2009年PETS5真题(完整版)[1].doc

Now look at Part A in your test booklet Part A You will hear a talkAs you listen，answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or FalseYou will hear the talk ONLY ONCE You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1l0 1Americans moved a lot because they wanted to have more living spaceTRUEFALSE2From the talk we call infer that people who tend to move first were youngTRUEFALSE3The movement of Americans began around the l910sTRUEFALSE4Most of the fortune hunters found life in the city easierTRUEFALSE5In the l950s，people began moving out of cities into suburbsTRUEFALSE6The suburban people probably began to have money problems in the early 1970sTRUEFALSE7Driving costs increased the most during the late l970s in the USTRUEFALSE8Taxes in suburban areas remained unchangedTRUEFALZE9To solve money problems，some people decided to move back to citiesTRUEFALSE10The speakers tone in the talk is quite subjectiveTRUEFALSEYou now have 20 seconds to check your answers to Questions 110 That is the end of Part APart BYou will hear 3 talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A，B，C or DYou will hear the recording ONLY ONCE Questions 1113 are based On the following talkYou now have l5 seconds to read Questions 1113 11How old is Ryan?ATwentytwo years old BThree years old CThree months old DTwentytwo months old 12Where was the operation carried out?AManchester BDalton CWashington DNew York 13What are Ryans chances of making a complete recovery?A5060 percent B3040 percent C4050 percent D4060 percent You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1113 Questions l416 are based on the following talkYou now have l5 seconds to read Questions l416 14How has Brazil reduced its population growth?ABy educating its citizens BBy developing TV programs CBy careful family planning DBy chance 15How did soap operas help in lowering Brazils birth rate?AThey keep people sitting long hours watching TV BThey have gradually changed peoples way of life CPeople are drawn to their attractive package DThey popularize birth control measures 16What is Martines conclusion about Brazils population growth?AThe increase in birth rate will promote consumption BThe desire for consumption helps to reduce birth contr01 CConsumption pattern and reproduction pattern are contradictory DA countrys production is limited by its population growth You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions l416 Questions 1720 are based on the following talkYou now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720 17What kind of chances are children in America today denied?ATo learn how to face death BTo attend to patients CTo visit dying patients.DTo have access to a hospital 18For what purpose were those five hundred critically ill patients investigated?AObserving how they reacted to the crisis of death BHelping them and their families overcome the fear of death CFinding out their attitude towards the approach of death DLearning how to best help them and their families 19What does the need of a dying patient for company show?AHis desire for communication with other people BHis fear of approaching death CHis pessimistic attitude towards his condition DHis reluctance to part with his family 20What may be concluded from the talk?ADying patients are afraid of being told of the approach of death BMost doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need CDying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition DMost patients are unable to accept death until it is obviously inevitable You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions l 720 That is the end of Part B Part CYou will hear a talkAs you listenyou must answer Questions 2130 by writing No MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the rightYou will hear the talk TWICE You now have 60 seconds to read Questions 2130 21When did the astronauts land on the moon?22What did the speaker like to do when she was a child?23Where did her interest and desire come from?24What did she want to be when she was a child?25When did she discover resistance?26What was she told not to do when she applied to college?27What was she not allowed to do when she entered college?28Why did her confidence in her ability and the desire to study science decrease during her college years?29What was the trouble when she got her first job?30Why is it that there are not more scientists in the field according to the speaker?You now have l00 seconds to check your answers to Questions 2130 That is the end of Part CYou now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET l.That is the end of Listening Comprehension Section II Use of English(15 minutes)Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word Write youranswers on ANSWER SHEET l If you are buying a property in France，whether for a permanent or a holiday home，it is important to open a French bank accountAlthough it is possible to exist on travellers cheques，Eurocheques and credit cards(31) by British banks，the(32) for these(33) can be expensive The simplest way to pay regular(34) ，such as electricity，gas or telephone，(35) when you are not in residence，is by direct debit(a sum withdrawn from an account)from your French accountTo (36) a current account，you will need to(37) your passport and birth(38) and to provide your address in the United KingdomYou will be issued with a cheque book within weeks of opening the accountIn France it is illegal to be overdrawnAll accounts must be operated(39) creditHowever，there are no (40) charges Note that cheques(41) longer to clear in France than in Britain，and call only be stopped(42) stolen or lost The easiest way to(43) money from a British bank account to a French(44) is by bank transferYou simply provide your British bank with the name，address and(45) 0f your French bank accountThe procedure takes about a week and(46) between5 and413 for each transaction，(47) on your British bank。 (48) you can transfer money(49) a French bank in LondonYou can also send a sterling cheque(allow at least l2(1ays for the cheque to be cleared)，Eurocheques or travellers(50) Finallyit is a good idea to make a friend of your French bank managerHis help call prove invaluableSection m Reading Comprehension(50 minutes) Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A，B，C or DMark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 Text l 51The passage mainly deals with Ainnovations in the United States higher education in the late l800sBHarvard University graduates successCthe development of Harvard UniversityDthe aggressive “Young Yale” movement52Which of the following is one of the causes of the educational innovations?AEfforts made by church leaders BRallies held by graduates of Harvard University CDemand for a more advanced mode of teaching among the graduates of the old colleges DThe limitation of the range of studies 53According to the passage，what Can be inferred about Harvard University before the innovations?ACourses were more practical BEducators laid great stress on the maturity in student life CAdmission standards were higher DStudents were younger 54Which of the following Can be inferred from the passage about oldstyle classical education?AMost students majored in law BThe courses were too difficult CThe curriculum was not reasonable DStudents could get Masters degree in the liberal arts 55Which of the following is not true?ASeveral leaders in education made great efforts to promote the educational innovations BChurch leaders influenced education a lot before the progressive changed CCollege entrance requirements were elevated in the late 1800s DThe sense of public duty was neglected in the late 1800sText 256The word“litigants”in Paragraph l refers to AjudgesBattorneysCpersons concerned in a lawsuitDgovernment officials57The word“backlog”in Paragraph 2 means AburdenBa group of pending cases that were not dealt with at the proper timeClitigantDsituation58The suggestions or methods of improving the judicial system in the United States mentioned in the passage include all the following except Ato allow districts that have an overabundance of pending cases to borrow judges from other districtsBto establish smallclaims courtsCto request plaintiffs to waive the fight to jury trial and the right to appeal the decisionDto use pretrial conferences59Which of the following is true?ALawsuit costs are usually quite high both for the taxpayers and the litigants BTo use pretrial conferences proves to be quite feasible in maximizing the efficiency of the judicial system in usCAt present，most litigants prefer small-claims courts in US because cases can be settled with considerable dispatch DIt is possible to have ones case heard by a jury if the litigant is not satisfied with the smallclaims courts decision 60The purpose of writing this article is Ato show the inadequacies of the judicial system in the United StatesBto compare different suggestionsCto find the advantages and disadvantages of the judicial system in the United StatesDto discuss the methods of ameliorating the judicial system in the United StatesText 361What is the main topic of this passage?AFood supply BProfit earned by farmers，middlemen，and housewives CReasons for the food price increase DEconomistsattitudes 62According to the passage，the following groups of people are mentioned to have been blamed for rising food prices except Afarmers BmiddlemenChousewives Deconomists63According to the economists，who is actually responsible for the jump in food prices?AFarmers BHousewives CMiddlemen DThe owners of stores 64For the middlemen，which of the following is NOT true?AThey refer to truck drivers，meat packers，manufacturers of packages and other food containers，and the owners of stores where food is sold BTheir profit is lower than supposed CThey stand between the farmers and the people who buy and eat the food DThey make the same profit as the farmers 65Farmers should not be blamed for the rise because Athey produce the vegetables and other thingsBthey get only a small share in the profitCthey work very hardDtheir cost of living has also risenPart BIn the following article some paragraphs have been removedFor Questions 6670，choose the most suitable paragraph from the list AF to fit into each of the numbered gapsThere is one paragraph which does not fit in any of the gapsMark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l AAlthough these occupational hazards ale well recognized eliminating them is another matter，and they ale not problems that disappear over-night by a wave of the magic wand of new technology BNew advances in technology requires specialist research into the best way to operate sophisticated equipmentCIndeedthe military research emerged because the generals foresaw that the development of a wide range of new equipment，including malloperated guided missiles and suits for protection against nuclear，chemical and biological dangers，had important implications for the efficiency of the soldier on the battlefieldDThe psychological fear of the battlefield may be missing，but measurements of the degree to which an operators skill is impaired by constant noise and other stressful interruptions ale of concern to all businessmenEAn indication of the stress on the cardiovascular system is made by recording variation in heart rates during workA tiny tape recorder attached to the individuals clothing logs the signals FMuch of this information is being compiled as manuals that will be available to industry as well as suppliers of defense equipment to the Ministry of Defense Part CAnswer questions 7180 by referring to the comments on 3 different medicines in the following article Note：Answer each question by choosing A，B，or C and mark it ON ANSWER SHEET lSome choices may be required more than once A=Hallucinogens B=Cocaine C=AlcoholWhich drug may slow down body function? 71 Can lead to the driversdistorted perception of reality? 72may influence the driversvision negatively? 73is psychologically addictive to those chronic uses? 74Ca