PETS三级考试最新模拟测试题（四）b
分类: PETS公共英语
Section I 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 1.
Text
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. 26 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the 27 in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The 28 student is considered to be 29 who is motivated ( 散发) to learn for the sake of 30 , not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 31 brief written comments but without a grade. Even if n. grade is not given, the student is 32 for learning the material assigned. When research is 33 , the professor expects the students to take it actively and complete it with 34 guidance. It is the 35 responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 36 a university library works; they expect students, 37 graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference' 38 in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but 39 that their students should not be 40 dependent on them. In the United States professors have many other duties 41 teaching, such as administrative or research work. 42 , the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 43 .If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 44 a professor during office hours 45 make an appointment.
26. [A] If [B] Although [C] Because [D] Since
27. [A] suggestion [ B ] context [ c ] abstract [ D ] information
28. [AJ poor [B] ideal [C] average [D] disappointed
29. [A] such [B] one [C] any [D] some
30. [A] fun [B] work [G] learning [D] prize
31. [A] by [B]in [C] for [D] with
32. [A] criticized [B] innocent [C] responsible [D] dismissed
33. [A] collected [B] distributed [C] assigned [D] finished
34. [A] maximum [B] minimum [C] possible practical
35. [A] student's [B] professor's [G] assistant's [D] librarian's
36. [A] when [B] what [C] why [D] how
37. [A] particularly [B] essentially [C] obviously [D] rarely
38. [A] selections [B] collections [C] sources [D] origins
39. [A] hate [B] dislike [C] like [D] prefer
40. [A] too [B] such [C] much [D] more
41. [A] but [B] except ' [C] with [D] besides
42 .[A] However [B] Therefore [C] Furthermore [D] Nevertheless
43. [A] plentiful [B] limited [C] irregular [D] flexible
44. [A] GREet [B] annoy [C] approach [D] attach
45. [A] or [B] and [C] to [D] but
Section II Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Text I
Usually when we hear the word " artist" we think of a person who paints pictures, but the word has a much wider meaning than that, for anyone who adds beauty to a thing has shown that he is an artist. In the publishing world, there are many artists besides the illustrators, as you can find if you trace the steps introducing a book.
After the author ( who is an artist in the choice of ideas and words ) has sold a manuscript to the publisher, an editor goes over it. The work of editing involves artistic skill too, for the editor may know how to improve the author' s work by cutting and revising the manuscript. Then the editor looks over the manuscript and decides how it may be best illustrated. The editor and a designer discuss how all the parts of the book－the illustrations, words, paper, and binding－shall be put together so that the book best communicate the subject and the spirit which was intended by the author.
Illustrations are drawn which will not only emphasize without words things said in the story, but which will add information or ideas that cannot be put into words. When the illustrations and text are completely prepared they are sent to the printer who carefully, and often artistically, sets the type and prints the book.
Once the material has been printed, it is sent to the binder who makes the book into a unit for selling and reading. The binder, too, is an artist, for he makes use of special techniques to make the outside of the book attractive, as well as appropriate to the contents. Meanwhile, a sales staff is at work preparing advertisements to help sell the book.
46. How many steps in producing A book are mentioned in the passage?
[A] 4. [B] 6.
[C] 5. [D] 7.
47. Which of the following is NOT involved in the work of editing?
[A] Deciding which parts are to be illustrated.
[ B ] Accepting or rejecting a manuscript.
[C] Considering the beauty of a book as a whole.
[ D ] Rewriting or rearranging long paragraphs.
48. Illustrations must _________.
[ A ] make all text fit to print and read
[ B ] add the ideas overlooked by the author
[ C ] closely touch what is said in the story
[ D ] have much to do with what is not emphasized
49. Designing the advertisements for a book is started when _________.
[ A ] the book is being bound [ B ] the book is made into a unit
[ C ] the illustrations and text are prepared [D] all the steps are finished
50. The best title for this passage would be _________.
[A] The Beauty of a Book [B] Art and the Printed World
[ C ] Who Deserves the Name of Artist [D] The Steps in Producing A Book
Text 2
In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1997, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.
In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4, 000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men.
Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The black-out started at 9:30 p.m., when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise.
The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers , distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights , refrigerators, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.
51. Look at the first paragraph, who were right? The authorities or the pessimists?
[A] The authorities. [B] The pessimists.
[C] Both. [D] Neither.
52. In what way was the blackout of 1977 not really a repeat performance?
[A] There was much more disorder. [B] This time the electricity supply failed.
[C] It was quite unexpected. [D] It did not occur within five years of 1965.
53. As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively _________.
[ A ] more favourable [B] less favourable
[ C ] unchanged [ D ] improved
54. What caused the blackout in July 1977?
[A] Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances.
[ B ] Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order.
[C] During a storm, lightning damaged supply cables,
[D] The passage does not mention the cause.
