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英语等级考试《PETS二级》试题(网友回忆版)三
一、第一部分 听 力 (-)
1.Sandy ______ be out of her mind to have spent that much money on an old car.
A.should
B.must
C.can
D.will
答案: B
解析: 句意:Sandy花那么多钱买一辆旧车,她一定是脑子坏了。本题考查的是情态动词的用法。must意为“一定,必须”,表示推测语气比较肯定,结合句意,B项正确。should应该。can能够。will将要。
2.I’ll be in ______ next room,so give me ______ call if you need any help.
A.the;a
B./;a
C./;the
D.the;the
答案: A
解析: 句意:我就在隔壁房间,需要帮助的话就给我打电话。本题考查的是冠词的用法。第一个空格中填“the”,表示特指。 give sb.a call为固定用法,表示“给某人打电话”,因此后一个空格填“a”,故本题选A。
3.Ella has been complaining about the divaffic ______ her awake at night.
A.keep
B.to keep
C.keeping
D.kept
答案: C
解析: 句意:Ella总是抱怨马路上噪音很大,晚上吵得她睡不着觉。本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。根据前面出现的介词“about”可知空格处应为V-ing形式,故C正确。
4.Frank was a wonderful teacher.Everyone agreed it would be hard to find ______ like him.
A.other
B.the other
C.another
D.others
答案: C
解析: 句意:Frank是个很棒的老师,每个人都同意很难找到像他这么好的老师了。本题考查的是不定代词的用法。根据题意可知空格处应该指代另一个人,是泛指,而another指“(同类中)再一个的,又一的”,故C项正确。other可作形容词或代词,作形容词时,意思是“别的,其他的”。the other指两个人或物中的一个,常用“one...the other”,表示“一个……另一个”。others为名词,泛指“其他人,其他物”。
5.Maggie is ______ about her tea, and often carries her favorite tea with her in her handbag.
A.particular
B.curious
C.anxious
D.certain
答案: A
解析: 句意:Maggie对于自己喝的茶很挑剔,她的手袋里常常会装有爱喝的茶叶。本题考查的是形容词词义辨析。particular意为“特别的;挑剔的”,be particular about表示“对……挑剔,讲究”,故A正确。curious好奇的。anxious担心的。certain确定的。
6.We could do with a new car.The one we ______ is a bit too old
A.were getting
B.have got
C.had got
D.will get
答案: B
解析: 句意:我们可以弄辆新车的,我们现在的那辆有点旧了。本题考查的是动词时态。have got是现在完成时,根据句意以及动词“is”可知本题为一般现在时,故B正确。were getting是过去进行时;had got是过去完成时;will get是一般将来时。
7.Police are ______ divying to find out the exact cause of the accident
A.still
B.yet
C.soon
D.even
答案: A
解析: 句意:警察仍然在查找事故发生的真正原因。本题考查的是副词的词义辨析。still表示“仍然”,符合题意,故A正确。yet意为“然而;已经”,常用于疑问句和否定句;soon意为“不久”;even意为“甚至”。
8.—This cake’s delicious! Did you make it yourself?
—______ My sister got it from the bakery.
A.Really?
B.Of course.
C.You must be joking!
D.You are welcome.
答案: C
解析: 句意:——蛋糕味道真好!是你自己做的吗?——你肯定是在开玩笑吧。这是我姐姐从蛋糕店买的。此题考查情景对话。“You must be joking!”意思是“你肯定是在开玩笑吧!”符合情景,故C正确。Really意为“真的吗?”,表达对某事件的惊讶;of course表示“当然”;You are welcome意为“不用谢”。
9.My mother was talking to Lisa on the phone ______ the doorbell rang.
A.while
B.when
C.since
D.as
答案: B
解析: 句意:门铃响的时候,我妈妈正在和Lisa通电话。本题考查的是连词用法。when 表示“当……时”,主句常用进行时态,从句常用完成时态,符合句子语法结构,故B正确。while表示“当……时”,主句和从句的两个动作一般同时发生,常同时进行态;since表示“自从”时,从句用过去时,主句用完成时;as表示“因为”或者“尽管”。
10.Many great discoveries were made in ______ the l9th century.
A.the second of half
B.second of the half
C.the half second of
D.the second half of
答案: D
解析: 句意:很多伟大的发明都出现在十九世纪下半叶。本题考查的是固定的表达。“……的一半”的用法是:“...the half of”,基数词second应位于名词half前,此题的顺序应为the second half of,故D正确。the second half of the 19th century表示“十九世纪下半叶”。
11.Joan sold the house anyway even though it was ______ her father’s wishes.
A.beyond
B.within
C.against
D.from
答案: C
解析: 句意:尽管违背了她父亲的意愿,Joan还是把房子卖了。本题考查的是介词的用法。against表示“背对,违背”,符合题意,故C正确。beyond超过……(范围)。within在……(范围)内。from从……而来。
12.I hope ______ round the tourist sites by a specialist guide.
A.taken
B.taking
C.to take
D.to be taken
答案: D
解析: 句意:我希望能有个专业的导游带着我游览所有的旅游景点。本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。hope to do sth.表示“希望做某事”。根据句意,take与主语之间是被动关系,故D正确。
13.Ralph and Celia ______ a lot of each other since they moved to the same city.
