2023年9月英语等级考试pets4全真预测题

第页共页2023年9月英语等级考试pets4全真预测题2023年9月英语等级考试pets4全真预测题sectioniiireadingprehensionpartareadthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosinga,b,cord.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.text1.fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat[a]theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisdiminishinginsomecountries.[b]physiciansandcitizenshavethesameviewoneuthanasia.[c]technologicalchangesarechieflyresponsibleforthenewlaw.[d]ittakestimetoappreciatethesignificanceoflawspassed.3.whenlloydnicksonisclosetodeath,hewill[a]undergoacoolingoffperiodofsevendays.[b]experiencethesufferingoflungcancerpatient.[c]haveanintensefearofterriblesuffering.[d]facehisdeathwiththecalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia.4.whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardseuthanasia?[a]hostile.[b]suspicious.[c]approving.[d]indifferent.5.wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthorbelievesthesuccessoftheright-to-diemovementis[a]onlyamatteroftime.[b]farfromcertain.[c]justanillusion.[d]ashatteredhope.partbreadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintochinese.yourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonanswersheet2.doanimalshaverights?thisishowthequestionisusuallyput.itsoundslikeauseful,ground-clearingwaytostart.61)actually,itisn't,becauseitassumesthatthereisanagreedaccountofhumanrights,whichissomethingtheworlddoesnothave.ononeviewofrights,tobesure,itnecessarilyfollowsthatanimalshavenone.62)somephilosophersarguethatrightsexistonlywithinasocialcontract,aspartofanexchangeofdutiesandentitlements.therefore,animalscannothaverights.theideaofpunishingatigerthatkillssomebodyisabsurd;forexactlythesamereason,soistheideathattigershaverights.however,thisisonlyoneaccount,andbynomeansanuncontestedone.itdeniesrightsnotonlytoanimalsbutalsotosomepeople?forinstance,toinfants,thementallyincapableandfuturegenerations.inaddition,itisunclearwhatforceacontractcanhaveforpeoplewhoneverconsentedtoit:howdoyoureplytosomebodywhosays“idon'tlikethiscontract”?thepointisthis:withoutagreementontherightsofpeople,arguingabouttherightsofanimalsisfruitless.64)arguingfromtheviewthathumansaredifferentfromanimalsineveryrelevantrespect,extremistsofthiskindthinkthatanimalslieoutsidetheareaofmoralchoice.anyregardforthesufferingofanimalsisseenasamistake?asentimentaldisplacementoffeelingthatshouldproperlybedirectedtootherhumans.thisview,whichholdsthattorturingamonkeyismorallyequivalenttochoppingwood,mayseembravely“logical”.infactitissimplyshallow:theconfusedcenterisrighttorejectit.themostelementaryformofmoralreasoning?theethicalequivalentoflearningtocrawl?istoweighothers'interestsagainstone'sown.thisinturnrequiressympathyandimagination:withoutwhichthereisnocapacityformoralthought.toseeananimalinpainisenough,formost,toengagesympathy.65)whenthathappens,itisnotamistake:itismankind'sinstinctformoralreasoninginaction,aninstinctthatshouldbeencouragedratherthanlaughedat.sectionivwritingwidespreadtobaccoconsumptionhasledtograveconsequences,yetthetobaccopaniesarestillclaimingthattheymakeavaluablecontributiontotheworldeconomy.writeanessay1)criticizingtheir