2006英语等级考试PETS二级最新模拟题及答案(一)

2006英语等级考试PETS二级最新模拟题及答案（一）第一部分：听力（省略）第二部分：英语知识运用第一节：单项选择从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．．Hekepthishead;otherwisetheaccident .A.wouldhappenB.happenedC.wouldhavehappenedD.happens．―― "Issheolderthanyou?"――"Yessheisolderthan twoyears"A.meB.IforC.IambyD.meby．Heis awriterasareporter.A.moreB.ratherC.notsomuchD.notsuch．IsupposethatwhenIcomebackintenyears'time,alltheseoldhouses -down.A.willhavebeenpulledB.willhavepulledC.willbepullingD.willbepulled．Johnsonhopeditwouldbe whowouldbecalledupon.A.hasB.himC.heD.himself．Haveacupoftea, ?A.shallweB.willyouC.won'tyouD.doyou．Itisestimatedthatmuchofateenager'stimeisspent withfriends.A.totalkB.talkingC.beingtalkedD.havingtalked．Itisone bestsellersinourcountrynow.A.ofthemB.ofthoseC.ofthisD.oftheir．Henrywasdeportedforhavinganexpiredvisa.He hisvisarenewed.A.shouldhavehadB.musthavehadC.mighthavehadD.wouldhavehad． "Whereisyourcollegelocated,John?" "Itis ."A.ontheFifthAvenueB.onFifthAvenueC.inFifthAvenueD.atFifthAvenue．I'mafraidit tomorrow,butwhoknows?A.mayhaverainedB.mightrainC.wouldrainD.oughttorain．TheCaspianSea,asaltlake,is anyotherlakeintheworld.A.largestB.thelargestC.largerthanD.thelargerthan． bricks,workerspressclayintoblocksandbakethemtotherequisitehard.A.BeingmadeB.ThemakingofC.TomakeD.Made．HewillgotoAmericanextmonth,ifhe readythen.A.isB.willbeC.shallbeD.isgoingtobe．Carsmovedveryslowlyinthe1920s,butthey movemorequicklythanin1910.A.weretocanB.didC.willD.can第二节：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项 （A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．MartinLutherKing.Jr.wasborninGeorgiain1929.whenwas16aboyMartinlearnedthathis17,theblackAmericans,were18treateddifferentlyfrommostof19fellowAmericans.Manycouldnotattendgoodschools,20goodjobs,orliveinnicehousesbecauseofthecoloroftheir21.Martinknewthatinafreecountrythiswas22.Hewantedtohelphisblackbrothers,23hedecidedtogotoschooland24aminister.Hebecameapastor（牧师）inMontgomery,Alabama.Thisis25MartinLutherKing's"peacefulfight"firstbegan.Dr.Kingworked26equalityinothercities.Heknewthatthe27waypeoplecouldwintheirrightswastoremainpeaceful,28infaceofdanger.Dr.KingwontheNobelPeacePrizein1964forhisachievementsand29.Thewholenation30theterribleeventthat31onApril4,1968,inMemphis,Tennessee.MartinLutherKing,Jr,was32.Themanwhohadpreached（倡导）nonviolence（非暴力）died33.ButDr.King'sdreamcannever34.ManyAmericansarestill35tomakethatdreamcometrue.A.alreadyB.stillC.suchD.notA.familyB.friendsC.peopleD.countryA.muchB.sometimesC.seldomD.oftenA.hisB.thoseC.mostD.theirA.getB.lookforC.havingD.todoA.facesB.skinC.bodiesD.peopleA.evenworseB.differentC.wrongD.reasonableA.asB.becauseC.soD.butA.helpedB.askC.visitedD.becomeA.whereB.whyC.saidD.becauseA.withB.inC.byD.forA.onlyB.otherC.wrongD.secondA.exceptB.evenC.ifD.notA.honorB.victoryC.courageD.strengthA.discouragedB.sawC.mournedD.rebelledA.passedB.hedidC.happenedD.theymanagedA.defeatedB.shotC.caughtD.putintoprisonA.bravelyB.violentlyC.quietlyD.nonviolentlyA.dieB.bebelievedC.realizeD.failA.wantedB.workingC.preparedD.struggling第三部分：阅读理解A)Inancient（古代）timethemostimportantexaminationswerespoken,notwritten.IntheschoolsofancientGreeceandRome,testingusuallyconsistedofsayingpoetryaloudorgivingspeeches.IntheEuropeanuniversitiesoftheMiddleAges,studentswhowereworkingforadvanceddegreeshadtodiscussquestionsintheirfieldofstudyofthesubject.Thiscustomexiststodayaspartoftheworkoftestingcandidates（候选人）foramaster'sordoctor'sdegree.Generally,however,modernexaminationsarewritten.Twotypesoftestsarecommonlyusedinmodernschools.Thefirsttypessometimescalledanobjective（ 