PETS-5模拟试卷3

PETS第五级全真模拟试卷（3）SectionⅡUseofEnglish(15minutes)ReadthefollowingtextandfilleachofthenumberedspaceswithONEsuitableword.WriteyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Themoregadgetsthereare,the(31)______thingsseemtoget.saidHonoreErvin,co-authorofTheEtiquetteGirls:ThingsYouNeedtoBeTold.Justbecauseit'sthere(32)______yourdisposal,doesn'tmeanyouhavetouseit24/7.Arecent(33)_bymarketresearchcompanySynovateshowedthat70percentof1,000respondents(34)______thepoorestetiquetteincellphoneusersoverotherdevices.Theworsthabit?Loudphoneconversationsinpublicplaces,orcellyell,(35)______to72percentoftheAmericanspolled.Peopleuse(36)______anywhereandeverywhere,Ervinsaid.Atthemovies-turn(37)______yourcellphone.Idon'twanttopay$10tobesittingnexttosomeguychitchattingtohisgirlfriend(38)______hiscellphone.Thisrudenesshasdeterioratedpublicspaces,accordingtoLewFriedland,acommunicationprofessor(39)______theUniversityofWisconsin-Madison.He(40)______thelackofmannersakindofunconsciousrudeness,(41)_manypeoplearenot(42)______ofwhatthey'redoingortheothersaroundthem.Ithinkit'sreallynoticeableinanyplane,trainorbus(43)______you'resubjectedagainstyourwill(44)______someoneelse'sconversation,hesaid.Youcanlistentointimatedetailsoftheiruncle'sillness,problemswiththeirloversand(45)______they'rehavingforsinner.It(46)______whatwasapubliccommonspaceandstartsto(47)______itupintosmallprivatespace.Ashorttimeago,ifcellphoneusers(48)______politelyaskedtotalkquietly,theywould(49)______withchagrin,hesaid.Nowmoreandmorepeopleareessentiallytreatingyoulikeyoudon'tunderstandthatloudcellphoneuseis(50)______inpublic.SectionⅢReadingComprehension(50minutes)PartA：ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Text1Aslongasherparentscanremember,13-year-oldKatieHarthasbeentalkingaboutgoingtocollege.Hermother,Tally,afinancial-aidofficerataCaliforniaUniversity,knowsalltoowellthedauntingthingofpayingforacollegeeducation.Lastyeartheaverageyearlytuitionataprivate,four-yearschoolclimbed5.5percenttomorethan$17,000.TheHartshavestartedsaving,andfiguretheycanaffordapublicuniversitywithoutaproblem.ButwhatifKatieappliestoPrinceton(she'sthreatening),whereoneyear'stuition,roomandboard—almost$34,000in2007--willcostmorethansomeluxurycars?EvenanumbercruncherlikeTallyadmitsit'salittlescary,especiallysinceshe'llretireandKatiewillgotocollegeataroundthesametime.Payingforcollegehasalwaysbeenahardendeavor.Thegoodnews:lastyearstudentscollected$74billioninfinancialaid,themostever.Mostfamiliespaylessthanfullfreight.Sixtypercentofpublic-universitystudentsandthreequartersofthoseatprivatecollegesreceivesomeformoffinancialaid--mostly,thesedays,intheformofloans.Butthosenumbersarenotasencouragingastheyappearforlower-incomefamilies,becauseschoolsarechangingtheirformulasfordistributingaid.Eagertoboosttheirmagazinerankings,whicharebasedinpartonthetestscoresofenteringfreshmen,they'rethrowingmoreaidatsmarterkids--whethertheyneeditornot.Thebestwaytoprepareistostartsavingearly.Anewlawpassedlastyearmakesthateasierforsomefamilies.So-called529plansallowparentstosockawayfundsinfederal-tax-free-investmentaccounts,aslongasthemoneyisusedforqualifiededucationexpensesliketuition,roomandboard.Theplansaren'tforeveryone.Fortaxreasons,somelowerandmiddleincomefamiliesmaybebetteroffchoosingotherinvestments.Butsavingisvital.When'sthebesttimetostart?Sometime,saysJackJoyoeoftheCollegeBoard,betweenthematernitywardandmiddleschool.Aidpackagesusuallycomeinsomecombinationofgrants,loansandjobs.Thesedays60percentofallaidcomesintheformoflow-interestloans.AllstudentsareeligibleforunsubsidizedfederalStaffordloans,whichletthemdeferinterestpaymentsuntilaftergraduation.StudentswhocandemonstrateneedcanalsoqualifyforfederalPerkinsloansorsubsidizedStaffords,wherethegovernmentpaystheinterestduringschool.Fortunately,thisisaborrower'smarket.Interestratesareattheirlowestlevelinthehistoryofstudentloans,saysMarkKantrowitz,publisherofFinaid.Kantrowitzexpectsratestofallevenfurtherwhenthey'rereviewedthissummer.Traditionalscholarships,academicorathletic,arestillapartofmanyfamilies'planning.MackReiter,a17-year-oldnationalwrestlingchampion,getssomanyrecruitinglettershethrowsmostaway.He'llalmostcertainlygetafreeride.Withoutit,wewouldreallybeinabind,sayshismother,Janet.Foreveryoneelse,it'sworththeefforttopickthroughlocalandnationalscholarshipofferings,whichcanbefoundonWebsiteslikecollege-board,com.51.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoillustratewiththeexampleoftheHarts?A．Thedifficultyofpayingthetuition.B．Thefar-sightoftheparents.C．ThepromisingfutureofKatie.D．Theincreasingtuitionintheuniversity.52.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．Somefamiliesarctoopoortopaythefullamountofthetuition.B．Theparentsdonotfavortheformofloans.C．Payingthetuitionmakestheparentsfeelhumble.D．Thosewhoareingreatneedmaynotgetwhattheyneed.53.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat________A．manyrecruitinglettersfailedtoprovideMackReiterwithscholarshipsB．MackReiterwantedtohelphisfamilygooutofthetroubleC．traditionalscholarshipsareagoodsolutiontothetuitionproblemsinsom