公共英语考试PETS三级模拟试题三2.docx

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公共英语考试PETS三级模拟试题三2

公共英语考试（PETS）三级模拟试题三

（2）

Motorvehiclesarethelargestsourceofairpollution,producingahazeofsmogovertheworld'scities.IntheUnitedStates,theyproduceatleast50%ofthecountry'sairpollution.

46.Carsrepresentpeople's_________.

[A]occupation[B]identity

[C]lifestyle[D]fame

47.Accordingtothepassage,theaveragenumberofpeoplekilledannuallyintrafficaccidentsaroundtheworldis__________.

[A]18million[B]250,000

[C]halfoftheworld'spopulation[D]60million

48.Aseriousenvironmentalproblemresultingfromautomobilesis_________.

[A]tragiclossoflife[B]trafficjams

[C]airpollution[D]mentalstress

49.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatautomobiles_________.

[A]areanimportantpartoftheworld'seconomy

[B]arebecominglessdangerous

[C]willproducelessairpollutioninthefuture

[D]arekillingmorepeopleinrecentyearsthaninthepast

50.Thetitlethatsuitsthepassagebestis_________.

[A]AutomobileandEconomy

[B]AutomobileandtheEnvironment

[C]TheProblemswiththeAutomobile

[D]AdvantagesandDisadvantagesoftheAutomobile

Text2

Idon'tknowhowIbecameawriter,butIthinkitwasbecauseofacertainforceinmethathadtowriteandthatfinallyburstthroughandfoundachannel.Mypeoplewereoftheworkingclassofpeople.Myfather,astone-cutter,wasamanwithagreatrespectandvenerationforliterature.Hehadatremendousmemory,andhelovedpoetry,andthepoetrythathelovedbestwasnaturallyoftherhetoricalkindthatsuchamanwouldlike.Neverthelessitwasgoodpoetry,Hamlet'sSoliloquy,Macbeth,MarkAntony's"FuneralOration",Grey's"Elegy",andalltherestofit.Ihearditallasachild;Imemorizedandlearneditall.

Hesentmetocollegetothestateuniversity.

Thedesiretowrite,whichhadbeenstrongduringallmydaysinhighschool,grewstrongerstill.Iwaseditorofthecollegepaper,thecollegemagazine,etc.,andinmylastyearortwoIwasamemberofacourseinplaywritingwhichhadjustbeenestablishedthere.Iwroteseverallittleone-actplays,stillthinkingIwouldbecomealawyeroranewspaperman,neverdaringtobelieveIcouldseriouslybecomeawriter.ThenIwenttoHarvard,wrotesomemoreplaysthere,becameobsessedwiththeideathatIhadtobeaplaywright,leftHarvard,hadmyplaysrejected,andfinallyintheautumnof1926,how,why,orinwhatmannerIhaveneverexactlybeenabletodetermine.Butprobablybecausetheforceinmethathadtowriteatlengthsoughtoutitschannel,IbegantowritemyfirstbookinLondon,Iwaslivingallaloneatthattime.Ihadtworooms－abedroomandasittingroom－inalittersquareinChelseainwhichallthehouseshadthatfamiliar,smokedbrickandcream-yellow-plasterlook.

51.Wemayconclude,inregardtotheauthor'sdevelopmentasawriter,thathisfather_________.

[A]madeanimportantcontribution

[B]insistedthathechoosewritingasacareer

[C]opposedhisbecomingawriter

[D]insistedthathereadHamletinordertolearnhowtobeawriter

52.Theauthorbelievesthathebecameawritermostlybecauseof_________.

[A]hisspecialtalent[B]hisfather'steachingandencouragement

[C]hisstudyatHarvard[D]ahiddenurgewithinhim

53.Theauthor_________,

[A]begantothinkofbecomingawriteratHarvard

[B]hadalwaysbeensuccessfulinhiswritingcareer

[C]wenttoHarvardtolearntowriteplays

[D]workedasanewspapermanbeforebecomingawriter

54.Theauthorreallystartedonhiswaytobecomeawriter_________.

[A]whenhewasinhighschool[B]whenhewasstudyingatHarvard

[C]whenhelivedinLondon[D]afterheenteredcollege

55.Aconclusionwecannotsafelydraw（baseduponthispassage）abouttheauthor'slifein

1926isthat_________.

[A]hewasunmarried

[B]hewasmiserableabouthavinghisplaysrejected

[C]helivedinahouselikealltheotherhousesaroundhim

[D]hestartedhisfirstnovel

Text3

Greekmythologyislargelymadeupofstoriesaboutgodsandgoddesses,butitmustnotbereadasakindofGreekBible,anaccountoftheGreekreligion.

Accordingtothemostmodernidea,arealmythhasnothingtodowithreligion.Itisanexplanationofsomethinginnature;how,forinstance,anyandeverythingintheuniversecameintoexistence:

men,animals,thisorthattreeorflower,thesun,themoon,thestars,storms,eruptions,earthquakes,allthatisandallthathappens.ThunderandlightningarecausedwhenZeushurlshisthunderbolt.Avolcanoeruptsbecauseaterriblecreatureisimprisonedinthemountainandeverynowandthenstrugglestogetfree.TheDipper（大熊星座）,theconstellation（星座）calledalsotheGreatBear,doesnotsetbelowthehorizonbecauseagoddessoncewasangryatitanddecreed（命令）thatitshouldneversinkintothesea.Mythsareearlyscience,theresultofmen'sfirsttryingtoexplainwhattheysawaroundthem.

