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1、2021宁夏公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（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.How can she solve the problem at presentA By renting a smaller house.B By living in a small hotel.C By sharing a bigger house with her friends mother. 2.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 As s

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5、e and the U (49) /U were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long. Although her father U (50) /U smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was U (51) /U to please him. When she got home, with her small but U (52) /U present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents

6、were already U (53) /U table. Her mother was in great U (54) /U. Your father has at last decided to stop smoking, she told her daughter happily. Edith was so U (55) /U that she could not say a single word. AsuitBcardCthingDgift 3.The man suggests _.AA that she try to get organizedBB that she ride a

7、camelCC that she write about her trip 4.How much did she pay when she first rented a houseA About 600 a month.B More than 1,200 a month.C 400 a month. 5. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。 BA/B Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in pro

8、tective hormones, US researchers reported on Thursday. Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzh

9、eimers dementia (早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans. Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy (怀孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen (雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects, Kins

10、ley said. Its rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals, he added in a telephone interview. They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes. Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers would look to see if having had children protected a woman from Alzheime

11、rs dementia and other forms of age-related brain decline. When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to the baby and the mother from the neck down, said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. They do not rea

12、lize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently to the young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant-that is a great change in her behavior that shows the genetic alterations

13、(改变) to the brain. What does the phrase litters of pups mean in the second paragraph ABaby rats.BAnimals.COld rats.DGrown-up rats. 6.BB/B To get cash out in the 21st century, you wont need a bank card or a PIN and you even wont have to move a finger. You will simply have to look the cash machine str

14、aight in the eye, declares National Cash Registers, a multinational company that makes automated teller machines, or ATMs. NCR has shown its first example machine that is believed to be the future of banking. Instead of asking you for your PIN on a screen, the super teller-Stella for short, asks you

15、 orally through a loudspeaker to look straight ahead while an infrared camera turns to your head, then your eye, and finally takes an infrared photograph of your iris (虹膜). For identification purposes, an iris picture is better than a fingerprint, with around 256 noticeable characteristics compared

16、with 40 for fingerprints. This means that the chances of someone else being recognized in your place is about 1 in 1020. Once youve been identified, Stella greets you by name and says, Would you like cash or a statement An infrared port allows the machine to send a bank statement straight to your pa

17、lmtop computer.When you want to get cash out in the 21st century, you will _. Aneed a bank cardBhave to put in your PINCmove your fingerDjust look directly at the teller machine 7.BC/B Visiting US President George W. Bush said in Beijing on Friday that both China and the United States should encoura

18、ge bilateral contacts and exchanges to promote mutual understanding. Its important for our political leaders to come to China, said Bush, who gave a speech on Friday morning at Qinghua University, one of the most prestigious universities in China. His working visit to China and discussions with Qing

19、hua students help promote Sine-US relations, Bush said in response to a students question about what he would do to promote Sine-US relations. Many people in my country are very interested in China, he said, adding that these Americans want to learn more about Chinas culture and the Chinese people.

20、He said that he would keep encouraging such contacts and exchanges between the two countries. Bush said that he would describe back home what he had seen here and that China as a great nation not only has a great history but also an unbelievably exciting future. The president said that the 2008 Olym

21、pic Games would make a significant opportunity for the rest of the world to understand China, which enables more people to come to China and feel the modernization taking place, and many more people will see it on the television. Bush arrived in Beijing on Thursday for a two-day working visit to Chi

22、na.Which of the sentences is NOT true ABush thinks bilateral contacts and mutual understanding will promote Sine-US relations.BMany Americans are interested in China.CBush and the students of Qinghua University discussed something about how to make China richer and stronger.DThe 2008 Olympic Games i

23、s a great chance for China to be known by the world. 8.What is the manAA A company manager.BB A salesman.CC A lawyer. 9.阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas U (36) /U for her father. She

24、U (37) /U that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was U (38) /Usatisfied with perfume. U (39) /U, shopping at this time of the year was a most U (40) /U job. People U (41) /U on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost U (42) /U you over in their hurry in order to U (43) /U so

25、mething cheap ahead of you. Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on U (44) /U. They are U (45) /U silk, the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to U (46) /U her to buy one. But Edith knew from past U (47) /U that her choice of ties hardly

