英语等级考试《PETS三级》试题（网友回忆版）五

英语等级考试《PETS三级》试题(网友回忆版)五

［问答题］1.Directions:

Readthefollowing)test.Choosethebestwordorphrase

foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,C,orDonANSWERSHEET1.

WhatdoIwant?It'sreallyavery(26)question;yetmany

ofusarenotsure.(27)itdoesn,thavetobeallthat

difficulttoanswer.It9samatterof(28).

HaveyoueverlookedihioughatelescopeaLsonielhiiig?Youfinda

(29)pointtoconcendivateon,andthen(30)the

settings.Atfirst,it'stoo(31)_____,thenit'stoofaraway,

finallyit'sjustright.The(32)isthatittakesmany

adjustmentsto(33)thesubjectintofocus.If(34)want

tolookatsomethingelse,the(35)startsagain.

Goal-settingisthesameway.Don,t(36)ifatfirstyou

don'tknowexactlywhatyouwantto(37).Justdon,tmakethe

mistakesofnevercommitting(38)anything.Sometimestheanswer

isverysimple:Just(39)something!

Dr.MarkGoldstone,authorofGetOutofYourOwnWay,(40)

youulookbackinordertolook(41).”Examineyourcalendar

atday'sendduringatypicalweekand(42)eachappointment

orlisteningonascaleof-3to+3,(43)___-3means“IfInever

dothisagain,itwillbetoosoontodoit.”and+3means“Icould

dothisalldaylong,andIcan't(44)todoitallover

again."(45)___youidentifythefrequentthemes,you'11beable

tobetterfocusyourdreams.

