2020年公共英语等级考试三级(PETS3)模拟试卷(3) TextIn Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally ______26______themand the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police______ 27______have the power that do.What does a policeman actually do? It isnot______28______job to describe. After all, a policeman hasa number of jobs in ______ 29______ . In Britain, he might bein the Traffic Police and ______ 30 ______most ofhistime______ 31 ______up and down main roads and motorways.A traffic policeman has to keep the traffic ______32______and help when there is an accident. A policeman has to help keep the ______ 33______ , too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance,we ______ 34 ______the police to come and restore order. And they often have to ______ 35 ______situation at greatrisk to their own ______ 36______.We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman,______ 37 ______ he is not a detective,will often have to help ______ 38 ______and arrest criminals.And ______ 39 ______ do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a ______ 40 ______ , a roadaccident,or a robbery? We call the police.41a policeman hasto be42to face any unpleasant e-mergency that may happen inthe ______ 43 ______world.The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it______ 44 ______ well and I support them, but I do not envypolicemen, I do not think that I could ______ 45 ______do the job of a policeman.26. [A]dislike [B]join [C]appreciate [D]admire27. [A]should [B]would [C]could [D]must28. [A]a funny [B]a pleasant [C]an interesting[D]an easy29. [A]it [B]one [C]his [D]them30. [A]take [B]spend [C]cost [D]waste31. [A]walking [B]driving [C]wandering[D]searching32. [A]resting [B]moving [C]speeding [D]stopping33. [A]peace [B]silence [C]situation[D]condition34. [A]wait for [B]call [C]think of [D]expect35. [A]turn to [B]avoid [C]deal with [D]treat36. [A]safety [B]families [C]future [D]friends37. [A]although [B]as if [C]however [D]even if38. [A]get rid of [B]question [C]look for[D]sentence39. [A]how [B]where [C]what [D]who40. [A]power failure [B]fire [C]thunder storm[D]thief41. [A]Yet [B]Then [C]As [D]So42.[A]provided [B]promised [C]prepared[D]presented43. [A]future [B]modern [C]real [D]whole44. [A]extremely [B]specially [C]surprisingly[D]particularly45. [A]hardly [B]forever [C]ever [D]neverText 1Technology has been an encouragement of historical change. It acted as such a force in Eng-land beginning in the eighteenth century, and across the entire Western World inthe nineteenth.Rapid advances were made in the use ofscientific findings in the manufacture (制造) of goods,which has changed ideas about work. One of the first changes wasthat other forms of energy havetaken the place of human power. Along with this came the increased use of machines tomanufac-ture products in less time.People also developed machines that could produce thesame parts for a product： each nail wasexactly like every other nail, meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail. Thismeans that goods could be mass produced, though mass production required breaking productiondown into smaller and smaller tasks.Once this was done, workers no longer started on the product and labored to complete it. In-stead, they might work only one thousandth of it, other workers completing their own parts in cer-tain order. There is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by today’s standards. Highlyskilledworkers were unable to compare with the new production techniques, as mass production al-lowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand.But the skilled worker wasn’t the only loser, the common workers lost too. Similar changes forcedfarmers away. The increased mechanization(机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers fromploughing the land and harvesting its crops. They had little choice but to stream toward the rapidlydeveloping industrial centers. Increasingly, standards were set by machines. Workers no longerowned their own tools, their skill was no longer valued, and pride in their work was no longer pos-sible. Workers fed, looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans atgreatly reduced cost.46. In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?[A]Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.[B]The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.[C]The increased use of machines to make products in less time.[D]The use of machines producing parts of the same standard.47. The underlined word "this" in the first paragraph refers to ______[A]the use of scientific findings[B]the practice of producing the same parts for a product[C]the human power being replaced by other forms of energy[D]the technology becoming the encouragement ofhistorical change48. The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph refers to the change that ______[A]each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail[B]each nail was exactly like every other nail[C]producing tasks became smaller and smaller[D]goods could be mass produced49. According to the writer, highly skilled workers______[A]completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system[B]were dismissed by the boss[C]were unable to produce goods of high standard[D]were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines50. According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture?[A]Many of them had to leave their farmland forindustrial centers.[B]They stuck to their farm work.[C]They refused to use machines.[D]They did their best to leam how to use the machines.Text 2"We are not about to enter the Information Age, but instead are rather well into it." Presentpredictions are that by 1990, about thirty million jobs in the United States, or about thirty percentof the job market, will be computer-related. In 1980, only twenty-one percent of all American highschools owned one or two computers for student use. In the fall of 1985, a new study showed thathalf of United States secondary schools have fifteen or more computers for student use. And noweducational experts, administrators, and even the general public are demanding that all students be-come "computer-literate". By the year 2000 knowledge of computers will be necessary in overeighty percent of all occupations. Soon those people not educated in computer use will be comparedto those who are print-illiterate today.What is "computer literacy"? The term itself seems to imply some degree of "knowing" aboutcomputers, but knowing what? The present opinion seems to be that this should include a generalknowledge of what computers are, plus alittle of their history and something of how theyoperate.Therefore, it is important that educators everywhere take a careful look not only at what is being done, but also at what should be done in the field of computer education.Today most adults are able to use a motor car without the slightest knowledge of how the internal combustion engine(内燃机) works. We effectively use all types of electrical equipment without being able to tell their histo-ries to explain how they work.Business people for years have made good use of typewriters and adding machines, yet fewhave ever known how to repair them. Why, then, attempt to teach computers by teaching how orwhy they work?Rather, we first must fix our mind on teaching the effective use of the computer as the tool is."Knowing how to use a computer is what’s going to be important. We don’t talk about ‘au-tomobile literacy'. We just get in our cars and drive them."51. In 1990, the number of jobs having nothing to do with computers in the United States will be reduced to_______[A]79 million[B]100 million[C]30 million[D]70 million52. The underlined part "print-illiterate" in the text refers to_______[A]one who has never learnt printing[B]one who has never learnt to read[C]one who is not a computer literate[D]one who is not able to use a typewriter53. What is the first paragraph mainly about?