2022-2023学年珠海市英语真题演练【带答案】

2022-2023学年珠海市英语真题演练【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Thegovernmentcannotoperateeffectively（）itisfreefromsuchinterference

A.solongasB.sothatC.unlessD.because

2.Alow-carbon（低碳）lifestylehasaneffect（）ourdailylife.Peoplearepayingmoreandmoreattentionto（）energiesthesedays

A.in;saveB.in;savingC.on;saveD.on;saving

3.Hetoseeyouyesterday，buthehadanimportantmeetingtoattend（）

A.wouldhavecomeB.cameC.hadcomeD.wascoming

4.Wewillprovideyouwithtipstohelpyoukeepyourstresslevelscontrol（）

A.forB.onC.underD.with

5.We'dbettereliminatejunkfoodsfromourkitchenandkeepavarietyofhigh-qualityfoodsatalltimes（）

A.availableB.desirableC.enormousD.numerous

6.It’stoolatetogoout._____，it’sgoingtorain（）

A.OtherwiseB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Therefore

7.He（）byhissisteratthatmoment

A.happenedtosee

B.washappenedtosee

C.washappenedtobeseen

D.happenedtobeseen

8.Mike’sEnglishteachertoonedailynewspaperandoneweeklymagazine（）

A.prescribedB.subscribedC.describedD.transcribed

9.Ifindithardtoimagineatimewhen______tosolve（）

A.noproblemwillbethere

B.therewillbenoproblem

C.noproblemtherewillbe

D.therenoproblemwillbe

10.Incomputerprogramming,thismodelistoanyoftheotherswehaveeverhad（）

A.moresuperior

B.themoresuperior

C.themostsuperior

D.superior

11.Inourclassthereare46students,_____halfwearglasses（）

A.inwhomB.ofwhomC.inthemD.ofthem

12._____thattheearthwasflat（）

A.Usedittobethought

B.Usedtoitbethought

C.Doesitusedtobethought

D.Diditusedtobethought

13.Wecan___withpeopleinmostpartsoftheworldbytelephone（）

A.communicateB.tellC.relateD.convince

14.Abeamoflightwillnotbendroundthecornersunless______todosowiththehelpofareflectingdevice（）

A.beingdoneB.madeC.tobemadeD.havingmade

15.Somepeopleareindifferentpoliciesandwhatisgoingoninotherplaces（）

A.offB.withC.onD.to

16.________tohisscientificwork,hehasnotimetocareforhisfamilyaffairs,whichhiswifealwayscomplainsabout（）

