PETS-4试题同步辅导
《PETS第四级》
PETS第四级全真模拟试卷(1)Section Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections:This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are THREE parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C.Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as youwill not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AFor Questions 1—5, you will hear a radio announcement describing tonight's programs. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.Radio Program Announcementthe day for Wisdom People Talking1 .time for My Favorite Discs2 .account by James Farmer of his travels by3 .usual pop music on Radio4 .interviews with live pop stars from 6 to 5.Part BFor Questions 6—10, you will hear a passage about loneliness. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.6. Many people can remember feeling very lonely when we were______.7. The feeling of loneliness is very difficult ______.8. In order to survive, we all put on a ______.9. It is easy to get the feeling that everyone except you is living a full, rich and busy life in ______.10. You tend to assume that your destination is less ______.Part CYou will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 11—13 are based on the following passage about the London Marathon. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11—13.11. How many people applied but didn't run the race?[A] 16,000. [B] 10,000.[C] 67,000. [D] 54,000.12. Which of the following is NOT true?[A] Most competitors did not finish the race within two hours.[B] Most competitors were interested in the race.[C] Most competitors were trying to run as fast as they could.[D] Most competitors wanted to know if they could run 26 miles.13. Where did one of the runners fall down?[A] 50 meters from the end. [B] 15 meters from the end.[C] 10 meters from the end. [D] 5 meters from the end.Questions 14—16 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14—16.14. Which of the following is covered in BCD International programs?[A] Interviews with radio producers. [B] A large variety of pop songs.[C] News from the music library. [D] Stories about the good old days.15. Which program gives us the ideas behind the pop songs?[A] The History of Pop. [B] The Road to Music.[C] Pop Words. [D] About the Big Hits.16. For native speakers understanding English pop songs is[A] effortless. [B] impossible.[C] difficult. [D] unnecessary.Questions 17—20 are based on the following monologue about yawn. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17—20.17. What's the main topic of the monologue?[A] Different animals' yawns. [B] Human's yawn.[C] Fish's yawn. [D] Social animals' yawns.18. What is the speaker's main point?[A] Animals yawn for a number of reasons.[B] Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.[C] Human yawns are the same as those of other animals.[D] Only social animals yawn.19. According to the speaker, when are hippos likely to yawn?[A] When they are swimming.[B] When they are quarreling.[C] When they are socializing.[D] When they are eating.20. What physiological reason for yawning is mentioned?[A] To exercise the jaw muscles.[B] To eliminate fatigue.[C] To get greater strength for attacking.[D] To gain more oxygen.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from yourtest booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.That is the end of the Listening Comprehension.Section Ⅱ Use of EnglishRead the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1.Computers are now being pushed into schools. We know that multimedia will make (21) easy and fun. Children will happily learn from (22) characters while taught by expertly (23) software. Who needs teachers when you've got (24) education? These expensive toys are difficult to use in the classrooms and (25) extensive teacher training. Sure, Kids love video games (26) think of your own experience: can you (27) even one educational filmstrip of many years ago? I'll (28) you remember the two or three great teachers who made a (29) in your life.Then there's cyber business. We're promised (30) catalog shopping—just point and click for great deals. We'll order airline tickets (31) the network, book restaurants and negotiate sales (32) . Stores will become obsolete. So how come my local mall does more (33) in an afternoon than the entire Internet (34) in a month? Even ifthere were a trustworthy way to (35) money over the Internet, the network is (36) a most essential ingredient of trade and commerce: salespeople.What's absent from this electronic wonderland? People contact. Computers and networks (37) us from one another. A network chat line is a limp (38) for meeting friends over coffee. No interactive multimedia display comes (39) to the excitement of a (40) concert. This virtual reality where frustration is legion and—in the holy names of Education and Progress—important aspects of human interactions are relentlessly devalued.21. [A] schoolwork [B] exercise [C] teamwork [D] research22. [A] stimulated [B ] animated [C] developed [D] interested23. [A] guided [B] prepared [C] tailored [D] sold24. [A] computer-aided [B] computer-presented [C] computer-designed [D] computer-developed25. [A] promise [B] introduce [C] encourage [D] require26. [A] but [B] just [C] and [D] therefore27. [A] appreciate [B] recall [C] comment [D] produce28. [A] recommend [B] guess [C] bet [D] urge29. [A] result [B] mark [C] impression [D] difference30. [A] immediate [B] free [C] versatile [D] instant31. [A] over [B] with [C] by [D] in32. [A] decisions [B] agreements [C] contracts [D] plans33. [A] communication [B] commerce [C] business [D] program34. [A] reserves [B] handles [C] subscribes [D] transmits35. [A] mail [B] deposit [C] send [D] save36. [A] missing [B] disappearing [C] expelling [D] retaining37. [A] dismantle [B] confine [C] discriminate [D] isolate38. [A] occasion [B] substitute [C] change [D] compromise39. [A] near [B] up [C] close [D] back40. [A] life [B] alive [C] living [D] liveSection Ⅲ Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.Text 1A finding in recent years shows that men cannot manufacture blood as efficiently as women can. This makes surgery riskier for men. Because they do not breathe as often as women, men also need more oxygen. But men breathe more deeply and this exposes them to another risk. They draw more of the air when it is polluted.Men's bones are larger than women's and they are arranged somewhat differently. The feminine walk that evokes so many whistles is a matter of bone structure. A man has broader shoulders and a narrower pelvis, which makes him stride out with no waste motion. A woman's wider pelvis, designed for childbearing, forces her to put more movement into each step she takes with the result that she displays a bit of jiggle and sway as she walks.If you think a man is brave because he can climb a ladder to clean out the roof gutters, don't forget it is easier for him thanfor a woman. The angle at which a woman's thigh is joined to her knees makes climbing difficult for her, no matter whether it is a ladder or stairs or a mountain that she is tackling.A man's skin is thicker than a woman's and not nearly as soft. This prevents the sun's radiation from getting through, which is why men wrinkle less than women do. Women have a thin layer of fat just under the skin and there is a plus to this greater fat reserve. It acts as an invisible fur coat to keep a woman warmer in the winter. Women also stay cooler in summer. Because the fat layer helpsinsulate them against heat. Men's fat is distributed differently. And they do not have that layer of it underneath their skin. In fact, they have considerably less fat than women and more lean mass. 41 percent of a man's body is muscle compared to thirty-five percent for women, which means that men have more muscle power. When we mention strength, almost 90 percent of a man's weight is strength compared to about 50 percent of a woman's weight.The higher proportion of muscle to fat makes it easier for men to lose weight. Muscle burns up five more calories a pound than fat does just to maintain itself. So when a man wants to lose weight, the pounds roll off much faster. For all men's muscularity they do not have the energy reserves women do. They have more start-up energy, but the fat tucked away in women's nooks and crannies provides a rich energy reserve that men lack.Cardiologists at the University of Alabama who tested healthy women on treadmills discovered that over the years the female capacity for exercise far exceeds the male capacity. A woman of sixty who is in good health can exercise up to 90 percent of what she could do when she was twenty. A man of sixty has only 60 percent left of his capacity as a twenty-year-old.41. That boys suffer more from air pollution can possibly be justified by the fact that ______.[A] the male have larger bones than the female[B] women can manufacture blood more efficiently than men[C] men usually breathe more deeply than women[D] women breathe as often as men42. The different ways men and women move their body indicatethat ______.[A] bone structures in men and women are arranged differently[B] women's bones are more ready to movement[C] men always move their bodies with waste motions[D] women are good at climbing upwards43. It can be concluded from the passage that ______.[A] men suffer more from sun's radiation than women do[B] men will be more exhausted than women after a long trip[C] the higher proportion of fat in women's body makes themeasier to lose weight[D] an aged man can still exercise his body as he was young44. The best title for the above article is ______.[A] Why Men Lack Capacity for Exercise over the Years[B] How Men's Bones Are Arranged Differently from Women' s[C] Studies on Differences and Similarities between Men and Women[D] Men and Women: Some Differences45. Which of the following statements is NOT true according tothe passage?[A] More oxygen needs to be prepared when a man is having surgery.[B] Man's courage has nothing to do with male's body structure.[C] A woman usually stays cooler in summer and warmer in winter.