1、2007年 9月国家公共英语（三级）真题试卷及答案与解析 Part A Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialo
2、gue ONLY ONCE. 1 Whats wrong with the dress? （ A） Its not the right size. （ B） Its not the right style. （ C） Its not the right color. （ D） Its not the right material. 2 What is the speed limit in that area? （ A） 30 miles. （ B） 35 miles. （ C） 40 miles. （ D） 45 miles. 3 Where does this conversation ta
3、ke place? （ A） At a post office. （ B） At a shop. （ C） At a restaurant. （ D） At a bank. 4 What does the man mean? （ A） He asks for better lighting in the dining area. （ B） He doesnt want to have heavy food. （ C） He always enjoys light food. （ D） He doesnt feel like eating anything. 5 On what day does
4、 this conversation take place? （ A） Sunday. （ B） M9nday. （ C） Friday. （ D） Saturday. 6 What is the man doing? （ A） Buying some medicine. （ B） Giving a lecture on cold. （ C） Complaining about his illness. （ D） Talking about medical development. 7 Why does the woman refuse the mans help? （ A） Her daug
5、hter tells her to do so. （ B） She is not going upstairs now. （ C） The bag is not heavy at all. （ D） She is waiting for the elevator. 8 What does the woman suggest they do? （ A） Check out the prices to get the money back. （ B） Look in this shop before buying anything elsewhere. （ C） Act earlier to re
6、turn the things they buy. （ D） Buy everything in this shop from now on. 9 What are they talking about? （ A） A study plan. （ B） Parcel delivery. （ C） A travel program. （ D） English literature. 10 What do we learn about the man? （ A） He has been fired. （ B） He has a good record. （ C） He has to work ha
7、rder. （ D） He has made a final decision. Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will ha
8、ve 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What do we know about German motorways according to the talk? （ A） People pay a lot to travel on them. （ B） People can drive very fast on them. （ C） There are often traffic jams on them. （ D） There is a stric
9、t speed limit for them. 12 How are Germanys airports linked to major population centers? （ A） By high speed rail services. （ B） By underground services. （ C） By motorway services. （ D） By inter-city bus services. 13 Of the German National Tourist Boards total budget, how much is granted by the feder
10、al government? （ A） 20%. （ B） 30%. （ C） 40%. （ D） 50%. 14 What does the conversation take place? （ A） In a teahouse. （ B） In a classroom. （ C） In Daves dorm. （ D） At Mafias home. 15 What does Dave specialize in? （ A） Human Resources. （ B） Computer Science. （ C） Telecommunications. （ D） Hotel Managem
11、ent. 16 Why did Mafia give up her attempt to major in French? （ A） No scholarship for it is granted. （ B） The language is hard to learn. （ C） Jobs using French are rare. （ D） It takes one more year in college. 17 What does Dave work part time as? （ A） A cook. （ B） A waiter. （ C） A cleaner. （ D） A ca
12、shier. 18 What does the woman dislike about traveling by air? （ A） The likelihood of losing her luggage. （ B） The possibility of taking a wrong flight. （ C） The difficulty in communicating with others. （ D） The unfriendliness of the porter at the airport. 19 How did the Japanese woman travel on a fi
13、ve-day tour around Europe? （ A） By bus. （ B） By car. （ C） By train. （ D） By air. 20 What spoiled the Japanese womans tour around Europe? （ A） She took the wrong flight. （ B） She couldnt get her suitcase back. （ C） She couldnt find any new dress. （ D） She had to spend all her time getting tickets. 21
14、 Why does the woman tell the story of the Japanese woman? （ A） To show her sympathy for the Japanese. （ B） To give a good example. （ C） To show their friendship. （ D） To kill time. 22 In which of the following situations does the girl try to save water? （ A） When she is taking a bath. （ B） When she
15、is cleaning a car. （ C） When she is washing clothes. （ D） When she is working in plants. 23 What else does the girl think we should do to protect the environment? （ A） Separate garbage. （ B） Get rid of rubbish properly. （ C） Have a family clean-up party. （ D） Cut down on paper production. 24 What do
16、es the girl do once a month? （ A） Visit a factory. （ B） Sell newspapers. （ C） Clean a kindergarten. （ D） Collect old newspapers. 25 In which TV program will this interview most probably appear? （ A） Child Psychology. （ B） Preschool Education. （ C） Our Planet. （ D） Do-It-Yourself. 一、 Section II Use o
17、f English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 26 The American definition of success is largely one of acquiring wealth and a high material standard of living. It is not surprising, 【 26】 _ ,
18、 that Americans have valued education for its monetary value. The belief is widespread in the United States 【 27】 _ the more schooling people have, the more money they will 【 28】_ when they leave school. The belief is strongest 【 29】 _ the desirability of an undergraduate university degree, or a 【 3
