2009年成人英语三级考试模拟试题(2)来源：2009-09-1718:08:00【大中小】频道：成人英语三级PartReadingComprehension(30%)ⅠDirections:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.(76)Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesarerigidlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheirfathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheadultworld.(77)Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthesame.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofcraftsmanship,mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirpersistencetothepresentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theAmericas,China,JapanandamongtheArctic(北极的)peoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoysimitatetheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttotheautomobileisadirectlineofascent(进步).Theprogressfromarattle(拨浪鼓)usedbyababyin3,000BCtooneusedbyaninfanttoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.1.Thetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithbecause__________.A.theirsocialrolesarerigidlydeterminedB.mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professionsC.boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothersD.theylikechallengingactivities2.Oneaspectof“theuniversalityoftoys”liesinthefactthat__________.A.thebasiccharacteristicsoftoysarethesametheworldoverB.theimprovementofcraftsmanshipinmakingtoysdependsontheeffortsofuniversitiesC.theexplorationoftheuniversehasledtothecreationofnewkindsoftoysD.technologicaladvanceshavegreatlyimprovedthedurabilityoftoys3.Theauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoysis__________.A.thecraftsmanshipintoy?makinghasremainedessentiallyunchangedB.toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturiesC.thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatleapsintechnologyinrecentyearsD.toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter4.Regardedasakindofartform,toys__________.A.reflectthepaceofsocialprogressB.alsoappealgreatlytoadultsC.arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogressD.followadirectlineofascent5.Theauthorusestheexampleofarattletoshowthat__________.A.intoy?makingthereisacontinuityintheuseofmaterialsB.itoftentakesalongtimetointroducenewtechnologyintotoy?makingC.eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnologyD.evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetimePassage2Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenbornwit...