[D] It is easier for a man to lose his weight.Text 2More than 30,000 drivers and passengers who sit in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured each year. At a speed of only 30 miles per hour it is the same as falling from a third floor building. Wearing a seat belt saves lives: it reduces your chance of death or serious injury by more than a half.Therefore drivers or front seat passengers over 14 in mostvehicles must wear a seat belt. If you do not, you will be fined upto ￡50. It will not be up to the drivers to make sure you wear your belt. But it will be the driver's responsibility to make sure thatchildren under 14 do not ride in the front unless they are wearing a seat belt of some kind.However, when you're reversing your car, you do not have to wear a seat belt; or when you are making a local delivery or collection using a special vehicle; or if you have a valid medical certificate which excuses you from wearing it. Make sure these circumstances apply to you before you decide not to wear your seat belt. Remember that you may be taken to court for not doing so, and you may be fined if you cannot prove that you have been excused from wearing it.46. How many people in the front of the vehicles are killed or seriously injured every year?[A] 30,000.[B] 60,000.[C] Approximately 30,000.[D] Above 30,000.47. Wearing a seat belt in a vehicle ______.[A] reduces road accidents to more than a half[B] saves lives while driving at a speed up to 30 miles per hour[C] reduces the death rate in traffic accidents[D] saves more than 15,000 lives each year48. It is the driver's responsibility to ______.[A] make the front seat passengers wear a seat belt[B] make the front seat children under 14 wear a seat belt[C] stop children riding in the front seat[D] wear a seat belt each time he drives49. According to the text, which of the following people ridingin the front does NOT have to wear a seat belt?[A] Someone who is backing into a parking space.[B] Someone who is picking up the children from the local school.[C] Someone who is delivering invitation letters.[D] Someone who is under 14.50. For some people, it may be better ______.[A] to wear a seat belt for health reasons[B] not to wear a seat belt for health reasons[C] to get a valid medical certificate before wearing a seat belt[D] to pay a fine rather than wear a seat beltText 3I remember the way the light touched her hair. She turned her head, and our eyes met, a momentary awareness in that raucous fifth grade classroom. I felt as though I' d been struck a blow under the heart. Thus began my first love affair.Her name was Rachel, and I mooned my way through the grade and high school, stricken at the mere sight of her, tongue-tied in her presence. Does anyone, anymore, linger in the shadows of evening, drawn by the pale light of a window—her window—like some hapless summer insect? That delirious swooning, asexual but urgent and obsessive, that made me awkward and my voice crack, is like some impossible dream now.I would catch sight of her, walking down an aisle of trees to or from school, and I' d become paralyzed. She always seemed so poised, so self-possessed. At home, I' d relive each encounter, writhing at the thought of my inadequacies. We eventually got acquainted and socialized as we entered our adolescence, she knew I had a case on her, and I sensed her affectionate tolerance for me. "Going steady" implied a maturity we still lacked. Her Orthodox Jewish upbringing and my own Catholic scruples imposed an inhibited grace that made even kissing a distant prospect, however fervently desired. I managed to hold her once at a dance-chaperoned, of course. Our embrace made her giggle, a sound so trusting that I hated myself for what I'd been thinking. At any rate, my love for Rachel remained unrequited. Wegraduated from high school, she went on to college, and I joined the Army.When World War II engulfed us, I was sent overseas. For a time we corresponded, and her letters were the highlight of those grinding endless years. Once she sent me a snapshot of herself in a bathing suit, which drove me to the wildest of fantasies. I mentioned the possibility of marriage in my next letter, and almost immediately her replies became less frequent, less personal. Her Dear John letter finally caught up with me while I was awaiting discharge. She gently explained the impossibility of a marriage between us. Looking back on it, I must have recovered rather quickly, although for the first few months I believed I didn’t want to live. Like Rachel, I found someone else, whom I learned to love with a deep and permanent commitment that has lasted to this day.51. According to the passage, how old was the author when hisfirst love affair began?[A] Before he entered his teens.[B] In his early teens.[C] In his middle teens.[D] When he was just out of his teens.52. How did the author behave as a boy in love?[A] His first love motivated him toward hard study.[B] His first love evoked sentimental memories.[C] He was overpowered by wild excitement and passion.[D] He fulfilled his expectations and desires.53. According to the passage, what held them back from a loving kiss?[A] Her Jewish origin did not allow it.[B] His Catholic adherence forbade it.[C] They were not sure whether it was proper or ethical to kiss in line with their religious decorum.[D] Kissing was found to be inelegant or even distasteful.54. According to the passage, what was Rachel's response to the author's tender affection before the war?[A] She recognized and accepted his love affectionately.[B] She thwarted his affection by flatly turning him down.[C] She fondly permitted him to adore her without losing her own heart to him.[D] She didn't care for him at all and only took delight in playing with his feelings.55. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?[A] Statement and example.[B] Cause and effect.[C] Order of importance.[D] Linear description.Text 4In the late years of the nineteenth century, "capital" and "labour" were enlarging and perfecting their rival organizations on modern lines. Many an old firm was replaced by a limited liability company with a bureaucracy of salaried managers. The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family firms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders. It was moreover a step away from individual initiative, towards collectivism and municipal and state-owned business. The railway companies, though still private business managed for the benefit of shareholders, were very unlike old family business. Meanwhile the great municipalities went intobusiness to supply lighting, trams and other services to the taxpayers.The growth of the limited liability company and municipal business had important consequences. Such large, impersonal manipulation of capital and industry greatly increased the numbers and importance of shareholders as a class, an element in nationallife representing irresponsible wealth detached from the land and the duties of the landowners; and almost equally detached from the responsible management of business. During the nineteenth century, America, Africa, India, Australia and parts of Europe were being developed by British capital, and British shareholders were thus enriched by the world's movement towards industrialisation. Townslike Bournemouth and Eastbourne sprang up to house large "comfortable" classes who had retired on their incomes, and who had no relation to the rest of the community except that of drawing dividends and occasionally attending a shareholders' meeting to dictate their orders to the management. On the other hand "shareholding" meant leisure and freedom which was used by many of the later Victorians for the highest purpose of a great civilisation.The "shareholders" as such had no knowledge of the lives, thoughts or needs of employees in the company in which they held shares, and their influence on the relations of capital and labour was not good. The paid manager acting for the company was in more direct relation with the workers and their demands, but even he had seldom familiar personal knowledge of the workmen which the employers had often had under the more patriarchal system of the old family business. Indeed the mere size of operations and the number of workmen involved rendered such personal relations impossible. Fortunately, however, the increasing power and organisation of the trade unions, at least in all skilled trades, enabled the workmen tomeet on equal terms the managers of the companies who employed them. The cruel discipline of the strike and lockout taught the two parties to respect each other's strength and understand the value of fair negotiation.56. The author says that old family firms ______.[A] were ruined by the younger generations[B] failed for lack of individual initiative[C] lacked efficiency compared with modern companies[D] were able to supply adequate services to taxpayers57. The growth of limited liability companies resulted in ______.[A] the separation of capital from management[B] the ownership of capital by managers[C] the emergence of capital and labour as two classes[D] the participation of shareholders in land ownership58. The text indicates that ______.[A] some countries developed quickly because of the emergence of the limited liability companies[B] the tide of industrialisation would widely benefit British shareholders greatly[C] shareholders contributed a lot to the fast growth of the British economy[D] the system of shareholding impaired the management of modern companies59. We learn from the text that ______.[A] shareholders often cast negative influence on the well-being of workers[B] owners of traditional firms enjoyed a good relationship with their employees[C] limited liability companies were too large to run smoothly[D] trade unions had a positive role on workers and the management60. The author appears to be very critical of ______.[A] family firm owners[B] shareholders[C] managers[D] landownersPart BRead the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.61) In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in decisions makes for equality, and this in turn leads to further sharing. 62)In such a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept that equality more easily than their parents did and to prepare more fully for participation in a world characterized by cooperation rather than by the "battle of the sexes".If the process goes too far and man's role is not regarded as important as before—and that has happened in some cases—we are as badly off as before, only in reverse.We should reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are getting a little tired of "Momism", but we don't want to changeit into a"Neo-papism". What we need is the recognition that bringing up children involves a partnership of equality. 