2023年四川省学位英语真题.doc

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四川省学位委员会办公室

2023年3月
Part1 Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)
Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark your answer by crossing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
1. It is during his spare time John has been studying a course in French.
A) when B)that C)which D)what
2. Last week she promised that she this afternoon, but she hasn’t turned up yet.
A) would have come B) will come C) would come D) is coming
3. On the grassland the farmer and his family, enjoying the sunshine happily.
A) lies B)lie C)lay D)lays
4. The two girls helped to make their new dresses for the fashion show.
A) one another B) one or the other C) the each other D) each other
5. If we hard in the past three years, things wouldn’t be going so smoothly.
A) hadn’t been working B)aren’t working C) weren’t working D)didn’t work
6. All the youngsters hurried to the playground, only that the football players had gone.
A) finding B)to be found C) to find D)found
7. Only we hen he had caused an accident, that he had made a driving mistake.
A) he realized B)does he realize
C) he then realized D)did he realize
8. This is Mr. Evans, invention has helped hundreds of deaf people.
A) that B) whose C)which D)whom
9. the heavy traffic, he was still able to arrive at the train station in time.
A) Despite B) In despite C) Spite D) In spite
10. It is requested that you a speech at the opening ceremony.
A) gave B)will give C)give D)have given
11. He was attending a meeting, he would have come to your party yesterday.
A) but B)when C)unless D)or
12. Dr Smith, together with his beautiful wife and two naughty sons, to arrive in Beijing on the evening flight today.
A) are going B)are C)is D)will be
13. If your neighbors are too noisy, then you have a good reason to your complaint.
A) send B)make C)issue D)deliver
14. The organization a national campaign against cigarette smoking in public places.
A) launched B)opened C)enclosed D)sent out
15. From what John said I wondered whether he had already known the of my letter.
A) contest B) context C) contents D) conventions
16. We know that it is rather difficult for color-blind people to between blue and green.
A) compare B)contrast C)separate D)distinguish
17. Our company should make an employment policy which shows that men and women have opportunities.
A) balanced B)equal C)identical D)fair
18. In this semester, the English department arranged lectures on British and American literature.
A)a series of B)a set of C)a group of D)a bundle of
19. One reason that resulted in the collapse of the company was that its leadership failed to _ the development of national economy.
A) come up with B)catch up with C)put up with d)feed up with
20. His has changed into an official but he has kept the good qualities of a scientific researcher.
A) stage B)state C)station D)status
21. All that was needed was a little explanation to the misunderstanding between the two groups.
A) clear up B)carry off C)break down D)drop out
22. The mother asked the boy to his toys and not to scatter them all over the floor.
A) take away B)put away C)give away D)do away
23. The headmaster had been trying for years to money for a new science building.
A) place B)ask C)increase D)collect
24. We look to receiving an early reply to our letter.
A) forward B)through C)round D)after
25. If we want to up with the others we’d better hurry.
A) bring B)get C)catch D)come
26. As she has her own money she is of her parents.
A) careful B)dependent C)separate D)independent
27. The flight was supposed to take off at ten o’clock, but we had to wait until eleven o’clock.
A) on purpose B)in effect C)in the end D)as a result
28. Please wait till he is in a good and then ask him to lend you the money.
A) manner B)habit C)character D)mood
29. At that moment he was engaged a very violent argument with the shop assistant.
A) in B)under C)by D)over
30. The price is too high, and ,the house isn’t in a suitable position.
A) nevertheless B)moreover C)shill D)yet
31. Unlike most Europeans, many Americans bacon and eggs for breakfast every day.
A) used to eating B)are used to eating C) are used to eat D)used to eat
32. It never to me that the solution to this problem lies in such a simple experiment.
A) meant B)satisfied C)thought D)occurred
33. Thanks ever so much for your help on this project, I really it.
A) appealed B)approved C)appreciate D)applied
34. Last night he saw two dark enter the building, and then there was the explosion.
A) figures B)thieves C)signs D)images
35. The last time we visited the United States was the presidential election four years ago.
A) over B)in C)during D)at
36. He promised to help me repair the house and he his word.
A) followed B)held C)dept D)stuck
37. American women were the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) refused B)denied C)neglected D)ignored
38. The management decided that Henry is the person to take over the important job.
A) idealistic B)idealized C)ideal D)idle
39. They are staying with us the time being until they find a place of their own.
A) for B)in C)since D)during
40. I can’t give you an answer yet. I’d like more time to consider my decision.
A) quite B)fairly C)rather D)hardly
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements, For each of them there are four choices marked A).B).C) and D). You should decide on the best answer and mark it by crossing the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
Passage one
Experts say the first three years of a child’s life are the most intensive period of language and speech development. Language and communication skills are believed to develop best in an environment that is rich with sounds and sights. Experts say children should repeatedly hear the speech and language of other people.
