全国英语等级考试(pets4)完整套题及答案
第一节：单项选择
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A.womanwriters...livesB.womenwriter...life
C.womenwriters...lifeD.womenwriter...lives
2.________youarefree,whynotgoskatingwithus
A.BecauseB.SinceC.AsD.For
3.Greatmennevergiveup______difficulty.
A.inafaceofB.infaceoftheC.inthefaceofD.inthefaceofthe
-----Theneighborofyourbrotherinthecorner.
A.WhoB.WhatC.HowD.Which
5.Thereare______customtailorsanddressmakersintheU.S.thaninEuropeancountries.
A.farfewerB.sofewerC.veryfewerD.toofewer
6.Afiremandiscoveredthe__________ofthefire.
A.truthB..reasonC.causeD.fact
7.Thatyoungmanhasmadesomuchnoisethathe___nothavebeenallowedattendtheconcert.
A.couldB.mustC.wouldD.should
8."Wouldyoulikesomemorenoodles"
9.Youmaywritetomeorcometoseeme.____________waywilldo
A.AllB.BothC.OneD.Either
A.leftB.hadleftC.wouldleaveD.hasleft
11.WheneverImethim,_____________wasfairlyfrequent,___________Ilikedhissweetandhopefulsmile.
A.which...不填Bthat...thatC.it...thatD.what...不填
A.tohavebeenB.tobeC.havingbeenD.being
13.Enteringtheroom,Ifoundmyfather__atthedeskand___something.
A.seat...writeB.seated...wroteC.seated...writingD.seating...writing
14.____theywillsendusaninvitationisnotyetknown,__wehopetheysill.
A.If...writeB.ThatsoC.When...yetD.Whether...but
A.telephoningB.totelephoneC.totelephonetoD.thetelephoneto
第二节：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itstraditionalmeaningisusedto16atemperaturethatisfairlycold.Astheworldhas17,however,thewordhasexpandedto18manydifferentmeanings.
“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsof19inalmostanything.
Whenyouseeabrand-namecarinthestreet,maybeyoucan’thelp20,“It’scool.”Youmightthink,“He’ssocool,”whenyouseeyour21footballer.
Weallenlargethemeaningof“cool”.Youcanuseit22manywordssuchas“new”or“amazing.”Here’saninterestingstorywecansee23illustratetheusageoftheword:Ateacheraskedherstudentsto24thewaterfalltheyhadvisited.Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheone25,“It’ssocool.”26hethoughtitwas27todescribe28hesawandfelt.
29thestoryalsoprovestheshortageofwordsandexpressions.30“cool,”somepeoplehavenowordstoexpressthesamemeaning.Soitis31toimproveourwordstrengthtomaintainsome32.
Asapopularword,“cool”standsforakindofspecial33thatpeoplecanaccepteasily.Excepting“cool,”canyouthinkofmanywordsthat34yourlifeascolorfulIcan.AndIthinktheyarealsovery35.
16.A.findB.takeC.showD.makesure
17.A.changedB.beendevelopedC.beencleanedD.informed
18.A.turnoutB.takeonC.takeinD.comeinto
19.A.satisfactionB.interestC.senseD.interesting
20.A.tosayB.tellingC.shoutD.saying
21.A.famousB.outofdateC.favouriteD.modern
22.A.insteadofB.inplaceofC.totakeplaceofD.exchange
23.A.isusedtoB.showingC.usedtoD.explaining
24.A.writeforB.copydownC.describeD.saysomething
25.A.phraseB.wordC.storyD.sentence
26.A.HoweverB.MaybeC.AsfarasD.Perhaps
27.A.ThejustthingB.theverymeanC.somemethodsD.thebestway
28.A.themeansB.whatC.howD.wherever
29.A.AndB.IfC.SoD.But
30.A.WithoutB.UsingC.NotbeingusedD.With
31.A.importantB.necessaryC.impossibleD.natural
32.A.trueB.beliefC.richnessD.interest
33.A.habitB.cultureC.languageD.enjoyment
34.A.putB.changeC.betterD.make
35.A.coolB.easyC.difficultD.important
第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的'四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AReadingisnottheonlywaytogainknowledgeoftheworkinthepast.Thereisanotherlargereservoir(知识库)whichmaybecalledexperience,andthecollegestudentwillfindthateverycraftsman(工匠)hassomethinghecanteachandwillgenerallyteachgladlytoanycollegestudentwhodoesnotlookdownuponthem.Theinformationfromthemdiffersfrom(不同于)thatintextbooksandpaperschieflyinthatitstheoretical(理论的)part--theexplanationsofwhythingshappen--isfrequentlyquitefantastic(神奇的).Butthedemonstration(示范)andreportofwhathappens,andhowithappensarecorrectevenifthereportsareincompletelyunscientificterms(术语).Presentlythecollegestudentwilllearn,inthiscasealso,whattoacceptandwhattoreject.OneimportantthingforacollegestudenttorememberisthatifAristotlecouldtalktothefisherman,socanhe.