63) There are signs that psychologists and specialists on the family are becoming more aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not receive all the credit, nor all the blame. We have almost given up saying that a woman's place is at home. 64) We are beginning,however, to study a man's place in the home and to insist that he does have a place in it. Nor is that place irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.65) The family is a cooperative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay down rules, because each family member needs to work out its own ways for solving its own problems.Excessive authoritarianism has unhappy consequences, whether it wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is relevant not only to a healthy democracy, but also to a healthy family.Section Ⅳ WritingDirections:66. The Spring Festival is a traditional festival in China, and Chinese have been accustomed to celebrating it at home. But now more and more people choose to travel during this most important festival. Here is a discussion on this topic:(1) Some people think it is more interesting to travel during the Spring Festival.(2) Other people think it is better to stay at home with their families during the Spring Festival.(3) My opinion on this topic.In your essay, you should use the three pieces of information mentioned above.You should write 160—200 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.全真模拟试卷第四级参考答案及解析全真模拟试卷(1)Section Ⅰ Listening Comprehension1．Thursday 2．7∶303．biycle 4．15．8 6．surrounded by people7．to overcome 8．show of self-confidence9．a big city 10．exciting and fulfilling11．D 12．C 13．A 14．B 15．D 16．C 17．A18．A 19．B 20．D1～20题解析略。
公共英语等级考试四级（PETS4）课程辅导（04）讲2
解析： 1. major milestone. 该题考查抓住具体信息的能⼒。
Today is a major milestone for Micrisoft as our first developers Conference here in China. 2. key partnership with software developers. 该题考查抓住具体信息的能⼒。
The Key partnership with software developers around the world are central not only to the success of Windows but also to realize the great possibilities that pC technology provides. 3. equipment of low price. 该题考查抓住具体信息的能⼒。
The pC industry is one of the few industries that can deliver lower price equipment at the same time as improving the capabilities. 4. over 80 million/ over 80,000,000. 该题考查抓住具体信息的能⼒。
over 80 million pCs are being sold a year. 5. faster individual processors/multiple-processor machines. 该题考查抓住具体信息的能⼒。
The performance of those servers is increasing not only because the individual processors are faster, but also because we are using multiple-processor machines. part B You’ll hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each questions by choosing A, B, C, or D. you will hear each piece only once. 11. which of the following is impropriate to describe “robot” according to Simon? A. obedient B. Complaining C. Efficient D. Capable 12. what does Simon mean by saying “work wonders”? A. Robot can do everything for human being. B. Robot can make the impossible possible. C. Robot can ultimately replace human brains. D. Robot can do many things we may not imagine possible. 13. All of the following statements are true except _______. A. robots are the most creative and powerful creatures on earth. B. machines can do the kind of work that is physically unbearable to humans. C. Feng yi is fairly emotional when talking about robot. D. they both believe that robot will free human from boring work. 解析： 11.⾸先看清题⽬要求，根据SIMoN的话，下⾯哪⼀个词不适合来描述机器⼈。
2016年公共英语等级考试pets-4试题及答案
2016年公共英语等级考试pets-4试题及答案 section i listening comprehension (30 minutes) directions: this section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken english. you will hear a selection of selected materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. there are three parts in this section: part a, part b, and part c. remember while you are doing the test you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. at the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your booklet to answer sheet 1 if you have any questions, you may raise your hand now as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. now look at part a in your test booklet. part a you will hear a passage about vegetable growing. listen and complete the sentences in questions 1～5 with the information you have heard. write not more three words for each answer. you will hear the recording twice. 1. by growing vegetables which live in cool climate in the hot places, they will grow faster and . 2. what the engineers used is simply. 3. they placed pipes in the soil and cold water flowing through them cools . 4. what is especially appealing about this process is that nothing damaging to is being used. 5. another innovative use for cold ocean water is . part b you will hear a passage. answer questions 6～10 while you listen. write as simply as possible for each answer. you will hear the recording twice. you now have 25 seconds to read each questions. 6.as a result of rising university costs, what are many students finding it necessary to do ? 7. for some students, what could these part _ time jobs lead to? 8. what kind of part _ time job requires the least time? 9. to ask for information, what should the students bring? 10. who ll give hints to successful interviewing? part c you will three dialogues or passages. before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. while listening, answer each question by choosing a, b,c or d. after listening, you will have time to read your answer. you will hear piece only once. questions 11～13 are based on the following passage. you now have 15 seconds to read questions 11～13. 11. how did the friend get into the flat? [a] through the kitchen window. [b] through the living _ room window. [c] the door was not locked. [d] the neighbor gave him the key. 12. why did the speaker ask his friend to help himself to food and drink? [a] the friend was very hungry. [b] there were eggs and chicken in the refrigerator. [c] he would come home late. [d] the friend was very good at cooking. 13. why was the speaker astonished? [a] the friend was expecting to stay with him. [b] there was no key under the door _ mat. [c] the friend had a wonderful meal in his absence. [d] the friend got into the neighbor s flat. questions 14～16 are based on the following passage you now have 15 seconds to read the questions 14～16. 14. how far is the earth away from the sun? [a] 93 million miles. [b] 193 million miles. [c] 930 million miles. [d] 93 billion miles. 15. what is the temperature on the sun? [a] not clear. [b] 10,000 degrees fahrenheit. [c] 10,000 degrees centigrade. [d] over 2,000 degrees fahrenheit. 16. which of the following is true according to the passage? [a] the sun s light comes from millions of candles. [b] most of the sun s heat and light are received on the earth. [c] the temperature of the sun is the same as that of the earth. [d] without the correct balance of heat and light, life on the earth would not be possible. questions 17～20 are based on the following passage. you now have 20 seconds to read the questions 17～20. 17. what was the woman doing when the policeman found her? [a] she was lying near a lonely road. [b] she was driving along a lonely road. [c] she was ill seriously. [d] she was having a terrible accident. 18. according to the woman s account, what happened to her? 转 [a] she was attacked by robbers. [b] she escaped from her family. [c] she survived traffic accident. [d] she was forced to enter a flying saucer. 19. which of the following statements is true? [a] the woman was intended to leave her husband without telling him. [b] the woman had met some creatures from outer space. [c] the woman and the creatures couldn’t understand each other. [d] the creatures could read and speak english. 20. what is the title of the passage? [a] an astonishing story about husband and wife. [b] an astonishing story about a woman and a flying saucer. [c] flying saucer. [d] an astonishing story about a policeman and a woman. section ii use of english (15 minutes) read the following text. choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark a, b, c or d on answer sheet 1. there was a time when parents who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a globe or an encyclopedia set. now those 21 seem hopelessly old _ fashioned: this christmas, there were a lot of22computers under the tree. 23 that computers are their key to success, parents are also frantically insisting that children24taught to use them on school-as early as possible. the problem for schools is that when it25computers, parents don’t always know best. many schools are 26 parental impatience and are purchasing hardware without 27 educational planning so they can say, “ok, we’ve moved into the computer age." teachers 28 themselves caught in the middle of the problem-between parent pressure and 29 educational decisions. educators do not even agree30how computers should be used. a lot of money is going for computerized educational materials 31 research has shown can be taught32with pencil and paper. even those who believe that all children should33to computer warn ofpotential34to the very young. the temptation remains strong largely because young children 35 so well to computers. first graders have been 36 willing to work for two hours on math skills. some have an attention span of 20 minutes. 37 school, however, can afford to go into computing, and that creates 38 another problem: a division between the haven s and have _ note s. very few parents ask 39 computer instruction in poor school districts,40there may be barely enough money to pay the reading teacher. a21.[a] items [b] toys[c] sets [d] series d22.[a] private [b] children [c] school [d] personal a23.[a] given [b] provided [c] convinced [d] believed c24[a] are [b] be[c] are being[d]were b25.[a] talks about [b] comes to[c] turns to[d] mentions c26.[a] ignorant of [b] blaming [c] yielding to [d] improving b27.[a] reason [b] sound[c] hard [d] some a28.[a] relied on[b] relaxed[c] freed [d] found b29.[a] wise [b] clever[c] slow [d] enough c30.