[語言類考試復習資料大全]公共英語三級分類模擬題閱讀理解題(二)

1、書山有路勤為徑，學海無涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘學子：學業(yè)有成，金榜題名！語言類考試復習資料大全公共英語三級分類模擬題閱讀理解題(二)公共英語三級分類模擬題閱讀理解題(二)Unit 1Part 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 1.Text 1 Quite a few people frown at the telephone bill, a regular v

2、isitor who makes its polite but firm call once a month. Friends frown at it and shake their heads, looking stupidly helpless. The next move that friends make is to swear at the trick the phone company plays with people: letting you use the phone first, encouraging you to use it more, and finally cha

3、rging you heartlessly. The third move, after swearing, is likely to be picking the phone up and starting a funny long chat with someone somewhere across the whole continent. The bill, in plain words, is a money collector. Household bills include those for electricity, water, gas, garbage pickup, tel

4、ephone, and cable TV. Credit card holders find more opportunities to frown because they also have bills from banks and companies that may be located in New York City or Nebraska farmlands. Here is a simple addition: suppose you hold three credit cards, plus household bills, you need to take care of

5、nine regular bills a month. Usually, bills come in on different days, giving you two or three weeks to handle them. You seem to be always receiving bills, and sending out payments. You feel that you live to pay bills. There are some irregular or long term bills coming for, say, the car insurance, th

6、e health insurance, publication subscriptions, first aid, or a fine for something, like a parking violation, that you did or did not deserve. The principle is that whenever your balance in the bank account is going up, you know it is about time for some special bills to arrive for you to pay off. Be

7、cause bills are part of everyday mail delivery, going to check the mailbox is no longer a matter of pleasant hope. Some people handle bills in a cool way: forgetting them for a while by throwing them under the couch. Once the bothersome thing has disappeared from you, you tend to stop worrying about

8、 it. As a Chinese cynical idiom goes: The more debts the less concerns. 1. According to the passage, a regular visitor is_.A.a friend of the authorB.a telephone operatorC.something which collects moneyD.someone who delivers telephone bills答案:C2. Which of the following is NOT the trick of the phone c

9、ompany?A.To encourage people to install an extra phone.B.To use the phone as much as possible.C.To offer opportunities to use phones.D.To collect money from the phone users mercilessly.答案:A3. What does the author want to tell us from the additional information?A.The post office takes care of regular

10、 bills.B.A person suffers a lot from receiving bills.C.Bills are usually paid through credit cards.D.Paying bills is a legal activity.答案:B4. Why did the author say that going to check the mailbox is no longer a matter of pleasant hope?A.it is a simple routine work.B.There is too much advertising stu

11、ff.C.There are too many unexpected letters to read.D.A bill is always to be found in the mailbox.答案:D5. What does the author mean by mentioning a Chinese cynical idiom?A.You should collect all the bills together.B.Do not concern too much about the bills.C.If you dont pay the bill in time, you will h

12、ave more debts.D.If you have many debts, nobody will trust you.答案:BText 2 It is well known that when an individual joins a group he tends to accept the groups standards of behavior and thinking. He is expected to behave in accordance with these normsin other words the group expects him to conform. M

13、any illustrations could be given of this from everyday life, but what is of particular interest to psychologists is the extent to which peoples judgments and opinions can be changed as a result of group pressure. In a typical experiment, the experimenter asks for volunteers to join a group which is

14、investigating visual perception. The victims are not, therefore, aware of the real purpose of the experiment. Each volunteer is taken to a room where he finds a group of about seven people who are collaborating with the experimenter. The group is shown a standard card which contains a single line. T

15、hey are then asked to look at a second card. This has three lines on it. One is obviously longer than the line on the first card, one is shorter and one the same length. They have to say which line on the second card is the same length as the line on the standard card. The other members of the group

16、 answer first but what the volunteer does not know is that they have been told to pick one of the wrong lines. The volunteer sees that the other members of the group unanimously choose a line which is obviously not the same length as the one on the standard card. When it is his turn to answer he is

17、faced with the unanimous opinion of the rest of the groupall the others have chosen line A but he quite clearly sees line B as correct. What will he do? According to Asch, more than half of the victims chosen will change their opinion. What is equally surprising is that, when interviewed about their

18、 answers, most explained that they knew the group choice was incorrect but that they yielded to the pressure of the group because they thought they must be suffering from an optical illusion. 1. Psychologists are interested in_.A.how far group pressure can influence peoples judgementsB.how to make j

19、udgements according to everyday experienceC.how to change peoples judgementsD.the groups standards of social behavior答案:A2. In the experiment, who have been told to pick the wrong line?A.The victims.B.The volunteerC.The experimenter.D.The other members.答案:D3. In what circumstances do most people yie

