| 公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2015-11-13） |
| 第1、2、3题：I found myself facing a dry-cleaning store which had once been one of the best restaurants in New York. On Sundays the old man would take my mother and me for dinner. There had been a balcony(走廊)where a baker (面包师)in a tall white hat baked fresh bread , and been whenever a customer entered, the baker would look down and put in a fresh batch(一炉).I could see the manager who always sat down with us while we ate .He had some disease , I suppose, because the right side of his face was swollen (肿 )out like a balloon , but he always wore a hard wing collar and a white tie , and never seemed sick .A Negro with a moustache was looking through the store window at me .For a moment I was anxious to go and tell him what I remembered. I did not go into the store , nor even toward our house , I went down town instead and sat in my room , trying to read. 49. Why did the writer stop in front of the store? A. He wanted to take some clothes to be cleaned. B. He was thinking about his boyhood. C. He was looking for a good place to eat. D. He wanted to buy some fresh bread. 50. In America "old man" probably means _______. A. uncle B. grandfather C. father D. friend 51. What did the writer do when he walked away from the dry-cleaning store? A. He stopped thinking about his childhood. B. He went to the field where the children were playing. C. He went into the restaurant . D. He returned to the room where he was staying. |
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| 第4、5、6、7题：One answer to the question of land shortage was suggested by an organization some years ago. A city was to be built at sea, housing 30,000 people. The suggestion was to shape the city like a harbor(港口)。The outer wall of the harbor would stand on steel columns resting on the sea---bed. Naturally this could only be where the water was fairly shallow. The people would like to live in flats in the fifty----metre high outer wall. The flats would be all face inwards, and would be made of concrete(混泥土) and glass. The glass would be specially made and colored to control the heat and strong light from the sun. The planners called this man --- made harbor would be calm. On it would be floating islands carrying more building: a hospital, two theaters, museum, an art exhibition hall and a church. On one of the islands would be a special factory to take the salt out of sea water and turn it into fresh water. People living in the city could move around on small boats driven by electricity, so there would be no air pollution from the burning of gas. There would be platforms outside the man wall for ships bringing supplies. People could also travel to the mainland by motorboat or water plane. 43. What was suggested about the construction of a new city at sea? Ａ．The city was to be designed together with a harbor. Ｂ．The walls around the city would be made of steel and glass. Ｃ．The building of the city would rest on a floating island. Ｄ．The people would live in tall building surrounded by a wall. 44. How would fresh water be supplied to the city? Ａ．By treating sea water. Ｂ．By getting it from the surrounding islands. Ｃ．By building a small lake of fresh water inside the city. Ｄ．By transporting it from the mainland. 45. The suggestion made by the organization is to solve the problem that _______. Ａ．there is not enough space for building cites on land Ｂ．land transportation has became increasingly difficult Ｃ．there are too many people on land Ｄ．present cities are heavily polluted by cars 46. the purpose of the writer is-_______. Ａ．to suggest how new type of harbor could be built at sea Ｂ．to give a description of a new--- type city. Ｃ．to draw people's attention to the problem of air pollution. Ｄ．to introduce a mew way of building harbor --- cities. |
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| 第8题：-----_____istheengineer'shusband? -----Theneighborofyourbrotherinthecorner.（） A.Who B.What C.How D.Which |
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| 第9、10、11、12、13题： In the traditional(传统 )marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family , Most men worked in an office , a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the money , the paid the bills(帐).The money was used for food , clothes , the house , and other family needs , The man made most of the decisions , He was the boss, In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. she stayed at home to care for the children and her husband, She cooked meals, cleaned the house , washed the clothes , and did other housework , Her job at home was very important. In recent years , many couples(夫妇)continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family . The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house .Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities(责任）. There are two important differences in male(男性)and female (女性）roles(角色)now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time , all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage , Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families. 36. Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage ? A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family . B. The women made most of decisions. C. The woman stayed at home to care the children. D. The man paid the bills. 37. In recent years ________. A. young couples (拒绝)the traditional relationship. B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family . C. the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the house. D. the role of men and women has begun to change . 38. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______. A. marry or to stay single . B. work or stay at home . C. leave their jobs just because they have children D. have their roles that are comfortable for them 39. The following are all now true except __________. A. they may choose to have children or not B. the man may tack care of the children some of the time. C. the woman is the most important person in the house D. the woman may want to go to work 40. Which of the following is not true? A. Everyone tries to get married. B. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage. C. The woman's job at home was very important in the past. D. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage. |
