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1、2023年贵州公共英语考试真题卷（7）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.Yourre off work and hanging out at home.Off your diet and into cookies, big dinners and champagne.Off your schedule, and up nights with movies, videos or a good book.Off your workout routine and skipping y

2、our morning swim or evening run.In short, youre off, free of responsibilities and pressure, stuffed full of food and fun. And you dont like it.All humans, and for that matter all species that are vertebrates and many that are not, have internal clock mechanism, said George Brainard, professor of neu

3、rology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Thats not a metaphor. Its an actual biological entity.As many people find themselves in the second week of enforced indolence because of the winter break - whether because of school holidays or time off from work - more than a few may be experie

4、ncing a peculiar sensation.A wave of discontent at the luxury of doing nothing, of sitting around with time to spare, the commodity of the late 20th century that were constantly told is in dangerously short supply.The sense is that you should feel great, but actually you dont. You hate to admit it,

5、but it might even be a welcome break to go back to work or school.I enjoy being off, but I enjoy coming back too, said Virgina Woodard of Chicago.After several days off around Christmas, she was back at her baby-sitting job on New Years Eve, taking her 3-year-old charge to a museum.It messes up your

6、 schedule, and coming back is tiresome, said Woodard, who nonetheless said she enjoyed her time off.I feel like Ill need a week to recover to get back on my schedule, said Joni Lederer. She and her family shared the holidays at their Highland Park home with another family, and she has spent the days

7、 since taking her two sons skating ,bowling and to museums.Most people, said Brainard, do better and are healthier if they keep a regular social calendar to their life that is somewhat consistent with their internal timekeeping mechanism.The changes in routine that commonly occur during the holidays

8、 come at a biological cost. Those changes disrupt the body clock, located primarily in the brain, and may produce an out-of-sorts feeling.Normal day-to-day routines and realities are very supportive of the internal clock structure that leads to good health, he added.What is the main idea of the arti

9、cleAOur internal clock mechanism doesnt like rest, so keeping our routines is the key to good health.BWe need longer holidays as we still feel tired after holidays.CThere is a biological reason why people feel uncomfortable during holidays.DHolidays are part of our lives though we don t actually enj

10、oy them. 2.BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./IWhat are

11、these people planning to doATo see a movie.BTo make some coffee.CTo borrow money.DTo prepare a dinner party. 3.BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. Y

12、ou will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./IWhat are these two talking aboutAAn appointment.BSchool hours.CA part-time job.DVacation plans. 4.BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers

13、. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./IWhat does the man meanAThere s been nothing but rain for quite some time.BHe s bored with the changing weather.CHe thinks that itll

14、 rain for three weeks.DHes bored about the topic on weather. 5.How does the woman feel at the end of the conversationAAngry.BRelieved.CUpset.DSarcastic. 6.What would the man probably dos _.ATo save $ 300.BTo have the mechanic repair the car.CTo repair the car himself.DTo buy a new car. 7.BPart A/BI

15、You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./IHow did the man feel about the

16、courseAHe wishes to have more courses like it.BHe finds it hard to follow the teacher.CHe wishes the teacher would talk more.DHe doesn t like the teacher s accent. 8.BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct an

17、swer- A, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. You will have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE./IWhere is the conversation most probably taking placeAAt a news-stand.BAt a car dealer s.CAt a publishing house.DAt a newspaper office. 9.Why doesn t the w

18、oman want to go for an outingABecause she is afraid of bad weather.BBecause the temperature is too low.CBecause the weather forecast predicts bad weather.DBecause outings are risky. 10.What is the reason they can t understand TonyAHe speaks too fast.BHe speaks too slow.CHe doesnt come to the point.D

19、His speech is not clear. 11.How much does the man owe the womanA64 cents.B18 cents.C80 cents.D16 cents. 12.IQuestions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue./IWhat are the man and the woman doingATrying to telephone someone.BAttending a concert.CWaiting in line.Dcanceling reservations. 13.IQuesti

20、ons 22-25 are based on the following dialogue./IWhy. did Alice call her fatherAShe wanted to tell him that everything was OK with the children.BShe wanted to know if everything was OK with her parents.CShe wanted to tell him that she and her family were coming to see him in July.DShe wanted to invit

21、e her parents to Billy s birthday party. 14.IQuestions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue./IWhere are each of the two speakers from possiblyAThe man is from the United States and the woman is from Turkey.BThe man is from Turkey, and the woman is from the United States.CBoth are from the Unite

22、d States.DBoth are from Turkey. 15.IQuestions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue./IAt what time of the day does the conversation most probably take placeABefore breakfast.BLate in the morningCMid-afternoon.DLate in the evening. 16.IQuestions 22-25 are based on the following dialogue./IWho was

