PETS三級(jí)全真模擬試題一

PETS三級(jí)全真模擬試題一（三）2007-01-0309:32來源：考試大【大中小】SectionⅢReadingComprehension（40minutes）PartADirections:Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkfouranswersontheANSWERSHEETbydrawingathicklineacrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.TextINooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabled（ 殘廢的）peoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople.Aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile（可動(dòng)的）,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople'sattitudetowardsthem.Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?Butthereareotherbarriers:prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat .{AJitispossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'sdisabledpeople[B]therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld[C]thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest[D]IndiahasnotmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanadaThekeywordinParagraph4is .[A]barriers[B]ignorance[C]disability[D]prejudiceThelastwordofthepassage"counts"mostprobablymeans .[A]"ismostimportant"[B]"isincluded"[C]"isconsidered"[D]"isnumbered"WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?[A]Thereareabout10percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.[B]Thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople.[C]Eventheable-bodiedmaylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.[D]Therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat __.[A]weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement[B]wemusttakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled[C]theable-bodiedpeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled[D]bothphysicalandmentalbarriersarehardtobreakdown ——轉(zhuǎn)貼于：考試大_PETS考試Text2Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That'sthefindingofanextensivestudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoconsumedatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewhoneveratefish.TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatgivestrongscientificbackingtothelongheldbeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefits,particularlytotheheart.Heartdiseaseisthenuinber-onekillerintheUnitedStates,withmorethan550,000deathsoc-curringfromheartattackseachyear.Butresearcherspreviouslyhavenoticedthattheincidence（ 發(fā)生率）ofheartdiseaseislowerinculturesthatconsumemorefishthanAmericansdo.Therearefewerheartdiseasedeaths,forexample,amongtheEskimosofGreenland,whoconsumeabout14ouncesoffishaday,andamongtheJapanese,whosedailyfishconsumptionaveragesmorethan3ounces.For20years,theDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen,20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudy,theaveragefishconsumptionwasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachdaywithmoremeneatinglean（ 瘦的）fishthanfattyfish.Duringthenexttwodecades,78ofthemendiedfromheartdisease.Thefewestdeathswereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefish,evenatlevelsfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastrueregardlessofotherfactorssuchasage,highbloodpressure,orbloodcholesterol（膽固醇）levels.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?[A]TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdisease.[B]Heartdoctorswon'tcallyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.[C]AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmerica.[D]ThereisalowincidenceofheartdiseaseinsuchcountriesasJapanandGreenland.Thephrase"thisrelationship"（inLine3,Para.5）referstotheconnectionbetween andtheincidenceofheartdisease.[A]theamountoffisheaten[B]regularfish-eating[C]thekindoffisheaten[D]peopleofdifferentregionsThepassageismainlyabout .[A]thehighincidenceofheartdiseaseinsomecountries[B]theeffectoffisheatingonpeople'shealth[C]thechangesinpeople'sdiet[D]thedailyfishconsumptionofpeopleindifferentculturesWhyisheartdiseasethemostdangerouskillerintheUnitedStates?[A]BecauseAmericanpeopledrinktoomuchspirits.[B]Becausethereareag