2016年3月PETS2真题卷及答案

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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，从体重所给的［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：0.Howmuchistheshirt［A］＄19.15.［B］＄9.18.［C］＄9.15.请看选项：衬衫的价格为9镑15便士，所以你选择［C］项，并在试卷上将其标出。下面，你有5秒钟的时间看第1题。Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace[C]Inatheatre[C]Over60Inanoffice[C]Inatheatre[C]Over60HowoldisthemannowAbout20[B]Nearly40WhatisthemangoingtodoCheckthepriceoftheticketTakeatraintoleaveNewYorkGototheinformationcounterWhatdowelearnaboutthemanHequittedhisjob.Hehasgottwojoboffers.Heisdoingapart-timejob.WhatdoesMr.Andersondo［A］Heisateacher［B］Heisalibrarian［C］Heisarepairman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。WhatisTheWesternTeacherAstory[B]Abook[C]AmagazineWhendidthemanstartwritingbooksAfterhecametoParis.[B]Sincetheyearof2004.[C]Whenhewasatschool.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。WhatistheprobablyrelationshipbetweenthespeakersCustomerandwaiter.Doctorandpatient.Husbandandwife.9.Whatmusthavecausedthespeakers'stomachaches[A]Theapples[B]Thesoup[C]ThefishWherewillthespeakersgoTothemarket[B]Tothehospital[C]Totherestaurant听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout[A]Film-seeinghabits[B]Popularcinemas[C]NewfilmsWhatseemstobotherthewomanatthecinema[A]Thelongwaitingtime.Thenoisypeople.Theuncomfortableseat.Whatdoweknowabouttheman[A]Helikestalkingaboutnewfilms.Heenjoysseeingfilmswithfriends.Heprefersseeingnewfilmsatthecinema.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。WhydoesDavidgotoProfessorSmithforhelp[A]Hemissedalltheclassedlastweek.[B]Hehadtroublewithtoday'slecture.Hewantedtolearnhowtotakenotes.WhatshouldDaviddoatthestartofeachclass[A]Takedownthemainpointsofthelecture.Lookthroughthenotesfromlastclass.Haveashorttalkwiththeprofessor.HowcanDavidfindthemostimportantinformationtowritedown[A]Byrememberingallthedetailsofthelecture.Byreadingthenotestakenbyhisclassmates.Byfocusingontheorganizationofthelecture.HowmanysuggestionshasProfessorSmithgiventoDavid[A]Two[B]Three[C]Four听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。WhobroughsilktoEuropeinthethirteenthcentury[A]Napoleon[B]MarcoPolo[C]LeonardodaVinciWhatdoweknowaboutsilktoday[A]Itisverypopularamongpainters.Itismuchcheaperthaninthepast.Itisusedbyfamousdressdesigners.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk[A]Topersuadepeopletobuysilkclothes.Toencouragepeopletolearndesigning.Tointroducethehistoryofsilktrade.第二部分阅读第一节短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的[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。Text1AndylivedhighintheRockyMountains.Hehunted（打猎）wildanimalsthere.Healsotookothermen

hunting.Thatwashiswork.OnedayaletterbroughtAndyanewjob.Thisjobchangedbothhisfeelingaboutanimalsandhiswayofhunting.Thelettersaid：“Iwanttowriteastoryaboutbighornsheep.Ineedpicturestogowithmystory.Willyougetpicturesofthesheepforme”Andy'stwosonswantedtheirfathertotakethejob.“wewillhelpyou!”theysaid.Bighornsheepareverywild.Andyknewitwouldbehardtogetpictures.