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1、2023年河北公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（4）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.How is Alice nowAIt caught fire last week.BIt was robbed.CIt was pulled down. 2.Where was the lion livingANothing.BSomething.CEverything. 3.Where was the lion livingAHappy.BAngry.CFrightened. 4.Why do pe

2、ople go on a dietATo eat less.BTo get more exercise.CBoth A and B. 5.How is Alice nowA3.B2.C4. 6. Questions 1113 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1113. 7.I Questions 1113 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1113./

3、IWhat does the passage tell us about the wheel.AIt is simple.BIt is complicated.CIt is strange.DIt is unusual. 8.I Questions 1113 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1113./IWhom was probably the wheel invented byAA group of early hunters.BThe first man on ea

4、rth.CA great prehistoric thinker.DThe man who made the first cart. 9.I Questions 1416 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1416./IWhich of the following is the difference in time between zonesASeven days.BTwenty-four hours.COne hour.DMore than seven days. 10

5、.I Questions 1720 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 1720./IWhat is the passage mainly aboutAThe American Revolution.BJohn Hancocks handwriting.CHow an American expression began.DSigning the Declaration of Independence. 11.I Questions 1416 are based on the

6、following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1416./IHow do you set clock if you cross the Atlantic Ocean going eastAYou set you clock ahead one hour in each new time zone.BYou set you clock ahead one hour for the whole trip.CYou set you clock back one full day for each time zone.DYo

7、u set your clock ahead by twenty-three hours. 12.I Questions 1720 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 1720./IWhy is John Hancock remembered bestABecause he was the governor of Massachusetts.BBecause he helped the patriots in the Revolution.CBecause he signed

8、 his name in large letters.DBecause he was president of the Continental Congress. 13.I Questions 1416 are based on the following dialogue. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 1416./IWhat is the best title for this passageAA trip Across the AtlanticBHow Time Changes Around the WorldCCrossing th

9、e International Date LineDHow Time Zones Were Set Up 14.I Questions 1720 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 1720./IWhy did John Hancock make his signature largeAIn order that people would see his signature.BIn order that it would show that he was proud to b

10、e a patriot.CIn order that John Bull could read it without his glasses.DIn order that he would be remembered as one of the signers. 15.I Questions 1720 are based on the following passage. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 1720./IWhat is now a John HancockAA governor.BA man who signs petition

11、s (请愿书).CA strong patriot.DA persons signature. 16.M: Are we supposed to leave at 6:13 W: I don’t know. All I remember is that the flight number is 633.When does the man think they will leave（）A. 6:33.B. 6:13.C. 6:23.17.W: Jack said he can give us a fide to the game.M: Oh, good, then he does h

12、ave his car.What does Jack have（）A. A car.B. A bike.C. A bar.18.M: Can you tell me how to make vegetable soup W: My mother gave me a recipe.What will the man probably do next（）A. Ask the woman for the recipe.B. Get a receipt for his purchase.C. Call the woman’s mother.19.W: I heard you got 90

13、in our maths exam, didn’t you M: Yes. But Julia was the best in my class. She got 95.W: I only got 80. Anyhow, we all passed the exam.M: Yes, we are lucky.What mark did the woman get in her exam（）A. 90.B. 95.C. 80.20.W: What did you do last year M: I was a reporter.W: I think it was interestin

14、g, right M: Yes, it was interesting. But I had to work long hours. I wasnever at home on weekends.How did the man feel about his work（）A. It was interesting but it kept him busy.B. He doesn’t like it because it is uninteresting.C. He likes the work very much.21.W: Can I help you M: Yes. I boug

15、ht this radio two days ago, but I’m afraid it doesn’t work. I’d like to change it for another one.W: Oh, dear. Yes, of course. Have you got your receipt M: Yes, here it is.W: Thank you. Just a moment, please.Where does this conversation take place（）A. In a store.B. In a factory.C.

16、In a museum.22.Hello, everyone. I’m glad to be given a chance to tell you a story. Now I’ll begin. Once there lived a lion in a forest. Every day he went about to look for food. The small animals in the forest were all afraid of him. Not far from the forest there were four bulls. They we

17、re good friends, and often went about together. The lion tried many times to catch them, but could not do so. Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight him, so he could do nothing to them. One day, the bulls had a quarrel. After that each went his own way. When the lion saw thi

18、s, he was happy. Then he caught one bull and ate him up. Then he caught another. One by one he caught all the four bulls and ate them up.That’s all. Thank you.Where was the lion living（）A. Near the lake.B. In a forest.C. By a hill.23.W: The company is going to recruit some people.M: Really Are

19、 there any vacant positionsW: Yes. The position of senior secretary had fallen vacant.M: What happened to Kitty She was an excellent senior secretary.W: She has just got married. And she wants to be a full-time housewife. So she leftM: What a pity! Do you have any idea who will be the new senior sec

