公共英语等级考试（PETS）教材（一级）节选9

10. Where is the No.3 High School?
A. At the second turning on the left.
B. On Mody Road.
C. At the third turning on the left.
11. How is the school?
A. It’s not as good as it was. 来源：考试⼤
B. It’s better than it used to be.
C. It’s even worse than people say.
听第8段材料，回答第12⾄14题。

12. What would Susan rather do actually?
A. Go on a picnic.
B. Go to the movie.
C. Stay with John.
13. What does John think Susan do?
A. She should go on the picnic.
B. She should go to the movie.
C. She should go with him.
14. What advice does John give Susan about the picnic?
A. She can cook the food in a wild place.
B. It is better for her to prepare the food at home.
C. She and Mary can buy some food on their way.
听第9段材料，回答第15⾄17题。

15. Eric is supposed to play basketball _____________. 来源：考试⼤
A. every Thursday that month
B. a week from Thursday
C. Thursday and Friday, the third and fourth
16. When does this conversation take place?
A. In the summer.
B. In the winter.
C. In the fall.
17. What’s the name of the hotel where Sally and Eric are going to stay?
A. The Wilmington Hotel.
B. The River Inn.
C. The Strawberry River Inn.
听第10段材料，回答第18⾄20题。

18. Where did Ted’s uncle invite him to go?
A. Egypt.
B. Greece.
C. Switzerland.
19. How did they go to Switzerland?
A. By air.
B. By train.
C. By bus.
20. Where did the family have a holiday?
A. Hawaii.
B. Miami.
C. Scotland. 来源：考试⼤
第⼆部分英语知识运⽤
〖TP1JTY1.TIF,BP〗
完形填空
阅读下⾯短⽂，从短⽂后所给的4个选项A、B、C、D 4个中，选出可以填⼊空⽩处的选项。

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a ____1____ education. If they can ____2____ it，they can
____3____ send them to the best universities. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to
go，they’ll find a ____4____. There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and ____5____ ones who can’t afford to pay.
When children grow up and want to ____6____ ，their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the ____7____ to baby瞫it their grandchildren. If they want to do it，it must be considered a ____8____ not an obligation（责任、义务）.来源：考试⼤
Do parents owe their children anything？Yes，they owe them a great deal.
One of their obligations is to give their children a personal ____9____. A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy， constantly ____10____ to brighter brothers， sisters， or cousins will become so ____11____ ，so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be ____12____ corrected when they do wrong，but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves ____13____. All our parents should do is to trust them，respect them，tolerate them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand ____14____. When criticisms are really needed， they should be ____15____ with praises，with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.
Parents owe their children a set of solid values around ____16____ to build their lives. This means teaching them
____17____ to the rights and opinions of others；it means being respectful to elders，to teachers，and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by ____18____. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have ____19____ laughing and loving. No child asks to be ____20____. If you bring a life into the world，you owe the child something.
1. A. college B. formal C. usual D. foreign
2. A. find B. get C. afford D. receive
3. A. gradually B. certainly C. hardly D. finally
4. A. supply B. help C. hand D. way
5. A. handsome B. honest C. eager D. wealthy
6. A. get married B. get a job C. go abroad D. live alone
7. A. time B. right C. duty D. energy
8. A. favor B. pleasure C. habit D. service
9. A. worth B. affair C. belief D. respect
10. A. brought B. compared C. forced D. taken
11. A. unsure B. unusual C. unknown D. unfair
12. A. properly B. gently C. nearly D. possibly
13. A. now and then B. in time C. at once D. right now
14. A. failure B. honor C. progress D. test
15. A. mixed B. satisfied C. shared D. balanced
16. A. it B. which C. whom D. what
17. A. consider B. refuse C. respect D. know
18. A. example B. time C. word D. deed
19. A. pleasure B. difficulty C. fun D. freedom
20. A. praised B. alone C. born D. poor
第三部分阅读理解
阅读下列短⽂，从每题所给的4个选项［A］［B］［C］［D］中选出选项。

We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very dirty floors.”
“Yes, I’m glad they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, “But aren’t you working late?”
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe（拖⼀下）of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “Thank you.”
Outside, Mum told me “Dagmar is fine. No fever.”
“You saw her, Mum?”
“Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”
1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was____________.
A. to clean the floor
B. to please the nurse
C. to see a patient
D. to surprise the story瞭eller。