2016全国英语等级考试试题pets2冲刺题及答案
(2)He saw the old lady and her car on the sideof the road.Hecould see she needed help.So he pulled up in front ofher car and got out. Even with the smile on his face.she was worried.He didn’t look safe.He looked poor and hungry. He said.“I’m here to help you，ma’am.My name is Bryan Anderson.”All she had was a flat tire(瘪胎)，but for an old lady，that was bad enough.Bryan changed the tire and she couldn’t thank him enough for thehelp.Then，the lady asked howmuch she owed him.She had already imagined all theterrible things that could have happened.He told herthat if she really wanted to pay him back，the next timeshe saw someone who needed help，she could give thatperson the help they needed. A few miles down the road，the lady saw a small caf6.She went in.The waitress came over with asweet smile.one that even being on her feet for thewhole day couldn’t erase.She noticed thewaitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕)，but she never let her aches be noticed.The oldlady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger.Then，she remembered Bryan. After her meal，the lady paid with a one hundred dollar bill.The waitress quickly went to get change.butwhen she came back，she noticed something written on thenapkin(餐巾纸)with the words saying：“You don’t owe me anything.Somebody oncehelped me out，the way I'm helping you.If you really want to pay me back，here iswhat you d0：Do not let this chain of love end with you.”Under the napkin were four more$100 bills. That night when the waitress got home，she was thinking aboutwhat the lady had written.How could the lady have knownhow much she and her husband needed the money with the baby due next month? Asshe lay sleeping next to her husband，she whispered softand low，“Everything’s going to be all right.I love you，Bryan Anderson.”
(1)Why was the old ladyworried when Bryan tried to help her?
A. Shehad difficulty talking to a stranger.
B. Shenoticed a forced smile on his face.
C. Shefound him in trouble too.
D. She feared he might hurt her.
(2)Why did the old lady wantto give money to Bryan?
A. Sherecognized Bryan was a friend of hers.
B. Shewanted to pay him for the new tire.
C. Shetried to keep clear of trouble.
D. Shethought he might get angry.
(3)The underlined word “erase”in Paragraph 5 probably means__________.
A. hold
B. insist
C. forget
D. remove
(4)What did the lady suggestif the waitress wanted to pay her back?
A. Tryingto help others.
B. Working harder in the future.
C. Keepingsmiling all the time.
D. Givingmoney to those in need.
(5)What would be the besttitle for this text?
A. GodHelp Those Who Help Themselves.
B. WhatGoes Around Comes Around.
C. MisfortuneNever Comes Alone.
D. Moneydoesn’t Grow on Trees.
(3)Different countries have different cultures.A same gesture may havedistinct meanings indifferent countries.For instance，in Africa，people knock at the table withtheir fingers to call waiters which is considered as impolite in China.In western countries.if you make a circlewith your thumb and the index finger(食指)，and then raise the other three fingers.youare suggesting “OK”.The same gesture，however，means “money” in Japan while makesBrazilian people feel insulted(受侮辱的).With that in mind，you’d better learn abouttheir custom before travelling to foreign countries. Greeting is an important part ofcommunication between people.When greeting someone，Americans tend to holdout their hands and look directly into his/her eyes andthen smile.However.sometimessuch behavior might bring nothing but misunderstanding in other countries.A handshake might not be accepted and looking others right in theeye Can have different meanings. Asian people regard physical contact asembarrassin9;therefore，they do not shake hands.They have their ownways of greeting people.For Japanese，a slight bow of the head is enough.In Korea，women do not shake hands or hug with people;whilemen might shake hands accompanied by nodding the head once.In western Asia，Muslims do not make bodycontacts with women yet hug is generally accepted among men.Same thing happens on eye contact.In manycountries，people avoid direct eye contact to showrespect.This can cause misunderstanding，too.In fact. students have been regarded as lacking respectfor their American teachers exactly because they failed to make eye contactswith their teachers. Though different cultures seem to havedifferent ways of greeting.smiling is taken as the universal gesture of friendliness.Smiling indicates happiness or agreement(同意)andit can also be used to mean “Excuse me ”or “Please”.Sowhen you are not sure what to do，just smile.
(6)When two Japanese men meet，they might greet each other by __________
A. shakingeach other
B. huggingeach other
C. kissingeach other on both cheeks
D. bow
ingtheir heads
(7)If an American makes an “OK"gesture to a Japanese，then the Japanese probably think that__________
A. theyhave agreed on something
B. theAmerican feels happy
C. theAmerican insults him
D. theAmerican wants money
(8)What will be regarded asimpolite? __________.
