公共英语PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析

1. Everyone is busy _____ the examination in the classroom.

A. with

B. for

C. on

D. under 答案： A

解析：注意几个固定搭配： be busy (in) doing sth 忙于做…； be busy with sth 忙于…； busy oneself (in) doing sth 忙于做……； busy oneself with sth 忙于……。

2. I suppose you couldn’t let me borrow your car this evening, _____?

A. couldn’t I

B. don’t I

C. could you

D. will you

答案：C

解析：suppose 后面的从句中为否定式couldn’t，而主句为肯定式，这是否定后移的用法，后面的反意疑问句要根据从句而定，故反意疑问句用肯定式could you。

3. Smoking is not good _____ you because it can affect your health.

A. for

B. at

C. to

D. on

答案： A

解析： be good for…对…有好处； be good at…善长于…。

4. Henry and Bady _____ to the parties at the Trade Union every Saturday.

A. are used to go

B. use to go

C. used to go

D. were used to go

答案： C

解析： be used to do…被用于做…； used to do…过去常常…。

5. _____ , the inhabitants fled.

A. The city taken

B. The city having been taken

C. Having taken the city

D. The city being taken

答案： B

解析：独立主格结构。

6. He _____ me to give up the holidays in Spain next month.

A. had

B. convinced

C. agreed

D. persuaded

答案： D

解析： persuade 劝说,说服; persuade sb to do sth 劝说某人做某事。

7. The girl immediately shut the window to _____ the rain.

A. keep out

B. keep down

C. keep up

D. keep back 答案： A

解析： keep out 把…挡在外面； keep down 镇压； keep up 使…不倒下，保持…不衰退； keep back 阻止，隐瞒。

8. Our school-run factory _____ various kinds of chemical devices last year.

A. turned into

B. turned up

C. turned out

D. turned off

答案： C

解析： turn into 转变，变成； turn up 卷起，发现； turn off 关掉； turned out 生产，制造.

9. Mary and I _____ the new college life soon, but Tom didn’t.

A. see to

B. used to

C. adapted to

D. stuck to

答案： C

解析： see to 负责，注意，照料； used to 后面没有跟动词，所以不对。adapt to 适应； stick to 坚持。

10. What he said was quite _____ , therefore, I would do everything to help him.

A. valuable

B. principle

C. reasonable

D. superior

答案： C

解析： valuable 值钱的，有价值的； principle 原则，原理，主义；reasonable 有道理的； superior 较高的，优越的。本句话的意思是说：他说的话有道理，因此，我愿竭力帮助他。

11. I didn’t finish reading that French book, neither _____ .

A. did he

B. didn’t he

C. he did

D. he could 答案：A

解析：neither 后面用倒装.

12. _____ said was disputed by several other witnesses.

A. That the man

B. It is the man

C. What the man

D. The man had

答案：C

解析：What the man said……这是一个名词性主语从句做主语.

13 She heard a terrible noise, _____ brought her heart into her mouth.

A. it

B. this

C. which

D. that 答案：C

解析：她听到一阵可怕的声音，这让她心都提到噪子眼儿了。这是一个非限制性定语从句，这种情况下用which来引导。

14. _____ is careless when disposing of his wastes.

A. It is man

B. Man

C. Man who

D. A man

答案：B

解析： Man 在这里是指“人类”的意思。

15. _____ five hundred people are believed to have drowned.

A. As many as

B. As much as

C. So many as

D. So much as

答案：A

解析：首先B、D不对，因为much后面修饰不可数名词； as many as 与…一样多，后面可以接具体的数字；而C项不正确，因为：so many as 如此众多的，后面不能出现具体的数字。

16. Our students are free to study _____ interests them.

A. that

B. whichever

C. whatever

D. anything 答案： C

解析：我们的学生有自由学习自已所感兴趣的东西。

17. Mathematics _____ easy to learn.