1、公共英语三级真题 2016年 03月及答案解析(总分：100.00，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)（分数：5.00）(1).What is the woman doing at the moment?（分数：1.00）A.Having a break.B.Having a coffee.C.Writing a report.D.Visiting the man.(2).What does the woman ask the man to do?（分数：1.00）A.Repair her
2、 windows.B.Take care of her house.C.Take a rest for a few days.D.Go to the seaside with her.(3).What do we learn about the woman from the dialogue?（分数：1.00）A.She bought a suitable skirt.B.She wanted to purchase a skirt.C.She returned a skirt to the shop.D.She complained about the service.(4).What do
3、es the man say to the woman?（分数：1.00）A.He envies her a lot.B.He enjoys cooking.C.He usually eats out.D.He runs a restaurant.(5).What are the speakers talking about?（分数：1.00）A.Gardening.B.Air quality.C.Hot weather.D.Lack of rain.（分数：5.00）(1).Why is the woman angry with her son?（分数：1.00）A.He ignored t
4、raffic signals.B.He failed to repair her car.C.He didn“t attend his class.D.He didn“t take her advice.(2).Why does the man feel sorry?（分数：1.00）A.He forgot his Dad“s birthday.B.He didn“t buy a birthday present.C.He didn“t put the cake in the fridge.D.He arrived late for his dad“s birthday.(3).Where i
5、s the man“s house located?（分数：1.00）A.Near a park.B.By a restaurant.C.Close to a highway.D.In a Chinese neighborhood.(4).What does the woman say about the data in the article?（分数：1.00）A.It is original.B.It is reliable.C.It is questionable.D.It is authoritative.(5).What does the man tell the woman?（分数
6、：1.00）A.The best time for job interviews.B.The strategies for job interviews.C.His comments on her recent work.D.His congratulations on her good luck.三、Part B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following interview with John Smith, a psychologist on office behavior. （分数：3.00）(1).What is
7、the man“s first tip on a productive workday?（分数：1.00）A.Arrive at the office earlier.B.Jump into paper work first.C.Start with less difficult tasks.D.Get ready within 15 minutes.(2).Why should personal phone calls be avoided?（分数：1.00）A.They may take a lot of time.B.They may reduce social time.C.They
8、may spoil a great mood.D.They may cause errors in work.(3).Why should an alarm be set?（分数：1.00）A.To give a go-home signal.B.To remind people to relax.C.To make people work fast.D.To warn people of an emergency.Questions 14-17 are based on the following conversation between two friends. （分数：4.00）(1).
9、What news does Renee share with Tom?（分数：1.00）A.She met a high school classmate.B.She found an old friend“s address.C.She paid a visit to her high school.D.She got in touch with an old friend.(2).Why did Renee and her friend lose contact?（分数：1.00）A.Her friend“s family left for another city.B.Her frie
10、nd transferred to another school.C.They had an argument and drifted apart.D.They were too busy to write to each other.(3).What does Tom say about his old friends?（分数：1.00）A.He has lost touch with all of them.B.He maintains contact with most of them.C.He has regained contact with a few of them.D.He k
11、eeps in touch with one or two of them.(4).How did Renee“s friend get her email address?（分数：1.00）A.From an old address book.B.From one of their former teachers.C.From another high school classmate.D.From the website of Renee“s company.Questions 18-21 are based on a conversation between Lisa and her f
12、ormer neighbor John. （分数：4.00）(1).Why did the woman decide to cancel her vacation?（分数：1.00）A.She had trouble with her health.B.She had trouble with her investment.C.She had to attend a financial course.D.She had to attend a conference in Paris.(2).What did the woman do after she graduated from colle
13、ge?（分数：1.00）A.She worked as a stock trader.B.She worked as a stock analyst.C.She worked as a finance teacher.D.She worked as a company manager.(3).Why did the woman want to start her own company?（分数：1.00）A.To make more money.B.To have more time for herself.C.To find more business opportunities.D.To
14、know more about the stock market.(4).How does the woman feel about the present economic stimulating package?（分数：1.00）A.Relieved.B.Optimistic.C.Unconfident.D.Disappointed.Questions 22-25 are based on the following interview between a reporter and Mr. Smith on his website. （分数：4.00）(1).Which industry
15、is the man“s website concerned with?（分数：1.00）A.News.B.Music.C.Education.D.Television.(2).Whom is the man“s website mainly meant for?（分数：1.00）A.College students in Asia.B.English learners of all ages.C.Teenagers and young adults.D.Any visitors for entertainment.(3).What does the website want its visi
