| 公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2018/7/26） |
| 第1题：Throughlongpowerlineselectricitygoes（） A.totheplaceneeded B.thereitisneeded C.whereitisneeded D.whichitisneeded |
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| 第2、3题：In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each. But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349. Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code. 44. Which of the following is not true? A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same amount of money C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi 45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________. A. the name of a person B. a kind of drink C. the name of a company D. none of the above |
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| 第4题：-----CanyoucomeonMondayorTuesday? -----I'mafraid（）dayispossible. A.either B.neither C.some D.any |
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| 第5、6、7、8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9、10、11、12、13、14、15、16、17、18、19、20、21、22、23、24、25、26、27、28题："Cool" is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to 16 a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has 17 , however, the word has expanded to 18 many different meanings. "Cool" can be used to express feelings of 19 in almost anything. When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you can't help 20 , "It's cool." You might think, "He's so cool," when you see your 21 footballer. We all enlarge the meaning of "cool". You can use it 22 many words such as "new" or "amazing." Here's an interesting story we can see 23 illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to 24 the waterfall they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one 25 , "It's so cool." 26 he thought it was 27 to describe 28 he saw and felt. 29 the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions. 30 "cool," some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is 31 to improve our word strength to maintain some 32 . As a popular word, "cool" stands for a kind of special 33 that people can accept easily. Excepting "cool," can you think of many words that 34 your life as colorful? I can. And I think they are also very 35 . 16. A. find B. takeC. show D. make sure 17. A. changed B. been developed C. been cleaned D. informed 18. A. turn out B. take on C. take inD. come into 19. A. satisfaction B. interestC. senseD. interesting 20. A. to sayB. tellingC. shoutD. saying 21. A. famousB. out of date C. favourite D. modern 22. A. in stead of B. in place of C. to take place of D. exchange 23. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining 24. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something 25. A. phraseB. wordC. storyD. sentence 26. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps 27. A. The just thing B. the very mean C. some methods D. the best way 28. A. the means B. whatC. howD. wherever 29. A. AndB. If C. SoD. But 30. A. WithoutB. UsingC. Not being used D. With 31. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural 32. A. trueB. beliefC. richness D. interest 33. A. habitB. cultureC. language D. enjoyment 34. A. put B. change C. betterD. make 35. A. coolB. easyC. difficult D. important |
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