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与参考答案

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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,Iwonderwhytheofficeisstillnot

open.

W:Butit'snotyeteight.Infact,it'sonlyaquarterto

eight.

请回答以下问题：

1.Atwhattimedoestheofficeopen

A.7:45.B.8:15.C.8:00.

1.Whatcanweconcludefromthewoman'sreply

A.ShethinksJohnisjoking.

B.SheissureJohnissellinghisshop.

C.ShethinksJohnlikesbusiness.

2.Whatdoesthemanmean

A.Thenewteacherissick.B.Hehasn,tmettheteacher

yet.C.Hedidn'tliketheteacher.

3.Whattimeisitnow

A.7:55B.7:05C.8:05

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean

A.Shethinkstheyshouldn,tgotoFrenchrestaurants.

B.She'srecommendingagoodplacetogofordinner.

C.She,sinvitingthemtodinner.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthedialogue

A.Thewomanisgoingtohaveatripthissummervacation.

B.Thewomanisgoingtostayathomethissummervacation.

C.Thewomanhasn,tdecidedhowtospendthesummer

vacation.

其次节: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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题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.1boughtthisradiotwodaysago,butI'mafraidit

doesn'twork.I'dliketochangeitforanotherone.

W:Oh,dear.Yes,ofcourse.Haveyougotyourreceipt

M:Yes,hereitis.

W:Thankyou.Justamoment,please.

请回答以下问题:

1.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace

A.Inastore.B.Inafactory.C.Ina

museum.

2.Whatisthemostprobableresultoftheconversation

A.Themangothisradiorepaired.

B.Themangotanewreceipt.

C.Themangotanewradio.

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterdayaccordingtothetwo

speakers

A.Colderthantoday.B.Warmerthan

today.C.Fine.

7.Howdidthemanfeelabouttheweatherattheendof

conversation

A.Afraid.B.Sad.C.Relieved.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethereinthebriefcase

A.Somejewelry.B.Importantpapers.C.

Money.

9.Whywilltheygobacktothehotel

A.Tolookforhiswallet.B.Tolookforhisimportant

letter.C.Tolookforhisbriefcase.

Herself.

16.Howdidshegotoheruncle5s

A.Onfoot.B.BybusC.By

train.

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17.WhenisMary,sbirthday

A.August15th.B.August16th.C.

August12th.

18.Whattimewillthepartybegin

A.At2:00p.m.B.At2:20p.m.C.At

1:40p.m.

19.WillJeancometotheparty-

A.No,Shewon't.B.Yes,shewill.C.

Notsure.

20.WherewillJean,ssistercomefrom

A.Thestation.B.Theparty.C.

Shanghai.

其次部分：英语学问运用

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.Healwaysworks

hard.

A.studyB.tostudyC.studiedD.studying

21.Neitherherparentsnorshethetwo

A.remember…roomnumberB.remembers---room

numbers

C.remember…roomnumbersD.remembers…room

numbei'

22.Chinahaspopulation.

A.alargeB.agreatdealofC.manyD.

much

23.rclliketothankyoufortheyoudidmeto

cleanmyhouse.

A.favorB.helpC.aidD.assistant

24.ofthemarenotstudents.Someofthemare

teachers.

A.OneB.BothC.AllD.None

25.Theearthis49ofthemoon.

A.timesizeB.timethesizeC.timessizeD.timesthe

size

26.Therewasabirdinthesky.

A.flyB.fliesC.flyingD.flied

27.Heherehalfanhourago,butheisstill

onthewaynow.

A.hadbeenB.wouldhavebeen

C.couldhavebeenD.shouldhavebeen

28.Youwon'tbediscouragedasasyouarestill

hopeful.

A.longB.wellC.soonD.far

29.Seldomsuchagoodmovieinthatsmall

cinema.

A.wedoseeB.doweseeC.weseeD.seewe

30.ThatwasthesecondtimeIthiscountry.

A.visitedB.hadvisitedC.wouldvisitD.has

visited

31.Eatingvegetables,isagoodhabit,isalways

asuggestionforkeepinghealthy.

A.whichBthatC.itD.

what

32.EveryyearmanypeoplehungerinAfrica.

A.diewithB.dieofC.diefromD.dieto

33.Shewenthomeimmediately,aboutherbaby

whowashomealone.

A.worryB.worriesC.worriedD.worrying

34.-Whoisthisletterwritten——Mymother.

