2019年公共英語(PETS)考試三級模擬試題(二)

1、2019 年公共英語 (PETS)考試三級模擬試題 (二)Section I Listening Comprehension（25 minutes ）Directions ：This section is designed to test your ability tounderstand spoken English. You will hear a selection ofrecorded materials and you must answer the questions thataccompany them. There are two parts in this section ，

2、 Part Aand Part B.Remembe，r while you are doing the test ， you shouldfirst put down your answers in your test booklet. At the endof the listening comprehension section ， you will have 3minutes to transfer your answers from your test booklet ontoyour ANSWER SHEET I.If you have any questions ， you may

3、 raise your hand NOWas you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part AYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue ，there is one question and four possible answers. Choose thecorrect answer-A ， B， C or D ， and mark it in your testbookl

4、et. You will have 15seconds to answer the question andyou will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Example：You will hear ：W： Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight willbe arriving on time ？M：Yes， Madam. It should be arriving in about tenminutes.You will read ：Who do you think the woman is talking t

5、o ？A A bus conductor.BA clerk at the airport. C A taxi driver.DA clerk at the station.From the dialogue ， we know that only a clerk at theairport is most likely to knowthe arrival time of a flight ， so you should chooseanswer B and mark it in your testbooklet.Sample Answer： A B C DNow look at questi

6、on 1.1. What does the woman mean ？A She invites the man to a pot luck next weekend. B She asks the man to help her with the gardening. C She is not free today.D She agrees to meet the man next Saturday.2. What will the man do ？A Join his friends. B Play a card game.C Catch up with others. D Do more

7、studying.3. Where did this conversation most probably take place ？A At the bookstore. B At a department store.C At a club. D At a school.4. How much will the man pay for two tickets ？A $8. B $24.C $18. D $36.5. What do they decide to do ？ A The man will bring some food back for dinner. B They will g

8、o to their friend s home for supper. C The woman will fill the refrigerator before supper. D They will eat out for dinner.6. How does the woman feel at the end of theconversation ？A Angry. B Relieved.C Upset. D Sarcastic.7. What is the man going to do this morning ？A Paint the bookshelf. B Fix the t

9、able.C Wash the car. D Go to the beach.8. How many students were absent from the test ？A 15. B 20.C 25. D 30.9. What do we learn from the conversation ？A The man needs three weeks to do something beforeleaving for Europe.B Something prevents the man from going to Europe. C The woman is leaving for E

10、urope in just three weeks.D The man is excited about his trip to Europe.10. What do we learn from this conversation ？A The man is giving a party.B The woman is staying at home. C The man is going to lower the music volume. . D The woman is invited to join the man.Part BYou are going to hear four con

11、versations. Beforelistening to each conversation ， you will have 5 seconds toread each of the questions which accompany it. Afterlistening ， you will have time to answer each question bychoosing A ， B， C or D. You will hear each passage orconversation ONLY ONCE.Mark your answers in your test booklet

12、.Questions 11-13 are based on the following conversation.You now have 15 seconds to read the Questions11 -13.11. What is an active holiday according to the man ？A Sitting around. B With joys of social activities. C Doing nothing. D Holiday with a lot of exercise.12. Which of the following belongs to

13、 the manspreferences ？ A Water skiing. B Shark fishing.C Rowing. D Camping.13. Which of the following doesn t belong to the womans suggestions ？ A Skin diving. B Golfing.G Rowing. D Canoeing.You now have 30 seconds to check your answers toquestions 11 -13.Questions 14-17 are based on the following c

14、onversation.You now have 20 seconds to read the questions 14 -17.14. Why does the woman want to go to the movie ？Aj Because she is tired of staying at home all day. B Because there is a good film in the neighborhoodtheater.C Because she enjoys going to the movies. D Because she is tired of watching

15、TV.15. What does Id rather not spend a lot of moneyimply ？A She prefers to spend money on something else.B Tickets in downtown theaters are very expensive.C People cannot help buying things if they go downtown.D It would take a long drive to get there.16. Why does the woman say she doesnt want to se

16、e themovie Gone with the Wind ？A Because the movie theater is too far away.B Because the film is too old.C Because she doesnt want to see it a second time.D Because its a popular film so the tickets would bequite expensive.17. What may you infer from the dialogue ？A People are tired of watching TV n

17、owadays.B Baseball games attract more people than films do. C There aren t any films worth seeing in localtheaters.D The woman is rather hard to please.You now have 40 seconds to check your answers toquestions 14 -17.Questions 18-21 are based on the following passage. Younow have 20 seconds to read