20、ld to pressure?A.When the group is separated.B.When the group is unanimous.C.When they know they are the victims.D.When they are forced to answer questions.答案:B4. The experiments demonstrate that_.A.nearly every individual will behave differently from othersB.group pressure is caused by the interfer

21、ence of the psychologistsC.psychologists wish to change the peoples judgements and opinionsD.people will change their ideas under group pressure答案:D5. The best title of this passage would be_.A.ATypical ExperimentB.Are We Afraid to be Different?C.The Groups Standards of Behaviour andThinkingD.Does a

22、n Individual Need to Follow a Groups Standards?答案:BText 3 A television camera does not look at a scene as a whole in the same way as a film camera; instead, it scans the scene. Scanning was first used in the transmission of pictures by telegraph. A light beam looked at a very small part of the pictu

23、re and translated what it saw into an electric current, which varied in strength according to the amount of light which passed through the picture at that point. It then moved on to the next tiny part of the picture, working across it from left to right, then moving down a line and repeating the pro

24、cess, until it had scanned the whole picture. At the receiving end, the signals were re-translated into a series of dots which, when looked at from a normal reading distance, reproduced the original picture. The television camera also looks at a scene as a series of dots; each dot of light is transl

25、ated by the camera tube into an electronic signal. The black and white television receiverthe set in your living-roommust re-translate the information received from the camera into a series of dots of varying brightness to make up the picture. An electron gun shoots a beam of electrons at a screen c

26、oated with a substance which lights up when the electrons hit it. Only one dot of the screen lights up at a time as the electron beam moves across from left to right in a series of lines, but the movement is so quick that the viewer watching the other side of the screen sees only the complete pictur

27、e. The number of lines in the picture varies according to the system used. In Britain, the B.B.C. used 405 lines for many years, but is now also using 625 lines. Soon, all television in Britain will be on 625 lines. The picture of 625 lines, known as a field, is transmitted in Britain at the rate of

28、 fifty fields per second. 1. Which of the following statements is true?A.A film camera scans the scene.B.A television camera scans the scene.C.The scene is first stored in a light beam.D.An electric current passes through the scene.答案:B2. After the process of the first scanning, the signals are re-t

29、ranslated into a form of_.A.a lineB.a pictureC.dotsD.scene答案:C3. In making up a picture, the black and white television is essentially based on_.A.various brightness of dotsB.a normal electric currentC.the number of lines in the pictureD.the speed of electrons hitting on the screen答案:A4. What decide

30、s the number of lines in the picture?A.TV sets used.B.The size of a television screen.C.The geographical locations.D.The system used.答案:D5. This article is mainly talking about_.A.Television camerasB.Television linesC.Color televisionD.Black and white television答案:APart BDirections:Read the texts fr

31、om a magazine article in which five men talked about their schooldays. For questions 16 to 20, match the name of each man to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Norman Garrard: I went to the local grammar school. It was an all-boys school, and we all had

32、to wear uniform. We didnt mix much with children from other schools. It was a bit snobbish, I suppose. The syllabus was very academic. I wish the school had been co-educational. I was terribly shy of girls for a couple of years after I left school simply because I hadnt met many. Freddie Tipper: I l

33、eft school when 1 was 15, and I was glad to get out. I wanted to start earning a living as soon as possible in the real world. Most of the teachers were boring, and they didnt seem to understand us. I think teachers are overpaid, and their holidays are too long. I dont know what theyre always compla

34、ining about. Samantha Wharton: I was at a big comprehensivenearly 2000 students. Because it was so big there was a wide choice of subjects and I liked that. I suppose it was a bit impersonal sometimes. I often wished it had been smaller, but the teaching was very good and there were lots of extra ac

35、tivities. I played in the school orchestra and helped to produce the school newspaper. William Bunter: I went to Eton, actually. I suppose I had a very privileged education. Academic standards were very high and I was able to go on to Oxford. The thing I remember most is the comradeship. The friends

36、hips I made there have lasted through my life. My only regret about boarding-school is that I didnt get to know my parents very well. I didnt see much of them after the age of eight. Darren Andrews: I went to a little village school. We were all togetherboys and girls of all ages. It was like one bi

37、g, happy family. It was difficult for the teacher of coursedifferent ages and abilitiesbut the older children helped the younger ones. I think it was a good preparation for life. My school days were very happy. I never passed any exams, but I dont regret going to my little village school. Now match

38、each of the speakers (16 to 20) to the appropriate statement. Note: there are two extra statements. Statements A. I appreciated close relationship with my friends. B. Teachers should be better paid. C. I didnt have chance to meet many girls. D. I was satisfied with our school activities. E. I was gl

