2017年9月pets2全国英语等级考试二级模拟试题及答案
1.He kept his head; otherwise the accident ______.
A. would happen B. happened C. would have happened D. happens
2.――"Is she older than you?"
――"Yes she is older than _______two years"
A. me B. I for C. I am by D. me by
3.He is _______a writer as a reporter.
A. more B. rather C. not so much D. not such
4.I suppose that when I come back in ten years’ time , all these old houses ____-down.
A. will have been pulled B. will have pulled C. will be pulling D. will be pulled
5.Johnson hoped it would be ______who would be called upon.
A. has B. him C. he D. himself
6.Have a cup of tea, _______?
A. shall we B. will you C. won’t you D. do you
7.It is estimated that much of a teenager’s time is spent______ with friends.
A. to talk B. talking C. being talked D. having talked
8.It is one __________best sellers in our country now.
A. of them B. of those C. of this D. of their
9.Henry was deported for having an expired visa. He _______ his visa renewed.
A. should have had B. must have had C. might have had D. would have had
10.----- "Where is your college located, John?"
----- "It is ________."
A. on the Fifth Avenue B. on Fifth Avenue C. in Fifth Avenue D. at Fifth Avenue
11.I’m afraid it ______ tomorrow, but who knows?
A. may have rained B. might rain C. would rain D. ought to rain
12.The Caspian Sea, a salt lake, is ______any other lake in the world.
A. largest B. the largest C. larger than D. the larger than
13.______bricks, workers press clay into blocks and bake them to the requisite hard.
A. Being made B. The making of C. To make D. Made
14.He will go to America next month, if he ____ready then.
A. is B. will be C. shall be D. is going to be
15.Cars moved very slowly in the 1920s, but they ______move more quickly than in 1910.
A. were to can B. did C. will D. can
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本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 21 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 22 , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 23 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and 24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 28 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 32 the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they 33 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s 34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押贷款)to 35 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 36 in their lives, but it’s 37 to step off the track.
In a society that tends to 38 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our 39 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 40 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
21. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well
22. A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations
23. A. last B. least C. second D. best
24. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked
25. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected
26. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded
27. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve
28. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect
29. A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty
30. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project
31. A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available
32. A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather
33. A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in
34. A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable
35. A. take of B. drop off C. put off D. pay off
36. A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining
37. A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal
38. A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver
39. A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions
40. A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced
【答案】
21.D
22.B
23.A
24.B
25.C
26.C
27.A
28.B
29.D
30.C
31.A
32.A
33.D
34.C
35.D
36.A
37.B
38.A
39.D
40.B
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作The League of High Schools is pleased to invite student freethinkers to our 2007 Student Leadership Meeting July 15—17 at our office building in Manhattan，New York. This yearly meeting has been successfully held for the past three years.The event brings together student activists from around North America for a busy weekend of workshops，networking lectures，and a lot of fun. We encourage every school to send at least one representative(代表)(if not more)and We are keeping the costs down to help make this possible.Any individual(个人)student activists who are interested are also welcome to attend.Registration(注册)，room and food for the entire three-day event will cost only$39 for each student.We’ve booked you single rooms at Travelodge.New York.For any information about the hotel，please call 88643911. This time we are making a special offer--providing some money for traveling to make sure each group can send a representative even if it lacks the money to do so.Email Anna Porter at aporter@leaguehighschool.net or call 46935040 to get more information about this travel support. The registration form can be found at http：//www.Freethought.org/SLM2007.pdf.For more information about registration you may call Lucy Becker at 36904560 or email her at Ibecker@leaguehighschool net.So don’t wait! Send in your registration.
(17)What is the main purpose of this text?
A. To introduce meeting organizers.
B. To call for papers for a meeting.
C. To invite students to a meeting.
D. To explain meeting programs.
(18)What do we know about the Student Leadership Meeting?
