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2003年9月全国公共英语考试三级笔试真题

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SECTIONIListeningComprehension（25minutes）

1〜25略

SECTIONIIUseofEnglish（15minutes）

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.

Text

Musicisanimportantwayofexpressingpeople'sfeelingsandemotions.The26,forinstance,

from1960to1969willbe27bymanyasaperiodofsocialandpoliticalunrestinAmerica.28thistime,manypeopledespaired29themusicfavoredbytheAmericanteenagers.30,wemustnowadmitthatthemusictheylovedwas31asignoftheperiodanda32ofthetensionsandchangesthatwere33Americansociety.Intheearlysixties,34aboutsocialjusticeandequalitywere35bythesong4"BlowingintheWind"which36thecivilrightssong"WeShallOvercome^^.Theconflictconcerningmilitary37inVietnamwassungaboutin1965inthe38song"EveofDestruction^^andinthesong"BalladoftheGreenBeret".Afewyears39,agradualshiftinmoodbecame40inoneofthemostpopularsongs

whichsuggestedcalmerquestionsandpossibleanswersevenassomepopstarsprotestedloudly41thedraft.Finally,musicasa42ofthepoliticalandsocialprocessinAmericawashighlightedatWoodstock,NewYork,wherehalfamillionyoungpeoplecame43in1969tospendthreedayslisteningtosongsthatspannedthedecade.Thiseventwasasymbolofthedesirefor44withinatimeofunrest.Woodstockwasa45ofhopeindaysofrage.

26.[A]generation

[B]age

[C]decade

[D]era

27.[A]recorded

[B]remembered

[C]regretted

[D]recommended

28.[A]For

[B]After

[C]During

[D]At

30.[A]Moreover

[B]However

[C]Therefore

[D]Thus

31.[A]only

[B]occasionally

[C]often

[D]never

32.[A]reflection

[B]reaction

[C]recreation

[D]relaxation

33.[A]effecting

[B]affecting

[C]defecting

[D]perfecting

34.[A]questions

[B]arguments

[C]debates

[D]disputes

35.[A]dismissed

[B]removed

[C]raised

[D]promoted

36.[A]reformed

[B]echoed

[C]repeated

[D]respected

37.[A]involvement

[B]assignment

[C]replacement

[D]settlement

38.[A]dissatisfying[B]delighting

[C]pleasing

[D]discouraging

39.[A]later

[B]past

[C]on

[D]ahead

40.[A]evident

[B]positive

[C]realistic

[D]instructive

41.[A]with

[B]against

[C]towards

[D]about

42.[A]tool

[B]creation

[C]mirror

[D]decoration

43.[A]along

[B]up

[C]together

[D]out

44.[A]unity

[B]reality

[C]popularity

[D]individuality

45.[A]presentation

[B]display

[C]performance

[D]publication

SECTIONIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

I'dbeenlivingwithmywifeforeightyearsandonenight"mom"says,uIguessyouguysarenevergonnagetmarried.Imean,you'vebeenthroughjailtogether,you*elivingtogether,but:

..,oh,forgetit.”

“Oh,well,”Isaid,"putitlikethatandI'llmarryyourdaughtertomorrow.”

Actually,Idon'tknowwhatwewerewaitingfor,exceptthatforaguyit'snevertherighttimetogetmarried.I'malsosuspiciousofanytwopeoplewhodon*tstrugglewiththatdecision.PartofmyproblemwasthatIwasstilllustinginmyheartafterotherladies.ButsomehowIknewthatIwasn'tgoingtofindanotherwomanremotelyasgreatasmysoon-to-bewife.It'sagoodthingmymother-in-lawfinallyspokeup.

Ifinallygatheredmycourageonedaywhenwewerehavingapicnic,andpoppedthequestion.IalsogavemywifeabigtouristpamphletaboutSwitzerland.Iwasn'ttakinganychances.

Shesaidno.

Itkilledme.Ifeltsicktomystomach.Ilostmyappetite.Ourdogjuststaredatme,thinking,“Ifyou*renotgoingtoeatyourlunch,Iwill.”Finally,Isaid,“ButtheSwitzerlandtripisyoursifyousayyes.”

“Switzerland,”shesaid,“isfilledwithprecise,humorlesspeople.”

uMaybeIshouldhavesuggestedParis?

Foraminuteitseemedasifmychangeintravelplanswouldrateasolid“maybe”.Butshesaidnoagain.Whenwewokeupthenextmorning,shetoldmethatshe'dsleptonmyproposal.“IguessIwasalittlerudetoyoulastnight,”sheexplained.Meanwhile,I*mfiguringI'moffthehookforthismarriagethingforatleastanothereightyears.Icouldaffordtobegenerous.

"Iasked,yousaidno.It'sokay,”Isaid.Imighthavelookedalittletoorelievedbecauselaterthatdayshegavemealittlebox.Insidewasagoldwatch.Onthebackwasinscribed.“Yes.I'vereconsidered.”

Ilikedthewatch,soIdidtherightthing.

46.Thereasonwhythemanhadwaitedsolongwasthathe.

[A]didn'tthinkeightyearswaslongenough

[B]suspectedthathusbandandwifewouldoftenquarrel

[C]didn*tthinkhewasreadytoproposetoher

[D]waswaitingforhismother-in-law*sapproval

47.Themanproposedtothewomanbecause.

