公共英语三级考试模拟题及答案

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10. What does the woman mean?

［A］ She feels that the trip will take too long.［B］ The students haven't chosen a professor.

［C］ Professor Goldsmith has to choose the destination first.

［D］ It's not certain the trip will take place. Part B

You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear each conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.

Questions 11—13 are based on a lecture about education in America.

11. What controls the public schools of the United States?

［A］ the national government［B］ the church authorities［C］ the local communities［D］ the state laws

12. How many percentage did the American young people

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graduate from high school by 1970?

［A］ forty percent

［B］ forty five percent［C］ seventy percent

［D］ seventy five percent

13. Why is education made various in form in the United States?

［A］ Because students vary in needs.

［B］ Because schools offer different subjects.［C］ Because teaching methods vary greatly.

［D］ Because there are different aids at school.

Questions 14—17 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.

14. Why did the man decide to go to the library?［A］ One of his classes finished early.

［B］ He wanted to get some studying done.

［C］ The library had a special display on the Industrial Revolution.

［D］ His books were ten days overdue.

15. After getting the books, what did the man do?［A］ checked them out［B］ took notes on them

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［C］ returned them to the shelves［D］ put them in his book bag

16. According to the man, what happens to all the books in the library?

［A］ They are marked with colored labels.［B］ They are specially coded. ［C］ They are checked out. ［D］ They are inspected by the guard.

17. According to the man, what does the librarian behind the desk do?

［A］ copies down the name and the address of each borrower

［B］ checks all books for missing pages

［C］ demagnetizes the books as they are checked out［D］ helps students use the card catalog

Questions 18—21 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.

18. What does the man need to do at the travel agency?［A］ purchase her plane ticket［B］ change her plane ticket

［C］ pick up a passport application form

［D］ arrange for her accomodations in Europe

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19. Why doesn't the woman want to give up her apartment entirely?

［A］ She doesn't have time to move.

［B］ She would have difficulty finding another apartment.

［C］ She's paid her rent for the summer in advance.［D］ She doesn't want to paint another apartment. 20. How long would the women be in Europe?［A］ three weeks［B］ one month［C］ three month［D］ over a year

21. What will the woman most likely do about her apartment?

［A］ leave it vacant

［B］ rent it to the man she's talking with［C］ sublet it to Jim Thomas

［D］ ask her landlord to sublet it

Questions 22—25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear .

22. Where does this conversation take place?

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