2023年考前押題練習(xí)四

考前押題練習(xí)四

一、單選題

1、Teachersatouruniversity________topublishatleasttworesearchpaperseachyear（）

A．willrequire

B．require

C．a(chǎn)rerequiring

D．a(chǎn)rerequired

2、Livinginthedesertinvolvesalotofproblems,______watershortageistheworst（）

A．which

B．ofwhich

C．ofwhose

D．forwhat

3、Sinceyouare________friends,youdon'thavetobenervouswhenmakingaspeech（）

A．a(chǎn)mong

B．a(chǎn)gainst

C．over

D．in

4、Intheeveningthecarbrokedownsuddenlyandtheheavyrain________thehelplessnessofthewomandriveronthecountryroad（）

A．resultedfrom

B．madeup

C．turnedout

D．a(chǎn)ddedto

5、Iftheschemeis_________carriedoutwithoutwasteoftimeorenergy,Ishallbecompletelysatisfied（）

A．relatively

B．noticeably

C．a(chǎn)ppropriately

D．efficiently

6、AlthoughItoldhimtobecarefuloverandoveragain,henevertookany_________ofwhatIsaid（）

A．a(chǎn)ttention

B．warning

C．notice

D．observation

7、Thenews________theChinesefootballteamhadwonthematchexcitedallofus（）

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．a(chǎn)s

8、Tomhasbeensufferingfromlungcancerforhalfayear,sothedoctorsuggeststhatTom_________anoperationassoonaspossible（）

A．has

B．wouldhave

C．had

D．shouldhave

9、Wouldyouplease________theTValittle?Thechildrenaredoingtheirhomework（）

A．turnon

B．turnoff

C．turnup

D．turndown

10、Beonguardagainstthievesonthebusandputyourmoney________it'ssafe（）

A．when

B．where

C．if

D．that

11、Allflights________becauseofthesnowstorm,manypassengerscoulddonothingbutstayattheairport（）

A．hadbeencancelled

B．werecancelled

C．havingbeencancelled

D．havebeencancelled

12、Thepriceofhousesgoesupagain,partly_______therequirementofyoungpeople（）

A．inadditionto

B．with

C．because

D．dueto

13、Thefactthatsomethingischeapdoesn't________meanitisoflowquality（）

A．especially

B．practically

C．necessarily

D．specially

14、Ourworkinghoursare_______;wecangotoworkinthemorningorintheafternoon（）

A．floating

B．efficient

C．flexible

D．personal

15、Thecommitteeistotallyopposed_______anychangetobemadeintheplan（）

A．of

B．on

C．to

D．a(chǎn)gainst

16、________gotinthewheatwhenitbegantorainheavily（）

A．Scarcelyhadthey

B．Scarcelyhavethey

C．Scarcelythey

D．Scarcelytheyhad

17、Itis_________frommyschooltotherailwaystation（）

A．two-hourswalk

B．two-hour'swalk

C．two-hourwalk

D．a(chǎn)two-hourwalk

18、Thepost-90sgenerationseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits______aboutbythegreatculturalandeconomicdevelopment（）

A．brought

B．bringing

C．tobebrought

D．havingbrought

19、—Shallwegoforadrinkatoneo'clockthisafternoon?

—_______.Willtwoo'clockbeOK（）

A．Sure,it'suptoyou

B．Sure,noproblem

C．Sorry,Ican'tmakeit

D．Sorry,I'mnotavailabletoday

20、Theproblemisbelieved_________atthemeetingtwodaysago（）

A．tohavediscussed

B．tohavebeendiscussed

C．beingdiscussed

D．havingbeendiscussed

21、Inourmodernsocietynoonecanavoid_______byadvertisements（）

A．tobeinfluenced

B．beinginfluenced

C．influencing

D．havinginfluenced

22、_______badnewsitis!Wemusttryourbesttohelpthemoutofthedifficulty（）

A．What

B．Whata

C．How

D．Howa

23、Thetrain_______atthepresentspeeduntilitreachesthenextcityataboutseveno'clockthisevening（）

A．istogo

B．went

C．wouldgo

D．goes

24、Idon'tthink______possibletofinishtheworkontimewithouthishelp（）

A．what

B．this

C．that

D．it

25、Villagersare_________nottoswimintheriversinceitisquitedeepanddangerous（）

A．a(chǎn)ttended

B．neglected

C．a(chǎn)rrested

D．warned

26、Innocountry________Britain,canoneexperiencefourseasonsinthecourseofasingleday（）

A．otherthan

B．morethan

C．betterthan

D．ratherthan

27、Ifhe_______herenow,hewoulddoeverythinghecouldtohelpyou（）

A．were

B．is

C．willbe

D．be

28、Retirementisobviouslyaverycomplex_______period,andyou'dbetterstartplanningitearlier（）

A．transition

B．transaction

C．transmission

D．transformation

29、Anironandsteelworks,withseveralsatellitefactories,_______inthatcitynow（）

A．isbuilt

B．isbeingbuilt

C．werebuilt

D．a(chǎn)rebeingbuilt

30、Goodtravelersdon'tleave________ontrainsorairplanes（）

A．values

B．litter

C．pollutants

D．messages

二、閱讀理解

1、Believeitornot,somepeoplegetpaid—andwell—fordoingthethingsthatmakethemreallyhappy.Herearetwopeoplewhohavefoundthejoboftheirdreams.

