1、公共英语三级-254 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).How did the woman feel about the movie?（分数：1.00）A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Informative.D.Lengthy.(2).Why was the woman disappointed?（分数：1.00）A.The tickets were sold out.B.The play was not interesting.C
2、.She got tickets for an afternoon performance.D.She got tickets for another night.(3).What does the man usually do on Saturday?（分数：1.00）A.He relaxes.B.He goes fishing.C.He goes to work.D.He works on his house.(4).What did the professor tell the woman?（分数：1.00）A.He objects to her visit.B.The class is
3、 not worth visiting.C.She should visit his class next Monday.D.The students will have their examination next Monday.(5).What is the most probable relationship of the two people?（分数：1.00）A.Waiter and customer.B.Boss and employee.C.Doctor and patient.D.lawyer and client.(1).What does the man propose t
4、o do next year?（分数：1.00）A.Visit his aunt.B.Go to the Great lakes.C.Visit the Yellow Stone Park.D.See the Niagara Falls.(2).Why hasnt the woman finished typing the report?（分数：1.00）A.Because she has been lazy.B.Because she has bee, busy.C.Because she doesnt like to type it.D.Because she has forgotten
5、to type it.(3).How about the weather is when the conversation takes place?（分数：1.00）A.Cloudy and windy.B.Sunny and cold.C.Cloudy and freezing.D.Sunny and warm.(4).What is the Music Box?（分数：1.00）A.Its a place where musicians play music at night.B.Its a little jazz bar.C.Its the womans favorite place.D
6、.Its a place where you can meet interesting people.(5).What are the two speakers most probably talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Weights and measurements.B.Political systems.C.Employment.D.Money.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11 13 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：3.00）(1).Why did the woman want to
7、 talk to the man?（分数：1.00）A.She tried to help newcomers to her country.B.She wanted to teach the man English.C.She planned to write about the evening school.D.She was interested in foreigners.(2).What did the man think he was poor in when talking about his English?（分数：1.00）A.Reading.B.Grammar.C.Spea
8、king.D.Writing.(3).What was the man going to do after the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.Have classes.B.Meet his brother.C.Work in a restaurant.D.See his uncle.Questions 14 17 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：4.00）(1).Whats the main purpose of the mans trip?（分数：1.00）A.To improve his skating techniques.B
9、.To take a vacation.C.To climb mountains.D.To learn to ski.(2).Where is the man planning to visit?（分数：1.00）A.New Mexico.B.New England.C.New Jersey.D.New Zealand.(3).Why does the woman know so much about Albuquerque?（分数：1.00）A.Her sister lives there.B.She attended college there.C.She lives thirty min
10、utes from there.D.She visited there last year.(4).According to the woman, what may cause the man the most problems in Albuquerque?（分数：1.00）A.The low humidity.B.The changing climate.C.The high altitude.D.The extreme temperatures.Questions 18 21 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：4.00）(1).What ar
11、e the speakers doing ?（分数：1.00）A.They are discussing about their job.B.They are having a job interview.C.They are talking about a company.D.They are talking about business with Germany.(2).Why did the woman give up her present job?（分数：1.00）A.Because she was not interested in her present job.B.Becaus
12、e she wanted to find more chances to be promoted.C.Because the company she worked for went bankrupt.D.Because she wanted to find a well-paid job.(3).What is the advantage that the woman has to get the new job?（分数：1.00）A.She majors in economics.B.She has working experience.C.She can speak French.D.Sh
13、e is good at Germany.(4).How does the man get in touch with the woman?（分数：1.00）A.By telephone call.B.By fax.C.By E-mail.D.By paying a visit.Questions 2225 are based on the following dialogue.（分数：4.00）(1).What are the speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.How to increase ones speed in a bicycle race.B.Ma
14、jor American bicycle races.C.The contributions of cycling to health.D.An annual cycling event.(2).According to the woman, what is different every year?（分数：1.00）A.Tile length of the course.B.The route the cyclists take.C.The number of the participants.D.The month in which the tour is held.(3).What do
15、es the woman imply about the participants?（分数：1.00）A.They are not competing with each other.B.They have to pay a high fee.C.They tend to be beginning cyclists.D.Most of them fail to finish the route.(4).How many participants does the woman expect this year?（分数：1.00）A.45,000.B.44,000.C.46,000.D.47,00
16、0.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextMen have traveled ever since they flint appeared on earth.In primitive times they did not travel for pleasure but to (26) new places where their herds could feed, or to escape from (27) neighbors, or to find more (28) climates. They traveled on foot. Their (
