2023年公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（9）.docx

2023年公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（9）本卷共分为2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25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The baby's reaction to TV was _.AunexpectedBexcitingCawfulDcalm 2.From the passage, we know that the author is _.Aa doctorBan editorCa writerDa teacher 3.According to the passage, which is true of the school childrenAThey prefer reading to watching TV.BThey take watching TV only after school.CThey would rather watch TV than read books.DThey like their teachers who teach them reading. 4.Designing the advertisements for a book is started when _.Athe book is being boundBthe book is made into a unitCthe illustrations and text are preparedDall the steps are finished 5.Which of the following is NOT involved in the work of editingADeciding which parts are to be illustrated.BAccepting or rejecting a manuscript.CConsidering the beauty of a book as a whole.DRewriting or rearranging long paragraphs. 6.How many steps in producing A book are mentioned in the passageA4.B6.C5.D7. 7.The best title for this passage would be_.AThe Beauty of a BookBArt and the Printed WorldCWho Deserves the Name of ArtistDThe Steps in Producing A Book 8.Illutrations must _.Amake all text fit to print and readBadd the ideas overlooked by the authorCclosely touch what is said in the storyDhave much to do with what is not emphasized 9.Why did many looters manage to escapeAThe police could not see them in the dark.BMany of the looters were armed with guns.CThere were not enough policemen to catch them all.DThey were hidden inside big buildings. 10.In what way was the blackout of 1977 not really a repeat performanceAThere was much more disorder.BThis time the electricity supply failed.CIt was quite unexpected.DIt did not occur within five years of 1965. 11.What caused the blackout in July 1977AExcessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances.BBecause of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order.CDuring a storm, lightning damaged supply cables.DThe passage does not mention the cause. 12.Look at the first paragraph, who were fight The authorities or the pessimistsAThe authorities.BThe pessimists.CBoth.DNeither. 13.As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively_.Amore favourableBless favourableCunchangedDimproved 14.Learning a foreign language means _.Alearning to express oneself in the way native speakers doBgetting to know the way native speakers thinkCgetting to know the way native speakers behaveDmastering the language and learning its culture 15.This passage is probably taken from a book _.Aon cultureBon language learningCon learning a language through its cultureDon learning a culture through its language 16.According to the first paragraph, the term "culture" refers to _.Athings like cities, organizations and schoolsBideas, customs, family patterns, and languagesCall things produced by human raceDthe total that constitute a society 17.The second paragraph tells about _.Athe role language plays in cultureBthe relationship between language and cultureCthe influence culture has on languageDthe representation of culture 18.There will be no difficulty in communication if _.Apeople from different countries can speak each other's languagesBpeople from different countries can know each others culturesCpeople from different countries can know each other's languages and culturesDthere were no difference between the two cultures 19.The government of the developed countries may prefer to _.Aa stable populationBa slowly-increasing populationCa fast-increasing populationDa declining population 20.A small population may mean _.Ahigher productivity but a lower average incomeBlower productivity but a higher average incomeClower productivity and a lower average incomeDhigher productivity and a higher average income 21.To food a large population, _.Ainferior land must be cultivatedBgood land must work intensivelyCeach person must produce lessDBoth A and B. 22.One of the difficulties in carrying out worldwide birth control is that _.Aofficial attitudes to population and birth control vary from country to countryBdifferent countries have different customs and practices on birth controlCdecreasing birth rate may lead to unemployment in some countriesDin some countries people think that they enjoy the right to have as many children as they like 23.According to the passage, a large population will produce a chance for developing _.AagricultureBtransport systemCindustryDnational economy 24.We know from the passage that _.Aexposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatalBthe effect of exposure to radiation is slow in comingCradiation is avoidable in space explorationDastronauts in spacesuit needn't worry about radiation damage 25.It can be inferred from the passage that _.Athe Apollo mission was very successfulBprotection from space radiation is not a easy jobCastronauts will have deformed children or grandchildrenDradiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers 二、多项选择题（共25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，有多个符合题意） 1.BDirections:/BI Write a short composition about the following topic./I BEarly Rising/B 2.BDirections:/BI Write a short composition according to the information given below./I A research center is going to be established in a university. There is an argument about whether to establish an agricultural research center or a business one. Which do you think is better. Use specific reasons to support your answer. 3.You write, in the name of Jack (Man) or Joan (Woman), a short note to invite your dream girl (Jenny) or dream boy(Jerry) to go to cinema. Tell her what will be on and its significance for both of you. 4.Suppose you are looking for a place for a suitable conference. Read the following advertisement and write a letter in answer to it. Your letter should refer to the following points: 1. your intention of renting the advertised place 2. time and number of people to use the place 3. asking if there is any place for group meetings BRING YOUR CONFERENCE TO THE IBBES Air-conditioned auditorium. Spacious meeting room. Audio-visual Facilities. Bar and self-service cafeteria. First-class Restaurant. Accommodation available during summer and Easter in University halls of residence. For further information, write: Harold Danes, International Conference Manager, Room 6, Ibbes Conference Centre, Hong KongYour Response: 5.BDirections:/BI In this section, you are required to write an essay with the suggested title: People and Science. Your composition should be based on the Outline below and should start with the given opening sentence: When science is mentioned. Outline: (1) the importance of science (2) its influence on society (3) its influence on peopleYou should write 160-200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2./I 6.Suppose you are a college student and you have read in the local newspaper an advertisement in which a family tutor is wanted for two pupils several days ago. You decide to apply for this temporary job. Wanted: Tutor for two primary school pupils Age: 1923 Major: English Time: Weekends Pay: ￥50/1.5 hours Address: 14 Zhongguancun Nanlu, Haidian District, Beijing, 100881 Phone: (010)62300007, Li Ming Write an application letter to Mr Li, introducing yourself to him and ask for the job. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write the address. 7.Below is a cartoon about a couples talk over cable theft. Look at the cartoon and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points:1. describe the story;2. point out why the couple are wrong and what they should do.Below is a cartoon about a couples talk over cable theft. Look at the cartoon and write an essay of about 120 words making reference to the following points:1. describe the story;2. point out why the couple are wrong and what they should do.8.Many technological innovations have been "double-edged swords" with positive and negative effects on society at large. The automobile is one of such innovations. What do you think is the overall impact of automobiles on society Write an expository essay to express your views on it. You should write no less than 250 words. 9.雨后，韭菜叶上还往往带着雨时溅起的泥点。青菜摊子上的红红绿绿几乎有诗似的美丽。果子有不少是由西山与北山来的，西山的沙果，海棠，北山的黑枣，柿子，进了城还带着一层白霜儿呀!哼，美国的槽子包着纸；遇到北平的带霜儿的玉李，还不愧杀! 是的北平是个都城，而能有好多自己产生的花，莱，水果，这就使人更接近了自然。从它里面说、它没有像伦敦的那些成天冒/烟的工厂；从外面说它紧连着园林、菜圃与农村。采菊东篱下在这里，确是可以悠然见南山的；大概把“南”字变个“西”或“北”，也没有多少了不得的吧。像我这样的一个贫寒的人或者只有在北平能享受一点清福了。 10.Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. And therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory; if he confer little, he had need have a present wit: and if he read little, he had need have much cunning, to seem to know, that he doth not. Histories make men wise; poets witty; the mathematics subtitle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. There is no stand or impediment in the wit, but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body, may have appropriate exercises. Bowling is good for the stone and reins; shooting for the lungs and breast; gentle walking for the stomach; riding for the head; and the like. 11.Should College Students Attend Beauty Contest 12.Read carefully the information below about New Zealand. Write a description of about 120 words of New Zealand on the following points: 1) location; 2) size and physical background; 3) climatic features; 4) population and language. BNew Zealand/B 13.The following information is contained in a formal invitation you have received. Follow the directions and write an appropriate reply to it. A wedding invitation from Mr. and Mrs. Fisher. Margaret Anne is their daughter. She is marrying Peter Johnson, Thursday, July 1st, at 10 a. m. at the St. Paul Church with a reception following the ceremony at Christina Hotel. You will not attend because you will be seeing your mother in Shanghai at that time. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of your letter. Use "Wang Lin" instead. You do not need to write your address. 14.根据以下所给信息写一个通知。字数要求100字左右。1)欢迎加拿大的学生来我校参观。2)时间：2006年4月22日上午9：00至13：30。3)人数：50人。4)具体安排如下：根据以下所给信息写一个通知。字数要求100字左右。1)欢迎加拿大的学生来我校参观。2)时间：2006年4月22日上午9：00至13：30。3)人数：50人。4)具体安排如下： 15.During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, I had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself, as the shades of the evening drew on, within view of the melancholy House of Usher. I know not how it was-but, with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit. I say insufferable; for the feeling was unrelieved by any of that haft-pleasurable, because poetic, sentiment, with which the mind usually receives even the sternest natural images of the desolate or terrible. I looked upon the scene before me-upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain-upon the bleak walls-upon the vacant eye-like windows-upon a few rank sedges-and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees-with an utter depression of soul which I can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium-the bitter lapse into every-day life-the hideous dropping off of the veil. There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart-an unredeemed drearineas of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. 16.BDirections/B The number of young people who live together before marriage has increased in recent years. The advocates Say it is a good living style. But other people take a negative attitude. Whats your opinion Explain why. 17.You have read an article in a magazine which states that "Even though the knowledge economy is taking its shape throughout the world ,just like the traditional economy, the knowledge economy still relies on resources and capital rather than knowledge." Write an article for the same magazine to clarify your own points of view towards this issue. You should use your own ideas ,knowledge or experience to generate support for your argument and include an example. You should write no less than 250 words. Write your article on ANSWER SHEET 2. 18.某合资企业在报上登了一则广告(adver tisement)，招聘一名秘书，基本条件如下： 1年龄不超过25岁； 2身体健康； 3高中以上文化程度； 4有较好的外语基础； 5具有文秘工作的基本能力，写作水平好。 假如你是刘平，请用英语写一封求职信，简单介绍一下自己的情况。 注意：词数100左右。 19.Suppose that you have received a letter from your friend Li ling, who will attend the final examination next week. In his letter, he said that he is extremely anxious about the forthcoming exam and was at a loss how to deal with it. Now write a letter to him, giving him some encouragement and your valuable viewpoint or suggestion on the matter. Tell him some skills about how to deal with the exam. The letter should be on the basis of the following in formation: (1) From Li ling; (2) Hes busy preparing and anxious about the exam; (3) Advising him not to study hard right up to the examination time; (4) Dont hurry to begin writing at once in the exam room; (5) Advising him to allot proper amount of time to each answer; (6) From Liu Fang. 20.Write a letter of complaint. The company for which you work places an order for photographic paper and chemicals, however, the company which acknowledges your order on 20th May bas delayed the delivery. You should write approximately 100 words. Do not sign your own name at the end of yo