2023年江苏公共英语考试真题卷（8）.docx

2023年江苏公共英语考试真题卷（8）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.Text1（）AslipBpuzzleClossDfailure2.Text 3The passage mainly discusses（）Ahow sex differences are demonstrated in social relationsBhow hormone determines sex differencesCwhy there are differences between males and femalesDwhy men and women have different social roles3.Text 1For a newly-established business, burn rate refers to（）Athe salary it pays to its staffBthe interest it pays to the bankCthe way in which it raises capitalDthe speed at which it spends money4.Text 2In speed reading, looking at your watch every 5 or 10 minutes（）Aavoids the need for reading fasterBis not the same as pacingCmay seem unworkable at firstDhelps you to remember your page number5.Text2（）ArecallBunderstandCrealizeDperceive6.Text 3Which of the following is true of womens nurturing nature according to the passage（）AIt is not inborn in any sense.BIt is inspired by women’s families.CIt is caused by social prejudiceDIt is partly biological in origin.7.Text 1By "Angel money", the author refers to（）Athe money borrowed from banksBthe money spent to promote salesCthe money raised from close friendsDthe money needed to start a business8.Text 2When you are reading a novel, you should check your understanding of the content after （）Aevery chapterBevery sectionCevery four or five pagesDevery ten or twelve pages9.Text 3The Harvard Law School example in paragraph 3 suggests that（）Awomen are not as competitive as menBlaw is not the right profession for womenCwomen are as excellent as men when they are youngDacademic credentials are disproportionate to performance10.Text3（）AfestivalBeventCoccasionDholiday11.Text 1To get help from a venture-capital company, you may have to（）Aput up with unfair termsBchange your business lineCenlarge your business scopeDlet them operate your business12.Text 3Which of the following statement is true according to paragraph 4（）AMen leaders should consult colleagues and subordinates more often.BFemale leaders’ success is due to their imitating male leaders.CMen and women are different in their leadership style.DDecisiveness is an important quality for a successful politician.13.Text 2The purpose of the "lightning speed" exercise is to（）Aincrease your speed by scanning the text firstBtest your maximum reading speedChelp you understand more of the content of the bookDenable you to win reading races against your friends14.Text4（）AwhatBhowCwhenDwhere15.Text 1The author easily built a team for his company because（）Athey were underpaid at their previous jobsBthey were turned down by other companiesCthey were confident of the author and his businessDthey were satisfied with the salaries in his company16.Text 2The best title for this passage would be（）AHints for Successful ReadingBHints for Speed ReadingCEffective ReadingDLightning Speed Exercises17.Text 3It can be inferred from the passage that the writer（）Adenies the difference sexes make in reall lifeBis prejudiced against menCdiscourages women to be competitiveDtreats sex difference objectively18.Text5（）AsensesBreasonsCpurposesDmeanings19.Text 1Louise decided to lend money to the author because（）Ashe wanted to join his companyBshe knew he would build a teamCshe knew his plan would succeedDshe wanted to help promote his sales20.Text6（）ApresentBinstantCrecentDimmediate21.Text7（）AbottomBbasisCrootDstem22.Text8（）AhideBsetCfixDlie23.Text9（）AhaveBshareCdivideDstore24.Text10（）AinBatCwithDfor25.Text11（）AyetBhenceCthusDthen26.Text12（）AwrappedBrestedCgatheredDpacked27.Text13（）AwhichBwhyCthatDwhether28.Text14（）AfactBcontrastCadditionDconsequence29.Text15（）AtopBmatchCequalDchallenge30.Text16（）AmixBcombineCjoinDassociate31.Text17（）AshierBbetterCkeenerDeasier32.Text18（）ASinceBWhileCAlthoughDUnless33.Text19（）AprocessBpromoteCperceiveDproduce34.Text20（）AimportantBmysteriousCspecialDclear35.Even today in the modem, developed world, surveys show that parents still prefer to have a boy rather than a girl. One longstanding reason why boys have been (26) as a greater blessing has been that they are (27) to become better economic providers (28) their parentsold age. Yet it is time for parents to (29) again. Girls may now be a better investment. Girls get better (30) at school than boys, and in most developed countries more women than men go to (31) . Women will thus be better (32) for the new jobs of the 21st century, in which brains (33) a lot more than physical strength. In Britain far more women than men are now (34) to become doctors. And women are more (35) to provide sound advice on investing their parentsnest egg. Surveys show that women