A.DevotingB.DevotedC.BeingdevotedD.Havingdevoted

17.Ihavegotaloafofbread;nowI'mlookingforaknife________（）

A.tocutitwith

B.tocutwithit

C.withittocut

D.withitcutting

18.MarkneedstolearnChinesehiscompanyisopeningabranchinBeijing（）

A.unlessB.untilC.althoughD.since

19.Mr.Black,ournewEnglishteacher,isstrict_________kind（）

A.orB.butC.withD.aswell

20.NosoonerhadIlockedthedoor（）thetelephonerang

A.whenB.afterC.thanD.as

21.Ifind（）importantthatwepracticeEnglisheveryday

A.itB.thisC.thatD.what

22.Therearefifty-fivestudentsapplyingfortheposition,_____aregirls（）

A.twothirdofwhom

B.secondthirdsofthem

C.secondthreesofwhom

D.twothirdsofwhom

23.Businessmenoftenmakehigherfortheirworksthantheyshould（）

A.chargesB.billsC.costsD.payments

24.BythetimeIgothome,mymothertobed（）

A.wentB.wasgettingC.hadgoneD.hasgone

25.Thesmallvillageissaid_____inabattleduringWorldWarII（）

A.tohavebeendestroyed

B.tobedestroyed

C.todestroy

D.tohavedestroyed

26._____isknowntoall,toomuchstresscancausedisease（）

A.WhichB.ThatC.ItD.As

27.Acleanappearancemakesaimpressionataninterview（）

A.favorableB.favoredC.favoriteD.favoring

28.Itwasbecausehewantedtodrawmoneyfromthebankhewentdowntownyesterday（）

A.whenB.howC.whyD.that

29.I_____youwiththefunds.Whydidn’tyouaskme（）

A.couldhaveprovided

B.shouldhaveprovided

C.musthaveprovided

D.oughttohaveprovided

30.Hedoesn’thaveenough______,whilehisbrotheris______inrepairingcars（）

A.experiences;experience

B.experiences;experienced

C.experience;experience

D.experience;experienced

31.Hesuggestedtotomorrow'sexhibitiontogether（）

A.ustogoB.wewentC.weshallgoD.wego

32.Ibrokeadishwhilewashingupthismorning.Ofcourse,Ididnot______（）

A.lovetoB.needtoC.meantoD.wantto

33.—WhereisthenewcameraIborrowedlastweek?

—Itisonthetopshelf,outofthe（）ofourlittlekid

A.orderB.sightC.reachD.touch

34.I’mterriblysorry.Iseemtohavemybookathome（）

A.scatteredB.forgottenC.leftD.hidden

35.Hehasastrongofduty（）

A.senseB.emotionC.passionD.thought

36.Hetookherhandandfeltthescaronherthumb,（）ofanaccidentwithakitchenknifeintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage

A.modeB.premiseC.signatureD.legacy

37.Ifyoutravelthroughthevillagesinthesmalllocalbuses,youwillswiftlycomeintoclosewiththelocalpeople（）

A.carriageB.contactC.choiceD.circuit

38.Noone,excepthistwobestfriends,_____whereheis（）

A.knowB.toknowC.knowsD.knowing

39.Theaccidentoutsidemyhouseyesterday（）

A.washappenedB.happenedC.happensD.hashappened

40.Noagreementwasinthediscussionasneithersidewouldgivewaytotheother（）

A.arrivedB.obtainedC.reachedD.gained

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Thereis____ofreligioninourcountry.（free）

47.Itsnowed____lastyearbutnotenoughforustouseoursnowboards.（occasion）

48.Thenewsthathersonfailedtopasstheexamwasso____thatshehardlybelieveit.（disappoint）

49.Itis（scientific）____tothinkthatsciencecansolvealltheproblemsforhumanbeings

50.YesterdayI（receive）____anemailfromoneofoursuppliersabouttheorder

四、完型填空(20题)51.54.（）

A.everythingB.nothingC.thingsD.anything

52.（）

A.flyingB.shiningC.standingD.sitting

53.45.（）

A.attractiveB.specialC.novelD.unkind

54.35.（）

A.thebestB.atallC.withoutD.agood

55.Moreandmorestudentswanttostudyinhotmajors.41aresult,manystudentswantto42theirinterestsandstudyinthese43suchasforeignlanguages,internationalbusinessandlaw,etc.

Fewerandfewerstudentschoosescientificmajors,44maths,physicsandbiology,andartmajors,45history,Chineseandphilosophy.46studentscanstudyinthesehotmajors,becausethenumberofthesehotmajors47limited.

Ifone48interestinhisworkorstudy,49canhedowell?I50thisfromoneofmyclassmates.

Heis51thecountryside.Hisparentsarefarmers.Thoughhe52biology,yethechoseinternationalbusiness.He53tolivealifewhichisdifferent54ofhisparents.

Intheend,hefoundhewas55indoingbusiness.Hefoundallthesubjectstobe56.57thiswouldn’thavehappenedifhehadchosenhismajoraccordingtohisowninterests.

Choosingamajorinuniversity58necessarilydecideone’swholelife.Majors59arehottodaymaynotbehottomorrow.Choosingyourmajoraccordingtoyourown60isthebestwaytosuccess

（）

A.BeingB.ForC.HavingD.As

56.75.（）

A.goodB.richC.badD.weak

57.64.（）

A.forB.inC.byD.above

58.59.（）

A.byB.onC.overD.into

59.59（）

A.referstoB.makesupC.consistsofD.focuseson

60.65.（）

A.suddenlyB.personallyC.eventuallyD.constantly

61.Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.

