(完整版)200903英语三级PETS3真题与答案

200903公共英语三级真题及答案SectionnUseofEnglishDirections: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.AprivilegeBadvantageCrightDtradition27.AAsaresultBForexampleCInotherwordsDInthiscase28.AdemandBdisagreeCdiscussDdetermine29.AcollectBissueCdemandDimplement30.AlimitBcontrolBcontrolDregulation31.AcanBshallBshallDmust32.AandBorCalsoDnot33.AclerkBsalespersonCownerDhost34.AfinedBchargedCpunishedDsuffered35.AInadditionBInfactCInrealityDIngeneral36.AthatBthisCitDwhich37.AexposedBsuspectedCcaughtedDdetected38.DdetectedBAnywayCMoreoverDNeverthlessBasCwhereDwhichBincreasedBsinceBupgraded45.AsameBforCasCpeakedCbeforeCupliftedDinDclimaxedDafterDchangedSection川ReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1ApioneeringstudybyDonaldAppleyardmadethesurprisesuddenincreaseinthevolumeofsterminologywhtrafficthroughanareaaffectsasuddenincreaseincrimedoes.AppleyardobservedthisbyfirhouseinSanFranciscothatlookedmuchalikeandhadmiddle-classandworking-classresidents.Thedifferencewasthatonly2,000carsadayrandownOctaviainAppleyardGoughStreet(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'sstudyfocusesontheinfluenceofA.trafficvolumeontheresidents.B.rateofcrimeontheneighborhoodC.socialclassesonthetransportationD.degreeofpollutionontheenvironment47.Appleyarddiscoveredthatincreaseinthevolumeoftraffic.A.madepeoplemoreviolentB.wouldleadtoincreaseincrimeC.wasaccompaniedbyincreaseincrimeD.hadthesameeffectonpeopleasincreaseincrime48.Theauthor'smainpurposeinthesecondparagraphistoA.discusstheproblemofhandlingtrash.B.suggestwaystocopewithtrafficproblemsC.pointoutthedisadvantagesofheavytrafficD.proposeanalternativesystemoftransportation49.PeopleonGoughStreet.A.feltsorrythattheirblockhadbeenpulleddownB.feltindifferentaboutpeoplemovingoutC.thoughttheiroldcommunitywasgoneD.thoughtmostlyofthemselves50.WhatcanwelearnaboutFranklinStreetA.ItisnotaniceneighborhoodforchildreB.PeopleoftenthrowtrashoutastheydrivethrougC.PeopletherehavemadefriendswithpeopleonOctaviD.PeoplethereowntwiceasmanycarsaspeopleonGoughStreeText2Imagine,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.AccordingtoacomprehensivesurveybytheEntertainmentSoftwareAssociation(ESA-whosemembers,ofcourse,wantyoutothinkvideogamesarehealthy),gamersspendanaverageof23hoursaweekvolunteeringandgoingtochurch,concerts,museumsandotherculturalevents.Moreenthusiasticgamerswhoplay11hoursaweekormorespendevermoretimeoutintheculturalworld(34hours).51.TheAOLsurveyfindsthatelectronicgamesA.donotpresentaviolentonscreenworldB.nolongerkeepgamersfromgrowingupC.arenolongerexclusivetoyoungpeopleD.arenotaspopularwithteenagersasbefore.52.WhodoestheauthorsaytendtoidentifythemselveswiththecharactersinthegameA.TeenagegirlB.OlderwomeC.Menintheir20D.Men50andolde53.Whenaskedabouttheextentoftheirhabit,someplayersA.refusedtoprovideananswertothisquestionB.deniedtheywereaffectedbyelectronicgames.C.wonderedwhytheywereaskedsuchaquestionD.stressedtheirinterestinplayingelectronicgames54.