PETS全國(guó)英語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試真題-二級(jí)真題

2009年9月pets2考試真題及答案

2009年9月公共英語(yǔ)二級(jí)真題及答案

（總分70,考試時(shí)間90分鐘）

第一部分聽(tīng)力理解

略

第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空

從A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

1.-Yoursisterlooksbeautiful.Issheamodelorafilmstar-.She'sadoctor.

A?Whateveryousay

B?Forgetaboutit

C.Youbet

D?Farfromit

2.Fl1sendyoumyaddressIfindsomewheretolive.

A.although

B.as

C.while

D?once

3.-Whoislatethistime-youaskSusan,ofcourse.

A.Could

B.Can

C.Need

D.Would

4.Mackisverybusy;heisafull-timestudent,whileapart-timejob.

A.tohold

B.beingheld

C.held

D.holding

5.-Harrytreatshissecretarybadly.-Yes,heseemstothinkthatshe*stheimportant

personintheoffice.

A.less

B.least

C.more

D.most

6.Alicewasaboutto,whenshesuddenlyfoundananswertothequestion.

A.makeup

B.lookup

C.turnup

D.giveup

7.Itwasabigcelebration-peoplegatheredatthecitysquare.

A.fivethousands

B.fivethousand

C.thousands

D.thousandof

8.ifhe*deverbeenfinedbefore,Mathewreplied,"Onlyforspeeding.u

A.Asking

B.Asked

C.Toask

D.Havingasked

9.Althoughitwasnotnamed1782,thiskindofmetalwasusedasearlyas5300B.C.

A.for

B.in

C.until

D.since

10.Justthink,inthreemonthsit'llbesummeragain.

A.other

B.another

C?these

D.those

11.Tonycouldn'tgotouniversitybuthiseducationthrougheveningschoolcourses.

A.hascontinued

B.continued

C.continues

D.hadcontinued

12.ItissaidthatSally'sbeenpaintingforyearssinceshewasalittlegirl,

A.isn*tshe

B.hasn*tit

C.hasn'tshe

D.doesn'tit

13.-nDoyoumindifIsmoke"-"Well,actually,.”

A.I,dratheryoudidn't

B.goahead

C.itdoesn*twork

D.nevermind

14.JohnandSuecomputergamesforhoursbeforetheirparentscamehomefrom

work.

A.areplaying

B.havebeenplaying

C.played

D.hadbeenplaying

15.Pleasegivememoretime;1shallnotbeabletofinishthepaperbynextMonday.

A.meanwhile

B?therefore

C.otherwise

D.still

第二節(jié)完型填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Amandaiscarefulaboutanythingthattouchesherlips.She(16)instructionsoneveryfood

packanddoesallshecanto(17)"forbidden"foods.She(18)everyoneaboutthethingsbeingused

incooking.BeforeatriptoAustralia,shephonedeveryairline(19)shefoundone(20)toban(禁

止)nutsfromthe(21).GoingtoofarNotwhenyouhavefoodallergies(過(guò)敏癥)thatcanput

your(22)indanger.”】'11waitersthateventhe(23)amountofpeanutscouldkillme,"says

Amanda.With(24)allergiestopeanutsandshellfish,Amandahastoplaybytherules.(25),she

stillgetsintrouble.Afewyearsago,shewenttoaNewYear'sEveparty(26)therewerebowlsof

peanutsonthetables.Theywere(27)whenshearrived,butstillshekepther(28)inasideroom.

Atmidnight,aspeoplecameintowishherhappynewyear,she(29)tofeelshortofbreathand

wasdyingfor(30).nItooksomeanti-allergymedicine,thenleft,"saysAmanda."(31)homeI

wasstrugglingto(32)andmyheadbeganachinguncontrollably."

Amandaknewshehadto(33)tohospitalfast.nrmgoingintoshock,"shesaidbreathlesslyto

(34)whenshearrived.Theygaveherintramuscularadrenalin(腎上腺肌肉注射),which

probably(35)herlife.

