英语等级考试《PETS二级》试题真题及答案七

英语等级考试《PETS二级》试题真题及答案七[单选题]1.—Annhasgoneout.—______WhattimedidShego?A.Well,isn’tshe?B.Yes,（江南博哥）shehas.C.No,shehasn’t.D.Oh,hasshe?正确答案：D参考解析：句意：——安已经出去了。——哦，是吗?她什么时间走的?考查情景英语。由前后两句句意可知此处表示的是再次确认。句子前后要注意时态和前句保持一致。故D项正确。[单选题]2.You______bemadifyouthinkJakeisgoingtolendyouanymoney.A.needB.shouldC.mustD.can正确答案：C参考解析：句意：如果你认为杰克会借给你钱，你肯定是疯了。考查情态动词。need需要。should应该。must肯定。can能。根据句意，此处表示肯定推测，所以must符合题意。故C项正确。[单选题]3.In1871,afireinChicagodestroyed______1800buildings.A.asmanyB.justasC.thesameasD.asmanyas正确答案：D参考解析：句意：1871年，芝加哥的一场大火毁了1800幢建筑物。as+原级+as意为“和…一样”，表示肯定意义，为等量比较。两个as之间通常为表示数量、程度、性质的原级形容词，如many，much，little，few，good，tall等。这里asmanyas意为“多达”，故D项正确。[单选题]4.Hello!I______youwereinLondon.Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?A.don’t,knowB.hadn’tknownC.didn’tknowD.haven’tknown正确答案：C参考解析：句意：你好!我不知道你在伦敦，你在这儿多长时间了?考查时态。由从句中的谓语动词were可知，主句中谓语动词要用一般过去时或一般现在时。根据题意可知，“我不知道你在伦敦”这个事实发生在双方此刻的交谈之前，主句谓语动词应使用一般过去时。故C项正确。[单选题]5.Iwasn’tsurewhetherIhadcometo______rightoffice.Therewasnonameon______door.A.a;/B.the;aC.a;theD.the;the正确答案：D参考解析：句意：我不知道我来的这间办公室是否就是我要找的，房门上没有名字。考查定冠词的用法。第一个空表示特指“要找的这间办公室”，第二个空表示特指“这间办公室的门”，所以都应当使用定冠词。故C项正确。[单选题]6.—Wouldyoulikesomehelpwiththepacking?—______.Myneighbour’sofferedtohelpout.Butthanksanyway.A.AllthesameB.It’sallrightC.TakeiteasyD.Comeon正确答案：B参考解析：句意：——需要我帮你收拾行李吗?——不用了。我的邻居已经提出要帮我了，但还是谢谢你。考查情景英语。当对方主动提供帮助时，回答应表达接受或者委婉拒绝，根据后面提到邻居会提供帮助可知，此处应为“没关系，不用”。Allthesame依然，照样。It’sallright.没关系。Takeiteasy慢慢来。Comeon.来吧。故B项正确。[单选题]7.Thecrowdwishedthenewly-marriedcouplewellastheyleft______theirhoneymoon.A.toB.inC.forD.about正确答案：C参考解析：句意：当这对新婚夫妇要去度蜜月时，人们祝福他们一切安好。考查固定搭配。leavefor为固定词组，意为“离开去某地”，这里表示离开去度蜜月。故C项正确。[单选题]8.I’dneverhaveguessedhewasaWilson—hedoesn’tlook______likehisbrothers.A.oneB.thatC.anybodyD.anything正确答案：D参考解析：句意：我从来没想到他是威尔逊先生，他长得一点也不像他的兄弟。考查固定搭配。notanythinglikesb.为固定搭配，意为“根本不像，一点也不像某人”。故D项正确。[单选题]9.______thesuccessofourproductsinEurope,ournextstepistomoveintotheAmericanmarket.A.FollowB.FollowingC.HavingfollowedD.Followed正确答案：B参考解析：句意：随着我们产品在欧洲市场的成功，我们下一步要扩展到美国市场。考查非谓语动词。非谓语动词在此作状语，表示伴随状态。过去分词作状语表示与句中主语构成逻辑上的动宾关系，而现在分词与句中主语构成逻辑上的主谓关系，在时间上表示与谓语动词同时发生，此处表示“伴随成功，我们即将采取下一步行动”。故B项正确。[单选题]10.Thequestion______heshouldaccepttheofferornottroubledhimgreatly.A.whichB.whetherC.thatD.why正确答案：B参考解析：句意：是否应该接受该职位这一问题令他感到十分困扰。考查同位语从句中的连接词。此句表达的意思是“是否”，根据从句中“ornot”的进一步提示，因此应用whether来引导同位语从句。故B项正确。[单选题]11.He______forwardtoourcampingholidaythewholeweek,butunfortunatelyitrainedeveryday.A.hadlookedB.islookingC.hadbeenlookingD.looks正确答案：C参考解析：句意：他整周都在期待着我们野营假期，但不幸的是每天都在下雨。考查动词时态。由题干中的“thewholeweek”可知，他一整周都在期待，表示一段时间内反复的情绪，应用完成进行时，而后面的rained为过去式，所以此处应为过去完成进行时。故C项正确。[单选题]12.Johannaisthewoman______Mariaisstudyingthepiano.A.ofwhomB.withwhomC.bywhomD.inwhom正确答案：B参考解析：句意：乔安娜就是和玛丽亚一起学习钢琴的妇女。考查介词的用法。固定词组studywith意为“和…一起学习”。