客观性）test,itisintendedtodealwithfacts.,notpersonalopinions.Tomakeupanobjectivetesttheteacherwritesaseriesofquestions,eachofwhichhasonlyonecorrectanswer.Alongwitheachquestiontheteacherwritesthecorrectanswerandalsothreestatementsthatlooklikeanswerstostudentswhohavemotlearnedthematerialproperly.Thestudenthasjustonetask:hemustrecognizethecorrectanswerandcopyitsletterornumberonhisexaminationpaper.Fortestingastudent'smemoryoffactsanddetails,theobjectivetesthasadvantages.Itcanfindoutagreatdealaboutthestudent'srangeofknowledge.Fortestingsomekindsoflearning,however,suchatestisnotverysatisfactory.Aluckystudentmayguessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerial.Thepassageismainlyabout .A.examinationsintheancienttimes. B.modernexaminations.C.howtodowellinanexamination.D.settingquestionsforanexaminationTheobjectivetestisnotverysatisfactorybecause .itiseasyandquicktoscore.theteachercanfindoutagreatdealaboutthestudent'srangeofknowledgeinashorttime.itshowshowdeeplythestudenthasthoughtaboutthesubject.itcontainselementofluck.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheobjectivetestistrue?A.Examinationsinmoderntimesarewritten,whileinancienttimestheyarespoken.B.Theobjectivetesthasadvantagesfortestingastudent'smemoryoffactsanddetails.C.Theobjectivetestistheonlywaytotestastudent'smemoryoffactsanddetails,.D.Eachobjectivequestionhasmorethanonecorrectanswer.Thenextparagraphwillprobablydealwith .A.theothertypeofexaminationB.theadvantagesoftheobjectivetesthowstudentsguessthecorrectanswerwithoutreallyknowingthematerialexaminationsintheancienttimesB）WhatisworldEnglish?WorldEnglishisacourseintheEnglishlanguage.ItisintendedforstudentswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Itisabasicprogrammeconsistingofsixstages.EachstageincludesaStudentBook,aTeacher'sBook,aWorkbook,andcassetterecordings.WorldEnglishisfurthersupportedbyseparatebooksofreadings, bytests,andbyvisual（可视）aids.WhoisworldEnglishfor?WorldEnglishmaybeenteredatanyoneofthreedifferentlevels.TheFirstLevel,BooksOneandTwo,isintendedforstudentswithlittleornoeducationInEnglish.BooksThreeandFourmakeuptheSecondLevel;theyaresuitableforstudentswhohavesomeknowledgeofEnglish.TheThirdLevel,BooksFiveandSix,isintendedforstudentswhoareconcernedwithimprovementinthelanguage.WhatdoesworldEnglishteach?WorldEnglishteachesfourbasicskillsoflanguage:listening,speaking,reading,andwriting.Atalllevels,eachskillispresentedsystematically. IntheFirstLevel,listeningandspeakingreceivemoreattention.Inthelatterbooks,readingandwritingbecomemoreimportant.However,readingandwritingactivitiesarepresentedeveninUnitOneofbookOne;andlisteningandspeakingexercisesoccurthroughUnitOneofBookOne;andlisteningandspeakingexercisesoccurthoughUniteTenofBookSix.Thispassageisprobablytakenfromthe ofanEnglishtextbook.A.contentsB.introductionC.FirstchapterD.index（索引）SupposeyouareastudentofSeniorThree, willbesuitableforyouifyouwanttomakeyourEnglishbetter.A.BooksOneandTwoB.BooksThreeandFourC.BooksFiveandSixD.noneofthem.WemayinferformthispassagethatthewholesetofWorldEnglishconsistsof units.A.tenB.thirtyC.sixtyD.morethansixty（C）Oneanswertothequestionoflandshortagewassuggestedbyanorganizationsomeyearsago.Acitywastobebuiltatsea,housing30,000people.Thesuggestionwastoshapethecitylikea harbor（港口）。