16.AcopiesBcollectsCreadsDknows

17.AkeepoffBaskfbrCdependonDtryon

18.AtellsBteachesCtestsDquestions

19.AasBifCunlessDuntil

20.ArequiredBstrugglingCwillingDguided

21.AplaneBvisitorsCairportDtourists

22.AfoodBpartyCpartyDlife

23.AregularBtiniestCsameDlimited

24.AcommonBquickCseriousDheavy

25.AEvensoBInadditionCInsteadDTherefore

26.AasBwhenCwhereDwhich

27.AservedBremovedCsharedDoffered

28.AmedicineBsecretCpositionDdistance

29.ApretendedBstoppedCememberedDbegan

30.AairBwaterCrestDwarmth

31.AStayingBDrivingCLeavinDMissing

32.AmoveBbreatheCsleepDspeak

33.AtalkBreturnCgetDwrite

34.AdoctorsBherparentsCtheclerksDfriends

35.AcuredBchangedCimprovedDsaved

第三部分閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Atfirst,Ithoughtitwasjustuselesse-mails.ItwastheendoftheweekendandIhadn*t

checkedmye-mailssincelateFridayafternoon.Therewasalonglistofmessages.SomeI

removedwithoutreading.Otherswerefromfricnds-IsavedthosetoreadlaterwhenIhadmore

time.

Onestoodoutfromtherestfortworeasons.Thefirstwasthename,MaherNawafiwhichI

didn*trecognize.Thesecondwasthesubjectline:*'pleaspapers.nClearly,thee-mailwas仕om

someonewhodidnothaveacompletemasteryoftheEnglishlanguage.

ThemessagewasfromanIraqi,auniversityresearchscientistinMosulwhowanted

pennissiontoreprintaresearchpaperIhadwritten.Asascientist,I*musedtogettingthesekinds

ofrequests;ifspartofthegiveandtakeamongresearchersthatIespeciallylike.Iwrotebackthe

nextday,askingformoreinformationaboutthetypeofworkhewasdoing.Ialsowishedhimand

hisfamilybestfortheirsafetyandwell-beingduringthisdangeroustimeinhisland.

Acoupleofdayslater,hisreplyappearedinmyinbox.Itread,inpart:"hidearDr.I'mvery

happytoheargoodnewsfromyouandyourhelp,alsoFdliketothankyoufbryourfeelings

towardsmeandmyfamily...thankyouverymuchfbrhelpIwanttotellyouthatVmreadyto

helpyouinmosuluniversity/iraqifyouneedthat.n

MaheralsoexplainedinhisbrokenEnglishthathewasinterestedinapaperI*dwrittenon

theuseoflactobacillusacidophilus（ahealthyproductthatcanbefoundinyogurt（酸奶）andother

foods）.Itwashishopethathecouldusemyfindingstohelpfindatreatmentfbrgastrointestinal

（消化系統(tǒng)的）illness.Hesignedoff:"warmestregardstoyouandlovelyfamily."

Despitehisdifficultywiththelanguage,hehadpaintedapictureforme由atwasfarmore

thanasimplerequestfbrinformation.Thehumanitydisplayed（流露出的）inhismessagemade

mewanttobothsmileandcry.

36.Whydidthee-mailfromanIraqicatchtheauthor*sattention?

A.ThesubjectlinewasnotwritteninstandardEnglis

B.ItwasnotcompletelywritteninEnglis

C.Thesender'snameseemedfamilia

D.Ithadashortsubjectlin

37.Whatdoestheauthorliketodoasascientistwithotherresearchers?

A?Reprintresearchpaper

B.Exchangeresearchfinding

C.ChatwiththemontheInterne

D.Wisheachotherthebestofluc

38.Besidesworkinterest,theIraqiandtheauthor'se-mailsalsodelivered.

