全国英语等级考试（PEST）三级笔试模拟试题及详解（二）SECTION I Listening（略）SECTION II ReadingPart ADirections: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 1Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport, they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting.But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的) , has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox’s smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labor Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.26. Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes _____.[A] for recreation[B] in the interests of the farmers[C] to limit the fox population[D] to show off their wealth27. What is special about fox hunting in Britain?[A] It involves the use of a deadly poison.[B] It is a costly event which rarely occurs.[C] The hunters have set rules to follow.[D] The hunters have to go through strict training.28. Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game _____.[A] by resorting to violence[B] by confusing the fox hunters[C] by taking legal action[D] by demonstrating on the scene29. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to _____.[A] prohibit farmers from hunting foxes[B] forbid hunting foxes with dogs[C] stop hunting wild animals in the countryside[D] prevent large-scale fox hunting30. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.[A] killing foxes with poison is illegal[B] limiting the fox population is unnecessary[C] hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent[D] fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich【答案及解析】26.A 细节题。
第三段首句，参加猎狐的人把猎狐当作是一项运动，既然是运动，当然是有娱乐的成分在里面了，因而只能选A。
27.C 细节推断题。
依据第三段第二句，他们穿着上身红下身白的专门制服，遵循严格的行为规范，与C项遵守一套规则同义；故选C为答案。
28.B 细节题。
第四段最后一句说，阻拦者在大多数情况下，用误导马队和搅乱狐狸的踪迹来干扰猎狐。
与B项吻合。
29.B 细节推断题。
本文末句说，议会工党议员Mike Foster提出了一个使猎狐不合法的提案，如果这个法案得以通过，就像狐狸这样野生动物在英国将会被法律禁猎令得以保护。
故B为答案。
30.C 细节推断题。
第四段第二句说，过去几十年里反对猎狐的人数急剧上升，因为他们认为猎狐是残忍的，故C为答案。
Text 2SMS (Short Message Service) gradually becomes the main service for cell phone users for its great charming. In addition, the development of mobile communications technology and service has created favorable condition for SMS. For example, MMS, multi-media messaging service, is a new type of message service on the basis of SMS. It allows transmission of multi-media messages between cell phone and computer, as well as between cell phones. Communication with SMS is quite convenient. You can write a message after carefully thinking what you want to say with many words without worrying about money. Actually, SMS enjoys the absolute majority utilization among mobile service. In China, the number of short message transmitted is 2,200 billion in 2003. People, however, feel angry and anxious sometimes while enjoying SMS. More and more rubbish short messages that contain such content as erotic, gambling, or advertising are sent tocell phone users, which seriously violated the user’s privacy. Because the sender of these rubbish short messages do not take into account whether people need them or not, and do not get the permission from users to transmit these rubbish short messages to them.As we know, everyone has the right to communication freely with other people, and the right to refuse communication with people they don’t like to. But these rights were not guaranteed in SMS. Users do not receive rubbish short messages on a voluntary basis. If you fell angry and disgusted with some rubbish message to your cell phone, and do not want to see it again, that means such message is in contradiction with your wish, and violates your privacy. MMS also promote the transmission of unhealthy information on the Internet from computer to cell phone, which must ex- tend the scope and influence of rubbish short message.The rapid development of mobile communications may suffer a lot if there is no change in the way of transmitting SMS. More and more users of cell phone are disturbed by rubbish short messages, and their privacy is violated by mobile communications service, which is also not a benefit for the development of mobile communications service.31. _____ has created a good condition for SMS.[A] Multi-media messaging service[B] Mobile communications technology[C] Mobile communications service[D] Mobile communications technology and service32. By MMS, short messages can be transmitted except between _____.[A] cell phones[B] computers[C] cell phone and computer[D] mobile phone and computer33. People someti mes don’t enjoy SMS because _____.[A] SMS also sends rubbish short messages[B] SMS violates their privacy[C] SMS does not consider whether people need it or not[D] SMS doesn’t get people’s permission to send them messages34. MMS may violate people’s privacy because _____.[A] SMS doesn’t take measu res to forbidden it[B] SMS doesn’t guarantee people’s privacy[C] it makes rubbish short messages transmission easier[D] it extends the scope and influence of rubbish short message35. From the text we know that _____.[A] people should refuse rubbish short messages[B] SMS should think of a way to get rid of rubbish short messages[C] MMS should not allow people to send messages from the Internet to cell phones[D] SMS benefits from rubbish short messages。