2025年全国英语等级考试（PETS）二级试卷：英语阅读理解全真试题

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一、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Passage:

InthesmalltownofGreenfield,therewasonceafamouslibrary.Thelibrarywasknownforitsvastcollectionofbooks,whichhadbeencollectedovermanyyearsbyagenerousmannamedMr.Green.Mr.Greenhadapassionforreadingandbelievedthatknowledgewaspower.Hewantedtosharehisloveofbookswiththepeopleofhistown.

Oneday,ayoungboynamedTomcametothelibrary.Tomwascuriousandlovedlearningnewthings.Hespenthourseverydayexploringtheshelves,findingbooksonvarioussubjects.Hewasespeciallyinterestedinbooksaboutnatureandscience.

Oneday,Tomnoticedaspecialbookontheshelf.ThebookwascalledTheSecretoftheUniverseandithadalockonit.Tomwasfascinatedbythebookanddecidedtofindawaytoopenthelock.Hespentdaystryingtofigureouthowtounlockthebook,buthecouldntsucceed.

Onenight,Tomhadadream.Inhisdream,Mr.Greenappearedtohimandtoldhimthatthebookwasaspecialone.Itcontainedthesecrettounderstandingtheuniverse.Mr.Greenexplainedthatthelockonthebookwasnotaphysicallock,butametaphoricalone.Thekeytoopeningthebookwasnotaphysicalkey,butakeyofknowledgeandcuriosity.

Thenextday,TomrealizedthatMr.Greenswordsweretrue.Hedecidedtolearnasmuchashecouldaboutnatureandscience.Hereadeverybookinthelibraryaboutthesesubjectsandsoonbecameanexpert.

Yearslater,Tombecameafamousscientist.Heusedtheknowledgehegainedfromthelibrarytomakemanyimportantdiscoveries.ThepeopleofGreenfieldwereproudofTomandthelibrarythathadinspiredhim.

Questions:

1.WhatwasthelibraryinGreenfieldfamousfor?

A.Thenumberofbooksithad.

B.Thebooksaboutnatureandscience.

C.ThespecialbookcalledTheSecretoftheUniverse.

D.Thegenerou