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1、2023年河北公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（5）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.IQuestions 11-13 are based on the following dialogue./IWhat is true about JoeyAHe broke his leg.BHe is learning to play the piano.CHe is interested in sports.DHe is older than Billy. 2.BText 2/B The mark

2、et investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market. In the international market, goods on sale com

3、ing from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors ale offering

4、 on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselors offices of our embassies stationed abr

5、oad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot. Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get mark

6、et information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.The word indispensable in the first line paragraph 1, paragrap

7、h 1 means _. AimpossibleBessentialCadvisableDavailable 3.BText 1/B George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time. Then he discovered that a

8、n old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he didnt tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking itthat wo

9、uld be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty. Well, George, answered Jim, I shall certainly try to do what I can for you

10、as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me. George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help. The trial went on, and at last the tim

11、e came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy. Of course, George was very pleased, but he didnt have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim vis

12、ited him in the prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy. Well, George, Jim answered, as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know

13、, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!According to the passage, jury must be _. Aan individual who works in a courtBa number of people who work under the judge at a trialCa dozen people who decide whether someone on trial is guilty or notDeleven persons who are in a position to make fi

14、nal decision at a trial 4. BText/B Psychologists take opposite views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. C

15、ognitive researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The U (26) /U view had gained many supporters, especially among U (27) /U. But the careful use of small monetary rewards U (28)

16、/U creativity in grade-school children, U (29) /U that properly presented inducements indeed aid U (30) /U, according to a U (31) /U in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. If kids know theyre working for a reward and can U (32) /U on a relatively challenging task, U (33) /U show t

17、he most creativity, says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. But its easy to U (34) /U creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or U (35) /U too much anticipation for rewards. A teacher who U (36) /U draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinar

18、y achievement U (37) /U up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. U (38) /U an example of the latter point, he notes U (39) /U efforts at major universities to U (40) /U grading standards and U (41) /U failing grades. In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in U (42) /U studen

19、ts handle U (43) /U problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows U (44) /U in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist U (45) /U. AengineersBeducatorsCexpertsDmathematicians 5.BPart A/B IYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one q

20、uestion and four possible answers. Choose the correct answerA, 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. Now look at Question 1./I What did the man do last SundayAHe called up Henry.BHe stayed at home.CHe v

21、isited Henry.DHe went to see a doctor. 6.IQuestions 22-25 are based on a talk about salt./IIn the 16th century, what would happen if a man took more than his share of saltAHe would be hanged.BHe would be put in jail.CHe would get his ear cut off.DHe would be fined. 7.IQuestions 18-21 are based on th

22、e following passage about an organizationHeifer International./IWhat are families required to do after they receive support from Heifer InternationalAThey should give some money to the organization in return.BThey should give the animals first babies to other people in need.CThey should help other f

23、amilies the way the have been helped.DThey should explain their needs and goals. 8.IQuestions 14-17 are based on a dialogue between two friends about their weekend./IWhy didnt the woman go swimmingABecause the water was not warm enough.BBecause her parents friends forbade her to swim.CBecause she di

24、dnt know how to swim.DBecause the water was too hot. 9.IQuestions 11-13 are based on the following dialogue./IWhat is Jerrys wife doing these daysAShe is painting a picture.BShe is learning a foreign language.CShe is typing a book.DShe is studying cooking. 10.What career does John probably plan to f

25、ollowAPolitics.BPhysics.CBusiness administration.DGeography. 11.BText 1/B George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time. Then he discovered

26、 that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he didnt tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it

27、that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty. Well, George, answered Jim, I shall certainly try to do what I can f

28、or you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me. George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help. The trial went on, and at last

29、the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy. Of course, George was very pleased, but he didnt have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however,

30、Jim visited him in the prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy. Well, George, Jim answered, as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do y

31、ou know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!George was very pleased about the decision the jury made because _. Athe punishment was less severe than expectedBhe thought he deserved the punishmentCthe jury proved to be strong-minded to JimDJim managed to tire the jury out in the end 12

32、.BPart A/B IYou will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answerA, 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. Now look at Question 1

33、./I What did the man think of the playAHe thought it was funny.BHe thought it was a failure.CHe thought it was boring.DHe thought it was successful. 13.BText 2/B The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produc

34、e is for sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market. In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and suppliers are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstances, they will try everything

35、possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors ale offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how c

36、an we obtain such information There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercial counselors offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every

37、 now and then. One of their purposes is to make market surveys on the spot. Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessm

38、en provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.Which of the following statements is NOT true AThe relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just like that of the lips and teeth.BIt is impossible to succeed in selling

39、 a product without market investigation.CThere are various ways of making market investigation.DProduction goes before market investigation. 14. BText/B Psychologists take opposite views of how external rewards, from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study

40、 the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, maintain that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The U (26)

41、 /U view had gained many supporters, especially among U (27) /U. But the careful use of small monetary rewards U (28) /U creativity in grade-school children, U (29) /U that properly presented inducements indeed aid U (30) /U, according to a U (31) /U in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psy

42、chology. If kids know theyre working for a reward and can U (32) /U on a relatively challenging task, U (33) /U show the most creativity, says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark. But its easy to U (34) /U creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or U (35) /U too much

43、 anticipation for rewards. A teacher who U (36) /U draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement U (37) /U up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. U (38) /U an example of the latter point, he notes U (39) /U efforts at major universities to U (40) /U gradin

44、g standards and U (41) /U failing grades. In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in U (42) /U students handle U (43) /U problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows U (44) /U in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist U (45) /U. Abring

45、sBgeneratesCproducesDsparks 15.IQuestions 22-25 are based on a talk about salt./IWhere was the salt placed when the king had his dinnerAIn front of the king.BIn front of important guests.CIn the middle of the table.DAway from important guests. 16.IQuestions 18-21 are based on the following passage about an organizationHeifer International./IWhich of the following is true according to the passageADeveloping countries have fewer cows than developed countries.BHeifer animals are all healthy.CHeifer animals are not for food.DEvery poor family can get help fr