[A]Recent predictions of computer-related jobs.[B]The wide of computers in schools.[C]The urgency of computers education.[D]Public interest in computers.54. According to the author, the effective way to spread the use of computers is to teach_______[A]how to use computers[B]what computers use[C]where computers can be used[D]how computers work55. From the text, we can infer that[A]computers will be easy to operate[B]automobile will be move comfortable[C]illiteracy rate will be down[D]computers will be set in.automobilesText 3Everything living on earth each plant and animal needs other living things. Nothing lives alone. Most animals must live in a group, and even a tree or a plant grows close together with othersof the same kind. Sometimes one living thing hunts another, one eats and the other is eaten. Eachkind of life eats another kind of life in order to live, and together they form a food chain. Somefood chains aresimple, others are complicated. But all have two things in common-all foodchains begin with the sun, and all food chains become broken up if one of the links disappears.All life depends on energy from sunlight. Only plants can use this energy directly. Their leaves are little factories that use sunlight to make food from water and things in the soil and air.Plants in turn feed all other living things. Animals can onl y use the sun’s energy after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants, others eat smaller animals.Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly.What about human beings? We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat, rice, vege-tables, fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. This means the sun’s energy passesthrough plant to animal before it reaches us.Nature is a greater thing. Any food chain always produces enough for each of its members if itis left alone. When there isn’t enough food for any link in the chain, some of its members die off.So the balanee is always kept.But men in their greed and ignorance often break up the food chain and do great harm not onlyto one plant or animal, but to all the links in the chain. People make seas andrivers dirty. They de-stroy whole forests and kill many kinds of wild animals and birds. When a river becomes dirty,thefish cannot be eaten. Men eat the fish and get strange diseases. In some places men have no fish toeat any more,because the fish have died off. Each form of life is linked to all others. Breaking thelinks puts all life in danger.56. How does everything living on earth live?[A]Each plant can live alone.[B]Each animal can live alone.[C]Everything living on earth can not live without needing other living things.[D]If living things want to live they must kill each other.57. How is food for plants made? Food for plants is made______[A]from water[B]from the air in the sky[C]from the soil[D]from water, things in the soil and air, sunlight58. How do all food chains break? All food chains are broken if______[A]one kind of animal is eaten up[B]one kind of plant is destroyed[C]one kind of animal eats another[D]one of the links is destroyed59. Which living things can use energy directly?[A]Animals.[B]Plants.[C]Both animals and plants.[D]All living things,.60. Why is all life in danger? Becausebreak up the food chains.[A]human beings[B]animals[C]plants and animals[D]man and wild animals.Erum Nadeem：Your article on happiness lifted my spirits. There is one very interesting aspect to note： the eightsteps to happiness listed on pages 32-33 may as well be translations of the values of our cultur-al tradition. If people would see our values from these aspects, there wouldbe no misunderstand-ing-only happiness.Sander Tideman：I applaud your special on the science of happiness. However, the issue would have been more.complete had it mentioned the idea of viewing economic development policies in the context of"gross national happiness" or GNH. This concept is based on the recognition that gross nationalproduct does not accurately reflect thewell-being of a nation. GNH is a bold idea with far-reachingeffects. Since happiness has a scientific base, itcan be developed and promoted on a larger socialscale.Paul Aboh：Happiness is a gift, not a commodity. Even the poor have the ability to cultivate and sharehappiness. We can find pleasure in the small things we often take for granted-a smile, a helpinghand, a kiss, a wave, a pat on the back, a glass of water and a promise kept. And when you dis-cover its source, you know it. Sometimes happiness overflows, but it never destroys.Mansoor Malik：Happiness is not a product of achievement or wealth or fame. It is the reaction of our mind tothe environment. Faith in the values of our long-cherished cultural tradition is a source of well-being. Happiness comes from caring for others and giving whatever we can-help, hope, love, respect, sympathy or just a smile.Peter Fischer：At a time when there seem to be so many reasons for being unhappy, I appreciated your spe-cial report on happiness. Surely the poorest kids in Africa who are without parents and are oftenhungry are the ones with the most reasons to be unhappy. What can possibly make them smile? Asyour article pointed out, however, we cannot wait for enough friends or a lot of money to make ushappy. We have an amazing capacity to set ourselves right.Now match the name of each person (61 to 65)to the appropriate statement.Note： there are two extra statements.Statements61. Erum Nadeem62.Sander Tideman63. Paul Aboh64. Mansoor Malik65. Peter Fischer[A]A rich person is not necessarily happy.[B]Things people often overlook may be the very source of happiness.[C]Happiness can be promoted on a scientific basis.[D]We should mainly rely on ourselves for happiness.[E]Happiness lies in giving instead of taking.[F]The environment is a source of happiness.[G]Happiness can be achieved if we stick to the best of our values.66. You have been entertained by your friend Gao Jie when you stayed in Beijing on vacation.Write a letter to him. Your letter should include：1) thank him for entertaining you2) describe your feeling3) invite him to visit your hometownYou should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your name at the end of your letter.Use "Li Ming" instead. You do not need to write the address.。
