公共英語等級(jí)考試(PETS)教材(一級(jí))節(jié)選9

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10. Where is the No.3 High School?
    A. At the second turning on the left.
    B. On Mody Road.
    C. At the third turning on the left.
    11. How is the school?
    A. It’s not as good as it was. 來源:考試大
    B. It’s better than it used to be.
    C. It’s even worse than people say.
    聽第8段材料,回答第12至14題。
    12. What would Susan rather do actually?
    A. Go on a picnic.
    B. Go to the movie.
    C. Stay with John.
    13. What does John think Susan do?
    A. She should go on the picnic.
    B. She should go to the movie.
    C. She should go with him.
    14. What advice does John give Susan about the picnic?
    A. She can cook the food in a wild place.
    B. It is better for her to prepare the food at home.
    C. She and Mary can buy some food on their way.
    聽第9段材料,回答第15至17題。
    15. Eric is supposed to play basketball _____________. 來源:考試大
    A. every Thursday that month
    B. a week from Thursday
    C. Thursday and Friday, the third and fourth
    16. When does this conversation take place?
    A. In the summer.
    B. In the winter.
    C. In the fall.
    17. What’s the name of the hotel where Sally and Eric are going to stay?
    A. The Wilmington Hotel.
    B. The River Inn.
    C. The Strawberry River Inn.
    聽第10段材料,回答第18至20題。
    18. Where did Ted’s uncle invite him to go?
    A. Egypt.
    B. Greece.
    C. Switzerland.
    19. How did they go to Switzerland?
    A. By air. B. By train. C. By bus.
    20. Where did the family have a holiday?
    A. Hawaii. B. Miami. C. Scotland.      來源:考試大
    第二部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用
    〖TP1JTY1.TIF,BP〗
    完形填空
    閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D 4個(gè)中,選出可以填入空白處的選項(xiàng)。
    I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a ____1____ education. If they can ____2____ it,they can ____3____ send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go,they’ll find a ____4____. There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ____5____ ones who can’t afford to pay.
    When children grow up and want to ____6____ ,their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the ____7____ to baby瞫it their grandchildren. If they want to do it,it must be considered a ____8____ not an obligation(責(zé)任、義務(wù)).來源:考試大
    Do parents owe their children anything?Yes,they owe them a great deal.
    One of their obligations is to give their children a personal ____9____. A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly ____10____ to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so ____11____ ,so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be ____12____ corrected when they do wrong,but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves ____13____. All our parents should do is to trust them,respect them,tolerate them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand ____14____. When criticisms are really needed, they should be ____15____ with praises,with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
    Parents owe their children a set of solid values around ____16____ to build their lives. This means teaching them ____17____ to the rights and opinions of others;it means being respectful to elders,to teachers,and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by ____18____. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have ____19____ laughing and loving. No child asks to be ____20____. If you bring a life into the world,you owe the child something.
    1. A. college B. formal C. usual D. foreign
    2. A. find B. get C. afford D. receive
    3. A. gradually B. certainly C. hardly D. finally
    4. A. supply B. help C. hand D. way
    5. A. handsome B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
    6. A. get married B. get a job C. go abroad D. live alone
    7. A. time B. right C. duty D. energy
    8. A. favor B. pleasure C. habit D. service
    9. A. worth B. affair C. belief D. respect
    10. A. brought B. compared C. forced D. taken
    11. A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. unfair
    12. A. properly B. gently C. nearly D. possibly
    13. A. now and then B. in time C. at once D. right now
    14. A. failure B. honor C. progress D. test
    15. A. mixed B. satisfied C. shared D. balanced
    16. A. it B. which C. whom D. what
    17. A. consider B. refuse C. respect D. know
    18. A. example B. time C. word D. deed
    19. A. pleasure B. difficulty C. fun D. freedom
    20. A. praised B. alone C. born D. poor
    第三部分 閱讀理解
    閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)[A][B][C][D]中選出選項(xiàng)。
    We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”
    “Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
    Mum just pushed harder, each swipe(拖一下)of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
    After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”
    Outside, Mum told me “Dagmar is fine. No fever.”
    “You saw her, Mum?”
    “Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”
    1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was____________.
    A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse
    C. to see a patient D. to surprise the story瞭eller