| 公共英语考试PETS二级易错题（2019/10/21） |
| 第1题：Itisone（）bestsellersinourcountrynow. A.ofthem B.ofthose C.ofthis D.oftheir |
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| 第2、3、4、5、6题：A In the 1900's, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teeth and combed their hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐)and a wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there. The bathtub was a wash tub(澡盆)filled with water from the stove. If you were small enough you could sit down by drawing your knees to your chest. Otherwise, you washed yourself standing up. Often all the women and girls in the family bathed together. Then the men and boys did. In most families this was Saturday night because Sundays they went to church. A small number of families did have running water. But that depended on whether there was a water system where they lived and on whether they could afford the plumbing(水管设施). Some people had bathtubs in their homes as early as 1895. But many others did not have their first bath in a bathtub until 1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. 56In the first paragraph, "took care of" means ""。 A、kept B、looked after C、used D、kept and used 57. In order to use the water from the stove, there be a pipe connecting the tub with the stove. A、must B、seemed to C、needn't D、should 58. Which of the following statements is true? A、Males and females in the family took turns using the bathtub. B、Some bathtubs were big enough for many people to bathe in at the same time. C、All the women and girls of a family could bathe together standing up in the tub. D、When several family members bathed together, they did not use the bathtub. 59. Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895. A、Many B、Not all C、All D、Few 60. We can infer(推断)that the plumbingat that time. A、cost little B、was more expensive than a water system C、was too expensive for every family to afford D、was not necessary |
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| 第7、8、9、10、11题： The English author (writer), Richard Savage, was once living in London in great poverty. In order to earn (make) a little money he had written the story of his life, but not many copies of the book had been sold in the shop, and Savage was living from hand to mouth. As a result of his lack of food he became very ill, but after a time, because of the skill of the doctor who had looked after him, he got well again. After a week or two the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his visits, but poor savage hadn’t any money and couldn’t pay it. The doctor waited for another month and sent the bill again. But still no money came. After several weeks be sent it to him again asking for his money. In the end he came to Savage’s house and asked him for payment, saying to Savage, “You know you owe your life to me and I expected some gratitude (thankfulness) from you. ” “I agree,” said Savage, “that I owe my life to you, and to prove to you that I am not ungrateful for your work I will give my life to you.” With these words he handed to him two copies entitle, THE LIFE OF RICHARD SAVES. 51.The best title for this text should be ______. A. A Poor English Writer B. A Skilled Doctor C. A Life for a Life D. The Life of Richard Savage 52. In the text the underlined sentence, Savage was living from hand to mouth, means _______. A. Savage had clothes to wear and food to eat B. Savage had no money to buy clothes and food C. Savage was very poor and ill D. Savage was too poor to live on 53. According to the text we can imagine that _______. A. the doctor was poor too B. the doctor was skilled and kind C. the doctor was skilled but cruel D,. the doctor was glad to have got the two books 54. The writer wrote this story just to tell us ______ . A. a funny story B. an unhappy story C. a miserable story D. an ungrateful story 55. Which statement is not true ? A. It was the doctor who cured Savage. B. If it hadn’t been because of the doctor, Savage might have died. C. The doctor sent bills to Savage for money. D. The doctor himself come to see Savage again. |
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| 第12题：Whydidhelooksoexcited?（） etwoweekleave. A、wasgranted B、hadgranted C、hasgranted D、hadbeengranted |
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| 第13题：Johnsonhopeditwouldbe（）whowouldbecalledupon. A.has B.him C.he D.himself |
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