公共英语三级-536及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语三级-536 及答案解析(总分：110.00，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).Where is this conversation probably taking place?A. In a post office. B. At an insurance agency.C. On an airplane. D. In a moving company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the man mean?A. He lent his no

2、tes to a classmate. B. He forgot to borrow the notes.C. He doesnt have an exam. D. He left his notes in class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the woman ask about the time?A. She does not have a watch. B. She is nervous about the appointment.C. Toms watch keeps good time. D. Tom is afraid to be late.（分

3、数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What are they talking about?A. Their best friend. B. Their favourite colour.C. The clothes the woman is wearing. D. A present the man has bought.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Where did the conversation most probably take place?A. In a library. B. In a classroom.C. In a bookstore. D. In a h

4、otel.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the woman mean?A. She invites the man to a pot luck next weekend.B. She asks the man to help her with the gardening.C. She is not free today.D. She agrees to meet the man next Saturday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What will the man do?A. Join his friends. B. Play a card g

5、ame.C. Catch up with others. D. Do more studying.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Where did this conversation most probably take place?A. At the bookstore. B. At a department store.C. At a club. D. At a school.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How much will the man pay for two tickets?A. $8. B. $24.C. $18. D. $36.（分数：1.00）A

6、B.C.D.(5).What do they decide to do?A. The man will bring some food back for dinner.B. They will go to their friends home for supper.C. The woman will fill the refrigerator before supper.D. They will eat out for dinner.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).Where did most of the pilgrims the

7、speaker met come from?A. From USA. B. From Europe.C. From Ohio. D. From his hometown.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was the main difference the speaker noted on returning to his hometown?A. It was just early in the morning.B. The school he visited had become better than it used to be.C. The birthplace of

8、 Shakespeare had become a tourist attraction because of the Shakespeare worship.D. Many Americans lived there now.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What was the direct connection between the members of the speakers family and Shakespeare?A. They owned Shakespeares birthplace.B. They went to the school where Shak

9、espeare had studied many years before.C. They lived near Shakespeares house.D. They shared Shakespeares first name.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How can a visitor see all the buildings with Shakespeare connections according to the speaker?A. With a ticket about three dollars. B. With an inclusive ticket.C. W

10、ith the speakers permission. D. With great Shakespeare worship.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why did man have to track his target at a close range when using a short bow?A. Because it was too heavy. B. Because it did not bend easily.C. Because it did not shoot far. D. Because its string was short.（分数：1.00）A.

11、B.C.D.(2).What does the passage tell us about the long bow?A. It went out of use 300 years ago.B. It was invented after the short bow.C. It was discovered before fire and the wheel.D. Its still in use today.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we know about modem bows?A. They are accurate and easy to pull.

12、B. Their shooting range is 40 yards.C. They are usually used indoors. D. They took 100 years to develop.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How many places will Mr. Robertson visit in China?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where was Mr. Robertson born?A. Australia. B. England.C. China. D. Ame

13、rica.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How many days is Mr. Robertson going to stay in Beijing?A. Five days. B. Six days.C. Seven days. D. Four days.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How will Mr. Robertson go to Xian?A. By train. B. By ship.C. By plane. D. By car.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does Sally do in the supermarket?A.

14、Working at the meat counter.B. Working in the produce section.C. Carrying groceries out of the store for customers.D. Checking the quality of the milk products.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why does Tom do the yard work?A. To earn money for school.B. To keep his yard nice.C. To be able to work outdoors.D. To

15、 get exercise while working.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why doesn t Tom like his job?A. Because he doesnt cam very much money.B. Because he has to work for quite a long time.C. Because he doesnt have time for lunch.D. Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is Tom going

16、 to do in the afternoon?A. Finish his homework. B. Cut grass.C. Plant trees. D. Buy groceries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextAfter 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a (26) for words? How can she (27) the names

17、of a couple they met on (28) years ago? Now we know (29) to tell him: its her brain.Although there are obviously cultural (30) for the differences in emotions and behavior, (31) breakthrough research reveals that the (32) of many puzzling differences between men and women may (33) in the head. Mens

18、and womens brains (34) much in common, but they are definitely not the same (35) size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a womans brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen per cent smaller than a mans, (36) the regions dedicated to language may be more densely (37) with brain ceils.Girls general

19、ly speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be (38) females use both sides of the brain when they read. In (39) , males rely only on the left side.At every age, womens memories (40) mens. They have a greater ability to (41) names with faces than men do, and they are (42) at recalling list. The

20、events people re- member best are those that an emotion is attached to. (43) women use more of their right brains, which (44) emotions, they may do this automatically.While we dont yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is (45) : male and female brains do the same things, but they do them

21、 differently.（分数：20.00）(1).A. slip B. puzzle C. loss D. failure（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. recall B. understand C. realize D. perceive（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. festival B. event C. occasion D. holiday（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. what B. how C. when D. where（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. senses B. reasons C. purposes

22、D. meanings（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. present B. instant C. recent D. immediate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. bottom B. basis C. root D. stem（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. hide B. set C. fix D. lie（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. have B. share C. divide D. store（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. in B. at C. with D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D

23、11).A. yet B. hence C. thus D. then（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. wrapped B. rested C. gathered D. packed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. which B. why C. that D. whether（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. fact B. contrast C. addition D. consequence（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. top B. match C. equal D. challenge（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D

24、16).A. mix B. combine C. join D. associate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. shier B. better C. keener D. easier（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. Since B. While C. Although D. Unless（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. process B. promote C. perceive D. produce（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. important B. mysterious C. special D. clear（

