2013年9月公共英语三级真题

2013年9月公共英语三级真题 1、听音频：   回答1-10题。Directions:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English． You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them． There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B．Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test book-let． At the end of the listening 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 may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started．Now look at Part A in your test booklet．   Part ADirections:You will hear 10 short dialogues． For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible an-swers． 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．What will the woman do tomorrow?A．Hold a party．B．See Mr． Smith．C．Work overtime．D．Attend a wedding．2、 Who is Mr． Johnson according to the speakers?A．Their former colleague．B．Their former neighbor．C．Their former teacher．D．Their former client．3、 What are the speakers talking about?A．A job interview．B．A reporter' s work．C．How to impress people．D．How to handle an interview．4、 How many flights to Sydney will there be next Tuesday afternoon?A．One．B．Two．C．Four．D．Five．5、 What did the man' s teacher tell him to do?A．Polish his essay．B．Hand in his essay．C．Rewrite his essay．D．Write a shorter essay．6、 What can we learn about the woman' s son?A．He often talks with his mother．B．He often drives in a careless way．C．He is willing to listen to his mother．D．He is worried about his driving skills．7、 What do we know about Jack?A．He is a company manager．B．He makes emergency calls．C．He records emergency calls．D．He is a company technician．8、 What can we learn from this conversation?A．The woman is paying the bill．B．Bill' s phone number is 510-1520-20．C．The man pays 20 dollars to the woman．D．The woman has a 20-dollar bill changed．9、 What does the woman mean?A．The dentist' s is at a convenient place．B．The dentist's is close to Times Square．C．It was comfortable to sit at the dentist' s．D．It was not so terrible a visit to the dentist' s．10、 What do we know about the woman?A．She is going to deliver a lecture．B．She spent a year in the rain forest．C．She is looking forward to the lecture．D．She will finish her report this weekend．   SECTION I Listening Comprehension Part B11、What do we know about the woman's family?A．They kept a lot of birds．B．They lived in a big house．C．They owned a small farm．D．They suffered from poverty．12、 What did the woman' s mother impress her with?A．Her love．B．Her success．C．Her ambition．D．Her knowledge．13、 What did the woman' s mother wish her to do?A．Go to college．B．Become a writer．C．Have a better life．D．Support her family．14、 Whom is the man probably complaining to?A．A receptionist．B．A travel agent．C．A coach driver,D．A hotel staff member．15、 Why did the man wait in the heat for two hours?A．The coach had to be replaced．B．The coach driver felt sick．C．The hotel rooms were full．D．The hotel had to be cleaned．16、 What did the man mention in his complaint?A．Impolite hotel cleaners．B．Dark light and dirty rooms．C．Rude people living downstairs．D．Disturbing noise and poor food．17、 How did the man feel about the woman' s apology?A．Amusing．B．Annoying．C．Desirable．D．Reasonable．18、 What did the NWHA survey aim to explore?A．The incidences of obesity．B．Popular views on obesity．C．Ways to fight obesity．D．The causes of obesity．19、 How many people in the world are rated as being overweight?A．16 million．B．18 million．C．1．6 billion．D．1．8 billion．20、 In which country do people feel the most pressure to be thin?A．Brazil．B．India．C．France．D．America．21、 Who are most likely to blame their parents for obesity?A．The French．B．The Swiss．C．Germans．D．Russians．22、 What do trendspotters do?A．Take pictures of youth culture．B．Write reports on youth culture．C．Sell products to young people．D．Create websites for young people．23、 What does Look-Look concentrate on?A．Recruiting trendspotters for its clients．B．Providing advice to young trendspotters．C．Organizing sales networks for its clients．D．Dealing in information about youth trends．24、 Why do some companies use Look-Look' s images on their websites?A．To promote visits to Look-Look．com．B．To attract young people to their new products．C．To learn about what makes young people buy．D．To encourage young people to be photographed．25、 Why is it difficult for trendspotters to catch original styles?A．Many young people like to show off．B．Many young people stick to the rules．C．Many young people try to copy trends．D．Many young people refuse to take pictures． SECTION II Use of English(15 minutes)　　根据下列材料，请回答26-45题：　　What do I want? It' s really a very 26 question; yet many of us are not sure． 27 it　doesn' t have to be all that difficult to answer． It' s a matter of 28 Have you ever looked through a telescope at something? You find a 29 point to concen-trate on, and then 30 the settings． At first, it's too 31 , then it's too far away, finally  it' s just right． The 32 is that it takes many adjustments to 33 the subject into focus． If 34 want to look at something else, the 35 starts again． 　　Goal-setting is the same way． Don' t 36 if at first you don' t know exactly what you want  to 37 ． Just don' t make the mistake of never committing 38 anything． Sometimes the  answer is very simple: Just 39 something!　　Dr． Mark Goldstone, author of Get Out of Your Own Way, 40 you "look back in order to look 41． " Examine your calendar at day' s end during a typical week and 42 eachappointment or listing on a scale of - 3 to + 3, 43 -3 means "If I never do this again, it will　be 'too soon to do it． " and + 3 means "I could do this all day long, and I can' t 44 to do it all　over again． " 45 you identify the frequent themes, you' 11 be able to better focus your dreams． 26、A．strange B．simple C．ridiculous D．funny27、 A．And B．So C．For D．But28、 A．time B．determination C．focus D．preference29、 A．reference B．turning C．starting D．major30、 A．switch B．open C．adjust D．fix31、 A．large B．dark C．foggy D．close32、 A．sign B．point C．choice D．law 33、 A．bring B．move C．include D．put 34、 A．observers B．viewers C．we D．you 35、 A．practice B．process C．progress D．performance 36、 A．hesitate B．mind C．worry D．apologize37、 A．see B．say C．do D．hear38、 A．in B．on C．to D．at 39、 A．write B．pick C．test D．draw40、 A．suggests B．announces C．imagines D．warns41、 A．forward B．up C．round D．in42、 A．read B．correct C．define D．grade43、 A．which B．what C．where D．why44、 A．wait B．promise C．afford D．manage45、 A．Once B．Unless C．Before D．