2023年安徽公共英语考试模拟卷（2）.docx

2023年安徽公共英语考试模拟卷（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.Questions 18 21 are based on the following passage.What can we learn from the passageAPeople, regardless of their age, are crazy about video games.BThose over 15 can use the machines during the day in most countries.CSchoolchildren in uniforms are not allowed into amusement centers in many countries.DMany adults and children play video games at home. 2.Ideas about education are changing in the United States. Education today is not just a high school diploma or a college degree. Many adults are not interested in going to college. They are interested in other kinds of learning. For them, learning does not end with a diploma. Continuing education gives these adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge about their own field or to learn about a new field. It also gives them a chance to improve their old skills or to learn new ones, Secretaries, mechanics, and barbers can take classes to improve their work skills. Nurses can take classes to increase their knowledge of nursing. If they know more or learn more, then they can get a better job or earn more money. Continuing education classes give some adults the chance to learn new skills. There is usually a large variety of classes to choose from, typing, foreign cooking, photography, auto repair, furniture repair, or swimming. These are only some of the classes available. Some adults take classes for fun or because the class will be useful for them. For example, they can choose a class in almost any language, Chinese, Spanish or English as a second language. There are classes in first aid or classes in sewing. There are also many other type of classes to choose from. Other adults take continuing education classes to improve their own lives because they want to feel better about themselves. Overweight people can find exercise classes. Others can learn how to be good parents, or how to get along with other people. There are many opportunities for adults to continue their learning. Almost any community college or public school system has a continuing education program. There are classes in schools, community buildings, or churches. Most classes are in the evening, so working people can attend. The classes are usually small, and they are inexpensive. Thousands of people register for continuing education classes each year. They receive no diploma or certificate, and no grade for most of the classes they attend. For them, learning is something they do because they want to.Attending continuing education classes _.Adoes not cost much moneyBis expensiveCrequires a loanDis free of charge 3.Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body languages. This is particular true of personal space needs. Donald Keene notes the fact that in the Japanese language there is no word for privacy. To the Japanese, privacy exists in terms of his house. He considers this area as his own ,and he dislikes invasions of it. Dr. Hall sees this as a reflection of the Japanese concept of space. Westerners, he believed, see space as the distance between objects; to them, space is empty. The Japanese, on the other hand, see space as having as much meaning as their flower arrangement and art. In public the Arabs are crowded together. In privacy, they prefer a great deal of space. The traditional or wealthy Arab house is large and empty, with family often crowded together in one small area of it. The Arabs do not like to be alone, and even in their spacious houses they will huddle together. The Arabs like to touch his companion. To deny a friend ones breath is to feel ashamed. The Japanese, in their closeness, preserve a formality and cool dignity. Along with this closeness, there is a pushing and shoving in the Arab world that many Westerners find uncomfortable, even unpleasant. To an American, for example, there are personal boundaries even in a public place. When he is waiting in line, he believes that his place there is his alone, and may not be invaded by another. The Arab has no concept of privacy in a public place, and if he can push his way into a line, he feels perfectly within his rights to do so. Hall points out that an Arab needs at times to be alone. To do this, he simply cuts off the lines of communication. He retreats into himself, mentally and spiritually, and this withdrawal is respected by his companions. If an American were with an Arab who withdrew in this way, he would regard it as impolite, as lack of respect, even as an insult."To deny a friend ones breath is to feel ashamed. "in Para. 5 means that _.AArabs seem to keep a certain distance when talkingBtwo Arabs talking to each other tend to stand very closeCboth Arabs and Japanese tend to crowd togetherDJapanese, in their closeness, like to maintain formality 4.Why did tile man say sorryABecause be was late tot work.BBecause he forgot something.CBecause he said something impolite.DBecause ire dialed the wrong number. 5. Text Sleep ,as we know, is important to us because it helps restore tired organs and tissues in our body. But how much sleep do we actually need For most of us, eight hours seems to be about the right amount. (26) we know that there are many people who get (27) perfectly with less sleep, and some who may even need (28) . A great deal depend on the (29) we live. But a good general rule to (30) is to sleep as long as we have to in order to feel happy and be able to work (31) our best when we awaken. There are actually different (32) of sleep. There is a deep sleep and a shallow sleep. In a shallow sleep our body does not get the same kind of rest it gets in a deep sleep, so that after eight hours of a (33) sleep we may still feel tired. But a short, deep sleep can be very (34) . Alexander the Great was able to get a deep sleep (35) he needed it. Once, during the night before an important battle, he remained (36) much longer than anyone else. (37) he wrapped himself in a cloak and (38) down on the-earth. He slept so (39) that his generals had to wake him three times to give the (40) to attack! Normally when we go to sleep, our! sleep center" blocks off nerves so that (41) our brain and body go to sleep. (42) prevents us from wanting to do anything. And the other (43) our internal organs and limbs go to sleep. (44) sometimes only one goes to sleep and the other does not. A very tired soldier can sometimes (45) asleep (brain sleep) and keep on marching, because his body is not asleep.AleastBmuchClittleDmore 6.Why does the landlord want to raise rentABecause the prices are rising quickly.BBecause the house is very large.CBecause he is short of money.DBecause tile house has modem facilities. 