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公共英语考试二级模拟试题及答案
2007年3月公共英语考试二级模拟试题一及答案
PETSII模拟考试笔试试卷
第一部分听力理解（略）
第二部分英语知识运用
第一节单项填空 1.Heis______awriter.
A.failureas B.afailureas C.thefailurefor D.afailurewith
2.–canyoucomeonMondayorTuesday?
–I’mafraid______dayispossible.
A.either B.neither C.any D.some
3.Dr.BlackcomesfromeitherOxfordorCambridge.Ican’tremember______.
A.where B.there C.which D.what
4.Inthecenturies_____,Egyptbecameoneofthemostadvancedcivilizationsonearth.
A.followed B.tatwasfollowed C.whichwasfollowing D.whichfollowed
5.Toenterhishouseislike______asmallmuseum.
A.toenter B.entering C.entered D.enter
6.Thelocalgovernmentcutdowntheircosts______30percent.
A.at B.by C.for D.with
7.I’mreadinghis______novel.
A.best-selling B.best-sold C.best-sale D.best-sell
8.It’srudeofyoutoshout_______theroom.
A.beyond B.through C.across D.over
9.Peoplearemorelikelytostay_______30milesof_______theywereborn.
A.in…where B.at…what C.within…what D.within…where
10.Aftersearchingforhalfanhour,sherealizedthatherglasses______onthetableallthetime.
A.werelain B.hadbeenlain C.havebeenlying D.hadbeenlying
11.Factsshowthatasmanyas50percentofpatientsdonottakedrugs______directed.
A.like B.as C.which D.so
12.Iwalkedtoomuchyesterdayand______arestillachingnow.
A.mylegmuscles B.mymusclesofleg
C.myleg’smuscles D.mymusclesoftheleg
13.Hewillhave______30bytheendofthisyear.
A.turned B.become C.got D.taken
14.Macao______itsreturntoChinainDecember,1999.
A.watched B.found C.saw D.noticed
15.Thishotel_______$60forasingleroomwithbath.
A.charges B.demands C.prices D.claims
第二节完形填空
Myfatherwavedmegoodbyeandthebus（16）_____.Myfirstcountryjourneythenbegan.Themansittingnexttomewasaroadengineer.Hesaidthat（17）_____bybuswasanexcellentwayto（18）_____roadforhim.Wepassedmanyvillagesonthewayandstoppedonce（19）_____tobuycolddrinks,（20）_____itwasveryhot.Thecountrysidewasbrownanddryandtherewerelong（21）_____withnopeopleorvillagesin（22）_____.Wealsostoppedonceatsomeroadworks,（23）_____mademytravelingcompanionvery（24）_____.
Mostofusweredozingintheafternoonheat（25）_____wewere（26）_____byasuddennoisewhich（27）_____ashotfromagun.Asthebusswerved（突然转向）andthenstopped（28）_____thesideoftheroad,IrememberedallthehorriblestoriesIhadreadaboutbandsofrobberswhousedtoattacktravelerson（29）_____roadslikethis.Manyof（30）_____peoplelookedasbewilderedandfrightenedasI（31）_____.
Myneighbor,（32）_____,reassuredme.“Nothing（33）_____,onlya（34）_____tyre.Butwe（35）_____whilehechangesthewheel.”
16.A.setin B.setoff C.set D.setup
17.A.traveling B.going C.judging D.coming
18.A.investigate B.repair C.explore D.test
19.A.andtwo B.ortwice C.ortwo D.andtwice
20.A.because B.since C.nowthat D.when
21.A.extensions B.ways C.stretches D. periods
22.A.view B.vision C.sight D.eyes
23.A.asit B.which C.sothat D.thus
24.A.upset B.depressed C.calm D.excited
25.A.when B.where C.while D.themoment
26.A.waken B.awake C.woke D.woken
27.A.soundedas B.soundedlike C.soundedwith D.soundasif
28.A.to B.onto C.at D.besides
29.A.desert B.deserted C.dessert D.desserted
30.A.theother B.other C.another D.the
31.A.asIwaslooked B.asImusthavelooked
C.asImusthavebeenlooked D.asIlook
32.A.therefore B.although C.however D.furthermore
33.A.tobeworried B.toworry C.tobeworriedabout D.toworryabout
34.A.flat B.broken C.wrong D.burst
35.A.willhavebeenwaiting B.willhavewaited
C.shallneedwait D.shallhavetowait
第三部分阅读理解
A
Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture-in5000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?
