2023年考前押題練習(xí)一

考前押題練習(xí)一

一、單選題

1、Wehavearelationshipinfinitelythatofmanyofourfriends（）

A．superiorto

B．superiorthan

C．superiorerto

D．superiorerthan

2、—Judgingfromnumberofthecars,therearenotmanypeopleintheclub.

—Ithinkso.Peoplewouldratherstayathomeinsuchbadweather（）

A．the;/

B．a(chǎn);/

C．the;a

D．a(chǎn);a

3、CharlesDickens,afamous19th-centurywriter,wrotemanypopularnovels,OliverTwistisaverygoodexample（）

A．ofwhich

B．a(chǎn)boutwhom

C．inwhich

D．ofwhom

4、Theconstructionofahighwaywillthegrowthofthesuburbs（）

A．resultfrom

B．distributeto

C．contributeto

D．devoteto

5、Ithasnevertoherthatitwashersonwhocommittedsuchasillymistake（）

A．occurred

B．happened

C．a(chǎn)risen

D．seemed

6、Dr.Green,togetherwithhiswifeandtwodaughters,toarriveinNanjingtonight（）

A．willbe

B．is

C．a(chǎn)re

D．a(chǎn)regoing

7、surprisedmemostwassuchalittleboyofsevencouldplaytheviolinsowell（）

A．That;what

B．That；that

C．What;that

D．What;what

8、Whilebeingquestionedinthepolicestation,themandeniedtheoldlady'spurse（）

A．havingtaken

B．taking

C．tohavetaken

D．totake

9、InordertoagoodknowledgeofEnglish,hegaveuphisjobandwenttostudyinanEnglishschool（）

A．require

B．inquire

C．a(chǎn)cquire

D．enquire

10、Somepeopleagainsttollbooths（收費(fèi)站）arguethatroads,once,shouldbefree（）

A．building

B．built

C．havingbuilt

D．tobuild

11、Ifyoujuststayinthiscityforafewdays,wecangiveyoualibrarycardsothatyoucanmakeuseofthebooksinthecitylibrary（）

A．terminal

B．temporary

C．regular

D．permanent

12、Mr.Smithwillnotbeabletoattendthemeetingtonight，becauseheaclassthen（）

A．isteaching

B．willbeteaching

C．willteach

D．willhavebeenteaching

13、AlthoughMaryhadsufferedfromaseriousillnessforyears,shelostofherenthusiasmforlife（）

A．neither

B．either

C．none

D．a(chǎn)ll

14、Hesuggestedtotomorrow'sexhibitiontogether（）

A．ustogo

B．wewent

C．weshallgo

D．wego

15、Butforthetrafficjam,Ilatefortheconference（）

A．wouldn'thavebeen

B．shouldn'tbe

C．wouldbe

D．hadn'tbeen

16、Thehallofthemiddleschoolwasnottoaccommodateallthestudents（）

A．bigenough

B．enoughbig

C．verysmall

D．verybig

17、Thesponsorsagreedthattheywouldsupportuswedidn'tbreaktherules（）

A．a(chǎn)swellas

B．a(chǎn)ssoonas

C．a(chǎn)sfaras

D．a(chǎn)slongas

18、Youshouldunderstandthatsometimesothersdon'tmeantohurtourfeelings,andtheyarejusttoostraight（）

A．onpurpose

B．byaccident

C．onbusiness

D．bymistake

19、IfJoe'swifedoesn'tgototheparty（）

A．hewilleither

B．neitherwillhe

C．neitherhewill

D．eitherhewill

20、Hegavecametothestoreapamphletinwhichhisproductsweredescribed（）

A．nomatterwho

B．those

C．whomever

D．whoever

21、Bytheendoflastmonthwethisassignment（）

A．finished

B．willhavefinished

C．hadfinished

D．havefinished

22、Mr.SmithreturnedfromChinalastweek,takinga（n）vase（）

A．Chineseoldbeautifulpottery

B．oldbeautifulpotteryChinese

C．potteryoldbeautifulChinese

D．beautifuloldChinesepottery

23、Themoneycollectedshouldbemadegoodusethepeoplewhosufferedalotinthesnowstorm（）

A．ofhelping

B．tohelping

C．tohelp

D．oftohelp

24、toAnne'sbirthdayparty,Mr.Brownisnowsearchingshopaftershopforanicepresentforher（）