A.have been seeing
B.were seeing
C.had seen
D.saw
答案: A
解析: 句意:自从Ralph和Celia搬到了同一个城市,他俩一直经常见面。本题考查的是动词时态。连词since表示“自从”,引导时间状语从句,从句常用过去时,主句常用过去完成时。因此空格处应用完成时,因此A正确。
14.I walked slowly to the teacher’s office wondering ______ she decided to talk with me.
A.which
B.why
C.where
D.who
答案: B
解析: 句意:在去教师办公室的路上,我走得很慢,心里在想她为什么要跟我谈话。本题考查的是宾语从句。由句意可知,空格处所填的词应表示原因,why意为“为什么”,符合句意,故B项正确。which哪个。where在哪里。who谁。
15.Make a list of what you have to do, and put them ______ with the most important at the top.
A.in fact
B.in public
C.in order
D.in surprise
答案: C
解析: 句意:列出一个你要做的事情的清单,并且按重要性高低顺序排列。本题考查的是固定搭配。in order表示“按照顺序”,符合题意,故C正确。in fact事实上。in public公开。in surprise惊奇地,惊讶地。
二、第二部分 英语知识运用 (-)
1.书面表达
  假定你是李明,你的外国朋友Bob想过一个特殊的周末,你打算带他去农村一日游。请你用英文给他写封信,内容要点如下:
  1.去兰山村张大爷家过周末;
  2.上午采摘蔬菜;
  3.中午吃农家饭;
  4.下午钓鱼;
  5.晚餐吃鱼,然后看农村歌舞。
  注意:
  1.词数100词左右,开头和结尾已为你写好;
  2.请直接将书面表达写在答题卡背面。
答案: 【参考范文】
Dear Bob,
  You wrote to me saying that you were dreaming of a special weekend away from the noisy city and tedious life.I am wondering that a day’s tour to the countryside might be a good idea.
  So I have planned a trip to Lanshan Village for the weekend and we will be staying at Uncle Zhang’s house.I’ve been there once and was fascinated by the beautiful scenery there.I’m sure that you can also enjoy yourself there.
  My plan goes like this.In the morning, we can go to collect vegetables in the field, which we could breathe fresh air and get a wonderful meal for lunch.In the afternoon, we can go fishing.That is very interesting.There is a river near where we live and it only takes us about ten minutes to walk there.So if we are lucky enough, we could enjoy delicious fish for supper.After supper, we can enjoy the singing and dancing performed by countrymen.
  If you have anything particular in mind, please let me know.
  Best wishes.
Yours sincerely,Li Ming
三、第三部分 阅读理解 (-)
1.〈yiwen_java/202104/L4SHKb_1.mp3〉
(1).What will the woman do about the dress?
A.She’ll buy it.
B.She’ll return it.
C.She’ll change it.
答案: A
解析: 根据录音最后女士说:“I’11 take it”,意为:“我要买它”可知女士决定买下这条裙子,A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Oh, what a pretty dress! My daughter would love it.But it seems a bit too large.Do you have a smaller size?
M: Sorry, this is the only one left.But don’t worry.Children grow fast.
W: Yes, that’s true.I’ 11 take it.
(2).What are the speakers talking about?
A.Buying DVDs.
B.Sharing DVDs.
C.Borrowing DVDs.
答案: C
解析: 女士说这些DVD星期四就要过期了,男士问花多少钱能再借一个星期,可知他
们谈论的是借DVD,C项正确。
【录音原文】
W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday, the 7th.
M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week?
(3).What did the woman think of Dana’s speech?
A.Well-prepared.
B.Important.
C.Boring.
答案: A
解析: 对话中女士提到她“she must have spent a lot time preparing it”,可知女士认为Dana的演讲是经过充分的准备的,A项正确。
【录音原文】
M: What did you think of Dana’s speech today?
W: Well, she must have spent a lot time preparing it.I can’t believe I can sit for that long without feeling bored.
(4).What does the man mean?
A.He will carry the boxes later.
B.He is unable to give help.
C.He refuses to pay for the boxes
答案: B
解析: 男士提到他很愿意帮忙,但是他的背上有伤,由此可知他无法帮忙,B项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Could you help us carry these boxes, sir?
M: Oh, I would like to help you, but I’ve got a pain in my back.
(5).When is Simon supposed to arrive?
A.7:30.
B.8:00.
C.8:10.
答案: B
解析: 女士说她怀疑Simon能否按时8点到达,由此可知Simon应该8点到达,B项正
确。
【录音原文】
W: I wonder if Simon would be here by 8:00.He’s supposed to be.
M: His wife said he left at 7:30, so he should be here by 8:10 at the latest.
(6).Where do the speakers plan to go?
A.A library.
B.A museum.
C.The woman’s home.
答案: A
解析: 男士询问女士周末是否有空并建议去看公共图书馆的中国书画展,可知他们要去的地方是图书馆,A项正确。
(7).Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon?
A.To avoid the crowd.
B.To enjoy nice weather
C.To sleep late in the morning
答案: C
解析: 女士说她周末可能不能早起,所以周六下午去的原因是可以睡懒觉,C项正确。
【录音原文】
M: Are you free on the weekend?
