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、Thetrainisscheduledtoarrive______becauseofthebadweather（）

A．lately

B．late

C．latest

D．later

3、Ihavegivenuptryingtoconvincehim;thereisnopoint_________arguingwithhim（）

A．by

B．with

C．for

D．in

4、Doyourememberthosedays_______wespentalongtheseashoreveryhappily（）

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．who

5、Onlyafterthesecretarysawthetraindisappearinsight________therailwaystation（）

A．heleaves

B．hasheleft

C．heleft

D．didheleave

6、Thegovernmenthas_________thepricesofmedicinesforthebenefitofthepeople（）

A．broughtdown

B．gonedown

C．closeddown

D．reduceddown

7、ItwasintheirLondonbranch__________wemetanddiscussedtheissue（）

A．that

B．which

C．how

D．what

8、Thesesheetsarestilldirty—they_________verywell（）

A．haven'tcleaned

B．haven'tbeencleaned

C．didn'tclean

D．weren'tcleaned

9、________thelibraryforhourswithoutfindinganythinguseful,Iturnedtomyprofessorforhelp（）

A．Tosearch

B．Havingsearched

C．Havesearched

D．Searching

10、Themotheraskedtheboystoput_______everythingin________orderbeforetheylefttheroom（）

A．the;a

B．a(chǎn)n;the

C．/;a

D．/;/

11、Allyoursymptomswillfallaway________youtakethemedicine（）

A．since

B．if

C．a(chǎn)s

D．unless

12、Marysaidthatsheaswellassomeofherfriends______tomovetoCalifornia（）

A．weregoing

B．wasgoing

C．isgoing

D．a(chǎn)regoing

13、Kennywasworkingonhisassignmentswhenhisfather_______homefromwork（）

A．comes

B．came

C．hascome

D．wascoming

14、Itwasproposedthatthismatter_______atthenextmeeting（）

A．wasdiscussed

B．bediscussed

C．hadbeendiscussed

D．tobediscussed

15、Itisreportedthatmanyautomobileaccidents________carelessdriving（）

A．a(chǎn)ttributedto

B．resultedfrom

C．contributedto

D．raisedfrom

16、Jackisaccused__________stealingthebooksfromthelibrary（）

A．of

B．with

C．on

D．in

17、WhenItraveledinItaly,Imeta________girlwhoimpressedmealot（）

A．prettylittleSpanish

B．Spanishlittlepretty

C．Spanishprettylittle

D．littleprettySpanish

18、Williams'proposal,_______ataboardmeetinglastweek,wastosetupacommitteetoreviewthemarketingplan（）

A．discuss

B．discussing

C．discussed

D．tobediscussed

19、WhenIgooutintheeveningIusethebike________thecarifIcan（）

A．ratherthan

B．regardlessof

C．inspiteof

D．otherthan

20、Hedecidedtodevoteallhistimeandeffortscientificinvestigation（）

A．in

B．on

C．from

D．to

21、Getupearlyandruneveryday,andyouwillgetalotof_______fromit（）

A．promotion

B．knowledge

C．benefit

D．compliment

22、Idon'tthinkyoucanfinishpaintingthefencealoneinsuchashorttime,________（）

A．doI

B．canyou

C．can'tyou

D．won'tyou

23、Lifeisnotpredictable;eventheworst__________becomethebest（）

A．should

B．might

C．must

D．need

24、Don'tlookdownon_______nowseemsoflittleusetoyou（）

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．it

25、TheAmericanpeople's______ofbeingpoliteisdifferentfromthatheldinChina（）

A．cognition

B．concept

C．consideration

D．belief

26、He_________toAustriatostudymusic,andnowheisoneofthemostfamouspianistsinourcountry（）

A．went

B．hasbeen

C．hasgone

D．goes

27、Assheislookingforwardto_______mypresent,pleaseremember________thisboxonyourwayhome（）

A．receiving;post

B．receiving;topost

C．receive;posting

D．receive;topost

28、Hospitaldoctorsdon'tgooutveryoftenastheirworktakes________muchoftheirtime（）

A．a(chǎn)way

B．over

C．in

D．up

29、Shesaiditwasimportantto________thingscorrectlyandinabusinesslikemanner（）

A．handle

B．employ

C．remember

D．reject

30、We'dbettereliminatejunkfoodsfromourkitchenandkeepavarietyofhigh-qualityfoods________atalltimes（）

A．a(chǎn)vailable

B．desirable

C．enormous

D．numerous

二、閱讀理解

1、Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionsisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletodealwithmajorlifechangesanddailyproblems.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeopledefendthemselvesagainstillness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.

Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistractingusfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveanddealwithourproblems

Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecausetheycan__________（）

A．dealwithlifechanges

B．smoothawaydailyproblems

C．makepeoplelivemoreeasily

D．curetypesofillnesses

2、Thestudiesshowthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______（）

A．hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers

B．liesinthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthem

C．dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles

D．isrelatedtotheircouragetodealwithmajorlifechanges

3、Theunderlinedwordcushions（Para.2）means_________（）

A．takestheplaceof

B．makesupfor

C．lessenstheeffectof

D．getsridof

4、Helpingasickneighbourwithsomerepairworkinsparetimeisanexampleof________（）

A．instrumentalsupport

B．informationalsupport

C．socialcompanionship

D．thestrengtheningofself-respect

5、Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext（）

A．Effectsofstressfulconditions

B．Kindsofsocialsupport

C．Waystodealwithstress

D．Interpersonalrelationships

6、Therearestockmarketsinlargecitiesinmanycountries.StockmarketsinParis,London,Tokyo,ShanghaiandNewYorkareamongthelargestandmostwell-known.Thestockmarket,alsocalledastockexchange,isaplacewherepeoplecanbuyorsellsharesofafactoryoracompany.Andeachsharemeanscertainownershipofafactoryoracompany.

Differentpeoplegotostockmarkets.Somearerich,whowanttogetmoremoneythantheyhave.Othersarenotrich,whobuystocksandtrytobecomerich.Stillothersbuystocksaspartoftheirplantosavemoney.Ofcourse,investingmoneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwell.Thefactoryorthecompanymaydobadly.Thenthestockswillgodown,andinvestorswilllosemoney.Thestockmaygoupordownforanumberofuntoldreasons.Everyonewantsthestocktogoup,butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob,thestockmaystillgodown.

Nowondergoingtothestockmarketisoftencomparedtogoingtothegamblinghouse.Allareanxioustomakemoneybygamblinginthestockmarket.Factoriesandcompaniesthatneedmoneyarepleasedthatsomanypeoplearewillingtogamble

Accordingtothepassage,ifyouhaveashareofacompanyorafactory,itmeansthatyou________（）

A．canbuythecompanyorthefactory

B．cansellthecompanyorthefactory

C．willcontroltheownerofthecompanyorthefactory

D．a(chǎn)reoneoftheownersofthecompanyorthefactory

7、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE（）

A．Somerichpeoplegotostockmarkets

B．Allthepeoplewhowanttogetmoremoneygotostockmarkets

C．Somepeoplewhoarenotrichgotostockmarkets

D．Somepeoplewhowanttosavemoneygotostockmarkets

8、Noonecantellexactlywhethertheshareswillbedoingwellbecause_________（）

A．stockmarketsarenotthesafestplacetomakemoney

B．thefactoryorthecompanymaydobadly

C．thestockmaygoupordownforanumberofuntoldreasons

D．sometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob,thestockmaystillgodown

9、Factoriesandcompaniesarepleasedthatsomanypeoplegambleinthestockmarketbecause_______（）

A．theycanusethemoneytodobusiness

B．theywillbecomerich

C．itmakesthemwell-known

D．itisgoodforthemtostayinthestockmarket

10、Thepassageismainlyabout________（）

A．thebasicfactsofthestockmarket

B．buyingandsellingsharesinthestockmarket

C．thewaystoinvestinthestockmarket

D．whereonecanbuyorselltheshares

11、Peoplesaythatmoneycannotbuyhappiness.ThiswastrueforHowardHughes.Hewasoneoftherichestandmostpowerfulmenofhistime.Hehadeverything:goodlooks,success,power,andalotofmoney.Buthedidn'thaveloveorfriendshipbecausehecouldn'tbuythem.Allhislifeheusedhismoneytocontroleverythingandeveryonearoundhim.Intheend,helostcontrolofeverything,evenhimself.

HowardHugheswasbornin1905inHouston,Texas.HisfatherstartedtheHughesToolCompany.Hewasaworkaholic（工作狂）andmadealotofmoney.Heboughteverythinghewanted.HeevengavemoneytoschoolssoHowardcouldgetintothem.Fromhisfather,Howardlearnedtobeasuccessfulbutmercilessbusinessman.Hughes'smother,Alenealsohadabiginfluenceonhislife.Howardwasheronlychild.Sheprotectedhimandgavehimeverything.Unfortunately,Alenehadmentalproblems.Shewasafraidofgermsanddiseases.ShewasobsessedwithHoward'shealth，andhebecameobsessedwithittoo.

