1、2012年 9月国家公共英语（三级）笔试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 dia
2、logue ONLY ONCE. 1 What will the man buy for his fathers birthday? （ A） A tie. （ B） A shirt. （ C） A book. （ D） A wallet. 2 What do we know about Ted? （ A） He is a history teacher. （ B） He is a geography teacher. （ C） He is the womans neighbor. （ D） He is the womans colleague. 3 What does the woman s
3、uggest the man should do? （ A） Have a healthy diet. （ B） Get rid of his anger. （ C） Stop asking questions. （ D） Keep his feelings back. 4 What do we know about the cheese? （ A） It is on the shelf. （ B） It is too expensive. （ C） It is in short supply. （ D） It is no longer fresh. 5 What does the man a
4、sk the woman to do? （ A） Answer the phone for him. （ B） Ask Mr. Miller to phone later. （ C） Ask Mr. Miller to hold on a moment. （ D） Tell Mr. Miller he will phone back later. 6 Why is the woman in London? （ A） She is on holiday. （ B） She is on a business trip. （ C） She is working for a company there
5、. （ D） She wants to establish a company there. 7 What do we learn about the womans sister from the dialogue? （ A） She likes watching football games. （ B） She is a fan of a local football team. （ C） She is a keen football player herself. （ D） She likes the local women football players. 8 What happene
6、d to the woman yesterday? （ A） She was almost cheated by a telephone call. （ B） She got a phone call from a special number. （ C） She was overcharged by the phone company. （ D） She prepared for her vacation with her friend. 9 Why does the man recommend rowing? （ A） It requires few professional skills
7、. （ B） It exercises many parts of the body. （ C） It is a new item of fitness programs. （ D） It is popular with most club members. 10 What do we know about the company? （ A） It needs new employees badly. （ B） It gives quick responses routinely. （ C） It is a newly established business. （ D） It is very
8、 cautious in decision-making 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 have 10 second
9、s to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 What does the woman want the man to do for her? （ A） Deliver her package. （ B） Sign for her package. （ C） Find the property manager. （ D） Talk to the property manager. 12 How long has the man lived in the apartment? （ A）
10、 Two days. （ B） One week. （ C） Six months. （ D） One year. 13 What problem does the woman have? （ A） She has run out of flour for baking cakes. （ B） She is ignorant of how to operate the stove. （ C） Something is going wrong with her stove. （ D） Something is going wrong with her timer. 14 What does th
11、e man think of Curacao? （ A） It is difficult to reach. （ B） It is a tourist paradise. （ C） It is a perfect place for sports. （ D） It is an ordinary tropical island. 15 Why does the woman hesitate to make her decision to go to Curacao? （ A） She thinks it is too far. （ B） She thinks it is too crowded.
12、 （ C） It is not safe to go there. （ D） It is not the right time to go there. 16 What is the woman probably going to do? （ A） Pack up for the trip. （ B） Make her reservations. （ C） Book her airline ticket. （ D） Contact her travel agent. 17 Who is the woman talking to? （ A） Her friend. （ B） Her husban
13、d. （ C） Her travel agent. （ D） Her health advisor. 18 Why does the woman want to buy a handbag? （ A） To celebrate her birthday. （ B） To carry it on her wedding. （ C） To give it to Mary as a gift. （ D） To attend Marys wedding with it. 19 What do we learn about Handbag Hire? （ A） It is the largest han
14、dbag dealer. （ B） It is a famous handbag company. （ C） It designs expensive handbags. （ D） It specializes in renting handbags. 20 How will the woman place her order? （ A） By post. （ B） In person. （ C） By telephone. （ D） On the Internet. 21 How many days will the woman have to wait for her order? （ A
15、） 2. （ B） 3. （ C） 4. （ D） 5 22 What does the man think of good communication? （ A） It stops people from hurting each other. （ B） It brings glory to ones career. （ C） It improves many situations. （ D） It solves all problems. 23 How does the man describe himself? （ A） Ill-tempered. （ B） Agreeable. （ C
16、） Decisive. （ D） Natural. 24 What is necessary for a large group to make a final decision? （ A） Consulting with other groups. （ B） Letting everyone have his say. （ C） Going through a voting process. （ D） Reviewing past business activities. 25 What does one have to do to be successful in business? （
17、A） Get help from other group members. （ B） Have the patience to talk with people. （ C） Stop seeing the world in twisted ways. （ D） Share their achieved results with others. 一、 Section II Use of English (15 minutes) Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered
18、 blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. 25 Blue jeans are probably the single most representative article of American clothing. They were originally【 C1】 _by Jacob Davis, a tailor from Nevada, 【 C2】_, together with dry-goods sales-man Levi Strauss, patented the idea as【 C3】_clothing for mine
19、rs in 1873. Blue jeans, also【 C4】 _as work clothing, spread among workers of all kinds in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, 【 C5】_among cowboys, farmers, loggers, and railroad workers. During the 1950s, 【 C6】 _Malion Brando and James Dean made blue jeans【 C7】 _by wearing them movies, and jeans
20、 be- came part of the【 C8】 _of teenagers rebelling. In the 1960s and 1970s, this fashion statement exploded as Levis【 C9】_a fundamental part of the youth【 C10】 _focused on both civil rights and antiwar protests. 【 C11】 _the late 1970s, almost everyone in the United States wore blue jeans, 【 C12】 _yo
21、uths all around the world sought after them. 【 C13】_designers began to create more complicated【 C14】 _of blue jeans and to【 C15】 _their fit. jeans began to express the American emphasis【 C16】_informality and the importance of detail. By stressing the right label and【 C17】_the right look, blue jeans,
22、 【 C18】 _their worker origins, satirically represented the status consciousness of Americanfashion and the【 C19】 _to get close to the【 C20】 _fashion. In 1971, Levi Strauss 2) your qualifications for the task; 3) your time available for the task. You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own
23、 name at the end of your email. Use “Wang Lin“ instead. Part B 67 Below is a picture showing that the community newspaper board is covered by advertisements. Look at the picture and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following two points: 1) what the problem is and what causes
24、 the problem; 2) how to improve the situation. 2012年 9月国家公共英语（三级）笔试真题试卷答案与解析 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
25、answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE. 1 【听力原文】 W: What a fantastic tie you ve got, Adam! M: Thanks. It s a birthday gift from my wife. W: It goes so well with your shirt. M: I was thinking of giving my father a wallet or a book on his birthday. But it seems that a tie is a b
26、etter choice. 1 【正确答案】 A 2 【听力原文】 M: Great party, isn t it? Ted and Jane always have great parties. W: But this is my first. I only met Ted yesterday. He and I teach at the same school. M: Oh, you re a teacher? What do you teach? W: History, and Geography. 2 【正确答案】 D 3 【听力原文】 W: You look so angry. W
27、hat happened? M: Nothing, I d rather not talk about it. Just don t ask. W: Come on. I think you need to let off some anger. Not have your feelings held back like that. Itll eat your life. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 M: Whats the problem? W: This cheese has gone bad. Its past the sale by date. I bought it in
28、 this shop yesterday. M: Well, that s not really our fault. The supplier is responsible. W: But you sold it in your shop. I d like to get my money back, please. 4 【正确答案】 D 5 【听力原文】 W: Stanley, there is a Mr. Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you. M: Im busy at the moment. Can you ask him to h
29、old? Tell him Ill talk with him in a few seconds. W: Sure, he s on Line 2. M: Thanks, Jane. 5 【正确答案】 C 6 【听力原文】 M: Are you staying long? W: No, unfortunately only a couple of weeks. M: On business or on holiday? W: Business, I m afraid. My company is setting up an office in London. 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原
30、文】 W: My sister is really keen on soccer. M: Really? What team does she support? W: Not any in particular. She is an enthusiastic player. She s on the local women s team. M: Well. If that s the case, you really must take me to see her play sometimes. 7 【正确答案】 C 8 【听力原文】 W: I was almost fooled by a t
31、elephone call yesterday. M: Whats it about? W: A week s vacation for two. But I realized it was a cheat when they told me to ring a special telephone number to claim the price. M: Well, those calls are charged at unbelievably high rates. 8 【正确答案】 A 9 【听力原文】 M: Id like to recommend an extremely effic
32、ient work-out machine at this fitness club. W: Great! I need your professional advice. M: The rowing machine. So many people just ignore it, but it s a full body exercise. It combines strength training with the heart. 9 【正确答案】 B 10 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Mark! I heard you just had an interview for a new job?