consistently (36) higher financial returns than men do. (37) , the increase in female employment in the rich world has been the main (38) force of growth in the past couple of decades. Those women have (39) more to global GDP growth than have either new technology or the new giants, China and India. Add the (40) of housework and child-rearing, and women probably account (41) just over half of the world output. It is (42) that women still get paid less and few (43) it to the top of companies, but, (44) prejudice fades over coming years, women will have great scope to (45) their productivity and in comes.AseenBobservedCwatchedDnoticed 36.Help, Ive fallen into a sea of personal identification numbers (PIN)and I cant get out. Its my third call in as many weeks and I recognize Beths voice immediately. Im hoping she doesnt recognize mine, but its obvious by her sudden shift from warm to frosty that she does. "You probably know why Ive called," I say. "I can guess," Beth responds flatly, having dealt with my type dozens of times already today. "Password problem " She was right, I had for gotten it again. Like millions of others, Im stuck in password hell. With computer key chains, bank card PINs, voice-mail codes, and home alarm systems, things have spun out of control. I have 32 secret codes(that I can think of). Experts warn that the best way to protect against identity theft is to never reuse or write down your passwords and always be casual in your selectionsdont use pet names, or especially the names of ex-girlfriends. And its recommended to change passwords often. But come on. Making it impossible for others to access your life only makes living your life impossible. Surveys indicate that most people use the same one or two passwords for everything. After all, its not easy to pro duce something casual, yet memorable. "When the information doesn t apply to anything in the re al world, its very hard to get from the brain," says Albert Katz, a psychology professor. Thats why some are shifting to picture passwords. Since the pictures cant be written down or shared with another person, theyre more secure. And pictures, says Katz, are easier for the human brain to remember than numbers and letters. Better still is the day when access to everything will be just a fingerprint. But poor Beth will remain my Internet-banking savior. "All you need to do," says Beth, "is tell me the secret pass word you set up for security purposes. " What If I cant remember my PIN, how do you expect me to remember some secret word But on my third try I guess it and am once again allowed access to my very small fortune. I thank Beth, but dont make any promises. Both of us know well speak again soon.From the text we learn that the writer_.Ahas a declining memoryBhas too many secret codesChas trouble dealing with BethDhas problems with his bank accounts 37.Even today in the modem, developed world, surveys show that parents still prefer to have a boy rather than a girl. One longstanding reason why boys have been (26) as a greater blessing has been that they are (27) to become better economic providers (28) their parentsold age. Yet it is time for parents to (29) again. Girls may now be a better investment. Girls get better (30) at school than boys, and in most developed countries more women than men go to (31) . Women will thus be better (32) for the new jobs of the 21st century, in which brains (33) a lot more than physical strength. In Britain far more women than men are now (34) to become doctors. And women are more (35) to provide sound advice on investing their parentsnest egg. Surveys show that women consistently (36) higher financial returns than men do. (37) , the increase in female employment in the rich world has been the main (38) force of growth in the past couple of decades. Those women have (39) more to global GDP growth than have either new technology or the new giants, China and India. Add the (40) of housework and child-rearing, and women probably account (41) just over half of the world output. It is (42) that women still get paid less and few (43) it to the top of companies, but, (44) prejudice fades over coming years, women will have great scope to (45) their productivity and in comes.AforcedBpersuadedCexpectedDtrained 38.Help, Ive fallen into a sea of personal identification numbers (PIN)and I cant get out. Its my third call in as many weeks and I recognize Beths voice immediately. Im hoping she doesnt recognize mine, but its obvious by her sudden shift from warm to frosty that she does. "You probably know why Ive called," I say. "I can guess," Beth responds