| 公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2017/11/29） |
| 第1、2、3、4题：Hotlines have become common in China. Some radio broadcasting stations use hotlines to encourage the listeners to take part in the talk shows. That's a good idea. Yet, the fact is, some people do nothing but break the whole programme. Some people know little about the topic under discussion. Sometimes they do not even know what the host(主持人)is talking about. So the host has to tell the caller what the show is about .Usually the caller will ask a few questions which express his hope and show his ignorance(无知).Then the host has to answer and explain-how silly this is !It wastes a lot of time . It seems that some people phone the hotlines in fun. They just want to let the listeners hear them. They don't care what the topic is , whether they themselves are interested in or how silly they appear to be. I'm totally bored(厌烦)by those people . It's necessary for radio stations to improve the hotline programmes. In my opinion, if a caller doesn't know what is going on, the operator should not let the caller take part in it. 52. The sentence, "Some people do nothing but break the whole programme." may tell us that ______. A. radio stations use hotlines in a wrong way B. it is a fact C. it is a good idea D. some people have unclear thoughts 53. The host has to answer and explain, ____ . A. for the host works hard B. because of the caller's ignorance C. for the host likes talking to the caller D. because of a lot of questions raised by the caller 54. The passage doesn't tell us the idea ________ . A. that some listeners phone the hotlines in fun B. that some people just want to be heard by others C. that some people who don't care what the topic is must have realized that they appear to be silly D. what the hotline programmes are 55. Which of the following is not true? A. Some people know little about the topic under discussion. B. Some people do not know what the host is talking about C. Some people do not know what the show is about D. The writer tells us that the host is silly. |
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| 第5、6、7、8、9题： More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report to the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996---97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. "The report is a clear sign that out nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school," Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement." We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe." In March1997, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9percent were from elementary schools, the report said. 51. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools _______. A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be solider. C. safety is a problem D. students can make guns. 52. The report from the US Department of Education of Education shows that ________. Ａ．the number of the expulsions is not large. Ｂ．the number of the expulsion is wrong. Ｃ．there are soldiers hiding among the students. Ｄ．guns are out of control in US schools. 53. The main idea of paragraph four shows us ______. Ａ．some examples of shoot in US schools. Ｂ．the American's feeling. Ｃ．some famous schools. Ｄ．that some teachers were killed by students. 54. How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools? A. 10 B. 9 C. 12 D. 22 55. From this passage we know that ________. Ａ．every American cannot have guns. Ｂ．only soldiers and police can have guns. Ｃ．every American citizen can own guns. Ｄ．teachers have no money to buy guns. |
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| 第10、11、12、13、14题： The English author (writer), Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty. In order to earn (make) a little money he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the book had been sold in the shop, and Savage was living from hand to mouth. As a result of his lack of food he became very ill, but after a time, because of the skill of the doctor who had looked after him, he got well again. After a week or two the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor savage hadn’t any money and couldn’t pay it. The doctor waited for another month and sent the bill again. But still no money came. After several weeks be sent it to him again asking for his money. In the end he came to Savage’s house and asked him for payment, saying to Savage, “You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude (thankfulness) from you. ” “I agree,” said Savage, “that I owe my life to you, and to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you.” With these words he handed to him two copies entitle, THE LIFE OF RICHARD SAVES. 51.The best title for this text should be ______. A. A Poor English Writer B. A Skilled Doctor C. A Life for a Life D. The Life of Richard Savage 52. In the text the underlined sentence, Savage was living from hand to mouth, means _______. A. Savage had clothes to wear and food to eat B. Savage had no money to buy clothes and food C. Savage was very poor and ill D. Savage was too poor to live on 53. According to the text we can imagine that _______. A. the doctor was poor too B. the doctor was skilled and kind C. the doctor was skilled but cruel D,. the doctor was glad to have got the two books 54. The writer wrote this story just to tell us ______ . A. a funny story B. an unhappy story C. a miserable story D. an ungrateful story 55. Which statement is not true ? A. It was the doctor who cured Savage. B. If it hadn’t been because of the doctor, Savage might have died. C. The doctor sent bills to Savage for money. D. The doctor himself come to see Savage again. |
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| 第15题：-----Thanksforthe（）youdidmetomoveawaythestone. -----That'sallright. A.favour B.good C.trouble D.kindness |
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| 第16、17、18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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