DOC《PETS二级考试模拟试题及答案解析（三）》

1910 or later when they were fifteen or sixteen years old. 56In the first paragraph, took care of means . [A] kept ? ?[B] looked after [C] used [D] kept and used 57. In order to use the water from the stove, there be a pipe connecting the tub with the stove. [A] must [B] seemed to [C] needn'

t [D] should 58. Which of the following statements is true? [A] Males and females in the family took turns using the bathtub. [B] Some bathtubs were big enough for many people to bathe in at the same time. [C] All the women and girls of a family could bathe together standing up in the tub. [D] When several family members bathed together, they did not use the bathtub. 59. Americans owned a bathtub as early as 1895. [A] Many [B] Not all [C] All [D] Few 60. We can infer(推断)that the plumbingat that time. [A] cost little [B] was more expensive than a water system [C] was too expensive for every family to afford [D] was not necessary B CARIFF, WalesPoets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered Wales to celebrate the tradition(传统)of storytelling. It might seem strange that people still want to listen to instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again, said David Amibrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival(节)in Wales. Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time. he said early this month. Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving(coming back into use or existence)storytelling in Wales. It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here. Ambrose said. 61. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling. [A] will be more popular than TV [B] will be popular again [C] started in Wales [D] are in the hands of some old people 62. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn. [A] about their life as early as thousands of years ago [B] why they tell the stories in a throatsinging way [C] how cold it has been where the Inuit live [D] how difficult it is to understand the Inuit 63. According to the writer, which of the following is not true? [A] Storytelling once stopped in Wales. [B] Storytelling has a long history in Wales. [C] Storytelling is always well received in Wales. [D] Storytelling did not come back until

1993 in Wales. 64. The underlined phrase in good hands means. [A] controlled by rich people? ? [B] grasped by good storytellers [C] taken good care of [D] protected by kind people C Greek soldiers sent messages by turning their shields(盾)toward the sun. The flashes reflected light could be seen several miles away. The enemy did not know what the flashes meant, but other Greek soldiers could understand the messages. Roman soldiers in some places built long rows of signal towers. When they had a message to send, the soldiers shouted it from tower to tower. If there were enough towers and enough soldiers with loud voices, important news could be sent quickly over distance. In Africa, people learned to send messages by beating on a series of large drums(鼓). Each drum was kept within hearing distance of the next one. The drum beats were sent out in a special way that all the drummers understood. Though the messages were simple, they could be sent at great speed for hundreds of miles. In the eighteenth century, a French engineer found a new way to send short messages. In this way, a person held a flag in each hand and the arms were moved to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. It was like spelling out words with flags and arms. Over a long period of time, people sent messages by all these different ways. However, not until the telephone was invented in America in the nineteenth century could people send speech sounds over a great distance in just a few seconds. 65. According to this passage, the Roman way of communication depended very much upon . [A] fine weather [B] high tower [C] the spelling system [D] arm movements 66. Which of the following statements is true? [A] Neither the Greek soldiers nor their enemy could understand the message. [B] African soldiers shouted from tower to tower to pass message. [C] Telephone was invented by a French engineer. [D] Only by using telephone could people send speech sounds quickly. 67. The African way of communication sent messages. [A] in a special way [B] over a very short distance [C] by a musical instrument [D] at a rather slow speed 68. The way of communication made use of visible signs. [A] French [B] Roman [C] African [D] American D Because we can feel that things are heavy, we think of weight as being a fixed quality in an object, but it is not really fixed at all. If you could take a onepound packet of butter 4,