| 公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2018/3/7） |
| 第1、2、3、4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5、6、7、8、9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10题：Withsomanyeyesonhim,hewastoonervoustospeak.（） A、fixed B、fixing C、tofix D、beingfixed |
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| 第11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12题："Doyouhearsomeoneknockingatthedoor?" "Yes,Idid.Iheardhim（）threetimes." A.knocking B.knocked C.beingknocking D.knock |
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