26.A.sdivangeB.simpleC.ridiculous

D.funny

27.A.AndB.SoC.ForD.But

28.A.timeB.determinationC.focus

D.preference

29.A.referenceB.turningC.starting

D.major

30.A.switchB.openC.adjustD.fix

31.A.largeB.darkC.foggy

D.close

32.A.signB.pointC.choiceD.law

33.A.bringB.moveC.includeD.put

34.A.observersB.viewersC.weD.you

35.A.practiceB.processC.progress

D.performance

36.A.hesitateB.mindC.worry

D.apologize

37.A.seeB.sayC.doD.hear

38.A.inB.onC.toD.at

39.A.writeB.pickC.testD.draw

40.A.suggestsB.aiiiiouncesC.imagines

D.warns

41.A.forwardB.upC.roundD.in

42.A.readB.correctC.define

D.grade

43.A.whichB.whatC.whereD.why

44.A.waitB.promiseC.afford

D.manage

45.A.OnceB.UnlessC.Before

D.Though

参考答案：26.B本题考查形容词词义辨析。此句是说，我想要什么这个问

题很简单，B项simple“简单的”符合题意。strange陌生的。ridiculous荒

谬的。funny可笑的。

27.D句意：然而我们很多人不能确定问题的答案，但其实这个问题不难

回答。本题考查上下文语义的衔接。根据文意，这里要用一个表示转折之意的

连词，D项but“但是”符合题意。

28.A句意：回答这个问题只是时间问题。本题考查名词词义辨析。。A项

time“时间”符合句意。构成词组“amatteroftime”意为“时间的问

题“odetermination决心。focus重心，焦点。preference偏爱。

29.C本题考查动名词词义辨析。此处意为找到一个起始点开始聚焦。根

据常识用望远镜时应该首先确定目标物，startingpoint表示“起始点”，符

合题意，故选C。turningpoint转折点。referencepoint参考点。

30.C本题考查动词词义辨析。此句意为调整望远镜的位置。C项adjust

"调整”符合题意。switch转变。open打开。fix固定。

31.D本题考查形容词词义辨析。此句是说这个目标物一会儿太近一会儿

太远。此处应和后面的faraway相对应。D项close“近的”符合文章意思。

large大的。dark黑暗的。foggy有雾的。

32.B本题考查名词语义辨析。根据文意，此处是说这个过程最重要的是

需要不断调整。B项thepointis...表示“最重要的是……，关键是……”符

合文章意思，故选B。sign标志。choice选择。law法律。

33.A句意：要聚焦于一个物体对象需要做许多调整。本题考查动词词组

搭配。bring-intofocus表示“使特别注意……,聚焦于……”符合文章意

思，故选A。

34.D本题考查上下文语义的衔接。第二段的第一、二句话中均出现了

You,说明作者的写作对象是阅读此文章的人，因此这里也应使用第二人称保持

一致，故此题选D。

35.B句意：如果你想看其他的某个事物，那么这个选定目标、调整设置

的过程又开始了。本题考查名词词义辨析。B项process“过程”符合题意。

prticLice练习opiogiess进步perl'orwauce表演。

36.C句意：如果你一开始不是确切地知道你想做的事情，不用担心。本

题考查动词词义辨析。C项worry符合句意。hesitate犹豫。mind介意。

apologize道歉。

37.C句意：如果你一开始不是确切地知道你想做的事情，不用担心。本

题考查动词词义辨析。上一段举出用望远镜看东西的例子，这一段结合实际谈

论现实生活中设立目标，四个选项中，只有C项do“做”符合句意。see看。

say说。hear听。

38.C本题考查动词词组搭配。此处意为不做任何事，committosth.为

固定用法，表示“做……”，故C项为本题答案。

39.B本题考查动词词义辨析。此处意电/兆一件事去做。B项pick“挑

选”符合句意。write写。test测试。draw画画。

40.A本题考查动词词义辨析。这里是说马克•金士顿博士在书中提出建

议，故A项suggest“建议”符合题干意思。announce通知。imagine想象。

warn警告。

41.A本题考查副词的用法。文中意为：回头看的目的是为了朝前看，此

处空格处的词应与前面的back“后面地”相对应，A项forward“朝前”符合题

C工

后、O

42.C本题考查动词词义辨析。文章是说“明确每次预约和要做事情的日

期”，C项define"使明确，定义”，符合句意。read阅读。correct改正。

grade评级。

43.C本题考查非限制性定语从句。where引导定语从句修饰介词短语on

ascaleof-3to+3。C项正确。which引导定语从句，先行词为物。what引

导名词性从句，why引导定语从句表示原因。

44.C句意：我有一整天的时间去做这件事，我不能再做一遍。本题考查

动词词义辨析。只有affordtodosth.“有能力做某事”，这里意为“有时间

做...,符合句意。故选C。wait等待。promise承诺。manage设法。

45.A句意：一旦你确定了你的常用主题，你就可以更好地集中注意力于

你的梦想。本题考查连词的用法。"A项Once“一旦”，用作连词，符合句

意。Unless除非。Before在...之前。Though虽然。

［问答题］2.Directions:

YoushouldwriteycurresponsestobothPartAandPartBofthis

sectiononANSWERSHEET2.

PartA

YouwillbedivansferredtothecitywhereyourfriendJames

lives.Writeanemailtohim,tellinghimabout:

1)thereason(s)foryourjobdivansfer;

2)thehelpyouwillneedfromhim.

YoushouldwriLecippioxiiualely100woids.Donotuseyourownname

attheendofyouremail.UseuWangLin”instead.

参考答案：【参考范文】

DearJames,

Longtimenosee.Ican'twaittotellyouthegoodnewsthatI

willmovetoyourcity!Igotpromotedasaclientmanagertoworkin

yourcityafteralmost3-year-workinghere.It'sagoodchanceforme

tochangemyworkingenvironmentandtoachievebetterpersonal

growth.

Twomonthslater,Iwillbetransferredtoyourcityunder

officialdocuments.Iwonderifitisconvenientforyoutohelpme

findawell-furnishedhousewithtwobedrooms,onelivingroom,one

kitchenandonebathroom.Iwouldappreciateitalot!

Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!.

YoursSincerely,

WangLin

【范文点评】

此篇属应用文文体，是写给朋友的一封邮件。文章开头应进行简单的问

候，介绍自己来信原因一一工作调动及其原因；之后说明自己的来信目的一一

希望获得帮助。语言应诚恳、简洁、有礼貌。最后应表达自己的感谢，并希望

早日得到回复。

［问答题］3.PartB

Belowisapictureshowingayoungmanwhochoosestostayathome,

dependingonhisparentsforaliving.Writeanessayofabout120

wordsmakingreferencetothefollowingpoints;

1)thepossiblecausesoftheyoungman,sproblem;

2)yoursuggestedsolutionstotheproblem.