A. It was first held in 2004.
B. It is held every three years.
C. It provides free meals for students.
D. It invites students from Manhattan.
(19)What is new about this year’s meeting?
A. The cost for registration is low.
B. It offers money to some groups.
C. Individual students are welcome.
D. There is wireless Internet service.
(20)If you want to know more about registration，you may______.
A. call 88643911
B. call 46935040
C. email Anna Porter
D. email Lucy Becker
参考答案
高中联合会很高兴邀请到学生自由思想者出席我们的学生领导者会议，该会议于2007年7月15—17日在我们位于纽约曼哈顿的办公大楼召开。
该会议每年举行一次，已经成功举办了三年。它将全北美的学生积极分子聚集在一块儿，开展为期一周的繁忙活动，包括研讨会、网络活动、听讲座和娱乐活动。
我们鼓励每一所学校派出至少一名学生(如果没有更多的话)。我们正努力减少开支，使一切成为可能。也非常欢迎任何感兴趣的学生个人积极分子出席会议。注册和三天会议期间的食宿每人只需要39美元。我们已经为你们在纽约Travelodge旅店预定了单人间。想要了解该旅店的信息，请致电88643911。这次我们提供一项特殊的服务一提供一些旅行基金，从而确保每一所学校，即使缺钱，也能够派出一名代表。想要了解有关旅行资助的更多信息，请联系Anna Porter，邮箱：aporter@leaguehighschool.net，电话：46935040。
注册表格可以登录http//www.freethought.org/SLM2007.pdf.查看。想要了解关于注册的更多信息，可以同Lucy Becker联系，电话：36904560，邮箱：Ibeck-er@leaguehighschool.net.
还在等什么，赶紧注册吧1
(17) :C主旨题。根据文章可以得出这篇文章主要是在邀请学生积极分子参加会议，所以正确答案是C。
(18) :A细节题。从文章第二段第一句话“This yearly meeting has been successfully held for the past three years.”可知，该会议每年举行一次。第一次举办是在3年前，即2004年，所以正确答案是A。
(19) :B细节题。从文中第四段第一句“This time we are making a special offer providing some money.”可以得出今年会议有一项新举措，即向出席会议的组织提供资金，所以正确答案是B。
(20) :D细节题。从文中倒数第二段“For more information about registration you may call Lucy Becker at 36904560.”可以得出结论，所以正确答案是D。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion.
Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger’s wrist (手腕)，he cried, "Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!" Encouraged by these pleas (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, "Oh, no! Oh! God!" and ran away. "If I hadn’t been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. "said Mrs
West who had practised judo(柔道) when younger." When my husband was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas", she explained.36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he ______.
A. was sorry for his failure B. couldn’t bear the pain and had to ask for mercy
C. felt angry with the old lady D. became so excited that he couldn’t help doing so
37.If the incident hadn’t ended beyond expected conclusion,_______.
A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and money
B. the mugger should have been defeated
C. Mrs West would have put the youth on his back
D. the mugger should have cried and run away
38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______.
A. a boy of about 20 B. a dark-haired young man C. an ill man D. a rather weak fellow
39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be true?
A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church.
B. The mugger knew little about judo.
C. Mrs West was a single woman. D. The mugger didn’t get punished in the end.
参考答案：
BACD
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作Most of you would probably say that what makes you truly happy is your family and the love you share in your relationships, and I couldn’t agree more. But money comes into play in those relationships.When I talk about money this way to a group，there is always someone who comes up to me and says，“Suze，you are so wrong.Money isn’t the key to life一this is!”At which point their wallet flies open and they show me a photo of their family. That’s when things get interesting，because I start asking them questions：Did you take that photo with your own camera? It looks like a beautiful beach，was the photo taken on a family vacation? Do you hope to help those beautiful boys and girls go to college?As their answers are “yes”，I ask them how they provide all of that for their family.That’s when they understand that I had it right. I totally agree that family and friends are of great importance to our well being;without meaningful relationships，there’s no chance of ever being truly happy.That’s why，every Saturday night，I end my CNBC show with the following words：“People first.Then money.Then things.”How we deal with the money we have also plays into our happiness.Over the past few decades(十年)，the percentage of Americans who say they’re happy hasn’t changed much.while at the same time the average income has doubled.So we have more money，but we’re not much happieron average. A paradox(悖论)?Far from it.My sense is that while we’re making more money。we arent’t making more of the money we make.We have to pay for a lot of things，and we have to worry a.bout saving for retirement(退休)in a way that our parents and grandparents never did.And as many of you know，it’s really hard to increase your happiness when you’ve got a lot of money worries.Do you agree，or am l way 0ff base? I’d love to know what do you think about the money/happiness connection.
