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全国公共英语考试pets二级笔试真题及答案
2009年3月全国公共英语考试二级笔试真题及答案
（总分75，考试时间90分钟）
第一部分听力理解
（略）
第二部分英语知识运用
从A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
第一节单项填空
1. -Whydon'tyoucomeandplaytenniswithusthisafternoon?
A That'sagreatgame
B Yes,Ithinkso
C That'sagoodidea
D No,letmesee
2. -Thecakeisdelicious,John.-Wouldyouliketohave____more?
A much
B little
C few
D some
3. Manypeoplepreferlargecars,____largecarsaresaferthansmallones.
A think
B tothink
C havingthought
D thinking
4. Bettysavedhermoney____shemightbuyanMP3player.
A soas
B sothat
C evenif
D asif
5. Wewereaheadduringthefirsthalfofthematch,butwe____inthelasttenminutes.
A lost
B havelost
C werelosing
D hadlost
6. Someofthecropsfailed.____,thecottondidprettywell.
A Then
B Besides
C Therefore
D However
7. You_____havebroughtyourumbrellaforwearegoingbycar.
A won't
B mustn't
C needn't
D don't
8. Thesoupmymothermakesismuchmoretastythan_____thatyoucanorderinarestaurant.
A it
B this
C those
D these
9. ____,butwouldyoumindmovingyourbag?
A Waitaminute
B Thankyouverymuch
C Excuseme
D Nicetomeetyou
10. 60%ofthose____intheresearchthoughtthenoiselevelsofthetraffichadincreased.
A questioning
B questioned
C question
D toquestion
11. ____thetemperaturegoingdownsoquickly,Idon'tthinkweareabletogoonwithourexperiment.
A For
B By
C From
D With
12. Parentshavetoaccepttheirchildrenfor____theyareandnot____theywantthemtobe.
A who;what
B where;who
C what;why
D how;when
13. PaynoattentiontoSusan-____.
A she'sjustshowingoff
B she'sjustshownoff
C sheshowedoff
D sheshowsoff
14. -Tinalooksespeciallyprettytonight.
-Yes,shealwayslooksherbestin____dressof____color.
A /;that
B a;that
C the;the
D /;a
15. Withoutsomeoneto____foradvice,makingthebestchoicecanbedifficultforTom.
A turnto
B turnup
C turnover
D turnon
第二节 完型填空
LatelyIhavebeennoticingthegreatnumberofelectricalappliances（电器）onthemarket.Itseemstomethatthereare（36）nowthanafewyearsago.I'mnotreally（37）whythisisso;（38）Idohaveafew（39）.Thefirstisthatwearejusttoo（40）todothingsbyhand（41）Foreverylittlejobweoncehadtodothereisnowa（42）.Thesecondsthatelectricalappliancecompaniesarejusttryingtomake（43）outofpeople'slaziness.
（44）alloftheseelectricalappliancesaroundforustousenow,I（45）howIwouldhavelivedfiftyyearsago.（46）,howwouldIhavecleanedmyfloor?
IguessIcouldhave（47）oneofthosethingscalleda"broom",whichI（48）seenow.
I'mnottryingtosayIdon't（49）electricalappliances;Icertainly（50）.Itishardformetoimagine（51）Iwoulddowithoutmyhairdryer!
（52）,Idothinkalotofmodemappliancesareneedlessand（53）maybecomeevenlazierbyusingthem.（54）we'llhaveacatastrophic（灾难的）electricfailuresomedayand（55）justhowmuchwereallyhavebeendependingonourelectricalappliances!
16. A fewer B toomany C more D nomore
17. A sure B happy C interested D surprised
18. A thus B but C when D although
19. A arguments B suggestions C choices D ideas
20. A slow B clever C eager D lazy
21. A anytime B anywhere C anyhow D anymore
22. A machine B newway C helpinghand D chance
23. A progress B use C money D trouble
24. A For B By C With D Among
25. A ask B wonder C understand D remember
26. A Forexample B Infact C Bytheway D Inotherwords
27. A made B sold C borrowed D used
28. A often B seldom C recently D certainly
29. A change B dependon C share D worryabout
30. A know B am C agree D do
31. A why B how C what D which
32. A However B Besides C Meanwhile D There
33. A that B others C it D people
34. A Maybe B Hopefully C Hardly D Exactly
35. A goover B forgetabout C talkabout D findout
第三部分阅读理解
A
Christinewasrecentlydiggingthrougholdboxesinherstoreroompreparingtomovetoanewhouse.Inonebox,shecameacrossamagazineofJune2,1986.
There'sareasonChristinehadsavedthemagazinefor20years.Initspages,shewasoneofmorethanadozenwomenreportedinanarticlediscussingthe"cruelreality"oftheirpoormarriageprospects（前景）.AtthetimeChristinewaslivinginChicagoandgreatlyannoyedbythefactthathersociallifedidn'tseemtobeprogressingtowardatripdowntheaisle."Ihadalotofgirlfriendsinthesameboat,"shesays.
