公共英语三级考试模拟题及答案（1）公共英语等级

SectionⅠListeningComprehension(25minutes)

Directions:

ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.

Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAandPartB.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoyourANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhand.Nowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetestisstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer—A,B,CorD,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionandyouwillheareachdialogueONLYONCE.

Example:

Youwillhear:

W:CouldyoupleasetellmeiftheBeijingflightwillbearrivingontime

M:Yes,Madam.Itshouldbearrivingabouttenminutes.

Youwillread:

Whodoyouthinkthewomanistalkingto

［A］abusconductor

［B］aclerkattheairport

［C］ataxidriver

［D］aclerkatthestation

Fromthedialogue,weknowthatonlyaclerkattheairportismostlikelytoknowthearrivaltimeofaflight,soyoushouldchooseanswer［B］andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.

SampleAnswer:［A］［B］［C］［D］

Nowlookatquestion1

PartA

1.Whereisthewomanfrom

［A］Sweden

［B］Italy

［C］Sylvia

［D］Wales

2.Whichonedoesthewomanwanttobuy

［A］betterquality,expensiveone

［B］cheaperoneinthisshop

［C］cheaperoneinanothershop

［D］betterqualityinthisshop

3.Whyishegoingtotalktotheladyoverthere

［A］Becausehewantstoknowthetime.

［B］Becausehewantstothankher.

［C］Becausehiswatchwaslost.

［D］Becausetheladyoverthereiswaitingforhim.

4.Accordingtothedialogue,whatkindofshirtismoreexpensive

［A］thosemadeofwool

［B］thosemadeofnylon

［C］thosemadeofcotton

［D］thosemadeofsilk

5.Howdoesthewomanfeelattheendoftheconversation

［A］angry

［B］relieved

［C］upset

［D］sarcastic

6.Whatdoesthemanmean

［A］Theproofreadingwasbetterthistime.

［B］Itwillbeaninterestingjob.

［C］Therewillbemoreproofreadingtodosoon.

［D］Thejobshouldbedoneasquicklyaspossible.

7.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMary

［A］She'salwaysrunning.

［B］She'sstillintherace.

［C］Shefeelsverycomfortable.

［D］Shestillhasafever.

8.WhatdoesLindamean

［A］Atlastsheenjoyscampuslife.

［B］Schoolhaschangedlittlesincelastyear.

［C］Shehasmanynewfriends.

［D］It'seasiertofindhiswayaroundthisyear.

9.Whatdoesthemanmean

［A］Billistootiredtostudyanymore.

［B］HetoldBillnottostudylateatnight.

［C］HehadoftenadvisedBilltostudy.

［D］Billdidn'thearthealarm.

10.Whatdoesthewomanmean

［A］Shefeelsthatthetripwilltaketoolong.

［B］Thestudentshaven'tchosenaprofessor.

［C］ProfessorGoldsmithhastochoosethedestinationfirst.

［D］It'snotcertainthetripwilltakeplace.

PartB

Youaregoingtohearfourconversations.Beforelisteningtoeachconversation,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Afterlistening,youwillhavetimetoanswereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheareachconversationONLYONCE.Markyouranswersinyourtestbooklet.

Questions11—13arebasedonalectureabouteducationinAmerica.

11.WhatcontrolsthepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStates

［A］thenationalgovernment

［B］thechurchauthorities

［C］thelocalcommunities

［D］thestatelaws

12.HowmanypercentagedidtheAmericanyoungpeoplegraduatefromhighschoolby1970

［A］fortypercent

［B］fortyfivepercent

［C］seventypercent

［D］seventyfivepercent

13.WhyiseducationmadevariousinformintheUnitedStates

［A］Becausestudentsvaryinneeds.

［B］Becauseschoolsofferdifferentsubjects.

［C］Becauseteachingmethodsvarygreatly.

［D］Becausetherearedifferentaidsatschool.

Questions14—17arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.

14.Whydidthemandecidetogotothelibrary

［A］Oneofhisclassesfinishedearly.

［B］Hewantedtogetsomestudyingdone.

［C］ThelibraryhadaspecialdisplayontheIndustrialRevolution.

［D］Hisbooksweretendaysoverdue.

15.Aftergettingthebooks,whatdidthemando

［A］checkedthemout

［B］tooknotesonthem

［C］returnedthemtotheshelves

［D］puttheminhisbookbag

16.Accordingtotheman,whathappenstoallthebooksinthelibrary

［A］Theyaremarkedwithcoloredlabels.

