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2017年9月PETS二级历年真题及模拟试题详解试读：
第一部分 历年真题及详解[听力音频]
2015年3月全国英语等级考试（PETS）二级笔试真题及详解[听力音频]
笔试时间:120分钟
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]、[B]、[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。
例:
0.How much is the shirt?
[A] ￡19.15.
[B] ￡9.18.
[C] ￡9.15.
请看选项:
衬衫的价格为9镑15便士，所以你选择[C]项，并在试卷上将其标出。下面，你有5秒钟的时间看第1题。
1.What can we conclude from the woman’s reply?
[A] She thinks John is joking.
[B] She is sure John is selling his shop.
[C] She thinks John likes business.【答案】B【解析】录音中男士对女士说“约翰昨天说他打算卖掉他的店铺，他不是在开玩笑吧”，女士回答说“不，我不知道他对我说过多少遍了，他希望自己学了一些专业技能，而不是去经商了”。即女士很肯定约翰是真的要卖掉他的店铺。因此B项正确。【录音原文】
M: John said yesterday he was planning to sell his shop. Wasn’t he joking?
W: No. I don’t know how many times he said he wished he had studied for some profession instead of going into business.
2.What does the man mean?
[A] The new teacher is sick.
[B] He hasn’t met the teacher yet.
[C] He didn’t like the teacher.【答案】B【解析】录音中女士问男士昨天有没有见到那位新老师，男士回答说“我已经生病三天了”，即他没有见到那位新老师。因此B项正确。【录音原文】
W: Did you meet the new teacher yesterday?
M: I’ve been sick for three days.
3.What time is it now?
[A] 7:55.
[B] 7:05.
[C] 8:05.【答案】B【解析】录音中男士问女士电影什么时候开始，女士回答说“七点半开始，我们还剩25分钟”，即现在的时间是7:05。因此B项正确。【录音原文】
M: What time does the film start?
W: It starts at 7:30. We have 25 minutes to get there.
4.What does the woman mean?
[A] She thinks they shouldn’t go to French restaurants.
[B] She’s recommending a good place to go for dinner.
[C] She is inviting them to differ.【答案】B【解析】录音中男士对女士说他不知道今晚要带玛丽去哪里吃饭，女士回答说“你去过那家法式小餐厅吗？”，即女士正在推荐吃晚餐的好地方。因此B项正确。【录音原文】
M: I am puzzled where to take Mary for dinner today.
W: Have you ever been to that little French restaurant?
5.Which of the following can we know from the dialogue?
[A] The woman is going to have a trip this summer vacation.
[B] The woman is going to stay at home this summer vacation.
[C] The woman hasn’t decided how to spend the summer vacation.【答案】C【解析】录音中女士问男士这个暑假打算做什么，由此可知，女士还没有决定好怎样过这个暑假。因此C项正确。录音中并没有提到“女士这个暑假要去旅游”或者“女士这个暑假要待在家里”，因此A、B项均可排除。【录音原文】
W: What are you going to do this summer vacation?
M: I want to have a trip to Beijing because I have never been there. But my mother wants me to stay at home and study since I am going to take the National Entrance Examination next year.
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. What was the weather like yesterday according to the two speakers?
[A] Colder than today.
[B] Warmer than today.
[C] Fine.
7. How did the man feel about the weather at the end of conversation?
[A] Afraid
[B] Sad.
[C] Relieved.【答案及解析】
6.A 录音中女士提到“Don’t worry. It’s not nearly as cold as yesterday.（不要担心，今天远没有昨天冷呢）”，即昨天比今天冷多了。因此A项正确。
7.C 录音中女士告知了男士今天的天气之后，男士回答到“Thank goodness for that.（真是谢天谢地啊！）”，即男士听到今天的天气没有昨天那么冷的时候，如释重负地舒了一口气。因此C项正确。【录音原文】
M: You got up very early this morning.
W: Yes. I’ve been out doing morning exercises.
M: Then tell me what the weather is like today.
W: It’s freezing.
M: Oh, dear, not again
W: Don’t worry. It’s not nearly as cold as yesterday.
M: Thank goodness for that.
