公共英语三级2005年3月考试真题（1）
两全其美学习平台为学员提供2005年公共英语三级考试真题及考前网上辅导课程，帮助公共英语学习者能够顺利通过考试
Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your listening ability, ft consists of 3 sections.
Section A
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are .5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear:
You will read:
A) New York City.
B) An evening party.
C) An air trip.
D) The man’s job.
From the dialogue we learn that the man is to take a fiight to New York Therefore, C) An air trip is the correct answer. You should mark C) on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now the test will begin.
1. A) It’s attractive. C) It’s important.
B) It’s exciting. D) It’s boring.
2. A) At a railway station. C) At an airport.
B) At a bank. D) At a parking lot.
3. A) By referring to the receptionist. C) By asking his friend.
B) By calling the telephone operator. D) By finding it in the phone book.
4. A) He’s the boss. C) He’s a new employee.
B) He’s a visitor. D) He’s the woman’s friend.
5. A) $400. C) $300.
B) $200. D) $150.
Section B
Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. Both the conversations and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked,4), B), C) and 17)) given in your test paper Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Conversation 1
6. A) Sports wear. C) Summer wear.
B) Holiday wear. D) Casual wear.
7. A) See more samples. C) Meet the designers.
B) Try on some T-shirts. D) Place an order.
Conversation 2
8. A) He wanted to check the order number.
B) He wanted to order some computers.
C) He wanted to report on a problem.
D) He wanted to see the secretary.
9. A) They got a wrong order number from the caller.
B) They tailed to deliver the computers on time.
C) They couldn’t find the order form.
D) They made a wrong delivery.
10. A) The salesman. C) Mr. Peterson.
B) The manager. D) Mary.
Section C
Directions: This section is to test your ability to comprehend short passages. You will hear a recorded passage. After that you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read two times. When you hear a question, you should complete the answer to it with a word or a short phrase (in not more than 3 words). The questions and incomplete answers are printed in your test paper. You should write your answer on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Now the passage will begin.
11. Why do more middle-aged adults have to take care of their aging parents?
Because people are living_________
12. What does the speaker think of the job of taking care of an aging parent?
It’s______________
13. How are the family roles changed?
The dependent parents are cared for as if they were___
14. What can a nursing home do for aging parents?
It provides them with proper_____
15. What benefit can middle-aged adults get by sending their parents to a nursing home?
They can return to their______
Part II Structure (15 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.
Section A
Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center
16. he was seriously iii, I wouldn’t have told him the truth.
A) If I knew C) Had I known
B) If I know D) Did I know
17. She got to know the young man very well she had worked for so long.
A) to whom C) whom
B) in whom D) with whom
18. The car by the side of the road and the driver tried to repair it.
A) breaks down C) has broken down
B) was breaking down D) broke down
19. When he went out, he would wear sunglasses nobody would recognize him.
A) so that C) as though
B) now that D) in case
20. We were all excited at the news our manual sales had more than doubled.
A) which C) it
B) that D) what
21. Some people think about their fights than they do about their responsibilities.
A) so much C) much more
B) too much D) much too
22. The City of London, repeatedly in 1940 and 1941, lost many of its famous churches.
A) bombed C) bombing
B) to bomb D) having bombed
23. traveling expenses rising a lot, Mrs. White had to change all her plans for the tour.
A) Since C) By
B) As for D) With
24. I felt so embarrassed that I couldn’t do anything but there when I first met my present boss.
A) to sit C) sat
B) sitting D) sit
25. With the introduction of the computer, libraries today are quite different from they were in the past.
A) that C) which
B) what D) those
Section B
Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet.
26. It is important that he (be) called back immediately.
27. It is (reason) for parents to pay for their children’s education.
28. At the meeting a (propose) was put forward by John Smith.
29. As a rule, readers (not allow) to take dictionaries out of the reading room.
30. It has been a long winter, and we’re (eager) waiting for the coming of spring.
31. They fully recognized the enormous (strong) and influence of the union.
32. By the end of last year, nearly a million cars (produce) in that auto factory.
33. (Take) the financial difficulties into consideration, we’d better put off the plan till next year.
34. Dr. Richard, together with his wife and three children, (be) to arrive in Beijing this afternoon.
35. The global average air temperature is believed (rise) in the near future.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
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