参考答案：【参考范文】

BeIndependentThepicturedepictsthatayoungmanisplayingthe

computerwhilehismotherissoworriedthatsheurgeshimtogoout

andgetajobIthasbeenacommonphenomenonthatsomeyoungpeople

whoareoldenoughtoearntheirlivingjuststayathomeanddepend

heavilyontheirparents.Theytakeloveandcarefromtheirparents

justforgranted.

ThereJretwoleadingreasonstoaccountforthisphenomenon.For

onething,youngpeopledon,trecognizethemeaningofindependence

andresponsibilityanddon'tgetwell-preparedtoreceivepressure

andchallengesfromwork.Foranother,parentshavebeentoo

consideratetotheirchildrenandleftaniHusiononyoungpeople

thatparentswillsupportthemeveniftheystayathomewithouta

job.

AsfarasIamconcerned,first,youngpeopleshouldbewell

awareoftheirresponsibilityandequipthemselveswithvarious

knowledgeandskillsrequiredofajob.Second,parentsshoulddevelop

theirchildren,ssenseofindependenceandresponsibilitysince

earlierstages.

［范文点评］

此篇是套图作文。首段中应描述图片的内容及所反映出的社会现象。接着

应分析造成这一现状的原因；最后应提出可行的解决办法。需做到：语言简

洁、要点清晰、层次分明。

共享题干题

回

［单选题］1.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?

A.Holdaparty.

B.SeeMr.Smith.

C.Workovertime.

D.Attendawedding.

参考答案：A

参考解析：女士说明天不能加班了，她和John要举办一个派对，庆祝结婚五周

年，可见女士明天要举办派对，A项正确。

【录音原文】

W:Oli,19insoixy,Mi\Sniiih.

M:What'sup,Mary?

W:T'mafraidIcan'tworkovertimetomorrow.JohnandIareholding

apartyforthe5thanniversaryofourwedding.

M:That'sallright.Enjoyyourselves.

［单选题］2.WhoisMr.Johnsonaccordingtothespeakers?

A.Theirformercolleague,

B.Theirformerneighbor,

C.Theirformerteacher,

D.Theirformerclient.

参考答案：B

参考解析：女士说今天早晨遇到了Mr.Johnson,他以前住在她家旁边的那栋楼

里，可见Mr.Johnson是他们以前的邻居，B项正确。

【录音原文】

W:GuesswhoImetatthegrocerystorethismorning?

M:Well,Ican'timagine.

W:DoyourememberMr.Johnson?Heusedtoliveinthebuildingnext

toours.

M:Oh,yes,nowIremember.Hehaddarkhairandworeglasses.

［单选题］3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ajobinterview.

B.Areporter?swork.

C.Howtoimpresspeople.

D.Howtohandleaninterview.

参考答案：A

参考解析：男士说到，刚刚参加了晚报招聘记者的面试，女士问到男士对面试

过程的感受，男士回答说面试表现不错，可见说话者谈论的是一个面试，A项正

确。

【录音原文】

M:I'vejustbeeninterviewedforareporterJsjobontheevening

paper.

W:What'syouroverallfeelingabouthowitwent?

M:Well,IthinkImadeagoodimpression.Itseemsthattheywere

interestedinmebecauseI'veworkedasareporterbefore.

［单选题］4.HowmanyflightstoSydneywilltherebenextTuesday

afternoon?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Four.

D.Five.

参考答案：B

参考解析：男士问到下周二下午是否有飞往悉尼的航班，女士回答到6:45有一

班，18:00有一班，可见有两个可选航班，B项正确

【录音原文】

W:NorthwestAirways,goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes,doyouhaveanyflightstoSydneynextTuesdayafternoon?

W:Yes,thereisaflightat6:45andoneat18:00.

M:ThatJsfine.Couldyoutellmehowmuchreturnflightcosts?

W:Thatwouldbe418dollars.

［单选题］5.Whatdidtheman,steachertellhimtodo?

