公共英语三级真题及答案.docx

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公共英语三级真题及答案

2009年3月公共英语三级真题及答案

（总分85,考试时间90分钟）

　　sectionⅰlisteningcomprehension

　　1—25（略）

　　sectionⅱuseofenglish

　　directions:

readthefollowingtext.choosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarka,b,c,ordonanswersheet1.

　　theunitedstatesisaconfederationofstates.eachstatehasthe（26）tomakelawswithregardtothestate.（27）,basedonpublicopinion,statescan（28）policiesregardingeducation,andtheymay（29）astateincometax;theyalsodeterminethespeed（30）,housingcodes,andthedrinkingage.

　　inmostpartsoftheunitedstates,you（31）be21yearsoldtobuyalcoholinaliquorstore,bar,（32）restaurant.insomestatesyoumaybuybeerinagrocerystore.ifastoresellsalcoholtoaminor,the（33）ofthestoreisusually（34）alargesumofmoney.（35）,manyareashaveanopen-containerlaw,（36）meansthatpeoplemaynotdrinkalcoholonthestreetorinacar.anyone（37）withanopencontainerofalcoholmaybearrested.

　　（38）,withalloftheselaws,the（39）ofalcoholisaserious（40）intheunitedstatesandcanada.drinkingoncollegecampuses,（41）therearemanyunderagedrinkershas（42）greatly.infact,alcoholsaleshavegoneup（43）thelegaldrinkingagewas（44）from18to21.somepeoplebelievethatiftherewerenolegaldrinkingage,（45）insomeothercountries,northamericanyouthwoulddrinkless.

　　26.aprivilege　badvantage　cright　dtradition

　　27.aasaresult　bforexample　cinotherwords　dinthiscase

　　28.ademand　bdisagree　cdiscuss　ddetermine

　　29.acollect　bissue　cdemand　dimplement

　　30.alimit　bcontrol　bcontrol　dregulation

　　31.acan　bshall　bshall　dmust

　　32.aand　bor　calso　dnot

　　33.aclerk　bsalesperson　cowner　dhost

　　34.afined　bcharged　cpunished　dsuffered

　　35.ainaddition　binfact　cinreality　dingeneral

　　36.athat　bthis　cit　dwhich

　　37.aexposed　bsuspected　bsuspected　ddetected

　　38.ddetected　banyway　cmoreover　dtherefore

　　39.aapplication　bconsumption　cexpenditure　dusage

　　40.acondition　bcrisis　cquestion　dproblem

　　41.athough　bas　cwhere　dwhich

　　32.araised　bincreased　cpeaked　dclimaxed

　　43.dclimaxed　bsince　cbefore　dafter

　　44.ashifted　bupgraded　cuplifted　dchanged

　　45.asame　bfor　bfor　bfor

sectionⅲreadingcomprehension

　　parta

　　directions:

readthefollowingthreetexts.answerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosinga,b,cord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.

　　text1

　　apioneeringstudybydonaldappleyardmadethesurprisesuddenincreaseinthevolumeoftrafficthroughanareaaffectsasuddenincreaseincrimedoes.appleyardobservedthisbyfirhouseinsanfranciscothatlookedmuchalikeandhadmiddle-classandworking-classresidents.thedifferencewasthatonly2,000carsadayrandownoctaviainappleyard’sterminologywhilegoughstreet（mediumstreet）had9,000carsadayandfranklinstreet（heavystreet）hadaround16,000carsaday.

　　franklinstreetoftenhadasmanycarsinanhourasoctaviastreethadinaday.heavytrafficbroughtwithitdanger,noise,fumes,andsoot,directly,andtrashsecondarily.thatis,thecarsdidn’tbringinmuchtrash,butwhentrashaccumulated,residentsseldompickeditup.thecars,appleyarddetermined,reducedtheamountofterritoryresidentsfeltresponsiblefor.noisewasaconstantintrusionintotheirhomes.manyfranklinstreetresidentscoveredtheirdoorsandwindowsandspentmostoftheirtimeintherearoftheirhouses.mostfamilieswithchildrenhadalreadyleft.

　　conditionsonoctaviastreetweremuchdifferent.residentspickeduptrash.theysatontheirfrontstepsandchattedwithneighbors.theyhadthreetimesasmanyfriendsandtwiceasmanyacquaintancesasthepeopleonfranklin.

　　ongoughstreet,residentssaidthattheoldfeelingofcommunitywasdisappearingastrafficincreased.peoplewerebecomingmoreandmorepreoccupiedwiththeirownlives.anumberoffamilieshadrecentlymoved.andmorewereconsideringit.thosewhowerestayingexpresseddeepregretatthedestructionoftheircommunity.