听下面一段对话.回答第8和第9题。
8.What does Mr. Smith tell his secretary?
[A] He’ll phone the caller at 4 o’clock.
[B] He’s out of the office.
[C] He’ll be on the phone at once.
9.Where does Edgar Davis call from?
[A] Britain.
[B] Brazil.
[C] Boston【答案及解析】
8.B 录音中女士对男士说“史密斯先生，你有个电话”，男士问女士是谁打来的，女士说对方没有告知。男士回答说“Tell him I am not in the office. Say I’ll be back by 4 o’clock.（告诉他我不在办公室，就说我4点钟回来）”，因此B项正确。
9.C 录音中女士问打电话的人是谁，男士对方回答说“this is Edgar Davis from Boston（我是来自波士顿的Edgar Davis）”。因此C项正确。【录音原文】
W: You have a telephone call, Mr. Smith?
M: Who is it?
W: He didn’t say.
M: Tell him I am not in the office. Say I’ll be back by 4 o’clock.
W: All right. Hello, sir?
M: Yes?
W: I am afraid he’s just stepped out of the office. May I ask who’s calling?
M: Yes, this is Edgar Davis from Boston.
W: Oh, yes, Mr. Davis. I’m sure he won’t be back until 4 o’clock. Could you give me your number, please?
M: Yes.
听下面一段对话。回答第10至第12题。
10.What was Mary doing at the beginning of the dialogue?
[A] Going home.
[B] Waiting for a bus.
[C] Waiting for someone.
11.Where was Mary going?
[A] Home.
[B] To the bus stop.
[C] To the park.
12. Why did Bill feel surprised when he first heard Mary was going for a walk?
[A] Because it was a cold day.
[B] Because she was going alone.
[C] Because she had not told him about this before.【答案及解析】
10.B 录音中男士问女士为什么站在冷风中，女士回答说“I’m waiting for a bus（我在等公交车）”，因此B项正确。
11.C 录音中男士问女士要去哪里，女士回答说“But I’m not going home now. I’m going for a walk in the park.（我现在不是要回家，我要去公园里散步）”，因此C项正确。
12.A 录音中男士提到“Going for a walk in such cold weather?（这么冷的天气还去散步？）”，由此可知，因为天气很冷，所以男士听到玛丽说要去公园里散步，感到很惊讶。因此A项正确。【录音原文】
M: Hello, Mary. Why are you standing here in the cold wind?
W: I’m waiting for a bus, but the buses are very full at this time of the day.
M: Where are you going? This isn’t your way home You must take a bus from the other side of the street to go home.
Ｗ: But I’m not going home now. I’m going for a walk in the park.
M: Going for a walk in such cold weather?
W: I always like to go for a walk before supper.
听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16题。
13.Where has Ann been?
[A] To her brother’s.
[B] To Beijing.
[C] To her uncle’s.
14.How far is it from Ann’s home to her uncle’s?
[A] About eight thousand miles away.
[B] About eight hundred kilometers away.
[C] About eight hundred miles away.
15.Who went there with Ann?
[A] Her friend.
[B] Her father.
[C] Herself.
16.How did she go to her uncle’s?
[A] On foot.
[B] By bus.
[C] By train.【答案及解析】
13.C 录音中男士问女士去哪里了，女士回答说“I’ve been to my uncle’s.（我去我叔叔家了）”，因此C项正确。
14.B 录音中男士问女士“你家离你叔叔家远吗”，女士回答说“Very far. It’s about 800 kilometers.（很远，大概800千米吧）”，因此B项正确。
15.C 录音中男士问女士“你和谁一起去的”，女士回答说“Myself.（我自己去的）”，因此C项正确。
16.C 录音中男士问女士“你怎样去那儿的，坐飞机吗”，女士回答说“No. By train and on the way I made friends with a girl named Lily.（不，坐火车去的。我在路上结识了一个叫Lily的女孩）”，因此C项正确。【录音原文】
M: Where have you been, Ann? I haven’t seen you for half a month.
W: I’ve been to my uncle’s.
M: Did you have a good time there?
W: Yes, I enjoyed myself very much.
M: Is it far from your home to your uncle’s?
