2016年全国英语等级考试二级(pet-2)阅读理解练习题

　　第三部分阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项([ A ]、[ B ]、[ C ]和[ D ])中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。

　　56. The most suitable title of this passage is_______.

　　[ A ] Progress in the Field of Study

　　[ B ] Teachers’ Role in Study

　　[ C ]How to Improve Students’ Ability

　　[ D ]Bad Points of the Examination System

　　57. Now little has been done to_______.

　　[ A] decide a student’s job

　　[ B ] test a student’s ability

　　[ C ] test a student’s knowledge

　　[ D ] test a student’s memory

　　58. The examination system we are now using can only make the students_______.

　　[ A ] gain more and more knowledge

　　[ B ] make rapid progress

　　[ C ] remember what is taught

　　[ D ] think for themselves

　　59. In order to make students gain high marks in the coming examination, teachers have to_______.

　　[ A ] develop their student’ abilities

　　[ B ] fill their students’ heads with much information

　　[ C ] teach freely

　　[ D ]teach their students how to study

　　60. The passage tells us about the importance of_______.

　　[ A ] getting examination system improved

　　[ B ] taking examinations

　　[ C ]testing a student’s knowledge

　　[ D ] working hard at all lessons

　　61. A stethoscope can be used to_______.

　　[ A ] check health conditions

　　[ B ] cure some illnesses

　　[ C ]measure temperatures

　　[ D ]treat heart disease

　　62. Doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors mainly because_______.

　　[ A ] modem medical instruments are used

　　[ B ] they can cure more diseases and save more lives

　　[ C ] they have much more medical experience .than before

　　[ D ] they are too busy to have time to talk with patients

　　63. Some sick people think of themselves as broken machines, which suggested that_______.

　　[ A ] modem doctors should treat their patients as machines

　　[ B ] the level of the treatment was greatly improved

　　[ C ] they thought they were useless just like broken machines

　　[ D ] they were not satisfied with the manner in which doctors treated them

　　64. We know from this passage that over one hundred seventy years ago.

　　[ A ] no women worked outside their homes

　　[ B ] women were considered as children by the law

　　[ C ] women cared nothing about how their family lives were

　　[ D ] women were not allowed to decide how to spend their money or how to teach children

　　65. The underlined word "assemble" in the second paragraph probably means_______.

　　[ A ] to bring a group of people together in one place for a particular purpose

　　[ B ] to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision

　　[ C ] to produce many copies of a book, magazine, or newspaper

　　[ D ] not to take part in an event or not to buy or use something as a protest

　　66. Which of the following statements is incorrect according to the passage?

　　[ A ] Women did not have the right to vote before 1900.

　　[ B ]Women had the right to vote throughout the country in 1920.

　　[ C ] A little number of women held high academic and government positions in 1920.

　　[ D ] "Career women" were largely restricted to some areas.

　　67. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　[ A ] In the 1920s, women were limited to being teachers, nurses or office workers.

　　[ B ] Women mainly paid their attention to how they were paid in the 1960s.

　　[ C ] Women asked to change "all men are created .equal" into "all human beings are created equal".

　　[ D ] No states have ever provided women with jobs in the government.

　　68. What would be the best tide for this passage?

　　[ A ] Women’s Lives in the United States

　　[ B ] Equal Pay for Equal Work

　　[ C ] Women’s Liberation in the United States

　　[ D ] Women, their past and present

　　69. From the passage, we can infer that_______.

　　[ A ]the writer spent his first Christmas during the war

　　[ B ] soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the war

　　[ C ]all the soldiers had three-day passes

　　[ D ] the writer could not go home for Christmas

　　70. When the writer got home, _______.

　　[ A ] it was December 23

　　[ B ] it was snowing heavily

　　[ C ] he found a Christmas tree in the living room

　　[ D ] the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

　　71. From this passage, we can conclude that_______.

　　[ A ] the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees

　　[ B ] his mother didn’t like perfect trees

　　[ C ]his mother didn’t want to have a tree

　　[ D ] the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

　　72. According to the passage, your reading speed depends on_______.

　　[ A ] whether the reading material is easy or difficult

　　[ B ] what you are reading

　　[ C ] what your purpose in reading something is

　　[ D ] both B and C

　　73. If one wants to be relaxed by reading, one should take up_______.

　　[ A ] a story book

　　[ B ] a book on science and technology

　　[ C ] history books

　　[ D ] some material full of information

　　74. Which of the following readings should you read .slowly and carefully?

　　[ A ] Fairy tales.

　　[ B ] Aesop’s Fables.

　　[ C ] Directions for use of a machine.

　　[ D ] An evening paper.

　　75. Which of the following can best express the main idea of the passage?

　　[ A ] How to decide your reading speed.

　　[ B ] How to raise your reading speed.

　　[ C ] How to improve your reading skills.

　　[ D ] How to choose your reading materials.