A.Polishhisessay.

B.Handinhisessay.

C.Rewritehisessay.

D.Writeashorteressay.

参考答案：C

参考解析：女士问男士，为什么看起来这么疲惫，男士说到，老师对他的期中

论文不满意，叫他重写一遍，可见C项正确。

【录音原文】

W:Youlooktired,John.Whathaveyoubeendoing?

M:Myteacherwasn,thappywithmymid-termessay.Shetoldmetodo

italloveragain.

W:Atleast,shegaveyouasecondchance.

M:Yeah,Ihavetoadmitthat.

［单选题］6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman'sson?

A.Heoftentalkswithhismother.

B.Heoftendrivesacarelessway.

C.Heiswillingtolistentohismother.

D.Heisworriedabouthisdrivingskills.

参考答案：B

参考解析：女士说到，自己很担心她的儿子开车，因为他总是不听自己的话，

可见女士的儿子开车经常很粗心，B项正确。

【录音原文】

W:I'mworriedaboutmysonatdriving,buthewonJtlistentome.

M:Well,teenagersalwaysthinktheywon'tgethurt,butthefactis

justtheopposite.WhatshouldIdo?

M:Keeptalkingwithhimandleadbyanexample.Parentsalwaysmatter.

［单选题］7.WhatdoweknowaboutJack?

A.Heisacompanymanager.

B.Hemakesemergencycalls.

C.Herecordsemergencycalls.

D.Heisacompanytechnician.

参考答案：D

参考解析：录音中女士问男士：Jack在哪儿，他的经理好几次找他，他都不

在。男士说Jack整天进进出出的，接着女士问道是什么原因，男士回答道，有

很多紧急电话要处理，而他是唯一可以出门解决这些事情的技术人员。因此可

以推断，Jack是公司的一名技术人员。D项正确。

【录音原文】

W:WhereisJack?Hismanageristryingtocatchhimseveraltimes

buthasalwaysjustmissedhim.

M:That'sbecauseheisbeinginandoutallday.

W:Whatysbeengoingon?

M:Ithasbeenmanyemergencycallsandheistheonlytechnician

availabletogooutanddealwiththem.

［单选题］8.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?

A.Thewomanispayingthebill.

B.Bill'sphonenumberis510-1520-20.

C.Themanpays20dollarstothewoman.

D.Thewomanhasa20-dollarbillchanged.

参考答案：D

参考解析：录音中女士问男士，能否换钞票，男士回答说可以换，好的，换面

值20的钞票，由此可知，这里女士给了他一张面值20的钞票来兑换成可以打

电话的硬币。D项正确。

【录音原文】

W:Canyouchangethebillformeplease?

M:Sure,5,10,15,20.OK,20.

W:CanIhavesomecoins?Ineedthemforaphonecall.

M:HereYOUare.

［单选题］9.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Thedentist'sisataconvenientplace.

B.ThedentistJsisclosetoTimesSquare.

C.ItwascomfordivtositatthedentistJs.

D.Itwasnotsoterribleavisittothedentist,s.

参考答案：D

参考解析：男士对女士抛光牙齿这件事感到很可怕，而女士回应道，凳子位置

放的很巧妙，因此她欣赏到了时光广场漂亮的景色，而牙医在女工不知不觉

中，就已经完成了抛光牙齿的工作，可见女士是为了向男士说明，去牙医那里

看牙也不是那么的可怕。D项正确。

【录音原文】

W:Iwenttothedentist'stogetmyteethpolishedthismorning.

M:Howterrible!

W:Well,thechairwassocleverlyplaced.Igotaterrificviewof

TimesSquaredownbelow.HefinishedthejobbeforeTknewit.

［单选题］10.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisgoingtodeliveralecture.

B.Shespentayearintherainforest.

C.Sheislookingforwardtothelecture.

D.Shewillfinishherreportthisweekend.

参考答案：C

参考解析：男士说这个周末有一个关于热带雨林的报告，女士回答说她正在做

一个关于热带雨林的报告，或许可以从该讲座中搜集一点新信息，可见女士对

该讲座抱有期待，C项正确。

【录音原文】

M:Iheartheguywhoisgoingtodeliverthelecturethisweekend

spendayearlivingintherainforest.

