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公共英语三级-448
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W: The mechanic said it would cost 300 dollars to have the car repaired.
What would the man probably do ( )
M: We might as well spend 300 dollars more to buy a new one then.
A. To save $ 300.
B. To have the mechanic repair the car.
C. To repair the car himself.
D. To buy a new car.
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M: How did your interview go
What do we learn from the conversation ( )
W: I couldn’t feel better about it.
M: You weren’t nervous, were you
W: Not at all. The interviewer was very friendly.
A. The woman is sick.
B. The woman is worried about her interview.
C. The woman is confident.
D. The woman is feeling better.
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Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering.
These who have a passion (26) climbing high and difficult mountains are often (27) with astonishment. Why are men and women (28) to suffer cold and hardship, and to (29) on high mountains This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities (30) which men give their leisure.
There are no man-made rules, as there are for (31) games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to (32) , but it is this freedom from man-made rules (33) makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own (34) .
If we (35) mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is (36) mountaineering is not a "team work&qu
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Questions 14~17 are based on the following dialogue between a boss and a clerk.
M: Sally, were you able to get that report all typed up
W: Not yet, Mr. Black. Mrs. Farnsworth asked me to type some letters for her. They’ll be finished pretty quick and then I’ll start on that.
M: Don’t forget I need it in the morning. I have to take it along to Chicago to the regional meeting.
W: Don’t worry, I’ll get it done. My husband’s on a business trip too. He’s in Detroit today, and tomorrow he’ll be in Boston. So I’m planning to stay late. After it’s typed up, I’ll leave it on your desk. I must finish it by 8: 00.
M: I’m sorry to make you so late.
W: It’s all right, Mr. Black. Really, I don’t mind. at all. Besides, I can make a little extra money. My husband’s birthday is next month. I want to buy him a new watch.
M: What kind are you going to get
A. Typing letters for Mr. Black.
B. Typing a report for Mrs. Farnsworth.
C. Typing a report for Mr. Black.
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M: My library book is eight days overdue. Can you tell me how much I owe you
How much does the man owe the woman ( )
W: 8 cents a day.
M: Ok. Here’s the money.
A. 64 cents.
B. 18 cents.
C. 80 cents.
D. 16 cents.
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Questions 22~25 are based on the following dialogue about driving.
M: Well, Mrs. Fern, how did you do in your driving test
W: Not so well, I’m afraid.
M: Didn’t you get your license
W: No. My score was only 49 percent. The woman who tested me was very strict about everything. M. Where did you lose the most points
W: One thing was not turning my head before changing lanes or making turns.
M: Right. Using a turn signal isn’t enough. To be safe, you have to glance back over your shoulder in the direction you want to go.
W: My teacher didn’t emphasize that enough, or about maintaining the fight distance behind the car in front.
M: That’s right. You need a training distance of about one or two car lengths when you’re driving.
W: My parallel parking was good. I’ve been practicing that a lot.
M: What was your worst moment
W: Waiting on an uphill stop for the
A. She failed.
B. She barely passed.
C. She passed easily.
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[简答题]Suppose you are the secretary of the manager of a company. You attended the negotiation between your company and a foreign company. Write a memo of the negotiation. The memo should include:
1) time and place of the negotiation
2) participants of the negotiation
3) content of the negotiation including the agreement reached and differences that still remain
4) the time for the next negotiation
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[填空题]Jennifer:
The greenhouse effect might be causing the change, but it’s a cycle that’s been tracked for about a hundred years and in the past 20 years or so it just stopped cycling. And this is only affecting a small part of the world. People talk about greenhouse effect because they want to show how much concern they have about the future of the world. Don’t be as silly as them.
Kac:
Spring just hits here, too. It’s so nice—windows open, the fresh air of changing seasons just lights me up. When I was younger this was the season for walking through the melting snow and ice, across roadsides, through square acre forests among the fields, I got so excited to be out in the wild. It’s tough to be in the city this time of year. Maybe I’ll go camping soon!
Soscia:
In the city you don’t have seasons. Spring rain does not make man-made structure grow, and wet roads are not inconvenient for you because you can move around in your car. Summ
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Do you find it very difficult and painful to get up in the morning This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.
During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you’re "hot". That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: "Get up, Peter! You’ll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that Peter is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrel ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your
A. he is a lazy person
B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle
C. he is not sure when his energy is low
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W: The hours are 9 to 12 Monday through Friday.
What are these two talking about ( )
M: Is there any paid vacation
A. An appointment.
B. School hours.
C. A part-time job.
D. Vacation plans.
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W: Well, this must be the National Library.
