1、公共英语三级-227 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 time did the woman have to see Bobs teacher?（分数：1.00）A.5:30.B.8:30.C.5:20.D.5:00.(2).What do we learn about the man?（分数：1.00）A.He has visited the TV Tower twice.B.He will visit the TV Tower in J
2、une.C.He has visited the TV Tower once.D.He saw the big tower he visited on TV.(3).What is the most probable relationship between Jim and Bob?（分数：1.00）A.They are colleagues.B.They are classmates.C.They are friends.D.They are twins.(4).Where is this conversation probably taking place?（分数：1.00）A.In a
3、department store.B.In a drugstore.C.At a restaurant.D.In a post office.(5).Why cant the man play volleyball?（分数：1.00）A.He has to finish his homework.B.He has kids to look after.C.He doesnt like playing volleyball.D.His wife doesnt allow him to do so.(1).Whats the woman suggesting to the man?（分数：1.00
4、）A.He should not do the experiment after all.B.He must be extremely careful.C.She will help him do the experiment.D.Shes sure he is right(2).Why is the man feeling sorry?（分数：1.00）A.He couldnt get a copy of the magazine the girl wants.B.He wants to read the magazine again.C.He has lost the womans mag
5、azine.D.He has lent the magazine to his friend.(3).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.The deadline is drawing near.B.She cant meet the deadline.C.She turned in the proposals today.D.They are two days ahead of time.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.David only does half of the work.B.David gets t
6、he promotion earlier than Carol.C.Carol works more than David.D.Carol should get the promotion.(5).What do we learn from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.The weather may get even colder.B.The weather will soon get warmer.C.They are having the coldest winter ever.D.The weather is mild compared to the past
7、 yearn三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 13 are based on the following dialogue at a party.（分数：3.00）(1).What kind of neighborhood did the woman live in as child?（分数：1.00）A.An affluent one.B.A poor one.C.A suburban one.D.A rural one.(2).What is the woman doing?（分数：1.00）A.She is serving her guests.B
8、.She is singing songs.C.She is working hard.D.She is looking at the city.(3).What does the woman like to do?（分数：1.00）A.Work.B.Play.C.Sleep.D.Both A and 13.Questions 14 17 are based on the following dialogue between two lovers.（分数：4.00）(1).Who do you think are the two speakers in the conversation?（分数
9、：1.00）A.Betty and Tom.B.Alice and Smith.C.Marta and John.D.Maria and Joseph.(2).What are they doing at the airport?（分数：1.00）A.They are traveling together.B.They are having a walk.C.They are saying goodbye to each other.D.They are chatting.(3).What is John?（分数：1.00）A.He is a lawyer.B.He is a doctor.C
10、.He is a tour guide.D.He is a student(4).What is Marta afraid of?（分数：1.00）A.She is afraid that John will forget all about her once he leaves.B.She is afraid that John will never come back once he leaves.C.She is afraid that John will come back once he leaves.D.All the above.Questions 18 21 are based
11、 on the following talk of a lab instructor.（分数：4.00）(1).At what point in the semester does this talk take place?（分数：1.00）A.At the beginning.B.In the middle.C.Near the end.D.During the final exam.(2).Which of the following is NOT the duty of the lab instructor?（分数：1.00）A.Taking care of the students s
12、afety.B.Grading their lab notebooks.C.Helping set up the experiments.D.Giving them lectures on physics.(3).Why does the speaker tell the story about Newton?（分数：1.00）A.To illustrate what a great scientist he was.B.To explain why lab equipment must be cleaned carefully.C.To emphasize the need for prop
13、er precautions.D.To show how theoretical chemistry has advanced.(4).What will the students probably do after the talk?（分数：1.00）A.Leave the room.B.Hand in their lab notebooks.C.Go to Professor Kaplans office.D.Work on an experiment.Questions 22 25 are based on the following self introduction of a tea
14、cher.（分数：4.00）(1).Why did the man give up studying physics?（分数：1.00）A.His eyesight was too poor.B.Physics was too hard for him.C.He had to work to support himself.D.He didnt like physics any more,(2).Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?（分数：1.00）A.He wanted to travel.B.He found his job b
