1、公共英语三级-(无听力原文 3 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)（分数：5.00）(1).Where is the woman“s husband now?（分数：1.00）A.In the lab.B.In the dining hall.C.At home.D.In the office.(2).For how many hours is the museum open?（分数：1.00）A.Eight.B.Seven.C.Nine.D.Two.(3)
2、.What is Daniel now?（分数：1.00）A.He is a novelist.B.He is a singer.C.He is an artist.D.He is a businessman.(4).What is the woman complaining about?（分数：1.00）A.The man is late.B.They should have a class.C.She must speak for him.D.The train was delayed.(5).Where are the woman and man now?（分数：1.00）A.In th
3、e bookstore.B.At the office.C.In the hospital.D.At home.（分数：5.00）(1).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.She goes to the theatre occasionally.B.She doesn“t like going to theatres.C.She goes to theatres very often.D.She goes to theatres only when she is off duty.(2).Why was he late?（分数：1.00）A.Lazines
4、s.B.Missed the bus.C.Car trouble.D.Heavy traffic.(3).How does Susan feel?（分数：1.00）A.Satisfied.B.Happy.C.Tired.D.Discouraged.(4).What do we learn from this conversation?（分数：1.00）A.Jack is dependable.B.Tom always tells the truth.C.Jack is wealthy.D.Tom is sometimes more foolish than Jack.(5).What kind
5、 of a person is Bob?（分数：1.00）A.He is shy.B.He is quiet.C.He is talkative.D.He is helpful.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. （分数：3.00）(1).Why did the Romans build so many roads?（分数：1.00）A.They wanted Rome to become the center of the world.B.They wanted to p
6、ave important roads with large, flat stones.C.They needed to keep their soldiers busy by making them build roads.D.They needed the roads to move large armies and trade goods.(2).What did the Romans do to dig tunnels for mountain roads?（分数：1.00）A.They cracked the rock with fire and cold water.B.They
7、used explosives to break up the rock.C.They dug through mountains with machinery.D.They did it the way we do in modern times.(3).What conclusion can we make from the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Building roads without machinery was almost impossible 2,000 years ago.B.It took a long time for the Romans to buil
8、d roads by hand.C.People still use the old Roman way of building roads.D.Stones were used only in roads in Asia.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following dialogue. （分数：4.00）(1).According to the woman, what governs the clothes we wear?（分数：1.00）A.A desire to express oneself and display one“s wealt
9、h.B.Individual taste and love for beauty.C.Love for beauty and a desire to impress other people.D.Individual taste and a desire to express oneself.(2).Judging by the extraordinary warm clothes some people wear, what might we learn about them?（分数：1.00）A.They may be homesick and feel insecure.B.They a
10、re either cold or very sick.C.They may try to attract other people“s attention.D.They want to protect themselves from physical injuries.(3).So far as clothes are concerned, what color might shy people prefer according to the woman?（分数：1.00）A.White.B.Yellow.C.Red.D.Grey.(4).What is the relationship b
11、etween the man and the woman in the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.Reporter and fashion designer.B.Husband and wife.C.Shop assistant and customer.D.Teacher and student.Questions 18 to 21 are based on the following monologue. （分数：4.00）(1).What was the report given by the weather station in Chicago?（分数：1.00）A.Su
12、nny skies.B.Cloudiness, but no rain.C.Light showers.D.Thunderstorms.(2).What was the temperature at Ann Arbor airport?（分数：1.00）A.79 degrees F.B.75 degrees F.C.74 degrees F.D.73 degrees F.(3).According to the weather report, what was the pollution index?（分数：1.00）A.Very GoodB.GoodC.FairD.Poor(4).What
13、did the forecast indicate that the weather for the weekend would be?（分数：1.00）A.Rainy and mild.B.Rainy and cold.C.Sunny and mild.D.Cloudy and cold.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the following passage. （分数：4.00）(1).What is the concern of ordinary people about the “Greenhouse Effect“?（分数：1.00）A.Whethe
14、r it can be detected and checked.B.Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage.C.Whether global warming will speed up in the future.D.Whether it will affect their own lives.(2).What has happened since the end of the Ice Age?（分数：1.00）A.Many species have moved further north.B.Many new species hav
15、e come into existence.C.Many species have developed a habit of migration.D.Many species have become less sensitive to climate.(3).What will be a possible threat to plants in the future?（分数：1.00）A.Storms and floods.B.Disease and fire.C.Less space for their growth.D.Rapid increase of the animal popula
