全国英语等级考试第三级真题答案及解析

PUBLIC ENGLISH TEST SYSTEM (PETS) LEVEL 3

2020年3月笔试真卷

笔试部分答题时间：120分钟

SECTION Ⅰ Listening (25 minutes)

Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a section of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section,Part A and Part B.

Remember,while you are doing the test,you should first put down your text booklet. At the end of the listening section,you will have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET.

If you have any questions,you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.

Now look at Part A in your test booklet.

Part A

Directions: You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue,there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer---A,B,C or D,and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue only once. 1. What will the woman do tomorrow?

[A] Hold a party. [B] See Mr. Smith.

[C] Work overtime. [D] Attend a wedding.

【答案】A

【解析】由“John and I are holding a party for the 5th anniversary of our wedding.”可以得出答案。

2. Who is Mr. Johnson according to the speakers?

[A] Their former colleague. [B] Their former neighbor.

[C] Their former teacher. [D] Their former client.

【答案】B

【解析】由“He used to live in the building next to ours.”可以得出答案。

3. What are the speakers talking about?

[A] A job interview. [B] A reporter’s work.

[C] How to impress people. [D] How to handle an interview.

【答案】A

【解析】由“I've just been interviewed for a reporter's job”可以得出答案。

4. How many flights to Sydney will there be next Tuesday afternoon?

[A] One. [B] Two. [C] Four. [D] Five.

【答案】B

【解析】由“there is a flight at 6: 45 and one at 18: 00”可以得出答案。

5. What did the man’s teacher tell him to do?

[A] Polish his essay. [B] Hand in his essay.

[C] Rewrite his essay. [D] Write a shorter essay

【答案】C

【解析】由“She told me to do it all over again.”可以得出答案。

6. What can we learn about the woman’s son?

[A] He often talks with his mother. [B] He often drives in a careless way.

[C] He is willing to listen to his mother. [D] He is worried about his driving skills.

【答案】B

【解析】由“I'm worried about my son at driving,but he won't listen to me.”可以得出答案。

7. What do we know about Jack?

[A] He is a company manager. [B] He makes emergency calls.

[C] He records emergency calls. [D] He is a company technician.

【答案】D

【解析】由“he is the only technician available to go out and deal with them”可以得出答案。

8. What can we learn from this conversation?

[A] The woman is paying the bill.

[B] Bill’s phone number is 510-1520-20.

[C] The man pays 20 dollars to the woman.

[D] The woman has a 20-dollar bill changed.

【答案】D

【解析】由“change the bill for me； OK,20.”可以得出答案。

9. What does the woman mean?

[A] The dentist’s is at a convenient place.

[B] The dentist’s is close to Times Square.

[C] It was comfortable to sit at the dentist’s.

[D] It was not so terrible a visit to the dentist’s.

【答案】D

【解析】由“I got a terrific view of Times Square down below. He finished the job before I knew it.”可以得出答案。

10. What do we know about the woman?

[A] She is going to deliver a lecture.

[B]She spent a year in the rain forest.

[C] She is looking forward to the lecture.

[D] She will finish her report this weekend. 【答案】C

【解析】由“Great. Maybe I can get some new information to add to it”可以得出答案。

Part B

Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one,you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening,answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D. After listening,you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear the recording only once.

Questions 11-13 are based on the following conversation between a reporter and a female writer.

11. What do we know about the woman’s family?

[A] They kept a lot of birds. [B] They lived in a big house.

[C] They owned a small farm. [D] They suffered from poverty.

【答案】D

【解析】由“Though we were poor for most of part”可以得出答案。

12. What did the woman’s mother impress her with?

[A] Her love. [B] Her success.

[C] Her ambition. [D] Her knowledge.

【答案】A

【解析】由“I think her greatest contribution was simply that she loved me very much.”可以得出答案。

13. What did the woman's mother wish her to do?

[A] Go to college. [B] Become a writer.

[C] Have a better life. [D] Support her family

【答案】C

【解析】由“She just wanted me to be able to do things that she couldn't do even she didn't know what they were. ”可以得出答案。

Questions 14- 17 are based on the following conversation.

14. Whom is the man probably complaining to?

[A] A receptionist. [B] A travel agent.

[C] A coach driver. [D] A hotel staff member.

【答案】B

【解析】由“make a complaint about my holiday in Paris”可以得出答案。

15. Why did the man wait in the heat for two hours?

[A] The coach had to be replaced. [B] The coach driver felt sick.

[C] The hotel rooms were full. [D] The hotel had to be cleaned.

【答案】A

【解析】由“the coach taking us to the hotel broke down and we had to wait for over 2 hours in the terrible heat before our replacement arrived”可以得出答案。

16. What did the man mention in his complaint?

[A] Impolite hotel cleaners. [B] Dark light and dirty rooms.

[C] Rude people living downstairs. [D] Disturbing noise and poor food

【答案】D

【解析】由“The people in room above sounded like they were having all night parties every night. And the worst thing was the food in the restaurant was awful.”可以得出答案。

17. How did the man feel about the woman’s apology?

[A] Amusing. [B] Annoying. [C] Desirable. [D] Reasonable.

【答案】B

【解析】由“A 20% discount? You must be joking. I want to see the manager.”可以得出答案。

Questions 18-21 are based on the following interview with John Smith,chairman of National Weight and Health Association (NWHA).

18. What did the NWHA survey aim to explore?

[A] The incidences of obesity. [B] Popular views on obesity

[C] Ways to fight obesity. [D] The causes of obesity.

【答案】B

【解析】由“We wanted to explore how people around the world view obesity or being overweight.”可以得出答案。

19. How many people in the world are rated as being overweight?

[A] 16 million. [B] 18 million. [C] 1.6 billion. [D] 1.8 billion.

【答案】C

【解析】由“We interviewed 16 000 people in 16 countries.”可以得出答案。

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