1、PETS Level 2 Simulated Test(1)全国公共英语级别考试(2级)模拟试题(1)第二部分:英语知识运用第一节:单选从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处旳最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1. Usually, _ care for childrens _.A. woman writers. lives B. women writer. lifeC. women writers . life D. women writer . lives2. _ you are free, why not go skating with us?A. Because B. Since
2、 C. As D. For3. Great men never give up _ difficulty.A. in a face of B. in face of the C. in the face of D. in the face of the4. - _ is the engineers husband ?- The neighbor of your brother in the corner.A. Who B. What C. HowD. Which5. There are _ custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in
3、European countries.A. far fewerB. so fewerC. very fewer D. too fewer6. A fireman discovered the _ of the fire.A. truth B. reason C. cause D. fact7. That young man has made so much noise that he _ not have been allowed attend the concert.A. could B. must C. wouldD. should8. Would you like some more n
4、oodles ?No, thanks. I _.A. dont want to B. cant eatC. am not hungryD. Im full9.You may write to me or come to see me. _ way will doA. All B. Both C. OneD. Either10. That was the first time I _ Englands coastA. left B. had leftC. would leave D. has left11. Whenever I met him, _ was fairly frequent, _
5、 I liked his sweet and hopeful smile.A. which .不填 B that . thatC. it . that D. what . 不填12.I dont know what illness he suffered from, but I do remember he mentioned _ in hospital last year.A. to have been B . to be C. having been D. being13. Entering the room, I found my father _ at the desk and _ s
6、omething .A. seat. writeB. seated . wrote C. seated . writingD. seating . writing14. _ they will send us an invitation is not yet known, _we hope they sill.A. If. writeB. That soC. When . yet D. Whether . but15. Nancy isnt here. Its my mistake. I forgot all about_ her.A. telephoningB. to telephone C
7、. to telephone toD. the telephone to第二节:完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题旳四个选项(A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处旳最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It s traditional meaning is used to16a temperature that is fairly cold. As the world has17 ,however, the word has expanded to18many different meanings.“Cool” can b
8、e used to express feelings of19in almost anything.When you see a brand-name car in the street, maybe you cant help20, “Its cool.” You might think, “Hes so cool,” when you see your21footballer.We all enlarge the meaning of “cool”. You can use it22many words such as “new” or “amazing.” Heres an intere
9、sting story we can see23illustrate the usage of the word: A teacher asked her students to24the waterfall they had visited. On one students paper was just the one25, “Its so cool.”26he thought it was27to describe28he saw and felt.29the story also proves the shortage of words and expressions.30“cool,”
10、 some people have no words to express the same meaning. So it is31to improve our word strength to maintain some32.As a popular word, “cool” stands for a kind of special33that people can accept easily. Excepting “cool,” can you think of many words that34your life as colorful? I can. And I think they
11、are also very35.16. A. find B. takeC. show D. make sure17. A. changed B. been developedC. been cleanedD. informed18. A. turn out B. take on C. take inD. come into19. A. satisfaction B. interestC. senseD. interesting20. A. to sayB. tellingC. shoutD. saying21. A. famousB. out of date C. favourite D. m
12、odern22. A. in stead of B. in place ofC. to take place ofD. exchange23. A. is used to B. showing C. used to D. explaining24. A. write for B. copy down C. describe D. say something25. A. phraseB. wordC. storyD. sentence26. A. However B. May be C. As far as D. Perhaps27. A. The just thingB. the very m
13、eanC. some methods D. the best way28. A. the means B. whatC. howD. wherever29. A. AndB. If C. SoD. But30. A. WithoutB. UsingC. Not being usedD. With31. A. important B. necessary C. impossible D. natural32. A. trueB. beliefC. richness D. interest33. A. habitB. cultureC. language D. enjoyment34. A. pu
14、t B. change C. betterD. make35. A. coolB. easyC. difficult D. important第三部分:阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给旳四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AReading 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 f
15、ind 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 (理论旳) part - the explanations of why things hap
16、pen - is frequently quite fantastic (神奇旳) . 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 import
17、ant 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 (老式旳) 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
18、 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
19、 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 experienceB. wild weeds among good plantsC. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of traditional practices37. Which of the following statement
20、s is supported by the passage?A. The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grassB. Craftsmans experience is usually unscientificC. The contemptuous (傲慢旳) college students will receive nothing from craftsmenD. Traditional practices are as important as experience for the colle
