1、公共英语三级-516 及答案解析(总分：101.00，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).Where does the conversation take place?A. At a drug store. B. In a supermarket.C. At the dentists. D. At the police station.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the present price of the bookcase?A. You can b
2、uy two bookcases for $9.90 each.B. One bookcase will cost her $9.90 if she only buys one. If she buys two, they will cost $15.00.C. A bookcase costs $15.00.D. Bookcases cost $14.95 for two.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why didnt the woman eat?A. She was not hungry. B. She didnt like the food.C. She was in to
3、o much pain. D. She was on a diet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the mans profession?A. A waiter. B. A cook.C. A salesman. D. A shop assistant.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What does the woman suggest the man to do?A. Go to bed earlier at night.B. Try to get up as early as possible.C. Go for the class the nigh
4、t before.D. Get up quickly in the morning.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the man want to do?A. To change the tennis shoes in the sportwear department.B. To help his friend find the right department.C. To find his tennis shoes on the tennis court.D. To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes.（分数：1.00）A.B.
5、C.D.(2).What does the man suggest?A. Arrive early. B. Take a ship.C. Look for the package. D. Use airmail.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we know about the woman from this conversation?A. She has to change the time for the trip.B. She hasnt decided where to go next month.C. She cant afford the time for
6、 the trip.D. She will manage to leave this month.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Why does the woman want to move?A. The apartment is better furnished.B. She prefers to live in a quiet place.C. Its less expensive to live in an apartment.D. She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5)
7、.Why doesnt the woman accept the chocolate?A. Because of her stomachache.B. Because she doesnt like it.C. Because of her teeth problem.D. Because she never eats chocolate before.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).When do people usually wear T-shirts?A. When they take part in sports.B. When
8、 they watch a film.C. When they go shopping.D. When they read a book.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why do people like to wear T-shirts so much today?A. T-shirts are suitable for home wear.B. T-shirts are smart and comfortable.C. T-shirts go well with trousers.D. T-shirts feel soft and wash well.（分数：1.00）A.B.
9、C.D.(3).What kind of T-shirt is the most popular one?A. The silk T-shirt in white color.B. The nylon T-shirt worn on the playground.C. The wool T-shirt worn for work.D. The cotton T-shirt with a slogan or a picture.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is being done to make the T-shirts more attractive?A. New t
10、echnology. B. Advertisements.C. New designs. D. More artificial materials.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why does the woman want to go to the movie?A. She is tired of staying at home all day.B. There is a good film in the neighborhood theater.C. She enjoys going to the movies.D. She is sick of watching TV.（分数
11、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why the woman doesnt want to see the movie Gone with the Wind?A. Because the movie theater is far away.B. Because the film is too old.C. Because she doesnt want to see it a second time.D. Because its a popular film so the tickets would be quite expensive.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What d
12、o the man and the woman finally decide to do?A. They decide to go and see a horror film.B. They decide to stay home and watch TV.C. They decide to go to a movie in the neighborhood.D. They decide to go downtown.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Which is NOT the place where they are talking?A. London University.B
13、. The home of Charles Dickens.C. London.D. The Dickens Museum,（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which book is NOT mentioned in the dialogue?A. A Tale of Two Cities.B. The Pickwick Paper.C. Oliver Twist.D. Nicholas Nickleby.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When did Charles Dickens become a best selling author?A. Two hundred
14、years ago.B. A hundred years ago.C. A hundred and fifty years ago.D. Not until last century.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).For what is Charles Dickens so popular according to Dr. Sanders?A. His background.B. His luck.C. His hardworking.D. His genius.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Where is the woman planning to go on va
15、cation?A. Europe. B. California. C. Florida. D. The UK.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Where was she planning to go originally?A. Europe. B. California. C. The UK. D. Florida.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why has she changed her mind?A. Her accountant advised against taking such a trip.B. Her annual bonus was disappoin
16、tingly low.C. The value of the dollar has gone down.D. She didnt have sufficient funds.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the man recommend?A. He recommends that she go camping rather than buy a trailer.B. He recommends that she buy a trailer rather than go camping.C. He recommends that she buys a more
17、reliable trailer than the one she has.D. He recommends that she buys a cooler tent than the one she has.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)Scientists are learning more about our need for sleep. Most people sleep (26) eight hours each night. (27) people sleep more than (28) and othe
18、rs sleep as (29) as two or three hours each night. Scientists do not know exactly (30) some people sleep more than others. Dr. Ernest Hartman has a (an) (31) about this. He believes that the (32) of sleep depends on how a person (33) problems. He said people who need only a few (34) sleep usually ar
19、e people who have much energy and make good use of (35) to get their work to be done quickly. (36) he said many people who sleep longer than normal do creative work and seem to need (37) dreaming time to find solution (38) emotional problems. Some scientists agree (39) this idea and others dispute.T
20、o determine the (40) of the lack of sleep, scientists have put (41) through a set of psychological and performance tests (42) them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recite a passage read to them only minutes earlier, “Weve found that if youre in sleep (43) , performance suffers,“ says Dr.
