1、公共英语三级真题 2009年 03月(无听力)及答案解析(总分：85.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：1，分数：20.00)The United States is a confederation of states. Each state has theU (26) /Uto make laws with regard to the state. U(27) /U, based on public opinion, states canU (28) /Upolicies regarding education, and they mayU (29) /U
2、a state income tax; they also determine the speedU (30) /U, housing codes, and the drinking age.In most parts of the United States, youU (31) /Ube 21 years old to buy alcohol in a liquor store, bar,U (32) /Urestaurant. In some states you may buy beer in a grocery store. If a store sells alcohol to a
3、 minor, theU (33) /Uof the store is usuallyU (34) /Ua large sum of money.U (35) /U, many areas have an open-container law,U (36) /Umeans that people may not drink alcohol on the street or in a car. AnyoneU (37) /Uwith an open container of alcohol may be arrested.U(38) /U, with all of these laws, the
4、U (39) /Uof alcohol is a seriousU (40) /Uin the United States and Canada. Drinking on college campuses,U (41) /Uthere are many underage drinkers hasU (42) /Ugreatly. In fact, alcohol sales have gone upU (43) /Uthe legal drinking age wasU (44) /Ufrom 18 to 21. Some people believe that if there were n
5、o legal drinking age,U (45) /Uin some other countries, North American youth would drink less.（分数：20.00）A.privilegeB.advantageC.rightD.traditionA.As a resultB.For exampleC.In other wordsD.In this caseA.demandB.disagreeC.discussD.determineA.collectB.issueC.demandD.implementA.limitB.controlC.ruleD.regu
6、lationA.canB.shallC.mayD.mustA.andB.orC.alsoD.notA.clerkB.salespersonC.ownerD.hostA.finedB.chargedC.punishedD.sufferedA.In additionB.In factC.In realityD.In generalA.thatB.thisC.itD.whichA.exposedB.suspectedC.caughtD.detectedA.NeverthelessB.AnywayC.MoreoverD.ThereforeA.applicationB.consumptionC.expe
7、nditureD.usageA.conditionB.crisisC.questionD.problemA.thoughB.asC.whereD.whichA.raisedB.increasedC.peakedD.climaxedA.whenB.sinceC.beforeD.afterA.shiftedB.upgradedC.upliftedD.changedA.sameB.forC.asD.similar二、BSection Readi(总题数：3，分数：30.00)BText 1/BA pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the surpri
8、se 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 Appley
9、ards 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
10、 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. Many Franklin Street residents covere
11、d 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
12、 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 recently moved. And more were considering
13、it. Those who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their community.（分数：10.00）(1).Appleyards study focuses on the influence of _.（分数：2.00）A.traffic volume on the residentsB.rate of crime on the neighborhoodC.social classes on the transportationD.degree of pollution on the environm
14、ent(2).Appleyard discovered that increase in the volume of traffic _.（分数：2.00）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 crime(3).The authors main purpose in the second paragraph is to _.（分数：2.00）A.d
15、iscuss the problem of handling trashB.suggest ways to cope with traffic problemsC.point out the disadvantages of heavy trafficD.propose an alternative system of transportation(4).People on Gough Street _.（分数：2.00）A.felt sorry that their block had been pulled downB.felt indifferent about people movin
16、g outC.thought their old community was goneD.thought mostly of themselves(5).What can we learn about Franklin Street?（分数：2.00）A.It is not a nice neighborhood for childrenB.People often throw trash out as they drive throughC.People there have made friends with people on OctaviaD.People there own twic
17、e as many cars as people on Gough StreetBText 2/BImagine, 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 pr
18、etty much like the average person. 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
19、 games people play say a lot about 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 pl
20、ay games on their phone, while older 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
21、the extent of their habit. One in 10 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
22、 game. Quite the contrary: gamers appear 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
23、week volunteering and going to church, 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).（分数：10.00）(1).The AOL survey finds that electronic games _.（分数：2.00）A.do not present a violent onscr
24、een worldB.no longer keep gamers from growing upC.are no longer exclusive to young peopleD.are not as popular with teenagers as before(2).Who does the author say tend to identify themselves with the characters in the game?（分数：2.00）A.Teenage girlsB.Older womenC.Men in their 20sD.Men 50 and older(3).W
25、hen asked about the extent of their habit, some players _.（分数：2.00）A.refused to 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 games(4).It can be inferred from the text tha
26、t _.（分数：2.00）A.electronic games are less harmful than televisionB.television viewers are more realistic than gamersC.television is more popular than electronic gamesD.gamers have less self-control than TV viewers(5).According to the writer, the ESA members _.（分数：2.00）A.have sufficient knowledge of g
27、amesB.think their games are healthy productsC.serve as the role models for game playersD.are concerned about gamers cultural activitiesBText 3/BThe 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 l
28、egs and the floating effect of its extended wings, it is able to run at great speed over considerable 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