Buttherearemanyso-calledmythswhichexplainnothingatall.Thesetalesarepureentertainment,thesortofthingpeoplewouldtelleachotheronalongwinter'sevening.ThestoryofPygmalion（皮格马利翁）andGalateaisanexample;ithasnoconceivableconnectionwithanyeventinnature.NeitherhastheQuestoftheGoldenFleece（寻找金羊毛）,norOrpheus（奥菲士，竖琴圣手）andEurydice,normanyanother.Thisfactisnowgenerallyaccepted;andwedonothavetotrytofindineverymythologicalheroinethemoonorthedawnandineveryhero'slifeasunmyth.Thestoriesareearlyliteratureaswellasearlyscience.Butreligionisthere,too.Inthebackground,tobesure,butneverthelessplaintosee.FromHomerthroughthetragediansandevenlater,thereisadeepeningrealizationofwhathumanbeingsneedandwhattheymusthaveintheirgods.

56.Theauthorbelievesthatmyths__________.

[A]havenothingtodowithreligion

[B]containverymodernideas

[C]arepureentertainmentwithnoreligiouscontent

[D]havetodowithscience,religionandentertainment

57.Ineverymyth,_________.

[A]thereisaconnectionwithsomenaturalevent

[B]thereisnotnecessarilyanattempttoexplainaneventinnature

[C]thereareangrygodsandgoddesses

[D]thereexistssomereligiousteaching

58.Accordingtothepassage,thestoryofPygmalionandGalatea_________.

[A]hassomethingtodowiththeexplanationofnature

[B]ispureentertainment

[C]hassomethingtodowithscience

[D]iscloselyrelatedtoreligion

59.Mythsareearlysciencebecausethey__________.

[A]explainthenaturalevents

[B]teachaboutthehistory

[C]havenothingtodowithreligion

[D]reflectpeople'sexpectations

60.Theauthor,inregardtomodernideasonmyth_________.

[A]isimpressedandagreeswiththem

[B]refusestoacceptanyofthem

[C]addstothemnewpointsofview

[D]noneoftheabove

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofeducation.Forquestions61to65,matchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements（AtoG）givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.

Alien

Ithinkit'sagreatshamepeopledon'tlearnanythingtoday.Imean,goodheavens,whenyouthinkofallthemillionsofpoundstheGovernmenthavespentoneducation－newschools,moreteachers,newequipment.Andyetstillyoufindpeoplewhocan'treadproperly,can'tevenwritetheirnamesanddon'tknowwhattwoandtwoiswithoutacalculator.Ithinkit'sdownrightdisgraceful.IrememberwhenIwasyoungyouwenttoschooltolearn.Youdidasyouweretoldandrespectedyourteachers.Nowadaysyougetlong-hairedkidswhoaren'tinterestedinanything.Nowondertheydon'tlearnanything.

Martha

Well,therearealotofdifferentviewsonthis,butIthinkitisprobablywrongtoimaginethattherewassomegoldenageinthepastwheneverythingwasperfect.Italldepends,ofcourse,onwhatyoumeasureandhowyoumeasureit.Itmaysurprisesomepeoplethattherehasnotbeenanobviousanddramaticincreaseinthestandardofeducation,giventhevastamountsofmoneyspentinthisareabysuccessivegovernmentsinrecentyears.Butunfortunately,mostimprovementsineducationareintangible.

Pritt

Well,ifyouaskedme,it'sallthesemodernmethodsthatistheproblem.Intheolddaysyousatinrowsatdesksandyoudidasyouweretold.Youknewthatyouhadtodoandyoudidit－andyoukeptquiet.Nowadays,mygod,thenoiseinmostschoolsisdeafeningespeciallyprimaryschools.Thechildrenwanderaround－domoreorlesswhattheywanttoasfarasIcansee.Theteacherjustsitsthereorwandersaroundwiththem,talkingtothem.Informalteachingtheycallit.Discoverymethods.Soundsmorelikearecipefordiscoveringdisastertome.

Symons

Manypeopletalkabouthowtoimproveeducationandalotsuggestraisingthesalariesofteachersandprofessors.Ofcourse,thisisveryimportanttoeducation.However,increasingthesalaryofteachersisjustonewaytoimproveeducation.Itwillnotworkwithoutthecooperationoftheotherdeterminants,suchasstudent'sloveofknowledgeandreading.Eveniftheteachersaredevoted,itwillmakenosenseifthestudentsarenotwillingtolearn.

Wilbert

Thecriticismthatwhatstudentslearntodayisnotadaptedtopresent-daysocietyisutterlywrongbecauseeducationcanneverbeseenonlyintermsofhowusefulthesubjectsarewhenstudentsleaveschool.Weoughttoevaluateeducationintermsofhowmuchthestudentsenjoythosesubjectsandhowmuchtheymeantothosestudents.Insteadofbeingtrainedtobeutil