公共英语二级模拟1d

时间：2007-07-11 08:24:41

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C In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced: 349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each. But Pepsi wouldnt pay. The company said there was a mistake. The numbers on the caps did not include a security1 code2 (保险号), so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps had the number 349. Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code.

  44. Which of the following is not true?  










   45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________.  










  
D In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer3. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didnt, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasnt too diligent4 (勤奋) about that either. One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to put them up. I couldnt put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six - inch spring mattress5 (弹簧垫子) , helpless6 with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members store for a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!

   46. The furniture department was run by _____.  










   47. The shop in Cardiff ______.  










   48. The author was lucky because ________.  










   49. One salesman thought that ______ .  










   50. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?  
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1 security iTdzh     
n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券
参考例句：
  • A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
  • There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。
2 code HWoyc     
n.代码，代号，密码；法典，法规，规划
参考例句：
  • What's the code for Tianjin?天津的代号是多少？
  • Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。
3 observer 0RMzQ     
n.观察家，观察的人，观察员
参考例句：
  • I can see you're a careful reader as well as a careful observer.我能看出你既是一位细心的读者，又是一位观察者。
  • I want to attend the conference only as an observer.本人只作为观察员身份参加会议。
4 diligent al6ze     
adj.勤勉的，勤奋的
参考例句：
  • He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
  • She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。
5 mattress Z7wzi     
n.床垫，床褥
参考例句：
  • The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
  • The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。
6 helpless FdAxb     
adj.无助的，无依无靠的；不能自力的
参考例句：
  • The other team was helpless and we had a real field day.对方队很弱，我们轻易取胜。
  • They felt helpless to do anything about it.他们对这事感到无能为力。

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