2023年考前押題練習(xí)六

考前押題練習(xí)六

一、單選題

1、,hewouldbetheyoungestnewpresidentever

()

A.Werehetowin

B.Ifhewins

C.Hewins

D.Hadhewon

2、Thetrainisscheduledtoarrivebecauseofthebad

weather()

A.lately

B.late

C.latest

D.later

3、Ihavegivenuptryingtoconvincehim;thereisnopoint

arguingwithhim()

A.by

B.with

C.for

D.in

4、Doyourememberthosedayswespentalongthe

seashoreveryhappily()

A.when

B.where

C.which

D.who

5、Onlyafterthesecretarysawthetraindisappearinsight

theraiIwaystation()

A.heleaves

B.hasheleft

C.heleft

D.didheleave

6、Thegovernmenthasthepricesofmedicinesfor

thebenefitofthepeople()

A.broughtdown

B.gonedown

C.closeddown

D.reduceddown

7、ItwasintheirLondonbranchwemetand

discussedtheissue()

A.that

B.which

C.how

D.what

8、Thesesheetsarestilldirty—theyverywell

()

A.haven'tcleaned

B.haven'tbeencleaned

C.didn'tclean

D.weren'tcleaned

9、thelibraryforhourswithoutfindinganything

useful,Iturnedtomyprofessorforhelp()

A.Tosearch

B.Havingsearched

C.Havesearched

D.Searching

10、Themotheraskedtheboystoputeverythingin

orderbeforetheylefttheroom()

A.the;a

B.an;the

C./;a

D./;/

11、Allyoursymptomswillfallawayyoutakethe

medicine()

A.since

B.if

C.as

D.unless

12、Marysaidthatsheaswellassomeofherfriends

tomovetoCalifornia()

A.weregoing

B.wasgoing

C.isgoing

D.aregoing

13>Kennywasworkingonhisassignmentswhenhisfather

homefromwork()

A.comes

B.came

C.hascome

D.wascoming

14、Itwasproposedthatthismatteratthenext

meeting()

A.wasdiscussed

B.bediscussed

C.hadbeendiscussed

D.tobediscussed

15、Itisreportedthatmanyautomobileaccidents

carelessdriving()

A.attributedto

B.resultedfrom

C.contributedto

D.raisedfrom

16、Jackisaccusedstealingthebooksfromthe

library()

A.of

B.with

C.on

D.in

17>WhenItraveledinItaly,Imetagirlwho

impressedmealot()

A.prettylittleSpanish

B.Spanishlittlepretty

C.Spanishprettylittle

D.littleprettySpanish

18、Williams'proposal,ataboardmeetinglastweek,

wastosetupacommitteetoreviewthemarketingplan()

A.discuss

B.discussing

C.discussed

D.tobediscussed

19、WhenIgooutintheeveningIusethebikethe

carifIcan()

A.ratherthan

B.regardlessof

C.inspiteof

D.otherthan

20、Hedecidedtodevoteallhistimeandeffortscientific

investigation()

A.in

B.on

C.from

D.to

21、Getupearlyandruneveryday,andyouwillgetalot

offromit()

A.promotion

B.knowledge

C.benefit

D.compliment

22、Idon'tthinkyoucanfinishpaintingthefencealonein

suchashorttime,()

A.doI

B.canyou

C.can'tyou

D.won，tyou

23、Lifeisnotpredictable;eventheworstbecome

thebest()

A.should

B.might

C.must

D.need

24、Don'tlookdownonnowseemsoflittleusetoyou

()

A.that

B.what

C.which

D.it

25、TheAmericanpeople'sofbeingpoliteisdifferent

fromthatheldinChina()

A.cognition

B.concept

C.consideration

D.belief

26、HetoAustriatostudymusic,andnowheisone

ofthemostfamouspianistsinourcountry()

A.went

B.hasbeen

C.hasgone

D.goes

27、Assheislookingforwardtomypresent,please

rememberthisboxonyourwayhome()

A.receiving;post

B.receiving;topost

C.receive;posting

D.receive;topost

28、Hospitaldoctorsdon'tgooutveryoftenastheirwork

takesmuchoftheirtime()

A.away

B.over

C.in

D.up

29、Shesaiditwasimportanttothingscorrectlyand

inabusinesslikemanner()

A.handle

B.employ

C.remember

D.reject

30、We'dbettereliminatejunkfoodsfromourkitchenandkeep

avarietyofhigh-qualityfoodsatalltimes()

A.available

B.desirable

C.enormous

D.numerous

二、閱讀理解

1、Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdepends

inlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.One

strengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveand

receivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.

Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamong

peoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswith

strongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajor

lifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialties

livelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.

Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheart

disease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeople

defendthemselvesagainstillness,andtheabsenceofsuch

supportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.

Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,

friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthatthey

valueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeel

acceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.

Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformational

support.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsand

findsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocial

companionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivities

withothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesame

timedistractingusfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,

otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid,

materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstress

byhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems

Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausethey

can()

A.dealwithlifechanges

B.smoothawaydailyproblems

C.makepeoplelivemoreeasily

D.curetypesofillnesses

2、Thestudiesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmental

health()

A.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfrom

others

B.liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthem

C.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesand

troubles

D.isrelatedtotheircouragetodealwithmajorlifechanges

3^Theunderlinedwordcushions(Para.2)means

()

A.takestheplaceof

B.makesupfor

C.lessenstheeffectof

D.getsridof

4、Helpingasickneighbourwithsomerepairworkinspare

timeisanexampleof()

A.instrumentalsupport

B.informationalsupport

C.socialcompanionship

D.thestrengtheningofself-respect

5、Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext()

A.Effectsofstressfulconditions

B.Kindsofsocialsupport

C.Waystodealwithstress

D.Interpersonalrelationships

6、Therearestockmarketsinlargecitiesinmanycountries.

StockmarketsinParis,London,Tokyo,ShanghaiandNewYork

areamongthelargestandmostwell-known.Thestockmarket,

alsocalledastockexchange,isaplacewherepeoplecanbuy

orsellsharesofafactoryoracompany.Andeachsharemeans

certainownershipofafactoryoracompany.

Differentpeoplegotostockmarkets.Somearerich,whowant

togetmoremoneythantheyhave.Othersarenotrich,whobuy

stocksandtrytobecomerich.Stillothersbuystocksaspart

oftheirplantosavemoney.Ofcourse,investingmoneyinthe

stockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecan

tellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwell.Thefactory

orthecompanymaydobadly.Thenthestockswillgodown,and

investorswilllosemoney.Thestockmaygoupordownfora

numberofuntoldreasons.Everyonewantsthestocktogoup,

butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob,the

stockmaystillgodown.

Nowondergoingtothestockmarketisoftencomparedtogoing

tothegamblinghouse.Allareanxioustomakemoneybygambling

inthestockmarket.Factoriesandcompaniesthatneedmoney

arepleasedthatsomanypeoplearewillingtogamble

Accordingtothepassage,ifyouhaveashareofacompanyor

afactory,itmeansthatyou()

A.canbuythecompanyorthefactory

B.cansellthecompanyorthefactory

C.willcontroltheownerofthecompanyorthefactory

D.areoneoftheownersofthecompanyorthefactory

7^WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE()

A.Somerichpeoplegotostockmarkets

B.Al1thepeoplewhowanttogetmoremoneygotostockmarkets

C.Somepeoplewhoarenotrichgotostockmarkets

D.Somepeoplewhowanttosavemoneygotostockmarkets

8、Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoing

wellbecause()

A.stockmarketsarenotthesafestplacetomakemoney

B.thefactoryorthecompanymaydobadly

C.thestockmaygoupordownforanumberofuntoldreasons

D.sometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob,

thestockmaystillgodown

9、Factoriesandcompaniesarepleasedthatsomanypeople

gambleinthestockmarketbecause()

A.theycanusethemoneytodobusiness

B.theywillbecomerich

C.itmakesthemwell-known

D.itisgoodforthemtostayinthestockmarket

10、Thepassageismainlyabout()

A.thebasicfactsofthestockmarket

B.buyingandsellingsharesinthestockmarket

C.thewaystoinvestinthestockmarket

D.whereonecanbuyorselltheshares

11、Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.Thiswastrue

forHowardHughes.Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerful

menofhistime.Hehadeverything:goodlooks,success,power,

andalotofmoney.Buthedidn'thaveloveorfriendshipbecause

hecouldn'tbuythem.Al1hislifeheusedhismoneytocontrol

everythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrol

ofeverything,evenhimself.

HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.Hisfather

startedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic(工作狂)

andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.Heeven

gavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhis

father,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmerciless

businessman.Hughes,smother,Alenealsohadabiginfluence

onhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimand

gavehimeverything.Unfortunately,Alenehadmentalproblems.

Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.Shewasobsessedwith

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Howard;shealth,andhebecameobsessedwithittoo.

AlenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhis

fatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.Thenhe

marriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.

ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend.Hughes

begantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.Hebecameanimportant

producersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,but

healsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.

Whenhecouldn'tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneyto

politiciansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heowned

alotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amovie

studio(制片廠)，LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,and

radioandtelevisionstations.Onceheboughtatelevision

studio,hewouldwatchmoviesallnight.Healsoboughtahotel

becausehewantedtostayinhisfavouriteroomforoneweekend

Accordingtothepassage,HowardHugheswasnot()

A.good-looking

B.wealthy

C.friendly

D.powerful

12、WhichofthefollowingaboutHughes'sfatherisNOTtrue

()

A.HestartedtheHughesToolCompany

B.Helikedtospendmoney

C.Heworkedhard

D.Hedrankalcoholalot

13、HowardHughes;sparentsdied()

A.whenhewas16yearsold

B.beforehewas19yearsold

C.afterhegotmarried

D.afterhemovedtoCalifornia

14、ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans

()

A.troubled

B.confused

C.related

D.informed

15、Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhis

lifewas()

A.education

B.love

C.money

D.goodlooks

16、AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurant

inNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthe

nexttable,andIcouldn'thelpoverhearingpartsoftheir

conversation.Atonepointthewomanasked,So,howhaveyou

been?Andtheboy一whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenor

eightyearsoldreplied,Frankly,I'vebeenfeelingalittle

depressedlately.

Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowing

beliefthatchiIdrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,

myfriendsandIdidn，tfindoutweweredepressed,thatis,

inlowspirits,untilwewereinhighschool.

Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyin

recentyears.ChiIdrendon'tseemchildlikeanymore.Children

speakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemore

likeadultsthantheyusedto.

Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainly

isdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?

Humandevelopmentdependsnotonlyonbornbiologicalstates,

butalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledge.Movementfrom

onesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthe

secretsofthenewsocialpositions.Childrenhavealwaysbeen

taughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages;traditionally,

wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.

Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelationmachinehas

beenequippedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalled

television.Televisionpassesinformationtoallviewersalike,

whethertheyarechildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthe

temptation(誘惑)，manychildrenturntheirattentionfrom

printedtexttothelesschallenging,moreattractivemoving

pictures.

Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsfor

agreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationwhich

childrenwillgain.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforethey

canreadcomplexmaterials

Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis()

A.asuresignofamentalprobleminachild

B.amentalstatepresentinallhumans,includingchildren

C.somethingthatcannotbeavoidedinchildren'smental

development

D.somethinghardlyexpectedinayoungchild

17>Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnaboutthe

adultworld()

A.throughcontactwithsociety

B.graduallyandunderguidance

C.naturallyandbybiologicalinstinct

D.throughexposuretosocialinformation

18、Accordingtotheauthor,thattoday'schildrenseem

adult-likeresultsfrom()

A.thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevision

B.thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent

C.thefastpaceofhumanintellectualdevelopment

D.theconstantlyrisingstandardofliving

19、Whatcanweknowaboutcommunicationthroughprintfor

children()

A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation

B.Itdevelopschildren，sinterestinreadingandwriting

C.Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticeinformationmore

D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn

20、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday's

children()

A.Hefeelstheiradult-likebehaviourissofunny

B.Hethinksthechangeworthyofnotice

C.Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment

D.Heseemstobeupsetaboutit

三、完形填空

1、IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.

Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.The

manageress,astrictoldladyofabout60,showedmetomyroom.

WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonly

oneat6:30,andIhad51it.

Nevermind,Isaid.I'mnotveryhungry.I'11justhaveadrink

inthebarandasandwich.

Bar!she52hervoice.Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.

Ifyouwant53,youmustgosomewhereelse.Shespokeasifa

glassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.

Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwent

tothecinema.Atabout11:30Ireturnedtothehotel.

Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothing

happened.Theonlysoundwasthe