| 公共英语考试PETS二级每日一练（2017/11/2） |
| 第1题：（）thechildrentobed,shebegantocorrectthestudents'exercises. A.Sending B.Beingsent C.sent D.Havingsent |
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| 第2题：attheobservationwindow,Icanenjoyabirdeyeview（） ofthecity. A、Seating B、Seated C、Tosit D、Sittingdown |
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| 第3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13、14、15、16、17、18、19、20、21、22题： 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题 四个选项（A、 B、 C、 D中选出能填入相应空白处 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． Most people agree that fencing (击剑) is one sport in which a person must be at least 30 years old before he learns all he needs to know about the sport. (16 ) Clark Summers of the University of Detroit (17 ) that this doesn't always have to be (18 ). Clark is a different kind of fencer in a lot of (19 ). He is American, while most fencers are from the (20 ) of Europe. He is black while most fencers in the past have been (21 ). And he is (22 ) 22 years old. Many people (23) that Clark is the most promising fencer in this country today. Although he is young, he has been able to (24) the necessary skills. Already he has won a number of fencing contest (竟赛) (25) older fencers. He is almost (26) to become a member of the U. S. Olympic(奥林匹克 ) fencing team! "There is no (27) danger in fencing, today, Clark says. "But I never (28) that fencing was not always a sport. In the old days, People fenced to(29)a quarrel. Each match was a matter of (30) If that (31) true in the matches I (32) in today, every touch against me would mean that I (33) wounded or killed. So I try to play (34) l were fencing for my life. I don't like, the idea of being (35) ! " 16. A. And B. But C. Then D. So 17. A. heard B. has thought C. has shown D. suggested 18. A. true B. wrong C. clear D. clever 19. A. sense B. sports C. ways D. times 20. A. countries B. east C. west D. schools 21. A. brave B. strong C. white D. young 22. A. at least B. not C. already D. only 23. A. expect B. think C. hope D. find 24. A. study B. know C. improve D. master 25. A. with B. over C. against D. instead of 26. A. ready B. able C. going D. certain 27. A. large B. such C. real D. little 28. A. think B. agree C. forget D. remember 29. A. make B. pick C. start D. settle 30. A. joy and sorrow B. life and death C. success and failure D .brightness and darkness 31. A. should be B. came C. were D. is 32. A. play B. go C. work D. stay 33. A. would get B. were C. was D. had been 34. A. even if B. as C. if D. as if 35. A. a fencer B. a winner C. missed D. killed |
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| 第23、24、25、26、27题：Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses. Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient. Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan. To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun! 51.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ . A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changed C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks 52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______. A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B 53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______". A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires B. Many people die from traffic accidents C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents 54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______. A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rules C. you don't cut another car offD. you wait in line at a red light 55. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______. A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A Traffic Accident |
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| 第28、29、30、31、32题：CARIFF, Wales桺oets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling. "It might seem strange that people still want to listen to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again, "said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales. "Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time. " he said early this month. Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales. "It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here." Ambrose said. 61. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling. A、will be more popular than TV B、will be popular again C、started in Wales D、are in the hands of some old people 62. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn. A、about their life as early as thousands of years ago B、why they tell the stories in a throatsinging way C、how cold it has been where the Inuit live D、how difficult it is to understand the Inuit 63. According to the writer, which of the following is not true? A、Storytelling once stopped in Wales. B、Storytelling has a long history in Wales. C、Storytelling is always well received in Wales. D、Storytelling did not come back until 1993 in Wales. 64. The underlined phrase in good hands means. A、controlled by rich people B、grasped by good storytellers C、taken good care of D、protected by kind people |
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| 第33题：（）fromtheappletree. A.Itdownfell B.thereitisneeded C.Downfellit D.Fellitdown |
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| 第34、35、36题：Water, water every where. It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded. In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土). Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960's The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet. 41.The flood referred to in the passage _____. A. was the heaviest one in the history B. happened in Missouri and Illinois states C. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A. D. was recorded several times 42. The meaning of the sentence "But the city escaped the worst" is that _____. A. many people escaped from the city B. the flood attacked the city heavily C. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city avoided the worst situation 43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about ______. A. 18 feet high B. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52 feet high |
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| 第37题：Itisone（）bestsellersinourcountrynow. A.ofthem B.ofthose C.ofthis D.oftheir |
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| 第38题：Aburningcigarettehethrewintothewastepaperbasket（）firetothehotel. A.made B.set C.caused D.caught |
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| 第39题：Throughlongpowerlineselectricitygoes（） A.totheplaceneeded B.thereitisneeded C.whereitisneeded D.whichitisneeded |
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