1、国家公共英语三级（天气与气候）练习试卷 7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 dialog
2、ue ONLY ONCE. 1 What does the woman mean? （ A） She hopes it stays like this. （ B） She hopes it stays fine. （ C） She hopes it s going to turn colder. （ D） She hopes it s going to turn warmer. 2 What does the woman mean? （ A） The weather forecast is not reliable. （ B） It ll clear up tomorrow. （ C） The
3、 weather forecast is always right. （ D） It cleared up yesterday. 3 What are the two speakers talking about? （ A） An essay. （ B） Correcting test papers. （ C） A coming test. （ D） How to score high in tests. 4 In what season does this conversation take place? （ A） Spring. （ B） Summer. （ C） Autumn. （ D）
4、 Winter. Part B 5 Write a short composition with reference to the information given in the following table. Four Indicators of Economic and Social Conditions of 4 Countries 国家公共英语三级（天气与气候）练习试卷 7答案与解析 Part A Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and fo
5、ur 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 dialogue ONLY ONCE. 1 【听力原文】 M: From the forecast, it s going to turn colder. W: Well, let s hope they re wrong. 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 天气与
6、气候 2 【听力原 文】 M: The weather forecast says that it ll clear up tomorrow. W: It said that yesterday. 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 天气与气候 3 【听力原文】 M: Jane, what kind of format do you think the exam will have? W: I wouldn t be surprised to find an essay question and some multiple-choice questions, because they are
7、easier to correct. 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 天气与气候 4 【听力原文】 W: This is my favorite time of the year. The grass is becoming green again and the birds are singing in the trees. M: I prefer autumn myself. The colors of leaves changing are so beautiful. 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 天气与气候 Part B 5 【正确答案】 A glance at four i
8、ndicators of economic and social conditions in four countries, Canada, Japan, Peru and Zaire, in 1994 reflects the great differences that exist between wealthier and poorer nations. The table shows that Japan and Canada had annual incomes of $ 15760 and $ 11100 per person, respectively. These figure
9、s were overwhelmingly greater than the corresponding figures of $ 160 in Peru and $ 130 in Zaire. Health indicators, too, reflected overall levels of affluence in the four nations. Life expectancy, for example, was higher among the more economically developed countries. Japan reported the highest li
10、fe expectancy 78. This was followed by Canada 76; Peru 51; and Zaire 47. This suggests that richer societies are able to put more money into health care than poorer ones. The amount of calories consumed daily per person roughly followed the same ranking. Canadians each consumed some 3326 calories pe
11、r day while the Japanese took 2846 calories. The corresponding figures for Peru and Zaire were 1927 and 1749 respectively. Literacy rates among adults, too, were higher in wealthier countries, no doubt a reflection of ability to invest in education. Canada and Japan both reported literacy rates of 99%, while Peru claimed 68%, Zaire, the least economically developed of the four countries, had a literacy rate of 34%. The data appear to confirm the often cited link between national wealth and health education standards. 【知识模块】 天气与气候