33、 How did it go? M: I think I did well. They said they d make a decision by this Friday. W: This Friday? It looks like they want to hire the person as quickly as possible. 10 【正确答案】 A Part B Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds
34、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 have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 【听力原文】 W: Hi, I m Sally. I live in the Apartment 324, right next d
35、oor. I was wondering if you could do a favor for me. I m expecting a package to be delivered, but now I have to go to the property manager. Could you sign the package and hold it for me? M: Of course. I would be happy to help you out. By the way, I m John. I moved in here two days ago. It s nice to
36、meet you. W: I ve been living here for six months. M: Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee? W: No, thanks. I need to talk to the property manager about some problems with my apartment. M: What trouble are you having? W: My electric stove gets too hot. I baked a cake yesterday. After only fi
37、ve minutes, the cake was as hard as a brick. I had the temperature set right. M: Something must be going wrong with it. You d better talk to the property manager, and get it repaired as soon as possible. W: OK. I have to go now. I really appreciate your help. I m glad that you moved in next door to
38、me. I ll bake a cake as a housewarming gift as soon as my stove is working. M: Sounds great. Well, I ll see you later. W: Bye for now. 11 【正确答案】 B 12 【正确答案】 A 13 【正确答案】 C 14 【听力原文】 W: I really need a vacation. I just can t decide where to go. M: Have you ever been to Curacao? W: No, I haven t. It s
39、so far. M: Oh, come on! In this day and age, nothing is far. Besides, once you get there, it s like being in paradise. I really think you should consider it. In fact, I suggest you ask, your travel agent about it. W: What s so great about Curacao? It s just another tropical island with a pretty beac
40、h. M: Just another tropical island? Bright sunny days with blue water rolling upon to the clean white sand. Gentle winds blowing through the palm trees of clear move at night. Come on! It s a tremendous place to go. W: Oh, I don t know. M: Look! You can go wherever you want. But it s important that
41、you relax during your vacation. And Curacao is the perfect place for that. I mean, you can do all the things you like to do. Play tennis, swim, read, rest, not to mention eat well and get a great suntan. Why are you so hesitant? Come on! Be adventurous. W: You re certainly making it sound better by
42、the minute. OK, maybe I ll check it out with my travel agent. M: I suggest you hurry. This is a very busy time of the year. And reservations aren t always easy to get. And it is absolutely necessary that you have reservations. 14 【正确答案】 B 15 【正确答案】 A 16 【正确答案】 D 17 【正确答案】 A 18 【听力原文】 W: John, shall
43、we go to Sun Store? I have decided to buy that Murrberry handbag. Anyway, I m not carrying this one to Mary s wedding. M: But, Jane, why not rent one with Handbag Hire? Instead of $990, pay $ 50, and you have it for a whole week. W: Sounds great, but I never knew I can rent a handbag. M: Handbag Hir
44、e is a new business. It was founded two months ago. Its collection covers many designer handbags. W: So. for the price of one Murrberry, I can use a different bag each week for twenty weeks? M: Absolutely. And if you like one of them, you can choose to buy it at a discounted rate. Of course the pric
45、e varies by age and condition. For example, a $1500 Murrberry bag can sell for just $ 750. W: Great, but how do I rent? By telephone? Or in person? M: Either. And more conveniently, it accepts online orders. W: I ll do it on line now. I still have one more question. Mary s wedding is next Saturday.
46、There are only five days left. Do I have enough time? M: Dont worry. It promises that customers receive their orders by post within two days. Three more days to go. W: Oh, I d better order one right now. 18 【正确答案】 D 19 【正确答案】 D 20 【正确答案】 D 21 【正确答案】 A 22 【听力原文】 W: Somebody once said that good commun
47、ication can solve any problem. Do you agree with this? M: I think that good communication can solve a lot of problems, and improve many a situation. I worked in some seemingly impossible situations, and saw people change dramatically all because they started communicating in better ways. But can goo
48、d communication solve all problems? No. It can t stop some people from seeing the world in twisted ways. It can t stop some people from hurting themselves. W: What kind of people do you have difficulty working with? M: I m naturally a person who likes to be decisive, and to act, so I get impatient s
49、ometimes when I m working with a large group. Because it takes time for everyone s voice to be heard, and for everyone s opinion to be aired. Yet I know that process is vital if they re going to reach the ultimate decision. W: Is success of business based more on the results of what you do, or on how you communicate what you ve done? M: Oh, it s a combination of both. To be successful, you have to be able to achieve res
