PETS公共英语二级模拟试题及参考答案

PETS公共英语二级模拟试题及参考答案考生姓名： 考号： 学校： 班级： 第一部分：听力理解第一节 :听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:你将听到：M:Well,Iwonderwhytheofficeisstillnotopen.W:Butit'snotyeteight.Infact,it'sonlyaquartertoeight.请回答以下问题：1.Atwhattimedoestheofficeopen?A.7:45.B.8:15.C.8:00.Whatcanweconcludefromthewoman’sreply?ShethinksJohnisjoking.SheissureJohnissellinghisshop.ShethinksJohnlikesbusiness.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Thenewteacherissick.B.Hehasn’tmettheteacheryet.C.Hedidn’tliketheteacher.Whattimeisitnow?A.7:55B.7:05C.8:05Whatdoesthewomanmean?Shethinkstheyshouldn’tgotoFrenchrestaurants.She’srecommendingagoodplacetogofordinner.She’sinvitingthemtodinner.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthedialogue?Thewomanisgoingtohaveatripthissummervacation.Thewomanisgoingtostayathomethissummervacation.Thewomanhasn’tdecidedhowtospendthesummervacation.第二节 :听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。例：你将听到：W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.Iboughtthisradiotwodaysago,butI'mafraiditdoesn'twork.I'dliketochangeitforanotherone.W:Oh,dear.Yes,ofcourse.Haveyougotyourreceipt?M:Yes,hereitis.W:Thankyou.Justamoment,please.请回答以下问题：Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inafactory.C.Inamuseum.Whatisthemostprobableresultoftheconversation?Themangothisradiorepaired.Themangotanewreceipt.Themangotanewradio.听第6段材料，回答第 6、7题。Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterdayaccordingtothetwospeakers?A.Colderthantoday.B.Warmerthantoday.C.Fine.Howdidthemanfeelabouttheweatherattheendofconversation?A.Afraid.B.Sad.C.Relieved.听第7段材料，回答第 8、9题。Whatarethereinthebriefcase?A.Somejewelry.B.Importantpapers.C.Money.Whywilltheygobacktothehotel?briefcase.A.Tolookforhiswallet.B.Tolookforhisimportantletter.C.Tolookforhisbriefcase.听第8段材料，回答第 10、11、12题。WhatwasMarydoingatthebeginningofthedialogue?A.Goinghome.B.Waitingforbus.C.Waitingforsomeone.WherewasMarygoing?A.Home.B.Tothebusstop.C.Tothepark.WhydidBillfeelsurprisedwhenhefirstheardMarywasgoingforawalk?Becauseitwasacoldday.Becauseshewasgoingalone.Becauseshehadnottoldhimaboutthisbefore.听第9段材料，回答第 13-16题。WherehasAnnbeen?A.Herbrother’s.B.Beijing.C.Heruncle’s.HowfarisitfromAnn’shometoheruncle’s?Abouteightthousandmilesaway.Abouteighthundredkilometersaway.Abouteighthundredmilesaway.WhowenttherewithAnn?A.Herfriend.B.Herfather.C.Herself.Howdidshegotoheruncle’s?A.Onfoot.B.BybusC.Bytrain.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。WhenisMary’sbirthday?A.August15th.B.August16th.C.August12th.Whattimewillthepartybegin?A.At2:00p.m.B.At2:20p.m.C.At1:40p.m.WillJeancometotheparty?A.No,Shewon’t.B.Yes,shewill.C.Notsure.WherewillJean’ssistercomefrom?A.Thestation.B.Theparty.C.Shanghai.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项填空从 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例:1.Pauldoesn'thavetobemade .Healwaysworkshard.A.studyB.tostudyC.studiedD.studying21.Neitherherparentsnorshe thetwo .A.remember…roomnumberB.remembers…roomnumbersC.remember…roomnumbers D.remembers…roomnumberChinahas population.A.alargeB.agreatdealofC.manyD.muchI’dliketothankyouforthe youdidmetocleanmyhouse.A.favorB.helpC.aidD.assistant ofthemarenotstudents.Someofthemareteachers.A.OneB.BothC.AllD.NoneTheearthis49 ofthemoon.A.timesizeB.timethesizeC.timessizeD.timesthesizeTherewasabird inthesky.A.flyB.fliesC.flyingD.fliedHe herehalfanhourago,butheisstillonthewaynow.A.hadbeen B.wouldhavebeenC.couldhavebeenD.shouldhavebeenYouwon’tbediscouragedas asyouarestillhopeful.A.long B.well C.soon D.farSeldom suchagoodmovieinthatsmallcinema.A.wedoseeB.doweseeC.weseeD.seeweThatwasthesecondtimeI thiscountry.A.visitedB.hadvisitedC.wouldvisitD.hasvisitedEatingvegetables, isagoodhabit,isalwaysasuggestionforkeepinghealthy.A.whichBthatC.itD.whatEveryyearmanypeople hungerinAfrica.A.diewithB.dieofC.diefromD.dietoShewenthomeimmediately, aboutherbabywhowashomealone.A.worryB.worriesC.worriedD.worrying一Whoisthisletterwritten?--Mymother.Ihaven'tbeenwritingherforamonth.A.toB.byC.withD.inThisisnotagoodtopicto .

