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1、2020年 PETS 公共英语二级试题及答案(卷一 ) 第一部分听力理解(略) 第二部分英语知识运用 第一节单项填空 1.He is _ a writer. A. failure as B. a failure as C. the failure for D. a failure with 2. can you come on Monday or Tuesday? Im afraid _ day is possible. A. either B. neither C. any D. some 3.Dr. Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge.
2、I cant remember _. A. where B. there C. which D. what 4.In the centuries _, Egypt became one of the most advanced civilizations on earth. A. followed B. tat was followed C. which was following D. which followed 5.To enter his house is like _ a small museum. A. to enter B. entering C. entered D. ente
3、r 6.The local government cut down their costs _ 30 percent. A. at B. by C. for D. with 7.Im reading his _ novel. A. best-selling B. best-sold C. best-sale D. best-sell 8.It s rude of you to shout _ the room. A. beyond B. through C. across D. over 9.People are more likely to stay _ 30 miles of _ they
4、 were born. A. in where B. at what C. within what D. within where 10.After searching for half an hour, she realized that her glasses _ on the table all the time. A. were lain B. had been lain C. have been lying D. had been lying 11.Facts show that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs
5、_ directed. A . like B. as C. which D. so 12.I walked too much yesterday and _ are still aching now. A. my leg muscles B. my muscles of leg C. my leg s muscles D. my muscles of the leg 13.He will have _ 30 by the end of this year. A. turned B. become C. got D. taken 14.Macao _ its return to China in
6、 December, 1999. A. watched B. found C. saw D. noticed 15.This hotel _ $60 for a single room with bath. A. charges B. demands C. prices D. claims 第二节完形填空 My father waved me goodbye and the bus (16)_. My first country journey then began. The man sitting next to me was a road engineer. He said that (1
7、7)_ by bus was an excellent way to (18)_ road for him. We passed many villages on the way and stopped once (19)_ to buy cold drinks, (20)_ it was very hot. The countryside was brown and dry and there were long (21)_ with no people or villages in (22)_. We also stopped once at some road works, (23)_
8、made my traveling companion very (24)_. Most of us were dozing in the afternoon heat (25)_ we were (26)_ by a sudden noise which (27)_ a shot from a gun. As the bus swerved(突然转向 ) and then stopped (28 )_ the side of the road, I remembered all the horrible stories I had read about bands of robbers wh
9、o used to attack travelers on (29)_ roads like this. Many of (30)_ people looked as bewildered and frightened as I (31)_. My neighbor, (32)_ , reassured me. “Nothing (33)_, only a (34)_ tyre. But we (35)_ while he changes the wheel.” 16. A. set in B. set off C. set D. set up 17. A. traveling B. goin
10、g C. judging D. coming 18. A. investigate B. repair C. explore D. test 19. A. and two B. or twice C. or two D. and twice 20. A. because B. since C. now that D. when 21. A. extensions B. ways C. stretches D. periods 22. A. view B. vision C. sight D. eyes 23. A. as it B. which C. so that D. thus 24. A
11、. upset B. depressed C. calm D. excited 25. A. when B. where C. while D. the moment 26. A. waken B. awake C. woke D. woken 27. A. sounded as B. sounded like C. sounded with D. sound as if 28. A. to B. onto C. at D. besides 29. A. desert B. deserted C. dessert D. desserted 30. A. the other B. other C
12、. another D. the 31. A. as I was looked B. as I must have looked C. as I must have been looked D. as I look 32. A. therefore B. although C. however D. furthermore 33. A. to be worried B. to worry C. to be worried about D. to worry about 34. A. flat B. broken C. wrong D. burst 35. A. will have been w
13、aiting B. will have waited C. shall need wait D. shall have to wait 第三部分阅读理解 A What will man be like in the future-in 5000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.
14、Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our bra
15、ins a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain s capacity. As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and eventually we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring about a physical change to the head, in particular the forehead, will gro
16、w larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over very long period of time it is likely that mans eyes will grow stronger. On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life. But what about hair? This will probably disappea
