2023年9月公共英语三级试题及答案.doc

SECTIONI Listening Comprehension　　(25minutes)
　　Directions：
　　This section is designed to test yourability to understand spoken English．You will hear aselection of recorded materials and you must answer thequestions that accompany them．There are two parts in this section，Part A and Part B．
　　Remember，while you are doingthe test，you should first put down your answers in your test book let．At the end of thelistening comprehension section．you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1．
　　If you have any questions．you mayraise your hand now you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started．

　　Now look at Part A in your test booklet．

　　PartA
　　Directions：
　　You will hear lo short dialogues．For eachdialogue，there is one question and four possible answers．Choose the correctanswer—A，B，C or D，and mark it in your test booklet．YOu will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you willhear each dialogue only once．
　　1．What willthe man buy for his father’s birthday?
　　[A]A tie． [B]A shirt．
　　[C]A book． [D]A wallet．
　　2．What do weknow about Ted?
　　[A]He isa history teacher． [B]He is a geography teacher．
　　[C]He isthe woman’s neighbor． 　[D]He is the woman’s colleague．
　　3．What doesthe woman suggest the man should do?
　　[A]Havea healthy diet． 　[B]Get rid of his anger．
　　[C]Stopasking questions． [D]Keep his feelings back．
　　4．What do weknow about the cheese?
　　[A]It ison the shelf． [B]It is too expensive．
　　[C]It isin short supply． 　[D]It is no longer flesh．
　　5．What doesthe man ask the woman to do?
　　[A]Answerthe phone for him． 　[B]AskMr．Miller to phone later．
　　[C]AskMr．Miller to hold on a moment．[D]TellMr．Miller he will phone back later．
　　6．Why is thewoman in London?
　　[A]Sheis on holiday． [B]She is on a business trip．
　　[C]Sheis working for a company there．[D]She wants to establish a company there．
　　7．What do welearn about the woman’s sister from the dialogue?
　　[A]Shelikes watching football games．
　　[B]Sheis a fan of a local football team．
　　[C]Sheis a keen football player herself．
　　[D]Shelikes the local women football players．
　　8．Whathappened to the woman yesterday?
　　[A]Shewas almost cheated by a telephone call．
　　[B]Shegot a phone call from a special number．
　　[C]Shewas overcharged by the phone company．
　　[D]Sheprepared for her vacation with her friend．
　　9．Why does theman recommend rowing?
　　[A]Itrequires few professional skills．
　　[B]It exercises many parts of the body．
　　[C]It isa new item of fitness programs．
　　[D]It is popular with most club members．
　　10．What do weknow about the company?
　　[A]Itneeds new employees badly．
　　[B]It gives quick responses routinely．
　　[C]It isa newly established business．
　　[D]It is very cautious in decision。making．
　　Part B
　　Directions：
　　You willhear fourdialogues or monologues．Before listening to each one，you will have 5seconds
　　to readeach of the questions which accompany it．While listening，answer eachquestion by choosing A，B，C or D．After listening，you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question．You will ．hear therecording only once．
　　Questions11—13 are based on a conversation between a woman and her neighbor．
　　11．What doesthe woman want the man to do for her?
　　[A]Deliverher package． [B]Sign for her package．
　　[C]Findthe property manager． [D]Talk to the property manager．
　　12．How long hasthe man lived in the apartment?
　　[A]Twodays． [B]One week．
　　[C]Sixmonths． [D]One year．
　　13．What problemdoes the woman have?
　　[A]Shehas run out of flour for baking cakes．
　　[B]Sheis ignorant of how to operate the stove．
　　[C]Somethingis going wrong with her stove．
　　[D]Somethingis going wrong with her timer．
　　Questions14~17 are based on the following conversation between a man and woman abouttaking a vacation．
　　14．What doesthe man think of Curacao?
　　[A]It isdifficult to reach．
　　[B]It is a tourist paradise．
　　[C]It isa perfect place for sports．
　　[D]It is an ordinary tropical island．
　　15．Why does thewoman hesitate to make her decision to go to Curacao?
　　[A]Shethinks it is too far． 　[B]She thinks it is too crowded．
　　[C]It isnot safe to go there．
　　[D]It is not the right time to go there．
　　16．What is thewoman probably going to do?
　　[A]Packup for the trip． [B]Make her reservations．
　　[C]Bookher airline ticket．
　　[D]Contact her travel agent．
　　17．Who is thewoman talking to?
　　[A]Herfriend． [B]Her husband．
　　[C]Hertravel agent． [D]Her health advisor．
　　Questions18～21 are based on the following conversation about renting handba9．