Tourismhasbecomeaverybig21.ForSpain,ItalyandGreeceitisthelargestsourceofforeignexchange,and22forBritain,itisthefourth.Faced23thishugeincome,nogovernmentcanaffordtolook24onthebusiness;questionsofhotelbathrooms,beachumbrellasandice-creamsalesarenow25byministersoftourismwithexpertise.BeforetheSecondWorldWarthetouristindustrywaswidelyregardedasbeingunmanlyandstupid.But26hasbecomeanewindustry,astradebusinessused27;inSpain,Italy,GreeceandmuchofEasternEurope,newroadsystemshaveopenedupinthecountry,firsttotourists,and28toindustryandlocals.29oftourismisanationalizedindustry,a30partofnationalplanning.InaplacewestofMarseilles,theFrenchgovernmentiskillingmosquitoesand31sixbigvacationplacestoattractnearlyamilliontourists.InEasternEurope,awholenewseaside32hassprungupoverthelastfewyearsthegovernmentshavegreatly33whentouristsfromtheWest34fromhalfamillionfouryears35tonearlytwomillionlastyear

21.（）

A.firmB.businessC.companyD.affair

62.42.（）

A.untilB.afterC.whileD.so

63.44.（）

A.resultsB.effectsC.expectationsD.consequences

64.Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesgivenbelowandmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.

Thereisasayingthatmoneycan'tbringyouhappiness—likemoneyandhappinesscouldnotgohandinhand.Thelongerversionofthesaying21:butitsurehelps.

Canmoneybuyhappiness?Weallneedmoney,whichisa22fact.Intimesofdepressionwehearheartbreakingstoriesofpeoplelosingtheirjobsandhomes.Sayingthatmoneydoesn'tbringhappinesstothemwouldbe23thoughtless.Tothelessfortunateonesmoneyequalsthecontinuingoftheirnormaleverydaylifeandthatnormallifeis24wefindourtruehappinessinlife.Soyes—moneycanbeagreat25inbringinghappinessinlife.

Andwhataboutthosewhohavetheirjobs?Howoftendotheysacrifice（牺牲）theirwholelifetothepursuitofmoney?Nowtherearemanypeoplewhofeeltrue26inthegame—theylovetoworklonghourstoearnmoremoney,andweshouldletthemdojustthat.Letthemfollowtheir27,becausemoneycanbeagreatmotivatorinachievingtheirbetterthingsinlife.

Weoftenhear28ofhowtheselongworkinghourshavecausedproblemsinpeople's29livesbecausetheydon'thavetimefortheirfriendsandfamily.Moneyandhappinesssuredon'tseemtogohandinhandinthiscase.

Wheredoesthebalancebetweenpersonallifeandalifespentpursuingmoneyandpossessions30?

Ibelievemoneyandhappiness31eachother.Whatismoneytous?I'vecometothinkit32freedom—freedomtodowhatwewantorbeourtrueselveswithlessstress.Butwecandothingslikethat33withoutmoney,too.Somoneyisnotthe34conditionforhappiness.Onlywhenwe35thetwo,canmoneyandhappinessreallygohandinhand

21.（）

A.putsB.hasC.givesD.adds

65.___________（）

A.caredB.doubtedC.imaginedD.wondered

66.46.（）

A.anotherB.otherC.oneanotherD.theother

67.30.（）

A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely

68.68.（）

A.whenB.beforeC.thoughD.if

69.43.（）

A.tearfullyB.seriouslyC.carefullyD.calmly

70.51.（）

A.whenB.becauseC.whichD.who

五、阅读理解(20题)71.Whichofthefollowingistrue（）

A.Allpeoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasonthattheyneedtobuythings

B.Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofspendingmoneytoincreasesales

C.Businesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyofcompulsivebuyingbetterthanscientistsdo

