剑桥主体五级PET考试练习题-阅读理解.doc

剑桥主体五级PET考试练习题阅读理解阅读理解(A)Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late. To pass the time, they began talking to each other. At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, Tell mewhat would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke. “Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, Ill take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. Id like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And Ill stay at the best hotels and then eat the best fooD. I think Ill have a wonderful time.”“Thats very interesting,” Paul saiD. With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”“Ill tell you a secret,” Allan saiD. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing Id like to do is to sell my house. With the money Ill buy the fastest car in the worlD. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”Then he laughed, “I might even end up (以而告终) world champion.”“Now its your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “Ill go and see another doctor.” 点击查核对题答案1. The three men were talking _. A. in the post office B. in the waiting roomC. on the train D. on the chairs2. The man called _ answered the question first. A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul3. The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they _. A. didnt know anything new B. wanted to pass the time quicklyC. had nothing to do D. were very interested in each others work 4. “I might even end up world champion.” Here the word “champion” means _in Chinese. A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军5. Which sentence is right according to the passage?A. The train didnt arrive on time. B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much. C. Allan was the second man to answer the question. D. Carl didnt like traveling at all. (B)Watson won his most important game and became Southern Chess Master (大师) in 1977. He was given the silver cup. “It isnt rightly mine,” he said, when he was holding the cup.” “It was won two years ago when I was on holiday in”“A family was staying at my hotel at that time. Mrs. Prig, the mother, was told that I played chess; and she begged me to give her young son a game. Hes only ten. she said, Ive been told that he plays quite well. “Well, as you can guess, I wasnt too happy. A player likes the opponent (对手) to play as well as he does. But it was holiday time and I agreed to play. We placed the board (棋盘) in the garden. The game began. I hoped it would be quick and so it was. “Isoon knew that David Prig was no learner. After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis against a wall. The boy seemed to lose interest in our game. He moved a piece (棋子) without care. I gave my attention to the boarD. “Call me when you are ready, Mr. Watson,” he saiD. When I was ready? I looked up. He had gone off to play with his sister. I studied the board, and found I was driven into corner. So it went on with David: a quick move, then tennis, back to the board, then back to his sister. My difficult condition became impossible to change. I was beaten. Oh, so easily, by a ten-year-old chess player. He was the winnerin twenty-eight minutes. “David Prig, a name to remember. I had a chance to use his game today, and it won this cup for me. To him, of course, it is only one of a hundred, or perhaps a thousand, winning games.” 点击查核对题答案6. When Mr. Watson said, “It isnt rightly mine. It was won ”, he meant _ two years before. A. he had played chess with a little boy for twenty-eight minutesB. he had had a chance to take part in an important gameC. he had learned how to play chess from a childD. he had learned a good game from a child 7. Before the game, Mr. Watson was quite sure that _. A. the boy played as well as he didB. he would be Southern Chess Master two years laterC. he could win the game easilyD. the boy would win the game quickly 8. Why did David play tennis while he was playing chess with Watson?Because he _. A. had no interest in playing chess with adults (成年人)B. was not good at playing chessC. liked playing tennis much better than playing chessD. played chess much better than Watson9. From the story, we know that _. A. David Prig was the real winnerB. Mr. Watson was the real winnerC. neither of them was the real winnerD. both of them were the real winners 10. Which of the following is NOT