W: I haven’t got any plans yet, why?
M: There is an exhibition of Chinese paintings at the public library.Would you like to go with me?
W: I’d love to, but when?
M: How about Saturday morning? It’s cooler in the morning and maybe less crowded.
W: I’m afraid I can not get up early on weekends.I’d prefer Saturday afternoon.Believe me there won’t be too many people.
M: So, shall we meet at 2:00, Saturday afternoon?
W: OK, that would be great.I’11 be wailing for you at my home.
(8).Why did the man borrow the woman’s computer last time?
A.His computer was broken.
B.He needed it for his paper.
C.He used it for his computer class.
答案: B
解析: 男士提到自己用女士的电脑是写自己的历史论文,B项正确。
(9).Why does the woman feel happy?
A.The man can lend her a computer now.
B.The man will use his own computer
C.The man will study better.
答案: B
解析: 听到男士买了电脑,女士很高兴,因为男士不需要再借自己的电脑了,B项正确。
(10).What has the mall been doing with his new computer?
A.Watching DVDs.
B.Doing homework
C.Searching for information.
答案: A
解析: 最后一句话男士提到其实自己整个星期都在用电脑看DVD,A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Did you have a busy week?
M: Emm, well, no.I mean I didn’t do a lot, but I bought a computer.
W: You did? Thank godness.Now you don’t need to borrow mine.You bad it for two weeks last time.
M: Yeah, so sorry about that.I wrote my history paper on it.Thanks again, by the way.
W: Sure, no problem.So how do you like your computer?
M: Oh, it’s really cool I use it every day.
W: Really? Are you using it for class? I mean you’re working on the paper now, right?
M: Emm, yeah, yeah, but I don’t use it for class.
W: So what do you use it for?
M: Emm, actually, I just watch DVDs on it all week.
(11).Where did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman?
A.From his college friends.
B.From his high school teachers.
C.From the grown-ups around him.
答案: C
解析: 根据文中提到Tom家1986年搬到加拿大,很多朋友的父母都是成功的商人,所以Tom想成为一名商人是受到了周围环境的影响,C项正确。
(12).How much does Tom own of the company he works for?
A.6%.
B.18%.
C.60%.
答案: A
解析: 文中提到Tom拥有公司6%的股份,所有的员工都持有公司的股份,A项正确。
(13).What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past?
A.Producing simple things.
B.Wasting lots of materials.
C.Making all the products themselves.
答案: C
解析: 文中提到在公司成立之初,他们自己生产所有的产品,而这是一种错误的做法,现在他们选择和其他公司合作,所以Tom公司过去的犯的一个错误是自己生产所有的产品,C项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Tom, as the manager of a company selling green products, you are now quite a successful businessman.When did you know you wanted to have your own company?
M: My family left Budapest in 1986 and settled in Canada where a lot of my friends’ parents were highly successful businessmen.It seems so cool, so in high school, I started a web-designed company and learned a lot from that experience.
W: How did you find the money for your present company then?
M: We’ve raised 18 million dollars from about 50 people.We’ve finally making money.I own 6% of the company and all employees get their shares.
W: By the way, what aspects of your life are green?
M: I’m only mildly green.I do simple things and I’m a huge biker.I biked across Canada.
W: Do you think you have ever done anything wasteful?
M: We’re always doing something wrong, but then, that will allow us to learn and grow.When I first started out, we made all the products ourselves, but that was a mistake.Now we work with other companies.We provide the materials, the product development and the design.They make the products then.
(14).What kind of jobs seems to be in short supply?
A.Writers.
B.School teachers.
C.Newspaper reporters.
答案: B
解析: 女士提到高中老师的职位短缺,她申请了三所学校都通过了,所以学校老师的职位供应不足,B项正确。
(15).Where is Sharon most likely to go?
A.New York.
B.Boston.
C.California.
答案: C
解析: 女士说最简单的是留在纽约(New York)或者回波士顿(Boston)老家,但是她可能去加利福尼亚(California),C项正确。
(16).What does James plan to do if he can’t find a job?
A.Continue his education
B.Start a newspaper.
C.Write a book.
答案: A
解析: 女士问如果找不到工作怎么办,男士说自己可能要准备秋天的考研了,所以如果找不到工作James可能继续接受教育,A项正确。
(17).Who are the speakers?
A.Fellow students.
B.Laid-off workers.
C.High school teachers.
答案: A
解析: 对话中双方讨论的是找工作以及考研的问题,所以可以推测出他们是同学,A项正确。
【录音原文】
W: Hey, James, how is the job search going?
M: Hi, Sharon, I had no idea.It’ll take so much time.It sure makes it difficult to prepare for final exams.How about you?
W: I was lucky.There seems to be a shortage of high school teachers now, I applied to three schools and each one offered me a position.
M: That’s great.Which one did you like?
W: I haven’t decided yet.Of course, it will be easiest for me to stay here in New York or go back home to Boston, but I may go to California.
M: That will be a big move.
W: So tall me about your plans?
M: Well, I applied to six newspapers.Last week, I had an interview with New York Times.
W: How did it go?
M: Not so well.I think they are looking for people with some experience.
W: Have you had any other interviews?