AlenediedwhenHowardwas16yearsold.Twoyearslaterhisfatherdied.HughesinheritedtheHughesToolCompany.ThenhemarriedEllaRice.HeandEllamovedtoLosAngeles,California.ItwastherethatHowardHughesbegantobecomealegend.Hughesbegantoinvesthismoneyinmovies.HebecameanimportantproducersoonafterhemovedtoCalifornia.Heworkedhard,buthealsoplayedhard.Hebecameobsessedwithpowerandcontrol.Whenhecouldn'tgetsomethinglegally,hegavemoneytopoliticiansandbusinessmensotheywouldhelphim.Heownedalotofbusinesses,includingairplanecompanies,amoviestudio（制片廠）,LasVegashotels,goldandsilvermines,andradioandtelevisionstations.Onceheboughtatelevisionstudio,hewouldwatchmoviesallnight.Healsoboughtahotelbecausehewantedtostayinhisfavouriteroomforoneweekend

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．a(chǎn)fterhegotmarried

D．a(chǎn)fterhemovedtoCalifornia

14、ThewordobsessedinParagraph2probablymeans________（）

A．troubled

B．confused

C．related

D．informed

15、Fromthepassage,welearnwhatMr.Hugheslackedinhislifewas_______（）

A．education

B．love

C．money

D．goodlooks

16、AboutsixyearsagoIwaseatinglunchinarestaurantinNewYorkCitywhenawomanandayoungboysatdownatthenexttable,andIcouldn'thelpoverhearingpartsoftheirconversation.Atonepointthewomanasked,So,howhaveyoubeen?Andtheboy—whocouldnothavebeenmorethansevenoreightyearsoldreplied,Frankly,I'vebeenfeelingalittledepressedlately.

Thisincidentstuckinmymindbecauseitconfirmedmygrowingbeliefthatchildrenarechanging.AsfarasIcanremember,myfriendsandIdidn'tfindoutweweredepressed,thatis,inlowspirits,untilwewereinhighschool.

Undoubtedlyachangeinchildrenhasincreasedsteadilyinrecentyears.Childrendon'tseemchildlikeanymore.Childrenspeakmorelikeadults,dressmorelikeadultsandbehavemorelikeadultsthantheyusedto.

Whetherthisisgoodorbadisdifficulttosay,butitcertainlyisdifferent.Childhoodasitoncewasnolongerexists.Why?

Humandevelopmentdependsnotonlyonbornbiologicalstates,butalsoonpatternsofgainingsocialknowledge.Movementfromonesocialroletoanotherusuallyinvolveslearningthesecretsofthenewsocialpositions.Childrenhavealwaysbeentaughtadultsecrets,butslowlyandinstages;traditionally,wetellsixthgradersthingswekeephiddenfromfifthgraders.

Inthelast30years,however,asecret-revelationmachinehasbeenequippedin98percentofAmericanhomes.Itiscalledtelevision.Televisionpassesinformationtoallviewersalike,whethertheyarechildrenoradults.Unabletoresistthetemptation（誘惑）,manychildrenturntheirattentionfromprintedtexttothelesschallenging,moreattractivemovingpictures.

Communicationthroughprint,asamatteroffact,allowsforagreatdealofcontroloverthesocialinformationwhichchildrenwillgain.Childrenmustreadsimplebooksbeforetheycanreadcomplexmaterials

Accordingtotheauthor,feelingdepressedis________（）

A．a(chǎn)suresignofamentalprobleminachild

B．a(chǎn)mentalstatepresentinallhumans,includingchildren

C．somethingthatcannotbeavoidedinchildren'smentaldevelopment

D．somethinghardlyexpectedinayoungchild

17、Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld_______（）

A．throughcontactwithsociety

B．graduallyandunderguidance

C．naturallyandbybiologicalinstinct

D．throughexposuretosocialinformation

18、Accordingtotheauthor,thattoday'schildrenseemadult-likeresultsfrom________（）

A．thewidespreadinfluenceoftelevision

B．thepoorarrangementofteachingcontent

C．thefastpaceofhumanintellectualdevelopment

D．theconstantlyrisingstandardofliving

19、Whatcanweknowaboutcommunicationthroughprintforchildren（）

A．Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation

B．Itdevelopschildren'sinterestinreadingandwriting

C．Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpracticeinformationmore

D．Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn

20、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthechangeintoday'schildren（）

A．Hefeelstheiradult-likebehaviourissofunny

B．Hethinksthechangeworthyofnotice

C．Heconsidersitarapiddevelopment

D．Heseemstobeupsetaboutit

三、完形填空

1、IoncewenttoatowninthenorthofEnglandonbusiness.

Itwasabout7:30intheeveningwhenIreachedthehotel.Themanageress,astrictoldladyofabout60,showedmetomyroom.WhenIaskedherwhattimedinnerwas,shesaidtherewasonlyoneat6:30,andIhad51it.

Nevermind,Isaid.I'mnotveryhungry.I'lljusthaveadrinkinthebarandasandwich.

Bar!she52hervoice.Thisisarespectablehotel,youngman.Ifyouwant53,youmustgosomewhereelse.Shespokeasifaglassofbeerwasadangerousdrug.

Iwenttoabarandhadsomebeerandsandwichesandthenwenttothecinema.Atabout11:30Ireturnedtothehotel.Everythingwasindarkness.Iknockedatthedoor,butnothinghappened.Theonlysoundwasthechurchclockopposite,54suddenlystruckthehalf-hourwith55forcethatitmademe