三级 英语全国英语等级考试三级考前测试题
[B]herparents’ dreams and her reality could bebalanced
[C]shehad a quite different view of life from her parents
[D]sheenjoyed infinite opportunities in career development
Text 2
MothersAgainst Drunk Driving(MADD)has launched a new public awareness campaign aimedat Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler.“Enough is Enough”advocatesdropping the Criminal Code’s blood alcohol concentration(BAC)limit from 0.08 to 0.05 percent，to“protectinnocent drivers on our roads.”MADD Canada CEO Andrew Murie thinks tllat lowering the BAC limitcould result in a 6-to-18 percent reduction in crash deaths.Butquestions have been raised about the science behind that campaign.
MADDselectively cites a report published in 2002 by Robert Mann of the MentalHealth
Centre.Mama，in turn，had gotthose numbers from two separate studies whose data was selected from Sweden andAustralia.The conclusions in Mann’s report seem to ignore the Swedish authors’numerouswarnings and cautions，as well as the limitations in the Australian study.First，theAustralian study examined the effectiveness of breath testing，not loweredBAC levels，on fatal traffic crashes.Also.thatresearch was started in 1976 when“liquid lunches”were far more common.What’s more.the Australian data varied：whereas the state ofQueensland saw the 18 percent decline in fatal accidents cited by MADD’s Murie，inneighboring New South Wales，fatal accidents decreased just 8 percent.
It isalso reported by the Ontario Community Council that the majority of drivers inalcoholrelated fatal erashes are repeat offenders with BACs over 0.15percent-meaning that the problem is drivers who repeatedly get behind the wheelwith BAC levels twice the social drinkerswho consume a glass of wine or tw0.This makes MADD’sconc
ern seem wasteful，given the downward trend in alcohol-related tramc deaths.
TheCanada Safety Council，the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators and theTraffic Injury Research Foundation take issue with MADD’s campaign.Even theOntario Community Council has determined that lowering the BAC would mean morework for police and the courts.
But toMADD’s Murie，the math question is simple：“If you lower BAClimits，regardless to what
level，you’ll saveCanadian lives.”Unfortunately，the math doesn’t quite add up.
51.MADDlaunched a public awareness campaign in order to_______.
[A]criticizethe Justice Minister
[B]improve BAC measurement
[C]restrictdrivers’access to alcohol
[D]revise the law regarding drunk driving
52.From thetext we learn that MADD cites a report that________.
[A]justifiesits new campaign
[B]is favored by the authorities
[C]sumsup major public concerns
[D]is mentioned in two other studies
53.It isimplied in the text that Mann’s report is unreliable because_______.
[A]itwas based on some unsound research
[B]itgot its data from two inconsistent studies
[C]itwas written in conditions no longer valid
[D]itignored the limitations of the studies cited
54.The textindicates that MADD’s campaign_______.
[A]willnot affect social drinkers
[B]mayturn out to be of little value
[C]isgoing to reduce governmental labor
[D]haswon support from some organizations
55.The writer’sattitude towards the campaign is_______.
[A]satirical
[B]scornful
[C]suspicious
[D]supportive
Text 3
A recentstudy demonstrated how powerful a few words can be：Fortycompetitive tennis players were shown digital images of balls coming their way.Just beforeeach ball appeared，the players
saw orheard comments like“Good shot”or“Bad shot.”The reaction times of players hearing
negativeremarks were measurably slower.And these were athletes who trained frequently to play a consistentgame and not make unforced errors.
What isthe explanation? Negative feedbackweakens anyone’s belief in his or her ability to
succeed.But if youcan hold on to a winning attitude，you’ll make a greater effort and also create
positivedrive.Confident people inspire others;opportunities seemto come their way more often.
Theybecome magnets for success.
Learnthe importance of giving yourself pep talks,and keep the voice in yourhead positive.
The bestathletes，success is rarely due to raw talent alone.It’s becausethey’re simply better pre。
pared.They stayfocused，they’re willing to work as、hard as they need to，and theykeep the positive voice in their heads switched on.
Perhapsthe most important aspect of being your own coach is to do what any outside adviserora good parent.for that matter--would preach：practice，practice，practice.Avoidindividuals
who suckyour energy and diminish your confidence.Hang out with thepeople who see you at your best.and remind you about it very often.Pessimists drag youdown，as do whiners and critics.If there，s onewinning behavior that people building confidence should model，it’s thewillingness to get back into the game after a setback.Don’t nurseyour wounds.
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