2021吉林公共英语考试模拟卷（3）.docx

2021吉林公共英语考试模拟卷（3）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.W: Mary insists she’s coming to my graduation ceremony.M: But she has to work that week, doesn’t sheWhat does the man imply about Mary().A. She won’t be able to come.B. She’s not going to graduate.C. She has a week to do the work.D. She’ll visit her sister in a week.2.W: Good morning, Mr. Tim. It’s a long time since I had the pleasure of a visit from you.M: Yes, it must be three or four years. I haven’t visited you since I called about my will. You helped me with that, you remember W: Yes, I remember. Do you want to make any changes in your will M: I don’t think that will be necessary, but you’ll tell me if it is, I left everything, you remember, to my wife, and after her death, to my son Jerry. I’ve about $ 15, 000 in shares of industrial companies. These bring in, after paying tax, about $ 1, 125 a year. Well, I’m earning a good salary now, and I shall get a good pension from my employers, so my wife and I can live fairly comfortably with this extra income. I want to buy some land and build a house for my son; he will need a house when he gets married. I’m thinking of building one and giving it to him.W: Your son’s lucky. So you want my help buying the land and building the house.M: Yes, that’s right. As soon as you’ve done what’s necessary for buying the land, Jerry and I will see an architect.W: Have you found a plot yet M: Jerry was in Edinburgh last Saturday and saw a plot he likes. My wife and I went there two days ago, and we liked it, too. I’d like you to make the necessary inquiries for me.W: I’d be pleased to do that. I shall have to write to the Local Authority and inquire whether it is allowed to build a house on your piece of land. You’ve not allowed to build a house without permission from the Planning Authority. And sometimes the Authority decides that a house must be built of stone, and not of brick, so that it doesn’t spoil the surrounding village.How long have they not met each other().A. Half a year.B. Two years.C. Three or four years.D. More than five years.3.W: Has the latest Time magazine arrived yet Today’s already Tuesday.M: Sorry, it’s late. Probably not till the day after tomorrow.On what day of the week will the magazine arrive().A. Monday.B. Tuesday.C. Wednesday.D. Thursday.4.After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for Rapid Eye Movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep!A good title for this passage may be ().A. SleepB. Good HealthC. DreamsD. Work and Rest5.M: I really don’ t know what to do this summer. I can’ t afford to just sit around, and there don’ t seem to be any jobs available.W: Why don’ t you try house-sitting Last summer my friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds when they went on vacation. Mr. Dodd hired Margaret to stay in their house because he didn’t want it left empty.M: You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house W: Yes, but it wash’ t that easy. She had to mow the lawn and water the house plants. And when Eric house-sat for Dr. Cohen, he had to take care of her pets.M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. I guess it’ s little like babysitting - except you’re taking care of a house instead of children.W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted.M: Do I just have to fill out an application W: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the homeowners and provide three references each.M: That seems like a lot of troubles for a summer job.W: Well, the homeowners want some guarantee that they can trust the house sitter. You know, they want to make sure you’ re not the type who’ll leave things around in the house, or move a group of friends in with you.M: House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably aren’ t paid then.W: Usually they’ re paid anyway just because the homeowners don’ t want to make a fuss. But if the homeowner reported it, then the house-sitter wouldn’ t be able to get another job. So why don’ t you apply M: Yes, I think I will.What does the man want to do this summer().A. Stay at home.B. Go to an evening class.C. Take a vacation.D. Get a job and earn some money.6.TextOne of the advantages of taking notes is that it forces you to pay closer attention to the class lecture. If you listen (26) to a professor who is talking on and on for an hour or so, your mind will often (27) and your attention lessen. You arc sitting in class and listening, but that (28) you are doing; (29) when you listen actively you have to pay more careful and (30) attention to what (31) . This is because you are trying to (32) what you bear into an (33) , shortened written form. As a foreign student, you may find (34) very difficult to listen and write notes (35) at the same time. It is difficult (36) , but you will learn how to do (37) with practice. You (38) afraid you will forget what you are listening to (39) you are listening and writing at same time, but the studies of researchers (40) the value of note-taking in (41) lecture material have shown that learners remember (42) reproduced in some note form much better than lecture information they have listened to (43) down in note form. So doing two things at the same time is better than doing one thing. (44) . We do not say it is (45) ; we say it is better.26().A. carefullyB. passivelyC. attentivelyD. permanently7.I don’t know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stone-cutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration for literature. He had a tremendous memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlet’s Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antony’s Funeral Oration, Grey’s Elegy, and all the rest of it. I heard it all as a child; I memorized and learned it allHe sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grow stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc, and in my last year or two I was a member of a course in playwriting which had just been established there. I wrote several little one-act plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London. I was living all alone at that time. I had two rooms - a bedroom and a sitting room - in a little square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and cream-yellow-plaster look.We may conclude, in