公共英语三级分类模拟题阅读理解题二1.docx

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公共英语三级分类模拟题阅读理解题二1

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—alltheothershavechosenlineAbuthequiteclearlyseeslineBascorre