55. Why did many looters manage to escape?
[A] The police could not see them in the dark.
[ B] Many of the looters were armed with guns.
[ C ] There were not enough policemen to catch them all.
[D] They were hidden inside big buildings.
Text 3
" Culture consists of all shared products of human society" ( Robertson, 1981). This means not only such material things as cities, organizations and schools, but also non-material things such as ideas, customs, family patterns, languages. Putting it simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, "the ways of a people".
Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, the maintaining of culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture, it reflects culture. In the broadest sense, language is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their approach to life and their ways of living and thinking.
We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.
Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another, that each culture is unique. As
cultures are diverse, so languages are diverse. It is only natural then that with differences in cultures and differences in languages, difficulties often arise in communicating between cultures and across cultures. Understanding is not always easy.
Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words and idioms. It means learning also to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society, learning to understand their "language of the mind". Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable from learning its culture.
56. According to the first paragraph, the term "culture" refers to_________.
[ A ] things like cities, organizations and schools
[ B ] ideas, customs, family patterns, and languages
[C] all things produced by human race
[D] the total that constitute a society
57. The second paragraph tells about_________.
[ A j the role language plays in culture
[B] the relationship between language and culture
[ C ] the influence culture has on language
[ D ] the representation of culture
58. There will be no difficulty in communication if_________.
[ A ] people from different countries can speak each other ' s languages
[ B ] people from different countries can know each other ' s cultures
[C] people from different countries can know each other ' s languages and cultures
[ D ] there were no difference between the two cultures
59. Learning a foreign language means_________.
[ A ] learning to express oneself in the way native speakers do
[ B ] getting to know the way native speakers think
[ C ] getting to know the way native speakers behave
[D] mastering the language and learning its culture
60. This passage is probably taken from a book _________.
[ A ] on culture
[ B j on language learning
[C] on learning a language through its culture
[D] on learning a culture through its language
(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 1.
Text
Many teachers believe that the responsibilities for learning lie with the students. 26 a long reading assignment is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the 27 in the reading even if they do not discuss it in class or take an examination. The 28 student is considered to be 29 who is motivated ( 散发) to learn for the sake of 30 , not the one interested only in getting high grades. Sometimes homework is returned 31 brief written comments but without a grade. Even if n. grade is not given, the student is 32 for learning the material assigned. When research is 33 , the professor expects the students to take it actively and complete it with 34 guidance. It is the 35 responsibility to find books, magazines, and articles in the library. Professors do not have the time to explain 36 a university library works; they expect students, 37 graduate students, to be able to exhaust the reference' 38 in the library. Professors will help students who need it, but 39 that their students should not be 40 dependent on them. In the United States professors have many other duties 41 teaching, such as administrative or research work. 42 , the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is 43 .If a student has problems with classroom work, the student should either 44 a professor during office hours 45 make an appointment.
26. [A] If [B] Although [C] Because [D] Since
27. [A] suggestion [ B ] context [ c ] abstract [ D ] information
28. [AJ poor [B] ideal [C] average [D] disappointed
29. [A] such [B] one [C] any [D] some
30. [A] fun [B] work [G] learning [D] prize
31. [A] by [B]in [C] for [D] with
32. [A] criticized [B] innocent [C] responsible [D] dismissed
33. [A] collected [B] distributed [C] assigned [D] finished
34. [A] maximum [B] minimum [C] possible practical
35. [A] student's [B] professor's [G] assistant's [D] librarian's
36. [A] when [B] what [C] why [D] how
37. [A] particularly [B] essentially [C] obviously [D] rarely
38. [A] selections [B] collections [C] sources [D] origins
39. [A] hate [B] dislike [C] like [D] prefer
40. [A] too [B] such [C] much [D] more
41. [A] but [B] except ' [C] with [D] besides
42 .[A] However [B] Therefore [C] Furthermore [D] Nevertheless
43. [A] plentiful [B] limited [C] irregular [D] flexible
44. [A] GREet [B] annoy [C] approach [D] attach
45. [A] or [B] and [C] to [D] but
Section II Reading Comprehension
(40 minutes)
Part A
Directions:
Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.
Text I
Usually when we hear the word " artist" we think of a person who paints pictures, but the word has a much wider meaning than that, for anyone who adds beauty to a thing has shown that he is an artist. In the publishing world, there are many artists besides the illustrators, as you can find if you trace the steps introducing a book.
After the author ( who is an artist in the choice of ideas and words ) has sold a manuscript to the publisher, an editor goes over it. The work of editing involves artistic skill too, for the editor may know how to improve the author' s work by cutting and revising the manuscript. Then the editor looks over the manuscript and decides how it may be best illustrated. The editor and a designer discuss how all the parts of the book－the illustrations, words, paper, and binding－shall be put together so that the book best communicate the subject and the spirit which was intended by the author.
