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公共英语三级考试模拟试卷

SECTION Ⅰ Listening

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

booklet. At the end of the listening section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from

your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET.

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 A

Directions:

You will hear 8 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible

answers. 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.

1、 Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At the post office. B. At the restaurant.

C. At a beauty shop. D. At the coffee shop.

2、 What does the woman mean?

A. The old man always troubles the others.

B. The old man likes to make a joke on others.

C. The old man is good at preventing you from doing anything.

D. Something is wrong with your legs.

3、 What do we know about Jim from the words of the woman?

A. Jim wants to change his job.

B. Jim often makes his room clean.

C. Jim has pressure from his new job in mind.

D. Jim is determined to buy a new room.

4、 Where's Miss Richard?

A. In her kitchen. B. In her office.

C. In her bedroom. D. In her factory.

5、 What did the man forget?

A. Cigarette holder. B. Cigarette lighter.

C. Cigarette case. D. Cigarettes.

6、 What is the man going to do?

A. To borrow some typing paper from the woman.

B. To lend the woman some typing paper.

C. To tape for the woman.

D. To buy some typing paper for the woman.

7、 What's the probable relationship between the two speaker?

A. Student-Teacher. B. Reporter-Editor.

C. Secretary-Administrator. D. Writer-Publisher.

8、 What is being discussed?

A. A head cold. B. The weather.

C. The woman's son. D. Fatigue.

Part B

Directions:

You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5

seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question

by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each

question. You will hear the recording only once.

9、 Where does this dialogue take place?

A. On a train. B. In a convenience store.

C. On a bus. D. In a bank.

10、 What seems to be the woman's problem?

A. She doesn't have a penny on her to take the bus.

B. She doesn't have small change to take the bus.

C. She refuses to pay the bus fare.

D. She misunderstands what the bus driver is saying.

11、 What favor does the woman ask the bus driver to do for her?

A. Allow her to take the bus for free this time.

B. Give her twenty minutes to break the money in the convenience store.

C. Break the money the driver himself.

D. Send her to her company because she is going to be late.

12、 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The driver can't wait for her for 5 minutes because he has to keep the schedule.

B. The driver suggests her taking another bus.

C. The driver asks the woman to stand by to make way for other passengers.

D. The driver gives the woman $2.5 back for change after she has given him $5.

13、 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.

14、 What did the woman's mother impress her with?

A. Her love. B. Her success.

C. Her ambition. D. Her knowledge.

15、 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.

16、 In what field do most people in Kansas work?

A. Mining. B. Running railroads.

C. Farming. D. Manufacturing.

17、 What did the early pioneers think about Kansas?

A. They liked the rich soil.

B. They found slave labor too expensive.

C. They thought there was gold in western Kansas.

D. They considered the land unproductive.

18、 What is the probable reason why the population in Kansas began to grow?

A. Its attitude towards slavery.

B. Its cheap land.

C. Its climate which is suitable for farming.

D. Its advanced railroad system.

19、What did Marco Polo see when he was in China?

A．Cai Lun invented paper.

B．The Chinese used paper money.

C．The Chinese saved paper.

D．Cai Lun invented books.

20、When did people in western countries first use paper money?

A．In the 7th century.

B．In the 15th century.

C．In the 13th century.

D．2,000 years ago.

21、How many trees should be cut down if you want to make 1,000 tons of paper?

A．71,000.

B．48,000.

C．17,000.

D．28,000.

22、Why should we start using less paper?

A．Because paper is becoming more expensive.

B．Because the waste paper pollutes the environment.

C．Because producing paper is very difficult.

D．Because it takes a tree more than ten years to grow up.

SECTION Ⅱ Reading

Part A

Directions:

Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark

your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

Text 1

Since he was a child, Don Cameron has been interested in anything that flies. He grew up on the

outskirts of Glasgow and, as a student at Glasgow University, joined the University Air Squadron.

Interest in the mechanics of movement, if not flight, was a family tradition. His grandfather was an

engineer, who turned his hand to making model steam engines and boats.

Don Cameron's first job was at Bristol Aircraft, where he worked as an engineer. He then had

jobs in the steel works at Lanwern and for Rio-Tinto Zine in Bristol, working with computers. In the

mid-sixties came news of American experiments with hot air balloons that crossed the Atlantic, so

he and a couple of friends decided to build their own balloon. Probably the first hot air balloon in

western Europe, they called it the Bristol Belle. Now there are 300 balloons in this country

alone—and at least two-thirds of them have been made by the firm Don Cameron set up, Cameron

Balloons.

At 40 he has already been halfway round the world by balloons. In 1972 he piloted the first hot air

balloon to cross the Swiss Alps; and later that year he took part in what he calls "an odd expedition"

to the Sahara Desert, with two balloons and a truck to carry the gas. He has crossed the Channel

by balloon and even flown in the Arctic Circle in one. He started the business in the basement of the

large Victorian house, where he lives with his wife Kim and two children. Now Cameron Balloons

has its own premises in an old church hall in Bristol, making about 150 balloons a year. They

include specially designed balloons for advertising purposes. The firm exports all over the world

and is setting up a factory in America, where balloons will be made for them under license. The

turnover is now around $ 500 000 a year and there is a staff of about 25.

