全国公共英语等级PETS考试五级模拟试题.docx

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全国公共英语等级PETS考试五级模拟试题

全国公共英语等级（PETS）考试五级模拟试题

　thissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstandspokenenglish.youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.therearethreepartsinthissection,parta,partbandpartc.remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirstanswerthequestionsinyourtestbooklet,notontheanswersheet.attheendofthelisteningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutestotransferyouranswersfromyourtestbookletontoanswersheet1.ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandnowasyouwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethetesthasstarted.

parta　　youwillhearaconversationbetweenastudent,mr.wang,andhistutor,dr.wilson.asyoulisten,answerquestions1to10bycirclingtrueorfalse.youwillheartheconversationonlyonce.younowhave60secondstoreadquestions1-10.1.dr.wilsonandmr.wanghavemetbefore.true/false2.wangpreferstolivewithanenglishfamily.true/false3.wangintendstostudyhowcomputerisusedforlanguagetranslation.true/false4.backinhisowncountrymr.wangstudiedc-languageandchemistry.true/false5.wanghassomeexperienceincad.true/false6.dr.wilsonissatisfiedwithwang'spastexperience.true/false7.wanghaslittleknowledgeofthephoneticprocessingsystem.true/false8.wangdecidestotakecoursesandpassexams.true/false9.dr.wilsonsuggeststhatwangshouldextendhisstayattheuniversity.true/false10.dr.wilsonaskswangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.true/false

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　　wmw[hearingaknockonthedoor]comeinplease.goodmorningdr.wilson.goodmorningwang.sonicetoseeyouagain.takeaseat...whydon'tyou,please.whendidyougettotheuniversity?

mwmiarrivedyesterday.well...areyoulivinginthecollege?

no,iamwithanenglishfamily...actually...becauseiwanttoimprovemyspeaking.wmwoh,fine.right,didyoutakealanguageproficiencytestbeforeyoucame?

yes.uhh...myoverallbandis6,but...unfortunatelymyspeakingisonly5.ok,youknow,hereinthisuniversity,youhavetotakeourownenglishtestbeforeyouattendanylectures.so,firstofall,whatwe'vegottodois,wehavetomakeanarrangementforthetestdate.umm...willtomorrowbeallrightforyou?

mw

　　yeah,ihavetimetomorrowmorning.good,then.tomorrowatten.idon'tthinkthetestwillbeanyproblemforyou.now,let'smakesureyoumakefulluseofyourtimehere.let'sputitlikethis.whatexactlydoyouwanttoaccomplishinthenext12months?

mi'minterestedincomputerlanguagetranslation,imean,fromenglishtochineseandchinesetoenglish.i'lltry,ifpossible,toproduceasoftwareoradevicewhichcanserveasaninterpreter.wmyes,couldyoubeabitmorespecificabout...er...thedevice?

forinstance,when,youtalktothedeviceinenglishitwilltranslateyourwordsintochineseandviceversa.wmwmwuhuh...doyoumeanit'llbeascompetentas...er...ahumaninterpreter?

yes...well,i'llletitdealwithgeneralsituations,atleast.fascinating...andhowbigwillthedeviceitselfbe,doyouthink?

thesizeofacigarettepack,ithink.sopeoplecanputitintheirpocket.really.well,thatcouldbeaph.dproject.tellmewhatyouhavedonesofar.inmyfouryearsofundergraduatestudy,istudiedelectronics,advancedmmathematics,hardwaredesigning,somecomputerlanguagesandprogramwriting.yes,buthaveyoudoneanypracticaljobs?

imean,haveyouwrittenanywprogramsforpracticaluse?

iwasinvolvedinaprojectforcadinashipyard.mwthecomputeraideddesign.thatwasprobablyagoodexperience,but,unfortunately,itmaynothelpyourpresentprojectmuch.areyoufamiliarwithc-language?

no.mwuhuh...thephoneticprocessingsystem,doyouknowhowsuchasystemworks?

whatdoyoumeanby"phoneticprocessingsystem?

"mwwell,youknow,englishisspokenbydifferentpeoplewithdifferentaccents.yourenglishaccentisdifferentfrommine,andofcoursemineisnotthesameasmycolleagues'.soasiseeit,yourdevicewouldhavetobeabletorecogniseandunderstanddifferentaccents.oh,isee.ithinkicanlearnc-languageandaphoneticprocessingsystemmhere.well,that'sprobablytrue,butyou'vegotonly12monthsandyouwantawdegree,don'tyou?

yes.mwok,sothere'retwowaysofstudyingforadegreehere.youeithertakesixcourses,passtheirexamsandhaveyourdissertationacceptedortheotherwayisyoudosomeresearchworkandsubmityourprojectreport.mwmwithinki'lltakethesecondway.fine,butareyousureyoucanfinishyourprojectin12months?

idon'tknow,buticanwork12hoursadayand7daysaweek.well,i'dsuggestyouspendsometimeinourlibrary,tryingtofindoutwhatotherstudentshavedonebeforeandperhapsre-consideryourownproject,tosomeextent.youmightnarrowyourresearcharea,concentratingonsolvingoneortwomajorproblems.and,it'dbeagoodideatotalktoyourcolleaguesinthelab,first.anyway,i'msurewecanworkoutsomethinggood.shalliseeyouagaininthreedays'time?

allright.i'llgoawayanddosomethinking.theni'lltalktoyouaboutmymnewplan.good.seeyouthen.wmthankyou.bye-bye.

younowhave20secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions1-10.thatistheendofparta

partb:

　youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosinga,b,cord.youwillheartherecordingonlyonce.questions1-3arebasedonthefollowingtalk.younowhave15secondstoreadquestions1-3.