Ihaven'tbeenwritingherforamonth.

A.toB.byC.withD.in

35.Thisisnotagoodtopicto.

A.talkB.betalkedC.talk

aboutD.betalkedabout

其次节：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,hewillputhisthumband

forefingerintoa37.ThatmeansOK.ButinBrazil,theverysign

is38toberude.InPoland,aguestusuallypresentflowerstohis

hostess.Thenumbermustbeanodd（奇数）one.39,thehostessisn,t

expectedto40thecoverofthebunchofflowers.Andusually,red

roseisasignoflove.

Usuallywenodtoexpressouragreementandshakeourheads

toshowdisapproval.Toour41thesebodymovementsmeanthe42in

Bulgaria.（保加利亚）Arabsoftengreet43kissingonbothcheeks.

Andthe44ofputtingahandonaperson,neckisdifferent45Chinese

andAmericans.Crossing46legsintheUnitedStatesisasignof

47relaxed.ButinKorea,it'snotallowed.InChinese,peoplehand

48withbothhandsto49theirrespect,butforMuslims,theythink

the1efthandis50anddonoteatorpassanythingwithit.

The51incustomsandculturesintheworldarereally52.

Weshouldlearn53aboutthemtoavoid54.Then,wouldyouplease

remember:WheninRome,doasthe55do.

36.A.satisfyB.satisfyingC.

satisfiedD.satisfaction

37.A.circleB.roundC.

ballD.ring

38.A.considerB.considersC.

consideringD.considered

39.A.besideB.besidesC.

exceptD.exceptfor

40.A.receiveB.repeatC.

reviewD.remove

41.A.surpriseB.surprisesC.

surprisingD.surprised

42.A.wrongB.oppositeC.

sameD.different

43.A.witnB.toC.

byD.as

44.A.poseBgestureC.

actionD.movement

45.A.forB.fromC.

atD.in

46.A.oneB.onesC.

one'sD.ones,

47.A.beB.beingC.to

beD.tobeing

48.A.somethingB.anythingC.

everythingD.nothing

49.A.showB.presentC.

displayD.demonstrate

50.A.cleanB.uncleanC.

tidyD.untidy

51.A.differentB.differenceC.

differencesD.differ

52.A.acceptableB.availableC.

notableD.noticeable

53.A.moreB.manyC.

lessD.fewer

54.A.embarrassB.embarrassingC.

embarrassedD.embarrassment

55.A.RomeB.RomesC.

RomanD.Romans

第三部分：阅读理解

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。

A

Mostpeopleagreethatfencing（击剑）isonesportinwhich

apersonmustbeatleast30yearsoldbeforehelearnsallheneeds

toknowaboutthesport.ButClarkSummersoftheUniversityof

Detroithasshownthatthisdoesn'talwayshavetobetrue.

Clarkisadifferentkindoffencerinalotofways.Heis

American,whilemostfencersarefromthecountriesofEurope.He

isblackwhilemostfencersinthepasthavebeenwhite.Andheis

only22yearsold.

ManypeoplethinkthatClarkisthemostpromisingfencer

inthiscountrytoday.Althoughheisyoung,hehasbeenableto

masterthenecessaryskills.Alreadyhehaswonanumberoffencing

contests（竞赛）againstolderfencers.Heisalmostcertainto

becomeamemberoftheU.S.Olympic（奥林匹克）fencingteam'

“Thereisnorealdangerinfencing,today,“Clarksays.

“ButIneverforgetthatfencingwasnotalwaysasport.Inthe

olddays,Peoplefencedtosettleaquarrel.Eachmatchwasamatter

oflifeanddeath.IfthatcametrueinthematchesIplayintoday,

everytouchagainstmewou1dmeanthatIhadbeenwoundedorkilled.

SoItrytoplayasif1werefencingformylife.Tdon'tlike

theideaofbeingkilled!

56Mostpeoplethinkthatcandofencing.

A.kidsB.teenagersC.

adultsD.seniorcitizens

57.ClarkSummerisNOTprobablyfrom

A.DetroitB.BostonC.

SeattleD.Manchester

58.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE

A.AllthefencersarefromthecountriesofEurope.

B.Clarkhaswonfewfencingcontestsagainstolderfencers.

C.Inthepast,peoplefencedwhentheydisagreedwitheach

other.

D.Today,manyfencerswillgetwoundedorkilled.

