1、公共英语三级真题 2016 年 09 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).Where is George now?（分数：1.00）A.In America.B.Here.C.In France.D.At home.(2).Where does this conversation probably take place?（分数：1.00）A.At a laundry.B.At a supermarket.C.At a cafeteri
2、a.D.At a movie theatre.(3).What does the man say about Tom?（分数：1.00）A.He has lost many of his paintings.B.He has become a good person.C.His fortune has been good recently.D.He doesn“t make good painting any longer.(4).What is the woman going to do?（分数：1.00）A.To go to another store.B.To go to the sec
3、ond floor for the coat.C.To buy herself a new coat.D.To go up to the third floor for the coat.(5).How does the woman think of the man“s value?（分数：1.00）A.Modern.B.Traditional.C.Old-fashioned.D.Friendly.（分数：5.00）(1).Why does the woman want to keep the skirt?（分数：1.00）A.It fits her.B.She likes it.C.It i
4、s a gift from the man.D.It is cheap.(2).What does the woman mean?（分数：1.00）A.The fresh air in the country is helpful to health.B.People can only feel relaxed when in the country.C.She has no time to go to the country.D.She is not willing to spend the weekend in the country.(3).What does the woman sug
5、gest Jerry do?（分数：1.00）A.Find another place to live.B.Sell his apartment to someone else.C.Start looking for some place to live near the campus.D.Come back to the campus.(4).Why did the man wake up late this morning?（分数：1.00）A.Because he twisted his ankle the night before.B.Because the battery in hi
6、s alarm clock had run out of electricity.C.Because his mother forgot to wake him up.D.Because he didn“t hear the alarm clock.(5).What can we say about the man?（分数：1.00）A.It is the first time he has been in China.B.He likes China very much.C.He used to be a teacher in China.D.He is a young man.三、Part
7、 B(总题数：4，分数：15.00)Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage about the transportation in the future. （分数：3.00）(1).What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?（分数：1.00）A.Gas.B.Electricity.C.Solar energy.D.Alcohol.(2).What will future news reports focus on when talking about transp
8、ortation?（分数：1.00）A.Road conditions.B.Highway traffic.C.Air traffic conditions.D.New traffic rules.(3).What will passengers be asked to do when they travel to the moon?（分数：1.00）A.Carry little luggage.B.Go through a health check.C.Arrive 10 minutes earlier for boarding.D.Undergo security check.Questi
9、ons 14-17 are based on the following dialogue. （分数：4.00）(1).What is the main purpose of the man“s trip?（分数：1.00）A.To improve his skating techniques.B.To climb mountains.C.To take a vacation.D.To learn to ski.(2).Why does the woman know so much about Albuquerque?（分数：1.00）A.Because her sister lives th
10、ere.B.Because she attends college there.C.Because she lives thirty miles from there.D.Because she had the vacation there last year.(3).What may cause most problems in Albuquerque, in the woman“s opinion?（分数：1.00）A.The cold weather.B.The low humidity.C.The high altitude.D.The changing climate.(4).Wha
11、t can be inferred about the man from the conversation?（分数：1.00）A.He has ever been lo Albuquerque before.B.He has just graduated from college.C.He is going to New Mexico.D.He loves chess.Questions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue between a doctor and his patient. （分数：4.00）(1).What“s wrong wi
12、th the woman?（分数：1.00）A.She hasn“t recovered from her illness.B.She can“t have a good sleep.C.She has a headache.D.She can“t understand the doctor.(2).What advice did the doctor give the woman?（分数：1.00）A.To take as many tablets as possible.B.To rest as much as possible.C.To do as much housework as p
13、ossible.D.To lie in bed until she feels better.(3).What made it difficult for the woman to follow the man“s advice?（分数：1.00）A.She didn“t want to lose her job.B.She had to do housework.C.She had to look after her children.D.Both B and C.(4).In what tone does the man talk to the woman?（分数：1.00）A.Sympa
14、thetic.B.Scornful.C.Cold.D.Firm.Questions 22-25 are based on the following passage about prisoners and prisons in Britain. （分数：4.00）(1).In Britain, if a man commits some crime, what punishment will he probably get?（分数：1.00）A.He will be hanged.B.He will be fined heavily.C.He will be sent to an open p
15、rison.D.He will be ordered to do some community work.(2).What do we know about women prisoners in Britain?（分数：1.00）A.Most of them are very young.B.They are kept in closed prisons.C.They don“t have freedom in prison.D.They are a small portion of the prison population.(3).In what way are open prisons
16、different from closed prisons?（分数：1.00）A.They have a longer history.B.All of their prisoners are expected to work.C.Their prisoners can visit their families and friends.D.Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.(4).What do we learn about prisoners in Britain from the pas
17、sage?（分数：1.00）A.They live a comfortable life in prisons.B.Most of them get paid for their work.C.They have to cook their own meals.D.They are locked up most of the time.四、SECTION Reading(总题数：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)Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture
