PETS5考试真题内容

全国公共英语等级考试(pets)五级考试真题SectionI

ListeningComprehensionThissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.Therearethreepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheANSWERSHEET.Attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoANSWERSHEET1.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

PartAYouwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,Mr.Wang,andhistutor,Dr.Wilson.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1to10bycirclingTrueorFalse.YouwillheartheconversationONLYONCE.Younowhave60secondstoreadQuestions1-10.1.Dr.WilsonandMr.Wanghavemetbefore.TRUE/FALSE2.WangpreferstolivewithanEnglishfamily.TRUE/FALSE3.Wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.TRUE/FALSE4.BackinhisowncountryMr.WangstudiedC-languageandchemistry.TRUE/FALSE5.WanghassomeexperienceinCAD.TRUE/FALSE6.Dr.WilsonissatisfiedwithWang’spastexperience.TRUE/FALSE7.Wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.TRUE/FALSE8.Wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.TRUE/FALSE9.Dr.WilsonsuggeststhatWangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.TRUE/FALSE10.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.TRUE/FALSE

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Hearingaknockonthedoor]Comeinplease.GoodmorningDr.Wilson.GoodmorningWang.Sonicetoseeyouagain.Takeaseat...whydon’tyou,please.Whendidyougettotheuniversity?mwmiarrivedyesterday.Well...Areyoulivinginthecollege?No,IamwithanEnglishfamily...actually...becauseIwanttoimprovemyspeaking.WmwOh,fine.Right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?Yes.Uhh...myOverallBandis6,but...unfortunatelymyspeakingisonly5.OK,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownEnglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.So,firstofall,whatwe’vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.Umm...willtomorrowbeallrightforyou?mwYeah,Ihavetimetomorrowmorning.Good,then.Tomorrowatten.Idon’tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.Now,let’smakesureyoumakefulluseofyourtimehere.Let’sputitlikethis.Whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?mi’minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,Imean,fromEnglishtoChineseandChinesetoEnglish.I’lltry,ifpossible,toproduceasoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.WMYes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout...er...thedevice?Forinstance,when,youtalktothedeviceinEnglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintoChineseandviceversa.WmwmwUhuh...doyoumeanit’llbeascompetentas...er...ahumaninterpreter?Yes...well,I’llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.Fascinating...andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?Thesizeofacigarettepack,Ithink.Sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.Really.Well,thatcouldbeaPh.Dproject.Tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.Inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,Istudiedelectronics,advancedMmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.Yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?Imean,haveyouwrittenanyWprogramsforpracticaluse?IwasinvolvedinaprojectforCADinashipyard.MwThecomputeraideddesign.Thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.AreyoufamiliarwithC-language?No.mwUhuh...thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?Whatdoyoumeanby"phoneticprocessingsystem?"mwWell,youknow,Englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.YourEnglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues’.SoasIseeit,yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.Oh,Isee.IthinkIcanlearnC-languageandaphoneticprocessingsystemMhere.Well,that’sprobablytrue,butyou’vegotonly12monthsandyouwantaWdegree,don’tyou?Yes.mwOK,sothere’retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.Youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.mwmwIthinkI’lltakethesecondway.Fine,butareyousureyoucanfinishyourprojectin12months?Idon’tknow,butIcanwork12hoursadayand7daysaweek.Well,I’dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsre-consideryourownproject,tosomeextent.Youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.And,it’dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.Anyway,I’msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.ShallIseeyouagaininthreedays’time?Allright.I’llgoawayanddosomethinking.ThenI’lltalktoyouaboutmyMnewplan.Good.Seeyouthen.WMThankyou.Bye-bye.Younowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoQuestions1-10.ThatistheendofPartA,PartB:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.Questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingtalk.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions1-3.

1.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?[A]Consultwithherfrequently.[B]Usethecomputerregularly.[C]Occupythecomputerearly.[D]Waitforone’sturnpatiently.

2.Whatservicemustbepaidfor?[A]Computerclasses.[B]Trainingsessions.[C]Laserprinting.[D]Packageborrowing.

3.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?[A]Computerlabservices.[B]Collegelibraryfacilities.[C]Theuseofmicro-computers.[D]Printoutsfromthelaserprinter.

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Right,everybody.WelcometoCentralCollegelibraryservices.Myname’sKathyJenkins.I’llgiveyouabriefintroductiontothelibrary.Wehaveawell-stockedbankofresourceswhichareinthreemainlocations:thelibraryitself,withbooksandperiodicals;theself-accesslanguagecentre,withaudioandvideomaterial;andthemicro-computerlab.I’llstartwiththemicro-computerlab,ormicro-labaswecallit.Itisfittedwith24personalcomputers.

