灰质和白质：全国公共英语等级考试(pets)五级考试真题

2020年11月29日发(作者：沈青囊)
全国公共英语等级考试(pets)五级考试真题
Section I
Listening Comprehension This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken
English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that
accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A , Part B and Part er, while
you are doing the test, you should first answer the questions in your test booklet, not on the
ANSWER SHEET. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to
transfer your answers from your test booklet onto ANSWER SHEET you have any questions,
you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.
Part A You will hear a conversation between a student, , and his tutor,
you listen, answer Questions 1 to 10 by circling True or False. You will hear the conversation
ONLY ONCE. You now have 60 seconds to read Questions and Mr. Wang have
met prefers to live with an English
intends to study how computer is used for language in his own
country Mr. Wang studied C-language and has some experience
in is satisfied with Wang’s past
has little knowledge of the phonetic processing decides to take
courses and pass suggests that Wang should extend his stay at
the asks Wang to do a little more research before deciding
on his LSE
Tapescript
Hearing a knock on the door] Come in morning morning
nice to see you a seat...why don’t you, did you get to the
university?mwmi arrived ...Are you living in the college?No, I am with an English
family...actually...because I want to improve my , , did you take a
language proficiency test before you came?...my Overall Band is 6, but...unfortunately
my speaking is only , you know, here in this university, you have to take our own English
test before you attend any , first of all, what we’ve got to do is, we have to make an
arrangement for the test ...will tomorrow be all right for you?mw Yeah, I have time
tomorrow , ow at ten.I don’t think the test will be any problem for
, let’s make sure you make full use of your time ’s put it like exactly do
you want to accomplish in the next 12 months?mi’m interested in computer language translation, I
mean, from English to Chinese and Chinese to English.I’ll try, if possible, to produce a software or
a device which can serve as an , could you be a bit more specific about...er...the
device?For instance, when, you talk to the device in English it will translate your words into
Chinese and vice huh...do you mean it’ll be as competent as...er...a human
interpreter?Yes...well, I’ll let it deal with general situations, at ating...and how big will
the device itself be, do you think?The size of a cigarette pack, I people can put it in their
, that could be a Ph.D me what you have done so my four
years of undergraduate study, I studied electronics, advancedMmathematics, hardware designing,
some computer languages and program , but have you done anypractical jobs? I mean,
have you written anyWprograms for practical use?I was involved in a project for CAD in a
computer aided was probably a good experience, but, unfortunately,
it may not help your present project you familiar with C-language?...the
phonetic processing system, do you know how such a system works?What do you mean by
processing system?you know, English is spoken by different people with
different English accent is different from mine, and of course mine is not the same as
my colleagues’.So as I see it, your device would have to be able to recognise and understand
different , I see.I think I can learn C-language and a phonetic processing
, that’s probably true, but you’ve got only 12 months and you want aWdegree,
don’t you?, so there’re two ways of studying for a degree either take six
courses, pass their exams and have your dissertation accepted or the other way is you do some
research work and submit your project think I’ll take the second , but are
you sure you can finish your project in 12 months?I don’t know, but I can work 12 hours a day and
7 days a , I’d suggest you spend some time in our library, trying to find out what other
students have done before and perhaps re- consider your own project, to some might
narrow your research area, concentrating on solving one or two major , it’d be a
good idea to talk to your colleagues in the lab, , I’m sure we can work out something
I see you again in three days’ time?All right.I’ll go away and do some
I’ll talk to you about myMnew you k -bye.

