2023年江苏省通用外语水平等级考试

江苏省通用外语水平等级考试PartⅠListeningComprehension(20%)SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouaregoingtohear10shortquestionsorsentences.Eachquestionorsentencewillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestresponsetoeachquestion.1.A.Ithinkso.B.Letmesee.C.That’sright.D.Justsoso.2.A.Yes,youmayborrow.B.Yes,goon.C.Certainly,helpyourself.D.Itdoesn’tmatter.3.A.Ihavetogotoameetingnow.B.No,Ican’t.C.Sorry,Iwillgotoairportthisevening.D.I’mverybusynow. 4.A.No,youcan’t.B.Yes,youcan.C.Hereyouare.D.No,theyaremine.5.A.Well,shehasdoneagoodjob.B.Iwillgiveittoherlater.C.Shewillwriteittomorrow.D.Well,Ihopeshewilllikeit.6.A.Youneedn’tworryaboutthat.B.Iliketheidea.C.Idon’tknow.D.Yes,I’mabsolutelypositive.7.A.Walkingisgoodtoyou.B.That’sallright.C.Yes,itis.D.Whynot?That’sagoodidea.8.A.Shelikessinging.B.Shelookssad.C.Shelikestostaywithus.D.Shelookslikehermother.9.A.Don’tworryaboutit.B.Congratulations!That’sadifficultcourse.

C.Mr.Brownisverygood.D.Don’tmentionit.10.A.OhmyGod!Ihopehewasn’thurt.B.Oh,no!Heissostupid!C.Hemighthavebrokenhisarm.D.Nothingserious.SectionB Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtohearaconversation.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestion.Theconversationwillbereadtwice.11.BobstudiedChinese__________.A.duringthewintervacationB.duringthesummervacationC.attheweekendsD.inhissparetime12.WhydidBobtakeaChinesecourse?A.BecausehelikedChineseverymuch.B.BecauseheplannedtogotoChina.C.BecausehewantedtostudyChineseculture.D.BecauseheisChinese.13.HowdidBobfeelaboutChineseafterthreemonth’slearning?A.Hefeltitalittlebitdifficult.B.Hefeltiteasier.C.Hefeltittooeasy.D.Hefeltittoodifficult.14.WhichofthefollowingcountrieswillJennygonextsummer?A.France.B.China.C.Egypt.D.America.15.Whycouldn’tJennygoonherholidaytriprightaway?A.Becauseshedidn’thaveenoughmoney.B.Becausesheshouldlearnthelanguagefirst.C.Becauseshewantedtoseeherfriends.D.Becauseshewillgotoworkfirst.PartⅡVocabularyandstructure(20%)16.Thatyoungmandenies___________thefirebehindthestore.

A.tostartB.havingstartedC.startD.tohavestarted17.Bill________ajobinafactory,butherefusedtotakeit.A.wasofferingB.offeredC.hadofferedD.wasoffered18.BythetimeyougettoNewYork,I____________forLondon.

A.wouldbeleavingB.amleavingC.havealreadyleftD.shallhaveleft19.ThebosswenttoseeMr.King,and____________himforhiswork.A.praised

B.praising

C.topraise

D.praise20.AlthoughAnneishappywithhersuccess,shestillwonders__________willhappentoherlife.

A.thatB.whatC.itD.this21.Themountainis1,000feet_______thesealevel.

A.over

B.higher

C.above

D.high22.Wewanthimtoretire,buthewon’t___________toit.A.acceptB.admitC.allowD.agree23.Wehadto_________alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome.

A.putdownB.holdonC.putupwithD.keepon24.Thereare______________manybikesofthesamecolorthatIcouldhardlypickoutminefromthem.A.very

B.so

C.

quiteD.such25.He__________theimportancetomasteraforeignlanguageassoonaspossible.A.pointedout