59.WecanjudgefromthepassagethatClarkworksvery

hardbecause.

A.thereisnorealdangerinfencingB.

hedoesn*tliketheideatobekilled

C.hewantstosettleallthe

quarrelsD.eachmatchisamatteroflifeand

death

B

Readingisnottheonlywaytogainknowledgeofthework

inthepast.Thereisanotherlargereservoir（学问库）whichmay

becalledexperience,andthecollegestudentwillfindthatevery

craftsman（工匠）hassomethinghecanteachandwillgenerallyteach

gladlytoanycollegestudentwhodoesnotlookdownuponthem.

Theinformationfromthemdiffersfrom（不同于）thatintextbooks

andpaperschief]yinthatitstheoretical（理论的）part-the

explanationsofwhythingshappen-isfrequentlyquitefantastic

（奇异的）.Butthedemonstration（示范）andreportofwhathappens,

andhowithappensarecorrectevenifthereportsareincompletely

unscientificterms（术语）.Presentlythecollegestudentwilllearn,

inthiscasealso,whattoacceptandwhattoreject.Oneimportant

thingforacollegestudenttorememberisthatifAristotlecould

talktothefisherman,socanhe.

Anothersourceofknowledgeisthevaststoreoftraditional

（传统的）practiceshandeddownfromfathertoson,ormotherto

daughter,ofoldcountrycustoms（习惯），offolklore（风俗）.All

thisisverydifficultforacollegestudenttoexamine,formuch

knowledgeandpersonalexperienceisneededheretoseparategood

plantsfromwildgrass.Thecollegestudentshouldlearntorealize

andrememberhowmuchofrealvaluesciencehasfoundinthiswide,

confusedwi1dernessandhowoftenscientificdiscoveriesofwhat

hadexistedinthisarealongage.

60.Inthelastparagraphthephrase〃thiswide,confused

wilderness"refersto.

A.personalexperienceB.wildweedsamonggoodplants

C.theinformationfromtheparentsD.thevaststoreof

traditionalpractices

61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythe

passage

A.Thecollegestudentshavetroubleseparatinggoodplants

fromwildgrass

B.Craftsman'sexperienceisusuallyunscientific

C.Thecontemptuous（傲岸的）collegestudentswillreceive

nothingfromcraftsmen

D.Traditionalpracticesareasimportantasexperiencefor

thecollegestudent

62.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat.

A.we,11invitethecraftsmantoteachinthecollege

B.schoolsandbooksarenottheonlywaytoknowledge

C.scientificdiscoverieslatebasedonpersonalexperience

D.discoveriesandrediscoveriesarethemostimportant

sourceofknow!edgefora

collegestudent

63.Theauthoradvisesthecollegestudentto.

A.bocontemptuoustothecraftsman

B.bepatientinhelpingthecraftsmanwithscientificterms

C.learnthecraftsman?sexperiencebyjudgingitcarefully

D.gainthecraftsmanysexperiencewithoutrejection

64.Themainideaofthispassageisabout.

A.whattolearnfromtheparentsB.howtogainknowledge

C.whytolearnfromcraftsmanD.howtodealwithexperience

C

Greeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheir

shields(J§)towardthesun.Theflashesreflectedlightcouldbeseen

severalmilesaway.Theenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeant,

butotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.

Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignal

towers.Whentheyhadamessagetosend,thesoldiersshoutedit

fromtowertotower.Iftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldiers

withloudvoices,importantnewscouldbesentquicklyover

distance.

InAfrica,peoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingona

seriesoflargedrums(鼓).Eachdrumwaskeptwithinhearing

distanceofthenextone.Thedrumbeatsiveresentoutinaspecial

waythatal1thedrummersunderstood.Thoughthemessageswere

simple,theycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhundredsofmiles.

Intheeighteenthcentury,aFrenchengineerfoundanewway

tosendshortmessages.Inthisway,apersonheldaflagineach

handandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresenting

differentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwords

withflagsandarms.

Overalongperiodoftime,peoplesentmessagesbyal1these

differentways.However,notuntilthetelephonewasinventedin

Americainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsounds

overagreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.

65.Accordingtothispassage,theRomanwayof

communicationdependedverymuchupon.

A.fineweatherB.hightowerC.thespelling

systemD.armmovements

66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

A.NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycould

understandthemessage.

B.Africansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopass

message.

C.TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.

D.Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsounds

quickly.