W:Great.I*mdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsome

newinformationtoaddtoit.

［单选题］11.WhatdoweknowaboutthewomanJsfamily?

A.Theykeptalotofbirds.

B.Theylivedinabighouse.

C.Theyownedasmallfarm.

D.Theysufferedfrompoverty.

参考答案：D

参考解析：对话开头女士提到“…Welivedinverypoorhousing…”，可以

知道她是在一个小镇上长大的，家里住的地方很破旧，可见女士的家庭很贫

穷。D项正确。

［单选题］12.Whatdidthewoman'smotherimpressherwith?

A.Herlove.

B.Ilersuccess.

C.Herambition.

D.Herknowledge.

参考答案：A

参考解析：当男士问到，女士的妈妈是否对她期望很高时，女士回答道“I

lliinkliei'grealesIcouLiibuLionwassimplythatshelovedmevery

much”，可见母亲最大的贡献就是她对自己的爱，无论发生了什么事情，她的

妈妈总是陪伴在她的身边。A项正确。

［单选题］13.WhatdidthewomanJsmotherwishhertodo?

A.Gotocollege.

B.Becomeawriter.

C.Haveabetterlife.

D.Supportherfamily.

参考答案：C

参考解析:对话最后,女士说到“Sheearnedverylittlemoney…Shejust

wantedmetobeabletodothingsthatshecouldn'tdo…”可以知道，

母亲收入微薄，希望女儿能解决一些她能力之外的事情，由此推断母亲是希望

自己过得更好。C项正确。

【录音原文】

M:Yourreadersareinterestedinyourchildhood.Whatwasitlike?

W:Igrewupinasmalltown.Welivedinverypoorhousingbutwe

livedalwaysinverybeautifulsettings,soIhavefavoritetreesand

Ihavecontactedwithbirds.Myparentswerefarmworkers.Thoughwe

werepoorformostofpart,IthinkIwasoftenhappy.

M:Itwouldnothavebeenexpectedfromthatbackgroundthatyou,11

becomealiteraryfigure.Wasyourmotherambitiouswithyou?

W:Well,mymotherwasn,tespeciallyambitiouswithmeinthesense

ofgoingtocollegewhenIgrewup.Tthinkhergreatestcontribution

wassimplythatshelovedmeverymuch.Nomatterwhathappened,1had

mymotherwithme.

M:Shegaveyouconfidence.

W:Oh,shedid.Sheearnedverylittlemoney,offeringabout$10a

weekandnevermorethan$20aweek.Andinspiteofthat,shemanaged

tobuyatypewriterforme.Shemanagedtobuymemyfirsttoothpaste

whenIlefthome.Shejustwantedmetobeabletodothingsthatshe

couldn,tdoevenshedidn'tknowwhattheywere.

［单选题］14.Whomisthemanprobablycomplainingto?

A.Areceptionist.

B.Adivavelagent.

C.Acoachdriver.

D.Ahotelstaffmember.

参考答案：B

参考解析：对话中开始男士向女士抱怨自己上周去巴黎的度假之旅，最后女士

提出20%的折扣'Tdlikeloofferyoua20%disc31mI”，由此推断该女

士是旅行社的代理人。B项正确。

［单选题］15.Whydidthemanwaitintheheatfortwohours?

A.Thecoachhadtobereplaced.

B.Thecoachdriverfeltsick.

C.Thehotelroomswerefull.

D.Thehotelhadtobecleaned.

参考答案：A

参考解析：对话中男子抱怨道，"thecoachtakingustothehotelbroke

downandwehadtowaitforover2hoursintheterribleheatbefore

ourreplacementarrived”,由此可知:旅车抛锚,他等了2个小时才等来了

替代的新车。可见他等待两个小时的原因是要换旅车，A项正确。

［单选题］16.Whatdidthemanmentioninhiscomplaint?

A.Impolitehotelcleaners.

B.Darklightanddirtyrooms.

C.Rudepeoplelivingdownstairs.

D.Disturbingnoiseandpoorfood.

