2021內(nèi)蒙古公共英語考試考前沖刺卷

1、第 頁2021內(nèi)蒙古公共英語考試考前沖刺卷本卷共分為2大題50小題，作答時間為180分鐘，總分100分，60分及格。一、單項選擇題（共46題，每題2分。每題的備選項中，只有一個最符合題意） 1.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)

2、a state income 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)

3、 of the store 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 Un

4、ited States 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

5、youth would drink lessAthoughBasCwhereDwhich 2.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 income tax; they also determine the speed

6、(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 store is usually (34) a large sum of money

7、 (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 States and CanadaDrinking on college campuses

8、, (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 would drink lessAraisedBincreasedCpeakedDcli

9、maxed 3.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 income tax; they also determine the speed (30) , housing codes and the drinking a

10、ge 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 store is usually (34) a large sum of money (35) many areas have an open-container

11、 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 States and CanadaDrinking on college campuses, (41) there are many underage drinkers

12、, 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 would drink lessAwhenBsinceCbeforeDafter 4.The United States is a confederation of

13、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 income tax; they also determine the speed (30) , housing codes and the drinking age In most parts of the United States, you (31)

14、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 store is usually (34) a large sum of money (35) many areas have an open-container law, (36) means that people may not drink alcoh

15、ol 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 States and CanadaDrinking on college campuses, (41) there are many underage drinkers, has (42) greatlyIn fact, alcohol sales have go

16、ne 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 would drink lessAshiftedBupgradedCupliftedDchanged 5.The United States is a confederation of statesEach state has the (26) to make

17、laws with regard to the state (27) , based on public opinion，states can (28) policies regarding education, and they may (29) a state income 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 li

18、quor 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 store 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

19、) 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 States 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

20、(44) from 18 to 21Some people believe that if there were no legal drinking age, (45) in some other countries, North American youth would drink lessAsameBforCasDsimilar 6.Whats the relationship between the two speakersABoss and secretary.BLawyer and client.CTeacher and student.DNurse and patient. 7.H

21、ow much money do they have between themA$46.B$86.C$56.D$130. 8.What is the probable relationship between the man and the womanAHusband and wife.BFather and daughter.CDoctor and patient.DTeacher and student. 9.What do we learn from this conversationAThe man wants to attend tomorrows show.BThere arent

22、 any tickets left for tonights show.CThere arent any tickets left for tomorrows show.DThe man doesnt want to attend tomorrows show. 10.What does the man meanAHe will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher.BHe will wash the dishes himself instead.CHe will help Bill to translate the manual.DHe himsel

23、f will operate the dishwasher. 11.Where is Mr. Adams nowAAt the Sun Valley.BAt the Health Center.CAt home.DAt the office. 12.What does the woman think the man should also doALose weight.BQuit smoking.CWeigh himself frequently.DHave a talk with the doctor. 13.Where is the conversation most probably t

24、aking placeAAt the airport.BIn a travel agency.CIn a hotel.DAt home. 14.What is the woman going to doe _.AJoin her friend.BStay inside.CSketch the tree.DLook for a job. 15.What does the man suggest they should doe _.AFind a larger room.BSell the old table.CBuy two bookshelves.DRearrange some furnitu

25、re. 16.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the conversation you have just heard.What didnt the woman leave for the mane _.AHer keys.BHer American Express Card.CHer Blooming dales Credit Card.DHer visa card. 17.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Why did the man give up studyi

26、ng physicsAHe didnt like physics any more.BHis eyesight was too poor.CPhysics was too hard for him.DHe had to work to support himself. 18.Questions 19 to 21 are bused on the passage you have just heard.Why didnt the farmer know what to do when the sack of wheat fell on the groundABecause the sack br

27、oke.BBecause the farmer was not strong enough to lift the sack alone.CBecause the farmer fell down, too.DBecause the sack was too heavy for the horse. 19.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.What is the concern of ordinary people about the Greenhouse EffectAWhether it can

28、be detected and checked.BWhether it will lead to widespread food shortage.CWhether global warming will speed up in the future.DWhether it will affect their own lives. 20.Bum rate is the speed at which a startup business consumes money. My rate would be $ 50,000 a month when my new media company star

29、ted. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. It was called angel money But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help, I found the number got small. With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. Bu

30、t I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold. As I was searching for angel money, I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didnt have money for paychecks yet. Bill Becker was all expert in computer progr

31、amming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M. I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology guy in house. Katherine Henderson, a filmmaker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as an operating officer. He

32、 had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him. We had some really good people, but we still didnt have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions

33、. She rail a very good business at the time. Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success. She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed

34、 upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $ 500,000. I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven. I have confidence in your plan. she said. Youll do well. Youre going to work hard for it, but its satisfying when you build your own company. Who would have thought Id find al

35、l angel so close to home There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.For a newly-established business, burn rate refers to _.Athe salary it pays to its staffBthe interest it pays to the bankCthe

36、way in which it raises capitalDthe speed at which it spends money 21.Hi there. Hows it going Oh, fine, fine. How about this weather, huh Well, I guess we can always use the rain. Whats that This story Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you have

37、dozens of times a day. Maybe youre waiting for the elevator. Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesnt do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our lives.

