2023年陜西公共英語考試考前沖刺卷(八)

2023年陜西公共英語考試考前沖刺卷（8）

本卷共分為1大題50小題，作答時(shí)間為180分鐘，總分100

分，60分及格。

一、單項(xiàng)選擇題（共50題，每題2分。每題的備選項(xiàng)中，

只有一個(gè)最符合題意）

1.TheauthorsaysthatSouthAfricaisdoingbetterthan

Chinabecause.

A.ithasmoremedicalexpertsinAIDSthanChina.

B.itsgovernmentshowsmoreenthusiasm.

C.itdevotesmoremoneytothiscause.

D.it'spopulationofpatientsisdecreasing.

2.Thispassagemaybe.

A.areportontheannualmeetingoftheUN.

B.aresearchreportbyasocialistforthegovernment.

C.anarguingpaperonapublication.

D.apamphletdeliveredtothepublic.

3.Theauthorwritethispassagemainlyto

A.bringupsomefactsaboutAIDSpreventingandcuring

intheworld.

B.urgeChinesegovernmenttodosomethingaboutAIDS.

C.comparetwocountriesintheAIDS-relatedwork.

D.saysomethingaboutthedevelopmentintheAIDS

preventingmethod.

4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatChinafall

behindSouthAfricabecause.

A.therearenotenoughmedicalexpertsinAIDS.

B.thegovernment5sattitudetowardAIDSproblemis

stilltobechanged.

C.ofthelackofexperience.

D.chinahavenotenoughmoney.

5.TheauthorsuggestedthatTaiwaneseshould.

A.developagoodrelationshipwithChina.

B.takeadvantageofAmericaandEUtothreatChina.

C.keepthestabilityofthesituation.

D.remainsilentwhateverhappened.

6.Theword“stigmatize〃inparagraph3isclosestin

meaningto.

A.criticize.

B.abort.

C.depreciate.

D.disregard.

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingis

true

A.Americacouldhavedosomethingtoendthecoldwar.

B.Taiwanwou1dhavedevelopedslowerifitwerenot

forthechangeofthegovernment.

C.ChinaisdevelopingfasterthanTaiwannow.

D.EUisinmorecloserelationwithChinatoday.

8.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureofChina's

AIDSproblemmightbedescribedasoneof.

A.worried.

B.indifferent.

C.optimistic.

D.frustrated.

9.ComparedtoAmerica,theauthorbelievethatwhich

ofthefollowingfactorcontributemosttheEU，s

expectationthatChinahasapeacefulrelationshipwith

Taiwan

A.Politicalreasons.

B.Economicalreasons.

C.FriendshipwithbothChinaandTaiwan.

D.Theworld5speace.

10.TheauthormentionedFatherChristmasandthefour

horsesoftheapocalypseinorderto.

A.compareFatherChristmaswiththefourhorsesofthe

apocalypse.

B.stresshowfatpeoplenowontheearth.

C.preparetheappearanceof"horse“inthenext

sentence.

D.makethepassageroadinteresting.

11.Theauthor，sattitudetowardstheproblemofgrowing

fatcanbebestdescribedas.

A.worried.

B.indifferent.

C.objective.

D.pessimistic.

12.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowing

contributemosttothegrowthoftheweightofthe

peopleontheearth

A.Noseriouswarsoccurred.

B.Lackofconsiderationforthediseasesassociatewith

growingfat.

C.Growthofthefoodsupply.

D.Lackofmedicaltreatmentfortheproblemofgrowing

fat.

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat”

Malthusians“inparagraph3maybesomeonewho.

A.worriesaboutallthethingswhateverbigorsmall.

B.comeswithwarningthatfoodwillnotfeedallthe

peopleontheearth.

C.likestoteachthepublictoeatlessfood.

D.aeconomistwhoshowdeepconcernforthepeople

withoutfood.

14.TheauthorpointsoutthatChalmers，stheoryneeds

tobeimprovedinwhichofthefollowingaspects

A.themotiveofsomebehaviorofAmerica.

B.theunderlyingintentionofAmerica，ssupportof

globalization.

C.thereasonwhyAmericaseekstoitstranscendent

position.

D.thefacttheAmericaisnotpurelyimperial.

15.Theword"dubious"inparagraph4means.

A.uncertain.

B.unreasonable.

C.important.

D.unique.

16.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheSoviet

collapsebecauseof.

A.theoverexpansionofmilitaryintopolities.

B.therebellionofthecivil.

C.theinabilityofthegovernment.

D.thedisappearanceofdemocracy.

17.Theauthor5sopinionabouttheremarkofChalmers

JohnsoninTheSorrowsofEmpiremightbebestsummarize

asoneof.

A.surprisingbutsomewhatreasonable.

B.reasonablebutstillneedstobeimproved.

C.tooabsolute.

D.toopessimistic.

18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingis

themostimportantcharactersharedbybothsatellite

and“sateHite“countries

A.Revolvingaroundacenterbody.

B.havenoorbitoftheirown.

C.dependent.

D.smallerthanothers.

19.IntheXuzhousurvey,howmanychildrenhaveextra

privatelessons

A.250.