Iknowallaboutjob-hunting.—Betsy

Afewyearsago,Ilostmyjobasamanagerinafactory.Iwassounhappy.Iwasthirty-eightyearsold,outofworkforthe100thtime,andwithoutmuchhope.Then,onedayIwasthinkingaboutthequestion,WhatdoIdobest?andtheanswercametome.Ihavebeenoutofworkmanytimes,soIknoweverymanual（指南）abouthowtofindajoborchangeacareer.Imusthavebeentoover100interviewsinmylife,made1000phonecallstoaskforjobs,andsentoutresumestoalmost2000companies.CareerConsulting,it'sabusinessthathelpspeoplefindjobs.Ihiredtwopeopletoworkwithme.Thethreeofusworktogetheroneverything,butI'mtheboss.It'sgreat.Ilovethework,andImakealotofmoney!

Ihaveajobwithanincredibleview.—Donna

Teachingskydivingissoexciting.Iloveseeingstudentsontheirfirstjump.Theyareallnervousandexcited.Whentheygettotheground,theycan'twaittocalleveryonetheyknowandtellthemtheyjustjumpedoutofanairplane.Later,whentheylearntoturnandflyforward,theyrealizethatthey'renotjustaflyingstone.Theyrealizethatthey'relikeabird—theycanfly.

Itwasn'teasytogetthisjob.Ihadtohaveabout11,000jumpsandabouttwoyearsoftraining.Andthesalarywasonly＄15,000forthefirstyear.ButIdon'tdoitforthemoney.Infact,Idon'tneedtogetpaidatall.Iloveitthatmuch!

Betsy'sjob-huntingskillscomefrom_______（）

A．herexperienceasamanagerinafactory

B．herownjob-huntingexperience

C．herprofessorsatcollege

D．herexperiencedparents

2、WhatisCareerConsulting（）

A．Itisacompanyofferingjobstopeople

B．ItisamovieplayedbyCharlesChaplin

C．Itisaplantmakinghuntingtools

D．Itisabusinesscompanyhelpingpeoplefindjobs

3、Betsy'sattitudetowardherownworkis________（）

A．enthusiastic

B．negative

C．a(chǎn)nnoyed

D．crazy

4、Thestudentsare________ontheirfirstskydiving（）

A．delightfulandexcited

B．braveandexcited

C．upsetandthrilled

D．frightenedandthrilled

5、Donnalovesherjobbecause________（）

A．thesalaryishigh

B．shehasapassionforskydiving

C．itisnoteasytofindherpresentjob

D．sheisadmiredbyherstudents

6、Somepeoplearguethatself-plagiarism（自我剽竊）isimpossiblebydefinitionbecauseplagiarismistheftandpeoplecannotstealfromtheirownwork.But,thisisnotcorrectinlaw.Andtherearecircumstances,suchasinsurancefraud,etc.,whereitispossibletostealfromoneself.

Self-plagiarism,however,mustbecarefullydistinguishedfromtherecyclingofone'sworkthattoagreaterorlesserextenteveryonelegallydoes.Self-plagiarisminacademicpublicationsisagreyarea.However,manyuniversitiesindirectlyrecognizethepracticeasdeceptive（哄騙性的）.Theypublishrulespreventingstudentsfromhandinginbasicallythesameessayforcreditsindifferentcourses.Therearealsorulesagainstsomeonehandinginthesamegraduatethesistodifferentuniversities.Amongestablishedacademics,self-plagiarismisaproblem.Itmeansbasicallythesamearticleorbookishandedinonmorethanoneoccasionforsalaryraisingorpromotion.

Likeallplagiarismtheessenceofself-plagiarismistheauthor'sattemptstocheatthereader.Thishappenswhennoindicationisgiventheworkthatisbeingrecycledorwhenaneffortismadetodisguise（掩飾）theoriginaltext.Forexample,anauthorjustmakescosmeticchangestomakethesamearticle,chapter,orbooklookdifferent.Butactuallyitremainsunchangedinitscentralargument.Inthiscase,disguisingatextoccurs.Authorschangesuchthingsasparagraphbreaks,capitalization,orthesubstitutionoftechnicaltermsindifferentlanguages.Whathehasdoneistomakereadersbelievetheyarereadingsomethingcompletelynew.Thispracticeisself-plagiarism

Inthesecondsentenceofthefirstparagraph,thisrefersto_______（）

A．a(chǎn)lltheactivitiesaboutplagiarism

B．theactivitiesofself-plagiarism

C．theargumentfortheimpossibilityofself-plagiarism

D．theargumentforthepossibilityofself-plagiarism

7、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutself-plagiarisminacademicpublications（）

A．Itisimpossiblewhenonerecycleshisworktosuchanextentaseveryonelegallydoes

B．Itisnotacceptableinuniversities

C．Handlingintheessentiallysameessayforcreditsindifferentcoursesbelongstoit

D．Manyuniversitiesarestronglyopposedtoit

8、Accordingtothepassage,________istheessenceofself-plagiarism（）

A．thewriter'spursuitformoneyorpromotion

B．thewriter'slazinessathiswork

C．thewriter'sdeceptiononhimself

D．thewriter'sdeceptiononthereader

9、WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoself-plagiarism（）

A．Noindicationabouttherecyclingofthework

B．Disguisingtheoriginalworkbymakingsmallchanges

C．Indicationaboutthesmallchangesinthework

D．Substitutionoftechnicaltermsintwodifferentlanguages

10、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage（）

A．WhatIsSelf-plagiarism?

