公共英語等級(jí)考試樣題(PETS一級(jí))(5)

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Passage 2
    Insurance in respect of the property will be effected by the Society
    in accordance with the Rules and the mortgage conditions with such insurance
    companies as the Society may determined. The Society has a wide experience of
    insurance companies and of the terms offered by their policies, and places
    insurance with many companies who are able to provide the cover which and if so
    please contact immediately the Branch Office to which you submitted your
    application for loan, and so long as that company and its terms are acceptable
    to the Society cover will be arranged accordingly. If you should suggest a
    company and it is not one with which the Society does business you will be
    informed and offered a choice of other companies. You may request a change of
    insurance company at any time during the life of the mortgage. If your mortgage
    is under the endowment (損贈(zèng)) scheme or supported by an insurance guarantee or
    if the documents of title specify the company to be used it may not be possible
    to accept your choice.
    The initial sum insured will be the figure shown under the
    heading "Amount of Property Insurance" in the Details of Loan. This figure is
    the amount recommended by the Society’s valuer (估價(jià)者), as his estimate of the
    replacement cost of the building at the date of valuation, unless some other
    amount has been agreed in writing between you and the Society. No guarantee is
    given or implied that the amount of insurance will cover complete loss.
    You are reminded that the market value of your property bears no
    relationship to the cost of replacement. The amount for which property is
    insured therefore represent not less than the cost, at the time of repair or
    replacement, of rebuilding all the property covered in the same materials,
    form, style and condition as when it is new. It should also include any
    architects, surveyors and legal fees which may be payable, and any costs which
    may be incurred in complying with the requirements of the Local authority and
    in removing debris (碎片), etc. The term "property" includes domestic
    outbuilding, garages, walls, landlords’ fixtures (固定裝置) and furniture, etc.
    But excludes the value of the land.
    The market value of house is therefore likely to be less than the
    cost of rebuilding, especially if the property is elderly (年久的). Even if the
    property is recently built, the work involved in reinstatement (復(fù)原) will be
    more expensive than the building cost which can be achieved by a builder
    building on an estate basis.
    41. The passage appears to be from __________.
    ○A. an advertisement
    ○B(yǎng). an information booklet
    ○C. a newspaper article
    ○D. a formal speech
    42. The tone of this passage could best be described as ___________.
    ○A. academic
    ○B(yǎng). formal
    ○C. light-hearted
    ○D. subjective
    43. According to the passage if the customer suggests an insurance company
    ________.
    ○A. it is impossible to change that company later on
    ○B(yǎng). the Building Society will provide a list of alternative companies
    ○C. the Building Society will not accept responsibility for the policy
    ○D. the Building Society may not be able to agree to that company
    44. The passage states that when you insure your property _________.
    ○A. you should not take the land value into account
    ○B(yǎng). you should use the market value as a guide
    ○C. you should take the advice of your Local Authority
    ○D. garages and garden sheds are not usually included
    45. The passage implies that rebuilding a property costs more than its market
    value __________.
    ○A. only if the property is old
    ○B(yǎng). particularly if the property is new
    ○C. whatever the age of the property
    ○D. because of rising building costs
    第六部分 完形填空 (30分)
    根據(jù)短文在空白處填上適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~,該單詞的第一個(gè)字母已經(jīng)給出。
    The interest paid by stocks rises and falls w 46 the economy. During
    times when the cost of living is rapidly becoming greater, s 47 are usually
    a better investment than bonds. This is b 48 they pay a much higher
    interest rate than d 49 bonds under these conditions. When economic
    conditions are not good, h 50 bonds are generally a better investment. This is
    because the interest paid b 51 bonds in fixed at a certain rate when they are
    issued the does not c 52 . Because of the relationship between the economy
    a 53 the performance of stocks and bonds, when people are not sure a 54
    economic conditions, they may hesitate before buying anything. They prefer to
    wait a 55 see what happens to the prices and rates of interest of stocks
    and bonds before investing their money.