公共英语三级-548及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语三级-548 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).What did the man win in his dream?A. A holiday. B. A new ear.C. Some money. D. A desert.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Will the woman come to the party?A. Maybe. B. Yes, she will.C. Yes, certainly. D. No, she

2、will not.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How long has the woman been an author?A. About 30 years. B. About 40 years.C. About 60 years. D. About 70 years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman want?A. A radio. B. Some pens. C. Some radios. D. Some batteries.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the woman doing?A. Aski

3、ng for information. B. Asking for an apology.C. Asking for help. D. Asking for a taxi.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the man usually do on weekends?A. He goes for long walks, B. He goes to his clubs.C. He plays bowling. D. He plays chess.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What colour does the man like?A. Brown. B

4、 Yellow.C. Green. D. Red.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why is the man moving?A. He likes to play guitar. B. He needs a quieter place.C. The new apartment is cheaper. D. The present apartment is too small.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Will the man borrow any money from the woman?A. Yes, because she has two dollars.B.

5、 Yes, because she wants to help him.C. No, because she will need the money this week.D. No, because she doesnt want to lend him the money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the woman complaining about?A. That the man is late. B. That they should have a class.C. That he must speak for him. D. That the trai

6、n was delayed.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).What can actually motivate workers according to Frederick Herzberg?A. Job security. B. Good labor relations.C. Challenging work. D. Attractive wages and benefits.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era?A

7、 Many tedious jobs continue to be done manually.B. More and more unskilled workers will lose jobs.C. Computers will change the nature of many jobs.D. Boring jobs will gradually be made enjoyable.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do some supermarkets do to motivate employees?A. Offer them chances of promoti

8、on.B. Improve their working conditions.C. Encourage them to compete with each other.D. Give them responsibilities as part of a team.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers?A. They will not bring real benefits to the staff.B. They concern a

9、small number of people only.C. They are arbitrarily set by the administrators.D. They are beyond the control of ordinary workers.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the man prefer to work for?A. A large company. B. A small company.C. A company of his own. D. All kinds of companies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Wh

10、at do they get the agreement on?A. Al1 companies have problems. B. Small companies have problems.C. Large companies have problems. D. There are no problems in companies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we learn from the conversation?A. The man has been working in a small company for a long time.B. The m

11、an used to work for a big company, but now he works in a small one.C. The man works in a small company, but he doesnt like it.D. The man likes to work for a big company.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why did Alice call her father?A. She wanted to tell him that everything was OK.B. She wanted to know if everyt

12、hing was OK with her parents.C. She wanted to tell him that she was coming to see him in July.D. She wanted to invite her parents to Billys birthday party.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Who was Jack?A. Alices son. B. Mr Davis boss.C. Alices brother. D. Alices husband.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How many children did

13、 Alice have?A. Two boys and one daughter.B. One boy and two daughters.C. Two boys and two daughters.D. One boy and one daughter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What can we infer from the conversation?A. Alice didnt often visit her parents.B. Alice was homesick.C. Two of Alices children were part-time students.

14、D. Alice and her family usually visited her parents in summer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Where did Bryan Adams begin his singing career?A. In Africa. B. In Britain.C. In Canada. D. In Southern America.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did he go to the United States?A. For immigration. B. For fund raising.C. For a

15、larger audience. D. For cultural exchanges.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following things does he do the least?A. Writing songs. B. Training singers.C. Recording songs. D. Performing concerts.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).For whom has he helped to raise funds?A. War victims. B. Flood victims.C. People wh

16、o are starving. D. People who have got AIDS.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Apple computer introduced its pioneering, user-friendly Mackintosh computer in 1984. The “Mac“ quickly became popular and appeared likely to (26) the field. But Apple officials were reluctant to (27) the

17、 Macs (28) system to other manufacturers and give up control of their project. Meanwhile, Microsoft developed the“ Windows“ system for rival IBM computers and (29) machines. Microsoft licensed its operating systems to whoever could pay the price, and its sales (30) . Later September Apple finally li

18、censed the Mac technology. But by then, most computers were (31) to Windows and few customers signed (32) .Our lives are a (33) of our decisions-whether in business or 15ersonal (34) . And in every decision, there comes a crucial point when you must make up your mind. Deciding too quickly can bring

19、35) consequences; (36) too long can mean missed opportunities. And everyday life and history are full of (37) that can help us realize this critical moment.In July 1862, in the (38) of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln (39) his Cabinet members to the White House to (40) them of a decision he had made.