15、oring.C.He was not qualified to be an engineer.D.He was not happy with the new director.(3).Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?（分数：1.00）A.He wanted to go to Spain.B.He wanted to work with his friend.C.He enjoyed travelling around the world.D.He was rejected by the engineering firm.(4)
16、.Why did the man start to teach English part-time?（分数：1.00）A.The owner of the school promised him a good position.B.He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.C.He wanted to earn more to support his family.D.He enjoyed teaching English.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextAll over the
17、 world, forests are safeguarding the health of the planet itself. They do this (26) protecting the soil, providing water and (27) the climate. Trees (28) soil to mountainsides. Hills (29) the trees have been felled lose 500 times as (30) soil a year as those with trees.Trees catch and (31) rainwater
18、. Their leaves break the impact (32) the rains, robbing them of (32) destructive power. The roots of trees allow the water to go into the soil, (34) gradually releases it to flow down rivers and refill ground-water reserves. Where there are no (35) , the rains run in sheets of water off the land, (3
19、6) the soil with there Land (37) with trees and other plants (38) 20 times more rainwater than (39) earth. As they grow, trees absorb carbon dioxide, the main (40) of the “greenhouse effect“, which (41) irreversibly to change the worlds climate. Together, the worlds trees, plants and soils contain t
20、hree times as much carbon as (42) is in the atmosphere.The worlds forests (43) the vast majority of its animal and plant species. The tropical rainforests (44) have well over half of them, (45) they cover only about 6% of the Earths land surface.（分数：20.00）A.forB.fromC.byD.withA.adoptingB.regulatingC
21、.transformingD.controllingA.bindB.requireC.giveD.offerA.thatB.whichC.whereD.thereA.lessB.moreC.manyD.muchA.storeB.transmitC.attractD.provideA.onB.withC.ofD.forA.itsB.theseC.thoseD.theirA.thatB.itC.whatD.whichA.rainsB.treesC.hillsD.soilA.bringingB.carryingC.takingD.missingA.coveredB.occupiedC.settled
22、D.fixedA.absorbsB.reducesC.engagesD.providesA.plainB.emptyC.hareD.simpleA.reasonB.effectC.purposeD.causeA.warnsB.attemptsC.threatensD.approachesA.thereB.itC.thatD.bowA.containsB.are containingC.containedD.containA.onlyB.lonelyC.aloneD.itselfA.no matterB.in spiteC.in thatD.even though五、Section Readin
23、g 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)Every ten years there is a national census to count the number of people. The Census Office asks every household to answer questions on a census form. The census counts people by the kind of housing they live in, the country in which
24、they were born, and the kind of job they do and how they travel to work. Census results are used by a great many people and are available to everyone in many ways. For example, in order to work out present and future needs we must know how people are housed now, and the sizes and ages of their famil
25、ies. For hospitals, schools and other local services, the size of annual grants made by the Government to these services depends largely on the numbers and needs of people in the area.Many of the figures come from the census. In order to work out future spending for pensions, we need to know peoples
26、 ages, how many are men and how many are women, whether they are single or married, and the size of the family. The census shows how many people have moved from one area to another and how the local workforce is changing. This information is used when factories, offices, shops, public transport and
27、places for leisure are being planned. The census is taken in order to provide figures about the nation as a whole. It does not give information about any named person, family or household. Names and addresses are needed to take the census accurately, but they are not fed into the computer. After the
28、 census, the forms are locked away and will not be released to anyone outside the Census Office for 100 years. The answers you give on your census form will be treated secretly. No one outside the Census Office will see your completed form, but if you refuse to complete your form properly, you may b
29、e taken to court and the form could be produced as evidence. Everyone working on the census is required to keep it secret and can be prosecuted if he or she improperly reveals information.（分数：10.00）(1).It is necessary to know what sort of housing conditions people have in order to plan _.（分数：2.00）A.
