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2010全国英语PETS4考试样题




Section I Listening Comprehension,Part AYou will hear a recording of
a conversation between Mary and John about the Hilton Hotel and the
Hotel Rossiya. Listen to it and fill out the table with the
information you've heard for questions 1-5. Some of the information
has been completed for you. Write not more than 3 words in each
numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25
seconds to read the table below.
Information about the Hilton Hotel and the Hotel Rossiya

Tapescript:
M: Hi, Mary. How's everything?W: Fine. You know, John, I'm planning
to go to Las Vegas for a holiday and would like to stay in a large
hotel. Anything to recommend?M: Er? the Hilton Hotel there is quite
a large one. It has ? er ? 3,174 bedrooms. It also has 12
restaurants and about 125,000 square feet of convention space.
There're a 10-acre recreation deck and a stage show dining hall.
Over 3,600 people now work for it.W: Oh, great! Is it the largest
hotel in the U.S.?M: Yes, it is. But it may not be the largest in
the world. Er ? as far as I know, the Hotel Rossiya in Moscow is
larger than Hilton. It is a 12-story building that has 3,200 rooms.
It can provide accommodation for 6,000 guests. It takes nearly 8
years and a half to spend one night in each room. Besides, there's a
21-story "Presidential tower" in the central courtyard. It has 15
restaurants and 93 elevators. And it employs about 3,000 people. The
ballroom is known as the world's largest. Russians are not allowed
to live in that hotel. And foreigners are charged 16 times more than
the very low rate charged Russian officials.W: It's unbelievable
?[fade out]


Now you will hear the recording again. (The recording is repeated.)
That is the end of Part A.
Part BYou will hear a radio weather forecast. Answer questions 6-10
while listening. Use not more than 5 words for each answer. You will
hear the recording twice. You now have 40 seconds to read the
questions.

Tapescript
W: Hello. It's been another warm and fine day for most of us.
Temperatures in south-east England reached twenty-six degrees
Centigrade by mid-afternoon, and Brighton had fifteen hours of
lovely sunshine. But already the weather is beginning to change, I'm
afraid, and during

the night showers will slowly move in from the
Atlantic to reach south-west England and the southern coast of Wales
by early morning.The rest of the country will have a very mild, dry
night with minimum temperatures no lower than fifteen degrees in the
south, a little cooler ? eleven degrees or so ? in the north. Any
remaining showers in northwest Scotland will pass quickly, to leave
a mild, dry night there too.And now, the outlook for Friday and the
weekend. Well, southern Europe will once again get the best of the
weekend weather, and if your holiday starts this weekend, then
southern Spain is the place to go, with temperatures of thirty-four
degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the eastern end of the
Med, too, you can expect uninterrupted sunshine and temperatures of
up to thirty-two degrees Centigrade in Greece and south-east Italy,
but further north the weather's not so settled. Much of France,
Belgium and the Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain and
maximum temperatures will be around twenty-two degrees ? very
disappointing for this time of the year.Scotland and Northern
Ireland will have heavy rain for much of the weekend and
temperatures will drop to a cool seventeen degrees. Across most of
England the weather will be cloudy but mainly dry with sunny
periods. And when the sun does come out temperatures could rise to a
maximum of twenty-three degrees.
Now you will hear the recording again. (The recording is repeated.)

That is the end of Part B.
Part CYou will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening
to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it.
While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D.
After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will
hear each piece once only.Questions 11-13 are based on the following
talk introducing Emily Dickinson, a well-known American poet. You
now have 30 seconds to read questions 11-13.
11. How long did Emily Dickinson live in the house where she was
born?
[A] almost all her life[B] less than half her life[C] until 1830[D]
before 1872
12. Which of the following is true of Emily Dickinson?
[A] She was not a productive poet.[B] She saw many of her poems
published.[C] She was not a sociable person.[D] She had contact only
with a few poets.
13. When was Emily Dickinson widely recognized?
[A] after Henry James referred highly to her[B] after seven of her
poems were published

[C] after her poems became known to others[D]
after she was dead for many years
Tapescript:
M: Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was
born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December
10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the
same house fifty-six years later. During her life time she never
left her native land. She left her home state only once. She left
her village very few times. And after 1872 she rarely left her house
and yard. In the last years of her life she retreated to a smaller
and smaller circle of family and friends. In those later years she
dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly
through notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended
her illness was allowed to "examine" her in another room, seeing her
walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a "strange" figure in
her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to
the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in
print.But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a
serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the
essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American
novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by
thus living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations
as a daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the
average one poem a day.She read only a few books but knew them
deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. Not until 1950s
was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets.
Section II Use of EnglishRead the following text. Choose the best
word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET

（1）.During the 1980s, unemployment and underemployment in some
countries was as high as 90 per cent. Some countries did not 1
enough food; basic needs in housing and clothing were not
（2） . Many of these countries looked to the industrial processes of
the developed nations
（3） solutions.
（4） , problems cannot always be solved by copying the industrialized
nations. Industry in the developed nations is highly automated and
very
（5） . It provides fewer jobs than labor-intensive industrial
processes, and highly
（6） workers are needed to
（7）and repair the equipment. These workers must be trained,
（8） many nations do not have the necessary training institutions.