“Butwhynottry”theysaid.Fordays,Andyandhissonstriedtogetpictures.Theydidnotwantthesheeptoheartohearthemorseemthem,sotheywalkedsoftly.Theyhidbehindrocks,butthesheepalwaysranaway.Thenoneday,Andyandhissonswalkedaroubdabigrock.Theymetsomesheepfacetoface.Butthesheepdidn'trun!“NowIknowwhythesheeprunaway,”Andysaid.“Theyrunbacausewecomeupbehindthem.Fromnowon,wewillataywheretheycanseeus.”Thenextday,Andysawsomesheeprightoutintheopen.Heandhissonswalkedtowardthem.Themandidnottrytohide,buttheydidwalkslowly.Theyknewthatanyfastmovewillfrightenthemaway.“Don'tlookrightatthesheep,”Andysaid.“Wildanimalsdonotliketobelookedat.Theywillrunaway.”Themenlookedofftothissideandtothatside,buttheywalkedcloserandcloser.Andsoontheywerecloseenoughtogetgoodclearpictures.Theymadegoodfriendswiththewildsheepandsentmanyfinepicturestowriterforhisstory.Sincethen,theyhaveneverhuntedthebighornsheepagain.WhatwasthenewjobAndygot.Tohuntbighornsheep.[B]Towriteastoryofbighornsheep.Toprotectbighornsheep.[D]Totakepicturesofbighornsheep.Whatistherightwaytogetclosetobighornsheep.Lookdirectlyatthem.[C]Runtothemfromoneside..Lookdirectlyatthem.[C]Runtothemfromoneside.WhatdidAndygainfromhisnewjob.Hewonrespectfromhischildren.[C]Heknewbetterhowtouseacamera.Walkslowlytotheirfaces.Followthemfrombehind.Hewaswellpaidbythestorywriter.[D]Helearnedmoreaboutbighornsheep.Text2Everywhereintheworld,plantsandanimalslivetogether.Someanimalseatplantstheylivewith.Someplantsstayalivebecausemanyplant-eatinganimalshavenaturalenemiesthateatthem.Richsoilfortherootsofplantsisproducedbywormsandotherverysmallanimalsthatliveunderground.Greenplantsfeedanimalsandpeople.Ittakesalltheplantsandanimalslivingtogethertokeeptheearthagoodplacetolivein.Plantsandanimalstradewitheachother.Theytradeforthingstheybothneedtostayalive.Animalsbreatheandtheairgetschangedinsidetheirbodies.Whentheybreathetheairoutagainthere'ssomethingcalledcarbon（碳）init.Animalscan'tusethisairagain.Butplantsneedcarbon.Theplantstradefreshairforthecarbontheyneed.Plantsmakefoodfromcarbonandwater.Theyusesunlightforthiswork,justasamachineusesgasorelectricitytokeeprunning.Theplantsstorethefoodtheymakeinsidethemselves.ButwhatdotheplantsgetinreturnManythings.Plantsmakefoodfromthecarbonandotherthingsthatcomefromanimals'bodies.Insectslikebeescarrypollen（花粉）fromoneflowertoanotherandthepollenformsseeds.Birdsandotheranimalseatthefruitinwhichseedsgrowandoftendroptheseedswheretheycangrowupintonewplants.Soanimalshelpthegrowthofnewplants.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningwith“tradewith”inparagraph2[A]livefor[B]givetoandtakeform[C]staywith[D]teachandlearnfromWhatiscomparedto“electricity”inparagraph4[A]Sunlight[B]Water[C]Air[D]CarbonWhatisthemainideaofthetext[A]Livingthingsareconnectedinnature[B]Someanimalsstayinplantsforsafety

AnimalsandplantsareofdifferenttypesSomeplantscanstayalivebythemselves.AnimalsandplantsareofdifferenttypesSomeplantscanstayalivebythemselves.Text3Itisreportedthatbagsaregettingbiggerallthetime,andthattherearemorebagsperpersononthestreettodaythanatanyothertimeinhistory.Ifthisisture,possibleexplanationscouldincludethewideuseofsmallelectricandelectronicgadgets（装置）,areading-materialexplosion,apopularinteresttowardtightorpocketlessclothing,orcheapbagmakinglaboroverseas.But，muchasnaturefindsways-suchasdisease-tocontroloverpopulation,citylifehasthrownupimpediments（障碍）tobags.Toentermanypublicbuilding,theatres,ballparks,andperhapsevenundergroundrailwaystations,youmustgothroughasearchorgobagless.Thecityhascountlessbagrules.Itishardtokeepallstraight,andyou'reneversure,whenleavinghomefortheday,whetheritmightbeabadideatobringonealong,Lastweek,theNewYorkPublicLibrarygotinthegame.Students,researchers,writers,historians,andanyoneelsewhohasgotusedovertheyeartotreatingthevastRoseMainReadingRoomasanofficeorareadingroomcameupagainstanewrule.Youarenolongerallowedtobringabaglargerthaneleveninchesbyfourteeninchesintothelibrary.Ifyouwalkinwithone,youmustleaveitatthecoatcheck.Youmaykeepitscontentswithyou,however,andthelibraryprovidesbigclearplasticforthem.Youreturnthemwhenyoucomebackforyourownbag.Whatthelibraryistryingtoprevent,inthiscase,ispeopletakingthingsout,ratherthanbringingthingsin.Alibrariansaidonthesecondday,“It'sabigchangeforpeoplewhousedtocomeandbringinhalftheirflats.Thepeoplewhousethelibraryresponsiblywillcontinuetodoso.Thepeoplewhostealwillcontinuetogetawaywithit,iftheyreallywantto.”Whatdoesthewritermainlytalkabout[A].Thehistoryofthebagrules.[B]Theimportanceofusinglibraries.Differentbagsusedinourdailylife.[D]Theuseofbagsandtherulesagainstit.Thebagrulesinmanypublicbuildingsrequirepeopleto.[A]leavetheplacesbagless[B]payforbringinginbags[C]havetheirbagsexaminedusebigclearplasticbagsWhatisthepurposeofthenewruleattheNewYorkPublicLibrary[A].Tochangepeople'swayofreading.[B]Tohelppeoplebetterusethelibrary[C]Topreventpeoplestealingfromthelibrary[D]Tostoppeoplefrombringingindangerousthings.Howistheeffectofthenewruleaccordingtothelibrarian[A]Excellent[B]Limited[C]Harmful[D]Unclear第二节补全文章根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Youmightbesurprisedtoknowthatbicycleshaveexistedforabouttwohundredyears,butnooneissurewhofirstmadethispopulartwo-wheeledmachine.31Thefrontwheelwasmuchbiggerthanthebackone,andalsothereweren'tanypedals（踏板）.Ridershadtomovethemselvesforwardbypushingtheirfeetagainsttheground.32In1879anEnglishmanhadtheideaofconnectingthemtothebackwheelwithachain.Gears（齿轮）,whichmadethingsmucheasierforthosecyclinguphill,firstappearedinthe1890s.Therearenowaboutonebillionbicyclesintheworld.33Theyhavetocompetewithcarsonthestreetsofalltheworld'scities,andthetwoformsoftransportdon'talwaysmixwell.InLondonin2005,forexample,over300cyclistswereeitherkilledorseriouslyhurtinaccidents.Becausebicyclesaremuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythancars,nowmanygovernmentsencouragepeopletorideratherthandrive.34ThenumberofyearlyjourneysmadebybicycleinLondonhasincreased50%overthelastfiveyears.However,althoughoneinthereBritishpeopleownsabicycle,theystilldon'tusethemnearlyasmuchastheycoula.35Itishopedthatmorepeoplewillrelyonbicyclestomovearound.Thereasonsareobvious-cyclinghelpstoprotecttheenvironment,keepusfit,anditisoftennotonlycheaperbutalsoquickerthantravellingbycarinmanycases.Pedalsfinallyarrivedinthe1840s.CyclingisontheriseintheUnitedKingdom.Bicyclesareusedforonly2%ofjourneyintheUK.ThefirstpersonwhomadeabicyclewasanEnglishman.Thenumberofbicyclesistwicemorethanofcars.Theearlymodelsdidn'tlookmuchlikethebicyclesoftoday.Cyclinghelpsimprovepeople'shealth.