参考答案：D

参考解析：对话中男子先抱怨道：旅馆没有打扫，接着又说道：人很吵，食物

很糟糕，因此D项正确。

［单选题］17.Howdidthemanfeelaboutthewoman'sapology?

A.Amusing.

B.Annoying.

C.Desirable.

D.Reasonable.

参考答案：B

参考解析：对话中，当女士道歉并提出给予20%的折扣时，男士感到很诧异，说

道“A20%discount?Youmustbejoking.Iwanttoseethemanagerw,

可见他十分恼怒，B项正确。

【录音原文】

W:Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

M:VdliketomakeacomplaintaboutmyholidayinParislastweek.

W:I'msorrytohearthat.Whatexactlywastheproblem?

M:Firstofall,thecoachtakingustothehotelbrokedownandwe

hadtowaitforover2hoursintheterribleheatbeforeour

replacementarrived.Thenwhenwegottothehotel,wefoundourroom

hadn,tbeencleaned.

W:Oh,dear.Didyoucomplaintothehotelstaff?

M:Ofcourse,butweweietoldallLliecleanerswereoffduly.Anyway,

thatJsnotall.Thepeopleinroomabovesoundedliketheywere

havingallnightpartieseverynight.1demandedanotherroombutthe

receptionisttoldmethehotelwasfull.

W:Oh,Isee.

M:Andtheworstthingwasthefoodintherestaurantwasawful.It

wassobadwehadtoeatoutallthetimedespitehavingpaidfor

mealsinthepriceofourholiday.

W:Idoapologize.I?dliketoofferyoua20%discountontheprice

ofoneofourautumnbreaksasagestureofgoodwill.

M:A20%discount?Youmustbejoking.Iwanttoseethemanager.

［单选题］18.WhatdidtheNWHAsurveyaimtoexplore?

A.Theincidencesofobesity.

B.Popularviewsonobesity.

C.Waystofightobesity.

D.Thecausesofobesity.

参考答案：B

参考解析：对话开头女士问到研究的目的，男士回答道："Wewantedto

explorehowpeoplearoundtheworldviewobesityorbeing

overweight",可见其目的是为了探索世界各地的人们对肥胖或超重的看法。B

项正确。

［单选题］19.Howmanypeopleintheworldareratedasbeingoverweight?

A.16million.

B.18million.

C.1.6billion.

D.1.8billion.

参考答案：C

参考解析：女士问到，据研究估算世界肥胖群体有多大，男士回答说“1.6

billionincluding…”可见世界肥胖群体有16亿，因此C项正确。

［单选题］20.Inwhichcoundivydopeoplefeelthemostpressuretobe

thin?

A.Brazil.

B.India.

C.France.

D.America.

参考答案：A

参考解析：对话中女士问到人们对于肥胖的态度如何时，男士回答说"Our

surveyfoundthatpeopleinBrazilfeelthemostpressuretobe

Uiin”可见：巴西的人们瘦身的压力最大，A项正确。

［单选题］21.Whoaremostlikelytoblametheirparentsforobesity?

A.TheFrench.

B.TheSwiss.

C.Germans.

D.Russians.

参考答案：D_

参考解析:对话最后提到"Russiansaremostlikelytoblametheir

parentsforobesity",由此可知俄罗斯人最容易将肥胖归咎到父母身上。D

项正确。

【录音原文】

W:Goodevening.WelcomebacktoMissKnowItAll.Fortoday'sprogram,

Mr.JohnSmith,chairmanofNationalWeightandHealthAssociation,

hascomewithfindingsfromoutrecentNWHAsurveyonobesity.Now,

Mr.Smith,whatisthepurposeofyoursurvey?

M:Wewantedtoexplorehowpeoplearoundthewor1dviewobesityor

beingoverweight.Actually,obesityhasgoneglobal.

W:Howdidyoudoit?

M:Weinterviewed16,000peoplein16countries.

W:Howlargeistheoverweightpopulationoftheworldaccordingto

yourestimates?

M:1.6billionincluding18millionchildrenunderage5.

W:Reallysurprising,isn,tit?Andwhatareyourfindingsabout

people,sattitudesregardingobesity?

