PETS-3模拟题2PartⅠReading ComprehensionPassage 1Very high waves are destructive when they strike the land. Fortunately, this seldom happens. One reason is that out at sea, waves moving in one direction almost always run into waves moving in a different direction. The two sets of waves tend to cancel each other out. Another reason is that water is shallower near the shore. As a wave gets closer to land, the shallow bottom helps reduce its strength.But the power of waves striking the shore can still be very great. During a winter gale, waves sometimes strike with the force of 6,000 pounds for each square foot. That means a wave, 25 feet high and 500 feet along its face, may strike the shore with a force of 75 million pounds.Yet the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea. During the most raging storms, the water a hundred fathoms (600 feet) beneath the surface is just as calm as on a day without a breath of wind.1. According to the passage, destruction caused by high waves occurs _______.A. regularlyB. rarelyC. alwaysD. predictably2. We know from this passage that out at sea, when waves going in opposite directions meet,their force __________.A. causes great damageB. extends to the ocean floorC. is liable to lessenD. increase rapidly3. It is clear from the passage that coastal depth _________.A. is the only factor influencing the strength of high wavesB. influences the power of high wavesC. has no in influence upon the strength of very high wavesD. is irrelevant to the question of the power of high waves4. From the second paragraph of the passage we know that power of very high wavesstriking the shore is _________.A. constantB. equalizedC. variableD. perpetual5. From your reading of the passage, which of the following is true?A. At a depth of 1,200 feet the effects of a violent surface storm are frightful.B. A submarine commander navigating his vessel at a depth of 700 feet will not beaffected by a raging surface storm.C. A typhoon 500miles out at sea can stir up the ocean floor.D. If high waves cab strike the shore with a horizontal force of 75 million pounds, thevertical force of such waves can have an even greater effect upon the ocean floor.Passage 2To the Editor:Your article on plans for aiding the elderly to pay their housing costs was not quiteclear in several aspects. I would like to clarify the requirements and exemptions (豁免) available for those who qualify.In the first place, a tenant 62 years old or older must live in a rent-controlled or rent-stabilized dwelling, pay more than one-third of his or her income for rent, and have a yearly income of $8,000 or less. Such a tenant must reapply each year thereafter. Once is not enough. It is understood, however, that should the landlord make a major improvement, a new furnace for example, all tenants are not excluded from such a rent increase.Landlords receive tax exemptions as reimbursement (赔偿) for the money they lose in not increasing rent for the elderly. In New York City the cost of these tax reductions is $ 41 million a year, a tremendous figure, but likely to be higher if more of the elderly poor learn they may apply for exemptions. The city is so slow in processing applications that some tenants have paid the full rent. They ought to have done so. They are fully protected by the law and once they have applied for exemption, they do not have to pay rent increases.I appeal to you to clarify this issue so that the poor elderly of our city may become aware of the housing benefits for which they qualify.Clara TorresOffice of Housing for the Elderly6. Would an unemployed woman, 65 years old, with an income of $ 6,000 in SocialSecurity and $ 3,000 in aid from her children qualify for exemption from rent increases?A. Possibly, but more information is needed.B. Definitely.C. Maybe next year she would qualify, but not this year.D. Never.7. When a landlord air-conditions an apartment building ____________.A. he can then raise the tenants' rentB. he has improved his property and must bear the expense himselfC. he can take the cost off his income taxD. his tenants are poor and elderly8. Which of the following does New York City provide to the landlords who do not increaserent for the elderly?A. A list of restrictions.B. $ 41 million a year in cash refunds.C. An amount equal to the rent increases in tax exemptions.D. Higher prices for improving their buildings.9. Elderly tenants who qualify for exemptions from rent increases have nevertheless paidrent increases because ____________.A. they have the necessary incomeB. they are old and ignorantC. their applications are not processed quicklyD. the law does not protect them10. The word "clarify" is related to the word “_______”.A. classicB. clashC. classifyD. clearPassage 3Grandma Moses is among the most celebrated twentieth century painters of the United States, yet she had barely started painting before she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself, “I would never sit back in rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but only switched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair, and were soon spotted by a dealer who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modem Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between 1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the rural life she had known for so long, with a marvelous sense of color and form. “I think real hard till I think of something real p retty, and then I paint it.” she said.11. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses: A Biographical Sketch.B. The Children of Grandma Moses.C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition.D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.12. According to the passage. Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to__________.A. decorate her homeB. keep activeC. improve her salaryD. gain an international reputation13. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.A. Her husband's death had so great impact on Grandma Moses that she turned topainting for relief.B. Grandma Moses knew nothing about painting before she was in her seventies.C. Most of her pictures are concerned about rural life.D. Her pictures were attractive once appearing in the market.14. Grandma Moses spent most of her life________.A. nursingB. paintingC. embroideringD. farming15. The word “spotted” (Para. 3) could best be replaced by_________.A. speckledB. featuredC. noticedD. damagedPassage 4By 1970, according to a World Wildlife Fund report, only about 4,500 tigers survived throughout the world—half of them in India. Mr. Foresters, who followed and counted tiger footprints, estimated that in May 1972 only about 1,800 tigers existed in India. Project Tiger supported by W. W. F. was immediately launched. Nine tiger reserves were created, with armed guards protecting them.The project provided opportunities for researchers from India and abroad to study tigers in the reserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits. Studies show that a male tiger may control a hunting territory of between 10 and 20 sq. kms. depending on its age, size and strength. The territory of male includes the smaller territories of three or four tigresses.A tiger marks the boundaries of its territories by spraying urine (尿) and other bodily liquids on bushes. But it tries to avoid territorial fights, being guided by the distinctive body smell of other tigers. Tigers fight to death only when a tigress is defending her young, or when a tiger is guarding a tigress from the attentions of other males.The popular image of the tiger is that of a merciless and unconquerable hunter. But studies show that it catches only one of 20 victims (牺牲品) it tries to attack.Fears have recently developed that Project Tiger has been too successful. It has enabled the tiger population to double (by mid-80s), but India's human population has also grown out of control. Currently it is 750 million and likely to be 900 million by the end of the century. Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that some rich forests are reserved for tigers. A growing number of attacks by tigers on man has added to the hostility (敌意).16. The ultimate aim of Project Tiger is to_________.A. study the growth rate of tigersB. protect tigers from being killedC. promote the breeding of young tigersD. analyze the behavioral patterns of tigers17. Studies have shown that________.A. a tigress never attacks until attackedB. the tigress is not as fierce as the tigersC. a tiger usually fights another tiger to defend its own territoryD. the tiger is not an efficient hunter as is commonly described18 According to the passage, a tiger's territory_________.A. remains unchangedB. is often defended by tigressesC. expands as the tiger grows upD. is the cause of most fights19. Some people are afraid that Project Tiger_________.A. has been carried too farB. has not received enough attentionC. has failed to achieve its goalD. is not worth the money spent on it20. The author seems___________.A. to be enthusiastic about Project TigerB. to have a matter-of-fact attitude towards Project TigerC. to have a hostile attitude towards Project TigerD. to be satisfied with Project TigerPart II ClozeSome people believe that international sports create good will between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together.____21____say that the opposite is true: that international competitions_____22_____false national pride and _____23____to misunderstanding and____24____. There is probably some truth in ____25____ arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done ____26____ to support the view ____27____ sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only ____28____ the tragic incident ____29____ the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused mainly ____30____ minor national competitions.The American basketball team ____31____ that they would not give ____32____ the first place to Russia, after a disputable end ____33____ their competition. The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought ____34____ that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still ____35____. Russian player popped the ball into the basket. It was the first time the USA ____36____ an Olympic basketball match. An appeal jury announced that the result would ____37____. The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.Incidents of this kind will continue ____38____ sports are played competitively ____39____ for the love of the game. In the present organization of the Olympics there is ____40____ too much that encourages aggressive patriotism.21. A. other B. others C. the other D. another22. A. encourage B. discourage C. courage D. courageous23. A. led B. l eads C. lead D. leading24. A. hate B. h ates C. hating D. hatred25. A. either B. b oth C. neither D. nor26. A. much B. a lot C. little D. something27. A. which B. how C. why D. that28. A. there was B. there is C. is there D. was there29. A. involving B. involves C. involve D. involved30. A. with B. by C. in D. for31. A. announced B. denounced C. pronounced D. renounced32. A. in B. up C. off D. on33. A. for B. w ith C. up D. to34. A. first of all B. above all C. at first D. all in all35. A. to play B. playing C. played D. play36. A. have lost B. had lost C. losing D. lost37. A. be B. go C. take D. stand38. A. as far as B. until C. so long as D. unless39. A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. worse than40. A. more B. very C. far D. nearPart Ⅳ Vocabulary and Structure(15 minutes 15%)41. He is the most _______singer in his country.A. publicB. popularC. populousD. referred42. They would receive ________ training under the watching eyes of the government.A. intensiveB. massiveC. strikingD. exterior43. My father seemed to be in no ________ to look at my school report.A. moodB. emotionC. attitudeD. feeling44. To call the music of another music-culture “primitive” is ______ one’s own standards on agroup that does not recognize them.A. imposingB. forcingC. emphasizingD. putting45. When you apply for your passport to be renewed, you have to send a ________ photograph.A. freshB. presentC. recentD. modern46. I am sure he is ________ to the job if only he would give his mind to it.A. satisfiedB. confirmedC. equalD. determined47. Whether he can pass the examination is thought to be a ________ factor for his goingabroad.A. personalB. specialC. decisiveD. conventional48. Some people either ________ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral(中立的)about them.A. violentlyB. enthusiasticallyC. sincerelyD. deliberately49. In Beijing, the best ________ of the year is probably late autumn.A. seasonB. sessionC. weatherD. climate50. Free medical ________ in this region covers only sickness of mind.A. judgementB. governmentC. developmentD. treatment51. The book has been well reviewed, but ________ actual sales it hasn’t been very successful.A. in need ofB. in contrast toC. in place ofD. in terms of52. There is very little rain in this region of the country. ________, we often have crop failures.A. ConsequentlyB. SimultaneouslyC. RelativelyD. Necessarily53. A lot of people looked on him ________ an authority.A. likeB. forC. asD. to54. England is ________ from France by the Channel.A. isolatedB. separatedC. distributedD. distinguished55. This might explain the ________ feeling I have long had about pop music.A. intuitiveB. instructiveC. inventiveD. incentive56. The Johnson’s cat likes to ________ the mice as if it were playing with them.A. runB. goC. lookD. chase57. They plan to ________ a number of new products for show at the exhibition.A. lay asideB. lay offC. lay downD. lay out58. We all ________ in life a helpless infant.A. set offB. set outC. startD. start out59. I will never do such a thing on any ________.A. caseB. accountC. accidentD. matter60. It is not easy to ________ the ability to speak fluent English or write idiomatic English.A. getB. acquireC. obtainD. gain61. Some ________ were seen loafing in the streets. (youth)62. We are going to dine at the ________ tonight. (Johnson)63. ________ Lake Michigan is one of the Great Lakes in North America.64. ________ Suez Canal joins the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.65. The stolen jewelry was valued at a thousand dollars. It was extremely __________. (value)66. He acts as if he _______ English perfectly. (know)67. We ________. Fasten your seat belt. (land)68. If it were to rain tomorrow, the football match _________. (postpone)69. She was told that the exam _________ on Friday. (give)70. _________ with your achievements, mine is nothing. (compare)Part Ⅴ Translation (15 minutes 10%)1. Yet the waves, no matter how big or how violent, affect only the surface of the sea.2. I appeal to you to clarify this issue so that the poor elderly of our city may become aware ofthe housing benefits for which they qualify.3. Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a hobby, but onlyswitched to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time.4. The project provided opportunities for researchers from India and abroad to study tigers in thereserves and gather previously unavailable information about their habits.5. Land problem is becoming serious and many rural people feel bitter about the fact that somerich forests are reserved for tigers.参考答案PartⅡReading Comprehension1-20 BCBCB AACCD ABCDC BDCABPartⅢCloze21-40 BACDB CDDAB ABDDA BDCACPart Ⅳ Vocabulary and Structure41-60 BAAAC CCDAD DACBA DDDBB61 youths 62 Johnson’s 63 zero64 The 65 valuable 66 knew 67 are landing 68 would be postponed 69 would be given 70 Compared注：63题是零冠词，可以写zero，或者写一个“0”（阿拉伯数字“零”）或者“不填”Part Ⅴ Translation (15 minutes 10%)1 然而，不管水波多大、多猛烈，只对海面造成影响。