2020年公共英语二级考试(pets2)专家命题预测试：
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第三部分阅读理解
56、回答56-75
Life is difficult.
It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it，then：ife is no longer difficult.Most do not fully see this truth.Instead they Complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy.It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families，their class，or even their nations.
What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.Problems，depending on their natures，cause US sadness or loneliness oI regret or anger or fear.These are uncomfortable feelings，often as painful as any kind of physical pain.And since life causes endless serious problems，life is always difficult and is
full of pain as well as joy.
Yes，it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its n eaning.Problems are the serious tests that
tell US success from failure.When we desire to encourage the growth of human spirit，we encourage the human ability to
solve problems，just as in school we set problems for our children to resolve.It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn.As Benjamin Franklin said，
“Those things that hurt，instruct.”It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of probleros.
From this passage，it can be inferred that__________.
A.everybody has problems
B.we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C.life is difficult because our problems bring US pain
D.people like to complain about their problems
57、 The writer probably used just one short sentence in the first par：graph to__________ .
A.save space
B.persuade readers
C.make readers laugh
D.get readers’attention
58、 The main idea of Paragraph Three is that__________.
A.most people feel life is easy
B.the writer feels life is easy
C.the writer tikes to complai.about his problems
D.most people complain about how hard their lives are
59、 According to the passage，we give school children difficult problems to solve in order to__________.
A.encourage them to learn
B.teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C.help them learn to deal with pain
D.teach them how to respect from me problem
60、The saying from Benjamin Franklin“Those things that hurt,i nstruct”suggests that__________.
A.we do not learn from experience
B.we do not learn when we are in pain
C.pain teaches US important lessons
D.pain cannot be avoided
61、回答61-80题：
Augast 13th，2020
Dear Sirs，
I am very happy to apply for the position of secretary，which you advertised in China Daily of August 11，2020.
I have been working as a secretary at a college
office.Because am the only secretary in the office，it is necessary for me to work quickly and efficiently and to be flexible in my daily work.Professors value my work and my ability to meet their needs.
Although I am happy nOW，I feel that my promotion(晋升)is limited here，and I would like to have a more challenging job.Therefore，I enrolled(参加)in a program to expand my knowledge of international business affairs.Now，both my English and Chinese have been improved and I am ready to。