PETS考试二级模拟题三b
分类: PETS公共英语
第三部分 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A.B,C和D)中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 。
A
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks How are you? expects to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question, and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello and Hi".
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish conversations with other people.
For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says I've got to go now . Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: Someone s at the door. I've got to put the groceries(食品、杂货) away." "Something is burning on the stove (炉子)." The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feeling.
49. [A] for [B] as [G] to [D] toward
50. [A] of their [B] for their own [C] for theirs [D] for their own's
51. [A] nearest [B] among [G] away from [D] far to
52. [A] born [B] raised [C] lost [D] found
53. [A] less than [B] as fast as [C] as slow as [D] faster than
54. [A] have opened [B] closed [C] rebuilt [D] setup
55. [A] north [B] west [C] east [D] south
第三部分 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A.B,C和D)中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 。
A
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks How are you? expects to hear the answer "Fine" , even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question, and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello and Hi" .
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish conversations with other people.
For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says I've got to go now . Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: Someone s at the door. I' ve got to put the groceries(食品、杂货) away." "Something is burning on the stove (炉子)." The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feeling.
Whether they are greeting each other or ending a conversation, people often don t say exactly what they are thinking. It is an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it s all part of the game of languages.
56. People are expected to answer the question "How are you?" with ________
[A] "How are you?"
[B] "Fine."
[C] "Hello."
[D] "I don't feel well today."
57. "How are you?" is an unusual question because it is _________.
[A] hard to answer
[B] used more often than any other question
[C] more friendly than any other question
[D] not treated as a question
58. An impolite way to end a telephone conversation is to say _________
[A] " I've got to put the groceries away. "
[B] "Someone's at the door."
[C] "I want to hang up. "
[D] "Something is burning on the stove. "
59. When a person says, "I've got to go now" . " Someone's at the door" , he
[A] may not be telling the truth
[B] is leaving for another place
[C] hurts the other person's feelings
[D] is going to call back later
60. Part of the game of languages is _________
[A] never disagree with others
[B] always say what you are thinking
[C] never say what you are thinking
[D] try to be nice and polite to each other
B
This book is designed for advanced learners of English as a second language who need practice in improving their reading speed and understanding in order to use freely in colleges and universities where lessons are taught in English and where, perhaps, they must compete with students whose native language is English. It has been our experiment that even "advanced" learners of English are likely to be slow readers. Therefore, the emphasis of the book is in increasing reading speed, not on vocabulary development.
61 . This book can help readers _______.
[A] with their grammar
[B] read fast
[C] improve their spoken English
[D] write good English
62. The book is fit for ________.
[A] advanced learners of English
[B] English beginners
[C] second language learners
[D] English native speakers
63.According to passage which of the following statements is true?
[A] Advanced learners like to read slowly
[B] Advanced learners of English is someone who has already learned the basic facts of English
[C] Advanced learners are slow readers.
[D] An advanced learner has learned two foreign languages.
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A.B,C和D)中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 。
A
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks How are you? expects to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question, and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello and Hi".
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish conversations with other people.
For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says I've got to go now . Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: Someone s at the door. I've got to put the groceries(食品、杂货) away." "Something is burning on the stove (炉子)." The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feeling.
49. [A] for [B] as [G] to [D] toward
50. [A] of their [B] for their own [C] for theirs [D] for their own's
51. [A] nearest [B] among [G] away from [D] far to
52. [A] born [B] raised [C] lost [D] found
53. [A] less than [B] as fast as [C] as slow as [D] faster than
54. [A] have opened [B] closed [C] rebuilt [D] setup
55. [A] north [B] west [C] east [D] south
第三部分 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A.B,C和D)中选出最佳选项 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑 。
A
"How are you?" is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks How are you? expects to hear the answer "Fine" , even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question, and "Fine" isn't really an answer. They are simply other ways of saying "Hello and Hi" .
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish conversations with other people.
For example, many conversations over the phone end when one person says I've got to go now . Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse: Someone s at the door. I' ve got to put the groceries(食品、杂货) away." "Something is burning on the stove (炉子)." The excuse might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't very polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person's feeling.
Whether they are greeting each other or ending a conversation, people often don t say exactly what they are thinking. It is an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it s all part of the game of languages.
56. People are expected to answer the question "How are you?" with ________
[A] "How are you?"
[B] "Fine."
[C] "Hello."
[D] "I don't feel well today."
57. "How are you?" is an unusual question because it is _________.
[A] hard to answer
[B] used more often than any other question
[C] more friendly than any other question
[D] not treated as a question
58. An impolite way to end a telephone conversation is to say _________
[A] " I've got to put the groceries away. "
[B] "Someone's at the door."
[C] "I want to hang up. "
[D] "Something is burning on the stove. "
59. When a person says, "I've got to go now" . " Someone's at the door" , he
[A] may not be telling the truth
[B] is leaving for another place
[C] hurts the other person's feelings
[D] is going to call back later
60. Part of the game of languages is _________
[A] never disagree with others
[B] always say what you are thinking
[C] never say what you are thinking
[D] try to be nice and polite to each other
B
This book is designed for advanced learners of English as a second language who need practice in improving their reading speed and understanding in order to use freely in colleges and universities where lessons are taught in English and where, perhaps, they must compete with students whose native language is English. It has been our experiment that even "advanced" learners of English are likely to be slow readers. Therefore, the emphasis of the book is in increasing reading speed, not on vocabulary development.
61 . This book can help readers _______.
[A] with their grammar
[B] read fast
[C] improve their spoken English
[D] write good English
62. The book is fit for ________.
[A] advanced learners of English
[B] English beginners
[C] second language learners
[D] English native speakers
63.According to passage which of the following statements is true?
[A] Advanced learners like to read slowly
[B] Advanced learners of English is someone who has already learned the basic facts of English
[C] Advanced learners are slow readers.
[D] An advanced learner has learned two foreign languages.