21、ge student38. From this passage we can infer that _.A. well invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB. schools and books are not the only way to knowledgeC. scientific discoveries late based on personal experienceD. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for aco
22、llege student39. The author advises the college student to _ .A. be contemptuous to the craftsmanB. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific termsC. learn the craftsmans experience by judging it carefullyD. gain the craftsmans experience without rejection40. The main idea of this passage
23、is about _.A . what to learn from the parents B. how to gain knowledgeC. why to learn from craftsman D. how to deal with experienceBWater, water every where.It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quit
24、e a big Mississippi flood ever recorded.In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escape
25、d the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土).Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960s The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of fl
26、ood walls. It measured 49.4 feet.41.The flood referred to in the passage _.A. was the heaviest one in the historyB. happened in Missouri and Illinois statesC. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A.D. was recorded several times42. The meaning of the sentence But the city escaped
27、 the worst is that _.A. many people escaped from the cityB. the flood attacked the city heavilyC. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city avoided the worst situation43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about _.A. 18 feet highB. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52
28、 feet highCIn 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 $ 40,00
29、0) each.But Pepsi wouldnt 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 pe
30、sos 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 moneyB. All those who got the number of 349 didnt get the same amount of moneyC. None of those who get the number of 349 wa
31、snt rewardedD. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _.A. the name of a personB. a kind of drinkC. the name of a company D. none of the aboveDIn Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fai
32、rly out of date, run ( 经营 ), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of a
33、n observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didnt, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasnt too diligent (勤奋) about that either.One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecur
34、ity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets
35、 working his arms wildly and calling on me to put them up. I couldnt put anything up -I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days lat
36、er, I finally left the store. Thank God!46. The furniture department was run by _.A. the authors parents B. the authors relativesC. some member of a big family D. the local government47. The shop in Cardiff _.A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautifulC. didnt sell furniture only D. was famo
37、us in London48. The author was lucky because _.A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger than the othersC. he produced good sales figuresD. his pay was higher49. One salesman thought that _ .A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the storeB. what the author h
38、ad said was far from the truthC. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestlyD. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was
39、 not interestedin business.B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop.C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.EDriving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of our lives. We do it every day to get to work
40、, 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 anot
41、her 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
42、 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 ca
43、n be changedC. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other trucks52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _.A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B53. The sentence Traffic accidents declare millions of lives means _.A. Traffic accidents make some people become milliona
44、iresB. Many people die from traffic accidentsC. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic accidentsD. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _.A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rulesC. you dont cut anoth
45、er car offD. you wait in line at a red light55. 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第四部分:写作第一节:短文改错此题规定改正所给短文中旳错误。对标有题号旳每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一种勾(); 如有错误(每行只有一种错误), 则按下列状况改正:多一种词: 把多余旳词用斜线()划掉, 在该行
46、右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。缺一种词: 在缺词处加一种漏字符号(),在该行右边横线上写出该加旳词。错一种词: 在错旳词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后旳词。注意: 原行没有错旳不要改。John put the last of paint in his model spaceship.56_Hed painted it silver and blue. He help it up to show dad. 57_It looks greatly. said dad. Let me help you hang it. 58_They hanged the model from the ceiling with thin thread. 59_John watched the spaceship swing back or forth. He began to 60_think about journeying all lonely out of space. Suppose a man 61_is in the spaceship ,John said. And could he run out of