2008公共英语二级(PETS2)考试模拟试卷四(6)(2)

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  Who composed (作曲) some of the most famous songs of the 20th century? The answer is Irving Berlin. He composed famous ones, like Alexander's Rag Time Band and White Christmas. There is a well-known story about the famous British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill (丘吉尔首相), who read in a paper that Mr. Berlin was in London, so he asked his assistant to invite the great man to lunch. Over lunch, Mr. Churchill asked question after question. Which party would win the next American election (选举)? Who would be the next president of the USA? What were the papers saying? What did Mr. Berlin think of party politics in Britain? Which country had the better political system (系统), Britain or America? Whose system did Mr. Berlin prefer? Mr. Churchill was very disappointed with Mr. Berlin's answer. Mr. Berlin didn't have strong political opinions, and Mr. Churchill's assistant had invited the wrong Mr. Berlin. Not the famous philosopher (哲学家,哲人), Isaiah Berlin, but Irving Berlin, the song-writer instead!
 64.Who made the mistake in the passage?
  Isaiah Berlin 
  Irving Berlin 
  Mr. Churchill 
  The newspaper reporter (记者) 

 65.If Mr. Churchill had asked about   , Mr. Berlin's answer would have been satisfying.
  how to appreciate White Christmas 
  how to enjoy the dinner 
  how to think of the future of the world 
  which paper had a good effect on people 

 66.We may know from the passage that Mr. Irving Berlin was   .
  a politician (政治家,政客) 
  a musician (音乐家) 
  good at asking questions. 
  judging people very correctly 

 67.Which of the following can we drawn from the passage?
  Mr. Churchill didn't like American system. 
  In our life we should be able to differ different people. 
  Great people never make mistakes. 
  Irving Berlin was an American. 


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