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1、2023年湖南公共英语考试模拟卷（3）本卷共分为2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25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The ostrich, the largest bird in the world at present, lives in the drier regions of Africa outside the actual desertsBecause of its very long，powerful legs and the floating effect of its extended wings，it

2、 is able to run at great speed over considerable distances The female ostrich normally produces about twenty eggs every rainy season When the female ostrich begins to lay her eggs, however, she does not begin in her own nestInstead she goes off in search of the nests of neighboring females and layst

3、wo or three eggs in each of themBy the time she has laid eight or nine eggs，she returns and lays the rest in her own nest Because of the size of the eggs, the female ostrich cannot lay more than one every two days，so it takes her three weeks to finish laying in her own nestDuring that period, she sp

4、ends a lot of time away from her nest looking for foodAnd while she is off her nest, other females visit it to lay their eggs amongst hersBy the time she is ready to sit on the eggs to hatch them, there could be up to thirty eggs in her nest, over half of which are not her own The female ostrich can

5、 comfortably cover only about twenty eggs when she is sitting on the nest, so before settling down she pushes the surplus ten or so eggs out of the nestThe rejected eggs, however, never include any of her ownEach female is remarkably consistent in the size and shape of the eggs she produces, so it i

6、s not difficult for her to distinguish her own from those of strangers Of all the eggs laid by a colony of ostriches, only a very small number hatch into young birdsThere are times when nests are left unprotected, for there are too few males to sit on all the nests at nightThus there are ample oppor

7、tunities for their natural enemies to raid the nests and eat the eggsIn fact，nearly 80% of the nests are destroyedBut even if a particular females nest suffers this fate, there is a good chance that one or two of her eggs will be hatched in the nest of one of her neighborsNormally,in every rainy sea

8、son, the female ostrich produces about_A12 eggs in her nestB18 eggs in her nestC20 eggs in her nestD30 eggs in her nest 2.Questions 14-17 are based on an interview between a magazine reporter and a famolls opera singerWhy does Miss Boyce have to learn different languagesATo understand her operas bet

9、terBTo improve her language abilityCTo make herself known to more peopleDTo communicate with different people 3.A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the surprising discovery that a sudden increase in the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the way that a sudden increase in cri

10、me doesAppleyard observed this by finding three blocks of houses in San Francisco that 100ked much alike and had tlle same kind of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same ethnic mixThe difference was that only 2,000 cars a day ran down Octavia Street(LIGHT street, in Ap

11、pleyards terminology)while Gough Street(MEDIUM street)was used by 8,000 cars a day, and Franldin Street(HEAVY street)had around 16,000 cars a dayFranHin Street often had as many cars in an hour as Octavia Street had in a day Heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, fumes, and soot, directly, and

12、 trash secondarilyThat is, the cars didnt bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it upThe car, Appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsible forNoise was a constant intrusion into their homes Many FranHin Street residents covered t

13、heir doors and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their housesMost families with children had already left Conditions on Octavia Street were much differentResidents picked up trash They sat on their front steps and chatted with neighborsThey had three times as many friends and twice

14、 as many acquaintances as the people on Franklin On Gough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic increasedPeople were becoming more and more preoccupied with their own livesA number of families had recently movedAnd more were considering itThose who were

15、 staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their communityThe authors main purpose in the second paragraph is to_Adiscuss the problem of handling trashBsuggest ways to cope with traffic problemsCpoint out the disadvantage of hear trafficDpropose an alternative system of transportation 4.Im

16、agine, if you will, the average games playerWhat do you see A guy who never grew up Or a nervous 18-year-old pushing buttons on his controller, lost and alone in a violent onscreen world Sorry,you loseThe average garner is starting to look pretty much like the average personFor the first time, accor

17、ding tO a U.Spoll commissioned by AOL(American On Line)Games, roughly half of those surveyed, ages 12 to 55, are tapping away at some kind of electronic gamewhether on a PC, a cell phone or another handheld devicefor an average of three hours every week The games people play say a lot about who they

