2013年9月PETS全国公共英语等级考试二级听力试题(即：2013年9月贵州省高考英语听力考试)
2013年9月PETS全国公共英语等级考试二级听力试题（即：2013年9月贵州省高考英语听力考试真题）贵州省凯里一中刘治豪编辑整理 20160101 版权所有，盗用必究第一节听下面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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What do we know about the man?A. He has difficulty waking up.B. He likes collecting clocks.C. He gets up late every day.2. What does the man like about the restaurant?A. It’s environment.B. It’s service.C. It’s food.3. How does the woman probably get to work?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By bike.4. What will the man probably do?A. Stay indoors.B. Go to a bar.C. See a doctor.5. When will the woman be able to use her car?A. Right now.B. In three hours.C. The next day.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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6. What seems to be the man’s problem?A. Keeping his room clean every day.B. Getting along with his roommate.C. Having trouble making friends.7. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Try to get more sleep.B. Buy some music CDs.C. Talk to Charlie.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。
8. What do we know about Steve?A. He’s seeing a doctor.B. He’s on a business trip.C. He’s absent from work.9. How does Steve feel now?A. Tired.B. Weak.C. Bored.10. What is Sue going to do next week?1A. See her manager.B. Travel on business.C. Visit Steve.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。
11. Why does the man have the talk with the woman？A. To get a job.B. To join a sports team.C. To get into a school.12. What did the man learn from playing on the football team?A. How to ask for advice from teachers.B. How to compete with others.C. How to manager his time.13. What are the man’s strengths?A. Hardworking and eager to learn.B. Supportive and ready to help.C. Friendly and kind-hearted.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。
14. What are the two speakers talking about?A. Buying holiday presents.B. Making a Christmas plan.C. Sharing opinions on friendship.15. What does the woman always give to her friends?A. Fruit.B. Coffee.C. Chocolate.16. What does the woman say about Mary?A. She prefers fruit to coffee.B. She is trying to lose weight.C. She usually goes abroad during holidays.17. How does the woman feel about Tim’s suggestion?A. Doubtful.B. Satisfied.C. Surprised.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。
18 What does the go group do?A. Promote peace in the world.B. Offer support to businesses.C. Do research on educations in the UK.19. What may the “big freeze” mean to others?A. A broad smile.B. A quick smile.C. A false smile.20. How can one make a good impression according to the research?A. Smile widely.B. Smile readily.C. Smile naturally.22013年9月PETS全国公共英语等级考试二级听力试题（即：2013年9月贵州省高考英语听力考试真题）听力原文贵州省凯里一中刘治豪编辑整理 20160101 版权所有，盗用必究Text 1W: Hey, you have so many clocks in your bedroom. Are you crazy or what?M: No, I am a heavy sleeper. I want to make sure I can wake up in the morning.Text 2W: The food in this restaurant doesn’t taste good. I’d rather eat in the school’s dining hall.M: But the food isn’t everything. Isn’t it pleasant to have dinner with light music, without people sitting around you laughing and talking loudly?Text 3M: If I were you, I’d ride a bike to work. Taking a bus during rush hour is really terrible.W: Thanks for your advice, but I’ve lost my bike recently.Text 4W: Sweetie, let’s go out for a walk.M: It looks like rain. How about going to a bar for a beer?W: But I can’t drink beer with the medicine I’m taking. Why not go to a movie?M: I would rather watch a video online.Text 5W: I’d like to have my car serviced — the engine and the wheels checked. How long will that take?M: Oh, well, it’s rather late. I’m afraid it’ll take hours. You’ll have to have it done in the morning. But we can l end you a car like yours free of charge. You can take it now.Text 6W: What’s going on between you and Charlie? Did you have a fight or something?M: No. But I can’t stand him anymore! He’s the worst roommate I’ve ever had! He never cleans up after himsel f, and he’s always listening to loud music when I try to get some sleep.W: Why don’t you have a heart-to-heart talk with him?M: I tried, but it didn’t work. Maybe you can talk to him? After all, you’re his good friend.Text 7M: Hi, Sue. It’s me.W: Well, hello. Where have you been all day, Steve? Mr. Smith asked me this morning where you were, but he didn’t seem to be looking for you or anything.M: What did you say?W: I told him that I didn’t know. He seemed very busy, as managers always are. Are you OK?M: I’m sorry I didn’t call you this morning. I’ve had a cold since Saturday. I haven’t