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, I wonder why the office is still not open.
W: But it's not yet eight. In fact, it's only a quarter to eight.
请回答以下问题：
1. At what time does the office open?
A. 7:45.
B. 8:15.
C. 8:00.
1. What can we conclude from the woman’s reply?
A. She thinks John is joking.
B. She is sure John is selling his shop.
C. She thinks John likes business.
2. What does the man mean?
A. The new teacher is sick.
B. He hasn’t met the teacher yet.
C. He didn’t like the teacher.
3. What time is it now?
A. 7:55
B. 7:05
C. 8:05
4. What does the woman mean?
A. She thinks they shouldn’t go to French restaurants.
B. She’s recommending a good place to go for dinner.
C. She’s inviting them to dinner.
5. Which of the following can we know from the dialogue?
A. The woman is going to have a trip this summer vacation.
B. The woman is going to stay at home this summer vacation.
C. The woman hasn’t decided how to spend the summer vacation.
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: Can I help you?
M: Yes. I bought this radio two days ago, but I'm afraid it doesn't work. I'd like to change it for another one.
W: Oh, dear. Yes, of course. Have you got your receipt?
M: Yes, here it is.
W: Thank you. Just a moment, please.
请回答以下问题：
1. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a store.
B. In a factory.
C. In a museum.
2. What is the most probable result of the conversation?
A. The man got his radio repaired.
B. The man got a new receipt.
C. The man got a new radio.
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What was the weather like yesterday according to the two speakers?
A. Colder than today.
B. Warmer than today.
C. Fine.
7. How did the man feel about the weather at the end of conversation?
A. Afraid.
B. Sad.
C. Relieved.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are there in the briefcase?
A. Some jewelry.
B. Important papers.
C. Money.
9. Why will they go back to the hotel?
A. To look for his wallet.
B. To look for his important letter.
C. To look for his briefcase.
听第8段材料，回答第10、11、12题。
10. What was Mary doing at the beginning of the dialogue?
A. Going home.
B. Waiting for bus.
C. Waiting for someone.
11. Where was Mary going?
A. Home.
B. To the bus stop.
C. To the park.
12. Why did Bill feel surprised when he first heard Mary was going for a walk?
A. Because it was a cold day.
B. Because she was going alone.
C. Because she had not told him about this before.
听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。
13. Where has Ann been?
A. Her brother’s.
B. Beijing.
C. Her uncle’s.
14. How far is it from Ann’s home to her uncle’s?
A. About eight thousand miles away.
B. About eight hundred kilometers away.
C. About eight hundred miles away.
15. Who went there with Ann?
A. Her friend.
B. Her father.
C. Herself.
16. How did she go to her uncle’s?
A. On foot.
B. By bus
C. By train.
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17. When is Mary’s birthday?
A. August 15th.
B. August 16th.
C. August 12th.
18. What time will the party begin?
A. At 2:00 p.m.
B. At 2:20 p.m.
C. At 1:40 p.m.
19. Will Jean come to the party?
A. No, She won’t.
B. Yes, she will.
C. Not sure.
20. Where will Jean’s sister come from?
A. The station.
B. The party.
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. Paul doesn't have to be made _________. He always works hard.
A. study
B. to study
C. studied
D. studying
21. Neither her parents nor she __________ the two _____________.
A. remember… room number
B. remembers… room numbers
C. remember…room numbers
D. remembers…room number
22. China has _____________ population.
A. a large
B. a great deal of
C. many
D. much
23. I’d like to thank you for the_________ you did me to clean my house.
A. favor
B. help
C. aid
D. assistant
24. __________ of them are not students. Some of them are teachers.
A. One
B. Both
C. All
D. None
25. The earth is 49 _____________ of the moon.
A. time size
B. time the size
C. times size
D. times the size
26. There was a bird ____________ in the sky.
A. fly
B. flies
C. flying
D. flied
27. He ______________ here half an hour ago, but he is still on the way now.
A. had been
B. would have been
C. could have been
D. should have been
28. You won’t be discouraged as _________ as you are still hopeful.
A. long
B. well
C. soon
D. far
29. Seldom _____________ such a good movie in that small cinema.
A. we do see
B. do we see
C. we see
D. see we
30. That was the second time I ______________ this country.
A. visited
B. had visited
C. would visit
D. has visited
31. Eating vegetables, _________is a good habit, is always a suggestion for keeping healthy.
A. which B that C. it D. what
32. Every year many people ___________ hunger in Africa.
A. die with
B. die of
C. die from
D. die to
33. She went home immediately, ___________ about her baby who was home alone.
A. worry
B. worries
C. worried
D. worrying
34. – Who is this letter written __________? -- My mother. I haven’t been writing her for a month.
A. to
B. by
C. with
D. in
35. This is not a good topic to _____________.
A. talk
B. be talked
C. talk about
D. be talked about
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。
If an American is 36 with you, he will put his thumb and forefinger into a 37 . That means OK. But in Brazil, the very sign is 38 to be rude. In Poland, a guest usually present flowers to his hostess. The number must be an odd(奇数) one. 39 , the hostess isn’t expected to 40 the cover of the bunch of flowers. And usually, red rose is a sign of love.
Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disapproval. To our 41 these body movements mean the 42 in Bulgaria. (保加利亚) Arabs often greet 43 kissing on both cheeks. And the 44 of putting a hand on a person' neck is different 45 Chinese and Americans. Crossing 46 legs in the United States is a sign of 47 relaxed. But in Korea, it's not allowed. In Chinese, people hand 48 with both hands to 49 their respect, but for Muslims, they think the left hand is 50 and do not eat or pass anything with it.
The 51 in customs and cultures in the world are really 52 . We should learn 53 about them to avoid 54 . Then, would you please remember: When in Rome, do as the 55 do.
36. A. satisfy B. satisfying C. satisfied D. satisfaction
37. A. circle B. round C. ball D. ring
38. A. consider B. considers C. considering D. considered
39. A. beside B. besides C. except D. except for
40. A. receive B. repeat C. review D. remove
41. A. surprise B. surprises C. surprising D. surprised
42. A. wrong B. opposite C. same D. different
43. A. with B. to C. by D. as
44. A. pose B gesture C. action D. movement
45. A. for B. from C. at D. in
46. A. one B. ones C. one’s D. ones’
47. A. be B. being C. to be D. to being
48. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
49. A. show B. present C. display D. demonstrate
50. A. clean B. unclean C. tidy D. untidy
51. A. different B. difference C. differences D. differ
52. A. acceptable B. available C. notable D. noticeable
53. A. more B. many C. less D. fewer
54. A. embarrass B. embarrassing C. embarrassed D. embarrassment
55. A. Rome B. Romes C. Roman D. 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
Most people agree that fencing (击剑) is one sport in which a person must be at least 30 years old before he learns all he needs to know about the sport. But Clark Summers of the University of Detroit has shown that this doesn’t always have to be true.
Clark is a different kind of fencer in a lot of ways. He is American, while most fencers are from the countries of Europe. He is black while most fencers in the past have been white. And he is only 22 years old.
Many people think that Clark is the most promising fencer in this country today. Although he is young, he has been able to master the necessary skills. Already he has won a number of fencing contests (竞赛) against older fencers. He is almost certain to become a member of the U. S. Olympic (奥林匹克) fencing team!
”There is no real danger in fencing, today,” Clark says. “But I never forget that fencing was not always a sport. In the old days, People fenced to settle a quarrel. Each match was a matter of life and death. If that came true in the matches I play in today, every touch against me would mean that I had been wounded or killed. So I try to play as if l were fencing for my life. I don’t like the idea of being killed!”
56 Most people think that ___________ can do fencing.
A. kids
B. teenagers
C. adults
D. senior citizens
57. Clark Summer is NOT probably from _______________.
A. Detroit
B. Boston
C. Seattle
D. Manchester
58. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. All the fencers are from the countries of Europe.
B. Clark has won few fencing contests against older fencers.
C. In the past, people fenced when they disagreed with each other.
D. Today, many fencers will get wounded or killed.
59. We can judge from the passage that Clark works very hard because
____________.
A. there is no real danger in fencing
B. he doesn’t like the idea to be killed
C. he wants to settle all the quarrels
D. each match is a matter of life and death
B
Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.
Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统的) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age.
60.In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to
_____.
A. personal experience
B. wild weeds among good plants
C. the information from the parents
D. the vast store of traditional practices
61. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?
A. The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass
B. Craftsman’s experience is usually unscientific
C. The contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen
D. Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student
62. From this passage we can infer that ______.
A. we’ll invite the craftsman to teach in the college
B. schools and books are not the only way to knowledge
C. scientific discoveries late based on personal experience
D. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a
college student
63. The author advises the college student to ______ .
A. be contemptuous to the craftsman
B. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms
C. learn the craftsman’s experience by judging it carefully
D. gain the craftsman’s experience without rejection
64. The main idea of this passage is about ________.
A . what to learn from the parents B. how to gain knowledge
C. why to learn from craftsman
D. how to deal with experience
C
Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾)toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages.
Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance.
In Africa, people learned to send messages by beating on a series of large drums(鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats
were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles.
In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms.
Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds.
65. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon .
A. fine weather
B. high tower
C. the spelling system
D. arm movements
66. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message.
B. African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message.
C. Telephone was invented by a French engineer.
D. Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly.
67. The African way of communication sent messages.
A. in a special way
B. over a very short distance
C. by a musical instrument
D. at a rather slow speed
68. The way of communication made use of visible signs.
A. French
B. Roman
C. African
D. American
D
One answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people.
The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor(港口)。The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea---bed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow. The people would like to live in flats in the fifty----metre high outer wall. The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete(混泥土) and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this man --- made harbor would be calm. On it would be floating islands carrying more building: a hospital, two theaters, museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water.
People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane.
69. What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea?
Ａ．The city was to be designed together with a harbor.
Ｂ．The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass.
Ｃ．The building of the city would rest on a floating island.