D.Compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney

72.Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatcomputers_________（）

A.areveryclever

B.nevermakemistakes

C.haveagoodmemory

D.arecontrolledbymen

73.ThepeopleinHawaiiarethemostbeautifulthingbecause_____（）

A.theyhadapeacefulhistory

B.theycansleepinthemiddleoftheroad

C.thereare64differentracesontheislands

D.theycaremoreforpeoplethananythingelse

74.Theauthor'spatientstoppedtellingherstorytomostpeoplebecause（）

A.shedidn'tgetenoughrespectfromothers

B.shewasdiscouragedbybeingofteninterrupted

C.peopleoftentoldhertheirownopinions

D.peoplecouldn'tunderstandhersadsituation

75.Inwhichcountrylunchisthebiggestmealofthedayaccordingtothetable（）

A.JapanB.BrazilC.FranceD.Italy

76.Whenwemakefriends,weconsidersuchthingsasage,race,andbackground,because__________（）

A.itisnoteasytohaveafriendlyrelationshipwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground

B.thedegreeoffriendshipbetweentwopeopleandthereasonfortheirsharedinterestvarygreatly

C.friendsneedtoknowallthesethings

D.thesearethemostimportantfactorstomakefriends

77.Bytheunderlinedpartseetheglassasalreadybroken（Para.3）,theauthortellsusto（）

A.getreadyfortheworstresultofthings

B.enjoytheprocessofthings

C.expectlittlefromlife

D.findtherelationshipbetweencauseandeffect

78.Passage2

Manypeoplebelievetheglarefromsnowcausessnowblindness.Yet,wearingdarkglassesornot,theyfindthemselvessufferingfromheadachesandwateringeyes,andevensnowblindness,whenexposedtoseveralhoursofsnowlight.

TheCanadianarmyhasnowdeterminedthatglarefromsnowdoesnotcausesnowblindnessintroopsinasnow-coveredcountry.Rather,aman’seyesfrequentlyfindnothingtofocusoninabroadexpanseofbarrensnow-coveredterrain.Sohisgazecontinuallyshiftsandjumpsbackandforthovertheentirelandscapeinsearchofsomethingtolookat.Findingnothing,hourafterhour,theeyesneverstopsearchingandtheeyeballsbecomesoreandtheeyemusclesache.Natureoffsetsthisirritationbyproducingmorefluidwhichcoverstheeyeball.Thefluidcoverstheeyeballinincreasingquantityuntilvisionblurs,thenisobscured,andtheresultistotal,eventhoughtemporary,snowblindness.

Experimentsledthearmytoasimplemethodofovercomingthisproblem.Scouts,aheadofamainbodyoftroops,aretrainedtoshakesnowfromevergreenbushes,creatingadottedlineastheycrosscompletelysnow-coveredlandscape;eventhescoutsthemselvesthrowlightweight,darkcoloredobjectsaheadonwhichtheytoocanfocus.Themenfollowingcanthenseesomething.Theirgazeisarrested.Theireyesfocusonabushandhavingfoundsomethingtosee,stopscouringthesnow-blanketedlandscape.Byfocusingtheirattentionononeobjectatatime,themencancrossthesnowwithoutbecominghopelesslysnowblindorlost.Inthiswaytheproblemofcrossingasolidwhiteterrainisovercome

Topreventheadaches,wateringeyesandblindnesscausedbytheglarefromsnow,darkglassesare_______（）

A.indispensableB.ineffectiveC.usefulD.available

79.Theworddisgraced（Para.3）means______（）

A.disappearedB.disappointedC.dishonoredD.discouraged

80.Childrenaremorelikelytobemaltreatedifthey________（）

A.cryalot

B.arenotgood-looking

C.areover4yearsold

D.arequiet

81.Themainideaofthepassageis__________（）

A.howtoreadnewspapers

B.howtoreadstoriesandeditorials

C.howtofindimportantnewsstories

D.howtofindtheauthor’sopinions

82.Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters（通勤者）rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenonbicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours—oneinthemorningandoneintheevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrushhours.InAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.

