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2017年公共英語PETS3級閱讀題專項訓練

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Dialogues /monologues:

2017年公共英語PETS3級閱讀題專項訓練

1、 Do they need long workouts to get the benefit, or will short, intense ones do the trick?

do the trick:獲得成功。

他們需要長期的體能訓練獲得益處,還是短暫、劇烈的訓練取得成功?

2、 Bone mass and bone loss.

Bone mass:骨骼塊數;bone loss:骨質疏鬆

3、 Immediate effects may show up after a single exposure or repeated exposures.

通過單一或多次的暴露之後,即刻效應便體現出來了。

4、 Experts found that inhabitants in the three regions have more in common than calories.

專家發現這三個地區的居民在其他方面的共同點超過了他們在卡路里方面的共同點。

5、 Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would keep away from food, love, or exercise. While there is no question that prolonged stress is harmful, several studies suggest that challenging situations in which you’re able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.

rise to the occasion:應付自如。

跟人不能避開食物,愛或鍛鍊一樣,人也不應該躲避壓力,毫無爭議長時間的壓力是有害的,但也有不少研究顯示,你可以應對的挑戰性局面對你是有好處的。

Passage:

Being young has universal appeal and today people are searching for the qualities that youth comprises good health, mental alertness, physical attractiveness, and vigor—in a word, fitness. Fitness is the magical term that has pervaded our daily lives. Via the media, we are constantly bombarded with suggestions to be slim, do exercise, and feel fit. Many television and radio programs are devoted to fitness information and group exercise. Newspapers and magazines regularly feature columns that present the latest nutritional discoveries and exercise equipment. In fact, it is almost impossible to pick up a general interest magazine and not find the perfect diet and easy exercise programs. Countless books and tapes on fitness are available in bookstores and libraries. The medical profession, too, advocates being slender, doing exercise, and feeling energetic.

The intense interest in the condition and appearance of the body has generated a steady flow of highly marketable innovations. In fact, consumers spend billions of dollars annually on activities and products in their quest for fitness. Health clubs have come into bud throughout the nation, and many people sigh up for lifetime memberships. Others, who prefer convenience and privacy, set up fitness equipment in their own homes. Many people shop in health food stores for organically growth goods and dietary supplements to add extra vitamins to their diets.

For many years, it has been the practice of giant corporations to maintain a gym or health club for the exclusive use of their executives. By working out at the gym, or playing tennis, the top people in management could release some of the tensions generated at work. Membership in these corporate facilities was, and still is, a status symbol. Currently, however, a new attitude is emerging. All employees are burdened with tensions and pressures and could benefit from this type of recreation. As a matter of fact, studies contributes is also a financial gain for the company. It therefore is sensible of those major corporations to offer health club memberships to all their employees. This concept is revolutionary, but it is being considered seriously. There is no doubt about it: when people are physically fit, they are at their best. It makes sense to maintain optimum health in order to live life to the fullest.

參考譯文:

年輕具有普遍吸引力,今天人們在搜尋著構成年輕的要素:好的身體,精力充沛、身體的外在魅力,朝氣蓬勃——一句話,健康。健康這個富有魔力的術語在我們日常生活中蔓延開來。通常媒體,我們不斷地被各種各樣的建議所包圍,諸如要保持苗條、要鍛鍊身體、還要保持好的精神狀態等等。許多電視和廣播節目致力於向人們提供健身資訊和群體健身活動。報紙和雜誌也闢有特色專欄,向人們呈現關於營養的最新發現和健身裝置。實際上,隨便拿起哪本大眾雜誌,都可以找到關於完美飲食和簡易健身的專案。書店和圖書館裡隨處可見無數有關健康的書籍和磁帶。醫學行業也倡導人們保持苗條身材、加強身體鍛鍊、保持精力充沛。

對身體狀況和外在形體的廣泛關注,導致高度市場化的創新穩步發展。事實上,消費者為健身活動和產品每年都要支出數十億美元。健康俱樂部如雨後春筍遍佈全國,許多人都註冊成為終生會員。那些喜歡方便和隱私的人則自家購置了健身器材。許多人在保健品店購買有機產品和膳食補充劑來額外補充維生素。

