2016年3月PETS2 真题及答案解析Text 1W: Excuse me. Can we get a table at the non-smoking area?M: Sure. But you may need to wait for a few minutes. You can have a look at the menu first in the waiting area.1. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office.B. In a theatre.C. In a restaurant.答案为C。
此题为地点推断题，难度不大。
根据材料中女士的要求“get a table at the non-smoking area” 和男士的反馈“have a look at the menu first in the waiting area” 可推知此对话发生在餐馆，故选C。
Text 2W: So, you’ve lived in London for 40 years. Were you born there?M: No. I was born and brought up in a small town, and only moved to London in my twenties when I got a job at the BBC.2. How old is the man now?A. About 20.B. Nearly 40.C. Over 60.答案为C。
此题为数字推算题，略有难度。
根据材料中女士的话“So, you’ve lived in London f or 40 years. Were you born there?” 和男士的回答“No. I was born and brought up in a small town, and only moved to London in my twenties” 可推知男士现在已经60多岁了。
Text 3M: Excuse me. Could you tell me when the next train to New York will leave?W: Sorry, I don’t know. You can check at the information counter. It’s right down the hall.M: Thank you.3. What is the man going to do?A. Go to the information counter.B. Take a train to leave New York.C. Check the price of the ticket.答案为A。
此题为简单的行为推断题。
男士问女士下一班去纽约的火车什么时候开，女士回答不清楚，让男士自己去the information counter 查询一下，故选A。
Text 4M: I’ve just been offered two jobs just now.W: Congratulations! Which one are you going to take?M: Thanks. I haven’t decided yet.4. What do we learn about the man?A. He quitted his job.B. He has got two job offers.C. He is doing a part-time job.答案为B。
此题为事实细节题。
根据男士的话“I’ve just been offered two jobs just now.” 可知答案选B。
Text 5W: Excuse me. Do you know where Mr. Anderson is?M: Oh, we are repairing the classroom ceiling this week, so he is giving his class in the library instead.5. What does Mr. Anderson do?A. He is a teacher.B. He is a librarian.C. He is a repairman.答案为A。
此题为人物身份推断题。
女士问Mr. Anderson 在哪里, 男士回答说这周正在修教室的屋顶，所以Mr. Anderson上课的地点换到了图书馆。
由此可推知Mr. Anderson 的身份是教师，故选A。
Text 6W: Jason, would you tell us a little about how you became a writer?M: Oh, I’ve written ever since I was a boy. When I was at school, I wrote stories for a children’s magazine. Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books.W: Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris?M: Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.6. What is The Western Teacher?A. A story.B. A book.C. A magazine.答案为C。
此题为一道略有难度的事实细节题。
男士在童年时期曾为儿童杂志写故事，之后根据男士所说的“Later on, I wrote for The Western Teacher and various other magazines before I got into writing books.” 可见The Western Teacher是一本杂志。
7. When did the man start writing books?A. When he was at school.B. After he came to Paris.C. Since the year of 2004.答案为B。
此题为事实细节题。
女士问“Did you start writing your own books after you came to Paris?”，通过男士的回答“Yes. My first book was published here in 2004.” 可见男士是在来巴黎之后开始写书的。
Text 7W: Ralph, my stomach aches!M: Mine too, honey.W: I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant.M: It might have been.W: Or the soup.M: No, it couldn’t have been the soup because I didn’t have any. Little Jimmy had some, and he’s all right.W: Of course, we sat in the sun for a long time, but I suppose it couldn’t have been the sun.M: That’s true. Now, what else did we both eat? Only those lovely apples I bought at the market. It couldn’t have been them. We’re used to eating apples, and you washed them.W: No, I didn’t! I thought you had!M: Oh, Jenny, I didn’t wash them! I was sure you did! It must have been the apples, then. Oh, I feel worse now. Let’s go see a doctor.8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Doctor and patient.C. Customer and waiter.答案为A。
此题为一道很典型且常见的人物关系推断题。
从对话开始处男士就称呼女士“honey”, 可见两人关系亲密。
接着又从女士的话中“I think it was the fish or the meat we ate in the restaurant”，很容易将BC排除，从而选出正确答案A。
9. What must have caused the speakers’ stomach aches?A. The fish.B. The soup.C. The apples.答案为C。
此题为事实细节题。
从男士所说的“It must have been the apples then.” 不难得出正确答案为C。
10. Where will the speakers go?A. To the market.B. To the hospital.C. To the restaurant.答案为B。
此题为简单的推断题。
从男士所说的最后一句话“Oh, I feel worse n ow. Let’s go see a doctor.” 可见接下来他们要去医院看医生。
Text 8M: Why don’t you like going to the cinema?W: Well, there are too many problems.M: Like what?W: For example, when a film is popular, the cinema is rather crowded. When the traffic is bad, it takes a long time to get there.M: Are these all the problems?W: No, the worst is the people — children running up and down, people chatting endlessly, and so on. So, I’d rather stay home and wait to see the films when they are shown on TV.M: Then you may see the films a bit later than other people.W: Yes, but I’ll be more comfortable in the quietness of my living room.M: Well, I can’t stand others talking about a new film before I see it, so I prefer seeing films at the cinema as soon as they come out.11. What are the speakers talking about?A. New films.B. Popular cinemas.C. Film-seeing habits.答案为C。