Ifyouareamemberofthelibrary,youmayborrowCALLdiscsinFrench,German,Italian,SpanishandRussianaswellasEnglish.Bytheway,CALLstandsforcomputeraidedlanguagelearning:CAdoubleL,"CALL",forshort.Youmayalsoborrowarangeofwordprocessinganddesktoppublishingpackages.Alldisksare,ofcourse,strictlyforuseinthemicro-labonly.Ifyouwishtoprintanythingyoushoulduseoneofthefivemachinesaroundtheoutsideoftheroom.Fourareconnectedtodotmatrixprinters,oneisconnectedtothelaserprinter.Ifyouwantatopqualityprintoutfromthelaserprinter,comeandseemyselforanyofthelibrarystaff.Dot-matrixprintoutsarefreebutthereisachargeforusingthelaserprinter.(5)_______shenoticedthatthosepupilswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling

(6)______hadapoorpengrip.WhileMs.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink

(7)______pen-holdingstyleandaccuracyinspelling,she

(8)______findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite

(9)________betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.Peoplewho

(10)______theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics

(11)______inhibitlearning,

(12)_______aspoorposture,leaningtoo

(13)______tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen

(14)______thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure

(15)______isbeingwritten.Ms.Thomasbelievesthatthe

(16)______betweenolderandyoungerwritersis

(17)________toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow

(18)________.Sheattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetweenSECTIONIII:ReadingComprehension

PartA

ReadthefollowingtextsandanswerthequestionswhichaccompanythembychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasteadyassaultonsaltfromthedoctors:saltisbadforyou?regardlessofyourhealth.Politiciansalsogotonboard."Thereisadirectrelationship,"UScongressmanNealSmithnoted,"betweentheamountofsodiumapersonconsumesandheartdisease,circulatorydisorders,strokeandevenearlydeath."Frightening,iftrue!Butmanydoctorsandmedicalresearchersarenowbeginningtofeelthesaltscarehasgonetoofar."Allthishueandcryabouteatingsaltisunnecessary,"Dr.Dustaninsists."Formostofusitprobablydoesn’tmakemuchdifferencehowmuchsaltweeat."Dustan’smostrecentshort-termstudyof150peopleshowedthatthosewithnormalbloodpressureexperiencednochangeatallwhenplacedonanextremelylow-saltdiet,orlaterwhensaltwasreintroduced.Ofthehypertensivesubjects,however,halfofthoseonthelow-saltdietdidexperienceadropinbloodpressure,whichreturnedtoitspreviouslevelwhensaltwasreintroduced."Anadequatetosomewhatexcessivesaltintakehasprobablysavedmanymorelivesthanithascostinthegeneralpopulation,"notesDr.JohnH.Laragh."Soarecommendationthatthewholepopulationshouldavoidsaltmakesnosense."Medicalexpertsagreethateveryoneshouldpracticereasonable"moderation"insaltconsumption.Fortheaverageperson,amoderateamountmightrunfromfourtotengramsaday,orroughly1/2to1/3ofateaspoon.Theequivalentofonetotwogramsofthissaltallowancewouldcomefromthenaturalsodiuminfood.Therestwouldbeaddedinprocessing,preparationoratthetable.Thosewithkidney,liverorheartproblemsmayhavetolimitdietarysalt,iftheirdoctoradvises.Buteventheveryvocal"lowsalt"exponent,Dr.ArthurHullHayes,Jr.admitsthat"wedonotknowwhetherincreasedsodiumconsumptioncauseshypertension."Infact,thereisgrowingscientificevidencethatotherfactorsmaybeinvolved:deficienciesincalcium,potassium,perhapsmagnesium;obesity(muchmoredangerousthansodium);geneticpredisposition;stress."Itisnotyourenemy,"saysDr.Laragh."SaltistheNo.1naturalcomponentofallhumantissue,andtheideathatyoudon’tneeditiswrong.Unlessyourdoctorhasproventhatyouhaveasalt-relatedhealthproblem,thereisnoreasontogiveitup."

1.Accordingtosomedoctorsandpoliticians,theamountofsaltconsumed[A]exhibitsasanaggravatingfactortopeopleinpoorhealth.[B]curesdiseasessuchasstrokeandcirculatorydisorders.[C]correlateshighlywithsomediseases.[D]isirrelevanttopeoplesufferingfromheartdisease.

2.FromDr.Dustan’sstudywecaninferthat[A]alow-saltdietmaybeprescribedforsomepeople.[B]theamountofsaltintakehasnothingtodowithone’sbloodpressure.[C]thereductionofsaltintakecancureahypertensivepatient.[D]anextremelylow-saltdietmakesnodifferencetoanyone.

3.Inthethirdparagraph,Dr.Laraghimpliesthat[A]peopleshouldnotbeafraidoftakingexcessivesalt.[B]doctorsshouldnotadvisepeopletoavoidsalt.[C]anadequatetoexcessivesaltintakeisrecommendedforpeopleindisease.[D]excessivesaltintakehasclaimedsomevictimsinthegeneralpopulation.

4.Thephrase"vocal...exponent"(line2,para.4)mostprobablyrefersto[A]eloquentdoctor.[B]articulateopponent.[C]loudspeaker.[D]strongadvocate.

