2009年3月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

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 ⅰ listening comprehension

1—25(略)

section ⅱ use of english

directions: 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 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 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 or 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 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 tradition

27.a as a result b for example c in other words d in this case

28.a demand b disagree c discuss d determine

29.a collect b issue c demand d implement

30.a limit b control b control d regulation

31.a can b shall b shall d must

32.a and b or c also d not

33.a clerk bsalesperson cowner d host

34.a fined b charged c punished d suffered

35.a in addition b in fact c in reality d in general

2009年3月公共英语三级真题及答案

36.a that b this c it d which

37.a exposed b suspected b suspected d detected

38.d detected b anyway c moreover d therefore

39.a application b consumption c expenditure d usage

40.a condition b crisis c question d problem

41.a though b as c where d which

32.a raised b increased c peaked d climaxed

43.d climaxed b since c before d after

44.a shifted b upgraded c uplifted d changed

45.a same b for b for b for

section ⅲ reading comprehension

part a directions: 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 1

a pioneering study 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 cars a day ran down octavia in appleyard’s 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, fumes, and soot, directly, and trash secondarily. that is, the cars didn’t 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. many 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. they 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

2009年3月公共英语三级真题及答案

increased. people were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own lives. a number of families had recently moved. and more were considering it. those who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their community.

46.appleyard’s study focuses on the influence of ______.

a.traffic volume on the residents b.rate of crime on the neighborhood

c.social classes on the transportation d.degree of pollution on the environment

47.appleyard discovered that increase in the volume of traffic ______.

a.made people more violent b.would lead to increase in crime

c.was accompanied by increase in crime

d.had the same effect on people as increase in crime

48.the author’s main purpose in the second paragraph is to ______.

a.discuss the problem of handling trash b.suggest ways to cope with traffic problems c.point out the disadvantages of heavy traffic

d.propose an alternative system of transportation

49.people on gough street ______.

a.felt sorry that their block had been pulled down

b.felt indifferent about people moving out

c.thought their old community was gone d.thought mostly of themselves

50.what can we learn about franklin street

a.it is not a nice neighborhood for childre

b.people often throw trash out as they drive throug

c.people there have made friends with people on octavi

d.people there own twice as many cars as people on gough stree

text 2

imagine, 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 …… 此处隐藏：13312字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……