1、公共英语三级-429 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 is it now?（分数：1.00）A.Nine oclock.B.Eight oclock.C.Seven thirty.D.Eight thirty.(2).What will the woman probably do?（分数：1.00）A.She will drink some coffee.B.She will get some tea for the man.C
2、.She will meet her friend.D.She will drink what she has with her.(3).What size does the woman want?（分数：1.00）A.Size 8.B.Size 12.C.Size 11.D.Size 10.(4).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.He can help the woman.B.No one can help her.C.The machine was just repaired.D.The clerk doesnt like to be trouble(5
3、).What does the man mean?（分数：1.00）A.Do as well as you can.B.Its difficult to do something important.C.Nobody can be the best.D.Leave the task behin(1).Where are the man and the woman probably talking?（分数：1.00）A.Outside an art museum.B.Inside a bookstore.C.In the restaurant.D.Outside a sports center.
4、(2).Whats the man now?（分数：1.00）A.A student.B.A teacher.C.An engineer.D.An official.(3).What were the two speakers going to do?（分数：1.00）A.Go bicycle-riding.B.Go sailing.C.Swimming.D.Playing tennis.(4).What will the woman tell the man?（分数：1.00）A.Her new address.B.Her company s name.C.Her email.D.Her p
5、hone number.(5).What is the relationship between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.Student and teacher.B.Patient and nurse.C.Wife and husband.D.Lawyer and client.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).What kind of color TV did the man plan to buy?（分数：1.00）A.A cheaper one.B.A bigger one.C.A smaller one.D.A black and
6、white on(2).Why does the woman suggest that the man buy a smaller TV?（分数：1.00）A.Because its bad for his eyes.B.Because the man cant afford an expensive TV.C.Because a smaller TV is on sale.D.Because his sitting-room isnt very bi(3).What may the relationship be between the two speakers?（分数：1.00）A.The
7、y are teacher and student.B.They are husband and wife.C.They are classmates.D.They are shop assistant and customer.(1).Where is Tom now?（分数：1.00）A.At the college.B.At TV studio.C.At the hospital.D.In the classroom.(2).Which day is Toms birthday?（分数：1.00）A.Sunday.B.Monday.C.Saturday.D.Tuesday.(3).Wha
8、ts the woman going to do?（分数：1.00）A.To think about a good idea for Tom.B.To give up the chance of helping Tom.C.To help Tom leave the hospital as soon as possible.D.To go out for a birthday party with her classmates.(4).Why does the woman ask Tom to put on his clothes?（分数：1.00）A.She is afraid that T
9、om may catch a bad cold.B.Shell take Tom to see other children wholl have their tonsils (扁桃体) out.C.She knows Tom used to wear more clothes in autumn.D.He is very careless and will lose his clothes.(1).What does the speaker think are the causes of automobile accidents?（分数：1.00）A.The causes are very
10、complicated.B.The causes are obvious.C.The causes are familiar.D.The causes are not well understoo(2).What has helped to reduce car accidents?（分数：1.00）A.Regular driver training.B.Improved highway design.C.Stricter traffic regulations.D.Better public transportation.(3).What remains an important facto
11、r for the rising number of road accidents?（分数：1.00）A.Highway crime.B.Poor traffic control.C.Confusing road signs.D.Drivers errors.(4).Whats the focus of peoples attention today according to the passage?（分数：1.00）A.Designing better cars.B.Building more highways.C.Increasing peoples awareness of traffi
12、c problems.D.Enhancing drivers sense of responsibility.(1).What does Jane think of Potters course?（分数：1.00）A.Very good.B.Too general.C.Clear and interesting.D.Meticulous and too specialize(2).What is true of Potters first lecture?（分数：1.00）A.There was an interesting start and a well-organized end.B.T
13、here was a natural transition from its introduction to the following part.C.The plan about the Western development was good.D.The whole lecture was over-detailed and formless.(3).Which of the following is true about Potter?（分数：1.00）A.He is a postgraduate.B.He is qualified for teaching postgraduates.