　　18．Why does thewoman want to buy a handbag?
　　[A]Tocelebrate her birthday．
　　[B]To carry it on her wedding．
　　[C]Togive it to Mary as a gift．
　　D]To attend Mary’s wedding with it．
　　19．What do welearn about Handbag Hire?
　　[A]It isthe largest handbag dealer． [B]It is a famous handbag company．
　　[C]Itdesigns expensive handbags． [D]It specializes in renting handbags．
　　20．How will thewoman place her order?
　　[A]Bypost． [B]In person [C]Bytelephone． 　[D]On the Internet．
　　21．How manydays will the woman have to wait for her order?
　　[A]2． 　[B]3． [C] 4． 　[D]5．
　　Questions22～25 are based on the following conversation on communwation．
　　22．What doesthe man think of good communication?
　　[A]Itstops people from hurting each other． [B]Itbrings glory to one’s career．
　　[C]Itimproves many situations． 　[D]Itsolves all problems．
　　23．How does theman describe himself?
　　[A]Ill—tempered． [B]Agreeable． [C]Decisive． [D]Natural．
　　24．What isnecessary for a large group to make a final decision?
　　[A]Consultingwith other groups． 　[B]Letting everyone have his say．
　　[C]Goingthrough a voting process． 　[D]Reviewing past business activities．
　　25．What doesone have to do to be successful in business?
　　[A]Gethelp from other group members． 　[B]Havethe patience to talk with people．
　　[C]Stopseeing the world in twisted ways． 　[D]Sharetheir achieved results with others．
　　You have3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET l．
　　That isthe end of Listening Comprehension．

　　SECTIONⅡ Use of English　　(15minutes)
　　Directions：
　　Read thefollowing text．Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C，or D onANSWER SHEET 1.
　　Bluejeans are probably the single most representative article of American clothing．They were originally 26 by Jacob Davis，a tailor from Nevada， 27 ，together with dry-goods sales man Levi Strauss，patented theidea as 28 clothing for miners in l873．Blue jeaRs，also 29 as work clothing，spread among workersof all kinds in the late l9th and early 20th centuries， 30 among cowboys，farmers，loggers，and railroadworkers．During the 1950s， 31 Marion Brando and James Deanmade blue jeaRs 32 by wearing them in movies，and jeans be。came part ofthe 33 of teenagers’rebelling．In the l960sand 1970s，this fashion statement exploded as LevI’s 34 a fundamental part of the youth 35 focused on both civil rights and antiwar protests． 36 the late1970s，almost everyone inthe United States wore blue jear，37 youths all around the world sought after them． 38 designers began to create more complicated 39 of blue jeaRs and to 40 their fit，jeaRs beganto express the American emphasis 41 informality and the importance of detail．By stressingthe right label and 42 the right look，blue jeans， 43 their worker origins，satirically。representedthe status consciousness of American fashion and the 44 to get close to the 45 fashion．In 1971，Levi Strauss＆Co．received theCoty Fashion Critics’Award，the highest award of the American fashion industry．
　　26．[A]invented
　　[B]introduced
　　[C]developed
　　[D]delivered
　　27．[A]which
　　[B]where
　　[C]that
　　[D]who
　　28．[A]custom-made
　　[B]long-wearing
　　[C]well-tailored
　　[D]nice-looking
　　29．[A]realized
　　[B]accepted
　　[C]known
　　[D]identified
　　30．[A]especially
　　[B]normally [C]obviously
　　[D]exclusively
　　31．[A]cowboys
　　[B]actors
　　[C]writers
　　[D]directors
　　32．[A]economical
　　[B]typical
　　[C]fashionable
　　[D]valuable
　　33．[A]image
　　[B]figure
　　[C]picture
　　[D]character
　　34．[A]took
　　[B]played
　　[C]had
　　[D]became
　　35．[A]character
　　B]culture
　　[C]anxiety
　　[D]education
　　36．[A]Before
　　[B]Since
　　[C]By
　　[D]Till
　　37．[A]and
　　[B]so
　　[C]then
　　[D]for
　　38．[A]Although
　　[B]Until
　　[C]As
　　[D]Whereas
　　39．[A]styles
　　[B]examples
　　[C]sizes
　　[D]materials
　　40．[A]create
　　[B]adjust
　　[C]determine
　　[D]pursue
　　41．[A]about
　　[B]in
　　[C]of
　　[D]on
　　42．[A]maintaining
　　[B]improving
　　[C]expressing
　　[D]achieving
　　43．[A]besides
　　[B]despite
　　[C]except
　　[D]from
　　44．[A]anxiety [B]eagerness 　[C]ambition 　[D]promise
　　45．[A]tempor [B]grand [C]brightest 　[D]latest