M: No, not yet.It seems that everyone wants to be a writer these days.There just aren’t many jobs out them.
W: That’s too had.
M: Yes, I had a hope to have a job lined up by graduation.That doesn’t seem likely now.
W: What will you do if you can’t find a job?
M: In that case, I’ll begin working on the master’s degree in the fall.
W: Good luck.
(18).Why does the university offer the two programs?
A.To keep students safe walking late or alone.
B.To provide better health care for students.
C.To help visitors tour around the college.
答案: A
解析: 录音开头提到这两项方案是为了保证学生的安全,A项正确。
(19).When call students call Campus Safety Office?
A.From 7 pm to 7 am.
B.Anytime of the day
C.From midnight to 7 am.
答案: B
解析: 录音提到学生可以在一天24小时,一周7天内随时拨打号码联系校园安全办公室,B项正确。
(20).To whom is the speaker mainly talking?
A.Tourists at the college.
B.New teachers.
C.Parents of students.
答案: C
解析: 根据录音结尾提到的“我们将尽最大的可能保证您的孩子在大学里的安全”可知,这篇独白的对象是学生家长,C项正确。
【录音原文】
  Now one more thing to add about students’ safety before we start today’s college tour.The university offers two programs called Safe Walk and College Alone programs.The Safe Walk program is to make sure that students get where they need to go late at night with officer on duty to safeguard them, whether back from the bar or from a late night study-group.The College Alone program gives students who are working alone at night peace of mind.Once a student calls the office, her position is recorded as is her time to leave the place and where she is about to go.Students are provided with a number they can call Campus Safety Office 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.And 12 college pay phones are also connected to the office, no money needed.Here we’re trying our best, so that your children are safe when attending the university.
2.  A businessman owed a lot of money to others and could see no way out.He sat on the park bench,  36______  if anything could save his company.
   37______  an old man appeared before him. 38______  listening to the problem, he wrote out a check and said: “Take this  39______ .Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can  40______ me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had  41______ .
  The businessman saw in his  42______  a check for $500 000, signed by John D.Rockefeller.then one of the  43______  men in the world! The money was more than  44______  to save his business. 45______ , he decided to put the check in his safe.Just  46______  he had half a million dollars might give him the  47______  to work out a way to save his business, he thought.
  Feeling  48______  and working hard, he was making money once again.One year later, he returned to the  49______  with the check, and the old man appeared.Just as the businessman was about to say  50______ , a nurse came running up.“I’m so  51______  I caught him!” she cried.“He’s always  52______  from the rest home and telling people he’s John D.Rockefeller.” Then she led the old man away by the arm.
  Suddenly, the businessman realized that it wasn’t that money, real or  53______ , that had turned his  54______  around.It was his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to  55______ .
36.A.asking   B.realizing    C.searching  D.wondering
37.A.Briefly   B.Suddenly     C.Frequently  D.Fortunately
38.A.Without   B.Since      C.After    D.Throughout
39.A.message   B.note       C.paper    D.money
40.A.turn    B.pay       C.offer    D.call
41.A.said    B.expected     C.come     D.written
42.A.hand    B.eye       C.pocket    D.bag
43.A.craziest  B.richest     C.happiest   D.friendliest
44.A.fair    B.ready      C.enough    D.ever
45.A.Thus    B.However     C.Otherwise  D.And
46.A.pretending B.dreaming     C.knowing   D.understanding
47.A.skill    B.sdivength     C.time     D.wish
48.A.curious   B.confused     C.responsible D.confident
49.A.safe    B.office      C.park     D.bank
50.A.sorry    B.congratulations C.welcome   D.thanks
51.A.glad    B.sad       C.surprised  D.nervous
52.A.shouting  B.stealing     C.escaping   D.learning
53.A.returned  B.imagined     C.saved    D.spent
54.A.life    B.role       C.chance    D.idea
55.A.admit    B.succeed     C.change    D.believe
(1).36
答案: D