A．Havinginvited

B．Havingbeeninvited

C．Havebeeninvited

D．Beinginvited

25、Isupposeyouknoweverythingaboutthatevent,（）

A．don'tyou

B．doI

C．doyou

D．don'tI

26、Eachtimehefromme,hewillwritetomeassoonaspossible（）

A．willhear

B．hadheard

C．hears

D．hasheard

27、He'llalwaysbetoyouforwhatyou'vedone（）

A．peaceful

B．secure

C．grateful

D．friendly

28、Thegovernmentwillprovidetemporaryforuptothreethousandhomelesspeople（）

A．description

B．impression

C．reputation

D．a(chǎn)ccommodation

29、ofthelandinthatdistrictcoveredwiththicksnowalltheyearround（）

A．Threefifth;are

B．Threefifths;is

C．Thirdfifths;are

D．Thirdfive;are

二、閱讀理解

1、Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahome,butmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworld.Ifyoulookatthenamesonshopwindows,youwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.Theideathatthesepeople,whooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStates,havelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericansisreallynottrue.Infact,whatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sideliving,inwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschools,business,andsports—buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathome.Thisside-by-sidelivinghasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.However,therearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.Thereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddress,food,andsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStates,inchurches,music,food,nationalgroups,ornewspapers

Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause（）

A．theybuytheirhousesthere

B．theysettletherenow

C．theygetmarriedthere

D．theywerebornthere

2、Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans（）

A．makingfriendswithnativepeople

B．thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearby

C．keepingtheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareas

D．thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety

3、Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheUSA（）

A．shareAmericancustomsandculture

B．liveinakindofside-by-sidesociety

C．keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmly

D．havenochoicebuttoacceptAmericancustoms

4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）

A．Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits

B．Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitable

C．Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwithnegatively

D．TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolourful

5、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage（）

A．AdvantagesandDisadvantages

B．DifferentCustomsandHabits

C．HomeforthePeople

D．Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmerica

6、Stressmaybedefinedastheresponseofthebodytoanydemand.Wheneverpeopleexperiencesomethingpleasantorunpleasant,wesaytheyareunderstress.Wecallthepleasantkindeustress,theunpleasantkinddistress.

Peoplesometimescompareourlifewiththatofthecavemanwhodidn'thavetoworryaboutthestockmarketortheatomicbomb.Theyforgetthatthecavemanworriedaboutbeingeatenbyabearoraboutdyingofhunger—thingsthatfewpeopleworryabouttoday.It'snotthatpeoplesuffermorestresstoday;it'sjustthattheythinktheydo.

Itisinconceivablethatanyoneshouldhavenostressatall.Mostpeoplewhoareambitiousandwanttoaccomplishsomethingliveunderstress.Theyneedit.Butexcessivestressisbyallmeansharmful.Worse,chronicexposuretostressoveralongtimemaycausemoreseriousdiseasesandmayactuallyshortenyourlife.

Themostfrequentcausesofdistressinmanarepsychological—lackofadaptability,nothavingacodeofbehaviour.Sothesecretofcopingwithstressisnottoavoidit,buttodowhatyouliketodoandwhatyouaremadetodo,atyourownrate.Formostpeople,itisreallyamatteroflearninghowtobehaveinvarioussituations.Themostimportantthingistohaveacodeoflife,toknowhowtolive

Themodernmanissuffering（）

A．morestressthanthecaveman

B．lessstressthanthecaveman

C．differentstressfromthecaveman

D．thesamestressasthecaveman

7、WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexamplethatcausesstress（）

A．Lackingadaptabilityandacodeoflife

B．Killingabearinhunting

C．Thefailuretopassfinalexaminations

D．Havinganeconomicproblem

8、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue（）

A．Everyonewillsuffercertainkindsofstressinhislife

B．Chronicexposuretostressmayshortenyourlife

C．Excessivestressisespeciallyharmfultohealth

D．Mostpeoplecanlearntoavoidstress

9、Inthethirdsentenceofthethirdparagraph,itrefersto（）

A．stress

B．a(chǎn)mbitiouspeople

C．something

D．confidence

10、Accordingtothepassage,oneshould（）

A．trytoavoidasmuchstressaspossible

B．copewithstressindifferentways

C．learntodothingsathisownrate

D．havetheresponseofthebodytoanydemand

11、Whydohumanbeingsstillrisktheirlivesundergroundanddoingoneofthedirtiestandmostdangerousjobsintheworld?Itisanincreasinglyurgentquestion,giventherecentminingaccidentsinSago,W.VaandHuntington,Utah.Asmallgroupofengineersandroboticsexpertslookforwardtoadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenrobotsandothertechnologydomostofthedangerousminingwork.

