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1、全国英语等级考试pets-4考试练习题全国英语等级考试pets-4考试练习题不要等待运气降落，应当去努力把握学问。以下是我为大家搜寻 整理的全国英语等级考试pets-4考试练习题，期望能给大家带来帮 忙!更多精彩内容请准时关注我们应届毕业生考试网！Passage one (The only way to travel is on foot)The past ages of man have all been carefully labeled by anthropologists. Descriptions like Palaeolithic Man, Neolithic Man, etc.,

2、 neatly sum up whole periods. When the time comes for anthropologists to turn their attention to the twentieth century, they will surely choose the label Legless Man。 Histories of the time will go something like this： in the twentieth century, people forgot how to use their legs. Men and women moved

3、 about in cars, buses and trains from a very early age. There were lifts and escalators in all large buildings to prevent people from walking. This situation was forced upon earth dwellers of that time because of miles each day. But the surprising thing is that they didnt use their legs even when th

4、ey went on holiday. They built cable railways, ski-lifts and roads to the top of every huge mountain. All the beauty spots on earth were marred by the presence of large car parks.The future history books might also record that we were deprived of the use of our eyes. In our hurry to get from one pla

5、ce to another, we failed to see anything on the way. Air travel gives you a birds-eye view of the world - or even less if the wing of the aircraft happens to get in your way. When you travel by car or train a blurred image of the countryside constantly smears the windows. Car drivers, in particular,

6、 are forever obsessed with the urge to go on and on： they never want to stop. Is it the lure of the great motorways, or what? And as for sea travel, it hardly deserves mention. It is perfectly summed up in the words of the old song： I joined the navy to see the world, and what did I see? I saw the s

7、ea. The typical twentieth-century traveler is the man who always says Ive been there. You mention the remotest, most evocative place-names in the world like El Dorado, Kabul, Irkutsk and someone is bound to say Ive been there - meaning, I drove through it at 100 miles an hour on the way to somewhere

8、 else.When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing： you live mainly in the future because you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival, when it is achieved, is meaningless. You want to move on again. By traveling like this, you suspend

9、all experience; the present ceases to be a reality： you might just as well be dead. The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives constantly in the present. For him traveling and arriving are one and the same thing： he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the present moment wi

10、th his eyes, his ears and the whole of his body. At the end of his journey he feels a delicious physical weariness. He knows that sound. Satisfying sleep will be his： the just reward of all true travellers.1、 Anthorpologists label nowadays men Legless becauseA people forget how to use his legs.B peo

11、ple prefer cars, buses and trains.C lifts and escalators prevent people from walking.D there are a lot of transportation devices.2、 Travelling at high speed meansA peoples focus on the future.B a pleasure.C satisfying drivers great thrill.D a necessity of life.3、 Why does the author say we are depri

12、ved of the use of our eyes ?A People wont use their eyes.B In traveling at high speed, eyes become useless.C People cant see anything on his way of travel.D People want to sleep during travelling.4、What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?A Legs become weaker.B Modern means of trans

13、portation make the world a small place.C There is no need to use eyes.D The best way to travel is on foot.5. What does a birds-eye view mean?A See view with birds eyes.B A bird looks at a beautiful view.C It is a general view from a high position looking down.D A scenic place.VOCABULARY1. Palaeolith

14、ic旧石器时代的2. Neolithic新石器时代的3. escalator自动电梯，自动扶梯4. ski-lift载送滑雪者上坡的装置5. mar损坏，毁坏6. blur模糊不清，朦胧7. smear涂，弄脏，弄模糊（尤指画面、轮廓等）8. evocative引起回忆的，唤起感情的9. El Dorado （由当时西班牙制服者想象中的南美洲）黄金国，宝 山，富庶之乡10. Kabul喀布尔（阿富汗首都）11. Irkutsk伊尔库茨克（原苏联亚洲城市）答案详解1 .A人们忘了用脚。答案在第一段：人类学家把以往年月的人们 分别标上旧石器时代、新石器时代人，等等。干脆利落地总结了一个 时期。当他

15、们转向20世纪，他们确定会标上无脚的人。由于在20 世纪，人们忘了如何用脚走路。男人女人早年外出就坐车、公共汽车、 火车。大楼里由电梯、自动扶梯，不需要人们走路。即使度假期间, 他们也不用脚。他们筑有缆车道、滑雪载车和路直通山顶。全部的风 景旅游区都有大型的汽车停车场。B人们喜爱汽车、公交车、火车等。C电梯、自动扶梯制止人们走路。D有很多交通运输工具。2 . A人们的留意力在将来。见最终一段第一句话：当你高速旅行, 现在等于零，你主要生活在将来，由于你大部分时间盯在前面到达的某个地方。真到了，又没有意义了，你还要再向前进。B是一种欢快。C满意司机剧烈的渴望。其次段中提及死机醉心于开车、不停车

16、但不是快速前进着眼于将来。D生活的需要。这一条在第一段中提及这种状况是由于他们那特 别的生活方法强加给时代的居民。这是指不用脚走路，而用一切代步 器一一交通运输工具，不是开快车。3.C人们在旅行途中什么都见不到。答案在其次段，由一地转向 另一地，路上你什么都没有见到。乘飞机你只能俯视世界，火车，汽 车，只见外界朦胧景象拂过窗子。海上旅游，只见到海。我到过那 里此话含义就是我以一小时一百英里在去某某地方时经过那里。 正由于如此，指出将来的历史书上会记录下：我们被剥夺了眼睛的应 用。A人们不愿用眼睛。B在高速旅行中，眼睛没有用了。D旅行中，人们想睡觉。4.D旅行的最佳方式是走路。文章第一段、其次段分别叙述了旅 行可不用脚、不用眼等状况。第三段，在叙述了人们只知向前向前, 一切经受都停滞，现实不再是现实，还不如死的好。而用脚走路的 旅行者总是生活再现实，对他来说旅行和到达是一回事，他一步一步 走到某地，他用眼睛、耳朵，以至整个身体去体验现在时刻、旅行终 点，他感到全身舒坦愉悦的疲惫，美美享受满意的酣睡;一切真正旅 行者的真实报偿。这一段就是写文章的目的一一走路是旅行的最佳方式。A脚变得脆弱无力。B现代交通工具把世界变小。C没有必要用眼睛。5.C从高出向下看的景致：俯视。A用鸟的眼睛看景点。B鸟在看美景。D风景点。文档内容到此结束，欢迎大家下载、修改、丰富并分享给更多有 需要的人。