| 公共英语考试PETS二级模拟试题（2019/11/6） |
| 第1、2、3、4、5题： In the traditional(传统 )marriage, the man worked at a job to earn money for the family , Most men worked in an office , a factory, or some other place away from the home .Since the man earned the money , the paid the bills(帐).The money was used for food , clothes , the house , and other family needs , The man made most of the decisions , He was the boss, In the traditional marriage, the woman seldom worked away from the house. she stayed at home to care for the children and her husband, She cooked meals, cleaned the house , washed the clothes , and did other housework , Her job at home was very important. In recent years , many couples(夫妇)continue to have a traditional relationship of the kind . The man has a job and earns the money for the family . The woman stays at home and cares for the children and the house .Many Americans are happy with the kind of marriage .But some other Americans have a different impression of marriage and family responsibilities(责任）. There are two important differences in male(男性)and female (女性）roles(角色)now. One is that both men and women have many more choices .They may choose to marry or to stay single .They may choose to work or stay at home .Both men and women may choose roles that are comfortable for them. A second difference in male and female roles is that within marriage many decisions and responsibilities are shared .The husband and wife may choose to have children, or they may not .If they have children, the man take care of them some of the time , all of the time or not at all .The woman may want to stay at home and take care of the children .Or she may want to go to work .Men and women now decide these things together in a marriage , Many married people now share these decisions and the responsibilities of their families. 36. Which of the following is NOT true in the traditional marriage ? A. Men worked at a job to earn money for the family . B. The women made most of decisions. C. The woman stayed at home to care the children. D. The man paid the bills. 37. In recent years ________. A. young couples (拒绝)the traditional relationship. B. the woman has a job and earns the money for the family . C. the woman doesn't stay at home and care for the children and the house. D. the role of men and women has begun to change . 38. Men and women may now choose all the following except to _______. A. marry or to stay single . B. work or stay at home . C. leave their jobs just because they have children D. have their roles that are comfortable for them 39. The following are all now true except __________. A. they may choose to have children or not B. the man may tack care of the children some of the time. C. the woman is the most important person in the house D. the woman may want to go to work 40. Which of the following is not true? A. Everyone tries to get married. B. The man was the boss in the traditional marriage. C. The woman's job at home was very important in the past. D. Many Americans still have a traditional marriage. |
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| 第6、7、8、9、10题：Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to friends' houses. Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If another car is coming from the other direction, there might be a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty soon everybody is angry, and impatient. Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan. To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun! 51.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ . A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changed C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks 52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______. A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B 53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives "means "_______". A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires B. Many people die from traffic accidents C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidents D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents 54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______. A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rules C. you don't cut another car offD. you wait in line at a red light 55. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage? _______. A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A Traffic Accident |
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| 第11题：Hisattitudetomewaslikeafriend.（） A、× B、oneof C、theoneof D、thatof |
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| 第12题：（）thechildrentobed,shebegantocorrectthestudents'exercises. A.Sending B.Beingsent C.sent D.Havingsent |
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| 第13、14、15、16、17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18题：ThatwasthefirsttimeI（）England'scoast A.left B.hadleft C.wouldleave D.hasleft |
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| 第19题：-----CanyoucomeonMondayorTuesday? -----I'mafraid（）dayispossible. A.either B.neither C.some D.any |
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| 第20题：（）youarefree,whynotgoskatingwithus? A.Because B.Since C.As D.For |
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| 第21题：Afiremandiscoveredthe（）ofthefire. A.truth B..reason C.cause D.fact |
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| 第22题：（）fromtheappletree. A.Itdownfell B.thereitisneeded C.Downfellit D.Fellitdown |
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| 第23题：____theywillsendusaninvitationisnotyetknown,__wehopetheysill.（） A.If...write B.Thatso C.When...yet D.Whether...but |
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| 第24题：Youmaywritetomeorcometoseeme.（）waywilldo A.All B.Both C.One D.Either |
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| 第25题：Ifababybirdstays（）fortwoorthreeweeksafterleavingthenest,ithasafairchanceofbecominganadult. A.living B.lively C.alive D.live |
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| 第26、27、28、29、30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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| 第31题：Thelittleboycan'ttell（）. A.whoseisthatwatch B.whosethatwatchis C.whosewatchisthat D.whosewatchis |
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| 第32题：Greatmennevergiveup（）difficulty. A.inafaceof B.infaceofthe C.inthefaceof D.inthefaceofthe |
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| 第33、34题：In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each. But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349. Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code. 44. Which of the following is not true? A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same amount of money C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi 45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________. A. the name of a person B. a kind of drink C. the name of a company D. none of the above |
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| 第35题：Enteringtheroom,Ifoundmyfather__atthedeskand___something.（） A.seat...write B.seated...wrote C.seated...writing D.seating...writing |
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| 第36题：Whydidhelooksoexcited?（） etwoweekleave. A、wasgranted B、hadgranted C、hasgranted D、hadbeengranted |
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| 第37题：IsupposethatwhenIcomebackintenyears'time,alltheseoldhouses（）-down. A.willhavebeenpulled B.willhavepulled C.willbepulling D.willbepulled |
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