[PETS试题]全国英语等级考试三级全真模拟试题三

[ A ] there is a connection with some natural event

[ B ] there is not necessarily an attempt to explain an event in nature

[ C ] there are angry gods and goddesses

[ D ] there exists some religious teaching

58. According to the passage, the story of Pygmalion and Galatea _________.

[A] has something to do with the explanation of nature

[B] is pure entertainment

[ C ] has something to do with science

[D] is closely related to religion

59. Myths are early science because they __________.

[ A ] explain the natural events

[ B ] teach about the history

[ C ] have nothing to do with religion

[ D ] reflect people ' s expectations

60. The author, in regard to modern ideas on myth _________.

[A] is impressed and agrees with them

[ B ] refuses to accept any of them

[ C ] adds to them new points of view

[ D ] none of the above

Part B

Directions:

Read the following article in which five people talk about their ideas of education. For questions 61 to 65, match name of each speaker to one of the statements (A to G) given below. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.

Alien

I think it's a great shame people don't learn anything today. I mean, good heavens, when you think of all the millions of pounds the Government have spent on education－new schools, more teachers, new equipment. And yet still you find people who can' t read properly, can't even write their names and don ' t know what two and two is without a calculator. I think it ' s downright disgraceful. I remember when I was young you went to school to learn. You did as you were told and respected your teachers. Nowadays you get long-haired kids who aren ' t interested in anything. No wonder they don ' t learn anything.

Martha

Well, there are a lot of different views on this, but I think it is probably wrong to imagine that there was some golden age in the past when everything was perfect. It all depends, of course, on what you measure and how you measure it. It may surprise some people that there has not been an obvious and dramatic increase in the standard of education, given the vast amounts of money spent in this area by successive governments in recent years. But unfortunately, most improvements in education are intangible.

Pritt

Well, if you asked me, it's all these modern methods that is the problem. In the old days you sat in rows at desks and you did as you were told. You knew that you had to do and you did it－and you kept quiet. Nowadays, my god, the noise in most schools is deafening especially primary schools. The children wander around－do more or less what they want to as far as I can see. The teacher just sits there or wanders around with them, talking to them. Informal teaching they call it.Discovery methods. Sounds more like a recipe for discovering disaster to me.

Symons

Many people talk about how to improve education and a lot suggest raising the salaries of teachers and professors. Of course, this is very important to education. However, increasing the salary of teachers is just one way to improve education. It will not work without the cooperation of the other determinants, such as student ' s love of knowledge and reading. Even if the teachers are devoted, it will make no sense if the students are not willing to learn.

Wilbert

The criticism that what students learn today is not adapted to present-day society is utterly wrong because education can never be seen only in terms of how useful the subjects are when students leave school. We ought to evaluate education in terms of how much the students enjoy those subjects and how much they mean to those students. Instead of being trained to be utilitarian, students should be encouraged to do things for their own sake, and study what they are interested in.

Now match each of the persons to the appropriate statement.

Note: there are two extra statements.

Statements

61. Alien [A] Education is a gradual extension of oneself.

[B] Students should get satisfaction out of education.

62. Martha [C] Education standards are higher than in the past.

[ D ] Education involves learning as well as teaching.

63. Pritt [E] Many students are spoilt by our present-day educational system.

64. Symons [F] Schools should emphasize practical skills.

65. Wilbert [G] Educational standards are declining.

Section IV Writing

( 40 minutes )

You should write your responses to both parts on ANSWER SHEET 2.

Part A

66. Write a note to explain why you were absent from the night class.

Part B

67. For this part, you are required to write a composition based on the following table of The Brain and the Computer. Your composition should be no less than 150 words.

The Brain and the Computer