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全国公共英语等级考试三级试题

2003年9月全国公共英语等级考试三级试题

1～25略

　　SECTION ⅡUse of English（15minutes）

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.

　　Text

　　Musicisanimportantwayofexpressingpeople'sfeelingsandemotions.The 26 ,forinstance,from1960to1969willbe  27  bymanyasaperiodofsocialandpoliticalunrestinAmerica.  28  thistime,manypeopledespaired  29  themusicfavoredbytheAmerican teenagers.  30 ,wemustnowadmitthatthemusictheylovedwas 31  asignoftheperiod　anda 32 ofthetensionsandchangesthatwere 33 Americansociety.Intheearlysixties,34 aboutsocialjusticeandequalitywere 35  bythesong“BlowingintheWind”which36 thecivilrightssong“WeShallOvercome”.Theconflictconcerningmilitary 37 inVietnamwassungaboutin1965inthe 38 song“EveofDestruction”andinthesong“Ballad

　　oftheGreenBeret”.Afewyears 39 ,agradualshiftinmoodbecame 40  inoneofthe　mostpopularsongswhichsuggestedcalmerquestionsandpossibleanswersevenassomepopstars

　　protestedloudly 41  thedraft.Finally,musicasa  42  ofthepoliticalandsocialprocessinAmericawashighlightedatWoodstock,NewYork,wherehalfamillionyoungpeople

　　came 43in1969tospendthreedayslisteningtosongsthatspannedthedecade.Thiseventwasasymbolofthedesirefor 44  withinatimeofunrest.Woodstockwasa 45  ofhopeindaysofrage.

　　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

　　29.[A]over         [B]at             [C]with           [D]for

　　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“morn”says,“Iguessyouguysarenevergonnagetmarried.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.”

　　“MaybeIshouldhavesuggestedParis?

”

　　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）themanimpliedthathe__________.

　　[A]wouldn'tcaretoomuchifhestayedsingle

　　[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'rewaitingfortheelevator.

　　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'snon-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation.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.Whyissmalltalkdescribedas“non-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation”?

　　[A]Itisusedbypeopletoencouragethosewhoareconfrontedwithdanger.

　　[B]Itisusedtoshowthatoneisenthusiasticandhospitable.

　　[C]Itisusedtocreateamorefriendlyatmosphereandtoavoidembarrassment.

　　[D]Itisusedbypeopletoprotectothersinthethreateningsituation.

　　55.Accordingtotheauthor,at