| 公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2019/3/5） |
| 第1、2、3、4题：Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾)toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages. Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance. In Africa, people learned to send messages by beating on a series of large drums(鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles. In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms. Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds. 65. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon . A、fine weather B、high tower C、the spelling system D、arm movements 66. Which of the following statements is true? A、Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message. B、African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message. C、Telephone was invented by a French engineer. D、Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly. 67. The African way of communication sent messages. A、in a special way B、over a very short distance C、by a musical instrument D、at a rather slow speed 68. The way of communication made use of visible signs. A、French B、Roman C、African D、American |
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| 第5题：Heinsistedthathisbrother（）thewindow.Itwasclearthatsomeoneelsebroke thewindow. A.shouldnotbreak B.shouldnothavebroken C.hadn'tbroken D.wouldnotbreak |
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| 第6题：Afiremandiscoveredthe（）ofthefire. A.truth B..reason C.cause D.fact |
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| 第7题：Peter,JohnandTomeach（）. A.saytheycamefirst B.saystheycamefirst C.sayshecamefirst D.saycamefirst |
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| 第8、9、10、11题：Unemployment(失业)rose from 7.5&in June, 1996to 7.8% in July, 1996, the highest rate since January of that year , the Labor Department reported. The main reason was a large increase -----nearly 700, 000 in the labor force , with a record 61.9% of the population over sixteen years of age working or actively looking for work. That growth was caused mainly by an increase in the number of women in the labor force , an increase partly because of a continuation of long ----term and economic trends(经济趋势)and partly a reflection of pressure on families to increase their incomes. 45. According to the announcement, which of the following statements is correct? A. Unemployment in July was higher than it had been since January. B. Unemployment rose at a steady rate form January to July. C. Unemployment rose by about 7% from June to July. D. Unemployment rose about 7% the first time in July. 46. Why did unemployment increase during the period discussed in the passage? A. There are fewer jobs in summer. B. Many companies had dismissed workers. C. The labor force had grown. D. Records have become more accurate(准确) 47. which of the following is said to be the main reason why more people are looking for work? A. Young people start working younger. B. Recent graduates have entered the labor market. C. More people must have tow jobs to support their families. D. More women have entered the job market. 48. It can be inferred that the labor force described in the passage is made up of __________ A. persons whose jobs are not professional(专业 ) B. persons who work at both permanent (永久)and full-time jobs C. those over 16 years of age who are looking for work D. about 60% of the country's population |
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