16、tion.(4).According to the passage, what will probably happen to the endangered species?（分数：1.00）A.They will gradually die out.B.They will be able to survive in the preserves.C.They will have to migrate to find new homes.D.They will face extinction without artificial reproduction.四、Section Use of Eng
17、(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Researchers stress that we need diet and exercise to drop pounds. “The most 1 way to lose weight is with a combination,“ says Rena Wing, head of the National Weight Control Center. 2 experts also admit that many 3 losers find it helps to 4 on one or the other. “A lot of people feel h
18、elpless at the thought of 5 everything-diet, lifestyle,“ says Bess Marcus, professor of human behavior at Brown University Medic, al School. “So ask yourself. “ 6 do I want to start? What am I willing to focus on?“ The 7 depends on everything from what you hope to 8 to how your life is 9 . If you ar
19、e in a big hurry to drop pounds 10 , dieting is the way to go. Decades of 11 have shown it“s the surest and quickest method. If you are more 12 with how you look than with numbers on the scale, though, 13 may be the way to go. By increasing physical activity, you“ll 14 fat and build muscle tissue. 1
20、5 of ten end up losing both fat and muscle tissue. Your 16 approach is one that suits your lifestyle. If you“ve tried and 17 at one approach, consider the other. “A lot of people have become so disappointed that they begin to think they“ll 18 be able to lose weight,“ says Marcus. “That“s when it“s t
21、ime to try something new. 19 a small step forward can help people 20 confidence and convince themselves they can make even bigger changes. “（分数：20.00）A.activeB.productiveC.comprehensiveD.effectiveA.ThenB.ButC.MoreoverD.StillA.grown-upB.unfortunateC.poorD.would-beA.insistB.dwellC.concentrateD.stressA
22、.developingB.combiningC.changingD.practicingA.WhereB.WhenC.HowD.WhyA.alternativeB.solutionC.choiceD.answerA.addressB.acquireC.achieveD.adoptA.settledB.composedC.formedD.organizedA.eventuallyB.fastC.completelyD.hardA.summaryB.surveyC.inspectionD.researchA.confusedB.troubledC.concernedD.acquaintedA.di
23、etB.operationC.exerciseD.activityA.dischargeB.consumeC.digestD.burnA.DietersB.PractitionersC.ActivistsD.ExercisersA.simplestB.quickestC.easiestD.bestA.pausedB.aimedC.failedD.arrivedA.neverB.rarelyC.everD.nearlyA.NaturallyB.EvenC.AlmostD.SimplyA.reserveB.recoverC.returnD.regain五、Section Reading Co(总题
24、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 colorful characters of Leadville“s 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
25、was a school teacher in Vermont. With his first wife and two children he left 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 we
26、st to the small Colorado mining camp known as California Gulch, which he later 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 Leadvill“s fortune and wealth. Tabor knew litt
27、le about mining himself, so he opened a general store, which sold everything 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 sh
28、are in the mine if one was discovered. He did this for a number of years, but 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 tha
29、t way. These were persistent, however, and Tabor was too busy to argue with them. “Oh, help yourself. One more time won“t 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 in
30、terest in their findings. They picked a barren place on the mountainside and began 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
31、return for his $ 17 investment. Later Tabor bought the Matchless Mine on another barren hillside just outside the town for $ 17,000. 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 l
32、ater became lieutenant governor of the state.（分数：10.00）(1).Leadville got its name for the following reasons EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）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
33、(2).The word “grubstake“ in paragraph 2 means（分数：2.00）A.to supply miners with food and suppliesB.to open a general storeC.to do one“s 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(3).Tabor made his fi
34、rst fortune（分数：2.00）A.by supplying two prospective miners 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(4).The underlying reason for Tabor“s life career is _.（分数：2.00）A
35、.purely accidentalB.based on the analysis of miner“s 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(5).If this passage is the first part of an article, who might be introduced i
