| 公共英语考试PETS四级易错题（2018/8/10） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13、14、15、16、17、18、19、20题：1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain. But what exactly is infotech? 85% of the people __1___ recently had not a clue what it means, __2___53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.They were __3___.It is.So what is it? Well, put simply,it is the "marry-up"of products__4___several key industries:computers, telephone, televisions, satellites. It means __5___ microelectronics, telecommunication networks fibre optics__6___produce,store,obtain and send information by way of words,numbers,pictures and sound__7___and efficiency than ever before. The __8__ infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous.It is already linking the skills of the space industry with __9___ of cable television,so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes ___10__ all over the world. Armies of "steel collar"workers,the robots,will soon be working in factories doing the boring,complex and __11___jobs which are at present still done by man. In some areas __12___the car industry this has already started. television will also be used to enable customers __13___from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering___14__ the TV screen, payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards.The automatic booking of tickets will also be done through the television__15___ .Cable television __16___in many countries now gives a choice of ___17__ channels will soon be used to___18___ our homes by operating burglar and fire alarms ___19___to police and fire stations.Computers will run our homes,controling the heating,air-conditioned and cooking systems ___20___ robot will cope with the housework.the friendly postman will be a thing of the past as the post service and letters disappear with the electronic mail received via viewdata screens. 1) A polling B being polled C polled D having been polled 2) A so B although C however D but 3) A right B wrong C mad D crazy 4) A from B in C to D for 5) A to use B to be used C being used D using 6) A to help B to helping C to be helped D to being helped 7) A very quickly B more quickly C quicklier D most quickly 8) A force B affect C impact D control 9) A those B that C which D the one 10) A from B in C across D thoughtout 11) A interesting B dull C unpleasant D happy 12) A for example B for instance C like D such as 13) A shop B to shop C shopping D to shopping 14) A on B via C within D by 15) A screen B machine C set D show 16) A where B in which C which D it 17) A a dozen Bdozen C dozen of D dozens of 18) A protect B clean C run D manage 19) A related B associated C linked D joined 20) A while B because C since D for |
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| 第21题：no one should be forced to wear a uniform under any circumstance. uniforms are demeaning to the human spirit and totally unnecessary in a democratic society. uniforms tell the world that the person who wears one has no value as an individual but only lives to function as a part of the whole. the individual in a uniform loses all self-worth. there are those who say that wearing a uniform gives a person a sense of identification with a large, more important concept. what could be more important than the individual oneself? if an organization is so weak that it must rely on cloth and buttons to inspire its members, that organization has no right to continue its existence. others say that the practice of making persons wear uniforms, say in school, eliminates all envy and competition in a matter of dress, such that a poor person who cannot afford good-quality clothing, why would anyone strive to be better? it is only a short step from forcing everyone to wear the same clothing to forcing everyone to drive the same car, have the same type of house, eat the same type of fooD、 when this happens, all incentive to improve one's life is removeD、 why would parents bother to work hard so that their children could have a better life than they had when they know that their children are going to be forced to have exactly the same life that they had? uniforms also hurt the economy. right now, billions of dollars are spent on the fashion industry yearly. thousands of persons are employed in designing, creating, and marketing different types of clothing. if everyone were forced to wear uniforms, artistic personnel would be unnecessary. salespersons would be superfluous as well: why bother to sell the only items that are available? the wearing of uniforms would destroy the fashion industry which in turn would have a ripple effect on such industries as advertising and promotion. without advertising, newspapers, magazines, and television would not be able to remain in business. our entire information and entertainment industries would founder. 41、the author's viewpoint on uniforms can best be described as __________. A、 practical B、 hysterical C、 radical D、 critical 42、judged from its style, this passage might be found in __________. A、 a children's comics book B、 an editorial in a paper C、 a sociology textbook D、 a political platform 43、it can be inferred that the author believes that __________. A、 individuals have no self-worth when they become part of an organization B、 individuals are more important than organizations C、 individuals are not so important as organizations D、 individuals are the same important as organizations 44、the author brings in the example of a parent striving to make life better for his children to make the point that __________. A、 parents have responsibilities for their children B、 uniforms would be less expensive than clothing for children C、 uniforms cause dissension between parents and children D、 individual motivation would be destroyed by uniforms 45、the last word of the passage "founder" probably means __________. A、 collapse B、 shrink C、 disappear D、 establish |