eaten much these days, an d it has made me feel really weak. But I’ll probably be there tomorrow.W: All right. We’ll go on a business trip next week. And don’t worry. You should go see a doctor, Steve.M: Thanks, but I’m getting better now.W: Take care, then. Bye.3M: Bye-bye, Sue.Text 8W: OK, tell me about yourself.M: Well, last year in school, I played on the football team. It kept me busy, but I learned to manage my time. A nd also, it has been a great experience in learning how to work on the team with other players.W: How would your teachers describe you?M: My teachers would say I work hard to get my homework done on time, and I’m not afraid to ask for help if I need it. They’d also tell you I am friendly to my classmates.W: Well, why should I hire you over the other eight students?M: I think I am the very person you can rely on. I’ll arrive to work on time and do the best I can on the job. Bes ides, I’ve done volunteer work, and now I’d like to gain actual work experience. If you hire me, you’ll get some one who is always willing to learn.Text 9M: Hi, Susan. How are you? I’ve been wondering when I’d run into you. What are you busy with?W: Nice to meet you here, Tim. I’m buying some Christmas gifts for those who work with me, but it’s really a h eadache.M: Maybe I could give you some advice. Firstly, you’d better divide them into different groups. Who are the pe ople that are your friends as well as your workmates? And who are the people who you do not know well but y ou see pretty much daily?W: OK. Then what should I do?M: For the friends, you want to get them personal gifts. Do they like chocolate?W: This is what I always give. But I know Mary is on a diet.M: Does she like fruit or coffee? Anyway, think of a gift that you know your friend likes.W: Well, I think fruit is helpful to keep fit. How about the rest of them?M: Leave cards in their mailboxes or on their desks.W: Christmas cards?M: Yes. You can afford that. More importantly, it shows them that you are thinking of them.W: Thank you for your suggestion, Tim. You really have saved me, and my money as well!Text 10M: Hello, everyone. My topic today is about the power of a smile. There are a number of sayings about the pow er of a smile —“Peace begins with a smile.”“A smile means Welcome’everywhere.”“Life is short, but a smile only takes a second.” All good advice, but it may not be as simple as that. According to new research, if you w ant to make a good impression when you meet people, it’s not just that you smile; it’s how you smile. The study was carried out by the GO group, a business support organization in Scotland, in the UK. They looked at people ’s responses to different smiles. They found that the responses differ greatly. Through this study, they say peopl e should avoid three types of smiles. The first is the “Top Fan”— very wide, all teeth showing… possible evide nce that you can have too much of a good thing. Then there is the “Big Freeze”— a fixed smile that looks pract iced and insincere. Finally comes “The Robot”— a small, thin smile lacking in warmth. The group also warns against smiling too quickly, saying it can make you look false. The best smile, they say, is slower… and flows n aturally across the whole face.42013年9月PETS全国公共英语等级考试二级听力试题（即：2013年9月贵州省高考英语听力考试真题）参考答案贵州省凯里一中刘治豪编辑整理 20160101 版权所有，盗用必究1-5：AABAC 6-10:BCCBB 11-15:ACAAC 16-20:BBBCC注：由于百度文库无法上传音频文件，因此此高考英语听力音频暂无，建议师生用智能手机扫描如下“天学网”二维码或网上搜索“天学网”app，下载并安装在手机里运行. “天学网”app内含历年PETS全国公共英语等级考试二级听力试题真题及大量高考英语听力模拟试题。
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课标全国卷II) 英语听力试题
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（课标全国卷II）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £ 9.18.C. £ 9.15.答案是C。
1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos.B. Buy a camera.C. Help the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night.B. Their life in town.C. A place of living.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way.B. In a restaurant.C. At home.4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player.B. Watch a game.C. Play basketball.5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Monday.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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，回答第6、7题。
6. What is Sara going to do?A. Buy John a gift.B. Give John a surprise.C. Invite John to France.7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?A. Funny.B. Exciting.C. Strange.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
2014年3月-2015年9月全国英语等级考试二级听力真题(含录音原文及答案)