A.heart-warmingfriendlyfeelings

B.medicinetotreatcertaindisease

C.newsabouteachothers*family

D.theiropinionsonwars

39.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Theauthorofthetextisalanguageteache

B.Iraqipeoplearemuchhappiernowthanbefbr

C.TheInternetcanbringpeopleclosertoeachothe

D.EvenknowingalittleEnglishcanhelpyoulearnalo

B

Businessesputlotsoftimeandmoneyintonewplans,programsandexcellentemployees

withthehopethingswillchange.Yet,attheendoftheeffort,notmuchchanges.Whathappens

Inmostcases,thosenewplans,programsandemployeesenteracompanywithanexisting

culture（文化）.Andplans,programsandnewemployeeshaveawayofconformingto（順應(yīng)）the

existingculture.Thecultureofyourbusinessistheresultofaparticularmindset,oraparticular

wayofthinkingandthegeneralfeelingsaboutcertainthings.Mostoften,itisthemindsetofthe

founderorpeoplemanagingthebusiness.

Thefounderhasgottentowhereheisbecauseofhisskillsets,knowledgebaseandpersonal

beliefs,whichunfortunatelyallcomewithinherent（固有的）limits.WhySkills,knowledgeand

beliefscomefromwhatheorshealreadyknowsorhasexperienced.Inotherwords,itcomesfrom

thepast.We（people）trytomakethepastfitthefuture.Justbecausesomethingworkedinthe

past,doesnrtmeanitissuitableforthefuture.Asthesayinggoes,ifyoudoandthinkwhatyou

havealwaysdoneandthought,youwillhavewhatyouhavealwayshad.

Therefore,lastingchangeshavetostartwiththewaypeoplethink.Tomakechangesinthe

wayyouthink,youwillberequiredtasetgoalsbeyondyourbasicabilitiesandcontinuouslythink

themthrough.Itisawaytotrainyourselfandpeopletogetoutofthecomfortzonewhereyou

feelhappywithyourknowledgeandskills.

40.Whichquestiondoestheauthortrytoanswer?

A.Whatpastexperienceisusefulforbusinesses

B.Howmuchtimeisneededfbrmakingplans

C.Howcanchangesbemadeinbusinesses

D.Whatkindsofemployeesarethebest

41.Wheredoesthebusinessculturemainlycomefrom?

A.Thefounde

B.Theprogres

C.Thenewemployee

D.Thecollectiveeffort

42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthemindsetofthecompanyleader?

A.Itcanpreventtheenrichmentofexperience

B.Itisusefulfarskillandknowledgeleamin

C.Itisimportantfbrpersonalbeliefsbuild-u

D.Itmaylimitthecompany'sdevelopment

43.Whatplaysakeyroleinmakingchangesinacompany?

A.Makingabreakthroughinthewaypeoplethin

B.Trainingpeopletobeabletofacehardshi

C.Settingclearergoalsforemployee

D?Makingthepastfitthefuture

C

Ifsnotmuch,butit*shome.FrancisChan,anengineer,livesinHampstead,northLondon,

inaflatthat'sjust4ftwideby21ftlong.Helovesit.

Tinythoughitis,ithasgotallthecomforts.PeterBaynes,Chan'sarchitect（建筑師）,has

achievedacleverpieceofdesign,accordingtoarchitecturalexperts.

TheChanmini-housewasbuiltonwhatwasonceapathdownthesideofabigVictarian

house.Notaninchofspaceiswasted.

Whenyoustepinthroughthefrontdoor,you'restandingintheshower,onBritain*sonly

self-cleansingdoormat（自動(dòng)清潔門墊）.Adooropensontoanequallytinytoiletwithwashbasin.

Twostepsfurtherincomesthekitchen,completewithfull-sizedcookerandfridge,andwasher/

drie匚Aworktopfoldsdownfromthewall.

Anotherstepandyou'reintothedining/officearea.Fourpeoplecansitherefbrdinner,says

Chanashesetsthetable-topintoplace.Heevenhasafbld-downdrawing-boardfbrwhenhe's

workingathome.Thebedishiddenunderacoverboardrightattheback.nIdon'tevenhaveto

makethebed/Chansays."Ijustputthecoverdown."

Chan*sbusinesssuitshangneatlyonthewalloverthebed.Daylightcomesinthroughthe

skylight.ThehousefeelslikeaverysmallboatandChanadmitshetoyedwiththeideaofnaming

itthe"boat-house”.

"Itcostaround￡4,700tobuildlastyear.Nowifsbeenvaluedat￡30,000.Itprovesthat

gooddesigndoesn*tneedtocostmore.Itjustneedsalotofcare."saysChan.