18、 areMachines like the Xbox and PlayStation 2 are largely the territory of twentysomething men, who prefer to picture themselves as sports stars and racing driversMen 50 and older prefer military games Teenage girls are much more likely than boys to play games on their phone, while older women make u

19、p the majority of people playing card games such as Hearts online Is it a good thing，all this time spent on games Or is it as harmful as television，pulling people ever further from reality The AOL survey suggests some players are in denial about the extent of their habitOne in 10 garners finds it is

20、 impossible to resist games; 1 in 4 admits to losing a nights sleep to play games; and another quarter has been too absorbed to have meals But dont think were all heading into a world with everyone plugged into, if not totally controlled by, his own gameQuite the contrary: gamers appear to be more e

21、ngaged with reality than other kinds of couch potatoesAccording to a comprehensivesurvey by the Entertainment Software Association(ESAwhose members, of course， want you to think video games are healthy), gamers spend an average of 23 hours a week volunteering and going to church, concerts, museums a

22、nd other cultural events More enthusiastic gamers who play 11 hours a week or more spend even more time out in the cultural world (34 hours)When asked about the extent of their habit，some players_Arefused to provide an answer to this questionBdenied they were affected by electronic gamesCwondered wh

23、y they were asked such a questionDstressed their interest in playing electronic games 5.The United States is a confederation of statesEach state has the (26) to make laws with regard to the state (27) , based on public opinion，states can (28) policies regarding education, and they may (29) a state i

24、ncome tax; they also determine the speed (30) , housing codes and the drinking age In most parts of the United States, you (31) be 21 years old to buy alcohol in a liquor store, bar (32) restaurantIn some states you may buy beer in a grocery storeIf a store sells alcohol to a minor,the (33) of the s

25、tore is usually (34) a large sum of money (35) many areas have an open-container law, (36) means that people may not drink alcohol on the street or in a carAnyone (37) with an open container of alcohol may be arrested (38) with all these laws, the (39) of alcohol is a serious (40) in the United Stat

26、es and CanadaDrinking on college campuses, (41) there are many underage drinkers, has (42) greatlyIn fact, alcohol sales have gone up (43) the legal drinking age was (44) from 18 to 21Some people believe that if there were no legal drinking age, (45) in some other countries, North American youth wou

27、ld drink lessAdemandBdisagreeCdiscussDdetermine 6.Why is the woman upsetAShe saw a ghost in her dreamBShe encountered a traffic jamCShe almost had a traffic accidentDShe hit a bus full of school children 7.A pioneering study by Donald Appleyard made the surprising discovery that a sudden increase in

28、 the volume of traffic through an area affects people in the way that a sudden increase in crime doesAppleyard observed this by finding three blocks of houses in San Francisco that 100ked much alike and had tlle same kind of middle-class and working-class residents, with approximately the same ethni

29、c mixThe difference was that only 2,000 cars a day ran down Octavia Street(LIGHT street, in Appleyards terminology)while Gough Street(MEDIUM street)was used by 8,000 cars a day, and Franldin Street(HEAVY street)had around 16,000 cars a dayFranHin Street often had as many cars in an hour as Octavia S

30、treet had in a day Heavy traffic brought with it danger, noise, fumes, and soot, directly, and trash secondarilyThat is, the cars didnt bring in much trash, but when trash accumulated, residents seldom picked it upThe car, Appleyard determined, reduced the amount of territory residents felt responsi

31、ble forNoise was a constant intrusion into their homes Many FranHin Street residents covered their doors and windows and spent most of their time in the rear of their housesMost families with children had already left Conditions on Octavia Street were much differentResidents picked up trash They sat

32、 on their front steps and chatted with neighborsThey had three times as many friends and twice as many acquaintances as the people on Franklin On Gough Street, residents said that the old feeling of community was disappearing as traffic increasedPeople were becoming more and more preoccupied with th