20、 The president read aloud to them the Emancipation Proclamation, (41) for freeing slaves in the Southern states at war with the Union. When he finished, the Cabinet members were silent. It was a (42) idea for the time and bound to (43) controversy even in the North.Then Secretary of State, William S

21、eward spoke up. The Confederates had recently routed the Union Army, and Lincolns proclamation might be interpreted as a (44) move. Wily not wait until the picture was brighter? Lincoln welcomed his advice and delayed the proclamation until September, when the battle of Antietam had stopped a confed

22、erate advance. The decision was then (45) received by supporters of the Union.（分数：20.00）(1).A. overwhelm B. overcome C. dominate D. overtake（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. license B. grant C. bid D. transform（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. operational B. operative C. operate D. operation（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. reli

23、able B. compatible C. reliant D. comparable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. bloomed B. prospered C. boomed D. advanced（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. permitted B. limited C. committed D. allowed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. out B. off C. down D. up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. amount B. number C. sum D. total（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9

24、).A. cycles B. regions C. areas D. spheres（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. disastrous B. desired C. pleasant D. unexpected（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. postponing B. delaying C. cancelling D. prolonging（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. benefits B. courses C. classes D. lessons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. light B. midst C. ga

25、p D. duration（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. summoned B. required C. recalled D. demanded（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. inform B. reform C. conform D. deform（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. contended B. tended C. attended D. intended（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. drastic B. radical C. striking D. intense（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).

26、A. compose B. create C. stir D. encourage（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. despairing B. desperate C. hopeless D. disappointed（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. poorly B. well C. indifferently D. hostilely（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)Among the more

27、colorful characters of Leadvilles golden age were H. A. W. Tabor and his second wife, Elizabeth McCourt, best known as “Baby Doe“. Their history is fast becoming one of the legends of the Old West. Horace Austin Warner Tabor was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he le

28、ft Vermont by covered wagon in 1855 to homestead in Kansas. Perhaps he did not find farming to his liking, or perhaps he was lured by rumors of fortunes to be made in Colorado mines. At any rate, a few years later he moved west to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he la

29、ter renamed Leadville when he became its leading citizen. “Great deposits of lead are sure to be found here.“ he said.As it turned out, it was silver, not lead, that was to make Leadvills fortune and wealth. Tabor knew little about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything

30、from boots to salt, flour, and tobacco. It was his custom to “grubstake“ prospective miners, in other words, to supply them with food and supplies, or “grub“, while .they looked for ore, in return for which he would get a share in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, bu

31、t no one that he aided ever found anything of value.Finally one day in the year 1878, so the story goes, two miners came in and asked for “grub“. Tabor had decided to quit supplying it because he had lost too much money that way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with t

32、hem. “Oh, help yourself. One more time wont make any difference,“ He said and went on selling shoes and hats to other customers, the two miners took $17 worth of supplies, in return for which they gave Tabor a one-third interest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountainside and b

33、egan to dig. After nine days they struck a rich vein of silver. Tabor bought the other shares of the two men, and so the mine belonged to him alone. This mine, known as the “Pittsburgh Mine,“ made $1,300,000 for Tabor in return for his $17 investment.Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another

34、barren hillside just outside the town for $117,000. This turned out to be even more fabulous than the Pittsburgh, yielding $ 35,000 worth of silver per day at one time. Leadville grew. Tabor became its first mayor, and later became lieutenant governor of the state.（分数：10.00）(1).Leadville got its nam

