全国英语等级考试 第二级
PUBLIC ENGLISH TEST SYSTEM (PETS) LEVEL 2
2 0 1 5年9月笔试真卷
笔试部分答题时间：120分钟
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第一部分听力
第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A.、[B1、C.三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What are the speakers talking about? A. Holiday plans.
B. Moving to New York.
C. A party with old friends.
2. What is the woman going to do on Sunday? A. Go to the beach with the man.
B. Have a dinner with her family. C. Receive' some guests at home.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Neighbors. C. Strangers.
4. What do we know about John's new job? A. It is well paid. B. It is near his home.
C. It has long working hours. 5. What does Kate promise to do? A. Answer phone calls for Jim. B. Go to a meeting with Jim. C. Send a message to Jim.
第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。 6. When does the museum close? A. At3:30. B. At3:40. C. At4:00,
7. What is the man probably going to do? A. Tour the museum quickly.
B. Pay full price for the ticket. C. Visit the museum tomorrow.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第l0题。 8. What problem does tom have?
A. He has no license to drive a car. B. He is too busy to go swimming. C. He can't find the sports center. 9. What does tom offer to do for Jane? A. Pay for her sports center ticket. B. Take her out for a nice dinner. C. Help her with the homework. 10. What is Jane worried about? A. Her book report. B. The mid-term exam. C. Tom's weekend plan.
听下面一段对话．回答第ll和第l2题，
11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a ticket office. B. In a department store.
C. In an information centre.
12. What will the man probably do? A. Tour the city. B. Visit an island. C. Buy a booklet.
听下面一段对话，回答第l3至第l6题。
13. How many languages has Dr. Green's new book been translated into? A. 5. B. 13. C. 30.
14. Where did the Slow Food Movement begin? A. In Italy. B. In France. C. In Germany.
15. What did the study in Britain find out? A. More children make friends on the Internet. B. More children think friendship is important, C. More children say they have no best friend,
16. What is the main idea Dr. Green tries to express in the talk? A. to be slow means to focus on quality. B. Friendship should be developed slowly. C. The British support the Slow Movement. 听下面一段独白，回答第l7至第20题。 17. Where does the speaker come from? A. Canada. B. England. C. Thailand.
18. How does the speaker view the English lessons here in schools? A. They are not special. B. They are not enough.
C. They are not interesting.
19. In what way are the speaker's English programs different? A. They are designed in various styles. B. They are broadcast live every day. C. They are based on the computer.
20. What does the speaker expect people to do? A. Attend their English classes. B. Practice their English every day. C. Watch English movies and TV shows.
第二部分阅读
第一节短文理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.、B.、C.、D.四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Text l
It' s a time when school, homework, active social lives and part-time jobs keep teenagers (少年 ) busy from early in the morning until late at night. They are likely to try to make up for a lack of sleep by \in\on the weekends. Unfortunately, this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.
Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens aren't sleepy until around 11 p.m., but need to be at school by 7: 30 or 8: 00 a. m., they cannot get enough sleep. During puberty(青春期), the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time, and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then, when it' s time to get up, a teen' s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones(荷尔蒙). This makes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning.
A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades. A few years ago in an important study, test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later and fail to satisfy teen's sleep needs. 21. What effect does \A. Improving their health. B. Weakening their energy.
C. Disturbing their biological clock. D. Making up for their hormone loss.
22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to________.
A. make teenagers grow faster B. change teenagers' sleep needs C. do more research on teenagers D. improve students' achievements
23. The text helps us to know more about teenagers' A. daytime activities B. sleeping habits C. mental problems D. studying methods
Text 2
Chicago's Children's Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18 million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a secretary who never earned more than $15,000 a year and never married. She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and was a volunteer at the Children's Hospital. She was called the \Bear Lady\because she brought toy animals to sick children on her regular visits. But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86, was also a long-time buyer of stocks ( 股票). Over the years, she saved money that rose up to $18 million, which she left to the Children's Hospital. It was the largest single donation in the hospital's ll5-year history. The hospital president, Jan Jennings, was shocked when she heard the news. \lawyer called to tell me how much that money was, I asked him to repeat it, since
I was certain I had miss heard\
Why did Gladys Holm feel so strongly about the Children's Hospital? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss Holm's heart nearly 50 years ago, when doctors there saved the life of her friend's daughter. She never forgot' the happiness she felt all those years ago.
Holm's gift will he devoted to heart disease research. People at the hospital said they regretted that-they couldn't thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift. 24. According to the text, Miss Holm built up her fortune by. A. playing Teddy Bear Lady B. working as a secretary C. helping in the hospital D. buying stocks
25. Why did Jan Jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said? A. She never expected Miss Holm would donate anything. B. She wanted to make sure who Gladys Holm was. C. She had seldom received donations before. D. She thought there was a mistake.
26. Miss Holm's love for the Children's Hospital grew from A. a happy life living with children
B. a satisfying job given by the hospital C. an unforgettable experience many years ago D. a valuable gift she received from the hospital 27. How will the donated money be used? A. To build up a new children's hospital. B. To help sick children and their parents. C. To improve research on heart disease. D. To buy more toys for sick children.
Text 3
We feel it is important to start reading to your child right from the start--the younger the better! With little ones (children from birth to 4 ) it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the job of the listener (for you will be teaching your child how to listen) easier, as it helps to develop an early love of the written and spoken word.
We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day. Set a special reading time during the day or evening when you can settle down and enjoy a book, without interruption. For most families, reading aloud at bedtime is a common practice.
We understand that it can be quite discouraging to read to a child who takes no interest. Take heart! Learning to listen takes experience. The more you read, the more your child will learn to sit for a story. Children have a natural development of responses(反应) to your reading. By the time your child reaches 6-7 months, s/he is attracted by the book in your hand, and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼) toy. This is natural! By one year, your child is learning to listen and talk about the pages, often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this!
全国英语等级考试第二级
