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全國公共英語等級考試（PETS2級）模擬試題(1)第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用

第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)選擇

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑．1.Usually,_______careforchildren's______.

A.womanwriters...livesB.womenwriter...life

C.womenwriters...lifeD.womenwriter...lives

2.________youarefree,whynotgoskatingwithus?

A.BecauseB.SinceC.AsD.For

3.Greatmennevergiveup______difficulty.

A.inafaceofB.infaceoftheC.inthefaceofD.inthefaceofthe

4._____istheengineer'shusband?

Theneighborofyourbrotherinthecorner.

A.WhoB.WhatC.HowD.Which

5.Thereare______customtailorsanddressmakersintheU.S.thaninEuropeancountries.

A.farfewerB.sofewerC.veryfewerD.toofewer

6.Afiremandiscoveredthe__________ofthefire.

A.truthB..reasonC.causeD.fact

7.Thatyoungmanhasmadesomuchnoisethathe___nothavebeenallowedattendtheconcert.

A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.should

8."Wouldyoulikesomemorenoodles?"

"'No,thanks.I________________."

A.don'twanttoB.can'teatC..amnothungryD.I'mfull

9.Youmaywritetomeorcometoseeme.____________waywilldo

A.AllB.BothC.OneD.Either

10.ThatwasthefirsttimeI_______________England'scoast

A.leftB.hadleftC.wouldleaveD.hasleft

11.WheneverImethim,_____________wasfairlyfrequent,___________Ilikedhissweetandhopefulsmile.

A.which...不填Bthat...thatC.it...thatD.what...不填

12.Idon'tknowwhatillnesshesufferedfrom,butIdorememberhementioned___inhospitallastyear.

A.tohavebeenB.tobeC.havingbeenD.being

13.Enteringtheroom,Ifoundmyfather__atthedeskand___something.

A.seat...writeB.seated...wroteC.seated...writingD.seating...writing

14.____theywillsendusaninvitationisnotyetknown,__wehopetheysill.

A.If...writeB.ThatsoC.When...yetD.Whether...but

15.Nancyisn'there.It'smymistake.Iforgotallabout____her.

A.telephoningB.totelephoneC.totelephonetoD.thetelephoneto

第二節(jié)：完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑．

“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itstraditionalmeaningisusedto16atemperaturethatisfairlycold.Astheworldhas17,however,thewordhasexpandedto18manydifferentmeanings.

“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsof19inalmostanything.

Whenyouseeabrand-namecarinthestreet,maybeyoucan’thelp20,“It’scool.”Youmightthink,“He’ssocool,”whenyouseeyour21footballer.

Weallenlargethemeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseit22manywordssuchas“new”or“amazing.”Here’saninterestingstorywecansee23illustratetheusageoftheword:Ateacheraskedherstudentsto24thewaterfalltheyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheone25,“It’ssocool.”26hethoughtitwas27todescribe28hesawandfelt.

29thestoryalsoprovestheshortageofwordsandexpressions.30“cool,”somepeoplehavenowordstoexpressthesamemeaning.Soitis31toimproveourwordstrengthtomaintainsome32.

Asapopularword,“cool”standsforakindofspecial33thatpeoplecanaccepteasily.Excepting“cool,”canyouthinkofmanywordsthat34yourlifeascolorful?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsovery35.

