全国公共英语pets二级笔试真题及参考答案.docx

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全国公共英语pets二级笔试真题及参考答案

2007年3月笔试真题

第一部分听力

1~20略

第二部分英语知识运用

　　第一节单项填空

　　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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　21.——WhereisJohn?

　　——Hehasbeenbusy______________hishomework.

　　A.todoB.doingC.doD.done

22.——I’mafraidI’vebrokenthewindow.

　　——___________.Icaneasilygetitfixed.

　　A.Notatall

　　B.Nevermind

　　C.Whatapity

　　D.Howdareyou

　　23.WhenwemetMr.Smithlastyear,he___________inthatschoolfortenyears.

　　A.taught

　　B.wasteaching

　　C.hadtaught

　　D.wouldteach

　　24.Newswritersknowtheirreadershavelimitedtimeandusuallygivethe________________developmentsofaneventfirst.

　　A.newest

　　B.latest

　C.nearest

　　D.earliest

　　25.Mypresentjobis__________toomuchofmystudytime.

　　A.takingup

　　B.gettingaway

　　C.givingup

　　D.holdingon

　　26.Thisradioisnotworking．I'llhaveit_________________.

　　A.repairing

　　B.torepair

　　C.repaired

　　D.berepaired

　　27.Perhapsyou_________________leavenow.Yourfriendmaybewaitingforyououtside.

　　A.must

　　B.could

　　C.should

　　D.will

　　28.Iknowthatyouareextremelybusy,soIwon’t____________anymoreofyourtime.

　　A.bother

　　B.spend

　　C.waste

　　D.cost

　　29.Bobhadyet＿＿＿ideaforasuccessful,NewYearparty,thethirdonethatevenin9.

　　A.other

　　B.another

　　C.theother

　　D.otherone

　　30.——IthinkI'dtakethedoctor’sadviceandstartrunningeverymorning.

　　——Really?

______________.

　　A.Goodforyou

　　B.That’ssomething

　　C.That’sOK

　　D.Whatapity

　　31.MyfriendMr.BlackhascometoChinaeveryyear__________hewasaboy.

　　A.since

　　B.when

　　C.before

　　D.after

　　32.——Couldyougivemealifthome,please?

　　——Sorry,___________________.

　　A.Ihavevisitedmysister

　　B.Ivisitedmysister

　　C.Iamvisitingmysister

　　D.Ivisitmysister

　　33.ItisnotclearhowmuchEnglishstudentscanlearn_____________-theInternet.

　　A.in

　B.with

　　C.by

　　D.through

　　34.Fightinghasstoppedandthingsarechangingfor___________________.

　　A.better

　　B.thebetter

　　C.thebest

　　D.best

　　35.WhatIwanttotellyouis_____________:

Paulwillcometoworkasyourassistant.

　　A.it

　　B.these

　　C.that

　　D.this

第二节完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文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l上将该项涂黑。

In1941,whenmyfatherjoinedtheU.S.Army,hewastoldthat,onawrittentest,hehadshowed___36___forpreparingfood.Armyofficialsofferedhimacourseinbecomingacook.Myfather___37___becausehethoughthecould___38___thebattles.Asthingsturnedout,hegotgood___39___andbecameheadcookofanarmykitchen.

Allwentwell___40___hehadtodealwithspinach（菠菜）.Becausespinachisgoodforhealth,thearmy___41___itseveraltimesperweek.___42___,thesoldiersrefused___43___tolookatspinachontheirplates.Afterhoursofcookingspinach,myfather___44___that,attheendofthemeal,hewasthrowingallofitaway.Tosavetimeandeffort,hedecidedsimplytothrowawaythe___45___vegetablebeforeitwascooked.

Onedayanarmyofficersawthe___46___spinachintherubbish.Heblamedmyfather,___47___thathewasdestroyinggovernmentproperty（财产）.___48___myfatherexplainedthathewassimply___49___thearmythetroubleofcookingtheunwantedvegetable,thearmyofficerinsistedon___50___himbytakingfivedollarsfromhispayforthenextthreemonths.

Later,oneofficertoldhimthatfreshspinachwasgovernmentproperty,butcookedspinachwasnot.___51___ifthespinachwerecooked,it___52___bethrownout.Fromthenon,myfather__53___allthespinachandthenimmediately___54___itintoarubbishcantokeepeveryone___55___.Thegovernmentdidnothaveitspropertythrownout,andthesoldiersdidnothavespinachontheirplates.

