公共英语三级2003年9月考试真题（1）
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SECTION Ⅱ Use of English(15 minutes)
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text
Music is an important way of expressing people' s feelings and emotions. The 26 , for instance, from 1960 to 1969 will be 27 by many as a period of social and political unrest in America. 28 this time, many people despaired 29 the music favored by the American teenagers. 30 , we must now admit that the music they loved was 31 a sign of the period and a 32 of the tensions and changes that were 33 American society. In the early sixties,34 about social justice and equality were 35 by the song “Blowing in the Wind” which 36 the civil rights song “We Shall Overcome”. The conflict concerning military 37 in Vietnam was sung about in 1965 in the 38 song “Eve of Destruction” and in the song “Ballad
of the Green Beret”. A few years 39 , a gradual shift in mood became 40 in one of the most popular songs which suggested calmer questions and possible answers even as some pop stars
protested loudly 41 the draft. Finally, music as a 42 of the political and social process in America was highlighted at Woodstock, New York, where half a million young people
came 43 in 1969 to spend three days listening to songs that spanned the decade. This event was a symbol of the desire for 44 within a time of unrest. Woodstock was a 45 of hope in days of rage.
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
SECTION Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
I'd been living with my wife for eight years and one night “morn” says, “I guess you guys are never gonna get married. I mean, you've been through jail together, you' e living together, but.., oh, forget it.”
“Oh, well,” I said, “put it like that and I'll marry your daughter tomorrow.”
Actually, I don't know what we were waiting for, except that for a guy it's never the right time to get married. I' m also suspicious of any two people who don' t struggle with that decision. Part of my problem was that I was still lusting in my heart after other ladies. But somehow I knew that I wasn't going to find another woman remotely as great as my soon-to-be wife. It's a good thing my mother-in-law finally spoke up.
I finally gathered my courage one day when we were having a picnic, and popped the question. I also gave my wife a big tourist pamphlet about Switzerland. I wasn't taking any chances.
She said no.
It killed me. I felt sick to my stomach. I lost my appetite. Our dog just stared at me, thinking, “If you're not going to eat your lunch, I will.” Finally, I said, “But the Switzerland trip is yours if you say yes.”
“Switzerland,” she said, “is filled with precise, humorless people.”
“Maybe I should have suggested Paris?”
For a minute it seemed as if my change in travel plans would rate a solid “maybe”. But she said no again.When we woke up the next morning, she told me that she'd slept on my proposal. “I guess I was a little rude to you last night,” she explained. Meanwhile, I' m figuring I' m off the hook for this marriage thing for at least another eight years. I could afford to be generous.
“I asked, you said no. It's okay,” I said. I might have looked a little too relieved because later that day she gave me a little box. Inside was a gold watch. On the back was inscribed. “Yes. I've reconsidered.”
I liked the watch, so I did the right thing.
46. The reason why the man had waited so long was that he_________.
[ A ] didn' t think eight years was long enough
[ B ] suspected that husband and wife would often quarrel
[ C ] didn' t think he was ready to propose to her
[ D ] was waiting for his mother-in-law' s approval
47. The man proposed to the woman because _________.
[ A] he realized he could find no other woman better
[ B ] he was afraid that the woman might leave him
[ C ] he was eager to visit Switzerland with the woman
[ D ] he could finally overcome his fear for marriage
48. By saying “I could afford to be generous.” (third paragraph from the bottom) the man implied that he__________.
[ A ] wouldn' t care too much if he stayed single
[ B ] could take her to a better place than Paris
[ C ] was rich enough to support his wife
[ D ] didn't care what she thought about his proposal
49. The last sentence “I did the right thing” implied he_________.
[ A ] traveled with his wife
[ B ] had a successful marriage
[ C ] liked the watch very much
[ D ] waited for another eight years
50. The best title for this text would be___________.
[ A ] How My Mother-In-Law Helped Me
[ B ] How I Received a Gold Watch I Liked
[ C ] How I Made My Wife Travel With Me
[ D ] How I Came to Marry-My Wife
