyyoungpeoplesticktotherules．

C．Manyyoungpeopletrytocopytrends．D．Manyyoungpeoplerefusetotakepictures．

SECTIONIIUseofEnglish（15minutes）

　　WhatdoIwant?

It'sreallyavery26question;yetmanyofusarenotsure．27it　doesn'thavetobeallthatdifficulttoanswer．It'samatterof28Haveyoueverlookedthroughatelescopeatsomething?

Youfinda29pointtoconcen-trateon,andthen30thesettings．Atfirst,it'stoo31,thenit'stoofaraway,finallyit'sjustright．The32isthatittakesmanyadjustmentsto33thesubjectintofocus．If34wanttolookatsomethingelse,the35startsagain．

　　Goal-settingisthesameway．Don't36ifatfirstyoudon'tknowexactlywhatyouwantto37．Justdon'tmakethemistakeofnevercommitting38anything．Sometimestheanswerisverysimple:

Just39something!

　　Dr．MarkGoldstone,authorofGetOutofYourOwnWay,40you"lookbackinordertolook41．"Examineyourcalendaratday'sendduringatypicalweekand42each

appointmentorlistingonascaleof-3to+3,43-3means"IfIneverdothisagain,itwill　be'toosoontodoit．"and+3means"Icoulddothisalldaylong,andIcan't44todoitall　overagain．"45youidentifythefrequentthemes,you'11beabletobetterfocusyourdreams．

26、A．StrangeB．SimpleC．RidiculousD．funny

27、A．AndB．SoC．ForD．But

28、A．TimeB．DeterminationC．FocusD．preference

29、A．ReferenceB．TurningC．StartingD．major

30、A．SwitchB．OpenC．AdjustD．fix

31、A．LargeB．DarkC．FoggyD．Close

32、A．SignB．PointC．ChoiceD．law

33、A．BringB．MoveC．IncludeD．put

34、A．ObserversB．ViewersC．WeD．you

35、A．PracticeB．ProcessC．ProgressD．performance

36、A．HesitateB．MindC．WorryD．apologize

37、A．SeeB．SayC．DoD．hear

38、A．InB．OnC．ToD．at

39、A．WriteB．PickC．TestD．draw

40、A．SuggestsB．AnnouncesC．ImaginesD．warns

41、A．ForwardB．UpC．RoundD．in

42、A．ReadB．CorrectC．DefineD．grade

43、A．WhichB．WhatC．WhereD．why

44、A．WaitB．PromiseC．AffordD．manage

45、A．OnceB．UnlessC．BeforeD．Though

SECTIONIIIReadingComprehensionPartA（40minutes）

Text1

　　In1997,25Japanesecitizens,allolderthan60,launchedJeeba（thenamemeans"oldman　andoldwoman"）tomakesenior-friendlyproducts．Theyknewtheyweremakinghistorywhen　theycoinedtheircompanymotto:

"Oftheelderly,bytheelderlyandfortheelderly．"Theydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoldestoftheirworkersis75．

　　Firmsrunbyseniorcitizensarestillararity,inJapanandworldwide．Buttheelderlyhave　numbersontheirside．Healthierandlonger-livingseniors,bornimmediatelyafterWorldWarII,arereachingretirementageinhugenumbersalloverthedevelopedworld．Extremelylowbirthratesinthosesamecountriesmeantherearefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace．Onelikelycon-sequenceisnowclear:

shrinkingworkforces．

　　Whilethestreamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionarefocusingattentionontheneedtocreateandkeepgoodjobs,thosefearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshort-ageofyoungworkers．Oneunavoidablesolution:

puttingolderpeoplebacktowork,whethertheylikeitornot．Indeed,advancedeconomieslikethoseofFinlandand　　Denmarkhavealreadyraisedtheirretirementages．Othersareunderseverepressuretofollowsuit,asboththeEuropeanCom-missionandtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand　　Developmenthaverecentlywarnedtheirmembersthattheirfutureprosperitydependsonagrowingcontributionfromtheelderly．

　　Whetherthesechangesaregoodorbadnewstoworkersdependsonwhethertheyanticipateretirementwitheagernessordread．IntheUnitedStates,halfofworking-ageAmericansnowexpecttoworkintotheir70s,whetherbyfinancialnecessityorbylifestylechoice,accordingtoanewstudybyPutnamInvestments．

　　Contrarytostillwidespreadassumptions,thereisverylittlehardevidencetosuggestthatcom-paniescannotstaycompetitivewitharisingshareofolderworkers．At13ritishhardwarechainB&Q,its"elderworker"storesinManchesterandExmouthwere18percentmoreprofitablethanitsregularoutlets--dueinpart,thecompanysays,tosixtimeslessemployeeturnoverand60per-centlessshopliftingandbreakage．

46、Jeeba'sdifferencefromaconventionalcompanymainlyliesin

A．theageofitsemployeesB．thenumberofitsowners

C．thequalityofitsproductsD．thescopeofitsoperations

47、Inthedevelopedworld,comparedwithyoungpeople,theelderly

A．arebetteratbusinessB．aregreaterinnumber

C．havehealthierlifestylesD．havemorejobopportunities

48、Accordingtothewriter,inthecurrentsituationcompaniesarefacedwiththetoughtaskof

A．creatinggoodpositionsB．employingretiredworkers

C．fillingvacantpositionsD．replacingunskilledworkers

49、Forfutureprosperity,manyEuropeancountrieswillhaveto

A．increasethenumberofyoungworkersB．offermanysenior-friendlyjobs

C．improveservicesforsenior