2021云南公共英语考试真题卷

1、第 页2021云南公共英语考试真题卷本卷共分为1大题50小题，作答时间为180分钟，总分100分，60分及格。一、单项选择题（共50题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.Welcome, everyone, to this workshop on student housing. Ill go through the information about types of housing available for the term and the procedure for application. Then, if you have any questions, feel

2、free to ask me.There are two main types of housing for you to choose from: student dorms and the international houses. As for now, there is some space available in each type, but they are filling up fast. You should get your application in as soon as possible. Let me explain some of the main feature

3、s of each type of housing.The student dorms are for any student. We have mens dorms and womens dorms. Most of the rooms have two beds, two closets, and two desks. There are no cooking facilities in the dorms, but you can buy a meal ticket for the cafeteria.The international houses are a group of apa

4、rtments for both foreign students and resident students. They are organized into language and culture themes, and some of them have rules about speaking only a certain language during meal times. Its been a good way for students to learn other cultures and languages. I think that the Spanish house i

5、s full, but there are rooms available in all the other houses.Which type of housing has no more rooms for students（）A. The international houses.B. The student dorms.C. The Spanish house.D. Mens houses.2.W: Hello, this is New York Air-ticket Booking Office. What can I do for youM: I want to book two

6、round-trip tickets to Tokyo on the afternoon of the fifteenth.W: Wait a minute, let me cheek. There are three flights in all. They are 1:30 flight, 3:45 flight and 5:00 flight.M: 1:30 is too early. I will take the 3:45 flight. Is there any ticket left for the flightW: Yes, there are.M: How much does

7、 it costW: It costs 450 dollars. I will be glad to send it to you as soon as possible if you leave your address.M: Thats very kind of you.W: You are welcome.Which flight will the man take（）A. 3:45 flight,B. 1:30 flight.C. 5:00 flight.D. Either 3:45 flight or 5:00 flight.3.W: Good afternoon, Dr. Ande

8、rsons office.M: Hello, my name is John Cremer, and I was hoping I could come to see the doctor today.W: Are you a patient of Doctor AndersonM: Well, no. Im in town at a convention and the manager of the hotel where Im staying suggested that I call you.W: What seems to be the problemM: Well, I got th

9、is ringing in my ears.W: Are you in any pain or is there any dischargeM: No discharge, just a slight earache.W: The doctor will be busy at the hospital until this evening. The earliest you could see him would be tomorrow morning at ten.M: Ill come then if thats okay.W: That will be fine, in the mean

10、time you should try to take it easy.What is one of the mans symptoms（）A. Some discharge in his ears.B. A little pain in his ears.C. He cant hear well.D. Both A and B.4.M: Will I need to have this tooth pulled W: I dont think so. Lets try filling it first.Where does this conversation most probably ta

11、ke place（）A. In a dentists office.B. At the employment office.C. In a pharmacy.D. In a coffee shop.5.M: If you had waited until after the Christmas holidays, you could have bought that dress for much less.W: I know that, but I needed it immediately. I had a wedding reception to attend.When had the w

12、oman purchased the dress（）A. Shortly after Christmas.B. In the spring.C. During the Christmas season.D. During the sale.6.M: Can I help youMadamW: Yeah，I am returning this chickenThis is the oldest，toughest bird Ive ever seen，and on top of that，its spoiledM: WellIm sorry this has happenedIll give yo

13、u a new oneDo you have your receiptW: My receiptNoI dont have my receiptI threw it out alreadyM: Look, Madam，Im sorry, but no receipt, no refundThats the company policyW: Youd better give my money back right now, or elseyou are going to be in hot waterM: Look，Im sorry, but the policy isNo receipt, n

14、o refundThats iust the way itisW: What This is ridiculousLook, you dont seem to understandMy friend had recommended BrownsSo I came to this store and I bought this chickenM: Wellyou seeThats the problemThis isnt Browns supermarketW: This isnt BrownsM: NoBrowns is across the streetW: OhI am so sorryI

15、 am so embarrassed that I could dieM: WellW: Please forgive meM: Thats all rightWe all make mistakesNow, what I want you to do is：You take this chicken and you go across the street to Browns and you shake it in their managers faceWhy does the woman apologize to the man（）A. For her rude behaviorB. Fo

16、r her mistakeC. For her spoiling the mans clothesD. For her misunderstanding the man7.Welcome, everyone, to this workshop on student housing. Ill go through the information about types of housing available for the term and the procedure for application. Then, if you have any questions, feel free to

17、ask me.There are two main types of housing for you to choose from: student dorms and the international houses. As for now, there is some space available in each type, but they are filling up fast. You should get your application in as soon as possible. Let me explain some of the main features of eac

18、h type of housing.The student dorms are for any student. We have mens dorms and womens dorms. Most of the rooms have two beds, two closets, and two desks. There are no cooking facilities in the dorms, but you can buy a meal ticket for the cafeteria.The international houses are a group of apartments

