公共英語三級(jí)考試模擬題及答案

1、公共英語三級(jí)考試模擬題及答案（1）Section Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Directions:This sectionis designed to testyour abilityto understandspoken English.You willhear a selectionof recorded materialsand you mustanswer the questions that accompany them. There are two partsin this section, Part A and Part B.Reme

2、mber, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand. Now

3、as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answerA, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You willhave 15 se

4、conds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Example:You will hear:W: Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time?M: Yes, Madam. It should be arriving about ten minutes. You will read:Who do you think the woman is talking to? A a bus conductor B

5、a clerk at the airport C a taxi driver D a clerk at the stationFrom the dialogue, we know that only a clerk at the airport is most likely to know the arrival time of a flight, so youshould choose answerB and mark it in your test booklet.Sample Answer:ABCDNow look at question 1Part A1. Where is the w

6、oman from? A Sweden B Italy C Sylvia D Wales2. Which one does the woman want to buy? A better quality, expensive one B cheaper one in this shop C cheaper one in another shop D better quality in this shop3. Why is he going to talk to the lady over there? A Because he wants to know the time. B Because

7、 he wants to thank her. C Because his watch was lost. D Because the lady over there is waiting for him.4. According to the dialogue, what kind of shirt is more expensive? A those made of wool B those made of nylon C those made of cotton D those made of silk5. How does the woman feel at the end of th

8、econversation? A angry B relieved C upset D sarcastic6. What does the man mean? A The proofreading was better this time. B It will be an interesting job. C There will be more proofreading to do soon. D The job should be done as quickly as possible.7. What does the woman say about Mary? A Shes always

9、 running. B Shes still in the race. C She feels very comfortable. D She still has a fever.8. What does Linda mean? A At last she enjoys campus life. B School has changed little since last year. C She has many new friends. D Its easier to find his way around this year.9. What does the man mean? A Bil

10、l is too tired to study any more. B He told Bill not to study late at night. C He had often advised Bill to study. D Bill didnt hear the alarm.10. What does the woman mean? A She feels that the trip will take too long. B The students havent chosen a professor. C Professor Goldsmith has to choose the

11、 destinationfirst. D Its not certain the trip will take place. Part BYou are going to hear four conversations.Before listeningto each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each ofthe questions which accompany it. After listening, you willhave time to answer each questionby choosing A, B, C o

12、r D. Youwillhear each conversationONLYONCE.Mark your answers in yourtest booklet.Questions 11 13 are based on a lectureAmerica.11. What controlsthe publicschools ofabout educationinthe United States? A the national government B the church authorities C the local communities D the state laws12. How m

13、any percentage did the American young people graduate from high school by 1970? A forty percent B forty five percent C seventy percent D seventy five percent13. Why is education made various in form in the UnitedStates? A Because students vary in needs. B Because schools offer different subjects. C

14、Because teaching methods vary greatly. D Because there are different aids at school.Questions 14 17 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.14. Why did the man decide to go to the library? A One of his classes finished early. B He wanted to get some studying done. C The library had a speci

15、al display on the Industrial Revolution. D His books were ten days overdue.15. After getting the books, what did the man do? A checked them out B took notes on them C returned them to the shelves D put them in his book bag16. According to theman, what happens to allthe books inthe library? A They ar

16、e marked with colored labels. B They are specially coded. C They are checked out. D They are inspected by the guard.17. According to the man, what does the librarian behind the desk do? A copiesdown the nameand the address of each borrower B checks all books for missing pages C demagnetizes the book

17、s as they are checked out D helps students use the card catalogQuestions 18 21 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.18. What does the man need to do at the travel agency? A purchase her plane ticket B change her plane ticket C pick up a passport application form D arrange for her accomo

18、dations in Europe19. Why doesnt the woman want to give up her apartment entirely? A She doesnt have time to move. B She would have difficultyfindinganother apartment. C Shes paid her rent for the summer in advance. D She doesnt want to paint another apartment. 20. How long would the women be in Euro

19、pe? A three weeks B one month C three month D over a year21. What willthe womanmost likelydo about her apartment? A leave it vacant B rent it to the man shes talking with C sublet it to Jim Thomas D ask her landlord to sublet itQuestions 22 25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear .22. W

20、here does this conversation take place? A at a hotel B at a motel C at a restaurant D at a shopping centre23. Why can the man and his family stay at this motel? A They have a reservation. B The motel has several vacancies. C They are friends of the owner. D Someone else cancelled a reservation. 24.

21、When does the motel want its guests to pay? A before they arrive B while they register C when they reserve a room D just before their departure25. What is the reason forthe motelspolicyon payments? A Some guests may not be honest. B The policy is required by law. C No.61 is a luxury unit. D The owne

22、rs are simply greedy. Section Use of English (15 minutes) Directions:Read the following text. Choose the each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or 1.best word or phrase forD on your ANSWERSHEETMany teachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewith the student.26 a long readingassignment isgive

23、n, instructors expect students to be familiar with the27 in the reading even if they dont discuss it in class or take an exam. The 28 student is considered to be 29 who is motivated to learn for the sake of 30, not the one interestedonlyin gettinghigh grades.Sometimes homework isreturned31briefwritt

24、en commentsbutwithout a grade. Evenifa grade isnot given,thestudentis32 for learning the materialassigned.Whenresearchis 33, theprofessorexpectsthe student to takeit actively and to complete it with 34 guidance. It is the 35responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in thelibrary. Profess

25、ors do not have the time to explain36auniversity library works; they expect students, 37 graduatestudents,to be able toexhaust thereference38 inthe library.Professors will help students who need it, but 39 that theirstudents should not be 40 dependent on them. In the UnitedStates,professorshave many

