公共英语三级-245及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语三级-245 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn“t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in. Globe jobs were for lif

2、e-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss“s office. Would he rage? I wond

3、ered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I“m forty. There“s a lot I want to do in life. I“m resigning.“ “To another paper?“ He asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn“t say anything. I handed him a letter

4、 that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “I“m glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-

5、five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can“t, “ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “And if it doesn“t work out, remember, your star is always high here.“ Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good

6、byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybodyeven though I“d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up. Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar pr

7、operty. “I“m resigning, Bill, “I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn“t looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.“（分数：25.00）(1).From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _.（分数：5.00）A.newspaperB.magazineC.templeD.church(2

8、).If the writer stayed with the Globe _.（分数：5.00）A.he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.B.he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away.C.he would never have to worry about his future life.D.he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions.(3).The writer wanted to resign because _.（分

9、数：5.00）A.he had serious trouble with his boss.B.he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.C.he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry.D.he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.(4).When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with _.（分数：5.00）A.a trouble with its staff me

10、mbersB.a shortage of qualified reportersC.an unfavorable business situationD.an uncontrollable business situation(5).By “I wish I were in your shoes.“ (in the last paragraph) Bill Taylor meant that _.（分数：5.00）A.the writer was to fail.B.the writer was stupidC.he would do the same if possibleD.he woul

11、d reject the writer“s request四、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：25.00)Do you find it very difficult and painful to get up in the morning? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when your labor through your work you

12、 may say that you“re “hot“. That“s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such

13、 familiar monologues as: “Get up, Peter! You“ll be late for work again!“ The possible explanation to the trouble is that Peter is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member

14、 of the family has. You can“t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit if better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you“re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you wan

15、t to. If your energy is low in the morning, but you have an important to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won“t change your cycle, but you“ll get up steam and work better at your low point. Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretc

16、h. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.（分数：25.00）(1).I

17、f a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably _.（分数：5.00）A.he is a lazy person.B.he refuses to follow his own energy cycle.C.he is not sure when his energy is low.D.he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening.(2).Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the pass

18、age?（分数：5.00）A.Unawareness of energy cycles.B.Familiar monologues.C.A change in a family member“s energy cycle.D.Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.(3).If one wants to work efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should _.（分数：5.00）A.change his energy cycleB.overcome

19、 his lazinessC.get up earlier than usualD.go to bed earlier(4).You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will _.（分数：5.00）A.help to keep your energy for the day“s work.B.help you to control your temper early in the dayC.enable you to concentrate on your routine workD.keep your energy

20、 your energy cycle under control all day(5).Which of the following statements is NOT true?（分数：5.00）A.Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one“s energy.B.Dr. Kletman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.C.Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.D.

21、Children have energy cycles, too.五、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：25.00)There was one thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is

22、literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth

23、 may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect“conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the world“s average temperature.

24、If this view is correct and the world“s temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunli

25、ght and lowering the earth“s temperaturea result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would mane agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these condi

26、tions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible) Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world“s temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by econom

27、ic profits, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the “advanced civilization“. Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile?（分数：25.00）(1).As pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that

28、 air pollution _.（分数：5.00）A.cause widespread damage in the countrysideB.affected the entire eastern half of the United StatesC.had damaged effect on healthD.existed merely in urban and industries areas(2).As to the greenhouse effect, the author _.（分数：5.00）A.share the same view with the scientist.B.i

29、s uncertain of its occurrenceC.rejects it as being ungroundedD.thinks that it will destroy the world soon(3).The word “offset“ in the second paragraph could be replaced by _.（分数：5.00）A.slip intoB.make up forC.set upD.catch up with(4).It can be concluded that _.（分数：5.00）A.raising the world“s temperat

30、ure only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth.B.lowering the world“s temperature merely a few degrees would lead major farming areas to disaster.C.almost no temperature variations have occurred over the past decade.D.the world“s temperature will remain constant in the years to come.

31、5).This passage is primarily about _.（分数：5.00）A.the greenhouse effectB.the burning of fossil fuelsC.the potential effect of air pollution.D.the likelihood of a new ice age.六、Part B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)Abbey You can always recognize dieters from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of thei

32、r time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calorie charts, gazing at themselves in mirrors, and leaping on to weighing-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, protruding tummies and double chins. What a miserable lot di

33、eters are! Marlin I began making some dietary and lifestyles changes during my second year of college and have been eating this way ever since. I like the way I feel when I don“t eat animal foods so much more than the pleasure I used to get from eating them. I have much more energy; I need less slee

34、p; I feel calmer; I can maintain an ideal body weight without worrying about how much I eat, and I can think more clearly. Maggie During my first year of college, I gained forty pounds when I began throwing the javelin. For the next twenty years, I carried all of this extra weight and kidded myself

35、that I was in good shape since that“s what I weighed in college. Now that I“ve lost all that extra weight, I feel great! People say all the time, “Well, how do you live without eating cheeseburgers or this or that?“ and I say, “You just don“t. It“s not even an option. It“s not that hard once you get

36、 on it.“ Belinda If you are on a diet, you“re always hungry. You can“t be hungry and happy at the same time. All the horrible concoctions you eat instead of food leave you permanently dissatisfied. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as juicy steak. So at least three times a day you

37、 will be exposed to temptation. How miserable to watch others tucking into piles of mouth-watering food while you munch a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice! And if hunger just proves too much for you, in the end you will lash out and devour five huge guilt-inducing cream cakes at a sitti

38、ng. Then things will turn out to be even worse. Wood I went on diet when my doctor told me that my blood pressure tended to be high. Only at that time did I realize the danger of being overweight. Since I began making dietary changes in 1982, eating this way has become increasingly accepted. I don“t

39、 feel I“ve lost something after dieting. Instead, I“ve got something valuable. That is good health. Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A. Being on a diet is a torture. B. I feel better with vegetarian food. C. I lost weight af

40、ter dieting. D. I began dieting for the sake of health. E. Dieting enables people to enjoy life more. F. Dieting simply causes endless worries. G. Dieting does more harm than good to one“s health.（分数：25.00）(1).Abbey（分数：5.00）(2).Marlin（分数：5.00）(3).Maggie（分数：5.00）(4).Belinda（分数：5.00）(5).Wood（分数：5.00）公

41、共英语三级-245 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：25.00)Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn“t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in. Globe jobs were for life-

42、guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss“s office. Would he rage? I wonder

43、ed. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I“m forty. There“s a lot I want to do in life. I“m resigning.“ “To another paper?“ He asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn“t say anything. I handed him a letter t

44、hat explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “I“m glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-fi

45、ve percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can“t, “ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “And if it doesn“t work out, remember, your star is always high here.“ Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-b

46、yes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybodyeven though I“d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up. Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar prop

47、erty. “I“m resigning, Bill, “I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn“t looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.“（分数：25.00）(1).From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _.（分数：5.00）A.newspaper B.magazineC.templeD.church解析：

48、第二段老板提到“是不是到另一家报纸去”根据此推测这是一家报社。(2).If the writer stayed with the Globe _.（分数：5.00）A.he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.B.he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away.C.he would never have to worry about his future life. D.he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions.解析：第二段提到“假

49、如留下，会有生活保障”从而推断若不离开未来生活无忧。(3).The writer wanted to resign because _.（分数：5.00）A.he had serious trouble with his boss.B.he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.C.he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry. D.he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.解析：第二段提到“我要离开公司去开一家新传媒公司”(4).When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with _.（分数：5.00）A.a trouble with its staff membersB.a shortage of qualified reportersC.an unfavorable business situation D.an uncontrollable business