2023年黑龙江省普通高等学校专升本模拟考试公共英语

2023年黑龙江省普通高等学校专升本模拟考试

公共英语

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I.Choosethebestitemtocompleteeachofthefollowing

sentences.(1'X20=20r)

基本信息：

姓名：班级：

1.Hewasveryupsetbecausetheheavyrainhadhis

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painting.()

A.allowed

B.ruined

C.panicked

D.surrounded

2.WeallknowthatChineseisourlanguage.()

A.normal

B.lucky

C.nice

D.native

3.It'snormaltospendtwoorthreeyearsworkinginone's

owncountrybeforeworking.()

A.outside

B.overseas

C.athome

D.inside

4.Themothertoldhersontoputtinghimselfindanger.

()

A.runaway

B.goaway

C.avoid

D.keepaway

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5.Thecompanyhasanewtoyanditsellswellinthe

market.()

A.worked

B.taken

C.opened

D.designed

6.Hebelievesthatthisoilpaintingamongthebestin

theworld.()

A.ranks

B.appreciates

C.includes

D.requests

7.Iwoulditifwehadabiggerhouse,butwearenot

abletobuyone.()

A.create

B.prefer

C.share

D.surround

8.Thethreestudentstohelpthedisabledchildrenat

weekends.()

A.interrupt

B.participate

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C.allow

D.volunteer

9.Mostcollegeswillstudentstochangetheirsubject

choicesintheearlyweeksofasemester.()

A.ruin

B.allow

C.prefer

D.appreciate

10.CouldyougivememoreofhisinformationbeforeI

agreetointerviewhim?()

A.background

B.underground

C.back

D.behind

11.contrast.hegotthelowestmarkoftheclassinthe

recentexamination.()

A.To

B.With

C.In

D.At

12.thesalesteamcanworkoutnewpromotionplan,it

willbehardforthecompanytogetthroughthecrisis.()

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A.While

B.As

C.Until

D.Unless

13.Heisworkinghardwillmakehimpassthefinalexam.

()

A.that

B.which

C.forwhich

D.who

14.Wearesurethatweoursecondprojectbytheend

ofthenextmonth.()

A.willhavecompleted

B.hadcompleted

C.completed

D.werecompleting

15.Smallitis,thepenisamostusefultool.()

A.because

B.so

C.if

D.as

16.Itwashehadmadesuchgreatcontributionstoworld

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peacethathewontheNobelPrizeforPeace.()

A.that

B.because

C.how

D.why

17.Yourchancesofgettingthejobareextremelyslim,

wellyouhandletheissue.()

A.however

B.whatever

C.eventhough

D.nomatter

18.Willyoutellushowyoutoovercomethe

difficultieslastweek?()

A.hasmanaged

B.hadmanaged

C.willmanage

D.managed

19.Thetimetablesaystheplaneoffat8：30every

morning.()

A.took

B.takes

C.istaking

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D.hadtaken

20.ShepromisedtogivemewhateverhelpI.()

A.willneed

B.wouldneed

C.hadneeded

D.wasneeding

II.Cloze

Decidewhichofthechoicesbelowwouldcorrectlycompletethe

passageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.(1'X10=10')

___Recently,TheWashingtonPostprintedanarticleexplaining

howtheappliancemanufacturesplanto___21___customersupthe

wall.Ofcoursetheydon'tSAYthat___22____.WhattheySAY

theywanttodoistohaveusliveinhomeswhere“allappliances

areconnected___23theInternet,sharinginformationv,and

thatapplianceswillbe"24___thanmostoftheirowners^,

Forexample,youcouldhaveadishwasherthat“canbe

___25onfromtheoffice”,andarefrigeratorthat“knows

whenit's___26ofmilk”.

___Butlisten,appliancemanufacturers：wedon,tNEEDa

dishwasherthatwecan_27____withfromtheoffice.Ifyouwant

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toimproveour___28___,giveusonethatsenseswhenpeople

leavedirtydishesonthekitchentable,and___29___,“Putthat

bowlinthedishwasherrightnow___30I'11getyourshoes

allwet!”