14、C.He is an expert in town planning.D.He has only given one undergraduate course so far.(4).What can we learn from the interview?（分数：1.00）A.Jane and Helen are sisters.B.Jane and Helen are postgraduates.C.Jane and Helen are undergraduates.D.Jane and Helen are teachers.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.
15、00)On Friday nights when her friends are deciding which film to see, Karina Wood (26) to a recreational club where she (27) after adults with learning difficulties. Karina has been (28) at the club in Stonehaven for two years. She helps organise social events for a group of 30, (29) in age from youn
16、g adults to the (30) .Now Karina is one of 70 young people being (31) for her work with a Diana Award, an honor (32) upon children and teenagers who have made an outstanding or selfless(33) to their community.The awards, (34) to the memory of the Princess of Wales, will be (35) at the Scottish parli
17、ament tomorrow in the first ceremony north of the border. Karina, a sixth-year pupil at Mackie Academy, is going to the event with her (36) teacher, Ewen Ritchie, who(37) her for the award. Karina, who is studying advanced chemistry, maths and biology and hopes to become a doctor, insists that she d
18、oesnt seek (38) for her work.“It is a fantastic experience,“ she says. “I get to meet new people and learn new skills.“ She isnt (39) that she is the only one of her friends who (40) volunteer work, and she says she doesnt (41) their Friday night get-togethers.“I dont know what they think but I (42)
19、 the volunteer work. It is good fun.“ Although Karina was only seven when the (43) of Wales died, she says: “I know she was very (44) in charity work. She was the peoples royal and people could relate to her. I am glad the award is (45) her name./（分数：20.00）A.headedB.headC.headsD.headingA.looksB.take
20、sC.attendsD.caresA.volunteerB.volunteeredC.voluntaryD.volunteeringA.rangingB.arrangingC.varyingD.variedA.eldersB.elderlyC.oldersD.olderlyA.encouragedB.recognizedC.admittedD.complimentedA.bestowedB.feelC.givenD.reservedA.effortB.endeavorC.contributionD.sacrificeA.dedicatedB.designedC.aimedD.intendedA
21、.given outB.presentedC.deliveredD.handed outA.guidingB.instructingC.guidanceD.instructionA.introducedB.nominatedC.encouragedD.recommendedA.praiseB.acknowledgeC.admissionD.recognitionA.worriedB.concernedC.afraidD.sorryA.doB.have doneC.doesD.has doneA.missB.think ofC.think aboutD.dream ofA.loveB.choos
22、eC.likeD.preferA.PrincessB.QueenC.KingD.PrinceA.exhaustedB.involvedC.devotedD.busyA.byB.afterC.inD.at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)Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that mens hearts go in
23、to rapid decline when they reach middle age.The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 2025 percent between 18 and
24、 70 years of age,“ said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,“ said Goldspink. “This is part of
25、 the aging process.“What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,“ said Goldspink. They studied
26、more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart,“ said Goldspink.The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart wit
27、h regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.（分数：10.00）(1).The underlined word “longevity“ in the second paragraph probably refers to “_“.（分数：2.00）A.healthB.long lifeC.agingD.effect(2).The text mainl
28、y talks about_.（分数：2.00）A.men s heart cellsB.women s aging processC.the gender differenceD.hearts and long life(3).According to the text, the UK scientists have known that_.（分数：2.00）A.women have more cells than men when they are bornB.women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beatC.the fe
29、male heart loses few of the cells with ageD.women never lose their pumping power with age(4).If you want to live longer, you should_.（分数：2.00）A.enable your heart to beat much fasterB.find out the reason for agingC.exercise regularly to keep your heart healthyD.prevent your cells from being lost(5).W
30、e can know from the passage that_.（分数：2.00）A.the reason why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart has been found outB.scientists are on the way to find out why the male heart loses more of the cellsC.the team has done something to prevent the male from suffering the greater lossD.women over 7
31、0 could lose more heart cells than those at the age of 20八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The Man of Many SecretsHarry Houdiniwas one of the greatest American entert-ainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapesfrom prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tan