W: Very far. It’s about 800 kilometers.
M: Who went there with you?
W: Myself.
M: Oh. It’s great. How did you get there? By plane?
W: No. By train and on the way I made friends with a girl named Lily.
听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20题。
17.When is Mary’s birthday?
[A] August 15th.
[B] August 16th.
[C] August 12th.
18.What time will the party begin?
[A] At 2:00 P.m.
[B] At 2:20 P.m.
[C] At 1:40 P.m.
19.Will Jean come to the party?
[A] No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station.
[B] Yes, she will, but she’ll be late for the party.
[C] Not sure. Perhaps she won’t be able to come.
20.Where will Jean’s sister come from?
[A] The station.
[B] The party.
[C] Shanghai.【答案及解析】
17.B 录音中男士提到“Today is the 12th of August. In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday.（今天是八月十二号，再过四天就是我的妹妹玛丽的生日了）”，即玛丽的生日是在八月十六号。因此B项正确。
18.C 录音中女士问男士生日聚会什么时候开始，男士回答说“At twenty to two.（两点差二十分）”，即生日聚会1:40开始。因此C项正确。
19.B 录音中女士提到“I have to meet her at the station. So I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party.（我要去车站接我姐姐，恐怕会晚点到）”，男士回答说“没关系，务必过来啊”。女士回答说“好的！”。即女士会去参加生日聚会，但是会晚点到。因此B项正确。
20.C 录音中女士提到“But my sister will come to see me from Shanghai at 1:20 that afternoon.（那天下午1:20，我姐姐会从上海回来看我）”，因此C项正确。【录音原文】
M: Today is the 12th of August. In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday. We’ll have a party. Would you please come and join us, Jean?
W: What time will the party begin?
M: At twenty to two.
W: But my sister will come to see me from Shanghai at 1:20 that afternoon. I have to meet her at the station. So I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party.
M: That’s all right. Do come, please.
W: Sure!
第二部分 英语知识运用
第一节 单项填空
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。
21. We hurried to _____ station, hoping to catch _____ 8:15 train to New York.
[A] ／; an
[B] the; ／
[C] 8; all
[D] the; the【答案】D【解析】句意：我们匆忙赶往车站，希望能赶上8:15的那趟开往纽约的火车。本题考查冠词用法。本题中的“车站”和“8:15分的那趟火车”都表示特指，因此均应用定冠词the来修饰。故D项正确。
22. The hospital agreed to give care free of charge to _____ with low incomes·
[A] those
[B] them
[C] these
[D] ones【答案】A【解析】句意：医院同意免费护理那些低收入者。本题考查代词用法。those是that的复数形式，用以指人或事物，尤指在空间或时间上较远的人或事物，此处特指“那些（人/物）”。因此A项正确。these常特指空间或时间上较近的人或事物；them指代前文出现的人或物；ones泛指同类人物或事物中的一些。
23.It’s about time we got the kitchen _____.
[A] repaint
[B] repainted
[C] repainting
[D] to repaint【答案】B【解析】句意：到了我们重新粉刷厨房的时候了。本题考查固定搭配。make/get/have sth. done表示“让某事被做；请别人做某事”，其中done是过去分词，作宾语补足语，表示被动含义。因此B项正确。
24．—Has Tom finished his experiment today?
—No idea. He _____ it this morning.
[A] is doing
[B] was doing
[C] had done
[D] has done【答案】B【解析】句意：——汤姆今天做完实验了吗？——不知道，他今天上午一直在做。本题考查动词时态。根据句意可知，这里表示过去某个时间点正在进行的动作，需用过去进行时，因此B项正确。
25. I _____ admit the plan is a limited one and is not as successful as we thought.
[A] can
[B] may
[C] need
[D] must【答案】D【解析】句意：我必须承认这项计划很有限，并不像我们想象的那么成功。must意为“必须”，语气比较强硬和坚决。因此D项正确。can意为“能够”，表示能力、许可或可能性。may表示允许，许可或可能性（语气上弱于can）。need需要。