[a] on[b] with[c] to[d] among a31.[a] however [b] where[c] what [d] that a32.[a] equally [b] the same way [c] just as well[d] not as well b33.[a] be open [b] have access[c] look [d] turn a34.[a] approaches[b] exposures [c] dangers[d] laziness c35.[a] adopt [b] keep [c] adapt [d] devote b36.[a] watched[b] seen[c] told [d] taught b37.[a] high [b] not every[c] no[d] any b38.[a] already[b] of course[c] in addition [d] yet a39.[a] for [b] against[c] to buy [d] to use d40.[a] in that [b] in any case[c] although [d] where section iii reading comprehension (60 minutes) part a read the following four texts. answer the questions below each text by choosing a,b,c or d. mark your answers on answer sheet 1. text 1 one hundred and thirteen million americans have at least one bank _ issued credit card. they give their owners automatic credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services available as well. more and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. for many of us the” cashless society” is not on the horizon-it s already here. [b] while computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. they can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. this information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. at the same time these computers record which hours are busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made accordingly. and they also identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns. computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons. computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future, and which to drop. computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.。
英语等级考试pets四级辅导题
英语等级考试pets四级辅导题2017年英语等级考试pets四级辅导题书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年英语等级考试pets四级辅导题，希望能给大家带来帮助!EXERCISE 6I have always found country life most __1_.The city ,a place _2__ business is only to _3__;it is not an an ideal place for permanent residence.People may say that the city can provide you with the best __4_ life can offer.Your friends are always _5__ for an informal chat or an evening's entertainment.The _6__ exhinitions,films or plays are always within easy reach.Shopping ,too,is always a pleasure.But what _7__ the hustle and bustle of city like? The city dweller never has a moment __8_peace;he is always__9_.And what about the noise and pollution of the city? Day and night the city is in uproar with its unceasing traffic.The air is polluted _10__ prisonous gases emitted by the smokestacks of factories.The water supply is tained with impurities that are harmful to the human body.The city is indeed not a place to live in.Country life is in many respects superior __11_ city life.For one thing , the people there are friendly.People are acquainted with one __12_.You can never _13__ receive a friendly nod or a kind word from anyone you _14__ meet.In the city people who live in the same _15__ are often strangers to one another.The air in the country is fresh and pure.Air pollution is a thing _16__ of there.You live a healthy life in the open air.Life goes on in a _17__ way and you don't have to hurry to catch _18__ bus or travel in a crowed bus with people _19__ like sardines.Gardening and fishing will be pleasant pasttimes.Reading a book _20__ the warmfireside will be another pleasant pastime on a cold winter night.Life in the country is indeed simple and pleasant.1) A enjoyable B exciting C experienced D unpleasant2) A in B on C out of D for3) A be visiting B be visited C visit D visited4) A where B when C what D who5) A wanted B wanting C available D enjoyable6) A latest B kindest C richest D poorest7) A of B about C if D should8) A for B even C once D often9) A in a moment B at the moment C in a hurry D in a line10) A in B with C of D within11) A than B to C over D for12) A another B other C what else D the others13) A expected to B want to C fail to D plan to14) A long to B be glad to C want to D chance to15) A apartment B school C room D city16) A hearing B unhearing C heard D unheard17) A leisurely B easily C conveniently D effectively18) A a B the C / D no19) A fighting B fighted C packing D packed20) A behind B by C in D on答案：1--5 ADBCC6--10 ABACB11--15 BACDA16--20DAADB。
2021年PETS四级考试题库【历年真题+章节题库+模拟试题】
2021年PETS四级考试题库【历年真题＋章节题库＋模拟试题】目录
•第一部分历年真题
– 2015年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
– 2013年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
– 2012年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
– 2011年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
– 2010年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
– 2009年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
– 2008年全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试真题及详解
•第二部分章节题库
–第一章阅读A节（根据上下文填空）
–第二章阅读理解B节（多项选择）
–第三章阅读理解C节（补全短文、段落排序、选择标题或相关句）
–第四章阅读理解D节（划线句子翻译）
–第五章写作
•第三部分模拟试题
–全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试模拟试题及详解（一）
–全国英语等级考试（PETS）四级笔试模拟试题及详解（二）
内容简介
PETS四级考试题库包括历年真题、章节题库和模拟试题三部分。
具体如下：
第一部分为历年真题。
精选2008年至2013年及2015年笔试真题，考生既可以体验真实考试，也可以测试自己的水平。
每道真题均提供名师详细解析。
第二部分为章节题库。
遵循最新《全国英语等级PETS考试考试大纲（第四级）》，按照最新的考试题型的章目编排，共分为阅读、写作等5章。
第三部分为模拟试题。
由全国公共英语等级考试（PETS）四级考试辅导名师根据
历年命题规律及热门考点进行考前预测，其试题数量、试题难度完全仿真最新真题。
公共英语等级考试四级（PETS4）课程辅导（64）讲1
Part BInterlocutor:I’m going to give each of you a picture and I’d like you to first briefly describe and then give your comment on what you see in the picture.(put picture 1 in front of both candidates)Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk about it.Candidate B, listen carefully while Candidate A is speaking. When he/she has finished, I’d like you to ask him/her a question about what he/she has said.Candidate A, would you like to begin now, please?Candidate A:(Three minutes)on the top of the two pictures is the moon, which indicates it is late at night. The left picture shows what is going on in a karaoke club. The color lights above are shining and twinkling, and a crowd of young people are dancing with the music. In the middle of the picture, a man and a lady are standing in the front a video, singing happily. The man is laying his hand on the shoulder of the lady. They are enjoying themselves. Nowadays young people have more money and places to entertain themselves. After a whole day’s hard work, they go to various places to enjoy colorful nightlife, such as pubs, clubs, dancing parties and so on. While the picture on the right gives a strong contrast, an old lady sitting in sofa is watching TV. She wears a sad depressed expression. The room is so quiet that the cat lying on the ground has fallen to sleep. Her eyes are on the TV screen but her mind is far away. There is a picture on the wall-she once had a family of three. But now she can only live in the big house alone. Nowadays young people are busy with their own career and entertainment in the outside world away from the parents. Their parents are getting old and lonely since they are tired. For many reasons, the old are easily apt to depression. They are eager for mental comfort rather than money supply. They look forward to chances to get together with family members, to take care of their children, or just listen to them.Interlocutor:Thank you. Now, candidate B, could you please ask your partner a question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)B.Do you have any idea what the young should do to alleviate loneliness of the old?A. First, young people should spare some time to see their parents, and chat with them, and make them to know they are still of value for the family. Second, when at home, young people should try to create a warm atmosphere. Have a good time with the family to have a dinner together, or go to the park for a weekend. Third, if you are too busy to see them, at least you can give them a call, telling them what you are doing, and let them know they are still of importance for them. Forth, try to help them to take part in some social activities to make their life meaningful. In a word, young people should give their parents more attention and care.(Take back picture 1 and put picture 2 in front of both candidates)。
英语等级考试pets4模考套题训练附答案
英语等级考试pets4模考套题训练附答案第一节：单项选择从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.1.-How about the book you are reading ?-Good , indeed . It ________many problems we have come across in our study.A. saysB. talksC. coversD. refers2. I'd like to take my picture ________stands a high tower.A. whereB. whichC. thatD. there3. I'd like to buy a house, modern and comfortable, and__________, in a quiet place.A. afar allB. above allC. in allD. for all4. -You've got a good result in your research, haven't you?-Yes , but much ________ .A. remains to doB. is remains to doC. remains to be doneD. has remained to do it5. -I must be leaving now. It'll be 3 hours' drive to get there.-__________.A. Good-byeB. Take careC. Take it easyD. What can I do for you6. Nobody could have guessed , in those days , the place in history that Martin Luther King, Jr____.A. was havingB. was to haveC. had hadD. had7. The queen will visit the town in May , ________ she will open the new hospital.A. whenB. thenC. whileD. but8. I'll come , ________ I don't expect to enjoy myself.A. ifB. sinceC. asD. though9. You _________in such a hurry just now. Look, there is plenty of time left.A. don't have to do itB. needn't have done itC. wouldn't do itD. mustn't have done it10. _____________is one of the five working language at U.N. , which _______ are very proud of.A. The Chinese, the ChineseB. Chinese language, ChineseC. Chinese, the ChineseD. Chinese language, the Chinese11. -What's your problem ?