18、the questions 18 -21.18. Which floor is the most dangerous if a cat fallsfrom it ？A The 7th floor. B The 32nd floor.C The 4th floor. D The 20th floor.19. How many cats can survive a fall from two or threestoreys ？A 100%. B 50%.C 90%. D 10%.20. What do cats probably do after they have reached theterm

19、inal speed ？A They feel extremely terror-stricken.B They become relieved from strain.C They fly like flying squirrels.D They try to hold on to something.21. What makes cats land on their feet ？A Fear of death. B The terminal speed.C The light weight of cats. DA sense of balance.You now have 40 secon

20、ds to check your answers toquestions 18 -21.Questions 22 - 25 are based on the followingconversation. You now have 20 seconds to read the questions22 -25.22. What does the International Center send out tostudents ？AA diagram of their facilities. B A timetable of events. C Maps of the city. D Samples

21、 of coffee from other countries.23. How does the man feel about the local customs ？A Fearful. B Angry.C Disinterested. D Confused.24. What does the woman say about her family ？A They live far away.B They frequently invite students to their home.C They come from another country.D They visit her every

22、 weekend.25. When does the International Center close on weeknights ？A 11 ：30. B 10 ：30.C 8 ：00. D 8 ：30.You now have 40 seconds to check your answers toquestions 22 - 25.Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers fromyour test booklet to the ANSWER SHEET 1.That is the end of the listening comp

23、rehension section.Section Use of English（15 minutes ）Directions ：Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrasefor each numbered blank and mark A ， B， C， or Don yourANSWER SHEET 1.TextWhat do we mean by a perfect English pronunciation ？ Inone 26 there are as many different kinds of English

24、as thereare speakers of it. 27 two speakers speak in exactly the same28 We can always hear differences 29 them ， and thepronunciation of English 30 a great deal in differentgeographical 31 . How do we decide what sort of English touse as a 32 ？ This is not a question that can be 33 in thesame way fo

25、r all foreign learners of English. 34 you live ina part of the world 35 India or West Africa ， where there isa long 36 of speaking English for general communicationpurposes ， you should 37 to acquire a good variety of thepronunciation of this area. It would be a 38 in thesecircumstances to use as a

26、model BBC English or 39 of the sort.On the other hand ， if you live in a country 40 there is notraditional use of English ， you must take 41 your model someform of 42 English pronunciation. It does not 43 very muchwhich form you choose. The most 44 way is to take as yourmodel the sort of English you

27、 can 45 most often.26. A meaning B sense C case D situation27. A Not B No C None D Nor28. A type B form C sort DJ way29.A between B among C of D from30. A changes B varies C shifts D alters31. A areas B parts C countries D spaces32. A direction B guide C symbol D model33. A given B responded C satis

28、fied D answered34. A Because BWhen Clf D Whether35. A as Bin Clike D near36. A custom B use C tradition D habit37. A aim B ） propose C select D tend38. A fashion B mistake C nonsense D possibility39. A everything B nothing C anything D things40. A where B that C which D wherever41. A to B with C on

29、D as42. A practical B domestic C native D new43. A care B affect C trouble D matter44. A effective B sensitive C ordinary D careful45. A listen B hear C notice D findSection 11 Reading Comprehension（40 minutes ）Part ADirections ：Read the following three texts. Answer the questions oneach text by cho

30、osing A ， B， C or D. Mark your answers onthe ANSWER SHEET by drawing a thick line across thecorresponding letter in the brackets.Text IIf you want to stay young ， sit down and have a goodthink. This is the research finding of a team of Japanesedoctors ， who say that most of our brains are not gettin

31、genough exercise-and as a result ， we are ageing unnecessarilysoon.Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out whyotherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to belosing their ability to think and reason at a relativelyearly age ， and how the process of ageing could be sloweddown.With a te

32、am of colleagues at Tokyo National University ，he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people ofdifferent ages and varying occupations.Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtainprecise measurements of the volume of the front and sidesections of the brain ， which relate to intel

33、lect （智能 ）and emotion ， and deter-mine the human character. （ The rearsection of the brain ， which controls functions like eatingand breathing ， does not contract with age ， and one cancontinue living without intellectual or emotional faculties（功能）。Contraction of front and side parts-as cells die of

34、f-wasobserved in some subjects in their thirties ， but it wasstill not evident in some sixty-and-seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is asimple remedy to the contraction normally associated withage-using the head.The findings show in general terms that contraction ofthe b