A.talkB.betalkedC.talkabout D.betalkedabout第二节：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。IfanAmericanis36withyou,hewillputhisthumbandforefingerintoa37.ThatmeansOK.ButinBrazil,theverysignis38toberude.InPoland,aguestusuallypresentflowerstohishostess.Thenumbermustbeanodd（奇数）one.39,thehostessisn’texpectedto40thecoverofthebunchofflowers.Andusually,redroseisasignoflove.Usuallywenodtoexpressouragreementandshakeourheadstoshowdisapproval.Toour41thesebodymovementsmeanthe42inBulgaria.（保加利亚）Arabsoftengreet43kissingonbothcheeks.Andthe44ofputtingahandonaperson'neckisdifferent45ChineseandAmericans.Crossing46legsintheUnitedStatesisasignof47relaxed.ButinKorea,it'snotallowed.InChinese,peoplehand48withbothhandsto49theirrespect,butforMuslims,theythinkthelefthandis50anddonoteatorpassanythingwithit.第三部分：阅读理解The51incustomsandculturesintheworldarereally52.Weshouldlearn53aboutthemtoavoid54.Then,wouldyoupleaseremember:WheninRome,doasthe55do.第三部分：阅读理解36.A.satisfyB.satisfyingC.satisfiedD.satisfaction37.A.circleB.roundC.ball D.ring38.A.considerB.considersC.consideringD.considered39.A.besideB.besidesC.exceptD.exceptfor40.A.receiveB.repeatC.reviewD.remove41.A.surpriseB.surprisesC.surprisingD.surprised42.A.wrongB.oppositeC.sameD.different43.A.withB.to C.by D.as44.A.poseBgestureC.action D.movement45.A.forB.from C.at D.in46.A.oneB.onesC.one’s D.ones’47.A.beB.being C.tobe D.tobeing48.A.something B.anythingC.everythingD.nothing49.A.showB.presentC.displayD.demonstrate50.A.cleanB.uncleanC.tidy D.untidy51.A.differentB.differenceC.differencesD.differ52.A.acceptable B.available C.notableD.noticeable53.A.moreB.manyC.less D.fewer54.A.embarrass B.embarrassing C.embarrassed D.embarrassment55.A.RomeB.RomesC.RomanD.Romans阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中 ,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMostpeopleagreethatfencing（击剑）isonesportinwhichapersonmustbeatleast30yearsoldbeforehelearnsallheneedstoknowaboutthesport.ButClarkSummersoftheUniversityofDetroithasshownthatthisdoesn ’talwayshavetobetrue.Clarkisadifferentkindoffencerinalotofways.HeisAmerican,whilemostfencersarefromthecountriesofEurope.Heisblackwhilemostfencersinthepasthavebeenwhite.Andheisonly22yearsold.ManypeoplethinkthatClarkisthemostpromisingfencerinthiscountrytoday.Althoughheisyoung,hehasbeenabletomasterthenecessaryskills.Alreadyhehaswonanumberoffencingcontests（竞赛）againstolderfencers.HeisalmostcertaintobecomeamemberoftheU.S.Olympic（奥林匹克）fencingteam!”Thereisnorealdangerinfencing,today, ”Clarksays.“ButIneverforgetthatfencingwasnotalwaysasport.Intheolddays,Peoplefencedtosettleaquarrel.Eachmatchwasamatteroflifeanddeath.IfthatcametrueinthematchesIplayintoday,everytouchagainstmewouldmeanthatIhadbeenwoundedorkilled.SoItrytoplayasiflwerefencingformylife.Idon ’tliketheideaofbeingkilled! ”Mostpeoplethinkthat candofencing.A.kidsB.teenagersC.adults D.seniorcitizensClarkSummerisNOTprobablyfrom .A.DetroitB.BostonC.SeattleD.ManchesterWhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?AllthefencersarefromthecountriesofEurope.Clarkhaswonfewfencingcontestsagainstolderfencers.Inthepast,peoplefencedwhentheydisagreedwitheachother.Today,manyfencerswillgetwoundedorkilled.WecanjudgefromthepassagethatClarkworksveryhardbecauseA.thereisnorealdangerinfencing B.hedoesn’tliketheideatobekilledC.hewantstosettleallthequarrels D.eachmatchisamatteroflifeanddeathBReadingisnottheonlywaytogainknowledgeoftheworkinthepast.Thereisanotherlargereservoir（知识库 ）whichmaybecalledexperience,andthecollegestudentwillfindthateverycraftsman（ 