Thus, the
（9） of importing industry becomes higher. Students must be sent
abroad to
（10） vocational and professional training.
（11） , just to begin training, the students must
（12） learn English, French, German, or Japanese. The students then
spend many years abroad, and
（13） do not return home.All nations agree that science and
technology
（14） be shared. The point is: countries
（15） the industrial processes of the developed nations need to look
carefully
（16） the costs, because many of these costs are
（17） . Students from these nations should
（18） the problems of the industrialized countries closely.
（19） care, they will take home not the problems of science and
technology,
（20） the benefits.

1. [A]generate [B]raise [C]produce [D]manufacture
2. [A]answered [B]met [C]calculated [D]remembered
3. [A]for [B]without [C]as [D]about
4. [A]Moreover [B]Therefore [C]Anyway [D]However
5. [A]expensive [B]mechanical [C]flourishing [D]complicated
6. [A]gifted [B]skilled [C]trained [D]versatile
7. [A]keep [B]maintain [C]retain [D] protect
8. [A]since [B]so [C]and [D]yet
9. [A]charge [B]price [C]cost [D]value
10. [A]accept [B]gain [C]receive [D]absorb
11. [A]Frequently [B]Incidentally [C]Deliberately [D]Eventually
12. [A]soon [B]quickly [C]immediately [D]first
13. [A]some [B]others [C]several [D]few
14. [A]might [B]should [C]would [D]will
15. [A]adopting [B]conducting [C]receiving [D]adjusting
16. [A]to [B]at [C]on [D]about
17. [A]opaque [B]secret [C]sealed [D]hidden
18. [A]tackle [B]learn [C]study [D]manipulate
19. [A]In [B]Through [C]With [D]Under
20. [A]except [B]nor [C]or [D]but

Section III Reading ComprehensionPart ARead the following four
texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or
D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Text 1
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After
six months of arguing and a final 16 hours of hot parliamentary
debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal
authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of
incurably ill patients who wish to die. The measure was passed by
the convincing vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on
the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess,
executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent

it
on via the group's on-line service, Death NET. Says Hofsess: "We
posted bulletins all day long, because of course this isn't just
something that happened in Australia. It's world history."The full
import may take a while to sink in. The NT Rights of the Terminally
Ill law has left physicians and citizens alike trying to deal with
its moral and practical implications. Some have breathed sighs of
relief; others, including churches, right-to-life groups and the
Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the
haste of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In
Australia ? where an aging population, life-extending technology and
changing community attitudes have all played their part ? other
states are going to consider making a similar law to deal with
euthanasia. In the U.S. and Canada, where the right-to-die movement
is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes to
start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient
can request death ? probably by a deadly injection or pill ? to put
an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as terminally ill
by two doctors. After a "cooling off" period of seven days, the
patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish
for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54-year-old Darwin
resident suffering from lung cancer, the NT Rights of Terminally Ill
law means he can get on with living without the haunting fear of his
suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. "I'm not
afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was
afraid of was how I'd go, because I've watched people die in the
hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks," he says.

1. From the second paragraph we learn that
[A] the objection to euthanasia is diminishing in some countries.[B]
physicians and citizens have the same view on euthanasia.[C]
technological changes are chiefly responsible for the new law.[D] it
takes time to appreciate the significance of laws passed.
2. By saying that "observers are waiting for the dominoes to start
falling", the authormeans that
[A] observers are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the future
of euthanasia.[B] there is a possibility of similar bills being
passed in the U.S. and Canada.[C] observers are waiting to see the
movement end up in failure.[D] the process of the bill taking effect
may finally come to a stop.
3. When Lloyd Nickson is close to de

ath, he will
[A] undergo a cooling off period of seven days.[B] experience the
suffering of a lung cancer patient.[C] have an intense fear of
terrible suffering.[D] face his death with the calm characteristic
of euthanasia.
4. What is the author's attitude towards euthanasia?
[A] Hostile.[B] Suspicious.[C] Approving.[D] Indifferent.
5. We can infer from the text that the author believes the success
of the right-to-diemovement is
[A] only a matter of time.[B] far from certain.[C] just an
illusion.[D] a shattered hope.