16.A.findB.takeC.showD.makesure

17.A.changedB.beendevelopedC.beencleanedD.informed

18.A.turnoutB.takeonC.takeinD.comeinto

19.A.satisfactionB.interestC.senseD.interesting

20.A.tosayB.tellingC.shoutD.saying

21.A.famousB.outofdateC.favouriteD.modern

22.A.insteadofB.inplaceofC.totakeplaceofD.exchange

23.A.isusedtoB.showingC.usedtoD.explaining

24.A.writeforB.copydownC.describeD.saysomething

25.A.phraseB.wordC.storyD.sentence

26.A.HoweverB.MaybeC.AsfarasD.Perhaps

27.A.ThejustthingB.theverymeanC.somemethodsD.thebestway

28.A.themeansB.whatC.howD.wherever

29.A.AndB.IfC.SoD.B第三部分：閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。A

Readingisnottheonlywaytogainknowledgeoftheworkinthepast.Thereisanotherlargereservoir(知識庫)whichmaybecalledexperience,andthecollegestudentwillfindthateverycraftsman(工匠)hassomethinghecanteachandwillgenerallyteachgladlytoanycollegestudentwhodoesnotlookdownuponthem.Theinformationfromthemdiffersfrom(不同于)thatintextbooksandpaperschieflyinthatitstheoretical(理論的)part--theexplanationsofwhythingshappen--isfrequentlyquitefantastic(神奇的).Butthedemonstration(示范)andreportofwhathappens,andhowithappensarecorrectevenifthereportsareincompletelyunscientificterms(術(shù)語).Presentlythecollegestudentwilllearn,inthiscasealso,whattoacceptandwhattoreject.OneimportantthingforacollegestudenttorememberisthatifAristotlecouldtalktothefisherman,socanhe.

Anothersourceofknowledgeisthevaststoreoftraditional(傳統(tǒng)的)practiceshandeddownfromfathertoson,ormothertodaughter,ofoldcountrycustoms(習(xí)慣),offolklore(風(fēng)俗).Allthisisverydifficultforacollegestudenttoexamine,formuchknowledgeandpersonalexperienceisneededheretoseparategoodplantsfromwildgrass.Thecollegestudentshouldlearntorealizeandrememberhowmuchofrealvaluesciencehasfoundinthiswide,confusedwildernessandhowoftenscientificdiscoveriesofwhathadexistedinthisarealongage.36.Inthelastparagraphthephrase"thiswide,confusedwilderness"refersto_____.

A.personalexperienceB.wildweedsamonggoodplants

C.theinformationfromtheparentsD.thevaststoreoftraditionalpractices

37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage?

A.Thecollegestudentshavetroubleseparatinggoodplantsfromwildgrass

B.Craftsman'sexperienceisusuallyunscientific

C.Thecontemptuous(傲慢的)collegestudentswillreceivenothingfromcraftsmen

D.Traditionalpracticesareasimportantasexperienceforthecollegestudent

38.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat______.

A.we'llinvitethecraftsmantoteachinthecollege

B.schoolsandbooksarenottheonlywaytoknowledge

C.scientificdiscoverieslatebasedonpersonalexperience

D.discoveriesandrediscoveriesarethemostimportantsourceofknowledgeforacollegestudent

39.Theauthoradvisesthecollegestudentto______.

A.becontemptuoustothecraftsman

B.bepatientinhelpingthecraftsmanwithscientificterms

C.learnthecraftsman'sexperiencebyjudgingitcarefully

D.gainthecraftsman'sexperiencewithoutrejection

40.Themainideaofthispassageisabout________.

A.whattolearnfromtheparentsB.howtogainknowledge

C.whytolearnfromcraftsmanD.howtodealwithexperience

B

Water,watereverywhere.Itlastedalmosttwomonths,butinAugustitended.Itleft45peopledeadand$10billionworthofdamageinninestatesofUSA.ItwasquiteabigMississippifloodeverrecorded.

InSt.Louis,Missouri,9,000peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomeswhilethecitywasindanger.St.LouisisjustdownriverfromthepointswheretheMissouriandIllinoisRiversflowintotheMississippi.Allthreeriverswereflooding.Butthecityescapedtheworstwhenlevees(堤)brokeupriver.Aleveeisbuiltofriversandandclay(粘土).

Elevenmilesoffloodwallswerebuiltinthelate1960'sThewallsare18inchesthickand5to22feethigh.Theyweredesignedtoprotectagainsta52-footflood.InSt.Louis,wateralmostreachedthetopoffloodwalls.Itmeasured49.4feet.

41.Thefloodreferredtointhepassage_____.

A.wastheheaviestoneinthehistory

B.happenedinMissouriandIllinoisstates

C.happenedinlessthantwentypercentofthestatesofU.S.A.

D.wasrecordedseveraltimes42.Themeaningofthesentence"Butthecityescapedtheworst"isthat_____.

