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2003年9月全国公共英语考试三级笔试真题a

分类: PETS公共英语  时间: 2023-12-06 13:23:42 

SECTION  I  Listening  Comprehension(25 minutes)


1~25略

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

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