1、公共英语三级-524 及答案解析(总分：102.00，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).On what day of the week will the magazine arrive?A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the man going to do after graduation?A. He will become a teacher. B. He
2、will become a lawyer.C. He will try a lot of jobs. D. He has not decided yet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What do we learn from this conversation?A. The man thought the essay was easy.B. The woman had a hard time writing the essay.C. The woman thought the essay was easy.D. Neither of them has finished the e
3、ssay yet.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What does the woman mean?A. The clerk doesnt like to be bothered.B. The machine was just repaired.C. She can teach the man to operate the machine.D. The man shouldnt make any more copies.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Whats the relationship of the two people?A. Teacher and studen
4、t. B. Father and son.C. Mother and son. D. Sister and brother.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).What does the man propose to do next year?A. Visit his aunt. B. Go to the Great lakes.C. Visit the Yellow Stone Park. D. See the Niagara Falls.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why hasnt the woman finished typing the report?A. Bec
5、ause she has been lazy. B. Because she has bee, busy.C. Because she doesnt like to type it. D. Because she has forgotten to type it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How about the weather is when the conversation takes place?A. Cloudy and windy. B. Sunny and cold.C. Cloudy and freezing. D. Sunny and warm.（分数：1.0
6、0）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the Music Box?A. Its a place where musicians play music at night.B. Its a little jazz bar.C. Its the womans favorite place.D. Its a place where you can meet interesting people.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What are the two speakers most probably talking about?A. Weights and measurements
7、. B. Political systems.C. Employment. D. Money.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)(1).What does the woman want to buy?A. A sweater. B. An expensive pen.C. A microwave oven. D. A dishwasher.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What are they discussing about?A. The price. B. The style. C. The manufacture date.
8、D. The delivery.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Why does the woman want to make the purchase in that store?A. The article is cheap in the store.B. The article is of good quality in the store.C. The store is near her place.D. The store has free delivery service.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).How much does the shop assist
9、ant offer to reduce at first?A. Fifty dollars. B. Five dollars.C. Two hundred dollars. D. Seventy-five dollars.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How long have they not met each other?A. Half a year. B. Two years.C. Three or four years. D. More than five years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Whats the purpose of Mr. Tims vi
10、siting this time?A. He wants to make some changes in his will.B. He wants the womans help in buying a land and building a house.C. He wants the solicitor to see the architect for him.D. He asks the solicitor to find a plot for him.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).When did Mr. Tim go to see the plot chosen by hi
11、s son?A. Last Friday. B. Last Saturday.C. Two days ago. D. Yesterday.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which material should the house be built of?A. Stone. B. Brick.C. Cement. D. Wood.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).Why are the man and the woman discussing the apartment?A. The woman wants to put an ad. about it in the new
12、spaper.B. The woman wants the man to renovate it.C. The man is considering renting it.D. The man is considering buying it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the woman say about the two bedroom apartment?A. Its rather expensive.B. Its too small for the man.C. It has plenty of tight.D. It doesnt have many
13、 closets.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the woman say about parking?A. Each talent is given a parking space.B. Its difficult to find a parking place.C. The tenant has to pay to park.D. The tenant can use any space in the parking area.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the mans reaction to the apartment?A.
