1、公共英语三级-520 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).Where is this conversation probably taking place?A. On a bus. B. On a boat. C. On a taxi. D. On a train.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When does Mr White usually arrive?A. At 10,00. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:00. D.
2、At 8:30.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What job does Mr Smith probably have?A. As a worker. B. As a mechanic. C. As a typist. D. As a waiter.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the woman going to do?A. Mail an invitation to the Johnsons. B. Not mention the thing to the Johnsons.C. Have a call to the Johnsons. D. Ask
3、 the Johnsons to come.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What conclusion can be drawn from this conversation?A. It is not so hot as the woman expected.B. The weather is in fact very good here.C. Many people have moved to the city because of the weather.D. It is very hot here.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Whats the most po
4、ssible relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Employer and employee.C. Barber and guest. D. Waiter and guest.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman mean?A. They shouldnt change their plan. B. They should change their mind.C. Weather forecasts are not reliable. D. The tennis
5、game wont last long.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why cant the woman eat more?A. Because she doesnt like meat pie. B. Because she is full.C. Because she doesnt feel hungry. D. Because she wants to lose weight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman suggest the man doing?A. Rush to work. B. Go with her toget
6、her.C. Drive her car. D. Hurry up.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Where are the two speakers?A. At home. B. At the airport.C. At the railway station D. At office.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).What are the mans hobbies?A. Running and thinking. B. Running and jumping.C. Running and climbing. D. Ru
7、nning and skiing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the main reason that the man runs every day?A. To think out some difficult problems.B. To do some cross-country running.C. To finish a course in physical training.D. To keep fit and healthy.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the man going to do next year?A. En
8、ter for the London Marathon.B. Do a cross-country running.C. Climb the Alps with his wife.D. Complete a course in snow and ice climbing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the speakers main topic?A. Training for a professional athlete.B. His ways of physical training.C. How to do cross-country running.D. H
9、ow to do mountain climbing.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What is the man doing?A. He is playing computer games.B. He is searching for information about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s.C. He is searching for information about the Golden Age in America.D. He is preparing to print his article.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).
10、What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?A. She thinks it pretty big. B. She doesnt have any idea about that.C. She considers it to be all right. D. She advises the man to give up the topic.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the man finally decide to modify his topic?A. Hollywood
11、 in the 30s and 40s. B. The history of movie studios.C. The history of movie studios in the 30s. D. The history of movie studios in Golden Age.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?A. There arent any magazine articles about this topic.B. He has to go to another l
12、ibrary.C. He can find them in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature.D. He can find them on the Reference Desk.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).When did Michael Jordan announce his retirement from basketball?A. Dec. 13, 1998.B. Dec. 20, 1998.C. Jan. 13, 1999.D. Jan. 20, 1999.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did Mic
13、hael Jordan say he decided to retire?A. He had no games to play in Chicago.B. He wanted to start his own business.C. He was fed up with basketball.D. He had no challenges to overcome in the world of professional basketball.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How long did Michael Jordan play in the NBA?A. 10 years.
14、B. 11 years.C. 12 years.D. 13 years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How long will the adults and teenagers in this program live together?A. Five weeks. B. Six weeks.C. Seven weeks. D. Eight weeks.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).When and where was the special program offered?A. Every summer in New York City.B. Every winte
15、r in New York State.C. Every summer in New York State.D. Every winter in New York City.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What will people do when someone breaks the rule?A. Criticize him or her.B. Have a group discussion about it.C. Make more rules.D. Ask him or her to work more in the woods.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4)
16、.Whats the purpose of the program?A. To keep all the members in the group work together.B. To make the people there understand the meaning of work.C. To find a way to solve the generation gap.D. To help people enjoy their work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)TextMost young peopl
17、e enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, in winter, or skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.These who have a passion (26) climbing high and difficult mountains are often (27) with astonishme
18、nt. Why are men and women (28) to suffer cold and hardship, and to (29) on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity (30) which men give their leisure.Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rol
19、es, as there are for (31) games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to (32) ,but it is this freedom from man-made rules (33) makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own (34) .If we (3
20、5) mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is (36) mountaineering is not a“ team work“. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches“ (37) “teams“ of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their liv
21、es may (38) ,there is obviously teamwork.A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight (39) of nature. His sport requires high mental and (40) qualities.A mountain climber (41) to improve in skill year after year. A skier is p
22、robably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions (42) in their early twenties. But it is not (43) for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more (44) than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less (45) o
23、f effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.（分数：20.00）(1).A. forB. inC. toD. of（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. looked up toB. looked forwardC. looked intoD. looked upon（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. willingB. reluctantC. unwillingD. probable（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. take painsB. run riskC. take a riskD.
