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PETS3级考试真题附答案
PETS-3级考试真题
SECTIONIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
1~25略
SECTIONⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.
Text
Musicisanimportantwayofexpressingpeople'sfeelingsandemotions.The26,forinstance,from1960to1969willbe27bymanyasaperiodofsocialandpoliticalunrestinAmerica.28thistime,manypeopledespaired29themusicfavoredbytheAmericanteenagers.30,wemustnowadmitthatthemusictheylovedwas31asignoftheperiodanda32ofthetensionsandchangesthatwere33Americansociety.Intheearlysixties,34aboutsocialjusticeandequalitywere35bythesong“BlowingintheWind”which36thecivilrightssong“WeShallOvercome”.Theconflictconcerningmilitary37inVietnamwassungaboutin1965inthe38song“EveofDestruction”andinthesong“BalladoftheGreenBeret”.Afewyears39,agradualshiftinmoodbecame40inoneofthemostpopularsongswhichsuggestedcalmerquestionsandpossibleanswersevenassomepopstarsprotestedloudly41thedraft.Finally,musicasa42ofthepoliticalandsocialprocessinAmericawashighlightedatWoodstock,NewYork,wherehalfamillionyoungpeoplecame43in1969tospendthreedayslisteningtosongsthatspannedthedecade.Thiseventwasasymbolofthedesirefor44withinatimeofunrest.Woodstockwasa
45ofhopeindaysofrage.
26.[A]generation[B]age[C]decade[D]era
27.[A]recorded[B]remembered[C]regretted[D]recommended
28.[A]For[B]After[C]During[D]At
29.[A]over[B]at[C]with[D]for
30.[A]Moreover[B]However[C]Therefore[D]Thus
31.[A]only[B]occasionally[C]often[D]never
32.[A]reflection[B]reaction[C]recreation[D]relaxation
33.[A]effecting[B]affecting[C]defecting[D]perfecting
34.[A]questions[B]arguments[C]debates[D]disputes
35.[A]dismissed[B]removed[C]raised[D]promoted
36.[A]reformed[B]echoed[C]repeated[D]respected
37.[A]involvement[B]assignment[C]replacement[D]settlement
38.[A]dissatisfying[B]delighting[C]pleasing[D]discouraging
39.[A]later[B]past[C]on[D]ahead
40.[A]evident[B]positive[C]realistic[D]instructive
41.[A]with[B]against[C]towards[D]about
42.[A]tool[B]creation[C]mirror[D]decoration
43.[A]along[B]up[C]together[D]out
44.[A]unity[B]reality[C]popularity[D]individuality
45.[A]presentation[B]display[C]performance[D]publication
SECTIONⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
PartADirections:
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
I'dbeenlivingwithmywifeforeightyearsandonenight“morn”says,“Iguessyouguysarenevergonnagetmarried.Imean,you'vebeenthroughjailtogether,you'elivingtogether,but..,oh,forgetit.”
“Oh,well,”Isaid,“putitlikethatandI'llmarryyourdaughtertomorrow.”
Actually,Idon'tknowwhatwewerewaitingfor,exceptthatforaguyit'snevertherighttimetogetmarried.I'malsosuspiciousofanytwopeoplewhodon'tstrugglewiththatdecision.PartofmyproblemwasthatIwasstilllustinginmyheartafterotherladies.ButsomehowIknewthatIwasn'tgoingtofindanotherwomanremotelyasgreatasmysoon-to-bewife.It'sagoodthingmymother-in-lawfinallyspokeup.
Ifinallygatheredmycourageonedaywhenwewerehavingapicnic,andpoppedthequestion.IalsogavemywifeabigtouristpamphletaboutSwitzerland.Iwasn'ttakinganychances.
Shesaidno.
Itkilledme.Ifeltsicktomystomach.Ilostmyappetite.Ourdogjuststaredatme,thinking,“Ifyou'renotgoingtoeatyourlunch,Iwill.”Finally,Isaid,“ButtheSwitzerlandtripisyoursifyousayyes.”
“Switzerland,”shesaid,“isfilledwithprecise,humorlesspeople.”“MaybeIshouldhavesuggestedParis?
”
Foraminuteitseemedasifmychangeintravelplanswouldrateasolid“maybe”.Butshesaidnoagain.Whenwewokeupthenextmorning,shetoldmethatshe'dsleptonmyproposal.“IguessIwasalittlerudetoyoulastnight,”sheexplained.Meanwhile,I'mfiguringI'moffthehookforthismarriagethingforatleastanothereightyears.Icouldaffordtobegenerous.
“Iasked,yousaidno.It'sokay,”Isaid.Imighthavelookedalittletoorelievedbecauselaterthatdayshegavemealittlebox.Insidewasagoldwatch.Onthebackwasinscribed.“Yes.I'vereconsidered.”
Ilikedthewatch,soIdidtherightthing.
46.Thereasonwhythemanhadwaitedsolongwasthathe.[A]didn'tthinkeightyearswaslongenough
[B]suspectedthathusbandandwifewouldoftenquarrel[C]didn'tthinkhewasreadytoproposetoher
[D]waswaitingforhismother-in-law'sapproval
47.Themanproposedtothewomanbecause.