(5)Why do people often show the author their family photos?
A. They hope to show money is very important.
B. They want to prove they can afford a holiday.
C. They think a good family makes them truly happy.
D. They believe a happy person considers people first.
(6)Why did the authur ask the group questions in Paragraph 3 ?
A. To persuade them to save for the future.
B. To ask for advice on holidays abroad.
C. To know more about each person.
D. To show them what he meant.
(7)Which of the following arguments does the author want to make?
A. Mo
ney is all that matters in our life.
B. The richer we are，the happier we’ll be.
C. Money makes a difference to the quality of our lives.
D. True happiness is achievable from good relationships.
(8)What does the underlined words “off base” in the last paragraph most probably mean?
A. mistaken
B. unprepared
C. unnecessary
D. misunderstood
【答案解析】
(5) :C我们中的大多数人通常会说家庭和家人的爱是真正使自己幸福的源泉，我也非常赞同此观点，但是钱在这层关系中也非常重要。
每当我在对人们说起钱的时候，总会有人反驳道：“苏斯，你错了，钱不是生活中最重要的因素，这个才是!”边说他们会打开钱包给我看自己的全家福。
我开始问他们问题，事情就开始变得有趣了。我的问题是：“你是用自己的相机拍的照吗?这个沙滩真漂亮，当时你们全家在度假吗?你希望帮这些漂亮的孩子上大学吗?”
他们不停地点头，这时我问他们：“那你们拿什么支付这些花费呢?”这时，他们才意识到我的观点是对的。
我也完全赞同家人和朋友对个人幸福来说至关重要，没有家人和朋友，我们永远都不会拥有真正的快乐。这就是为什么每周六晚上，在CNBC节目结束时，我总会说：“人第一，钱第二，事情第三。”
我们如何花钱，对于幸福也很重要。在过去的十年里，美国人的收入翻倍了，但是说自己幸福的人却没有多大变化。难道在有了更多钱之后，我们没有变得更幸福一点吗?
这是一个悖论?其实并非如此。我认为，虽然我们在赚更多的钱，但我们并没有更充分地利用这些钱。我们要支付的开销太大了，还要担忧自己退休后的生活而储蓄，而我们的父母和祖父母从来没有这样担忧过。有了这么多令人烦恼的钱，幸福感的增强从何而来呢?