M:OursurveyfoundthatpeopleinBrazilfeelthemostpressureto

bethin.83%ofBraziliansthinkthereistoomuchemphasisplacedon

weight.FrencharemostlikelytoblameAmericans.TheyuseAmericanJs

fastfoodasanexcusefortheiroverweightproblem.Russiansaremost

likelytoblametheirparentsforobesity.Theyarefollowedby

GermansandIndians.Whenaskedwhoencouragedthemtotrytolose

weight,theSwisstendtoexcludetheirdoctor.

W:StaytunedformoreabouttheNWHAsurvey,wewillbebacksoon

afterthebreak.

［单选题］22.Whatdodivendspottersdo?

A.Takepicturesofyouthculture,

B.Writereportsonyouthculture,

C.Sellproductstoyoungpeople.

D.Createwebsitesforyoungpeople.

参考答案：A

参考解析：对话开头男士问到Emily作为一个潮帝，做了哪些事情，Emily回答

说“Takedigitalphotosofyouthcultureandsendthemtomycompany

（拍一些青年文化照片，并发回自己的公司）”，由此可见：潮帝的工作就是

拍摄与青年文化相关的图片。A项正确。

［单选题］23.WhatdoesLook-Lookconcendivateon?

A.Recruitingdivendspottersforitsclients.

B.Providingadvicetoyoungdivendspotters.

C.Organizingsalesnetworksforitsclients.

D.Dealingininformationaboutyouthdivends.

参考答案：D

参考解析:对话中男士提到“Look-Lookgetsalotofinformationabout

theever-shiftingtastesoftheyouthmarketbytheseimages（Look-

Look通过这些图像得到很多关于青年市场不断变化的风格的信息）”，由此可

见其重点就是处理青年时尚趋势的信息。D项正确。

［单选题］24.WhydosomecompaniesuseLook-LookJsimagesontheir

websites?

A.TopromotevisitstoLook-Look.com.

B.Toadivivactyoungpeopletotheirnewproducts.

C.Tolearnaboutwhatmakesyoungpeoplebuy.

D.Toencourageyoungpeopletobephotographed.

参考答案：B

参考解析：对话中女士提到“TheyalsousetheimagesofLook-Lookon

theirwebsitestoimpressyoungpeopleandpromotetheirnewly

designedproductsv,可见公司将Look-Look的图像放在网站页面是为了吸引

年轻人购买新产品，B项正确。

［单选题］25.Whyisitdifficultfordivendspotterstocatchoriginal

styles?

A.Manyyoungpeopleliketoshowoff.

B.Manyyoungpeoplesticktotherules.

C.Manyyoungpeopledivytocopydivends.

D.Manyyoungpeoplerefusetotakepictures.

参考答案：C

参考解析：对话最后男士问到这项工作的难度时，女士说到“…Youhaveto

beabletofindthedifferencebetweensomeonewhoiscopyingtrends

andsomeonewhoistrulyinventinganowlook（因为很多年轻人想突出自

己，所以发现原创风格不容易，必须有能力区分复制潮流和创造新形象这两

者）”。由此可知：潮帝们难以发现原创风格原因在于很多年轻人在照搬潮

流。C项正确。

【录音原文】

M:Emily,whatdoyoudoasatrendspotter?

W:Verysimple.Takedigitalphotosofyouthcultureandsendthemto

mycompany.It'scalledLook-Look.

M:Whatkindofcompanyisit?

W:It'sayouthculturemarketingandtrendforecastingfirmin

Hollywood.I'moneofLook-Looks65,000trendspottersworldwide.

M:Look-Lookgetsalotofinformationabouttheever-shiftingtastes

oftheyouthmarketbytheseimages.

W:Yes,itsclientsaremostlycompanies.Theygetinformationabout

trendsfromLook-Lookanddeveloptheirproducts.Theyalsousethe

imagesofLook-Lookontheirwebsitestoimpressyoungpeopleand

promotetheirnewlydesignedproducts.

M:Butarethereanypeoplewhodon'tliketheirpicturestobeused

onthewebsite?

W:Ialwayshavemysubjects'permissionbeforeItaketheir

picturesandputuptheirimagesontoLook-Look.com.