regard to the authors development as a writer, that his father().A. made an important contributionB. insisted that he choose writing as a careerC. opposed his becoming a writerD. insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer8.M: What do you think of my new painting I’ve just finished it.W: Well, the colors are a little strange, don’t you thinkM: Ah, yes. That’s the point. It’s called Colors.W: Oh, yes, I see. Well, it’s not quite my cup of tea but then we all have different tastes, don’t weWhat are the two speakers talking about().A. Strange colors.B. Different tastes of tea.C. Fashion.D. A painting.9.More than seven hundred years ago, the Prince of Wales had a very big and brave dog, Gelert. One day the Prince wanted to go hunting with his men. He told his dog to stay at home and look after his baby son. The baby was in a wooden cradle, which was like a small bed.When the Prince came back from hunting, Gelert ran out to meet his master. Then the Prince saw blood on Gelert’s jaws and head.What have you done The Prince said. He rushed into his home and looked for his baby son. The cradle was lying on its side on the floor. The clothes were torn and there was blood on them.So you killed my son! the Prince said angrily. You unfaithful dog! He took out his sword and killed the dog. Just as Gelert was dying, he managed to bark for a moment. Then the Prince heard a baby call to the dog.The Prince ran out of the house and saw his son lying on the ground unhurt. Near him was a dead wolf. Then the Prince knew that Gelert had defended the baby and killed the wolf.The Prince ran back into the house but he was too late. Gelert was dead. The Prince was very sad indeed. Tears ran down his face when he realized he had killed his faithful friend. After this, the Prince never smiled again. Every morning at dawn, he walked up the mountain so that he could stand by the dog’s grave for a few minutes.Whose dog was Gelert().A. Of the Prince of Scotland.B. Of the Prince of England.C. Of the Prince of Ireland.D. Of the Prince of Wales.10.M: Have you made any plans to go away during semester break I’ve been thinking of skiing.W: I really haven’t had time to think about my vacation. I’ve been concentrating on getting ready for my exams, especially philosophy. But I’ll probably go to the beach.M: Why the beachW: Well, it would be nice to get away from this cold weather and just lie in the sun and relax after working so hard.M: It’s true that skiing does require work. And you have to get up early and wait in long lines for the chair lifts. Thanks. I think you help me make up my mind.W: Sure. Now maybe you can use your mind to think about something else, like your studies.M: Yeah, just as you said, I should focus more on study now, because the exams of various courses are approaching. If I cannot pass those exams smoothly, I will not have a good time in vacation.W: Absolutely! So now we should put the vacation aside temporarily and make good preparation for the exams. Do you want to go to the library with me nowM: Sure! Let’s go!With whom is the man speaking().A. His academic advisor.B. Another student.C. A ski instructor.D. The college dean.11.W: Good morning, Mr. Tim. It’s a long time since I had the pleasure of a visit from you.M: Yes, it must be three or four years. I haven’t visited you since I called about my will. You helped me with that, you remember W: Yes, I remember. Do you want to make any changes in your will M: I don’t think that will be necessary, but you’ll tell me if it is, I left everything, you remember, to my wife, and after her death, to my son Jerry. I’ve about $ 15, 000 in shares of industrial companies. These bring in, after paying tax, about $ 1, 125 a year. Well, I’m earning a good salary now, and I shall get a good pension from my employers, so my wife and I can live fairly comfortably with this extra income. I want to buy some land and build a house for my son; he will need a house when he gets married. I’m thinking of building one and giving it to him.W: Your son’s lucky. So you want my help buying the land and building the house.M: Yes, that’s right. As soon as you’ve done what’s necessary for buying the land, Jerry and I will see an architect.W: Have you found a plot yet M: Jerry was in Edinburgh last Saturday and saw a plot he likes. My wife and I went there two days ago, and we liked it, too. I’d like you to make the necessary inquiries for me.W: I’d be pleased to do that. I shall have to write to the Local Authority and inquire whether it is allowed to build a house on your piece of land. You’ve not allowed to build a house without permission from the Planning Authority. And sometimes the Authority decides that a house must be built of stone, and not of brick, so that it doesn’t spoil the surrounding village.Whats the purpose of Mr. Tims visiting this time().A. He wants to make some changes in his willB. He wants the woman’s help in buying a land and building a houseC. He wants the solicitor to see the architect for himD. He asks the solicitor to find a plot for him.12.TextOne of the advantages of taking notes is that it forces you to pay closer attention to the class lecture. If you listen (26) to a professor who is talking on and on for an hour or so, your mind will often (27) and your attention lessen. You arc sitting in class and listening, but that (28) you are doing; (29) when you listen actively you have to pay more careful and (30) attention to what (31) . This is because you are trying to (32) what you bear into an (33) , shortened written form. As a foreign student, you may find (34) very difficult to listen and write notes (35) at the same time. It is difficult (36) , but you will learn how to do (37) with practice. You (38) afraid you will forget what you are listening to (39) you are listening and writing at same time, but the studies of researchers (40) the value of note-taking in (41) lecture material have shown that learners remember (42) reproduced in some note form much better than lecture information they have listened to (43) down in note form. So doing two things at the same time is better than doing one thing. (44) . We do not say it is (45) ; we say it is better.27().A. wonderB. widenC. wanderD. concentrate13.I don’t know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that final