全国英语等级考试PETS3真题.docx
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全国英语等级考试PETS3真题
2004年9月PETS3真题及答案
PUBLICENGLISHTESTSYSTEM(PETS)LEVEL3
SECTIONIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
1-25略
SECTIONIIUseofEnglish(15minutes)
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEETI.
Text
Although"liedetectors"arewidelyusedbygovernments,policedepartmentsandbusinesses,theresultsarenotalwaysaccurate.Liedetectorsarecommonly__26__asemotiondetectors,fortheiraimisto__27__bodilychangesthatcontradictwhata__28__says.Theliedetectorrecordschanges__29__heartrate,breathing,bloodpressure,andtheelectrical__30__oftheskin.Inthefirstpartofthe__31__,youareelectronicallyconnectedtothemachineand__32__afewneutralquestions("Whatisyourname?
"etc).Yourphysicalreactionsserve__33__thestandardforevaluatingwhatcomes__34__thenyouarepresentedwithafew__35__questionsamongtheneutralones(“Whendidyourobthebank?
”).Theideaisthatifyouare__36__,yourbodywillrevealthetruth,evenifyoutryto__37__it.Yourheartrateandbreathingwillchange__38__asyourespondtothequestions.
Thatisthetheory,butpsychologistshavefoundthatliedetectorsaresimplynot__39__.Sincemostphysicalchangesarethesameacross__40__emotions;liedetectorscannottell__41__youarefeelingangry,nervousorexcited.__42__peoplemaybetenseandnervous__43__thewholeprocedure.Theymayreactphysiologicallytoacertainword("bank")notbecausetheyrobbedit,butbecausetheyrecentlyusedabadcheck.Ineither__44__,themachinewillrecorda"lie".
Ontheotherhand,somepracticedliarscanlie__45__hesitation,sothereversemistakeisalsocommon.
26.[A]fixed[B]designed[C]known[D]produced
27.[A1measure[B]keep[C]maintain[D]grade
28.[A]policeman[B]suspect[C]person[D]criminal
29.[A]from[B]with[C]upon[D]in
30.[A]display[B]activity[C]action[D]flow
31.[A]test[B]research[C]operation[D]project
32.[A]investigated[B]questioned[C]raised[D]asked
33.[A]by[B]as[C]on[D]with
34.[A]again[B]behind[C]after[D]next
35.[A]critical[B]interesting[C]general[D]impossible
36.[A]wrong[B]bad[C]guilty[D]mistaken
37.[A]mislead[B]confuse[C]deny[D]cancel
38.[A]slowly[B]naturally[C]steadily[D]abruptly
39.[A]reliable[B]usable[C]reasonable[D]comprehensible
40.[A]other[B]some[C]any[D]all
41.[A]whether[B]when[C]where[D]why
42.[A]Untrained[B]Innocent[C]Naive[D]Ignorant
43.[A]before[B]about[C]after[D]at
44.[A]fact[B]case[C]condition[D]chalice
45.[A]beyond[B]through[C]without[D]against
SECTIONIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreetexts.Answerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosing,A,B,CorD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEETl.
Text1
Fifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe.Whichwasatempletomethenitwash’teasygettinghired.Ihadtofightmywayintoadime-a-wordjob.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.
Globejobswereforlife--guaranteeduntilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedtheremovingfromanordinaryreportertoforeigncorrespondentandfinallytosenioreditor.Iwouldhavealifetimeof,securityifIstuckwithit.
Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.
Ienteredmyboss’soffice.Wouldherage?
Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper."Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,"Ibeganawkwardly."IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI'mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlife.I'mresigning."
"Toanotherpaper?
"heasked.
Ireachedintomycoatpocket,butdidn'tsayanything,nottrustingmyselfjustthen.
Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.ThattheGlobehadtaughtmeinlathousandways.Thatwewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange.
"I'mgladforyou,''~hesaid-,-quiteoutofmyexpectation."Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscouragingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan't,"hewenton."Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,"heconcluded."Andifitdoesn'tworkout,remember,yourstarisalwayshighhere."
ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody--eventhoughI'dberiskingallonanunfamiliarventure:
allthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup.
Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty.
"I'mresigning,Bill,"Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn'tlookingangryordismayedeither.
Afterapause,hesaid,"Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoes."
