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2015年3月全国英语等级考试三级真题及答案(英语知识运用)

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 SECTION 11  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 your ANSWER SHEET.

  It is an unfortunate fact of today's life that most people are growing up unable to see the stars.

  The prime night sky exists only  26pictures. This is true not only in cities and suburbs, but al-so in  27areas. We have lost our view of the stars and  28our nighttime environment as well.

  Such a loss29be acceptable if light pollution were the inevitable price of progress, 30it is not. Most sky glow is  31  . It comes mainly from lighting sources that do little to increase32 safety, security or utility. They produce only glare,33over one billion dollars annually in the U.S. alone.

  34science, the impact has been even more dramatic. Scientists require observations of extremely faint objects that can only be  35  with advanced devices at sites  36of air pollu-tion and urban sky glow. For example, some images of the objects can  37information about faraway comers of the universe, helping us understand the way in  38our world was actually formed.39  , the light from these objects can be lost at the very end of its  40  in the glare of our own sky.

  Reducing light pollution is not difficult. It  41that public officials and citizens be  42of the problem and act to counter it. As  43people can help reduce sky glow just by  44 lighting only when necessary.

  The stars above us are a  45heritage. We must do our best to preserve it.

  26. A. on

  B. fromC. inD. at "

  27. A. local

  B. rural

  C. industrial

  D. scenic

  28. A. mined

  B. reduced

  C. dirtied

  D. wasted

  29. A. should

  B. may

  C.  might

  D. will

  30. A. but"

  B. as

  C. because

  D. though

  31. A. inadequate

  B. invisible

  C. unpredictable

  D. unnecessary

  32. A. nighttime

  B. lifetime

  C. peacetime

  D. longtime

  33. A. costing

  B. making

  C. putting

  D. raising

  34. A. At

  B. From

  C. For

  D. Over

  35. A. accepted

  B. made

  C. pushed

  D. sent

  36. A. worthy

  B. typical

  C. critical

  D. free

  37. A. collect

  B. offer

  C. share

  D. save

  38. A. that

  B. what

  C. when

  D. which

  39. A. Besides

  B. Instead

  C. Therefore

  D. Yet

  40. A. march

  B. visit

  C.journey

  D. flight

  41. A. indicates

  B. proves

  C. requires

  D. shows

  42. A. ashamed

  B. aware

  C. independent

  D. tired

  43. A. individuals

  B. natives

  C. residents

  D. victims

  44. A. fixing

  B. providing

  C. taking

  D. using

  45. A. cosfless

  B. priceless

  C. valueless

  D. worthless

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