19、0】 _ degree such as medicine or law 【 31】 _ the undergraduate degree. The money value of graduate degrees in 【 32】 _ such as art, history, or philosophy is not 【 33】 _ great. This belief in the monetary value of education is 【 34】 _ by research outcomes on income. Ben Wattenberg, a social scientist,
20、 estimates that in the 【 35】 _ of a lifetime a man 【 36】 _ a college school diploma in 1972 could earn about $380,000 more than a man who 【 37】 _ had a high school diploma. Perhaps this helps to explain survey 【 38】 _ which showed that Americans who 【 39】_ they had lived their lives differently in s
21、ome way regretted 【 40】 _ of all that they did not get more education. The regret is 【 41】 _ by those who have made 【 42】 _ to the top and by those who have not. 【 43】 _ a man like Douglas Fraser, the president of the United Auto Workers Union, a nationally known and successful leader, was 【 44】 _ b
22、y regrets that he did not climb higher on the 【 45】 _ ladder. 26 【 26】 （ A） however （ B） therefore （ C） moreover （ D） though 27 【 27】 （ A） which （ B） where （ C） that （ D） when 28 【 28】 （ A） make （ B） save （ C） invest （ D） raise 29 【 29】 （ A） regarding （ B） reflecting （ C） revealing （ D） representing
23、 30 【 30】 （ A） technical （ B） vocational （ C） honorable （ D） professional 31 【 31】 （ A） concerning （ B） following （ C） finalizing （ D） ensuring 32 【 32】 （ A） branches （ B） occupations （ C） fields （ D） classes 33 【 33】 （ A） thus （ B） much （ C） as （ D） yet 34 【 34】 （ A） supported （ B） provided （ C） co
24、vered （ D） obtained 35 【 35】 （ A） period （ B） duration （ C） course （ D） length 36 【 36】 （ A） of （ B） with （ C） upon （ D） for 37 【 37】 （ A） hardly （ B） only （ C） really （ D） readily 38 【 38】 （ A） efforts （ B） observations （ C） consequences （ D） findings 39 【 39】 （ A） realized （ B） found （ C） discover
25、ed （ D） wished 40 【 40】 （ A） least （ B） best （ C） most （ D） last 41 【 41】 （ A） shared （ B） shown （ C） concerned （ D） suffered 42 【 42】 （ A） them （ B） it （ C） themselves （ D） itself 43 【 43】 （ A） As （ B） For （ C） Such （ D） Even 44 【 44】 （ A） threatened （ B） rejected （ C） restricted （ D） troubled 45 【
26、 45】 （ A） educational （ B） political （ C） commercial （ D） social Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 46 During the past fifteen years a great deal of attention has been given to “letting i
27、t all hang out.“ My impression is that this over-zealous devotion to speaking ones mind has more often led to hurt feelings and mined relationships than to great joy and fulfillment. I think we generally agree that holding in real feelings and never expressing less-than-lovely thoughts about each ot
28、her hardly lead to constructive communication. Its a great relief to allow ourselves the luxury of admitting our human weaknesses and pursuing more honest relationships with others. But we need to strike a balance between telling it all and telling nothing. Recently I received a letter from a mother
29、 who had been persuaded by her troubled twenty-five-year-old son to attend a weekend “troth“ marathon with him. Under pressure from the group, her defenses collapsed and she heard herself telling her son for the first time that he had been an accident that she hadnt been planning to have a child. He
30、 in turn told her that he couldnt recall a single day in his childhood that hed been happy. “At that time,“ this woman wrote, “it seemed helpful. We cried and we made up; I thought telling the truth had been good for us. But the trouble is, it wasnt the whole truth. By the time Tommy was born, I did
31、 want him, and at times he was happy. Ever since that day, weve both been disturbed by some terrible feelings we shared.“ I must admit weve come to the conclusion that some things are better left unsaid. Honesty is a fine policy as long as we know what the truth really is but most of the time we don
32、t. Its a fine goal to encourage children to express their real feelings. But we need a new sense of balance. Telling it all is not a cure-all for every problem nor even an end in itself. Its useful and freeing under some circumstances and terribly hurtful and damaging under others. Its a good idea,
33、I think, to bite your tongue for ten or fifteen minutes before saying whats on your mind. Try to decide whether its going to open up new and better avenues of communication or leave wounds that may never heal. 46 The expression “letting it all hang out“ means “_.“ （ A） balancing all thoughts （ B） ex
34、pressing all real feelings （ C） considering all relationships （ D） admitting all human weaknesses 47 The author tries to say that telling it all may _. （ A） bring about undesirable consequences （ B） result in constructive communication （ C） help correct ones shortcomings （ D） lead to great joy and f
