全国英语等级考试pets三级阅读练习.docx

全国英语等级考试pets三级阅读练习

2017年全国英语等级考试pets三级阅读精选练习 少年读书，如隙中窥月;中年读书，如庭中望月;老年读书，如台上玩月。皆以阅历之深浅，为所得之深浅耳。以下是小编为大家搜索整理的2017年全国英语等级考试pets三级阅读精选练习，希望对正在关注的您有所帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们应届毕业生考试网! Directions Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1. Text1 InNovember1965,NewYorkwasblackedoutbyanelectricityfailure.Theauthoritiespromisedthatitwouldnothappenagain.Pessimistswerecertainthatitwouldoccuragainwithinfiveyearsatthelatest.InJuly1997,therewasarepeatperformancewhichproducedvaryingdegreesofchaosthroughoutthecityofeightmillionpeople.In1965,thefailureoccurredinthecoolautumnandatatimeofcomparativeprosperity.In1997,thedisasterwasmuchmoreseriousbecauseitcamewhenunemploymentwashighandthecitywassufferingformoneofitsworstheatwaves. In1965,therewaslittlecrimeorlootingduringthedarkness,andfewerthanahundredpeoplewerearrested.In1997,hundredsofstoreswerebrokenintoandlooted.Looterssmashedshopwindowsandhelpedthemselvestojewelry,clothesortelevisionsets.Nearly4,000peoplewerearrestedbutfarmoredisappearedintothedarknessofthenight.Thenumberofpolicemenavailablewasquiteinadequateandtheywiselyrefrainedfromusingtheirgunsagainstmobswhichfaroutnumberedthemandincludedarmedmen. Hospitalshadtotreathundredsofpeoplecutbyglassfromshopwindows.Banksandmostbusinessesremainedclosedthenextday.Theblackoutstartedat9:30p.m.,whenlightninghitandknockedoutvitalcables.Manystoreswerethuscaughtbysurprise. ThevastmajorityofNewYorkers,however,werenotinvolvedinlooting.Theyhelpedstrangers,distributedcandlesandbatteries,andtriedtosurviveinanightmareworldwithouttrafficlights,refrigerator,elevators,waterandelectricalpower.Fortwenty-fourhours,NewYorkrealizedhowhelplessitwaswithoutelectricity. 46.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthat_____wereright. A.theauthorities B.thepessimists C.boththeauthoritiesandthepessimists D.neithertheauthoritiesnorthepessimists 47.Inwhatwaywastheblackoutof1997notreallyarepeatperformance? A.Therewasmuchmoredisorder. B.Thistimetheelectricitysupplyfailed. C.Itw