1.whatdoesthespeakersuggestthatthestudentsshoulddoduringtheterm?

[a]consultwithherfrequently.[b]usethecomputerregularly.[c]occupythecomputerearly.[d]waitforone'sturnpatiently.

2.whatservicemustbepaidfor?

[a]computerclasses.[b]trainingsessions.[c]laserprinting.[d]packageborrowing.

3.whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

[a]computerlabservices.[b]collegelibraryfacilities.[c]theuseofmicro-computers.[d]printoutsfromthelaserprinter.

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　　right,everybody.welcometocentralcollegelibraryservices.myname'skathyjenkins.i'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontothelibrary.wehaveawell-stockedbankofresourceswhichareinthreemainlocations:

thelibraryitself,withbooksandperiodicals;theself-accesslanguagecentre,withaudioandvideomaterial;andthemicro-computerlab.i'llstartwiththemicro-computerlab,ormicro-labaswecallit.itisfittedwith24personalcomputers.

　　ifyouareamemberofthelibrary,youmayborrowcalldiscsinfrench,german,italian,spanishandrussianaswellasenglish.bytheway,callstandsforcomputeraidedlanguagelearning:

cadoublel,"call",forshort.youmayalsoborrowarangeofwordprocessinganddesktoppublishingpackages.alldisksare,ofcourse,strictlyforuseinthemicro-labonly.ifyouwishtoprintanythingyoushoulduseoneofthefivemachinesaroundtheoutsideoftheroom.fourareconnectedtodotmatrixprinters,oneisconnectedtothelaserprinter.ifyouwantatopqualityprintoutfromthelaserprinter,comeandseemyselforanyofthelibrarystaff.dot-matrixprintoutsarefreebutthereisachargeforusingthelaserprinter.

　　thereisalwaysaqueuetogettotheterminalstowardstheendofterm.comeinandgettoknowhowtousethecomputersearlyinthetermandusethemregularly,ratherthanjustbeforeexamsandessaydeadlines,inordertoavoiddelayordisappointment.trainingsessionsareheldonaregularbasis,onthefirstandthirdthursdayofeachmonth,andarefreetofull-timestudentsofthecollege.seeyouthere.now,anyquestions?

younowhave30secondstocheckyouranswerstoquestions1-3.

partc　　youwillhearatalkgivenbyauniversitylecturer.asyoulisten,youmustanswerquestions1-10bywritingnomorethanthreewordsinthespaceprovidedontheright.youwillhearthetalktwice.younowhave60secondstoreadquestions1to10.

1.what'stheaverageannualincreaseofforeignstudentpopulationintheperiodbetween1985and1990intermsofpercentage?

2.whichpartoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?

3.whenwillthespeakertalkabouttheeconomicandpoliticalchanges?

4.whatwillthespeakerdiscussfirst?

5.wheredothethreelargestgroupsofstudentscomefrom?

6.what'sthenumberofstudentsfrommalaysia?

7.whichisthemostpopularfieldofstudy?

8.what'sthepercentageofstudentsinbusinessandmanagement?

9.intermsofacademiclevels,inwhichleveldowefindthesmallestnumber?

10.insummary,whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

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　　forthoseofyouwhoareeitheralreadystudyingintheunitedstatesorplantooneday,itmightbeinterestingtoknowsomethingabouttheforeignstudentpopulationintheunitedstates.fortheacademicyear1995/96therewasatotalofapproximately344,000foreignstudentsstudyingintheunitedstates.thisfigureof344,000mayseemlikeaverylargenumberuntilyoucompareitwiththetotalpopulationof241,000,000.theforeignstudentpopulationhasbeengrowingforanumberofyearsandisstillgrowing,buttherateofincreasehasdroppedsharplyduringthe1990s.duringthe1980s,thepopulationgrewquiterapidly.forexample,between1985and1990,theaverageyearlyincreasewas12.5%.however,thepictureinthe1990sisquitedifferent.therateofincreasehasdeclinedquitenoticeably.infact,therateofincreasebetween1994/95and1995/96wasonly.5%,orone-halfofonepercent.althoughtheoverallrateofincreasehasdroppedtoonly.5%,thenumberofstudentsfromsomepartsoftheworldisincreasingwhilethenumberofstudentsfromotherareasisdecreasing.forexample,duringthissametimeperiod