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SECTION III Reading Comprehension Part A(40 minutes)Text 146、根据下列材料，请回答46-60题：In 1997, 25 Japanese citizens, all older than 60, launched Jeeba (the name means "old man and old woman") to make senior-friendly products. They knew they were making history when they coined their company motto : "Of the elderly, by the elderly and for the elderly. " They do not hire young people, and the oldest of their workers is 75.Firms run by senior citizens are still a rarity, in Japan and worldwide. But the elderly have numbers on their side. Healthier and longer-living seniors, born immediately after World War II,are reaching retirement age in huge numbers all over the developed world. Extremely low birthrates in those same countries mean there are far fewer young workers to take their place. One likely con-sequence is now clear: shrinking work forces.While the streamlining effects of international competition are focusing attention on the need to create and keep good jobs, those fears will eventually give way to worries about the growing short-age of young workers. One unavoidable solution: putting older people back to work, whether they like it or not. Indeed,advanced economies like those of Finland and Denmark have already raised their retirement ages. Others are under severe pressure to follow suit, as both the European Com-mission and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have recently warned their members that their future prosperity depends on a growing contribution from the elderly.Whether these changes are good or bad news to workers depends on whether they anticipate retirement with eagerness or dread. In the United States, half of working-age Americans now expect to work into their 70s, whether by financial necessity or by lifestyle choice, according to a new study by Putnam Investments.Contrary to still widespread assumptions, there is very little hard evidence to suggest that com-panies cannot stay competitive with a rising share of older workers. At 13ritish hardware chain B&Q, its "elder worker" stores in Manchester and Exmouth were 18 percent more profitable than its regular outlets--due in part, the company says, to six times less employee turnover and 60 per-cent less shoplifting and breakage.46、Jeeba' s difference from a conventional company mainly lies inA.the age of its employeesB.the number of its ownersC.the quality of its productsD.the scope of its operations47、 In the developed world, compared with young people, the elderlyA.are better at businessB.are greater in numberC.have healthier lifestylesD.have more job opportunities48、According to the writer, in the current situation companies are faced with the tough task ofA.creating good positionsB.employing retired workersC.filling vacant positionsD.replacing unskilled workers49、For future prosperity, many European countries will have toA.increase the number of young workersB.offer many senior-friendly jobsC.improve services for seniorsD.raise their retirement ages50、B&Q' s "elder worker" stores are mentioned to show that the employment of older work-ersA.does not reduce a company' s competitivenessB.does not affect older workers' lifestyle ChoicesC.is not a usual practice among competitive firmsD.is not good news to those who are eager to retireText 2根据下列材料，请回答51-65题：Here' s how I want to watch the 2014 Winter Olympics. I want to go to a Web site to see any event I want, whenever I want to watch it, on whatever screen I choose. I' 11 gladly pay.The technology exists to make this happen today. Yet nearly two decades after the introduction of the World Wide Web, this remains a fantasy. NBC, which broadcasted the Vancouver Olympics in the United States, wouldn' t put videos on its Web site until they had been shown on prime-time TV. So Americanshad the weird experience of learning from a news report during the day that something fantastic had just happened, and then having to wait until that night' s broadcast to see it.Bloggers complained, but NBC wouldn' t give way. Its research shows that people like me, who want to watch the Olympics online, represent only 7 percent of the total audience. The other, bigger concern is: the Internet doesn' t deliver any money. Advertisers remain willing to pay big money to show their commercials on prime-time TV. But on the Internet? Not so much.So NBC clings to the old way of doing things. As it sees it, the prime-time show is the most important. To make matters worse, NBC was already expecting to lose $ 250 million on the 2010 Vancouver Games. Good luck persuading it to invest in a risky Web project.It's easy to blame the network executives. But the NBC guys and their like are only doing what makes sense. They're going where the money is.That needs to change. Yes, selling reporting of Olympic events over the Internet would drain away some of the prime-time audience, but my sense is many of the online subscribers would still watch the prime-time show. And over time, the subscription dollars could become a substantial rev- enue stream. Instead of viewing the Internet as a threat to prime time, the TV networks should see the Web as a way to sell even more of their product to a small but passionate subset of their audi-ence.I' m hoping that by 2014, that will have changed.51、 According to the writer, watching the Olympics online as one likesA.is technologically impossibleB.is still denied to the audienceC.has been a dream for 20 yearsD.will no longer be free in 201452、 We learn that what Americans saw about the Vancouver OlympicsA.was unavailable onlineB.differed from the newsC.seemed weird to themD.was first shown on TV53、 Bloggers complained about NBC' sA.neglect of those in the minorityB.excessive online advertisementsC.delay in providing videos onlineD.limited reporting on sports news54、 After the 2010 Vancouver Games, NBC is likely toA.improve its prime-time showB.continue its current practiceC.raise its price for advertisingD.try its luck in a web program55、 The writer thinks the TV networks should view the Web as a potential to help them toA.make dramatic profitsB.develop new productsC.satisfy their subscribersD.divide prime-time revenuesText 3根据下列材料，请回答56-70题：One important thing during the pre-Christmas rush at our house was the arrival of my daughter' s kindergarten report card. She got high praise for her