44.Bysaying"It'snotmuch"（line1,para.l）,theauthormeansthatChan*sflat.

A.ischeap

B.hascheapfurniture

C.hasasimpledesign

D.isfairlysmall

45.WhereisChan1sflat?

A.Nexttoabighous

B.Underanoldbuildin

C.InabusyLondonstree

D.Bythesideofacountryroa

46.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthingsdescribedinthetext?

A.Shower,kitchen,toilet,diningtableandbe

B.Shower,toilet,diningtable,kitchenandbe

C.Shower,toilet,kitchen,diningtableandbe

D.Shower,kitchen,toilet,bedanddiningtabi

47.Whatisthepurposeofthiswriting?

A.TosellChan*sflatformoremone

B.Totellpeoplehowtotakecareofsmallflat

C.Tointroducetoreadersacleverly-designedfla

D.Tocallonengineerstodesigntheirownhome

D

Scientistssaytheynowhaveprooftosupporttheold-fashionedadvicethatit'sbesttosleep

onaproblem.Theysaysleepstrengthensthememoryandhelpsthebrainorganizethemassesof

informationwereceiveeachday.

LeadresearcherBobStickgoldattheHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid,"Sleephelpsusdraw

rulesfromourexperiences.Ifslikeknowingthedifferencebetweendogsandcats,evenififshard

toexplain."

TheUSresearchteamstudiedhowwellstudentsrememberedconnectionsbetweenwords

andsymbols（象征）,reportsNewScientist.Theycomparedhowthestudentsperformedifthey

hadhadasleepbetweenseeingthewordsandhavingthetest,andiftheyhadnotslept.They

foundthatpeoplewerebetterabletorememberlistsofrelatedwordsafteranight'ssleepthan

afterthesametimespentawakeduringtheday.Theyalsofounditeasiertorememberthemes（主

題）thatthewordshadincommon.Buttheyforgotaroundoneinfourmorethemesiftheyhad

beenawake.Prof.JohnGroeger,ofSurreyUniversity'sSleepResearchCentre,said,"Peoplehave

beentryingforyearstofardoutwhatthepurposeofsleepis,asweknowthatonlycertainpartsof

ithavearestorative（有助恢復(fù)的）value.n

"Wcformandstorehugenumbersofexperiencesintheheadeveryday,andsleepseemsto

bethewaythebraindealswithitall.H

48.Thephrase11tosleeponaproblem0inParagraph1mostlikelymeansto.

A.payfullattentiontoaproblem

B.waituntillaterforadecision

C.sleeptoforgetaproblem

D.havedifficultysleeping

49.InthestudybytheUSresearchteam,studentswereaskedto.

A.puttogetherwordsofsimilarmeanings

B.rememberwordsandtheirmeanings

C.showtheirknowledgeofwords

D.makeuplistsofrelatedwords

50.Whichofthefollowingmaybeeasiertoremember?

A.Themeslearnedrightbeforethetes

B.Rulesfrompersonalexperience

C.Wordslearntbeforeagoodslee

D.Ideasstoredtogetherinthebrai

51.Whatmaybetheimportanceoftheresearch?

A.Itshowssleepmayhelpusmanageimformatio

B.Ithelpsfindoutthecommonthemesofword

C.Ittellsusthatmoresleepcanimprovehealt

D.Itprovesthevalueofold-fashionedadvice

E

EmailAnnouncementWeekly

UniversitylibrariestobeclosedfordayonFriday

Alluniversitylibrarieswillbeclosedfrom8a.m.to1p.m.onFriday（Aug.10）.Theclosure

willallowlibrarianstocompletevarioustaskstoprepareforthecomingfallterm.Libraryusers

areaskedtochangetheirstudyorresearchplansaroundthisshortclosure.

BringyouroldfilmstoHomeMovieDay

FindyouroldhomemoviesandbringthemtoHomeMovieDayfrom1-5p.m.Saturday

(Aug.l1).ThefreeeventatWill*sCampbellHall,300N.Goodwin,includesacliniconcaringfbr

oldfilms,andcontinuousshowingofmoviesbroughtinbystudentslikeyou.Sponsors(主辦者)

areWILLandtheUofCLibrary.