A.manypeopleescapedfromthecityB.thefloodattackedthecityheavily

C.theflooddidnotattackthecityatallD.thecityavoidedtheworstsituation

43.Thehighestfloodreferredtointhepassagewasabout______.

A.18feethighB.5-22feethighC.nearly50feethighD.52feethighC

Inhopesofbecomingmillionaires,manyFilipinos(菲律賓人)begandrinkingmorePepsi.Theyhopedtogetabottlecapwiththewinningnumberonit.InMay1992,thenumberwasannounced:349.Thousandsrushedtogettheirrewardwiththeirbottlecapsworthamillionpesos(aboutUS$40,000)each.

ButPepsiwouldn'tpay.Thecompanysaidtherewasamistake.Thenumbersonthecapsdidnotincludeasecuritycode(保險(xiǎn)號),sothecapswerenotreallywinners.Upto800,000bottlecapshadthenumber349.

Pepsihasspentmillionsofdollarsontheproblem.Thecompanyhaspaid54millionpesostorealwinners.Italsopaid500pesosforeachNo.349capwithoutthesecuritycode.

44.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Allthosewhogotthenumberof349gotsomemoney

B.Allthosewhogotthenumberof349didn'tgetthesameamountofmoney

C.Noneofthosewhogetthenumberof349wasn'trewarded

D.Thecompanymadeamistakesoastosellmorepepsi

45.Fromthepassagewecanguessthatpesois_________.

A.thenameofapersonB.akindofdrink

C.thenameofacompanyD.noneoftheabove

D

InCardiffIwasputtoworkinfurnituredepartmentatoneofthelocalstores.Itwaslarge,fairlyoutofdate,run(經(jīng)營),likeitsparentcompanyinLondon,byagroupofrelatives.Beingonlyamemberofthestoreforashorttime,Iwasinaveryfortunateposition.Theothers,particularlytheoldermembersofthestore,werenaturallyaskedtoproducegoodsalesfigures.Iwasmoreofanobserver.IfImadeasale,Iwaspleased,butifIdidn't,Iwouldnotbeblamed.Iwasreallytheretoobserveandlearn,andasIhadnointerestinmakingapositioninthefurniturebusiness,Iwasn'ttoodiligent(勤奮)aboutthateither.

Onesalesmaninlatemiddleageonceexpressedhisinsecurity(不安全感)byscoldingmeoftryingtostealoneofhiscustomers(雇客).Nothingcouldhavebeenfurtherfromthetruth,buthedemandedthatIgotothestockroom(貨倉)withhimtosettlethematter.Hewasverysmallandthin,buttomysurprisehestarteddancingaboutamongthecarpetsandclosetsworkinghisarmswildlyandcallingonmeto'putthemup'.Icouldn'tputanythingupIwastoobusyrollingonafour-footsix-inchspringmattress(彈簧墊子),helplesswithlaughter.Finallyhesawthejoketoo,andwewentofftothemembers'storeforaconciliatory(和解)cupoftea.Severaldayslater,Ifinallyleftthestore.ThankGod!

46.Thefurnituredepartmentwasrunby_____.

A.theauthor'sparentsB.theauthor'srelatives

C.somememberofabigfamilyD.thelocalgovernment

47.TheshopinCardiff______.

A.wasbigandverymodernB.wasoldbutbeautiful

C.didn'tsellfurnitureonlyD.wasfamousinLondon

48.Theauthorwasluckybecause________.

A.salesfigureswerenotimportantforhimB.hewasyoungerthantheothers

C.heproducedgoodsalesfiguresD.hispaywashigher

49.Onesalesmanthoughtthat______.

A.theauthorwasmoreofanobserverthanarealmemberofthestore

B.whattheauthorhadsaidwasfarfromthetruth

C.theauthortriedtogetapersontobuythefurnituredishonestly

D.thewriterdestroyedafour-footsix-inchspringmattress

50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthoronlystayedintheshopforashorttimebecausehewasnotinterestedinbusiness.

B.Theauthorfeltlight-heartedwhenhelefttheshop.

C.Theauthorwaspunishedforstealingmoneyfromthecustomer.

D.Theauthorwasaskedtoputupthecarpets.E

Drivingcars,trucksandmotorcyclesisanimportantpartofourlives.Wedoiteverydaytogettowork,toschoolortofriends'houses.

