2016年全国公共英语pets2级冲刺题及答案
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(1)回答{TSE}题Would you believe that the firstoutstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc，a Frenchman? At 12，he 36 the Royal Institutionfor the Deaf in Pads where he became a top student.After 37 ，the school asked him to stay on as a 38. Meanwhile.an American named Thomas Gallaudet wasstudying to be a minister(牧师)39 he met a young girl whowas deaf.He was disappointed to learn that there weren0 40 for the deaf in America.41 ,in 1815 Gallaudet sailedto London to 42 information on deaf education.However.he was 43 to get help and becamefrustrated(灰心的).Fortunately he meta French educator wh0 44 him to go to Pads to spend three months 45 atthe school where Clerc was working.The school askedClerc to teach 46 sign language.As aresult，the two men 47 each other. When the time came for Gallaudet t0 48 America，he asked Clerc to come with him.The twomen 49 in June l816.The voyage 50 the Atlantic(大西洋)tookdays.They put the time to productive use， 51 for the new school for the deaf 52 they wanted to open.Such a school was 53 thefollowing year in Connecticut. At the school，Clerc led a busy life.Although he wanted to return to France，he 54 did.He died onJuly l8，1869，still in America.France’s 55 was America’s gain !
(1)36__________
A. entered
B. visited
C. heardof
D. setup
(2)37__________
A. work
B. preparation
C. graduation
D. explanation
(3)38__________
A. headmaster
B. teacher
C. graduatestudent
D. clinicassistant
(4)39__________
A. after
B. unless
C. because
D. when
(5)40__________
A. schools
B. hospitals
C. libraries
D. organizations
(6)41__________
A. Therefore
B. However
C. Besides
D. Meanwhile
(7)42__________
A. offer
B. share
C. test
D. seek
(8)43__________
A. eager
B. afraid
C. unable
D. willing
(9)44__________
A. joined
B. invited
C. ordered
D. permitted
(10)45__________
A. learning
B. monitoring
C. practicing
D. reviewing
(11)46__________
A. theeducator
B. Laurent
C. theparent
D. Gallaudet
(12)47__________
A. respected
B. taught
C. met
D. expected
(13)48__________
A. leave
B. tour
C. moveto
D. returnto
(14)49__________
A. setout
B. gotback
C. settleddown
D. workedout
(15)50__________
A. to
B. across
C. from
D. over
(16)51__________
A. learninglanguages
B. designinggames
C. meetingstudents
D. makingplans
(17)52__________
A. whom
B. which
C. what
D. where
(18)53__________
A. discovered
B. bought
C. planned
D. founded
(19)54__________
A. often
B. sometimes
C. seldom
D. never
(20)55__________
A. fault
B. loss
C. gift
D. decision
(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.