46.FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous
[A]newspaper[B]magazine
[C]temple[D]church
47.IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe,_
[A]hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams
[B]hewouldlethislong-cherisheddreamsfadeaway
[C]hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife
[D]hewouldneverbe"allowedtodevelophisambitions
48.Thewriterwantedtoresignbecause
[A]hehadserioustroublewithhisboss
[B]hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe
[C]hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry
[D]hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse
49.Whenthewriterdecidedtoresign,theGlobewasfacedwith
[A]atroublewithitsstaffmembers
[B]ashortageofqualifiedreporters
[C]anunfavorablebusinesssituation
[D]anuncontrollablebusinesssituation
50.By"IwishIwereinyourshoes.”(Inthelastparagraph),BillTaylormeantthat
[A]thewriterwastofail
[B]thewriterwasstupid
[C]hewoulddothesameifpossible
[D]hewouldrejectthewriter'srequest
Text2
Overtwohundredyearsago,AdamSmithintroducedsomeideaswhichbroughtaboutaworldrevolution.Ifweenjoyahighstandardoflivinginmodernsociety,weowemuchtothisScottisheconomistandphilosopher.Ifweenjoydrivinginbeautifulcars,wearingfashionableshoes,orflyingawaytodistantplacesforexcitingholidays,weshouldperhapspaythankstothemanwhomadeitallpossible.
WhatwasAdamSmith'scontribution?
Likesomanyideaswhichhavesurprisingeffects,hiswasasimpleone.Hewatchedworkerspracticingtheircraftofpinmaking.Onemanwouldheatthestripofmetal,stretchitout,cutoffanappropriatelength,shapeit,coolitandfinallysmoothandshineit.Smithdrewattentiontotheadvantageswhichcouldbegainedifthesevarioustaskswereperformedbydifferentworkers.Letoneberesponsibleforpreparingthemetal.Anotherforstretchingandcutting.Anotherforshaping.Anotherforfinishing.HedescribedthetechniqueastheDivisionofLabor;inthiswayworkersrepeatthesameactionsagainandagain.Smithconvincedtheworldthatspecializationcouldsolvetheproblemofpovertyandwant.
Whatwastheresult?
TheIndustrialRevolution.Productivitywasgreatlyincreased.ForBritain,wheretherevolutionstarted,therewasaprosperitywhichmadeittherichestcountryinthenineteenthcentury.Britishtrainsandrailwaylinesspreadoutlikeaspider’swebacrosstheworld.Britishshipswereusedtocarrythenewcargoesfromonecorneroftheworldtoanother.
Therevolutionisnotover.Itisstillwithus,butnowitisaworldwidephenomenon.Everywhere,factoriesareproducinglargenumbersofsimilarproducts,andareincontinuousproduction.Whatwerecalledmass-productionlinesyesterdayarecalledroboticproductionstoday.Thepaceofchangeisincreasing.Andifthesetechniqueshavebroughtusprosperity,theyhavealsobroughtusalittlemiseryinovercrowdedtowns,boringjobsand,mostofall,unemployment.
51.WeshouldbegratefultoAdamSmithbecause
[A]hisideasmadeitpossibleforpeopletoimprovetheirlives
[B]heinventedamoreefficientwayofpinmaking
[C]hestartedtheindustrialrevolution
[D]hebroughttopeopleahighstandardofliving
52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
[A]TheDivisionofLabourmakesworkmoreinteresting.
[B]Specialisationcouldsolvetheproblemofunemployment.
[C]AdamSmithputforwardtheideaoftheDivisionofLabour.
[D]AdamSmithinsistedthateachworkerbebetterpaid.
53.FromthepassageweknowthattheIndustrialRevolution
[A]ledtoAdamSmith'sideaofspecialisation
[B]wasfinishedinthenineteenthcentury
[C]alsohasitsside-effectsinsociety
[D]putanendtopovertyintheworld
54.Accordingtothepassage,theIndustrialRevolutionisresponsibleforthefollowingresultsexcept.
[A]prosperity
[B]crime
[C]unemployment
[D]overcrowdedness
55.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
[A]TheTheoryofDivisionofLabourandItsSignificance
[B]TheIndustrialRevolutionandItsSignificance
[C]TheCausesofIndustrialRevolution
[D]AdamSmith,theEconomistandPhilosopher
Text3
WheneverIseeanyonebuyingaNationalLotteryticketIwanttostopthemandaskiftheyknowjustwheretheirmoneyisgoing.
Thelotterymoneyissupposedtogotocharitybutitmakesmeangrytoseesomeofthesocalled"goodcauses"it'sbeingusedtosupport.Also,Camelot,theorganizers,
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