　　46.appleyard’sstudyfocusesontheinfluenceof______.

　　a.trafficvolumeontheresidents

　　b.rateofcrimeontheneighborhood

　　c.socialclassesonthetransportation

　　d.degreeofpollutionontheenvironment

　　47.appleyarddiscoveredthatincreaseinthevolumeoftraffic______.

　　a.madepeoplemoreviolent

　　b.wouldleadtoincreaseincrime

　　c.wasaccompaniedbyincreaseincrime

　　d.hadthesameeffectonpeopleasincreaseincrime

　　48.theauthor’smainpurposeinthesecondparagraphisto______.

　　a.discusstheproblemofhandlingtrash

　　b.suggestwaystocopewithtrafficproblems

　　c.pointoutthedisadvantagesofheavytraffic

　　d.proposeanalternativesystemoftransportation

　　49.peopleongoughstreet______.

　　a.feltsorrythattheirblockhadbeenpulleddown

　　b.feltindifferentaboutpeoplemovingout

　　c.thoughttheiroldcommunitywasgone

　　d.thoughtmostlyofthemselves

　　50.whatcanwelearnaboutfranklinstreet

　　a.itisnotaniceneighborhoodforchildre

　　b.peopleoftenthrowtrashoutastheydrivethroug

　　c.peopletherehavemadefriendswithpeopleonoctavi

　　d.peoplethereowntwiceasmanycarsaspeopleongoughstree

text2

　　imagine,ifyouwill,theaveragegamesplayer.whatdoyouseeaguywhonevergrewuporanervous18-year-oldpushingbuttonsonhiscontroller,lostandaloneinaviolentonscreenworldsorry,youlose.theaveragegamerisstartingtolookprettymuchliketheaverageperson.forthefirsttime,accordingtoauspollcommissionedbyaolgames,roughlyhalfofthosesurveyed,ages12to55,aretappingawayatsomekindofelectronicgame—whetheronapc,acellphoneoranotherhandhelddevice—foranaverageofthreehourseveryweek.

　　thegamespeopleplaysayalotaboutwhotheyare.machineslikethexboxandplaystation2arelargelytheterritoryoftwenty-somethingmen,whoprefertopicturethemselvesassports‘starsandracingdrivers.men50andolderprefermilitarygames.teenagegirlsaremuchmorelikelythanboystoplaygamesontheirphone,whileolderwomenmakeupthemajorityofpeopleplayingcardgamessuchasheartsonline.

　　isitagoodthing,allthistimespentongamesorisitasharmfulastelevision,pullingpeopleeverfurtherfromrealitytheaolsurveysuggestssomeplayersareindenialabouttheextentoftheirhabit.onein10gamersfinditimpossibletoresistgames;1in4admitstolosinganight’ssleeptoplaygames;andanotherquarterhasbeentooabsorbedtohavemeals.

　　butdon’tthinkwe’reallheadingintoaworldwitheveryonepluggedinto,ifnottotallycontrolledby,hisowngame.quitethecontrary:

gamersappeartobemoreengagedwithrealitythanotherkindsofcouchpotatoes.accordingtoacomprehensivesurveybytheentertainmentsoftwareassociation（esa-whosemembers,ofcourse,wantyoutothinkvideogamesarehealthy）,gamersspendanaverageof23hoursaweekvolunteeringandgoingtochurch,concerts,museumsandotherculturalevents.moreenthusiasticgamerswhoplay11hoursaweekormorespendevermoretimeoutintheculturalworld（34hours）.

　　51.theaolsurveyfindsthatelectronicgames______.

　　a.donotpresentaviolentonscreenworld

　　b.nolongerkeepgamersfromgrowingup

　　c.arenolongerexclusivetoyoungpeople

　　d.arenotaspopularwithteenagersasbefore

　　52.whodoestheauthorsaytendtoidentifythemselveswiththecharactersinthegame

　　a.teenagegirl

　　b.olderwome

　　c.menintheir20

　　d.men50andolde

　　53.whenaskedabouttheextentoftheirhabit,someplayers______.

　　a.refusedtoprovideananswertothisquestion

　　b.deniedtheywereaffectedbyelectronicgames

　　c.wonderedwhytheywereaskedsuchaquestion

　　d.stressedtheirinterestinplayingelectronicgames

　　54.itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.

　　a.electronicgamesarelessharmfulthantelevision

　　b.televisionviewersaremorerealisticthangamers

　　c.televisionismorepopularthanelectronicgames

　　d.gamershavelessself-controlthantvviewers

　　55.accordingtothewriter,theesamembers______.

　　a.havesufficientknowledgeofgames

　　b.thinktheirgamesarehealthyproducts

　　c.serveastherolemodelsforgameplayers

　　d.areconcernedaboutgamers'culturalactivities

text3

　　theostrich,thelargestbirdintheworldatpresent,livesinthedrierregionsofafricaoutsidetheactualdeserts.becauseofitsverylong,powerfullegsandthefloatingeffectofitsextendedwings,itisabletorunatgreatspeedoverconsiderabledistances.

　　thefemaleostrichnormallyproducesabouttwentyeggseveryrainyseason.whenthefemaleostrichbeginstolayhereggs,however,shedoesnotbegininherownnest.insteadshegoesoffinsearchofthenestsofneighboringfemalesandlaystwoorthreeeggsineachofthem.bythetimeshehaslaideightornineeggs,shereturnsandlaystherestinherownnest.

　　becauseofthesizeoftheeggs,thefemaleostrichcannotlaymorethanoneeverytwodays,soittakesherthreeweekstofinishlayinginherownnest.duringthatperiod,shespendsalotoftimeawayfromhernestlookingforfood.andwhilesheisoffhernest,otherfemalesvisitittolaytheireggsamongsthers.bythetimesheisreadytositontheeggstohatchthem,therecouldbeuptothirtyeggsinhernest,overhalfofwhicharenotherown.

　　thefemaleostrichcancomfortablycoveronlyabouttwentyeggswhensheissittingonthenestsobeforesettlingdownshepushesthesurplustenorsoeggsoutofthenest.therejectedeggs,however,neverincludeanyofherown.eachfemaleisremarkablyco