Theouterwalloftheharborwouldstandonsteelcolumnsrestingonthesea---bed.Naturallythiscouldonlybewherethewaterwasfairlyshallow.Thepeoplewouldliketoliveinflatsinthefifty metrehighouterwall.Theflatswouldbeallfaceinwards,andwouldbemadeofconcrete（混泥土）andglass.Theglasswouldbespeciallymadeandcoloredtocontroltheheatandstronglightfromthesun.Theplannerscalledthisman--madeharborwouldbecalm.Onitwouldbefloatingislandscarryingmorebuilding:ahospital,twotheaters,museum,anartexhibitionhallandachurch.Ononeoftheislandswouldbeaspecialfactorytotakethesaltoutofseawaterandturnitintofreshwater.Peoplelivinginthecitycouldmovearoundonsmallboatsdrivenbyelectricity,sotherewouldbenoairpollution fromtheburningofgas.Therewouldbeplatformsoutsidethemanwallforshipsbringingsupplies.Peoplecouldalsotraveltothemainlandbymotorboatorwaterplane.Whatwassuggestedabouttheconstructionofanewcityatsea?A.Thecitywastobedesignedtogetherwithaharbor.B.Thewallsaroundthecitywouldbemadeofsteelandglass.C.Thebuildingofthecitywouldrestonafloatingisland.D.Thepeoplewouldliveintallbuildingsurroundedbyawall.Howwouldfreshwaterbesuppliedtothecity?A.Bytreatingseawater.B.Bygettingitfromthesurroundingislands.C.Bybuildingasmalllakeoffreshwaterinsidethecity.D.Bytransportingitfromthemainland.Thesuggestionmadebytheorganizationistosolvetheproblemthat A.thereisnotenoughspaceforbuildingcitesonlandB.landtransportationhasbecameincreasinglydifficulttherearetoomanypeopleonlandpresentcitiesareheavilypollutedbycarsthepurposeofthewriteris- .A.tosuggesthownewtypeofharborcouldbebuiltatseaB.togiveadescriptionofanew---typecity.C.todrawpeople'sattentiontotheproblemofairpollution.D.tointroduceamewwayofbuildingharbor---cities.（D）Taxes（税） areabigpartintheUnitedStates.MostAmericanspaycitytaxes,statetaxes,socialsecurity （安全）taxes,salestaxes ,andthelistseemsendless.ThebiggesttaxformostAmericansisthatonthemoneytheyearn---theincometax.Thepersonalincometaxiscalleda"progressivetax"becauseittakesmorefromthosewhoearnmore.Forexample,apersonwhoearnsabout3,500dollarsatearwillpayataxofonlyabout3.5%ofearning,butofthesamepersonearned85,000dollarsayear,hewouldpayanincometaxof35%.Overtheyearstheincometaxhasbecomemoreandmotedifficultforpeopletounderstand.AlmostonehalfofallAmericansnowhavetopayexpertstopreparetheirtaxreportsinfact,preparingtaxesandgivingtaxadvicehavebecomeabigindustryinAmerica.MostAmericanspay .A.taxeswhicharetoomanytolist.taxeseithertothecitiesorthestatestheylivein.somanykindsoftaxesthattheyevendon'tknowthenames.severalkindsoftaxes.Socialsecuritytaxiscollectedfrom thosewhohavebrokenthelaw.thosewhooftenmaketrouble,thosewhoselivesandpropertyareindanger.Everycitizenlivingintheareainquestion（ 所在）.Whatisa"progressivetax"?A"progressivetax"isthetax collectedforsocialprogress.thatincreaseswitheachpassingyear.thatiscollectedfromthosewhoearnmost.thatvaries（变化）accordingtohowmuchmoneyapersonearns.WhydoalmostonehalfofallAmericanshavetopayexperts?Becausethelistoftaxesseemsendless.Becausetheywouldratherspendtheirtimeandenergyelsewhere.C.Becausetheyfindtheirknowledgeabouttaxesissolimitedthattheyareunabletowritetaxreportallbythemselves.