　　SECTION IIIReading Comprehension　　(40minutes)
　　Part A
　　Directions·
　　Read thefollowing three texts．Answer the questions on each text by choosing A，B，C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET。
　　Text 1　　Back in the early 1990s，I knewlittle about computers beyond what it took to get through a workingday．But here’s what I did know：something huge washappening．It was stirring economies and imaginations and possibilities likenothing I had ever known．I knew the world was changing in ways that meant I shouldn’t counton old assumptions．And I knew I had dreams I still hadn’t fulfilled.But I didn’t knowhow to realize them until I met with my old friend，Rollys Rouse，when wehappened to move into the same neighborhood．
　　Rolly often called me with a stream of ideas．His rate ofidea production per second seemed al- most incredible．Soon we wereon the phone with each other every day．Talking about theInternet．
　　TalMng about starting a new onlinecompany-maybe together．
　　He was then developing a plan and he wanted me to be a part of it：we wouldgive people wonderful，whole electronic houses on a CD-ROM and let them modify those homesto their own needs．Try out different windows and doors，different paintcolors and furnishings．When they were satisfied，we would enable themto go online to make the project happen，to get the products
　　and the financing and the。professionaldesign and construction to help to do it outright．
　　BuildingBlocks was the name Rolly came up with for his new enterprise．Rolly tookthe plunge first．He simply dropped his profitable energy—consultingbusiness to commit himself full time to BuildingBlocks．I soonjoined him after I quit my well—paid job at a newspaper．
　　Together we developed a demo to show the features of our CD—ROM，“The NewAmerican Dream Home”．Then we took it to the annual convention of the National Associationof Home Builders in Boston．All the big companies were there showing off their。latestproducts．
　　To our delight，nearly everyone was eager to see what we were showing，．includingthe top executives of some enormous companies．When we left，we hadinvitations from them to come to their offices to tell them more aboutBuildingBlocks.
　　That was the start of my real lifetime dream and BuildBlocks，our company，has been prosperingever since．
　　46．By“somethinghuge was happening”，the writer refers to_________．
　　[A]housedesigning 　 [B]home decoration
　　[C]furnitureproduction [D]high-tech development
　　47．The textshows that Rolly Rouse is________．
　　[A]creative [B]cautious
　　[C]considerate [D]conservative
　　48．BuildingBtocksis a company that helps people to________．
　　[A]rentideal houses [B]buy ideal houses
　　[C]findideal houses [D]own ideal houses
　　49．Rolly andthe writer decided to start a company together because they were both________．
　　[A]expegin architecture 　[B]underRaid at their jobs
　　[C]outof work at the time 　[D]interested in e-business
　　50．At theBoston convention，Rolly and the writer were happy because_________．
　　[A]theyaroused people’s interest in their products
　　[B]theysold some of their own products right there
　　[C]theygot their first orders from some famous building firms
　　[D]theyhad the opportunity to visit some famous building firms

Text 2　　
Anxiety disorders are common andrange from lo percent t0 20 percent of children and teens．Girl areusually more likely than boys to report anxiety symptoms or signs．Anxiety runsin families，due to a combination of inherent and environmental factors．Anxiousparents may produce anxiouschildren．When signs are so severe that they interfere with daily lifeactivities，it is time to seek an evaluation from a mental health professional．
　　Consider the following example of achild who suffered stress disorder．Maria，age l2，was at herphysician’s office awaiting her yearly checkup．A bullet from a gunbattle in the next building tore through the wall and struck her mother in theshoulder．severely wounding her．The mother was rushed to the hospital，but Maria did notknow her fate for several days．
　　Unable or unwilling to speak，visiblyanxious and fearful，Maria was evaluated by a child doctor in the Sallle hospital severaldays later．He recommended a brief treatment and began by taking Maria to hermother’s bedside．
　　Maria，reassured that hermother was alive，neveRheless could not be separated from her．During thefollowing weeks she insisted on sleeping with her mother and would not let herout of her
　　sight．Her motherwas equally shocked，and told her daughter she was suffering great pain．
　　The doctor began a series of playtreatment sessions using dolls and paly surgical instruments in which Mariaperformed operations in her doll hospital．She began to getgreat pleasure in her sessions．Her mother did not recover so quickly，so the doctorrecommended individual treatment for her．
　　The final sessions involved Mafiaperforming the operation on，not a doll，but her mother，who submitted to patient status once again．Playing outthe painful theme was extremely beneficial，and with a minimumof interpretation，both were back to their normal functioning by the month’s end．Maria didnot need any medication．
　　There are many ways of helpinganxious children cope with their fears and worries．A carefa，tevaluationand specific treatment plan can help these children get back on the path ofnormal development．
　　51．We learnfrom the text that anxiety in a family atmosphere is often________．
　　[A]analyzable
　　[B]unavoidable
　　[C]uncontrollable
　　[D]communicable
　　52．Peopleshould seek professional help when anxiety begins to________．
　　[A]appearin their kids
　　[B]affect their judgments
　　[C]appearin their families
　　[D]affect their life activities
　　53．According tothe text．Mafia suff