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.electronicgamesarelessharmfulthantelevision.B.televisionviewersaremorerealisticthangamersC.televisionismorepopularthanelectronicgamesD.gamershavelessself-controlthanTVviewers55.Accordingtothewriter,theESAmembers.A.havesufficientknowledgeofgamesB.thinktheirgamesarehealthyproductsC.serveastherolemodelsforgameplayersD.areconcernedaboutgamers'culturalactivitiesText3Theostrich,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.'snOfalltheeggslaidbyacolonyofostriches,onlyaverysmallnumberhatchintoyoungbirds.Therearetimeswhennestsareleftunprotected,fortherearetoofewmalestositonallthenestsatnight.Thusthereareampleopportunitiesfortheirnaturalenemiestoraidthenestsandeattheeggs.Infact,nearly80%ofthenestsaredestroyed.Butevenifaparticularfemalethisfate,thereisagoodchancethatoneortwoofhereggswillbehatchedinthenestofoneofherneighbors.56.WelearnfromthetextthatanostrichcangoalongdistanceathighspeedasA.itisaspecialkindofbird.B.itlivesinlargedesertareasC.ithasspecialwingsandlegsD.itisthelargestbirdintheworld57.Normally,ineveryrainyseason,thefemaleostrichproducesaboutA.12eggsinhernest.B.18eggsinhernestC.20eggsinhernestD.30eggsinhernest58.ThefemaleostrichwouldpushsomeoftheeggsoutofhernestbecauseA.shecanonlyhatchherowneggs.B.thoseeggsareunlikelytobehatchedC.thoseeggsaretobehatchedbyothersD.shecanonlyhatchalimitednumberofeggs59.Thefemaleostrichidentifiesherowneggsbytheirsizeand.A.colorB.numberC.shapeD.weight60.Thefemaleostrichlayshereggsinherneighbors'nestsmostprobablybecauseA.hernest-isnotbigenough.B.shecannotprotectallhereggsC.shecannottolerateallhereggsD.hernestisnotcomfortableenoughPartBDirections:Readtheopinionsgivenbyfivescholarsonchallengesfacingtoday'singlewomen.Forquestions61to65,matchthenameofeachscholar(61to65)tooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.WhatthewomenIspokewithsaidwasthattheywantahusbandwhoisindependentanddedicatedtohiscareer,butthathedoesn'thavetomakealotofmoney.Theemphasiswasalwaysonfindingabestfriend—asoulmate—someoneyoucouldtellallyourtroublestoandwhowouldbesupportive.Soitdoesn'steemtobethecasethatthesewomenwerelookingforsuperhigh-achievingmen.GriseLevisonIthinkthatforwomen,aswellasformen,thestandardforsomeonewhoyou'dwanttospendyourlifewithdependsmuchmoretodayonemotionalintimacy.Ittakessometrialanderrorandaprettylonganddedicatedsearchtoidentifythekindofpersonwhoisemotionallymatchingyouandwhoisabletocommunicateandlistentotroubletalk.MarryBrownInrecentdecadesgirlshavebeenraisedtobemorecompetitiveandstrongerthantheywereinthepast.SeveralwomenItalkedtomentionedthatintheirlifetheyfeltthattheirintelligenceorintellectualachievementseemedtoworkagainstthemintheirromanticrelationshipswithmen.However,mostofthewomenIinterviewedfeltthatthereweresomemen"outthere"whowouldbeattractedtosmartwomen.Theproblemwasfindingthem.DonnaSmithIthink,forthewomenItalkedto,theirultimatesenseofwhattheywantinlifeincludesfamilyandchildren,buttheyaren'twillingtothinkaboutthefactthattheythereforewillprobablyhavetogiveupsomeoftheirownindividualpursuitsandcareergoals.Ithinkthedefinitionofsuccessincludesbothloveandwork,andthatthechallengeishowtoarrangethatinaparticularorder.ElizabethBudyIthinkthatpeoplewhohavecloneatleastsomeofthethingsthatareessentialforawisejudgmentaboutapartneraremorelikelytoeventuallyendupinastablemarriage.It'salsotruethatthey'relikelytomarrysomeonewhoissimilartothemineducationandearningpower,whichmeansthatthosemarriagesarelikelytohavemoremoneyinthem.Nowmatchthenameofeachscholar(61to65)totheappropriatestatement.Note:therearetwoextrastatements.Statements[A]Careersuccessisinfactnotadisadvantage.[B]Theabilitytochoosearightpartnerensuresastablemarriage.[C]Howtobalancecareerwithfamilyiskeytosuccess.[D]Theessentialpartofmarriageistheunionofsoul.