公共英语三级-556及答案解析.doc

1、公共英语三级-556 及答案解析(总分：106.00，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).Why did the woman remember James so well?A. He was late for school on the first dayB. He had a funny faceC. He was the first person she met at schoolD. He liked to show off in class（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(

2、2).What do we learn from the mans reply?A. He doesnt care if it is turned offB. He thinks the woman is rightC. He is reluctant to turn it offD. He wants the woman to watch the game, too（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the woman imply?A. The man shouldnt have invited her roommate to the meetingB. Her r

3、oommate was unable to attend the meetingC. The woman forgot about the time changeD. Her roommate is unreliable about delivering messages（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What time did Sue leave home?A. 5:10 B. 5:00C. 4:30 D. 5:15（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Whats the problem?A. The man wasnt served what he orderedB. The

4、 man was charged too muchC. The man was charged more than he could payD. The man was charged for the wrong order（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How much is the black shirt?A. $20.00. B. $21.00. C. $42.00. D. $10.00.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman suggest?A. Getting another ticket at the door. B. Waiti

5、ng for the man at the door.C. Exchanging the ticket for a better one.D. Trying to sell the ticket.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the mans probable occupation?A. Waiter. B. Secretary. C. Tailor. D. Professor.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Whats the womans opinion about the school?A. Its too expensive. B. It isnt

6、 needed.C. It should be built. D. A college would be better.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why didnt they meet that evening?A. They were both busy doing their own work.B. They waited for each other at different places.C. They went to the street corner at different times.D. The man went to the concert but the

7、woman didnt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).Why cant the library issue library cards to everyone who applies?A. Because it takes too long to process all the applications.B. Because its resources are limited.C. Because it is a library for special purposes.D. Because there is a shortage o

8、f staff.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What will the library do if a reader fails to renew the video when it is due?A. Discard his application form. B. Forbid him to borrow any items.C. Cancel his video card. D. Ask him to apply again.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).For how long can a reader keep the book before he rene

9、ws it?A. One month. B. One week. C. Two weeks. D. Two months.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why doesnt the woman buy the book?A. Because it s too expensive to buy it.B. Because she doesnt need it. C. Because she can t buy it everywhere.D. Because she already has got one.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the man su

10、ggest that the woman read the book?A. The professor had written it.B. It is the major text for the course.C. It contains new sociological evidence.D. The students from last year liked it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why did the woman have problems getting the book from the library?A. It wasnt published rece

11、ntly.B. It is in great demand.C. It was sold out already.D. It isnt owned by the library.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How did the woman react to Toms idea?A. She wonders if she can afford it.B. She doesnt want to bother Toms roommate.C. She thinks it wont work.D. She thinks its a good one.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(

12、1).Where was Miss Boyce brought up?A. In America B. In FranceC. In Germany D. In Italy（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What was Miss Boyces mother?A. A doctor B. A teacherC. A singer D. A housewife（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How did Miss Boyce get her training?A. From her mother B. From other opera singersC. By taking

13、 lessons at school D. By playing the piano at home（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does Miss Boyce have to learn different languages?A. To understand her operas betterB. To improve her language abilityC. To make herself known to more peopleD. To communicate with different people（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why does

14、 the man think that his first holiday away from home wasnt very happy?A. He wanted to take all his toys with him, but couldnt do it.B. He felt very homesick.C. He didnt like the sea.D. He couldnt keep along well with his aunt.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How old was the man on his first day at school?A. Six

15、 years old. B. Over six years old.C. Five years old. D. Ten years old.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What did the man do on his first day at school?A. He took all his toys with him. B. He took his Teddy with him.C. He didnt take any toys with him. D. He took some of his toys with him.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What

16、 did the man say about his school days?A. His teachers liked him very much.B. His teachers didnt like him, but he made a lot of friends.C. His teachers didnt like him, and he made no friends.D. His teachers and classmates all liked him.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Text“No, th

17、anks, I dont smoke.“ If you are really addicted to smoking and want to (26) , that may be the hardest thing you ever have to say. “I dont smoke“ has become an attitude of (27) ; there is (28) to stopping smoking and your most powerful (29) is your own will-power. There are four (30) to stop smoking:

18、a. Thinking about your reasons for stepping.b. Preparing to stop: this means (31) any secret (32) of cigarettes and giving them (33) , and arranging to de things which (34) you from smoking. (35) swimming or other sports and practice cutting down on the (36) of cigarettes you smoke every day. Allow

19、yourself to (37) cigarettes now and again. Dont ever buy more than one pack (38) .c. Stopping: (39) the day you stop, arrange to de lots of things you (40) .d. Staying stopping: this is the hardest part, particularly if you have been a (41) smoker. You may (42) feel depressed, irritable, anxious, or

20、 (43) cramps or headaches. But remember that withdrawal symptoms only (44) a few weeks. And (45) , if your motivation is high enough, you will succeed in beating nicotine (尼古丁) rather than letting it beat you.（分数：20.00）(1).A. give off B. give awayC. give up D. give in（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. manner B

21、 argumentC. spirit D. mind（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. excess B. short-cutC. access D. trick（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. resolution B. toolC. weapon D. instrument（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. ways B. stepsC. approaches D. responses（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. doing without B. putting upC. getting rid of D. dropping out

22、分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. storage B. storesC. sources D. resources（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. in B. awayC. off D. up（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. reduce B. protectC. restrict D. prevent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. Go with B. Take upC. Bring up D. Get into（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. content B. numberC. quantity D. amou

23、nt（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. put down B. turn downC. do away with D. run out of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. for a moment B. at the momentC. at a time D. at times（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. at B. inC. on D. for（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. enjoy B. hesitateC. participate D. anticipate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. large

24、 B. enormousC. heavy D. strong（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. bad B. betterC. worse D. well（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. hold back B. come toC. run into D. suffer from（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. cover B. costC. last D. take（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. in the end B. in generalC. in a word D. once for all（分数：1.00）A.B.C.