B.workout

C.pointedto

D.turnedto26.Willyoupleasekeepacertain____________awayfromthefire?A.condition

B.sign

C.far

D.distance27.I___________theshirtintheroombutitwasobviouslytoosmall.A.triedonB.triedinC.triedD.triedout28.IheardLindais___________illandstayinginhospital.A.gentlyB.seriouslyC.deeplyD.slowly29.Bythetimewegothomethekidhadbeenalready____________.A.asleepB.sleepC.sleptD.tosleep30.A.beenfilledB.beenloadedC.hurriedonD.brokenout31.Whenthetraindrawsoutofthestationitswheelsare_________.A.screechB.screechedC.screechingD.toscreech32.Iwillgotoseeyouwhenyouare__________totalkaboutourbusiness.A.athomeB.inahurryC.atplayD.atwork33.Theuniversityconducteda__________intochildren’sattitudestoviolenceonTV.A.surveyB.practiceC.effortD.behavior34.Theresultoftheexaminationwill_________nextFriday.A.releaseB.bereleasedC.bereleasingD.tobereleased35.Let’sjusttakearest_________we’rebothverytired.A.asifB.duetoC.becauseofD.asPartⅢReadingComprehension(30%)Passage1

Almosteverykidhasacartoonheroinhisheart.Theyadore(崇拜)themandeventrytoimitatewhatevertheydoorsay.Somepeoplemaywonderwhycartoonshavesuchgreatappealtochildren.

Therearemanyreasonsfortheaffectionthatchildrenhaveforcartoons.First,cartoonsprovidechildrenwithaboundlessworldfortheirimagination.Whatcartooncharactersdoiswhatchildrenwishtodoinreallife,someofwhich,ofcourse,willneverberealized.So,tothem,cartoonsaredreamscomingtrue.Second,cartoonsaremoreacceptabletochildrenaftercartoonmakers'artistictreatment.Childrenaresofamiliarwiththesecartoonimages,anaughtydog,acutemouseoradolltheyoftenplaywith.Andtheylookextremelywonderfulafterbeingdressedup.Besides,childrenidentifywith(认同)thecartooncharacters.Inmostcases,cartoonheroesarenotdesignedtobeperfect,oftenwithlittleweaknesses.Theycouldbenaughty,proudorboastful（吹嘘旳）.Butchildrendon'tseemtocareaboutthat.Theylovethosecharacters.Inaddition,cartoonsarenotlosingitseducationalimportance,justasaformofentertainment.Onthecontrary,it’sasmarterway.Incartoons，thereareusuallyfightbetweengoodandevil.Andgoodwillalwayswinoutevil.Cartoonsmakepeople'schildhoodhappyandsweet.Thosecartoonheroesaregoingtolastforeverinchildren’shearts.36.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeareasonforchildren'sloveforcartoons?

A.Cartoonsbringoutchildren’sboundlessimagination.

B.Cartoonsarewonderfulwithcartoonmakers'artistictreatment.

C.Cartoonsareallaboutlovelyanimals，suchasanaughtydog.

D.Cartooncharacterscandowhateverchildrenwanttodo.37.Childrensometimesidentifywithcartooncharactersbecause___________.

A.cartooncharacterscandowhattheycan’tdo

B.cartooncharactersaremadeperfectbycartoonmakers

C.cartooncharactersareallheroesthattheyadoreD.cartooncharactersusuallyhavetheirownshortcomings38.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________.

A.adultsonlywanttoeducatechildrenwithgoodvalues

B.childrencanimitatewhatevercartooncharacterssayordo

C.cartoonscontaintoomuchviolenceandevil

D.childrenconsidercartoonsastheirdreamscomingtrue39.Cartoonsarenotlosingitseducationalimportancebecause_____________.A.cartoonisaformofentertainmentB.cartoonstellchildrengoodwillwinoutevileventuallyC.cartoonscanteachchildrensomeproverbs（谚语）D.cartoonscantellpeoplesomeinterestingstories40.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.WhyChildrenLikeCartoons?