reading, vocabulary and overall en-thusiasm. On the other hand, we learnt that she has work todo on her numbers and facility with the computer, though the detailed handwritten report her teachers prepared is absent of any words that might be interpreted as negative in describing her efforts. A number system indicates how she' s measuring up in each area without any mention of passing or failing.All of which seems to make my daughter' s school neither fish nor fowl when it comes to the debate over the merits of giving formal grades to kids. At one level, the advantages and disadvanta-ges are obvious. A grade system provides a straightforward standard by which to measure how your child is progressing at school--and how he or she is getting on compared to other children. But as writer Sue Ferguson notes, "Grades can deceive. " The aim should be "to measure learning, not simply what a student can recall on a test. " The two aren' t the same--and if you doubt that as an adult, ask yourself whether you could sit down without any preparation and still pass those high-school-level examinations.If you' re old enough, you' ve lived through this debate before. At one time, it was considered unfair to put children in direct competition with one another if it could be avoided. The inten-tion behind tha.t may have been good, but it ignored the fact that competition, and the will to come out on top, are essential components of the human condition.This time around, educators working with a no-grades approach are emphasizing different rea-sons. The thing is, that approach is much more commonplace in the adult workplace than is the tra-ditional pass-fail system we place on our children. Many workplaces conduct regular employee eval-uations. There are usually fairly strict limits to what an employer can tell an employee in those eval-uations-and even then, negativeevaluations can be challenged by the employee. No matter where you sit in the debate over the grade system, then, the real question is this: if it' s so good for kids, why isn't that also true for adults?56、The school report indicates that the writer' s daughtercks interest in her school workB.ranks among the best at languageC.has some trouble with her handwritingD.needs to improve in math and computer skills57、 We can learn that the girl' s school tries to deliver the reportA.in a positive wayB.in a scientific wayC.in an attractive wayD.in an enthusiastic way58、 Sue Ferguson seems dissatisfied with the grade system for its focus onA.the process of getting the knowledgeB.the capability of memorizing for the testC.the procedure of measuring learningD.the standard of comparing schools59、 The writer would agree that cutting children off from competition isA.fit for human developmentB.fit for their age and experienceC.against a key part of human natureD.out of consideration for children60、 It can be learned that today's educators supporting the no-grades approach insist thatA.kids be allowed to challenge the negative evaluationsB.the traditional teacher-student relationship be changedC.the evaluation system for kids be similar to that for adultsD.strict rules be set up in evaluating school childrenSECTION III Reading Comprehension Part B(40 minutes)61、根据下列材料，请回答61-65题：Directions:Read the texts from a magazine in which five people voice their different opinions in response to an article on the issue of praising. For questions 61 to 65, match the name of each person (61 to 65) to one of the statements ( A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.Mike :Praise often and sincerely--it' s as simple as that. Employees want to feel needed and appreci-ated. By offering sincere praise with examples about what they did right, you' ll go far in creating an energetic team. Meanwhile, I don't agree with the assertion that "to focus on what needs im-proving isn' t good management. " In fact, it' s the balance of praise along with constructive criti-cism that drives employees to work smarter and reach higher.Frank:This article makes a valid point that needs to be understood, especially for the new generation of workers, my generation. We don' t see ourselves as parts in the machine to be put in the dark to work. My generation needs respect in return from our employer, we need to feel appreciated beyond just a pay check, it' s the difference between being fulfilled at our career and being sad at our job.Joyce :One skill missing in today's workplace is the ability to buildeffective business relationships.At the core of that relationship is the need for consistent feedback. "How am I doing?" is a ques-tion that should be answered consistently. When you tell an employee once a year what is needed to improve, you have not done your job as a leader--build skills, provide feedback and help the em-ployee grow and develop.Ellen:I don' t see a problem with praising employees when it' s truly deserved ( insincere praise is an entirely different story). It' s a cost-free "benefit", if you will, in that it allows employees to see that their efforts are both noticed and valued. In the work world there are always people available to tell that you are doing something wrong and far too few occasions when employees are told that they've done something right!Diana:Praise what the employee did. Be specific about why it was helpful. An employee who contin-ually earns your praise also deserves your attention as to how else to reward their behavior. Mean-ingful praise encourages people beyond anything else. Written comments are available for later re-view. They give them confidence that they can "do it again. " I never regretted praising an employ-ee who deserved it but often kicked myself for missing an opportunity.Now match the name of each person (61 to 65) to the appropriate statementNote: there are two extra statements.Statements[A]Praise combined with criticism is helpful.[B] Praise can bring about many kinds of desired behavior.[C] Employees may feel it hard to accept.insincere praise.[D] Let employees know exactly for what they are praised.[E] In my opinion, we are not generous enough to give praise.[F] Employees need helpful advice on a regular basis.[G] Money alone cannot guarantee a sense of career fulfillment for me.61、 Mike62、 Frank63、 Joyce64、 Ellen65、 Diana参考答案及精析第三部分阅读理解Part AText 1参考译文：1997年，年龄均超过60岁的25名日本市民发起了一场Jeeba运动(Jeeba意为老年男性与女性)，生产适合于老年人使用的产品。