30、the sizes and ages of familiesB.the sizes and ages of housesC.how many presents will be neededD.how many houses need to be built(2).The census shows the change that have taken place regarding _.（分数：2.00）A.the number of people who work in the areaB.the number of buses in the areaC.the strength of wor
31、kers in the areaD.the use of power in the area(3).Which of the following statements is TRUE?（分数：2.00）A.There is no information about peoples names on the census forms.B.The census would not be accurate if the information was fed into a computer.C.The census gives information about the whole country.
32、D.Named people and families do not need to give information.(4).Information about names and addresses _.（分数：2.00）A.is stored in the computer for 100 yearsB.is not usually accurateC.will not be seen by anyone outsideD.can be made public 100 years later(5).The people who work on the census _.（分数：2.00）
33、A.will not see the completed formsB.have promised not to reveal informationC.are not allowed to keep the information in memoryD.are secretly trained八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, P
34、rince never left his sight, practically ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities.When Williams wanted to put on his
35、boots, he would murmur “Boots“ and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morning, Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams daily paper but with a half-ounce packet of Williams favorite tobacco, John Rhineys Mixed. A gun-
36、dog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creatures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.Williams was a railwayman, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform which smelled of oil and oil fuel. He h
37、ad to work at odd times - “days“, “late days“ or “nights“. Over the years Prince got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked at the bedroom door unti
38、l he woke, much to the annoyance of the family. On his return, Williams slippers were brought to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered.A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between
39、 the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days
40、later - that was five days after the fall - Prince dropped the wallet into Williams hand. Very muddy, stained and wet through, the little case still contained fifty-three pounds, Williams driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog bad found it no one could tell, but he had found it and re
41、cognized it probably by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.（分数：10.00）(1).How did the dog perform his duties?（分数：2.00）A.He was delighted to show them off.B.He did his best but was not often successful.C.He did them quickly to get them over.D.He had few opportunities to do them.(2).What does the
42、 passage tell us about gun-dogs?（分数：2.00）A.They are the fastest runners of all dogs.B.Their teeth are removed when they are young.C.They can carry birds, etc. without hurting them.D.They breed well, producing many young dogs.(3).As a result of Williams work _.（分数：2.00）A.he did not get enough sleepB.
43、there was an oily smell from his clothesC.the dog grew accustomed to travelling by trainD.the dog was confused about the time of the day(4).It annoyed Williams wife and family when _.（分数：2.00）A.Williams had to go to work at nightB.the dog made too much noise in the houseC.Williams made them all get
44、up earlyD.the dog would not let them see the newspaper(5).Williams did not realise his loss for several days because _.（分数：2.00）A.he trusted the dog to find the walletB.he was unconscious all that timeC.he thought the wallet was in the houseD.he had no occasion to feel in his packets九、Text 3(总题数：1，分
45、数：10.00)It is difficult to say exactly how the music we call “rock“ or “rock and roll“ began. Its roots go back to many different countries and many different kinds of music and musicians.Rock music developed mainly from the interaction of black African and white European music. The Europeans and th
46、e African slaves who came to America during the seventeenth century each had their own different kinds of music. Black Africans used heavy drumbeats, a rough singing voice, and the calling of a melody and answer of a chorus. The white Europeans, mostly English and Scots, used a stronger melody, a le
47、ss heavy beat, and instruments such as guitars, horns, and fiddles. The history of rock and roll is the history of how rock evolved from these two traditions.From the seventeenth to the twentieth century, musicians in the southern United States developed two new forms of music: the blues, usually pl
48、ayed by blacks, and country music, played by whites. Black musicians sang the blues accompanied by a guitar. This music was similar to work songs: stories of troubles and pain, with lines that were repeated several times. The words “rock and roll“ probably came from the black churches in the South,
49、where people sang spiritual music and danced to the strong rhythms, which they called “rocking and reeling“. At the same time, whites were playing country music, which was mostly traditional dancing music and slow songs that told sad stories. The singers were accompanied by string instruments such as fiddles and guitars.During this time blues and country musicians had some influence on each other, but the influence grew stronger after phonograph records became popular in the late nineteenth century. The birth of the elec
