2005年3月公共英语三级考试真题及答案

2005 年 3 月公共英语三级考试真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your listening ability, ft consists of 3 sections. Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are .5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) New York City. B) An evening party. C) An air trip. D) The man’s job. From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a fiight to New York Therefore, C) An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now the test will begin. 1. A) It’s attractive. C) It’s important. B) It’s exciting. D) It’s boring. 2. A) At a railway station. C) At an airport. B) At a bank. D) At a parking lot. 3. A) By referring to the receptionist. C) By asking his friend. B) By calling the telephone operator. D) By finding it in the phone book. 4. A) He’s the boss. C) He’s a new employee. B) He’s a visitor. D) He’s the woman’s friend. 5. A) $400. C) $300. B) $200. D) $150. Section B Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked,4), B), C)and 17)) given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Conversation 1 6. A) Sports wear. C) Summer wear. B) Holiday wear. D) Casual wear. 7. A) See more samples. C) Meet the designers. B) Try on some T-shirts. D) Place an order. Conversation 2 8. A) He wanted to check the order number. B) He wanted to order some computers. C) He wanted to report on a problem. D) He wanted to see the secretary. 9. A) They got a wrong order number from the caller. B) They tailed to deliver the computers on time. C) They couldn’t find the order form. D) They made a wrong delivery. 10. A) The salesman. C) Mr. Peterson. B) The manager. D) Mary. Section C Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in not more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin. 11. Why do more middle-aged adults have to take care of their aging parents? Because people are living 12. What does the speaker think of the job of taking care of an aging parent? It’s 13. How are the family roles changed? The dependent parents are cared for as if they were 14. What can a nursing home do for aging parents? It provides them with proper 15. What benefit can middle-aged adults get by sending their parents to a nursing home? They can return to their Part II Structure (15 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section A Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center 16. he was seriously iii, I wouldn’t have told him the truth. A) If I knew C) Had I known B) If I know D) Did I know 17. She got to know the young man very well she had worked for so long. A) to whom C) whom B) in whom D) with whom 18. The car by the side of the road and the driver tried to repair it. A) breaks down C) has broken down B) was breaking down D) broke down 19. When he went out, he would wear sunglasses nobody would recognize him. A) so that C) as though B) now that D) in case 20. We were all excited at the news our manual sales had more than doubled. A) which C) it B) that D) what 21. Some people think about their fights than they do about their responsibilities. A) so much C) much more B) too much D) much too 22. The City of London, repeatedly in 1940 and 1941, lost many of its famous churches. A) bombed C) bombing B) to bomb D) having bombed 23. traveling expenses rising a lot, Mrs. White had to change all her plans for the tour. A) Since C) By B) As for D) With 24. I felt so embarrassed that I couldn’t do anything but there when I first met my present boss. A) to sit C) sat B) sitting D) sit 25. With the introduction of the computer, libraries today are quite different from they were in the past. A) that C) which B) what D) those Section B Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 26. It is important that he (be) called back immediately. 27. It is (reason) for parents to pay for their children’s education. 28. At the meeting a (propose) was put forward by John Smith. 29. As a rule, readers (not allow) to take dictionaries out of the reading room. 30. It has been a long winter, and we’re (eager) waiting for the coming of spring. 31. They fully recognized the enormous (strong) and influence of the union. 32. By the end of last year, nearly a million cars (produce) in that auto factory. 33. (Take) the financial difficulties into consideration, we’d better put off the plan till next year. 34. Dr. Richard, together with his wife and three children, (be) to arrive in Beijing this afternoon. 35. The global average air temperature is believed (rise) in the near future. Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 The eight airlines of the One-world alliance ( 联盟 ) have joined forces to give world travellers a simple way to plan and book a round-the-world journey. It’s called the One-world Explorer program. One-world Explorer is the perfect solution for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday or an extended business trip. It’s a great way for you to explore the four comers of the earth in the safe hands of the eight One-world airlines. You can have hundreds of destinations to choose from, because the Oneworld network covers the globe. And, as you travel around the world, you’ll have the support of 260,000 people from all our airlines, who are devoted to the success of your journey, helping you make smooth transfers and offering support all along the way. The One-world goal is to make global travel easier and more rewarding for everyone of our travellers. We try our best to make you feel at home, no matter how far from home your journey may take you. We can offer travelers benefits on a scale beyond the reach of our individual-net-works. You’ll find more people and more information to guide you at every stage of your trip, making transfers smoother and global travel less of a challenge. 36. One-world in the passage refers to A) a travel agency B) a union of airlines C) a series of tourist attractions D) the title of a flight program 37. The One-world Explorer program is said to be most suitable for those who A) have been to the four corners of the earth B) travel around the world on business C) want to explore the eight airlines D) need support all along the way 38. The advantage of the alliance lies in A) its detailed travel information B) its unique booking system C) its longest business flights D) its global service network Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C), and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 39. We can learn from the last paragraph that One-world A) offers the lowest prices to its passengers B) keeps passengers better informed of its operations C) offers better services than any of its member airlines alone D) is intended to make round-the-world trips more challenging 40. The purpose of the advertisement is to A) promote a special flight program B) recommend long distance flights C) introduce different flights D) describe an airlines group Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45. The human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn’t know whats happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with