［B］Theyarespeciallycoded.

［C］Theyarecheckedout.

［D］Theyareinspectedbytheguard.

17.Accordingtotheman,whatdoesthelibrarianbehindthedeskdo

［A］copiesdownthenameandtheaddressofeachborrower

［B］checksallbooksformissingpages

［C］demagnetizesthebooksastheyarecheckedout

［D］helpsstudentsusethecardcatalog

Questions18—21arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.

18.Whatdoesthemanneedtodoatthetravelagency

［A］purchaseherplaneticket

［B］changeherplaneticket

［C］pickupapassportapplicationform

［D］arrangeforheraccomodationsinEurope

19.Whydoesn'tthewomanwanttogiveupherapartmententirely

［A］Shedoesn'thavetimetomove.

［B］Shewouldhavedifficultyfindinganotherapartment.

［C］She'spaidherrentforthesummerinadvance.

［D］Shedoesn'twanttopaintanotherapartment.

20.HowlongwouldthewomenbeinEurope

［A］threeweeks

［B］onemonth

［C］threemonth

［D］overayear

21.Whatwillthewomanmostlikelydoaboutherapartment

［A］leaveitvacant

［B］rentittothemanshe'stalkingwith

［C］subletittoJimThomas

［D］askherlandlordtosubletit

Questions22—25arebasedonaconversationyouaregoingtohear.

22.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace

［A］atahotel

［B］atamotel

［C］atarestaurant

［D］atashoppingcentre

23.Whycanthemanandhisfamilystayatthismotel

［A］Theyhaveareservation.

［B］Themotelhasseveralvacancies.

［C］Theyarefriendsoftheowner.

［D］Someoneelsecancelledareservation.

24.Whendoesthemotelwantitsgueststopay

［A］beforetheyarrive

［B］whiletheyregister

［C］whentheyreservearoom

［D］justbeforetheirdeparture

25.Whatisthereasonforthemotel'spolicyonpayments

［A］Someguestsmaynotbehonest.

［B］Thepolicyisrequiredbylaw.

［C］No.61isaluxuryunit.

［D］Theownersaresimplygreedy.

SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonyourANSWERSHEET1.

26.［A］If［B］Although［C］Because［D］Since

27.［A］suggestion［B］context［C］abstract［D］information

28.［A］poor［B］ideal［C］average［D］disappointed

29.［A］such［B］one［C］any［D］some

30.［A］fun［B］work［C］learning［D］prize

31.［A］by［B］in［C］for［D］with

32.［A］criticized［B］innocent［C］responsible［D］dismissed

33.［A］collected［B］distributed［C］assigned［D］finished

34.［A］maximum［B］minimum［C］possible［D］practical

35.［A］student's［B］professor's［C］assistant's［D］librarian's

36.［A］when［B］what［C］why［D］how

37.［A］particularly［B］essentially［C］obviously［D］rarely

38.［A］selections［B］collections［C］sources［D］origins

39.［A］hate［B］dislike［C］like［D］prefer

40.［A］too［B］such［C］much［D］more

41.［A］but［B］except［C］with［D］besides

42.［A］However［B］Therefore［C］Furthermore［D］Nevertheless

43.［A］plentiful［B］limited［C］irregular［D］flexible

44.［A］greet［B］annoy［C］approach［D］attach

45.［A］or［B］and［C］to［D］but

SectionⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

Text1

Thedog,calledPrince,wasanintelligentanimalandaslavetoWilliams.Frommorningtillnight,whenWilliamswasathome,Princeneverlefthissight,practicallyignoringallothermembersofthefamily.Thedoghadanumberofclearlydefinedduties,forwhichWilliamshadpatientlytrainedhimand,likethegoodpupilhewas,Princelivedforthechancetodemonstratehisabilities.

WhenWilliamswantedtoputonhisboots,hewouldmurmur“Boots”andwithinsecondsthedogwoulddropthemathisfeet.Atnineeverymorning,Princeranofftothegeneralstoreinthevillage,returningshortlynotonlywithWilliams'dailypaperbutwithahalfouncepacketofWilliams'favoritetobacco,JohnRhiney'sMixed.Agundogbybreed,Princepossessedalargesoftmouthspeciallyevolvedforthesafecarryingofhuntedcreatures,sothepaperandthetobaccocametonoharm,neverevenshowingatoothmark.