故B项正确。[单选题]13.Bellaisverykindandbeautifulandworkshard.______,sheisagoodgirl.A.TosumupB.AsaresultC.BythewayD.Intheend正确答案：A参考解析：句意：贝拉既善良又漂亮，还工作努力。总之，她是个好女孩。考查词组辨析。tosumup概括起来说，总之。asaresult结果是。bytheway顺便说一下。intheend最后。题中后句是前句内容的概括，故A项正确。[单选题]14.Television,whichfirstappearedinthe1920s,reallychangedthe______peopleviewedtheworld.A.ideaB.directionC.methodD.way正确答案：D参考解析：句意：20世纪20年代第一次出现的电视真正改变了人们看待世界的途径。考查名词词义辨析。idea想法，观点。direction方向。method意为“方法”，指具体的精心安排的技术技巧所构成的方法。way意为“途径”，更加正式，强调复杂的操作方法。此处表示途径，故D项正确。[单选题]15.Mark’sfirstyearatcollegewasatime______withexcitementandenjoyment.A.havingfilledB.beingfilledC.tobefilledD.filled正确答案：D参考解析：句意：马克大学的第一年充满了兴奋和快乐。考查非谓语动词在句中作后置定语。分析题意可知，本句表达的是对马克大学第一年的描述，这段时间已经过去，且横线前后两部分之间为被动关系，所以应该使用过去分词。不定式作定语，表示将要发生的动作；现在分词作定语表示主动关系、表示动作正在进行，均不符合句意，故排除其他三项。故D项正确。[问答题]1.假定你是李明。上周末学生会组织部分学生去附近社区进行了一次义务劳动，受到居民的欢迎。请你给校园英文报写一篇报导。活动内容包括：1.打扫卫生；2.浇灌花木；3.帮老人干家务；4.跟小朋友做游戏等。注意：1.词数100词左右，题目已为你写好；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请直接将书面表达写在答题卡2背面。正确答案：详见解析参考解析：【参考范文】Lastweekend,theStudents’Unionmobilizedsomestudentstothecommunitynearbyforavoluntarylabor.Theydidlotsofworkthere.Somesweptthefloors;somewateredtheflowersandotherplants;somehelpedtheolddothehousework.Theothersplayedgameswiththekids,suchasfootball,cardsandalsohide-and-seek,etc.Allofthemhadagoodtimetogether.Atthemomentwhenthestudentshadtoleave,thepeoplethereallthankedthemandshowedsincerewelcometotheirnextcoming.【闪光词汇】·voluntarylabor义务劳动·hide-and-seek捉迷藏·haveagoodtime玩得开心·atthemomentwhen…当…的时候共享题干题【无音频】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。[单选题]1.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Buyingahandbag.B.Tryingonapieceofclothing.C.Drawingapictureofthecountryside.正确答案：B参考解析：录音中女士咨询男士对自己衣着的意见，可知她在试穿。故B正确。【录音原文】W:HowdoIlook?M:Notbad.Doesitfitallright?W:Uh,abittightaroundhere.M:Ireallylikethecolor.Itmatchesyourhandbag.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。[单选题]2.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Familymembers.B.Classmates.C.Co-workers.正确答案：C参考解析：录音中女士提到自己很久没有在公司见到男士了，可推测他们是同事。故C正确。【录音原文】W:Wehaven’tseenmuchofyoulatelyinthecompany.Haveyoubeenawayonbusiness?M:No,I’vebeenawayonholiday.I’vegotacousininEdinburgh.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。[单选题]3.Whatisthemanangryabout?A.Telephoningwhiledriving.B.Somewomendrivers.C.Trafficlights.正确答案：A参考解析：录音中男士表明司机边开车边驾驶让他感到很生气，一个因为讲电话闯红灯的女士差点让他发生意外。故A正确。【录音原文】M:Itdrivesmemadwhenpeopleusetheircellphonesatthewheel.W:Hmm.Whathappened?M:Inearlyhadanaccidentbecausethewomanwastalkingonhercellphonewhiledrivinganddidn’tseethetrafficlightsturnedred.Shenearlykilledme!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。[单选题]4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewillchoosetheman.B.Themanwaslateinasking.C.Shemayrunfortheposition.