When will they visit the National Library ( )
M: I guess so. Oh no! I don’t think it’s open today. Look. It says "Closed Tuesdays".
W: Well, we’ll just have to come back tomorrow.
M: But we’re supposed to go on that tour tomorrow.
W: Oh, that’ s fight. I forgot all about it. How about the day after tomorrow then
M: It’s OK with me.
A. On Tuesday.
B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday.
D. On the weekend.
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The cohesiveness(内聚力)of a family seems to rely on members sharing certain routine practices and events. For a growing share of the American labor force, however, working shifts beyond the normal daylight hours—what we here call "shift work"—makes the lives of families difficult.
Existing research shows that both male and female shift workers express high levels of stress and a sense of conflict between the demands of work and family life. But shift work couples still maintain a traditional attitude to the meaning of marriage and the individual roles of husband and wife. They expressed a willingness to do "whatever it takes" to approximate their view of a proper marriage, including sacrificing sleep and doing conventional things at unconventional hours. For the majority of couples interviewed, even when wives worked outside their homes, a proper marriage is characterized by a very clear division of roles: husbands are "providers"
A. traditional beliefs about marriage
B. lack of control over time
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Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost 18 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States.
The study also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this year’s world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold.
Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more t
A. Americans were preparing for the world cup when the author wrote this article.
B. More younger Americans became interested in soccer in the last 30 years.
C. Soccer is the fastest developing sport in the world.
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W: I can’t make it now. Is tomorrow evening all right
What are these people planning to do ( )
M: I guess so. The movie will be here through next week.
A. To see a movie.
B. To make some coffee.
C. To borrow money.
D. To prepare a dinner party.
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M: We’ll go for an outing tomorrow. Would you like to join us
Why doesn’ t the woman want to go for an outing ( )
W: I’d like to, but I think it’s going to rain. The temperature is dropping.
M: You can’t be right. The weather forecast says fine weather for tomorrow.
W: I hope so. But I won’t take the risk. Thanks for asking.
A. Because she is afraid of bad weather.
B. Because the temperature is too low.
C. Because it is going to snow.
D. Because outings are risky.
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Questions 18~21 are based on the following dialogue between two friends talking about traveling.
M: So you’re visiting San Francisco
W: Yes, I just got here the day before yesterday, and you
M: I’m a native.
W: Oh, really All the people I meet here are tourists like me. I was beginning to think that maybe there were no natives.
M: Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you’re seeing a lot of foreigners. But in fact, the city has a population of about 700, 000 people.
W: What are the ethnic groups
M: Well, after whites, the largest one is blacks.
W: I thought it was Chinese.
M: It’s true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. But the black people there are more than Chinese.
W: That’s interesting. Don’t most of the Chinese people live in China-town
M: Well, no, they live throughout the city, bu
A. The blacks.
B. The whites.
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W: I can’t believe it’s raining again.
What does the man mean ( )
M: Three weeks without a change is pretty boring.
W: It’s the typical weather in London.
A. There’s been nothing but rain for quite some time.
B. He’s bored with the changing weather.
C. He thinks that it’ll rain for three more weeks.
D. He’s bored about the topic on weather.
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Questions 11-13 are based on a conversation about renting an apartment.
W: Good afternoon, Globe Apartments. May I help you
M: Yes, I want to rent a one-bedroom apartment. Do you have any available
W: No, I’m sorry. None is available at this time, but I expect a vacancy in about three weeks. Could I interest you in a two-bedroom apartment
M: Well, you see, I’m a student, how much more would a two-bedroom apartment cost
W: The one-bedroom apartment rents for $150 a month and the two-bedroom apartment costs only thirty-five dollars more.
M: Is the two-bedroom a great deal larger than the one-bedroom
W: Yes, it is. Also, I might tell you that the one-bedroom apartment doesn’t have a dishwasher, while all of our two-bedroom apartments have one.
M: What about signing a lease
W: We do require a 6-month lease, and there is a deposit of $100 in case any damage is done to the apartment.
M: Is
A. Tennis courts.
B. A recreation area.
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W: You took an optional course this semester, didn’t you How is it going
How did the man feel about the course ( )
M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.
A. He wishes to have more courses like it.
B. He finds it hard to follow the teacher.
C. He wishes the teacher would talk more.
D. He doesn’t like the teacher’s accent.
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M: Excuse me. I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in the Sunday edition of your paper.
Where is the conversation most probably taking place ( )
W: OK, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We don’ t quote rates for just Sunday.
A. At a news stand.
B. At a car dealer’s.
C. At a publishing house.
D. At a newspaper office.