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1、2023年山西公共英语考试模拟卷（9）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.One of the most pressing problems regarding the sea today concerns not its resources, but its conservation. There are limits to the amount of waste that can be absorbed by the oceans. Already, fish catches

2、 in the Baltic and the Caspian seas have decreased by 90% during the past forty years. An International Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea was signed by ninety states in 1972 to restrict dumping toxic wastes beyond the continental shelves. It is not yet ratified, and even when it is, who wil

3、l police it With the increasing of exploration and mining at sea, in all probability, the amount of waste will do.Urgent research into the ecological balances of sea life and how they are affected by pollution is needed. As scientific knowledge stands now, we do not know how much damage the oceans c

4、an endure.The oceans contain enormous resources of energy, food, and raw materials. Judiciously exploited, these resources can make a significant difference to man’s survival and the quality of his life in an overpopulated world. Some operational framework for safeguarding the interests of all

5、 nations must clearly be formulated to prevent those nations, who possess the technology and can afford the research and exploitation, from obtaining the wealth for themselves.To try to institute a system of government for the oceans is fraught with obvious difficulties. Failure to come to an agreem

6、ent would undermine confidence in the viability of international action to bring about peaceful political and economic relations in other spheres. On the other hand, if agreement at a future conference could be realized only by abandoning the principle of internationalism embodied in the concept of

7、the oceans as the common heritage of mankind, this would be the greater failure.Internationalism in this context need not aim at supernational administration and safekeeping of the oceans; what is needed, rather, is the formulation and acceptance of guidelines to ensure that the oceans benefit the g

8、reatest number of nations. This would require nations with immediate economic and political stakes in the oceans and the power to enforce their self-interest to hold off that very power and to weigh sef-interest against the long-term interest of the concert of nations.What does the word undermine in

9、 Paragraph 4 mean ()AStrengthen.BWeaken.CDisturb.DFortify.2.One of the most pressing problems regarding the sea today concerns not its resources, but its conservation. There are limits to the amount of waste that can be absorbed by the oceans. Already, fish catches in the Baltic and the Caspian seas

10、 have decreased by 90% during the past forty years. An International Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea was signed by ninety states in 1972 to restrict dumping toxic wastes beyond the continental shelves. It is not yet ratified, and even when it is, who will police it With the increasing of

11、exploration and mining at sea, in all probability, the amount of waste will do.Urgent research into the ecological balances of sea life and how they are affected by pollution is needed. As scientific knowledge stands now, we do not know how much damage the oceans can endure.The oceans contain enormo

12、us resources of energy, food, and raw materials. Judiciously exploited, these resources can make a significant difference to man’s survival and the quality of his life in an overpopulated world. Some operational framework for safeguarding the interests of all nations must clearly be formulated

13、 to prevent those nations, who possess the technology and can afford the research and exploitation, from obtaining the wealth for themselves.To try to institute a system of government for the oceans is fraught with obvious difficulties. Failure to come to an agreement would undermine confidence in t

14、he viability of international action to bring about peaceful political and economic relations in other spheres. On the other hand, if agreement at a future conference could be realized only by abandoning the principle of internationalism embodied in the concept of the oceans as the common heritage o

15、f mankind, this would be the greater failure.Internationalism in this context need not aim at supernational administration and safekeeping of the oceans; what is needed, rather, is the formulation and acceptance of guidelines to ensure that the oceans benefit the greatest number of nations. This wou

16、ld require nations with immediate economic and political stakes in the oceans and the power to enforce their self-interest to hold off that very power and to weigh sef-interest against the long-term interest of the concert of nations.One of the most pressing problems regarding the sea is its conserv

17、ation because of ().Athe high percent decrease of fish catches during the past forty yearsBever-increasing amount of waste dumping into the seaCinvalidness of an international lawDBoth A and B3.College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football,

18、 baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (21) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (22) as well. in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (23) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (24) each other in the most popu

19、lar sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (25) crowds of over 90,000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (26) on a par with (与相同或相似) any other sporting event in the United States, (27) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can

20、 (28) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programsfrom schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford (29) 29in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (30) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (31) teenagers and then go into high scho

21、ols to (32) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (33) coaches can recruitno recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campushut they are often bent and sometimes (34) . Top college football programs (35) scholarships to 20 or

22、30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (36) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.In return, the players (37) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (38) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’

23、s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (39) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (40) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an official

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26、hampionship game is a TV (26) on a par with (与相同或相似) any other sporting event in the United States, (27) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (28) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programsfrom schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford (29) 29

27、in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (30) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (31) teenagers and then go into high schools to (32) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (33) coaches

28、can recruitno recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campushut they are often bent and sometimes (34) . Top college football programs (35) scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (36) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals,

29、 books, etc.In return, the players (37) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (38) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (39) and preparation for the ope

30、ning of the September-to-December season begins (40) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest.22().AinBonCatDaround5.College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major

31、American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (21) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (22) as well. in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (23) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universit

32、ies (24) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (25) crowds of over 90,000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (26) on a par with (与相同或相似) any other sporting event in the United States, (27) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any give

33、n time during fall or winter one can (28) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programsfrom schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford (29) 29in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (30) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (31)

34、teenagers and then go into high schools to (32) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (33) coaches can recruitno recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campushut they are often bent and sometimes (34) . Top college football

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36、nuary to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (39) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (40) . During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday

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42、tuition, meals, books, etc.In return, the players (37) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (38) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (39) and preparat

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45、ia their teams. Big-name universities (24) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (25) crowds of over 90,000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (26) on a par with (与相同或相似) any other sporting event in the United States, (27) perhaps

46、the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (28) one’s TV set and see the top athletic programsfrom schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford (29) 29in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.The athletes themselves are (30) and provided with scholarshi

47、ps. College coaches identify (31) teenagers and then go into high schools to (32) the country’s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (33) coaches can recruitno recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campushut they are often bent and some

48、times (34) . Top college football programs (35) scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (36) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc.In return, the players (37) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (38) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it’s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp (39) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (40) . During the season, practices last two