B．HowDoPeopleStealFromTheirOwnWork?

C．TheEssenceofSelf-plagiarism

D．TheArgumentofSelf-plagiarism

11、Haveyoueverthoughtwhatyourlifewouldbelikeinoldage?

Everyonetalksabouttheagingsocietywithlargenumbersofelderlypeopleneedinghomecare.NowGermanresearchershavesetupasmarthouseprogrammedtohelptheelderlyliveathomewithdignity.ScientistsatGermany'sFraunhoferInstitutesaythehousecombinesexistingtechnologywithfuture-orientedtechnology.

Forexample,thesmartbathroomhasatouchscreenmirrorthatcanremindpeopletotaketheirmedicine,washtheirhandsorbrushtheirteeth.ThehardwarebehindFraunhofer'selectronicbathroomisnotnew,andthesoftwarerunsonaregularpersonalcomputer.

Whenthemedicinecabinetisopened,adisplayinthemiddleofthemirrortellsthepersonhowmanypillstotake.Themirrorislinkedtoacareprovider,whocanremotelycheckwhetherapatientathomeisactuallytakingmedicineandbrushinghisorherteeth.Asmanyelderlypeoplehavearthritic（關(guān)節(jié)炎的）conditionsthatmakeitdifficulttooperatewatertaps,themirroralsohasdisplaysthatturnthewatertaponorofforcontrolthewatertemperature.

Thebathroomisonlythestart.Kitchens,bedroomsandallotherpartsoftheintelligenthomewillbecomeuser-friendlytomeetallkindsofindividualneeds.Sensorsindoors,toilets,taps,lightswitchesandcarpetsdetecteveryactivityandrecordthemelectronically.Doctorsorthecarestaffcanseefromthecomputerrecordswhatpersonalhygienetaskshavebeencompleted,howoftentheelderlypersonvisitsthebathroomorusesthetoilet.Incaseofanemergency,thecomputerautomaticallyalertsthechosencontactpersonorcallsthecarecenter

Thesmartbathroomhasatouchscreenmirror________（）

A．thatcanremindpeopletodomanythings

B．whichislinkedtoanursinghouse

C．behindwhichisamedicinecabinet

D．thatcanhelptheelderlybrushtheirteeth

12、Theunderlinedwordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto_________（）

A．sensors

B．doors,toilets,taps,lightswitchesandcarpets

C．individualneeds

D．everyactivity

13、Thehousementionedinthepassagecanbedescribedas________（）

A．intelligentandconvenient

B．smartbutexpensive

C．smartandenvironmentallyfriendly

D．fashionableandenergy-saving

14、Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped（）

A．Byinference

B．Bymakingcomparison

C．Bylistingexamples

D．Byintroducingapracticalmethod

15、Theauthorofthetextmainly_________（）

A．callsonpeopletocarefortheold

B．encouragestheoldtolivewithdignity

C．promotesanewhouse

D．introducesanewhouse

16、Fromnowon,neverspendyourprecioustimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.

Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.Youcanbeasuccessonlyifyoumaketherightchoice.

Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyaretheperennial（長期存在的）victimsandmartyrs.Theyareleavestossed（搖擺）bythewindsofchanceandblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.

Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelievethatyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife.Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandbychance.Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.

Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect.Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence.

Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturingtheseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks.

Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheyarefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible.Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit,youareontheroadtosuccess

Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey_______（）

A．a(chǎn)rereadytochangetheirminds

B．a(chǎn)reeasilyaffectedbywindyweather

C．don'thavethepowertofacetheirfate

D．can'texercisecontroloverthemselves

17、Loserswouldthinkthat_________（）

A．successistheresultofhardwork

B．workinghardwillleadtosuccess

C．theirfailureisonlybecauseofbadluck

D．theydon'tmakeeffortstosucceed

18、ItcanbelearntfromParagraph5that_________（）

A．whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourlevelofconfidence

B．developingconfidencedependsonfuturesuccess

C．thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemind

D．settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingaction

19、Thelastparagraphservesas_________（）

A．theproofoftheauthor'spoint

B．theconclusionoftheargument

C．a(chǎn)nintroductiontoanothertopic

D．a(chǎn)comparisonbetweentwoviews

20、Whichisthebesttitleforthetext（）

A．SuccessIsaChoice

B．TheSecretsofSuccess

C．DevelopOurConfidence

D．HowtoAchieveSuccess

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,54suddenlystr