19、for both foreign students and resident students. They are organized into language and culture themes, and some of them have rules about speaking only a certain language during meal times. Its been a good way for students to learn other cultures and languages. I think that the Spanish house is full,

20、but there are rooms available in all the other houses.What do you learn about the student dorms from the passage（）A. They are for resident students only.B. All the rooms have two beds, two closets and two desks.C. Students cannot cook there.D. There is a cafeteria on the first floor.8.W: I heard tha

21、t your sons working part-time at a department store.M: Yes. He works Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 3 to 7 and all day Saturday.W: Wow, he seems to have a busy schedule.M: Sure he does.Which day does the mans son not work（）A. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.B. Saturday and Sunday.C. Tuesday, Thursda

22、y and Sunday.D. Monday, Friday and Saturday.9.M: Id like to go to Canada to do post-graduate work in medicine. Could I have some in formation pleaseW: Certainly. This handbook tells you what you must do to get into a medical school in Canada.What did the woman give to the student（）A. A handbook.B. S

23、ome medicine.C. A Canadian post-graduate.D. Some post-graduate work.10.Play is the principal business of childhood, and more and more in recent years research has shown the great importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the righ

24、t material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which children will play often, and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different st

25、ages of a child s development.In recent years research on infant development has shown the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is largely determined in the first three years of his life. So a babys ability to profit from the right play materials should n

26、ot be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.The next stage, from three to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for tr

27、ying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling and making things; sand and water play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for leaning to play and get on with others.By the

28、third stage of play developmentfrom five to seven or eight yearsthe child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It is easier to see which type of toys the child most enjoys.Until the age of seven or eight, play and work mean much the sam

29、e thing to a child. But once reading has been mastered, then books and school become the main source of learning. Toys are still interesting and valuable, they lead on to new hobbies, but their significance has changedto a child of nine or ten years, toys and games mean, as to adults, relaxation and

30、 fun.Toys have several functions except（）A. helping children to playB. urging children to playC. recommending ways for children to playD. asking children to play11.W: Hello, this is New York Air-ticket Booking Office. What can I do for youM: I want to book two round-trip tickets to Tokyo on the afte

31、rnoon of the fifteenth.W: Wait a minute, let me cheek. There are three flights in all. They are 1:30 flight, 3:45 flight and 5:00 flight.M: 1:30 is too early. I will take the 3:45 flight. Is there any ticket left for the flightW: Yes, there are.M: How much does it costW: It costs 450 dollars. I will

32、 be glad to send it to you as soon as possible if you leave your address.M: Thats very kind of you.W: You are welcome.How much money does the man have to pay for the tickets（）A. 450 dollars.B. 900 dollars.C. 1,350 dollars.D. 1,800 dollars.12.Even today in the modem, developed world, surveys show tha

33、t parents still prefer to have a boy rather than a girl. One longstanding reason why boys have been (26) as a greater blessing has been that they are (27) to become better economic providers (28) their parentsold age. Yet it is time for parents to (29) again. Girls may now be a better investment.Gir

34、ls get better (30) at school than boys, and in most developed countries more women than men go to (31) . Women will thus be better (32) for the new jobs of the 21st century, in which brains (33) a lot more than physical strength. In Britain far more women than men are now (34) to become doctors. And

35、 women are more (35) to provide sound advice on investing their parentsnest egg. Surveys show that women consistently (36) higher financial returns than men do.(37) , the increase in female employment in the rich world has been the main (38) force of growth in the past couple of decades. Those women

36、 have (39) more to global GDP growth than have either new technology or the new giants, China and India. Add the (40) of housework and child-rearing, and women probably account (41) just over half of the world output. It is (42) that women still get paid less and few (43) it to the top of companies,

37、 but, (44) prejudice fades over coming years, women will have great scope to (45) their productivity and in comes.28（）A.withB.forC.toD.in13.W: Good afternoon, Dr. Andersons office.M: Hello, my name is John Cremer, and I was hoping I could come to see the doctor today.W: Are you a patient of Doctor A

38、ndersonM: Well, no. Im in town at a convention and the manager of the hotel where Im staying suggested that I call you.W: What seems to be the problemM: Well, I got this ringing in my ears.W: Are you in any pain or is there any dischargeM: No discharge, just a slight earache.W: The doctor will be bu

39、sy at the hospital until this evening. The earliest you could see him would be tomorrow morning at ten.M: Ill come then if thats okay.W: That will be fine, in the meantime you should try to take it easy.What does the woman tell the man to do（）A. Go to an other doctor.B. Go to the hospital to see the

40、 doctor.C. Not to worry about his earache too much.D. Take some medicine in advance.14.W: Next! Good morning, can I help youM. This place is a madhouse! Everybody is pushing and shoving!W: Yes, I know. We are short-handed and we are very crowded today Now what can I do for youM: I want a ticket to N

41、ew York.W: Okay. One way or round tripM: One way, of course. I dont want to hang around here any longer. was here in Los Angeles last year and I hated it. I come here on business every year and I hate it. Its too spread out, too smoggy!W: Thatll be $ 375. How would you like to payM: Cash, of course.

