2012年3月公共英语三级考试真题及答案

2012 年 3 月公共英语三级考试真题及答案 SECTIONI Listening Comprehension Part A Directions： You willhear lo short dialogues．For each dialogue，there is one question and four possible answers．Choose thecorrect answer—A，B，C or D，and mark it in your test booklet．You will have15 secondsto answer the question and you will hear each dialogue only once． 1．What is thenew benefit of green tea? [A]Reducingcancers． [B]Preventing strokes． [C]Improvingmemory． [D]Protecting the heart． 2．What doesthe mall suggest the woman do? [A]Finishher report． [B]Have a short rest． [C]Standup to work． [D]Adjust the screen． 3．What is thepossible relationship between the．two speakers? [A]Husbandand wife． [B]Doctor and patient． [C]Bossand secretary． [D]Teacher and parent． 4．Why does theman eat out so often? [A]Hehas no time to cook． [B]He likes restaurant food． [C]Hehas to treat his friends． [D]He needs to do that for business． 5．What doesthe man think of the music? [A]It isboring． [B]It is relaxing． [C]It isstimulating． [D]It is discouraging． 6．What doesthe woman mean? [A]Shedid not hear what was shocking． [B]Sheis not sure how to solve the mystery． [C]Shewas not able to manage the project well． [D]Shefeels surprised how she could finish so early． 7．What doesthe woman’s problem mainly concern? [A]Languageability． [B]Financial support． [C]Social contacts． [D]Cultural differences． 8．What doesthe woman think that the man did wrong? [A]Hespent all day emailing． [B]He left his email page open． [C]Heforgot to close the door． [D]He quarreled with his boss． 9．What doesthe woman think of the man’s new suit? [A] Itis expensive． [B]It．is。fashionable． [C]It isa good bargain． [D]It is the best choice． 10．Why did thewoman’s mother get annoyed with her father? [A]Hefell asleep while watching TV． [B]Hecomplained about her cooking． [C]Hechanged channels from time to time． [D]Hestuck to his own favorite TV program． Questions 11—13 are based on the following conversation． 11．What doesMaggie want James to do? [A]Towrite a report． [B]To have lunch with her． [C]Tohave a talk with her． [D]To meet the boss at the airport． 12．When willthe first meeting that James attends end? [A]11 a．m． [B]2 P．m． [C]3 P．m． [D]5 P．m． 13．Where dothey decide to meet the next day? [A]At acafe． [B]At the airport． [C]Atthe conference． [D]On William Street． Questions14—17 are based On the following dialogue about Santa Catalina Island． 14．What does the man say about Catalina? [A]Hehas never heard of it before． [B]There is a film about Catalina． [C]Ithas appeared in many films． [D]It is Los Angeles’s main spot． 15．What is thedistance between Catalina and Los Angeles? [A]19 km． [B]35 km． [C] 90km． [D]300 km． 16．What do welearn about Avalon? [A]It isknown for ice cream． [B]It is famous for golf carts． [C]Ithas many modem shops． [D]It has a small population． 17．How did theman tour Catalina? [A] In abus． [B]In a cart． [C]0n aferry． [D]On a plane． Questions18~21 are based on the following interview with a volleyball coach． 18．Whopersuaded the man into coaching volleyball? [A] Hisboss． [B]His sch001． [C]Hisfriends． [D]His students． 19．Where didthe man learn how to coach volleyball? [A]Fromother coaches． [B]From his colleagues． [C]Froma friend of his． [D]From a training class． 20．What sportsdid the man like best when he was in high school? [A]Golf． [B]Tennis． [C]Volleyball． [D]Basketball． 21．Why did theman like to be a volleyball coach? [A]Hetook it as a greater challenge． [B]He thought himself fit for the job. [C]Hecould earn an ample salary． [D]He could enjoy more leisure time． Questioas22~25 are based on a conversation about the current movie industry． 22．Why is therea drop in the box office? [A]Audiencesare bored with films of a similar theme． [B] DVDbusiness has won over most moviegoers． [C]Thereare too few new films produced a year． [D]Peoplenow have more spare time choices． 23．What doesthe man feel about today’s theaters? [A]Theyare not clean． [B]They fail to provide food． [C]Theyare not large enough． [D]They fail to entertain people． 24．What time isthought to be the best time for releasing many new movies? [A]At weekends． [B]At film festivals． [C]Duringthe spring． [D]During the summer． 25．What doesthe man think of the current movie business? [A]Hefeels a great pity for it． [B]He feels disappointed with it. [C]It isstill working effectively． [D]It is falling into great trouble． Now youhave 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWERSHEET 1． That isthe end of the 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 Don"ANSWER SHEET 1． The pursuit for SUCCESS always begins with atarget．But too many people 26 through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow 27 routines，never asking，“What am Idoing with my life?”And they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack 28． Goal—setting is 29 the will to move in a certain 30．Begin with a clear3l of what you want．Write down your goals and 32 them-putting them into words clarifies them． 33 concentratingon objects to acquire and possess，center on 34 your desires to do，to produce，tocontribute．Goal．setting 35 me true sense of satisfaction we all need． It’s important to imagine yourself 36 your goal．It is usually thecase that， 37 losers picture thepenalties of failure，winners picture the 38 of Success． I’ve done it myself．1 was 39 of air travel．Friends quoted data 40 air and highway safety，but it madeno 41 ，because I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and had 42 myself，without realizing it，to stay offplanes． Then one summer I had the opportunity to flyon a private plane with friends．I didn’t want to 43 out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeksimagining a smooth flight and easy landing． When the day arrived，1 was eagerto go．To everyone’s 44 ，I got on the plane and flew．I loved every minuteof it，and I still use the techniques I 45 that day． 26．[A]walk [B]wander [C]wind [D]work 27．[A]basic [B]familiar [C]necessary [D]various 28．[A]moves [B]goals [C]ambitions [D]actions 29．[A]workingout [B]forcing down [C]building up [D]focusing on 30．[A]manner [B]extent [C]direction [D]approach 31．[A]opinion [B]idea [C]estimate [D]argument 32．[A]appreciate [B]challenge [C]date [D]solve 33．[A]Ratherthan [B]Owing to [C]In spite of [D]In addition to 34．[A]favoring [B]fulfilling [C] projecting [D]scheduling 35．[A]covers [B]releases [C]relieves [D]yields 36．[A]seeking