2019年P(guān)ETS-3沖刺模擬試題第三套

閱讀A：

Would it surprise you to learn that,like animals,trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?

UBC Professor Simard explains how trees are much more complex than most of us ever imagined.Although Charles Darwin thought that trees are competing for survival of the fittest,Simard shows just how wrong he was.In fact,the opposite is true:trees survive through their co-operation and support,passing around necessary nutrition"depending on who needs it".

Nitrogen(氮)and carbon are shared through miles of underground fungi(真菌)

networks,making sure that all trees in the forest ecological system give and receive just the right amount to keep them all healthy.This hidden system works in a very similar way to the networks of neurons(神經(jīng)元)in our brains,and when one tree is destroyed,it affects all.

Simard talks about"mother trees",usually the largest and oldest plants on which all other trees depend.She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation,transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow.When humans cut down"mother trees"with no awareness of these highly complex"tree societies"or the networks on which they feed,we are reducing the chances of survival for the entire forest.

"We didn't take any notice of it"Simard says sadly."Dying trees move nutrition into the young trees before dying,but we never give them chance."If we could put across the message to the forestry industry,we could make a huge difference towards our environmental protection efforts for the future.

1、"Mother trees"are extremely important because they.

A.look the largest in size in the forest

B.pass on nutrition to young trees

C.seem more likely to be cut down by humans

D.know more about the complex"tree societies"

參考答案：B

參考解析：根據(jù)文章第四段的句子：She explains how dying trees pass on the wealth to the next generation,transporting important minerals to young trees so they may continue to grow.可知mother trees之所以重要是因?yàn)樗鼈儗I(yíng)養(yǎng)傳給小樹，選B。

2、The underlined sentence"the opposite is true"in Paragraph 2 probably means that trees.

A.compete for survival

B.protect their own wealth

C.depend on each other

D.provide support for dying trees

參考答案：C

參考解析：句意理解題：根據(jù)文章第二段的句子：trees survive through their co-operation and support,passing around necessary nutrition"depending on who needs it".可知上文提到達(dá)爾文的適者生存的理論，而相反的是樹是彼此依賴的，所以選C。

3、What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Old Trees Communicate Like Humans

B.Young Trees Are In Need Of Protection

C.Trees Are More Awesome Than You Think

D.Trees Contribute To Our Society

參考答案：C

參考解析：根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容，可知文章介紹樹和樹之間不是你死我活的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)關(guān)系，它們之間是相互依賴的，快要死的樹會(huì)將自己的營(yíng)養(yǎng)傳給小樹讓它們更好的成長(zhǎng)，從第一段的句子：Would it surprise you to learn that,like animals,trees communicate with each other and pass on their wealth to the next generation?

可知作者想要表達(dá)的是樹要比我們想象的要更加令人驚嘆，所以選C。

4、The underlined word"it"in the last paragraph refers to.

A.how"tree societies"work

B.how trees grow old

C.how forestry industry develops

D.how young trees survive

參考答案：A

參考解析：it出現(xiàn)在文章最后一段：實(shí)際上it指代的是第四段提到的內(nèi)容，人們砍倒快死的mother trees是不知道樹的社會(huì)的依存關(guān)系，可知it指的是“樹的社會(huì)”是怎么運(yùn)作的，所以選A。

閱讀B：

Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探險(xiǎn))but this time,it was different.He decided to take his daughter along with him.She was only ten years old.This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.

Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age.Similarly,his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions.Since then,he had never looked back.Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore.He had hated them.They were either too big or too small.Then,there was the instructor.He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father.He had made an exception.Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide.Children his age were not even allowed to dive.

After the first expedition,Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better.There was never a dull moment.In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back,Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean.Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search.Sometimes,he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him.At least,he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures.

Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them.Fortunately for him,a man offered to take him around the different Spots for free.Larry didn’t even know what the time was,how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken.The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.

Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.Already,she looked like she was much braver than had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.

1、Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?

A.To protect himself from danger.

B.To dive into the deep water.

C.To admire the underwater view.

D.To take photo more conveniently.

參考答案：A

參考解析：推理判斷題第三段告訴我們，Larry潛入深水中，一些危險(xiǎn)區(qū)域也阻擾不了他的深水搜尋(Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search.)。而根據(jù)常識(shí)，在深水中人呆在鐵籠中以防危險(xiǎn)的突發(fā)(如海底動(dòng)物的襲擊)。故選A。

2、In what way was this expedition different for Larry?

A.His daughter had grown up.

B.He had become a famous diver.

C.His father would dive with him.

D.His daughter would dive with him.

