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公共英语考试PETS三级易错题(2018/1/22)
1、2、3、4、5题:Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.
Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there — moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly. “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I’m forty. There’s a lot I want to do in life. I’m resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “I’m glad for you,” he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can’t, ” he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,” he concluded. “And if it doesn’t work out, remember, your star is always high here.”
Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody — even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.
Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “I’m resigning, Bill, ”I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”
46. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _______.
A、 newspaper            B、 magazine
C、temple                D、 church
47. If the writer stayed with the Globe _________.
A、 he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.
B、 he would let his long-cherished dreams fade away.
C、 he would never have to worry about his future life.
D、 he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions.
48. The writer wanted to resign because _________.
A、 he had serious trouble with his boss.
B、 he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.
C、 he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry.
D、 he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.
49. When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with _______.
A、 a trouble with its staff members
B、 a shortage of qualified reporters
C、 an unfavorable business situation
D、an uncontrollable business situation 
50. By “:I wish I were in your shoes.” (in the last paragraph) Bill Taylor meant that _______.
A、 the writer was to fail.
B、 the writer was stupid 
C、 he would do the same if possible
D、 he would reject the writer’s request
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6题:the items equivalent to ( 与 ... 同 ) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding
letters in brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 to 55.   
A ........ Research and Analysis   
B ........ Role of Departments   
C ........ Communication Process   
D ........ Sampling Public Opinion   
E ........ Dealing with the News Media   
F ........ Planning Actions   
G ....... Reaching the Audience   
H ........ Opportunities in the Print Media   
I ........ Feedback and Evaluation   
J ........ Public Opinion and Persuasion   
K ........ Social and Cultural Agencies   
L ........ Entertainment and Sports   
M ........ Government and Public Affairs   
N ........ Membership Organizations   
O ........ Legal Problems   
P ........ International Public Relations   
Example : (E) 与新闻媒体打交道 (F) 行动计划   
51 . ( ) 交流过程 ( ) 娱乐和体育   
52 . ( ) 国际公共关系 ( ) 公众意见抽样调查   
53 . ( ) 政府和公众事务 ( ) 研究与分析   
54 . ( ) 部门职能 ( ) 社会与文化机构   
55 . ( ) 反馈与评价 ( ) 法律问题   
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7题:TheCityofLondon,repeatedlyin1940and1941,lostmanyofitsfamouschurches.()
A、bombed
C、bombing
B、tobomb
D、havingbombed
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8题:Most young people enjoy physical activities, walking, cycling, football, or mountaineering. 
These who have a passion  26  climbing high and difficult mountains are often  27   with astonishment. Why are men and women  28  to suffer cold and hardship, and to   29  on high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activities  30   which men give their leisure.
There are no man-made rules, as there are for  31   as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which it would be dangerous to  32   , but it is this freedom from man-made rules   33   makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to their own   34   .
If we   35   mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is   36   mountaineering is not a “team work”. However, it is only our misunderstanding. There are, in fact, no :matches”   37   “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may   38   , obviously, there is teamwork.
A mountain climber knows that he may have to fight with natural  39   that ate stronger and more powerful than man. His sport requires high mental and   40    qualities.
A mountain climber   41   to improve on skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions   42  in their early twenties. But it is not  43   for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more   44   than younger men, but they probably climb more skill and less   45   of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
26. [A]for              [B]in                [C]to            [D] of
27. [A]looked up to      [B]looked forward     [C]looked into     [D] looked upon
28. [A]willing          [B]reluctant           [C]unwilling      [D] probable
29.[A]take pains        [B]run risk            [C] take a risk     [D] make efforts
30. [A]to              [B]with               [C]for           [D]towards 
31. [A]so              [B] various            [C] different      [D]such
32. [A] apply           [B] worry             [C] ignore        [D] notice
33. [A] which           [B] that              [C] how          [D] why
34. [A] methods         [B] forms            [C] rules          [D] activities
35. [A] correlate         [B] relate            [C] compare       [D] contrast
36. [A] for             [B] what              [C] which        [D] that
37. [A]within           [B]from              [C]beyond        [D]between
38. [A]exist             [B]go               [C]depend        [D]confide
39. [A]strength          [B]storms            [C]powers        [D]forces 
40. [A]physician         [B]physical           [C]physiological   [D]psychological
41. [A]tries             [B]continues          [C]wants         [D]decides
42. [A]will be            [B]appear             [C]are                [D]is
43. [A]unusual           [B]normal             [C]common           [D]strange
44. [A]strength           [B]efforts             [C]energy             [D]time
45. [A]shortage          [B]lack                [C]rubbish            [D]waste
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9、10、11、12、13题: Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction.  Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living . Some stay long at a job and learn to like it ;others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope(摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them, Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment, It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.


In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest .Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person. 
56. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _____ .
A. have ruined their talents
B. have taken on an unsuitable job
C. think of nothing but their salary
D. are not aware of their own potential 
57. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____ .
A. much competition has to be faced
B. many employees have no working experience
C. the young people only care about how much they can earn  
D. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance
58. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?
A. Your job must suit your interest.
B. Your job must set a pattern of life.
C. Your job must offer you a high salary.
D. Your job must not ruin your talents.
59.The best title for this passage would be ____.
A. What Can A Good Job Offer 
B. Earning A Living  
C. Correct Attitude On Job-hunting
D. How To Choose A Job 
60. The word “pathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means ____ .
A. splendid      B. miserable                                     
C. disgusted     D. touching
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