2009年3月公共英语三级真题及答案

PETS-3等级考试真题Iven第1页共102009年3月公共英语三级真题及答案(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.asamebforbforbforPETS-3等级考试真题Iven第2页共10sectionⅲreadingcomprehensionpartadirections: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______.a.madepeoplemoreviolentb.wouldleadtoincreaseincrimec.wasaccompaniedbyincreaseincrimed.hadthesameeffectonpeopleasincreaseincrime48.theauthor’smainpurposeinthesecondparagraphisto______.a.discusstheproblemofhandlingtrashb.suggestwaystocopewithtrafficproblemsc.pointoutthedisadvantagesofheavytrafficd.proposeanalternativesystemoftransportation49.peopleongoughstreet______.a.feltsorrythattheirblockhadbeenpulleddownb.feltindifferentaboutpeoplemovingoutc.thoughttheiroldcommunitywasgonePETS-3等级考试真题Iven第3页共10d.thoughtmostlyofthemselves50.whatcanwelearnaboutfranklinstreeta.itisnotaniceneighborhoodforchildreb.peopleoftenthrowtrashoutastheydrivethrougc.peopletherehavemadefriendswithpeopleonoctavid.peoplethereowntwiceasmanycarsaspeopleongoughstreetext2imagine,ifyouwill,theaveragegamesplayer.whatdoyouseeaguywhonevergrewuporanervous18-year-oldpushingbuttonsonhiscontroller,lostandaloneinaviolentonscreenworldsorry,youlose.theaveragegamerisstartingtolookprettymuchliketheaverageperson.forthefirsttime,accordingtoauspollcommissionedbyaolgames,roughlyhalfofthosesurveyed,ages12to55,aretappingawayatsomekindofelectronicgame—whetheronapc,acellphoneoranotherhandhelddevice—foranaverageofthreehourseveryweek.thegamespeopleplaysayalotaboutwhotheyare.machineslikethexboxandplaystation2arelargelytheterritoryoftwenty-somethingmen,whoprefertopicturethemselvesassports‘starsandracingdrivers.me