你同意吗?或者认为我的观点大错特错?我非常想知道你对于钱和幸福之间关系的看法。
细节题，题干的意思为“为什么人们通常会把自己的全家福给作者看?”从文章意思可以得知，这些人是想反驳作者的观点，证明家人是幸福的源泉。
(6) :D细节题，题干的意思为“为什么作者问那些人第三段的问题?”作者是想证明自己的观点，通过问问题明晰自己的观点。
(7) :C推理题，题干的意思为“以下哪句话是作者想表达的观点?”本题没有原文，但是作者的观点非常明晰，钱在个人幸福中地位非常重要.可以改善我们的生活质量。
(8) :A推理题，题干的意思为“最后一段下划线词‘off base’最可能是什么意思?”从文章的句意理解来看，应该是错误的意思。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作A study comparing prices in l50 major cities has found that cities in Western Europe have become more expensive to live in since the full introduction of the euro currency(货币).The report also noted a fall in living costs in cities where there are economic(经济的)or political problems such as Buenos Aires in Argentina and Harare in Zimbabwe. The findings are shown in the latest worldwide cost of living study conducted yearly by the Economist Intelligence Unit，a business research organization based in London.The information is meant to help big firms set payments for people working away from their home country.As in last year’s study，two Japanese cities，Tokyo and Osaka，were found to be the most expensive places to live.The report also says that cities in the euro zone(欧元区)，have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins.For example，Paris now has the tenth highest costs;it was in fourteenth place a few years ago.Berlin has gone from fiftieth to thirty.first place.Those findings will strengthen the opinion that businesses have exploited disorder over the new currency to push up their prices.But as in past years，the highest costs in Europe are outside the euro zone.London，for example，is the seventh most expensive city in the world to live in.New York，which has the highest prices in America，is in 11th place.The biggest fall in relative costs has taken place in Buenos Aims.That partly shows the fall of the Argentine currency，following the country’s inability to pay the money it owes.The cheapest major cities were found to be Tehran in Iran and Harare，capital of Zimbabwe.
(13)What is the text mainly about?
A. The economic development in Europe.
B. The results of a study.
C. Living costs outside the euro zone
D. Changes in world currencies.
(14)The Economist Intelligence Unit has tried its best to______.
A. introduce the euro to more countries
B. help people choose places to live in
C. provide information about living cost
D. offer suggestions for economic growth
(15)Some European cities have become more expensive probably because______.
A. businesses took advantage of the new currency
B. living cost dropped in non-European countries
C. economic growth slowed down in the world
D. problems occurred in other cities
(16)What can we learn from the text?
A. Buenos Aires is the cheapest city in the world.
B. Tokyo and Osaka are the most expensive cities.
C. Paris and Berlin have the highest prices in Europe.
D. London and Harare are as expensive as they were.
【答案解析】
(13) :A 主旨题。通读全文，我们可以看出作者探讨的主要是西欧欧元区的经济发展和生活消费，所以正确答案是A。
(14) :C细节题。从文中第二段可以看出经济智能协会提供各城市的生活消费信息，帮助远离故乡的劳动人员做决策，所以C是正确答案。
(15) :A细节题。从文中第二段“cities in the euro zone，have become more expensive relative to other places since the introduction of euro notes and coins”一句可以看出，一些欧洲城市生活成本增长是由于引进欧元的缘故，所以正确答案是A。
(16) :B细节题。从文章第二段可以看出，东京和大阪是物价最高的两座城市，所以正确答案是B。
一项调查比较了150个大中城市的物价，发现自从完全使用欧元后，西欧的生活成本变得更加高了。报告还显示，在有经济、zz问题的城市，像阿根廷的布宜诺斯艾利斯和津巴布韦的哈拉雷，生活成本有所下降。
这个发现发表在最新世界生活水平调查上，由总部坐落在伦敦的商业研究组织——经济学家情报单位提供数据。提供这种信息是为了帮助大公司为远离祖国的离乡人士设置支付数额。去年的调查显示，日本的两个城市，东京和大阪是生活成本最高的地方。报告同时显示欧元区城市的生活成本变得更高。比如巴黎在几年前是位居第14位生活成本最高的城市，如今已升至第10位。柏林已从第50位上升至第31位。这些发现使这个观点更加可信：商业使新货币变得秩序混乱，从而抬高市场价格。但在以往的年份，欧洲生活成本最高的国家出现在欧元区以外的区域。比如。伦敦是世界上位居第7的生活成本最高的城市;纽约，作为美国生活成本最高的城市，位居第11位。相关价格的大幅下跌发生在布宜诺斯艾利斯。这在一定程度上表明，由于该国无力偿还外债而导致货币贬值。生活最便宜的主要城市被认为是伊朗的德黑兰和津巴布韦的首都哈拉雷。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作People today expect to be examined when they enter a doctor’s office. At least they expect their blood pressure and temperature to be measured. However, as recently as two hundred years ago, a doctor’s treatment depended on talking with patients. In general, the communication be- tween doctors and their patients was the most important part of medical methods. The modem age of medicine began with the stethoscope, an instrument for listening to patients’ heartbeat and breathing. Before that, a doctor did not touch a patient. In fact, there was no such thing as a me- dical examination.
