PETS 5模拟试卷3答案

　　PETS第五级全真模拟试卷（3）

　　Section Ⅱ Use of English( 15 minutes)

　　Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word.Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　The more gadgets there are, the (31) ______ things seem to get. said Honore Ervin, co-author of The Etiquette Girls: Things You Need to Be Told. Just because it' s there ( 32 ) ______ your disposal, doesn' t mean you have to use it 24/7.

　　A recent (33)_ by market research company Synovate showed that 70 percent of 1,000 respondents (34) ______ the poorest etiquette in cell phone users over other devices. The worst habit? Loud phone conversations in public places, or cell yell, ( 35 ) ______ to 72 percent of the Americans polled.

　　People use (36)______anywhere and everywhere, Ervin said. At the movies-turn (37)______ your cell phone. I don' t want to pay $10 to be sitting next to some guy chitchatting to his girlfriend (38) ______ his cell phone. This rudeness has deteriorated public spaces, according to Lew Friedland, a communication professor (39) ______ the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He (40) ______ the lack of manners a kind of unconscious rudeness, (41)_ many people are not (42) ______ of what they' re doing or the others around them.

　　I think it' s really noticeable in any plane, train or bus (43) ______ you' re subjected against your will (44) ______ someone else' s conversation, he said. You can listen to intimate details of their uncle' s illness, problems with their lovers and (45) ______ they' re having for sinner. It (46) ______ what was a public common space and starts to (47) ______ it up into small private space.

　　A short time ago, if cell phone users (48) ______ politely asked to talk quietly, they would (49) ______with chagrin, he said. Now more and more people are essentially treating you like you don' t understand that loud cell phone use is (50) ______ in public.

　　Section Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(50 minutes)

　　Part A：Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

　　Text 1

　　As long as her parents can remember, 13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother, Tally, a financial-aid officer at a California University, knows all too well the daunting thing of paying for a college education. Last year the average yearly tuition at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than $17,000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton (she's threatening), where one year's tuition, room and board—almost $ 34, 000 in 2007--will cost more than some luxury cars? Even a number cruncher like Tally admits it' s a little scary, especially since she'll retire and Katie will go to college at around the same time.

　　Paying for college has always been a hard endeavor. The good news: last year students collected $ 74 billion in financial aid, the most ever. Most families pay less than full freight. Sixty percent of public-university students and three quarters of those at private colleges receive some form of financial aid--mostly, these days, in the form of loans. But those numbers are not as encouraging as they appear for lower-income families, because schools are changing their formulas for distributing aid. Eager to boost their magazine rankings, which are based in part on the test scores of entering freshmen, they' re throwing more aid at smarter kids--whether they need it or not.

　　The best way to prepare is to start saving early. A new law passed last year makes that easier for some families. So-called 529 plans allow parents to sock away funds in federal-tax-free-investment accounts, as long as the money is used for qualified education expenses like tuition, room and board. The plans aren' t for everyone. For tax reasons, some lower and middle income families may be better off choosing other investments. But saving is vital. When' s the best time to start? Sometime, says Jack Joyoe of the College Board, between the maternity ward and middle school.

　　Aid packages usually come in some combination of grants, loans and jobs. These days 60 percent of all aid comes in the form of low-interest loans. All students are eligible for unsubsidized federal Stafford loans, which let them defer interest payments until after graduation. Students who can demonstrate need can also qualify for federal Perkins loans or subsidized Staffords, where the government pays the interest during school. Fortunately, this is a borrower' s market. Interest rates are at their lowest level in the history of student loans, says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Finaid. Kantrowitz expects rates to fall even further when they' re reviewed this summer.

　　Traditional scholarships, academic or athletic, are still a part of many families' planning. Mack Reiter, a 17-year-old national wrestling champion, gets so many recruiting letters he throws most away. He' ll almost certainly get a free ride. Without it, we would really be in a bind, says his mother, Janet. For everyone else, it' s worth the effort to pick through local and national scholarship offerings, which can be found on Web sites like college-board, com.

　　51. What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of the Harts?

　　A．The difficulty of paying the tuition.

　　B．The far-sight of the parents.

　　C．The promising future of Katie.

　　D．The increasing tuition in the university.

　　52. What can we infer from the second paragraph?

　　A．Some families arc too poor to pay the full amount of the tuition.

　　B．The parents do not favor the form of loans.

　　C．Paying the tuition makes the parents feel humble.

　　D．Those who are in great need may not get what they need.

　　53. The last paragraph suggests that ________

　　A．many recruiting letters failed to provide Mack Reiter with scholarships

　　B．Mack Reiter wanted to help his family go out of the trouble

　　C．traditional scholarships are a good solution to the tuition problems in some families

　　D．Mack Reiter was very proud of his national wrestling championship

　　54. What does the author mean by better off ( Line 4, Paragraph 3 ) ?

　　A．Richer.

　　B．Wiser.

　　C．Happier.

　　D．Luckier.

　　55. Which of the following is true according to the text?

　　A．The Harts prefer a public university to a private one.

　　B．It is much easier to pay the tuition at present.

　　C．All students can get the aid package.

　　D．Traditional scholarships are still attractive to some families.

　　Text 2

　　It was late in the afternoon, and I was putting the final touch on a piece of writing that I was feeling pretty good about. I wanted to save it, but my cursor had frozen. I tried to shut the computer down, and it seized up altogether. Unsure of what else to do, I yanked (用力猛拉) the battery out.

　　Unfortunately, Windows had been in the midst of a delicate and crucial undertaking. The next morning, when I turned my computer back on, it informed me that a file had been corrupted and Windows would not load. Then, it offered to repair itself by using the Windows Setup CD.

　　I opened the special drawer where I keep CDs, but no Windows CD in there. I was forced to call the computer company' s Global Support Centre. My call was answered by a woman in some unnamed, far-off land. I find it annoying to make small talk with someone when I don t know what continent they' re standing on. Suppose I were to comment on the beautiful weather we' re been having when there was a monsoon at the other end of the phone? So I got right to the point.

　　My computer is telling me a file is corrupted and it wants to fix itself, but I don't have the Windows Setup CD.