2023年公共英语考试真题卷（4）.docx

2023年公共英语考试真题卷（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.There's a knock at the door. Who _ beAmust beBmust itCcan heDcan it 2._, if you like politics, polls can be great entertainment.AAt a leastBAt endCAt the very leastDAt last 3.Sometimes someone will try to tell you something without _ and saying it.Acoming out rightBcoming right outCright coming outDout coming right 4.The more people surveyed, _ meaningful are the results.Amore theBthe moreCmoreDthe much 5.Bill and Jessica were almost _ taking turns choosing the players for their teams.AbeenBmadeCdoneDfinished 6.My mother bought me a new pair of pants on my birthday _ she had promised.AwhichBwhatCwithDas 7.The last thing _ she had done before she got aboard the plane was embracing him.AwhichBthatCto thatDof which 8.Johnson's younger brother, though 6 years old, is very quick _ doing calculations.AofBonCinDby 9.How close adults are to their youngsters _ a strong influence on the development of the children's character.AhaveBhasChavingDto have 10.If he's alone, Juan likes to play action video games _ they aren't too violent.Aas long asBas long soCso long soDas long till 11.Tell him he should stop _ and get some sleep.AworryBworryingCto worryDfrom worrying 12.Are we supposed to take off our shoes before we enter No, you .Ashouldn ' tBneedn ' tCmustn ' tDcan' t 13.How are you feeling now Should I send _ the doctorA offBtoCwithD for 14.Shanghai is a big city. It is _ the southeast of China.AinB atConDto 15.If you' re going to the airport by car, can you give me a _AliftBseatCdriveDhand 16.I' m used to driving in Hong Kong now, but it _ hard at the beginning.AwasBisC had beenD has been 17.Can you lend me a pen Sorry, _ .AI haven' tBI haven' t got thatCI haven' t got itD I haven' t got one 18.Which will you have then, the white one or the blue one I' ll take _ to give myself a change sometimes.AoneBtwoC bothDeither 19.Did you see the film on _ television or at cinemaA-; theBa; -Ca; theDthe; - 20.These windows need _ . Can you do themAcleanBcleaningCto cleanDcleaned 21.She is a stranger in this village, _ anyone knows where she came from.AHardlyBAlmostC NeverDNearly 22.I was just coming out of the sea after a swim _ I stepped on a sharp stone and cut my foot.AwhenBasCthenDwhile 23.I want to buy a new tie to _ my brown suit.Aagree withBwearCmatchDkeep with 24.How nice to see you again! You should have told me you _ .Aare comingBwere comingCwill comeDhave come 25.Would you be _ to lend me your bike tomorrow morningAas kind asBvery kind asCso kind asDvery kind so 26.Which of the following sentence is true according to the passageAAmericans can easily get weapon from the National Rifle Association.BThe National Rifle Association had successfully prevented the government from banning civilian's access to deadly weapons.CObservers abroad are astonished to a great degree that Americans have access to deadly weapons.DThe author expresses his thanks to the National Rifle Association. 27.A "Zero-sum game" is one in which_.Ano parties can winBnobody plays his role seriouslyCone side gains in proportion to what the other side losesDthe result will mean nothing to both sides 28.Which of the following things has nothing to do with the high rates of crimes in the U. S.AThe U. S. is a decentralized, libertarian society.BThe U.S. is a rich country.CMiddle-class Americans traditionally dislike paying taxes.DThe poor in the U.S. have little political influence. 29.In the first Paragraph the author stressed that the higher Crime rates in the U. S. compared with European countries_.Aare caused by povertyBhave cultural backgroundChave ethnic backgroundDcan be cut down only through force 30.Which areas in the U.S. have the greatest problems of homelessness and povertyAThe inner parts of the cities and the rural areas in the south.BInland cities and rural areas.CThe south.DUrban areas. 31.What was the percentage of high school graduates admitted to universities in Britain thirty years agoA20 % or so.BAbout 15 %.CAbove 30%.DBelow 10%. 32.The chief concern of British universities is _.Ahow to tackle their present financial difficultyBhow to expand the enrollment to meet the needs of enterprisesChow to improve their educational technologyDhow to put an end to the current tendency of quality deterioration 33.Which of the following is the viewpoint of the Times newspaperAExpansion in enrollment is bound to affect the quality of British higher education.BBritish universities should expand their enrollment to meet the needs of industry.CEuropean universities can better meet the needs of the modern world.DBritish universities should help fight competition on world markets. 