2016年PETS-3阅读理解模拟题及参考答案

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　　As a defense against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the pressures upon themselves; contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors are kept locked; telephone numbers may be ex-directory; journeys outside the home are usually hurried, rather than a source of pleasure. There are other strategies, too, which are positively harmful to the individuals, for example, reducing awareness through drugs or alcohol. Furthermore, all these defensive forms of behavior are harmful to society in general; they cause widespread loneliness and destroy the community’s concern for its members. Lack of informal social contact and indifference to the misfortunes of others, if they are not personally known to oneself, are amongst the major causes of urban crime.
　　Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped because so much economic activity has migrated to the suburbs and beyond.
　　Present day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life. Old established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly swept away, by both public and private organizations, usually to be replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to leave their familiar homes, usually to be re-housed in tower blocks which are drab, inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for human interaction or support. This destruction of established social structures is the worst possible approach to the difficulties of living in a town or city. Instead, every effort should be made to conserve the human scale of the environment, and to retain familiar landmarks.
　　56. According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are _________________.
　　A. in need of help
　　B. naturally aggressive
　　C, likely to commit crime
　　D. anxious to succeed
　　57. The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because _______________.
　　A. criminals are difficult to trace in larges populations
　　B. people do not communicated with their neighbors
　　C. people feel anonymous there
　　D. the trappings of success are attractive to criminals
　　58. According to the article, what is the worst problem facing people living in cities?
　　A. Crime
　　B. Finding somewhere to live
　　C. Social isolation
　　D. Drugs and alcoholism来源：www.examda.com
　　59. The majority of people who live in inner cities do so because they ____________.
　　A. dislike having to travel far to work
　　B. don’t like the idea of living in the suburbs
　　C. have been forced by circumstances to do so
　　D. have turned against society
　　60. Architectural changes have affected city life by ___________.
　　A. giving the individual a say in planning
　　B. dispersing long-established communities
　　C. forcing people to live on top of each other
　　D. making people move to the suburbs
　　Part B
　　Directions
　　Read the following text from a discussion in which five persons talked about their views on dieting. For questions 61 to 65, match each person (61 to 65 ) to one of the statements ( A to G) given below. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
　　Abbey
　　You can always recognize dieters from the sour expression on their faces. They spend most of their time turning their noses up at food. They are forever consulting calories charts, gazing at themselves in mirrors, and leaping on to weight-machines in the bathroom. They spend a lifetime fighting a losing battle against spreading hips, protruding tummies and double chins. What a miserable lot dieters are !
　　Marlin
　　I began making some dietary and lifestyle changes during my second year of college and have been eating this way ever since. I like the way I feel when I don’t eat animal foods so much more than the pleasure I used to get from eating them. I have much more energy; I need less sleep; I feel calmer: I can maintain an ideal body weight without worrying about how much I eat, and I can think more clearly.
　　Maggie
　　During my first year of college, I gained forty pounds when I began throwing the javelin. For the next twenty years, I carried all of this extra weight and kidded myself that I was in good shape since that’s what I weighed in college. Now that I’ve lost all that extra weight, I feel great! People say all the time, “Well, how do you live without eating cheeseburgers or this or that?” and I say , “You just don’t. It’s not even an option. It’s not that hard once you get on it.”
　　Belinda
　　If you are on a diet, you’re always hungry. You can’t be hungry and happy at the same time.
　　All the horrible concoctions you eat instead of food leave you permanently dissatisfied. A complete food it may be, but not quite as complete as juicy steak. So at least three times a day you will be exposed to temptation. How miserable to watch others tucking into piles of mouth-watering food while you tuck a water biscuit and sip unsweetened lemon juice! And if hunger just proves too much for you, in the end you will lash out and devour five huge guilt-inducing cream cakes at a sitting. Then things will turn out to be even worse.
　　Wood  
　　I went on diet when my doctor told me that my blood pressure tended to be high. Only at that time did I realize the danger of being overweight. Since I began making dietary changes in 1982, eating this way has become increasingly accepted. I don’t feel I’ve lost something after dieting. Instead, I’ve got something valuable. That is good health.
　　Now match each of the persons (61 to 65) to the appropriate statement.
　　Note: there are two extra statements.
　　61. Abbey A. Being on a diet is a torture.
　　62. Marlin B. I feel better with vegetarian food.
　　63. Maggie C. I lost weight after dieting.
　　64. Belinda D. I began dieting for the sake of health.
　　65.Wood E. Dieting enables people to eat more than they need.
　　F. Dieting simply causes endless worries.
　　G. Dieting does more harm than good to one’s health.
　　46 D 47 A 48 B 49 C 50 C
　　51 A 52 D 53B 54 C 55 A
　　56 D 57 A 58 C 59 C 60 B

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