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| 第14、15、16、17题：Unemployment(失业)rose from 7.5&in June, 1996to 7.8% in July, 1996, the highest rate since January of that year , the Labor Department reported. The main reason was a large increase -----nearly 700, 000 in the labor force , with a record 61.9% of the population over sixteen years of age working or actively looking for work. That growth was caused mainly by an increase in the number of women in the labor force , an increase partly because of a continuation of long ----term and economic trends(经济趋势)and partly a reflection of pressure on families to increase their incomes. 45. According to the announcement, which of the following statements is correct? A. Unemployment in July was higher than it had been since January. B. Unemployment rose at a steady rate form January to July. C. Unemployment rose by about 7% from June to July. D. Unemployment rose about 7% the first time in July. 46. Why did unemployment increase during the period discussed in the passage? A. There are fewer jobs in summer. B. Many companies had dismissed workers. C. The labor force had grown. D. Records have become more accurate(准确) 47. which of the following is said to be the main reason why more people are looking for work? A. Young people start working younger. B. Recent graduates have entered the labor market. C. More people must have tow jobs to support their families. D. More women have entered the job market. 48. It can be inferred that the labor force described in the passage is made up of __________ A. persons whose jobs are not professional(专业 ) B. persons who work at both permanent (永久)and full-time jobs C. those over 16 years of age who are looking for work D. about 60% of the country's population |
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| 第18题：Hekepthishead;otherwisetheaccident（）. A.wouldhappen B.happened C.wouldhavehappened D.happens |
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| 第19题：-----Thispenisn'tyours,isit? -----（）. A.Yes,it'snotmine B.No,yoursisbigger C.No,it'smyfriend's D.Yes,mine'saredone |
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| 第20、21、22、23、24、25、26、27、28、29、30、31、32、33、34、35、36、37、38、39题："Cool" is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many different meanings. "Cool" can be used to express feelings of 19 in almost anything. When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can't help 20 , "It's cool." You might think, "He's so cool," when you see your 21 footballer. We all enlarge the meaning of "cool". You can use it 22 many words such as "new" or "amazing." Here's an interesting story we can see 23 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one 25 , "It's so cool." 26 he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt. 29 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 30 "cool," some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to maintain some 32 . As a popular word, "cool" stands for a kind of special 33 that people can accept easily. Excepting "cool," can you think of many words that 34 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 35 . 16. A. find B. takeC. show D. make sure 17. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed 18. A. turn out B. take on C. take inD. come into 19. A. satisfaction B. interestC. senseD. interesting 20. A. to sayB. tellingC. shoutD. saying 21. A. famousB. out of date C. favourite D. modern 22. A. in stead of B. in place of C. to take place of D. exchange 23. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining 24. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something 25. A. phraseB. wordC. storyD. sentence 26. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps 27. A. The just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the best way 28. A. the means B. whatC. howD. wherever 29. A. AndB. If C. SoD. But 30. A. WithoutB. UsingC. Not being used D. With 31. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural 32. A. trueB. beliefC. richness D. interest 33. A. habitB. cultureC. language D. enjoyment 34. A. put B. change C. betterD. make 35. A. coolB. easyC. difficult D. important |
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| 第40题： 此题要求改正所给短文中错误。对标有题号每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√); 如有错误(每行只有一个错误), 则按下列情况改正: 多一个词: 把多余词用斜线（\）划掉, 在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。 缺一个词: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加词。 错一个词: 在错词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后词。 注意: 原行没有错不要改。 Most smokers want to stop smoke. Many of 56. _______ them have tried more than once but failed . 57. _______ Although they know smoking may kill them and 58. _______ cause a serious illness yet they can give it up . 59. _______ The reason to it is that tobacco contains nicotine 60. _______ that is a drug which gets one into habit of smoking . 61. _______ Because you start taking the drug, it is hard to stop. 62. _______ If you go without it for an hour or two, it 63. _______ begin to feel bad . The only thing can stop 64. _______ you feeling bad is the drug containing in 65. _______ |
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| 第41题：Thepolicemanhappenedthetrafficwhentheaccidenthappened.（） A、todirect B、directing C、tobedirecting D、tohavedirected |
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