35、e for the following reasons EXCEPT _.A. because Tabor became its leading citizenB. because great deposits of lead is expected to be found thereC. because it could bring good fortune to TaborD. because it was renamed（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The word “grubstake“ in paragraph 2 means “ _.“A. to supply mine

36、rs with food and suppliesB. to open a general storeC. to do ones contribution to the development of the mineD. to supply miners with food and supplies and in return get a share in the mine, if one was discovered（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Tabor made his first fortune _.A. by supplying two prospective miner

37、s and getting in return a one-third interest in the findingsB. because he was persuaded by the two miners to quit supplyingC. by buying the shares of the otherD. as a land speculator（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The underlying reason for Tabors life career is _.A. purely accidentalB. based on the analysis of

38、 miners being very poor and their possibility of discovering profitable mining siteC. through the help from his second wifeD. he planned well and accomplished targets step by step（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced in the following part?A. Ta

39、bors life.B. Tabors second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.C. Other colorful characters.D. Tabors other careers.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)I switched on the TV and there they were againthe next crop of Miss World/Miss Universe candidates. The same practiced smiles, the same waving hands, the s

40、ame hosts with their unreal crossbreed accentsthe same.Yes, the show goes on. No time to enjoy the glory of the last set of titles. Its time to prepare for the next. Our Assembly Line is in place. It takes a whole year to prepare for the Miss World/ Miss Universe contest. And the young hopefuls give

41、 it their disciplined best almost as if they were preparing themselves for an T entrance test or the Civil Services exam.So whats wrong with that? If one set of kids can further their genetically gifted intellect, why cant another set further a similarly gifted Set of physical attributes? If brainy

42、kids go to coaching classes, why cant the pretty ones go to physical trainers? If cosmetic surgery, dental cares, balanced diets and workout sessions produce a happier, healthier and more self-confident woman who can take the world in her stride, perhaps thats the way to go.Yes, we had just begun to

43、 accept it all. We had just begun to create the slots for the brainy ones and the beauties. And then, suddenly we got a Mrs. World Aditi Gowatrikar with her dreamy green eyes. Brainy, beautiful and a wonderful wife and mother to boot. The mother of a two-year-old who is also a doctor and a super mod

44、el.Yes, Aditi has shown us that it is possible to do it all. But can she really be a symbol of Indian womanhood as some carried-away journalists and event managers have suggested? Is she the modern day Mother India? The one who can inspire the thousands of mothers and wives to break out of the petty

45、 confines of the roles they are forced to play? Will she find an echo among all those workingwomen dealing with families, bosses and unsupportive husbands? To most women, the word of Aditi Gowatrikar would seem like a different planet.（分数：10.00）(1).The repeated scene of beauty contests on TV makes t

46、he writer _.A. thoughtful B. refreshed C. doubtful D. excited（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).As the author sees it, the young candidates prepare for the contest _.A. anxiously B. seriously C. casually D. steadily（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).For most people, both brainy kids and young beauties are justified to _.A. imp

47、rove their self-confidenceB. possess certain acquired imagesC. make use of their natural qualifiesD. take advantage of their intelligence（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).In the authors opinion, for most Indian mothers and wives, Aditi is _.A. far from realityB. an example to followC. typical of Indian womenD. a

48、n inspiration for success（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).In the text, the writer comments on the beauty contest with a tone of _.A. despair B. tolerance C. admiration D. reservation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A recent study demonstrated how powerful a few words can be: Forty competitive tennis pla

49、yers were shown digital images of balls coming their way. Just before each ball appeared, the players saw or heard comments like “Good shot“ or “Bad shot. “ The reaction times of players hearing negative remarks were measurably slower. And these were athletes who trained frequently to play a consistent game and not make unforced errors.What is the explanation? Negative feedback weakens anyones belief in his or her ability to succeed. But if you can hold on to a winning attitude, youll make a greater effort and a