2016年3月公共英语三级真题及答案解析(1~5/共10题)Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer--[A]、[B]、[C] or [D], and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Play00:0002:17Volume第1题What is the woman doing at the moment?A.Having a break.B.Having a coffee.C.Writing a report.D.Visiting the man.第2题What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Repair her windows.B.Take care of her house.C.Take a rest for a few days.D.Go to the seaside with her.第3题What do we learn about the woman from the dialogue?A.She bought a suitable skirt.B.She wanted to purchase a skirt.C.She returned a skirt to the shop.D.She complained about the service.第4题What does the man say to the woman?A.He envies her a lot.B.He enjoys cooking.C.He usually eats out.D.He runs a restaurant.第5题What are the speakers talking about?A.Gardening.B.Air quality.C.Hot weather.ck of rain.下一题(6~10/共10题)Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer--[A]、[B]、[C] or [D], and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Play00:0002:20Volume第6题Why is the woman angry with her son?A.He ignored traffic signals.B.He failed to repair her car.C.He didn´t attend his class.D.He didn´t take her advice.第7题Why does the man feel sorry?A.He forgot his Dad´s birthday.B.He didn´t buy a birthday present.C.He didn´t put the cake in the fridge.D.He arrived late for his dad´s birthday.第8题Where is the man´s house located?A.Near a park.B.By a restaurant.C.Close to a highway.D.In a Chinese neighborhood.第9题What does the woman say about the data in the article?A.It is original.B.It is reliable.C.It is questionable.D.It is authoritative.第10题What does the man tell the woman?A.The best time for job interviews.B.The strategies for job interviews.C.His comments on her recent work.D.His congratulations on her good luck.上一题下一题(11~13/共15题)You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. You will hear each passage or conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.Play00:0001:32Volume第11题What is the man´s first tip on a productive workday?A.Arrive at the office earlier.B.Jump into paper work first.C.Start with less difficult tasks.D.Get ready within 15 minutes.第12题Why should personal phone calls be avoided?A.They may take a lot of time.B.They may reduce social time.C.They may spoil a great mood.D.They may cause errors in work.第13题Why should an alarm be set?A.To give a go-home signal.B.To remind people to relax.C.To make people work fast.D.To warn people of an emergency.上一题下一题(14~17/共15题)You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. You will hear each passage or conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.Play00:0001:29Volume第14题What news does Renee share with Tom?A.She met a high school classmate.B.She found an old friend´s address.C.She paid a visit to her high school.D.She got in touch with an old friend.第15题Why did Renee and her friend lose contact?A.Her friend´s family left for another city.B.Her friend transferred to another school.C.They had an argument and drifted apart.D.They were too busy to write to each other.第16题What does Tom say about his old friends?A.He has lost touch with all of them.B.He maintains contact with most of them.C.He has regained contact with a few of them.D.He keeps in touch with one or two of them.第17题How did Renee´s friend get her email address?A.From an old address book.B.From one of their former teachers.C.From another high school classmate.D.From the website of Renee´s company.上一题下一题(18~21/共15题)You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. You will hear each passage or conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.Play00:0001:32Volume第18题Why did the woman decide to cancel her vacation?A.She had trouble with her health.B.She had trouble with her investment.C.She had to attend a financial course.D.She had to attend a conference in Paris.第19题What did the woman do after she graduated from college?A.She worked as a stock trader.B.She worked as a stock analyst.C.She worked as a finance teacher.D.She worked as a company manager.第20题Why did the woman want to start her own company?A.To make more money.B.To have more time for herself.C.To find more business opportunities.D.To know more about the stock market.第21题How does the woman feel about the present economic stimulating package?A.Relieved.B.Optimistic.C.Unconfident.D.Disappointed.上一题下一题(22~25/共15题)You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing [A]、[B]、[C] or [D]. You will hear each passage or conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.Play00:0001:33Volume第22题Which industry is the man´s website concerned with?A.News.B.Music.cation.D.Television.第23题Whom is the man´s website mainly meant for?A.College students in Asia.B.English learners of all ages.C.Teenagers and young adults.D.Any visitors for entertainment.第24题What does the website want its visitors to get familiar with?A.Classic films.B.Western music.C.English accents.D.Public speeches.第25题What does the man hope his website will do in three years?A.Fulfill its short-term goal.B.Get a big market in Asia.C.Become self-financed.D.Get more investments.上一题下一题(26~30/共10题)ComprehensionDirections:Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm´s culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company´s CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn´t do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn´t feel there was a cultural fit.A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives: it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn´t be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says,In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn´t taking the jobs. "In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people´s feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to.第26题In 2011, Isabel ______.A.did consulting now and thenB.found a job close to her homeC.refused several job interviewsD.ran a successful consulting firm第27题Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its ______.A.CEOB.cultureC.locationD.recruiter第28题Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its ______.A.junior titleB.low benefitsC.environmentck of challenge第29题Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was ______.A.harmfulB.surprisingC.justifiableD.troublesome第30题According to Isabel, it is important to ______.A.look for jobs with little stressB.look for jobs with great benefitsC.be truthful in declining job offersD.be cautious in declining job offers上一题下一题(31~35/共10题)ComprehensionDirections:Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D.You do not usually get something for nothing. Now, a new study reveals that the evolution of an improved learning ability could come at a particularly high price: an earlier death.Past experiments have demonstrated that it is relatively easy through selective breeding to make rats, honey bees and—that great favourite of researchers—fruit flies a lot better at learning. Animals that are better learners should be competitive and, thus, over time, come to dominate a population by natural selection. But improved learning ability does not get selected amongst these animals in the wild. No one really understands