正确答案：B参考解析：录音中女士提到她的室友也在竞选班长，并且已经许诺为她投票，可知男士来晚一步。故B正确。【录音原文】M:Sarah,I’mpreparedtorunfortheclassmonitor,andI’mwonderingifI,er...ifIcancountonyoursupport.W:Oh,maybeifyouhadaskedmeearlier,butmyroommate’srunning,too,andI’vealreadypromisedherthatshehadmysupport.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。[单选题]5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Setupamuseum.B.Startdoingexercise.C.Stopbuyingcameras.正确答案：C参考解析：录音中女士询问男士是否又买了一架新相机，这使得她的公寓将变成相机博物馆了，故推测她想让男士停止购买相机。故C正确。【录音原文】W:Haveyouboughtanewcameraagain?You’returningmyflatintoacameramuseum!M:I’llstop.I’lltry.ButIprobablycan’t.Iseeanewmodelandmykneesgoweak!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。[单选题]6.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。Howwilltheman’sbrothergotoSouthAmerica?A.Byship.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.正确答案：B参考解析：录音中男士说“He’sflying”，说明他的兄弟要飞往南美洲，故B正确。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。[单选题]7.Whatwillthemanprobablybuyforhisbrother?A.Atoothbrush.B.Asilktie.C.Aclock.正确答案：A参考解析：录音最后男士提到可折叠牙刷是一份很棒的礼物，他将购买后送给兄弟。故A正确。【录音原文】W:MayIhelpyou,sir?M:Yes,please.Iwanttobuyapersonalgiftformybrother.He’stakingatriptoSouthAmerica.W:Ishegoingbyshiporplane?M:He’sflying.Mygiftwillhavetobesomethinglightinweight.Whatcanyousuggest?W:Whataboutthisfie?It’smadeofpuresilk.M:Mysisteralreadygavehimone.I’dlikesomethingunusual.Letmelookaround...oh,thatclocklooksnice,but...W:Hey,hereisagiftforthemanwhohaseverything.M:Oh,afoldingtoothbrush!That’sawonderfulidea!I’lltakeit.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。[单选题]8.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第l0题。WhereisRickworkingnow?A.Inatravelcompany.B.Inahotel.C.Inalawoffice.正确答案：C参考解析：录音中女士介绍瑞克目前工作的律师事务所的老板想派他飞往巴西出差，故A正确。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。[单选题]9.HowdoesRickfeelabouthistrip?A.Excited.B.Curious.C.Nervous.正确答案：A参考解析：录音中男士提到这次出行的费用已经全部支付，且这是瑞克第一次出国，推测他一定很兴奋。故A正确。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。[单选题]10.WhenwillRickleave?A.Inthreedays.B.Inaweek.C.Inamonth.正确答案：B参考解析：录音最后女士提到瑞克会在一周内出发。【答案及解析】【录音原文】W:HaveyouheardthatthebossofthelawofficewhereRickworkswantshimtoflytoBrazilanddoamonth’sworkthere?M:That’snice.Hewillloveitbecauseeverythingwillbepaidfor,suchasairtravel,meals,hotel..,andthisishisfirsttimetogetoutoftheStates.W:Indeed.Youwon’tbelievehowmuchheislookingforwardtoit,andhowmuchhislittlesisteradmireshim!He’sgoingtoenjoylyingonthebeacheswhenworkisdone,andhepromisedtobuyhissistergifts.M:Whoelseisgoingbesideshim?W:He’sgoingalone.M:Whenwillhebeleaving?W:Hewastoldaboutitthreedaysago,andIthinkhe’llleaveinaweek.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。[单选题]11.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。