PETS3 07年笔试真卷.docx

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PETS307年笔试真卷

全国英语等级考试

第三级

PUBLICENGLISHTESTSYSTEM（PETS）

LEVEL3

2007年9月笔试真卷

笔试部分答题时间：

95分钟

姓名________________准考证号________________

SECTIONIListeningComprehension

（25minutes）

1~25略

SECTIONIIUseofEnglish

（15minutes）

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.

Text

TheAmericandefinitionofsuccessislargelyoneofacquiringwealthandahighmaterialstandardofliving.Itisnotsurprising,26,thatAmericanshavevaluededucationforitsmonetaryvalue.ThebeliefiswidespreadintheUnitedStates27themoreschoolingpeoplehave,themoremoneytheywill28whentheyleaveschool.Thebeliefisstrongest29thedesirabilityofanundergraduateuniversitydegree,ora30degreesuchasmedicineorlaw31theundergraduatedegree.Themoneyvalueofgraduatedegreesin32suchasart,history,orphilosophyisnot33great.

Thisbeliefinthemonetaryvalueofeducationis34byresearchoutcomesonoutcome.BenWattenberg,asocialscientist,estimatesthatinthe35ofalifetimeaman36acollegeschooldiplomain1972couldearnabout$380,000morethanamanwho37hadahighschooldiploma.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainsurvey38whichshowedthatAmericanswho39theyhadlivedtheirdifferentlyinsomewayregretted40ofallthattheydidnotgetmoreeducation.Theregretis41bythosewhohavemade42tothetopandbythosewhohavenot.43amanlikeDouglasFraser,thepresidentoftheUnitedAutoWorkersUnion,anationallyknownandsuccessfulleader,was44byregretsthathedidnotclimbhigheronthe45ladder.

26.A）howeverB）thereforeC）moreoverD）though

27.A）whichB）whereC）thatD）when

28.A）makeB）saveC）investD）raise

29.A）regardingB）reflectingC）revealingD）representing

30.A）technicalB）vocationalC）honorableD）professional

31.A）concerningB）followingC）finalizingD）ensuring

32.A）branchesB）occupationsC）fieldsD）classes

33.A）thusB）muchC）asD）yet

34.A）supportedB）providedC）coveredD）obtained

35.A）periodB）durationC）courseD）length

36.A）ofB）withC）uponD）for

37.A）hardlyB）onlyC）reallyD）readily

38.A）effortsB）observationsC）consequencesD）findings

39.A）realizedB）foundC）discoveredD）wished

40.A）leastB）bestC）mostD）last

41.A）sharedB）shownC）concernedD）suffered

42.A）themB）itC）themselvesD）itself

43.A）AsB）ForC）SuchD）Even

44.A）threatenedB）rejectedC）restrictedD）troubled

45.A）educationalB）politicalC）commercialD）social

SECTIONⅢReadingComprehension

（40minutes）

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Duringthepastfifteenyearsagreatdealofattentionhasbeengivento“lettingitallhangout”.Myimpressionisthatthisover-zealousdevotiontospeakingone’smindhasmoreoftenledtohurtfeelingsandruinedrelationshipsthantogreatjoyandfulfillment.

Ithinkwegenerallyagreethatholdinginrealfeelingsandneverexpressingless-than-lovelythoughtsabouteachotherhardlyleadtoconstructivecommunication.It’sagreatrelieftoallowourselvestheluxuryofadmittingourhumanweaknessandpursuingmorehonestrelationshipswithothers.Butweneedtostrikeabalancebetweentellingitallandtellingnothing.

RecentlyIreceivedaletterfromamotherwhohadbeenpersuadedbyhertroubledtwenty-five-year-oldsontoattendaweekend“truth”marathonwithhim.Underpressurefromthegroup,herdefensescollapsedandsheheardherselftellinghersonforthefirsttimethathehadbeenanaccident---thatshehadn’tbeenplanningtohaveachild.Heinturntoldherthathecouldn’trecallasingledayinhischildhoodthathe’dbeenhappy.

“Atthattime,”thiswomanwrote,“itseemedhelpful.Wecriedandwemadeup;Ithoughttellingthetruthhadbeengoodforus.Butthetroubleis,itwasn’tthewholetruth.BythetimeTommywasborn,Ididwanthim,andattimeshewashappy.Eversincethatday,we’vebothbeendisturbedbysometerriblefeelingsweshared.”

Imustadmitwe’vecometotheconclusionthatsomethingsarebetterleftunsaid.Honestyisafinepolicyaslongasweknowwhatthetruthreallyis----butmostofthetimewedon’t.It’safinegoaltoencouragechildrentoexpresstheirrealfeelings.Butweneedanewsenseofbalance.Tellingitallisnotacure-allforeveryproblemnorevenanendinitself.It’susefulandfreeingundersomecircumstancesandterriblyhurtfulanddamagingunderothers.

It’sagoodidea,Ithink,tobiteyourtonguefortenorfifteenminutesbeforesayingwhat’sonyourmind.Trytodecidewhetherit’sgoingtoopenupnewandbetteravenuesofcommunicationorleavewoundsthatmayneverheal.