34.It can be inferred from the passage that _.Athe British government will be forced to increase its spending on higher educationBBritish employers demand an expansion in enrollment at the expense of qualityCthe best way out for British universities is to follow their European counterpartsDBritish students will probably have to pay for their higher education in the near future 35.We can learn from the passage that in Britain _.Athe government pays dearly for its financial policyBuniversities are mainly funded by businessesChigher education is provided free of chargeDstudents are ready to accept loan schemes for tuition 36.In can be inferred from the passage that the minimal basis for a complaint to the International Trade Commission is which of the followingAA foreign competitor has received a subsidy from a foreign government.BA foreign competitor has substantially increased the volume of products shipped to the United States.CA foreign competitor is selling products in the United States at less than fair value.DThe company requesting import relief has been injured by the sale of imports in the United States. 37.The passage suggests that which of the following is most likely to be true of United States trade lawsAThey will eliminate the practice of "dumping" products in the United States.BThey will enable manufacturers in the United States to compete more profitably outside the United Stats.CThey will affect United States trade with Canada more negatively than trade with other nations.DThose that help one unit within a parent company will not necessarily help other units in the company. 38.The passage warns of which of the following dangersACompanies in the United States may receive no protection from imports unless they actively seek protection from import competition.BCompanies that seek legal protection from imports competition may incur legal costs that far exceed any possible gain.CCompanies that are United States-owned but operate internationally may not be eligible for protection from import competition under the law of the countries in which their plants operate.DCompanies that are not United States-owned may seek legal protection from import competition under United States import relief laws. 39.The main idea of the passage can best be described as _.Aarguing against the increased internationalization of United States corporationsBwarning that the application of laws affecting trade frequently has unintended consequencesCdemonstrating that foreign-based firms receive more subsidies from their governments than United States firms receive from the United States governmentDadvocating the use of trade restrictions for "dumped" products but not for other imports 40.The relationship between the last paragraph and the other paragraphs can best be described as_.Ait presents a recommendation based on the evidence presented earlierBit discusses an exceptional case in which the results excepted by the author of the passage were not obtainedCit introduces an additional area of concern not mentioned earlierDit cites a specific case that illustrates a problem presented more generally in the previous paragraph 41.According to the passage, leaders of pre-modernized society considered war to be _.Aa valid tool of national policyBan immoral act of aggressionCeconomically wasteful and socially infeasibleDrestricted in scope to military participants 42.The author mentions all of the following as possible reasons for going to war in a pre-modernized society except _.Apossibility of material gainBpromoting deserving young men to higher positionsCpotential for increasing the security of the nationDdesire to capture productive farming lands 43.The primary purpose of the passage is to _.Atheorize about the role of the warrior statesman in pre-modernized societyBexplain the effects of war on both modernized and pre-modernized societiesCContrast the value of war in a modernized society with its value in per-modernized societyDdiscuss the political and economic circumstances which lead to war in pre-modernized societies 44.The author is primarily concerned with discussing how _.Aeconomic and social conditions have changedBtechnology for making war has improvedCarmed conflict has changedDwar lost its value as a political tool 45.The author most likely places the word "civilized" in quotation marks (line 2, para. 3) in order to _.Ashow dissatisfaction at not having found a better wordBacknowledge that the word was borrowedCexpress irony that war should be part of civilizationDimpress upon the reader the tragedy of war 46.You may write to me or come to see me._way will do.AAllBBothCOneDEither 47.Usually,_care for children's _.Awoman writers. livesBwomen writer. lifeCwomen writers. lifeDwomen writer. lives 48.-Would you like some more noodles -No, thanks. I_Adon't want toBcan't eatCam not hungryDam full 49.Whenever I met him,_was fairly frequent,_I liked his sweet and hopeful smile.Awhich./Bthat.thatCit.thatDwhat./ 50.That young man has made so much noise that he_not have been allowed to attend the concert.AcouldBmustCwouldDshould