Whatdoweknowaboutthegrandmother?A.Shelivesbyherself.B.She’sashealthyasbefore.C.Sheoftendoessomecleaning.正确答案：A参考解析：录音中男士介绍他的祖母自从祖父去世后就独自住在肯塔基州，虽然开始变得行动迟缓，但平时有清洁女工帮忙打扫卫生和购物，生活能够自理。故A正确。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。[单选题]12.HowlonghasthegrandmotherlivedinKentucky?A.Sinceherhusbanddied.B.Sinceshewasmarried.C.Sincehersonmovedaway.正确答案：B参考解析：录音中男士介绍自己的祖母自从婚后一直住在肯塔基州。故B正确。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。[单选题]13.Whatdoesthegrandmotherenjoyaboutherpresentlife?A.Beingbusywithhousework.B.Beingwithrelatives.C.Beingwithfriends.正确答案：C参考解析：录音中男士介绍自己的祖母有很多朋友，并享受和他们的生活。故C正确。【录音原文】M:Oh,whoisthebeautifuloldwomaninfrontofthehouse?W:That’smygrandmother.M:Oh,thenthatmustbeyourhouseinthebackground.Whereisit?W:No,that’smygrandmother’shouse.ShelivesinKentucky.WeliveinBoston,abouttwoandahalfhoursawaybyplane.M:Then,doesshelivewithyouruncleoraunt?W:No.Sinceherhusbanddied,shehaslivedalone.M:Alone?Butsheissoold!Whorakescareofher?W:Shetakescareofherself,thoughsheis81thisyearandisbeginningtoslowdownalittle.Shehasacleaningladywhocomesforafewhoursaweektocleanhouseandhelpwiththeshopping.M:Butisn’tshelonelywithoutfamily?W:Ofcoursenot.Shehaslivedinthesameneighborhoodsinceshewasfirstmarried,sosheknowsalltheneighbors,youngandold,andshehaslotsoffriends.M:Whydoesn’tshelivewithyou?Don’tyoumissher?W:Well,actually,wetalktoheronthephoneeveryweekandvisitheratleastonceayear,butwearebusywithourlivesandsoisshe.Welovetohavehervisit,butweallknowthatifshelivedwithus,wemightnotgetalongsowell.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。[单选题]14.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。Whatwasthewomantalkingaboutatbeginningoftheconversation?A.Herstoryofcompletingatask.B.Herexperienceofbeinglost.C.Hertripabroad.正确答案：B参考解析：录音中女士提到自己完全迷失但最终到达目的地，可知她在讲述自己迷路的经历。故B正确。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。[单选题]15.WhatdidthemandointhebarinGermany?A.Methisfriends.B.Attendedalecture.C.Gaveaperformance.正确答案：C参考解析：录音中男士介绍自己在德国的这家酒吧举行了一场演唱会，C项意为“进行一场表演”，与录音内容一致。故C正确。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。[单选题]16.Howdidthemanfindhiswaybacktobar?A.Byfollowingaman.B.Bylookingatamap.C.Byaskinganoldwoman.正确答案：A参考解析：录音中男士说自己看见一名男子身着他们乐队的衬衫，从而推测他要参加他们的演唱会，故跟随他回到了酒吧。故A正确。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。[单选题]17.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hecannotstandthenoiseinthebar.B.Hedoesn’tliketowearT-shirts.C.Hedoesn’tspeakGerman.正确答案：C参考解析：录音中男士表明自己迷路后因为不会讲德语，所以无法成功问路。故C正确。