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1、英语三级考试试卷真题全国英语等级考试pets3级历年真题卷阅读Part A材料题：根据下面资料，回答26-30题。The political career of Cicero, a great Roman statesman and the most well-knownspeech-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 exclusiv

2、ely controlled by agroup of wealthy no-ble families that had held them for many generations. Ciceros family,though noble, was not one of them, nor did it have great wealth. But Cicero had a great dealof political ambition; at a very young age he chose as his basic belief the same one Achilleswas sai

3、d to have had: to always be the best and overtop the rest. Lacking the advantages ofa proper family origin, there were essentially only two career options open to him. One wasa military career, since military success was thought to result from exceptional personalqualities and could lead to populari

4、ty and therefore political op-portunity as was the casemuch 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 ayoung man.Instead, Cicero chose a career in the law. To prepare for thi

5、s career, he studied law9rhetoric9and philosophy. When he felt he was ready, he began taking part in legal cases. Acareer in the law could lead to political success for several reasons, all of which are stillrelevant today. First, a lawyer would gain a great deal of experience in making speeches.Sec

6、ond, he could also gain exposure and popularity from cases. Finally, a successful lawyerwould build up a network of politi-cal connections, which is important now but was evenmore important in.Ciceros time, when po-litical competition was not conducted alongparty lines or on the basis of doctrine, b

7、ut instead was based on loose, shifting networks ofpersonal friendships and commitments. Cicero proved to be an excellent speech-maker andlawyer, and an outstanding politician. He was elected to each of the principal Roman officeson his first try and at the earliest age at which he was legally allow

8、ed to run for them.26单项选择题To win an important office in Ciceros time, a candidate should.A.be born of a wealthy familyB.possess political experienceC.launch a national campaignD.convince the general public27单选题Cicero came from a family with.A.great wealthB.remarkable fameC.political ambitionD.noble

9、background28单选题Unlike Cicero , Ulysses Grant attained his political position due to.A.his strong beliefsB.his personal relationsC.his military achievementsD.his powerful speeches29单 选题 A Roman politicians career prospects were strongly influenced by.A.their partys supportB.their social connectionsC.

10、their political doctrineD.their public popularity30单 选题 Cicero was elected to the principal offices when.A.he got support from his friendsB.he began his career as a lawyerC.he was committed to social servicesD.he was just old enough to run for them材料题根据下面资料，回答31-35题。One of the key challenges in urba

11、n architecture over the next 50 years will be figuringout how to squeeze vast numbers of additional people into urban areas that are alreadyextremely crowded.London, for example, will somehow have to deal with a projected 100,000 extrainhabitants every year until 2016. The current plan of building n

12、ew nsatellite townsn of thecity causes a lot of prob-lems-but architecture think tanks are working on ambitioussolutions that go vertical instead of horizontal in search of space.In terms of population density, London is one of the least crowded major cities in theworldfour times fewer people per sq

13、uare kilometer than Paris, for example, six times fewerthan New York and eight times fewer than Cairo. But the fact remains that the cityspopulation is growing at a rapid rate, and horizontal expansion into the surrounding areas iseating up increasingly important agricultural land, as well as worsen

14、ing all the transportproblems that come with urban growth.Popular Architecture would propose a radically different solution. The proposal is to goup-wards, with vertical towers of considerable size, each representing an entire new town bythe time its completed. Each tower would be 1500 meters high.

15、Beyond mereaccommodation, each tower would function as an entire town unit, with its own schools,hospitals, parks and gardens, sports facilities, business areas and community spaces. Thepopulation density of such a tower could help lower the individual energy requirements ofeach inhabitant, reducing

16、 the ecological impact of the population as a whole.The village towers are considered as hollow tubes, with large holes to allow light and airthrough the entire construction.Occasional floor discs spread throughout the height of thebuilding will give inhabitants large central areas in the middle of

17、the tube to use asgathering spaces.While the building itself is unlikely ever to be seriously considered forconstruction-imagine the number of elevators it would need, let alone the safetyimplications of open areas at such heights and with such wind exposure-the concept canserve as a conversation-st

18、arter for urban planners looking to face the challenges of thecurrent and coming centuries.31单项选择题One key challenging task for urban architects in future is to.A.build new satellite townsB.work out ambitious plansC.design less crowded citiesD.accommodate more inhabitants32单项选择题Which of the following

19、 cities has the largest population density?A.Cairo.B.Paris.C.London.D.New York.33单选题Horizontal expansion not only wastes land, but makes it hard for Londonto.A.handle its safety problemsB.resolve its transport issuesC.control its population growthD.measure its population density34单选题The vertical tower would represent an entire new town in itselfbecause.A.it is energy-savingB.it is cost-effective