2021年公共英语二级考试(pets2)模拟试题

第一节 单项填空

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑

21、 ______ the determined captain, all the passengers on board wouldn' t have been saved. A．It had not been for B．Had it not been for C．If it had not for D．Not had been for 22、

--I am sorry. I_________at you the other day. --Forget it. It was a bit out of control myself. A．should nbt shout

B．should not have shouted C．must not shout

D．must not have shouted 23、

___________you understand this mle，you’ll haVe no further dimculty. A．once

B．unless C．OIlly D．until

24、 I don' t think there is________in the book on the desk.

A．something important B．anything important C．important something D．important anything 25、

Nowhere else in the world_________more beautiful sight than in Switizerland A．you can find B．is fbund C．can you find D．has been found 26、

一___________may I___________me book? 一For three weeks． A．How often；borrow B．How often；keep C．How long；borrow

D．How long；keep 27、

___________his address，I can’t send mis book to llim． A．Not knowing B．Knowing C．Not know D．Not known

28、 Seldom ________my boss in such a good mood since I came to work in this company. A．I saw B．have I seen C．I have seen D．do I see 29、

Mary and I see each other__________, but not as often as we used to.

A．sooner or later B．once in a while C．in the end D．more or less 30、

Almough Helen is a new teacher，she knows___________student in her class． A．every of B．every C．all D．all 0f 31、

Paul doesn’t have to be made___________．a hard．wofking student． A．study B．to study C．stIldied D．stIldying 32、

The book___________by a famous writer． A．was believed to write B．belieVed to be written C．was believed to be written D．believe to write

33、 Mrs. Smith is mother. \" A．Lucy and Lily B．Lucy' s and Lily' s

He is always C．Lucy and Lily' s D．Lucy' s and Lily 34、

I was out of town at the time, so I do not know exactly how it

A．was happening B．happened C．happens D．has happened

35、 --I can not repair these until tomorrow, I' m afraid.

--That' s OK, there' s A．no problem B．no wonder C．no doubt D．no hurry 第二节 完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填人相对应空白处的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 36、回答36-55题

It was Clark's first visit to London Underground Railway. Against 36 advice of his friends, he decided to go there after 5 o' clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to

37 in London, because numerous people go home from work 38 this hour. He had to join a long 39 of people who were waiting for tickets. When his turn came, he had some difficulty in making himself 40 by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket 41 the end and, by asking people the 42 , he also found the right platform. It was packed tight 43 people. He did not 44 to get on the first train, but he was 45 to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better 46 to get on the next one.

When this train came in, Clark was 47 forward on to the train by the 48 of people from behind. The doors closed and the train 49 off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth 50 along the line. When the train got to the sixth station, Clark got off, feeling good that his 51 had been so easy. But he suddenly 52 that he had come to a station he had never heard of He explained his difficulty to a man who was standing on. the platform. With a 53 on his face, the man 54 Clark that he had caught a train going in the opposite 55 。 A．an B．some C．any D．the 37、 A．leave

B．visit C．stay D．travel 38、 A．on B．in C．at D．by 39、 A．group B．team C．queue D．crowd 40、

A．understand B．understood C．understanding D．understandable 41、 A．in B．at

C．by D．on 42、 A．route B．track C．way D．path 43、 A．for B．of C．in D．with 44、 A．manage B．succeed C．fail D．achieve 45、 A．able B．sure C．easy

D．possible 46、

A．position B．state C．seat D．way 47、

A．hurried B．crowded C．forced D．swept 48、 A．push B．rush C．drag D．brush 49、 A．began B．drove C．ran D．moved

50、 A．pause B．stop C．place D．rest 51、

A．journey B．travel C．visit D．voyage 52、

A．followed B．realized C．thought D．recognized 53、 A．laugh B．look C．smile D．stare 54、

A．explained B．said C．told D．advised 55、

A．direction B．path C．route D．journey

第三部分 阅读理解 56、 回答56-75题

There are stock markets(股票市场) in large cities in many countries. The stock exchange is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain ownership of a factory or company.

Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more money than they have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plan to save money.

