pets5级各个级别目标不同，使得考生无从选择参加哪个级别最适合自己。

笔者根据多年经验发现，考生基本可以从各个级别的阅读部分来迅速为自己有一个定位。基于这个思路，笔者在网上从各个级别的多套pets试卷中找出比较有代表性的pets阅读，供大家自测！

PETS-1

  It was a cold spring morning in London. People walking in the street were wearing heavy clothes. The weather had been very bad for the past week, and now many people were ill. Today there were quite a few people in the doctor's waiting room. There were still a few minutes before the doctor started seeing the patients (患者).A woman of about sixty years old was at the front of the queue (排队). She did not live in this city. She came from a farm north of London. She was here to visit her daughter who was a secretary in a big company. She wanted to see the doctor because of her back problem.Soon an Indian (印地安人) came into the waiting room, and walked straight to the doctor's door. When she saw this, the old woman stood up and took hold of his arm. She said, slowly, "We were all here before you. You must wait for your turn. Do ... you ... understand?"The Indian answered, "No, madam. YOU don't understand! You're all after me! I am the doctor!"

1. The change of weather made a lot of people sick.[A] Right [B] Wrong [C] Doesn't say.

2. The old woman's home was in London.[A] Right [B] Wrong [C] Doesn't say

3. The old woman's daughter was at the doctor's, too.[A] Right [B] Wrong [C] Doesn't say.

4. The old woman thought the man was the doctor.[A] Right [B] Wrong [C] Doesn't say.

5. All the other people in the room knew the Indian was the doctor.[A] Right [B] Wrong [C] Doesn't say...
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PETS-2

  Millions of stars are travelling about in space. A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone.And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere neat it.

  We believe, however, that some two thousand million years ago, another star wandering(漫游) through space, happened to comenear our sun, Just as the sun and the moon raise tides(潮汐)on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on thesurface of the sun .But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wavemust have travelled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance(动荡) came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again,its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space.

  These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets(行星).

　　47. Millions of stars are _______________.

　　A. following a regular path in space B. moving about without a fixed course

　　C. seldom wandering about in the universe D. always travelling together

　　48. Some two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because

　　__________.

　　A. a large tidal wave of a star travelled over the surface of the sun

　　B. another star happened to come near the sun

　　C. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth

　　D. the star moved away from the sun

　　49. The article suggests that _____________ .

　　A. our earth exists before the sun B. how space formed

　　C. no one knows where the earth comes from

　　D. our earth used to be a high mountain on the sun

　　50. The expression "the cause of the disturbance" refers to _________.

　　A. the large tidal wave B. the powerful tidal pull

　　C. the star coming near the sun D. one of the sun's planets

　　51. In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers __________.

　　A. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it

　　B. how the high mountains were formed on the sun

　　C. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful

　　D. where the planets in the universe came from

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PETS-3

The aim of the teacher is to get his pupils as quickly as possible over the period in which each printed symbol is looked at for its shape, and arrive at the stage when the pupil looks at words a phrases, for their meaning, almost without noticing the shapes of these separate letters.


When a good reader is at work, he does not look at letters, nor even at words, one by or however quickly; he takes in the meaning of two, three, or four words at a time, in a single moment. Watch carefully the eyes of a person who is reading, and it will be seen that they do not travel smoothly along the lines of print, but they move by jumps separated by very short stops. The eyes a very good reader move quickly, taking long jumps and making very short halts (停顿 ); the eyes of a poor reader move more slowly, taking only short jumps and stopping longer at each halt. Some times, when he meets a difficulty, he even goes backwards to see again what has already be looked at once.


The teacher ' 9 task is therefore clear: it is to train his pupils to take in several words at a glance (one "eye jump") and remove the necessity forgoing backwards to read something a second time.


This shows at once that letter-by-letter, or syllable-by-syllable (音节) , or word-by-word reading, with the finger pointing to the word, carefully fixing each one in turn, is wrong. It is wrong because such a method ties the pupil' s eye down to a very short jump. Moreover, a very. short jump too short to provide any meaning or sense; and it will be found that having struggled with three four words separately, the pupil has to look at them again, all together and in one group, in order get the meaning of the whole phrase.


56. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the first paragraph?

[ A ] Pupils should be trained to reach quickly the stage of reading without having to

concentrate on the separate symbols.

[B] Pupils should look at each printed symbol for its meaning as well as for its shape.

[ C ] Teachers should help their pupils avoid looking at the shape of the printed symbols.

[D] Teachers should tell their pupils the different stages of their study.


57. In a single moment, a good reader picks up_________.

[ A ] several words [ B ] several phrases

[ C ] several sentences [ D ] several lines


58. According to the passage, which of the following is FALSE?

[A] The eyes of a good reader make short halts and long jumps.

[ B] The eyes of a bad reader take in the meaning of one word at a time.

[ C] The eyes of a bad reader take only short jumps.

[D] The eyes of a good reader move steadily.


59. One may have to read something a second time if_________.

[ A ] there is enough time [ B ] one reads too fast

[ C ] the passage is very long [D] one reads word by word


60. The main idea of the last paragraph is that _________.

[A] word-by-word reading is highly inefficient

[ B ] the pupil ' s eyes should focus on groups of syllables instead of single syllables

[ C ] pupils have to move their eyes back and forth when reading

[D] finger-pointing in reading helps the pupil concentrate on meaning

PETS-4

Today, there are many avenues open to those who wish to continue their education. However, nearly all require some break in one's career in order to attend school full time. Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one's career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible and accommodating is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an educational method, which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals, which are so necessary in today's world. The time required to study many be set aside at the student's convenience with due regard to all life's other requirements. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from virtually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Tutorial assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject. This precludes the requirement for a student to travel away from home to take a test. Another characteristic of a good distance-learning program is the equivalence of the distance-learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance-learning program. In the final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual students but also the corporation or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Sponsoring distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.

　　51、According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part-time education?

　　A. It requires some break in one's career.

　　B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.

　　C. It affects one's career.

　　D. It gives the student less time to share with the family.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】A

　　52、Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning?

　　A. The students may choose his or her own pace.

　　B. The students may study at any time to his or her convenience.

　　C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.

　　D. Their tutorial assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone, facsimile machine, etc.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】D

　　53、What benefit will distance-learning program bring to a business?

　　A. Recruitment of more talented people.

　　B. Good image of the business.

　　C. Better cooperation with universities.

　　D. Further training of employees and business growth.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】D

　　54、What benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?

　　A. Professional growth.

　　B. Good relationship with the employer.

　　C. Good impression on the employer.

　　D. Higher salary.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】A

　　55、Which is not the characteristic of distance learning?

　　A. It includes a subject evaluation tool with every subject.

　　B. Its course uses the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus.

　　C. A distance-learning program has a place only for students.

　　D. The relationship of the professor/student is characterized by individuality.

　　（本题分值：1.5分）【正确答案】C

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