公共英语三级（PETS3）模拟真题试卷附答案（2）

公共英语三级（PETS3）模拟真题试卷附答案（2）

2016年公共英语三级(PETS3)模拟真题试卷（附答案）

[D]all of the above

Text 3

Fishing adds only about one percent to the global economy,

but on a regional basis it can contribute extremely to human

survival. Marine fisheries contribute more t the world’s supply

of protein than beef, poultry or any other animal source.

Fishing typically does not need land ownership, and because

it remains, generally, open to all, itis often the employer of last

resort in the developing world an occupation when there are no

otherchoices. Worldwide, about 200 million people rely on

fishing for their livelihoods. Within Southeast Asia alone, over five

million people fish full time. In northern Chile forty percent of the

populationlives off the ocean. In Newfoundland most

employment came from fishing or servicing that indus-try--until

the collapse of the cod fisheries in the early 1990s that left tens

of thousands of people outof work.

Though debates over the conservation of natural resources

are often cast as a conflict betweenjobs and the environment ,the

restoration of fish populations would i fact boost employment.

MichaelP. Sissenwine and Andrew A. Rosenberg of the U.S.

National Marine Fisheries Service have esti-mated that if

depleted species were allowed to rebuild to their long term

potential, their sustainable use would add about $8 billion to the

U.S. gross domestic product and provide about 300,000 jobs.

Iffish poupulations were restored and properly managed, about

twenty million metric tons could be added to: the world’s

annual catch. But restoration of ecological balance, fiscal profitability (收益) andeconomic security will require a continual

reduction in the capacity of the commercial fishing industryso

that wild populations can recover.

The necessary reductions in fishing workforce need not

come at the expense of jobs. Governments could increase

employment and reduce the pressure on fish populations by

guiding subsidies away from highly mechanised ships. For each

$1,000,000 of investment, industrial scale fishing operations

require only one to five people, while small scale fisheries would

employ between 60 and 3,000. Industrial fishing itself threatens

tens of millions of fishermen working on a small scale by

depleting the fish on which they depend for subsistence.

56. The animal source which provides the most protein for

human being is________

[A]beef

[B]fish

[C]pork

[D]chicken

57. Paragraph 2 indicates that________

[A]most of man’s employment is from fishing

[B]man can always turn to fishing for employment

[C]forty percent of Chileans live on fishing boats or ships

[D]fishing has been the biggest industry in Newfoundland

58. In the conflict between jobs and the environment,the

author takes sides with those who are in favour of________

[A]increasing the annual catch

[B]creating more jobs

[C]getting greater fiscal profitability

[D]conserving natural resources

59. The balance between jobs and the environment can be kept if____

[A]fishing capacity is further increased

[B]fishing jobs are further increased

[C]fewer well-equipped fishing ships are used

[D]fewer species are allowed to rebuild

60. The passage suggests that making less use of modern

technology may________

[A]reduce pressure on fish populations

[B]threaten the world’s annual catch

[C]increase government's investment

[D]cost tens of thousands of fishermen’s jobs

Paula:

The furore is determined by the actions of the present day.

The responsibility we have for the fu-ture begins when we

recognize that we ourselves create the future-that the future is

not somethingimposed upon us by fate or other forces beyond

our control. We ourselves build the future boththrough what we

do and what we do not do.

Mrs. John:

The future will see more unbelievable things. In the future,

people will be able to predict theirperformance from the strength

of the brain’s electrical activity. Doctor Kramer has found that

thestrength of the brain’s electrical activity can be measured

through the scalp (头皮). Bosses couldmeasure brain activity

through the scalp and tell whether a worker is performing well,

working hard,or too tired to do the job properly.

Mary:

In the new century, things around us will be more fascinating.

The chemical element in the heart issaid to increase your desire

for fat, when is stimulated. This means that disturbances of this