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1、2023年湖北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.BText 3/B It is difficult to say exactly how the music we call rock or rock and roll began. Its roots go back to many different countries and many different kinds of music and musicians. Rock music devel

2、oped mainly from the interaction of black African and white European music. The Europeans and the African slaves who came to America during the seventeenth century each had their own different kinds of music. Black Africans used heavy drumbeats, a rough singing voice, and the calling of a melody and

3、 answer of a chorus. The white Europeans, mostly English and Scots, used a stronger melody, a less heavy beat, and instruments such as guitars, horns, and fiddles. The history of rock and roll is the history of how rock evolved from these two traditions. From the seventeenth to the twentieth century

4、, musicians in the southern United States developed two new forms of music: the blues, usually played by blacks, and country music, played by whites. Black musicians sang the blues accompanied by a guitar. This music was similar to work songs: stories of troubles and pain, with Ulines/U that were re

5、peated several times. The words rock and roll probably came from the black churches in the South, where people sang spiritual music and danced to the strong rhythms, which they called rocking and reeling. At the same time, whites were playing country music, which was mostly traditional dancing music

6、 and slow songs that told sad stories. The singers were accompanied by string instruments such as fiddles and guitars. During this time blues and country musicians had some influence on each other, but the influence grew stronger after phonograph records became popular in the late nineteenth century

7、. The birth of the electric guitar changed country and blues music in the 1940s. The sound of the electric guitar would become the sound of rock and roll. No one thinks of early rock and roll without thinking of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis was an ordinary boy. He grew up poor, le

8、arned to sing in church, and became a truck driver when he graduated from high school. No one thought that this young man with the guitar would change popular culture. But after he recorded two blues songs in Memphis, everything changed. He sang throughout the South, and teenagers went crazy over hi

9、s amazing voice and his attractive performances. His music was an exciting mixture of white country and black blues. With his long hair and tight parts, he became a teenage idol In two years, he was a national phenomenon. Elviss career then went downhill, He went into the army, then stopped performi

10、ng and made a series of bad movies. He continued to record, but his music rarely had the life of his early songs. He remained the symbol of rock and roll, however, not only in the United States but also around the world. He died in 1977,at the age of 42,but his music did not die with him. Rock music

11、 continues to develop and change, but the heart and soul of rock is the same heart and soul that Elvis expressed.The passage is mainly about _. Athe life of Elvis PresleyBthe history of American musicCthe development of rock and rollDthe development of black African and the white European music 2.Qu

12、estions 1417 are based on the following dialogue between two lovers.What is Marta afraid ofAShe is afraid that John will forget all about her once he leaves.BShe is afraid that John will never come back once he leaves.CShe is afraid that John will come back once he leaves.DAll the above. 3.Questions

13、 1821 are based on the following talk of a lab instructor.What will the students probably do after the talkALeave the room.BHand in their lab notebooks.CGo to Professor Kaplans office.DWork on an experiment. 4.B Text/B All over the world, forests are safeguarding the health of the planet itself. The

14、y do this U (26) /U protecting the soil, providing water and U (27) /U the climate. Trees U (28) /U soil to mountainsides. Hills U (29) /U the trees have been felled lose 500 times as U (30) /U soil a year as those with trees. Trees catch and U (31) /U rainwater. Their leaves break the impact U (32)

15、 /U the rains, robbing them of U (32) /U destructive power. The roots of trees allow the water to go into the soil, U (34) /U gradually releases it to flow down rivers and refill ground-water reserves. Where there are no U (35) /U, the rains run in sheets of water off the land, U (36) /U the soil wi

16、th there Land U (37) /U with trees and other plants U (38) /U 20 times more rainwater than U (39) /U earth. As they grow, trees absorb carbon dioxide, the main U (40) /U of the greenhouse effect, which U (41) /U irreversibly to change the worlds climate. Together, the worlds trees, plants and soils

17、contain three times as much carbon as U (42) /U is in the atmosphere. The worlds forests U (43) /U the vast majority of its animal and plant species. The tropical rainforests U (44) /U have well over half of them, U (45) /U they cover only about 6% of the Earths land surface. AthatBwhichCwhereDthere

18、 5.BText 1/B Every ten years there is a national census to count the number of people. The Census Office asks every household to answer questions on a census form. The census counts people by the kind of housing they live in, the country in which they were born, and the kind of job they do and how t

19、hey travel to work. Census results are used by a great many people and are available to everyone in many ways. For example, in order to work out present and future needs we must know how people are housed now, and the sizes and ages of their families. For hospitals, schools and other local services,

20、 the size of annual grants made by the Government to these services depends largely on the numbers and needs of people in the area. Many of the figures come from the census. In order to work out future spending for pensions, we need to know peoples ages, how many are men and how many are women, whet

21、her they are single or married, and the size of the family. The census shows how many people have moved from one area to another and how the local workforce is changing. This information is used when factories, offices, shops, public transport and places for leisure are being planned. The census is

22、taken in order to provide figures about the nation as a whole. It does not give information about any named person, family or household. Names and addresses are needed to take the census accurately, but they are not fed into the computer. After the census, the forms are locked away and will not be r

23、eleased to anyone outside the Census Office for 100 years. The answers you give on your census form will be treated secretly. No one outside the Census Office will see your completed form, but if you refuse to complete your form properly, you may be taken to court and the form could be produced as e

24、vidence. Everyone working on the census is required to keep it secret and can be prosecuted if he or she improperly reveals information.Information about names and addresses _. Ais stored in the computer for 100 yearsBis not usually accurateCwill not be seen by anyone outsideDcan be made public 100