24、make efforts（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. toB. withC. forD. towards（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. soB. variousC. differentD. such（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. applyB. worryC. ignoreD. notice（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. whichB. thatC. howD. why（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. methodsB. formsC. rulesD. activities（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10)
25、.A. correlateB. relateC. compareD. contrast（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. forB. whatC. whichD. that（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. withinB. fromC. beyondD. between（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. existB. goC. dependD. confide（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. strengthB. stormsC. powersD. forces（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. physicianB.
26、 physicalC. physiologicalD. psychological（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. triesB. continuesC. wantsD. decides（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. will beB. appearC. areD. is（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. unusualB. normalC. commonD. strange（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. strengthB. effortsC. energyD. time（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. sho
27、rtageB. lackC. rubbishD. waste（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：10.00)A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the surprising discovery that a sudden increase in the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the way that a sudde
28、n increase in crime does. Appleyard observed this by finding three blocks of houses in San Francisco that looked much alike and had the same kind of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same ethic mix. The difference was that only 2000 cars a day ran down Octavia Street (
29、LIGHT street in Appleyards terminology) while Gough Street (MEDIUM street) had 8 000 cars a day and Franklin Street (HEAVY street) had around 16 000 cars a day.Franklin Street often had as many cars in an hour as Octavia Street had in a day. Heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, fumes, and so
30、ot, directly, and trash secondarily. That is, the cars didnt bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it up. The cars, Appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsible for. Noise was a constant intrusion into their homes. Many Franklin
31、Street residents covered their doors and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their houses. Most families with children had already left.Conditions on Octavia Street were much different. Residents picked up trash. They sat on their front steps and chatted with neighbors. They had thre
32、e times as many friends and twice as many acquaintances as the people on Franklin.On Cough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic increased. People were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. A number of families had recently moved. And
33、 more were considering it. Those who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their community.（分数：10.00）(1).Appleyards study focuses on the influence of _.A. traffic volume on the residents B. rate of crime on the neighborhoodC. social classes on the transportation D. degree of pollu
34、tion on the environment（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Appleyard discovered that increase in the volume of traffic _.A. made people more violentB. would lead to increase in crimeC. was accompanied by increase in crimeD. had the same effect on people as increase in crime（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The authors main pur
35、pose in the second paragraph is to _.A. discuss the problem of handling trashB. suggest ways to cope with traffic problemsC. point out the disadvantages of heavy trafficD. propose an alternative system of transportation（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).People on Gough Street _.A. felt sorry that their block had
36、been pulled downB. felt indifferent about people moving outC. thought their old community was goneD. thought mostly of themselves（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What can we learn about Franklin Street?A. It is not a nice neighborhood for children.B. People often throw trash out as they drive through.C. People
37、there have made friends with people on Octavia Street.D. People there own twice as many cars as people on Gough Street.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Many scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere in the universelife probably much like that on our own planet. They reason in
38、 the following way.As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same wa
39、y as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist.Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. This eliminates all those planets in the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the earth. A smaller pla
40、net would lose its atmosphere, a larger one would hold too much of it.Life also required a steady supply of heat and light. This eliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify.Finally, life could evolve
41、 only if the planet is just the right distance from its sun. With a weaker sun than our own, the planet would have to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to be farther away.If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets, then how many planets might support life
42、? First, eliminate those stars that are not like our sun. Next, eliminate most of their planets, they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Then eliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do not necessar
43、ily mean that life actually does exist on a planet. It may not have begun yet, or it may have already died out.This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on which earthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on only one planet in a million, there are so many bill
44、ions of planets that this would still leave a vast number on which life could exist.（分数：10.00）(1).Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe _.A. has different lawsB. has one common lawC. shares the same lawsD. shares no common law（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following i
45、s NOT true according to the text _.A. The existence of life needs a steady supply of heat and light.B. A smaller planet would hold too much of its atmosphere.C. Life may arise on the planet where the proper conditions exist.D. The existence of life needs the right amount and kind of atmosphere.（分数：2
46、.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?A. The planet must be as big and heavy as the earth.B. Proper conditions are essential to the existence of life.C. Double stars can provide steady light and heat.D. The distance between a planet and its sun should be
47、 right.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What kind of planet might NOT support life?A. Most of the planets of the stars.B. Stars similar to our sun.C. Planets similar to the earth.D. Planets with proper conditions.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).At the end of the passage the author suggests that _.A. it is impossible for l
48、ife to exist on planetsB. earthlike life could only exist on a few planetsC. life could exist on only one planet in a millionD. life could exist on a great number of planets（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Greek mythology is largely made up of stories about gods and goddesses, but it must no
49、t be read as a kind of Greek Bible, an account of the Greek religion.According to the most modern idea, a real myth has nothing to do with religion. It is an explanation of something in nature; how, for instance, any and everything in the universe came into existence: men, animals, this or that tree or flower, the sun, the moon, the stars, storms, eruptions, earthquakes, all that is and all that happens. Thunder and lightning ale caused when Zeus hurls his thunderbolt. A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in