IrelandgardentoursetfbrJune2008

ThepublicisinvitedtojoinIllinoisMasterGardenersonatriptovisitpopularpublicgardens

andcastlesinIreland.Thetour(June2-12,2008)alsoincludesseveralpersonalgardensaswellas

freetimetofindmore.BookingsdueSept.15.Fortripintroductionandbookinginformation,

pleasevisithttp://www.travels,uiui.edu/mgl.

52.Towhomisthefirstemailannouncementprobablysent?

A.Internationaltourist

B.Universitypeopl

C.Thegeneralpubli

D.Movielover

53.WhatdopeopledoonHomeMovieDay?

A.Theywatcholdmoviesathom

B.Theygiveawayoldmoviesfbrfre

C.Theysharehomemovieswithother

D.TheyshowmoviesattheUofClibrary

54.PeopleneedtobooktheIrelandtrip.

A.bySep15,2007

B.onSep15,2007

C.betweenJune2-12,2008”

D.afterJune12,2008

55.WhatcanpeopledoatCampbellHall?

A.Learnhowcotakecareofoldmovie

B.Visitaclinictogetadviceonhealt

C.Getinformationforfreeeven

D.Plantheirstudyandresearch

第四部分寫作

書(shū)面表達(dá)

56.假定你是李明二你將代表學(xué)校接待于6月23-26日來(lái)訪的英國(guó)兒童合唱團(tuán)(choir),

請(qǐng)根據(jù)表中所給內(nèi)容給對(duì)方團(tuán)長(zhǎng)Mr.Stevenson寫一封電子郵件。

時(shí)間活動(dòng)安排

6月23日接機(jī),入住新華飯店

6月2411上午參觀校園，歡迎午餐，校長(zhǎng)致辭

晚上七點(diǎn)演出

6月25日游玩天安門廣場(chǎng)、故宮(thePalaceMuseum)、國(guó)家博物館

6月26日送機(jī)

注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右；

2.開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好

答案：

1-5.DDBDB6-10.DBBCB

11-15.BCADC16-20.CADDA

21-25.DDBCA26-30.CBCDA

31-35.BBCAD36-40.ABACC

41-45.ADADA46-50.CCBBC

51-55.ABCAA

［高分范文］

DearMr.Stevenson,

Weareverygladtohearthatyou-theBritainChildrenChiorwillvisitour

school.Welcome!I,representingourschool,willreceiveyou.Iampleasedtotellyouthetripplan.

IwillpickyouupattheairportonJuly23rd,andthentakeyoutoliveintheXinHua

Hotel,whereyoucanhaveagoodrest.Onthemorningof24th,wewillvisitourschoolandhavea

greatdinner.Ourheadmasterwillmakeaspecch.At7:00p.m.wewillwatchaperfdrmance.Thc

nextday,wewillvisittheTiananmenSquare,thePalaceMuseumandtheNationalMuseum.On

26th,1willseeyouoff.

Ihopeyoucanhaveagoodtime.Bestwishestoyou.

2009年3月pets2考試筆試真題及答案

2009年3月全國(guó)公共英語(yǔ)考試二級(jí)筆試真題及答案

（總分75,考試時(shí)間90分鐘）

第一部分聽(tīng)力理解

（略）

第二部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用

從A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空

1.-Whydon'tyoucomeandplaytenniswithusthisafternoon?

AThafsagreatgame

BYes,Ithinkso

CThat'sagoodidea

DNo,letmesee

2.-Thecakeisdelicious,John.-Wouldyouliketohavemore?

Amuch

Blittle

Cfew

Dsome

3.Manypeoplepreferlargecars,largecarsaresaferthansmallones.

Athink

Btothink

Chavingthought

Dthinking

4.BettysavedhermoneyshemightbuyanMP3player.

Asoas

Bsothat

Cevenif

Dasif

5.Wewereaheadduringthefirsthalfofthematch,butweinthelasttenminutes.

Alost

Bhavelost

Cwerelosing

Dhadlost

6.Someofthecropsfailed.,thecottondidprettywell.