You now have 20 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - is the end of Part A,Part
B:You will hear 3 conversations or talks and you must answer the questions by choosing A, B, C
or will hear the recording ONLY ons 1 - 3 are based on the following
now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1 - 3.
does the speaker suggest that the students should do during the term?[A] Consult
with her frequently.[B] Use the computer regularly.[C] Occupy the computer early.[D] Wait for
one’s turn patiently.
service must be paid for?[A] Computer classes.[B] Training sessions.[C] Laser
printing.[D] Package borrowing.
is the talk mainly about?[A] Computer lab services.[B] College library facilities.[C]
The use of micro-computers.[D] Printouts from the laser printer.
Tapescript
Right, e to Central College library name’s Kathy Jenkins.I’ll
give you a brief introduction to the have a well-stocked bank of resources which are in
three main locations: the library itself, with books and periodicals; the self- access language centre,
with audio and video material; and the micro-computer lab.I’ll start with the micro-computer lab,
or micro-lab as we call is fitted with 24 personal computers.
If you are a member of the library, you may borrow CALL discs in French, German, Italian,
Spanish and Russian as well as the way, CALL stands for computer aided language
learning: C A double L,
desktop publishing disks are, of course, strictly for use in the micro-lab you
wish to print anything you should use one of the five machines around the outside of the
are connected to dot matrix printers, one is connected to the laser you want a
top quality printout from the laser printer, come and see myself or any of the library
-matrix printouts are free but there is a charge for using the laser printer.
There is always a queue to get to the terminals towards the end of in and get to
know how to use the computers early in the term and use them regularly, rather than just before
exams and essay deadlines, in order to avoid delay or ng sessions are held
on a regular basis, on the first and third Thursday of each month, and are free to full-time students
of the you , any questions?
You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 1 - 3.
Part CYou will hear a talk given by a university you listen, you must answer
Questions 1 -10 by writing NO MORE THAN THREE words in the space provided on the
will hear the talk now have 60 seconds to read Questions 1 to 10.
’s the average annual increase of foreign student population in the period between
1985 and 1990 in terms of percentage? part of the world contributed to an increase
between 9495 and 9596? will the speaker talk about the economic and political
changes? will the speaker discuss first? do the three largest groups of students
come from?’s the number of students from Malaysia? is the most popular field of
study?’s the percentage of students in business and management? terms of academic
levels, in which level do we find the smallest number? summary, what did the speaker talk
about?

Tapescript
For those of you who are either already studying in the United States or plan to one day, it
might be interesting to know something about the foreign student population in the United
the academic year 199596 there was a total of approximately 344,000 foreign students
studying in the United figure of 344,000 may seem like a very large number until you
compare it with the total population of 241,000, foreign student population has been
growing for a number of years and is still growing, but the rate of increase has dropped sharply
during the the 1980s, the population grew quite example, between 1985
and 1990, the average yearly increase was 12.5%.However, the picture in the 1990s is quite
rate of increase has declined quite fact, the rate of increase between
199495 and 199596 was only .5%, or one-half of one gh the overall rate of
increase has dropped to only .5%, the number of students from some parts of the world is
increasing while the number of students from other areas is example, during this
same time period, that is between the academic years 9495 and 9596, there was a decrease in the
number of students from the middle East, while the number of students from South and East Asia
changes in the number of students coming from different parts of the world no
doubt reflected changing economic and political situations.I’m sure you are aware of many of
these changes, and perhaps we can discuss them at our next today let’s confine our
talk to first, a discussion of the origin of these students, or, in other words, where they come from;
second, the kinds of studies they pursue; and, finally, the academic levels they are found we
have a little time left, we might quickly discuss in which geographic areas most of them go to
school.
Let’s discuss the origins of the foreign student population in the United States for the
academic year ’s discuss it in order from those areas sending the most students to
those areas sending the fewest we look at the figures provided by the annual census of
foreign students in the United States for the year 199596, we see that most of the foreign students
studying in the United States during this year were from South and East is a rather large
geographical area which includes such countries as China, Korea, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, and
total number of students from this area, South and East Asia was 156, other
words, roughly 2 out of every 5 foreign students come from South and East 24,000 of
this total were from ia was close behind with just a little over 23,000
?next largest number of students came from the middle number of students
from the middle East came to about one-third the number from South and East fourth
largest number came from South came Europe, Africa, North America, and
’s recapitulate what we’ve largest number of students studying in the United
States during the academic year 199596 were from South and East Asia, followed by the middle
East, South America, Europe, Africa, North America, and Oceania.
What fields are these large numbers of foreign students studying in? It probably won’t
surprise you to learn that the largest number are in the field of fact, 21.7% of the
total number are studying ss and management is close behind, however, with a
total of 18.9%.The third most popular field was mathematics and computer sciences with
10.3%.As you can see, engineering with 21.7%, business and management with 18.9%, and
mathematics and computer sciences with 10.3% comprise about one half of the total number of
foreign students.
Let’s talk about which academic levels these students can be found n students can be
found studying at all levels of higher you might expect, the greatest number of them
are studying at the undergraduate level?approximately 158, second largest group study at
the graduate level and that number is just under 122, rest study at junior colleges or in
non-degree is at the graduate level that foreign students have the most
foreign students comprise only 2.7% of the total t population, they account for 8.7% of
all the graduate students studying at me give you those percentages again so
you can get a better feel for the overall n students make up only 2.75 of the total
t population, but they make up 8.7% of the total graduate student population.
Well, I see that’s all the time we have ’ll have to leave discussions of the geographic
areas these students study in until another time.
Now you are going to hear the talk a second time.
REPEAT THE TEXT
You now have 3 minutes to check your answers to Questions 1 - 10.
That is the end of Part now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test
booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
That is the end of Listening Comprehension.
SECTION II: Use of EnglishRead the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces
with ONE suitable your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Children who grip their pens too close to the writing point are likely to be at a disadvantage
in examinations,
(1) _____ to the first serious investigation into the way in which writing technique can
dramatically affect educational survey of 643 children and adults, aged from
pre-school to 40-plus, also suggests
(2) _____ pen-holding techniques have deteriorated sharply over one generation, with
teachers now paying far
(3) ______ attention to correct pen grip and handwriting nie Thomas, a learning
support teacher
(4) ______ findings have been published, was inspired to investigate this area
(5) _______ she noticed that those pupils who had the most trouble with spelling
(6) ______ had a poor pen could not establish a significant statistical
link
(7) ______ pen-holding style and accuracy in spelling, she
(8) ______ find huge differences in technique between the young children and the mature
adults, and a definite
(9) ________ between near-point gripping and slow, illegible who
(10) ______ their pens at the writing point also show other characteristics
(11) ______ inhibit learning,
(12) _______ as poor posture, leaning too
(13) ______ to the desk, using four fingers to grip the pen
(14) ______ than three, and clumsy positioning of the thumb (which can obscure
(15) ______ is being believes that the
(16) ______ between older and younger writers is
(17) ________ too dramatic to be accounted for simply by the possibility that people get
better at writing as they grow
(18) ________.She attributes it to a failure to teach the most effective methods, pointing out
that the differences between