InTokyo,there’sabigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways.Thetrainsareverycrowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsclose.Theymakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.

InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork.Tohailacab，manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers.Thismeansthey’llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!They’llpayTHREEtimesthenormalrate.

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）duringrushhours.Thecitycan’tmakeitsstreetswider,anditcan’tbuildnewhighways,becauseitdoesn’twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchastheForumandtheColosseum.Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem.Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists（考古学家）.

Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.

Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Rushhourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem

Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare_______（）

A.speciallanesonhighways

B.manycommuters

C.fourrushhours

D.manycarsonthestreet

83.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthemostimportantaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Yourjobmustsuityourinterest

B.Yourjobmustsetapatternoflife

C.Yourjobmustofferyouahighsalary

D.Yourjobmustnotruinyourtalents

84.Passage1

Onceitwasconsideredgoodtokeepthecarengineidlingaminuteortwofollowingcoldstarts.Today,withmoderntechnology,theoppositeistrue.Anengineoperatingunderroadconditionswillwarmupfasterandrunmoreefficientlythantheonethatisidling.Idlingjustburnsgas（onaverage,aboutagallonanhour）.

Whenyouhaveafulltankofgas,parkthecardownhill.Thiswillpreventanygasfromcomingoutofthetank.Parkinginareasoflessornosunlighthelpspreventthegasfromsteamingthatwouldoccurifyouparkedinthehotsun.Yourcarwillstaycooler,too,andthatmeanslessgasconsumingworkfortheairconditioneroncetheengineisstarted.

Stayawayfromwide-tracktyresifyouwanttopmileage（汽车耗费1加仑油所行驶的路程）.Narrow-tracktyresproducelessfrictionandthuslessrollingresistance.Thesameeffectisachievedbyaddingthreetofivepoundsaboverecommendedpressuretoeachtyre:whilethiswon'tnoticeablyaffectyourcar'sslidingquality,itwillincreasetyrelifeandgasmileage.

Checktyrepressureoften,especiallywhentheweatherturnscold.Thedifferencebetweenwinterandsummertyrepressurecanbeasmuchaseightpounds.Thiscouldcostyoutwomilespergallon

Themainpurposeofthepassageistotellus（）

A.howtodrivefaster

B.howtodriveacarproperly

C.howtomakeacarrunsmoothly

D.howtomakeyourcarconsumelessgas

85.Passage3

Talktothosepeoplewhofirstsawfilmswhentheyweresilent,andtheywilltellyoutheexperiencewasmagic.Thesilentfilmhadextraordinarypowerstodrawmembersofanaudienceintothestory,andanequallypotentcapacityofmakingtheirimaginationswork.Itrequiredtheaudiencetobecomeengaged—tosupplyvoicesandsoundeffects.Theaudiencewasthefinal,creativecontributortotheprocessofmakingafilm.

Thefinestfilmsofthesilenteradependedontwoelementsthatwecanseldomprovidetoday,alargeandreceptiveaudienceandawell-orchestratedscore.Fortheaudience,thefusionofpicturesandlivemusicaddeduptomorethanthesumoftherespectiveparts.

Theonewordthatsumsuptheattitudeofthesilentfilmmakersisenthusiasm,conveyedmoststronglybeforeformulastookshapeandwhentherewasmoreroomforexperimentation.Thisenthusiasticuncertaintyoftenresultedinsuchaccidentaldiscoveriesasnewcameraoreditingtechniques.Somefilmsexperimentedwithplayers;the1915filmRegeneration,forexample,byusingrealgangstersandstreetwalkers,providedstartlinglocalcolor.Otherfilms,particularlythoseofThomasH.Ince,providedtragicendingsasoftenasfilmsbyothercompaniessuppliedhappyones.