Butafunnythinghappened.Atage40,shemarried;afewweeksagosheandherhusbandcelebratedtheir10thanniversary（周年纪念）.Todayshe'sthehappymomtotwochildrenfromherhusband'sfirstmarriage.Lookingbackonhersingledays,sheremembersherunhappiness."Ihadthesamefeelingthatmanywomenhave,whichisthatyou'renotconsideredawholepersonunlessyou'remarriedwithchildren,"shesays."ButasIreachedmy40s,Irealizedthatwastotallywrong...Icouldstillhaveaveryfulfillinglife."Itwasonlyaftershe'dcometopeacewiththefactthatshemightnevermarrythatshemetherfuturehusbandwhileshoppinginasupermarket.
Tomarkthe20thanniversaryofthisstory,reporterssoughtoutasmanyofthewomeninthestoryastheycouldfind.Outof14singlewomeninthearticle,11werefound.Amongthem,吨htendedupmarrying,andthreeremainsingle.Severalhadchildren.Nonedivorced（离婚）.Forherpart,Christineisn'tsurprised."I'vewatchedalotofpeople,marriedwhileyoung,getdivorced,"shesays."IthinkthatifyoudowaituntilMr.Rightcomesalong,youhaveamuchbetterchance."
36. HowoldwasChristine20yearsago?
A 20
B 30
C 40
D 50
37. Welearnfromthetextthattwentyyearsago,Christine
A startedherhobbybycollectingmagazines
B hadalotofgirlfriendsvisitingher
C wasworriedabouthermarriage
D wasinanunhappymarriage
38. WhyhadChristinesavedthemagazineforsomanyyears?
A Anarticleaboutherwasprintedini
B ItdescribedhersociallifeinChicag
C Anarticlewrittenbyherwaspublishedini
D IthelpedwomenlikehertofindtheirMRigh
39. Theunderlinedphrase"atripdowntheaisle"（line5,Para.2）probablymeans___.
A gettingmarried
B becomingfamous
C travellingbyplane
D goingonahoneymoon
40. WhatwasChristine'sideaaboutmarriageandlifewhenshewasgoingon40?
A Onecannotbeawholepersonwithoutmarriageandchildre
B Onecanliveahappylifewhethermarriedorunmarrie
C Shemightmeetherfuturehusbandinasupermarke
D Shewillneverthinkofdivorceoncemarrie
B
ArtWithoutLimit
Artshouldnotbelimitedtoamuseum."Artandcreativeelements（创造性元素）canbemixedintodailylife,"saidProfessorChengoftheFineArtsDepartment.
PublicartcanbeseenasarealizationofProfessorCheng'swordsabove.Itissimplyartworkpresentedinthepublicspace,whereonecouldwalkbyanyday.ConnieYu,abusinesswoman,likestheideaofpublicart."Iliketheideaofbringingarttopeople,ratherthanpeopletoart."However,theideaofpublicartisnotverywelldevelopedinHongKong.Awalkthroughthecentralareaonlypresentsonewithalimitednumberofpublicartpieces.Mostofthemseemtobemoreforthepurposeofdecoration（装饰）thanpresentingarttothepublic.Also,peopledonotpaymuchattentiontothem.
AlexChan,a34-year-oldHongKongartist,said,"Publicartisagreatwaytoexpressyourselfasanartist,togivesomethingtopeoplewhodon'tnormallygotothemuseums,andtogivethemabreakfromtheirdailylife.Itisjustashamethatit’snotsocommoninHongKong."
41. Whatis"publicart"accordingtothetext?
A Fineartpiecesinmuseum
B Artexhibitionsfortheartist.
C Artworkbyordinarypeopl
D Artpiecesinpublicplace
42. Whichofthe-followingbestexplainsConnieYu'swords?
A Artpieceshouldbesoldatlowprice
B Artpiecesshouldbebroughttopeopl
C Peopleshouldbepersuadedtocometothemuseum
D Moreartworkaboutordinarypeopleshouldbeproduce
43. Accordingtotheauthor,publicartinHongKong
A iswarmlyreceivedbyartists
B hasattractedthemuseum-goers
C hasmuchroomforimprovement
D isstronglysupportedbythegovernment
C
Ifyoucouldgiveanythingintheworldtoyourchild,youmightwanttogivealoveofwords.Youngchildrenwhocanexpresstheirfeelingsdon'thaveasmanytempertantrums（发脾气）.Theyalsolearntocontrolthemselvesusingwords.Atwo-year-oldchildreachestowardtheoven（烤箱）door,thenstops,tellsherself,"Hot,hot,"andturnsaway.Researcherscallthis"self-directedspeech".It'soneofthewayschildrenlearntodowhat'srightandnottodowhat'swrong.
Witheachnewword,achildgainsabroaderviewoftheworld.Earlyon,allfour-leggedanimalsaredogsormaybecats.Butnewwordschangethemintohorses,cows,elephants,andzebras.Childrenwhohaveawealthofwordshaveawealthofideas.
Byagefour,thenumberofwordsachildunderstandstellsushoweasilythatachildwilllearntoreadinschool.Iteventellsushowwellshe'llbeabletounderstandwhatshereads,andtoexpressherideasinwritinglateron.
So,howdoyougiveyourchildthiswonderfulgift?
Firstofall,talkalot.Talkwhenyou'refeedingorprep
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