| 公共英语考试PETS二级每日一练（2018/12/8） |
| 第1题：注意: 原行没有错 不要改。 Once there lived a scholar. Although he was as 56. ___________ poor as a church mouse, he was afraid for losing 57. __________ face. One night the thief broke into his house, 58. __________ but could find nothing worth of stealing. The 59. __________ thief murmured, "What a bad luck! 60. __________ I've run into a rich man's house!" 61. __________ Heard this, the scholar quickly took a few coins 62. __________ from his pocket what he had managed to save , and then 63. __________ run after the thief. When he caught up with the thief, 64. __________ he whispered, "Just took away these coins. Please 65. __________ don't let anyone know about my poverty ... don't let me lose face !" |
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| 第2、3、4、5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6题：Theserviceinthisrestaurantisverypoor;therearenotenoughwaiterstowait（）customers. A.on B.for C.with D.to |
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| 第7题：Thelittleboycan'ttell（）. A.whoseisthatwatch B.whosethatwatchis C.whosewatchisthat D.whosewatchis |
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| 第8、9、10、11、12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13、14、15题：I found myself facing a dry-cleaning store which had once been one of the best restaurants in New York. On Sundays the old man would take my mother and me for dinner. There had been a balcony(走廊)where a baker (面包师)in a tall white hat baked fresh bread , and been whenever a customer entered, the baker would look down and put in a fresh batch(一炉).I could see the manager who always sat down with us while we ate .He had some disease , I suppose, because the right side of his face was swollen (肿 )out like a balloon , but he always wore a hard wing collar and a white tie , and never seemed sick .A Negro with a moustache was looking through the store window at me .For a moment I was anxious to go and tell him what I remembered. I did not go into the store , nor even toward our house , I went down town instead and sat in my room , trying to read. 49. Why did the writer stop in front of the store? A. He wanted to take some clothes to be cleaned. B. He was thinking about his boyhood. C. He was looking for a good place to eat. D. He wanted to buy some fresh bread. 50. In America "old man" probably means _______. A. uncle B. grandfather C. father D. friend 51. What did the writer do when he walked away from the dry-cleaning store? A. He stopped thinking about his childhood. B. He went to the field where the children were playing. C. He went into the restaurant . D. He returned to the room where he was staying. |
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| 第16题：I（）tospeaktoyouallthesedays. A.wanted B.havewanted C.shallwant D.shallbewanting |
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| 第17题：-----willyoubeabletofinishthejobthisweek? -----（）,butI'mnotskilledenough,youknow. A.Ican'tsayso B.Iexpectso C.I'msureso D.Idon'tknowso |
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| 第18题：-----_____istheengineer'shusband? -----Theneighborofyourbrotherinthecorner.（） A.Who B.What C.How D.Which |
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| 第19、20、21、22、23题：A Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论 ) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇 ) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he. Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统 ) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age. 36.In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _____. A. personal experience B. wild weeds among good plants C. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of traditional practices 37. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage? A. The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass B. Craftsman's experience is usually unscientific C. The contemptuous (傲慢 ) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen D. Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student 38. From this passage we can infer that ______. A. we'll invite the craftsman to teach in the college B. schools and books are not the only way to knowledge C. scientific discoveries late based on personal experience D. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for a college student 39. The author advises the college student to ______ . A. be contemptuous to the craftsman B. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms C. learn the craftsman's experience by judging it carefully D. gain the craftsman's experience without rejection 40. The main idea of this passage is about ________. A . what to learn from the parents B. how to gain knowledge C. why to learn from craftsman D. how to deal with experience |
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