flatly, having dealt with my type dozens of times already today. "Password problem " She was right, I had for gotten it again. Like millions of others, Im stuck in password hell. With computer key chains, bank card PINs, voice-mail codes, and home alarm systems, things have spun out of control. I have 32 secret codes(that I can think of). Experts warn that the best way to protect against identity theft is to never reuse or write down your passwords and always be casual in your selectionsdont use pet names, or especially the names of ex-girlfriends. And its recommended to change passwords often. But come on. Making it impossible for others to access your life only makes living your life impossible. Surveys indicate that most people use the same one or two passwords for everything. After all, its not easy to pro duce something casual, yet memorable. "When the information doesn t apply to anything in the re al world, its very hard to get from the brain," says Albert Katz, a psychology professor. Thats why some are shifting to picture passwords. Since the pictures cant be written down or shared with another person, theyre more secure. And pictures, says Katz, are easier for the human brain to remember than numbers and letters. Better still is the day when access to everything will be just a fingerprint. But poor Beth will remain my Internet-banking savior. "All you need to do," says Beth, "is tell me the secret pass word you set up for security purposes. " What If I cant remember my PIN, how do you expect me to remember some secret word But on my third try I guess it and am once again allowed access to my very small fortune. I thank Beth, but dont make any promises. Both of us know well speak again soon.According to the text, Beth replied to the writer_.AuncooperativelyBsympatheticallyCconsideratelyDimpatiently 39.Help, Ive fallen into a sea of personal identification numbers (PIN)and I cant get out. Its my third call in as many weeks and I recognize Beths voice immediately. Im hoping she doesnt recognize mine, but its obvious by her sudden shift from warm to frosty that she does. "You probably know why Ive called," I say. "I can guess," Beth responds flatly, having dealt with my type dozens of times already today. "Password problem " She was right, I had for gotten it again. Like millions of others, Im stuck in password hell. With computer key chains, bank card PINs, voice-mail codes, and home alarm systems, things have spun out of control. I have 32 secret codes(that I can think of). Experts warn that the best way to protect against identity theft is to never reuse or write down your passwords and always be casual in your selectionsdont use pet names, or especially the names of ex-girlfriends. And its recommended to change passwords often. But come on. Making it impossible for others to access your life only makes living your life impossible. Surveys indicate that most people use the same one or two passwords for everything. After all, its not easy to pro duce something casual, yet memorable. "When the information doesn t apply to anything in the re al world, its very hard to get from the brain," says Albert Katz, a psychology professor. Thats why some are shifting to picture passwords. Since the pictures cant be written down or shared with another person, theyre more secure. And pictures, says Katz, are easier for the human brain to remember than numbers and letters. Better still is the day when access to everything will be just a fingerprint. But poor Beth will remain my Internet-banking savior. "All you need to do," says Beth, "is tell me the secret pass word you set up for security purposes. " What If I cant remember my PIN, how do you expect me to remember some secret word But on my third try I guess it and am once again allowed access to my very small fortune. I thank Beth, but dont make any promises. Both of us know well speak again soon.It is recommended by experts to_.Ause the same one or two PINs all the timeBkeep passwords in mind instead of on paperCset up several codes for Internet-banking accountsDkeep both number passwords and picture passwords 40.Even today in the modem, developed world, surveys show that parents still prefer to have a boy rather than a girl. One longstanding reason why boys have been (26) as a greater blessing has been that they are (27) to become better economic providers (28) their parentsold age. Yet it is time for parents to (29) again. Girls may now be a better investment. Girls get better (30) at school than boys, and in most developed countries more women than men go to (31) . Women will thus be better (32) for the