Unfortunately,thevastmajorityofsilentfilmssurvivetodayininferiorprintsthatnolongerreflectthecarethattheoriginaltechniciansputintothem.Themodernversionsofsilentfilmsmayappearjerkyandflickery,butthevastpicturepalacesdidnotattractfourtosixthousandpeopleanightbygivingthemeyestrain.Asilentfilmdependsonitsvisuals;assoonasyoudegradethose,youloseelementsthatgofarbeyondtheimageonthesurface.Theactinginsilentwasoftenverysubtleandveryrestrained,despitelegendstothecontrary

InParagraph2,thesentenceFortheaudience…parts.indicatesthat（）

A.musicwasthemostimportantelementofsilentfilms

B.silentfilmsrelyonacombinationofmusicandimagesinaffectinganaudience

C.theimportanceofmusicinsilentfilmshasbeenoverestimated

D.livemusiccompensatedforthepoorqualityofsilentfilmimages

86.Howoftenonehearschildrenwishingtheyweregrownup,andoldpeoplewishingtheywereyoungagain.Eachagehasitspleasuresanditspains,andthehappiestpersonistheonewhoenjoyswhateachagegiveshimwithoutwastinghistimeinuselessregrets.

Childhoodisatimewhentherearefewresponsibilities.Ifachildhasgoodparents,heiswellfed,lookedafterandloved.Itisunlikelythathewilleveragaininhislifebegivensomuchwithouthavingtodoanythinginreturn.Inaddition,lifeisalwayspresentingnewthingstothechild-thingsthathavelosttheirinterestforolderpeoplebecausetheyaretoowellknown.Achildfindspleasureinplayingintherain,orinthesnow.Hisfirstvisittotheseasideisamarvelousadventure.Butachildhashispains:heisnotsofreetodoaswhathewishestodo;heiscontinuallybeingtoldwhattodoandwhatnottodo.Therefore,achildisnothappyashewishestobe.

Whentheyoungmanstartstoearnhisownliving,hebecomesfreefromthedisciplineofschoolandparents;butatthesametimeheisforcedtoacceptresponsibilities.Withnoonetopayforhisfood,hisclothes,orhisroom,hehastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortably.Ifhespendsmostofhistimeplayingaboutinthewaythatheusedtoasachild,hewillgohungry.andifhebreaksthelawsofsocietyasheusedtobreakthelawsofhisparents,hemaygethimselfintotrouble.If,however,heworkshard,goesbythelawandhasgoodhealth,hemayfeelsatisfiedinseeinghimselfmakesteadyprogressinhisjobandinbuildingupforhimselfhisownpositioninsociety.

Oldagehasalwaysbeenthoughtofastheworstagetobe,butitisnotnecessaryfortheoldtobeunhappy.Witholdagecomeswisdomandtheabilitytohelpotherswithadvicewiselygiven.Theoldcanhavethejoyofseeingtheirchildrenmakingprogressinlife,theycanwatchtheirgrandchildrengrowinguparoundthem;and,perhapsbestofall,theycan,iftheirlifehasbeenausefulone,feelthehappinessofhavingcomethroughthebattleoflifesafelyandofhavingreachedatimewhentheycanliebackandrest,leavingeverythingtoothers

Thehappiestpeopleshouldbethosewho（）

A.faceuptodifficultiesinlife

B.hopetobeyoungagain

C.enjoylifeindifferentages

D.wishtogrownup

87.TounderstandhowAmericansthinkaboutthings,itisnecessarytounderstandthepoint.Americansmentionitoften:Let’sgetrighttothepoint.Theywillsay,Mypointis…Whatisthepointofallthis?

ThepointistheideaofthepieceofinformationthatAmericanssupposeis,orshouldbe,atthecenterofpeople’sthinking,writings,andspokencomments.Speakersandwritersaresupposedtomaketheirpointsclear,meaningthattheyaresupposedtosayorwriteclearlytheideaofthepieceofinformationtheywishtoexpress.

