公共英语三级-523及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语三级-523 及答案解析(总分：105.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Listening (总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Part A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)(1).What is the man going to give the children?A. Oranges.B. Dinner.C. Nothing.D. A snack.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many bank robbers were there altogether?A. 4.B. 2.C. 1.D. 3.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where d

2、oes the conversation most probably take place?A. At school.B. In the office.C. In a garage.D. At a toy store.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What were they talking about?A. The driving speed of the woman.B. How fast they should drive.C. The speed limit.D. The driving speed of the man.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What

3、does the man mean?A. He doesnt like reading at all.B. He has no reading preference.C. He doesn t have time to read.D. He doesnt read the same kind of books as the woman.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Whats the womans occupation?A. Nurse. B. Saleswoman. C. Nun. D. Doctor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).From the conversat

4、ion what is the probable relationship between the two speaker?A. Policeman and policewoman. B. Policeman and witness of an accident.C. Bus driver and victim. D. Policeman and thief.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What can we infer from the conversation?A. The woman will search the desk drawer.B. The scissors a

5、re in the desk drawer.C. The woman has searched the desk drawer.D. The scissors have been found.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man mean?A. His mother cant make apple pies.B. His mother likes the pie very much.C. This pie cant match his mothers.D. This apple pie tastes very good.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.

6、(5).Why is the man making the phone call?A. He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith.B. He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him.C. He wants to change the time of the appointment.D. He wants the woman to meet him at three oclock.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).Whats the w

7、omans problem?A. Her daughter shows no interest in going to college.B. Her daughter is not interested in her studies and has poor grades.C. Her daughter does not think going to college: is the best choice for her.D. Her daughter wants to get a job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What the result might be if Jan

8、es grades continue to fall?A. She wouldnt be able to get a scholarship for college.B. She wont be able to be admitted to college.C. She wont get a diploma from high school.D. She will be forced to leave the high school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does Roger suggest the woman to solve her problem?A. To

9、 criticize Jane for her present situation.B. To force Jane to pay more attention to study.C. To talk with Jane seriously.D. To let Jane make her own choice.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What will the woman do if Jane was not ready for college according to Roger?A. She should force Jane to set a right attitud

10、e toward college.B. She should help Jane to change her opinion about college.C. She should motivate Jane to study much harder.D. She should ask Jane to put off college and get a job.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).According to Janet, what would most affect negotiations?A. English language proficiencyB. Differe

11、nt cultural practicesC. Different negotiation tasksD. The international Americanized style（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).W hich of the following can NOT be seen as a difference between Brazilian and American negotiators?A. Americans prepare more points before negouationsB. Americans are more straightforward d

12、uring negotiationsC. Brazilians prefer more eye contact during negotiationsD. Brazilians seek more background information（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which group of people seems to be the most straight forward?A. The British B. BraziliansC. Americans D. Not mentioned（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the followi

13、ng is the characteristic ofJapanese negotiators?A. Polite B. BluntC. Straight D. Self-explanatory（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why are mothers fed up with their jobs?A. Because the jobs are difficult.B. Because the jobs make them have little time for their children.C. Because their children and family are in

14、 trouble.D. Because they dont like the jobs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How many women work for themselves now?A. Two thousand. B. Twenty thousand.C. A million. D. Two million.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we learn about Tanya Rostron?A. She doesnt work.B. She works as head of marketing in a major company.C

15、. She has little time with her new baby daughter.D. She employs 11 people in her company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What was wrong with Mr. Jackson?A. He had toothache.B. He hurt his legs.C. His false teeth didnt fit.D. Something was wrong with his fingers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How long has Mr. Jackson bee

16、n suffering?A. For one day.B. For a few days.C. For a few Weeks.D. For more than a month.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How did the doctor respond to the caller?A. Indifferent.B. Worried.C. Sympathetic.D. Irritated.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).When will Mr. Jackson go to see the doctor?A. Tomorrow morning.B. After lu

17、nch.C. Before lunch.D. Right away.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. (26) co

18、mparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 (27) 25,000 victims. (28) and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, (29) traffic was light on the citys highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in

19、Los Angeles during the last 20 years have (30) the citys buildings and highways, making them more (31) to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers arent (32) on their successes. (33) to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should (34) even

20、greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant final yet (35) materials, such as steel and wood, which (36) without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and (37) rubber and steel between the building

21、and (38) foundation to reduce the (39) of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings (40) as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures (41) like living organisms to an earthquakes vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building (42) forward, the c

22、omputer would force the building to (43) in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very (44) to build. However, they would (45) many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes.（分数：20.00）(1).A. For B. In C. From D. By（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. clasped B. exclaimed

23、C. clapped D. claimed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Mortalities B. Wounds C. Injuries D. Morality（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. where B. whenC. which D. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. strengthened B. enforced C. empowered. D. stretched（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. refusing B. objection C. resistant D. resolute（分数：1.00）A.B

24、.C.D.(7).A. depending B. resting C. relying D. counting（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. Pinned B. Pinning C. Piled D. Piling（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. offer B. offend C. afford D. effort（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. flourish B. flexible C. fierce D. financial（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. bead B. bent C. curve D. curse（分数

25、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. inspect B. insect C. insert D. thrust（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. it B. their C. its D. them（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. compact B. impact C. pact D. pant（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. minds B. brains C. spirits D. thoughts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. restore B. respond C. resist D. resign（分数：1.

