公共英語考試（PETS）三級模擬試題三（2）Motorvehiclesarethelargestsour___ofairpollution,producingahazeof___ogovertheworld'scities.IntheUnitedStates,theyprodu___atleast50%ofthecountry'sairpollution.46.Carsrepresentpeople's_________.[A]oupation[B]identity[C]lifestyle[D]fame47.Aordingtothepassage,theaveragenumberofpeoplekilledannuallyintrafficaidentsaroundtheworldis__________.[A]18million[B]250,000[C]halfoftheworld'spopulation[D]60million48.Aseriousenviro___entalproblemresultingfromautomobilesis_________.[A]tragiclossoflife[B]trafficjams[C]airpollution[D]mentalstress49.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatautomobiles_________.[A]areanimportantpartoftheworld'seconomy[B]arebeinglessdangerous[C]willprodu___lessairpollutioninthefuture[D]arekillingmorepeopleinre___ntyearsthaninthepast50.Thetitlethatsuitsthepassagebestis_________.[A]AutomobileandEconomy[B]AutomobileandtheEnviro___ent[C]TheProblemswiththeAutomobile[D]AdvantagesandDisadvantagesoftheAutomobileText2Idon'tknowhowIbecameawriter,butIthinkitwasbecauseofa___rtainfor___inmethathadtowriteandthatfinallyburstthroughandfoundachannel.Mypeoplewereoftheworkingclassofpeople.Myfather,astone-cutter,wasa___nwithagreatrespectandvenerationforliterature.Hehadatremendousmemory,andhelovedpoetry,andthepoetrythathelovedbestwasnaturallyoftherhetoricalkindthatsucha___nwouldlike.Neverthelessitwasgoodpoetry,Hamlet'sSoliloquy,Macbeth,MarkAntony's"FuneralOration",Grey's"Elegy",andalltherestofit.Ihearditallasachild;Imemorizedandlearneditall.Hesentmetocollegetothestateuniversity.Thedesiretowrite,whichhadbeenstrongduringallmydaysinhighschool,grewstrongerstill.Iwaseditorofthecollegepaper,thecollege___gazine,etc.,andinmylastyearortwoIwasamemberofacourseinplaywritingwhichhadjustbeenestablishedthere.Iwroteseverallittleone-actplays,stillthinkingIwouldbeealawyeroranewspaper___n,neverdaringtobelieveIcouldseriouslybeeawriter.ThenIwenttoHarvard,wrotesomemoreplaysthere,becameobsessedwiththeideathatIhadtobeaplaywright,leftHarvard,hadmyplaysrejected,andfinallyintheautumnof1926,how,why,orinwhat___nnerIhaveneverexactlybeenabletodetermine.Butprobablybecausethefor___inmethathadtowriteatlengthsoughtoutitschannel,IbegantowritemyfirstbookinLondon,Iwaslivingallaloneatthattime.Ihadtworooms－abedroomandasittingroom－inalittersquareinChelseainwhichallthehouseshadthatfamiliar,___okedbrickandcream-yellow-plasterlook.51.We___yconclude,inregardtotheauthor'sdevelopmentasawriter,thathisfather_________.[A]___deanimportantcontribution[B]insistedthathechoosewritingasacareer[C]opposedhisbeingawriter[D]insistedthathereadHamletinordertolearnhowtobeawriter52.Theauthorbelievesthathebecameawritermostlybecauseof_________.[A]hisspecialtalent[B]hisfather'steachingandencouragement[C]hisstudyatHarvard[D]ahiddenurgewithinhim53.Theauthor_________,[A]begantothinkofbeingawriteratHarvard[B]hadalwaysbeensuessfulinhiswritingcareer[C]wenttoHarvardtolearntowriteplays[D]workedasanewspaper___nbeforebeingawriter54.Theauthorreallystartedonhiswaytobeeawriter_________.[A]whenhewasinhighschool[B]whenhewasstudyingatHarvard[C]whenhelivedinLondon[D]afterheenteredcollege55.Aconclusionwecannotsafelydraw(baseduponthispassage)abouttheauthor'slifein1926isthat_________.[A]hewasun___rried[B]hewasmiserableabouthavinghisplaysrejected[C]helivedinahouselikealltheotherhousesaroundhim[D]hestartedhisfirstnovelText3Greekmythologyislargely___deupofstoriesaboutgodsandgoddesses,butitmustnotbereadasakindofGreekBible,anaountoftheGreekreligion.Aordingtothemostmodernidea,arealmythhasnothingtodowithreligion.Itisanexplanationofsomethinginnature;how,forinstan___,anyandeverythingintheuniversecameintoexisten___:men,ani___ls,thisorthattreeorflower,thesun,themoon,thestars,storms,eruptions,earthquakes,allthatisandallthathappens.ThunderandlightningarecausedwhenZeushurlshisthunderbolt.Avolcanoeruptsbecauseaterriblecreatureisimprisonedinthemountainandeverynowandthenstrugglestogetfree.TheDipper(大熊星座),thecons___ation(星座)calledalsotheGreatBear,doesnotsetbelowthehorizonbecauseagoddesson___wasangryatitanddecreed(命令)thatitshouldneversinkintothesea.Mythsareearlyscien___,theresultofmen'sfirsttryingtoexplainwhattheysawaroundthem.Butthereare___nyso-calledmythswhichexplainnothingatall.Thesetalesarepureentertai___ent,thesortofthingpeoplewould___eachotheronalongwinter'sevening.ThestoryofPyg___lion(皮格馬利翁)andGalateaisanexample;ithasnocon___ivableconnectionwithanyeventinnature.NeitherhastheQuestoftheGoldenFlee___(尋找金羊毛),norOrpheus(奧菲士，豎琴圣手)andEurydi___,nor___nyanother.Thisfactisnowgenerallyaepted;andwedonothavetotrytofindineverymythological___ethemoonorthedawnandineveryhero'slifeasunmyth.Thestoriesareearlyliteratureaswellasearlyscien___.Butreligionisthere,too.Inthebackground,tobesure,butneverthelessplaintosee.FromHomerthroughthetragediansandevenlater,thereisadeepeningrealizationofwhathu___nbeingsneedandwhattheymusthaveintheirgods.56.Theauthorbelievesthatmyths__________.[A]havenothingtodowithreligion[B]containverymodernideas[C]arepureentertai___entwithnoreligiouscontent[D]havetodowithscien___,religionandentertai___ent57.Ineverymyth,_________.[A]thereisaconnectionwithsomenaturalevent[B]thereisnotne___ssarilyanattempttoexplainaneventinnature[C]thereareangrygodsandgoddesses[D]thereexistssomereligiousteaching58.Aordingtothepassage,thestoryofPyg___lionandGalatea_________.[A]hassomethingtodowiththeexplanationofnature[B]ispureentertai___ent[C]hassomethingtodowithscien___[D]iscloselyrelatedtoreligion59.Mythsareearlyscien___becausethey__________.[A]explainthenaturalevents[B]teachaboutthehistory[C]havenothingtodowithreligion[D]reflectpeople'sexpectations60.Theauthor,inregardtomodernideasonmyth_________.[A]isimpressedandagreeswiththem[B]refusestoaeptanyofthem[C]addstothemnewpointsofview[D]noneoftheabovePartBDirections:Readthefollowingarticleinwhichfivepeopletalkabouttheirideasofeducation.Forquestions61to65,___tchnameofeachspeakertooneofthestatements(AtoG)givenbelow.MarkyouranswersonyourANSWERSHEET.AlienIthinkit'sagreatshamepeopledon'tlearnanythingtoday.Imean,goodheavens,whenyouthinkofallthemillionsofpoundstheGover___enthavespentoneducation－newschools,moreteachers,newequipment.Andyetstillyoufindpeoplewhocan'treadproperly,can'tevenwritetheirnamesanddon'tknowwhattwoandtwoiswithoutacalculator.Ithinkit'sdownrightdisgra___ful.IrememberwhenIwasyoungyouwenttoschooltolearn.Youdidasyouweretoldandrespectedyourteachers.Nowadaysyougetlong-hairedkidswhoaren'tinterestedinanything.Nowondertheydon'tlearnanything.MarthaWell,therearealotofdifferentviewsonthis,butIthinkitisprobablywrongtoi___ginethattherewassomegoldenageinthepastwheneverythingwasperfect.Italldepends,ofcourse,onwhatyoumeasureandhowyoumeasureit.It___ysurprisesomepeoplethattherehasnotbeenanobviousanddra___ticincreaseinthestandardofeducation,giventhevastamountsofmoneyspentinthisareabysuessivegover___entsinre___ntyears.Butunfortunately,mostimprovementsineducationareintangible.PrittWell,ifyouaskedme,it'sallthesemodernmethodsthatistheproblem.Intheolddaysyousatinrowsatdesksandyoudidasyouweretold.Youknewthatyouhadtodoandyoudidit－andyoukeptquiet.Nowadays,mygod,thenoiseinmostschoolsisdeafeningespeciallypri___ryschools.Thechildrenwanderaround－domoreorlesswhattheywanttoasfarasIcansee.Theteacherjustsitsthereorwandersaroundwiththem,talkingtothem.Infor___lteachingtheycallit.Discoverymethods.Soundsmorelikearecipefordiscoveringdisastertome.SymonsManypeopletalkabouthowtoimproveeducationandalotsuggestraisingthesalariesofteachersandprofessors.Ofcourse,thisisveryimportanttoeducation.However,increasingthesalaryofteachersisjustonewaytoimproveeducation.Itwillnotworkwithoutthecooperationoftheotherdeterminants,suchasstudent'sloveofknowledgeandreading.Eveniftheteachersaredevoted,itwill___kenosenseifthestudentsarenotwillingtolearn.WilbertThecritici___thatwhatstudentslearntodayisnotadaptedtopresent-daysocietyisutterlywrongbecauseeducationcanneverbeseenonlyintermsofhowusefulthesubjectsarewhenstudentsleaveschool.Weoughttoevaluateeducationintermsofhowmuchthestudentsenjoythoses