解析: 句意:他坐在公园的长椅上,想着是不是有什么方法可以拯救公司。本题考查的是动词词义辨析。wonder表示“想知道”,故D正确。ask问。realize意识到。search搜寻。
(2).37
答案: B
解析: 句意:突然一位老人出现在他面前。本题考查的是副词词义辨析。根据上下文推断,他坐着沉思的时候,突然一位老人出现在他面前。suddenly表示“突然”,符合语境,故B正确。briefly简洁地。frequently经常地。fortunately幸运地。
(3).38
答案: C
解析: 句意:听完他的问题后,老人写了一张支票。本题考查的是介词辨析。after表示“在......之后”,符合题意,故C正确。without没有。since自从;因为。throughout通过。
(4).39
答案: D
解析: 句意:拿着这笔钱。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。根据上下文的意思,之前老人开了一张支票给了这个生意人,就是借给他钱。故D正确。message信息。note便条。paper纸;论文。
(5).40
答案: B
解析: 句意:明年的今天我们再在这里见面,到时你就可以把钱还给我了。本题考查的是动词词义辨析。根据文意,老人把钱借给他之后,说一年后的今天在这里见面,那个时候再还钱。pay back表示“还钱”,故B正确。turn back转身。call back回电话。
(6).41
答案: C
解析: 句意:然后他转身就消失了,和他来的时候一样快。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。根据故事内容,老人很快消失了,表示他离开得快,和他来的时候一样快。故C正确。said是say的过去式,表示“说”。expect期望。write写。
(7).42
答案: A
解析: 句意:商人看着手中价值五十万美元的支票。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。根据题意,老人递给他一张支票,所以他应该是在手中看见的支票,故A正确。
(8).43
答案: B
解析: 句意:署名为约翰.洛克菲勒,世界上最富有的人之一。本题考查的是基本常识。根据常识,洛克菲勒是世界上最富有的人之一,故B正确。
(9).44
答案: C
解析: 句意:这些钱用来拯救他的生意是绰绰有余了。本题考查的是固定搭配。more than enough是固定搭配,意为绰绰有余,足够。故C正确。fair公平的。ready准备好的。ever曾经。
(10).45
答案: B
解析: 句意:然而,他决定将这笔钱放在保险箱里。本题考查的是连词和对上下文的理解。上文说到他拿到了支票,后面说把支票锁到保险箱里,没有使用。应该是转折的关系,故B正确。thus表示因此。otherwise否则。
(11).46
答案: C
解析: 句意:他想,知道自己有了这张五十万的支票就给予了他想办法重新拯救自己生意的力量。本题考查的是动词词义辨析。根据上下文意思,有了这张支票,他知道自己有五十万的资金,故C正确。pretend假装。dream梦想。understand理解。
(12).47
答案: B
解析: 句意:他想,知道自己有了这张五十万的支票就给予了他想办法重新拯救自己生意的力量。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。根据文章内容,知道自己拥有五十万让他有力量解决生意问题。故B正确。skill技能。time时间。wish愿望。
(13).48
答案: D
解析: 句意:带着这样的信心努力工作,他在商场再次得意。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。他应该感觉到的是有信心的。故D正确。curious好奇的。confused困惑的。responsible有责任的。
(14).49
答案: C
解析: 句意:一年以后,他带着支票回到那个公园,老人也出现了。本题考查的是名词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。上文提过老人约他一年后老地方见面,所以他回到的应该是见到老人的那个公园。故C正确。
(15).50
答案: D
解析: 句意:就在商人要表达自己的感激之情时,一位护士出现了。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。由于有了老人的帮助,商人重拾信心并取得成功,见到老人理应想表达感激。故D正确。sorry遗憾。congratulations祝贺。welcome欢迎。
(16).51
答案: A
解析: 句意:真高兴我抓住了他。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。从下文中看出,老人是神志不清,经常从疗养院逃跑,所以护士好不容易找到他,应该是感到高兴。故A正确。sad伤心的。surprised惊喜的。nervous紧张的。
(17).52
答案: C
解析: 句意:他经常从疗养院跑出来,还告诉别人他是约翰,洛克菲勒。本题考查的是动词词义辨析和对上下文的理解。从下文中看出,老人是神志不清,经常从疗养院逃跑。故C正确。shout喊叫。steal偷窃。learn学习。
(18).53
答案: B
解析: 句意:突然,商人意识到改变自己人生的不是这笔钱,不论它是真是假。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。根据文意,这个商人意识到他的人生转折跟这笔钱的真假并没有关系。空格前有个提示词real,和它相对的自然是非真实的或者是想象出来的。故B正确。return返回。save救;节省。spend花费。
(19).54
答案: A
解析: 句意:突然,商人意识到改变自己人生的不是这笔钱,不论它是真是假。本题考查的是对上下文的理解。根据本句意思,这个商人意识到他的人生转折跟这笔钱的真假并没有关系。之前商人走投无路,一年后又成功了.可以称为是人生的转折。故A正确。role角色。chance机会。idea想法,主意。
(20).55
答案: B
解析: 句意:是他重新建立的自信给了他成功的力量。本题考查的是动词词义辨析以及对上下文的理解。根据上下文及句意,B正确。admit承认。change改变。believe相信。
3.Text 1  Jumanji is a story for children about a very sdivange game—a game that becomes far too real and frightening for the players.It was a story by Chris Van Allsburg, which was later filmed in1996, starring the famous American actor Robin Williams.
  The story begins in l869 in New Hampshire, America.Two young brothers bury a box under some flees A hundred years later, in l969, a boy, Alan Parrish, finds the box and takes it home.He’s unhappy that his father may want to send him to a boarding school (寄宿学校).Alan’s friend Sarah arrives, and they open the box.Inside is a board game.At the start of the game, some words appear: “Do you want to leave the world behind and go back to the past? Then this is the game for you.” Suddenly Alan finds that he is disappearing into the game.
  The story has a deep meaning.Through his adventures Alan learns something important--if you confront (面对) your fears,your problems will go away.Alan turns to face Van Pelt,the hunter who is divying to kill him.In doing so,he completes the game and returns to reality.Then he finds that his father is not going to send him to boarding school after all
  In Jumanji, time is “elastic”.The film director Stephen Spielberg’s “Back to the Future” films play with time in the same way.Top scientists even tell us now that time divavel is theoretically(理论上) possible!
(1).Who acted in the film?
A.Robin Williams.
B.Stephen Spielberg.
C.Chris Van Allsburg.