7.Women are quite often competent drivers, but they are very seldom consistently first-class. At best they are a mild hazard, at worst potentially lethal. A wise male driver will always give them plenty of road and still be on the look-out for the unpredictable to happen. This deficiency has nothing to do with their lack of ability to cope with the mechanical complexities of the vehicle; it is due to an inherent, characteristic which, in certain other circumstances, may be highly desirable, but which, behind the wheel, is deadly. It is their lust for talking. Women together in a car succumb to this need and when they talk they look into each others faces. Simple words are insufficient. It is necessary for them to see the expression of their partners and so read the meaning the words leave unsaid. When talking instead of listening, they look to estimate the reaction their words have had. Thus two women in the front of a car repeatedly distract each others attention from the road and represent an incredible danger because the one nominally driving the car feels it necessary not only to see and hear what her companion is talking about but also, such is her nature, what those in the back are discussing in case it is anything into which she can inject an added opinion, or in the hope of collecting fresh fuel to feed other fires on later occasions. Quite apart from this factor, which means that the road ahead is often an unknown quantity, women seldom use the driving mirror except for cosmetic purposes ,after which its position gives the driver little indication of the state of the road behind. A final important factor that seems to lie at the back of feminine attitudes to driving is that comparatively few women have the feel for a machine that so many men have; the satisfaction of a slick changedown means nothing to them. The co-ordination between the various manoeuvres, an operation which gives many men a boost of pride, is only a momentary lapse in their concentration on the topic in hand.The author says that women drivers are _.Anot often uniformly goodBsometimes very goodCnever good at the worst thingsDat their best when given room 8.Questions 22 -25 are based on the following dialogue.Whats the proper attitude to take when people encounter a different cultureASensitive and doubtful.BAppreciative and accepting.CTolerant and understanding.DUnfriendly and hostile. 9.Questions 18 21 are based on the following passage.What is the speakers attitude towards video gamesAPositive.BNegative.CDoubtful.DIndifferent. 10.Although there are body languages that can cross cultural boundaries, culture is still a significant factor in all body languages. This is particular true of personal space needs. Donald Keene notes the fact that in the Japanese language there is no word for privacy. To the Japanese, privacy exists in terms of his house. He considers this area as his own ,and he dislikes invasions of it. Dr. Hall sees this as a reflection of the Japanese concept of space. Westerners, he believed, see space as the distance between objects; to them, space is empty. The Japanese, on the other hand, see space as having as much meaning as their flower arrangement and art. In public the Arabs are crowded together. In privacy, they prefer a great deal of space. The traditional or wealthy Arab house is large and empty, with family often crowded together in one small area of it. The Arabs do not like to be alone, and even in their spacious houses they will huddle together. The Arabs like to touch his companion. To deny a friend ones breath is to feel ashamed. The Japanese, in their closeness, preserve a formality and cool dignity. Along with this closeness, there is a pushing and shoving in the Arab world that many Westerners find uncomfortable, even unpleasant. To an American, for example, there are personal boundaries even in a public place. When he is waiting in line, he believes that his place there is his alone, and may not be invaded by another. The Arab has no concept of privacy in a public place, and if he can push his way into a line, he feels perfectly within his rights to do so. Hall points out that an Arab needs at times to be alone. To do this, he simply cuts off the lines of communication. He retreats into himself, mentally and spiritually, and this withdrawal is respected by his companions. If an American were with an Arab who withdrew in this way, he would regard it as impolite, as lack of respect, even as an insult.If an Arab wishes to be alone, he usually _.Aunplugs the telephoneBhangs off the telephone suddenlyCgoes into another room and shuts the doorDbecomes silent, both in words and body language 11.Questions 1417 are based on the following dialogue.What is the origin of traditional image of robotsAIndustrial requirements.BComputer development.CScientific drawings.DScience fiction. 12. Text Sleep ,as we know, is important to us because it helps restore tired organs and tissues in our body. But how much sleep do we actually need For most of us, eight hours seems to be about the right amount. (26) we know that there are many people who get (27) perfectly with less sleep, and some who may even need (28) . A great deal depend on the (29) we live. But a good general rule to (30) is to sleep as long as we have to in order to feel happy and be able to work (31) our best when we awaken. There are actually different (32) of sleep. There is a deep sleep and a shallow sleep. In a shallow sleep our body does not get the same kind of rest it gets in a deep sleep, so that after eight hours of a (33) sleep we may still feel tired. But a short, deep sleep can be very (34) . Alexander the Great was able to get a deep sleep (35) he needed it. Once, during the night before an important battle, he remained (36) much longer than anyone else. (37) he wrapped himself in a cloak and (38) down on the-earth. He slept so (39) that his generals had to wake him three times to give the (40) to attack! Normally when we go to sleep, our! sleep center" blocks off nerves so that (41) our brain and body go to sleep. (42) prevents us from wanting to do anything. And the other (43) our internal organs and limbs go to sleep. (44) sometimes only one goes to sleep and the other does not. A very tired soldier can sometimes (45) asleep (brain sleep) and keep on marching, because his body is not asleep.AstyleBmethodCwayDmanner 13.Ideas about education are changing in the United States. Education today is not just a high school diploma or a college degree. Many adults are not interested in going to college. They are interested in other kinds of learning. For them, learning does not end with a diploma. Continuing education gives these adults the opportunity to increase their knowledge about their own field or to learn about a new field. It also gives them a chance to improve their old skills or to learn new ones, Secretaries, mechanics, and barbers can take classes to improve their work skills. Nurses can take classes to increase their knowledge of nursing. If they know more or learn more, then they can get a better job or earn more money. Continuing education classes give some adults the chance to learn new skills. There is usually a large variety of classes to choose from, typing, foreign cooking, photography, auto repair, furniture repair, or swimming. These are only some of the classes available. Some adults take classes for fun or because the class will be useful for them. For example, they can choose a class in almost any language, Chinese, Spanish or English as a second language. T