Drivingcanbeveryconvenient,butcanalsocausemanyproblems.Waitinginlineataredlight,adrivermaygetimpatientanddecidejusttodriverightthroughit.Ifanothercariscomingfromtheotherdirection,theremightbeaterribleaccident.Cuttinganothercaroffcanmakeitsdriverangry,sothatdrivercutsoffsomeoneelse.Prettysooneverybodyisangry,andimpatient.

Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsofliveseveryyearworldwide.InTaiwanalone,oversevenpeoplearekilledinaccidentseveryday.Theannualdeathrate(年死亡率)fromtrafficaccidentsinTaiwanistwicethatofJapan.

Toallowtraffictomovesmoothlyandsafely,everybodymustfollowtherules.Beforeyoudrive,learnallthetrafficlaws.Thatwayofdrivingissafe,convenientandevenfun!

51.Theword"convenient"inthepassagemeans________.

A.handy,easytodoB.thatcanbechanged

C.fondofdrinkingandmerry-makingD.carriagesorothertrucks

52.Ifyoucutanothercaroff,itsdrivermaybe_______.

A.impatientB.terribleC.angryD.bothAandB

53.Thesentence"Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsoflives"means"_______".

A.Trafficaccidentsmakesomepeoplebecomemillionaires

B.Manypeoplediefromtrafficaccidents

C.Millionsofpeoplesaytheythemselveshavehadtrafficaccidents

D.Millionsofpeopleremainhealthyaftertrafficaccidents

54.Accordingtothepassage,drivingcanbesafeif_______.

A.youarepatientB.youobeyallthetrafficrules

C.youdon'tcutanothercaroffD.youwaitinlineataredlight

55.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?_______.

A.TrafficSafetyB.ACarefulC.HowToDriveACarD.ATrafficAccident第四部分：寫作

第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷:如無錯(cuò)誤,在該行右邊橫線上畫一個(gè)勾(√);如有錯(cuò)誤(每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤),則按下列情況改正:

多一個(gè)詞:把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉,在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞,并也用斜線劃掉。

缺一個(gè)詞:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧),在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線,在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意:原行沒有錯(cuò)的不要改。

Johnputthelastofpaintinhismodelspaceship.56_______

He'dpainteditsilverandblue.Hehelpituptoshowdad.57_______

"Itlooksgreatly."saiddad."Letmehelpyouhangit."58_______

Theyhangedthemodelfromtheceilingwiththinthread.59_______

Johnwatchedthespaceshipswingbackorforth.Hebeganto60_______

thinkaboutjourneyingalllonelyoutofspace."Supposeaman61_______

isinthespaceship,"Johnsaid."Andcouldherunoutofwatertodrink?"62_______

"yes."saiddad."Andcouldherunoutofairtobreath?""Ofcourse."63_______

answereddad."Thenwhichwouldhappentohim?"Johnasked.64_______

"Idon'tthinkhe'dlivelong.Doyouthinkthat?"askeddad.65_______

"No,Idon'tthinkI'dliketobeoutinaspaceship."saidJohn.第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)假定你叫李華,是中州市第27中學(xué)的學(xué)生.你前不久在<<中國日報(bào)>>上讀到一篇有關(guān)農(nóng)村(countryside)兒童輟學(xué)(leavesschoolatanearlyage)的報(bào)道.你于2000年1月14日給編輯寫去一封信,談了農(nóng)村兒童輟學(xué)的主要原因以及你的看法.

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：原因：1.家庭貧困2.幫父母掙錢

3.學(xué)習(xí)有困難4.不原上學(xué)

5.這些原因中家庭貧困是主要原因

看法：每個(gè)孩子都應(yīng)有受教育的機(jī)會(huì),愿將自己的零花錢(pocketmoney)送給失學(xué)兒童.

注意：1.要點(diǎn)不能遺漏,但不能逐點(diǎn)翻譯.2.詞數(shù)80-120個(gè)詞.3.信的開頭己為你寫好.4.書信格式正確.