18、from our house in Sussex to my son“s fiat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it for me, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a van and drive it myself. It was a Ford Transit 280, long and wide; you couldn“t see out of the back. You never really knew how clo
19、se you were to anything else on the road. Reversing in my home yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. At least I owned the shed. I loaded up the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I steered the huge van through ever-shifting lanes, across o
20、ncoming vehicles, between distances of buses, at last to Charlotte Street. Here, I found an available parking space. As I reversed into it, I noticed three people at a pavement caf waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who has just endured a stormy Atlantic crossing. “You“ve shifted
21、 the car parked behind you three feet,“ they said, and it belonged to a disabled person. I examined the car. There were white scratches along its front bumper. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the stern gaze of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damag
22、ed car“s windscreen, giving my phone number. I unloaded the furniture, dripping with sweat. Wanting only to escape the monster , I drove the van back to its base on the Edgware Road. On arrival, the hire man told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me,“ I cried, still
23、shaking with fear. He gazed at me with understanding. No doubt he“d witnessed others in this state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you fill up, and I drive her back?“ he asked. He danced the great van through the trifle so casually that it would have shamed me if I had not been s
24、o grateful.（分数：5.00）(1).The writer felt regretful that he had _.（分数：1.00）A.hired someone to drive for himB.asked his son to do the deliveryC.rented a small van for his goodsD.delivered the furniture himself(2).On his way to Charlotte Street, the writer felt _.（分数：1.00）A.frightenedB.annoyedC.relaxedD
25、.excited(3).In the parking lot, the writer _.（分数：1.00）A.saw a disabled manB.ran into his friendsC.hit another vehicleD.examined his van(4).The writer uses the word “monster“ (Para.5) to refer to _.（分数：1.00）A.the bad experienceB.the heavy furnitureC.the guy at the baseD.the vehicle he drove(5).Watchi
26、ng the hire man drive, the writer felt _.（分数：1.00）A.doubtfulB.gratefulC.ashamedD.worried七、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：5.00)By the time you retire, there“s no doubt about it, your brain isn“t what it used to be. By 65, most people will start to notice the signs: you forget people“s names and the teapot occasiona
27、lly turns up in the fridge. There is a good reason why our memories start to let us down. At this stage of life, we are steadily losing brain cells in critical areas. This is not too much of a problem at first; even in old age, the brain is flexible enough to compensate. At some point, though, the l
28、osses start to make themselves felt. Clearly, not everyone ages in the same way, so what“s the difference between a happy, intelligent old person and a forgetful, bad-tempered granny? And can we improve our chances of becoming the former? Exercise can certainly help. Numerous studies have shown that
29、 gentle exercise three times a week can improve concentration and abstract reasoning in older people, perhaps by encouraging the growth of new brain cells. Exercise also helps steady our blood sugar. As we age, our blood sugar control worsens, which causes a large increase in blood sugar levels. Thi
30、s can affect an area that helps form memories. Since physical activity helps control blood sugar, getting out and about could reduce these peaks and, potentially, improve your memory. Coordination training could also help. Studies have shown that specifically targeting motor control and balance impr
31、oves learning function in 60 to 80-year-olds. “Brain training“ was once considered strange, but a study concludes that computerised brain exercises can improve memory and attention in the over 65s. Importantly, these changes were large enough that participants reported significant improvements in ev
32、eryday activities, such as remembering names or following conversations in noisy restaurants. Avoiding the complaints is even easier. In fact, your brain is doing all it can to ensure a contented retirement. By 65, we are much better at increasing the experience of positive emotion, says Florin Dolc
33、os, a neurobiologist at the University of Alberta in Canada. In experiments, he found that people over the age of 60 tended to remember fewer emotionally negative photographs compared with positive ones than younger people.（分数：5.00）(1).It is usual for retired people to have _.（分数：1.00）A.a distant me
34、moryB.a terrible memoryC.a painful memoryD.a changeable memory(2).According to the text, mild exercise helps old people _.（分数：1.00）A.avoid a bad temperB.feel happy with their lifeC.practise creative thinkingD.improve their mental ability(3).It is learned from the text that high blood sugar may _.（分数