25、years later 6.What do we learn from the conversationAThe weather may get even colder.BThe weather will soon get warmer.CThey are having the coldest winter ever.DThe weather is mild compared to the past yearn 7.BPart A/BI You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and

26、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./IWhy cant the man play volleyballAHe has to finish his homework.BHe has kids to look after.CHe doesnt like

27、playing volleyball.DHis wife doesnt allow him to do so. 8.BText 2/B The dog, called Prince, was an intelligent animal and a slave to Williams. From morning till night, when Williams was at home, Prince never left his sight, practically ignoring all other members of the family. The dog had a number o

28、f clearly defined duties, for which Williams had patiently trained him and, like the good pupil he was, Prince lived for the chance to demonstrate his abilities. When Williams wanted to put on his boots, he would murmur Boots and within seconds the dog would drop them at his feet. At nine every morn

29、ing, Prince ran off to the general store in the village, returning shortly not only with Williams daily paper but with a half-ounce packet of Williams favorite tobacco, John Rhineys Mixed. A gun-dog by breed, Prince possessed a large soft mouth specially evolved for the safe carrying of hunted creat

30、ures, so the paper and the tobacco came to no harm, never even showing a tooth mark. Williams was a railwayman, an engine driver, and he wore a blue uniform which smelled of oil and oil fuel. He had to work at odd times - days, late days or nights. Over the years Prince got to know these periods of

31、work and rest, knew when his master would leave the house and return, and the dog did not waste this knowledge. If Williams overslept, as he often did, Prince barked at the bedroom door until he woke, much to the annoyance of the family. On his return, Williams slippers were brought to him, the pape

32、r and tobacco too if previously undelivered. A curious thing happened to Williams during the snow and ice of last winter. One evening he slipped and fell on the icy pavement somewhere between the village and his home. He was so badly shaken that he stayed in bed for three days; and not until he got

33、up and dressed again did he discover that he had lost his wallet containing over fifty pounds. The house was turned upside down in the search, but the wallet was not found. However, two days later - that was five days after the fall - Prince dropped the wallet into Williams hand. Very muddy, stained

34、 and wet through, the little case still contained fifty-three pounds, Williams driving license and a few other papers. Where the dog bad found it no one could tell, but he had found it and recognized it probably by the faint oily smell on the worn leather.It annoyed Williams wife and family when _.

35、AWilliams had to go to work at nightBthe dog made too much noise in the houseCWilliams made them all get up earlyDthe dog would not let them see the newspaper 9.BText 3/B It is difficult to say exactly how the music we call rock or rock and roll began. Its roots go back to many different countries a

36、nd many different kinds of music and musicians. Rock music developed mainly from the interaction of black African and white European music. The Europeans and the African slaves who came to America during the seventeenth century each had their own different kinds of music. Black Africans used heavy d

37、rumbeats, a rough singing voice, and the calling of a melody and answer of a chorus. The white Europeans, mostly English and Scots, used a stronger melody, a less heavy beat, and instruments such as guitars, horns, and fiddles. The history of rock and roll is the history of how rock evolved from the

38、se two traditions. From the seventeenth to the twentieth century, musicians in the southern United States developed two new forms of music: the blues, usually played by blacks, and country music, played by whites. Black musicians sang the blues accompanied by a guitar. This music was similar to work

39、 songs: stories of troubles and pain, with Ulines/U that were repeated several times. The words rock and roll probably came from the black churches in the South, where people sang spiritual music and danced to the strong rhythms, which they called rocking and reeling. At the same time, whites were p

40、laying country music, which was mostly traditional dancing music and slow songs that told sad stories. The singers were accompanied by string instruments such as fiddles and guitars. During this time blues and country musicians had some influence on each other, but the influence grew stronger after

41、phonograph records became popular in the late nineteenth century. The birth of the electric guitar changed country and blues music in the 1940s. The sound of the electric guitar would become the sound of rock and roll. No one thinks of early rock and roll without thinking of Elvis Presley, the King

42、of Rock and Roll. Elvis was an ordinary boy. He grew up poor, learned to sing in church, and became a truck driver when he graduated from high school. No one thought that this young man with the guitar would change popular culture. But after he recorded two blues songs in Memphis, everything changed

43、. He sang throughout the South, and teenagers went crazy over his amazing voice and his attractive performances. His music was an exciting mixture of white country and black blues. With his long hair and tight parts, he became a teenage idol In two years, he was a national phenomenon. Elviss career

44、then went downhill, He went into the army, then stopped performing and made a series of bad movies. He continued to record, but his music rarely had the life of his early songs. He remained the symbol of rock and roll, however, not only in the United States but also around the world. He died in 1977

45、,at the age of 42,but his music did not die with him. Rock music continues to develop and change, but the heart and soul of rock is the same heart and soul that Elvis expressed.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE Ah is not easy to tell how rock and roll began.BBot

46、h the blues and country music were developed by the musicians in the southern United States.CBoth the Europeans and the African slaves came to America during the 17th century.DThe blues songs recorded in Memphis made Elvis Presley popular throughout the world. 10.B Text/B All over the world, forests

47、 are safeguarding the health of the planet itself. They do this U (26) /U protecting the soil, providing water and U (27) /U the climate. Trees U (28) /U soil to mountainsides. Hills U (29) /U the trees have been felled lose 500 times as U (30) /U soil a year as those with trees. Trees catch and U (31) /U rainwater. Their leaves break the impact U (32) /U the rains, r