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| 第22、23、24、25、26、27、28、29、30、31、32、33、34、35、36、37、38、39、40、41题： read the following text. choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark a, b, c, and d on answer sheet 1. the loudest outcry about poverty seemed to come in the wealthiest country by far in the worlD、 according to most calculations, 21 most of the 1945-1970 period the united states had a standard of living well 22 europe's and many times above the world 23 . yet 24 about grinding poverty, hunger, and dreadful need precede more from the united states than from countries with one-fortieth of their living standarD、 an annual per capita income of eight dollars is 25 of much of africa and asia and not a little of south americA、 it would seem strange to these people 26 they only aware of the fact that american radicals demand a 27 from an american 28 to the far corners of the globe so that the money thus saved can be spent raising the standard of living of 29 americans. what this last point suggests is not so much that human 30 are never to be satisfied though this is doubtlessly true, and the american suburbanite 31 of his second car and his color tv suffers just as 32 as an african farmer in need of a second cow and a screen door. rather, it suggests the 33 of contemporary breach of social 34 the emancipation of the individual self. people have learned to consider any 35 to personal fulfillment an 36 insult. they have greatly expanded the circle of self-awareness. they no longer accept sharp limitations on individual desires in the 37 of the group. the amount of potential human discontent has always been 38 - misery, failure, misfitting, bitterness, hatred, envy 39 telling. it has usually failed of 40 , and in the past it was accepted passively as being beyond help. 21、 A、 until B、 through C、 in D、 onto 22、 A、 over B、 above C、 against D、 below 23、 A、 average B、 common C、 mean D、 ordinary 24、A、 storms B、 rage C、 protests D、 fury 25、 A、 now that B、 regardless C、 ignorant D、 typical 26、 A、 was B、 being C、 were D、 to be 27、A、 retreat B、 compromise C、 restraint D、 detachment 28、A、 confinement B、 commitment C、 complement D、 concealment 29、A、 underprivileged B、 misguided C、 underlined D、 overjoyed 30、 A、 anticipations B、 shelters C、 shortages D、 wants 31、A、 informed B、 deprived C、 ensured D、 relieved 32、A、 acutely B、 abnormally C、 aggressively D、 initially 33、 A、 margin B、 scope C、 range D、 extent 34、 A、 liberties B、 norms C、 institutions D、 practices 35、A、 access B、 exception C、 obstacle D、 approach 36、A、 incomprehensible B、 uninterpretable C、 intolerable D、 negligible 37、 A、 face B、 company C、 name D、 wake 38、 A、 bulky B、 prompt C、 momentary D、 infinite 39、 A、 at B、 beyond C、 on D、 with 40、A、 utterance B、 admittance C、 compliance D、 importance |
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| 第42、43、44、45、46、47、48、49、50、51、52、53、54、55、56、57、58、59、60、61题：The loudest outcry about poverty seemed to come in the wealthiest country by far in the world. According to most calculations, 21 most of the 1945-1970 period the United States had a standard of living well 22 Europe’s and many times above the world 23 . Yet 24 about grinding poverty, hunger, and dreadful need proceed more from the United States than from countries with one-fortieth of their living standard. An annual per capita income of eight dollars is 25 of much of Africa and Asia and not a little of South America. It would seem strange to these people 26 they only aware of the fact that American radicals demand a 27 from an American 28 to the far corners of the globe so that the money thus saved can be spent raising the standard of living of 29 Americans. What this last point suggests is not so much that human 30 are never to be satisfied though this is doubtlessly true, and the American suburbanite 31 of his second car and his color TV suffers just as 32 as an African farmer in need of a second cow and a screen door. Rather, it suggests the 33 of contemporary breach of social 34 —the emancipation of the individual self. People have learned to consider any 35 to personal fulfillment an 36 insult. They have greatly expanded the circle of self-awareness. They no longer accept sharp limitations on individual desires in the 37 of the group. The amount of potential human discontent has always been 38 — misery, failure, misfitting, bitterness, hatred, envy 39 telling. It has usually failed of 40 , and in the past it was accepted passively as being beyond help. 21、 A. until B. through C. in D. onto 22、 A. over B. above C. against D. below 23、 A. average B. common C. mean D. ordinary 24、A. storms B. rage C. protests D. fury 25、 A. now that B. regardless C. ignorant D. typical 26、 A. was B. being C. were D. to be 27、A. retreat B. compromise C. restraint D. detachment 28、A. confinement B. commitment C. complement D. concealment 29、A. underprivileged B. misguided C. underlined D. overjoyed 30、 A. anticipations B. shelters C. shortages D. wants 31、A. informed B. deprived C. ensured D. relieved 32、A. acutely B. abnormally C. aggressively D. initially 33、 A. margin B. scope C. range D. extent 34、 A. liberties B. norms C. institutions D. practices 35、A. access B. exception C. obstacle D. approach 36、A. incomprehensible B. uninterpretable C. intolerable D. negligible 37、 A. face B. company C. name D. wake 38、 A. bulky B. prompt C. momentary D. infinite 39、 A. at B. beyond C. on D. with 40、A. utterance B. admittance C. compliance D. importance |
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| 第62题： Section III Reading Comprehension(45 points) 翻译 Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. That low moaning sound in the background just might be the Founding Fathers protesting from beyond the grave. They have been doing it ever since the Republicans announced a "religious war" in the name of "traditional values". It grew several decibels louder last week when George Bush, at a breakfast of religious leaders, attacked the Democrats for failing to mention God in their doctrines and declaimed that a President needs to believe in the Almighty. What about the constitutional ban on "religious tests". for public office? The Founding Fathers would want to know. (61) What about Tom Jefferson’s conviction that it is possible for a nonbeliever to be a moral person, "find incitements to virtue in the comfort and pleasantness you feel in its exercise"? Even George Washington must shudder in his sleep to hear the constant emphasis on "Judeo-Christian values". (62) It was he who wrote, "We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land … every person may here worship God according to the dictates of his own heart." George Bush should know better than to encourage the theocratic ambitions of the Christian right. (63) He has claimed -- to much ironic scorn -- that when he was shot down during World War II and lay floating in the Pacific for four hours, he meditated on "God and faith and the separation of church and state". But there could be no better themes for a patriot to address in his final moments. (64) The "wall of separation" the Founding Fathers built between church and state is one of the best defenses freedom has ever had. Or have we already forgotten why the Founding fathers put it up? They had seen enough religious intolerance in the colonies: Quaker women were burned at the stake in Puritan Massachusetts; Virginians could be jailed for denying the Bible’s authority. They knew Europe had terribly disfigured itself in a religious war recalled now only by its duration -- 30 years. (65) No wonder John Adams once described the Judeo-Christian tradition as "the most bloody religion that ever existed," and that the Founding fathers took such pains to keep the hand that holds the musket separate from the one that carries the cross. |
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