5.Whatisthemainmessageofthistext?[A]Thatthesaltscareisnotjustified.[B]Thatthecauseofhypertensionisnowunderstood.[C]Thatthemoderateuseofsaltisrecommended.[D]Thatsaltconsumptionistobepromoted.

PartB

Inthefollowingarticlesomeparagraphshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions1-5,choosethemostsuitableparagraphfromthelistA-Ftofitintoeachofthenumberedgaps.Thereisoneparagraphwhichdoesnotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Fromhervantagepointshewatchedthemaindoorsswingopenandthefirstarrivalspourin.Thosewhohadbeenattheheadofthelinepausedmomentarilyonentry,lookedaroundcuriously,thenquicklymovedforwardasothersbehindpressedin.Withinmomentsthecentralpublicareaofthebigbranchbankwasfilledwithachattering,noisycrowd.Thebuilding,relativelyquietlessthanaminuteearlier,hadbecomeaBabel.Edwinasawatallheavysetblackmanwavesomedollarbillsanddeclareloudly,"Iwanttoputmymoneyinthebank"

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Itseemedasifthereportabouteveryonehavingcometoopenanaccounthadbeenaccurateafterall.

Edwinacouldseethebigmanleaningbackexpansively,stillholdinghisdollarbills.

Hisvoicecutacrossthenoiseofotherconversationsandsheheardhimproclaim,"I’minnohurry.There’ssomethingI’dlikeyoutoexplain."Twootherdeskswerequicklymannedbyotherclerks.Withequalspeed,longwidelinesofpeopleformedinfrontofthem.

Normally,threemembersofstaffwereampletohandlenewaccountbusiness,butobviouslywereinadequatenow.

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Tottenhoegrumbledinreply,"Yourealizewecan’tpossiblyprocessallthesepeopletoday,andhowevermanywedowilltieusupcompletely.""I’veanidea,"Edwinasaid,"that’swhatsomeonehasinmind.Justhurrytheprocessingallyoucan."

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First,anapplicationformcalledfordetailsofresidence,employment,socialsecurity,andfamilymatters.Aspecimensignaturewasobtained.Thenproofofidentitywasneeded.Afterthat,thenewaccountsclerkwouldtakealldocumentstoanofficerofthebankforapprovalandinitialing.Finally,asavingspassbookwasmadeoutoratemporarycheckbookissued.Thereforethemostnewaccountsthatanybankemployeecouldopeninanhourwerefive,sothethreeclerkspresentlyworkingmighthandle?atotalofninetyinonebusinessday,iftheykeptgoingattopspeed,whichwasunlikely.

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Stillthenoisewithinthebankincreased.Ithadbecomeanuproar.

Afurtherproblemwasthatthegrowingmassofarrivalsinthecentralpublicareaofthebankwaspreventingaccesstotellers’countersbyothercustomers.Edwinacouldseeafewofthemoutside,regardingthemillingscenewithconsternation.Whileshewatched,severalgaveupandwalkedaway.Insidethebanksomeofthenewcomerswereengagingtellersinconversationandthetellers,?havingnothingelsetodobecauseofthemelee,chattedback.Twoassistantmanagershadgonetothecentralfloorareaandweretryingtoregulatethefloodofpeoplesoastoclearsomespaceatcounters.Theywerehavingsmallsuccess.

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Shedecideditwastimeforherownintervention.

Edwinalefttheplatformandarailed-offstaffareaand,withdifficulty,madeherwaythroughthemillingcrowdtothemainfrontdoor.

A.Yetsheknewhowevermuchtheyhurrieditwouldstilltaketentofifteenminutestoopenanysinglenewaccount.Italwaysdid.Thepaperworkrequiredthattime.

B.Butstillnohostilitywasevident.Everyoneinthenowjam-packedbankwhowasspokentobymembersofthestaffansweredpolitelyandwithasmile.Itseemed,Edwinathought,asifallwhowereherehadbeenbriefedtobeonbestbehavior.

C.Asecurityguarddirectedhim,"Overtherefornewaccounts."Theguardpointedtoadeskwhereaclerk?ayounggirl?satwaiting.Sheappearednervous.

Thebigmanwalkedtowardher,smiledreassuringly,andsatdown.

Immediatelyapressofothersmovedintoaraggedlinebehindhim,waitingfortheirturn.

D.Evenleaningclosetotheintercom,itwashardtohearabovethenoise.

E.Eventriplingthepresentcomplementofclerkswouldpermitveryfewmorethantwohundredandfiftyaccountstobeopenedinaday,yetalready,?inthefirstfewminutesofbusiness,thebankwascrammedwithatleastfourhundredpeople,?withstillmorefloodingin,andthelineoutside,whichEdwinarosetocheck,appearedaslongasever.

F.Obviouslysomeonehadalertedthepressinadvance,whichexplainedthepresenceoftheTVcameracrewoutside.Edwinawonderedwhohaddoneit.

PartCAnswerquestions1