America’s National Institutes of Health says evidence suggests there are important periods of speech and language development in children. The ability to learn a language will be more difficult if these periods pass without early contact with a language.
The first signs of communication happen during the first few days of life, when a baby learns that crying will bring food and attention. Research shows that most children recognize the general sounds of their native language by six months of age. By that time, a baby usually begins to make speech-like sounds. These sounds become a kind of nonsense speech over time.
By the end of their first year, most children are able to say a few simple words, although they may not understand the meaning of the words. By 18 months of age, most children can say between eight and ten words. By two years of age, most children are able to make simple statements. By ages three, four and five, the number of words a child can understand quickly increases. It is at these ages that children begin to understand the rules of language.
41. Language and communication skills are best developed in an environment full of .
A) babies’ loud crying B) sounds and sights
C) nonsense speech D) food and attention
42. According to the second paragraph, evidence shows that for children there exist .
A) natural abilities to learn a language
B) difficult periods to learn a language
C) critical abilities to develop their language
D) critical periods to develop their language
43. A baby begins to learn what communication is when .
A) it realizes crying will bring food and attention
B) it first realizes nonsense speech over time
C) it first makes some recognizable sounds
D) it makes the sounds and speech repeatedly
44. When do babies usually begin to make speech-like sounds?
A) By the age of two. B)By the age of one.
C) By the age of 6 months. D) By the age of three.
45. According to the passage, which of the following language skills do children develop last?
A) Grammar. B) Sounds. C) Words. D) Statements.
Passage Two
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed earnestly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from bad weather, and to store his few possessions. But then one day, when he came back from looking for food, he found that his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky.
The worst had happened. Everything was lost.
He was stunned with grief and anger. “God, how could you do this to me!” he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?” the weary man asked his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad.
But we shouldn’t lose heart, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground it just may be a smoke signal that summons the help from God.
46. From the first paragraph we learn that a ship .
A) had been on fire B)had been robbed
C) had sunk D)was missing
47. The word exhausted (Para.2) can be best replaced with .
A) tired B)shocked C) excited D)disappointed
48. When he came back from looking for food, the man found his little hut .
A) washed away B)in water C) torn down D)on fire
49. The rescuers got to know there was a person on the island because they saw .
A) the hut B)the smoke C)the footprints D)the shipwreck
50. What is the main idea of the story?
A) Misfortunes never come singly. B) A loss may turn out to be a gain.
C) Bad things may easily discourage us. D) God help those who help themselves.
Passage Three
Diana Jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. Then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart.
“I have two kids in college, and I want to say ‘come home,’ but at the same time I want to provide them with a good education,” says Jacobs.
The Jacobs family did work out a solution: They asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. They will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school.
With unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the Jacobs. More students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. College administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around.
At the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. A report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2023, while average family income rose just 147% Student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade,
  “If we go on this way for another 25years, we won’t have an affordable system of higher education,” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”
Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
51. According to Paragraph 1 why did the plan of Jacobs family fail?
A) The family fell apart.
B) The tuition was raised.
C) Their saving ran out .
D) The father was out of work.
52. How did the Jacobs manage to solve their problem?
A) They got help from the school and the federal government.
B) They borrowed a large sum of money from the school.
C) They encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs.
D) They told their children to drop out from the school.
53.  Financial aid administrators believe that _______.
A) college tuition fees will double in the next decade
B) the government will receive more letters of complaint
C) more families will face the same problem as the Jacobs
D) they will have enough money to support poor students
54. What can we learn about the middle class families from the passage? 
A) They blamed the government for the college tuition increase.
B) The earn enough to support their kids’college education. 
C) They will try their best to send kids to college.
D) Their debts will be paid off within a decade.
55. According to the last paragraph, the government will        . 
A) provide most students with scholarships
B) cut down financial aid to college students
C) stop the companies from making student loans
D) go on providing financial support for college students
Passage Four
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