PETS考试二级模拟试题
56. The underlined words "to spare" probably means( ).
[A] to show mercy to
[B] to leave over or more than you need
[C] to be free
[D] to use in a small quantity
57.Why did the go to the luggage office?
[A] He went there to get his case.
[B] He went there to see a friend.
[C] He went there to buy something to eat.
[D] He wanted to ask when the train was leaving.
58.There were a lot of things in his wallet except( ).
[A] railway-tickets
[B] money
[C] photographs
[D] ID card
59.The writer took out his wallet the second time to ( ).
[A] search for his receipt again
[B] find some paper to write on
[C] pay for the service
[D] see if his railway-tickets were there
60.What can you infer from the passage?
[A] The writer actually put the receipt in his case.
[B] The writer easily found his case in the luggage office.
[ C ] The writer was a careless person.
[ D ] The train arrived behind schedule.
B
"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend upon them for an education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their might(力量) to know something. They worked their own way up to fame (荣誉).
One of the famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I cannot make worthy men but I can help you make men of yourselves. "
Some young men have no ambition(雄心)to excel in anything, and they are to be pitied: they can never achieve much unless they see their weak points and change their course. They are not now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teach and depend on their own honest efforts.
61. Many of the great men in history succeeded because
[A] they were very poor in childhood
[B] they could not depend on schools for an education
[C] they made great efforts to learn and work
[D] they wanted very much to become famous
62. According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can
[A] make his pupils worthy men
[B] help his pupils make themselves useful men
[C ] make his pupils men of strength and courage
[D] help his pupils find a way to fame
63. If young people depend on their own efforts, _________ .
[A] they are to be pitied
[B] they are nothing now and will be nothing in the future
[C] they can be ambitious
[D] they can be successful in their careers (事业)
64. Which title best fits the passage?
[A] How to Be Famous.
[B] Dare to Excel.
[C] Depend on Yourself.
[D] What Nature Says to Every Man.
C
A young boy, about eight years old, was at the store picking out a large box of laundry detergent (洗衣清洁剂).
The grocer(杂货商) walked over and, trying to be friendly, asked the boy if he had a lot of laundry to do.
"Oh, no laundry," the boy said. "I'm going to wash my dog."
"But you shouldn't use this to wash your dog. It's very powerful and if you wash your dog with this, he'll get sick. In fact, it might even kill him. "
But the boy was not stopped by this and carried the detergent to the counter and paid for it, even as the grocer still tried to talk him out of washing his dog.
About a week later the boy was back in the store doing some shopping. The grocer asked the boy how his dog was doing.
"Oh, he died," the boy said.
The grocer said, "I tried to tell you not to use that detergent on your dog."
Well, the boy replied, 'I don t think it was the detergent that killed him.
Oh I m sorry. How did he die?
"I think it was the spin cycle (甩干筒).
65. The boy bought a large box of laundry detergent to_________ .
[A] wash a lot of clothes
[B] wash his dog
[C] clean the floor in his house
[D] clean the furniture in his house
66.The grocer _________ after he got to know what the boy wanted to do.
[A] tried to sell the boy more goods
[B] tried to persuade the boy to give up his plan
[C] told the boy he was too young to do shopping
[D] got angry at the boy
67.The boy's dog died-it was _________.
[A] washed with boiling water
[B] run over by a car
[C] killed by the grocer
[D] washed in a washing machine