- I have lost sight of my mum and dad . I saw them ________ in front of me a moment ago.A. were walkingB. to have walkerC. walkD. walking12. Children are tired of learning often because they are__________to do more than they can.A. expectedB. suggestedC. hopedD. wished13. _________ concerts will be needed if we wanted to collect enough money to start a school.A. Some other tenB. Another tenC. Other tenD. Ten others14. The door burst open and ________ , shouting with anger.A. in rushed the crowdB. rushed in the crowdC. the crowd tin rushedD. in the crowd rushed15. We carved their names on the stone so that younger generations could know whattheir forefathers ____ for the nation.A. didB. were doingC. had doneD. have been doing第二节：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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.In its home country of Germany, the hot dog was called the frankfurter. It was named 16 Frankfurt, a German city.Frankfurters were first 17 in the United States in 18 . Americans called frankfurters "dachshund sausages"(达克思香肠).A dachshund is a dog from Germany 19 a very long body and short legs. Dachshund sausages first 20 popular in New York, 21 at baseball games. At games they were sold by men 22 kept them 23 in hot-water tanks.As the men walked 24 the rows of people , they yelled , "Get your dachshund sausages ! Get your hot dachshund sausages !" People got the sausages on 25 , a special bread.26 in 1906 a newspaper cartoonist 27 Tad Dorgan went to a baseball game. 28 he saw the men with the dachshundsausages, he got an idea 29 a cartoon. The next day at the newspaper office he 30 a bun with a dachshund inside ---31 a dachshund sausage,32 a dachshund. Dorgan 33 how to spell dachshund . Under the cartoon, he wrote "Get your hot dogs !"The cartoon was a sensation(轰动) , and 34 .If you go to a baseball game today, you can still see sellers walking 35with hot-water tanks. As they walk up and down the rows they yell."Get your hot dogs here! Get your hot dogs !"16. A . with B. after C. by D. of17. A. got B. sold C. bought D. make18. A. the 1860s B. 1860's C. the 1860 D. 1865s19. A. by B. of C. at D. with20. A. gained B. stayed C. became D. were turned21. A. special B. especially C. certainly D. surely22. A. those B. which C. what D. who23. A. cool B. hot C. warm D. cold24. A. sometimes B. up and down C. someday D. here and there25. A. buns B. the tops C. coffee D. chocolates26. A. A day B. Any day C. Certain D. One day27. A. who is B. was C. was called D. named28. A. When B. While C. If D. Whether29. A. to B. as C. with D. for30. A. called B. made C. drew D. bought31. A. no B. without C. not D. for32. A. except B. but C. and D. except for33. A. didn't know B. wonders C. was sure D. never knows34. A. so the new name was B. so is the cartoonistC. so was the new nameD. the new name was so35. A. over B. around C. fast D. all day第三部分：阅读理解( A )What are some of the steps a person can take to prevent his house from being broken into while he is away? One step is to make sure that the house seems a lived-in one. Living room curtains should be pulled down only half-way. Bedrooms that usually have the curtainspulled down at night should be left down . Another is to make sure that all outside locks are the dead-bolt type (双保险) . Still another is to leave several 100W lights burning and make sure that one is in the kitchen.Lights that turned on and off by themselves are the best. Then, too, it is a good idea to leave the radio turned on and set to a talking station. Any type of speaking makes a thief think twice before trying to enter. Finally, while away on holiday,make sure that nothing collects in front or in the house. Particularly, make certain that the newspaper is stopped and that a trusted neighbour has been asked to pick up the mail. Thieves are especially quick to notice piled-up newspapers and overpiled mail boxes.36. Why did the writer begin this piece with question?A. Because he wanted to catch the readers' attention.B. Because he wanted to have the readers guess the answer before reading.C. Because he wanted to sum up (概括) the topic of the piece.D. Because he wanted to make the readers understand him better.37. The word "live-in" in this passage means ______________.A. left emptyB. lively and cheerfulC. now being used by peopleD. laid inside38. What does the writer advise the people to do?A. Ask a neighbour to pick up the daily mailB. Make sure to have lights that turn on and off by themselves.C. Make sure the newspaper is handed over every day.D. Pull the living room curtains down.39. The most important room to leave a light burning in is the _________.A. bedroomB. kitchenC. living roomD. sitting-room( B )Mr Richards has worked in a small seaside town for about ten years and he and his wife have a comfortable house near the sea.During the winter they would be quite happy, but every summer a lot of their relatives used to spend holiday in their house , and it was much cheaper than staying in hotel . Finally one day in June Mr Richards complained to a clever friend of his who lived in the same place. "One of my wife's cousins is going to bring her husband and children and spend ten days with us next month again. How have you prevented all your relatives from coming to live with you in summer ?" "Oh,"the friend answered, "that is not difficult. I just borrow money from all the rich ones, and lend it to all the poor ones. After that, they seldom come again." Hearing this Mr Richards smiled.40. The relatives preferred to stay in Mr Richards' house because _____________.A. it was cool in summerB. they might spend less moneyC. they were more welcomeD. it was a comfortable place41. According to his friend's opinion, the poor relatives would stop going there so oftenbecause ________ .A. they were shy to borrow money againB. hey were afraid to be asked to pay off the debtsC. they had been ill-treatedD. it wasn't happy for the poor to meet the rich42. The best title for this passage is ___________.A. Such a Clever FriendB. Mr Richards and his FriendC. Money is ImportantD. Such Good Usage of Money43. After reading the passage we can infer _____________.A. Mr Richards still complains about the coming of his relatives in summerB. The friend of Mr Richards' hadn't as many relatives as RichardsC. Gradually Mr Richards succeeded in keeping his relatives out in summerD. sNone of Richards' relatives came to the seaside town fortheir holidays again( C )I wonder why American towns looks so much alike that I sometimes mix them up in my memory. The standard influence(影响)of mass production whose agents(代理商)are the travelling salesman, the mail-order house, the five-and-ten cent stores, the chain stores, the movies can hardly explain it. If you stay two days in Bologna and in Ferrare, or in Arles and in Avignon, you will never mix them up in all your life. But it may well happen that after you spend two days in St.Louis and in Kansas City the appearances of these two cities soon mix up. I think the reason for this is that these towns have not yet had time enough to develop their own characters. Similarly, children are much less different from each other than grown people.44. Which two of the following towns look so much alike?A. Bologna and FerrareB. Arles and AvignonC. St. Louis and Kansas CityD. Bologna and St. Louis45. In line 4 the word "it" refers to ____________.A. standard of townsB. similarity of townsC. people's memoryD. mass production46. American towns look very much alike because of ____________.A. the standard influence of mass productionB. their different appearancesC. not being fully developedD. having everything in common( D )Millions of stars are travelling about in space. A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone.And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere neat it.We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering(漫游) through space, happened to come near our sun, Just as the sun and the moon raise tides(潮汐)on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun .But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wave must have travelled over the surface of the sun, atlast forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance(动荡) came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space.These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets(行星).47. Millions of stars are _______________.A. following a regular path in spaceB. moving about without a fixed courseC. seldom wandering about in the universeD. always travelling together48. Some two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because__________.A. a large tidal wave of a star travelled over the surface of the sunB. another star happened to come near the sunC. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earthD. the star moved away from the sun49. The article suggests that _____________ .A. our earth exists before the sunB. how space formedC. no one knows where the earth comes fromD. our earth used to be a high mountain on the sun50. The expression "the cause of the disturbance" refers to_________.A. the large tidal waveB. the powerful tidal pullC. the star coming near the sunD. one of the sun's planets51. In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers __________.A. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine itB. how the high mountains were formed on the sunC. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerfulD. where the planets in the universe came from( E )Contacts(交往) between Japan and the rest of the world have grown a great deal in the twentieth century. In the last thirty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world.Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder the foreign businessman and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.The American businessman, for example , wants of start talking business immediately . He wants quick decisions. He does not wait. TheJapanese, on the other hand , likes to arrive at decisions gradually after giving them a great deal of thought.Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means "Yes" or "No". This is because of cultural difference for a Japanese to say "No" directly.In English, it is easy to say "No" to something we do not want to do. But in Japan it is very difficult to say "No". To refuse an invitation or a request with "No", or a similar phrase, is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish(自私)and unfriendly. So instead of saying "No" directly, the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid saying "No". These enable them to avoid hurting other people's feeling. However, this often makes communication with the Japanese difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.52. Paragraph one tells us that ______________ .A. It is not always easy for foreigners to do business in JapanB. Japan is a very important country for businessmenC. business contacts between Japan and the West are importantD. Japanese businessmen do business all around the world53. The word "bewilder" in paragraph 2 probably means _________.A. tireB. interestC. puzzleD. surprise54. From the passage we can know that _____________.A. American businessmen do things more quickly than Japanese onesB. American businessmen like to say "Yes" and "No"C. Americans usually say what they are thinkingD. Americans do not express themselves clearly55. The passage tells us that ________.A. Japanese businessmen are good at businessB. foreign businessmen should first try to understand JapaneseC. foreign businessmen must be more politeD. if you want to succeed you must learn from Japan第四部分：写作第一节：短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。