21.()

A.drive

B.draw

C.put

D.take

22.()

A.quickly

B.exactly

C.fluently

D.highly

23.()

A.in

B.up

C.to

D.for

24.()

A.smarter

B.smaller

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C.bigger

D.faster

25.()

A.taken

B.put

C.turned

D.drawn

26.()

A.up

B.out

C.full

D.empty

27.()

A.order

B.control

C.turn

D.communicate

28.()

A.bowls

B.stoves

C.dishwashers

D.refrigerators

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29.()

A.shouting

B.shouted

C.shout

D.shouts

30.()

A.and

B.then

C.or

D.if

III.ReadingComprehension(2'X15=30')

PassageOne

Themulti-billion-dollarWesternpopmusicindustryis

underfire.ItisbeingblamedbytheUnitedNationsforthe

dramaticriseindrugabuseworldwide."Themostworrying

developmentisacultureofdrug-friendliness"saystheUN,

sInternationalNarcoticsControlBoardinareportreleased

lastyear.

The74studysaysthepopmusic,asaglobalindustry,

isbyfarthemostinfluentialtrend-setterforyoungpeople

ofmostcultures."Somesongsencouragepeopletotakedrugs.

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Certainpopstarsmakestatementsandsetexamplesasifthe

useofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposeswereanormaland

acceptablepartofaperson'slifestyle,"thestudysays.

Surprisingly,saystheBoard,theeffectofdrug-friendly

popmusicseemstosurvivedespitetheoccasionalshockofdeath

byoverdose（过量用药）."Suchincidentstendtobeseenasan

occasiontomourn（哀悼）thelossofarolemodel,andnotan

opportunitytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse,"itnotes.

Sincethe1970s,severalinternationallyfamoussingerand

moviestars一includingElvisPresley,JaniceJoplin,John

Belushi,JimiHendrix,JonathanMelvinandAndyGibbs-havedied

ofeitherdrugabuseordrugrelatedillnesses.Withthe

globalizationofpopularmusic,messagespromoting,drugabuse

arenowreachingbeyondtheircountriesoforigin."Inmost

countries,thenamesofcertainpopstarshavebecomefamiliar

tothemembersofeveryhousehold,"thestudysays.

TheUNstudyalsoblamesthemediaforitsdescriptionof

certaindrugincidents,whichencouragesratherthanprevents

drugabuse."Overthepastyears,wehaveseenhowdrugabuse

isincreasinglyregardedasbeingevenattractive,"saysHamid

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Ghodse,presidentoftheBoard."Powerfulpressuregroupsrun

politicalcampaignsaimedatlegalizingcontrolleddrugs,"he

says.Ghodsealsopointsoutthatallthesedevelopmentshave

createdanenvironmentwhichistolerant（容忍的）oforeven

favorabletodrugabuseandspoilsinternationaldrug

preventioneffortscurrentlyunderway.

Thestudyfocusesondemandreductionandprevention

withinanenvironmentthathasbecometolerantofdrugabuse.

TheBoardcallsongovernmentstodotheirlegalandmoral

duties,andtoactagainstthepro-drug（赞成吸毒）messagesof

theyouthculturetowhichyoungpeopleincreasinglyarebeing

exposed.

31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoestheauthortendto

agreewith?（）

A.Theuseofdrugsfornon-medicinalpurposesisanacceptable

partofaperson'slifestyle.

B.Thespreadingofpopmusicmaycausedrugabusetogobeyond

countryboundaries.

C.Noeffortshavebeenmadetopreventthespreadingofdrug

abuse.

D.Governmentshavenoabilitytoactagainstthepro-drug

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messagesoftheyouthculture.

32.Theexpression"underfire"inthefirstparagraphmeans___

()

A.inanurgentsituation

B.facingsomeproblems

C.beingcriticized

D.introuble

33.Fromthethirdparagraph,welearnthattheyouth.