多年以來,大型公司為企業高層管理人員配備專用健身房和健康俱樂部。通過健身房的鍛鍊,或者打網球,高階管理人員可以釋放工作中的壓力。擁有這樣的'會員身份,至今仍是一種身份地位的象徵。然而,目前又出現了一種新的趨勢。公司所有員工都揹負沉重的工作壓力和緊張,因此都可以享受這種娛樂活動。實際上,研究顯示,身體和精神健康可以切實幫助員工提高工作效率。病假時間減少也是公司的一項財政收入。因此,那些大公司向全體員工提供健康俱樂部會員身份是很明智的決策。這種理念是革命性的,但是需要認真給予考慮。毫無疑問的是:當人們身體健康的時候,其工作狀態也處於最高峰。為了能夠更充實地生活,保持身體處於最佳狀況是非常有意義的一件事情。

Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET l.

Pollution is a“dirty” pollute means to contaminate-topsoil or something by introducing impurities which make(31) ___unfit or unclean to ution comes in many see it,smell it,(32) ___it,drink it,and stumble through literally lived in and breathe pollution,and(33) ___surprisingly,it is beginning to(34) ___our health,our happiness,and our civilization.

Once we thought of pollution(35) ___meaning simply the smog--the choking,stinging,dirty(36) ___that hovers over air pollution,while it is(37) ___the most dangerous,is only one type of contamination among several(38) ___attack the most basic life functions.

Through the uncontrolled use of insecticides,man has polluted the land,(39) ___the (40) ___sewage and chemicals into rivers and lakes,we have contaminated our(41) ___ are polluting the oceans,too,killing the fish and(42) ___depriving ourselves(43) ___an invaluable food supply.

Part of the problem is our exploding(44) ___ and more people are producing more this problem is intensified by our“throw—away” year Americans(45) ___of 7 million autos,20 million tons of waste paper,25 million pounds of toothpaste tubes and 48 million throw away gum wrappers,newspapers,and paper is no longer wise to(46) ___y almost everything is disposable. (47) ___of repairing a toaster or a radi0,it is easier and cheaper to buy another one and discard the old,even(48) ___95 percent of its parts may still be diapers,which used to be made of reusable cloth,are now paper we will wear clothing made of(49) ___:“Wear it once and throw it away”will be the slogan of the fashionable consciousness.

Where is this all to end? Are we turning the world into a gigantic dump,or is there hope that we can solve the pollution problem?(50) ___,solutions are in sight.A few of them are positively ingenious.

參考譯文

汙染是一個“骯髒”的詞語。汙染就是弄髒——表土或什麼東西,通過引進雜質使其不健康或不潔。汙染可以有很多形式。我們可以看見它,聞到它,嚐到它,喝到它,從它中間掙扎走過。我們簡直生活在汙染中,呼吸著它,毫不奇怪,它開始威脅我們的健康、我們的幸福和我們的文明。

我們曾經把汙染只是想成煙霧——盤旋在城市上空的那種嗆人、刺鼻、骯髒的空氣。但是空氣汙染雖然是最為危險的,但也只是幾種攻擊最基本生活功能的汙染之一。

通過不加控制地使用殺蟲劑。人類已經汙染了土地,殺死了野生動物。通過將汙水和化學物質傾倒進河流和湖泊,我們已經汙染了我們的飲用水。我們也正在汙染海洋,殺死魚類,因而剝奪了我們那無價的食物供應。

人口的爆炸也是引起汙染的原因之一。越來越多的人正在製造越來越多的垃圾。但是,這一問題被我們的“一次性”技術加劇了。每年美國人都要扔掉 700萬輛汽車、2,000萬噸廢紙、2,500萬磅牙膏皮和4,800萬個罐子。我們還扔掉口香糖包裝紙、報紙和紙盤。再次利用已經不再明智了。今天。幾乎所有東西都可以扔掉。比起修一臺烤箱或收音機,買一臺新的、扔掉舊的更容易、更便宜,雖然它95%的部件仍可以使用。嬰兒尿布以前用迴圈使用的布製成,現在都變成紙質的一次性產品了。不久我們就會穿上紙質的衣服:“穿一次就扔掉”將成為流行意識的口號。