Though 46、根据下列材料，请回答46-60题：　　In 1997, 25 Japanese citizens, all older than 60, launched Jeeba (the name means "old man　and old woman") to make senior-friendly products． They knew they were making history when　they coined their company motto : "Of the elderly, by the elderly and for the elderly． " They do not hire young people, and the oldest of their workers is 75．　　Firms run by senior citizens are still a rarity, in Japan and worldwide． But the elderly have　numbers on their side． Healthier and longer-living seniors, born immediately after World War II,are reaching retirement age in huge numbers all over the developed world． Extremely low birthrates in those same countries mean there are far fewer young workers to take their place． One likely con-sequence is now clear: shrinking work forces．　　While the streamlining effects of international competition are focusing attention on the need to create and keep good jobs, those fears will eventually give way to worries about the growing short-age of young workers． One unavoidable solution: putting older people back to work, whether they like it or not． Indeed, advanced economies like those of Finland and 　　Denmark have already raised their retirement ages． Others are under severe pressure to follow suit, as both the European Com-mission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 　　Development have recently warned their members that their future prosperity depends on a growing contribution from the elderly．　　Whether these changes are good or bad news to workers depends on whether they anticipate retirement with eagerness or dread． In the United States, half of working-age Americans now expect to work into their 70s, whether by financial necessity or by lifestyle choice, according to a new study by Putnam Investments．　　Contrary to still widespread assumptions, there is very little hard evidence to suggest that com-panies cannot stay competitive with a rising share of older workers． At 13ritish hardware chain B&Q, its "elder worker" stores in Manchester and Exmouth were 18 percent more profitable than its regular outlets--due in part, the company says, to six times less employee turnover and 60 per-cent less shoplifting and breakage．46、Jeeba' s difference from a conventional company mainly lies in A．the age of its employeesB．the number of its ownersC．the quality of its productsD．the scope of its operations47、 In the developed world, compared with young people, the elderly A．are better at businessB．are greater in numberC．have healthier lifestylesD．have more job opportunities48、 According to the writer, in the current situation companies are faced with the tough task of A．creating good positionsB．employing retired workersC．filling vacant positionsD．replacing unskilled workers49、 For future prosperity, many European countries will have to A．increase the number of young workersB．offer many senior-friendly jobsC．improve services for seniorsD．raise their retirement ages50、 B&Q' s "elder worker" stores are mentioned to show that the employment of older work-ers A．does not reduce a company' s competitivenessB．does not affect older workers' lifestyle ChoicesC．is not a usual practice among competitive firmsD．is not good news to those who are eager to retire 根据下列材料，请回答51-65题：　　Here' s how I want to watch the 2014 Winter Olympics． I want to go to a Web site to see any event I want, whenever I want to watch it, on whatever screen I choose． I' 11 gladly pay．　　 The technology exists to make this happen today． Yet nearly two decades after the introduction of the World Wide Web, this remains a fantasy． NBC, which broadcasted the Vancouver Olympics in the United States, wouldn' t put videos on its Web site until they had been shown on prime-time TV． So Americans had the weird experience of learning from a news report during the day that something fantastic had just happened, and then having to wait until that night' s broadcast to see it．Bloggers complained, but NBC wouldn' t give way． Its research shows that people like me, who want to watch the Olympics online, represent only 7 percent of the total audience． The other, bigger concern is: the Internet doesn' t deliver any money． Advertisers remain willing to pay big money to show their commercials on prime-time TV． But on the Internet? Not so much．　　So NBC clings to the old way of doing things． As it sees it, the prime-time show is the most important． To make matters worse, NBC was already expecting to lose $ 250 million on the 2010 Vancouver Games． Good luck persuading it to invest in a risky Web project．It's easy to blame the network executives． But the NBC guys and their like are only doing　what makes sense． They're going where the money is．That needs to change． Yes, selling reporting of Olympic events over the Internet would drain away some of the prime-time audience, but my sense is many of the online subscribers would still watch the prime-time show． And over time, the subscription dollars could become a substantial rev- enue stream． Instead of viewing the Internet as a threat to prime time, the TV networks should see the Web as a way to sell even more of their product to a small but passionate subset of their audi-ence．　　I' m hoping that by 2014, that will have changed．51、 According to the writer, watching the Olympics online as one likes A．is technologically impossibleB．is still denied to the audienceC．has been a dream for 20 yearsD．will no longer be free in 201452、 We learn that what Americans saw about the Vancouver Olympics A．was unavailable onlineB．differed from the newsC．seemed weird to themD．was first shown on TV53、 Bloggers complained about NBC' s A．neglect of those in the minorityB．excessive online advertisementsC．delay in providing videos onlineD．limited reporting on sports news54、 After the 2010 Vancouver Games, NBC is likely to A．improve its prime-time showB．continue its current practiceC．raise its price for advertisingD．try its luck in a web program55、 The writer thinks the TV networks should view the Web as a potential to help them　to A．make dramatic profitsB．develop new productsC．satisfy their subscribersD．divide prime-time revenues 根据下列材料，请回答56-70题：　　One important thing during the pre-Christmas rush at our house was the arrival of my　daughter' s kindergarten report card． She got high praise for her reading, vocabulary and overall en-thusiasm． On the other hand, we learnt that she has work to do on her numbers and facility with the computer, though the detailed handwritten report her teachers prepared is absent of any words that might be interpreted as negative in describing her efforts． A number system indicates how she' s measuring up in each area