公共英语三级分类模拟题阅读理解题二.docx
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公共英语三级分类模拟题阅读理解题二
公共英语三级分类模拟题阅读理解题
(二)
Unit1
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
Quiteafewpeoplefrownatthetelephonebill,aregularvisitorwhomakesitspolitebutfirmcallonceamonth.Friendsfrownatitandshaketheirheads,lookingstupidlyhelpless.Thenextmovethatfriendsmakeistoswearatthetrickthephonecompanyplayswithpeople:
lettingyouusethephonefirst,encouragingyoutouseitmore,andfinallychargingyouheartlessly.Thethirdmove,afterswearing,islikelytobepickingthephoneupandstartingafunnylongchatwithsomeonesomewhereacrossthewholecontinent.
Thebill,inplainwords,isamoneycollector.Householdbillsincludethoseforelectricity,water,gas,garbagepickup,telephone,andcableTV.CreditcardholdersfindmoreopportunitiestofrownbecausetheyalsohavebillsfrombanksandcompaniesthatmaybelocatedinNewYorkCityorNebraskafarmlands.Hereisasimpleaddition:
supposeyouholdthreecreditcards,plushouseholdbills,youneedtotakecareofnineregularbillsamonth.Usually,billscomeinondifferentdays,givingyoutwoorthreeweekstohandlethem.Youseemtobealwaysreceivingbills,andsendingoutpayments.Youfeelthatyoulivetopaybills.
Therearesomeirregularorlongtermbillscomingfor,say,thecarinsurance,thehealthinsurance,publicationsubscriptions,firstaid,orafineforsomething,likeaparkingviolation,thatyoudidordidnotdeserve.Theprincipleisthatwheneveryourbalanceinthebankaccountisgoingup,youknowitisabouttimeforsomespecialbillstoarriveforyoutopayoff.Becausebillsarepartofeverydaymaildelivery,goingtocheckthemailboxisnolongeramatterofpleasanthope.
Somepeoplehandlebillsinacoolway:
forgettingthemforawhilebythrowingthemunderthecouch.Oncethebothersomethinghasdisappearedfromyou,youtendtostopworryingaboutit.AsaChinesecynicalidiomgoes:
"Themoredebtsthelessconcerns."1.Accordingtothepassage,"aregularvisitor"is______.
A.afriendoftheauthor
B.atelephoneoperator
C.somethingwhichcollectsmoney
D.someonewhodeliverstelephonebills
答案:
C
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthetrickofthephonecompany?
A.Toencouragepeopletoinstallanextraphone.
B.Tousethephoneasmuchaspossible.
C.Toofferopportunitiestousephones.
D.Tocollectmoneyfromthephoneusersmercilessly.
答案:
A
3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusfromtheadditionalinformation?
A.Thepostofficetakescareofregularbills.
B.Apersonsuffersalotfromreceivingbills.
C.Billsareusuallypaidthroughcreditcards.
D.Payingbillsisalegalactivity.
答案:
B
4.Whydidtheauthorsaythatgoingtocheckthemailboxisnolongeramatterofpleasanthope?
A.itisasimpleroutinework.
B.Thereistoomuchadvertisingstuff.
C.Therearetoomanyunexpectedletterstoread.
D.Abillisalwaystobefoundinthemailbox.
答案:
D
5.WhatdoestheauthormeanbymentioningaChinesecynicalidiom?
A.Youshouldcollectallthebillstogether.
B.Donotconcerntoomuchaboutthebills.
C.Ifyoudon'tpaythebillintime,youwillhavemoredebts.
D.Ifyouhavemanydebts,nobodywilltrustyou.
答案:
B
Text2
Itiswellknownthatwhenanindividualjoinsagrouphetendstoacceptthegroup'sstandardsofbehaviorandthinking.Heisexpectedtobehaveinaccordancewiththesenorms—inotherwordsthegroupexpectshimtoconform.Manyillustrationscouldbegivenofthisfromeverydaylife,butwhatisofparticularinteresttopsychologistsistheextenttowhichpeople'sjudgmentsandopinionscanbechangedasaresultofgrouppressure.
Inatypicalexperiment,theexperimenterasksforvolunteerstojoinagroupwhichisinvestigatingvisualperception.Thevictimsarenot,therefore,awareoftherealpurposeoftheexperiment.Eachvolunteeristakentoaroomwherehefindsagroupofaboutsevenpeoplewhoarecollaboratingwiththeexperimenter.Thegroupisshownastandardcardwhichcontainsasingleline.Theyarethenaskedtolookatasecondcard.Thishasthreelinesonit.Oneisobviouslylongerthanthelineonthefirstcard,oneisshorterandonethesamelength.Theyhavetosaywhichlineonthesecondcardisthesamelengthasthelineonthestandardcard.Theothermembersofthegroupanswerfirstbutwhatthevolunteerdoesnotknowisthattheyhavebeentoldtopickoneofthewronglines.Thevolunteerseesthattheothermembersofthegroupunanimouslychoosealinewhichisobviouslynotthesamelengthastheoneonthestandardcard.
Whenitishisturntoanswerheisfacedwiththeunanimousopinionoftherestofthegroup—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorrect.Whatwillhedo?