26. Mom was busy cooking in the kitchen _____ Dad was watching TV comfortably.
[A] while
[B] so
[C] since
[D] though【答案】A【解析】句意：爸爸在舒舒服服地看电视的时候，妈妈正在厨房里忙着做饭。本题考查连词用法。while表示“当……时候”，引导时间状语从句，故A项正确。so表示“因此”，引导结果状语从句。since表示“自从；由于”，引导时间状语从句或原因状语从句。though表示“虽然”，引导让步状语从句。
27. I don’t need any help, Polly, but it was nice of you to _____.
[A] demand
[B] promise
[C] offer
[D] present【答案】C【解析】句意：波利，我不需要任何帮助，但还是很感激你主动提供帮助。本题考查动词词义辨析。offer提供，提出。offer help主动提供帮助。根据句意可知，C项正确。demand要求，需要。promise许诺，承诺。present呈现，赠送，介绍。
28. If they wanted to go out, they could always _____ me to stay with the baby.
[A] believe in
[B] count on
[C] name after
[D] hear from【答案】B【解析】句意：如果他们要出门，他们总是可以指望我来照看孩子。本题考查动词词组辨析。count on指望，依靠，依赖。故B项正确。believe in信任。name after以……命名。hear from收到某人的来信。
29. She prepared _____ good meals for the family that no one ever thought of going out to eat.
[A] so
[B] such
[C] even
[D] ever【答案】B【解析】句意：她为家人做的饭如此美味以至于没有人想过要出去吃饭。本题考查固定句型。“so/such...that+从句”表示“如此……，以至于……”。so后面接形容词，such后面接名词或名词词组。good meals为名词词组，需用such修饰，因此B项正确。
30. Sometimes he would make himself _____ in the kitchen by cleaning and tidying.
[A] beautiful
[B] wonderful
[C] useful
[D] careful【答案】C【解析】句意：有时他会在厨房做清洁和整理东西来让自己有点用处。本题考查形容词词义辨析。useful有用的，有益的，有帮助的。因此C项正确。beautiful美丽的。wonderful精彩的，极好的。careful小心的，仔细的。
31. I phoned him twice and _____ messages, but he never returned my call.
[A] kept
[B] dropped
[C] received
[D] left【答案】D【解析】句意：我给他打了两个电话，也发了短信，但他没有给我回电话。本题考查动词词义辨析。leave留下。leave messages留言。因此D项正确。keep保持，保留。drop落下，下降。receive收到。
32. Please keep me fully informed _____ any progress in the plan.
[A] for
[B] with
[C] on
[D] of【答案】D【解析】句意：这个计划有任何进展都请告知我。本题考查固定搭配。inform sb. of sth.是固定搭配，表示“通知/告知某人某事”。因此D项正确。
33. All mobile phones must be turned off from when the aircraft doors are closed _____ the doors open again on arrival.
[A] until
[B] unless
[C] before
[D] when【答案】A【解析】句意：机舱门关闭时，所有的手机必须关机，直到飞机抵达后舱门再次打开。本题考查连词词义辨析。这里表示“直到机舱门再次打开，手机才不用关机”，因此A项until“直到……时（为止）”为正确答案。
34．—Shall we eat Italian food tonight?
—_____.
[A] Yes, that’s all right
[B] Never mind
[C] Yes, good idea
[D] You’re welcome【答案】C【解析】句意：——我们今晚吃意大利菜怎么样？——好主意。本题考查情景对话。题干提出了一项建议，答语中应该对这项建议进行评价或表达自己是否同意。因此C项“好主意”为正确答案。Yes, that’s all right表示“没什么”，用于回答别人的感谢。Never mind没关系，不要放在心上。You’re welcome不用谢，别客气。
35. The furniture _____ on Friday, so until then we’ll have to sit on the floor.
[A] is being delivered
[B] was delivered
[C] has been delivered
[D] had been delivered【答案】A【解析】句意：家具将在星期五送达，所以在那之前我们只能坐在地上。本题考查动词时态及语态。由句意可知，“家具送达”这一动作还未发生，因此应用现在进行时表示一般将来时，且“家具”和“运送”这一动作时间是被动关系，因此应用被动语态。即A项正确。
第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四个选项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。
The first day my new teacher stood in front of the class, I burst into laughter. Ron Clark was from North Carolina and he talked with a 36 Southern accent (口音). I thought he was a complete 37 .