21、David. “Short-term memory is (44) , (45) are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate./（分数：20.00）(1).A. for B. at C. in D. since（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. other B. many C. the other D. some（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. those B. that C. the hour D. the time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. much B. longer C. few D
22、. little（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. that B. why C. how D. when（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. thinking B. idea C. suggestion D. ponder（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. amount B. period C. stage D. number（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. face B. deal C. attack D. cope（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. hours B. hours C. hours D. hour（分数：1.00）A
23、.B.C.D.(10).A. sleep B. time C. work D. rest（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. Thus B. But C. And D. So（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. extraordinary B. extra C. less D. peculiar（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. with B. on C. to D. at（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. on B. with C. upon D. by（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. consequences B. pur
24、poses C. causes D. possibilities（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. workers B. objects C. employees D. subjects（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. helping B. forcing C. requiring D. allowing（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. effort B. efficiency C. surplus D. deficit（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. strengthened B. enforced C. reduced D. w
25、eakened（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. that B. which C. like D. as（分数：1.00）A.B.C.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)The way people hold to the belief that a fun-filled, pain-free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happ
26、iness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness, then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain
27、 inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, self-improvement.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitm
28、ent, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole nights sleep or a three-day vacation. I dont know any parent who
29、 would choose the word “fun“ to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children will never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realiza
30、tions. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all
31、 those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.（分数：6.00）(1).According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because he _.A. is reluctant to take on family responsibilitiesB. believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains singleC. finds more fun in dati
32、ng than in marriage D. fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).Raising children, in the authors opinion, is a _.A. moral duty B. thankless jobC. rewarding task D. source of inevitable pain（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).From the last paragraph, we learn that envy so
33、metimes stems from _.A. hatred B. misunderstandingC. prejudice D. ignorance（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(4).To understand what true happiness is, one must _.A. have as much fun as possible during ones lifetimeB. make every effort to liberate oneself from painC. put up with pain under all circumstancesD. be able
34、 to distinguish happiness from fun（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the author trying to tell us?A. Happiness often goes hand in hand with pain.B. One must know how to attain happiness.C. It is important to make commitments.D. It is pain that leads to happiness.（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Eng
35、ineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality, but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool. In high school I wanted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any sensible student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engine
36、ering department, famous reputation and lots of good labs and research equipments. But thats not what I did.I chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts (文科) university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more
37、noble reasons. I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value sys- tem to guide me in my career. I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision by interacting with people who werent studying science or engineering. My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for su
38、ch a sensible choice. They told me I was wise and mature beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.I headed off to college sure I was going to have an advantage over those students who went to big engineering“ factories“ where they didnt care if you had values or were flexible. I was going to be a com
39、plete engineer: technical genius and sensitive humanist (人文学者) all in one.Now Im not so sure. Somewhere along the way my noble ideals crashed into reality, as all noble ideals eventually do. After three years of struggling to balance maths, physics and engineering courses with liberal-arts courses,
40、I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile (协调) engineering with liberal-arts courses in college.The reality that has blocked my path to become the typical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I assumed in high s
41、chool. Individually they shape a person in very different ways; together they threaten to confuse. The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.（分数：5.00）(1).The author chose to study engineering at a small liberal-arts university because he _.A. wanted to be an example of practical
42、ity and rationalityB. intended to be a combination of engineer and humanistC. wanted to coordinate engineering with liberal-arts courses in collegeD. intended to be a sensible student with noble ideals（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the author, by interacting with people who study liberal arts, en
43、gineering students can _.A. balance engineering and the liberal artsB. receive guidance in their careersC. become noble idealistsD. broaden their horizons（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).In the eyes of the author, a successful engineering student is expected _.A. to have an excellent academic recordB. to be wis
44、e and matureC. to be imaginative with a value system to guide himD. to be a technical genius with a wide vision（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The authors experience shows that he was _.A. creative B. ambitiousC. unrealistic D. irrational（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The word“ they“ in “. together they threaten to conf
45、use.“ (Line 3, Para 5) refers to _.A. engineering and the liberal arts B. reality and noble idealsC. flexibility and a value system D. practicality and rationality（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Futurists love computers. After all, 40 years ago electronic digital computers didnt exist; toda
46、y microchips as tiny as a babys fingernail are making all sorts of tasks faster and easier. Surely the future holds still more miracles.Some of the computer experiments now going on inspire exciting visions of the future. For example, scientists are working on devices that can electronically perform
47、 some sight and hearing functions, which could make life easier for the blind and deaf. Theyre also working on artificial arms and legs that respond to the electric impulses produced by the human brain. Scientists hope that some day a person whos lost an arm could still have near-normal brain contro
48、l over an artificial arm.Video games, computerized special effects in movies, and real-life training machines now being used by the US Army are causing some people to predict new educational uses for computers. Computers could some day be used to simulate travel to other planets, to explore the ocea
49、n floor, or to look inside an atom.Experiments with electronic banking and shopping inspire predictions that these activities will soon be done from home computer terminals. Cars, too, might be equipped with computers to help drivers find their way around (Honda has one in an experimental car) or to communicate with home and office computers. Many people, including handicapped workers with limited ability to move around, already are working at home using computer terminals. Each terminal is connected to a syste