33、eir own livesA number of families had recently movedAnd more were considering itThose who were staying expressed deep regret at the destruction of their communityPeople on Gough Street_Afelt sorry that their block had been pulled downBfelt indifferent about people moving outCthought their old commun

34、ity was goneDthought mostly of themselves 8.The ostrich, the largest bird in the world at present, lives in the drier regions of Africa outside the actual desertsBecause of its very long，powerful legs and the floating effect of its extended wings，it is able to run at great speed over considerable di

35、stances The female ostrich normally produces about twenty eggs every rainy season When the female ostrich begins to lay her eggs, however, she does not begin in her own nestInstead she goes off in search of the nests of neighboring females and laystwo or three eggs in each of themBy the time she has

36、 laid eight or nine eggs，she returns and lays the rest in her own nest Because of the size of the eggs, the female ostrich cannot lay more than one every two days，so it takes her three weeks to finish laying in her own nestDuring that period, she spends a lot of time away from her nest looking for f

37、oodAnd while she is off her nest, other females visit it to lay their eggs amongst hersBy the time she is ready to sit on the eggs to hatch them, there could be up to thirty eggs in her nest, over half of which are not her own The female ostrich can comfortably cover only about twenty eggs when she

38、is sitting on the nest, so before settling down she pushes the surplus ten or so eggs out of the nestThe rejected eggs, however, never include any of her ownEach female is remarkably consistent in the size and shape of the eggs she produces, so it is not difficult for her to distinguish her own from

39、 those of strangers Of all the eggs laid by a colony of ostriches, only a very small number hatch into young birdsThere are times when nests are left unprotected, for there are too few males to sit on all the nests at nightThus there are ample opportunities for their natural enemies to raid the nest

40、s and eat the eggsIn fact，nearly 80% of the nests are destroyedBut even if a particular females nest suffers this fate, there is a good chance that one or two of her eggs will be hatched in the nest of one of her neighborsThe female ostrich would push some of the eggs out of her nest because _.Ashe

41、can only hatch her own eggsBthose eggs are unlikely to be hatchedCthose eggs are to be hatched by othersDshe can only hatch a limited number of eggs 9.Imagine, if you will, the average games playerWhat do you see A guy who never grew up Or a nervous 18-year-old pushing buttons on his controller, los

42、t and alone in a violent onscreen world Sorry,you loseThe average garner is starting to look pretty much like the average personFor the first time, according tO a U.Spoll commissioned by AOL(American On Line)Games, roughly half of those surveyed, ages 12 to 55, are tapping away at some kind of elect

43、ronic gamewhether on a PC, a cell phone or another handheld devicefor an average of three hours every week The games people play say a lot about who they areMachines like the Xbox and PlayStation 2 are largely the territory of twentysomething men, who prefer to picture themselves as sports stars and

44、 racing driversMen 50 and older prefer military games Teenage girls are much more likely than boys to play games on their phone, while older women make up the majority of people playing card games such as Hearts online Is it a good thing，all this time spent on games Or is it as harmful as television

45、，pulling people ever further from reality The AOL survey suggests some players are in denial about the extent of their habitOne in 10 garners finds it is impossible to resist games; 1 in 4 admits to losing a nights sleep to play games; and another quarter has been too absorbed to have meals But dont

46、 think were all heading into a world with everyone plugged into, if not totally controlled by, his own gameQuite the contrary: gamers appear to be more engaged with reality than other kinds of couch potatoesAccording to a comprehensivesurvey by the Entertainment Software Association(ESAwhose members

47、, of course， want you to think video games are healthy), gamers spend an average of 23 hours a week volunteering and going to church, concerts, museums and other cultural events More enthusiastic gamers who play 11 hours a week or more spend even more time out in the cultural world (34 hours)It can be inferred from the text that_Aelectronic games are less harmful than televisionBtelevision viewers are more realistic than gamersCtelevision is more popular than electronic gamesDgamers have less self-control than TV viewers 10.The United States is a confederation of statesEach state