23、 JackAAlice s son.BMr Davis boss.CAlice s brother.DAlice s husband. 17.IQuestions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue./IWhat is the woman s attitude toward what is happeningAShes impressed with the ticket sellers.BShe s pleased by the man s purchase.CShes uncertain about the change in plans.DS

24、he s resigned to the situation. 18.IQuestions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue./IWhat was the trouble for the woman when she was in TurkeyAThe Turkish people did tricks on her.BShe didnt know how to ask for more food.CShe ate too much and became fatter.DShe liked the Turkish tea and drank t

25、oo much. 19.IQuestions 18-21 are based on the following dialogue./IHow are people expected to purchase their ticketsABy writing a personal check.BBy paying in cash.CBy charging them to their personal account.DBy using a store credit card. 20.IQuestions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue./IAcc

26、ording to the man, how do you stop the host from offering you foodAYou have to refuse the offer stubbornly.BYou must throw the food out of the window.CYou tell them you dont like the food very much.DYou must leave some food on your plate. 21.IQuestions 22-25 are based on the following dialogue./IHow

27、 many children did Alice haveATwo boys and one daughter.BOne boy and two daughters.CTwo boys and two daughters.DOne boy and one daughter. 22.IQuestions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue./IWhich of the following statements about the Americans customs is trueAOffering the guest again and again

28、 is not polite.BThey d like to offer you once more after your First refusal.CThey believe whatever the guest tells them.DSometimes they are rather hypocritical. 23.IQuestions 22-25 are based on the following dialogue./IWhat can we infer from the conversationAAlice didnt often visit her parents.BAlic

29、e was homesick.CTwo of Alice s children were part-time students.DAlice and her family Usually visited her parents in summer. 24.What does the woman meanAThey dont have to go the concert.BThe mans brother should let them use the car.CThe subway is fine with her.DA car wouldnt be any faster. 25.Where

30、did the man work beforeAIn a court.BOn the farm.CIn a bank.DIn a shop. 26.Why isnt Helen presentAShe decided not to come.BShe forgot to come.CShe wasnt invited.DShe altered her decision. 27.Whats the womans occupationAA doctor.BA clerk.Ca professor.DA waitress. 28.How did the woman get her suitAShe

31、made it herself.BShe had a tailor make it.CShe bought it a long time ago.DShe had an old one re-made. 29.What does the man meanASome people pretend to know what they really dont.BWhat the woman said is true.CWhat the woman said is wrong.DHe knows more than the woman does. 30.What reason is given for

32、 Janes not teachingAShe is tired of teaching.BShe was dismissed from her job.CShes changing jobs.DThe school is too hot. 31.What is the man suggestingAComing back for a later show.BWaiting in a queue.CComing back in five minutes.DNot going to the movie today. 32.What are they talking aboutAThe effec

33、ts of the flood.BThe heroic fight against a flood.CThe cause of the flood.DFloods of the past twenty years. 33.What happened to MikeAHis car was hit by another car.BHe was hurt while playing volleyball.CHe fell down the stairs.DWhile crossing the street, he was hit by a car. 34.Questions 11 to 14 ar

34、e based on the passage you have just heard.Whats the matter, with the manAHe has run out of petrol.BHe has no money.CHe has an accident.DHe cant walk. 35.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.When was Lincoln elected President of the United StatesAIn 1809.BIn 1863.CIn 1865.

35、DIn 1860. 36.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.Whats CottonvilleAA small town in Britain.BA new type of jail.CA labour camp.DA big gymnasium in Scotland. 37.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.What were the scientists worried about soon after

36、 the Gulf WarAThe threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.BThe exhaustion of energy resources.CThe destruction of oil wells.DThe spread of the black powder from the fires. 38.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.Whats mostly the relationship between the man and the w

37、omanAFather and daughter.BMother and son.CBoss and employee.DPolice and citizen. 39.Fifteen years ago, I entered The Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. I had to fight my way into a dime-a-word job. But once you were there, I found, you were in. Globe jobs were

38、for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there-moving from all ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage

39、I wondered. He had a famous temper. Matt, we have to have a talk. I began awkwardly. I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im resigning. To another paper he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything, not trusting myself just t

40、hen. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. That the Globe had taught me in a thousand ways. That we were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. Im glad for you, he said, quite out of my ex

41、pectation. I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant, he went on. I wish you all the luck in the world, he concluded. And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here. Then

42、I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody-even though Id be risking all on all unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up. Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher

43、of The Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. Im resigning, Bill, I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _

44、.AtempleBmagazineCnewspaperDchurch 40.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.How many years did the Civil War lastAFour years.BFive years.CThree years.DSix years. 41.Nearly all speed reading courses have a pacing element-some timing device which lets the student know how many words a minute he is reading. You can do this simply by looking at your watch every five or ten minutes and noting down the page number you have reached. Check the average number of words per page for the particular book you are reading. How do you know when five minutes has