2021甘肃公共英语(Pets)考试考前冲刺卷.docx

2021甘肃公共英语(Pets)考试考前冲刺卷本卷共分为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.According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT _.Aother small birdsBinsectsCsmall mammalsDnuts and seeds 2.It can be inferred from the passage that the courtship of great horned owls _.Atakes place on the groundBis an active processChappens in the hallDinvolves the males alone 3.According to the passage, which of the following is the mother owl's jobATo initiate the courtship ritual.BTo feed the young.CTo sit on the nest.DTo build the nest. 4.The phrase" token economies" ( Para. 5 ) probably refers to _.Aways to develop economyBsystems of rewarding studentsCapproaches to solving problemsDmethods of improving performance 5.It can be inferred from the passage that major universities are trying to tighten their grading standards because they believe _.Arewarding poor performance may kill the creativity of studentsBpunishment is more effective than rewardingCfailing uninspired students helps improve their overall academic standardsDdiscouraging the students' anticipation for easy rewards is a matter of urgency 6.What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their studentsAThey have no doubts about them.BThey have doubts about them.CThey approve of them.DThey avoid talking about them. 7.Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward _.Athe choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewardsBthe amount of monetary rewards for student' creativityCthe study of relationship between actions and their consequencesDthe effects of external rewards on students' performance 8.Which of the following can best raise students' creativity according to Robert EisenbergerAAssigning them tasks they have not dealt with before.BAssigning them tasks which require inventiveness.CGiving them rewards they really deserve.DGiving them rewards they anticipate. 9.With the increased use of high-tech communications equipment, businesspeople _.Ahave to get familiar with modern technologyBare gaining more economic benefits from domestic operationsCare attaching more importance to their overseas businessDare eager to work overseas 10.What is the author's attitude toward high-tech communications equipmentACritical.BIndifferent.CPrejudiced.DPositive. 11.In this passage, "out of sight and out of mind" ( Lines 2 -3,Para. 3)probably means _.Abeing unable to think properly for lack of insightBbeing totally out of touch with business at homeCmissing opportunities for promotion when abroadDleaving all care and worry behind 12.According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people todayAConnections with businesses overseas.BAbility to speak the client's language.CTechnical know-how.DBusiness experience. 13.The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can _.Abetter control the whole negotiation processBeasily find new approaches to meet market needsCfast-forward their proposals to headquartersDeasily make friends with businesspeople abroad 14.What can be inferred from the passageAHappenings that go unnoticed deserve more attention.BIn a series of misfortunes the third one is usually the most serious.CPeople tend to make use of evidence that supports their own beliefs.DBelievers of misfortunes happening in threes are cautious in interpreting events. 15.In the first paragraph the author states that _.Adreams cannot be said to be prophetic even though a few have come trueBdreams are prophetic because some of them did come trueCdreams may come true ff clearly rememberedDdreams and reality are closely related 16.It can be concluded from the passage that _.Athere is some truth even in the wildest dreamsBone should take notice of other people's meritsCthere is no order or pattern in world eventsDwe should not base our conclusions on accidental evidence 17.The word" courtesy" ( Para. 4 Line 6 ) probably means _.Agood mannersBappropriate speechCfriendly relationsDsatisfactory service 18.By" things like." "happen in threes" ( Para. 3 ), the author indicates that people believe _.APersonal misfortunes tend to happen every now and thenBPersonal misfortunes, plane crashes, and deaths usually happen togetherCMisfortunes tend to occur according to certain patternsDMisfortunes will never occur more than three times to a person in his lifetime 19.The people in the office suddenly started working becauseAthey saw a stranger in the officeBtheir morning break was endedCno one wanted to talk to MarieDthe boss was about to arrive 20.We can infer from the text that the employees of the enterprise _.Awould start their work by listening to a jokeBwere cold to newcomersCwere always punctual for workDlacked devotion to the company 21.Marie felt nervous when she knocked at the door because _.Ait was her first day in a new jobBshe was a little bit late for workCshe was afraid that she had gone to the wrong placeDthere was no answer from inside the office 22.Marie could hardly recognize the office she went into as _.Ashe had been there only onceBMr. Smith was not in the officeCnobody was doing any workDthe office had a new appearance 23.The best title for this text would beAPunctual like a ClockBA Cold WelcomeCAn Unpunctual ManagerDBetter Late than Never 24.By "Dr. Clark lived for 112 days", the author most probably means that _.Athe replacement of Dr. Clark's bean was a failureBthere was still a long way to go in applied bionicsCapplied bionics was promisingDthe first artificial heart was most effective 25.Which of the following does this passage mainly discussAThe application of bionics.BThe first "open heart" surgery.CThe development of the artificial heart.DThe future of applied bionics. 