38、 Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. Its so powerful. It does something to you. Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary, Oliver says, If I dont make small connectio

39、n with another person, I cant work. What causes it As a rule, youre either trying to force something into your life, or youre using conversation as an invisible force field to keep them out. You can be wanting to connect with another person, and small talk is your introduction to more meaningful con

40、versation. The way people use small talk is usually determined by where they happen to be at the time. Take the elevator, for instance. Now theres prime territory. Nobody knows anyone and theres no reason to start a conversation, but invariably, someone does. Making conversation in such peaceful soc

41、ial settings, according to Oliver, can confirm your territory. Its a way of feeling liked and accepted. The topics of small talk dont matter. In fact, you dont want anything more taxing than the weather or the traffic. Its non-threatening talk in a threatening situation. However, the rules change qu

42、ickly when youre with lots of people doing lots of talking. Lets say youre at a party. Now its time to use small talk as a way of making others feel more comfortable around you, so you dont look silly standing by the food table alone all night.Small talk, as interpreted by the author, _.Ais not as i

43、dle as it may seem to beBis usually meaningless and therefore uselessChas no real function in communication at allDis restricted to certain topics only 22. Text Although lie detectors are widely used by governments, police departments and businesses, the results are not always accurate. Lie detector

44、s are commonly (26) as emotion detectors, for their aim is to (27) bodily changes that contradict what a (28) says. The lie detector records changes (29) heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, and the electrical (30) of the skin. In the first part of the (31) you are electronically connected to the

45、machine and (32) a few neutral questions (What is your name etc. ). Your physical reactions serve (33) the standard for evaluating what comes (34) Then you are presented with a few (35) questions among the neutral ones ( When did you rob the bank ). The idea is that if you are (36) , your body will

46、reveal the truth, even if you try to (37) it. Your heart rate and breathing will change (38) as you respond to the questions. That is the theory, but psychologists have found that lie detectors are simply not (39) . Since most physical changes are the same across (40) emotions, lie detectors cannot

47、tell (41) you are feeling angry, nervous or excited. (42) people may be tense and nervous (43) the whole procedure. They may react physiologically to a certain word ( bank ) not because they robbed it, but because they recently used a bad check. In either (44) , the machine will record a lie. On the

48、 other hand, some practiced liars can lie (45) hesitation, so the reverse mistake is also common.AknownBdesignedCfixedDproduced 23.The tanker lay in the bay for four days, a few hundred meters from the shore. In this tideless water she lay as still and secure as if fastened to a wall. In a way, she

49、was, for the sandy bottom held her in its grip. Twice the harbor masters boat went out to her; the second time it brought off a number of the crew. It never occurred to the watchers on shore that the ship was in danger. She looked so calm and seaworthy. From time to time there was activity on board:

50、 When a land wind rose in the evenings, the tankers engines came to life. Then the vessel shook herself and strained fiercely, but none of it did her any good. She just stayed where she was in the bay. The July sun blazed down on her flat decks. Occasionally a seaman, stripped to the waist, came out

51、 on to the deck with the movements of someone performing a complicated dance, stepping lightly, never resting on that burning metal. Once or twice he kept close to the ships rail, with an arm raised against the sunlight, staring at the people on the beach. Throughout the day the air rose in visible

52、waves from the tankers decks. When a sea wind blew, it brought with it the heavy smell of oil. At night the ship lay in total darkness. On the fifth morning a thick bank of sea mist filled the bay. It seemed that the tanker had got a-way in the night and gone into harbor. But this was an illusion. S

53、lowly, as the fog cleared a little, she came into view again but farther out. Soon two figures could be seen at work on her decks. There was the sound of hammering, of metal on metal, and then of something heavy falling on to the deck. At once the watchers on shore were half blinded by a flash of ye

54、llow light that enveloped the ship from end to end. The explosion that followed the flash was like a single crack from a giant whip. In a moment the ship, except for a dark line at water level, was lost to sight behind the flames. Two bodies were washed ashore in the bay. They were stripped to the w

55、aist, bare-footed, and black with flash burns. The right arm of one body was raised to the forehead as if shielding the eyes from some bright light. The other man wore a gold chain round his neck. The tanker burned for nine days and nights.The tanker could not sail into the harbor because _.Athe tid

56、e was not suitableBmost of her crew had gone ashoreCher engines had broken downDshe had run aground on sand 24.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the conversation you have just heard.How much did the woman take out of their savings accountA$2,000.B$3,000.C$20,000.D$200. 25.Questions 19 to 21 are bused

57、on the passage you have just heard.What did the farmer feel when he recognized the riderAHumble.BHappy.CDiscouraged.DAshamed. 26.Questions 15 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Why did the man resign from the engineering firmAHe was not happy with the new director.BHe was not qualifi

58、ed to be an engineer.CHe wanted to travel.DHe found his job boring. 27.Hi there. Hows it going Oh, fine, fine. How about this weather, huh Well, I guess we can always use the rain. Whats that This story Oh, just a little look at small talk. You know, those seemingly meaningless conversations you hav

59、e dozens of times a day. Maybe youre waiting for the elevator. Or in a line at the bank. It all seems pretty trivial. Idle chatter about traffic doesnt do much more than fill the air with empty words that are quickly forgotten. But you should know that small talk actually has a big place in our live

60、s. Pat Oliver, assistant professor on arts, says that, Left unchecked, small talk can be an invasion. Its so powerful. It does something to you. Every morning after spending an hour and a half on the freeway I start the day with small talk with my secretary, Oliver says, If I dont make small connect