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1、2023年甘肃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.GET YOUR DEGREE AT HOME!Have you ever wondered what a Degree might be worth to you in your job or career It means a lot of Americans with an Associate Degree average nearly $10,000 more in yearly earnings

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8、 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Website: www. Harcourt-learning. com Email: Harcourt learning. com.What does the writer of this ad intend to say by naming General Electric, IBM, Ford, etc. ()ATo show that their training is widely used in the country.BTo show that the training program is fully suppor

9、ted by famous companies in the U.S.CTo prove the value of their training in every area.DTo show the importance of getting recognized by the most famous companies.2.My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a (36) life with my aunt and cousins who treated me un

10、fairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any (37) .The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John (38) me:You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us! After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I (39) for hours crying.Things (40

11、) the same until a tall gentleman called Mr. Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school (41) by the gentleman. Train her to be useful and humble, said Aunt. Two days later I (42) my home.At first my (43) at Lowood School was not easy. The food was bad and I was often col

12、d but I made (44) and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners (45) the school and life improved. Six years later I (46) a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a (47) .B

13、efore I left Lowood, I was (48) by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come (49) me but left again to go abroad. He looked like quite a gentleman, said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.My new life (50) at Thornfield Hall, a large country house,

14、 (51) a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He (52) stayed at Thornfield and (53) my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something (54) about my new home. Often I heard odd

15、 (奇怪的) sounds (55) from the top floor of the house.40().AappearedBworkedCseemedDremained3.The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The

16、 canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $7,143,789, but it soon

17、 gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891.For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. T

18、he man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it Clinton’s Ditch(沟). Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for

19、 the canal, but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal i

20、s 363 miles.It can be inferred that()into the Atlantic Ocean.Athe Great Lakes flowBthe Hudson River flowsCLake Erie flowsDthe Erie Canal flows4.GET YOUR DEGREE AT HOME!Have you ever wondered what a Degree might be worth to you in your job or career It means a lot of Americans with an Associate Degre

21、e average nearly $10,000 more in yearly earnings than those with just a High School Diploma(毕业证).Harcourt Learning Direct offers you a way to get a Specialized Associate Degree in 11 of today’ s growing fieldswithout having to go to college full time. With Harcourt, you study at home in your s

22、pare time, so you don’t have to give up your present job while you are training for a better one. Choose from exciting majors like Business Management, Accounting, Dressmaking Design, Bookkeeping, Photography, Computer Science, Engineering, and more! Your training includes everything you needb

23、ooks, lessons, learning aids, even professional-quality tools and equipment. Everything you need to master your training and more ahead to a new career is included in the low tuition price you pay. Your education is nationally recognized! Nearly 2, 000 American companies, including General Electric,

24、 IBM, Mobile, General Motors, Ford, and many others, have used our training for their employees. If companies like these recognize the value of our training, you can be sure that employees in your area will, too!Earn your degree in as little as two years! Get a career diploma in just six months! The

25、 career of your dreams is closer than you think! Even if you have no experience before, you can get valuable job skills in today’s hottest fields! Step-by-step lessons make learning easy. Prepare for promotions(提升), pay raises, even starting a business of your own!Simply fill in your name and

26、address on the coupon(票券) above. Then write in the name and number of the one program you’re most interested in, and mail it today. We’ll rush your free information about how you can take advantage of the opportunities in the field you’ve chosen. Act today!Mail coupon today! Or cal

27、l the number below 1-800-372-1589. Call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Website: www. Harcourt-learning. com Email: Harcourt learning. com.It seems to the writer that the greatest attraction for people to take their training is().Aits convenienceBthe degree’s nation-wide recognitionCt

28、he economic benefit it will bring aboutDthe hot fields the training will help people to enter5.Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. I was a clothes addict, he jokes. I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled. Today Davi

29、d wears casual clothes and a sports shirt to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. I’m working harder than ever, David says, and I need to feel comfortable.More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in the United States. The change from forma

30、l to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday). This became known as dress-down Friday or casual Friday.What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an e

31、v- eryday thing. said business consultant Maisly Jones.Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for

32、work, says the owner of a software company, so it’ s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code. Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss and Company, 85 percent of employers sa

33、id that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale (士气). Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative impact on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money.Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one ever

34、y day, one person said. For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.David Smith wears casual clothes now, because().Athey make him feel at ease while workingBhe cannot afford to buy expensive clothesChe looks handsome in casual clothesDhe no longer works for any company6.My n

35、ame is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a (36) life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any (37) .The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John (38) me:You should go

36、 and beg, not live with rich folks like us! After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I (39) for hours crying.Things (40) the same until a tall gentleman called Mr. Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school (41) by the gentleman. Train her to be useful and h

37、umble, said Aunt. Two days later I (42) my home.At first my (43) at Lowood School was not easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made (44) and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners (45) the school and life improved. Six years later I (46) a teacher and

38、 was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a (47) .Before I left Lowood, I was (48) by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come (49) me but left again to go abroad. He looked like quite

39、 a gentleman, said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.My new life (50) at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, (51) a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He (52) stayed at Thornfield and (53) my time was mainly s

40、pent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something (54) about my new home. Often I heard odd (奇怪的) sounds (55) from the top floor of the house.41().AbuiltBdesignedCownedDopened7.The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It cross

41、ed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which industrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the natio

42、n’s largest city.The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $7,143,789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121,461,891.For a hundred y

43、ears before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it Clinton’s Ditch(沟). Clinton

44、talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The fi

45、rst part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.Which of the following is true according to the passage ()AThe Erie Canal brought profits of over $114,000,000.BIt’s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the

46、 Atlantic Ocean.CThe West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.DMany other states helped New York build the canal.8.Five years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. I was a clothes addict, he jokes. I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could chan

47、ge if my clothes got wrinkled. Today David wears casual clothes and a sports shirt to the office. He hardly ever wears a necktie. I’m working harder than ever, David says, and I need to feel comfortable.More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work in

48、 the United States. The change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday (but only on Friday). This became known as dress-down Friday or casual Friday.What started out as an extra one-day-a-week ben

49、efit for employees has really become an ev- eryday thing. said business consultant Maisly Jones.Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work, says the owner of a software company, so it’ s hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code.