Wecanonlymakeguesses,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.
Letustakeanobviousexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,onaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisrelativelyshortperiodoftime,sowemayassumethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain’scapacity.Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmore,andeventuallyweshallneedlargerones!
Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetothehead,inparticulartheforehead,willgrowlarger.
Nowadaysoureyesareinconstantuse.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoververylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman’seyeswillgrowstronger.
Ontheotherhand,wetendtomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitivebecausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.
Butwhatabouthair?
Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothsexesarelikelytobebald.
Perhapsallthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractivecreaturetolookat!
Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,inspiteofallthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithuse.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandemotionssimilartoourown.
36.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat____.
A.man’slifewillbedifferentinthefuture
B.futuremanwilllookquitedifferentfromus
C.manisgrowingtalleranduglierastimepasses
D.man’sorgans’functionswillbeonethewane
37.Whatservesastheevidencethatmanischanging?
A.Manhasgotstrongereyesnowthanheeverhad.
B.Man’shairisgettingthinnerandthinner.
C.Man’sarmsandlegshavebecomelighterandweaker.
D.Manhasbeengrowingtalleroverthepast500years.
38.Thechangeinman’ssizeofforeheadisprobablybecause____
A.hemakesuseonly20%ofthebrain’scapacity.
B.hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies.
C.theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowinduetime.
D.hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoeson.
39.Whatistrueaboutahumanbeinginthefuture?
A.Heishairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.
B.Hehassmallereyesandwearsbetterglasses.
C.Hisfingersgrowweakerbecausehedoesn’thavetomakeuseofthem.
D.Hethinksandfeelsindifferentway.
40.Itisimpliedthat____.
A.humanbeingswillbecomelessattractiveinthefuture.
B.lessuseofabodilyorganmayleadtoitsdegeneration
C.humanbeingshopeforachangeinthefuturelife
D.futurelifeisalwayspredictable.
B
Withthesteadyincreaseintheamountofleisuretimethatpeopleenjoytoday,theimportanceofbusinessesthatdealwithleisureproductsandservicesisalsosteadilyincreasing.Oneofthebiggestsuchindustriesisthetouristindustry.Providingtransportationandaccommodationsfortourists----andguides,brochures,souvenirs----isoneofthemajorindustriesinmanycountries.Sincepeoplearenowhavinglongervacationsandaremoreandmoreinterestedinseeingotherpartsoftheworld,thisbusinesswillnodoubtcontinuetogrow.Anotherindustryobviouslydevotedtoleisureisentertainment.Movies,TVshows,concertsandplaysareusuallyintendedforourleisure.Thesamecanbesaidofmostbooks,excepttextbooks.Professionalsportsmakemoneybecausepeoplepaytowatchthemintheirfreetime.Thislistcouldbegreatlyextended.Butevenamongtheseindustries,wehavementionedonlypartofthepicture.ThepeoplewhomaketheTVsetsandbuildthetheatresandtouristhotelsareasmuchapartoftheleisureindustryasthesingersorthehotelclerks.
41.Whatmakesleisurebusinessimportantaccordingtothepassage?
A.People’sleisuretimeisincreasing.
B.Moreandmorepeoplebegintoshowgreatinterestsinseeingotherpartsoftheworld.
C.Improvedtransportationandaccommodationconditions.
D.Longervacationsareofferedthanbefore.
42.Whatdoweknowaboutentertainmentfromthepassage?
A.Itisthebiggestleisureindustry.
B.Movies,TVshows,concertsandbooksareusuallyintendedforourleisure.
C.Peopleareusuallyreluctanttopaytowatchprofessionalsports.
D.MakingTVsetsandbuildingtheatresarealsopartofentertainmentindustry.
43.What’smainideaofthispassage?
A.Withpeoplehavingmoreleisuretime,touristindustrybecomesthebiggestindustryinmanycountries.
B.Withpeoplehavingmoreleisuretime,entertainmentindustrybecomesoneofthemajorindustriesinmanycountries.
C.Withpeoplehavingmoreleisuretime,leisurebusinessisbecomingmoreimportantineconomiclife.
D.Withpeoplehavingmoreleisuretime,leisurebusinesslistisbeingextended.
C
Thirtyyearsagonotmanypeoplewouldhavedr
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