35、：1.00）A.encourage brain cells to growB.result in poor concentrationC.affect physical activityD.lead to memory loss(4).Through “brain training,“ old people can _.（分数：1.00）A.improve their physical balanceB.cope better with daily activitiesC.cooperate better with each otherD.become skillful at using co
36、mputers(5).According to Florin Dolcos, when it comes to retirement, most old people tend to feel _.（分数：1.00）A.satisfiedB.depressedC.hopefulD.regretful八、Part B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Anne: I really don“t think that it“s moral to target children with advertisements, as they are not yet able to distinguish adve
37、rtising from actual programming in the way adults can. This means that advertising aimed at children is misleading and unfair. It is also clearly effective, as otherwise advertisers would not spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year targeting children who are not yet able to resist their sale
38、s pitch. John: Advertising aimed at children brings negative social consequences, as much of it is for food and drinks that are unhealthy. Encouraging naive children to consume so much fatty, sugary and salty food is morally wrong because it creates overweight, unhealthy youngsters, with bad eating
39、habits that will be with them for life. Society may pay a high price in terms of the extra medical care such children will eventually require. Lily: I think banning advertisements is a severe restriction upon freedom of speech. Companies should be able to tell the public about any legal products, or
40、 innovation will be restricted and new companies will find it hard to market their products successfully in the face of established rivals. Children also have a human right lo receive information from a wide range of sources and make up their own minds about it. Ross: Children naturally like foods t
41、hat are rich in fats and sugar. They give them the energy they need to play energetically and grow healthily. It is true that eating only such foods is bad for people, but this is a problem of bad parenting rather than the fault of advertising. If advertising to children were banned, then government
42、s would not be able to use this means of promoting healthy eating. Julia: Children are not naive innocents, but clever consumers who can distinguish at a very young age between advertisements and programs, and understand that advertisements can be misleading. This essential learning process is, in f
43、act, developed through exposure to advertisements. It is also assisted by responsible parenting that does not just leave children alone in front of the television, but spends some time watching with them and discussing what is seen. Now match the name of each person to the appropriate statement.Note
44、: there are two extra statements. StatementsA. Parents“ bad lifestyle influences their children. B. It“s not right to ban advertisements. C. Don“t blame advertisements for kids“ bad eating habits. D. Children are easily misled by advertisements. E. Watching TV advertisements is a process of learning
45、 for kids. F. It“s time to ban advertisements aimed at children. G. Advertisements aimed at children may bring trouble to society.（分数：5.00）(1).Anne（分数：1.00）(2).John（分数：1.00）(3).Lily（分数：1.00）(4).Ross（分数：1.00）(5).Julia（分数：1.00）九、Part C(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Entrepreneurs and small business owners are typicall
46、y buried in demands and obligations. So, learning to say “no“ and focus on the right things is critically important. Vickie Milazzo, a very successful businessman and author of Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman , has some useful advice that could certainly benefit just about anyone, not just wome
47、n. Use your time wisely. 1 You have to work hard at them every day, sometimes in very small steps, so you should commit to doing something every day toward your goal and reach it in separate but related stages. Abandon perfectionism. When you get there, success may not look like what you expected. 2
48、 You all have your own idea of how success will look and feel when you get there, so your ability to be flexible and adjust your goals could get you to a place of success much earlier than you otherwise might. 3 If you are struggling to achieve a goal, you cannot learn much from someone else who is
49、struggling to achieve that same goal. Therefore, you should look around for other people who have achieved what you want. In other words, you should find those whose work you admire and model yourself after them. Keep it fresh. 4 Tap back into the frame of mind you had when you were just starting out. Finding that passion again will often renew your energy and engagement. Finally, give yourself a break. If you stepped back and looked at your daily routine objectively, as if it were happening to your best friend, what would your advice be?