Williamswasarailwayman,anenginedriver,andheworeablueuniformwhichsmelledofoilandoilfuel.Hehadtoworkatoddtimes—“days”,“latedays”or“nights”.OvertheyearsPrincegottoknowtheseperiodsofworkandrest,knewwhenhismasterwouldleavethehouseandreturn,andthedogdidnotwastethisknowledge.IfWilliamsoverslept,asheoftendid,Princebarkedatthebedroomdooruntilhewoke,muchtotheannoyanceofthefamily.Onhisreturn,Williams'slipperswerebroughttohim,thepaperandtobaccotooifpreviouslyundelivered.

AcuriousthinghappenedtoWilliamsduringthesnowandiceoflastwinter.Oneeveningheslippedandfellontheicypavementsomewherebetweenthevillageandhishome.Hewassobadlyshakenthathestayedinbedforthreedays;andnotuntilhegotupanddressedagaindidhediscoverthathehadlosthiswalletcontainingoverfiftypounds.Thehousewasturnedupsidedowninthesearch,butthewalletwasnotfound.However,twodayslater—thatwasfivedaysafterthefall—PrincedroppedthewalletintoWilliam'shand.Verymuddy,stainedandwetthrough,thelittlecasestillcontainedfiftythreepounds,Williams'drivinglicenseandafewotherpapers.Wherethedoghadfounditnoonecouldtell,butfoundithehadandrecognizeditprobablybythefaintoilysmellonthewornleather.

46.Howdidthedogperformhisduties

［A］Hewasdelightedtoshowthemoff.

［B］Hedidhisbestbutwasnotoftensuccessful.

［C］Hedidthemquicklytogetthemover.

［D］Hehadfewopportunitiestodothem.

47.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutgundogs

［A］Theyarethefastestrunnersofalldogs.

［B］Theirteethareremovedwhentheyareyoung.

［C］Theycancarrybirds,etc.withouthurtingthem.

［D］Theybreedwell,producingmanyyoungdogs.

48.AsaresultofWilliams'work.

［A］hedidnotgetenoughsleep

［B］therewasanoilysmellfromhisclothes

［C］thedoggrewaccustomedtotravellingbytrain

［D］thedogwasconfusedaboutthetimeoftheday

49.ItupsetWilliams'wifeandfamilywhen.

［A］Williamshadtogotoworkatnight

［B］thedogmadetoomuchnoiseinthehouse

［C］Williamsmadethemallgetupearly

［D］thedogwouldnotletthemseethenewspaper

50.Williamsdidnotrealisehislossforseveraldaysbecause.

［A］hetrustedthedogtofindthewallet

［B］hewasunconsciousallthattime

［C］hethoughtthewalletwasinthehouse

［D］hehadnooccasiontofeelinhispockets

Text2

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway;womenareluckieronlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismanner.Therearedifferentformsofcolourblindness.Amanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.

Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.

Incertainoccupationscolourblindnesscanbedangerousandcandidatesaretestedmostcarefully.Forexample,whenfightingatnight,soldiersuselightsofflarestosignaltoeachother.Agreenlightmaymean“Advance”andaredlightmaymean“Danger!Keepback!”,Youcanseewhatwillhappenifsomebodythinksthatredisgreen!Colourblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”,Thesehelptoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolours.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapebutnotcolour.Waituntilitisdarktonight,thengooutside.Lookroundyouandtrytoseewhatcolorsyoucanrecognize.

Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthaveeyeswhichcontainfewornoconesatall,sotheycannotseecolours.Asfarasweknow,batsandadultowlscannotseecoloursatallonlylightanddarkshapes.Similarlycatsanddogscannotseecoloursaswellaswecan.

Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletous,andsomeofthemcanevenseeXrays.Thewingsofamothmayseemgreyanddulltous,buttoinsectstheymayappearbeautiful,showingcolourswhichwecannotsee.Scientistsknowthatthereareothercoloursarounduswhichinsectscanseebutwhichwecannotsee.Someinsectshavefavoritecolours.Mosquitoeslikeblue,butdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsectsbutabluelampwill.

51.Amongpeoplewhosufferfromcolourblindness,.

［A］somemayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen

［B］fewcantellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen

［C］fewmaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadesofgreen

［D］veryfewmaythinkthateverythingintheworldisingreen

52.Whenmillionsofrodsinoureyesareatworkindarknesswecansee.