42、 I dont believe in plastic money or credit cards, or any of that. Listen, can you hurry it up Youre taking forever!W: Im doing my best, sir. Aisle or window seatM: Window seat.W: Smoking or nonsmokingM: Nonsmoking, of course! Oh, by the way, Im supposed to get a special meal. Doctors order I cant ea

43、t meat. Last time I had a special salad plate. Id like one of those this time, too.W: Im sorry. Im not able to do that. We need twenty-four hours notice for special meal.M: What! You cant give me my special saladW: Im sorry. I would like to, but I simply cannot.M: Well, I dont give up so easily. Whe

44、res your supervisorHow will the man pay the ticket（）A. By cash.B. By credit card.C. By plastic money.D. By travelers check.15.Welcome, everyone, to this workshop on student housing. Ill go through the information about types of housing available for the term and the procedure for application. Then,

45、if you have any questions, feel free to ask me.There are two main types of housing for you to choose from: student dorms and the international houses. As for now, there is some space available in each type, but they are filling up fast. You should get your application in as soon as possible. Let me

46、explain some of the main features of each type of housing.The student dorms are for any student. We have mens dorms and womens dorms. Most of the rooms have two beds, two closets, and two desks. There are no cooking facilities in the dorms, but you can buy a meal ticket for the cafeteria.The interna

47、tional houses are a group of apartments for both foreign students and resident students. They are organized into language and culture themes, and some of them have rules about speaking only a certain language during meal times. Its been a good way for students to learn other cultures and languages.

48、I think that the Spanish house is full, but there are rooms available in all the other houses.What will the audience probably do next（）A. Fill out application forms.B. Go to the cafeteria.C. Buy some cooking facilities.D. Move into the house.16.M: Im starting training tomorrow for the football seaso

49、n.W: Should you be playing right away after you just got over that leg injuryWhat does the woman imply（）A. The man should step over the football.B. The man shouldnt be taking the train tomorrow.C. The man should see the game afterward.D. The man shouldnt be training tomorrow.17.M: You can put the ar

50、ticle on the front page without a photo or print it with the photo on page five. It is up to you really.W: Id prefer to put it on the front page with a photo.Where do you think the article is going to appear（）A. In a book.B. In a newspaper.C. In a magazine.D. On the notice-board.18.Even today in the

51、 modem, developed world, surveys show that parents still prefer to have a boy rather than a girl. One longstanding reason why boys have been (26) as a greater blessing has been that they are (27) to become better economic providers (28) their parentsold age. Yet it is time for parents to (29) again.

52、 Girls may now be a better investment.Girls get better (30) at school than boys, and in most developed countries more women than men go to (31) . Women will thus be better (32) for the new jobs of the 21st century, in which brains (33) a lot more than physical strength. In Britain far more women tha

53、n men are now (34) to become doctors. And women are more (35) to provide sound advice on investing their parentsnest egg. Surveys show that women consistently (36) higher financial returns than men do.(37) , the increase in female employment in the rich world has been the main (38) force of growth i

54、n the past couple of decades. Those women have (39) more to global GDP growth than have either new technology or the new giants, China and India. Add the (40) of housework and child-rearing, and women probably account (41) just over half of the world output. It is (42) that women still get paid less

55、 and few (43) it to the top of companies, but, (44) prejudice fades over coming years, women will have great scope to (45) their productivity and in comes.29（）A.discussB.imagineC.thinkD.try19.Play is the principal business of childhood, and more and more in recent years research has shown the great

56、importance of play in the development of a human being. From earliest infancy, every child needs opportunity and the right material for play, and the main tools of play are toys. Their main function is to suggest, encourage and assist play. To succeed in this they must be good toys, which children w

57、ill play often, and will come back to again and again. Therefore it is important to choose suitable toys for different stages of a child s development.In recent years research on infant development has shown the standard a child is likely to reach, within the range of his inherited abilities, is lar

58、gely determined in the first three years of his life. So a babys ability to profit from the right play materials should not be underestimated. A baby who is encouraged and stimulated, talked to and shown things and played with, has the best chance of growing up successfully.The next stage, from thre

59、e to five years old, curiosity knows no bounds. Every type of suitable toys should be made available to the child, for trying out, experimenting and learning, for discovering his own particular ability. Bricks and jigsaws and construction toys; painting, scribbling and making things; sand and water

60、play; toys for imaginative and pretending play; the first social games for leaning to play and get on with others.By the third stage of play developmentfrom five to seven or eight yearsthe child is at school. But for a few more years play is still the best way of learning, at home or at school. It i