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1、2023年河北公共英语考试模拟卷（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.There are two aspects which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is the brain he is born (26) . Human brains differ considerably, (27) being more able than others. (28) no matter how goo

2、d a brain he has to begin with, an individual Will have a low order of intelligence (29) he has opportunities to learn. So the second aspect is what (30) to the individual the environment in which he is brought (31) . If an individual is handicapped (32) , it is likely that his brain will (33) to de

3、velop and he will (34) attain the level of intelligence of which he is (35) . The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be (36) by the case history of the identical twins, Tom and Mike. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were

4、placed in (37) foster homes. Ton, was reared by parents of low intelligence in an (38) community with poor educational (39) . Mike, (40) was educated in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. This environmental (41) continued until the twins were (42) their late teens, (43) they wer

5、e given test to (44) their intelligence. Mike’s I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the (45) and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.29().A. ifB. thoughC. asD. unless2.Priscilla Ouchida’s energy-efficient house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and he

6、r engineer husband married a few years ago, they built a $ 100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however.

7、Pricilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allo

8、wed by federal standards for chemical workers. The source of the gas Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation’s drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t

9、 new. The indoor environment was dirty long before energy conservation came along, says Moschandreas, a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases.The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed hom

10、es rather than old ones. Back in the days when energy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants generated in most households seldom built

11、up to dangerous levels.What made the Ouchidas new house a horrible dream().A. Lack of fresh air.B. Poor quality of building materials.C. Gas leakage in the kitchen.D. The newly painted walls.3.W: Don’t you feel responsible for the mix-up M: Why should I I have no authority.How does the man fee

12、l about the problem().A. Unconcerned.B. Upset.C. Confused.D. Responsible.4.Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a heroDespite immense differences in cultures, h

13、eroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.Heroes serve powers or principles larger than thems

14、elves. Like high voltage transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would be hero

15、es is what or whom do they serve What are they willing to live and die for If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundantHeroes are catal

16、ysts (催化剂) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated (隔离的) b

17、uses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.The author concludes that historical changes would ().A. be delayed without lea

18、ders with inspiring personal qualitiesB. not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrificesC. take place if there were heroes to lead the peopleD. produce leaders with attractive personalities5.Change is the principle-and the process-that enables us to move on and upward growth and change, of

19、 continuous improvement. To make meaningful progress, we need to consider one other aspect of change as it is used only by human our thought. In the words of Madame, The voice of thought is so soft that it is easy to forget about it, but it is also so clear that it is impossible to misunderstand it.

20、Just as the education of nerve is most important to the excellent athlete and education of the mind is vital to the scholar, education of the thought is vital to the truly highly effective person.Training and educating the thought, however, requires even greater concentration, more balanced discipli

21、ne, more consistently honest living. It requires regular feasting on inspiring literature, thinking noble thoughts and, above all, living in harmony with its still small voice.Just as junk food and lack of exercise can ruin an athlete’s condition, those things that are not decent, crude, or un

22、healthy can lead to an inner darkness and make us wonder What is right and wrongIn the words of Dag Hammarskjold, You cannot play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without losing your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind.

23、He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn’t reserve a plot for weeds.Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the hole will be filled, and we will lose our self-awareness and become like groveling animals that live mainly for survival.And there is n

24、o easy way in developing them. The Law of the Harvest governs; we will always reap what we sow-no more, no less. I believe that as we grow and develop, an increasingly educated thought will push us along the path of personal freedom, security, wisdom, and power. Moving upward requires us to learn, c

25、ommit, and do on increasingly higher planes. To keep progressing, we must learn, commit, and do-learn, commit, and do-and learn, commit, and do again.How does the author develop his idea in paragraph 4().A. By referring to a social phenomenon.B. By making a comparison.C. By posing a contrast.D. By c

26、riticizing a typical behavior.6.There are two aspects which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is the brain he is born (26) . Human brains differ considerably, (27) being more able than others. (28) no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual Will have a low o

27、rder of intelligence (29) he has opportunities to learn. So the second aspect is what (30) to the individual the environment in which he is brought (31) . If an individual is handicapped (32) , it is likely that his brain will (33) to develop and he will (34) attain the level of intelligence of whic

28、h he is (35) . The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be (36) by the case history of the identical twins, Tom and Mike. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in (37) foster homes. Ton, was reared by parents of low

29、intelligence in an (38) community with poor educational (39) . Mike, (40) was educated in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. This environmental (41) continued until the twins were (42) their late teens, (43) they were given test to (44) their intelligence. Mike’s I. Q. was