2014年3月全国英语等级考试二级听力第一节听下面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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do about the dress?A. She’ll change it.B. She’ll return it.C. She’ll buy it.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. Buying DVDs.B. Borrowing DVDs.C. Sharing DVDs.3. What did the woman think of Dana’s speech?A. Boring.B. Important.C. Well-prepared.4. What does the man mean?A. He is unable to give help.B. He will carry the boxes later.C. He refuses to pay for boxes.5. When is Simon supposed to arrive?A. 7:30.B. 8:00.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6. Where do the speakers plan to go?A. The woman’s home.B. A museum.C. A library.7. Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon?A. To enjoy nice weather.B. To sleep late in the morning.C. To avoid the crowd.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。
PETS2历年试题
2006年9月全国公共英语等级考试（第二级）听力测试第一节(共5小题；每小题5分，满分7.5分)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。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话读一遍。
1. What is the woman probably going to do?A. To ask the way.2. How is Susan feeling?A.Frightened.B. To take a walk.B.Excited.C. To look up a word.C. Unhappy.3.What are the speakers talking about?A. A house to buy .B. A holiday plan.4. How does the woman usually go home after work?A. By car.B. By bus.5. What is the woman s problem?A.She has lost her street map.B She has trouble finding her way.C.She has difficulty reading a map.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题。
6.What time of the year does this conversation take place?A. Spring.B. Summer.7. What will the woman buy in the shop?A.A yellow skirt.B.A black skirt.听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。
C. A well-paidjob.C. By underground train.C. Autumn/C. A white blouse.8. Where are the two speakers?A .In a classroom. B. In an office. C. At home.9. What does the woman tell the man about?A.His score in a recent test.B.The difficulties he has with his studies.C.The unsatisfactory way he acted in class.10. What will happen to the man if he does not improve?A. He can only keep a B for his grade.1B. He will get a poorer grade than a B.C.He will fail the course completely.听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。
全国英语等级考试二级听力真题(及答案)
2015年9月全国英语等级考试二级听力第一节听下面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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers talking about?A. Holiday plans.B. Moving to New York.C. A party with old friends.2. What is the woman going to do on Sunday?A. Go to the beach with the man.B. Have a dinner with her family.C. Receive some guests at home.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Neighbors.C. Strangers.4. What do we know a bout John’s new job?A. It is well paid.B. It is near his home.C. It has long working hours.5. What does Kate promise to do?A. Answer phone calls for Jim.B. Go to a meeting with Jim.C. Send a message to Jim.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
2013年考研英语二真题及答案(完整版)
2013年研究生入学考试英语一真题与解析英语二完型Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.___1___, a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions of such a society have been ___2___ for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment “would soon revolutionize the very ___3___ of money itself,” only to ___4___ itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so ___5___ in coming?Although e-money might be more convenient and may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work __6___ the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very ___7___ to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the___8___ form of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they___9___ receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to ___10___. Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float"-it takes several days ___11___ a check is cashed and funds are ___12___ from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime. ___13___ electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer. Fourth, electronic means of payment ___14___ security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information ___15___ there.Because this is not an ___16___ occurrence, unscrupulous persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and ___17___ funds by moving them from someone else’s accounts into their own. The ___18___ of thistype of fraud is no easy task, and a whole new field of computer science has developed to ___19___ security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic ___20___ that contains a large amount of personal data on buying habits. There are worries that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby encroaching on our privacy.1. [A] However [B] Moreover [C] Therefore [D] Otherwise2. [A] off [B] back [C] over [D] around3. [A] power [B] concept [C] history [D] role4. [A] reward [B] resist [C] resume [D] reverse5. [A] silent [B] sudden [C] slow [D] steady6. [A] for [B] against [C]with [D] on7. [A] imaginative [B] expensive [C] sensitive [D] productive8. [A] similar [B] original [C] temporary [D] dominant9. [A] collect [B] provide [C] copy [D] print10. [A] give up [B] take over [C] bring back [D] pass down11. [A] before [B] after [C] since [D] when12. [A] kept [B] borrowed [C] released [D] withdrawn13. [A] Unless [B] Until [C] Because [D] Though14. [A] hide [B] express [C] raise [D]ease15. [A] analyzed [B] shared [C] stored [D] displayed16. [A] unsafe [B] unnatural [C] uncommon [D] unclear17. [A] steal [B] choose [C] benefit [D] return18. [A] consideration [B] prevention [C] manipulation [D] justification19. [A] cope with [B] fight against [C] adapt to [D] call for20. [A] chunk [B] chip [C] path [D] trail答案：1-5: ADBDC6-10: BBDBA11-15: ADCCC16-20: CABAD英语二阅读原文及出处：Text 1In an essay, entitled “Making It in America,”in the latest issue of The Atlantic, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill has only two employees today, “a man and a dog. The man is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to keep the man away from the machines。
2013年公共英语二级考试(pets2)全真模拟试卷(2)-中大网校
2013年公共英语二级考试(pets2)全真模拟试卷(2)总分：100分及格：60分考试时间：120分听下面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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
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回答第{TSE}题。
</span>{TS}What's the time now ?A. 10: 10.B. 10:20.C. 10:30.(2)How is the school now?A. It's not as good as it was.B. It's better than it used to be.C. It's even worse than people say.(3)What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Solve it as soon as possible.B. Count the time it needs.C. Be patient with the problem.(4)What is the woman's job?A. A doctor.B. A secretary.C. A waitress.(5)What is the man going to do this summer?A. Work to earn extra money.B. Work for the coming exams.C. He won't earn a little money.听下面5段对话或独白。
2013年9月高级口译听力真题Listening Comprehension 含解析
2013年9月高级口译听力真题Listening Comprehension 含解析作者：沪江英语来源：沪江英语Listening comprehension 1W: So, one of the things that I really have trouble understanding is how jazz music developed to be so different from many other kinds of music? My class notes are terrible.M: Well, what can't you understand from your notes?W: Uh, one thing is I copied down the musical training from the blackboard. What did it mean by that?M: Well, most people who became professional musicians have some kind of formal training in music. But the first people who play jazz music had almost none.W: OK, but so what? Doesn't it just mean that they weren't very good musicians?M: Well, it's not that the early jazz musicians weren't good; it's that they played their instruments differently. Let's say you are receiving formal instruction in the trumpet. First you would learn the right way to place your mouth, and the right way to use your fingers, and the right way to blow air. And then you will practice single notes and different combination of notes until you could do those correctly. And only after that, would your teacher give you a piece of music to play.W: And the early jazz musician didn't learn to play this way?M: No, the first people who play jazz music learned to play their instrument by actually trying to play a song the way they like. They were humanity, and tried to play themselves on their instruments. Because they were mostly teaching themselves, they began to express themselves in ways that formally traditionally trained musicians didn't. In traditional instruction, there is one correct way to play something, and everyone who plays tries to make the correct sound. But in jazz...W: In jazz music, there isn't one right way to play. In fact, individual musicians are supposed to interpret the music in their own style. So you are saying that this aspect of jazz developed because the first people who play jazz didn't have any formal musical training?M: Yes, I believe so.Q1: What is the woman most probably according to the conversation?Q2: What is the problem the woman has trouble understanding?Q3: How did early jazz musicians learn to play their instrument?Q4: Which of the following is true according to the conversation?Q5: Why did jazz music develop to be so different from many other kinds of music?【解析】本文难度并不大，围绕着女生的疑问以及男生的解答，讲述了爵士是如何发展成一种与其他种类相距甚大的音乐的。
2013级九月月考英语试题
2013级九月月考英语试题本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。
试题卷共页，答题卡共页。
满分共150分，考试时间共120分钟。
注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号用黑色或者蓝色墨水笔填写在答题卡上，并认真填涂考号和姓名。