why.Tadeusz Kawecki and his colleagues at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have measured the effects of improved learning on the lives of fruit flies. The flies were given two different fruits as egg-laying sites. One of these was laced with a bitter additive that could be detected only on contact. The flies were then given the same fruit but without an additive. Flies that avoided the fruit which had been bitter were deemed to have learned from their experience. Their children were reared and the experiment was run again.After repeating the experiment for 30 generations, the children of the learned flies were compared with normal flies. The researchers report in a forthcoming edition of Evolution that although learning ability could be bred into a population of fruit flies, it shortened their lives by 15%. When the researchers compared their learned flies to colonies selectively bred to live long lives, they found even greater differences. Whereas learned flies had reduced their life spans, the long-lived flies learned less well than even average flies.The authors suggest that evolving an improved learning ability may require a greater investment in the nervous system which takes resources away from processes that delay ageing. However, Dr. Kawecki thinks the effect could also be a by-product of greater brain activity increasing the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which can increase oxidation in the body and damage health.No one knows whether the phenomenon holds true for other animals. So, biologists, at least, still have a lot to learn.第31题Past experiments prove selective breeding can make animals better ______.manderspetitorsC.survivorsD.learners第32题In this experiment, scientists observed that ______.A.some flies avoided the fruit without an addictiveB.some flies preferred the fruit with an addictiveC.the eggs of the flies were not damagedD.the impact on the flies did not last long第33题The forthcoming report says that ______.A.long-lived flies are better at laying eggsB.long-lived flies are poorer in learningC.learned flies have a relatively long lifeD.learned flies live as long as average onesAccording to Dr. Kawecki, greater brain activity ______.A.reduces oxygen consumptionB.regulates the nervous systemC.speeds up the ageing processD.stabilizes the ageing process第35题We learn from the text that ______.A.the research findings need to be tested furtherB.biologists are doing similar research on other animalsC.the animal world usually follows the same universal lawsD.biologists are applying their findings to other areas上一题下一题(36~40/共5题)ComprehensionDirections:Read the texts from a magazine article in which five people talk about tipping in a restaurant. For questions 36-40, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A-G) given below. Richard:I´ve always viewed tipping as a way of saying "thank you" to the one who serves me. I believe what is bad is when no tip is left at all. The better the service, the higher the tip. Unless the service is literally perfect, I never tip more than 10% of the bill. Much like the harder teachers in school, I never give an easy "A." My assessment is honest.Daniel:A tip is a "thank you," but in truth, a tip is payment for service. 20% is a standard tip. Servers deserve it for their hard work. Restaurants will never pay more for labor unless they are forced to do so by new laws. Tips make up about 97% of a server´s total income. Those tips are needed for survival. So, before servers are paid a living wage, tip 20%.Kate:Why should I pay the difference between what the restaurant is willing to pay the employee and what an acceptable wage is? I do pay 20%, but I hate it. A friend of mine left Europe for New York City, found a job in a restaurant there and ended up making $5,500 a month. Enough above minimum wage? How about miners, construction workers, resident doctors, etc? Do they get tipped?Patricia:18-20% for good service is today´s standard. The restaurant and its employees are too polite to tell you this or to put it on their menus, but that is their expectation and you need to understand that. I believe it is good manners to respect this. To do otherwise is to be openly rude. If you disagree, you are wise to eat elsewhere, as you are hurting a hardworking professional.Michael:Tipping has gotten out of control. I always had thought it was 15%, and now suddenly servers have made it 20%. I tip 15%, and that´s it. If the service is really superior, then I work higher from there. Interesting to be told, "If you can´t afford to tip 20%, then you should eat at home." If all those people stayed away, the restaurant would not even be in business, Now match the name of each person (36-40) to the appropriate statement.Note: there are two extra statements.A. It´s rude not to tip.B. I do tip, though I don´t like it.C. Tipping shouldn´t be compulsory.D. Tips are essential to servers´ survival.E. If you don´t tip, you are punishing the server.F. I think the current tipping standard is too high.G. My tip faithfully reflects how good the service is.第36题Richard___________第37题Daniel___________第38题Kate___________第39题Patricia___________第40题Michael___________上一题下一题(41~45/共5题)ComprehensionDirections:Read the following text from which five sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences A-G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (41-45). There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use.In 2009, the number of hungry people in the world reached one billion for the first time. It´s difficult not to be shocked by the fact that more than one in seven people in the world do not have enough to eat.__41__Hunger kills more people per year than diseases such as AIDS, malaria and TB combined.The UN estimates that almost two thirds of the world´s hungry people are in Asia, which is of course the world´s most populous continent.__42__Although this region has a much lower population than Asia, it has the highest percentage of hungry people. Almost all of the rest are in Latin America, North Africa and the Caribbean. In the richest regions of the word there are only a tiny number of people who don´t have enough to eat.There are many reasons for world hunger. They include wars, droughts, floods, and the overuse of farming land.__43__Many people also blame greedy businessmen for pushing up the prices of basic foods in the global market. But the most important reason, quite simply, is poverty, which has increased recently due to the financial crisis of 2008.Although many people make the obvious point that there would be less hunger if the global population were smaller, few people would argue that there is not enough food to go around.__44__In the last 50 years, global food production has risen even more quickly than the global population. There are many areas of the world in which people generally have more than enough food.