[A]herealizedhecouldfindnootherwomanbetter[B]hewasafraidthatthewomanmightleavehim
[C]hewaseagertovisitSwitzerlandwiththewoman[D]hecouldfinallyovercomehisfearformarriage
48.Bysaying“Icouldaffordtobegenerous.”(thirdparagraphfromthebottom)themanimpliedthathe.
[A]wouldn'tcaretoomuchifhestayedsingle[B]couldtakehertoabetterplacethanParis
[C]wasrichenoughtosupporthiswife
[D]didn'tcarewhatshethoughtabouthisproposal
49.Thelastsentence“Ididtherightthing”impliedhe.[A]traveledwithhiswife
[B]hadasuccessfulmarriage[C]likedthewatchverymuch
[D]waitedforanothereightyears
50.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.[A]HowMyMother-In-LawHelpedMe
[B]HowIReceivedaGoldWatchILiked[C]HowIMadeMyWifeTravelWithMe[D]HowICametoMarry-MyWife
Text2
“Hithere.How'sitgoing?
”
“Oh,fine.Fine.Howaboutthisweather,huh?
”“Well,Iguesswecanalwaysusetherain.”
What'sthat?
Thisstory?
Oh,justalittlelookatsmalltalk.Youknow,thoseseeminglymeaninglessconversationsyouhavedozensoftimesaday,Maybeyou'rewaitingfortheelevator.
Orinalineatthebank.Itallseemsprettytrivial.Idlechatterabouttrafficdoesn'tdomuchmorethanfilltheairwithemptywordsthatarequicklyforgotten.Butyoushouldknowthatsmalltalkactuallyhasabigplaceinourlives.
PatOliver,assistantprofessoronarts,saysthat,“Leftunchecked,smalltalkcanbeaninvasion.It'ssopowerful.Itdoessomethingtoyou.”“Every
morningafterspendinganhourandahalfonthefreewayIstartthedaywithsmalltalkwithmysecretary,”Oliversays,“IfIdon'tmakesmallconnectionwithanotherperson,Ican'twork.”
Whatcausesit?
Asarule,you'reeithertryingtoforcesomethingintoyourlife,oryou'reusingconversationasaninvisibleforcefieldtokeepthemout.Youcanbewantingtoconnectwithanotherperson,andsmalltalkisyourintroductiontomoremeaningfulconversation.
Thewaypeopleusesmalltalkisusuallydeterminedbywheretheyhappentobeatthetime.
Taketheelevator,forinstance.Nowthere'sprimeterritory.Nobodyknowsanyoneandthere'snoreasontostartaconversation,butinvariably,someonedoes.Makingconversationinsuchpeacefulsocialsettings,accordingtoOliver,“canconfirmyourterritory.It'sawayoffeelinglikedandaccepted.”
Thetopicsofsmalltalkdon'tmatter.Infact,youdon'twantanythingmoretaxingthantheweatherorthetraffic.It'snon-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation.However,theruleschangequicklywhenyou'rewithlotsofpeopledoinglotsoftalking.
Let'ssayyou'reataparty.Nowit'stimetousesmalltalkasawayofmakingothersfeelmorecomfortablearoundyou,soyoudon'tlooksillystandingbythefoodtablealoneallnight.
51.“Smalltalk”,asinterpretedbytheauthor,.[A]hasnorealfunctionincommunicationatall
[B]isusuallymeaninglessandthereforeuseless[C]isnotasidleasitmayseemtobe
[D]isrestrictedtocertaintopicsonly
52.Accordingtotheauthor,smalltalkisoftenused.[A]toinvadeother'sprivateaffairs
[B]toshareasecretbetweenintimatefriends
[C]toopenandmaintainchannelsofcommunication[D]toprotectone'sownprivacy
53.Accordingtotheauthor,topicsofsmalltalkmayincludecommentson.
[A]somepoliticalissues
[B]one'sphysicalcondition[C]other'swaysofdress
[D]thetrafficjam
54.Whyissmalltalkdescribedas“non-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation”?
[A]Itisusedbypeopletoencouragethosewhoareconfrontedwithdanger.
[B]Itisusedtoshowthatoneisenthusiasticandhospitable.
[C]Itisusedtocreateamorefriendlyatmosphereandtoavoidembarrassment.
[D]Itisusedbypeopletoprotectothersinthethreateningsituation.
55.Accordingtotheauthor,atabigparty,smalltalkisusedwiththepurposeof.
[A]makingbothothersandyourselffeelatease
[B]excludingthoseyoudon'tlikefromjoiningyou
[C]keepingyourvoicelowsoonlyyourfriendscanhearyou[D]comfortingthosewhofeellonely
Text3
DollarsandcentsarethebasicunitsofAmericanmoney.Thebackofalldollarbillsaregreen(hence“greenbacks”).Thecommonlyusedcoinsare:
onecent(penny),fivecents(nickel),10cents(dime),and25cents(quarter).
50pieces(halfdollar)andsilverdollars(notreallysilveranymore)aregaininginusage,whiletherehasbeentalkofphasingoutthepennythat'sinflationforyou.“Alwayscarryplentyofquarterswhentravelling.Veryusefulforphones,sodamachines,laundrymachines,etc.”
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