2009年9月全国公共英语考试三级笔试真题
笔试部分答题时间：95分钟
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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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