2022年3月公共英語三級考試真題及答案5

20223SECTIONⅠListening(25minutes)Directions:ThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearasectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerquestionsthataccompanythem.Therearetwopartsinthissection,PartAPartB.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstputdownyourtextbooklet.Attheendofthelisteningsection,youwillhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSWERSHEET.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.PartADirections:Youwillhear10shortdialogues.Foreachdialogue,thereisonequestionandfourpossibleanswers.Choosethecorrectanswer---A,B,D,andmarkitinyourtestbooklet.Youwillhave15secondstoanswerthequestionyouwillheareachdialogueonlyonce.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?[A]Holdaparty.[B]SeeMr.Smith.[C]Workovertime.[D]Attendawedding.【答案】A【解析】由“JohnandIareholdingapartyforthe5thanniversaryofourwedding.〞可以得出答案。WhoisMr.Johnsonaccordingtothespeakers?[A]Theirformercolleague.[B]Theirformerneighbor.[C]Theirformerteacher.[D]Theirformerclient.【答案】B【解析】由“Heusedtoliveinthebuildingnexttoours.〞可以得出答案。Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?[A]Ajobinterview.[B]Areporter’swork.[C]Howtoimpresspeople.[D]Howtohandleaninterview.【答案】A【解析】由“I'vejustbeeninterviewedforareporter'sjob〞可以得出答案。HowmanyflightstoSydneywilltherebenextTuesdayafternoon?[A]One.[B]Two.[C]Four.[D]Five.【答案】B【解析】由“thereisaflightat6:45andoneat18:00〞可以得出答案。Whatdidtheteachertellhimtodo?[A]Polishhisessay.[B]Handinhisessay.[C]Rewritehisessay.[D]Writeashorteressay【答案】C【解析】由“Shetoldmetodoitalloveragain.〞可以得出答案。Whatcanwelearnabouttheson?[A]Heoftentalkswithhismother.[B]Heoftendrivesinacarelessway.[C]Heiswillingtolistentohismother.[D]Heisworriedabouthisdrivingskills.【答案】B【解析】由“I'mworriedaboutmysonatdriving,buthewon'tlistentome可以得出答案。WhatdoweknowaboutJack?[A]Heisacompanymanager.[B]Hemakesemergencycalls.[C]Herecordsemergencycalls.[D]Heisacompanytechnician.【答案】Distheonlytechnicianavailabletogooutanddealwiththem〞可以得出答案。Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?Thewomanispayingthebill.Bill’sphonenumberis510-1520-20.Themanpays20dollarstothewoman.Thewomanhasa20-dollarbillchanged.【答案】D【解析】由“changethebillforme；OK,20.〞可以得出答案。Whatdoesthewomanmean?Thedentist’sisataconvenientplace.Thedentist’sisclosetoTimesSquare.ItwascomfortabletositattheItwasnotsoterribleavisittothe【答案】DgotaterrificviewofTimesSquaredownbelow.HefinishedjobbeforeIknewWhatdoweknowaboutthewoman?[A]Sheisgoingtodeliveralecture.[B]ShespentayearintherainSheislookingforwardtothelecture.Shewillfinishherreportthisweekend.C【解析】由“Great.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddto得出答案。PartBDirections:Youwillhearfourdialoguesormonologues.Beforelisteningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachofthequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereachquestionbychoosingA,B,CorD.Afterlistening,youwillhave10secondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.Youwillhearrecordingonlyonce.Questions11-13arebasedonthefollowingconversationbetweenareporterandafemalewriter.Whatdoweknowaboutthefamily?[A]Theykeptalotofbirds.[B]Theylivedinabighouse.[C]Theyownedasmallfarm.[D]Theysufferedfrompoverty.【答案】D【解析】由“Thoughwewerepoorformostofpart〞可以得出答案。Whatdidthemotherimpressherwith?[A]Herlove.[B]Hersuccess.[C]Herambition.[D]Herknowledge.【答案】A【解析】由“Ithinkhergreatestcontributionwassimplythatshelovedmeverymuch.〞可以得出答案。Whatdidthewoman'smotherwishhertodo?[A]Gotocollege.[B]Becomeawriter.[C]Haveabetterlife.[D]Supportherfamily【答案】C【解析】由“Shejustwantedmetobeabletodothingsthatshecouldn'tdoevenshedidn'tknowwhattheywere.〞可以得出答案。Questions14-17arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Whomisthemanprobablycomplainingto?[A]Areceptionist.[B]Atravelagent.[C]Acoachdriver.[D]Ahotelstaffmember.