16、tors to get familiar with?（分数：1.00）A.Classic films.B.Western music.C.English accents.D.Public speeches.(4).What does the man hope his website will do in three years?（分数：1.00）A.Fulfill its short-term goal.B.Get a big market in Asia.C.Become self-financed.D.Get more investments.四、Section Reading Co(总题
17、数：0，分数：0.00)五、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)六、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and k
18、new she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the
19、job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm“s culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company“s CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the s
20、ame. “Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn“t do that,“ Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn“t feel there was a cultural fit. A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university
21、. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried
22、 it wouldn“t be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. “It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night,“ she says, In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn“t taking the jobs. “In the past, it fel
23、t like dating, I was worried about hurting people“s feelings,“ she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.（分数：5.00）(1).In 2011, Isabel _.（分数：1.00）A.did con
24、sulting now and thenB.found a job close to her homeC.refused several job interviewsD.ran a successful consulting firm(2).Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its _.（分数：1.00）A.CEOB.cultureC.locationD.recruiter(3).Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its _.（分数：1.00）A.
25、junior titleB.low benefitsC.environmentD.lack of challenge(4).Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was _.（分数：1.00）A.harmfulB.surprisingC.justifiableD.troublesome(5).According to Isabel, it is important to _.（分数：1.00）A.look for jobs with little stressB.look for jobs with great benefitsC.be
26、truthful in declining job offersD.be cautious in declining job offers七、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)You do not usually get something for nothing. Now, a new study reveals that the evolution of an improved learning ability could come at a particularly high price: an earlier death. Past experiments have demon
27、strated that it is relatively easy through selective breeding to make rats, honey bees andthat great favourite of researchersfruit flies a lot better at learning. Animals that are better learners should be competitive and, thus, over time, come to dominate a population by natural selection. But impr
28、oved learning ability does not get selected amongst these animals in the wild. No one really understands why. Tadeusz Kawecki and his colleagues at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have measured the effects of improved learning on the lives of fruit flies. The flies were given two different
29、 fruits as egg-laying sites. One of these was laced with a bitter additive that could be detected only on contact. The flies were then given the same fruit but without an additive. Flies that avoided the fruit which had been bitter were deemed to have learned from their experience. Their children we
30、re reared and the experiment was run again. After repeating the experiment for 30 generations, the children of the learned flies were compared with normal flies. The researchers report in a forthcoming edition of Evolution that although learning ability could be bred into a population of fruit flies
31、, it shortened their lives by 15%. When the researchers compared their learned flies to colonies selectively bred to live long lives, they found even greater differences. Whereas learned flies had reduced their life spans, the long-lived flies learned less well than even average flies. The authors s
32、uggest that evolving an improved learning ability may require a greater investment in the nervous system which takes resources away from processes that delay ageing. However, Dr. Kawecki thinks the effect could also be a by-product of greater brain activity increasing the production of Reactive Oxyg
33、en Species (ROS), which can increase oxidation in the body and damage health. No one knows whether the phenomenon holds true for other animals. So, biologists, at least, still have a lot to learn.（分数：5.00）(1).Past experiments prove selective breeding can make animals better _.（分数：1.00）A.commandersB.