Peoplefrommanyothercultureshavedifferentideasaboutthepoint.Africanstraditionallytellstoriesthatexpressthethoughtstheyhaveinmind,ratherthanstatingthepointclearly.Japanesetraditionallyspeakindirectly,leavingthelistenertofigureoutwhatthepointis.Thus,whileanAmericanmightsaytoafriend,Idon’tthinkthatcoatgoesverywellwiththerestofyouroutfit,aJapanesemightsay,Maybeothercoatswouldlookevenbetterthantheoneyouhaveon.Americansvalueapersonwhogetsrighttothepoint.Japanesearelikelytoconsidersuchapersoninsensitiveifnotrude.

TheChineseandJapaneselanguagesarecharacterizedbyvagueness（模糊）andambiguity（歧义）.TheprecisionanddirectnessAmericansassociatewiththepointcannotbeachieved,atleastnotwithanygrace,inChineseandJapanese.SpeakersofthoselanguagesthushavetolearnanewwayofreasoningandexpressingtheirideasiftheyaregoingtocommunicatesatisfactorilywithAmericans

Accordingtothepassage,Americansexpectspeakersandwritersto（）

A.beclearabouttheirmainideas

B.giveasmuchinformationaspossible

C.expresstheirpersonalviews

D.behonestabouttheirtruefeelings

88.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue（）

A.Christmasistheseasonforcommonpeopletoearnmoney

B.MostChinesepeoplethinktheyhavesomethingtodowithChristmas

C.Christmasistheseasonpeoplewillholdtheirhard-earnedmoneytightly

D.FewChinesepeoplefeeltheyareconnectedwiththeChristmascelebration

89.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue（）

A.Thewomanwhoknockedoffthestacksofboxeswasseriouslycriticizedbythemanager

B.Theauthorwasseverelycriticizedbythemanager

C.Awomancarelesslyknockedoffthestacksofboxes

D.Itwastheauthorwhoputthedisplaybacktogether

90.Manystudentswhopareicipatedinthe2010civilserviceexams（公务员考试）inChinasawthemasthemostdiffcult，duetotheiremphasisongeneralknowledge.

Thisyear，theChinesecentralgovernmentofficeshaveopened15,000postsbutit’snotlargeenoughtofindahomefortheonemillionpeopleapplying.Accordingtoa2009Washingtonpostreport,USstudentsarealsogivinggovernmentjobsahardlook.ThePartnershipforPublicServicepoll（民意调查）foundthatabout90%ofUSstudentsareinterestedinfederal（联邦政府的）jobs.Nearly84%gavethesecurityofferedbyfederaljobsasareason.

ThesamegoesforstudentsintheUK.A2008DailyMailreportfoundthatapplicationsfromcollegegraduatesforgovernmentcivilservicejobshavesurged33%over2007.

Besidesprovidingfinancialsecurity，civilservicejobsususllyofferotherbenefits，

especiallyinAsia.InIndia,forexample,theaverageannualincomeisabout$8,116-morethan10timeshigher.Plus,civilservantsgetaone-monthpaidholidayeveryyear,20daysofmedicalleaveand20-dayhalf-paidvacation

The2010civilserviceexamsinChinawerethoughtthemostdifficultbecause（）

A.mostofthestudentshadn’tpreparedwell

B.theexamsemphasizedgeneralknowledge

C.toomanypeoplewereinterestedincivilservices

D.studentswerenotgoodatansweringthequestions

六、翻译(10题)91.他们在工作中很注意理论联系实际

92.在拥挤的水域或大雾中，船舶使用汽笛，就像警车和救护车使用警报器一样

93.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditional,leisurelywaysofdoingthings

94.直到他完成使命才意识到自己得了重病

95.她从大学毕业后就一直忙于工作，很少和以前的同学联络

96.Nowadayspeoplewearmasksagainstthenovelcoronaviruswhenoutsideinpublicplaces

97.你离开教室时,别忘了关灯

98.我一听到这首歌就感到愉快

99.老师在等我，我得走了

100.The16-year-oldgirldecidedtotravelabroadonherowndespiteherparents'strongopposition

参考答案

1.C除非从这些干扰中脱身，否则政府不能有效运转。

［考点］状语从句

【精析】Csolon