D.Van Pelt.
答案: A
解析: 细节题。题干问的是谁出演了这部电影。根据原文第一段最后一句“...starring the
famous American actor Robin Williams”,可知出演这部电影的是美国著名演员Robin Williams。故A为正确答案。
(2).From the story we learn that Alan is a boy who ______.
A.is afraid of his father.
B.dislikes his study at school.
C.was born a hundred years ago.
D.goes back to the past in the game.
答案: D
解析: 细节题。题干问的是从故事中我们可以看出Alan是一个怎样的的男孩。文章第二段最后一句话提到“...he is disappearing into the game”可知,在游戏开始后,Alan突然发现自己消失在游戏里并回到了过去。故D为正确答案。
(3).Through the game Alan has realized that whenever he has difficulties he should ______.
A.face them directly.
B.ask for his father’s advice.
C.read the words on the box.
D.escape into the past.
答案: A
解析: 细节题。题干问的是通过这个游戏Alan意识到不论何时遇到困难,他都应该怎样。从文章的第三段第二句“...if you confront your fears, your problems will go away”可以得知,Alan从这次冒险中学到的最重要的是要勇敢地面对困难。故A为正确答案。
(4).What does the author mean by saying “time is ‘elastic’” in the last paragraph?
A.Science can change the meaning of time.
B.Time is a common topic in filmmaking.
C.One can divavel in space.
D.One can divavel in time.
答案: D
解析: 推理题。题干问的是作者在最后一段中提到的“time is elastic”是什么意思。根据上
下文的意思,Alan在游戏里穿越到了过去。并且文章最后一句“Top scientists even
tell us now that time travel is theoretically possible!”也说到科学家认为时间旅行在理论上其实是可行的。故D为正确答案。
4.Text 2  Parents might say “honesty is the best policy”, but when it comes to talking with their own children, mom and dad lie surprisingly often, finds a new study carried out by researchers in the University of Toronto, Canada.
  Almost every parent in the study admits having come up with some tales to influence a child’s actions and feelings.For example, a parent is annoyed by a child’s crying and says, “The police will come to get you if you don’t stop crying now.” In another example, an uncle has just died and the child is told that he has become a star to watch over the child.
  Whether parents lie to benefit themselves or to protect the child, researchers suggest such tall
  tales could give children mixed messages at a time when they life divying to figure out how to deal with the social World.
  Lies could also harm the parent-child relationship.It could even keep children from learning certain rules “If I am always lying to the child in order to get the child to do X, Y or Z, then they have never learned why they should do X, Y or Z.” Heyman, one of the researchers, said.
  Heyman also said.“It is common for parents to divy out various ways, including lying, to guide a child, but most parents never think about how it will influence their child.I think parents should figure it out in advance what their general beliefs are, so when it comes to the situation you’re working with your beliefs rather than what comes into your head at the moment.”
(1).What did the researchers find out in their recent study?
A.Most parents are sdivict with their children.
B.Many parents like to tell police stories.
C.Few parents believe in honesty.
D.Parents often lie to children.
答案: D
解析: 细节题。题干问的是在最近的一项研究中研究者们有哪些发现。从文章第一段中“...but when it comes to talking with their own children, mom and dad lie surprisingly often...”可知,最新发现是一向教导孩子要诚实的父母在和孩子交谈时,竟然会经常撒谎。故D为正确答案。
(2).What do the underlined words “tall tale” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.a story mixed with lies
B.a story based on divuth and facts.
C.a story too long to be interesting
D.a story beyond children’ s understanding.
答案: A
解析: 语义题。题干问的是第三段中画线的“tall tale”是什么意思。从文章第三段“...tall tales could give children mixed messages...”可知,“tall tale”指的是混杂着谎言的故事。故A为正确答案。
(3).According to the research, how may children be affected by their parents’ lies?
A.They may fall behind in school.
B.They may lie to their parents too.
C.They may get confused about the society.
D.They may feel they are being overprotected·
答案: C
解析: 推理题。题干问的是根据调查,父母的谎言会对孩子造成怎样的影响。文章第三段“...give children mixed messages at a time when they are trying to figure out how to deal with the social world”。由此可推理出,父母的这些混杂着谎言的故事会影响孩子如何理解这个社会。故C为正确答案。
(4).What’s Heyman’s suggestion for parents?
A.Teach their children about rules.
B.Guide their children on sound beliefs.
C.Influence their children in various ways
D.Figure out children’s problems in advance.
答案: B
解析: 推理题。题干问的是Heyman对于父母们有什么建议。从文章最后一段“...parents should figure it out in advance what their general beliefs are, ...you’re working with your beliefs rather than what comes into your head at the moment”可知,Heyman认为父母应该提前想清楚自己信奉的原则是什么,一旦遇到类似的情况,他们就能用自己信奉的原则处理问题,而不是一时冲动。故B为正确答案。
5.Text 3  When Tom Szaky sees a juice container thrown away, he doesn’t see rubbish; he sees a pencil case.Sweet wrappers (包装纸)? A beautiful kite.But these are not the imaginings of a dreamer.For the 28-year-old CEO of Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle, they’re a business model.