__45__The answer to world hunger, therefore, may be a balanced food distribution around the whole world. Everyone will have enough to eat, but not overeat.A. The basic problem seems to be not a lack of food, but its distribution.B. More than a quarter are in sub-Saharan Africa.C. All these factors affect food production.D. It takes the effort of every country to fight against world hunger.E. In those places, obesity is a far bigger problem than hunger.F. Those places need far more food than they actually get.G. By the end of this year, more than 35 million people will have died as a result of not having enough to eat.第41题第42题第43题第44题第45题上一题下一题I can´t believe the kind of rubbish that some people call art. Yesterday, my girlfriend dragged me to a modern art__46__to see an exhibition she had read about in the paper. It was five or six so-called installations made of bits of plastic, wood and paper that__47__just to have been thrown on the floor. It was a mess, basically—just like the floor in my sister´s house when my two-year-old nephew´s left all his toys out, but less__48__. Come to think of it,__49__you had given those bits of plastic, wood and paper to ray nephew, he could probably have__50__something just as good. I guess, sometimes, the cleaners end up throwing art like that in the bins at the end of the day,__51__they must find it hard to work out what´s an exhibit and what´s just__52__I think that if a painting or an installation looks like something I could have done myself in fifteen minutes, it doesn´t__53__to be called art. But when I say that, people like my girlfriend say I´m "uncultured." I think a lot of the people who say they__54__the kind of stuff we saw yesterday are just pretending—deep down they know it´s rubbish but they don´t want to be the first one to admit it because, unlike me, they´re__55__of being looked down on.A.afraidB.appreciateC.becauseD.colorfulE.createdF.deserveG.dislikeH.galleryI.ifJ.litterK.objectL.provedM.seemedN.seriousO.when第46题：请选择 A.afraidB.appreciateC.because D.colorfulE.createdF.deserve G.dislikeH.galleryI.if J.litterK.objectL.proved M.seemedN.seriousO.when第48题：请选择 A.afraidB.appreciateC.because D.colorfulE.createdF.deserve G.dislikeH.galleryI.if J.litterK.objectL.proved M.seemedN.seriousO.when第50题：请选择 A.afraidB.appreciateC.because D.colorfulE.createdF.deserve G.dislikeH.galleryI.if J.litterK.objectL.proved M.seemedN.seriousO.when第52题：请选择 A.afraidB.appreciateC.because D.colorfulE.createdF.deserve G.dislikeH.galleryI.if J.litterK.objectL.proved M.seemedN.seriousO.when第54题：请选择 A.afraidB.appreciateC.because D.colorfulE.createdF.deserve G.dislikeH.galleryI.if J.litterK.objectL.proved M.seemedN.seriousO.when上一题下一题(1/1)WritingDirections:You should write your responses to both Part A and Part B of this section on your ANSWER SHEET.Part A第56题You have just had a terrible trip to a foreign country. Post a message to an English online forum:1) telling other travelers some of your bad experiences;2) giving them some suggestions about taking a trip.You should write about 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your message. Use "Wang Lin" instead.___________上一题下一题(1/1)WritingDirections:Read the text below. Write an essay in about 120 words, in which you should summarize the key points of the text and make comments on them. Try to use your own words.第57题Dear Sally,It was amazing to see your dance performance last weekend. I felt so proud of you when your teacher and schoolmates congratulated you upon your completion of the performance.While you continue to enjoy the moment, I´d like to share with you a small quote from Abraham Lincoln, "This, too, shall pass away." I want these words to be your guide at every turning point in your life.When you´re feeling very proud of yourself at an achievement, knowing no bounds at that moment, remember that "This, too, shall pass away."When you´re at a difficult moment in your life and don´t know what to do, find comfort in the same words—"This, too, shall pass away."I´m not saying that the ache of some losses and setbacks will completely go away from your life. In fact, often the memories of painful events will hit you unexpectedly like tons of bricks and take your breath away years after they happen.But, like all humans, you have an almost infinite capacity to adapt to life´s changes and a great ability to bounce back from trying times. This understanding should give you a spark of hope when you´re in a season of despair; it should also build up your confidence for taking risks in the future.Sally, our lives are made up of several peaks and several valleys. That´s the nature of life. Live each moment as it comes. And always remember "This, too, shall pass away."Love,Papa___________上一题交卷交卷答题卡答案及解析(1~5/共10题)Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer--[A]、[B]、[C] or [D], and markit in your test booklet. You will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Play00:0002:17Volume第1题What is the woman doing at the moment?A.Having a break.B.Having a coffee.C.Writing a report.D.Visiting the man.参考答案： C 您的答案：未作答答案解析：[听力原文]M: Got a time have a coffee with me now?W: You call me at a bad time. I´m writing a report and is due in an hour.M: You really like leaving things to the last minute.W: I know. It´s a terrible habit.第2题What does the woman ask the man to do?A.Repair her windows.B.Take care of her house.C.Take a rest for a few days.D.Go to the seaside with her.参考答案： B 您的答案：未作答答案解析：[听力原文]W: Oh, we are going away to the seaside for a few days. Can you keep an eye on my home while I´m away?M: Certainly, Jackie. Make sure you lock the doors and shut all the windows.W: Thanks. It´s very kind of you.第3题What do we learn about the woman from the dialogue?A.She bought a suitable skirt.B.She wanted to purchase a skirt.C.She returned a skirt to the shop.D.She complained about the service.参考答案： B 您的答案：未作答答案解析：[听力原文]W: These skirts are just what I have been looking for. Have you got the medium sizes of them?M: I´m afraid not, Madam. They appeared to be temporarily out of stock.W: Oh, how disappointing. When will you have some mediums in?M: We should be getting in some until next Monday.第4题What does the man say to the woman?A.He envies her a lot.B.He enjoys cooking.C.He usually eats out.D.He runs a restaurant.参考答案： C 您的答案：未作答答案解析：[听力原文]W: How often do you eat out, Jame?M: Well, very often, almost five times a week.W: Wow. I really envy you.M: Don´t envy me. It´s for business. In fact, I´m tired of restaurant food. Sometimes I really miss our home-cooked meal.第5题What are the speakers talking about?A.Gardening.B.Air quality.C.Hot weather.ck of rain.参考答案： D 您的答案：未作答答案解析：[听力原文]W: Well, the dry conditions are really severe.M: But it´s not surprising actually. Because we have had much rain this year.W: Well, if it could rain even a drop, my flowers in the garden will come back in a heartbeat. 下一题(6~10/共10题)Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are two parts in this section, Part A and Part B.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer--[A]、[B]、[C] or [D], and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Play00:0002:20Volume第6题Why is the woman angry with her son?A.He ignored traffic signals.B.He failed to repair her car.C.He didn´t attend his class.D.He didn´t take her advice.参考答案： D 您的答案：未作答答案解析：[听力原文]M: You look furious, Mary. How come?W: My son had an accident. He wasn´t hurt, but my ear was damaged.。

XX年公共英语PETS3阅读辅导讲义xx年上半年开始备考啦，为了提高大家学习的积极性，以下是网的关于公共英语PETS3阅读辅导讲义，供大家备考。

Dialogues /monologues:1、 Do they need long workouts to get the benefit, or will short, intense ones do the trick?do the trick：获得成功。

他们需要长期的体能训练获得益处，还是短暂、剧烈的训练取得成功?2、 Bone mass and bone loss.Bone mass：骨骼块数;bone loss：骨质疏松3、 Immediate effects may show up after a single exposure or repeated exposures.通过单一或屡次的暴露之后，即刻效应便表达出来了。

4、 Experts found that inhabitants in the three regions have more in mon than calories.专家发现这三个地区的居民在其他方面的共同点超过了他们在卡路里方面的共同点。

5、 Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would keep away from food, love, or exercise. While there is no question that prolonged stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the oasion can be good for you.rise to the oasion：应付自如。

公共英语三级阅读理解专项试题及答案2016年公共英语三级阅读理解专项试题及答案SectionⅡ 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 answers on the ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across the corresponding letter in the brackets.Text IFifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t easy getting hired. 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 is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s 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. There’s a lot I w ant to do in life. I’m resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. 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 ofit we can’t, ” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,” he concluded. “And if it doesn’t 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 wasn’t looking angry or dismayed either. Aftera 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 ] church47. 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 situation50. 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 requestText 2Do you find it very difficult and painful to get up in the morning? This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when your labor through your work you may say that you’re “hot”. That’s true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: “Get up, Peter! You’ll be late for work again!” The possible explanation to the trouble is that Peter is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.You can’t change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit if better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you’re sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in themorning, but you have an important to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won’t change your cycle, but you’ll get up steam and work better at your low point.Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.51. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ________.[A] he is a lazy person.[ B ] he refuses to follow his own energy cycle.[C] he is not sure when his energy is low.[D] he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening.52. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?[AJ Unawareness of energy cycles.[B] Familiar monologues.[C]A change in a family member’s energy cycle.[D] Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.53. If one wants to work efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should __________.[A]change his energy cycle[B] overcome his laziness[C]get up earlier than usual[D] go to bed earlier54. You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will __________.[A] h elp to keep your energy for the day’s work.[B] help you to control your temper early in the day[C] enable you to concentrate on your routine work[D] keep your energy your energy cycle under control all day55. Which of the following statements is NOT true?[A] Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one’s energy.[B] Dr. Kletman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day.[C] Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.[D] Children have energy cycles, too.下载文档。

PETS3阅读部分Part D选词填空题讲义（20160726）Passage 1Directions: Read the following text from which 10 words have been removed. Choose from the words A-O the most one to fill each numbered gap in the text (46-55). There are FIVE extra words that you do not need to use. Mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.I can`t believe the kind of rubbish that some people call art. Yesterday, my girlfriend dragged me to a modern art __46__to see an exhibition she had read about in the paper. It was five or six so-called installations made of bits of plastic, wood and paper that __47__just to have been thrown on the floor. It was a mess, basically—just like the floor in my sister`s house when my two-year-old nephew`s left all his toys out, but less__48__. Come to think of it, __49__ you had given those bits of plastic, wood and paper to my nephew, he could probably have __50__somethings just as good. I guess, sometimes, the cleaners end up throwing art like that in the bins at the end of the day, __51__they must find it hard to work out what`s an exhibit and what`s just__52__. I think that if a painting or an installation looks like something I could have done myself in fifteen minutes, it doesn`t __53__ to be called art. But when I say that, people like my girlfriend say I`m “uncultured.” I think a lot of the people who say they __54__ the kind of stuff we saw yesterday are just pretending—deep down they know it`s rubbish but they don`t want to be the first one to admit it because, unlike me, they`re __55__ of being looked down on.[A]afraid [B]appreciate [C]because [D]colorful [E]created[F]deserve [G]dislike [H]gallery [I]if [J]litter[K]object [L]proved [M]seemed [N]serious [O]when【解析】先对选项进行分类，afraid, colorful, serious 属于形容词，其中afraid是表语形容词，不能位于所修饰词的前面做限定成分。