26、 otherduties41 teaching,such asadministrativeor researchwork. 42, the time thata professorcan spend with a student outside of class is 43. If a studenthas problems with classroom work, the studentshould either44a professor during office hour 45 make an appointment.26. A IfB AlthoughC Because D Since

27、27. A suggestion B context C abstract Dinformation28. A poor B ideal C average D disappointed29. A such B one C any D some30. A fun B work C learningD prize31. A by B in C for D with32. A criticizedB innocent C responsible Ddismissed33.A collected B distributedC assigned Dfinished34.A maximum B mini

28、mumC possible D practical35. A studentsB professorsC assistantsDlibrarians36.A whenB what C whyD how37. A particularlyB essentiallyC obviously D rarely38. Aselections Bcollections CsourcesDorigins39. A hate B dislikeC likeD prefer40. A too B such C muchD more41. A but B except C with D besides42. A

29、However B Therefore C Furthermore DNevertheless43. Aplentiful Blimited Cirregular Dflexible44. A greet B annoy C approach D attach45. A or B and C to D butSectionReading Comprehension (40 minutes)Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions oneach text by choosing A, B, C or

30、 D. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Text 1The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams wasat home, Prince never left his sight, practically ignoring all o

31、ther members of the family. The dog had a number of clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained himand, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities.When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur“Boots ”and withinseconds the dog

32、 would drop them at his feet.At nine every morning, Prince ran off to the general store inthe village, returning shortly not only with Williams dailypaper but with a halfounce packet of Williams favoritetobacco, John Rhineys Mixed. A gundog by breed, Princepossessed a large soft mouth specially evol

33、ved for the safecarryingof hunted creatures,so the paper and the tobacco cameto no harm, never even showing a tooth mark.Williams was a railwayman, an engine driver, and he worea blue uniformwhich smelled of oiland oilfuel.He had to workat odd times“days”,“l(fā)atedays” or“ nights ”. Over theyears Princ

34、e got to know these periods of work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dogdid not waste thisknowledge. IfWilliamsoverslept,as he oftendid, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much tothe annoyance of the family.On his return,Williamsslipperswere brou

35、ght to him, the paper and tobacco too if previously undelivered.A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow andice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icypavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and

36、not untilhe got up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turnedupside down in the search,but thewalletwas not found. However,two days later that was five days after the fall Princedropped the walletinto Williamshand. Very muddy, sta

37、ined andwet through, the little case still contained fiftythreepounds, Williamsdrivinglicenseand a few otherpapers. Wherethe dog had foundit no one couldtell,but foundit he had andrecognized it probably by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.46. How did the dog perform his duties? A He was deli

38、ghted to show them off. B He did his best but was not often successful. C He did them quickly to get them over. D He had few opportunities to do them.47. What does the passage tell us about gun dogs? A They are the fastest runners of all dogs. B Their teeth are removed when they are young. C They ca

39、n carry birds, etc. without hurting them. D They breed well, producing many young dogs. 48. As a result of Williams work . A he did not get enough sleep B there was an oily smell from his clothes C the dog grew accustomed to travelling by train D the dog was confused about the time of the day49. It

40、upset Williams wife and family when . A Williams had to go to work at night B the dog made too much noise in the house C Williams made them all get up early D the dog would not let them see the newspaper 50. Williams did not realise his loss for several daysbecause . A he trusted the dog to find the

41、 wallet B he was unconscious all that time C he thought the wallet was in the house D he had no occasion to feel in his pockets Text 2About ten men in every hundred sufferfrom colourblindnessin some way; women are luckier only about one in two hundredis affectedin thismanner. There are differentform

42、s of colourblindness. A man may not be able to see deep red.He may thinkthatred,orange and yelloware allshades ofgreen. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference betweenblue and green. In rare cases an unlucky manmay see everythingin shades of greena strange world indeed.In certain occupations c

43、olour blindness can be dangerous and candidates are tested most carefully. For example, when fighting at night, soldiers use lights of flares to signal toeach other.A green lightmay mean “Advance” and a red lightmay mean “Danger! Keep back! ”, You can see what will happenif somebody thinks that red

44、is green! Colour blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there aremillions of very small things called“cones”, These help tosee ina brightlightand totellthe differencebetween colours.There are also millionsof “rods ” butthese are used forseeingwhen itisnearly dark.Th

45、ey show us shape butnot colour.Waituntil it is dark tonight, then go outside. Look round you andtry to see what colors you can recognize.Birdsandanimalswhichhuntatnighthave eyeswhichcontain few or no cones at all, so they cannot see colours. Asfar as we know, bats and adult owls cannot see colours a

46、t allonly lightand darkshapes. Similarlycatsand dogs cannotseecolours as well as we can.Insectscan see ultravioletrays whichare invisibletous, and some ofthem can even see Xrays.The wings ofa mothmay seem grey and dull to us, but to insects they may appearbeautiful,showing colourswhich we cannot see

47、. Scientistsknowthat there are other colours around us which insects can seebut which we cannot see. Some insects have favorite colours.Mosquitoeslikeblue, but do not likeyellow.A red light willnot attract insects but a blue lamp will.51. Among people who suffer from colour blindness, . A some may s

48、ee everything in shades of green B few can tell the difference between blue and green C few may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green D very few may think that everything in the world is in green52. Whenmillions of rods in our eyes are at work in darkness we can see. A colours on

49、ly B shapes and colours C shapes only D darkness only53. According to the passage, bats and adult owls cannot see colours. A because they hunt at night B because they cannot see light C because they have no cones and rods D because they have no cones54. According to the passage, dogs and cats. A as well as human beings can not see some colours B have fewer cones than human beings C have less rods than human beings D c