全国公共英语等级考试(pets)三级综合知识讲义.doc

pets3综合知识电子教材第一课时开场白完形填空语法知识第二课时passage 13 a language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds (语声), and which is used by a group of people for the purpose of communication. lets look at this 1 in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, 2 distinguishes man from the rest of the 3 world. other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by 4 of cries: forexample, many birds utter 5 calls at the approach of danger; monkeys utter 6 cries, such as expressions of anger, fear and pleasure. 7 these various means of communication differ in important ways 8 human language. for instance, animals cries do not 9 thoughts and feelings clearly. this means, basically, that they lack structure. they lack the kind of structure that 10 us to divide a human utterance into 11 . we can change an utterance by 12 one word in it with 13 : a good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e. g., tanks approaching from the north, 14 who can change one word and say aircraft approaching from the north or tanks approaching from the west; but a bird has a single alarm cry, 15 means danger! this is why the number of 16 that an animal can make is very limited: thegreat tit (山雀) is a case 17 point; it has about twenty different calls, 18 in human language the number of possible utterances is 19 . it also explains why animal cries are very 20 in meaning.1. a. classification b. definition c. function d. perception2. a. that b. it c. as d. what3. a. native b. human c. physical d. animal4. a. ways b. means c. methods d. approaches5. a. mating b. exciting c. warning d. boring6. a. identical b. similar c. different d. unfamiliar7. a. but b. therefore c. afterwards d. furthermore8. a. about b. with c. from d. in9. a. infer b. explain c. interpret d. express10. a. encourages b. enables c. enforces d. ensures11. a. speeches b. sounds c. words d. voices12. a. replacing b. spelling c. pronouncing d. saying13. a. ours b. theirs c. another d. others14. a. so b. and c. but d. or15. a. this b. that c. which d. it16. a. signs b. gestures c. signals d. marks17. a. in b. at c. of d. for18. a. whereas b. since c. anyhow d. somehow19. a. boundless b. changeable c. limitless d. ceaseless20. a. ordinary b. alike c. common d. likely答案： b c c b c c a c d b c a c b c c a a c bpassage 14 one summer night, on my way home from work i decided to see a movie. i knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and i couldnt face my 1 apartment. sitting in the theatre i had to look through the 2 between the two tall heads in front of me. i had to keep changing the 3 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 4 he leaned over to kiss her. why do americans display such 5 in a public place? i thought the movie would be good for my english, but 6 it turned out, itwas an italian movie 7 about an hour i decided to give up on the movie and 8 on my popcorn (爆玉米花). ive never understood why they give you so much popcorn! it tasted pretty good, 9 . after a while i heard 10 more of the romantic-sounding italians. i just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. my thought started to 12 i remembered when i was in south korea (韩国), i 13 to watch kojak on tv frequently. he spoke perfect korean i was really amazed. he seemed like a good friend to me, 14 i saw him again in new york speaking 15 english instead of perfect korean. he didnt even have a korean accent and i 16 like i had been betrayed. when our family moved to the united states six years ago, none of us spoke any english. 17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak english at home. everyone agreed, but our house became very 18 and we all seemed to avoid each other. we sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 in a difficult language. mother tried to say something in english but it 20 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! weve been speaking korean at home ever since.1. a. warm b. hot c. heated d. cool2. a. crack b. blank c. break d. opening3. a. aspect b. view c. space d. angle4. a. while b. whenever c. or d. and5. a. attraction b. attention c. affection d. motion6. a. since b. when c. what d. as7. a. within b. after c. for d. over8. a. concentrate b. chew c. fix d. taste9. a. too b. still c. though d. certain10. a. much b. any c. no d. few11. a. voice b. sound c. rhythm d. tone12. a. wonder b. wander c. imagine d. depart13. a. enjoyed b. happened c. turned d. used14. a. until b. because c. then d. therefore15. a. artificial b. informal c. perfect d. practical16. a. felt b. looked c. seemed d. appeared17. a. while b. if c. before d. once18. a. empty b. quiet c. stiff d. calm19. a. telling b. uttering c. saying d. speaking20. a. worked b. got c. came d. made答案：b a d c c d b a c c b b d a c a c b d c7. all _ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life. a. what is needed b. for our needs c. the thing needed d. that is needed答案：d19. an olympic marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards, approximately _ from marathon to athens. a. distance b. the distance c. is the distance d. the distance is答案：b22. astronomers and scientists think that a black hole is a region of space _ which matter has fallen and _ which nothing can escape. a. towards towards b. into . from c. out of . from d. through . through答案：b第三课时语法知识many things _ impossible in the past have come true. a. to be considered b. being considered c. considered d. were considered答案：c第四课时语法知识完形填空的做题方法和技巧13. having no money but _ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner. a. not to want anyone b. not wanting anyone c. wanted no one d. to want no one答案：b第五课时完形填空的做题方法和技巧文章见前面课时第六课时passage 15 more than forty thousand readers told us what they looked for in close friendships, what they expected 1 friends, what they were willing to give in 2 , and how satisfied they were 3 the quality of their friendships. the 4 give little comfort to social critics. friendship 5 to be a unique form of 6 bonding. unlike marriage or the ties that 7 parents and children, it is not defined or regulated by 8 . unlike other social roles that we are expected to 9 as citizens, employees, members of professional societies and 10 organizations it has its own principle, which is to promote 11 of warmth, trust, love, and affection 12 two people. the survey on friendship appeared in the march 13 of psychology today. the findings 14 that issues of trust and betrayal (背叛) are 15 to friendship. they also suggest that our readers do not 16 who are 17 like them, but find many 18 differ in race, religion, and ethnic (种族的) background. arguably the most important 19 that emerges from the 20 , is not something that we found but what we did not.1. a. to b. for c. of d. on2. a. return b. reply c. addition d. turn3. a. about b. with c. of d. by4. a. effects b. expectations c. results d. consequences5. a. appears b. feels c. leads d. sounds6. a. civil b. human c. mankind d. individual7. a. attract b. attach c. control d. bind8. a. rule b. discipline c. law d. regulation9. a. play b. keep c. show d. do10. a. those b. all c. any d. other11. a. interests b. feelings c. friendship d. impressions12. a. on b. in c. for d. between13. a. print b. copy c. issue d. publication14. a. confirm b. resolve c. assure d. secure15. a. main b. central c. neutral d. nuclear16. a. ask b. appeal c. call d. look17. a. more b. less c. most d. least18. a. friends b. what c. people d. who19. a. summary b. decision c. conclusion d. claim20. a. yet b. still c. moreover d. however答案：c a b c a b d c a d b d c a b d c d c d第七课时文章见前面课时第八课时passage 17 in recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the united states. both the advantages and the disadvantages 1 using faculty (教师总称) from foreign countries 2 teaching positions have to be 3 , of course. it can be said that foreign 4 that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset (财富) also 5 problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual. the foreign research scholar usually isolates 6 in the laboratory as a means of protection; 7 , what he needs is to be fitted 8 a highly organized university system quite different from 9 at home. he is faced in his daily work 10 differences in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. both the visiting professor and his students 11 background in each others cultures. some 12 of what is already in the minds of american students is 13 by the foreign professor. while helping him to 14 himself to his new environment, the university must also 15 certain adjustments in order to 16 full advantage of what the newcomer can 17 . it isnt always known how to make 18 use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. this is thought to be a 19 where further study is called 20 . the findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty.1. a. with b. for c. of d. at2. a. in b. on c. for d. within3. a. thought b. measured c. balanced d. considered4. a. situation b. circumstance c. background d. condition5. a. carries b. creates c. emerges d. solves6. a. himself b. oneself c. him d. one7. a. otherwise b. moreover c. however d. also8. a. into b. by c. to d. with9. a. those b. which c. what d. that10. a. toward b. with c. to d. at11. a. have b. possess c. need d. lack12. a. concept b. feeling c. plan d. intelligence13. a. ordered b. asked c. insisted d. required14. a. place b. adapt c. put d. direct15. a. remain b. keep c. make d. cause16. a. take b. make c. do d. be17. a. show b. afford c. express d. offer18. a. powerful b. creative c. imaginary d. advanced19. a. scope b. range c. field d. district20. a. on b. for c. upon d. at词汇第九课时冲刺500核心词汇必备111 abroad2 absence3 abuse4 academic5 accompany6 accomplish7 account8 accurate9 achieve10 acquire11 across12 adequate13 admit14 adolescence15 adult16 advantage17 affect18 affirm19 agent20 agree21 aim22 analyze23 anxious24 apart25 apparent26 appear27 application28 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