2022年山东公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（8）.docx

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1、2022年山东公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（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.BPassage 4/BIt was a very good year for the Global 500, new-comers and old-comers alike. But can it last Think of FORTUNEs Global 500 as a candid family portrait, a statistical snapshot of the worlds lar

2、gest corporations assembled shoulder to shoulder, frozen in time. So it is that this year, in the waning light of the 20th century, our reunion photo captures an optimistic scene: a rosy business landscape populated by jolly corporate giants-healthy, happy, and fat. After stumbling amidst the econom

3、ic turmoil of 1998, the companies of the Global 500 recovered gracefully in 1999. Their total revenues increased 10.6% the best top-line growth in four years, and profits surged 26%. Many of last years leaders are once again ahead of the pack. General Motors (No. 1) held tight to its position atop t

4、he revenue rankings. (2) But Wal-Mart Stores, fourth last year, rose to No. 2, aided by its $10.7 billion purchase of Britains Asda Group (formerly No. 354). Meanwhile, General Electric (No. 9) can still claim the most profits on the planet-S10.7 billion, a 15% increase. Even GE, however, may need t

5、o start looking over its shoulder. In 1999,14 corporations earned more than $6 billion, up from seven a year before. The rankings make clear that the gulf between denizens of the new economy and those of the old continues to widen. Companies in cutting-edge industries such as telecommunications, com

6、puter technology, and pharmaceuticals again trumped those in mature sectors such as steel, chemicals, and autos. The rapid pace of technological change is forcing a continuous level investment in emerging sectors, says Bruce Steinberg, chief economist at Merrill Lynch. This creates a dilemma for old

7、er industries, Steinberg says, because they dont have a lot of top-line growth potential. In a dramatic illustration of this gap, the two software companies on the list, Microsoft (No. 235), made a combined $8.2 billion last year. During the same period, the ten metal firms in the Global 500 lost a

8、total of $245 million, one of the worst performances of any industry.In 1998, how many corporations earned more than $6 billion A7.B10.C14.D20. 2.A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animalU (21) /Uan area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him,

9、 hisU (22) /Uand their offspring. Migrating birds, for example, divide up the best territory in the order of first come, firstU (23) /U The late arrivals may acquireU (24) /Uterritories, but less food isU (25) /U, or they are too close to theU (26) /Uof the enemies of the species. When there is conf

10、lict over territory, animals will commonly use force, or aU (27) /Uof force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use only theU (28) /Uamount of force necessary to drive away the intruder. There is usually no killing. In theU (29) /Uof

11、 those animals which are capable of doing each other harm, there is a U(30) /Ufor the losing animal to show theU (31) /Uanimal that he wishes to submit. When he shows this, theU (32) /Unormally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict seem to have noU (33) /U

12、against killing, and equally noU (34) /UforU (35) /U. The losing bird simply flies away. However, if two doves ageU (36) /Uin a cage, and they start fighting, they willU (37) /Uto fight until one kills the other. We all think of the doveU (38) /UaU (39) /Uof peace and, in its natural habitat, it is

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15、ce, or aU (27) /Uof force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use only theU (28) /Uamount of force necessary to drive away the intruder. There is usually no killing. In theU (29) /Uof those animals which are capable of doing each oth

16、er harm, there is a U(30) /Ufor the losing animal to show theU (31) /Uanimal that he wishes to submit. When he shows this, theU (32) /Unormally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict seem to have noU (33) /Uagainst killing, and equally noU (34) /UforU (35)

17、/U. The losing bird simply flies away. However, if two doves ageU (36) /Uin a cage, and they start fighting, they willU (37) /Uto fight until one kills the other. We all think of the doveU (38) /UaU (39) /Uof peace and, in its natural habitat, it is peaceful. But the peace mechanism does notU (40) /

18、Uin a cage. AminimumBgreatClittleDmuch 4.BPassage 4/BIt was a very good year for the Global 500, new-comers and old-comers alike. But can it last Think of FORTUNEs Global 500 as a candid family portrait, a statistical snapshot of the worlds largest corporations assembled shoulder to shoulder, frozen

19、 in time. So it is that this year, in the waning light of the 20th century, our reunion photo captures an optimistic scene: a rosy business landscape populated by jolly corporate giants-healthy, happy, and fat. After stumbling amidst the economic turmoil of 1998, the companies of the Global 500 reco

20、vered gracefully in 1999. Their total revenues increased 10.6% the best top-line growth in four years, and profits surged 26%. Many of last years leaders are once again ahead of the pack. General Motors (No. 1) held tight to its position atop the revenue rankings. (2) But Wal-Mart Stores, fourth las

21、t year, rose to No. 2, aided by its $10.7 billion purchase of Britains Asda Group (formerly No. 354). Meanwhile, General Electric (No. 9) can still claim the most profits on the planet-S10.7 billion, a 15% increase. Even GE, however, may need to start looking over its shoulder. In 1999,14 corporatio

22、ns earned more than $6 billion, up from seven a year before. The rankings make clear that the gulf between denizens of the new economy and those of the old continues to widen. Companies in cutting-edge industries such as telecommunications, computer technology, and pharmaceuticals again trumped thos

23、e in mature sectors such as steel, chemicals, and autos. The rapid pace of technological change is forcing a continuous level investment in emerging sectors, says Bruce Steinberg, chief economist at Merrill Lynch. This creates a dilemma for older industries, Steinberg says, because they dont have a

24、lot of top-line growth potential. In a dramatic illustration of this gap, the two software companies on the list, Microsoft (No. 235), made a combined $8.2 billion last year. During the same period, the ten metal firms in the Global 500 lost a total of $245 million, one of the worst performances of

25、any industry.What do the rankings in Paragraph 4 show AThe profits gained by the denizens of the new economy increased greatly.BThe profits gained by the denizens of the old economy increased gradually.CThe gulf between denizens of the new economy and those of the old continues to widen.DThe gulf be

26、tween denizens of the new economy and those of the old continues to narrow. 5.A major reason for conflict in the animal world is territory. The male animalU (21) /Uan area. The size of the area is sufficient to provide food for him, hisU (22) /Uand their offspring. Migrating birds, for example, divi

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28、f force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use only theU (28) /Uamount of force necessary to drive away the intruder. There is usually no killing. In theU (29) /Uof those animals which are capable of doing each other harm, there is

29、a U(30) /Ufor the losing animal to show theU (31) /Uanimal that he wishes to submit. When he shows this, theU (32) /Unormally stops fighting. Animals (especially birds), which can easily escape from conflict seem to have noU (33) /Uagainst killing, and equally noU (34) /UforU (35) /U. The losing bir

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37、itories, but less food isU (25) /U, or they are too close to theU (26) /Uof the enemies of the species. When there is conflict over territory, animals will commonly use force, or aU (27) /Uof force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to

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42、re too close to theU (26) /Uof the enemies of the species. When there is conflict over territory, animals will commonly use force, or aU (27) /Uof force, to decide which will stay and which will go. It is interesting to note, however, that animals seem to use only theU (28) /Uamount of force necessa

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