Of course, investing(投资)money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money.No one can tell exactly

whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then the stocks will go down, and the investors will lose money. The stock may go up or down for a number of

untold reasons. Everyone wants the stock to go up, but

sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

No wonder going to the stock market is often compared to gambling(Ill,t). Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people are willing to \"gamble\".

Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.

If you are a good investor, _________in the stock market. A．you can always make money

B．you cab tell exactly when the stock goes up or down C．you may sometimes lose money- D．your gambling is always safe

57、 The passage mainly wants to tell us A．how to buy or sell Shares B．A B C of stock markets

C．the stock market is like gambling

D．investing money in the stock market is not the safest way 58、

Factories and companies are pleased that so many people \"gamble\" because

A．they can make them rich

B．they need more people to work forthem C．they need their money to do business D．some people win and some lose 59、

The word \"complex\" in the last sentence probably means A．complete B．worthy C．diffic.ult D．modern

60、 Rich people never go to the stock market, ,do they? A．Yes. B．No. C．Unclear. 61、回答61-80题 Life is difficult

It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nations.What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving

problems is a painful one.Problems, depending on their

natures, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear.These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physi~cal pain. And since life causes endless serious problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

Yes, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning. Problems are the serious tests that tell us success from failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to resolve. It is through the pain of meeting and

working out problems that we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, \"Those things that hurt, instruct. \" It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

From this passage, it can be inferred that A．everybody has problems

B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life

C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain D．people like to complain about their problems

62、 The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first paragraph to A．save space B．persuade readers

C．make readers laugh D．get readers' attention 63、

The main idea of Paragraph Three is that A．most people feel life is easy B．the writer feels life is easy -.

C．the writer likes to complain about his problems D．most people complain about how hard their lives are 、

According to the passage, we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to A．encourage them to learn

B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem C．help them learn to deal with pain

D．teach them how to respect from the problem 65、

The saying from Benjamin Franklin \" Those things that hurt, instruct\" suggests that

A．we do not learn from experience B．we do not learn when we are in pain C．pain teaches us important lessons D．pain cannot be avoided

66、 回答66-85题

We experience different forms of the sun' s energy every day. The sun is the major source of energy for our planet. It causes the evaporation(蒸发) of water from the oceans and lakes. Sunlight also provides the energy used by green plants to make their own food. Much of the energy that comes from the sun never reaches the earth' s surface. It is either reflected or absorbed by the gases in the upper atmosphere. Of the energy that reaches the lower at mosphere, 30% is

reflected by clouds or the earth' s surface. The remaining 70% warms the surface of the planet, causes water to evaporate, and provides energy for the water cycle and weather. Only a tiny part, approximately\" 0.023%, is actually used by green plants to produce food.

Many gases found in the atmosphere actually reflect heat energy escaping from the earth' s surface back to the earth. These gases act like the glass of a greenhouse in that they allow energy from

the sun to enter but prevent energy from leaving. They are therefore called greenhouse gases.

When sunlight strikes an object, some of the energy is absorbed and some is reflected. The amount reflected depends on the surface. Dark-colored surfaces, such as dark soil or forest, absorb more energy.

According to the passage, the root cause for weather changes on the earth is

A．the atmosphere surrounding the earth

B．water from oceans and lakes C．energy from the sun

D．greenhouse gases in the sky

67、 Only a small part of the sun' s energy reaches the earth' s surface because most of it is

A．absorbed by the clouds in the lower atmosphere B．reflected by the gases in the upper atmosphere C．lost in the upper and lower atmosphere

D．used to evaporate water from the oceans and lakes 68、 We learn from the passage that

A．all living things on the earth depend on the sun for their food

B．a forest looks dark in winter because it absorbs solar energy

C．only 0.023 of the energy from the sun is made use of on the earth

D．greenhouse gases allow heat energy to escape from the earth' s surface 69、 回答69-88题

