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2004年9月PETS3真题及答案PUBLIC ENGLISH TEST SYSTEM (PETS) LEVEL 3SECTION I Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)1-25 略SECTION II 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 ANSWER SHEET I.Text Although lie detectors are widely used by governments, police departments and businesses, the results are not always accurate. Lie detectors are commonly_ 26_as emotion detectors, for their aim is to_27_ bodily changes that contradict what a _28_ says. The lie detector records changes _29_ heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and the electrical _30_ of the skin. In the first part of the _31_, you are electronically connected to the machine and _32_ a few neutral questions (What is your name? etc). Your physical reactions serve _33_ the standard for evaluating what comes _34_ then you are presented with a few _35_ questions among the neutral ones (“When did you rob the bank?”). The idea is that if you are _36_, your body will reveal the truth, even if you try to _37_ it. Your heart rate and breathing will change _38_ as you respond to the questions. That is the theory, but psychologists have found that lie detectors are simply not _39_ .Since most physical changes are the same across _40_ emotions; lie detectors cannot tell _41_ you are feeling angry, nervous or excited. _42_ people may be tense and nervous _43_ the whole procedure. They may react physiologically to a certain word ( bank) not because they robbed it, but because they recently used a bad check. In either _44_, the machine will record a lie. On the other hand, some practiced liars can lie _45_ hesitation, so the reverse mistake is also common. 26. A fixed B designed C known D produced 27. A 1 measure 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 againstSECTION III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes )Part ADirections: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing, A, B , C or D. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET l.Text 1 Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe. Which was a temple to me then it washt easy getting hired. I had to fight my way into a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found, you were in. Globe jobs were for life - guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of, security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. Matt, we have to have a talk, I began awkwardly. I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I m forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. I m resigning. To another paper? he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything, not trusting myself just then. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me inla thousand ways. That we were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. I m glad for you, he said-,- quite out of my expectation. I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant, he went on. I wish you all the luck in the world, he concluded. And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here. Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody - even though I d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up. Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. I m resigning, Bill, I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. 46. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous A newspaper B magazine C temple D church 47. If the writer stayed with the Globe,_ A he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams B he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away C he would never have to worry about his future life D he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions 48. The writer wanted to resign because A he had serious trouble with his boss B he got underpaid at his job for the Globe C he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry D he had found a better paid job in a publishing house 49. When the writer decided to resign, the Globe was faced with A a trouble with its staff members B a shortage of qualified reporters C an unfavorable business situation D an uncontrollable business situation 50. By I wish I were in your shoes.” (In the last paragraph), Bill Taylor meant that A the writer was to fail B the writer was stupid C he would do the same if possible D he would reject the writer s request Text 2 Over two hundred years ago, Adam Smith introduced some ideas which brought about a world revolution. If we enjoy a high standard of living in modern society, we owe much to this Scottish economist and philosopher. If we enjoy driving in beautiful cars, wearing fashionable shoes, or flying away to distant places for exciting holidays, we should perhaps pay thanks to the man who made it all possible. What was Adam Smith s contribution? Like so many ideas which have surprising effects, his was a simple one. He watched workers practicing their craft of pin making. One man would heat the strip of metal, stretch it out, cut off an appropriate length, shape it, cool it and finally smooth and shine it. Smith drew attention to the advantages which could be gained if these various tasks were performed by different workers. Let one be responsible for preparing the metal. Another for stretching and cutting. Another for shaping. Another for finishing. He described the technique as the Division of Labor; in this way workers repeat the same actions again and again. Smith convinced the world that specialization could solve the problem of poverty and want. What was the result? The Industrial Revolution. Productivity was greatly increased. For Britain, where the revolution started, there was a prosperity which made it the richest country in the nineteenth century. British trains and railway lines spread out like a spiders web across the world. British ships were used to carry the new cargoes from one corner of the world to another. The revolution is not over. It is still with us, but now it is a worldwide phenomenon. Everywhere, factories are producing large numbers of similar products, and are in continuous production. What were called mass-production lines yesterday are called robotic productions today. The pace of change is increasing. And if these techniques have brought us prosperity, they have also brought us a little misery in overcrowded towns, boring jobs and, most of all, unemployment. 51. We should be grateful to Adam Smith because A his ideas made it possible for people to improve their lives B he invented a more efficient way of pin making C he started the industrial revolution D he brought to people a high standard of living 52. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A The Division of Labour makes work more interesting. B Specialisation could solve the problem of unemployment. C Adam Smith put forward the idea of the Division of Labour. D Adam Smith insisted that each worker be better paid. 53. From the passage we know that the Industrial Revolution A led to Adam Smith s idea of specialisation B was finished in the nineteenth century C also has its side-effects in society D put an end to poverty in the world 54. According to the passage, the Industrial Revolution is responsible for the following results except. A prosperity B crime C unemployment D over crowdedness 55. What is the best title for this passage? A The Theory of Division of Labour and Its Significance B The Industrial Revolution and Its Significance C The Causes of Industrial Revolution D Adam Smith, the Economist and PhilosopherText 3 Whenever I see anyone buying a National Lottery ticket I want to stop them and ask if they know just where their money is going. The lottery money is supposed to go to charity but it makes me angry to see some of the so called good causes its being used to support. Also, Camelot, the organizers, have made a profit of 10.8 million in five months. We hear now that a lot of that money is boosting the pay packets of the companys bosses. For the past 10 years 1ve been helping to raise funds for a cancer research charity called Tenovus. My husband, Sandy, died from cancer 11 years ago - he was only 51. There s been a long line of deaths in our family through cancer and its been devastating. Ive also lost two sisters-in-law, my brother, Michael, my father-in-law and my father. Thats apart from several close friends. The charity is 50 years old now and raises money mainly for breast cancer research; It also runs a support line for the families of cancer sufferers. Our local group raises money through dances, sales and coffee mornings, and all the funds go directly to cancer research. In 1993 Tenovus raised 3 million - and half that money came from sales of our own lottery tickets at supermarkets. But our income has dropped by half since the National Lottery was introduced. I m not against people playing the National Lottery, but they should think about what theyre doing. The chances of winning the jackpot are so small; they might as well throw their money away. The Government tells us that the proceeds are going to things like the arts and sports, but what about the National Health Service? They should give some cash to that, too. How can they justify spending ridiculous amounts of cash on so-called works of art - like displays of potatoes -or buying up Winston Churchill s papers at a cost of 12 million? So who really are the winners in the National Lottery? When I think of all that money people could be donating to cancer research, I could weep. Its time people realized how charities across the country are suffering because of the National Lottery. Its disheartening and so infuriating. 56. The writer seems to hope that A people will spend more money on the National Lottery B people will give more money to charity C most of the lottery money will go to charity D most of the lottery money will be used for cancer research 57. The reason why the writer raises funds for cancer research is that A she herself is suffering from cancer B the cancer is the most frightening disease C a number of her relatives died of cancer D some cancer research needs more money than other research 58. In this text the writer is expressing A her personal opinions B the opinions of the general public C her feelings about cancer sufferers D some ideas of fund-raising 59. The organization Tenovus is A run by a group of people in the writers town B a charity organization which has some local groups C set up to collect money for people who lose their relatives D set up to assist the National Lottery 60. From the text we can conclude that A the writer is enthusiastically supporting the National Lottery B the writer has objections to the National Lottery C the writer believes that the lottery money should be used for cancer research D the writer is just expressing her feelings about collecting money for charity Part BDirections: Read the texts from a magazine article in which five business leaders talked about their predictions for high-tech developments in the 21st century. For Questions 61 to 65, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Maguel de Ieaza: Free software benefits people, countries and companies by giving them complete control of the software on which they depend. This is helping close the digital divide between developed and underdeveloped countries. People who previously might never have had access to this sort of technology are already leading the efforts to bring it to the developing world. Free software is the foundation on which a fairer future and a more efficient economy is being built. Austin Hill: Welcome to the future. Your mobile phone tracks your location, your interactive TV records your viewing habits. Privacy is to the information age what environmentalism was to the industrial age. Businesses will protect themselves, and their customers, by introducing privacy-promoting technologies and building better data controls into every aspect of their operation. A leading class of privacy protectors will emerge in every industry, and both they and their customers will reap the rewards of the ethical privacy brand. Ng Ede Phang: This will be the year that plain old text e-mail sits up and starts talking - and talking a lot. The human voice is a powerful weapon. An e-mail doesn t tell me whether you re happy, sad or excited, whereas Internet voice services provide all these key emotional characteristics. The human voice adds a very powerful element to business relationships that e-mall just cannot match. Murray Goldman: For those of us who live on airplanes, a key decision is which electronic devices to carry on a trip. The future is in the appropriate combination of communications and computing devices. Many business travelers will require the full computing power of a personal computer, with a screen large enough to do intensive work. As a result, lightweight notebooks have been introduced to the market with innovative options such as built-in DVDs, cameras and wireless capabilities. Christine Karman: We 11 see agents on portals and community websites helping people trade goods and information. Venture capitalists are shifting from dotcoms to software and hardware companies. In Europe, that shift is hard to make because we don t have a Silicon Valley from which lots of companies are conquering the world. As a consequence, the slowly emerging Internet and software industry in Europe may not survive. If I were starting a new software company now, I d go to California or Boston. Now match each of the persons (61 to 65)to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements.Statements61. Maguel de Icaza A Business travelers will set the trend of future computer market.62. Austin Hill B Europe will catch up with America in the hi-tech industry.63. Ng Ede Phang C Privacy needs special protection in the information age.64. Murray Goldman D Voice e-mail adds a human touch to online communication.65. Christine Karman E Compactness and multi-function will be a trend in the future market.F Free software helps bring about digital equality. G The digital divide between Europe and the U. S. may widen. SECTION IV Writing (40 minutes ) You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on ANSWER SHEET 2.Part A 66. Suppose you are the secre