()

A.tendtomournthepopstarswhodiedofoverdoseasrole

models

B.areshockedtoknowevenpopstarsmayabusedrugs

C.trytofacethedeadlyeffectofdruguse

D.maystopabusingdrugs

34.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastolerantofdrug

abuse?()

A.Thespreadingofpopmusic.

B.Themedia.

C.Politicalcampaignsrunbypowerfulpressuregroups.

D.Thelowpriceofsomedrugs.

35.Accordingtothepassage,popmusic.()

A.hasagreatinfluenceonyoungpeopleofmostcultures

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B.attractsasmallnumberofyoungpeople

C.isnotaprofitableindustry

D.isaloneresponsiblefordrugabuse

PassageTwo

___Withmorethan20millionrecordssold,andseveralGrammy

awardstoshowforit,NatalieCole,thedaughteroffamous

singerNatKingCole,hasmadeanameforherselfinmusic.

Alongwithhergreatsuccess,however,NatalieColehaslived

inaworldofdrugs,crime,andfailedmarriages.

“Ihavebeentohellandback,"shesays.

InthebookAngelonMyShoulder,Colegivesusanhonest

lookatthedifficultpathshehastaken,sharing,aswell,her

successfulrecovery.

"WhereI'matnowhelpsmetolookbackonmylifeand

realizethatI'vereallyhadquiteacolorfulandrichlife,“

shesays."Ireallycouldhaveturnedouttobeadifferent

person.”

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____AstheseconddaughterofMariaandNatKingCole,Natalie

hadasnormalachiIdhoodaswaspossibleforalittlegirlwhose

fatherspentmuchofhistimeawayfromhome.Withhopesofone

daybecomingadoctor,sheleftherfamilyinLosAngelesto

attendaboardingschoolontheeastcoast.Butwhenshewas

14,shereceivedsometerriblenews：herfatherwasdyingof

lungcancer.Lessthantwomonthslater,in1965,NatKingCole

diedattheageof47.

DuringhercollegeyearsatAmherst,Colebeganto

experimentwithdrugs,thoughtheydidn?tstopherfromjoining

amusicgroup.Sheplayedinsmallclubsontheeastcoast,using

drugsmoreandmorefrequently.

____Withoutenoughmoneytopaythebillsandtosupporther

drughabit,Coleturnedtostealingandgotintotroublewith

thelaw.Eventually,shebecamesobadlyaffectedbythedrugs

thatshedecidedtoquitonthespot.

Shesaysitwasamiracle一theworkofanangelonher

shoulder.Herdrughabitkicked,Natalie'scareerreallybegan

totakeoff.Onlytwoyearsafterbeingarrestedandalmost

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dyingbecauseofdrugs,Cole'sfirstrecordwontwoGrammies.

In1976,shemarriedMarvinYancy,hersongwriterand

producer.Theysoonhadason,Robbie,andCole'slifereally

seemedtobecomingtogether.

____uMarriagetoMarvin,andRobbie,waslikeabreathofpure,

freshair,“shesays."IwaswithamanwhomIlovedandwho

lovedme...wewerejustsoclose.”

Sadly,themarriagewouldn,tlast.Afterfouryearsof

beingdrug-free,Colewasonceagainusing.

In1983,Colecheckedherselfintoarecoveryprogram,and

wasfinallyabletomendthewoundsfromherdifficultpast.

Afternarrowlyescapingdeathonceagain,Coledecidedto

recordherfather'sgreatesthits,includingthephenomenal

successUnforgettable：WithLove.

Cole,whohasfoughtandwonmanybattlestofindpersonal

happiness,says"I'msogratefulforthewaymylifehasturned

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，，

out.

36.NatalieColebecamefamousbecause.()

A.morethan20millionofherrecordshadbeensold

B.shehadwonseveralGrammyawards

C.sheisthedaughteroffamoussingerNatKingCole

D.AandB

37.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutNatalie'schildhood?

()

A.Shedidn'thaveanormalchildhoodwhenshewasalittlegirl.

B.Itwasalwayspossibleforalittlegirllikehertohavea

normalchildhood.

C.Shedidn'thaveanormalchildhoodbecauseherfatherspent

muchofhistimeawayfromhome.