M:Wheredoyoufindyourbestsubjects?

W:Atschool,inthepark,atlocalsupermarketsandnearmanymusic

clubs.

M:Whatisdifficultaboutthisjob?

W:Tocatchouroriginalstylesbecausesomanyyoungpeopletryhard

tostandout.Youhavetobeabletofindthedifferencebetween

someonewhoiscopyingtrendsandsomeonewhoistrulyinventinga

newlook.

M:Thankyoufortalkwithus,Emily.

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.Answerthequestionsoneachtest

bychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1In1997,25Japanesecitizens,allolderthan60,launched

Jeeba(thenamemeans“oldmanandoldwoman")tomakesenior­

friendlyproducts.Theyknewtheyweremakinghistorywhentheycoined

theircompanymotto:"Oftheelderly,bytheelderlyandforthe

elderly.Theydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoldestoftheir

workeisis75.

Firmsrunbyseniorcitizensarestillararity,inJapanand

worldwide.Buttheelderlyhavenumbersontheirside.Healthierand

longer-livingseniors,bornimmediatelyafterWorldWarII,are

reachingretirementageinhugenumbersalloverthedeveloped

world.Exdivemelylowbirthratesinthosesamecoundiviesmeantthere

arefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.Onelikely

consequenceisnowclear:shrinkingworkforces.

Whilethesdiveamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionare

focusingattentionontheneedtocreateandkeepgoodjobs,those

fearswilleventuallygivewaytoworriesaboutthegrowingshortage

ofyoungworkers.Oneunavoidablesolution:puttingolderpeopleback

towork,whethertheylikeitornot.Indeed,advancedeconomieslike

thoseofFinlandandDenmarkhavealreadyraisedtheirretirement

ages.Othersareunderseverepressuretofollowsuit,asboththe

EuropeanCommissionandtheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand

Developmenthaverecentlywarnedtheirmembersthattheirfuture

prosperitydependsonagrowingcondivibutionfromtheelderly.

Whetherthesechangesaregoodorbadnewstoworkersdependson

whethertheyanticipateretirementwitheagernessordread.Inthe

UnitedStates,halfofworking-ageAmericansnowexpecttoworkinto

their70s,whetherbyfinancialnecessityorbylifestylechoice,

accordingtoanewstudybyPutnamInvestments.

Condivarytostillwidespreadassumptions,thereisverylittle

hardevidencetosuggestthatcompaniescannotstaycompetitivewith

arisingshareofolderworkers.AtBritishhardwarechainB&Q,its

uelderworkerwstoresinManchesterandExmouthwere18percent

moreprofidivthanitsregularoutlets一dueinpart,thecompanysays,

tosixtimeslessemployeeturnoverand60percentlessshoplifting

andbreakage.

［单选题］26.Jeeba'sdifferencefromaconventionalcompanymainly

liesin___.

A.theageofitsemployees

B.thenumberofitsowners

C.thequalityofitsproducts

D.thescopeofitsoperations

参考答案：A

参考解析：细节题。根据文章第一段最后一句话“Theydonothireyoung

people,andiheoldestoftheirworkersis75"可知，Jeeba与传统公司

的区别主要体现在员工的年龄上，故选A。

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.Answerthequestionsoneachtest

bychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Text1In1997,25Japanesecitizens,allolderthan60,launched

Jeeba(thenamemeans“oldmanandoldwoman")tomakesenior­

friendlyproducts.Theyknewtheyweremakinghistorywhentheycoined

theircompanymotto:"Oftheelderly,bytheelderlyandforthe

elderly.Theydonothireyoungpeople,andtheoldestoftheir

workersis75.

Firmsrunbyseniorcitizensarestillararity,inJapanand

worldwide.Buttheelderlyhavenumbersontheirside.Healthierand

longer-livingseniors,bornimmediatelyafterWorldWarII,are

reachingretirementageinhugenumbersalloverthedeveloped

world.Exdivemelylowbirthratesinthosesamecoundiviesmeantthere

arefarfeweryoungworkerstotaketheirplace.Onelikely

consequenceisnowclear:shrinkingworkforces.

Whilethesdiveamliningeffectsofinternationalcompetitionare