39、ad to spend every weekend with my parents. F. Working is better than studying. G. I didnt have any good marks. 1. Norman Garrard答案:C2. Freddie Tipper答案:F3. Samantha Wharton答案:D4. William Bunter答案:A5. Darren Andrews答案:GUnit 2Part ADirections:Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on eac

40、h text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1.Text 1 During the meal, youd better be careful not to leave a spoon in a soup bowl or coffee cup or any other dish. The coffee spoon ought to be on the saucer, the soup spoon ought to be on the plate under the bowl. When you are hav

41、ing soup, make the least noises and use the side of your spoon inside out this way, not the tip. And you mustnt pick up your soup bowls so as to drink away the last drops of your soup from the bottom of the bowl. Very often there is only one main course and salad, followed by your sweet. If you find

42、 the meal not square enough, say Oh, its delicious! and ask for some more of the chicken or steak or whatever you have just had. The hostess will be very glad that you appreciate her cooking and will give you an extra portion. But if you observe the Chinese way of being polite and say No, thank you

43、when the hostess offers you more, you will most probably starve later. Because Americans will never press food on you. Yet it is not polite to keep silent and not to talk with the person next to you. It would be considered good manners if you handle your silverware with care so that they dont clatte

44、r. Do not belch in the presence of the others and do not hiccup more than you can help. When coffee comes, drink it from your cup. The coffee spoon should rest on the saucer while you are drinking. And smoking, of course, is rarely seen at a dinner table. Well, when the meal is finished, the guests

45、put their napkins on the table and stand up, the men again helping the ladies with their chairs. Do not fold your napkin in the original folds unless you are asked to stay for another meal. After the dinner, the guests usually stay for an hour or two, then they would say, well, Im afraid I must be g

46、oing now. The host and hostess would of course urge everyone to stay longer, What, already? Wont you have another coffee? The guests, for instance, would say, 1 love to, but I have to be up early tomorrow. Thank you for a most enjoyable evening. Good-night. And if you stay overnight or over the week

47、end, it will be courteous to send a thank-you note to the host or hostess the following day, very often with a small gift such as a box of chocolate or some flowers as a token of appreciation of their hospitality. 1. The title below that best expresses the idea of this passage is_.A.How to Eat Dinne

48、rB.Table Manners in the USAC.How to Prepare for a MealD.Never Press Food on Your Guest答案:B2. Which of the following statements is true?A.Talking is necessary at a dinner table.B.To make the hostess happy you should ask for more food.C.To leave early will make your host happy.D.It is impolite to say

49、no when your hostess offers you more food.答案:A3. Which of the following is regarded as impolite?A.To drink your soup without a spoon.B.To make the least noise.C.To handle your silverware with care.D.To drink the coffee from your cup.答案:A4. What does courteous mean in the last paragraph?A.Friendly.B.

50、Polite.C.Generous.D.Noble.答案:B5. The passage implies that_.A.different nations have different customsB.Chinese custom is quite similar to American customC.it is difficult to follow western customsD.it is hard to find excuses for leaving答案:AText 2 There are robots all around us. Some do very complica

51、ted jobs like flying airplanes and driving subway trains. And some do one simple job. When an automatic washing machine is switched on, water pours in. The machine waits until the water is hot before washing the clothes. It does this by feedback. Information about what is happening is fed back into

52、the robot to tell it what to do next. Our eyes, ears and other senses are our feedback. They tell us what is going on around us. So robots are like people in two ways. They work and they have feedback. But very few robots look like people. Many are hidden away. Robots control the temperature of our

53、houses. We can set the controls to the temperature we want. The robot does the rest. Its feedback usually comes from a thermostat. One kind of thermostat is a strip of metal which bends when it gets hot. At the right temperature, it bends just enough to work a switch. This turns off the heat. As the

54、 air around it cools, the metal straightens, and this turns the heat on again. In some ways robots are better than people. They work quickly, but do not make mistakes. They do not get bored doing the same job over and over again. And they never get tired. So robots are very useful in factories. They

55、 can be taught to do many different jobs. First their electronic brains must be shown how the job is done. A person moves the robots arms and hands through each part of the job. The robots brain remembers each move. When the robot is put to work on its own, its brain controls the rods, wheels and mo

56、tors which move its arm. When the robot is needed for a new job, its electronic memory is wiped clean. Then it is taught how to do its new task. If the robots hand stops working, or if something gets in the way, it cannot do the next part of the job. So it stops and signals for help. Then a human en

57、gineer attends to the fault. Robots are also used for doing jobs which are dangerous. They can move objects which are too hot or too heavy for people to handle. They can work in places which are too hot or too cold for people. And they are not affected by poisonous gases. The most intelligent robots can move and see. Their eyes are cameras. Their metal fingers can feel shap