35、rain begins sooner in people in the country than in thetowns. Those least at risk ， says Matsuzawa ， are lawyers ，followed by university professors and doctors. White collarworkers doing routine work in government offices are ，however， as likely to have shrinking brains as the farmworker ， bus drive

36、r and shop assistant.Matsuzawas findings show that thinking can prevent thebrain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in thehead to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. Thebest way to maintain good blood circulation is through usingthe brain ， he says. Think hard and engage in conv

37、ersation.Don t rely on pocket calculators. 46. The team of doctors wanted to find out _. A why certain people age sooner than others B how to make people live longer C the size of certain people s brains D which people are most intelligent47. On what are their research findings based ？A A survey of

38、farmers in northern Japan. B Tests performed on a thousand old people. C The study of brain volumes of different people. D The latest development of computer technology.48. The doctor s tests show that _. A our brains shrink as we grow olderB the front section of the brain does not shrink C sixty-ye

39、ar-olds have better brains than thirty-year-olds D some people s brains have contracted more thanother people s49. The word subjects in paragraph 5 means_. A something to be considered B branches of knowledge studied C persons chosen to be studied in an experiment D any member of a state except the

40、supreme ruler50. According to the passage ， which people seem to ageslower than the others ？A Lawyers. B Farmers.C Clerks. D Shop assistants.Text 2Television has changed the lifestyle of people in everyindustrialized country in the world. In the United States ，where sociologists have studied the eff

41、ects ， someinteresting observations have been made.Television ， although not essential ， has become animportant part of most people s lives. It alters people sways of seeing the world ； in many ways ， it supports aridsustains （維持） modern life.Television has become a baby-sitter ， an introducer ofcon

42、versations ， the major transmitter of culture ， a keeperof tradition. Yet when what can be seen on TV in one day iscritically analyzed ， it becomes evident that television isnot a teacher but a sustainer ； the poor quality ofprogramming does not elevate （提升 ） people into greaterunderstanding ， but r

43、ather maintains and encourages the lifeas it exists.The primary reason for the lack of quality in Americantelevision is related to both the history of TV programmingdevelopment and the economics of TV. Television in Americabegan with the radio. Radio companies and their sponsorsfirst experimented wi

44、th television. Therefore ， the closerelationship which the advertisers had with radio programsbecame the system for American TV. Sponsors not only paidmoney for time within programs ， but many actually producedthe programs. Thus ， in American society ， television isprimarily concerned with reflectin

45、g and attracting societyrather than experimenting with new ideas. Advertisers want toattract the largest viewing audience possible. To do sorequires that the programs be entertaining rather thaneducational ， attractive rather than challenging.Television in America today remains ， to a large extent ，

46、with the same organization and standards as it had thirtyyears ago. The hope for further development and trueachievement toward improving society will require a change inthe entire system.51. According to the author American television is poorin quality because _. A advertisers are interested in exp

47、erimenting withnew ideas B it is still at an early stage of development ，compared with the radio C the programs have to be developed in the interestsof the sponsors for economic reasons D it is controlled by radio companies52. The second paragraph is mainly about_. A TV as the sustainer of American

48、life B TV as the major transmitter of culture C the educational effect of TV on society D the strong influence and the poor quality ofAmerican TV53. In the author s view American TV should _.A be critical but entertaining B be creative and educational C change with the development of society D attra

49、ct as many viewers as possible54. The author believes that television in the UnitedStates has become important to most people because _.A it promotes family unity B it helps them develop their speaking ability C it attracts their life in many ways D it challenges society55. The author s attitude tow

50、ards American televisionis _. A critical B praising C doubtful D sympatheticText 3The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quicklyas possible over the period in which each printed symbol islooked at for its shape ， and arrive at the stage when thepupil looks at words a phrases ， for their mean

51、ing ， almostwithout noticing the shapes of these separate letters.When a good reader is at work ， he does not look atletters ， nor even at words ， one by or however quickly ； hetakes in the meaning of two ， three ， or four words at a time ，in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who

52、is reading ， and it will be seen that they do not travelsmoothly along the lines of print ， but they move by jumpsseparated by very short stops. The eyes a very good readermove quickly ， taking long jumps and making very short halts（停頓 ）； the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly ，taking only short

53、 jumps and stopping longer at each halt.Some times， when he meets a difficulty ， he even goesbackwards to see again what has already be looked at once.The teacher 9 task is therefore clear ： it is to trainhis pupils to take in several words at a glance （one eyejump） and remove the necessity forgoing backwards to readsomething a second time.This shows at once that letter