2003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 姓名: 准考证号: 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 e”. 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 ] mended 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