23、 Don Cameron's interest in flying ______.

A. began at school

B. began at university

C. came from a wish to imitate his grandfather

D. was the result of his professional experience

24、 He began working with balloons ______.

A. as a relaxation from his work on aircraft

B. as part of his job at the time

C. as a hobby

D. when he heard that some Americans had crossed the Atlantic in one

25、 Don Cameron's company ______.

A. is the only one of its kind in Britain

B. made the first balloon in Europe

C. has made most of the balloons in Britain

D. is now the largest in the world

26、 When he started his company, Don ______.

A. spent most of his time on test flights

B. was mainly interested in designing balloons for advertising

C. worked hard, whereas now he relaxes

D. built the balloons at home

27、 The success of Don's business can be measured by the fact that ______.

A. he has made 150 of the balloons in Britain

B. he now has enough orders to employ a number of people

C. he delivers balloons to France

D. he is going to move his factory to America

Text 2

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

consequence 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

shortage 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

Commission 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

companies cannot stay competitive with a rising share of older workers. At British 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 percent

less shoplifting and breakage.

28、 Jeeba's difference from a conventional company mainly lies in ______.

A. the age of its employees B. the number of its owners

C. the quality of its products D. the scope of its operations

29、 In the developed world, compared with young people, the elderly ______.

A. are better at business B. are greater in number

C. have healthier lifestyles D. have more job opportunities

30、 According to the writer, in the current situation companies are faced with the tough task of

______.

A. creating good positions B. employing retired workers

C. filling vacant positions D. replacing unskilled workers

31、 For future prosperity, many European countries will have to ______.

A. increase the number of young workers B. offer many senior-friendly jobs

C. improve services for seniors D. raise their retirement ages

32、 B&Q's "elder worker" stores are mentioned to show that the employment of older workers

______.

A. does not reduce a company's competitiveness

B. does not affect older workers' lifestyle choices

C. is not a usual practice among competitive firms

D. is not good news to those who are eager to retire

Part B

Directions:

Read the texts from a magazine in which five people voice their different opinions in response to

an article on the issue of praising. For questions 1-5, match the name of each person to one of the

statements (A-G. given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.

Mike:

Praise often and sincerely—it's as simple as that. Employees want to feel needed and

appreciated. By offering sincere praise with examples about what they did right, you'll go far in

creating an energetic team. Meanwhile, I don't agree with the assertion that "to focus on what

needs improving isn't good management." In fact, it's the balance of praise along with constructive

criticism that drives employees to work smarter and reach higher.

Frank:

This article makes a valid point that needs to be understood, especially for the new generation of

workers, my generation. We don't see ourselves as parts in the machine to be put in the dark to

work. My generation needs respect in return from our employer, we need to feel appreciated

beyond just a pay check, it's the difference between being fulfilled at our career and being sad at

our job.

Joyce:

One skill missing in today's workplace is the ability to build effective business relationships. At

the core of that relationship is the need for consistent feedback. "How am I doing?" is a question

that should be answered consistently. When you tell an employee once a year what is needed to

improve, you have not done your job as a leader—build skills, provide feedback and help the

employee grow and develop.

Ellen:

I don't see a problem with praising employees when it's truly deserved (insincere praise is an

entirely different story). It's a cost-free "benefit", if you will, in that it allows employees to see that

their efforts are both noticed and valued. In the work world there are always people available to tell

that you are doing something wrong and far too few occasions when employees are told that

they've done something right!

Diana:

Praise what the employee did. Be specific about why it was helpful. An employee who continually

earns your praise also deserves your attention as to how else to reward their behavior. Meaningful

praise encourages people beyond anything else. Written comments are available for later review.

They give them confidence that they can "do it again." I never regretted praising an employee who

deserved it but often kicked myself for missing an opportunity.

Now match the name of each person (1 to 5) to the appropriate statement.

Note: there are two extra statements.

Statements

A. Praise combined with criticism is helpful.

B. Praise can bring about many kinds of desired behavior.

C. Employees may feel it hard to accept insincere praise.

D. Let employees know exactly for what they are praised.

E. In my opinion, we are not generous enough to give praise.

F. Employees need helpful advice on a regular basis.

G. Money alone cannot guarantee a sense of career fulfillment for me.

33、 Mike

34、 Frank

35、 Joyce

36、 Ellen

37、 Diana

Part C

Directions:

Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed. Choose from the

sentences A-G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (1-5). There are TWO

extra sentences that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

In shopping malls, the assistants try to push you into buying "a gift to thank her for her unselfish

love". When you log onto a website, a small pop-up invites you to book a bouquet for her.

Commercial warmth and gratitude are the atmosphere being spread around for this special Sunday

in May.

38 The popularity of Mother's Day around the world suggests that Jarvis got all she wanted.

In fact, she got more enough to make her horrified.

