9月全国英语等级考试（PETS-2）阅读理解模拟考试题及答案.doc

9月全国英语等级考试（PETS-2）阅读理解模拟考试题及答案姓名:_____________ 年级:____________ 学号:______________题型选择题填空题解答题判断题计算题附加题总分得分评卷人得分 第二节 阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的[A][B][C]和[D]四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 Text 1 The firsttime I heard the actual London Bridge was in Lake Havasu City，Arizona， I thought it was a joke． A stupidjoke at that． I mean， what sort of moron would take aperfectly good， perfectly famous bridge and move it halfway around the world tosome no－name town in northwest Arizona? Back in 1962 when all this started，Lake Havasu City was nothing． A couple of shops，a couple of homes， and no tourism at all． It turns outRobert McCulloch is the moron in question， and hewasn't quite the moron I thought he was． His 2．45million dollar investment（投资） in the 130－year－oldbridge－－which the British government was selling becauseit was about to fall into the Thames（泰晤士河）－－endedup being the investment of a lifetime． You seeMcCulloch was a real businessman， among otherthings， and his money paid off big． He turnedLake Havasu into one of the most visited tourist at－tractionsin Arizona． It took ninelong years to take down the bridge， ship itbrick by brick to the middle of no－where，and build it up again． When it finally did open up in 1971，it was a huge deal covered by the international press． The bridgeis now a popular tourist attraction， and there's even a mini "English Village" at the foot of the bridge withsouvenirs （纪念品 ） and real British food so you can have a good old time． NowadaysLake Havasu is a busy town with a population of about 56，000citizens and another2．5 million visitors each year．Most of that is during spring break when the town overflows with energetic boysand girls． Even MTV and the Girls Gone Wild people get in on the action．All thanks to that little bridge． I don' tknow about you， but I' m saving my pennies． When theFrench get sick of that Eiffel Tower， I' 11 bethe first to put money on it． It' 11 look great in my backyard． 56．The underlined word "moron" in the first paragraph means [A] a braveperson [B ] a foolish person[ C ] a famous person [D] a strange person 57．Why did the British government put the London Bridge up for sale? [ A ] Itpolluted the Thames．[ B ] It was no longer popular． [ C ] It wasgoing to fall down． [ D ] Itcould bring them the needed money． 58．What was Lake Havasu City like before 1962? [ A ] It wasa good place for investment．[ B ] It was known for its EnglishVillage． [ C ] It wasa small town with no tourism．[ D] It had a population of 56，000citizens． 59．In the last paragraph， the author tries to be [ A] polite[ B] friendly [ C] practical [ D] humorous Text 2 Studies overthe past decade at the University of Utah show that hands－freecellphones are just as harmful to drivers as hand－held onesbecause it is the conversation， not the phone，that is distracting（分散） their attention．"Even though your eyes are looking right at something，when you are on the cellphone， you are not as likely to see it，"says Professor David Strayer． "Ninety－ninepercent of the time， it's not that critical（危急的），but that l% could be the time a child runs into the street，"he adds． Dr．Strayer' s studies have also found that talking on a cellphone is far moredistracting than talking with a passenger． Listeningto the radio， to music or to a book on tape also isn' t as distracting，because it doesn' t require the same level of interaction as a conversation．But even drivers may miss some details of a book on tape if their attention isfocused on driving tasks． Some people can train themselves topay extra attention to things that are important－－like policeofficers learn to search faces in crowds． And the Utahresearchers have found a rare group of "super－taskers"－－about2．5% of the population－－who seemable to attend to more than one thing with ease． Many morepeople think they can effectively do several things at the same time，but they are really turning their attention rapidly between two things and notgetting the full effect of either． Clearly，it is easier to put some tasks together than others．"Not all distractions are the same，" saysDr． Strayer． Things like cleaning and workingout can be done automatically（自动地） while the mind is focusedelsewhere． But doing homework and texting at the same time isn' t possible．Even talking and watching TV is difficult． "Justtry talking with your wife while watching football．It' s impossible，" jokes Dr．Strayer． 60．What is the first paragraph mainly about? [ A] Theharm in using phones while driving．[ B ] Theadvantages of hand－held phones． [ C ] Thedanger of running in the street． [ D ] Thecauses of road accidents． 61．What does the example of police officers in Paragraph 2 show? [ A]Searching for faces require more attention than driving． [ B ]Talking to a crowd calls for a high level of attention． [ C ] 。