试题：2011年9月pets三级阅读理解每日一练(8.28)

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2011年下半年全国英语等级考试三级将于9月24、25日举行，现在距离考试还有一个月的时间，在此百考试题编辑在考前30天特推出阅读理解每日一练，供大家练习。（每篇阅读理解后面附有答案）

　　1. In this passage, which of the following is NOT considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?
　　[A] Other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.
　　[B] The increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.
　　[C] The increased use of machines to make products in less time.
　　[D] The use of machines producing parts of the same standard.
　　2. The underlined word "this" in the first paragraph refers to
　　[A] the use of scientific findings
　　[B] the practice of producing the same parts for a product
　　[C] the human power being replaced by other forms of energy
　　[D] the technology becoming the encouragement of historical change
　　3. The underlined word "this" in the second paragraph refers to the change that
　　[A] each nail could be taken the place of by every other nail
　　[B] each nail was exactly like every other nail
　　[C] producing tasks became smaller and smaller
　　[D] goods could be mass produced
　　4. According to the writer, highly skilled workers
　　[A] completely disappeared with the coming of the factory system
　　[B] were dismissed by the boss
　　[C] were unable to produce goods of high standard
　　[D] were unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines
　　5. According to the passage, what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechaniza-tion of agriculture?
　　[A] Many of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.
　　[B] They stuck to their farm work.
　　[C] They refused to use machines.
　　[D] They did their best to learn how to use the machines.

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