公共英语等级考试四级（PETS4）课程辅导（19）讲1
Women’s Liberation one of the good things for men in women’s liberation is that men no longer have to pay women the old-fashioned courtesies. In an article on the new manners, Ms. Holmes says that a perfectly able to woman no longer has to act helplessly in public as if she were a model. For example, she doesn’t need getting in and out of cars. “Women get in and out of cars twenty times a day with babies and dogs. Surely they can get out by themselves at night just as easily.” She also says there is no reason why a man should walk on the outside of a woman on the sidewalk. “Historically, the man walked on the inside so he caught the garbage thrown out of a window. Today the man walked is supposed to walk on the outside. A man should walk where he wants to. So should a woman. If, out of love and respect, he actually wants to take the blows, he should walk on the inside- because that’s where attacks are all hiding these days. As far as manners are concerned, I suppose I have always been a supporter of women’s liberation. over the years, out of a sense of respect I imagine, I have refused to trouble women with outdated courtesies. It is usually easier to follow rules of social behavior than to depend on one’s own taste. But rules may be safely broken, of course, by those of us with the gift of natural grace. For example, when a man and woman are led to their table in a restaurant and the waiter pulls out a chair the woman is always expected to sit in the chair. That is according to Ms. Clark. I have always done it the other way according to my wife. It came up only the other night. I followed the hostess to the table, and when she pulled the chair out I sat on it quite naturally since it happened to be the chair I wanted to sit in. “Well”, said my wife when the hostess had gone. “You did it again.” “Did what?” I asked, utterly confused. “Took the chair.” Actually, since I’d walked through the restaurant ahead of my wife, it would have been awkward, I should think, not to have taken the chair. I had got there first after all. Also it has always been my custom to get in a car first and let the women get in by herself. This is a courtesy. I insist on as the stronger sex, out of love and respect. In times like these, there might be attacks hidden about. It would be unsuitable to put a woman in a car and then shut the door on her, leaving her at the mercy of some bad fellow who might be hiding in the back seat. 1. It can be concluded from the passage that____. A. men should walk on the inside of sidewalk. B. women are becoming more capable than before. C. in women’s liberation men are also liberated. D. it’s safe to break rules of social behavior 2. The author was “utterly confused” because he ___. A. took the chair out of habit. B. was trying to be polite. C. was slow in understanding. D. had forgotten what he did.+ 3. He took the chair for all the following reasons EXCEpT that ____. A. he got to the chair first. B. he happened to like the seat. C. his wife ordered him to do so. D. he’d walked ahead of his wife. 4. The author always gets in a car before a woman because he ____. A. wants to protect her. B. doesn’t need to help her. C. chooses to be impolite to her. D. fears attacks on him. 5. Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage? A. Manners ought to be thrown away altogether. B. In manners one should follow his own judgment. C. Women no longer need to be helped in public. D. Men are not expected to be courteous to women.。
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EXERCISE 1Information Technology1982 was the year of information technology in Great Britain. But what exactly is infotech? 85% of the people __1___ recently had not a clue what it means, __2___53% of those polled said they thought it sounded pretty important.They were __3___.It is.So what is it? Well, put simply,it is the "marry-up"of products__4___several key industries:computers, telephone, televisions, satellites.It means __5___ microelectronics, telecommunication networks fibre optics__6___produce,store,obtain and send information by way of words,numbers,pictures and sound__7___and efficiency than ever before.The __8__ infotech is having and is going to have on our lives and work is tremendous.It is already linking the skills of the space industry with __9___ of cable television,so programmes can be beamed directly into our homes ___10__ all over the world. Armies of "steel collar"workers,the robots,will soon be working in factories doing the boring,complex and __11___jobs which are at present still done by man. In some areas __12___the car industry this has already started. television will also be used to enable customers __13___from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering___14__ the TV screen, payment being made by direct debit of their credit cards.The automatic booking of tickets will also be done through the television__15___ .Cable television __16___in many countries now gives a choice of ___17__ channels will soon be used to___18___ our homes by operating burglar and fire alarms ___19___to police and fire puters will run our homes,controling the heating,air-conditioned and cooking systems ___20___ robot will cope with the housework.the friendly postman will be a thing of the past as the post service and letters disappear with the electronic mail received via viewdata screens.1) A polling B being polled C polled D having been polled2) A so B although C however D but3) A right B wrong C mad D crazy4) A from B in C to D for5) A to use B to be used C being used D using6) A to help B to helping C to be helped D to being helped7) A very quickly B more quickly C quicklier D most quickly8) A force B affect C impact D control9) A those B that C which D the one10) A from B in C across D thoughtout11) A interesting B dull C unpleasant D happy12) A for example B for instance C like D such as13) A shop B to shop C shopping D to shopping14) A on B via C within D by15) A screen B machine C set D show16) A where B in which C which D it17) A a dozen Bdozen C dozen of D dozens of18) A protect B clean C run D manage19) A related B associated C linked D joined20) A while B because C since D forcbaad abcaacdbba cdacaEXERCISE 2The Central Problem of EconomicsThe central problem of economics is to satisfy the people's and nation's wants.The problem we faced with is that our resources,here identified as money are _1__. The only way we can solve the problem is to _2__ choices.After looking at our resources,we must examine our list of _3__ and identify the things we need immediately , _4_ we can postpone,and those we cannot afford.As individuals,we face the central problem involved in economics---decideing how to allocate our limited resources to _5__ ourselves with greatest satisfaction of our wants.Nations face __6_ problem. As a country's population_7__, the need for more goods and services grows correspondingly. Resources necessary to production may increase,but there _8__ are enough resources to satisfy the total desires of a nation.Whether the budget meeting is _9__ in the family living room,in the conference room of the corporation __10_ of directors,or in the chamber of the House of Representatives in Washington,the basic problem still exists.We need to find _11__ of allocating limited resources in order to satisfy unlimited wants.A short time ago,economists _12__ goods into two categories,free and economic.The former.,like air and water,were in _13__ abundance that economists had no concern for them.After all,economists is the _14__ of scarcity and what to do about it.Today many of these "free goods" are _15__ very expensive to use.Population has made clean air and water _16__ for producers who have to filter their waste products,for consumers who ultimately _17__ the producer's extra cost,and _18__ taxpayers who pay for the government's involvement _19__ the environment.In the 1990s,almost all goods are scares.Only by effort and money_20__ obtained in the from people wish.1) A abundant B scarce C limited D unlimited2) A have B do C make D ask3) A want B resources C want D problem4) A some B others C that D those5) A bring B provide C take D satisfy6) A another B the same C the other D a same7) A growing B grown C grows D grow8) A sometimes B always C often D never9) A taking place B happening C replacing D taking the place10) A board B group C management D function11) A means B approach C ways D method12) A seperate B divide C cut D divided13) A a so B great C such D such an14) A study B form C means D source15) A particularly B in practice C pracitally D in reality16) A cheaper B more expensive C expensive D cheap17) A pay for Bwill pay for C use D will use18) A the B with C for D also19) A cleaning B in cleaning C about cleaning D clean20) A they can be B they must beC must they beD can they beccadb bcdaacdcad bacbdEXERCISE 3Grandma Moses is among the most celebreted twentieth-century painters of the United States,yet she __1_ painting before she was in her late seventies.As she once spoken __2_ herself:" I would never sit back in a rocking chair,__3_ for some to help me."No one could have a __4_ old age.She was born Anna Mary Robertson _5__ a farm in New York State,one of five boys and girls.("We came in bunches,_6__ radishes.") At twelve she left home and was __7_ domestic service until ,at twnety-seven,she _8__ Thomas Moses,one of the hired hands of her employers.They farms most of their _9__,first in Virginia and then in New York State,_10__ Eagle Bridge.She had ten children,of _11__ five survived; her husband died in 1927.Grandma Moses _12__ a little as a child and made embroidery pictures as a _13__, but only switched to oil in old age because her hands become too stiff __14_, and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time.Her _15__ were first sold at the local drugstore and at a fair, and were soon _16__ by a dealer who bought everything _17__ she painted.Three of the pictures were exhibition in the museum of Modern Art,and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York .