25、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：6.00)It was the day I froze a household pet that I began to worry about my memory. Technically, it was not a real household pet I froze but a bag of tropical fish, which on the scale of beloved members of any home, rank so

26、mewhere below the family cat and above an attractive set of coasters. And technically, I didn t completely freeze my fish. Rather, I absent-mindedly tossed them into the refrigerator with a bag of other things I had bought and fortunately found them just before my highly sensitive tropical fish coul

27、d turn into lightly breaded dinner fish.Nonetheless, that near-death experience-for the fish, if not for me-woke me up to the fact that my memory might not be all it once was:In the hope of improving my memory, I decided I would first try the memory books. How-ever, much of what I read was, at first

28、 blush, utterly forgettable.If I was truly going to juice up my recall, however, book reading wouldnt cut it. What I needed was some kind of memory pill. The big bat in the memory-pill lineup is ginkgo biloba, the dried leaf of the maidenhair tree, thought to improve circulation and, in theory, memo

29、ry. I decided to try it. The package warned that in addition to any other problems, ginkgo can cause “mild stomach discomfort“. After just one pill, I discovered that the package was-how best to put this? -not kidding. It s hard to say if my memory improved in the little time l was on ginkgo, but I

30、can say I had no trouble at all remembering to eat a tasteless diet for several days afterward.For me, the answer to memory problems was not in the medicine chest, but that didnt mean I was a hopeless case. My recall had improved after two weeks in the memory-improvement battle. I may not be able to

31、 read a magazine and instantly memorize it, but I now remember to buy it when I get to the store. I may not be able to memorize hundreds of names and faces, but at least I won t meet an Alex at a party and find myself calling him Alan or Alvin or Evelyn.（分数：6.00）(1).The writer became aware of her me

32、mory problem when she realized that she had _.A. forgotten to feed her fishB. forgotten to freeze her fishC. misplaced a bag of dinner fishD. misplaced a bag of tropical fish（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the writer, the memory books she read _.A. didnt help at allB. caused new problemsC. wouldn

33、t work at onceD. made her problem worse（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred from the passage that ginkgo _.A. can improve memoryB. works after the first pillC. can produce several side effectsD. causes mild stomach discomfort（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).The writer ate a tasteless diet for several days _.

34、A. as a result of her failing tasteB. as was advised by her doctorC. as a result of taking the drugD. as was warned on the package（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).The writer s tone can best be described as one of _.A. reliefB. humorC. worryD. solemnity（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Anxiety disorders a

35、re common and range from 10 percent to 20 percent of children and teens. Girl are usually more likely than boys to report anxiety symptoms or signs. Anxiety runs in families due to a combination of inherent and environmental factors. Anxious parents may produce anxious children. When signs are so se

36、vere that they interfere with daily life activities, it is time to seek an evaluation from a mental health professional.Consider the following example of a child who suffered stress disorder. Maria, age 12, was at her physicians office awaiting her yearly checkup. A bullet from a gun battle in the n

37、ext building tore through the wall and struck her mother in the shoulder, severely wounding her. The mother was rushed to the hospital, but Mafia did not know her fate for several days.Unable or unwilling to speak, visibly anxious and fearful, Mafia was evaluated by a child doctor in the same hospit

38、al several days later. He recommended a brief treatment and began by taking Mafia to her mothers bedside.Mafia, reassured that her mother was alive, nevertheless could not be separated from her. During the following weeks she insisted on sleeping with her mother and would not let her out of her sigh

39、t. Her mother was equally shocked, and told her daughter she was suffering great pain.The doctor began a series of play treatment sessions using dolls and paly surgical instruments in which Mafia performed operations in her doll hospital. She began to get great pleasure in her sessions. Her mother d

40、id not recover so quickly, so the doctor recommended individual treatment for her.The final sessions involved Mafia performing the operation on, not a doll, but her mother, who submitted to patient status once again. Playing out the painful theme was extremely beneficial, and with a minimum of inter

41、pretation, both were back to their normal functioning by the months end, Mafia did not need any medication.There are many ways of helping anxious children cope with their fears and worries. A careful evaluation and specific treatment plan can help these children get back on the path of normal develo

42、pment.（分数：10.00）(1).We learn from the text that anxiety in a family atmosphere is often _.A. analyzable B. unavoidableC. uncontrollable D. communicable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).People should seek professional help when anxiety begins to _.A. appear in their kids B. affect their judgmentsC. appear in thei

43、r families D. affect their life activities（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the text, Mafia suffered from stress disorder because _.A. she witnessed a gun battleB. she was wounded by a bulletC. she worried about her motherD. she was scared of her checkup（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Maria was taken to her mo

44、thers bedside in the hospital to _.A. start her initial treatmentB. keep her morn in her sightC. sleep together with her mornD. help with her moms recovery（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).To help an anxious kid out, it is suggested to _.A. tolerate his fears and worriesB. point out his normal grow pathC. put hi

45、m in a particular treatmentD. ask him to make a self-evaluation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetim

46、e. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future of work. By 2010, new technology will have revolutionized communications. People will be transmitting messages down telephone lines that previously would have been sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and s

47、ecretaries will vanish in a paperfree society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete as the horse and cart after the invention of the motor car. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant.Even people in traditional

48、professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer which is programmed with all the most up-to-date legal information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be ab

49、le to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take place in the home via video conferencing. Children will still go to school though, until another place is created where they can make friends anti develop social skills.What can we do to avoid the threat of unem