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1、 2022年PETS-2级考试模拟试题-1b阅读以下短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (学问库) which may be called experience, and the college student will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach a
2、nd will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them . The information from them differs from (不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part - the explanations of why things happen - is frequently quite fantastic (奇妙的) . But the demons
3、tration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Ari
4、stotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional (传统的) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much know
5、ledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass. The college student should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age. 36
6、.In the last paragraph the phrase “this wide, confused wilderness“ refers to _. A. personal experienceB. wild weeds among good plantsC. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of traditional practices37. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?A. The college students
7、have trouble separating good plants from wild grassB. Craftsmans experience is usually unscientificC. The contemptuous (高傲的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmenD. Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college student38. From this passage we can infer that _.A.
8、 well invite the craftsman to teach in the collegeB. schools and books are not the only way to knowledgeC. scientific discoveries late based on personal experienceD. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source of knowledge for acollege student39. The author advises the college studen
9、t to _ .A. be contemptuous to the craftsmanB. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific termsC. learn the craftsmans experience by judging it carefullyD. gain the craftsmans experience without rejection40. The main idea of this passage is about _.A . what to learn from the parents B. how t
10、o gain knowledgeC. why to learn from craftsman D. how to deal with experience B Water, water every where. It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left 45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded.In St.Louis
11、, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke upriver. A levee
12、is built of river sand and clay(粘土).Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960s The walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis, water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4 feet. 41.The flood refe
13、rred to in the passage _. A. was the heaviest one in the historyB. happened in Missouri and Illinois statesC. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of U.S.A.D. was recorded several times42. The meaning of the sentence “But the city escaped the worst“ is that _.A. many people escaped fro
14、m the cityB. the flood attacked the city heavilyC. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city avoided the worst situation43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about _.A. 18 feet highB. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52 feet high C In hopes of becoming millionaires,
15、 many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 2022年, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.But Pepsi wouldnt pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349.Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It a