17、29) were long, tiring and often dangerous. They protected themselves with simple (30) such as wooden sticks or stone clubs, and by lighting fires at night and, (31) all, by keeping together.Being intelligent and creative, they soon (32) easier ways of traveling. They (33) on the backs of their domes
18、tic animals; they hollowed out tree (34) and, by using bits of wood as paddles, were able to travel (35) water.Later they traveled, not from necessity, but (36) the joy and excitement of seeing and experiencing new things, which is still the main (37) why we travel today.Traveling, of course, has no
19、w become (38) organized business. There are cars and splendid roads, express train, huge ships and jet airliners, all of (39) provide us with comforts and security. This sounds wonderful. (40) there are difficulties. If you want to go (41) , you need a passport and visa, tickets, luggage, nd a hundr
20、ed and one (42) things. If you lose any of them, our journey may be (43) . Scientists have invented machines that can explore (44) space. Eventually there will be cheap day journey to the moon and honeymoons on Venus. People will be able to fly from one planet to another in nasty little arrow-shaped
21、 tubes. I say “people“ because I have no (45) of being one of them.（分数：20.00）A.visitB.findC.buyD.investigateA.hostileB.richC.pleasantD.friendlyA.humidB.warmC.favorableD.convenientA.journeysB.destinationsC.travelsD.tripsA.weaponsB.toolsC.methodsD.waysA.atB.aboveC.forD.inA.discoveredB.recoveredC.creat
22、edD.madeA.droveB.rodeC.ranD.movedA.leavesB.trunksC.branchesD.rootsA.acrossB.aroundC.byD.intoA.withB.fromC.forD.toA.reasonB.purposeC.causeD.goalA.mostlyB.highC.highlyD.greatlyA.whichB.theseC.thatD.thoseA.BesidesB.ThenC.FurthermoreD.ButA.outsideB.abroadC.travelingD.drivingA.muchB.otherC.manyD.moreA.in
23、juredB.damagedC.hurtD.ruinedA.outsideB.outC.outerD.outwardA.aimB.goalC.intentionD.purpose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)Students graduating from colleges today are not fully prepared to deal with the“ real world“. It is my belief that college studen
24、ts need to be taught more skills and information to enable them to meet the challenges that face everyone in daily life. The areas in which students need training are playing the credit game, planning their personal financial strategy, and consumer awareness.Learning how to obtain and use credit, ca
25、rdsis probably the most valuable knowledge a young person can have. Credit card is a dangerous tool that can be of tremendous help if it is handled with caution. Having credit cards can enable people to obtain material necessities before they have the money to purchase them. But unfortunately, many
26、young people get carried away with their handy plastic credit cards and awake one day to find they are in serious financial debt. Learning how to use credit cards properly can be a very difficult and painful lesson indeed.Of equal importance is learning how to plan a personal budget. People have to
27、know how to control money; otherwise, it can control them. Students should learn how to set aside their money for living expenses, insurance, savings, and so forth in order to avoid the“ Oh, no ! Ive no money and I dont get paid again for two weeks!“ anxiety conditions.Along with learning about cred
28、it and personal financial planning, graduating college students should be trained as consumers. The consumer market today is flooded with a variety of products and services of varying quality and prices. A young person entering the“ real world“ is suddenly faced with difficult decisions about which
29、product to buy or whose services to engage. He is usually unaware of such things as return policies, guarantees, or repair procedures. Information of this sort is vital knowledge to everyday living.For a newly graduated college student, the“ real world“ can be a scary place to be when he or she is f
30、aced with such issues as handling credit, planning a budget, or knowing what to look for when making a purchase and whom to purchase it from. Entering this“ real world“ could be made less painful if persons were educated in dealing with these areas of daily life. What better place to accomplish this
31、 than in college?（分数：10.00）(1).According to the writer, graduating students_.（分数：2.00）A.find it hard to get a job with only knowledge gained from collegeB.do not deserve a college diploma because of insufficient skills and knowledgeC.cannot earn enough money to support themselvesD.do not have necess
32、ary knowledge and skills to deal with real life(2).The writer points out that many young people_.（分数：2.00）A.fall into debt due to ill-advised use of credit cardsB.have to depend on credit to purchase some material necessitiesC.do not know how to use credit cards and easily run into serious debtD.sta
