PETS-5模拟试卷5

PETS第五级全真模拟试卷（5）SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,______(31)tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffectedu-cationalachievement.Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,rankingfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests______(32)pen-holdingtechniqueshavedetedoratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar______(33)atten-tiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher______(34)findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoin-vestigatethisarea______(35)henoticedthatthosestudentswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling______(36)hadapoorpengrip.WhileMr.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink______(37)pen-holdingstyleandaccuracyinspelling,he______(38)findhugedifferencesintechniquebe-tweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadef'mite______(39)betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.Peoplewho______(40)theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics______(41)inhibitlearning,______(42)aspoorposture,leaningtoo______(43)tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen______(44)thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure______(45)isbeingwritten).Mr.Thomasbelievesthatthe______(46)betweenelderandyoungerwritersis______(47)toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow______(48).Heattrib-utesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween______(49)groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties.The30-year-oldshowedahugediversityofgrips,______(50)theover40sgroupallhadauniform'tripod'grip.SectionⅢReadingComprehension(50minutes)PartA：ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Inathree-monthperiodlastyear,twoBrooklyniteshadtobecutoutoftheirapartmentsandcarriedtohospitalonstretchersdesignedfortransportingsmallwhales.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptance(NAAFA)arguesthatitwasnottheircombined900kgbulkthatmadethemill.Obesity,accordingtoNAAFA,isnotbadforyou.And,evenifitwas,thereisnothingtobedoneaboutit,becausegenesdictateweight.Attemptingtoeatlessmerelyslowsmetabolism,havingpeopleaschubbyasever.ThisisthefadashmovementthatcausesAmerica'sslimmingindustrysomuchpain.InhisbookBinFatLies(Ballantine,1996),GlennGaessersaysthatnostudyyethasconvincinglyshownthatweightisanindependentcauseofhealthproblems.Fatnessdoesnotkillpeople;thingslikehypertension,coronaryheartdiseasesandcancerdo.Mi-chaelFnmento,authorofTheFatoftheLand(Viking,1997),ananti-fatlashdiatribe,comparesDrGaesser'slogicwithsayingthattheguillotinedidnotkillLouisXVI:Rather,itwastheseveringofhisvertebrae,thecuttingofallthebloodvesselsinhisneck,and..,thetraumacausedbyhisheaddroppingseveralfeetintoawickerbasket.Beingfatkillsinseveralways.Itmakespeoplefarmorelikelytosufferfromheartdiseaseorhighbloodpres-sure.Evenmoderateobesityincreasesthechanceofcontractingdiabetes.Being40%overweightmakespeople30%-50%morelikelytodieofcancer,accordingtotheAmericanCancerSociety.Extremefatnessmakespatientssomuchlesslikelytosurvivesurgerythatmanydoctorsrefusetooperateuntiltheyslim.Theideathatbeingoverweightiscausedbyobesitygenesisnotwhollyfalse:researchershavefoundanumberofgenesthatappeartomakesomepeopleburnoffenergyataslowerrate.Butgenesarenotdestiny.Thedifferencebetweensomeonewithageneticpredispositiontogainweightandsomeonewithoutappearstoberoughly40calori-es-oraspoonfulofmayonnaise--aday.Analternativefatlashargument,advancedinbookssuchasDeanOnrush'sEatMore,WeightLess(HarperCollies,1993)andDateAtrens'sDon'tDiet(WilliamMorrow,1978),isthatfatnessisnotamatterofeatingtoomuch.TheynotethatasAmericans'weighthasballoonedoverthelastfewdecades,theirreportedcaloricintakehasplunged.Thissimplyexplainspeople'sownrecollectionofhowmuchtheyeatisextremelyunreliable.Andastheygrowfatter,peoplefeelguiltyandaremorelikelytofibabouthowmuchtheyeat.Allreputablestudiesshowthateatinglessandexercisingreduceweight.Certainly,thebody'smetabolismslowsalittlewhenyouloseweight,becauseittakeslessenergytocarrylessbulkaround,andbecausedietingcanmakethebodyfearitisabouttostarve.Butasensiblelow-fatdietmakesweightlosspossible.Thefatlashmovementisdangerous,becauseslimmerswilloftenfindanyexcusetogiveup.Totellpeoplethatitishealthytobeobeseistoencouragethemtolivesickanddieyoung.51.ThetwoBrooklynitesinthefirstparagraphwere__[A]membersoftheNAAFA[B]typicalvictimsofoverweight[C]membersofthefatlashmovement[D]proofthatthefatlashmovementisgainingstrength52.TheNationalAssociationtoAdvanceFatAcceptanceholdsthat__[A]fatpeopleshouldtrytoloseweight[B]eatinglessisharmfultopeople'shealth[C]fatpeoplewerehornthatway[D]obesityisgoodforpeople53.Whatcanbeconcludedaccordingtotheauthor'sviewoftheobesitygenes?[A]PeoplewithageneticinclinationtogainweightCanslim.[B]Peoplewhoarehornfatwillremainthatwayalllife.[C]Allef