__18_ the 1930s and her death she produced some 2000 pictures;detailed and lively portrayals of the _19__ life she had known for so long ,with a marvellous _20__ of color and form." I think real hard till think of something real pretty,and then I pain it."she said.1) A barely startedt B was barely stratedC had barely startedD barely start2) A about B of C on D over3) A waiting B to waiting C and writing D am writing4) A very productive B productiveC most productiveD more productive5) A in B at C on D about6) A unlike B like C likely D unlikely7) A for B in C at D under8) A married with B married to C marry D married9) A life B live C lives D lifes10) A in B at C under D on11) A whom B which C that D who12) A worked B read C studied D painted13) A job B fun C hobby D interest14) A sewing B to sew C to sewing D to be sewing15) A books B pictures C arts D clothes16) A spotted B recognized C damaged D featured17) A which B who C whom D that18) A for B in C during D between19) A urban B town C rural D suburban20) A feeling B sense C consciousness D featurecbadc bbdcbadcbb addcbEXERCISE 4Check have largely __1_ money as a means of exchange for they are widely accepted everywhere.Though this is very _2__ for both buyer and seller,it should not be forgotten that checks are not real money;they are quite _3__ in themselves. A shopkeeper always runs a certain _4__ when he accepts a check and he is quite _5__ his rights if,on accasion,he refuses to do so. People do not always know this and are __6_ if their good faith is called _7__. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely _8__ experience.He went to a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large __9_ of precious stone and asked to _10__ some pearl necklaces.After examing several trays,he decided to buy a particularly fine string of pearls and asked _11__he could pay by check.The assistant said that this was quite _12__,but the moment my friend signed his name,he was invited into the manager's office.The manager was very polite,but he explained that someone __13_ exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless check not long ago. My friend fot very angry when he heard this and said he would buy a necklace 14___.When he got up to go,the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay_15__ he wanted to get into serious troubles._16__ the police arrived soon afterwards,They apologized to my friend for the __17_ but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was responsible for a number of recent robberies.Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note _18__ had been used by the theft in a number of shops.The note _19__ "I have a gun in my pocket.Ask no questions and give me all the money in the safe."Fortunately,my friend"s handwriting was quite _20__ the thief's.Then he was allowed to go without delay.1) A made B replaced C instead D pretended2) A favourite B popular C profitable D convenient3) A dangerous B meaningless C unimportant D valueless4) A chance B risk C opportunity D danger5) A within B out of C without D beyond6) A unhappy B ashamed Cshocked D puzzled7) A in doubt B in earnest C in difficulty D in question8) A exciting B happy C unpleasant D wonderful9) A amount B accident C stock D number10) A give B be given C show D be shown11) A if B when C what D that12) A in need B in common C in use D in order13) A used B with C named D by14) A anywhere B somewhere C somewhere else D everywhere15) A unless B otherwise C if D whether16) A really B sure enough C certainly D however17) A manner B behavior C inconvenience D treatment18) A told B read C which D what19) A told B informed C read D wrote20) A unlike B different C dissimilar D dislikebddba aaccdabbca dcccaEXERCISE 5The meaning of time differ in different parts of the world.Thus,__1_ arise between prople from culture that _2__ time differently. Promptness is valued _3__ in Americna life.For example, if people are not prompt,__4_ may be regard as impolite __5_ not fully responsible. In the US,no one would __6_ of keeping a business associate __7_ for an hour.It would be too impolite,_8__ equal meet,a person who is five minutes late is ecpected _9__ a short apology.__10_ he is less than five minuteslate,he _11__ say a few words of explaintion ,_12__ perhaps he will not complete the sentence.This _13__ of treating time is quite different from _14__ of several other cultures.This _15__ to explain the _16__ experience of a certain agriculturist from the United States,__17_ a duty in another country.After what seemed to him a suitable _18__ period,he _19__ that he would like to call _20__ the minister of agriculture.For various reasons the suggested time did not suit the minister;there were indirect indications that the time was not yet suitable.1) A understanding B misunderstanding C believing D belief2) A address B treat C handle D apply3) A lowly B slowly C immediately D highly4) A friends B they C others D American5) A but B yet C or else D or6) A consider B suppose C think D like7) A waiting B to wait C waited D wait8) A Since B When C While D That9) A making B to make C made D have made10) A Though B However C If D as though11) A can B will C likely D maybe12) A and B but C though D however13) A practice B process C manner D way14) A those B which C want D that15) A saves B helps C serves D aids16) A happy B fortunate C lucky D unfortunate17) A attributed B assigned C distributed D named18) A waiting B tried C waited D trying19) A announced B declare C published D reported20) A on B out C about D upbbdbd cabbcbcddb dbaaaEXERCISE 6I have always found country life most __1_.The city ,a place _2__ business is only to _3__;it is not an an ideal place for permanent residence.People may say that the city can provide you with the best __4_ life can offer.Your friends are always _5__ for an informal chat or an evening's entertainment.The _6__ exhinitions,films or plays are always within easy reach.Shopping ,too,is always a pleasure.But what _7__ the hustle and bustle of city like? The city dweller never has a moment __8_peace;he is always__9_.And what about the noise and pollution of the city? Day and night the city is in uproar with its unceasing traffic.The air is polluted _10__ prisonous gases emitted by the smokestacks of factories.The water supply is tained with impurities that are harmful to the human body.The city is indeed not a place to live in.Country life is in many respects superior __11_ city life.For one thing , the people there are friendly.People are acquainted with one __12_.You can never _13__ receive a friendly nod or a kind word from anyone you _14__ meet.In the city people who live in the same _15__ are often strangers to one another.The air in the country is fresh and pure.Air pollution is a thing _16__ of there.You live a healthy life in the open air.Life goes on in a _17__ way and you don't have to hurry to catch _18__ bus or travel in a crowed bus with people _19__ like sardines.Gardening and fishing will be pleasant pasttimes.Reading a book _20__ the warm fireside will be another pleasant pastime on a cold winter night.Life in the country is indeed simple and pleasant.1) A enjoyable B exciting C experienced D unpleasant2) A in B on C out of D for3) A be visiting B be visited C visit D visited4) A where B when C what D who5) A wanted B wanting C available D enjoyable6) A latest B kindest C richest D poorest7) A of B about C if D should8) A for B even C once D often9) A in a moment B at the moment C in a hurry D in a line10) A in B with C of D within11) A than B to C over D for12) A another B other C what else D the others13) A expected to B want to C fail to D plan to14) A long to B be glad to C want to D chance to15) A apartment B school C room D city16) A hearing B unhearing C heard D unheard17) A leisurely B easily C conveniently D effectively18) A a B the C / D no19) A fighting B fighted C packing D packed20) A behind B by C in D onadbcc abacbbacda daadbEXERCISE 7In addition to their academic work,children in the United States are offered a wide range of activites in the after-school hours.They are designed to help _1__ their skills,ability and appreciation of life; to give them a chance to practice leadership and __2_ responsibilities;_3__ school courses;and to provide additional outlets and stimuli.There is often a _4__ of activities from which to choose,such as nature clubs,musical organizations,science clubs,art and drama groups,or language clubs.A _5__ selection of sport activities is always available.