It was 2005 38 I was in the fifth grade. I figured I’d spend most of the year in the headmaster’s office. I’d always been a 39 . I’d get shouted at, and then 40 would give up on me. I thought Ron Clark would just be one of them.
I was 41 . That first week, I kept 42 him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I’d better 43 my behavior (行为). “Tom,” he said, “you’re a 44 boy. You can do better.”
He told me I was a natural leader and 45 I’d go far in life if I started working hard. I was 46 at that moment, and then something happened: I began to 47 him. He had a most unusual way of 48 . To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed the 49 of a popular song and had us 50 with him. When we read the Harry Potter books, he made our 51 look like Hogwarts.
Before coming to our 52 , he taught in his hometown. His parents were DJs at dance clubs, so he 53 with music and energy. He had seen a TV show about our 54 schools and the lack of qualified teachers. He 55 a challenge. Boy, did he get one.
36. [A] polite [B] pleasant [C] funny [D] weak
37. [A] joke [B] story [C] mistake [D] actor
38. [A] for [B] and [C] but [D] since
39. [A] winner [B] fool [C] troublemaker [D] monitor
40. [A] my friends [B] the teachers [C] the students [D] my parents
41. [A] wrong [B] satisfied [C] clever [D] excited
42. [A] standing by [B] listening to [C] laughing at [D] looking for
43. [A] explain [B] keep [C] study [D] improve
44. [A] serious [B] happy [C] busy [D] smart
45. [A] that [B] which [C] where [D] what
46. [A] mad [B] happy [C] sorry [D] surprised
47. [A] watch [B] respect [C] forgive [D] protect
48. [A] teaching [B] living [C] learning [D] speaking
49. [A] music [B] words [C] name [D] length
50. [A] celebrate [B] read [C] sing [D] argue
51. [A] playground [B] classroom [C] dining hall [D] bedroom
52. [A] school [B] club [C] office [D] library
53. [A] went away [B] put up [C] caught up [D] grew up
54. [A] beautiful [B] independent [C] troubled [D] crowded
55. [A] made [B] accepted [C] presented [D] wanted【答案及解析】
36.C 句意：罗恩·克拉克来自北卡罗莱纳州，有着好笑的南方口音。本题考查形容词词义辨析。上文提到，“我”的新老师第一天站在讲台前时，我就大笑起来。由此可知，这里是解释作者在笑什么。funny有趣的，好笑的，滑稽的。因此C项正确。polite礼貌的。pleasant令人愉快的，舒适的。weak虚弱的。
37.A 句意：我认为他完全就是一个笑话。本题考查名词词义辨析。上文提到新老师有着好笑的南方口音，由此可知，这里表示“我认为他是一个十足的笑话”，因此A项joke“笑话”正确。story故事。mistake错误。actor演员。
38.B 句意：那是2005年，我上五年级。本题考查连词辨析。“2005年”和“我上五年级”之间是并列关系，而不是因果、转折等关系，因此应填入并列连词and。即B项正确。for因为。but但是。since自从。
39.C 句意：我一直是一个调皮捣蛋的学生。本题考查名词词义辨析。上文提到，我认为那一年的大部分时间里我都将在校长的办公室里度过。由此可知，这里表示“我一直都是一个调皮捣蛋的学生”。troublemaker捣乱者，制造麻烦的人。因此C项正确。winner成功者，获胜者。fool傻瓜。monitor班长。
40.B 句意：我会被老师们吼骂，然后他们就会放弃我。本题考查上下文逻辑关系。上文提到我一直是一个调皮捣蛋的学生，下文提到我认为新老师罗恩·克拉克也会是他们中的一个。即这里表示“老师们会放弃我”。因此B项正确。friend朋友。student学生。parent父母。
41.A 句意：但是我错了。本题考查形容词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。下文提到新老师鼓励我说“你可以做得更好”、“你是一个天生的领导者”，由此可知，新老师并没有像作者想象的那样放弃他。即作者之前的想法是错误的。故A项wrong“错误的”正确。satisfied满意的。clever聪明的，机灵的。excited兴奋的，激动的。