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Zhongzhou,SichuanProvince

January14,2000

DearEditor

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Zhongzhou,DearEditor

Inthecountrysidealotofchildrenareleavingschoolatanearlyageforvariousreasons.Somehavetoleaveschoolbecausetheirfamiliesaretoopoortopayfortheireducation.Somefinddifficultiesinstudy.Somehavetohelptheirparentstoearnmoney.Andsomesimplydonotlikestudying.Inmyopinionthemainreasonthatthechildrencannotfinishschoolisthepoorlivingconditionsoftheirfamilies.

Ithinkeverychildhasthechancetoreceiveeducation.AsastudentIcan'tdomuchaboutit.butIwouldtrymybestandnow,Iwouldliketogivethemallmypocketmoneyandhopeitwillhelpsomechildren.YourtrulyLiHua全國公共英語等級考試（2級）模擬試題(2)第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用

第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)選擇

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑．1.Shewassoangryatall____hewasdoing_____shewalkedoutwithoutsayingaword.

A.that,thatB.which;thatC.what;asD.that;which

2.Everyminutemustbemadefulluseof_______ourlessons,forthecollegeentranceexamiscoming.

A.goingoverB.togooverC.gooverD.ourgoingover

3.Theyaregoingdowntown________businsteadof_______theirbikes.

A.by,byB.on;byC.by;inD.by;on

4.Howaboutafilmtonight?

_______Ihaven'tbeentothecinemaforalongtime.

A.Yes,thanks.B.Whynot?C.No,goawayD.It'sapity.

5.which_______,breadorrice?

________willdo.

A.hadyoubettereat;BothB.wouldyoulike;All

C.doyoulikemost;NoneD.wouldyouratherhave;Either

6.MyGod!Ihavetowalkhomenow,forIjustmissedthebus.

That’stoobad.You______ithadyousetoutabitearlier.

A.shouldhavecaught.B.hadcaughtC.wouldhavecaught.D.couldcatch

7.Morethanoneteacher_______toldhimitisimportantthathelearnEnglishwellifhe_______abroad.

A.had;willgoB.has;wantstogoC.has;wanttogoD.have;shallgo

8.Doyouseewhyhehasn’tturnedupyet?

Sorry,Idon’tknow_______.

A.whatthematterisB.howmattersstoodC.whatisthematterD.howisthematter

9.Where’sJohn,doyouknow?

Oh,_____tohospital.

A.he’stakenB.he’llbetakenC.he’sbeentakenD.he’lltake

10._______isyourEnglishteacher?

Theoneinred.

A.whoB.whichC.whatD.where

11.John,mayIaskyouafavour?

______

A.I’msorry,butwhy?B.Sure,whatisit?C.Yes,youcould.D.I’dloveto,andI’mbusy.

12.Wherewasit_____theroadaccidenthappenedyesterday?

A.whenB.thatC.whichD.how

13.______youchoose,makesurethatitisagoodone.

A.WhatB.WhereverC.WhicheverD.Which

14.Hesuggestedthesportsmeetbe_______becauseofthebadweather.

A.putawayB.putupC.putdownD.putoff

15.Ididn’tmanagetoworkouttheproblem_______theteacherhadexplainedhow.

A.untilB.unlessC.whenD.before

第二節(jié)：完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑．Si1asMinton'sfuneralwasaquiet16.ltwas17bytheonly18hehadintheworld,hisnieceandnephew,andbyafewfriends.Thepriestwho1920ahundredmilesintothiswildpartofthecountywasnowgetting21forthesimpleceremony.Minton,22'Minty'ashisfriends23callhim,24ahardlife25forgoldinalonelypartofWesternAustralia.Hehadalwaysrefusedtoworkinagoldmine26hebelievedthathecoulddobetter27hisown.Althoughhewasnotaboastful(夸口的)person,hehadoftendeclaredthatonedayhe28findalump(塊)ofgoldasbigashisheadand29hewouldretireandlivein30fortherestofhislife.Buthisdreamsofgreatwealth31cametrue.Formanyyearshehadhardlyearnedenoughmoneytokeephimself32.

