2021山东公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（2）.docx

2021山东公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（2）本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.BText 1/B Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost 8 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States. The study has also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this years world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold. Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come to this country And how long has it existed in other parts of the world No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some scientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans and native American Indians all played games similar to soccer. Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modern soccer. They also agree that the British spread the game around the world. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, early soccer balls were often made of animal stomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we have today.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text AAmericans were preparing for the world cup when the author wrote this article.BMore and younger Americans became interested in soccer in the last 30 years.CSoccer is the fastest developing sport in the world.DThe article was written before the world cup held in the United States. 2.BText 2/B The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African- American president do for race relations Obamas victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told The Los Angeles Times, "Kobe doesnt have to be everybodys role model any more." Recent polls also suggest that Obamas victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites "will finally be worked out". This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963. However, its still too early to tell whether Obamas presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities. Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on Americas racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in black communities. It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. "Thats not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama," he told The Los Angeles Times. "Its actually the people closest to them. Barrack only has so much influence." In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obamas rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US. "When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barrack Obama," he told Londons The Times newspaper. "It will be the first time weve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift(心理转变) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world."For years, before Obama was elected president of the US,_. AKobe was the only role model for all the blacksBblacks could only find role models on the basketball courtCminorities in America couldnt find role models in their real lifeDAmerican blacks had no role model who was successful in the political field 3.BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./IHow long has the woman been an authorAAbout 30 years.BAbout 40 years.CAbout 60 years.DAbout 70 years. 4.What can we learn about the mans enperimentAIt is going on well.BIt has failed several times.CIt will soon be finished.DIt may have to be stopped. 5. From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us. When humans firstU (26) /U, they were like newborn children, unable to use thisU (27) /Utool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for mankinds futureU (28) /Uand cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that evolution isU (29) /Ufor our ability to produce and use language. TheyU (30) /Uthat our highly evolved brain provides usU (31) /Uan innate language ability not found in lowerU (32) /U. Proponents of this innateness theory say that ourU (33) /Ufor language is inborn, but that language itself develops gradually,U (34) /Ua function of the growth of the brain during childhood. Therefore there are criticalU (35) /Utimes for language development. CurrentU (36) /Uof innateness theory are mixed; however, evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities is undeniable.U (37) /U, more and more schools are discovering that foreign languages are best taught inU (38) /Ugrades. Young children often can learn several languages by beingU (39) /Uto them, while adults have a much harder time learning another language once theU (40) /Uof their first language have become firmly fixed. U (41) /Usome aspects of language are undeniably innate, language does not develop automatically in a vacuum. Children who have beenU (42) /Ufrom other human beings do not possess language. This demonstrates thatU (43) /Uwith other human beings is necessary for proper language development. Some linguists believe that this is even more basic to human languageU (44) /Uthan any innate capacities. These theorists view language as imitative, learned behavior.U (45) /U, children learn language from their parents by imitating them. Parents gradually shape their childs language skills by positively reinforcing precise imitations and negatively reinforcing imprecise ones. AvaluableBappropriateCconvenientDfavorite 6.Why does Miss Rowling consider her so very luckyAShe knows how to write best-selling novels.BShe can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.CShe is able to win enough support from publishers.DShe can make a living by doing what she likes. 7.According to the speaker, what is the relationship between radio and the newspaper industryAPeople who listen to the radio also buy newspapers.BRadio is a substitute for newspapers in the radio industry.CNewspapers discourage people from listening to the radio.DMany newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry. 8.BText 2/B The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African- American president do for race relations Obamas victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years, many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school student in Los Angeles, told The Los Angeles Times, "Kobe doesnt have to be everybodys role model any more." Recent polls also suggest that Obamas victory has given Americans new optimism about race relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks and whites "will finally be worked out". This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked during the civil rights revolution in 1963. However, its still too early to tell whether Obamas presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities. Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on Americas racist past, a failure of government policy and the collapse of the family unit in black communities. It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own communities. "Thats not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama," he told The Los Angeles Times. "Its actually the people closest to them. Barrack only has so much influence." In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obamas rise will contribute more to multiculturalism than to race relations in the US. "When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barrack Obama," he told Londons The Times newspaper. "It will be the first time weve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift(心理转变) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world."According to Bill Bank,_. Aits better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to themByoung blacks should not be so much influenced by ObamaCblacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their realityDObama is not the proper role model for African-Americans 9.BText 1/B Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost 8 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States. The study has also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this years world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold. Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come to this country And how long has it existed in other parts of the world No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some scientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and Romans and native American Indians all played games similar to soccer. Most experts agree that Britain is the birthplace of modern soccer. They also agree that the British spread the game around the world. Unlike the game today, which uses balls of man-made material or leather, early soccer balls were often made of animal stomachs. The rules of early soccer games also differed from those we have today.Which was the most popular sport as a traditional game among students ABasketball.BAmerican football.CSoccer.DTennis. 10.Why do cars need to travel slowly along some suburban roads in the USABecause children brought up in the suburbs are not accustomed to walking in busy streets.BBecause there are no traffic lights in streets in the suburbs.CBecause some suburban roads are so bad.DBecause some suburban roads are very narrow. 11.What can be inferred from the passageAIf the parents are somkers, infants may suffer from breathing problems.BIf the parents are smokers, their children will die.CIf the parents are smokers, their children may have a fast lung growth.DIf the parents give up smoking, their children will recover from lung diseases. 12.BText 1/B Americans are getting ready for the biggest soccer event in the world. For the first time the world cup soccer competition will be held in the United States. While millions play the game around the world, soccer or football has only recently become popular here. It is only in the last 30 years that large numbers of young Americans became interested in soccer. Now it is the fastest growing sport in the country. A recent study found that almost 8 million young boys and girls play soccer in the United States. The study has also found that soccer is beginning to replace more traditional games like American football as the most popular sport among students. And so, when the world cup begins next week, more than one million Americans are expected to go and see the teams play. Organizers say this years world cup will be the biggest ever. All the seats at most of the 52 games have already been sold. Soccer has been played in the United States for a little more than one hundred years. But how did the sport come to this country And how long has it existed in other parts of the world No one knows exactly where the idea for soccer came from, or when people began playing the game. Some scientists say there is evidence that ball games using the feet were played thousands of years ago. There is evidence that ancient Greeks and