[E]Findinganemotionallyintimatemateisn'tapieceofcake.[F]Careersuccessensuresasolidmarriage.[G]Socialassistanceisneededfortoday'ssinglewomen.4.65.SectionIVWritingDirections:YoushouldwriteyourresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthissectiononANSWERSHEET2.PartA1.YourfriendLiMinghaswrittentoinviteyoutogotohishometowntogetherwithhimandyouarewillingtoaccepthisinvitation.WriteareplytoLiMing,1.toexpressyourappreciationandacceptanceofhisinvitation;2.toaskabouthisscheduleforthetrip;3.toaskaboutwhatnecessarypreparationsyouneedtomake.Youshouldwriteapproximately100words.Donotsignyournameattheendofyourletter.Use"WangLin"instead.Youdonotneedtowritetheaddress.2.Belowisapictureshowingrubbishleftinapark.Lookatthepictureandwriteanes-sayofabout120wordsmakingreferencetothefollowingpoints:1.adescriptionofthepicture;2.yourcommentonthispictureandsuggestedsolutionstotheproblem.答案26.答案:C［解析］本题考查名词的用法。根据题意，美国是一个联邦制国家，各州拥有立法权，应该用right。privilege特权”；advantage优势”；tradition传统”，都与题意不符。所以答案为C。27.答案:B［解析］本题考查列举例子的表述方法。根据题意，美国各州都有立法权，下面就举例说明。应该用Forexample，所以答案为B。28.D［解析］本题考查动词的用法。根据题意，各州可以根据公众的意见（民意）就教育问题制定政策。应该用determine，所以答案为D。29.A［解析］本题考查动词的用法。根据题意，各州可以征收所得税。应该用collect，所以答案为A。30.A［解析］本题考查名词的用法。根据题意，各州可以决定车速上限，应该用limit。control“控制”；role规“则”；regulation规章“”，均不符合题意，所以答案为A。31.D［解析］本题考查情态动词的用法。根据题意，在美国大部分地区，年龄必须达到21岁才会被允许到商店等地买酒。这是具有法律强制约束力的，要用must,所以答案为D。32.B［解析］本题考查连词的用法。酒店、酒吧和饭店是并列的关系，要用or,所以答案为B。33.C［解析］本题考查名词的用法。根据题意,任何一家商店给未成年人出售酒精,店主将被罚款，而不是收银员、售货员。owner体现了人与商店之间的所有关系，而host指主人，表达不明确。所以答案为C。34.A［解析］［解析］本题考查动词的用法。根据题意，任何一家商店给未成年人出售酒精，店主将被罚款，应该用fine的过去分词形式表示被动。所以答案为A。35.A［解析］本题考查连词的用法。根据上下文可以判断，下文讲述的要比前面的情况更严重。应该用Inaddition，所以答案为A。36.D［解析］本题考查非限制性定语从句的关系代词。which指代了前面一句话，所以答案为D。37.C［解析］本题考查动词的过去分词短语作后置定语的用法。题意为“任何人一旦被抓到携带敞开的酒精容器将被逮捕。”caught抓到”，有被当场发觉或被逮个正着的意思，符合题意。exposed被暴露”；suspected被怀疑”；detected被发现”。所以答案为C。38.A［解析］本题考查连词的用法。这里为让步关系，应该用nevertheless最好，所以答案为A。39.B［解析］本题考查名词的用法。根据题意，酒的消费在美国和加拿大是一个严重的问题，应该用consumption，所以答案为B。40.D［解析］本题考查名词的用法。根据题意，问题应该用problem而不用question，所以答案为D。41.C［解析］本题考查定语从句关系副词where的用法。根据题意，大学校园是很多还未达到法定饮酒年龄的学生聚集的地方。所以答案为C。42.B［解析］本题考查动词的用法。根据题意，大学校园内饮酒人群的数量在增长，应该用hasincreasedgreatly，所以答案为B。43.B［解析］本题考查since用于完成时的用法。根据题意，酒精的销量自从饮酒年龄限制被上调以后不减反增，所以答案为B。44.C［解析］本题考查动词被动语态的用法。根据题意，酒精的销量自从饮酒年龄限制被从18岁上调至21岁以后不减反增，uplift提“高，抬高”，符合题意；upgrade升“级”，虽也有提高的意思，但多指提高服务质量、档次等。shift和change都不体现改变的方向。所以答案为C。45.C［解析］本题考查连词as的用法。根据题意，一些人相信，如果和其他国家一样，如果没有对饮酒的年龄限制的话，北美国家的饮酒数量应该会减少。所以答案为C。46.A［解析］文章主旨题。第一段第一句介绍了Appleyard研究的主要关注点，由ApioneeringstudybyDonaldAppleyardmadethesurprisesuddenincrease可知答案为A。47D［解析］细节题。由第一段第一句asuddenincreaseincrimedoes可知答案为D。48.C［解析］段落大意题。第二段里用很大的篇幅描写了heavytraffic会带来的问题，比如danger，noise，fumes等等，所以第二段的主要目的是指出交通拥挤所带来的问题。49.C［解析］段落大意题。第二段里用很大的篇幅描写了heavytraffic会带来的问题，比如danger，noise，fumes等等，所以第二段的主要目的是指出交通拥挤所带来的问题。50.A［解析］细节题。由第二段最后一句Mostfamilieswithchildrenhadalreadyleft．这就说明了家长意识到了FranklinStreet的文化氛围不适合孩子，这与A选项符合。51.C［解析］细节题。由第一段第七句可知不止年轻人在玩游戏，玩游戏的人涉及很广的年龄段。所以答案为C。52.C［解析］细节题。第二段第二句可知像Xbox和PlayStation这些类型的游戏机是二十几岁人的领域，他们喜欢把启己想象成体育明星和赛车手。所以答案为C。53.B［解析］细节题。第三段谈到TheAOLsurveysuggestssomeplayersareindenialabouttheex-tentoftheirhabit．随后就说了人们受到游戏对他们不同程度的影响。可知这些人否认受电子游戏影响。所以答案为B。54.A［解析］推理判断题。由第三段，作者提问Orisitasharmfulastelevision，pullingpeopleeverfurtherfromreality第四段Butdon'tthinkwe'reallheadingintoaworldwitheveryonepluggedinto，ifnottotallycontrolledby，hisowngame．可推测电子游戏没有电视对人的影响大。55.B［解析］细节理解题。由最后一段可知他们认为，玩他们游戏的人比不玩游戏的人更乐于参与到现实活动中。故他们认为他