SECTION III: Reading Comprehension
Part A
Read the following texts and answer the questions which accompany them by choosing A, B,
C or your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
In recent years, there has been a steady assault on salt from the doctors: salt is bad for you?
regardless of your cians also got on a direct relationship,US
congressman Neal Smith noted, the amount of sodium a person consumes and heart
disease, circulatory disorders, stroke and even early death.
and medical researchers are now beginning to feel the salt scare has gone too far.
cry about eating salt is unnecessary,
much difference how much salt we ’s most recent short-term study of 150 people
showed that those with normal blood pressure experienced no change at all when placed on an
extremely low-salt diet, or later when salt was the hypertensive subjects, however,
half of those on the low-salt diet did experience a drop in blood pressure, which returned to its
previous level when salt was te to somewhat excessive salt intake has
probably saved many more lives than it has cost in the general population,notes
.a recommendation that the whole population should avoid salt makes no
s agree that everyone should practice reasonable in salt
the average person, a moderate amount might run from four to ten grams a day,
or roughly 12 to 13 of a equivalent of one to two grams of this salt allowance
would come from the natural sodium in rest would be added in processing, preparation
or at the with kidney, liver or heart problems may have to limit dietary salt, if their
doctor even the very vocal

growing scientific evidence that other factors may be involved: deficiencies in calcium, potassium,
perhaps magnesium; obesity (much more dangerous than sodium); genetic predisposition;
not your enemy,says the No.1 natural component of all human
tissue, and the idea that you don’t need it is your doctor has proven that you have a
salt-related health problem, there is no reason to give it up.
ing to some doctors and politicians, the amount of salt consumed[A] exhibits as an
aggravating factor to people in poor health.[B] cures diseases such as stroke and circulatory
disorders.[C] correlates highly with some diseases.[D] is irrelevant to people suffering from heart
disease.
’s study we can infer that[A] a low-salt diet may be prescribed for some
people.[B] the amount of salt intake has nothing to do with one’s blood pressure.[C] the reduction
of salt intake can cure a hypertensive patient.[D] an extremely low-salt diet makes no difference to
anyone.
the third paragraph, implies that[A] people should not be afraid of taking
excessive salt.[B] doctors should not advise people to avoid salt.[C] an adequate to excessive salt
intake is recommended for people in disease.[D] excessive salt intake has claimed some victims in
the general population.
phrase ...exponent(line 2, para.4) most probably refers to[A] eloquent
doctor.[B] articulate opponent.[C] loud speaker.[D] strong advocate.
is the main message of this text?[A] That the salt scare is not justified.[B] That the
cause of hypertension is now understood.[C] That the moderate use of salt is recommended.[D]
That salt consumption is to be promoted.
Part B
In the following article some paragraphs have been Questions 1 - 5, choose the
most suitable paragraph from the list A - F to fit into each of the numbered is one
paragraph which does not fit in any of the your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
From her vantage point she watched the main doors swing open and the first arrivals pour
who had been at the head of the line paused momentarily on entry, looked around
curiously, then quickly moved forward as others behind pressed moments the central
public area of the big branch bank was filled with a chattering, noisy building,
relatively quiet less than a minute earlier, had become a saw a tall heavyset black
man wave some dollar bills and declare loudly,
1
It seemed as if the report about everyone having come to open an account had been accurate
after all.
Edwina could see the big man leaning back expansively, still holding his dollar bills.
His voice cut across the noise of other conversations and she heard him proclaim,
’s something I’d like you to explain.
equal speed, long wide lines of people formed in front of them.
Normally, three members of staff were ample to handle new account business, but obviously
were inadequate now.
Edwina could see Tottenhoe on the far side of the bank and called him on the
instructed,

