公共英语习题练习

公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2017/7/11）
第1、2、3、4题：  Taxes（税）are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security（安全）taxes, sales taxes ﹒﹒﹒,and the list seems endless. 
    The biggest tax for most Americans is that on the money they earn --- the income tax. The personal income tax is called a "progressive tax" because it takes more from those who earn more. For example, a person who earns about 3,500 dollars a tear will pay a tax of only about 3.5 % of earning, but of the same person earned 85, 000 dollars a year, he would pay an income tax of 35%. 
    Over the years the income tax has become more and mote difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports in fact, preparing taxes and giving tax advice have become a big industry in America. 
    47. Most Americans pay ________. 
    Ａ．taxes which are too many to list. 
    Ｂ．taxes either to the cities or the states they live in. 
    Ｃ．so many kinds of taxes that they even don't know the names. 
    Ｄ．several kinds of taxes. 
    48. Social security tax is collected from _______. 
    Ａ．those who have broken the law. 
    Ｂ．those who often make trouble, 
    Ｃ．those whose lives and property are in danger. 
    Ｄ．Every citizen living in the area in question(所在). 
    49. What is a " progressive tax"? A "progressive tax" is the tax _______. 
    Ａ．collected for social progress. 
    Ｂ．that increases with each passing year. 
    Ｃ．that is collected from those who earn most. 
    Ｄ．that varies（变化）according to how much money a person earns. 
    50. Why do almost one half of all Americans have to pay experts? 
    Ａ．Because the list of taxes seems endless. 
    Ｂ． Because they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere. 
    Ｃ． Because they find their knowledge about taxes is so limited that they are unable to write tax 
    report all by themselves. 
    Ｄ． Because paying experts to prepare their tax report and asking for tax advice have become very popular.
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第5题：Carsmovedveryslowlyinthe1920s,butthey（）movemorequicklythanin1910.
A.weretocan
B.did
C.will
D.can
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第6题：Shirley（）abookaboutChinalastyearbutIdon'tknowwhethershehasfinishedit.
A.haswritten
B.wrote
C.hadwritten
D.waswriting
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第7、8、9、10、11、12、13、14、15、16、17、18、19、20、21、22、23、24、25、26题： Martin Luther King. Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. when was 16 a boy Martin learned that his 17 , the black Americans, were 18 treated differently from most of 19 fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools, 20 good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their 21 . Martin knew that in a free country this was 
    22 . He wanted to help his black brothers, 23 he decided to go to school and 24 a minister. He became a pastor (牧师)in Montgomery, Alabama . This is 25 Martin Luther King's "peaceful fight" first began. 
    Dr. King worked 26 equality in other cities. He knew that the 27 way people could win their rights was to remain peaceful, 28 in face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and 29 . 
    The whole nation 30 the terrible event that 31 on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr, was 32 . The man who had preached (倡导) nonviolence (非暴力) died 33 . 
    But Dr. King's dream can never 34 . Many Americans are still 35 to make that dream come true. 
    
    16. A. already B. still C. such D. not 
    17. A. family B. friends C. people D. country 
    18. A. much B. sometimes C. seldom D. often 
    19. A. his B. those C. most D. their 
    20. A. get B. look for C. having D. to do 
    21. A. faces B. skin C. bodies D. people 
    22. A. even worse B. different C. wrong D. reasonable 
    23. A. as B. because C. so D. but 
    24. A. helped B. ask C. visited D. become 
    25. A. where B. why C. said D. because 
    26. A. with B. in C. by D. for 
    27. A. only B. other C. wrong D. second 
    28. A. except B. even C. if D. not 
    29. A. honor B. victory C. courage D. strength 
    30. A. discouraged B. saw C. mourned D. rebelled 
    31. A. passed B. he did C. happened D. they managed 
    32. A. defeated B. shot C. caught D. put into prison 
    33. A. bravely B. violently C. quietly D. nonviolently 
    34. A. die B. be believed C. realize D. fail 
    35. A. wanted B. working C. prepared D. struggling
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第27题：Janeowestoherfatherthatshehasbeenabletofinishhercollegeeducation.（）
A、that
B、much
C、it
D、×
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