30、 125, twenty-five points higher than the (45) and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.30().A. refersB. appliesC. happensD. concerns7.Priscilla Ouchida’s energy-efficient house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer husband married a few years ago, they bu

31、ilt a $ 100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Pricilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was consta

32、ntly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly developed a strange illness.Experts finally traced the cause of her illness. The level of formaldehyde (甲醛) gas in her kitchen was twice the maximum allowed by federal standards for chemical workers. The

33、source of the gas Her new kitchen cabinets and wall-to-wall carpeting.The Ouchidas are victims of indoor air pollution, which is not given sufficient attention partly because of the nation’s drive to save energy. The problem itself isn’t new. The indoor environment was dirty long before

34、energy conservation came along, says Moschandreas, a pollution scientist at Geomet Technologies in Maryland. Energy conservation has tended to accentuate the situation in some cases.The problem appears to be more troublesome in newly constructed homes rather than old ones. Back in the days when ener

35、gy was cheap, home builders didn’t worry much about unsealed cracks. Because of such leaks, the air in an average home was replaced by fresh outdoor air about once an hour. As a result, the pollutants generated in most households seldom built up to dangerous levels.The word accentuate (Line 4,

36、 Para. 3) most probably means().A. relieveB. accelerateC. worsenD. improve8.Change is the principle-and the process-that enables us to move on and upward growth and change, of continuous improvement. To make meaningful progress, we need to consider one other aspect of change as it is used only by hu

37、man our thought. In the words of Madame, The voice of thought is so soft that it is easy to forget about it, but it is also so clear that it is impossible to misunderstand it.Just as the education of nerve is most important to the excellent athlete and education of the mind is vital to the scholar,

38、education of the thought is vital to the truly highly effective person.Training and educating the thought, however, requires even greater concentration, more balanced discipline, more consistently honest living. It requires regular feasting on inspiring literature, thinking noble thoughts and, above

39、 all, living in harmony with its still small voice.Just as junk food and lack of exercise can ruin an athlete’s condition, those things that are not decent, crude, or unhealthy can lead to an inner darkness and make us wonder What is right and wrongIn the words of Dag Hammarskjold, You cannot

40、play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without losing your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn’t reserve a plot for weeds.Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes a

41、nd principles to live by; otherwise the hole will be filled, and we will lose our self-awareness and become like groveling animals that live mainly for survival.And there is no easy way in developing them. The Law of the Harvest governs; we will always reap what we sow-no more, no less. I believe th

42、at as we grow and develop, an increasingly educated thought will push us along the path of personal freedom, security, wisdom, and power. Moving upward requires us to learn, commit, and do on increasingly higher planes. To keep progressing, we must learn, commit, and do-learn, commit, and do-and lea

43、rn, commit, and do again.What suggestion does the author give for those who want to change their thoughts().A. Relaxing from time to time to regenerate emotional energy.B. Working in your own garden to change your mind after long time of thinking.C. Playing with animals so that you can feel energize

44、d again.D. Making commitments to yourself and taking actions to honor them.9.There are two aspects which determine an individual’s intelligence. The first is the brain he is born (26) . Human brains differ considerably, (27) being more able than others. (28) no matter how good a brain he has t

45、o begin with, an individual Will have a low order of intelligence (29) he has opportunities to learn. So the second aspect is what (30) to the individual the environment in which he is brought (31) . If an individual is handicapped (32) , it is likely that his brain will (33) to develop and he will

46、(34) attain the level of intelligence of which he is (35) . The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence can be (36) by the case history of the identical twins, Tom and Mike. When the twins were three months old, their parents died, and they were placed in (37) fos

47、ter homes. Ton, was reared by parents of low intelligence in an (38) community with poor educational (39) . Mike, (40) was educated in the home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. This environmental (41) continued until the twins were (42) their late teens, (43) they were given test to (4

48、4) their intelligence. Mike’s I. Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the (45) and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.31().A. aboutB. upC. forwardD. forth10.Priscilla Ouchida’s energy-efficient house turned out to be a horrible dream. When she and her engineer hus

49、band married a few years ago, they built a $ 100,000, three-bedroom home in California. Tightly sealed to prevent air leaks, the house was equipped with small double-paned (双层玻璃的) windows and several other energy-saving features. Problems began as soon as the couple moved in, however. Pricilla’s eyes burned. Her throat was constantly dry. She suffered from headaches and could hardly sleep. It was as though she had suddenly de