Part BRead the following text carefully and then translate the
underlined segments into Chinese. Your translation should be written
clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do animals have rights? This is how the question is usually put. It
sounds like a useful, ground-clearing way to start.
61) Actually, it isn't, because it assumes that there is an agreed
account of human rights, which is something the world does not
have.On one view of rights, to be sure, it necessarily follows that
animals have none.
62) Some philosophers argue that rights exist only within a social
contract, as part of an exchange of duties and entitlements.
Therefore, animals cannot have rights. The idea of punishing a tiger
that kills somebody is absurd; for exactly the same reason, so is
the idea that tigers have rights. However, this is only one account,
and by no means an uncontested one. It denies rights not only to
animals but also to some people ? for instance, to infants, the
mentally incapable and future generations. In addition, it is
unclear what force a contract can have for people who never
consented to it: how do you reply to somebody who says "I don't like
this contract"?The point is this: without agreement on the rights of
people, arguing about the rights of animals is fruitless.
63) It leads the discussion to extremes at the outset: it invites
you to think that animals should be treated either with the
consideration humans extend to other humans, or with no
consideration at all. This is a false choice. Better to start with
another, more fundamental, question: is the way we treat animals a
moral issue at all?Many deny it.
64) Arguing from the view that humans are different from animals in
every relevant respect, extremists of this kind think that animals
lie outside the area of moral choice. Any regard for the suffering
of animals is seen as a mistake ? a sentimental displacement of
feeling

that should properly be directed to other humans.This view,
which holds that torturing a monkey is morally equivalent to
chopping wood, may seem bravely "logical". In fact it is simply
shallow: the confused center is right to reject it. The most
elementary form of moral reasoning ? the ethical equivalent of
learning to crawl ? is to weigh others' interests against one's own.
This in turn requires sympathy and imagination: without which there
is no capacity for moral thought. To see an animal in pain is
enough, for most, to engage sympathy.
65) When that happens, it is not a mistake: it is mankind's instinct
for moral reasoning in action, an instinct that should be encouraged
rather than laughed at.
Section IV WritingWidespread tobacco consumption has led to grave
consequences, yet the tobacco companies are still claiming that they
make a valuable contribution to the world economy.Write an essay
1) criticizing their view and
2) justifying your stand.In your essay, make full use of the
information provided in the pictures printed below.You should write
approximately 160 ? 200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.

ORAL TESTPart AInterlocutor:1，Good morning/afternoon. Could I have
your mark sheets, please? Thank you.(Hand over the mark sheets to
the Assessor)2，My name is ...and this is my colleague ... He/she is
just going to be listening to us. So, you are ... and ...? Thank
you.3，First of all we'd like to know something about you, so I'm
going to ask some questions about yourselves.(Select one or more
questions from each of the following categories as appropriate.)
Hometown1，Where are you from?2，How long have you lived
there?3，What's it like living there?

Family
· What can you tell me about your family?Work / Study
· Can you tell me something about your work or studies?(To a
student)
· What do you specialize in?
· What do you enjoy most about your studies?
· What subject(s) do you like best?来源：https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2b15325104.html,
· Have you ever worked during the vacation?
· What kind of job did you do?
· How did you like it?(To an adult who already has a job)
· What job do you do?
· Do you like it? And why?
· What qualifications did you need in order to get your
"job"?Leisure
· Do you have any hobbies?
· How did you become interested in (whatever hobby the candidate
enjoys)?
· Which do you prefer, watching TV or going to the cinema? What sort
ofprogram / film

do you like to watch?
· What kinds of sports are you interested in? Why?
· What kinds of music do you enjoy most? Why?
· How do you usually spend your holidays?
· Is there anywhere you would particularly like to visit? Why?Future
Plans
· What do you hope to do in your professional life in the next few
years?
· How important is English for your future plans? And please give
reasons tosupport your view.

Part B
Interlocutor:
· Now I'd like you to talk about something between yourselves but
speak so thatwe can hear you. You should take care to share the
opportunity of speaking.(Put the picture in front of both candidates
and give instructions with reference tothe picture.)
· You have a very close friend whose birthday is coming. Discuss
each of thechoices shown in the picture and decide which you'd like
to choose forcelebrating his birthday. Give reasons for your
decision.
· This picture is for your reference.
· You have three minutes for this.
· Would you like to begin now, please?

Part C
Interlocutor:
· I'm going to give each of you a picture and I'd like you to first
briefly describeand then give your comment on what you see in the
picture.(Put Picture 1 in front of both candidates)
· Candidate A, this is your picture. You have three minutes to talk
about it.
· Candidate B, listen carefully while Candidate A is speaking. When
he/shehas finished, I'd like you to ask him/her a question /she has
said.
· Candidate A, would you like to begin now, please?
Candidate A: (three minutes)
Interlocutor:
· Thank you. Now, Candidate B, could you please ask your partner a
question?
(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)
(Take back Picture 1 and put Picture 2 in front of both candidates)
· Ok, Candidate B, here is your picture. You also have three minutes
to talk aboutyour picture.
· Candidate A, listen carefully while Candidate B is speaking. When
he/she isfinished, I'd like you to ask him/her a question /she has
said.· Candidate B, would you like to begin now, please?
Candidate B: (Three minutes)Interlocutor:
· Thank you. Now, Candidate A, could you please ask your partner a
question?(Half a minute for asking and answering the question)
· Thank you. That is the end of the test.