使用英文2015年9月英语三级试题

全国英语等级考试

第三级

PUBLIC ENGLISH TEST SYSTEM (PETS)

LEVEL 3

2015

年

9

月

SECTION II Reading

(50 minutes)

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

Five-year-old Elia arrived at school with a big box of colored pencils.

Her

friend,

Anna,

offered

exchange

her

set

of

markers

for

the

brand-new

pencils.

Elia

agreed,

but

soon

discovered

that

the

markers

were

dried

up.

“That? s not fair!” cried Elia to her teacher.

“I want my new pencils back.

“

After

some

tears and

negotiation,

the teacher helped the

girls set things

right by returning the items to their original owners.

Later that day, at story time, the teacher shared the picture book classic

A Bargain for Frances. Though the conflict in the story is just over a broken

tea set, the message about fair play was not lost on the children. The book

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was helpful in exploring a small, yet significant, life lesson.

Stories are vital to the way we process and experience life events and

the

feelings

that

surround

us.

The

ability

to

create,

share,

and

respond

to

stories is one of the vital characteristics of being human. In fact, the human

brain

is

programmed

to

see

patterns

and

become

fascinated

in

the

plot

development

of

stories,

finally

storing

them

in

long-term

memory.

As

a

result, the brain is a remarkably effective processor of stories, both real and

fictional.

High-quality picture books are a good blend of art and literature that

attracts

kids?

imaginatio

n

and

communicates

an

idea

in

an

effective

way.

These

books

are

perfect

teaching

tools,

as

they

deal

with

the

powerful

emotions

that

kids

feel,

model

effective

coping

strategies,

and

present

complex

concepts

in

appropriate

ways.

In

addition,

according

to

brain

research,

the

picture

book

complements

words

with

what

leaves

the

most

permanent

impression: images.

The pictures in books

are distinctive

from

the fleeting images kids see on television in that they remain on the page,

ready to be revisited, touched, and commented upon.

Whether we share stories about families, historical events, or emotions,

stories

are

a

way

to

m

up

life?s

memorable

moments

and

lasting

lessons.

We

can

control

the

power

of

literature

and

use

it

to

develop

positive

character

in

young .kids

by

reading

often,

choosing

suitable

books,

and

enjoying stories together.

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26.

Elia cried “That?s not fair!” as she thought that she was ______.

[A] cheated by her friend

[B] defeated by her friend

[C] ignored by her teacher

[D] scolded by her teacher

27. A Bargain for Frances is intended to teach kids how to______.

[A] play fair in life

[B] defeated by her friend

[C] ignored by her teacher

[D] write a message

28. According to the text, stories can help kids______.

[A] realize their potential

[B] improve their memory

[C]concentrate on reading

[D] understand the human world

29. In comparison with pictures in books, television images________.

[A] are frequently commented on

[B] stay temporarily with children

[C] blend art and literature vividly

[D] communicate ideas effectively

30. The power of literature can help kids develop their________.

[A] positive character

[B] interest in history

[C] passion for stones

[D] learning strategies

Text 2

We have heard a lot about the health benefits of tea, especially green

tea. It is high in poly-phenols, compounds with, strong antioxidant activity

that

in

test-tube

and

animal

models

show

anti-cancer

and

heart-protective

effects. Good clinical studies are few, however, and although physicians tell

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their patients to drink green tea, there hasn?t been any definite proof of the

value of that advice.

A

team

of

Japanese

researchers

was

able

to

link

green

tea

consumption

with

decreased

mortality

from

many

causes- including

heart

disease.

The

researchers

tracked

40,530 healthy

adults

ages

40

t0

79

in

a

region of northeastern Japan where most people drink green tea, following

them for up to 11 years. Those who drank five or more cups of green tea a

day had significantly lower mortality rates than those who drank less than

one cup a day. There were also fewer deaths from cardiovascular disease.

But no such association was seen with deaths from cancer. Nor was

consumption

of

oolong

or

black

tea

connected

with

any

decrease

in

mortality. Those teas are easier to be combined with oxygen in processing,

which not only darkens the color of the leaves and changes their flavor but

also reduces their polyphenol content.

Coffee is more complicated. It has received both gold stars and black

marks in medical literature. It, too, contains antioxidants, although they are

less well studied than tea polyphenols. Evidence for the health benefits of

coffee is growing, however. A group of investigators from Finland,

Italy

and the Netherlands reports that coffee seems to protect against age- related

decline

in

mental

capacity.

The

scientists

studied

676

healthy

men

born

from

1900

to

1920

and

followed

them

for

10

years,

using

standardized

measures

of

brain

function.

Their

conclusion:

the

men

who

consumed

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coffee

had

significantly

less

decline

in

mental

capacity

than

those

who

didn?

t. Three cups a day seemed to provide the most protection.

Population

studies

like

those

help

us

form

assumptions

about

relationships between dietary habits and long-term health. We still have to

test our suppositions in controlled conditions, and

measure the effects of

coffee and tea on various systems of the body.

31. Physicians often tell their patients to drink green tea because______.

[A] its medical value has been proved

[B] it is believed to be good for one?s health

[C] it has long since been used clinically

[D] its effectiveness has been shown in animals

32.

The

Japanese

study

seems

to

have

confirmed

the

positive

effect

of

green tea on

______.

[A] young adults

[B] Asian people

[C] patients with cancer

[D] patients with heart disease .

33. The text indicates that black tea differs from green tea in that_______.

[A] it can retain the color of its leaves

[B] it can reduce cancer-related deaths

[C] it contains less polyphenol content

[D] it is stronger in flavor than the latter

34.

Coffee is beneficial to one? s health because_______.

[A] it has more antioxidants than green tea

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[B] it slows down the rate of brain aging

[C] it lowers the rate of natural mortality

[D] it keeps systems of the body active

35.

The

text

indicates

that

the

relationships

between

dietary

habits

and

long- term health_______.

[A] are a falsely perceived supposition

[B] are a conflicting issue among people

[C] deserve further scientific research

[D] deserve to be tested on a larger population

Part B

Directions :

Read the texts from

a magazine section called

“Letters” in which five

people

wrote

about

online

Shopping

．

Or

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.

Jennifer:

In your article about online shopping being the newest and easiest way

to shop, you said that computers will replace shopping malls sooner or later

because

they

make

buying

things

faster

and

cheaper.

But

don?t

you

think

that the entire point of shopping is to spend leisure time with friends while

doing

something

necessary.

Shopping

is

not

just

a

quick

task.

It

is,

in

fact, an entire way of life

．

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Pau1

：

I

am

a

great

collector

of

all

manner

of

hard-to-find

items

such

as

out-of-print books and antiques. Purchasing in physical stores would mean

round-the-world travel and years of effort. I can get the same result in a few

hours on eBay, and often at bargain prices .I am quite well-off, but buy very

few

consumer

items

available

in

regular

shops.

I

have

many

friends

and

acquaintances with the same approach.

Mike:

My

wife

buys

online

often.

I

have

not

heard

complaints

or

dissatisfaction.

She

can

compare

with

differe

nt

online

vendors?

prices

after she has decided what she wants. It?

s delivered to the door, a big time

savings and gas savings.

If I need something, I check online first and see

what it

costs and then decide where to buy, local stores or online. Online

has the advantage most of the time

．

Henry:

Virtually all online stores make you register. But, I

don? t need

another

username and password to remember. I will only buy online if I cannot find

something

locally.

Even

though

shipping

is

fast,

I

?

d

rather

drive

across

town and pay more to be able to bring home a new gadget the same day.

And, most of the time, there is no difference in price between local stores

and online stores.

Jeff:

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