| 公共英语考试PETS二级每日一练（2019/9/5） |
| 第1、2、3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4题：Hekepthishead;otherwisetheaccident（）. A.wouldhappen B.happened C.wouldhavehappened D.happens |
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| 第5、6、7题：World English is a course in the English language. It is intended for students whose native language is not English. It is a basic programme consisting of six stages. Each stage includes a Student Book, a Teacher's Book, a Workbook, and cassette recordings. World English is further supported by separate books of readings, by tests, and by visual（可视）aids. Who is world English for? World English may be entered at any one of three different levels. The First Level, Books One and Two, is intended for students with little or no education In English. Books Three and Four make up the Second Level; they are suitable for students who have some knowledge of English. The Third Level, Books Five and Six, is intended for students who are concerned with improvement in the language. What does world English teach? World English teaches four basic skills of language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. At all levels, each skill is presented systematically. In the First Level, listening and speaking receive more attention. In the latter books, reading and writing become more important. However, reading and writing activities are presented even in Unit One of book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur through Unit One of Book One; and listening and speaking exercises occur though Unite Ten of Book Six. 40. This passage is probably taken from the _______ of an English text book. A. contents B. introduction C. First chapter D. index（索引） 41. Suppose you are a student of Senior Three, _______ will be suitable for you if you want to make your English better. A. Books One and Two B. Books Three and Four C. Books Five and Six D. none of them. 42. We may infer form this passage that the whole set of World English consists of ______ units. A. ten B. thirty C. sixty D. more than sixty |
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| 第8题：Youmaywritetomeorcometoseeme.（）waywilldo A.All B.Both C.One D.Either |
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| 第9题：Itisestimatedthatmuchofateenager'stimeisspent（）withfriends. A.totalk B.talking C.beingtalked D.havingtalked |
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| 第10、11、12、13、14题： More than 6000 children were expelled(开除) from US school last year for bringing guns and bombs to school, the US Department of Education said on May 8. The department gave a report to the expulsions(开除) as saying handguns accounted for 58 percent of the 6093 expulsions in 1996---97, against 7 percent for rifles(步枪) or shotguns and 35 percent for other types of firearms. "The report is a clear sign that out nation's public schools are cracking down(严惩) on students who bring guns to school," Education Secretary Richard Riley said in a statement." We need to be tough-minded about keeping guns out of our schools and do everything to keep our children safe." In March1997, an 11 years old boy and 13 years old boy using handguns and rifles shot dead four children and a teacher at a school in Jonesboro, Arkansas. In October, two were killed and seven wounded in a shooting at a Mississippi school. Two months later, a 14 years old boy killed three high school students and wounded five in Dasucah, Kentucky. Most of the expulsions, 56 percent, were from high school, which have students from about age 13. 34 percent were from junior high schools and 9percent were from elementary schools, the report said. 51. From the first paragraph we can infer that in the US schools _______. A. students enjoy shooting B. students are eager to be solider. C. safety is a problem D. students can make guns. 52. The report from the US Department of Education of Education shows that ________. Ａ．the number of the expulsions is not large. Ｂ．the number of the expulsion is wrong. Ｃ．there are soldiers hiding among the students. Ｄ．guns are out of control in US schools. 53. The main idea of paragraph four shows us ______. Ａ．some examples of shoot in US schools. Ｂ．the American's feeling. Ｃ．some famous schools. Ｄ．that some teachers were killed by students. 54. How many students were shot dead in 1997 in US schools? A. 10 B. 9 C. 12 D. 22 55. From this passage we know that ________. Ａ．every American cannot have guns. Ｂ．only soldiers and police can have guns. Ｃ．every American citizen can own guns. Ｄ．teachers have no money to buy guns. |
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| 第15、16、17、18题：In reading science, a heading （标题）often gives a clue （线索）to a problem that is going to be discussed .Getting the problem clearly in your mind is the first step to take in studying such material. You are advised to do this in reading science articles. 1. Read the title and think about it . 2. Read all of the headings .You should get a clear idea of what the problems are without reading anything but the headings. 3. Next , read the article all the way through carefully. Each time you come to a heading that names a problem, read the paragraphs under that heading to find out : 1. more information about the problem; 2.how the problem may be met . 41. This passage offers advice on _______. A. how to read titles and headings B. how to find headings in an article C. what problems to be discussed in science article D. how to read science material 42. It is advisable for you ________. A. to read the heading which you think is the title B. to read the heading that names a problem C. to read one heading and the paragraph under it each time D. to read the headings only 43. Read the whole article after ________. A. you have got all the information about the problem B. you understand the title C. you have read one paragraph after another D. you are clear about what to be discussed 44. You read the whole article carefully _________. A. to get all the headings B. to see how the problem is discussed C. to name problems D. to think about the title |
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| 第19题：Heis（）awriterasareporter. A.more B.rather C.notsomuch D.notsuch |
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| 第20、21、22、23、24、25、26、27、28、29、30、31、32、33、34、35、36、37、38、39题： 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题 四个选项（A、 B、 C、 D中选出能填入相应空白处 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑． Most people agree that fencing (击剑) is one sport in which a person must be at least 30 years old before he learns all he needs to know about the sport. (16 ) Clark Summers of the University of Detroit (17 ) that this doesn't always have to be (18 ). Clark is a different kind of fencer in a lot of (19 ). He is American, while most fencers are from the (20 ) of Europe. He is black while most fencers in the past have been (21 ). And he is (22 ) 22 years old. Many people (23) that Clark is the most promising fencer in this country today. Although he is young, he has been able to (24) the necessary skills. Already he has won a number of fencing contest (竟赛) (25) older fencers. He is almost (26) to become a member of the U. S. Olympic(奥林匹克 ) fencing team! "There is no (27) danger in fencing, today, Clark says. "But I never (28) that fencing was not always a sport. In the old days, People fenced to(29)a quarrel. Each match was a matter of (30) If that (31) true in the matches I (32) in today, every touch against me would mean that I (33) wounded or killed. So I try to play (34) l were fencing for my life. I don't like, the idea of being (35) ! " 16. A. And B. But C. Then D. So 17. A. heard B. has thought C. has shown D. suggested 18. A. true B. wrong C. clear D. clever 19. A. sense B. sports C. ways D. times 20. A. countries B. east C. west D. schools 21. A. brave B. strong C. white D. young 22. A. at least B. not C. already D. only 23. A. expect B. think C. hope D. find 24. A. study B. know C. improve D. master 25. A. with B. over C. against D. instead of 26. A. ready B. able C. going D. certain 27. A. large B. such C. real D. little 28. A. think B. agree C. forget D. remember 29. A. make B. pick C. start D. settle 30. A. joy and sorrow B. life and death C. success and failure D .brightness and darkness 31. A. should be B. came C. were D. is 32. A. play B. go C. work D. stay 33. A. would get B. were C. was D. had been 34. A. even if B. as C. if D. as if 35. A. a fencer B. a winner C. missed D. killed |
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| 第40题：It was fun to play on the beach that it attracted countless children. （） A、such great B、so great C、such a great D、so great a |
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