全国英语等级考试三级（pets3级）历年真题试卷（一） 材料题（江南博哥） 根据下面资料，回答26・30题。
三级 英语The political career of Cicero, a great Roman statesman and the most well-known speech-mak-er of his time, was a remarkable one. At the time, high political offices in Rome, though techni-cally achieved by winning elections, were almost exclusively controlled by a group of wealthy no-ble families that had held them for many generations. Cicero' s family, though noble, was not one of them, nor did it have great wealth. But Cicero had a great deal of political ambition; at a very young age he chose as his basic belief the same one Achilles was said to have had: to always be the best and overtop the rest. Lacking the advantages of a proper family origin, there were essentially only two career options open to him. One was a military career, since military success was thought to result from exceptional personal qualities and could lead to popularity and therefore political op-portunity as was the case much later for American presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D. Eisen-hower. Cicero, however, was no soldier. He hated war, and served in the military only very brief-ly as a young man.
Instead, Cicero chose a career in the law. To prepare for this career, he studied law, rhetoric,and philosophy. When he felt he was ready, he began taking part in legal cases. A career in the law could lead to political success for several reasons, all of which are still relevant today. First, a lawyer would gain a great deal of experience in making speeches.
Second, he could also gain ex-posure and popularity from cases. Finally, a successful lawyer would build up a network of politi-cal connections, which is important now but was even more important in.Cicero's time, when po-litical competition was not conducted along party lines or on the basis of doctrine, but instead was based on loose, shifting networks of personal friendships and commitments. Cicero proved to be an excellent speech-maker and lawyer, and an outstanding politician. He was elected to each of the principal Roman offices on his first try and at the earliest age at which he was legally allowed to run for them.
26［单选题］To win an important office in Cicero' s time , a candidate should.
A.be born of a wealthy familypossess political experience
B.launch a national campaign □.convince the general publicB
CD
EF
G正确答案：E
参考解析：
参考译文约翰：
男性和女性身体主要的不同之一是男性身体弯曲的能力没有女性好。 你可能认为无论你的身体能否轻易弯曲并不重要，但事实并非如此。 经常伸展肌肉会帮助你更有效地运动，它同样能帮助你免受伤害，放 松肌肉，也会帮助你减轻压力。
迈克：
连续不间断的训练可能会让你觉得对身体很好，但是连续训练不休息 就意味着你会过度疲惫，
这样做弊大于利。你应该至少每两到三天运 动后休息一天，这样是比较理想的。休息一下意味着当你再次训练时, 你可以更加努力地训练。
保罗：
很多男性陷入了一个误区：为了做得更好、得到更多，他们要以很快 的速度进行锻炼。尽管有些运动需要速度,但有些并非如此。以举重 为例，当缓慢举起时，你可以增加肌肉紧张的时间和血液流动。 大卫：
—些人坚持不了做同样的健身计划，但是做不同类型的运动意味着你 锻炼身体的不同部位，这样能强化你的核心力量和平衡能力。大部分 人尝试新的运动是很难的。如果你不想一个人去上健身课,可以和你 的朋友一起去。
海伦：
女性似乎比男性更擅长选择不同的健身方式。她们能将身心都投入到 训练课程中，这对健康有很多益处。其一是能减轻你的压力,一些如 太极这样的运动可以提高骨骼健康。充分利用运动带来的益处，在众 多的运动中到最适合自己的。
【精析】主旨题。约翰的观点是"Stretching your muscles regularly will help you to move more effectively . It can also help you to stay injury-free ,relax your muscles and in turn reduce stress , 他认为经常伸展肌肉会帮助人们更有效地运动，它同样能帮助人们免 受伤害，放松肌肉，也能减轻压力，与E项〃经常伸展会提高身体的 灵活性"观点相符,故选E。
37［单选题］第(37)题选A
BC
DE
FG
正确答案：G参考解析：
主旨题。迈克的观点是"You should be taking a day off from exercising every two to three days as minimum ideally ."，他 认为连续训练不休息弊大于利，应该至少每两到三天运动后休息一天, 与G项〃锻炼期间定期休息是很重要的"观点相符，故选G。
38［单选题］第(38)题选A
BC
DE
FG
正确答案：F参考解析：
主旨题。保罗的观点是"Although it' s true for some exer-cises , for others this is just not the case .〃，他认为有些运动需要速度， 但有些不需要，与F项〃运动速度取决于运动项目"观点相符，故选 F。
39［单选题］第(39)题选A
BC
DE
FG
正确答案：A参考解析：
主旨题。大卫的观点是〃…but doing different types of fit-ness activities means that you work different parts of your body , and by doing this you improve your core strength and your bal-ance，他认为做不同类型的运动意味着你锻炼身体的不同部位，这样能强化核心力量和平衡能力，与A项〃尝试丰富你的运动 类型〃观点相符,故选A。
40［单选题］第(40)题选A
BC
DE
FG
正确答案：B参考解析：
主旨题。海伦的观点是"They engage physically and men-tally with their fitness programs ,which has many health bene-fits ， 她认为女性能将身心都投入到训练课程中，这对健康有很多益处，与 B项〃身体和心灵都应该投入到运动中"观点相符,故选B。
材料题根据下面资料,回答41-45题。
In 2009, Dan Black was hit by a car in his hometown of Chepstow, Wales, as he was biking to his job at a grocery store.(41)During hisrecovery, he suffered a stroke that rendered his right arm useless. Once a promising guitarist, Dan, now 25, lives with his parents and requires around-the-clock care that costs nearly $ 300,000 a year.
After the accident, a friend of Dan's started the Help Dan Black fund to cover some of Dan's medical expenses. Dan learned about an experimental stem cell treatment in China that could enable him to walk again. (42)One day, in 2013, a news story caught the eye of Dan's mother; Michaela, who then shared the story with her son. The story featured a five-year-old boy named Brecon Vaughan. (43)The boy's family had
created a website with which to raise nearly $100,000 needed for a trip to the St. Louis Children7 s Hospital, where treatment was offered that could help Brecon walk. Only half the amount had been raised, said the report.