32、ks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic“ tricks.Of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move hi
33、s body into almost any position he wanted.Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as
34、magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.It was the publicity (宣传) that came from t
35、his that started Harry Houdinis success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luckand a small skeleton key, which
36、is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every
37、seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World-wild fame and a name remembered today.（分数：10.00）(1).According to the passage, Houdinis success in prison escapes depends on_.（分数：2.00）A.his special tricks and supernatural powersB.his unusual ability and a skeleton keyC.his magic tr
38、icks and unhuman powersD.his wisdom and magic tricks(2).In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this“ refers to_.（分数：2.00）A.his first prison escapeB.the year 1898C.the publicityD.Harry Houdinis success(3).Which of the following statements is true?（分数：2.00）A.Houdini was put into prison for seve
39、ral times because of crime.B.Houdini achieved great success once he entered entertainment world.C.Houdini performed prison escape in an effort to draw peoples attention.D.Houdini had super magic power to twist his body into almost any position he wante(4).It can be inferred from the passage that Hou
40、dini became famous_.（分数：2.00）A.in 1894B.before he marriedC.at the age of 17D.when he was about 24(5).Which of the following is the best title for the passage?（分数：2.00）A.A Skeleton KeyB.A Man of Many SecretsC.World-wild FameD.Great Escape九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Youre busy filling out the application
41、form for a position you really need. Lets assume you once actually completed a couple of years of college work or even that you completed your degree. Isnt it tempting to lie just a little, to claim on the form that your diploma represents a Harvard degree? Or that you finished an extra couple of ye
42、ars back at State University? More and more people are turning to utter deception like this to land their job or to move ahead in their careers, for personnel officers, like most Americans, value degrees from famous schools. A job applicant may have a good education anyway, but he or she assumes tha
43、t chances of being hired are better with a diploma from a well-known university.Registrars at most well-known colleges say they deal with deceitful claims like these at the rate of about one per week. Personnel officers do check up on degrees listed on application forms, then. If it turns out that a
44、n applicant is lying, most colleges are reluctant to accuse the applicant directly. One Ivy League school calls them “impostors (骗子)“; another refers to them as “special cases“. One well-known West Coast school, in perhaps the most delicate phrase of all, says that these claims are made by“no such p
45、eople“. To avoid outright (彻底的) lies, some job-seekers claim that they “attended“ or “were associated with“ a college or university. After carefully checking, a personnel officer may discover that “attending“ means being dismissed after one semester. It may be that“being associated with“ a college m
46、eans that the job-seeker visited his younger brother for a football weekend. One school that keeps records of false claims says that the practice dates back at least to the turn of the centurythats when they began keeping records, anyhow. If you dont want to lie or even stretch the truth, there are
47、companies that will sell you a phony diploma.One company, with offices in New York and on the West Coast, will put your name on a diploma from any number of nonexistent colleges. The price begins at around twenty dollars for a diploma from “Smoot State University“. The prices increase rapidly for a
48、degree from the “University of Purdue“. As there is no Smoot State and the real school in Indiana is properly called Purdue University, the prices seem rather high for one sheet of paper.（分数：10.00）(1).The main idea of this passage is that_.（分数：2.00）A.employers are checking more closely on applicants
49、 nowB.lying about college degrees has become a widespread problemC.college degrees can now be purchased easilyD.employers are no longer interested in college degrees(2).According to the passage, “special cases“ refers to cases that_.（分数：2.00）A.students attend a school only part-timeB.students never attended a school they listed on their applicationC.students purchase false degrees from commercial firmsD.students attended a famous school(3).From the sentence “job-seeker visited his younger brot