67.TheAfricanwayofcommunicationsentmessages.

A.inaspecialwayB.overaveryshort

distance

C.byamusicalinstrumentD.ataratherslowspeed

68.Thewayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.

A.FrenchB.RomanC.AfricanD.

American

D

Oneanswertothequestionoflandshortagewassuggested

byanorganizationsomeyearsago.Acitywastobebuiltatsea,

housing30,000people.

Thesuggestionwastoshapethecitylikeaharbor（港口）。

Theouterwallof二heharborwouldstandonsteelcolumnsresting

onthesea---bed.Naturallythiscouldonlybewherethewaterwas

fairlyshallow.Thepeoplewouldliketoliveinflatsinthe

fifty----metrohighouterwall.Theflatswou1dbeallfaceinwards,

andwouldbemadeofconcrete（混泥土）andglass.Theglasswould

bespeciallymadeandcoloredtocontroltheheatandstronglight

fromthesun.Theplannerscalledthisman---madeharborwould

becalm.Onitwouldbefloatingislandscarryingmorebuilding:

ahospital,twotheaters,museum,anartexhibitionhallandachurch.

Ononeoftheislandswouldbeaspecialfactorytotakethesalt

outofseawaterandturnitintofreshwater.

Peoplelivinginthecitycouldmovearoundonsmallboats

drivenbyelectricity,sotherewouldbenoairpollutionfromthe

burningofgas.Therewouldbeplatformsoutsidethemanwallfor

shipsbringingsupplies.Peoplecouldalsotraveltothemainland

bymotorboatorwaterplane.

69.Whatwassuggestedabouttheconstructionofanewcity

atsea

A.Thecitywastobedesignedtogetherwithaharbor.

B.Thewal1saroundthecitywouldbemadeofsteeland

glass.

C.Thebuildingofthecitywouldrestonafloatingisland.

D.Thepeoplewou1d1iveintai1buildingsurroundedbya

wall.

70.Howwouldfreshwaterbesuppliedtothecity

A.Bytreatingseawater.

B.Bygettingitfromthesurroundingislands.

C.Bybuildingasmalllakeoffreshwaterinsidethecity.

D.Bytransportingitfromthemainland.

71.Thesuggestionmadebytheorganizationistosolvethe

problemthat.

A.thereisnotenoughspaceforbuildingcitesonland

B.landtransportationhasbecameincreasinglydifficult

C.therearetoomanypeopleonland

D.presentcitiesareheavilypollutedbycars

72.thepurposeofthewriteris_.

A.tosuggesthownewtypeofharborcouldbebuiltatsea

B.togiveadescriptionofanew---typecity.

C.todrawpeoplesattentiontotheproblemofair

pollution.

D.tointroduceamewwayofbuildingharbor—cities.

E

Whataresemeofthestepsapersoncantaketopreventhis

housefrombeingbrokenintowhileheisawayOnestepistomake

surethatthehouseseemsalived-inone.Livingroomcurtainsshould

bepulleddownonlyhalf-way.Bedroomsthatusuallyhavethe

curtainspulleddownatnightshouldbeleftdown.

Anotheristomakesurethatalloutsidelocksarethe

dead-bolttype（双保险）.Stillanotheristoleaveseveral100W

lightsburningandmakesurethatoneisinthekitchen.Lightsthat

turnedonandoffbythemselvesarethebest.Then,too,itisa

goodideatoleavetheradioturnedonancsettoatalkingstation.

Anytypeofspeakingmakesathiefthinktwicebeforetryingto

enter.Finally,whileawayonholiday,make

surethatnothingcollectsinfrontorinthehouse.Particularly,

makecertainthatthenewspaperisstoppedandthatatrusted

neighborhasbeenaskedtopickupthemail.Thievesareespecially

quicktonoticepiled-upnewspapersandoverpiledmailboxes.

73.Whydidthewriterbeginthispiecewithquestion

A.Becausehewantedtocatchthereadersattention.

B.Becausehewantedtohavethereadersguesstheanswer

beforereading.C.Becausehewantedtosumup（概括）thetopicof

thepiece.

D.Becausehewantedtomakethereadersunderstandhim

better.

74.Theword〃live-in〃inthispassagemeans.

A.leftemptyB.livelyandcheerfulC.nowbeingusedby

peopleD.laidinside

75.Whatdoosthewriteradvisethepeopletodo

A.Askaneighbourtopickupthedailymail

B.Mak