Anothersourceofknowledgeisthevaststoreoftraditional(传统的)practiceshandeddownfromfathertoson,ormothertodaughter,ofoldcountrycustoms(习惯),offolklore(风俗).Allthisisverydifficultforacollegestudenttoexamine,formuchknowledgeandpersonalexperienceisneededheretoseparategoodplantsfromwildgrass.Thecollegestudentshouldlearntorealizeandrememberhowmuchofrealvaluesciencehasfoundinthiswide,confusedwildernessandhowoftenscientificdiscoveriesofwhathadexistedinthisarealongage.
36.Inthelastparagraphthephrase"thiswide,confusedwilderness"refersto_____.
A.personalexperienceB.wildweedsamonggoodplants
C.theinformationfromtheparentsD.thevaststoreoftraditionalpractices
37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsissupportedbythepassage
A.Thecollegestudentshavetroubleseparatinggoodplantsfromwildgrass
C.Thecontemptuous(傲慢的)collegestudentswillreceivenothingfromcraftsmen
D.Traditionalpracticesareasimportantasexperienceforthecollegestudent
38.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat______.
B.schoolsandbooksarenottheonlywaytoknowledge
C.scientificdiscoverieslatebasedonpersonalexperience
D.discoveriesandrediscoveriesarethemostimportantsourceofknowledgefora
collegestudent
39.Theauthoradvisesthecollegestudentto______.
A.becontemptuoustothecraftsman
B.bepatientinhelpingthecraftsmanwithscientificterms
40.Themainideaofthispassageisabout________.
A.whattolearnfromtheparentsB.howtogainknowledge
C.whytolearnfromcraftsmanD.howtodealwithexperience
B
Water,watereverywhere.
Itlastedalmosttwomonths,butinAugustitended.Itleft45peopledeadand$10billionworthofdamageinninestatesofUSA.ItwasquiteabigMississippifloodeverrecorded.
InSt.Louis,Missouri,9,000peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomeswhilethecitywasindanger.St.LouisisjustdownriverfromthepointswheretheMissouriandIllinoisRiversflowintotheMississippi.Allthreeriverswereflooding.Butthecityescapedtheworstwhenlevees(堤)brokeupriver.Aleveeisbuiltofriversandandclay(粘土).
41.Thefloodreferredtointhepassage_____.
A.wastheheaviestoneinthehistoryB.happenedinMissouriandIllinoisstates
C.happenedinlessthantwentypercentofthestatesofU.S.A.
D.wasrecordedseveraltimes
42.Themeaningofthesentence"Butthecityescapedtheworst"isthat_____.
A.manypeopleescapedfromthecityB.thefloodattackedthecityheavily
C.theflooddidnotattackthecityatallD.thecityavoidedtheworstsituation
43.Thehighestfloodreferredtointhepassagewasabout______.
A.18feethighB.5-22feethighC.nearly50feethighD.52feethighC
Inhopesofbecomingmillionaires,manyFilipinos(菲律宾人)begandrinkingmorePepsi.Theyhopedtogetabottlecapwiththewinningnumberonit.InMay1992,thenumberwasannounced:349.Thousandsrushedtogettheirrewardwiththeirbottlecapsworthamillionpesos(aboutUS$40,000)each.
Pepsihasspentmillionsofdollarsontheproblem.Thecompanyhaspaid54millionpesostorealwinners.Italsopaid500pesosforeachNo.349capwithoutthesecuritycode.
44.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue
A.Allthosewhogotthenumberof349gotsomemoney
D.Thecompanymadeamistakesoastosellmorepepsi
45.Fromthepassagewecanguessthatpesois_________.
A.thenameofapersonB.akindofdrink
C.thenameofacompanyD.noneoftheabove
D
46.Thefurnituredepartmentwasrunby_____.
C.somememberofabigfamilyD.thelocalgovernment
47.TheshopinCardiff______.
A.wasbigandverymodernB.wasoldbutbeautiful
48.Theauthorwasluckybecause________.
A.salesfigureswerenotimportantforhimB.hewasyoungerthantheothers
C.heproducedgoodsalesfiguresD.hispaywashigher
49.Onesalesmanthoughtthat______.
