2023年贵州大学英语考试模拟卷（4）.docx

2023年贵州大学英语考试模拟卷（4）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.F. Scott Fitzgerald is not the author of _.AThis Side of ParadiseBTender is the NightCThe Great GatsbyDIn Our Time 2.The maxim of manner is a subcategory of _.Aspeech actBpolite principleCcooperative principleDacquisition rule 3.British _ is one of the four major news agencies in the west.AReutersBPress AssociationCExternal FinancialDI. T. C 4.The full name of MIT is _.AMassachusetts Institute of TechnicologyBManchester Institute of TechnologyCMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyDMachester Institute of Technicology 5.The third paragraph is mainly about _.Athe development of babies' early forms of languageBthe difficulties of babies in learning to speakCbabies' strong desire to communicateDbabies' intention to communicate 6.The best title for this passage would be _.AHow Babies Learn to SpeakBEarly Forms of LanguageCA Huge Task for ChildrenDNoise Making and Language Learning 7.From the passage we learn that _.Aearly starters can learn to speak within only six monthsBchildren show a strong desire to communicate by making noisesCimitation plays an important role in learning to speakDchildren have various difficulties in learning to speak 8.The author's purpose in writing the second paragraph is to show that children _.Ausually obey without asking questionsBare passive in the process of learning to speakCare born cooperativeDlearn to speak by listening 9.By ". challenges explanation" ( Para. 1, Line 2) the author means that _.Ano explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenonBno explanation has been made up to nowCit's no easy job to provide an adequate explanationDit's high time that an explanation was provided 10.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. 11.The phrase "token economies" ( Para. 5, Line 1 ) probably refers to _.Aways to develop economyBsystems of rewarding studentsCapproaches to solving problemsDmethods of improving performance 12.What is the response of many educators to external rewards for their studentAThey have no doubts about them.BThey have doubts about them.CThey approve of them.DThey avoid talking about them. 13.Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward _.Athe choice' between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewardsBthe amount of monetary rewards for students' creativityCthe study of relationship between actions and their consequencesDthe effects of external rewards on students' performance 14.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 15. Question 6 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.AThe wounded woman was dead on the way to the hospital.BIn the second shooting, the man was deadly wounded.CThe police have no evidence to show the shootings were gang-related.DThe condition of the child in the first shooting is not available this morning. 16._ is a branch of grammar which studies the internal structure of words and the rules by which words are formed.ASyntaxBPhonologyCMorphologyDPhonetics 17.Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, is internationally known for itsAwine.Bbeautiful scenery.Cvaluable minerals.Darts festival. 18.English language belongs toAIndo-European Family.BSino-Tibetan Family.CAustronesian Family.DAfroasiatic Family. 19.The meaning of language was considered as something _ in traditional semantics.AcontextualBnaturalCintrinsicDlogical 20.The religious leader of the Church of England isAPresbyterian.BAnglican.CArchbishop of Canterbury.DQueen. 21.All of the following are major figures of literary modernism EXCEPTAJames Joyce.BCharles Lamb.CS. Eliot.DVirginia Woolf. 22."Baby Boom" refers to the great increase of birth rate betweenA1946 and 1964.B1860 and 1890.C1920 and 1935.D1845 and 1854. 23.Which of the following is NOT a masterpiece of William. FaulknerALight in August.BAbsalom, Absalam.CThe Sound and the Fury.DO, Pioneers. 24.The two major novelists of the Romantic period are Jane Austen andACharles Dickens.BCharlotte Bronte.CWalter Scott.DGeorge Bernard Shaw. 25.What is Hawaii's most important industryAShip-building.BFishing.CMining.DTourism. 26.My cousin demanded that she（）accompany me to the doctor.AshouldBwouldCcouldDmight27.Dr. Seaman would prefer the matter（）at the next meeting.Ato be discussedBbeing discussedCdiscussingDdiscussed28.The more you give,（）you obtain.Athe moreBthe mostCthe lessDthe least29.The camp meeting（）Catherine gave his first performance last summer was held for religious purpose.AwhereBwhichCthatDwho30.Once you enter the society ,you are mostly（）your own.AinBonCofDto31.It was two years ago（）she went to teach in the mountains, and we have never seen her since then.AwhenBbeforeCthatDafter32.When I was a child, I（）for a swim, if the weather was fine.Awill goBwas goingCwould goDhad gone33.My boss won' t pay me（）I work harder.AifBin caseCunlessDlest34.Rod did nothing but（）trick on me.AplayingBto playCto playingDplay35.听力原文11-15Many people have discovered that (Q11) hobbies can be profitable as well as fun. Some people have fine collections of bottles, flags, stamps or even match boxes. (Q12) Painting, writing and taking photographs are examples of hobbies that may become occupations, Every writer, artist and photographer probably started as a hobbyist before becoming a professional. Many doctors believe that hobbies help to (Q13) make our lives more enjoy- able. They believe that people who raise fish or collect re cords are too busy to spend their time worrying. Doctors al so think (Q14) that an active person, such as a football player, should have a restful hobby such as reading, while (Q15) a person who sits at a desk all day should have a lively hobby such as tennis, golf or swimming. Most people in the United States agree with ,the doctors. It is difficult to find an American who does not have a favorite hobby.He' s（）because he has won the prize.AexciteBexcitedCexcitingDto be exciting36.Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job.Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are started when cigarette butts(烟蒂 )and matches are thrown from automobiles. Others are caused by hunter, hikers(徒步旅行 ), fishermen, or woods workers who are careless in disposing of their smoking materials. The Forest Service has posted rules in many of the National Forest that prohibit smoking except in certain designated (指定的) areas. Many of the states have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles. The prevention of smoker-caused fires, however, depends upon changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people who smoke in hazardous(危险的)area.The most important natural cause of fire is lightning(闪电). This accounts for 11 percent of forest fires on protected and for the entire nation. In the Western States, lightning causes a much higher percentage of fires than it does in the East.Advances in knowledge of fire weather am helping forest protection forces to know when to be alert to lightning-caused fires. Adequate and well-equipped forces can control them quickly and hold the damage to a minimum. Experiments in seeding thunder clouds to control the lightning itself have been in process for man y years, but new breakthroughs am needed for any significant reduction in the fires lightning starts.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage （）AIt is difficult to prevent forest fires.BSmoking is allowed only in certain forests.C11% of the forest fires in the Western States are caused by lightning.DExperiments in seeding thunder clouds have helped reduce lightning-caused forest rues.37.Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job.Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are started when cigarette butts(烟蒂 )and matches are thrown from automobiles. Others are caused by hunter, hikers(徒步旅行 ), fishermen, or woods workers who are careless in disposing of their smoking materials. The Forest Service has posted rules in many of the National Forest that prohibit smoking except in certain designated (指定的) areas. Many of the states have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles. The prevention of smoker-caused fires, however, depends upon changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people who smoke in hazardous(危险的)area.The most important natural cause of fire is lightning(闪电). This accounts for 11 percent of forest fires on protected and for the entire nation. In the Western States, lightning causes a much higher percentage of fires than it does in the East.Advances in knowledge of fire weather am helping forest protection forces to know when to be alert to lightning-caused fires. Adequate and well-equipped forces can control them quickly and hold the damage to a minimum. Experiments in seeding thunder clouds to control the lightning itself have been in process for man y years, but new breakthroughs am needed for any significant reduction in the fires lightning starts.Lightning-caused fires can be controlled quickly by（）Aholding the fire damages to a minimumBpeople who have changed their attitude and behaviorCenough rue fighters with good fire-fighting devicesDcarrying out experiments in seeding thunder clouds38.Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job.Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are started when cigarette butts(烟蒂 )and matches are thrown from automobiles. Others are caused by hunter, hikers(徒步旅行 ), fishermen, or woods workers who are careless in disposing of their smoking materials. The Forest Service has posted rules in many of the National Forest that prohibit smoking except in certain designated (指定的) areas. Many of the states have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles. The prevention of smoker-caused fires, however, depends upon changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people who smoke in hazardous(危险的)area.The most important natural cause of fire is lightning(闪电). This accounts for 11 percent of forest fires on protected and for the entire nation. In the Western States, lightning causes a much higher percentage of fires than it does in the East.Advances in knowledge of fire weather am helping forest protection forces to know when to be alert to lightning-caused fires. Adequate and well-equipped forces can control them quickly and hold the damage to a minimum. Experiments in seeding thunder clouds to control the lightning itself have been in process for man y years, but new breakthroughs am needed for any significant reduction in the fires lightning starts.Preventing smoker-caused forest fires is mainly a problem of（）Abuilding the proper knowledge and habits in human beingsBsafeguarding the forests from fireCposting roles in forestsDholding the damage to minimum39.Alert to"( I st line ,4th paragraph)most probably means（）Aaware ofBwatchful forCresponsible forDbusy with40.This passage is chiefly about（）Asmoking in forestsBchanging the attitudes and behavior of millions of peopleCthe chief causes; of forest fires and their preventionDadvances in knowledge of fire weather41.There am two kinds of memory, short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate, and native-speaking students.To begin, the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a is-question test to see which words hey remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording. Some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning, Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.Henning found that students with a lower profici