36、n the following part?（分数：2.00）A.Tabor“s life.B.Tabor“s second wife, Elizabeth McCourt.C.Other colorful characters.D.Tabor“s other careers.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A scientist who does research in economic psychology and who wants to predict way in which consumers will spend their money must study con
37、sumer behaviors. He must obtain data both on the resources of consumers and on the motives, that tend to encourage or discourage money spending. If an economist were asked which one of the three groups borrow most people with rising incomes, stable incomes, or declining incomes he would probably ans
38、wer: those with declining incomes. Actually, in the years 1947 to 1950, the answer was: people with rising incomes. People with declining incomes were next and people with stable incomes borrowed the least. This shows us that traditional assumption is that if people who have money expect prices to g
39、o up, they will hasten to buy. If they expect prices to go down, they will postpone buying. But research surveys have shown that this is not always true. The expectations of income increases may not stimulate buying. One typical attitude was expressed by the wife of a mechanic in an interview at a t
40、ime of rising prices. “In a few months,“ she said, “we“ll have to pay more for meat and milk, we“ll have less to spend on other things.“ Furthermore, the rise in prices that has already taken place may be resented and buyer“s resistance may be evoked. This is shown by the following typical comment:
41、“I just don“t pay these prices, they are too high.“ Traditional assumptions should be investigated carefully, and factors of time and place should be considered. The investigations mentioned above were carried out in America. Investigations conducted at the same time in Great Britain, however, yield
42、ed results that were more in agreement with traditional assumptions about saying and spending patterns. The condition most conductive to spending appears to be price stability. If prices here been stable and people have become accustomed, to consider them “right“ and expect them to remain stable, th
43、ey are likely to buy. Thus, it appears that the common business policy of maintaining stable prices with occasional sales or discounts is based on a correct understanding of consumer psychology.（分数：10.00）(1).The example of the mechanic“s wife is intend to show that in times of rising prices, _.（分数：2
44、.00）A.people with declining income tend to buy lessB.people with stable income tend to borrow lessC.people with increasing income tend to buy moreD.people with money also tend to buy less(2).Finding in investigations in Britain indicate _.（分数：2.00）A.certain factors should be taken into accountB.peop
45、le in Britain behave in the same way as those in AmericaC.price stability results from a correct understanding of consumer psychologyD.occasional discounts and sales are necessary(3).According to the passage people tend to buy more when _.（分数：2.00）A.prices are expected to go upB.prices are expected
46、to go downC.prices don“t changeD.business policy remains unchanged(4).The best title of the passage is _.（分数：2.00）A.Consumer“s Purchasing PowerB.Relationship between Income and Purchasing PowerC.Traditional AssumptionsD.Studies in Consumer Behavior(5).According to the passage, what does the author t
47、hink of the traditional assumptions about consumer behavior?（分数：2.00）A.The assumptions are not always true.B.They are in reliable.C.They are in consistent with the findings in investigation.D.The assumptions are not at all wrong.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Why do some new products succeed, bring million
48、s of dollars to innovative companies, while others fail, often with great losses? The answer is not simple, and certainly we cannot say that “good“ products succeed while “bad“ products fail. Many products that function well and seem to meet consumer needs have fallen by the wayside. Sometimes, virt
49、ually identical products exist in the market at the same time with one emerging as profitable while the other fails. Mc. Neal Laboratories“ Tylenol has become successful as an aspirin substitute, yet Bristol Meyers entered the test market at about the same time with Neotrend, also a substitute for aspirin which quickly failed. The nature of the product is a factor in its success or failure, but the important point is that they should aim at meeting the customer“s need, and the introductory promotion should seek to communicate that need satisfying quality