A. Makea direct eye contact with an American
B. Tryto hug a Muslim woman
C. Bowto a Japanese when you first meet
D. Smileto a French in order to show that you are happy
(9)What’s the best title forthis passage?
A. Nevershake hands with Asian people
B. Differentculture，differentcustom
C. Smileas much as you can
D. Peoplebehave rudely in foreign countries
(4)When mentioning Korea.people might come up witha string of things，such as kimchi(泡菜)，cosmetics and beautiful girls.In fact，Korea is also famous for hand—madeclothes.In Korea，you Can get asuit that is well made to your measure within a couple of days but be carefulabout the size because Korean sizes are often a little small，especially to westerners.Even a “large” sizeT-shirt bought in Korea can be too small for an American! Korean clothes aremade of various kinds of silk and other materials.YouCan also buy hand—made traditional clothes in Korea. Those traditional Korean clothes have quite along history which Can be found in ancient wall paintings or on tombs.“Hanbok”(韩服)Can be the best representative of Korean culture.Today hanbok is still worn during formal occasions.Hanbok consists of two parts.“Jeogori”(赤古里)，me top part，isblouse—like and has long sleeves.For the bottom part，women wear “Chima”(高腰背心裙)，a kind of skirt，and men wear “Paji”(巴基)，bag—like trousers. White is the color for common people whileduring festivals or on Special days，upper classes will wear clothes in bright colorsto indicate their social status.Accessories likejewelry and head—dresses complete traditional Korean clothes.Traditional Korean clothes favor soft flowing lines to hide thebody’s shape representing the pursuit for beauty and elegance of Korean people.The de-signs of various forms of Hanbok represent the rich cultureof Korea.
(10)Which statement is trueabout the first paragraph?
A. It isvery difficult to get a hand-made suit in Korea.
B. Westernerscannot wear Korean clothes because they are often too large.
C. Youcan buy traditional Korean clothes and many other kinds of clothing in Korea.
D. A11Korean clothes are hand—made by Korean tailors.
(11)__________will not appear intraditional Korean clothes for women.
A. Hanbok
B. Jeogori
C. Chima
D. Paji
(12)How can we recognizepeople with high social status during festivals or on special days in Korea?
A. Bythe accessories they are wearing.
B. By mecolor of clothes they are wearing.
C. Bythe size of clothes they are wearing.
D. Wecouldn’t distinguish them because they dress the same.
(5)The Northern Pike is a very bad fish.It is a big，hungry fish，and eats little fish.Many Northern Pike live in Lake Davis.Theyare killing all the smaller fish in the lake.TheNorthern Pike area serious danger to the lake because they eat all the smallerfish.Soon，all other kinds offish in the lake will be killed off.This is not healthyfor the environment(环境). Researchers are afraid that the Northern Pike，will swim out of LakeDavis through many smaller rivers that feed into the lake.They could spread all over the country and damage many other waterenvironments.If that happens，itwould be too late to stop the Northern Pike. For ten years.officials have been trying to remove theNorthern Pike from Lake Davis.They have tried usingnets and poisons(毒药).However，the Northern Pike population is still doing well in Lake Davis.Many people do not like the idea of using poison to kill the fish.They worry that the poisons are bad for humans who use the water.However，people haven’t found any poisons atall in local(当地的)wells. Scientists are going to try the poison again.This time，they will dry off the lake before puttingthepoison in.Apublic hearing will be held to talk about the problem.
(13)This text is most probably__________.
A. ashort story
B. anews report
C. flresearch paper
D. anofficial announcement
(14)What could happen if theNorthern Pike swim out of Lake Davis?
A. Theycould be out of control.
B. Thesmaller fish would be saved.
C. Theenvironment could be improved.
D. Manysmall rivers would be poisoned.
(15)What was the result ofusing poisons in Lake Davis?
A. Peoplestopped using the well water.
B. Thelake was seriously damaged.
C. Thepoisons worked as expected.
D. Therewere hardly any effects.
(16)A public hearing will beheld because __________.
A. localpeople object to the use of poisons
B. the NorthernPike have spread to other lakes
C. peopleare strongly against drying off the lake
D. theharm of the Northern Pike is seldom heard of