The stethoscopewith all other medical instruments--has a serious effect on the practice of medicine. Doctors become better at finding the medical problems. More lives are saved. At the same time, doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors. Some doctors actually stop talking to their patients. It is easy to understand why some sick people thought themselves as broken machines.
24.A stethoscope can be used to_______.
A. check health conditions
B. cure some illnesses
C. measure temperatures
D. treat heart disease
25. Doctors give less importance to the communication between patients and doctors mainly be-cause_______.
A. modem medical instruments are used
B. they can cure more diseases and save more lives
C. they have much more medical experience than before
D. they are too busy to have time to talk with patients
26. Some sick people think of themselves as broken machines, which suggested that_______.
A. modem doctors should treat their patients as machines
B. the level of the treatment was greatly improved
C. they thought they were useless just like broken machines
D. they were not satisfied with the manner in which doctors treated them
篇章分析
本文是一篇说明文，从检查病人的身体状况方面说明了医学的进步。二百年前是通过医生和患者的交流来检测病人的身体状况，现在是通过专门的仪器来检测，于是更多的生命得到挽救。但是同时也有一些弊端，医生和病人之间的交流少了，病人觉得自己是破损的机器。
答案及解析
24.A
【题型】细节题
【解析】由文章第一段倒数第三句…stethoscope，an instrument for lis—tening to patients’heartbeat and breathing.可知，这种仪器是用来检查身体状况的。
25.A
【题型】细节题
【解析】由文章第二段可知，医生对于病人和他之间的交流不如以前重视是由于引进了现代医疗仪器。
26.D
【题型】推理题
【解析】由文章第二段可知，一些病人认为自己是破损的机器是因为医生与他们的交流少了，他们不满意医生现在对待他们的方式。
本文导航第1页单项选择第2页完形填空第3页阅读理解一第4页阅读理解二第5页阅读理解三第6页阅读理解四第7页阅读理解五第8页写作合理选择立场
With the increasing popularity of the Internet, someone says," The more friends you get on line, the fewer friends you will have around you." Write an essay (about 250 words) expressing your views on the statement.
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Since the 1960s, debates have been fueled on the ideal means of communication. Some observers, free lancers and columnists in particular, often emphasize that the more friends one has on line, the fewer one has in his life. However, through decades of practice and observation, it turns out that their statement has many restrictions.
Admittedly, the idea held by those observers does contain an element of truth. For example, along with the computer boom, Internet, the gem of twentieth century scientific technology, is playing an increasingly important role in the means of communication. But these arguers tend to ignore two other essential aspects. First, they fail to take into account the possibility that a variety of technical devices are available. As a result, people can resort to telephones or faxes to maintain a more intimate human relationship. In this sense, the popularity of Internet is not always synonymous to the emotional isolations between people. Second, the arguers’ assertion doesn’t provide sufficient data to narrow down the exact number of computer users who seldom contact their parents or colleagues. Therefore, any further conclusion addressing the problem must be based on thorough investigation. As a matter of fact, dinner parties, celebrating parties as well as other social activities always successfully bring people together. In this respect, the upsurge of electric contact is not the sole hallmark of the decrease of closed friends. Given reasons above, the argument above, under a careful examination, turns out to be groundless in its hasty conclusion.
In conclusion, the arguers’ evidence lends little credible support to their claim. To persuade people that the more friends one has on line, the fewer friends one has in his life, the arguers would need to provide clear evidence, sufficient data and thorough cost-benefit analysis of alternatives. (297 words)