［A］coloursonly

［B］shapesandcolours

［C］shapesonly

［D］darknessonly

53.Accordingtothepassage,batsandadultowlscannotseecolours.

［A］becausetheyhuntatnight

［B］becausetheycannotseelight

［C］becausetheyhavenoconesandrods

［D］becausetheyhavenocones

54.Accordingtothepassage,dogsandcats.

［A］aswellashumanbeingscannotseesomecolours

［B］havefewerconesthanhumanbeings

［C］havelessrodsthanhumanbeings

［D］canseecoloursaswellashumanbeings

55.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaboutinsects

［A］Insectscanseemorecoloursthanhumanbeings.

［B］Insectscanseeultravioletrayswhichareinvisibletomen.

［C］Allinsectshavetheirfavoritecolours.

［D］Theworldismorecolorfultoinsectsthantohumanbeings.

Text3

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asrule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.

Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadisticimpulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,wellauthenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystories.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.

Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,twoheadeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirlfriend.

Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescriptionoftheexternalworldandnosanechildhadeverbelievedthatitwas.

56.Inthewriter'sopinion,afairytale.

［A］cannotbereadtochildrenwithoutvariationbecausetheyfindnopleasureinit

［B］willbemoreeffectiveifitisadaptedbyparents

［C］mustbemadeeasysothatchildrencanreaditontheirown

［D］isnolongerneededindevelopingchildren'spowerofmemory

57.Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplewhoareopenlyagainstfairytalesarguethat.

［A］fairytalesareharmfultochildreninthattheyshowtheprimitivecrueltyinchildren

［B］fairytalesareharmfultochildrenunlesstheyhavebeenadaptedbytheirparent

［C］fairytalesincreaseatendencytosadisminchildren

［D］childrenwhohavereadfairystoriespaylittleattentiontothestudyofhistoryandmechanics

58.Inthewriter'sopiniontoridchildrenoffears,fairystoriesshouldbe.

［A］toldonlyonce

［B］repeatedmanytimes

［C］toldinarealisticsetting

［D］presentedvividly

59.Inthewriter'sopinion,fairystories.

［A］haveaverybadeffectonchildren

［B］haveadvantagesincultivatingchildren'simagniativity

［C］helpchildrentocometotermswithfears

［D］harmchildrengreatly

60.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrueaboutfairystories

［A］Ifchildrenindulgedhisfantasiesinfairytalesinsteadofbeing

taughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanicstheworldshouldbefullofmadman.

［B］Childrencanoftenbegreatlyterrifiedwhenthefairystoryisheardforthefirsttime.

［C］Fairytalesmaybeneficiallydirectchildren'saggressive,destructiveandsadisticimpulses.

［D］Fairytalesarenomorethanstoriesaboutimaginaryfigureswithmagicalpowerswhichhasnothingtodowithexternalworld.

Readthetextsfromanarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkedaboutsmoking.Forquestions61to65,matchthenameofeachperson(1to5)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Hadley

Ifyousmokeandyoustilldon'tbelievethatthere'sadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdiseaseandlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Justhavealookatthosepeopleinhospitalwiththesediseasesandcounthowmanyofthemdonotsmoke,youmaybesurprisedatthenumber.Eventhesefewpeoplemightbepassivesmokerswithoutrealisingit.

Randy

Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax.It'salmostlikeataxonourdailybread.Intaxrevenuealone,thegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversocarefullythatsmokingmaybeharmful,itdoesn'tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.

Sampson

Theadvertisingoftobaccoisoneoftheproblems.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlingsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementsalwaysdepicthandsome,cleanshavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopenairlife,withbeautifulgirls,trueloveandtogetherness.

Whatutternonsense!

Rowley

Ofcoursetobaccocanhelpgovernmenttoraisemoney.However,whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand,itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease.Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetteroffifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.

Bernice

Smokingcanprovideconstantconsolation.WhenIfeelworriedornervous,Ijustgetacigaretteandeverythingseemtogetright.Afteraday'shardwork,thethingIwanttodomostissmoking.Itcanbeevenbetterwithacupofcoffee.It'ssoenjoyableandrelaxingthatitrelievesstressesofeverydaylife.Sowhybothertobanitandtakethepleasurefromus.

Nowmatcheachofthepeople(1to5)totheappropriatestatement.