| 公共英语考试PETS二级每日一练（2018/9/30） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5题：In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营 ), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too diligent (勤奋) about that either. One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God! 46. The furniture department was run by _____. A. the author's parents B. the author's relatives C. some member of a big family D. the local government 47. The shop in Cardiff ______. A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautiful C. didn't sell furniture only D. was famous in London 48. The author was lucky because ________. A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger than the others C. he produced good sales figuresD. his pay was higher 49. One salesman thought that ______ . A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the store B. what the author had said was far from the truth C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestly D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress 50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business. B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop. C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer. D. The author was asked to put up the carpets. |
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| 第6题：Nobodynoticedthethiefslipintothehousebecausethelightshappenedto（）. A.beputup B.givein C.beturnedon D.goout |
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| 第7题：Thefirstplaceweweretakentoseewastheirworkshop.（） A、that B、which C、what D、where |
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| 第8题：Carsmovedveryslowlyinthe1920s,butthey（）movemorequicklythanin1910. A.weretocan B.did C.will D.can |
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| 第9、10、11、12、13题：Cars!!! Holidays! Thousands of prizes ! Hurry ! FREE with every packet of SPLASH! Your personal lucky number! Will be among the 500,000 Winners! Use SPLASH for the SOFTEST … QIUCKEST…WHITEST WASH! DON’T DELAY … BUY A PACKET TODAY! 41. This is __________. A. an introduction to some products B. An advertisement for selling goods C. a direction of a kind of washing machine D. A notice about a football game 42. If you want to get prize, ________. A. don’t delay joining us in playing B. You should buy 500,000 packets of splash C. please buy a packet of splash D. Please drive a car as quickly as possible 43. Those who bought a packet of splash ________. A. are sure to win a prize B. Are sure to be among the 500,000 winners C. could get 500,000 D. Could get the personal lucky number 44. Splash is _________. A. a certain kind of material used for washing in high quality B. something like a machine used to wash clothes C. the softest, quickest, and whitest car to drive D. one of thousands of prizes for players to win 45. Which of the following diagrams (图解) shows the correct relation ? : prize ▲: personal lucky number ★: splash ■: cars A. ■→▲→★→ B. →★→■→▲ C. ★→▲→ →■ D. ■→★→▲→ |
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| 第14题：-----Nancyisnotcomingtonight. -----Butshe（）! A.promises B.promised C.willpromise D.hadpromised |
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| 第15、16、17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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| 第18、19、20、21、22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23题：Enteringtheroom,Ifoundmyfather__atthedeskand___something.（） A.seat...write B.seated...wrote C.seated...writing D.seating...writing |
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| 第24题：____theywillsendusaninvitationisnotyetknown,__wehopetheysill.（） A.If...write B.Thatso C.When...yet D.Whether...but |
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