AccordingtoAsch,morethanhalfofthevictimschosenwillchangetheiropinion.Whatisequallysurprisingisthat,wheninterviewedabouttheiranswers,mostexplainedthattheyknewthegroupchoicewasincorrectbutthattheyyieldedtothepressureofthegroupbecausetheythoughttheymustbesufferingfromanopticalillusion.1.Psychologistsareinterestedin______.
A.howfargrouppressurecaninfluencepeople'sjudgements
B.howtomakejudgementsaccordingtoeverydayexperience
C.howtochangepeople'sjudgements
D.thegroup'sstandardsofsocialbehavior
答案:
A
2.Intheexperiment,whohavebeentoldtopickthewrongline?
A.Thevictims.
B.Thevolunteer
C.Theexperimenter.
D.Theothermembers.
答案:
D
3.Inwhatcircumstancesdomostpeopleyieldtopressure?
A.Whenthegroupisseparated.
B.Whenthegroupisunanimous.
C.Whentheyknowtheyarethevictims.
D.Whentheyareforcedtoanswerquestions.
答案:
B
4.Theexperimentsdemonstratethat______.
A.nearlyeveryindividualwillbehavedifferentlyfromothers
B.grouppressureiscausedbytheinterferenceofthepsychologists
C.psychologistswishtochangethepeople'sjudgementsandopinions
D.peoplewillchangetheirideasundergrouppressure
答案:
D
5.Thebesttitleofthispassagewouldbe______.
A.ATypicalExperiment
B.AreWeAfraidtobeDifferent?
C.TheGroup'sStandardsofBehaviourandThinking
D.DoesanIndividualNeedtoFollowaGroup'sStandards?
答案:
B
Text3
Atelevisioncameradoesnotlookatasceneasawholeinthesamewayasafilmcamera;instead,itscansthescene.Scanningwasfirstusedinthetransmissionofpicturesbytelegraph.Alightbeamlookedataverysmallpartofthepictureandtranslatedwhatitsawintoanelectriccurrent,whichvariedinstrengthaccordingtotheamountoflightwhichpassedthroughthepictureatthatpoint.Itthenmovedontothenexttinypartofthepicture,workingacrossitfromlefttoright,thenmovingdownalineandrepeatingtheprocess,untilithadscannedthewholepicture.Atthereceivingend,thesignalswerere-translatedintoaseriesofdotswhich,whenlookedatfromanormalreadingdistance,reproducedtheoriginalpicture.Thetelevisioncameraalsolooksatasceneasaseriesofdots;eachdotoflightistranslatedbythecameratubeintoanelectronicsignal.
Theblackandwhitetelevisionreceiver—thesetinyourliving-room—mustre-translatetheinformationreceivedfromthecameraintoaseriesofdotsofvaryingbrightnesstomakeupthepicture.Anelectrongunshootsabeamofelectronsatascreencoatedwithasubstancewhichlightsupwhentheelectronshitit.Onlyone"dot"ofthescreenlightsupatatimeastheelectronbeammovesacrossfromlefttorightinaseriesoflines,butthemovementissoquickthattheviewerwatchingtheothersideofthescreenseesonlythecompletepicture.Thenumberoflinesinthepicturevariesaccordingtothesystemused.InBritain,theB.B.C.used405linesformanyyears,butisnowalsousing625lines.Soon,alltelevisioninBritainwillbeon625lines.Thepictureof625lines,knownasa"field",istransmittedinBritainattherateoffiftyfieldspersecond.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Afilmcamerascansthescene.
B.Atelevisioncamerascansthescene.
C.Thesceneisfirststoredinalightbeam.
D.Anelectriccurrentpassesthroughthescene.
答案:
B
2.Aftertheprocessofthefirstscanning,thesignalsarere-translatedintoaformof______.
A.aline
B.apicture
C.dots
D.scene
答案:
C
3.Inmakingupapicture,theblackandwhitetelevisionisessentiallybasedon______.
A.variousbrightnessofdots
B.anormalelectriccurrent
C.thenumberoflinesinthepicture
D.thespeedofelectronshittingonthescreen
答案:
A
4.Whatdecidesthenumberoflinesinthepicture?
A.TVsetsused.
B.Thesizeofatelevisionscreen.
C.Thegeographicallocations.
D.Thesystemused.
答案:
D
5.Thisarticleismainlytalkingabout______.
A.Televisioncameras
B.Televisionlines
C.Colortelevision
D.Blackandwhitetelevision
答案:
A
PartB
Directions:
Readthetextsfromamagazinearticleinwhichfivementalkedabouttheirschooldays.Forquestions16to20,matchthenameofeachmantooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
NormanGarrard:
Iwenttothelocalgrammarschool.Itwasanall-boys'school,andweallhadtowearuniform.Wedidn'tmixmuchwithchildrenfromotherschools.Itwasabitsnobbish,Isuppose.Thesyllabuswasveryacademic.Iwishtheschoolhadbeenco-educational.IwasterriblyshyofgirlsforacoupleofyearsafterIleftschoolsimplybecauseIhadn'tmetmany.
FreddieTipper:
Ileftschoolwhen1was15,andIwasgladtogetout.Iwantedtostartearningalivingassoonaspossibleintherealworld.Mostofthet
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