2009年3月公共英语三级真题

专家授课权威讲解考试必过2009年3月公共英语三级真题(总分85,考试时间90分钟)SectionⅠListeningComprehension1—25(略)SectionⅡUseofEnglishDirections: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.AprivilegeBadvantageCrightDtradition27.AAsaresultBForexampleCInotherwordsDInthiscase28.AdemandBdisagreeCdiscussDdetermine29.AcollectBissueCdemandDimplement30.AlimitBcontrolBcontrolDregulation31.AcanBshallBshallDmust32.AandBorCalsoDnot33.AclerkBsalespersonCownerDhost34.AfinedBchargedCpunishedDsuffered35.AInadditionBInfactCInrealityDIngeneral36.AthatBthisCitDwhich37.AexposedBsuspectedBsuspectedDdetected38.DdetectedBAnywayCMoreoverDTherefore39.AapplicationBconsumptionCexpenditureDusage40.AconditionBcrisisCquestionDproblem41.AthoughBasCwhereDwhich32.AraisedBincreasedCpeakedDclimaxed43.DclimaxedBsinceCbeforeDafter44.AshiftedBupgradedCupliftedDchanged45.AsameBforBforBforSectionⅢReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1ApioneeringstudybyDonaldAppleyardmadethesurprisesuddenincreaseinthevolumeoftrafficthroughanareaaffectsasuddenincreaseincrimedoes.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.trafficvolumeontheresidentsB.rateofcrimeontheneighborhoodC.socialclassesonthetransportationD.degreeofpollutionontheenvironment47.Appleyarddiscoveredthatincreaseinthevolumeoftraffic______.专家授课权威讲解考试必过A.madepeoplemoreviolentB.wouldleadtoincreaseincrimeC.wasaccompaniedbyincreaseincrimeD.hadthesameeffectonpeopleasincreaseincrime48.Theauthor’smainpurposeinthesecondparagraphisto______.A.discusstheproblemofhandlingtrashB.suggestwaystocopewithtrafficproblemsC.pointoutthedisadvantagesofheavytrafficD.proposeanalternativesystemoftransportation49.PeopleonGoughStreet______.A.feltsorrythattheirblockhadbeenpulleddownB.feltindifferentaboutpeoplemovingoutC.thoughttheiroldcommunitywasgoneD.thoughtmostlyofthemselves50.WhatcanwelearnaboutFranklinStreetA.ItisnotaniceneighborhoodforchildreB.PeopleoftenthrowtrashoutastheydrivethrougC.PeopletherehavemadefriendswithpeopleonOctaviD.PeoplethereowntwiceasmanycarsaspeopleonGoughStreetText2Imagine,ifyouwill,theaveragegamesplayer.WhatdoyouseeAguywhonevergrewupOranervous18-year-oldpushingbuttonsonhiscontroller,lostandaloneinaviolentonscreenworldSorry,youlose.Theaveragegamerisstartingtolookprettymuchliketheaverageperson.Forthefirsttime,accordingtoaUSpollcommissionedbyAOLGames,roughlyhalfofthosesurveyed,ages12to55,aretappingawayatsomekindofelectronicgame—whetheronaPC,acellphoneoranotherhandhelddevice—foranaverageofthreehourseveryweek.Thegamespeopleplaysayalotaboutwhotheyare.MachinesliketheXboxandPlayStation2arelargelytheterritoryoftwenty-somethingmen,whoprefertopicturethemselvesassports‘starsandracingdrivers.Men50andolderprefermilitarygames.Teenagegirlsa