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PETS二级阅读完形填空练习

Readingisnottheonlywaytogainknowledgeoftheworkinthepast.Thereisanotherlargereservoir（知识库）whichmaybecalledexperience,andthecollegestudentwillfindthateverycraftsman（工匠）hassomethinghecanteachandwillgenerallyteachgladlytoanycollegestudentwhodoesnotlookdownuponthem.Theinformationfromthemdiffersfrom（不同于）thatintextbooksandpaperschieflyinthatitstheoretical（理论的）part--theexplanationsofwhythingshappen--isfrequentlyquitefantastic（神奇的）.Butthedemonstration（示范）andreportofwhathappens,andhowithappensarecorrectevenifthereportsareincompletelyunscientificterms（术语）.Presentlythecollegestudentwilllearn,inthiscasealso,whattoacceptandwhattoreject.OneimportantthingforacollegestudenttorememberisthatifAristotlecouldtalktothefisherman,socanhe.

Anothersourceofknowledgeisthevaststoreoftraditional（传统的）practiceshandeddownfromfathertoson,ormothertodaughter,ofoldcountrycustoms（习惯）,offolklore（风俗）.Allthisisverydifficultforacollegestudenttoexamine,formuchknowledgeandpersonalexperienceisneededheretoseparategoodplantsfromwildgrass.Thecollegestudentshouldlearntorealizeandrememberhowmuchofrealvaluesciencehasfoundinthiswide,confusedwildernessandhowoftenscientificdiscoveriesofwhathadexistedinthisarealongage.

36.Inthelastparagraphthephrase"thiswide,confusedwilderness"refersto_____.

A.personalexperienceB.wildweedsamonggoodplants

C.theinformationfromtheparentsD.thevaststoreoftraditionalpractices

37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage?

A.Thecollegestudentshavetroubleseparatinggoodplantsfromwildgrass

B.Craftsman'sexperienceisusuallyunscientific

C.Thecontemptuous（傲慢的）collegestudentswillreceivenothingfromcraftsmen

D.Traditionalpracticesareasimportantasexperienceforthecollegestudent

38.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat______.

A.we'llinvitethecraftsmantoteachinthecollege

B.schoolsandbooksarenottheonlywaytoknowledge

C.scientificdiscoverieslatebasedonpersonalexperience

D.discoveriesandrediscoveriesarethemostimportantsourceofknowledgefora

collegestudent

39.Theauthoradvisesthecollegestudentto______.

A.becontemptuoustothecraftsman

B.bepatientinhelpingthecraftsmanwithscientificterms

C.learnthecraftsman'sexperiencebyjudgingitcarefully

D.gainthecraftsman'sexperiencewithoutrejection

40.Themainideaofthispassageisabout________.

A.whattolearnfromtheparentsB.howtogainknowledge

C.whytolearnfromcraftsmanD.howtodealwithexperience

B

Water,watereverywhere.

Itlastedalmosttwomonths,butinAugustitended.Itleft45peopledeadand$10billionworthofdamageinninestatesofUSA.ItwasquiteabigMississippifloodeverrecorded.

InSt.Louis,Missouri,9,000peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomeswhilethecitywasindanger.St.LouisisjustdownriverfromthepointswheretheMissouriandIllinoisRiversflowintotheMississippi.Allthreeriverswereflooding.Butthecityescapedtheworstwhenlevees（堤）brokeupriver.Aleveeisbuiltofriversandandclay（粘土）.

Elevenmilesoffloodwallswerebuiltinthelate1960'sThewallsare18inchesthickand5to22feethigh.Theyweredesignedtoprotectagainsta52-footflood.InSt.Louis,wateralmostreachedthetopoffloodwalls.Itmeasured49.4feet.

41.Thefloodreferredtointhepassage_____.

A.wastheheaviestoneinthehistoryB.happenedinMissouriandIllinoisstates

C.happenedinlessthantwentypercentofthestatesofU.S.A.

D.wasrecordedseveraltimes

42.Themeaningofthesentence"Butthecityescapedtheworst"isthat_____.

A.manypeopleescapedfromthecityB.thefloodattackedthecityheavily

C.theflooddidnotattackthecityatallD.thecityavoidedtheworstsituation

43.Thehighestfloodreferredtointhepassagewasabout______.

A.18feethighB.5-22feethighC.nearly50feethighD.52feethigh

C

Inhopesofbecomingmillionaires,manyFilipinos（菲律宾人）begandrinkingmorePepsi.Theyhopedtogetabottlecapwiththewinningnumberonit.InMay1992,thenumberwasannounced:

349.Thousandsrushedtogettheirrewardwiththeirbottlecapsworthamillionpesos（aboutUS$40,000）each.

ButPepsiwouldn'tpay.Thecompanysaidtherewasamistake.Thenumbersonthecapsdidnotincludeasecuritycode（保险号）,sothecapswerenotreallywinners.Upto800,000bottlecapshadthenumber349.

Pepsihasspentmillionsofdollarsontheproblem.Thecompanyhaspaid54millionpesostorealwinners.Italsopaid500pesosforeachNo.349capwithoutthesecuritycode.