2
Tottenhoe grumbled in reply,
and however many we do will tie us up idea,Edwina said, what
someone has in hurry the processing all you can.
3
First, an application form called for details of residence, employment, social security, and
family matters.A specimen signature was proof of identity was that,
the new accounts clerk would take all documents to an officer of the bank for approval and
y, a savings passbook was made out or a temporary checkbook ore
the most new accounts that any bank employee could open in an hour were five, so the three
clerks presently working might handle? a total of ninety in one business day, if they kept going at
top speed, which was unlikely.
4
Still the noise within the bank had become an uproar.
A further problem was that the growing mass of arrivals in the central public area of the bank
was preventing access to tellers’ counters by other could see a few of them
outside, regarding the milling scene with she watched, several gave up and
walked the bank some of the newcomers were engaging tellers in conversation and
the tellers,?having nothing else to do because of the melee, chatted assistant managers
had gone to the central floor area and were trying to regulate the flood of people so as to clear
some space at were having small success.
5
She decided it was time for her own intervention.
Edwina left the platform and a railed-off staff area and, with difficulty, made her way through
the milling crowd to the main front door.
she knew however much they hurried it would still take ten to fifteen minutes to open
any single new always paperwork required that time.
still no hostility was ne in the now jam-packed bank who was spoken to
by members of the staff answered politely and with a seemed, Edwina thought, as if all
who were here had been briefed to be on best behavior.
C.A security guard directed him,
where a clerk?a young girl?sat appeared nervous.
The big man walked toward her, smiled reassuringly, and sat down.
Immediately a press of others moved into a ragged line behind him, waiting for their turn.
leaning close to the intercom, it was hard to hear above the noise.
tripling the present complement of clerks would permit very few more than two
hundred and fifty accounts to be opened in a day, yet already,?in the first few minutes of business,
the bank was crammed with at least four hundred people,?with still more flooding in, and the line
outside, which Edwina rose to check, appeared as long as ever.
sly someone had alerted the press in advance, which explained the presence of the
TV camera crew wondered who had done it.
Part CAnswer questions 1-10 by referring to the comments on 3 different cars in the
following magazine : Answer each question by choosing A, B or C and mark it on
ANSWER SHEET 1.

SECTION IV: Writing
You have read an article in a magazine with the following statement in an article for
the same should use your own ideas, knowledge or experience to generate support
for your argument and include an should write about 250 your article
on ANSWER SHEET 2.
development will inevitably generate industrial waste which in turn will cause
pollution to the living ic prosperity and a clean environment can not
have to make a choice between the two.
To what extent do you agree with the statement?
Oral Test(For examiner)Part A: Self-introduction (This task will take about 2
minutes.)Interlocutor:Good morning (afternoonevening).Could I have your mark sheets, please?
Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to the Assessor.)My name is … and this is my
colleague….Heshe is not going to ask you any questions, but heshe is just going to be listening
to , your name is … and …? Thank of all we’d like to know something about you,
so I’m going to ask you some questions about yourselves.(Begin with candidate A, then move on
to candidate B) Now (say the name of the candidate and ask the questions).
Home Town
· Where are you from?
· How long have you lived there?
· What’s it like living there?
· How does your home town compare with (place where candidate is currently living)?
· Well, that’s interesting.
(19) _______ groups coincides with the abandonment of formal handwriting instruction in
classrooms in the sixties.
(20) ________ the over 40s group all had a uniform ’tripod’ grip.