34、competitorsC.survivorsD.learners(2).In this experiment, scientists observed that _.（分数：1.00）A.some flies avoided the fruit without an addictiveB.some flies preferred the fruit with an addictiveC.the eggs of the flies were not damagedD.the impact on the flies did not last long(3).The forthcoming repo
35、rt says that _.（分数：1.00）A.long-lived flies are better at laying eggsB.long-lived flies are poorer in learningC.learned flies have a relatively long lifeD.learned flies live as long as average ones(4).According to Dr. Kawecki, greater brain activity _.（分数：1.00）A.reduces oxygen consumptionB.regulates
36、the nervous systemC.speeds up the ageing processD.stabilizes the ageing process(5).We learn from the text that _.（分数：1.00）A.the research findings need to be tested furtherB.biologists are doing similar research on other animalsC.the animal world usually follows the same universal lawsD.biologists ar
37、e applying their findings to other areas八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Richard: I“ve always viewed tipping as a way of saying “thank you“ to the one who serves me. I believe what is bad is when no tip is left at all. The better the service, the higher the tip. Unless the service is literally perfect, I nev
38、er tip more than 10% of the bill. Much like the harder teachers in school, I never give an easy “A.“ My assessment is honest. Daniel: A tip is a “thank you,“ but in truth, a tip is payment for service. 20% is a standard tip. Servers deserve it for their hard work. Restaurants will never pay more for
39、 labor unless they are forced to do so by new laws. Tips make up about 97% of a server“s total income. Those tips are needed for survival. So, before servers are paid a living wage, tip 20%. Kate: Why should I pay the difference between what the restaurant is willing to pay the employee and what an
40、acceptable wage is? I do pay 20%, but I hate it. A friend of mine left Europe for New York City, found a job in a restaurant there and ended up making $5,500 a month. Enough above minimum wage? How about miners, construction workers, resident doctors, etc? Do they get tipped? Patricia: 18-20% for go
41、od service is today“s standard. The restaurant and its employees are too polite to tell you this or to put it on their menus, but that is their expectation and you need to understand that. I believe it is good manners to respect this. To do otherwise is to be openly rude. If you disagree, you are wi
42、se to eat elsewhere, as you are hurting a hardworking professional. Michael: Tipping has gotten out of control. I always had thought it was 15%, and now suddenly servers have made it 20%. I tip 15%, and that“s it. If the service is really superior, then I work higher from there. Interesting to be to
43、ld, “If you can“t afford to tip 20%, then you should eat at home.“ If all those people stayed away, the restaurant would not even be in business, Now match the name of each person (36-40) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements. StatementsA. It“s rude not to tip. B. I do ti
44、p, though I don“t like it. C. Tipping shouldn“t be compulsory. D. Tips are essential to servers“ survival. E. If you don“t tip, you are punishing the server. F. I think the current tipping standard is too high. G. My tip faithfully reflects how good the service is.（分数：10.00）(1).Richard（分数：2.00）(2).D
45、aniel（分数：2.00）(3).Kate（分数：2.00）(4).Patricia（分数：2.00）(5).Michael（分数：2.00）九、Part C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In 2009, the number of hungry people in the world reached one billion for the first time. It“s difficult not to be shocked by the fact that more than one in seven people in the world do not have enough to
46、 eat. 1 Hunger kills more people per year than diseases such as AIDS, malaria and TB combined. The UN estimates that almost two thirds of the world“s hungry people are in Asia, which is of course the world“s most populous continent. 2 Although this region has a much lower population than Asia, it ha
47、s the highest percentage of hungry people. Almost all of the rest are in Latin America, North Africa and the Caribbean. In the richest regions of the word there are only a tiny number of people who don“t have enough to eat. There are many reasons for world hunger. They include wars, droughts, floods
48、, and the overuse of farming land. 3 Many people also blame greedy businessmen for pushing up the prices of basic foods in the global market. But the most important reason, quite simply, is poverty, which has increased recently due to the financial crisis of 2008. Although many people make the obvio
49、us point that there would be less hunger if the global population were smaller, few people would argue that there is not enough food to go around. 4 In the last 50 years, global food production has risen even more quickly than the global population. There are many areas of the world in which people generally have more than enough food. 5 The answer to world hunger, therefore, may be a balanced food distribution around the whole world. Everyone will have enough to eat, but not overeat. A. The basic problem seems to be not a lack of food, b