Twomennowgentlyliftedtheroughwoodenboxthat33Minty'sbody,buttheyalmostdroppeditwhentheyheardaloudcryfromthegrave-digger.Hisspade(鐵鍬)hadstrucksomethinghardintherockysoilandhewasshoutingexcitedly.Thenheheldupalargestone.34itwascovered16.A.accidentB.eventC.affairD.inciden

17.A.takenB.attendedC.joinedD.brought

18.A.relationB.relationsC.relationshipD.relationships

19.A.travelledB.wastravellingC.hadtravelIedD.usedtotravel

20.A.toB.ofC.inD.over

21.A.readyB.betterC.preparationD.worse

22.A.andB.butC.orD.except

23.A.likedB.pastC.usedD.usedto

24.A.leadedB.hadleadedC.hadledD.led

25.A.lookB.lookingC.lookedD.hadlooked

26.A.becauseB.soC.evenD.only

27.A.toB.inC.onD.for

28.A.wouldB.mustC.oughttoD.for

29.A.sinceB.whichC.whenD.withthat

30.A.comfortB.comfortsC.comfortableD.comfortably

31.A.everB.neverC.alwaysD.once

32.A.liveB.lifeC.livedD.alive

33.A.containsB.containingC.containedD.havingcontained

34.A.ThoughB.ForC.ThenD.Because

35.A.inB.withC.withinD.below第三部分：閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ASussexpoliceorderedtosearchforasix-foot,dark-hairedyouthofabout20whofailedtomug(搶劫)afive-foot,74-year-oldgrandmother.TheyouthrushedatMrsWestandtiedtotakeherthingsandmoneywhenshewaswalkingoutofachurch.Theresultshouldhavebeenanexpectedconclusion.Surprisedly,however,whenMrsWestgraspedthemugger’swrist(手腕)，hecried,”O(jiān)h,God!Oh,no!Stop!”Encouragedbythesepleas(哀求),sheputhiminarmlockatwhichthemuggercried,“Oh,no!Oh!God!”andranaway.“IfIhadn’tbeencarryingmyshoppingIwouldreallyhaveputhimonhisback.“saidMrsWestwhohadpractisedjudo(柔道)whenyounger.”Whenmyhusbandwasliving.IusedtopracisethrowinghimatChristmas”,sheexplained.36.Whydidtheyouthcrywhengraspedbytheoldlady?Becausehe______.

A.wassorryforhisfailureB.couldn’tbearthepainandhadtoaskformercy

C.feltangrywiththeoldladyD.becamesoexcitedthathecouldn’thelpdoingso

37.Iftheincidenthadn’tendedbeyondexpectedconclusion,_______.

A.MrsWestwouldhavebeenrobbedofherthingsandmoney

B.themuggershouldhavebeendefeated

C.MrsWestwouldhaveputtheyouthonhisback

D.themuggershouldhavecriedandrunaway

38.Whatdoyouthinkoftheyouthwhomthepoliceorderedtosearchfor?Hewas______.

A.aboyofabout20B.adark-hairedyoungmanC.anillmanD.aratherweakfellow

39.Inyourjudgement,whichofthefollowingmightnotbetrue?

A.MrsWesthadjustbeentothemarketandchurch.

B.Themuggerknewlittleaboutjudo.

C.MrsWestwasasinglewoman.D.Themuggerdidn’tgetpunishedintheend.BNipponexEletuics

Tokyo,AmperliteLtd

146O’LearyStDearSirs,

ImprovedwaysofproductionmakeusabletoofferyouourchangeofDrilitebatteries(電池)atareducedpriceforlargequantities.

Furtherinformationofthenewpricesforyourmarketaresenttoyoutogetherwiththeletter,andyouwillseethatthepricehasalreadyreduced5percent.Asc.i.f(成本，保險(xiǎn)加運(yùn)費(fèi))toDublinisincludedinourprices,youwillagreethattheyareclearlylowerthanthoseofproducersofthesamebatteries,bothhereinJapanandelsewhere.Thequalityofourproducersremainsthesameonlythefinestchemicalsareused.Thenewpricesarefortheleastordersof1,000poundsandwillbeginfromJanuary1.Immediatesendingoffisguaranteedbecauseenoughcanbemadewheneveryourequireit.