Robotictechnology,inparticular,holdsmuchpromise,McAteersays,especiallywhenitcomestomappingminesandrescuingtrappedminers—thespecialoperationsoftheminingindustry.

OneofthefirstminingrobotswasdevelopedfiveyearsagoatCarnegieMellonUniversity'sRoboticsInstitute.ItwascalledGroundhog.Itusedlasers（激光器）toseeindarktunnelsandmapabandonedmines—someofthemostdangerousworkinthebusiness.

ThelatestdesigniscalledCaveCrawler.It'sabitsmallerthanGroundhog,andevenmoreadvanced.Itcantakephotosandvideosandhasmoresensorsthatcandetectthepresenceofdangerousgases.Incredibly,therobothasarealsenseoflogic.Ifitcomesacrossanobstacleitgetsmomentarilyconfused.Ithastothinkaboutwhattodoandwheretogonext.Sometimesitthrowsafitjustlikearealperson.

Thegreatestproblem,though,iscost.Themoneyoftheearliestresearchprojectwasprovidedbythegovernment,butthatmoneyhasdriedup,andit'snotclearwherefuturemoneywillcomefrom.Partlyforthatreason,andpartlybecauseofadvancesinsafety,miningisnotnearlyasdangerousasitwasinthepast.Since1990,fatalities（死亡）havedeclinedby67%andinjuriesby51%,accordingtotheNationalMiningAssociation.

Someexpertspredictthatrobotsinmineswillservemuchofthesamefunctionthattheydointheautomotiveindustry.Therobotsdothemostboringanddangerousjobs,butwon'tgetridoftheneedforhumanworkers

ThelatestrobotismoreadvancedthanGroundhog,mainlybecause（）

A．itcanmapabandonedmines

B．itcanseeinthedarktunnels

C．it'ssmallerthanGroundhog

D．ithasarealsenseoflogic

12、TheunderlinedphrasethrowsafitinParagraph4probablymeans（）

A．getsangry

B．getssick

C．becomeshungry

D．becomescheerful

13、Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat（）

A．robotsinmineswillservemuchintheautomotiveindustry

B．therewillbenoneedforhumanworkersinmines

C．theminerobotswillhaveaverybrightfuture

D．robotsinminesonlydosomesimplejobsnow

14、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat（）

A．theminingrobotsdomostoftheminingworkatpresent

B．Groundhogcandiscoverthepresenceofdangerousgases

C．expertsaretryingtomakerobotshelpminerswithdangerouswork

D．robotscannotdodangerousworkindarkareas

15、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage（）

A．MiningAccidentsinAmerica

B．RobotsinMines

C．CaveCrawler,theLatestRobot

D．TheFutureofRobots

16、Sometimesyou'llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan'tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou'llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan'texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you'vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe'retheappleofourparents'eye,andthatourgrandmasthinkwearegreattalentsandouruncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics,butsometimesit'salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge,itistimeyoubuiltapositiveself-imageandlearnttoloveyourself.

Theself-imageisyourownmind'spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe,andthuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.

Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don'tallowdoubtstooccurinit.

Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan'tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyouaresillybecauseyouaren'tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyouareweakbecauseyoucan'trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyouaredullbecauseyoudon'twearthelatesttrend,buyafewnewclothes.

Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpatyourselfontheback,you'llknowyou'rewellonyourway

Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou（）

A．daretochallengeyourself

B．feelithardtochangeyourself

C．a(chǎn)reunconfidentaboutyourself

D．haveahighopinionofyourself

17、Accordingtothepassage,ourself-images（）

A．havepositiveeffects

B．a(chǎn)reprobablyuntrue

C．a(chǎn)reoftenchangeable

D．havedifferentfunctions

18、Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage（）

A．Keepadifferentimageofothers

B．Makeyourlifesuccessful

C．Understandyourownworld

D．Changethewayyouthink

19、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout（）

A．Howtoprepareforyoursuccess

B．Howtofacechallengesinyourlife

C．Howtobuildapositiveself-image

D．Howtodevelopyourgoodqualities

20、Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage（）

A．Parents

B．Adolescents

C．Educators

D．Peopleingeneral

三、完形填空

1、Oneeveningmyfatherbroughtmybrotherandmetopickupourmother.WearrivedattheEaglesHallandwere51inthecarwhenmyfathersmeltsomething.He52behindourcarandcouldseesmoke53fromahouse,ablockbehindus.Hequicklydrovearoundtothehouse.Thesmokewasthick,andwesawfire54heopenedthe