35、ulfillment 48 After they told each other the truth, both the woman and her son felt _. （ A） despaired （ B） regretful （ C） justified （ D） grateful 49 The story of the woman and her sun supports the idea that _. （ A） some things are better left unsaid （ B） honesty is fine for most of the time （ C） goo
36、d intention leads to good results （ D） one should be encouraged to tell the truth 50 The author suggests that we should _. （ A） stop ourselves from telling lies （ B） know clearly what is on our minds （ C） heal all the wounds to free ourselves （ D） say with caution what we really think 51 The next bi
37、g breakthrough in artificial intelligence could come from giving machines not just more logical capacity, but emotional capacity as well. Feelings arent usually associated with inanimate machines, but Rosalind Picard, a professor of computer technology at MIT, believes emotion may be just the thing
38、computers need to work effectively. Computers need artificial emotion to understand their human users better and to achieve self-analysis and self-improvement. The more scientists study the “wetware“ model for computing the human brain and nervous system the more they conclude that emotions are a pa
39、rt of intelligence, not separate from it. Emotions are among the tools that we use to process the tremendous amount of stimuli in our environment. They also pay a role in human learning and decision making. Feeling bad about a wrong decision, for instance, focuses attention on avoiding future error.
40、 A feeling of pleasure, on the other hand, positively reinforces an experience. “If we want computers to be genuinely intelligent, to adapt to us, and to interact naturally with us, then they will need the ability to recognize and express emotions, to have emotions, and to have what has come to be c
41、alled emotional intelligence,“ Picard says. One way that emotions can help computers, she suggests, is by helping keep them from crashing. Todays computers produce error messages, but they do not have a “gut feeling“ of knowing when something is wrong or doesnt make sense. A healthy fear of death co
42、uld motivate a computer to stop trouble as soon as it starts. On the other hand, self-preservation would need to be subordinate to service to humans. It was fear of its own death that prompted HAL, the fictional computer in the film 2002: A Space Odyssey, to kill most of its human associates. Simila
43、rly, computers that could “read“ their users would accumulate a store of highly personal information about us not just what we said and did, but what we likely thought and felt. “Emotions not only contribute to a richer quality of interaction, but they directly impact a persons ability to interact i
44、n an intelligent way,“ Picard says. “Emotional skills, especially the ability to recognize and express emotions, are essential for natural communication with humans.“ 51 In the future computers will tend to be made _. （ A） fictional （ B） humanized （ C） economical （ D） operational 52 Emotional intell
45、igence is important because _. （ A） it can increase the logical capacity of the computer （ B） it can raise the mechanic capacity of the computer （ C） it can eliminate all the defects of the computer （ D） it can improve user-computer communication 53 “Self-preservation“ (Line 5, Para. 5) means _. （ A
46、） self-control （ B） self-analysis （ C） self-protection （ D） self-improvement 54 According to the text, the emotional computer _. （ A） has a promising prospect （ B） is financially unaffordable （ C） is technically impracticable （ D） has a specialized user group 55 It is implied that the emotional comp
47、uter _. （ A） may be a danger to human beings （ B） no longer needs hardware upgrading （ C） may be a threat to the life of its designer （ D） no longer worries about the fear of death 56 Art is considered by many people to be little more than a decorative means of giving pleasure. This is not always th
48、e case, however; at times, art may be seen to have a purely functional side as well. Such could be said of the sandpaintings of the Navaho Indians of the American Southwest; these have a medicinal as well as an artistic purpose. According to Navaho traditions, one who suffers from either a mental or
49、 a physical illness has in some way disturbed or come in contact with the supernatural perhaps a certain animal, a ghost, or the dead. To counteract this evil contact, the iii person or one of his relatives will employ a medical man called a “singer“ to perform a healing ceremony which will attract a powerful supernatural being. During the ceremony, which may last from 2 to 9 days, the “singer“