　　36.A.askillB.aninterestC.agiftD.anadvantage

　　37.A.wonderedB.understoodC.acceptedD.admitted

　　38.A.takepartinB.carryonwithC.catchupwithD.stayawayfrom

　　39.A.chanceB.recordsC.experienceD.grades

　　40.A.untilB.asC.whenD.so

　　41.A.preparedB.suppliedC.checkedD.ate

　　42.A.CarefullyB.UnwillinglyC.CertainlyD.Unfortunately

　　43.A.evenB.stillC.onlyD.just

　　44.A.realizedB.agreedC.allowedD.considered

　　45.A.favouredB.hatedC.newD.expensive

　　46.A.dryB.cleanC.coldD.fresh

　　47.A.sayingB.tellingC.warningD.punishing

　　48.A.WhileB.SinceC.AlthoughD.As

　　49.A.showingB.causingC.savingD.leaving

　　50.A.correctingB.punishingC.forgivingD.refusing

　　51.A.ForexampleB.Inthiscase

　　C.InotherwordsD.Underthiscondition

　　52.A.couldB.wouldC.hadtoD.should

　　53.A.boughtB.keptC.hidD.cooked

　　54.A.turnedB.madeC.putD.knocked

　　55.A.happyB.healthyC.safeD.quiet

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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡l上将该项涂黑。

A

TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouacceptedtheirpricesimmediately.WeknowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson’sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-conditioned（空调）comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.

ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.IonceboughtaCzechoslovakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson’sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit.“Howmuchcanyouoffer?

”heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthearticleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude（粗鲁）.Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.

AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestpricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford,heshrugs（耸耸）hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetoldthatifthepricewasunacceptable,heshouldtryelsewhere.

　　56.Theunderlinedword“hagglin9”（1ine2,para.1）inthetextmostprobablymeans_________.

　　A.acceptingthepricesimmediately

　　B.fixingtherightcostforsomegoods

　　C.arguingaboutthepriceofsomething

　　D.payingextraforcomfortableshopping

　　57.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinson’sisastorewhichsells.

　　A.expensivegoods

　　B.air-conditioners

　　C.Czechoslovakiangoods

　　D.goodsatabargainprice

　　58.Thewriteraskedaboutthepriceofaglassbutter-dishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedto____________.

　　A.buyitatalowerprice

　　B.changehisdishforsomethingelse

　　C.findoutiftheshopassistantispolite

　　D.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores

　　59.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen“heshrugshisshouldersandwalksaway”（1ine3,para.3）?

　　A.Frightened.

　　B.Worried.

　　C.Annoyed.

　　D.Disappointed.

　　60.WhatwouldprobablyhappenifacustomerdoesbargainwithashopkeeperinEngland?

　　A.Thecustomerwouldbeadvisedtoshopinotherstores.

　　B.Thecustomerwouldgetthegoodsatalowerprice.

　　C.Theywoulddiscussandthenreachanagreement.

　　D.Theywouldquarrelaboutthepriceofthegoods.

B

Weallbelievedthatwordsofalanguageevolve（进化）graduallyoverthecenturies,ratherasanimalsandplantsevolveovermillionsofyear.Sometimesthechangeissoslightastobealmostunnoticeable-finger,forexample,meansthesametodayasitdid1,000yearsago.Otherwordshavechangedoutofallrecognition.Forexample,modernEnglish“lord”,apersonwithhighsocialpositions,comesfromOldEnglish“hlaford”.Itusedtomean“guardianofthebread”,apersonwhoprotectsthebread.Butnotallwordmeaningschangelikethis.Justasnewanddifferenttypesofanimalsandplantscanbereproduced,wecancallcompletelynewwordsintobeing.

Anyonecanmakeaword.Thedifficultpartistomakeitstayinthelanguage.Tostandthebestchanceitshouldprobablyrelatetoaparticularandfairlyspecializedsubject.Thatcutsdownthenumberofpeoplewhoneedtoagreetouseit.Chemistsareoftenhavingtofindexpressionsfornewfindings.Oncethatisachieved,theremaybeachanceforwiderrecognitioniftheexpressioncomestobeofinteresttothegeneralpublic.

Ordinarypeoplecanmakelong-lastingwords,though.In1924,acompetition（比赛）washeldtomakeawordforadrinkerofillegalliquor（非法出售的酒）.AprizeofUS$200wasoffered,andtherewerereportedlyover25,000suggestions.ThewinnerswereHenryIrvingDaleandKateL.Butler,whobothcameupwith“scofflaw”.AndthatwordexistsinAmericanEnglishtothisday,intheratherwidersense“someonewhodisobeysthelaw”.

　　61.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

　　A.Itisthedutyofspecialiststomakenewwords.

　　B.Peopleareencouragedtomakenewwords.

　　C.Wordsevolvefasterthananimalsandplants.

　　D.Newwordsareusuallymadebychemists.

　　62.Newwordsareusuallynotaccepteduntilthey__________.

　　A.canexpresscommonideas

　　B.areincludedinschoolsubjects

　　C.areprovedusefulbyscientists

　　D.gainpublicagreement

　　63.Accordingtothetext，makinganewwordislessdifficulttha