AThen

BBesides

CTherefore

DHowever

7.Youhavebroughtyourumbrellaforwearegoingbycar.

Awon't

Bmustn't

Cneedn't

Ddon't

8.Thesoupmymothermakesismuchmoretastythanthatyoucanorderina

restaurant.

Ait

Bthis

Cthose

Dthese

9.,butwouldyoumindmovingyourbag?

AWaitaminute

BThankyouverymuch

CExcuseme

DNicetomeetyou

10.60%ofthoseintheresearchthoughtthenoiselevelsofthetraffichadincreased.

Aquestioning

Bquestioned

Cquestion

Dtoquestion

11.thetemperaturegoingdownsoquickly,Idon'tthinkweareabletogoonwithour

experiment.

AFor

BBy

CFrom

DWith

12.Parentshavetoaccepttheirchildrenfortheyareandnottheywantthemtobe.

Awho;what

Bwhere;who

Cwhat;why

Dhow;when

13.PaynoattentiontoSusan-.

Ashe*sjustshowingoff

Bshefsjustshownoff

Csheshowedoff

Dsheshowsoff

14.-Tinalooksespeciallyprettytonight.

-Yes,shealwayslooksherbestindressofcolor.

A/;that

Ba;that

Cthe;the

D/;a

15.Withoutsomeonetoforadvice,makingthebestchoicecanbedifficultforTom.

Aturnto

Bturnup

Cturnover

Dturnon

第二節(jié)完型填空

LatelyIhavebeennoticingthegreatnumberofelectricalappliances(電器)onthemarket.It

seemstomethatthereare(36)nowthanafewyearsago.Vmnotreally(37)whythisisso;(38)I

dohaveafew(39).Thefirstisthatwearejusttoo(40)todothingsbyhand(41)Foreverylittle

jobweoncehadtodothereisnowa(42).Thesecondsthatelectricalappliancecompaniesare

justtryingtomake(43)outofpeople'slaziness.

(44)alloftheseelectricalappliancesaroundforustousenow,I(45)howIwouldhavelived

fiftyyearsago.(46),howwouldIhavecleanedmyfloor?IguessIcouldhave(47)oneofthose

thingscalleda"broom”,whichI(48)seenow.

I'mnottryingtosayIdon't(49)electricalappliances;Icertainly(50).Itishardformeto

imagine(51)Iwoulddowithoutmyhairdryer!(52),Idothinkalotofmodemappliancesare

needlessand(53)maybecomeevenlazierbyusingthem.(54)we*llhaveacatastrophic(災(zāi)難的)

electricfailuresomedayand(55)justhowmuchwereallyhavebeendependingonourelectrical

appliances!

16.AfewerBtoomanyCmoreDnomore

17.AsureBhappyCinterestedDsurprised

18.AthusBbutCwhenDalthough

19.AargumentsBsuggestionsCchoicesDideas

20.AslowBcleverCeagerDlazy

21.AanytimeBanywhereCanyhowDanymore

22.AmachineBnewwayChelpinghandDchance

23.AprogressBuseCmoneyDtrouble

24.AForBByCWithDAmong

25.AaskBwonderCunderstandDremember

26.AForexampleBInfactCBythewayDInotherwords

27.AmadeBsoldCborrowedDused

28.AoftenBseldomCrecentlyDcertainly

29.AchangeBdependonCshareDworryabout

30.AknowBamCagreeDdo

31.AwhyBhowCwhatDwhich

32.AHoweverBBesidesCMeanwhileDThere

33.AthatBothersCitDpeople

34.AMaybeBHopefullyCHardlyDExactly

35.AgooverBforgetaboutCtalkaboutDfindout

第三部分閱讀理解

A

Christinewasrecentlydiggingthrougholdboxesinherstoreroompreparingtomovetoa

newhouse.Inonebox,shecameacrossamagazineofJune2,1986.

There'sareasonChristinehadsavedthemagazinefor20years.Initspages,shewasoneof

morethanadozenwomenreportedinanarticlediscussingthe"cruelreality"oftheirpoor

marriageprospects(前景).AtthetimeChristinewaslivinginChicagoandgreatlyannoyedbythe

factthathersociallifedidn'tseemtobeprogressingtowardatripdowntheaisle."Ihadalotof

girlfriendsinthesameboat/1shesays.

