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