__6_ every school has a student-run newspaper;often a photographic darkroom is also _7__,some of these activities take place during the school day,but _8__ are held after classes are over._9__ they're optional they _10__ a part of the American educational experience. Parents encourage their children to participate in those program that __11_ suit their own special talents and interests.Much is learned during these off-duty hours,especially in _12__ of human "give-and-take".Americans believe this _13__ human relationships,social skills and a well-trained body,_14__ intellectual development .Both _15__ and college admission officers in the United States carefully consider the extra curricular activities _16__ students have participated,both during their free time after school and also during the long holidays.These indicate to them _17__ of a young person's leadship potential enthusiasm,creativity,_18__ of interest,vitality and personality.They weigh these qualities,together with the academic record,in order to _19__ a student's intelligence,perseverance and ability to use what he knows,_20__ merely repeating it by rot on examination papers.1) A broaden B extend C stretch D concentrate2) A resume B assume C adopt D presume3) A to supplement B supplemening C to support D supporting4) A scale B specimen C ring D range5) A deep B long C wide D high6) A Lastly B Virtually C Finally D Consequently7) A possible B available C peobable D capable8) A many B few C other D some9) A Even though B in case C despite D however10) A consider B considered C are considering D are considered11) A most B best C least D worst12) A conditions B terms C condition D term13) A included B includes C to include D including14) A after all B except for C as well D as well as15) A employers B employees C parents D relatives16) A which B that C in that D in which17) A anything B something C everything D nothing18) A bread B butter C breadth D broad19) A assess B assume C assist D assign20) A no more than B rather than C better than D less thanabadc bbaadbbbda dbcabEXERCISE 8Some personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one's intelligence.But people fail to realize the importance of cultivating these factors in young people.The so-called "non-intelligence factor" include __1_ feelings ,will,motivation,interests and habits.After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males,American psychologists _2__ that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence _3__,but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn ,will-power and self-confidence._4__ people all know that one should have definite objectives,a strong will and good learning habits,quite a number of teachers and parents don't pay much attention to __5_ these factors. Some parents are greatly worried __6_ their children fail to do well in their studies.They blame either genetic factors,malnutrition,or laziness,but they never take _7__ consideration these non-intelligence factors.At the same time,some teachers don't inquire into these,as reason _8__ students do poorly.They simply give them more course and exercises,or _9__ rebuke or ridicule them.After all,these students lose self-confidence.Some of them just feel defeated and _10__ themselves up as hopeless.Others may go astray because they are sick of learning._11__ investigation of more than 1000 middle students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were _12__ of learning,because of examination ,36.4 percent lacked persitence,initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning.It is clear _13__ the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main _14__ to intelligence development in teenagers.It even causes an imbalance between physiological and __15_ development among a few students.If we don't start now to _16__ the cultivation of non-intelligence factors,it will not only obstruct the development of the __17_ of teenagers,but also affect the quality of a whole generation.Some experts have put forward _18__ about how to cultivate student's non-intelligence factors.First,parents and teachers should _19__ understand teenage psychology.Onthis basic,they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning ,_20__ their interests and toughening their willpower.1) A one's B their C his D her2) A came out B found out C figured out D worked out3) A in itself B by itself C itself D on its own4) A though B nevertheless C however D moreover5) A believing B studying C cultivating D developing6) A about B when C how D whether7) A for B in C into D over8) A why B that C when D how9) A ever B even C still D more10) A put B get C handle D give11) A the B an C another D and12) A afraid B ahead C aware D ashamed13) A that B how C why D which14) A storage B tendency C threat D obstacle15) A intelligent B characteristic C psychological D physical16) A chase B thrust C strengthen D physical17) A intelligence B diligence C maturity D performance18) A projects B warnings C proposals D decision19) A fully B greatly C very D highly20) A insuring B going C exceeding D stimulating abcac bcabdbaadc cacadEXERCISE 9Ludwig Van Beethoven,a major composer of the nineteenth century,overcame many _1__ problems to achieve artistic greatness.Born in Bonn,Germany,in 1770,he first studied music _2__ the court organist,Gilles Vander Eeden.His father was excessively strict and given to _3__ drinking.When his mother died,Beethoven,then a young man,was __4_ guardian of his two younger brothers.Appointed deputy court organists to Christian Gottlob Neefe at a surprisingly early age in 1782,Beethoven also __5_ the harpsichord and the Viola.In 1792 he was sent to Vienna __6_ his patron.court Ferdinated Waldstein,to _7__ music under Haydn.Beethoven __8_ unmarried.Because _9__ irregular payment from his publishers and erratic support __10_ his patrons,he was troubled by financial worries throughout his _11__ life.Continually plagued by _12__ health,he developed an ear infection which _13__ to his tragic deafness in 1819.In _14__ of this handicap,however,he continued to write music.He completed mature mastepieces of great musical depth;three piano sonatas,four string quarters,the Missa Solemins,and the 9th Symphony.He died in 1872.His life was marked by a passionate dedication __15_ independence.Nothing that Beethoven often __16_ into fits of rage,Goethe once said__17_ him," I am astonished by his talent,but he is unfortunately an altogether untamed personality." _18__ Beethoven's personality may have been _19__ ,his music shows great discipline and control ,and this is _20__ we remember him best.1) A personal B himself C private D own2) A by B within C with D for3) A small B heavy C many D great4) A sent B send C name D named5) A played B play C playing D to play6) A by B on C in D from7) A studying B have studied C study D be studied8) A reminded B remarked C remanded D remained9) A for B of C with D on10) A from B on C under D between11) A older B younger C adult D old12) A good B worse C illness D ill13) A led B caused C leads D caused14) A despite B spite C although D though15) A of B on C to D with16) A flew B fly C came D come17) A with B for C to D of18) A in spite of B although C however D since19) A intamed B distamed C untamed D iltamed20) A how B when C where D who acbda acdbacdabc adbcaEXERCISE 10We know we have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything.Making up is also a useful practice,_1__ you shouldn't mark up a book which isn't yours.Librarian who_2__ you books expect you to keep them clean,and you should .If you decide that I am right about the usefulness of marking books,you will have to _3__ them.There are two ways in _4__ one can own a book.The first is the property right you establish by _5__ it,just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But the act of purchase is only the prelude to __6_.Full ownership comes only when you have made it a _7__ of yourself,and the best way _8__ yourself a part of it is by writing in it.An illustration may make the point clear.You buy a beefsteak and transfer it __9_ the butcher's icebox to you own.But you don't own the beefsteak in the most important sense until you comsume it and get it _10__ your bloodstream.I am arguing that books,too,must be absored in tour bloodstream _11__ you any good.There are three kinds of book owners.The first has all the standard sets and best sellers—unread,__12_.The second has a _13__ many books —few of them read__14_,most of them dipped into,but all of them as clean and shiny _15__ the day they were bought.The third has a few books or many—every one of them__16_ and dilapidated.Why is __17_ a book indispensable to reading?First,it keeps you awake.I mean wide_18__.In the second place,reading if it is active,is thinking,and thinking __19_ express itself in words.Finally,writing helps you remember the thought you had,ot the thoughts the author _20__ .1) A but B although C and D so2) A borrow B borrrowed C lend D lent3) A buying B buy C borrow D exchange4) A which B that C what D there5) A pay for B pay C paying D paying for6) A possesses B possess C possession D possessions7) A group B part C series D number8) A to change B to make C making D changing9) A from B into C to D form10) A away from B out of C into D under11) A having doing B doing C do D to do12) A untouching B untouched C touching D touched13) A great B large C big D greater14) A on B aloud C through D about15) A when B which C before D as16) A dogearing B dogeared C to be dogeared D to dogear17) A marking up B mark up C to mark up D to mark18) A wake B wake up C awaking D awake19) A tend to B tends to C tending to D tending20) A expressing B to express C expressed D to expressing acbad cbbacdbacd badbcEXERCISE 11Although many people speak English,they don't pronounce it or spell the word they use the same way.The United States, in __1_ ,has its own special way of pronouncing and spelling the English language.They speak American English ,and they __2_ a lot of its special character to one man:Noah Webster.Noah Webster was born in Connecticut in 1758.He _3__during a period of great American patriotism.He gratuated from Yale University when he was 20. The __4_ of the American Revolution brought independence to the United States,but political _5__ didn't satisfy Webster.He wanted to _6__ "the King's English" and replace it __7_ a special American Language.In 1783,Webster published a textbook called The American spelling Book.It was used by generation after __8_ of American school children .Because the book had a blue back,it become famous __9_ "the blue-backed speller".Webster also _10__ a dictionary.It too,became very __11_ and was updated and reprinted many times.__12_ are,when you go to look up a word,you'll _13__ the word in a new edition of Noah Webster's book.In his books,Webster made many changes in the English used in the United States.He suggested new ways to __14_ and spell English words.He also added new American __15_ to the language. Webster made many other changes,most of _16__ American use today.However,Webster did not go __17_ his friend Benjamin Franklin wanted him to.Franklin wanted to __18_ all the silent letters from words;he also wanted to change the spelling of many words.Had Franklin written the dictionary __19_ Webster,he would spell give[giv],and wrong[rong].Franklin really wanted to give us our own mother tongue－but we would have _20__ it tong!1) A particular B special C ordinary D extraordinary2) A owing B own C owning D owe3) A grows up B has been grown up C grew up D has grown up4) A final B end C finish D terminal5) A independence B dependence C independent D dependent6) A doing away with B doing with C do away with D do with7) A using B by C under D with8) A a generation B generation C many years D generations9) A for B by C with D as。