【答案】B【解析】由“makeacomplaintaboutmyholidayinParis〞可以得出答案。Whydidthemanwaitintheheatfortwohours?[A]Thecoachhadtobereplaced.[B]Thecoachdriverfeltsick.[C]Thehotelroomswerefull.[D]Thehotelhadtobecleaned.【答案】A【解析】由“thecoachtakingustothehotelbrokedownandwehadtowaitforover2hoursintheterribleheatbeforeourreplacementarrived〞可以得出答案。Whatdidthemanmentioninhiscomplaint?[A]Impolitehotelcleaners.[B]Darklightanddirtyrooms.[C]Rudepeoplelivingdownstairs.[D]Disturbingnoiseandpoorfood【答案】D【解析】由“Thepeopleinroomabovesoundedliketheywerehavingallpartieseverynight.Andtheworstthingwasthefoodintherestaurantwasawful.〞可以得出答案。Howdidthemanfeelabouttheapology?[A]Amusing.[B]Annoying.[C]Desirable.[D]Reasonable.【答案】B20%discount?Youmustbejoking.Iwanttoseether.可以得出答案。Questions18-21arebasedonthefollowinginterviewwithJohnSmith,chairmanofNationalWeightandHealthAssociation(NWHA).WhatdidtheNWHAsurveyaimtoexplore?[A]Theincidencesofobesity.[B]Popularviewsonobesity[C]Waystofightobesity.[D]Thecausesofobesity.【答案】B【解析】由“Wewantedtoexplorehowpeoplearoundtheworldviewobesityorbeingoverweight.〞可以得出答案。Howmanypeopleintheworldareratedasbeingoverweight?[A]16million.[B]18million.[C]1.6billion.[D]1.8billion.【答案】C【解析】由“Weinterviewed16000peoplein16countries.〞可以得出答案。Inwhichcountrydopeoplefeelthemostpressuretobethin?[A]Brazil.[B]India.[C]France.[D]America.【答案】A【解析】由“peopleinBrazilfeelthemostpressuretobethin〞可以得出答案。Whoaremostlikelytoblametheirparentsforobesity?[A]TheFrench.[B]TheSwiss.[C]Germans.[D]Russians.【答案】D【解析】由“Russiansaremostlikelytoblametheirparentsforobesity.〞可以得出答案。Questions22-25arebasedonthefollowinginterviewwithEmilyGalash,aschoolstudentwhoworkspart-timeasatrendspotter.Whatdotrendspottersdo?Takepicturesofyouthculture.Writereportsonyouthculture.Sellproductstoyoungpeople.Createwebsitesforyoungpeople.【答案】A【解析】由“Takedigitalphotosofyouthcultureandsendthemtomycompany可以得出答案。WhatdoesLook-Lookconcentrateon?Recruitingtrendspottersforitsclients.Providingadvicetoyoungtrendspotters.Organizingsalesnetworksforitsclients.Dealingininformationaboutyouthtrends.【答案】D【解析】由“It'sayouthculturemarketingandtrendforecastingfilminHollywood；Look-Lookgetsalotofinformationabouttheevershiftingtastesoftheyouthmarketbytheseimages.〞可以得出答案。Whydosomecompaniesuseimagesontheirwebsites?TopromotevisitstoLook-Look.Toattractyoungpeopletotheirnewproducts.Tolearnaboutwhatmakesyoungpeoplebuy.Toencourageyoungpeopletobephotographed.【答案】BTheyalsousetheirimagesofLook-LookontheirwebsitestoimpressyoungpeopleandpromotetheirnewlydesignedWhyisitdifficultfortrendspotterstocatchoriginalstyles?Manyyoungpeopleliketoshowoff.Manyyoungpeoplesticktotherules.Manyyoungpeopletrytocopytrends.Manyyoungpeoplerefusetotakepictures.【答案】C【解析】由“Youhavetobeabletofindthedifferencebetweensomeonewhoiscopyingtrendsandsomeonewhoistrulyinventinganewlook〞.可以得出答案。Younowhave3minutestotransferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoyourANSWERSHEET.Thatistheendoflisteningsection.SECTIONⅡReading(50minutes)PartADirections:Readthefollowingtwotexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.Text1In1997,25Japanesecitizens,allolderthan60,launchedJeeba(themeans“oldmanandoldwoman〞〕tomakesenior-friendlyproducts.Theyknewtheyweremakinghistorywhentheycoinedtheircompanymoto“Oftheelderly,bytheelderlyandfortheelderlyTheydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoftheirworkersis75.Firmsrunbyseniorcitizensarestillararity,inJapanandworldwide.Buttheelderlyhavenumbersontheirside.Healthierandlonger-livingseniors,bornimmediatelyafterWorldWarⅡ,arereachingretirementageinhugenumbersalloverthedevelopedworld.Extremelylowbirthratesinthosesamecountriesmeantherearefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.Onelikelyconsequenceisnowclear:shrinkingworkforces.Whilethestreamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionarefocusingattentionontheneedtocreateandkeepgoodjobs,thosefearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshortageofyoungworkers.Oneunavoidablesolution:puttingolderpeoplebacktowork,whethertheylikeitornot.Indeed,advancedeconomieslikethoseofFinlandandDenmarkhavealreadyraisedtheirretirementages.Othersareunderseverepressuretofollowsuit,asboththeEuropeanCommissionandtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmenthaverecentlywarnedtheirmembersthattheirfutureprosperitydependsonagrowingcontributionfromtheelderly.Whetherthesechangesaregoodorbanewstoworkersdependsonwhetheranticipateretirementwitheagernessordread.IntheUnitedStates,halfofworking-ageAmericansnowexpecttoworkintotheir70s,whetherbyfinancialnecessityorbylifestylechoice,accordingtoanewstudybyPutnamInvestments.Contrarytostillwidespreadassumptions,thereisverylittlehardevidencetosuggestthatcompaniescannotstaycompetitivewitharisingshareofolderworkers.AtBritishhardwarechainB&Q,its“elderworker〞storesinManchesterandExmouthwere18percentmoreprofitablethanitsregularoutlets—dueinpart,thecompanysays,tosixtimeslessemployeeturnoverand60percentlessshopliftingandbreakage.Jeeba'sdifferencefromaconventionalcompanymainlyliesin .[A]theageofitsemployees[B]thenumberofitsowners[C]thequalityofitsproducts[D]thescopeofitsoperations【答案】A【解析】由“Theydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoldestoftheirworkersis75.〞可以得出答案。Inthedevelopedworld,comparedwithyoungpeople,theelderly .[A]arebetteratbusiness[B]aregreaterinnumber[C]havehealthierlifestyles[D]havemorejobopportunities【答案】B【解析】由“Extremelylowbirthratesinthosesamecountriesmeantherearefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.〞可以得出答案。Accordingtothewriter,inthecurrentsituationcompaniesarefacedwiththetoughtaskof .[A]creatinggoodpositions[B]employingretiredworkers[C]fillingvacantpositions[D]replacingunskilledworkers【答案】B【解析】由“thosefearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshortageofyoungworkers.Oneunavoidablesolution:puttingolderpeopletowork,whethertheylikeitorForfutureprosperity,manyEuropeancountrieswillhaveto .increasethenumberofyoungworkersoffermanysenior-friendlyjobsimproveservicesforseniorsraisetheirretirementages【答案】D【解析】由“Indeed,advancedeconomieslikethoseofFinlandandDenmarkalreadyraisedtheirretirementages.;theirfutureprosperitydependsonagrowingcontributionfromtheB&Q's“elder〞storesarementionedtoshowthattheemploymentofolderworkers .doesnotreduceacompetitivenessdoesnotaffectolderlifestylechoicesisnotausualpracticeamongcompetitivefirmsisnotgoodnewstothosewhoareeagertoretire【答案】A【解析】由“were18percentmoreprofitablethanitsregular得出答案。Text2Oneimportantthingduringthepre-Christmasrushatourhousewasthearrivalofmykindergartenreportcard.Shegothighpraiseforherreading,vocabularyandoverallenthusiasm.Ontheotherhand,welearntthatshehasworktodoonhernumbersandfacilitywiththecomputer,thoughthedetailedhandwrittenreportherteacherspreparedisabsentofanywordsthatmightbeinterpretednegativeindescribingherefforts.Anumbersystemindicateshowshe’smeasuringupineachareawithoutanymentionofpassingorfailing.Allofwhichseemstomakemyschoolneitherfishnorfowlwhenitcomestothedebateoverthemeritsofgivingformalgradestokids.Atonelevel,theadvantagesanddisadvantagesareobvious.Agradesystemprovidesastraightforwardstandardbywhichtomeasurehowyourchildisprogressingatschool—andhowheorsheisgettingoncomparedtootherchildren.ButaswriterSueFergusonnotes,“Gradescandeceive.