14、 Hes unimpressed by what the woman told him.B. He doubts he can afford it.C. He doesnt think its suitable for him.D. Hes enthusiastic about it.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(1).How did the speaker and the old lady become good friends?A. They took morning walk together.B. They used to know each other before the s
15、peaker moved there.C. They were the only people in that neighborhood.D. The old lady often invited the speaker to her house for a cup of tea.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What did they do when they were together?A. They talked about a lot of things.B. The speaker cooked for the old lady.C. They did some gard
16、ening.D. They talked about their families.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What happened one night?A. The dog fell ill and barked all night long.B. The dog played a trick on the speaker.C. The dog awakened the speaker and led him to help its master.D. The speaker had a nightmare in which he saved his neighbours
17、 life.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：20.00)At present groups of scientific workers, often (26) by their governments, spend their time in (27) the (28) of earthquakes. It is very (29) that they will be able to (30) earthquakes or influence the direction of their movements, which are d
18、etermined by events far below the surface of the earth. But the facts they report and the theories (31) by those facts may enable scientists to (32) the centers of future earthquakes and even (33) the time of their (34) . It is only when the (35) of events that we call an earthquake can be seen as a
19、 pattern that predictions can be made. Part of this pattern is external and (36) or capable of being recorded by (37) instruments above the earths surface. Scientists and engineers studied the (38) of the San Francisco earthquake. The city was re built, and new features were (39) to strengthen build
20、ings and maintain a (40) water supply in the event of another earthquake. The water mains (=main pipes) were fitted with control valves which would enable water to travel by different routes round broken places. Large underground tanks were constructed to supply water if (41) supplies could not be t
21、apped. Special measures were (42) to prevent fires, which often do more damage than earthquakes themselves. The San Francisco earthquake (43) scientists with important information. Since the effects of the break were visible at the surface, scientists could (44) what actually happened, and reports o
22、f the incident were an important (45) to the worlds store of knowledge about earthquakes.（分数：20.00）(1).A. provided B. supplied C. supplemented D. supported（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. searching B. researching C. studying D. on working（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. observation B. information C. behaviour D. appe
23、arance（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. probably B. likely C. unlikely D. like（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. prevent B. protect C. warn D. cause（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(6).A. provided B. offered C. suggested D. discovered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(7).A. locate B. place C. fix D. took（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(8).A. foretell B. warn C. preve
24、nt D. predict（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(9).A. appearance B. incident C. occurrence D. coming（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(10).A. consequence B. seriousness C. sequence D. result（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(11).A. visible B. visual C. invisible D. vision（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(12).A. sensible B. sensitive C. sentimental D. senseless（分数：1
25、.00）A.B.C.D.(13).A. efforts B. afford C. affects D. effects（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(14).A. entered B. recommended C. introduced D. prepared（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(15).A. continual B. constant C. consistent D. persistent（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(16).A. normal B. ordinary C. proper D. appropriate（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(17).A. a
26、ffected B. effected C. taken D. adapted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(18).A. told B. provided C. gave D. offered（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(19).A. inquire B. amplify C. follow D. observe（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(20).A. constitution B. distribution C. instruction D. contribution（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六
27、、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)七、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：6.00)Let us begin by saying that what does not cause our dreams. Our dreams do not come from“ another“ world. They are not messages from some outside source. They are not a look into the future, either.All our dreams have something to do with our emotions, fea
28、rs, longings, wishes, needs and memories. But something on the“ outside“ may affect what we dream, ff a person is hungry, or tired, or cold, his dreams may include a feeling of this kind. If the covers on your body, such as a quilt or a blanket, have slipped off your bed, you may dream that you are
29、sleeping or resting on the ice and snow. The material for the dream you will have tonight is likely to come from the experiences you have today.So the subject of your dream usually comes from something that has effect on you while you are sleeping (feeling of cold, a noise, a discomfort, etc. ) and
30、it may also use your past experiences and the wishes and interests you have now. This is why very young children are likely to dream of angels, old children of school examinations, hungry people of food, homesick soldiers of their families, and prisoners of freedom.To show you how what is happening
