2023年贵州大学英语考试模拟卷（3）.docx

2023年贵州大学英语考试模拟卷（3）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.With regard to marriage in Britain, present day girls differ from former time girls in _.Athe right to marryBmore parental supportCchoosing husbandsDsocial position 2.For an English family, the husband's duty is _.Asupporting the family while the wife is financialBdefending the family while the wife is running the homeCfinancial while the wife is running the homeDindependent while the wife is dependent 3.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. 4.Everything is decided in a family _.Aby the coupleBwith the help of their parentsCby brothers and sistersDwith the help of aunts and uncles 5.According to the passage, "hypertext"(Line 8, Para. 2) is a_.Aprocess through which the homepages can be connected to other pages and computersBprocess through which a user can surf the Internet through homepagesCtext which can illustrate the contents of a homepageDprocess through which a homepage can be made 6.Which of the following statements is true according to the passageAThe Information Superhighway is the Internet.BEveryone is aware of the Information Superhighway.CUsing the Internet costs the owner of a telephone extra money.DInternet computer connections are made by using telephone lines. 7.What is the passage mainly aboutAThe communication revolution made by computers.BThe development of Information Superhighway.CThe advantages of the World Wide Web.DThe development of the Internet. 8.We can learn from the last paragraph that_.Apeople use the Internet to search only for some entertainmentBsome information is controlled by some privileged organizationsCeveryone can set up a web site to promote everything he wants toDthe media have often criticized the Internet because it is dangerous 9.The main difference between the World Wide Web and the Internet is that_.Athe World Wide Web is newly developedBthe World Wide Web is more powerful than the InternetCthe World Wide Web is a network of computerized typewritersDthe Internet can deliver videos and pictures but the World Wide Web can't 10.Which of the following titles is most appropriate to the passageADistrust and FaithBReading and BeliefCReading and Human ActivityDJudgment and Responsibility 11.According to the author, which of the following statements is trueACritical reading can make us believe more in what we read.BAn open-minded thinker is responsible for what he or she says.COur attitude toward what we read may change if we are given more reasons.DWe ought to question the value of what we read if its source is not authoritative. 12.The author's use of the bathtub hoax is meant to suggest that_.Abelief is nothing but a light switchBfacts must be believed unconditionallyCnothing should be believed or disbelievedDbelief is more than a simple yes or no choice 13.As a human activity, weighing the facts about something is actually_.Aexperienced by everybodyBa purposeful performanceCbrought about even at birthDdetermined by the rules of nature 14.To believe or disbelieve what you read should be based on_.Athe facts that you are givenBwhether the author is open-minded or notCthe quality of reasons provided by the materialDthe assumption that you know everything about it 15.It can be inferred from Para. 2 that Christopher Lasch is most probably_.Aa social historianBa radical reformerCan earnest nationalistDan advanced psychologist 16.In the author's view, the greatest trouble with the US society lies in the_.Alack of serious disagreement over the organizations of social lifeBnon-existence of unanimity on the forms the society should takeCpublic negation of the consensus on how to conduct social reformsDgeneral denying of its conformity with what it was unexpected to be 17.The author mentioned Homer in Para. I to exemplify the fact that_.Athe present is varying too fast to be caught up easilyBthe future may be so indefinite as to be unpredictableCthe past can help to shape a consensus in the presentDthe past determines social moralities for later generations 18.What do American parents expect their children to acquire in schoolAProfound knowledge of the world.BPractical abilities for future career.CThe habit of thinking independently.DThe confidence in intellectual pursuits. 19.We can learn from the passage that Americans have a history of_.Aundervaluing intellectBfavoring intellectualismCsupporting school reformDsuppressing native intelligence 20.The views of Ravitch and Emerson on schooling are_.AidenticalBsimilarCoppositeDcomplementary 21.Emerson, according to the passage, is probably a(n)_.Ascholar in favor of intellectBpioneer of education reformCadvocate of regular schoolingDopponent of intellectualism 22.What does the author think of intellectAIt is to be pursued.BIt underlies power.Cit is second to intelligence.DIt evolves from common sense. 23.Fuel scarcities and price increases_ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.ApersuadedBpromptedCimposedDenlightened 24.We must_ the amount and quality of the products we make to the level of public demand.AharnessBhatchCmotivateDgear 25.An expensive project like this is_ with the government's aim of reducing public spending.AintrinsicBingeniousCincompatibleDinherent 26.Investment in new product development is an essential_ of corporate success.AelementBcomponentCingredientDconstituent 27.He is_ to have demanded a ransom of one million.AaccusedBallegedCaddressedDadvocated 28.Sleep_ can result in mental disorders such as memory loss, obsession.AdeprivationBdestructionCreductionDrestriction 29.Steady advances in digital memory technology are making mass-storage devices technologically_ and increasingly cost-effective.AeligibleBsustainableCprobableDfeasible 30.The_ explanations that the responsible gave for the huge loss in foreign trade couldn't exempt him from the punishment of the company's regulation.AdimBobscureCconspicuousDintelligible 31.American justice works on the_ that an accused person is innocent until they are proved guilty.ApremiseBpretextCfoundationDpresentation 32.The young man was totally_ , yet even he himself couldn't tell if it is because of the brilliance of the rising sun or the charms of the girl beside him.AblazedBdistortedCdistractedDdazzled 33.Her_ told her that he wasn't to be trusted.AintuitionBhypothesisCinspirationDsentiment 34.Larry couldn't_ his satisfaction at seeing his competitor go out of business.AdecorateBdisguiseCfabricateDfake 35.The airline says it will be difficult to_ all the bodies retrieved from the crash.AsignifyBidentifyCclaimDrecognize 36.It is unreasonable to battle the_ by increasing the tariff rate.AdispositionBdiscrepancyCdefectDdeficit 37.The review of literature section allows plenty of space for discussing the many _of the problem and related research.AfashionsBfrontiersCfacetsDformats 38.You can enjoy a walk in the rainforest,_ with many native animals or just relax on beautiful beach.AmigratedBmatchedCmingledDmelted 39.With the excellent quality and post-sale service, the Vic Home Appliances have_ the bestseller list for years.ApromotedBprevailedCdominatedDexemplified 40.The desire of living a luxurious life_ him to rob the bank.AelicitedBexcitedCdeducedDinduced 41.David hardly needed any encouragement to visit the sea, since it still_ for him the happiest memories.AdefiedBmagnifiedCevokedDmediated 42.It has been revealed that some doctors have a history of abusing that trust for profit, _ unnecessary and ineffective diet regimes to all comers.AdeliveringBorderingCadvisingDprescribing 43.When you confront with various kinds of_ situations, why not try to calm down and enjoy every facial expression and feeling you encounterAturbulentBtragicCvulnerableDsuspicious 44.Since colonial times, black people in South Africa have been_ by the white minority.AdepressedBsuppressedCoppressedDrepressed 45.The divorce_. speculation about a possible second marriage.AenhancedBcurbedCdisruptedDheightened 46.Americans have become_ sophisticated and discriminating about how they live, eat and play within an ever changing world.AcompletelyBsincerelyCabsolutelyDincreasingly 47.In the press conference before the final, the captain of the team gave his_ that they would beat all their opponents.AassuranceBassumptionCsanctionDinsurance 48.Three months had elapsed before the great invasion plan began to_.AuncoverBrevealCunfoldsDrelease 49.The design for the museum building shows a great deal of_.AoriginalityBorientationCillusionDinvention 50.The secretary resigned from her job as she felt sick of dealing with_ matters all day, every day.AprominentBtrivialCpreliminaryDminimum