25、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Drunken drivingsometimes called Americas socially accepted form of murderhas become a national epidemic. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up

26、 to an incredible 250 000 over the past decade.A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American macho image and judges were leni

27、ent in most courts, but the drunken slaughter has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant.Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New

28、Jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 18-20-year-old drivers, more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.Reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programmes to help young people to develop “respons

29、ible attitudes“ about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to a marked decline in fatalities. Some states are also penalising bars for serving customers too many drinks. A tavern in Massachusetts w

30、as fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer who was “obviously intoxicated“ and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.As the fatalities continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition o

31、f alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the “noble experiment“. They forget that legal prohibition didnt stop drinking, but encouraged political corruption and organized crime. As with the booming drug trade generally, there is no easy solution.（分数：10.00）(1).Drunken driving has be

32、come a serious problem in America because _.A. most drunken drivers their cars at top speedB. about 25 000 people on average are killed every year by drunken driversC. car accidents attract so much publicityD. most drivers regard heavy drinking as part of the American macho image（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2)

33、Why have the public changed their opinion about drunken driving?A. Because drunken drivers are more conscious of their image.B. Because judges usually give more severe sentences to drunken drivers.C. Because detailed statistics on drunken slaughter are now available.D. Because they are no longer to

34、lerant of the drunken slaughter.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that _.A. young people were often bad driversB. raising the legal drinking age would have little effect on the reduction of tragediesC. raising the legal drinking age would reduce the number of people

35、killed by drunken driversD. many drunken drivers were not of legal age（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Laws recently introduced in some states have _.A. prevented bars from serving drunken driversB. resulted in fewer fatalities of traffic accidentsC. specified the amount drivers can drinkD. reduced the number o

36、f convictions（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the authors attitude toward the solution of drunken driving in the United States?A. Pessimistic.B. Optimistic.C. Casual.D. Realistic.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In targeting consumers what Pepsi calls the “Power of One“ makes perfect sense: its

37、all about making sure. that everybody who buys a salty bag of Tostitos or Lays potato chips has to think twice before passing up that thirst quenching bottle of Pepsi or Mountain Dew across the aisle.In the back offices of supermarkets and discount stores, Pepsi is waging another kind of war, pitchi

38、ng itself not just as a supplier but also as a partner in a highly competitive business. Coined. Pepsi, Frito Lay and Tropicana account for 11 billion in retail sales at supermarkets - hefty numbers that Coke cant match. “We represent up to 13% of their profits,“ says PepsiCos new senior vice presid

39、ent for sales and marketing, AI Carey. Last month Carey accompanied Enrico and the presidents of Pepsi, Prito and Tropicana on a historic first joint call on a major retailer to remind the customer of those figures.For Enrico, the reengineering of PepsiCo could be the crowning achievement of a caree

40、r filled with magic acts. The 54-year-old chairman started as an associate product manager for Frito Lay and became president of Pepsi Cola at 39. In the 1980s he became famous as the cola warrior who beat Coke and bragged about it. As its president in the 1990s, he rejuvenated Frito Lay. Then he tu

41、rned around the restaurant division before deciding it was too expensive to keep. “Nobody can bull Roger, because he knows every one of our businesses clearly“, says Indra Nooyi, the companys chief strategist. Enrico has spent a long time picking these businesses apart and relearning them, in order

42、to completely reshape them.What Enrico discovered was that forging a new PepsiCo meant changing a corporate oulture that was in love with itself. Pepsi has always attracted some of Americas hottest executive talent, and it let these managers run their businesses. In a world where scale matters, such

43、 freedom has a price. “Frankly, we had a long-standing culture of autonomous business units,“ says Frito Lay chief executive officer Steve Reinemund. So while managers were ricocheting off each other in search of their next promotion, or chasing new restaurant chains or joint ventures in far flung p

44、arts of the world, Coke stuck with the game it knew, steadily increasing the stakes along the way with billions of dollars of investment in soft drinks, nothing else. “The bet had been made, and we didnt raise or call it.“ says Enrico. “We didnt even play./（分数：10.00）(1).According to the first paragr

45、aph of the passage, we can infer that _.A. fire breaks out often in potato chipsB. salty food encourages the sale of colaC. it is not easy to make a purchase before thinking carefullyD. being thirsty is the only reason for buying cola（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In the first sentence of the second paragraph

46、 the word “pitch“ means _.A. to make a decision B. to take a positionC. to draw a conclusion D. to start a new phase（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the last paragraph, the author uses the sentence “In a world where scale matters, such freedom has a price“ to means that _.A. the PepsiCo must be centralized

47、in managementB. many small companies cant compete with a large companyC. autonomous business may result in good profitsD. the managers are not good enough（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The authors attitude towards Enricos strategies is one of _.A. suspicion B. capriceC. enthusiasm D. criticism（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D

48、5).Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. PepsiCos Marketing StrategyB. PepsiCos Success as a Major SupplierC. Enricos Successful CareerD. PepsiCos Success and Its Magic Creator（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)There are at least two causes of anxiety: conflict and

49、 stress. As an example of the former, we can rarely predict the precise consequences of what we do, but we are awarded (oz cursed) with the intellectual capacity to anticipate the advantages and disadvantages which may arise for any action we may be contemplating. Very commonly we axe faced with a choice between several courses of action, all of which we have reasons for or against. This state of affairs - in psychological jargon, multiple approach-avoidance conflict - accounts for a great deal of our worryi