PETS3阅读部分Part A 主旨题讲义(2016年7月5日）文章主旨例1：Social change is more likely to occur in societies where there is a mixture of different kinds of people than in societies where people are similar in many ways。

The simple reason for this is that there are more different ways of looking at things present in the first kind of society。

There are more ideas, more disagreements in interest, and more groups and organizations with different beliefs. In addition， there is usually a greater worldly interest and greater tolerance in mixed societies。

All these factors tend to promote social change by opening more areas of life to decision. In a society where people are quite similar in many ways, there are fewer occasions for people to see the need or the opportunity for change because everything seems to be the same。

And although conditions may not be satisfactory， they are at least customary and undisputed.Within a society, social changes is also likely to occur more frequently and more readily in the material aspects of the culture than in the non-material， for example， in technology rather than in values； in what has been learned later in life rather than what was learned early; in the less basic and less emotional aspects of society than in their opposites； in the simple elements rather than in the complex ones; in form rather than in substance; and in elements that are acceptable to the culture rather than in strange elements.1.The passage is mainly discussing________.A. the necessity of social changeB。

2016·全国卷Ⅲ(英语)第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

C4[2016·全国卷Ⅲ]AMusicOpera at Music Hall: 1243 Elm Street. The season runs June through August, with additional performances in March and September. The Opera honours Enjoy the Arts membership discounts. Phone: 241-2742. http：//.Chamber Orchestra: The Orchestra plays at Memorial Hall at 1406 Elm Street, which offers several concerts from March through June. Call 723-1182 for more information. http:__//.Symphony Orchestra: At Music Hall and Riverbend. For ticket sales, call 381-3300. Regular season runs September through May at Music Hall and in summer at Riverbend. http：//.College Conservatory of Music (CCM): Performances are on the main campus(校园) of the university, usually at Patricia Cobbett Theatre. CCM organizes a variety of events, including performances by the well-known LaSalle Quartet, CCM's Philharmonic Orchestra, and various groups of musicians presenting Baroque through modern music. Students with I．D. cards can attend the events for free. A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183. http：//.Riverbend Music Theatre: 6295 Kellogg Ave. Large outdoor theatre with the closest seats under cover (price difference). Big name shows all summer long! Phone：232-6220. http：//.1. Which number should you call if you want to see an opera?A. 241­2742.B. 723-1182.C. 381­3300.D. 232­6220.2. When can you go to a concert by Chamber Orchestra?A. February.B. May.C. August.D. November.3. Where can students go for free performances with their I．D. cards?A. Music Hall.B. Memorial Hall.C. Patricia Cobbett Theatre.D. Riverbend Music Theatre.4. How is Riverbend Music Theatre different from the other places?A. It has seats in the open air.B. It gives shows all year round.C. It offers membership discounts.D. It presents famous musical works.【要点综述】这是一篇应用文。