42.C 句意：第一周，我不断地嘲笑他。本题考查动词词组辨析。第一段中就提到，新老师有着好笑的南方口音，我认为他完全就是一个笑话。由此可知，这里表示“嘲笑这位老师”。laugh at嘲笑，取笑。因此C项正确。stand by支持；袖手旁观。listen to倾听。look for寻找。
43.D 句意：他把我拉到走廊上对我说我最好改善一下我的行为。本题考查动词词义辨析。上文提到，我一直是一个调皮捣蛋的学生，第一周就不断地嘲笑这位新老师。由此可知，老师找我谈话是让我改善自己的不良行为。improve改善。因此D项正确。explain解释。keep保持。study学习。
44.D 句意：他说：“汤姆，你很聪明，你可以做得更好。”本题考查形容词词义辨析。由空格后的“You can do better.（你可以做得更好）”可知，老师是在表扬和鼓励Tom。smart聪明的。故D项正确。serious严重的。happy高兴的。busy忙碌的。
45.A 句意：他告诉我我是一个天生的领导者，如果我现在开始努力，在以后的人生中我可以走得更远。本题考查宾语从句的引导词。空格后的句子（I’d go far in life if I started working hard）作told的宾语，因此应填入that来引导宾语从句，且that在宾语从句中不充当成分。因此A项正确。
46.D 句意：在那一刻我非常吃惊，然后一些事情开始发生了。本题考查形容词词义辨析。上文提到，作者本来认为新老师罗恩·克拉克也会像其他老师一样放弃他，但是这位老师却一直赞赏和鼓励他，由此可知，这里表示“我非常吃惊”，因此D项surprised正确。mad疯狂的，发疯的。happy快乐的，幸福的。sorry抱歉的，遗憾的。
47.B 句意：我开始尊敬他。本题考查动词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。上文提到第一周，我不断地嘲笑他。根据上下文可知，这里表示受到老师的鼓励之后，作者决定开始改变。即他开始尊重老师。因此B项respect“尊敬”正确。watch观察。forgive原谅。protect保护。
48 A 句意：他的教学方法最与众不同。本题考查上下文逻辑关系。罗恩·克拉克是一位新老师，下文提到“为了帮助学生们记住各个国家及它们的首都，他改编了一首流行歌曲的歌词，让我们跟着他一起唱”，由此可知，这里表示“他的教学方法与众不同”。因此A项正确。
49.B 句意：为了帮助我们记住各个国家及它们的首都，他改编了一首流行歌曲的歌词，让我们跟着他一起唱。本题考查名词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。由上下文可知，这里表示“改编了流行歌曲的歌词”，因此B项words正确。music音乐。name名字，名称。length长度。
50.C 句意：他改编了一首流行歌曲的歌词，让我们跟着他一起唱。本题考查动词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。由上下文可知，这里表示“让我们跟着他一起唱（改编了歌词的）歌”，因此C项sing“唱歌”正确。celebrate庆祝。read阅读。argue争论。
51.B 句意：当我们读哈利·波特的时候，他把我们的教室装扮得像是霍格华兹魔法学校。本题考查名词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。霍格华兹是小说《哈利波特》中的一所魔法学校的名字，由上下文可知，这里表示把教室装扮成霍格华兹魔法学校。因此B项classroom“教室”正确。playground操场。dining hall餐厅。bedroom卧室。
52.A 句意：在来我们学校之前，他在自己的家乡教书。本题考查名词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。由上下文可知，这里表示“来我们学校之前”。因此A项school“学校”正确。club俱乐部。office办公室。library图书馆。
53.D 句意：他的父母是舞蹈俱乐部的流行音乐节目主持人，因此音乐和活力伴他长大。本题考查动词词组辨析及上下文逻辑关系。上文提到他的父母是音乐节目主持人，由此可以推断，这里讲的是家庭教育对他成长的影响（伴着音乐长大）。因此D项grow up“长大”正确。go away离开。put up举起，建造，粘贴。catch up赶上，追上。
54.C 句意：他从一个电视节目上得知我们这所麻烦不断的学校缺少师资。本题考查形容词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。由下文的challenge可知，这里应填入一个带贬义的形容词，修饰schools；且上文提到“我”一直调皮捣蛋，即这里应表示“麻烦的，不好应对的”。因此此处应填入C项troubled“麻烦的，不平静的，混乱的”。beautiful美丽的。independent独立的。crowded拥挤的。
55.D 句意：他想要挑战一下。本题考查动词词义辨析及上下文逻辑关系。由上下文可知，这里表示“他想要挑战一下”。因此D项want“想要”正确。make制作，使得。accept接受。present呈现，提出，赠送。
第三部分 阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的[A]、[B]、[C]和[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
William Kunz is a computer genius (天才). When he was just 11, Kunz started writing soft-ware programs, and by l4 he had worked out his own computer game. As a high school first-year student in Houston, Texas, he won first prize in a science fair for a program he wrote. In his third year, he took top prize in an international science and engineering fair for designing a program to analyze and sort DNA patterns.