Illustrations are drawn which will not only emphasize without words things said in the story, but which will add information or ideas that cannot be put into words. When the illustrations and text are completely prepared they are sent to the printer who carefully, and often artistically, sets the type and prints the book.
Once the material has been printed, it is sent to the binder who makes the book into a unit for selling and reading. The binder, too, is an artist, for he makes use of special techniques to make the outside of the book attractive, as well as appropriate to the contents. Meanwhile, a sales staff is at work preparing advertisements to help sell the book.
46. How many steps in producing A book are mentioned in the passage?
[A] 4. [B] 6.
[C] 5. [D] 7.
47. Which of the following is NOT involved in the work of editing?
[A] Deciding which parts are to be illustrated.
[ B ] Accepting or rejecting a manuscript.
[C] Considering the beauty of a book as a whole.
[ D ] Rewriting or rearranging long paragraphs.
48. Illustrations must _________.
[ A ] make all text fit to print and read
[ B ] add the ideas overlooked by the author
[ C ] closely touch what is said in the story
[ D ] have much to do with what is not emphasized
49. Designing the advertisements for a book is started when _________.
[ A ] the book is being bound [ B ] the book is made into a unit
[ C ] the illustrations and text are prepared [D] all the steps are finished
50. The best title for this passage would be _________.
[A] The Beauty of a Book [B] Art and the Printed World
[ C ] Who Deserves the Name of Artist [D] The Steps in Producing A Book
Text 2
In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degrees of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1997, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.
In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4, 000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which far outnumbered them and included armed men.
Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The black-out started at 9:30 p.m., when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise.
The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers , distributed candles and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights , refrigerators, elevators, water and electrical power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.
51. Look at the first paragraph, who were right? The authorities or the pessimists?
[A] The authorities. [B] The pessimists.
[C] Both. [D] Neither.
52. In what way was the blackout of 1977 not really a repeat performance?
[A] There was much more disorder. [B] This time the electricity supply failed.
[C] It was quite unexpected. [D] It did not occur within five years of 1965.
53. As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively _________.
[ A ] more favourable [B] less favourable
[ C ] unchanged [ D ] improved
54. What caused the blackout in July 1977?
[A] Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances.
[ B ] Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order.
[C] During a storm, lightning damaged supply cables,
[D] The passage does not mention the cause.
55. Why did many looters manage to escape?
[A] The police could not see them in the dark.
[ B] Many of the looters were armed with guns.
[ C ] There were not enough policemen to catch them all.
[D] They were hidden inside big buildings.
Text 3
" Culture consists of all shared products of human society" ( Robertson, 1981). This means not only such material things as cities, organizations and schools, but also non-material things such as ideas, customs, family patterns, languages. Putting it simply, culture refers to the entire way of life of a society, "the ways of a people".
Language is a part of culture and plays a very important role in it. Some social scientists consider it the keystone of culture. Without language, the maintaining of culture would not be possible. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture, it reflects culture. In the broadest sense, language is the symbolic representation of a people, and it comprises their historical and cultural backgrounds, as well as their approach to life and their ways of living and thinking.
We should not go further into the relationship between language and culture. What needs to be stressed here is that the two interact, and that understanding of one requires understanding of the other.
Social scientists tell us that cultures differ from one another, that each culture is unique. As
cultures are diverse, so languages are diverse. It is only natural then that with differences in cultures and differences in languages, difficulties often arise in communicating between cultures and across cultures. Understanding is not always easy.
Learning a foreign language well means more than merely mastering the pronunciation, grammar, words and idioms. It means learning also to see the world as native speakers of that language see it, learning the ways in which their language reflects the ideas, customs, and behaviors of their society, learning to understand their "language of the mind". Learning a language, in fact, is inseparable from learning its culture.
56. According to the first paragraph, the term "culture" refers to_________.
[ A ] things like cities, organizations and schools
[ B ] ideas, customs, family patterns, and languages
[C] all things produced by human race
[D] the total that constitute a society
57. The second paragraph tells about_________.
[ A j the role language plays in culture
[B] the relationship between language and culture
[ C ] the influence culture has on language
[ D ] the representation of culture
58. There will be no difficulty in communication if_________.
[ A ] people from different countries can speak each other ' s languages
[ B ] people from different countries can know each other ' s cultures
[C] people from different countries can know each other ' s languages and cultures
[ D ] there were no difference between the two cultures
59. Learning a foreign language means_________.
[ A ] learning to express oneself in the way native speakers do
[ B ] getting to know the way native speakers think
[ C ] getting to know the way native speakers behave
[D] mastering the language and learning its culture
60. This passage is probably taken from a book _________.
[ A ] on culture
[ B j on language learning
[C] on learning a language through its culture
[D] on learning a culture through its language