2016年公共英语考试三级阅读理解真题 距离公共英语三级上半年的考试时间不到10天，在最后冲刺阶段，店铺为⼤家找来了2016年公共英语三级阅读真题，希望能帮到⼤家! Part A Directions: Read the following two texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. Text 1 Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. In 2006, she started her own consulting practice, but by 2008, most of her larger clients had to drop her because of the economy. In 2011, she was undertaking irregular assignments and knew she needed a steady job. The first job she considered was Director of HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better understand the firm's culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the company's CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of morale building exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. "Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldn't do that," Isabel says. She called the recruiter to turn down the job and explained that she didn't feel there was a cultural fit. A few months later, she interviewed for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers if she wanted it. The job had many positives : it was a low-stress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employee-friendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldn't be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. "It would be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night," she says. In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasn't taking the jobs."In the past, it felt like dating, I was worried about hurting people's feelings," she says. However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to. 26. In 2011, Isabel_______ A. did consulting now and then B. found a job close to her home C. refused several job interviews D. ran a successful consulting firm 27. Isabel turned down the first job offer mainly because of its_______ A. CEO B. culture C. location D. recruiter 28. Isabel was dissatisfied with the second job due to its_______ A. junior rifle B. low benefits C. Environment D. lack of challenge 29. Isabel believed that her rejection of the jobs was______ A. harmful B. surprising C. justifiable D. troublesome 30. According to Isabel, it is important to______ A. look for jobs with little stress B. look for jobs with great benefits C. be truthful in declining job offers D. be cautious in declining job offers Text 2 You do not usually get something for nothing. Now, a new study reveals that the evolution of an improved learning ability could come at a particularly high price: an earlier death. Past experiments have demonstrated that it is relatively easy .through selective breeding to make rats, honey bees and-that great favourite of researchers-fruit flies a lot better at learning. Animals that are better learners should be competitive and, thus, over time, come to dominate a population by natural selection. But improved learning ability does not get selected amongst these animals in the wild. No one really understands why. Tadeusz Kawecki and his colleagues at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have measured the effects of improved learning on the lives of fruit flies. The flies were given two different fruits as egg-laying sites. One of these was laced with a bitter additive that could be detected only on contact. The flies were then given the same fruit but without an additive. Flies that avoided the fruit which had been bitter were deemed to have learned from their experience. Their children were reared and the experiment was run again. After repeating the experiment for 30 generations, the children of the learned flies were com- pared with normal flies. The researchers report in a forthcoming edition of Evolution that although learning ability could be bred into a population of fruit flies, it shortened their lives by 15%. When the researchers compared their learned flies to colonies selectively bred to live long lives, they found even greater differences. Whereas learned flies had reduced their life spans, the long-lived flies learned less well than even average flies. The authors suggest that evolving an improved learning ability may require a greater investment in the nervous system which takes resources away from processes that delay ageing. However, Dr. Kawecki thinks the effect could also be a by-product of greater brain activity increasing the production of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which can increase oxidation in the body and damage health. No one knows whether the phenomenon holds true for other animals. So, biologists, at least, still have a lot to learn. 31. Past experiments prove selective breeding can make animals better_______ A. Commanders B. Competitors C. survivors D. learners 32. In this experiment, scientists observed that________ A. some flies avoided the fruit without an addictive B. some flies preferred the fruit with an addictive C. the eggs of the flies were not damaged D. the impact on the flies did not last long 33. The forthcoming report says that_______ A. long-lived flies are better at laying eggs B. long-lived flies are poorer in learning C. learned flies have a relatively long life D. learned flies live as long as average ones 34. According to Dr.Kawecki, greater brain activity______ A. reduces oxygen consumption B. regulates the nervous system C. speeds up the ageing process D. stabilizes the ageing process 35. We learn from the text that_______ A. the research findings need to be tested further B. biologists are doing similar research on other animals C. the animal world usually follows the same universal laws D. biologists are applying their findings to other areas 真题答案： 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.A 30.C 31.D 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.A Part B Directions: Read the texts from a magazine article in which five people talk about tipping in a restaurant. For questions 36-40, match the name of each person to one of the statements (A- G) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET. Richard: I've always viewed tipping as a way of saying "thank you" to the one who serves me. I believe what is bad is when no tip is left at all. The better the service, the higher the tip. Unless the service is literally perfect, I never tip more than 10% of the bill. Much like the harder teachers in school, I never give an easy “A.”My assessment is honest. Daniel: A tip is a "thank you," but in truth, a tip is payment for service. 20% is a standard tip. Servers deserve it for their hard work. Restaurants will never pay more for labor unless they are forced to do so by new laws. Tips make up about 97% of a server's total income. Those tips are needed for survival. So, before servers are paid a living wage, tip 20%.。

公共英语三级阅读试题与解析2016年公共英语三级阅读试题与解析试题(一)Relationship Bankingone of the more dissembles trends in the financial-service industry in recent times has been the adoption of programs designed to encourage more personalized relationships between an institution’s employees and its clients, particularly those who are major depositors. The expression most commonly used to describe the type of program is “relationship banking.” A good definition is provided in the 1985 book Marketing Financial Services:In relationship banking the emphasis is on establishing a long-term, multiple-service relationship; on satisfying the totality of the client’s financial need; on minimizing the need or desire of clients to splinter their financial business among various institutions.Implicit within any definition of relationship banking is recognition that the financial-service requirements of one individual or relationship group. A successful relationship-banking program is, therefore, independent individual in a large part on the development of a series of financial-service “package,” each designed to meet the needs of identifiably homogeneous groups.Another dimension of relationship banking is the development of highly personalized relationships between employee and client. In most financial institutions today the client is serviced by any employee who happens to be free at the time, regardless of the nature of the transaction. personalizedrelationships are therefore difficult to establish. In a full relationship-banking program, however, the client knows there is one individual within the institution who has intimate knowledge of the client’s requirements and preferences regarding complex transactions. over time, the client develops a high level of confidence in this employee. In short, a personalized relationship evolves between client and employee.1. With what subject is the passage mainly concerned?A. the decline of the financial-service industryB. variety within financial servicesC. a way making more personalD. increasing everyday banking transaction2. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about relationship banking programs?A. they have recently been discontinuedB. they are already being usedC. they will shortly usedD. they will be used in the distant future3. What is the meaning of the word “institutions” in the first paragraph?A. banksB. schoolsC. hospitalsD. police stations4. According to the definition of relationship banking quoted in the passage, one of the main aims of this type of banking is to encourage clients to ___.A. consult with each other concerning their financesB. keep all their business with a single bankC. recognize their own bankingD. keep their financial requirement to a minimum5. According to the passage, what is a necessary first step ininstituting relationship banking?A. resigning bank buildings.B. hiring congenial staff who make clients welcome.C. recognizing the needs of groups and individuals.D. teaching bank employees to be more confident.解析：1. C 本文主要讲述的是使银行服务更加个性化的方法. 文章的开头就点明了主题。

PETS3阅读部分Part A 是非题、词汇题讲义（20160715）是非题：Passage 1Body color is of great importance for many animals。

For example, the stripes of a zebra and the spots of a giraffe make them look very surprising in zoo。

But if you saw them in Africa against a background of trees with the sunlight going through the leaves, then you would be greatly surprised how difficult they are to see, for they seem to be mixed into the background.This is called protective coloration， for it protects the animal from its enemies by making itself more difficult to be seen. You can see this protective coloration in many kinds or animals. The angel fish， for example， is striped like a zebra so that it becomes almost invisible against the background of the red stems in the streams of very hot areas. Another fish that has wonderful protective coloration is the common plaice(比目鱼)。