26、00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. slaps B. tops C. tips D. skyscrapers（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. shift B. shield C. shiver D. shed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. extensive B. explosive C. executive D. expensive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. salvage B. savior C. safe D. save（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Pa

27、rt A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full-blown. Quite the contrary, just as the cook has to undergo an intensive training, m

28、astering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-schoolwork, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and

29、 the more rewarding.There are still some remote places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a fee. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter

30、 writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to paper. It would be difficult to count the number of suc

31、h words, messages, letters, and re- ports put into the mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figure must be enormous. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes, that his writing will be read. We want to arouse (引起) and hold the interest of the readers. We want whatever we writ

32、e to be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some “letters-to-be-read“ file (档案) or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing.（分数：5.00）(1).In this passage, good writing is-compared to fi

33、ne food because _.A. both writers and cooks have to work long hours every dayB. both are essential to lifeC. both writers and cooks can earn a good livingD. both are enjoyable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A public “scribe“ ( Para. 2) is _.A. a secretary who does your business or social writingB. a machine th

34、at does writing for youC. a public school where writing is taughtD. a person who earns a living by writing for others（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the passage, some managers dont have to do any letter writing because _.A. they rely on quick notesB. they have excellent secretariesC. they have a c

35、omputer to do itD. they prefer making phone calls（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).According to the author, if your letter is thrown into some “letters-to-be-read“ file, _.A. it will receive immediate attentionB. it will be dealt with by the secretaryC. it is likely to be neglectedD. it is meant to be delivered

36、soon（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The purpose of the author in writing this passage isA. to explain and persuade B. to comment and criticizeC. to interest and entertain D. to argue and demonstrate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, said that he was about to donate a

37、lmost all of his tremendous fortune out of assisting the cause of global health. According to Forbes, with an estimated worth of more than $ 40 billion, the project will be a great devotion for Gates. Providing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to solve global health issues, Gate

38、s made a promise that apart from “a few percent left for the kids“, all his fortune will be used on the cause of global health.So why is the richest man in the world willing to focus most of his fortune on one interest? Gates believes that the theory“ the equality of opportunity“ in American society

39、should be extended to other countries in the world. He said, to improve the health of the people has proven to be a vital method in helping poor countries to be successful in finance. “National borders may cause inequalities,“ said Gates, “What we all need to do is not just saying my nation has done

40、 well but taking a more global view. We have to pay more attention to these health issues, trying to know how scarce resources they have. “Both my parents set a good example for me when I was a child,“ Gates said, “My father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Birth Hood, and my mot

41、her, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. “ When collecting his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually give back as well, however, he didnt expect to devote all his energy to one project until he was about 60.But, Gates, who is 47 now, began to question whether he could wait that long. “It seemed

42、there was something really urgent,“ Gates said. “1 began to think, how many people could I save before that time?/（分数：10.00）(1).Bill Gates will donate his vast fortune to _.A. improve American peoples health condition aloneB. improve the health of population all around the worldC. enable the governm

43、ent to build more hospitalsD. avoid leaving his children too much money（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Bill Gates believes that in order to develop poor countries, it is necessary _.A. to encourage more people to emigrate to AmericaB. to aid them with natural resourcesC. to make more effort on the health issue

44、s in themD. to help them with a more positive attitude（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).We can learn from the text that Bill Gates thinks _.A. Americans can be world-famous by donating all his wealthB. Americans should treat fellow citizens wellC. Americans should give more money to people from poor countriesD.

45、Americans should concern about people all over the world（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Bill Gates donated his vast fortune earlier than he had planned because of _.A. his ambition to be famousB. his childrens adviceC. his change in attitudeD. his concerns for suffering people（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does Gat

46、es worry about?A. How much money he could leave to his children.B. How his kids live their lives in the future.C. How people will lead their lives in the following years.D. How his money will be used.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Oceanography has always been regarded as the science of our

47、 oceans mixing geology, biology, chemistry, and physics to unveil the secrets of our seas. Scientists once defined oceanography as “the application of all sciences to the study of the sea“. Before the nineteenth century, very few scientists showed an interest in the sea. Newton, a well-known scienti

48、st, explored some aspects of it theoretically in his works at one time, but later he was unwilling to have a further study on it.The sea was remote for the majority of the people, and except early travelers who traveled among continents or others who earned a living by undersea living creatures, it

49、was not necessary to raise questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. Just when Europe and America proposed to lay a telegraph cable between them, the question “what is at the bottom of the seas?“ had to be answered for the first time with some commercial links. The engineers had to observe and measure the depth profile of the route to estimate the length of the cable to be produced.Thanks to Maury, the US Navy, the Atlantic Telegraph Company acquired information on this matter in