46.Theexpression“tellingitallhangout”means“______”.

A）balancingallthoughts

B）expressingallrealfeelings

C）consideringallrelationships

D）admittingallhumanweakness

47.Theauthortriestosaythattellingitallmay________.

A）bringaboutundesirableconsequences

B）resultinconstructivecommunication

C）helpcorrectone’sshortcomings

D）leadtogreatjoyandfulfillment

48.Aftertheytoldeachotherthetruth,boththewomanandhersonfelt______.

A）despaired

B）regretful

C）justified

D）grateful

49.Thestoryofthewomanandhersonsupportstheideathat_______.

A）somethingsarebetterleftunsaid

B）honestyisfineformostofthetime

C）goodattentionleadstogoodresults

D）oneshouldbeencouragedtotellthetruth

50.Theauthorsuggeststhatweshould______.

A）stopourselvesfromtellinglies

B）knowclearlywhatisonourminds

C）healallthewoundstofreeourselves

D）saywithcautionwhatwereallythink

Text2

Thenextbigbreakthroughinartificialintelligencecouldcomefromgivingmachinesnotjustmorelogicalcapacity,butemotionalcapacityaswell.

Feelingsaren’tusuallyassociatedwithinanimatemachines,butRosalindPicard,aprofessorofcomputertechnologyatMIT,believesemotionmaybejustthethingcomputersneedtoworkeffectively.Computersneedartificialemotiontounderstandtheirhumanusersandtoachieveself-analysisandself-improvement.

Themorescientistsstudythe“wetware”modelforcomputing---thehumanbrainandnervoussystem----themoretheyconcludethatemotionsareapartofintelligence,notseparatefromit.Emotionsareamongthetoolsthatweusetoprocessthetremendousamountofstimuliinourenvironment.Theyalsoplayaroleinhumanlearninganddecision-making.Feelingbadaboutawrongdecision,forinstance,focusesattentiononavoidingfutureerror.Afeelingofpleasure,ontheotherhand,positivelyreinforcesanexperience.

“Ifwewantcomputerstobegenuinelyintelligent,toadapttous,andtointeractnaturallywithus,thentheywillneedtheabilitytorecognizeandexpressemotions,tohaveemotions,andtohavewhathascometobecalled‘emotionalintelligence’,”Picardsays.

Onewaythatemotionscanhelpcomputers,shesuggests,isbyhelpingkeepthemfromcrashing.Today’scomputersproduceerroneousmessages,buttheydonothavea“gutfeeling”ofknowingwhensomethingiswrongordoesn’tmakesense.Ahealthyfearofdeathcouldmotivateacomputertostoptroubleassoonasitstarts.Ontheotherhand,self-preservationwouldneedtobesubordinatetoservicetohumans.ItwasfearofitsowndeaththatpromptedHAL,thefictionalcomputerinthefilm2002:

ASpaceOdyssey,tokillmostofitshumanassociates.

Similarly,computersthatcould“read”theiruserswouldaccumulateastoreofhighlypersonalinformationaboutus----notjustwhatwesaidanddid,butwhatwelikelythoughtandfelt.

“Emotionsnotonlycontributetoaricherqualityofinteraction,buttheydirectlyimpactaperson’sabilitytointeractinanintelligentway,”Picardsays.“Emotionalskills,especiallytheabilitytorecognizeandexpressemotions,areessentialfornaturalcommunicationwithhumans.”

51.Inthefuturecomputerswilltendtobemade_______.

A）fictional

B）humanized

C）economical

D）operational

52.Emotionalintelligenceisimportantbecause______.

A）itcanincreasethelogicalcapacityofthecomputer

B）itcanraisethemechaniccapacityofthecomputer

C）itcaneliminateallthedefectsofthecomputer

D）itcanimproveuser-computercommunication

53.“Self-preservation”（Line4,Para.5）means______.

A）self-control

B）self-analysis

C）self-protection

D）self-improvement

54.Accordingtothetext,theemotionalcomputer______.

A）hasapromisingprospect

B）isfinanciallyunaffordable

C）istechnicallyimpracticable

D）hasaspecializedusergroup

55.Itisimpliedthattheeconomicalcomputer______.

A）maybeadangertohumanbeings

B）nolongerneedshardwareupgrading

C）maybeathreattothelifeofitsdesigner

D）nolongerworriesaboutthefearofdeath

Text3

Artisconsideredbymanypeopletobelittlemorethanadecorativemeansofgivingpleasure.Thisisnotalwaysthecase,however;attimes,artmaybeseentohaveapurelyfunctionalsideaswell.SuchcouldbesaidofthesandpaintingsoftheNavahoIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwest;thesehaveamedicinalaswellasanartisticpurpose.

AccordingtoNavahotraditions,onewhosuffersfromeitheramentaloraphysicalillnesshasinsomewaydisturbedorcomeincontactwiththesupernatural---perhapsacertainanimal,aghost,orthedead.Tocounteractthisevilcontact,theillpersonoroneofhisrel