參考答案：D

參考解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題第一段第1，2句(but this time,it was different.He decided to take his daughter along with him.)告訴我們，Larry再一次進(jìn)行水下探險(xiǎn)，但這一次不同，他決定帶他女兒一起去。所以D選項(xiàng)正確。B選項(xiàng)干擾性較大。該段最后一句是說：這是Larry成名后女兒第一次跟父親去的水下探險(xiǎn)。Larry的成名并不是此次探險(xiǎn)的不同。

3、What can be inferred from Paragraph2?

A.Larry had some privileges.

B.Larry liked the rented diving suits.

C.Divers had to buy diving equipment.

D.Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.

參考答案：A

參考解析：推理判斷題從該段可知，本來像他這樣年齡的小孩是不被允許水下探險(xiǎn)的(Children his age were not even allowed to dive.，然而他是個(gè)例外(He had made an exception)，并且下水之前，他必須接受至少5小時(shí)的理論教育以及5小時(shí)以上的和老師一起下水的實(shí)踐輔導(dǎo)。(Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide.)，由此推測(cè)，A選項(xiàng)正確。

4、What did Larry expect his daughter to do?

A.Become a successful diver.

B.Make a good diving guide.

C.Take a lot of photo underwater.

D.Have longer hours of training.

參考答案：A

參考解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題從最后一段得知，Larry看著他女兒，希望她能繼承他家的傳統(tǒng)(He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.);瞧著她的勇敢勁兒，肯定能變?yōu)橐粋€(gè)成功的水下探險(xiǎn)者(This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.)。故A選項(xiàng)正確。

5、What can be learned from the underlined sentence?

A.Larry didn’t wear a watch.

B.Larry was not good at math.

C.Larry had a poor memory.

D.Larry enjoyed the adventure.

參考答案：D

參考解析：句意理解與推測(cè)題第四段告訴我們，有個(gè)人免費(fèi)帶他在水中在不同的區(qū)域探險(xiǎn)，這樣他得以親眼目睹到30多種以上類型的海洋生物(The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.)，可以想象多么地其樂融融!以致忘記了時(shí)間，忘記了去了多少個(gè)地方，忘記了拍了多少張相片。所以D選項(xiàng)正確。

閱讀C:

How fit are your teeth?Are you lazy about brushing them?Never fear:An inventor is on the case.An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush,and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right(don’t forget the insides of the teeth!)and make sure you’re brushing long enough.“It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,”says Thomas Serval,the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone,so developers could,for instance,create a game controlled by your toothbrush.You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth.“We try to make it smart but also fun,”Several says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father.He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth.They said“yes,”but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry.He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer,for$99 to$199,developing on features.The U.S.is the first target market.

Serval says that one day,it’ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera.The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

1、What can we learn from Serval’s words in Paragraph 3?

A.You will find it enjoyable to see a dentist.

B.You should see your dentist on a day-to–day basis.

C.You can brush with the Kolibree as if guided by a dentist.

D.You’d like a dentist to watch you brush your teeth every day.

參考答案：C

參考解析：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Serval這句話的意思是用這種電動(dòng)牙刷就好像有牙醫(yī)天天在監(jiān)督你的刷牙情況一樣，故答案選C。

2、Which is one of the feature of the Kolibree toothbrush?

A.It can sense how users brush their teeth.

B.It can track users’school performance.

C.It can detect users’fear of seeing a dentist.

D.It can help users find their phones.

參考答案：A

參考解析：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由第一段第四句“An electric toothbrush senses how long…”可知，這種電動(dòng)牙刷可以感知你刷牙的時(shí)間和刷牙的情況，這些你都可以通過手機(jī)來知道自己的表現(xiàn)。故答案選A。

3、What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?

A.How Serval found out his kids lied to him.

B.Why Serval thought brushing teeth was necessary.

C.How Serval taught his kids to brush their teeth.

D.What inspired Serval to invent the toothbrush

參考答案：D

參考解析：考查判斷推理。通過閱讀第五段可知，Serval作為父親發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子沒有刷牙卻說自己刷牙了這種情況之后，使得他決定設(shè)計(jì)一種能夠清楚地知道孩子刷牙情況的牙刷。

4、Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?

A.It can be used to update mobile phones.

B.It can be used to play mobile phone games

C.It can send messages to other users

D.It can talk to its developers.

參考答案：B

參考解析：考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。由第四段可知，設(shè)計(jì)者將設(shè)計(jì)一個(gè)由牙刷控制的游戲，讓這個(gè)牙刷既智能又有趣。

5、What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?

A.The brush handle will be removed.

