1、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)section listening comprehension125(略)section use of englishdirections: read the following text. choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark a, b, c, or d on answer sheet 1. the united states is a confederation of states. each state has
2、 the(26) to make laws with regard to the state. (27) , based on public opinion, states can(28) policies regarding education, and they may(29) a state income tax; they also determine the speed(30) , housing codes, and the drinking age.in most parts of the united states, you(31) be 21 years old to buy
3、 alcohol in a liquor store, bar,(32) restaurant. in some states you may buy beer in a grocery store. if a store sells alcohol to a minor, the(33) of the store is usually(34) a large sum of money.(35) , many areas have an open-container law,(36) means that people may not drink alcohol on the street o
4、r in a car. anyone(37) with an open container of alcohol may be arrested.(38) , with all of these laws, the(39) of alcohol is a serious(40) in the united states and canada. drinking on college campuses,(41) there are many underage drinkers has(42) greatly. in fact, alcohol sales have gone up(43) the
5、 legal drinking age was(44) from 18 to 21. some people believe that if there were no legal drinking age,(45) in some other countries, north american youth would drink less. 26.a privilege b advantage c right d tradition27.a as a result b for example c in other words d in this case28.a demand b disag
6、ree c discuss d determine 29.a collect b issue c demand d implement30.a limit b control b control d regulation31.a can b shall b shall d must 32.a and b or c also d not33.a clerk bsalesperson cowner d host34.a fined b charged c punished d suffered35.a in addition b in fact c in reality d in general3
7、6.a that b this c it d which37.a exposed b suspected b suspected d detected38.d detected b anyway c moreover d therefore39.a application b consumption c expenditure d usage40.a condition b crisis c question d problem41.a though b as c where d which32.a raised b increased c peaked d climaxed43.d clim
8、axed b since c before d after44.a shifted b upgraded c uplifted d changed45.a same b for b for b for section reading comprehensionpart adirections: read the following three texts. answer the questions on each text by choosing a,b,c or d. mark your answers on answer sheet 1. text 1a pioneering study
9、by donald appleyard made the surprise sudden increase in the volume of traffic through an area affects a sudden increase in crime does. appleyard observed this by fir house in san francisco that looked much alike and had middle-class and working-class residents. the difference was that only 2,000 ca
10、rs a day ran down octavia in appleyards terminology while gough street (medium street) had 9,000 cars a day and franklin street (heavy street) had around 16,000 cars a day.franklin street often had as many cars in an hour as octavia street had in a day. heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, f
11、umes, and soot, directly, and trash secondarily. that is, the cars didnt bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it up. the cars, appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsible for. noise was a constant intrusion into their homes. ma
12、ny franklin street residents covered their doors and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their houses. most families with children had already left.conditions on octavia street were much different. residents picked up trash. they sat on their front steps and chatted with neighbors. t
13、hey had three times as many friends and twice as many acquaintances as the people on franklin.on gough street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic increased. people were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. a number of families had recentl
14、y moved. and more were considering it. those who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their community. 46.appleyards study focuses on the influence of _.a.traffic volume on the residentsb.rate of crime on the neighborhoodc.social classes on the transportationd.degree of pollution
15、 on the environment47.appleyard discovered that increase in the volume of traffic _.a.made people more violentb.would lead to increase in crimec.was accompanied by increase in crimed.had the same effect on people as increase in crime48.the authors main purpose in the second paragraph is to _.a.discu
16、ss the problem of handling trashb.suggest ways to cope with traffic problemsc.point out the disadvantages of heavy trafficd.propose an alternative system of transportation49.people on gough street _.a.felt sorry that their block had been pulled downb.felt indifferent about people moving outc.thought
17、 their old community was goned.thought mostly of themselves50.what can we learn about franklin streeta.it is not a nice neighborhood for childreb.people often throw trash out as they drive througc.people there have made friends with people on octavid.people there own twice as many cars as people on
18、gough streetext 2imagine, if you will, the average games player. what do you see a guy who never grew up or a nervous 18-year-old pushing buttons on his controller, lost and alone in a violent onscreen world sorry, you lose. the average gamer is starting to look pretty much like the average person.
19、for the first time, according to a us poll commissioned by aol games, roughly half of those surveyed, ages 12 to 55, are tapping away at some kind of electronic gamewhether on a pc, a cell phone or another handheld devicefor an average of three hours every week.the games people play say a lot about
20、who they are. machines like the xbox and playstation 2 are largely the territory of twenty-something men, who prefer to picture themselves as sports stars and racing drivers. men 50 and older prefer military games. teenage girls are much more likely than boys to play games on their phone, while olde
21、r women make up the majority of people playing card games such as hearts on line.is it a good thing, all this time spent on games or is it as harmful as television, pulling people ever further from reality the aol survey suggests some players are in denial about the extent of their habit. one in 10
22、gamers find it impossible to resist games; 1 in 4 admits to losing a nights sleep to play games; and another quarter has been too absorbed to have meals. but dont think were all heading into a world with everyone plugged into, if not totally controlled by, his own game. quite the contrary: gamers ap
23、pear to be more engaged with reality than other kinds of couch potatoes. according to a comprehensive survey by the entertainment software association (esa-whose members, of course, want you to think video games are healthy), gamers spend an average of 23 hours a week volunteering and going to churc
24、h, concerts, museums and other cultural events. more enthusiastic gamers who play 11 hours a week or more spend ever more time out in the cultural world (34 hours). 51. the aol survey finds that electronic games _.a.do not present a violent onscreen worldb.no longer keep gamers from growing upc.are
25、no longer exclusive to young peopled.are not as popular with teenagers as before52.who does the author say tend to identify themselves with the characters in the gamea.teenage girlb.older womec.men in their 20d.men 50 and olde53.when asked about the extent of their habit, some players _.a.refused to
26、 provide an answer to this questionb.denied they were affected by electronic gamesc.wondered why they were asked such a questiond.stressed their interest in playing electronic games54.it can be inferred from the text that _.a.electronic games are less harmful than televisionb.television viewers are
27、more realistic than gamersc.television is more popular than electronic gamesd.gamers have less self-control than tv viewers55.according to the writer, the esa members _.a.have sufficient knowledge of gamesb.think their games are healthy productsc.serve as the role models for game playersd.are concer
28、ned about gamers cultural activitiestext 3the ostrich, the largest bird in the world at present, lives in the drier regions of africa outside the actual deserts. because of its very long, powerful legs and the floating effect of its extended wings, it is able to run at great speed over considerable
29、distances.the female ostrich normally produces about twenty eggs every rainy season. when the female ostrich begins to lay her eggs, however, she does not begin in her own nest. instead she goes off in search of the nests of neighboring females and lays two or three eggs in each of them. by the time
30、 she has laid eight or nine eggs, she returns and lays the rest in her own nest.because of the size of the eggs, the female ostrich cannot lay more than one every two days, so it takes her three weeks to finish laying in her own nest. during that period, she spends a lot of time away from her nest l
31、ooking for food. and while she is off her nest, other females visit it to lay their eggs amongst hers. by the time she is ready to sit on the eggs to hatch them, there could be up to thirty eggs in her nest, over half of which are not her own.the female ostrich can comfortably cover only about twenty eggs when she is sitting on the nest so before settling down she pushes the surplus ten or so eggs out of the nest. the rejected eggs, however, never include any of her own. each female is remarkably co