所有這些到什麼時候才能結束?我們是不是正在把世界變成一個巨大的垃圾場,或者我們還有沒有希望解決汙染問題?幸運的是,已經有了解決問題的辦法,有幾種辦法還十分具有獨創性。

答案及解析

【解析】本句意為‘汙染’意思是弄髒——表層土或什麼東西,通過引進雜質,這使…不健康或不乾淨。”顯然,此空處應指topsoil or something,因為前面已出現,所以用it來代替。

e 【解析】本句意為“我們看得見它,聞得見它,…它,喝它,而且在它中間掙扎。”由常識可知,此空處只有一個“嘗”較合適。

【解析】此空前半句意為“我們真地生活在汙染中,呼吸著它”,而後半句意為“它開始…我們的健康、幸福和文明。”顯然,這是因果關係,故中間的surprisingly前只能加個否定詞not。

aten 【解析】由33題解析可以知道此空一定為“威脅”之意。

【解析】think of sth.為固定短語,意為“把某物想成某物”。

【解析】由前面的smog可知,此空處應填與smog相應的物質,又由後面的“hovers over cities”可知,此物質只能是“髒空氣”。

l 【解析】本句意為“但是空氣汙染,儘管它…是最危險的,但也只是幾種攻擊最基本生活功能的汙染方式之一。”顯然,可知此空應填“仍然”。

h 【解析】由37題解析可知此空應為一個引導定語從句的詞,即which,其後的定語修飾“several(types of contamination)”。

in9 【解析】本句意為“通過無控制地使用殺蟲劑,人類已經汙染了土地,…野生動物。”顯然,此空處應填“殺害”,但不能填kill,因為英語中無連詞時不可能有兩個謂語,故應填killing,killing the wildlife是現在分詞做伴隨狀語。

ing 【解析】由本句句意“通過將汙水和化學物質…入河流和湖泊,…”可知,此空處顯然應為“倒”。又因為介詞後只能用dumping,而不能用dump。

king 【解析】由本句句意“通過將汙水和化學物質倒入河流和湖泊,我們已經汙染了我們的…水。”顯然,此空處應為“飲用”。

eby 【解析】本句句意為“我們也正在汙染海洋,殺死了魚類,…剝奪了我們那無價的食物供應。”顯然,此空前後為因果關係,而且depriving前不能用so或其他表因果關係的連詞,而只能用介詞thereby。

【解析】deprive sth.為固定短語,意為“剝奪某人的某東西(或某權利)”。

lation 【解析】由下一句“越來越多的人正在製造更多的垃圾。”可知,此處應指“膨脹的人口”,即exploding population。

ose 【解析】由前一句“但是這個問題因為我們的“一次性”技術而加劇了。”可知,此處應為“丟掉,扔掉”之意,即dispose of。

e 【解析】由後一句“今天幾乎每件東西都可以被扔掉。”可知,“…任何東西不再明智了。”中的空處應為“再利用”,這樣前後兩句邏輯上才能合理。

ead 【解析】由本句句意“…修一臺烤箱或一臺收音機,買一臺新的、扔掉舊的更容易、更便宜…”可知,肯定是“不修”,又因為有介詞of,所以應填instead。instead of意為“不做某事”,是固定短語。

gh 【解析】參見47題解析,由本句句意“…更便宜,…它的95%的部件仍可以使用。”可知,此空處應填“儘管,即使”,即even though。

r 【解析】由前一句“。 now paper throwaways.”可知,“不久以後我們將穿由紙製作的衣服。”

unately 【解析】由本句句意“…可以看到有解決辦法的希望了。”可知,此空應填“幸運的是”。