2021宁夏公共英语考试模拟卷

1、第 页2021宁夏公共英语考试模拟卷本卷共分为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.I brought a portable TV, figuring that watching the late movie was _ any to kill off the hours until dawn.Agood as a way asBas good way asCas a good way asDas good a way as 2.We couldnt use the vending mach

2、ine because it _.Awas being repairedBhad been repairedCwas repairingDwas repaired 3.Neither Smith nor I _ to be blamed for that.AisBareCamDbe 4.Do you know that the Chinese athlete Zhang Jian has just swum across _ ChannelAEnglishBan EnglishCthe EnglishDEngland 5.If television is _ attractive to chi

3、ldren than books, why should we fight itAmuch that moreBthat much moreCthat more muchDmuch more that 6.This is the same article _ the professor recommends for our extra reading.AasBthatCwhichDwhat 7.Houses in this city are twice _ expensive _ they are in other cities.Aas . asBmore . asCmuch . asDas

4、. than 8.Theres _ milk in the bottle.AfewBa number ofCplenty ofDany 9.Who can enjoy _ fun of in publicAmakingBbeing madeCto makeDto be made 10.You should call the police, if you ever catch _ of Sarah.AsightBsceneryCsceneDview 11.Hangzhou is known _ Chinese _ her beauty _ a famous touring city.AasBfo

5、rConDto 12._ give your homework to Amy She is going to teachers office.AWhyBWhy notCWhy dontDWhy didnt 13.Im going to Mr. Whites. Do you have anything _Ato sendBsendingCto be sentDbeing sent 14.Dont throw the papers into the rubbish. They _ be valuable for others.AmayBcanCmustDmight 15.It was such l

6、ittle boys that cant lift up _ box.Aso heavy aBso a heavyCsuch heavy aDa heavy such 16.In my family mother is always the first _.Ato get upBgetting upCget upDgot up 17.I dont know when he _ back. When he comes back, please let me know.Awould comeBcomesCwill comeDis coming 18.Rosa likes lo image hers

7、elf _ an actress.AlikeBasCas thoughDas if 19.Tom went on a trip to Beijing last month._.ASo did IBSo I didCSo went IDSo did I, too. 20.His attitude to me was like _ a friend.A/Bone ofCthe one ofDthat of 21.Jane heard a terrible noise, _ brought her heart into her mouth.AthatBthisCwhatDwhich 22.Jenny

8、 said that she was sorry she had got no knife _.Ato cutBto cut itCcuttingDto cut it with 23.The seafood doesnt taste _.AwellBgoodCto be goodDvery nicely 24.In London, what do the policemen often do during their work-timeADirect walking people.BTell others the time.CNothing.DShow visitors the right w

9、ay in the city. 25.If you see an English policeman for the first time, you will probably notice at once that _.Ahe often tells people timeBhe is usually very helpfulChe has a helmet on his headDhe wears special clothes 26.Which of the following statements is trueAThere are fewer criminals in America

10、 than in Britain.BThe English police usually leave a deep impression on visitors.CThe British bobby is friendly but not helpful.DThe English police enjoy having pistols. 27.Visitors praise the English police because _.Athey are armed with modem equipmentBthey obey ordersCthey are often given thanks

11、by peopleDthey are polite and helpful 28.The nickname that is not used now is _.ApigBpeelerCfuzzDbobby 29.Some of what Jules described in his books _.Ais almost the same as what happened years laterBis quite different from what happened years laterCnever comes trueDseems impossible to the people tod

12、ay 30.If you are the writer, what title do you give the passageAThe Life of Jules Verne.BJules Verne and His Two Fictions.CJules Verne: Father of Science Fiction.DThe Dream of Jules Verne Come True. 31.Jules wrote a lot of exciting books partly because he _.Aliked to do much reading on scienceBliked

13、 reading fairy talesCwas a great inventorDwas a famous scientist 32.The thing Jules described in his book From the Earth to the Moon is _.Aas large as the spaceship today.Bsimilar to the spaceship today.Ca gun used to send up a ship.Dan underwater ship. 33.According to the passage, _.Aa long time ag

14、o, man did not know how to make use of woodBtrees are not as useful as they were in the pastCtrees were more found in the past than they are todayDpeople have always found trees useful 34.Some deserts were once _.Avery good landsBcovered by iceCvery coldDdry and useless 35.From the passage, we know

15、that man must _.Ado nothing to keep the balance (平衡)of natureBtry his best to change the balance of natureCtry his best to keep the balance of natureDdo his best to stop the balance of nature 36.It can be inferred from the passage that _.Aall the injured were taken to a hospitalB8 of the injured wer

16、e not taken to a hospitalCthe rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurantDthe rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop 37.In the last paragraph the underlined word speculate probably means _.AtellBguessCdiscussDtalk 38.Which of the following statements is true according to the passageAOne passer-by, sa

17、w the man throwing a bomb into a bin.BSome customers in restaurants were injured.CThe writer did not get to the scene.DAll customers in shops got hurt. 39.What of the following can be the best title for the passageABomb Hidden in a Rubbish Bin.BThe Cause of the Explosion.CA Terrible Thing.DMarket Bl

18、ast Kills 1, Injures 21. 40.Which magazine offers the biggest price cutAInstyle.BWired.CDiscoverDSelf. 41.Which two magazines are published by the same publisherAWired and Instyle.BDiscover and Instyle.CSelf and Discover.DSelf and Wired. 42.Which of the following magazines is published monthlyADisco

19、ver.BSelf.CInstyle.DWired. 43.The purpose of writing these four texts is to _.Aintroduce the four magazines to new readersBshow the importance of the four magazinesCget more readers to subscribe (订购)Dtell the readers the latest news 44.According to the passage, the theater _.Afirst appeared in Engla

20、ndBhad various typesCwere only sponsored by the nobilityDfollowed two classical rules 45.Shakespeares plays _.Awere enjoyable to all the classes of societyBwere performed all day longCwere presented on stage wagonsDcopied the Latin and Greek plays 46.Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Elizabethan EnglandABroad interests and creativity flourished.BEnglish people began to travel to the Continent.CThe theater was the most prominent art form.DEngland was no longer an island kingdom. 47.Which of the following sta