2015年公共英语三级(pets3)考前强化试题2

　　Part B

　　You are going to hear four conversations. Before listening to each conversation, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. After listening, you will have time to answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. You will hear each conversation ONLY ONCE. Mark your answers in your test booklet.

　　Questions 11—13 are based on a lecture about education in America.

　　11. What controls the public schools of the United States?

　　[A] the national government

　　[B] the church authorities

　　[C] the local communities

　　[D] the state laws

　　12. How many percentage did the American young people graduate from high school by 1970?

　　[A] forty percent

　　[B] forty five percent

　　[C] seventy percent

　　[D] seventy five percent

　　13. Why is education made various in form in the United States?

　　[A] Because students vary in needs.

　　[B] Because schools offer different subjects.

　　[C] Because teaching methods vary greatly.

　　[D] Because there are different aids at school.

　　Questions 14—17 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.

　　14. Why did the man decide to go to the library?

　　[A] One of his classes finished early.

　　[B] He wanted to get some studying done.

　　[C] The library had a special display on the Industrial Revolution.

　　[D] His books were ten days overdue.

　　15. After getting the books, what did the man do?

　　[A] checked them out

　　[B] took notes on them

　　[C] returned them to the shelves

　　[D] put them in his book bag

　　16. According to the man, what happens to all the books in the library?

　　[A] They are marked with colored labels.

　　[B] They are specially coded.

　　[C] They are checked out.

　　[D] They are inspected by the guard.

　　17. According to the man, what does the librarian behind the desk do?

　　[A] copies down the name and the address of each borrower

　　[B] checks all books for missing pages

　　[C] demagnetizes the books as they are checked out

　　[D] helps students use the card catalog

　　Questions 18—21 are based on a conversation you are going to hear.

　　18. What does the man need to do at the travel agency?

　　[A] purchase her plane ticket

　　[B] change her plane ticket

　　[C] pick up a passport application form

　　[D] arrange for her accomodations in Europe

　　19. Why doesn't the woman want to give up her apartment entirely?

　　[A] She doesn't have time to move.

　　[B] She would have difficulty finding another apartment.

　　[C] She's paid her rent for the summer in advance.

　　[D] She doesn't want to paint another apartment.

　　20. How long would the women be in Europe?

　　[A] three weeks

　　[B] one month

　　[C] three month

　　[D] over a year

　　21. What will the woman most likely do about her apartment?

　　[A] leave it vacant

　　[B] rent it to the man she's talking with

　　[C] sublet it to Jim Thomas

　　[D] ask her landlord to sublet it

　　Questions 22—25 are based on a conversation you are going to hear .

　　22. Where does this conversation take place?

　　[A] at a hotel

　　[B] at a motel

　　[C] at a restaurant

　　[D] at a shopping centre

　　23. Why can the man and his family stay at this motel?

　　[A] They have a reservation.

　　[B] The motel has several vacancies.

　　[C] They are friends of the owner.

　　[D] Someone else cancelled a reservation.

　　24. When does the motel want its guests to pay?

　　[A] before they arrive

　　[B] while they register

　　[C] when they reserve a room

　　[D] just before their departure

　　25. What is the reason for the motel's policy on payments?

　　[A] Some guests may not be honest.

　　[B] The policy is required by law.

　　[C] No.61 is a luxury unit.

　　[D] The owners are simply greedy.

　　Part B

　　11—13 [C][D][A]

　　本段是由一名教授作的讲座。讲座介绍了美国的教育情况。第一段主要讲美国民众特别重视教育。第二段讲美国的教育其实受当地社区的控制。第三段讲了高中生的毕业率和上大学的升学率以及学校教育出现不同形式的原因。

　　问题的答案可从下面三句话中得出：“The public schools of the United States are not controlled by the national government nor by church authorities but by the local communities themselves. ” “75% were graduating from high school. ”

　　“Education is made various in form, to meet the students' various needs.”

　　14—17 [A][D][B][C]

　　根据对话内容，本段对话的第一道问题可由下面这句话得出答案：“Dr. Brown's class finished ten minutes early, so I went to the library between classes. ”

　　“So I put them (books) in my book bag. ”告诉了我们第二道题的答案。

　　第三、四道题的答案分别可从下面这两句话得出：“The books in the library are all magnetically coded”和“The librarian behind the desk demagnetizes them.

　　18—21 [A][B][A][C]

　　本段对话的主要内容是：第一说话人问及第二说话人去欧洲的事。三星期之后，第二说话人将去欧洲旅行。在她临走之前，她要去续护照，去旅行社买飞机票，以及处理好她的公寓。她不想退掉房子，因为再租一套的话不容易，但是她也不想让房子空着，白交三星期房租。第一说话人于是把他的朋友介绍给她，说他朋友可以向她转租房子。

　　以上四道题的答案均可从主要内容中得出。

　　22—25 [B][D][B][A]

　　这是在一个汽车旅馆发生的对话。从谈话中得知汽车旅馆本来很挤，不事先约定是住不上的。幸好有人临时退房，所以对话人之一得以住进去。在登记时就得交租金，这是旅店的规矩，其原因没有在文中明说，但可以通过排除法把其他三个备选答案排除掉，只有A 最合适。