第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题给的［A］、［B］、［C］、［D］四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thetaxidriverwasamaninhislatethirties.Hepickedmeupand36_metomyplace.Iusuallyliketohavebrief37withpeoplenomatterwhereIcomeuponthemandthissituationwasno38.Istartedbyaskinghimhow39_was.Hetoldmebrieflythathisbusinesswasjust40_butthecostofgaswasreallyhurtinghis41line.Wethengotaroundto42thejobenvironment.Hetoldmethathehaddifficultygettinganothertypeofworkbecauseofhis4工.“Iusedtobeacon（罪犯），”hesaid44,“PeoplelookatmyrecordandthenI'm45,butyouknowI'veturnedmylifearoundandhavebeen46forseveralyears.Youdon'tseemtobeatall47thatyouareridingwithacon"Asweparkedatmyplace,Ithoughtaboutmy48forafewseconds.“Itisnevereasytostartanew49，”Isaid,“butI'mgladyouarestarting.Ifyoudon'twanttodrivetaxiforthe50ofyourlife,thenyoucanmove51tosomeotherjobyoumaybe_52Thedriverseemedtobequite53ashetookmymoney.“Whatyousaidtomemakesalotof54,"hesaid.Iwillrememberyour55andthatyouwererealeasytotalkwithIhopetoseeyouagain."36.[A]led[B]drove[C]showed[D]guided37.[A]instructions[B]comparisons[C]conversations[D]meetings38.[A]different[B]easy[C]funny[D]good39.[A]weather[B]family[C]market[D]business40.[A]slow[B]large[C]hard[D]fine41.[A]broken[B]bottom[C]straight[D]body42.[A]discussing[B]improving[C]considering[D]following43.[A]knowledge[B]education[C]background[D]age44.[A]hone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第二节语法填空阅读下面对话，在空格处填上适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上的相应位置。Travellingcanbeawonderfuladventure.Travellingbyairplane,however,canbeverytiring.Thefollowing56(be)sometipstohelpreducethediscomfortofyournextlongplanetrip.Don'tpacktoomuch.It'snofun57(carry)aheavesuitcasearoundeverywhere.Instead,packonlywhatyouknowyouaregoingtowear.Chooseclothesthatcanbe58(wear)together.Forexample,takeonepairof59(pant)andthreematchingtops.Inyourcarry-onbag(asmallbagthatyoukeepwithyouontheplane),packyourtoothbrush,medicines,andanyotherimportant60(person)items(物品).Also,packcomeextraclothes61thatyoucansurviveifyoursuitcaseis62(lose).Trytobookaseatonthe63(early)flightoftheday.Delaysarelesslikelyifyourflightisthefirstonetoleave.Take64neckcushionwithyouonboardforalengthyflight.Aneckcushionreducesstressandtirednessandpreventsyou65gettingapainfulneckafteralongflight.第四部分写作66•阅读下面对话，根据其内容写易一篇关于Mary去肯尼亚旅行的短文。要求：所写短文应与对话内容意义相符，涵盖其要点；用你自己的语言表达，可改写对话中的句子，但不要照抄原句。词数80词左右，开头已为你写好；请将短文直接写在答题卡上的相应位置。John:HeyMary!IheardyouspentyoursummerinKenya!IsthattrueMary:Yes.MyhusbandwasinvitedbyhisfriendstovisittheminKenya.So,wewenttogether.John:WhatdidyoudothereMary:Wewenttoanationalpark.Itwasreallyhot,andtherewastallgrasseverywhere.WerodeinanSUV(越野车)withatourguide.Hetoldusexcitingstoriesabouthisexperienceswhensuddenlyalioncametowardus.Iwassofrightened,butthankfully,itwasjustcurious!Itlookedatusforalongtime.John:Wow,that'ssoexciting!IwishIcouldgotoKenyaaswell.Mare:I'msureyouwouldhaveagreattime,too.Wesleptoutdoorsinatent,Itwasgreat!Ialwayshelpedmyhusbandsetitup.Atfirst,Icouldn'tsleep.Iwasafraidthatsomewildanimalsmightstackuswhileweweresleeping,John:Yes,Icanimagine!NowI'mgladthatIspentmyvacationhereathome,AtleastIsleptwel！lMary:Yeah,you'rer