39 They buy, among other things, 132 million cards. Mother's Day is the No.1 holiday for

flower purchases. Then there are the various commodities, ranging from jewelry and clothes to

cosmetics and washing powder, that take advantage of the promotion opportunities. Because of

this, Jarvis spent the last 40 years of her life trying to stop Mother's Day. One protest against the

commercialization of Mother's Day even got her arrested—for disturbing the peace, interestingly.

40 As Ralph Fevre, a reporter at the UK newspaper The Guardian, observed, traditionally

"motherhood is something that we do because we think it's right." But in the logic of commercialism,

people need something in exchange for their time and energy. A career serves this purpose better.

41 So they work hard and play hard. Becoming a mother, however, inevitably handicaps

career anticipation.

42 According to The Guardian, there are twice as many child-free young women as there

were a generation ago. Or, they put off the responsibility of parenting until later in their lives.

So, Fevre writes that the meaning of celebrating Mother's Day needs to be updated: "It is to

persuade people that parenting is a good idea and to honor people for their attempt to be good

people."

A. Obviously, the best gift will be a phone call or a visit.

B. Nowadays Mother's Day become more and more commercialization.

C. According to a research by the US card company Hallmark, 96 percent of American

consumers celebrate the holiday.

D. In addition, women are being encouraged to pursue any career they desire.

E. But what's more, commercialism changes young people's attitude towards motherhood.

F. As a result, motherhood has suffered a huge drop in status since the 1950s.

G. The American version of Mother's Day was thought up as early as 1905, by Anna Jarvis, as a

way of recognizing the real value of motherhood.

Part D

Directions:

Read the following text from which 10 words have been removed. Choose from the words A-O

the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (1-10). There are FIVE extra words that

you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

As is known to all, the organization and management of wages and salaries are very complex.

Generally speaking, the Accounts Department is 43 for calculations of pay, while the

Personnel Department is interested in discussions with the employees about pay.

If a firm wants to 44 a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firm should

decide on a 45 of job evaluation and ways of measuring the performance of its employees. In

order to be 46 , that new pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and

employers. In job evaluation, all of the requirements of each job are defined in a detailed job

description. Each of those requirements is given a value, usually in "points", which

are 47 together to give a total value for the job. For middle and higher management, a special

method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and

their 48 to solve problems. Because of the difficulty in measuring management work, however,

job grades for managers are often decided without 49 to an evaluation system based on

points.

In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should 50 the value of

each job with these in the job market. 51 , payment for a job should vary with any differences in

the way that the job is performed. Where it is simple to measure the work done, as in the works

done with hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen, for 52 workers, where

measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments are employed.

A. adopt

B. find

C. useful

D. indirect

E. responsible

F. reference

G. added

H. method

I. capacity

J. Basically

K. Necessarily

L. successful

M. ability

N. combined

O. compare

SECTION Ⅲ Writing

Directions:

You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on your ANSWER

SHEET.

Part A

53、You haven't contacted your American friend James for a long time, and now you need to write a

letter to invite him to deliver a lecture on American Culture. Please write a letter. (About 100 words)

Part B

54、Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the

key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words.

Lori Schneider knows a few things about fear. "We were crossing a ridge that dropped off 8,000

feet on both sides," says the 53-year-old climber of ascending Mount Everest last spring. "The wind

was blowing at 60 miles an hour. If there was ever a moment to panic, this was it. "

But she didn't. An hour later, she reached the peak--the last step in her personal challenge to

scale the highest mountains on all seven continents.

Ten years earlier, she'd come face-to-face with a different type of fear, when she was unable to

feel anything in the right side of her body. After learning she had multiple sclerosis (MS)--a serious

illness that gradually makes a person weak and unable to move or see, she left her marriage, job,

and home: "I ran from my whole life. "

It was just before climbing South America's Mount Aconcagua in 2000 that she set her sights on

the Seven Summits. After training by pulling 50-pound bags of dog food up the ski slopes near her

home, she topped Europe's Mount Elbrus in 2002, North America's McKinley in 2006, and

Australia's Kosciuszko and Antarctica's Vinson Massif in 2008. She'd scaled Africa's Kilimanjaro in

1993. That left Asia's Everest, the highest of all.

And there she stood, on a ridge at 28,800 feet. "When I trained, I told myself to take one step at a

time by spelling out words," she says. "So I spelled out 'Don't let fear in. '" It got her to the top.

She's the first person with MS to conquer the Seven Summits. With her condition stable, she

plans a return to Kilimanjaro--this time with 15 others with MS by her side.

答案:

SECTION Ⅰ Listening

Part A

1、C

[听力原文]

M: It seems to be a little long now, but if it's curled, it will look just fine. I will give it a little trim if

you want. What do you think?

W: All right, go ahead.

2、B

[听力原文]

M: Do you know the old man there?

W: Yes, he is often fond of pulling your leg.

3、C

[听力原文]

M: It seems that Jim never cleans his small room.

W: Really? I think he has a bit of load in his mind after he has got a new job now.