【录音原文】W:AndIrealizedwewerecompletelylost,butatleastwegotthereintheend.M:Funnyyoushouldsaythatbecause,er,asimilarthinghappenedtomeonetimewhenIwasabroad.WewereactuallydoingaconcertinthisbarinGermany.W:Really?M:Iwasactuallyabouttoappearonstage,youknow,withtheband,andIjustthought,“I’lljustgooutforalittlewalkandgetsomefreshair,”causeIhadabouthalfanhourbeforewehadtogoon.W:Uh-huh.M:AndIwentoutside,youknow,hadalookaroundandwalkedaroundforabit...andthenIdecidedtogobackand,uh,Icouldn’tfindit!Itwasabouttwominutesbeforeweweresupposedtostart.W:No,you’rejoking!M:Yeah!Ithought,“Ah!WhatamIgoannado?”W:Couldyouaskfordirections?M:Well,Itried.Iaskedanoldwoman,butshedidn’tspeakEnglish,andIdon’tspeakGerman...W:Don’tyou?Oh,right.M:Andthen,IrealizedIcouldn’trememberthenameofthebar,orthestreetitwasonoranything.So,youknow,IwasinthemiddleofatownIdidn’tknow,notknowingthelanguage..,andluckily,IsawsomeonewearingoneofourT-shirts.Hewasobviouslygoingtotheconcert,soIsortoffollowedhimbacktothebar.W:Wow,thatwaslucky!Thankgoodness!M:AndwhenIgotthere,theguyswerelike,“Wherehaveyoubeen?Wethoughtyou’drunoutonus!”Anyway,wemanaged.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。[单选题]18.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。Whoisthespeaker?A.Aradioannouncer.B.Apoliceofficer.C.Ataxidriver.正确答案：A参考解析：录音中讲述者介绍这是《伦敦生活》节目，作为节目的开场白，可推测他是电台或电视台的主持人，所以选项A正确。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。[单选题]19.WhatmakesdrivingataxiahardjobinLondon?A.Badtraffic.B.Confusedstreetnames.C.LargepollutioninLondon.正确答案：A参考解析：录音中讲述者介绍交通阻塞是出租车司机工作艰难的一个原因。所以选项A正确。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。[单选题]20.Whatwillthespeakerprobablydoifhe’sstuckontheroad?A.Haveamapready.B.Beunderstanding.C.Changedirections.正确答案：B参考解析：录音中讲述者建议如果听众遇到交通阻塞，换位思考下出租者司机的艰难就不会那样急躁了，可推测他如果遇到交通阻塞会理解出租车司机们的工作。故选项B正确。【录音原文】Hello.I’mCallumRobertson,andthisisLondonLife.Intheprogramtoday,letmeaskyouaquestionfirst:WhatdoyouthinkwouldbethehardestjobinBritain?Apoliceofficer?Perhapsadeep-seafisherman?Well,no,accordingtorecentresearch,beingaLondontaxidrivertakesthatprize.It’sreallyahardjob,reallydifficult.Onereasonisthetraffic.It’sgettingworseandworseinLondon.Formostofus,ifwehavetositinatrafficjamforafewminutes,wegetanxious.Butimagineifyouhadtodothatallday,everydayasyourjob.What’smore,passengersgetintothetaxiandwanttogetfromAtoBasquicklyaspossible.They’reinahurry,andthatmakesthingsworseforthedrivers.Toprepareforthetest,would-bedrivershavetorememberwaysandplacesofinterestaroundCentralLondon.Thisisanareawhichhasabout25,000streets.TheyneedtobeabletotakepassengersfromAtoBwithouthavingtolookatamapandwithouthavingtoaskfordirections.Itusuallytakesnearlythreeyearstopassthetest,soitisalsofoundintheresearchthatpartsofthebrainsoftaxidriversareactuallylargerthanthoseinthegeneralpopulation.Itseemsasiflearningallthestreetsandwaysmakesapartofthebraingrow.Well,anyway,thisisamosttiringjob.Nexttimeyou’restuckinatrafficjamandfeelmad,spareathoughtforthetaxidrivers,whohavetospendmostoftheirworkinglifeinthem.I’mtoldthatduringaninternationalgameofchess(国际象棋),manybeautifulmovescouldbemadeonachessboard.Inadecisive(36)______inwhichhewasevenlymatchedwithaRussianmaster(37)______,Marshallfoundhisqueenunderseriousattack.Therewereseveralwaysof(38)______,andsincethequeenisthemost(39)______piece,spectators(观众)thoughtMarshallwouldnaturallymovehisqueento(40)______.Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]21.______.A.experienceB.battleC.gameD.chance正确答案：C参考解析：考查对上文的理解。根据上下文可知，本文讲述的是在一场国际象棋比赛中发生的事情。experience经历。battle战斗。game比赛。chance机会。故C项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]22.______.A.playerB.personC.winnerD.enemy正确答案：A参考解析：考查近义词词义辨析。上文提到马休参加了一场决定性的象棋比赛，masterplayer表示“大师选手”。player选手，比赛者。person人。winner获胜者。enemy敌人。故A项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]23.______.A.supportB.attackC.advanceD.escape正确答案：D参考解析：考查对动词词义辨析。上文提到马休发现他的王后处于被攻击的危险中，后文提到由于王后是最重要的一个棋子，由此可以推测，此处表示“躲避，逃脱”。support支持。attack攻击。advance前进。escape逃离，逃脱。故D项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]24.______.A.suitableB.powerfulC.respectedD.dangerous正确答案：B参考解析：考查形容词词义辨析。根据常识可知，国际象棋中王后是最有权势的一个棋子。suitable合适的。powerful有权势的。respected受尊敬的。dangerous危险的。故B项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]25.______.A.checkB.fightC.safetyD.defeat正确答案：C参考解析：考查对上下文的理解。根据上下文可知，最重要的棋子王后处于危险之中，观众自然会认为马休要将他的王后移到安全的地方。check检查。fight斗争。safety安全。defeat打败。故C项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]26.______.A.conditionB.changeC.pieceD.action正确答案：A参考解析：考查对上文的理解。根据上下文可知，马休的在比赛中陷于不利境地，他需要慎重考虑目前这种状况来挽救棋局。condition状况。change变化。piece棋子。action行动。故A项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]27.______.A.protectedB.undisturbedC.unexpectedD.deserted正确答案：C参考解析：考查形容词词义辨析。由后文可知，马休牺牲了他的王后，由此可以推测，马休将王后放到了最不可思议的格子里。protected被保护的。undisturbed不被打扰的。unexpected不可思议的，意想不到的。deserted偏僻的。故C项正确。Deepinthought,Marshallusedallhistimetoconsiderthe(41)______Hepickeduphisqueen,paused,andplaceditdownonthemost(42)______squareofall—asquarefromwhichthequeencouldbe(43)______byanyoneofthreeenemypieces.Marshallhadsacrificed(牺牲)hisqueen—anunthinkablemove.Everyoneelsewas(44)______.ThentheRussian,andthe(45)______,realizedthatMarshallhadactuallymadea(46)______move.Itwasclearthatnomatterhowthe(47)______wastaken,theRussianwouldsoonbeina(48)______position.Seeingthis,theRussianadmittedhisdefeat.Whenspectatorsrecoveredfromthe(49)______ofMarshall’sdaring,theyshoweredthechessboardwithmoney.Marshallhadachieved(50)______inaveryunusualanddaringfashion—hehad(51)______bysacrificingthequeen.Tome,it’snot(52)______thathewon.WhatcountsisthatMarshallhadbrokenwithstandard(53)______tomakesuchamove.Hehadlooked(54)______theusualpatternsofplayandhadbeenwillingtoconsideranimaginativeriskonthebasisofhisjudgmentandhisjudgmentalone.Nomatterhowthegame(55)______,Marshallwasthewinner.[单选题]28.______.A.frightenedB.guardedC.discoveredD.caught正确答案：D参考解析：考查动词词义辨析。由后文可知，马休牺牲了他的王后，可以推测，马休将王后放到了最不可思议的格子里后，王后将会被三个敌人中的任何一