[A]herealizedhecouldfindnootherwomanbetter

[B]hewasafraidthatthewomanmightleavehim

[C]hewaseagertovisitSwitzerlandwiththewoman

[D]hecouldfinallyovercomehisfearformarriage

48.Bysaying“Icouldaffordtobegenerous.（thirdparagraphfromthebottom）theman

impliedthathe.

[A]wouldn'tcaretoomuch讦hestayedsingle

[B]couldtakehertoabetterplacethanParis

[C]wasrichenoughtosupporthiswife

[D]didn'tcarewhatshethoughtabouthisproposal

49.Thelastsentence“Ididtherightthing”impliedhe.

[A]traveledwithhiswife

[B]hadasuccessfulmarriage

[C]likedthewatchverymuch

[D]waitedforanothereightyears

50.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.

[A]HowMyMother-In-LawHelpedMe

[B]HowIReceivedaGoldWatchILiked

[C]HowIMadeMyWifeTravelWithMe

[D]HowICametoMarry-MyWife

Text2

"Hithere.How'sitgoing?

"

"Oh,fine.Fine.Howaboutthisweather,huh?

”

"Well,Iguesswecanalwaysusetherain.”

What'sthat?

Thisstory?

Oh,justalittlelookatsmalltalk.Youknow,thoseseeminglymeaninglessconversationsyouhavedozensoftimesaday,Maybeyou*rewaitingfortheelevat0匚

Orinalineatthebank.Itallseemsprettytrivial.Idlechatterabouttrafficdoesn'tdomuchmorethanfilltheairwithemptywordsthatarequicklyforgotten.Butyoushouldknowthatsmalltalkactuallyhasabigplaceinourlives.

PatOliver,assistantprofessoronarts,saysthat,"Leftunchecked,smalltalkcanbeaninvasion.It'ssopowerful.Itdoessomethingtoyou.”“EverymorningafterspendinganhourandahalfonthefreewayIstartthedaywithsmalltalkwithmysecretary,Oliversays,"IfIdon'tmakesmallconnectionwithanotherperson,Ican'twork.^^

Whatcausesit?

Asarule,you*reeithertryingtoforcesomethingintoyourlife,oryou'reusingconversationasaninvisibleforcefieldtokeepthemout.Youcanbewantingtoconnectwithanotherperson,andsmalltalkisyourintroductiontomoremeaningfulconversation.

Thewaypeopleusesmalltalkisusuallydeterminedbywheretheyhappentobeatthetime.

Taketheelevator,forinstance.Nowthere'sprimeterritory.Nobodyknowsanyoneandthere'snoreasontostartaconversation,butinvariably,someonedoes.Makingconversationinsuchpeacefulsocialsettings,accordingtoOliver,"canconfirmyourterritory.It'sawayoffeelinglikedandaccepted."

Thetopicsofsmalltalkdon'tmatter.Infact,youdon'twantanythingmoretaxingthantheweatherorthetraffic.It'sthreateningtalkinathreateningsituation.However,theruleschangequicklywhenyou'rewithlotsofpeopledoinglotsoftalking.

Let'ssayyou*reataparty.Nowit*stimetousesmalltalkasawayofmakingothersfeelmorecomfortablearoundyou,soyoudon'tlooksillystandingbythefoodtablealoneallnight.

51.“Smalltalk”,asinterpretedbytheauthor,.

[A]hasnorealfunctionincommunicationatall

[B]isusuallymeaninglessandthereforeuseless

[C]isnotasidleasitmayseemtobe

[D]isrestrictedtocertaintopicsonly

52.Accordingtotheauthor,smalltalkisoftenused.

[A]toinvadeother'sprivateaffairs

[B]toshareasecretbetweenintimatefriends

[C]toopenandmaintainchannelsofcommunication

[D]toprotectone'sownprivacy

53.Accordingtotheauthor,topicsofsmalltalkmayincludecommentson.

[A]somepoliticalissues

[B]one*sphysicalcondition

[C]other*swaysofdress

[D]thetrafficjam

54.Whyissmalltalkdescribedasnon-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation"?

[A]Itisusedbypeopletoencouragethosewhoareconfrontedwithdanger.

[B]Itisusedtoshowthatoneisenthusiasticandhospitable.

[C]Itisusedtocreateamorefriendlyatmosphereandtoavoidembarrassment.

[D]Itisusedbypeopletoprotectothersinthethreateningsituation.

55.Accordingtotheauthor,atabigparty,smalltalkisusedwiththepurposeof.

[A]makingbothothersandyourselffeelatease

[B]excludingthoseyoudon'tlikefromjoiningyou

[C]keepingyourvoicelowsoonlyyourfriendscanhearyou

[D]comfortingthosewhofeellonely

Text3

DollarsandcentsarethebasicunitsofAmericanmoney.Thebackofalldollarbillsaregreen（hencegreenbacks^）.Thecommonlyusedcoinsare:

onecent（penny）,fivecents（nickel）,10cents（dime）,and25cents（quarter）.50pieces（halfdollar）andsilverdollars（notreallysilveranymore）aregaininginusage,whiletherehasbeentalkofphasingoutthepennythat'sinflationforyou."Alwayscarryplentyofquarterswhentravelling.Veryusefulforphones,sodamachines,laundrymachines,etc."

ThereisgenerallynoprobleminusingUSdollars