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200903公共英语三级真题及答案

SectionnUseofEnglish

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.AprivilegeBadvantageCrightDtradition

27.AAsaresultBForexampleCInotherwordsDInthiscase

28.AdemandBdisagreeCdiscussDdetermine

29.AcollectBissueCdemandDimplement

30.AlimitBcontrolBcontrolDregulation

31.AcanBshallBshallDmust

32.AandBorCalsoDnot

33.AclerkBsalespersonCownerDhost

34.AfinedBchargedCpunishedDsuffered

35.AInadditionBInfactCInrealityDIngeneral

36.AthatBthisCitDwhich

37.Aexposed

BsuspectedCcaughted

Ddetected

38.DdetectedBAnyway

CMoreover

DNeverthless

BasCwhereDwhich

Bincreased

Bsince

Bupgraded

45.AsameBforCas

Cpeaked

Cbefore

Cuplifted

Din

Dclimaxed

Dafter

Dchanged

Section川ReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

ApioneeringstudybyDonaldAppleyardmadethesurprisesuddenincreaseinthevolumeof

sterminologywh

trafficthroughanareaaffectsasuddenincreaseincrimedoes.AppleyardobservedthisbyfirhouseinSanFranciscothatlookedmuchalikeandhadmiddle-classandworking-classresidents.Thedifferencewasthatonly2,000carsadayrandownOctaviainAppleyard

GoughStreet（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;1in4admitstolosinganightsleeptoplaygames;andanotherquarterhasbeentooabsorbedtohavemeals.

Butdon'tthinkwe'reallheadingintoaworldwitheveryonepluggedinto,ifnottotallycontrolledby,hisowngame.Quitethecontrary:

gamersappeartobemoreengagedwithrealitythanotherkindsofcouchpotatoes.AccordingtoacomprehensivesurveybytheEntertainment

SoftwareAssociation（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.stressedtheirinterestinplayingelectronicgames54.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.Eachfemaleisremarkablyconsistentinthesizeandshapeoftheeggssheproduces,soitisnotdifficultforhertodistinguishherownfromthoseofstrangers.

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Ofalltheeggslaidbyacolonyofostriches,onlyaverysmallnumberhatchintoyoungbirds.Therearetimeswhennestsareleftunprotected,fortherearetoofewmalestositonallthenestsatnight.Thusthereareampleopportunitiesfortheirnaturalenemiestoraidthenestsandeattheeggs.Infact,nearly80%ofthene