A.theauthorwasmoreofanobserverthanarealmemberofthestore
B.whattheauthorhadsaidwasfarfromthetruth
C.theauthortriedtogetapersontobuythefurnituredishonestly
D.thewriterdestroyedafour-footsix-inchspringmattress
50.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage
A.Theauthoronlystayedintheshopforashorttimebecausehewasnotinterested
inbusiness.
B.Theauthorfeltlight-heartedwhenhelefttheshop.
C.Theauthorwaspunishedforstealingmoneyfromthecustomer.
D.Theauthorwasaskedtoputupthecarpets.
E
Drivingcanbeveryconvenient,butcanalsocausemanyproblems.Waitinginlineataredlight,adrivermaygetimpatientanddecidejusttodriverightthroughit.Ifanothercariscomingfromtheotherdirection,theremightbeaterribleaccident.Cuttinganothercaroffcanmakeitsdriverangry,sothatdrivercutsoffsomeoneelse.Prettysooneverybodyisangry,andimpatient.
Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsofliveseveryyearworldwide.InTaiwanalone,oversevenpeoplearekilledinaccidentseveryday.Theannualdeathrate(年死亡率)fromtrafficaccidentsinTaiwanistwicethatofJapan.
Toallowtraffictomovesmoothlyandsafely,everybodymustfollowtherules.Beforeyoudrive,learnallthetrafficlaws.Thatwayofdrivingissafe,convenientandevenfun!
51.Theword"convenient"inthepassagemeans________.
A.handy,easytodoB.thatcanbechanged
C.fondofdrinkingandmerry-makingD.carriagesorothertrucks
52.Ifyoucutanothercaroff,itsdrivermaybe_______.
A.impatientB.terribleC.angryD.bothAandB
53.Thesentence"Trafficaccidentsdeclaremillionsoflives"means"_______".
A.Trafficaccidentsmakesomepeoplebecomemillionaires
B.Manypeoplediefromtrafficaccidents
C.Millionsofpeoplesaytheythemselveshavehadtrafficaccidents
D.Millionsofpeopleremainhealthyaftertrafficaccidents
54.Accordingtothepassage,drivingcanbesafeif_______.
A.youarepatientB.youobeyallthetrafficrules
55.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage_______.
A.TrafficSafetyB.ACarefulC.HowToDriveACarD.ATrafficAccident
第四部分：写作
第一节：短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判定:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注重:原行没有错的不要改。
Johnputthelastofpaintinhismodelspaceship.56_______
"Itlooksgreatly."saiddad."Letmehelpyouhangit."58_______
Theyhangedthemodelfromtheceilingwiththinthread.59_______
Johnwatchedthespaceshipswingbackorforth.Hebeganto60_______
thinkaboutjourneyingalllonelyoutofspace."Supposeaman61_______
isinthespaceship,"Johnsaid."Andcouldherunoutofwatertodrink"62_______
"yes."saiddad."Andcouldherunoutofairtobreath""Ofcourse."63_______
answereddad."Thenwhichwouldhappentohim"Johnasked.64_______
第二节：书面表达
假定你叫李华,是中州市第27中学的学生.你前不久在<<中国日报>>上读到一篇有关农村(countryside)儿童辍学(leavesschoolatanearlyage)的报道.你于2000年1月14日给编辑写去一封信,谈了农村儿童辍学的主要原因以及你的看法.
内容要点：原因：1.家庭贫困2.帮父母挣钱
3.学习有困难4.不原上学
5.这些原因中家庭贫困是主要原因
看法：每个孩子都应有受教育的机会,愿将自己的零花钱(pocketmoney)送给失学儿童.
注重：1.要点不能遗漏,但不能逐点翻译.2.词数80-120个词.
3.信的开头己为你写好.4.书信格式正确.
No.27MiddleSchool
Zhongzhou,SichuanProvince
January14,2000
DearEditor
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1—10CBCDACDDDB11—20ACCDACABBD
21—30CBCCDDDBDA31—40BCBDADCBCB
41—50CDCDDCCACB51—55ACBBA
56.in→on57.√58.greatly→great59.hanged→hung
60.or→and61.lonely→alone62.the→a63.breath→breathe
64.which→what65.that→so
书面表达:：
Inthecountrysidealotofchildrenareleavingschoolatanearlyageforvariousreasons.Somehavetoleaveschoolbecausetheirfamiliesaretoopoortopayfortheireducation.Somefinddifficultiesinstudy.Somehavetohelptheirparentstoearnmoney.Andsomesimplydonotlikestudying.Inmyopinionthemainreasonthatthechildrencannotfinishschoolisthepoorlivingconditionsoftheirfamilies.