Weappreciateyourpastdealingandco-operstion(合作)withus,andlookforwardtosupplyingyouinthenewyearatthenewprices.YoursTruly

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40.Theunderlinedword“guaranteed”inthepassage.Probablymeans______.

A.inourchargeB.ofalittleproblemC.difficultyD.quitesure

41.Fromthepassageweknowthequalityoftheproducts_______.

A.isashighasbeforeB.islowerC.isimprovedD.isreduced

42.IftheIrishexpecttoenjoythe5%ofreductionatprices,theyshould_______.

A.paytheJapaneseatleast￡1,000B.order1,000poundsofbatteriesinweight

C.order￡1,000worthbatteriesatleastD.paytheJapanese￡1,000ahead

43.WhywilltheJapanesereducethepriceat5percent?Because______.

(1).theJapaneseproducerholdsalargequantityofstoresandcan’tsellthemout

(2).theJapanesehaveimprovedtheirproductionmeansandcanturnoutmoreproducts

(3).theyexpecttogoondealingwiththeIrishinthecomingyear

(4).theIrishthinkthepricesinthepastareunfair

(5).theytrytosellmoreproductsinthepastareunfair

(6).theywanttoappreciatetheIrish’sco-operation

A.(1)(3)(5)B.(2)(4)(6)C.(2)(3)(5)D.(1)(4)(6)CWomanhavemoreproblemsthanmeninoldage.Firstofall,theyhavelessmoney—ornomoneyatall—andbecauseofthis,theyoftenfeeltheygetlessrespect,evenathome.Quitealargenumberhavenopension(退休費(fèi))becausetheyhaveneverworkedoutsidethehome,andthirty-eightpercentaresupportedmainlybytheirhusbandsorchildren.Second,alargernumberofoldwomenthanoldmenbecomewindow(singlewomen).Menarenormallyolderthanthewomentheymarry,andwomengenerallylivelongerthanmen.Theremarriageamongolderwindowsislowerthanthatamongwidows(singlemen).Statistics(統(tǒng)計(jì))from1990inShanghaishowonly52percentofelderlywomenwithhusbandsstillliving,comparedto(與相比)82percentofmen.

Becauseoflowerincomesandthedifficultyofremarriage,manyelderlywomenwholivealone,arepoorandhavealmostnosociallife.Evenanoldcoupleliveswithchildren,itisthewomanwhoendsupdoingtheworkaroundthehouse.Shecleanstherooms,preparesmeals,andtakescareofthefamily.Some75percentofthemcarryoutsuchheavyphysicaltasksasbuyingandcarryinggrain,coalandothersuppliesforthehome.Howtoimprovethequalityoflifeofwomenintheirlateryearsisaquestionthatneedstobedealtwithbyallthesociety.44.Iftheyhadmoremoney,elderlywomen_______.

A.wouldhavenomoreproblemB.couldliveafairylife

C.wouldgetmorerespectD.wouldneednocareofothers

45.InShanghai,of150elderlywomen,only______havehusbandsstillliving.

A.75.B.52.C.82.D.78.

46.Accordingtothestatistics,supposethereare150,000elderlymen,_____ofthemarewidowers.

A.27,000B.78,000C.72,000D.123,000

47.Accordingtothewriter,_______.

A.elderlywomenshouldbepaidwell

B.elderlywomenshouldlivewiththeirfamilies

C.allpeopleshoulddosomethingforelderlywomen

D.houseworkshouldnotbedonebyelderlywomenDOursurroundingsarebeingpollutedfasterthaneveranditseemsthatpeoplecannotpreventit.Timeisbringingusmorepeople,andmorepeoplewillbringusmoreindustry,morecars,largercities,andthegrowinguseofman-madematerials.

Whatcanexplainandsettlethisproblem?Thefactisthatpollutioniscausedbyman—byhisdesire(欲望)foramodernwayoflife.Wemake“increasingindustrialization”(工業(yè)化)ourfirstaim.Soweareoftenreadytooffereverything:cleanair,purewater,goodfood,ourhealthandthefutureofourchildren.Thereisaconstantflowofpeoplefromthecountry-sideintothecities,eagerfortheachievementso