工匠）hassomethinghecanteachandwillgenerallyteachgladlytoanycollegestudentwhodoesnotlookdownuponthem.Theinformationfromthemdiffersfrom（不同于）thatintextbooksandpaperschieflyinthatitstheoretical（理论的）part--theexplanationsofwhythingshappen--isfrequentlyquitefantastic（ 神奇的）.Butthedemonstration（示范）andreportofwhathappens,andhowithappensarecorrectevenifthereportsareincompletelyunscientificterms（术语）.Presentlythecollegestudentwilllearn,inthiscasealso,whattoacceptandwhattoreject.OneimportantthingforacollegestudenttorememberisthatifAristotlecouldtalktothefisherman,socanhe.Anothersourceofknowledgeisthevaststoreoftraditional（传统的）practiceshandeddownfromfathertoson,ormothertodaughter,ofoldcountrycustoms（习惯）,offolklore（风俗）.Allthisisverydifficultforacollegestudenttoexamine,formuchknowledgeandpersonalexperienceisneededheretoseparategoodplantsfromwildgrass.Thecollegestudentshouldlearntorealizeandrememberhowmuchofrealvaluesciencehasfoundinthiswide,confusedwildernessandhowoftenscientificdiscoveriesofwhathadexistedinthisarealongage.60.Inthelastparagraphthephrase"thiswide,confusedwilderness"referstoA.personalexperience B.wildweedsamonggoodplantsC.theinformationfromtheparents D.thevaststoreoftraditionalpracticesWhichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage?ThecollegestudentshavetroubleseparatinggoodplantsfromwildgrassCraftsman’sexperienceisusuallyunscientificThecontemptuous（傲慢的）collegestudentswillreceivenothingfromcraftsmenTraditionalpracticesareasimportantasexperienceforthecollegestudentFromthispassagewecaninferthat .we’llinvitethecraftsmantoteachinthecollegeschoolsandbooksarenottheonlywaytoknowledgescientificdiscoverieslatebasedonpersonalexperiencediscoveriesandrediscoveriesarethemostimportantsourceofknowledgeforacollegestudentTheauthoradvisesthecollegestudentto .becontemptuoustothecraftsmanbepatientinhelpingthecraftsmanwithscientifictermslearnthecraftsman’sexperiencebyjudgingitcarefullygainthecraftsman’sexperiencewithoutrejectionThemainideaofthispassageisabout .A.whattolearnfromtheparentsB.howtogainknowledgeC.whytolearnfromcraftsmanD.howtodealwithexperienceCGreeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheirshields（盾）towardthesun.Theflashesreflectedlightcouldbeseenseveralmilesaway.Theenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeant,butotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignaltowers.Whentheyhadamessagetosend,thesoldiersshouteditfromtowertotower.Iftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldierswithloudvoices,importantnewscouldbesentquicklyoverdistance.InAfrica,peoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingonaseriesoflargedrums（鼓）.Eachdrumwaskeptwithinhearingdistanceofthenextone.Thedrumbeatsweresentoutinaspecialwaythatallthedrummersunderstood.Thoughthemessagesweresimple,theycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhundredsofmiles.Intheeighteenthcentury,aFrenchengineerfoundanewwaytosendshortmessages.Inthisway,apersonheldaflagineachhandandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresentingdifferentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwordswithflagsandarms.Overalongperiodoftime,peoplesentmessagesbyallthesedifferentways.However,notuntilthetelephonewasinventedinAmericainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsoveragreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.Accordingtothispassage,theRomanwayofcommunicationdependedverymuchupon.fineweatherB.hightowerC.thespellingsystemD.armmovements66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycouldunderstandthemessage.Africansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopassmessage.TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsquickly.67.TheAfricanwayofcommunicationsentmessages.A.inaspecialwayB.overaveryshortdistanceC.byamusicalinstrumentD.ataratherslowspeed68.Thewayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.A.FrenchB.RomanC.AfricanD.AmericanDOneanswertothequestionoflandshortagewassuggestedbyanorganizationsomeyearsago.Acitywastobebuiltatsea,housing30,000people.Thesuggestionwastoshapethecitylikeaharbor（港口）。Theouterwalloftheharborwouldstandonsteelcolumnsrestingonthesea---bed.Naturallythiscouldonlybewherethewaterwasfairlyshallow.Thepeoplewouldliketoliveinflatsinthefifty metrehighouterwall.Theflatswouldbeallfaceinwards,andwouldbemadeofconcrete（ 混泥土）andglass.Theglasswouldbespeciallymadeandcoloredtocontroltheheatandstronglightfromthesun.Theplannerscalledthisman---madeharborwouldbecalm.Onitwouldbefloatingislandscarryingmorebuilding:ahospital,twotheaters,museum,anartexhibitionhallandachurch.Ononeoftheislandswouldbeaspecialfactorytotakethesaltoutofseawaterandturnitintofreshwater.Peoplelivinginthecitycouldmovearoundonsmallboatsdrivenbyelectricity,sotherewouldbenoairpollutionfromtheburningofgas.Therewouldbeplatformsoutsidethemanwallforshipsbringingsupplies.Peoplecouldalsotraveltothemainlandbymotorboatorwaterplane.69.Whatwassuggestedabouttheconstructionofanewcityatsea?A.Thecitywastobedesignedtogetherwithaharbor.B.Thewallsaroundthecitywouldbemadeofsteelandglass.C.Thebuildingofthecitywouldrestonafloatingisland.D.Thepeoplewouldliveintallbuildingsurroundedbyawall.70.Howwouldfreshwaterbesuppliedtothecity?A.Bytreatingseawater.B.Bygettingitfromthesurroundingislands.C.Bybuildingasmalllakeoffreshwaterinsidethecity.D.Bytransportingitfromthemainland.Thesuggestionmadebytheorganizationistosolvetheproblemthat.A.thereisnotenoughspaceforbuildingcitesonlandB.landtransportationhasbecameincreasinglydifficultC.therearetoomanypeopleonlandD.presentcitiesareheavilypollutedbycars72.thepurposeofthewriteris- .A.tosuggesthownewtypeofharborcouldbebuiltatseaB.togiveadescriptionofanew---typecity.C.todrawpeoplesattentiontotheproblemofairpollution.D.tointroduceamewwayofbuildingharbor---cities.EWhataresomeofthestepsapersoncantaketopreventhishousefrombeingbrokenintowhileheisaway?Onestepistomakesurethatthehouseseemsalived-inone.Livingroomcurtainsshouldbepulleddownonlyhalf-way.Bedroomsthatusuallyhavethecurtainspulleddownatnightshouldbeleftdown.Anotheristomakesurethatalloutsidelocksarethedead-bolttype（双保险）.Stillanotheristoleaveseveral100Wlightsburningandmakesurethatoneisinthekitchen.Lightsthatturnedonandoffbythemselvesarethebest.Then,too,itisagoodideatoleavetheradioturnedonandsettoatalkingstation.Anytypeofspeakingmakesathiefthinktwicebeforetryingtoenter. Finally,whileawayonholiday,makesurethatnothingcollectsinfrontorinthehouse.Particularly,makecertainthatthenewspaperisstoppedandthatatrustedneighborhasbeenaskedtopickupthemail.Thievesareespeciallyquicktonoticepiled-upnewspapersandoverpiledmailboxes.Whydidthewriterbeginthispiecewithquestion?A.Becausehewantedtocatchthereadersattention.B.Becausehewantedtohavethereadersguesstheanswerbeforereading.C.Becausehewantedtosumup（概括）thetopicofthepiece.D.Becausehewantedtomakethereadersunderstandhimbetter.Theword"live-in"inthispassagemeans .leftemptyB.livelyandcheerfulC.nowbeingusedbypeopleD.laidinside75.Whatdoesthewriteradvisethepeop