Becausepayingexpertstopreparetheirtaxreportandaskingfortaxadvicehavebecomeverypopular.（E）Morethan6000childrenwereexpelled（开除）fromUSschoollastyearforbringinggunsandbombstoschool,theUSDepartmentofEducationsaidonMay8.Thedepartmentgaveareporttotheexpulsions（开除）assayinghandgunsaccountedfor58for58percentofthe6093expulsionsin1996---97,against7percentforrifles（枪）orshotgunsand35percentforothertypesoffirearms."Thereportisaclearsignthatoutnation'spublicschoolsarecrackingdown（严惩）onstudentswhobringgunstoschool,"EducationSecretaryRichardRileysaidinastatement."Weneedtobetough-mindedaboutkeepinggunsoutofourschoolsanddoeverythingtokeepourchildrensafe."InMarch1997,an11yearsoldboyand13yearsoldboyusinghandgunsandriflesshotdeadfourchildrenandateacherataschoolinJonesboro,Arkansas.InOctober,twowerekilledandsevenwoundedinashootingataMississippischool.Twomonthslater,a14yearsoldboykilledthreehighschoolstudentsandwoundedfiveinDasucah,Kentucky.Mostoftheexpulsions,56percent,werefromhighschool,whichhavestudentsfromaboutage13.34percentwerefromjuniorhighschoolsand9percentwerefromelementaryschools,thereportsaid.FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatintheUSschools .A.studentsenjoyshootingB.studentsareeagertobesolider.C.safetyisaproblemD.studentscanmakeguns.ThereportfromtheUSDepartmentofEducationofEducationshowsthatthenumberoftheexpulsionsisnotlarge.thenumberoftheexpulsioniswrong.therearesoldiershidingamongthestudents.gunsareoutofcontrolinUSschools.Themainideaofparagraphfourshowsus someexamplesofshootinUSschools.theAmerican'sfeeling.somefamousschools.thatsometeacherswerekilledbystudents.Howmanystudentswereshotdeadin1997inUSschools?A.10B.9C.12D.22Fromthispassageweknowthat everyAmericancannothaveguns.onlysoldiersandpolicecanhaveguns.everyAmericancitizencanownguns.teachershavenomoneytobuyguns.第四部分：写作第一节：短文改错此题要求改正所给短文中错误。对标有题号每一行作出判断 :如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾（，）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：多一个词:把多余词用斜线（）划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号 （A）,在该行右边横线上写出该加词。错一个词:在错词下划一横线 ,在该行右边横线上写出改正后词。注意:原行没有错不要改。Mostsmokerswanttostopsmoke.Manyof56. themhavetriedmorethanoncebutfailed.57. Althoughtheyknowsmokingmaykillthemand58. causeaseriousillnessyettheycangiveitup.59. Thereasontoitisthattobaccocontainsnicotine60. thatisadrugwhichgetsoneintohabitofsmoking.61. Becauseyoustarttakingthedrug,itishardtostop.62. Ifyougowithoutitfora