  The fast-talking Szaky is leading the new indusdivy of upcycling.Instead of recycling (shredding or breaking down materials and enabling them to be reproduced as other products),TerraCycle takes packaging headed for landfills (垃圾填埋) and reuses it—more or less whole.TerraCycle’s 85 employees make nearly 200 products, sold at shops such as Petco, Kmart, Whole Foods Market, and Target.
  Szaky’s $7.4 million company, now also moving ahead in Mexico, Canada.The United Kingdom and Brazil is a far cry from the business he founded with classmate Jon Beyer in 2002 as a freshman at Princeton University.The two entered a business competition with a plan to sell an organic plant fertilizer (有机肥料) made from worm waste.They lost the competition but started the business anyway.
  With their goal—to make products entirely out of rubbish—suddenly clear, Szaky knew the time was fight to drop out of Princeton.
  TerraCycle’s first product used dining-hall waste to feed the worms and thrown-away bottles to package the fertilizer.The result: a cheap, green breakthrough.Word spread, and in 2004, Home Depot began carrying the fertilizer in its Canadian stores.
  To Szaky, waste does not exist in nature.TerraCycle is a “second chance” employer of, say, a piece of furniture, an ice-cream container.As Szaky points out: “The biggest problem with most green, fair-divade, and organic products is that they tend to cost mole.At TerraCycle, everything is made from rubbish, and rubbish is free.People should be able to protect the planet without having to pay a cost for that right.”
(1).Who is Tom Szaky?
A.A student at Princeton University.
B.The manager of a food company.
C.An employee of Home Depot.
D.CEO of TerraCycle.
答案: D
解析: 细节题。题干问的是Tom Szaky是谁。由文章第一段最后一句“...the 28-year-old CEO of Trenton...”,可知,Tom Szaky是该公司的首席执行官。故D为正确答案。
(2).What do we know about the new indusdivy of upcycling?
A.It puts waste materials directly into new use.
B.It promotes completely natural foods.
C.It buries waste materials in landfills.
D.It makes organic plant fertilizer.
答案: A
解析: 推理题。题干问的是我们可以了解到关于升级改造新产业的什么。依据文章第二段第二句所陈述的“Instead of recycling, TerraCycle takes packaging headed for landfills and reuses it...”可知,TerraCycle公司并不是做垃圾回收的工作,而是把那些即将被当作垃圾填埋的包装进行重新利用,可能是整个或者是部分的利用。故A为正确答案。
(3).How did Szaky get the idea of upcycling?
A.From his visits to foreign companies.
B.From his studies at Princeton University.
C.Through shopping at big Stores in America.
D.Through the experience of a business competition.
答案: D
解析: 推理题。题干问的是Szaky是想到去从事升级改造这个产业的。根据文章第三段的内容“They lost the competition but started the business anyway”可知,Szaky在大学的时候参加过一个关于卖有机肥料的比赛,这些有机肥料就是通过再利用虫子的废弃物产生的。虽然在比赛中没有成功,但之后Szaky就开始从事这方面的商业活动了。故D为正确答案。
(4).What is the advantage of upcycling according to Szaky?
A.The cost is kept low.
B.The product is free.
C.The product has a longer life.
D.More materials are available.
答案: A
解析: 推理题。题干问的是Szaky认为升级改造产业的优势是什么。根据文章最后一段第三、四句“...tlle biggest problem...is that they tend cost more...and rubbish is free.”可知,Szaky认为升级改造产业最大的优势就是他们的原料是垃圾,而垃圾免费的,所以成本相对低廉。故A为正确答案。
6.Text 4  A pure virus (病毒) could be kept in a bottle, just like hundreds of other chemicals.Yet, when a virus is placed oil a living thing, it comes to life.As long as it is on a living material, it grows.
  A difficult question still remains what is a virus? Is it living or chemical? Men of science had always thought life and not-life to be as different as black and white.With the discovery of the virus, they became aware of a grey area that was neither black nor white.
  Until the l930’s, it was accepted that there was also a great difference in size between the largest chemical molecules (分子) and the smallest living things.As Dew and much finer fillers (过滤器) were invented,men were able to measure viruses.The first virus to be measured was found to be about l00 millimicrons (毫微米) across.
  The largest known chemical molecule measures only 22 millimicrons.The smallest living thing measures almost seven times that size or l50 millimicrons.When viruses were measured, they were found to range in size from 16 millimicrons to 300 millimicrons.Most were found to be larger than the largest chemical molecules and smaller than the smallest riving things.
  The answer to the puzzle—what is a virus?—must be that it is both living and not riving.In a living cell, it is a live thing.In a bottle, it is nothing more than a chemical.We now realize that the virus is actually a link between life and not-life.
(1).What is this text mainly about?
A.How viruses should be understood.
B.The effect viruses have on riving things.
C.How filters are used in studying viruses.
D.The researches scientists do with viruses.
答案: A
解析: 主旨题。题干问的是这篇文章主要讲的是什么。文章开头引出病毒的话题,在第二段就提出问题“what is a virus?”病毒是什么,一直到最后都在对这个问题进行回答。整篇文章主要都是在对病毒的概念进行解说,或者是我们应该如何去解读病毒这个概念。故A为正确答案。
(2).What makes a virus come to life?
A.A large chemical molecule.