44.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Allthosewhogotthenumberof349gotsomemoney

B.Allthosewhogotthenumberof349didn'tgetthesameamountofmoney

C.Noneofthosewhogetthenumberof349wasn'trewarded

D.Thecompanymadeamistakesoastosellmorepepsi

45.Fromthepassagewecanguessthatpesois_________.

A.thenameofapersonB.akindofdrink

C.thenameofacompanyD.noneoftheabove

D

InCardiffIwasputtoworkinfurnituredepartmentatoneofthelocalstores.Itwaslarge,fairlyoutofdate,run（经营）,likeitsparentcompanyinLondon,byagroupofrelatives.Beingonlyamemberofthestoreforashorttime,Iwasinaveryfortunateposition.Theothers,particularlytheoldermembersofthestore,werenaturallyaskedtoproducegoodsalesfigures.Iwasmoreofanobserver.IfImadeasale,Iwaspleased,butifIdidn't,Iwouldnotbeblamed.Iwasreallytheretoobserveandlearn,andasIhadnointerestinmakingapositioninthefurniturebusiness,Iwasn'ttoodiligent（勤奋）aboutthateither.

Onesalesmaninlatemiddleageonceexpressedhisinsecurity（不安全感）byscoldingmeoftryingtostealoneofhiscustomers（雇客）.Nothingcouldhavebeenfurtherfromthetruth,buthedemandedthatIgotothestockroom（货仓）withhimtosettlethematter.Hewasverysmallandthin,buttomysurprisehestarteddancingaboutamongthecarpetsandclosetsworkinghisarmswildlyandcallingonmeto'putthemup'.Icouldn'tputanythingup---Iwastoobusyrollingonafour-footsix-inchspringmattress（弹簧垫子）,helplesswithlaughter.Finallyhesawthejoketoo,andwewentofftothemembers'storeforaconciliatory（和解）cupoftea.Severaldayslater,Ifinallyleftthestore.ThankGod!

46.Thefurnituredepartmentwasrunby_____.

A.theauthor'sparentsB.theauthor'srelatives

C.somememberofabigfamilyD.thelocalgovernment

47.TheshopinCardiff______.

A.wasbigandverymodernB.wasoldbutbeautiful

C.didn'tsellfurnitureonlyD.wasfamousinLondon

48.Theauthorwasluckybecause________.

A.salesfigureswerenotimportantforhimB.hewasyoungerthantheothers

C.heproducedgoodsalesfiguresD.hispaywashigher

49.Onesalesmanthoughtthat______.

A.theauthorwasmoreofanobserverthanarealmemberofthestore

B.whattheauthorhadsaidwasfarfromthetruth

C.theauthortriedtogetapersontobuythefurnituredishonestly

D.thewriterdestroyedafour-footsix-inchspringmattress

50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthoronlystayedintheshopforashorttimebecausehewasnotinterested

inbusiness.

B.Theauthorfeltlight-heartedwhenhelefttheshop.

C.Theauthorwaspunishedforstealingmoneyfromthecustomer.

D.Theauthorwasaskedtoputupthecarpets.

E

Drivingcars,trucksandmotorcyclesisanimportantpartofourlives.Wedoiteverydaytogettowork,toschoolortofriends'houses.

Drivingcanbeveryconvenient,butcanalsocausemanyproblems.Waitinginlineataredlight,adrivermaygetimpatientanddecidejusttodriverightthroughit.Ifanothercariscomingfromtheotherdirection,theremightbeaterribleaccident.Cuttinganothercaroffcanmakeitsdriverangry,sothatdrivercutsoffsomeoneelse.Prettysooneverybodyisangry,andimpatient.

Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsofliveseveryyearworldwide.InTaiwanalone,oversevenpeoplearekilledinaccidentseveryday.Theannualdeathrate（年死亡率）fromtrafficaccidentsinTaiwanistwicethatofJapan.

Toallowtraffictomovesmoothlyandsafely,everybodymustfollowtherules.Beforeyoudrive,learnallthetrafficlaws.Thatwayofdrivingissafe,convenientandevenfun!

51.Theword"convenient"inthepassagemeans________.

A.handy,easytodoB.thatcanbechanged

C.fondofdrinkingandmerry-makingD.carriagesorothertrucks

52.Ifyoucutanothercaroff,itsdrivermaybe_______.

A.impatientB.terribleC.angryD.bothAandB

53.Thesentence"Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsoflives"means"_______".

A.Trafficaccidentsmakesomepeoplebecomemillionaires

B.Manypeoplediefromtrafficaccidents

C.Millionsofpeoplesaytheythemselveshavehadtrafficaccidents

D.Millionsofpeopleremainhealthyaftertrafficaccidents

54.Accordingtothepassage,drivingcanbesafeif_______.

A.youarepatientB.youobeyallthetrafficrules

C.youdon'tcutanothercaroffD.youwaitinlineataredlight

55.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?

_______.

A.TrafficSafetyB.ACarefulC.HowToDriveACarD.ATrafficAccident

答案：

DCBCBCDCDDCCACBACBBA

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