20、retaryW: Not yet. The company has advertised the position.M: What qualifications are neededW: A female graduate from the secretary college with a good knowledge of English.M: A graduate does not always make an qualified employee.What is the company going to do（）A. To promote some people.B. To appoin

21、t some people.C. To recruit some people.24.听力原文W: Can I help you M: Oh, I’m just looking, thanks. Well, actually, I’m looking for something for my girlfriend.W: And what sort of thing are you looking for M: I don’t really know. A dress W: Right. What color does your girlfriend usua

22、lly wear M: Oh, dearW: OK, what color are her eyes M: Green.W: Right, purple suits people with green eyes. Now, what size is she M: Um, well, sort of, she isn’t very big, but she’s not particularly small. That’ll be medium then.W: Well, we have this rather nice silk evening dress h

23、ereM: Good, I’ll take it. Thank you. How much is it W: That’s 70 pounds, sir. How would you like to pay M: Seventy By credit card, please.W: Fine. If you could just signM: Here you are. Goodbye.Where probably are the speakers（）A. In a store.B. In a hotel.C. In a restaurant.25.Recorded ba

24、ckground music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the States. But it soon spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.The best-known supplier of background music is an American company

25、 called Muzak. This word also refers to recorded background music played continuously in restaurants, places of work, etc. The company has carded over a hundred studies which show that background music can create a pleasant atmosphere and improve productivity (生产效率). It must be used in the right way

26、, though. If the type of Muzak is wrong, it may well cause an entire factory to sleep!Which of the following statements is true（）A. Background music is only used in the States.B. Background music is used all over the world except the States.C. Most shops and restaurants use background music now.D. I

27、t is very difficult to listen to background music.26.I arrived in the United States on February 6,2005 ,but I remember my flint day there very clearly. My plane (36) at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was (37) excited to mi

28、nd. From the airport, my friend and I (38) a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared (39) astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their (40) beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then (41) me soon because he (42) go back to work.

29、He (43) to return the next day.(44) my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to eat something. Because I (45) speak a word of English, I couldn’t (46) the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and (47) to make some gestures, (48) the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally

30、, I (49) the same thing the man (50) the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway (51) I came to Time Square with its movie theatre, and huge (52) of people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk (53) the city. When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sl

31、eep because I (54) hearing the fire and police sirens (汽笛) during the night. I (55) awake and thought about New York.36（）A.fliedB.landedC.gotD.went27.M: Excuse me, I wonder if you would tell me how to find a place where I can have my shoes fixed. I’m new in the town.W: Well, of course you can

32、always look in the yellow pages in the back of the telephone book under shoe repair. But I think there’s a good shop not far from here. Take the first street to the left and walk around three blocks. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but you’ll run into it. It’s near the

33、 police station. By the way, do you know about the town guide It has all kinds of useful information. I think you’ll find it in any bookstore.M: Thanks a lot. You’ve been very helpful. And I’ll look for that town guide next time I’m in a book- store. Let’s see, you said

34、 the repair shop was three blocks on the rightW: No, first street on the left, then three blocks.M: Thanks again.What is the man looking for（）A. The bookstore.B. A town guide.C. A shoe repair shop.28.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。M: You’re not looking too good. Are you sure you are all rightW: It was a long

35、flight. I’ll be fine after a good night’s sleep.M: You look very pale.W: These long flights are just so very boring, and you just have to sit there in your seat without moving and you know I like to get as much exercise as possible. I’m sure I’ll be back to be normal tomorrow

36、.How does the lady feel（）A. Hungry.B. Tired.C. Thirsty.29.W: Can I help you M: Yes. I bought this radio two days ago, but I’m afraid it doesn’t work. I’d like to change it for another one.W: Oh, dear. Yes, of course. Have you got your receipt M: Yes, here it is.W: Thank you. Just a

37、 moment, please.What is the most probable result of the conversation（）A. The man got his radio repaired.B. The man got a new receipt.C. The man got a new radio.30.Hello, everyone. I’m glad to be given a chance to tell you a story. Now I’ll begin. Once there lived a lion in a forest. Ever

38、y day he went about to look for food. The small animals in the forest were all afraid of him. Not far from the forest there were four bulls. They were good friends, and often went about together. The lion tried many times to catch them, but could not do so. Every time he came near, the four bulls st

39、ood together to fight him, so he could do nothing to them. One day, the bulls had a quarrel. After that each went his own way. When the lion saw this, he was happy. Then he caught one bull and ate him up. Then he caught another. One by one he caught all the four bulls and ate them up.That’s al

40、l. Thank you.What could the lion do to bulls at first（）A. Nothing.B. Something.C. Everything.31.Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name wa

41、s Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of those hills. From his fields he could see everything up and down the coast. If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough not well, but happily. When there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line

42、 between a life which was too hard and death itself.Last year the weather had been so kind and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast. He had been thinking about doing this for some years. It