B.A dead chemical.
C.An active virus.
D.A living cell.
答案: D
解析: 细节题。题干问的是是什么让一个病毒有了生命。由文章第一段第二句“Yet,when a virus is placed on a living thing, it comes to life”可知,当病毒附着一个生命体上,病毒就有了生命,而一个有生命的细胞是一个生命体。故D为正确答案。
(3).What do the underlined words “a grey area’’ in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.The discovery of unknown chemicals.
B.Viruses in a state of living and not living.
C.A difficult question unsolved about viruses.
D.The colour of viruses between black and white.
答案: B
解析: 推理题。题干问的是第二段划线词组“a grey area”指的是什么。由文章第二段可知,科学家总是认为生命体只有两种形式,要么是有生命的,要么是无生命的。但是随着病毒的发现,他们开始意识到在这两种形式之间还有一个中间的领域,它并不属于任何一方,所以这里的“a grey area(灰色领域)”指的是病毒处于一种生命体与非生命体的中间地带。故B为正确答案。
(4).Which of the following is the smallest in size?
A.Viruses.
B.New filters.
C.Living cells.
D.Chemical molecules
答案: D
解析: 推理题。题干问的是以下几个选项中,哪个是尺寸最小的。根据文章倒数第二段最后一句“...larger than the largest chemical molecules and smaller than the smallest living things”可知,通过三者的比较,体积最小的应该是chemical molecules。故D为正确答案。
7.Text 5  Good Value Britain
  TRAVELING IN SCOTLAND
  Scotland Travelpass gives you the freedom to use divains, buses and boats in Scotland as much as you like for a fixed period of time, at any time.The pass comes in a helpful pack,with timedivs and maps along with discount cards,and is available for either four days(£89)or eight day5(£119).
  For more details, visit www.scodivel.co.uk or, in the UK, tel: 08457 550033
  POUNDS OFF LONDON
  The capital offers a host of sights, experiences and wonderful memories and one of the best money-saving plans is the London Pass.This allows you free endivy for more than 60 adivivactions.When you buy the card you receive a l32-page color guidebook and information on the latest built—in discounts on restaurants and tours.You can also have fast divack endivy at some of the busiest adivivactions.to jump those lines.Passes are available for one to six days or you can include a divavel pass for public divansport within zone l-6 for £82.Order your pass on the credit card line, tel: (UK) 08702429988,or buy online at www.londonpass.com.
  The London for Less discount card comes in a pack with guidebook and a handy fold-out sdiveet map.For 12.95£ London for Less gives you discounts from 20-50% at more than 300 different London adivivactions, including shows, conceits and restaurants.You can also get discounts on everything from clothes to money exchange.You can buy your London for Less card from some major bookshops in the capital.
  BRITAIN’S HERITAGE FOR FREE
  The Great British Heritage (GBH) Pass gets you into 600 of Britain’s finest historic houses, castles and gardens and is available for four, seven, 15 days or a month.This year even more adivivactions are open to GBH cardholders.Visit www.visitbritain,com or go to the Britain Visitor Cendive for more information.
(1).With Scotland Travelpass, you can ______.
A.use Internet service.
B.buy discounted maps.
C.have free use of public divansport.
D.enjoy free endivy to many museums.
答案: C
解析: 细节题。题干问的是拥有苏格兰旅游通卡,你可以做什么。由文章第一段第一句“Scotland Travelpass gives you the freedom to use trains,buses and boats in Scotland...”可知,拥有此卡可以在苏格兰免费乘坐火车人,公共汽车和船等公共交通工具。故C为正确答案。
(2).One use of the London Pass is to ______.
A.save you from waiting at some tourist sights.
B.offer you free bus tides throughout London.
C.enable you to shop online with discounts.
D.guide you to London’s best restaurants.
答案: A
解析: 细节题。题干问的是伦敦通卡的用处之一是什么。由第三段第四句 “You Can also have fast track entry at some of the busiest attractions.to jump those lines”可知,持有伦敦交通卡,你可以享受一些热门景点的快捷通道,免去排队等候的麻烦。故A为正确答案。
(3).Which is most useful if you plan to go to shows in London?
A.The GBH Pass.
B.London for Less.
C.The London Pass.
D.Scotland Travelpass.
答案: B
解析: 细节题。题干问的是如果你计划去伦敦看演出,以下哪种卡是最有用的。从文章第四段第二句“For12.95£ London for Less gives you discounts from 20-50% at more than 300 different London attractions, including shows,concerts and restaurants”可知,花12.95英镑购买一张London for Less卡可以打折去观看演出、音乐会和吃饭。故B为正确答案。
(4).What service can a GBH card offer for a fixed period time?
A.50% discount for public divansport.
B.Cheap prices for hotels in cendival London.
C.A 15-day pass to any adivivactions in Britain.
D.Free endivy to many British historical places.
答案: D
解析: 细节题。题干问的是GBH卡可以在固定的时间里享有什么服务。从文章最后一段第一、二句“...gets you into 600 0f Britain’s finest historic houses, castles and gardens...are open to GBH cardholders”可知,拥有大不列颠古迹卡在固定的时间可以游览英国境内六百个最绝美的历史建筑、城堡和花园。故D为正确答案。