26.The author's attitude towards applied bionics is _.AcriticalBapprovingCobjectiveDquestioning 27.According to the passage, it was Dr. Lillehei that _.Afirst developed applied bionicsBwas the first to operate on the heart of a patientCdeveloped the artificial heartDused more sophisticated methods to do "open heart" surgery 28.The control of artificial devices is improving because _.Avideo signals can be transformed into light patternsBbionic machines have existed for centuriesCartificial devices such as arms, legs and eyes require better control than bionic machinesDscience has made great advances in electronics 29."A buyer will get something for nothing" in Paragraph 2 most probably means that _.Aa buyer will not get what he pays forBa buyer will get more than what he pays forCa buyer will get something useful free of chargeDa buyer will get more but pay less 30.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passageAIn fact, glasses or dishes used for packaging do not cost money at all.B"Family Size" printed on the package means that it is rather economic.CTo a child, even to an adult, the form is far more important than the content.DWords and pictures written on the package are thought to be an advertisement. 31.What suggestion does the author give in the passageAIt's not good to buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.BThe quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.CThe best choice for a buyer is to buy a product in a plain package.DA buyer should buy what he needs most rather than a well-designed package. 32.From the passage we know the buyer pays more attention to _.Athe size of a containerBa container with attractive pictureCa well-designed containerDa plain container with low cost 33.The desert is full of activities in summer nights because _.Ait is cooler and safer for most animals at nightBanimals can find food in the darkCit is easy for animals to find water at nightDanimals cannot sleep at night 34.The best title for the text would be _.ADesert Animals and InsectsBKangaroo Rat and CamelCThe Climate in DesertDDesert Plants 35.It is easy for many kinds of insects to live in the desert because _.AThey only need a little food to surviveBthey are not afraid of the heatCThey are too small to be attacked by other animalsDthey have a skin which is against water 36.Compared with other desert animals, the camel can bear _.Aa very low body temperatureBonly a little change in body temperatureCa big increase in body temperatureDa constant change in body temperature 37.The kangaroo rat is different from other animals in that _.Ait can produce water through breathingBit can store water in parts of its bodyCit can maintain different body temperaturesDit can drink a 10t of water at a time 38.To judge a child's standard, his marks in a test must be compared with marks gained by _.Aothers of the same ageBolder childrenCyounger childrenDadults 39.Binet used large numbers of children in his tests because he wanted to find out _.Awho were the brightestBwho had defectsCwhat a bright child could doDa standard 40.The expression" a variety of tests" (Line 1, Para. 3) means _.Aa large number of different testsBa large number of easy testsCa large number of similar testsDa large number of difficult tests 41.To work out a person's mental ratio, one must _.Aknow his date of birthBgive him a testCfind out his mental ageDknow the relationship between his mental age with his chronological age 42.The factor that is likely to make husband or wife in iii health is _.Apositive interaction with relativesBappropriate physical exerciseCfew social networksDhealthy food 43.Money can make good health because _.Amoney can buy health directlyBcouples can manage money effectivelyCmoney enables couples to buy goods and servicesDhusbands and wives share everything, including money 44.From paragraph one, we know that _.Ahusband's or wife's influence is of vital importance to each other's healthBhusband's or wife's influence has nothing to do with healthChealthy couple will remain healthy after their marriageDa variety of factors coming from the society influence couple's health 45.As far as stress-reducing mechanism is concerned _.Astress-reducing professionals can provide all satisfactory stress-reducing servicesBpeople don't want to tell others about their problems except their partnersCpeople don't tell their husbands or wives their problems except stress-reducing professionalsDthe husband or wife can provide many kinds of stress-reducing behaviors 46.The passage is mainly about _.Athe ways husbands and wives can promote each other's healthBhusband's or wife's probability of future healthCeffects of couples employment and hours of work on each other's healthDhusband and wife influence each other in various ways 47.What is true concerning the book Pride and PrejudiceAIt is the best book on marriage.BIt is a handbook of marriage.CIt gives quite some ideas of English social life in the past.DIt provides a lot of information of former time wealthy families. 48.Everything is decided in a family _.Aby the coupleBwith the help of their parentsCby brothers and sistersDwith the help of aunts and uncles 49.What does the author mean by "Family is of course an elastic word"ADifferent families have different ways of life.BDifferent definitions could be given to the word.CDifferent nations have different ways of life.DDifferent times produce different families. 50.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT trueAThe internal clock of us governs our cycles of alertness and sleep.BThe internal clock of us can produce jet lag.CLong time in the biological darkness is fine to Americans.DDuring the winter in the northeast of America, a person can commute roundtrip in the dark.第19页 共19页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页第 19 页 共 19 页