Butafunnythinghappened.Atage40,shemarried;afewweeksagosheandherhusband

celebratedtheir10thanniversary(周年紀(jì)念).Todayshe'sthehappymorntotwochildrenfrom

herhusband'sfirstmarriage.Lookingbackonhersingledays,sheremembersherunhappiness."I

hadthesamefeelingthatmanywomenhave,whichisthatyou'renotconsideredawholeperson

unlessyou'remarriedwithchildren,"shesays."ButasIreachedmy40s,Irealizedthatwastotally

wrong...Icouldstillhaveaveryfulfillinglife.uItwasonlyaftershe*dcometopeacewiththe

factthatshemightnevermarrythatshemetherfuturehusbandwhileshoppinginasupermarket.

Tomarkthe20thanniversaryofthisstory,reporterssoughtoutasmanyofthewomeninthe

storyastheycouldfind.Outof14singlewomeninthearticle,11werefound.Amongthem,噸ht

endedupmarrying,andthreeremainsingle.Severalhadchildren.Nonedivorced（離婚）.Forher

part,Christineisn*tsurprised."Fvewatchedalotofpeople,marriedwhileyoung,getdivorced/

shesays.HIthinkthatifyoudowaituntilMr.Rightcomesalong,youhaveamuchbetterchance,

ii

36.HowoldwasChristine20yearsago?

A20

B30

C40

D50

37.Welearnfromthetextthattwentyyearsago,Christine

Astartedherhobbybycollectingmagazines

Bhadalotofgirlfriendsvisitingher

Cwasworriedabouthermarriage

Dwasinanunhappymarriage

38.WhyhadChristinesavedthemagazineforsomanyyears?

AAnarticleaboutherwasprintedini

BItdescribedhersociallifeinChicag

CAnarticlewrittenbyherwaspublishedini

DIthelpedwomenlikehertofindtheirMRigh

39.Theunderlinedphrase"atripdowntheaisle”（line5,Para.2）probablymeans_.

Agettingmarried

Bbecomingfamous

Ctravellingbyplane

Dgoingonahoneymoon

40.WhatwasChristine*sideaaboutmarriageandlifewhenshewasgoingon40?

AOnecannotbeawholepersonwithoutmarriageandchildre

BOnecanliveahappylifewhethermarriedorunmarrie

CShemightmeetherfuturehusbandinasupermarke

DShewillneverthinkofdivorceoncemarrie

B

ArtWithoutLimit

Artshouldnotbelimitedtoamuseum."Artandcreativeelements（倉(cāng)U造，性元素）canbe

mixedintodailylife,nsaidProfessorChengoftheFineArtsDepartment.

PublicartcanbeseenasarealizationofProfessorCheng'swordsabove.Itissimplyartwork

presentedinthepublicspace,whereonecouldwalkbyanyday.ConnieYu,abusinesswoman,

likestheideaofpublicart,"Iliketheideaofbringingarttopeople,ratherthanpeopletoart.n

However,theideaofpublicartisnotverywelldevelopedinHongKong.Awalkthroughthe

centralareaonlypresentsonewithalimitednumberofpublicartpieces.Mostofthemseemtobe

morefbrthepurposeofdecoration（裝飾）thanpresentingarttothepublic.Also,peopledonot

paymuchattentiontothem.

AlexChan,a34-year-oldHongKongartist,said,"Publicartisagreatwaytoexpress

yourselfasanartist,togivesomethingtopeoplewhodon'tnormallygotothemuseums,andto

givethemabreakfromtheirdailylife.Itisjustashamethatit'snotsocommoninHongKong.”

41.Whatisnpublicart"accordingtothetext?

AFineartpiecesinmuseum

BArtexhibitionsfortheartist.

CArtworkbyordinarypeopl

DArtpiecesinpublicplace

42.Whichofthe-followingbestexplainsConnieYu'swords?

AArtpieceshouldbesoldatlowprice

BArtpiecesshouldbebroughttopeopl

CPeopleshouldbepers