2017年公共英语考试三级听力模拟题（11）

　　公共英语三级听力模拟试题

　　1. Why can't the woman accept the man's invitation?

　　A. She is going to Finland.

　　B. She has visitors next week.

　　C. She has guests at her home.

　　D. She has just visited him this week.

　　2. Why doesn't the woman care about the lost magazine?

　　A. She is a generous woman by nature.

　　B. It doesn't have a back cover.

　　C. she feels the man's apology is enough.

　　D. It is no longer for any use to her.

　　3. Why is the woman so happy?

　　A. She's going away for a while.

　　B. She did well on the test.

　　C. She worked hard and earned a lot of money.

　　D. She didn't have to work hard for the exam.

　　4. What does the woman say about the reason for her choice?

　　A. The first house they saw is too expensive.

　　B. They may save some money for the time being.

　　C. She is happy with the price set by the seller.

　　D. Less money will be spent in maintaining the house.

　　5. What do we learn from the woman's remark?

　　A. The visiting economist has given several lectures.

　　B. The guest lecturer's opinion is different from Dr. Johnson's.

　　C. Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.

　　D. Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.

　　6. Why did both of them do grocery shopping at 9:00 sharp?

　　A. To run into each other.

　　B. To get bargains.

　　C. To avoid the crowds.

　　D. To join the crowds.

　　7. Why is the man worried?

　　A. He finds history books difficult to understand.

　　B. He has to read a lot of history books.

　　C. He doesn't like the history course.

　　D. He has lost his history book.

　　8. Why does the woman want to move?

　　A. The apartment is better furnished.

　　B. She prefers to live in a quiet place.

　　C. It's less expensive to live in an apartment.

　　D. She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.

　　9. Why do the man and woman decide to take the subway?

　　A. It is more direct.

　　B. It isn't faster.

　　C. There is less traffic.

　　D. It is less expensive.

　　10. Why does the woman walk all the way to the office?

　　A. She takes it as a kind of exercise.

　　B. She wants to save money.

　　C. She loves doing anything that is new.

　　D. Her office isn't very far.

　　公共英语三级听力答案解析

　　1.听力原文：M: Why don't you come to our house for dinner some time next week?

　　W: I'd like to, but we have visitors from Finland. Perhaps next week?

　　正确答案：B

　　解题思路：信息题。该女士清楚地说明拒绝男士的邀请是因为有客人来访。

　　2.听力原文：M: I'm terribly sorry, Anna; I lost the magazine you lent me the other day.

　　W: It doesn't matter. It was a back issue anyway.

　　正确答案：D

　　解题思路：信息题。女士解释了不在乎杂志丢失的原因，是因为这是一本过期的杂志。

　　3.听力原文：M: Congratulations. You certainly did quite well and I must say you deserve that grade.

　　W: Well, I really studied hard for that exam. I've been preparing for it for more than a month. Now, I can relax for a while.

　　正确答案：B

　　解题思路：细节题。男士因为她的良好表现和成绩向她祝贺，而女士则再一次承认自己复习认真、准备充分，并对结果感到很满意。

　　4.听力原文：M: Of the two houses we have seen, which one do you think fits our needs better, the first one or the second one?

　　W: The second one. It seems very expensive, but in the long run it will save us money on maintenance.

　　正确答案：D

　　解题思路：信息题。女土说她觉得第二幢房子好，尽管有些贵(由此可排除A和C)，但是从长期来看能节约钱，因此选择D。

　　5.听力原文：M: The visiting economist is speaking tonight. But Dr. Johnson doesn't seem to think much of him.

　　W: That's because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought.

　　正确答案：B

　　解题思路：推断题。这里 school of thought 指的是“思想学派”。女士说 Dr. Johnson 属于完全不同的思想学派，由此可以推断他们的观点不同。

　　6.听力原文：M: We, this is a pleasant surprise. It seems to me we ran into each other here last week too.

　　W: You and I must have the same idea. The only way to beat the crowds when you do grocery shopping on Saturday is to be here when they open at 9:00 sharp!

　　正确答案：C

　　解题思路：细节题。女士详细说明了星期六9点来购物是避开拥挤的人群的惟一办法。

　　7.听力原文：W: Why are you so tired and upset?

　　M: I've been taking the history course this term. But the trouble is that I'll never get through the reading list.

　　正确答案：B

　　解题思路：推断题。男士说他在历史课上的麻烦是看不完所列的阅读材料。由此推断他有许多历史书需要阅读。

　　8.听力原文：M: I hear you are moving to an apartment. Can you tell me why?

　　W: Actually, I didn't want to move. It will be more expensive to live outside the college. But I just can't bear the noise made by the people living next door.

　　正确答案：B

　　解题思路：推断题。女士解释说，搬到外面住花费更大，之所以要搬出去，是因为她无法忍受隔壁的吵闹，由此推断主要原因在于她要找一个安静的住所。

　　9.听力原文：W: Since it's rush hour, let's take the subway.

　　M: OK. It's not as direct as the bus, but it's faster and there will be less chance of a traffic jam.

　　正确答案：C

　　解题思路：该题的关键词是 rush hour, not direct, faster, less, traffic jam,说明是交通工具的比较，这里 but 起到重要作用，but 后的内容才是为什么坐地铁的原因。

　　10.听力原文：M: Hi, Susan. I hear that you walk all the way to the office these days.

　　W: Yes. I have found great pleasure in walking. That's the type of exercise I enjoy very much.

　　正确答案：A

　　解题思路：虽然没有直接的因果关系引导词，但从女士谈话中可以知道，她正在解释她为什么步行上班 —— 步行是她喜欢的一种锻炼方式。