31、while you are asleep and how your wishes or needs can all be joined together in a dream, here is the story of an experiment. A man was asleep and the back of his hand was rubbed with a piece of cotton. He would dream that he was in a hospital and his charming girl friend was visiting him, sitting on
32、 the bed and feeling gently his hand.There are some scientists who have made a special study of why we dream, what we dream and what those dreams mean. Their explanation of dreams, though a bit reasonable, is not accepted by everyone, but it offers an interesting approach to the problem. They believ
33、e that dreams are mostly expressions of wishes that did net come true. In other words, a dream is a way of having your wishes carried out.（分数：6.00）(1).According to the passage, dreams seem to be mainly caused by _.A. something from“ another world“ B. some of peoples feelingsC. some materials people
34、use D. peoples uncomfortable surroundings（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(2).What happens to us or what we do today will probably _.A. become the contents of our dreamsB. have nothing in common with the contents of our dreamsC. appear in our dreams just like the same in real lifeD. appear in our dreams usually in
35、the opposite way（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(3).Young children are likely to dream of angels because _.A. angels have once appeared in their examinationB. they have seen angels in their dreams beforeC. they have a very strong desire to see angelsD. angels may bring them good luck in their examinations（分数：1.20）
36、A.B.C.D.(4).Some scientists supported the statement that _.A. peoples dreams exactly reflected what they experiencedB. people already know the direct cause of dreamsC. all of peoples wishes can be reflected in their dreamsD. we may know peoples wishes from the content of the dreams（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.(
37、5).The best title of this passage would be _.A. How to Carry out Your Wishes B. Why People DreamC. Dream, a Look into the Future D. New Findings about Dreams（分数：1.20）A.B.C.D.八、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Drunken drivingsometimes called Americas socially accepted form of murderas become a national epidemic
38、. Every hour of every day about three Americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up to an incredible 250,000 over the past decade. A drunken driver is usually defined as one with a 0.10 blood alcohol content or roughly three beers, glasses of wine or several small glasses of whisky d
39、runk within two hours. Heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the American manly image mid judges were not severe in most courts, but the deaths caused by drunken driving have recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially involving young children, that public opinion is no l
40、onger so tolerant.Twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, changing a trend in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. After New Jersey lowered it to 18,the number of people killed by 18-20 year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.Reformers, however, fear th
41、at raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop“ responsible attitudes“ about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.Tough new laws have led to increased arrests and tests and, in many areas already, to
42、a marked decline in number of death. Some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. A bar or pub in Massachusetts was fined for serving six or more brandies to a customer who was“ obviously drunk“ and later drove off the road, killing a nine-year-old boy.As the deaths cau
43、sed by accidents continue to occur daily in every state, some Americans are even beginning to speak well of the 13 years of national prohibition of alcohol that began in 1919, what President Hoover called the“ noble experiment“. They forget that legal prohibition didnt stop drinking, but encouraged
44、political corruption and organized crime. As the drug trade is increasing generally, there is no easy solution.（分数：10.00）(1).Drunken driving has become a major problem in America because_.A. most Americans are heavy drinkersB. Americans are now less shocked by road accidentsC. accidents attract so m
45、uch public attentionD. drinking is a socially accepted habit in America（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Pubic opinion regarding drunken driving has changed because_.A. detailed statistics are not availableB. the news media have emphasized the problemC. judges are giving more severe sentencesD. drivers are more
46、conscious of their image（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Statistics issued in New Jersey suggested that_.A. many drivers were not of legal age B. young drivers were often bad driversC. the level of drinking increased in the 1960s D. the legal drinking age should be raised（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Laws recently intro
47、duced in some states have_.A. reduced the number of convictions B. resulted in fewer serious accidentsC. prevented bars from serving drunken customer D. specified the amount drivers can drink（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The problem of drinking and driving is difficult to solve because_.A. alcohol is easily
48、obtained B. drinking is linked to organized crimeC. legal prohibition has already failed D. law or regulation alone is not sufficient（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.九、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：6.00)When they marry, husbands and wives have well-developed health histories and well-established inborn and developmental habits t
49、oward good and iii health. Substantial research suggests that, given the existing health tendency and health condition of an individual at a particular time, his or her probability of better or worse future health is affected by a variety of social factors that are subject to influence or operation by his or her spouse.Spouses can affect each others health by developing psychological stress. A substantial literature develops strong evidence that psychological stress causes illness, increase risk of dea