D.Shehadanormalchildren,thoughherfatherspentmuchofhis

timeawayfromhome.

38.uDuringhercollegeyearsatAmherst,Colebeganto

experimentwithdrugs,thoughtheydidn'tstopherfromjoining

amusicgroup."Here,"they"refersto______.()

A.drugs

B.hercollegefriends

C.doctors

D.herfellowsingers

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39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?()

A.TwoyearsafterNatalieColewasarrestedandalmostdied

becauseofdrugs,herfirstrecordwontwoGrammies.

B.WhenNatalieCole'sfirstrecordwontwoGrammies,shehad

beenarrestedandstayedinprisonfortwoyears.

C.WhenNatalieCole'sfirstrecordwontwoGrammies,shewas

almostdyingbecauseofdrugs.

D.ThoughNatalieColewasarrestedforcrimesinvolving

drugs,herfirstrecordwontwoGrammies.

40."I'msogratefulforthewaymylifehasturnedout”

means.()

A.I'mgladaboutallthatIhaveexperienced

B.I'mgladaboutwhereIamnow

C.I'msorryforallthatIhaveexperienced

D.11msorryforwhereIamnow

PassageThree

Languageisawaytocommunicatewitheachother.Westarted

tolearnlanguagewhenwewereborn.However,peopleareused

tospeakingtheirnativelanguage,soimmigrantsarehaving

manyproblemsbetweenthefirstgenerationandthesecond

generationbecausetheydon'thavethesamenativelanguage.

Also,thesecondgenerationislosingtheiridentity(身份).

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EspeciallyinAmerica,therearemanyimmigrantsthatcamefrom

differentcountriestosucceedintheStates.Becausethey

sufferinlotsofareassuchasgettingajobandtryingtospeak

English,theywanttheirchildrentospeakEnglish,notonly

atschool,butalsoathomeinordertobemoresuccessful.

Becauseofthissituation,theirchildrenarelosingtheir

ethnicidentityand,evenmore,theyareignoringtheirparents

whoseEnglishisnotverygood.

____Ithinkmostimmigrantsaretryingtopreservetheirnative

languageintheirnewcountry,butthisdoesn'thelpverymuch

ingettingagoodjob.Myauntdidn'tteachKoreantoher

childreninordertohelpthemsucceedintheUS；shedidso,

hopefully,tohelpthemestablishaKoreanidentity.Thoughthe

secondgenerationisborninthenewcountry,theyoftenget

confusedabouttheiridentity.Mycousinstoldmethatwhenthey

visitedKoreaafewyearsago,theyfeltdifferentfromother

Koreans.Theycouldevenfeelitjuststrollingaroundthe

streetbecausetheyworedifferentclothes.

___Wemustrealizethatlanguageisimportantandvaluablefor

manyreasons.Immigrantsshouldmakeaneffortnottobeignored

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bytheirchildrenandtomaketheirchildrenunderstandtheir

heritagebyteachingthemtheparents'language.Thisis

importantinhelpingthesecondgenerationestablishtheir

identity.

41.Whichpeoplearehavingtroublewithlanguage?()

A.Natives.

B.Onlypeopleofthesecondgeneration.

C.Peoplewhenborn

D.Immigrants

42.Whyarechildrenignoringtheirparents?()

A.Childrenhavelosttheiridentity.

B.Parentscausechildrentosuffer.

C.Theyspeakdifferentlanguages.

D.Theyhavedifferentjoblevels.

43.Theauthor'saunttaughtKorean.()

A.soshecouldpreserveherlanguage

B.soshewouldhaveajobinAmerica

C.tohelpchildrensucceedintheirnewcountry

D.tohelpchildrenkeeptheirKoreanidentity

44.Theauthor,scousinsfelt()

A.theywerenotsimilartopeopleinKorea

B.theycouldnotgetajobinAmerica

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C.itwasallrighttolookandfeeldifferent

D.itwasimportanttokeeptheiridentity

45.Apropertitleforthispassageis.()

A.TheIdentityoftheSecondGeneration

B.Kore