B.InterestingCartoon

C.HowtoDressCartoonHeroes

D.ASmarterWayofEducationPassage2“You’rejustintime,Joe.We’regoingtoplaycowboys(牛仔)andIndians,andyoucanbetheIndians.”Oneofmycousins(堂兄弟)said.“HowmanyIndians?”Iasked.“Oh,aboutathousand.”heanswered,andbeforeIcouldsayno,IwaspushedoutintothenightandbecameathousandIndians.TwominuteslaterIwasrunninginthefieldswithagroupofcowboysbehind.Theshoutsof“Afterthem.Let’scatchthekillers!”andothersuchTV-playlanguagecameintomyearsasIranroundacornerandhurriedintomyGrandpa’scar.“We’vegothim,boys.Let’sgoandcatchhim!”Butnoonewantedtocometogetme.Allofmycousinsexceptonewerealwaysveryfriendlywithme.Itwasquietoutside.AndIwentoutofthecartohavealook.JustthenIheardashout.“Bringtherope(绳子),andwecanburnhim.”“OnlyIndiansburnpeople.Cowboys...”Istoppedjustintime.Ihadalmostsaid,“Cowboyshang(绞死)people.”Iwastiedtoatree,andthecowboyswerelookingforsomewoodwhenmydearmothercalled,“We’releavingnow.”“WhydidBobbywantmatches(火柴)?”Mumaskedwhenwewereinthecar.“HewasaskingDadwhetherhehadany.”“Oh,hewasjustgoingto—matches?MATCHES?Areyousurehewantedmatches?”Motherwasquitesure,andIdidn’tsayanymore.41.HowmanychildrenplayedtheIndians?

A.Onethousand.B.Onehundred.C.Onegroup.D.One.42.WhydidJoe’scousinsaythatJoewasjustintime?Because____________.

A.therewerenotenoughchildrenforthegame

B.thegamewasjustgoingtostart

C.noneofhiscousinswantedtobetheIndians

D.theywerewaitingforJoe

43.Joedidn’tsay“Cowboyshangpeople”outbecause____________.

A.hewastiedtoatree

B.thatwouldmakethingsworse

C.hewascaughtbythecowboys

D.thatwouldmakethecowboysangry

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.OneofJoe’scousinswaslookingformatches.

B.Daddidn’twanttogivethechildrenanymatches.

C.Bobbywantedtogetsomematchesfromhisfather.

D.Mumdidn’tthinkchildrenshouldplaywithmatches.

45.Thenameofthestoryshouldbe“_______________”.

A.Joeandhiscousins

B.Whoknowswhatdangeriswaitingthere

C.Cowboys-and-Indiansisafavoritechildren’sgame

D.HowcowboysandIndiansfoughtinthepastPassage3Mostdogownersfeelthattheirdogsaretheirbestfriends.Almosteveryonelikesdogsbecausetheytryhardtopleasetheirowners.However,therearealsodogswhowantedtheirownertopleasethem.OneofmyfriendshasalargeandintelligentGermanshepherd---Jack.EverySundayafternoon,myfriendtakesJackforawalkinthepark.Jacklikeslongwalksverymuch.OneSunday,ayoungmanvisitedmyfriend.Hestayedalongtime,andhetalkedandtalked.SoonitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalk,butthevisitordidn'tleave.Jackbecameworriedabouthiswalkinthepark.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowndirectlyinfrontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattentiontohim.Hecontinuedtalking.Finally,Jackcouldn'tstanditanylonger.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdowninfrontofthevisitoragain,butthistimeheheldtheman'shatinhismouth.

Germanshepherds(德国牧羊犬)aren'ttheonlyintelligentdogs.AnotherintelligentdogisaSeeingEyedog.Thisisaspecialdogthathelpsblindpeoplewalkalongthestreetsanddomanyotherthings.

WecallthesedogsSeeingEyedogsbecausetheyarethe"eyes"oftheblindpeopleandtheyhelpthemto“see”.SeeingEyedogsgenerallygotospecialschoolsforseveralyearstolearntohelpblindpeople.46.ThewritertellsthestoryaboutJacktoshowthat_____________.

A.Jackalwaystriedtopleasehismaster

B.unlikemanyotherdogs,JackwantedhismasterstopleasehimC.hewasmoreintelligentthantheotherdogsD.hewasthemostfaithfuldog47.Jackcametositinfrontofthevisitorinorderto____________.

A.pleasehim

B.bepleased

C.indicatehimtoleaveimmediately

D.invitehimforawalk48."Finally,Jackcouldn'tstanditanylonger."ThismeansthatJack____________.

A.couldnolongerputupwiththevisitor

B.couldnolongerstandbuthemightsitdown

C.wasverytiredandwantedarestD.wasveryang