B.25.

C.10.

D.3.

20.Theword〃institutions”(Para.12,line2)here

probablyrefersto

A.communities.

B.governments.

C.schools.

D.researchinggroups.

21.Intheparents5view,entrytoagooduniversity

dependsupon

A.havingsomeearlyarttraining.

B.attendingthebestprimaryandmiddleschools.

C.gettingagoodjob.

D.theparents5prestigeandposition.

22.Withwhichofthefollowingstatementswou1dthe

authorbeleastlikelytoagree

A.TheInternetprovidesuswithperfecteducational

information.

B.TheInternetprovidesuswithlimitlessresources.

C.Wecanobtainthelatestinformationfromforeign

countriesthroughtheInternet.

D.TheinformationontheInternetisnolonger

availableonlyforafewpeople.

23.Parentsintheirfortieswanttheirchildrentoget

thebesteducationbecause

A.theparentsmissedoutontheirowneducationwhen

theywereyoung.

B.itistheirresponsibilitytohelptheirchildren.

C.theirchildrenareclevererthantheywere.

D.theydon'twantthemtogototheruralareas.

24.Thetextimpliesthat

A.professionalpeopleshouldpickoutproper

informationfromtheInternetforschools.

B.professionalpeopleshouldinstructteachersand

studentstousetheInternet.

C.educatorsshouldbeactiveinusingcomputer.

D.educatorsshouldhavetheirownemailaddress.

25.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsalargequantityof

informationonthenetis

A.satisfied.

B.indifferent.

C.furious.

D.worried.

26.The“contractsystem”is

A.amethodofuniversityentry.

B.awayofencouragingchildrentoworkhard.

C.anagreementbetweenchildrenandtheirteachers.

D.awayofguaranteeingtheyoungpeopleagoodjob.

27.WhatistheChinesenewspapers5attitudetothe

parentsdescribedinthisarticle

A.Sympathetic.

B.Critical.

C.Approving.

D.Neutral.

28.Howdidthegraduate,sparentsreacttotheir

child，spureAmericanaccent

A.Unhappy.

B.Satisfied.

C.Surprised.

D.Suspicious.

29.Whatdoesthewriterprobablythinkofthedebate

aboutEnglishteachingforimmigrantchildren

A.Itisabsolutelynecessary.

B.Itisthought-provoking.

C.Whatisarguedaboutissometimesnotrelatedto

reality.

D.Thetwosides'argumentsdomakesense.

30.Whatdidtheboysayabouthisearlyuseofthe

languages

A.Hewouldchooseproperlywhichlanguagetouse.

B.HehadtouseEnglishmostofthetime.

C.Hisparentswantedhimtousehisnativetongue.

D.Somebodytoldhimwhatheshoulddoaboutit.

31.Whatdoesthephrase"fromvariouscomersofthis

country“probablymean

A.Fromdifferentpartsofthecountry.

B.Fromacrossthecountry.

C.Frommanystreetsofthecountry.

D.Fromalotofhousesofthecountry.

32.WhattheChicagoPublicschoolspreferstoin

languageeducationis

A.thegradualapproach.

B.theimmersion.

C.Englishteachingfirst.

D.thedabateovertheissue.

33.Inthewriter5sopinion,peoplejudgeothersby

A.thetypeofworktheydo.

B.theplacewheretheywork.

C.thetimetheyspendatwork.

D.theamountofmoneytheyearn.

34.Accordingtothewriter,inthefutureworkwill

A.matterlessthanitdoesnow.

B.beasimportantasitisnow.

C.bebetterpaidthanitisnow.

D.offermoresatisfactionthanitdoesnow.

35.Workingconditionsgenerallyremainbadbecause.

A.theworkersarequitesatisfiedwiththem.

B.noonecandecidewhattodoaboutthem.

C.managersseenoneedtochangethem.

D.officeworkerswanttoprotecttheirposition

36.Whatdoesthewriterthinkisneededtosolveour

industrialproblems

A.Areductioninthenumberofstrikes.

B.Equalityinsalaries.

C.Amoreequaldistributionofresponsibility.

D.Animprovementinmoralstandards.

37.Whatadvantagesdoesthewritersaymanagershave

overotherworkers

A.Theycannotlosttheirjobs.

B.Theygettimeofftoattendcourses.

C.Theycanworkatwhateverintereststhem.

D.Theycanmaketheirowndecisions.

38.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext

A.Theonlineinformationforschoolteaching.

B.SomeproblemsoftheInternetuse.

C.WhoisresponsiblefortheInternetsafety.

D.Howtoevaluatetheon-lineresources.

39.Fromhere,youcanseethebridge

construction.

A.in

B.on

C.under

D.with

40.Therearestudentsplayingbasketballinthe

room.

A.scoreof

B.scoresof

C.twoscores

D.twoscoreof

41.thedeterminedcaptain,allthepassengerson

boardwouldn'thavebeensaved.

A.Ithadnotbeenfor

B.14aditnotbeenfor

C.Ifithadnotfor

D.Nothadbeenfor

42.OnreachingthetopfloorIsuddenlyrealizedthat

Imyboo