2012年9月公共英语三级考试真题及答案

2012 年 9 月公共英语三级考试真题及答案 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． Part A 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]Abook． [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