1、PETS二级考试模拟试题及答案解析PETS二级考试模拟试题及答案解析(二)笔试试卷本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。考试时间为120分钟。第一卷第一部分：听力理解第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒的时间来回答关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例如，你将听到以下内容：M: Excuse me. Can you tell me how much the shirt is?W: Yes, its nine fifteen.请看选项：How much is the shir
2、t?A 19.15B 9.15C 9.18衬衫的价格为9镑15便士，所以你选择B项，并在试卷上将其标出。Answer: ABC1 Where does this conversation most probably take place?A In a shop.B At a hotel.C In a travel agency.2 What can we learn from this conversation?A British food price is very high.B The woman usually eats in restaurants.C Food in restaura
3、nts is expensive in Britain.3 How does this man and woman travel?A By car.B By train.C By ship.4 What can we learn from this conversation?A The man is going to Chicago by Airlines Flight 514.B Lucy is going to fly to Chicago.C Lucy is seeing the man off at the airport.5 Who is the host?A Barbara.B A
4、nna.C Jack.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6 Where does this conversation take place?A In a store.B In the dining hall.C In Lilys home.7 What will Lily have for lunch?A She will have the leg of lamb.B
5、 She will have salad.C She will have the leg of lamb and salad.听第7段材料，回答8、9题。8 What is the boy doing?A He is learning to ride his bicycle.B He is buying a bicycle.C He is watching the woman riding a bicycle.9 Whats the woman doing?A She is learning to ride a bicycle.B She is helping the boy learn to
6、 ride a bicycle.C She is holding the bicycle.听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10 Where are the man and the woman talking?A On the phone.B In their office.C On the road.11 What did the man do yesterday?A He played cards.B He listened to the records and studied.C He repaired the telephone lines.12 What did the woman d
7、o yesterday?A She telephoned the man.B She went to see the man who was ill.C She studied at home.听第9段材料，回答13至15题。13 Whose birthday is it?A Its Peters birthday.B Its Alices birthday.C Its the two peoples birthday.14 What did Alice offer to Peter to eat?A Cakes.B Sandwiches.C Her birthday cake and som
8、e sandwiches.15 What did Peter invite Alice to do?A Eat cakes.B Eat sandwiches.C Dance with him.听第10段材料，回答16至20题。16 What did Egyptians think of cats?A Clever.B Strong.C Evil.17 Why do some people dislike cats today?A Because they have special powers.B Because they will bring people bad luck.C Becaus
9、e they are too independent.18 Who believe that cats will steal babiesbreath?A Some Americans.B Egyptains.C Englishmen.19 Why do the English keep black cats?A To catch mice.B To protect the babies.C To bring them good luck.20 What does the saying that cats have nine lives mean?A Cats have long lives.
10、B Cats are honest.C Cats never have troubles.第二部分：英语知识运用第一节单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Example:It is generally considered unwise to give a child he or she wants.A howeverB whateverC whicheverD wheneverAnswer: ABcCD21 It was fun to play on the beach that it attracted countless childr
11、en.A such greatB so greatC such a greatD so great a22 Sorry, I dont your opinion.A agreeB careC shareD accept23 send your motorcycle to be repaired? Youd better not drive it any more.A WhyB Why notC Why dontD Why didnt24 桪ont go there alone in such late hours.桪ont worry. I.A dontB wontC didntD haven
12、t25 The policeman happened the traffic when the accident happened.A to directB directingC to be directingD to have directed26 Jenny brought me a lot of jewels.A to chooseB to choose fromC for choosing fromD to be chosen27 Isnt it too expensive to ride there? Lets walk, shall we?But it will us a lot
13、of time to ride.A costB takeC saveD spend28 梂hy did he look so excited?桯e two week leave.A was grantedB had grantedC has grantedD had been granted29 Jane owes to her father that she has been able to finish her college education.A thatB muchC itD 30 at the observation window, I can enjoy a bird eye v
14、iewof the city.A SeatingB SeatedC To sitD Sitting down31 With so many eye son him, he was too nervous to speak.A fixedB fixingC to fixD being fixed32 The first place we were taken to see was their workshop.A thatB whichC whatD where33 I wont have anything against my teacher.A sayingB sayC to sayD sa
15、id34 I went on a trip to Singapore last month.A So did IB So I didC So went ID So did I, too.35 His attitude to me was like a friend.A B one ofC the one ofD that of第二节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各项的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but
16、in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies(电影院); others36sports. It depends on individual(个人的)37. There are many different ways to spend our38time.Almost everyone has39kind of hobby(爱好). It may be40from collecting stamps to making model airp
17、lanes. Some hobbies are very41; others dont42at all. Some collections are43a lot of money; others are valuable only44their owners.I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(稀有的)fifty cent piece45 250!He was very happy about his collection
18、 and thought the price was46. 47, my youngest brother48match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However,49my brother they are extremly(特别地)50.Nothing makes him51than to find a new match box for his collection.Thats52a hobby means, I think. It is something we li
19、ke to do in our spare time simply for the53of it. The value in dollars is not important, 54the pleasure it gives us55.36. A soon B attendC tend D take part in37. A timeB energyC interestsD fun38 A spareB workingC ownD day39 A someB anyC certainD every40 A OKB all rightC anythingD something41 A expen
20、siveB interestingC excitingD cheap42 A spend anythingB cost anythingC pay nothingD need something43 A worthB worthyC valuedD paid44 A forB toC withD of45 A worthB spentC worthyD uscd46 A a little too higherB too expensiveC cheapD reasonable47 A At the same timeB On the other handC On the contraryD A
21、s a matter of fact48 A collectsB buysC choosesD selects49 A forB toC inD with50 A dearB expensiveC valuableD costly51 A so happyB that happyC more happilyD happier52 A whatB howC how muchD where53 A priceB valueC interestD fun54 A thoughB andC butD when55 A isB doesC willD has第三部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四
22、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。AIn the 1900s, American townspeople usually washed and brushed their teethand combed their hair in the kitchen. Or they kept a water pitcher (大水罐)anda wash basin in their rooms and took care of these things there.The bathtub was a wash tub(澡盆)filled with water from th
23、e 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
24、 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 191
25、0 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. 56 In the first paragraph, took care of means 。A keptB looked afterC usedD kept and used57. In order to use the water from the stove, there be a pipe connecting the tub with the stove.A mustB seemed toC needntD should58. Which of the following
26、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
27、 use the bathtub.59. Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895.A ManyB Not allC AllD Few60. We can infer(推断)that the plumbingat that time.A cost littleB was more expensive than a water systemC was too expensive for every family to affordD was not necessaryBCARIFF, Wales桺oets, singers and musicians
28、from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling.It might seem strange that people still want to listen to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again, said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales.Some of the tales, like tho