Kunz went to attend Carnegie Mellon, one of the nation’s highest-ranked universities in computer science. After college he got a job with Oracle in Silicon Valley, writing software used by companies around the world.
Three years later, Kunz is in his first year at Harvard Business School. He left software engineering partly because he earned much less than his friends who were going into law or business. He also worried about job security (保障), especially as more companies move their programming outside the country to lower costs.
56.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?
[A] Kunz won several top prizes.
[B] Kunz liked taking part in fairs.
[C] Kunz designed several programs.
[D] Kunz had a gift for programming.
57.What did Kunz study in Carnegie Mellon?
[A] Business.
[B] Engineering.
[C] International law.
[D] Computer science.
58.Why did Kunz decide to go to Harvard Business School?
[A] To get a secured and better paid job.
[B] To improve his working conditions.
[C] To start a business with his friends.
[D] To go outside the country to work.【答案及解析】
56.D 细节题。文章第一段首句就讲到威廉·库恩兹是一个计算机天才。接下来列举了他在计算机编程方面获得的各种奖励。即第一段主要告诉了我们威廉·库恩兹在计算机编程方面很有天赋。因此D项正确。
57.D 细节题。文章第二段中提到“Kunz went to attend Carnegie Mellon, one of the nation’s highest-ranked universities in computer science.（他上了卡内基梅隆大学，这是全美国在计算机科学领域最拔尖的大学之一。）”，由此可知，他在卡内基梅隆大学学习计算机科学。因此D项正确。
58.A 细节题。由原文最后一段中的“...partly because he earned much less than his friends who were going into law or business. He also worried about job security...”可知，库恩兹离开了软件工程这一行业一部分是因为他挣的钱比他那些在法律和商业领域的朋友们少得多，另一部分是因为随着更多的公司为了降低成本将编程业务输出到海外，这一工作也越来越没有保障了。即他放弃软件工程而转向攻读哈佛商学院是为了获得一份待遇更好、更有保障的工作。因此A项正确。
Text 2
Can you imagine life without French fries (炸薯条)? Potatoes are very popular today. But in the past this was not true. Potatoes grew in South America five thousand years ago. But they only became popular in other places two hundred years ago.
In the 1500s, the Spanish took the potato from South America to Europe. But the people in Europe did not like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that if you ate potatoes your skin would look like the skin of a potato. Other people could not believe that you ate the underground part of the plant. So they ate the leaves instead. This made them sick because there is poison(毒性) in the leaves.
In the 1800s, people in other parts of the world started to eat potatoes. In Ireland, potatoes became the main food. Then, in l845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger.
Today, each country has its own potato dish. The German people eat potato salad, and the United States has the baked potato. And, of Course, the French invented French fries, which are now popular all over the world.
59.When did potatoes get well-known outside South America?
[A] About 200 years ago.
[B] About 300 years ago.
[C] About 400 years ago.
[D] About 500 years ago.
60.Why did some Europeans refuse to eat potatoes at first?
[A] They did not trust the Spanish people then.
[B] They were afraid of the poison in potatoes.
[C] They were afraid it would cause skin problem.
[D] They had never eaten food from abroad before.
61.Why did two million people died in Ireland in 1845?
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