2.选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小脱.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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
第二部分英语知识运用 (共两节.满分45分)第一节单项填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)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。
21. I will take_________ vacation with my parents _________ day after tomorrow.A. a; /B. an; aC. a; theD. the; a22. −How beautiful the roses are! They _________ so pleasant.−I’m glad you like them.A. feelB. smell.C. tasteD. sound23. 30. We had ______ fun at Mary’s party last Sunday.A. a lot ofB. a great manyC. a large number ofD. many a24. No dictionaries can ________ all the English idioms.A. tellB. showC. sayD. cover25. Hurry up, _________ you will be able to catch the flight in time.A. ifB. butC. orD. and26. −Do you like the rice noodles _________ are popular in Wenlin town?−Sure.A. whenB. whoC. whichD. where27. —I’ve just been to my first language class.— Oh really? ________ . Which language are you studying?A. So do IB. So have IC. So I doD. So I have28. —Our team has won the football game.—The news sounds ________ .A. encouragingB. encouragedC. encourageD. to encourage29. Mary said she was looking forward to his return and ________ him.A. have seenB. seeingC. seeD. be seen30. —Excuse me, could you tell me the time, please?—Sorry, I don’t have a watch with me.— ________.A. Thanks a lotB. What a pityC. I’m sorry to hear thatD. Thank you all the same31. The office is _______ that one , so we can have our meeting there.A. six times bigger asB. six times as big asC. six times big asD. six times as bigger as32. The pronunciation of the English words is quite different from________ of the French words.A. oneB. thoseC. thatD. it33. ---Do you know the girl in red?---She seems to ______ me at last month’s party. But I’m not sure.A. introduce toB. be introducingC. be introduced toD. have been introduced to34.I _______ ping-pong quite well, but I haven't had time to play since the new year.A.will playB.have playedC.playedD.play35. --- Have you moved into the new house?--- Not yet. The rooms __________.A. are paintingB. are being paintedC. are paintedD. have painted 第二部分：阅读理解(共25小题, 每小题2分, 满分50分)第一节：短文理解(共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给出的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2013年9月上海市高级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷(精选)(题后含答案及解析)
2013年9月上海市高级口译第二阶段口试真题试卷（精选）(题后含答案及解析)题型有： 2. 口译题口译题Part A Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal.., and stop it at the signal...You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.听力原文：Higher education is more than a vocational or technical training. The essential purpose of it has never been about “usefulness”in a narrow sense of acquiring a specific, practical tool so as to make oneself marketable. In the words of my late college professor of philosophy, the purpose of higher education is for students to become broadly acquainted with cultural traditions and deeply appreciate them, so that it may help us become responsible citizens and good people in general. It is also about love—learning what one loves for the love of learning. Hence, it is “gloriously useless. “ As for me, there was no way of knowing which major or degree was going to be “useful. “And since then, everything around me is constantly changing. I have long forgotten the details of what I absorbed in classrooms and libraries. I did, however, learn how to think for myself, and that is invaluable in the workplace and outside of it.1．Passage 1正确答案：高等教育不仅仅是职业或技术培训，其基本目的从来就不是一味地传授狭义上“有用的东西”，也就是让学生获得专门的实用技能，使他们能进人职场。
2013年9月PETS真题及答案（文字完整版）
第⼀部分 听⼒ 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三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关⼩题和阅读下⼀⼩题。
每段对话仅读⼀遍。
1. What are the speakers talking about? [A] Who will attend the meeting. [B] When to announce the news. [C] What to discuss on Wednesday. 2. What will the man do? [A] Boil more water. [B] Have a cup of tea. [C] Make tea for Christine. 3. Why is Sheila late? [A] She forgot the time. [B] She had to finish work. [C] She argued with her boss. 4. What is the weather normally like? [A] Warm. [B] Rainy. [C] Cold. 5. What does the man mean? [A] He likes his professor. [B] He wants a new task. [C] He needs more time. 第⼆节 听下⾯5段对话或独⽩。
每段对话或独⽩后有2⾄4个⼩题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话或独⽩前，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。
听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第6和第7题。
． 6. What happened to the man? [A] His car broke down. [B] He broke his phone. [C] He lost his way. 7. Why did the man fail to call the woman? [A] He had no time. [B] He forgot the number. [C] He had no coins. 听下⾯⼀段对话，回答第8⾄第10题。