43、 was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his family. But he would go only if he could give; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouth of his grandchildren. He would rather die hungry than do this.On the day on which Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, h

44、e looked out to sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing towards the coast and the village of Shundagarh. Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned. Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear. He would have run down the hill, but he was too

45、 old to run. He was preparing to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do. He set fire to his corn. Immediately smoke was rising high. Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were running up the hill to see what had happened. There, in the middle of hi

46、s blackened corn-field, they found Jalpur; and there they buried him.On his grave, they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living; a man who died, giving.Where is the village of Shundagarh（）A. It lies behind the Hills.B. It lies between the coast and the Hills.C. It lies one hundred

47、and fifty meters above the coast.D. It lies farther up the coast.32.W: The company is going to recruit some people.M: Really Are there any vacant positionsW: Yes. The position of senior secretary had fallen vacant.M: What happened to Kitty She was an excellent senior secretary.W: She has just got ma

48、rried. And she wants to be a full-time housewife. So she leftM: What a pity! Do you have any idea who will be the new senior secretaryW: Not yet. The company has advertised the position.M: What qualifications are neededW: A female graduate from the secretary college with a good knowledge of English.

49、M: A graduate does not always make an qualified employee.What position has fallen vacant in the company（）A. Senior secretary.B. Personnel manager.C. Assistant manager.33.M: Excuse me, I wonder if you would tell me how to find a place where I can have my shoes fixed. I’m new in the town.W: Well

50、, of course you can always look in the yellow pages in the back of the telephone book under shoe repair. But I think there’s a good shop not far from here. Take the first street to the left and walk around three blocks. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but you’ll run into it.

51、 It’s near the police station. By the way, do you know about the town guide It has all kinds of useful information. I think you’ll find it in any bookstore.M: Thanks a lot. You’ve been very helpful. And I’ll look for that town guide next time I’m in a book- store. Let&r

52、squo;s see, you said the repair shop was three blocks on the rightW: No, first street on the left, then three blocks.M: Thanks again.What can best be said about the instructions given here（）A. They had to be repeated.B. They were easy for the man to remember.C. The woman made a mistake.34.听力原文W: Can

53、 I help you M: Oh, I’m just looking, thanks. Well, actually, I’m looking for something for my girlfriend.W: And what sort of thing are you looking for M: I don’t really know. A dress W: Right. What color does your girlfriend usually wear M: Oh, dearW: OK, what color are her eyes M:

54、 Green.W: Right, purple suits people with green eyes. Now, what size is she M: Um, well, sort of, she isn’t very big, but she’s not particularly small. That’ll be medium then.W: Well, we have this rather nice silk evening dress hereM: Good, I’ll take it. Thank you. How much i

55、s it W: That’s 70 pounds, sir. How would you like to pay M: Seventy By credit card, please.W: Fine. If you could just signM: Here you are. Goodbye.What color is the mans girlfriends eyes（）A. Blue.B. Green.C. Purple.35.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。M: You’re not looking too good. Are you sure you are al

56、l rightW: It was a long flight. I’ll be fine after a good night’s sleep.M: You look very pale.W: These long flights are just so very boring, and you just have to sit there in your seat without moving and you know I like to get as much exercise as possible. I’m sure I’ll be ba

57、ck to be normal tomorrow.Where does the conversation happen（）A. At home.B. At an airport.C. At a hotel.36.Hello, everyone. I’m glad to be given a chance to tell you a story. Now I’ll begin. Once there lived a lion in a forest. Every day he went about to look for food. The small animals i

58、n the forest were all afraid of him. Not far from the forest there were four bulls. They were good friends, and often went about together. The lion tried many times to catch them, but could not do so. Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight him, so he could do nothing to them

59、. One day, the bulls had a quarrel. After that each went his own way. When the lion saw this, he was happy. Then he caught one bull and ate him up. Then he caught another. One by one he caught all the four bulls and ate them up.That’s all. Thank you.How did the lion feel when the bulls had a q

60、uarrel（）A. Happy.B. Angry.C. Frightened.37.Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the States. But it soon spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.The best-kno

61、wn supplier of background music is an American company called Muzak. This word also refers to recorded background music played continuously in restaurants, places of work, etc. The company has carded over a hundred studies which show that background music can create a pleasant atmosphere and improve

62、 productivity (生产效率). It must be used in the right way, though. If the type of Muzak is wrong, it may well cause an entire factory to sleep!It has been proved that Muzak can（）A. improve productivityB. create a pleasant atmosphereC. cause an entire factory to sleepD. all of the above38.I arrived in t

63、he United States on February 6,2005 ,but I remember my flint day there very clearly. My plane (36) at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was (37) excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I (38) a taxi to my hotel. On t

64、he way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared (39) astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their (40) beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then (41) me soon because he (42) go back to work. He (43) to return the next day.(44) my friend had left, I went to a restaurant nea