26、ever pleased her father. She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, U (48) /U where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the U (49) /U were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long. Although her father U (50) /U smoked a pipe once in a w

27、hile, she believed this was U (51) /U to please him. When she got home, with her small but U (52) /U present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already U (53) /U table. Her mother was in great U (54) /U. Your father has at last decided to stop smoking, she told her da

28、ughter happily. Edith was so U (55) /U that she could not say a single word. AbelievedBwishedChopedDsupposed 10.When does the woman plan to arriveAA Late Friday.BB Midday Saturday.CC Saturday night. 11.Why does the man have to leaveA He has to pack his bags for his trip.B He has to write his own com

29、position.C He is not feeling well. 12. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。 BA/B Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(痴呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones, US researchers reported on Thursday. Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters

30、of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimers dementia (早老痴呆症). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will trans

31、late into humans. Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy (怀孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen (雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保护神经的) effects, Kinsley said. Its rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals, he added in a telephone intervie

32、w. They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes. Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers would look to see if having had children protected a woman from Alzheimers dementia and other forms of age-related brain decline. When people think about pregnancy, they think about what

33、happens to the baby and the mother from the neck down, said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida. They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, t

34、hey act differently to the young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant-that is a great change in her behavior that shows the genetic alterations(改变) to the brain. What may protect the brain of a woman according to what Kinsley said in the passage AEstrogen.BT

35、he hormones of pregnancy.CMore exercise.DTaking care of children. 13.BB/B To get cash out in the 21st century, you wont need a bank card or a PIN and you even wont have to move a finger. You will simply have to look the cash machine straight in the eye, declares National Cash Registers, a multinatio

36、nal company that makes automated teller machines, or ATMs. NCR has shown its first example machine that is believed to be the future of banking. Instead of asking you for your PIN on a screen, the super teller-Stella for short, asks you orally through a loudspeaker to look straight ahead while an in

37、frared camera turns to your head, then your eye, and finally takes an infrared photograph of your iris (虹膜). For identification purposes, an iris picture is better than a fingerprint, with around 256 noticeable characteristics compared with 40 for fingerprints. This means that the chances of someone

38、 else being recognized in your place is about 1 in 1020. Once youve been identified, Stella greets you by name and says, Would you like cash or a statement An infrared port allows the machine to send a bank statement straight to your palmtop computer.What does this passage mainly talk about AA new m

39、edical instrument.BA new type of talking machine.CA new type of cash machine.DNational Cash Register. 14.BD/B Want a glance of the future of health care Take a look at the way the various networks of people about patient care are being connected to one another, and how this new connectivity is being

40、 exploited to deliver medicine to the patient-no matter where he or she may be. Online doctors offering advice based on normal symptoms are the most obvious example. Increasingly, however, remote diagnosis will be based on real physiological data from the actual patient. A group from the University

41、of Kentucky has shown that by using personal data assistance plus a mobile phone, it is perfectly practical to send a patients important signs over the telephone. With this kind of equipment, the cry asking whether there was a doctor in the house could well be a thing of the past. Other medical tech

42、nology groups are working on applying telemedicine to rural care. And at least one team wants to use telemedicine as a tool for disaster need-especially after earthquakes. On the whole, the trend is towards providing global access to medical data and experts opinions. But there is one problem. Bandw

43、idth is the limiting factor for sending complex medical pictures around the world-CT photos being one of the biggest bandwidth users. Communication satellites may be able to deal with the short-term needs during disasters such as earthquakes or wars. But medicine is looking towards both the second-g

44、eneration Internet and third-generation mobile phones for the future of remote medical service. Doctors have met to discuss computer-based tools for medical diagnosis, training and telemedicine. With the falling price of broadband communications, the new technologies should start a new time when tel

45、emedicine and the sharing of medical information, experts opinions and diagnosis are common.The writer chiefly talks about _. Athe use of telemedicineBthe on-line doctorsCmedical care and treatmentDcommunication improvement 15.BE/B Beijing is to spend up to 20 billion to change the Chinese capital i

46、nto a 21 st-century one for the 2008 Olympics. The government managed to host the 2008 Olympics. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent piping natural gas to the citys homes and taking away dirty coal burni