33、rt buying too much on credit before they get a job(3).Students suffer from anxiety conditions because _.（分数：2.00）A.they do not have their parents financial supportB.they are worded that they dont get paid on timeC.they run out of money and cant cover their living expensesD.they cant afford to buy in
34、surance for themselves(4).As consumers students need training because this enables them to_.（分数：2.00）A.handle their credit cards with cautionB.control their money carefully so that they dont go brokeC.make wise purchasing decisions and be informed about consumer servicesD.cope with serious financial
35、 problems(5).By asking“ What better place to accomplish this than in college?“ the writer means that_.（分数：2.00）A.the best place to train students to deal with personal financial issues is in collegeB.students should be trained to enter the real world after they graduate from collegeC.students should
36、 be trained in business and economics in collegeD.students should he taught to cope with the difficulties they will lace after graduation八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories or heavy automobile traffic. T
37、oday, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is literally worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern halt of the United States and led to health warning even in rural areas away from
38、 any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of coal and oil is creating a “greenhouse e
39、ffect“ holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the worlds average temperature. If this view is correct and the worlds temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water.Another vie
40、w, less widely held, is that increasing particulate matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earths temperature a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make agriculture difficult or impossible
41、 in many of our top fanning areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen ( though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will offset
42、 each other and the worlds temperature will stay about the same as it is now.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the text, people used to think that air pollution_.（分数：2.00）A.caused health problem in the countrysideB.influenced the entire eastern half of the United StatesC.had damaging effect in the whole wo
43、rldD.existed only in urban and industrial areas(2).Paragraph 1 implies that_.（分数：2.00）A.coal and oil are the main cause of the greenhouse effectB.increasing gathering of carbon dioxide in the air is the main cause of greenhouse effectC.greenhouse effect will cause ten degrees increase in temperature
44、D.the polar ice cap will cover New York under water(3).It can be inferred from the text that_.（分数：2.00）A.raising the temperature several degrees will not do much harm to earth lifeB.temperature will change dramatically in the coming yearsC.lowering the temperature a few degrees will be very harmful
45、in fanningD.temperature will remain constant in the future(4).According to the text the word“ offset“ in ( Line 6, Para. 2 ) means_.（分数：2.00）A.pat upB.set upC.make up forD.catch up with(5).The best title of this passage would be_.（分数：2.00）A.The Greenhouse EffectB.The Burning of Coal and OilC.The Pos
46、sible Effect of Air PollutionD.The Possibility of Temperature Drop九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)More people are now going to dentists offices, but nearly one half of the United States population will not see a dentist. Why? They are scared. And, really, what experience is worse than seeing a traditional d
47、entist? You wait in silence, thumbing through old magazines, in a germ-free white waiting room in which no one ever speaks. All is silent until an assistant calls your name and leads you back to another white room, which is filled with machinery to frighten you still further.At the Medical College o
48、f Georgia, dentists are taught principles of behavior and techniques of office design that should help reduce the patients anxiety and tension. Assistants and receptionists are taught to smile and speak to the patient. This helps create an environment of trust. Dentists themselves are being taught t
49、o communicate more fully with the patient. A phrase such as“ you are doing fine“ tells the patient that the dentist is appreciative of the patients unpleasant situation.Dentists office is being repainted in colors that make patients feel calmer. A startling color such as red should be avoided at all costs, for red brings to mind blood and pain. Paintings and other things are strategically located so as to turn away the patients attention. Until recently, dentists had ignored the fact that most patients