Movies are me most popular fom of entertainment(娱乐)for millions of AmeI_icans． They goto the movies to escape

tlleir nomal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting thant11eir own．They may choose to see a panicular film because they like tlle actors or because theyhave heard

the film has a good story．But me main reason why people go to me moVies is to es-cape．Sitting in a dark theater，watching me images on me screen，tlley enter anotller wodd mat isreal to them．They become involved in me lives of me characters in me movie，aIld for teo houes，tlley forget all about meir own problems．They are in a dream world where

things often appear tobe more romantic and beautiful than in real life．

The biggest“dream factories”are in Hollywood，me capital of the film indusrty．Each year，Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies they are well-made．They pmVide tlle public with herose who do mings tlle average person would like to do but often caIl’t．People haVe to cope with manyproblems and much trouble in real life so mey feel

encouraged whcn they see tlle“good guys”win in me movies． The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want_________

A．to enjoy a good stor)， B．to experience aIl exciting 1ife C．to see the actors aIld actrsses D．to escape meir daily life

70、Which of the following is people’s nomal response to me moVies mey watch?

A．They feel that everyming on me screen is familiar to them．

B．They try to tum their dreams into reality．

C．They become so involved that mey forget meir own problems．

D．They are touched by the life stories of me actors and acn．esses．

71、 It is obvious mat real life is_________． A．1ess romantic man mat in the movies B．more romantic than mat in the movies C．as romantic as that in the movies

D．no 1ess romaIltic than that in the movies 72、 回答72-91题

EVery year landslides(滑坡)cause 25 to 50 deaths and$1．5 bnlion in damage in the UnitedStates．They account for l5

percent of the deatlls from natIlral disasters in Europe．And there waseVer a single event killed more mall 200 people in the Philippines． Sending workers to stabilizemountainsides using steel bars and cement(水泥)can help prevent

disasterS’but it introductes newdimculties．shaking drills produce harmful dust and loosen heaVy，daJlgerous debris(岩屑)．“It’s quite a risky job，”says Giorgio Pezzuto of D’AppoloIlia，an engineering company in Italy．

D’Appolonia，worl(ing with eight omer compaIlies，may have an answer：a three-ton．robotcalled Roboclimber．“The idea is to operate a machine far away that can drill wimout a human be．ing on board，”says Pezzut0，me manager for me project，which is supponed by the

EuropeanCommission．Engineers claim mat me machine will be

faster and cheaper tllan manual labor.Therobot，a large

radio—controlled four-legged mechanjcal spider，has cost at least$2 IIlimon So far.The final product should be able to climb unstable mountainsides，drill holes。insen bars and ce-ment，and coUect data on tlle stability．Testing should begin in May．

The underlined word“eVent”(Paragraph l)referS to__________． A．1andslide B．machine C．earthquake D．nood

73、 What is me puIpose in writing mis text? A．Telling people how serious the damage caused by landslides is．

B．Telling people mat sending workers to stabilize mountainsides is a risky job．

C．Introducing a product that can be used to stabilize mountainsides．

D．Showing people how to use a new product． 74、

What does me mbot look like? A．A human being． B．A spider．

C．A truck． D．A drill 75、

The biggest advantage of this product is that__________ A．it will be faster and cheaper than manual labor B．it can climb mountainsides, drill holes, insert bars and cement

C．it can collect data on the slope' s stability D．it can drill without a human being on board 第一节 短文改错(76～85题) 76、回答76-85题 Dear Jim．

Hello，I learn about you from my English 76．__________

teacher，Miss Fang．I’d like to your penfriend，and get to 77．__________

know more about your counntry．

First，1et me tell you sometlling more about 78．__________

myself．My name is Li Ming．I live in Beijing，where is the 79．__________

capital of China．I go to N0．7 Middle School．We 80．__________

study quite a few subject，such as maths，Chinese， 81．__________

English aJld pllysics．I use to play ping-pong a lot 82．__________

in my spare time，but now I am interesting in football． 83．__________

Do you pIay any ball games?What your favorite 84．__________

sport?I look forward to hear from you soon． 85．__________ __________ 77、 __________ 78、 __________ 79、 __________ 80、 __________ 81、 __________ 82、 __________ 83、

__________ 84、 __________ 85、 __________ 第二节 书面表达

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