29、 in search of the nests of neighboring females and lays two or three eggs in each of them. By the time 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 wee
30、ks to finish laying in her own nest. During that period, she spends a lot of time away from her nest looking 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
31、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 remarka
32、bly consistent in the size and shape of the eggs she produces, so it is not difficult for her to distinguish her own from those of strangers.Of all the eggs laid by a colony of ostriches, only a very small number hatch into young birds. There are times when nests are left unprotected, for there are
33、too few males to sit on all the nests at night. Thus there are ample opportunities for their natural enemies to raid the nests and eat the eggs. In fact, nearly 80% of the nests are destroyed. But even if a particular females nest suffers this fate, there is a good chance that one or two of her eggs
34、 will be hatched in the nest of one of her neighbors.（分数：10.00）(1).We learn from the text that an ostrich can go a long distance at high speed as _.（分数：2.00）A.it is a special kind of birdB.it lives in large desert areasC.it has special wings and legsD.it is the largest bird in the world(2).Normally,
35、 in every rainy season, the female ostrich produces about _.（分数：2.00）A.12 eggs in her nestB.18 eggs in her nestC.20 eggs in her nestD.30 eggs in her nest(3).The female ostrich would push some of the eggs out of her nest because _.（分数：2.00）A.she can only hatch her own eggsB.those eggs are unlikely to
36、 be hatchedC.those eggs are to be hatched by othersD.she can only hatch a limited number of eggs(4).The female ostrich identifies her own eggs by their size and _.（分数：2.00）A.colorB.numberC.shapeD.weight(5).The female ostrich lays her eggs in her neighbors nests most probably because _.（分数：2.00）A.her
37、 nest -is not big enoughB.she cannot protect all her eggsC.she cannot tolerate all her eggsD.her nest is not comfortable enough三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：5.00)What the women I spoke with said was that they want a husband who is independent and dedicated to his career, but that he doesnt have to make a lot
38、 of money. The emphasis was always on finding a best frienda soul matesomeone you could tell all your troubles to and who would be supportive. So it doesnt seem to be the case that these women were looking for super high-achieving men.BGrise Levison/BI think that for women, as well as for men, the s
39、tandard for someone who youd want to spend your life with depends much more today on emotional intimacy. It takes some trial and error and a pretty long and dedicated search to identify the kind of person who is emotionally matching you and who is able to communicate and listen to trouble talk.BMarr
40、y Brown/BIn recent decades girls have been raised to be more competitive and stronger than they were in the past. Several women I talked to mentioned that in their life they felt that their intelligence or intellectual achievement seemed to work against them in their romantic relationships with men.
41、 However, most of the women I interviewed felt that there were some men “out there“ who would be attracted to smart women. The problem was finding them.BDonna Smith/BI think, for the women I talked to, their ultimate sense of what they want in life includes family and children, but they arent willin
42、g to think about the fact that they therefore will probably have to give up some of their own individual pursuits and career goals. I think the definition of success includes both love and work, and that the challenge is how to arrange that in a particular order.BElizabeth Budy/BI think that people
43、who have clone at least some of the things that are essential for a wise judgment about a partner are more likely to eventually end up in a stable marriage. Its also true that theyre likely to marry someone who is similar to them in education and earning power, which means that those marriages are l
44、ikely to have more money in them.Now match the name of each scholar (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.BStatements/BA Career success is in fact not a disadvantage.B The ability to choose a right partner ensures a stable mar riage.C How to balance career with
45、 family is key to success.D The essential part of marriage is the union of soul.E Finding an emotionally intimate mate isnt a piece of cake.F Career success ensures a solid marriage.G Social assistance is needed for todays single women.（分数：5.00）(1).Timothy Constance（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Grise Levison（
46、分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Marry Brown（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Donna Smith（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).Elizabeth Budy（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、BSection Writi(总题数：2，分数：30.00)1.Your friend Li Ming has written to invite you to go to his hometown together with him and you are willing to accept his invitation. Write a reply to Li Min
47、g, 1. to express your appreciation and acceptance of his invitation; 2. to ask about his schedule for the trip; 3. to ask about what necessary preparations you need to make. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your name at the end of your letter. Use “Wang Lin“ instead. You do not
48、need to write the address.（分数：15.00）_2.Below is a picture showing rubbish left in a park. Look at the picture and write an es- say of about 120 words making reference to the following points: 1. a description of the picture; 2. your comment on this picture and suggested solutions to the problem. （分数：15.00）_