B.A mobile phone will be built into it.

C.It will be used to fill holes in teeth

D.It will be able to check users’teeth

參考答案：D

參考解析：考查判斷推理。由最后一段可知，以后會(huì)在牙刷上裝上照相機(jī)，這樣人們?cè)谒⒀赖臅r(shí)候甚至可以檢查牙齒上的洞，這說明這種牙刷在將來能夠?qū)θ藗兊难例X進(jìn)行健康檢查。

6、What can we infer about Serval’s children?

A.They were unwilling to brush their teeth

B.They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.

C.They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.

D.They liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.

參考答案：A

參考解析：考查判斷推理。根據(jù)第五段第二句“He would come back…They said‘yes,’but…”可以推斷，Serval的孩子沒有刷牙卻說自己刷牙了，這說明孩子們不喜歡刷牙。

閱讀D:

A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(筆記本電腦).

Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.

Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes"mindlessly"by taking down word for word what the professors said

In the first experiment,students were given either a laptop or pen and paper.They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills.Thirty minutes after the talk,they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.

The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand.However,the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts.Both groups scored similarly when it came to memorizing facts.

The researchers'report said,"While more notes are beneficial,if the notes are taken mindlessly,as is more likely the case on a laptop,the benefit disappears."

In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory,students took notes as before but were tested a week after the lecture.This time,the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.

These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding,but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.

1、While taking notes,laptop users tend to be.

A.skillful

B.mindless

C.thoughtful

D.tireless

參考答案：B

參考解析：細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第三段的句子，Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a laptop increased the tendency to make notes"mindlessly"by taking down word for word what the professors said可知使用筆記本記筆記的學(xué)生往往是無意識(shí)的。所以選B。

2、More and more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can.

A.write more notes

B.digest concepts better

C.get higher scores

D.understand lectures better

參考答案：A

參考解析：細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第二段第一行的句子：Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度).可知越來越多的學(xué)生喜歡用筆記本記筆記，因?yàn)檫@樣他們可以記更多的筆記。所以選A。

3、The passage is likely to appear in.

A.a newspaper advertisement

B.a computer textbook

C.a science magazine

D.a finance report

參考答案：C

參考解析：文章出處題：作者介紹手寫記筆記和用筆記本記筆記好處相比，學(xué)生更容易記住記的材料。這個(gè)結(jié)果是通過兩個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)得出的，所以應(yīng)該是出現(xiàn)在科學(xué)雜志上，而不是：報(bào)紙廣告，電腦課文，和財(cái)經(jīng)報(bào)道，所以選C.

4、The author of the passage aims to.

A.examine the importance of long-term memory

B.stress the benefit of taking notes by hand

C.explain the process of taking notes

D.promote the use of laptops

參考答案：B

參考解析：寫作意圖題：文章介紹通過實(shí)驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)手寫記筆記比用筆記本記筆記好處更多，學(xué)生更容易記住記的材料，所以作者是想強(qiáng)調(diào)用手記筆記的重要性。所以選B。

寫作：

Assuming you are Li Hua,your American friend,sarah,is planning to visit Beijing during the summer vacation and write to inquire about the reconstruction of Qianmen Street.Please write a reply and briefly introduce the following.

假定你是李華，你的美國(guó)朋友sarah打算暑期來北京旅游，來信詢問改建后前門大街的情況。請(qǐng)你寫封回信，簡(jiǎn)單介紹以下內(nèi)容：

1.簡(jiǎn)況：長(zhǎng)800余米、600多年歷史、300余家商鋪;

2.位置：天安門廣場(chǎng)南面;

3.交通：公共汽車17、69、59等路，地鐵2號(hào)線;

4.特色：步行街、當(dāng)當(dāng)車、茶館、劇院等。

參考詞匯：

步行街pedestrian street

當(dāng)當(dāng)車trolley car

地鐵subway

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右;

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫;

3.開頭語已為你寫好，請(qǐng)將完整的回信書寫在答題卡上。

參考范文

Dear Sarah,

Thank you for your letter for asking about the rebuilt Qianmen Street.Here is something about it.

Qianmen Street is a famous street of over 600 years old.Along this 800-meter street,there are more than 300 shops.As the street is in the center of Beijing,just to the south of Tian’anmen Square,it’s very convenient to get there by bus.You may take Buses No.17,69 or 59.Subway Line 2 has a stop there too.Qianmen Street is a pedestrian street,but there are trolley cars to take you not only to the shops,but also to chatters and teahouses where you can experience a truly Chinese way of life.I’m sure you‘ll like it.

Yours

Li Hua