〞Theaimshouldbe“tomeasurelearning,notsimplywhatastudentcanrecallonaThetwothesame---andifyoudoubtthatasanadult,askyourselfwhetheryoucouldsitdownwithoutanypreparationandstillpassthosehigh-school-levelexaminations.Ifyou'reoldenough,yo’velivedthroughthisdebatebefore.Atoneitwasconsideredunfairtoputchildrenindirectcompetitionwithoneanotherifitcouldbeavoided.Theintentionbehindthatmayhavebeengood,butitignoredthefactthatcompetition,andthewilltocomeoutontop,areessentialcomponentsofthehumancondition.Thistimearound,educatorsworkingwithano-gradesapproachareemphasizingdifferentreasons.Thethingis,thatapproachismuchmorecommonplaceintheadultworkplacethanisthetraditionalpass-failsystemweplaceonourchildren.Manyworkplacesconductregularemployeeevaluations.Thereareusuallyfairlystrictlimitstowhatanemployercantellanemployeeinthoseandeventhen,negativeevaluationscanbechallengedbytheemployee.Nomatterwhereyousitinthedebateoverthegradesystem,then,therealquestionisthis:ifit’ssogoodforkids,whythatalsotrueforadults?Theschoolreportindicatesthatthedaughter .lacksinterestinherschoolworkranksamongthebestatlanguagehassometroublewithherhandwritingneedstoimproveinmathandcomputerskills【答案】D【解析】由“shehasworktodoonhernumbersandfacilitywiththecomputer〞可以得出答案。Wecanlearnthatthegirl,sschooltriestodeliverthereport .[A]inapositiveway[B]inascientificway[C]inanattractiveway[D]inanenthusiasticway【答案】A【解析】由“thoughthedetailedhandwrittenreportherteacherspreparedisabsentofanywordsthatmightbeinterpretedasnegativeindescribingherefforts〞可以得出答案。SueFergusonseemsdissatisfiedwiththegradesystemforitson .theprocessofgettingtheknowledgethecapabilityofmemorizingforthetesttheprocedureofmeasuringlearningthestandardofcomparingschools【答案】B【解析】由“Theaimshouldbe“tomeasurelearning,notsimplywhatastudentcanrecallonaThewriterwouldagreethatcuttingchildrenofffromcompetitionis .[A]fitforhumandevelopment[B]fitfortheirageandexperience[C]againstakeypartofhumannature[D]outofconsiderationforchildren【答案】C【解析】由“butitignoredthefactthatcompetition,andthewilltocomeoutontop,areessentialcomponentsofthehumancondition〞可以得出答案。Itcanbelearnedthattoday'seducatorssupportingtheno-gradesapproachinsistthat .kidsbeallowedtochallengethenegativeevaluationsthetraditionalteacher-studentrelationshipbechangedtheevaluationsystemforkidsbesimilartothatforadultsstrictrulesbesetupinevaluatingschoolchildren【答案】B【解析】由“thatapproachismuchmorecommonplaceintheadultworkplacethanisthetraditionalpass-failsystemweplaceonourchildren;ifsoforkids〞可以得出答案。PartBDirections:Readthetextsfromamagazineinwhichfivepeoplevoicetheirdifferentopinionsinresponsetoanarticleontheissueofpraising.Forquestions36-40,matchthenameofeachpersontooneofthestatements(A-G)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET.Praiseoftenandassimpleasthat.Employeeswanttofeelneededandappreciated.Byofferingsincerepraisewithexamplesaboutwhatdidright,you’llgofarincreatinganenergeticteam.Meanwhile,Idon’tagreewiththeassertionthat“tofocusonwhatneedsimprovinggoodmanagement.〞Infact,it’sthebalanceofpraisealongwithconstructivecriticismthatemployeestoworksmarterandreachhigher.Mike Praisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.[C]Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.[D]Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.[E]Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogive[F]Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.[G]Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.【答案】A【解析】由“Infact,it’sthebalanceofpraisealongwithconstructivecriticismthatdrivesemployeestoworksmarterandreachhigher.〔事實上，表揚(yáng)以及建立性批評之間的平衡促使員工更加聰明地工作、到達(dá)更高水準(zhǔn)?！敞暱芍rank：Thisarticlemakesavalidpointthatneedstobeunderstood,especiallythenewgenerationofworkers,mygeneration.Weseeourselvesaspartsinthemachinetobeputinthedarktowork.Mygenerationneedsrespectinreturnfromouremployer,weneedtofeelappreciatedbeyondjustapaydifferencebetweenbeingfulfilledatourcareerandbeingsadatourFrank

thePraisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.[C]Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.[D]Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.[E]Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogive[F]Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.[G]Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.【答案】G【解析】由“weneedtofeelappreciatedbeyondjustapaycheck〔除了一份工資單，員工還需要被賞識〕〞可知。Joyce：Oneskillmissinginworkplaceistheabilitytobuildeffectivebusinessrelationships.Atthecoreofthatrelationshipistheneedforconsistentfeedback.“HowamIdoing?〞isaquestionthatshouldbeansweredconsistently.Whenyoutellanemployeeonceayearwhatisneededtoimprove,youhavenotdoneyourjobasaleader---buildskills,providefeedbackandhelptheemployeeanddevelop.Joyce Praisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.[C]Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.[D]Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.[E]Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogive[F]Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.[G]Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.【答案】F【解析】由“Whenyoutellanemployeeonceayearwhatisneededtoimprove,youhavenotdoneyourjobasaleader〔當(dāng)你在一年之中只告訴一個員工一次其應(yīng)該改進(jìn)的方面，你并沒有做好作為一個指導(dǎo)者的工作〕〞可知。Ellen：Idon’tseeaproblemwithpraisingemployeeswhentrulydeserved(insincerepraiseisentirelydifferentstory).acost-free“benefityouwill,inthatitallowsemployeestoseethattheireffortsarebothnoticedandvalued.Intheworkworldtherearealwayspeopleavailabletotellthataredoingsomethingwrongandfartoofewoccasionswhenemployeesaretoldthey’vedonesomethingright!Ellen Praisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.[C]Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.[D]Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.[E]Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogive[F]Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.[G]Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.【答案】E【解析】由“Intheworkworldtherearealwayspeopleavailabletotellthatyouaredoingsomethingwrongandfartoofewoccasionswhenemployeesaretoldthatthey’vedonesomethingright!〔在工作中，總有人告訴你做錯了什么事，但這樣的情況卻極其少有：員工們被告知他們做了正確的事。〕〞可知。Diana：Praisewhattheemployeedid.Bespecificaboutwhyitwashelpful.Anemployeewhocontinuallyearnsyourpraisealsodeservesyourattentionastohowelserewardtheirbehavior.Meaningfulpraiseencouragespeoplebeyondanythingelse.Writtencommentsareavailableforlaterreview.Theygivethemconfidencethattheycan“doitagain.〞Ineverregrettedpraisinganemployeewhodeserveditbutoftenkickedmyselfformissinganopportunity.Diana Praisecombinedwithcriticismishelpful.Praisecanbringaboutmanykindsofdesiredbehavior.[C]Employeesmayfeelithardtoacceptinsincerepraise.[D]Letemployeesknowexactlyforwhattheyarepraised.[E]Inmyopinion,wearenotgenerousenoughtogive[F]Employeesneedhelpfuladviceonaregularbasis.[G]Moneyalonecannotguaranteeasenseofcareerfulfillmentforme.【答案】D【解析】由“Praisewhattheemployeedid.Bespecificaboutwhyitwashelpful.〔表揚(yáng)員工所做的事。詳細(xì)說明其所作所為為什么是有幫助的〕〞可知。PartCDirections:Readthefollowingtextfromwhichfivesentenceshavebeenremoved.ChoosefromthesentencesA-Gthemostsuitableonetofilleachnumberedgapinthetext(41-45).ThereareTWOextrasentencesthatyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.At21,RicardoSemlerbecamebossofhisfather’sbusinessinBrazil,Semco,whichsoldpartsforships.SemlerJuniorworkedlikeamadman,from7:30a.m.,untilmidnighteveryday.Oneafternoon,whiletouringafactoryinNewYork,hecollapsed.Thedoctorwhotreatedhimsaid,“There’snothingwrongwithyou.Butifyoucontinuelikethis,you’llfindanewhomeinourhospital."Semlergotthemessage.Hechangedthewayheworked.Infact,hechangedthewayshisemployeesworkedtoo.Helethisworkerstakemoreresponsibilitysothattheywouldbetheonesworryingwhenthingswentwrong.Heallowedthemtosettheirownsalaries,hecutallthejobshethoughtwereunnecessary,likereceptionistsandsecretaries. 41 “EveryoneatSemco,eventopmanagers,meetsguestsinreception,doesthephotocopying,sendsfaxes,typeslettersanddials