青海公共英语考试模拟卷9.docx

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青海公共英语考试模拟卷9

2022年青海公共英语考试模拟卷（9）

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.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowinginterviewbetweenMr.PollardandMrs.PartridgeaboutthehousingsituationinBritain.Interviewer:

Mrs.Partridge,IunderstandthatyouareveryconcernedaboutthehousingsituationinBritain.Mrs.Partridge:

IndeedIam.Thegovernmentitselfadmitsthattherearemorethantwomillionhouseswhichoughttobepulleddownatonce.Italsoadmitsthatthereareanothertwomillioninsuchashockingstatethatitwouldbeawasteofmoneytorepairthem.Interviewer:

WhatdoyoumeanbyshockingstateMrs.Partridge:

Imeanhousesthatareinsuchabadconditionthattheyarepermanentlydamp,orhouseswhereyou’llfindasmanyasfivefamiliessharingonetapandonetoilet.Mr.Pollard:

ButwhataboutallthegoodthingsthathavebeenandarebeingdoneWhatabouttherebuildingofwholepartsofcitieslikeSheffieldandBirminghamandCoventrynottomentionthenewtownsMrs.Partridge:

That’sallveryfineandsplendid,butit’sonlyonesideofthepicture.I’msimplysayingthatwe’renotdoingenough.Wecanfeelproudofwhatisgood,butsurelyweshouldn’tbeproudthat,forexample,GlasgowissometimescalledthebiggestsluminWesternEurope.Interviewer:

Whatyouaresaying,ineffect,Mrs.Partridge,isthatthehousinginthiscountryisn’tworthyofawelfarestate.Mrs.Partridge:

Exactly!

Accordingtogovernmentfigurestherearelessthan20,000homelesspeople,butthousandsmorearelivinginsuchterribleconditionsthattheyoughttobeclassedashomeless.Itisn’tthatthesepeoplecan’taffordareasonablerent.Therejustaren’tenoughhouses.Interviewer:

WhomdoyoublameMrs.Partridge:

Thegovernment,fornotprovidingenoughmoney,andthecouncilfornotspendingproperlywhatthereis.Mr.Pollard:

Aren’tyoubeingunfairtothelocalhousingcommitteesManyofthemdowonderfulwork.Mrs.Partridge:

Iagree,butthatdoesn’texcusecouncilsthatareinefficientanddon’ttakeenoughinterest.Don’tyouthinkitisshockingthatinmodernBritaintherearestillfamilieswhohavenowheretoliveDoyouthinkit’srightthatwholefamiliesshouldhavetosleepintheruinsofemptybuildingsorunderbridgesorinrailwaystationwaiting-roomsMr.Pollard:

Butthereareexcellenthostelswheretheycango.Mrs.Partridge:

Insometowns,perhaps,Mr.Pollard,butthingsareverydifferentinmanyofourmidlandandnorthernindustrialcities,andinpartsofLondon.Evenwherethereareplaces,someofthestate-runhomesforthehomelessarelesscomfortablethanprisons.Inanycase,mypointisthatweshouldn’tneedsomanyhostelsforhomelessfamiliesbecausethereshouldn’tbeanyhomelessfamilies!

Interviewer:

Mrs.Partridge,Ithinkmanypeoplewouldsaythatyouareexaggeratinganddrawingattentiontotheworsthousingconditionsinsteadoflookingatthesituationasawhole.WouldyouagreethatyoubelongtoapressuregroupwhichistryingtobringpressureonthegovernmenttodosomethingaboutthehousingproblemMrs.Partridge:

Ifthat’swhatbelongingtoapressuregroupmeans,theanswerisyes!

ButI’mnotexaggerating.Housingisthemostseriousproblemofourwelfarestate.Ifitweren’t,wouldwehearsomuchaboutthatexcellentcharityShelter,whichdoessuchwonderfulworkinfindinghomesforthehomelessWheredoesMr.Pollardthinkthehomelesspeoplecango（）.

A.Tohotels.

B.Tonewtowns.

C.Tohostels.

D.Toemptybuildings.

2.

{{B}}Questions11to13arebasedonaninterviewwiththeEU’senvironmentcommissioner,Mr.StavrosDimas.Younowhave15secondstoreadQuestions11to13.{{/B}}WhathavetheEuropeancountriesagreedonattheBrusselsSummit

A．Toreducegreenhousegasemissions.

B．Tofindmoreenergyresources.

C．Tosubstituterenewableenergyforfossilfuels.

D．Toreversethetrendofglobalwarming.

3.{{B}}Text2{{/B}}

ThreeoutoffourBritishBangladeshichildrenlivebelowthepovertyline.ThatwasthebiggestjoltinaseriesofsadreportsonApril30thfromtheJosephRowntreeFoundation.Theirfocuswasthelinkbetweenethnicityandpoverty,whichtheyfoundtobeprettyrobust.Some40%ofthosefromethnicminoritiesliveinpoverty,itsaid,ifpovertyisdefinedasreceiving60%orlessofthemedianincome.Thisisdoubletheproportionofwhites.EvenIndiansandChineseweremuchlikelierthanwhitestobepoor,despitetrouncingthematschool.

Thestruggletoescapepovertybeginswithabigdecision:

whethertoseekpaidemploymentorworkforoneself.Historicallytherehasbeenastrongethnicdivide.SouthAsianandChineseimmigrantshavebeenquicktosetupbusinesses,whereasblackAfricansandCaribbeanshaveworkedforothers.Yetthispatternnowappearstobebreakingup.ChineseandIndianmenseemtobeditchingthetakeawaysandnewsagents,butblackCaribbeansandPakistanisarekeenerthanevertogointobusinessforthemselves.

KenClarkandStephenDrinkwater,theauthorsoftheRowntreereport,identifyvariouscharacteristicsthatinclineworkerstoself-employment.Thosewhoarebornabroadorpoorlyqualifiedfindithardertogetotherjobs.Startingabusinessusuallytakesfinancialandhumancapital,soolderpeoplewhoowntheirownhomeandhavefamiliesaremorelikelytosetupshop.EducationalachievementmakesanespeciallybigdifferenceinBritain,wheregraduatessnootilyconsidersell-employmentalastresortfordimwits—unlikeinAmerica,whereplentyofbigbrainsmakebigbucksstartingtheirownfirms.

Ifthisistrue,itisnotsurprisingthatIndiansandChinesearebeginningtoturnawayfromself-employment.Whizzesatexams,youngandincreasinglylikelytohavebeenborninBritain,thelatestgenerationismoreapttobecomedoctorsandlawyersthanrestaurateurs.BlackAfricansandCaribbeans,meanwhile,stilllagbehindatschoolandasagroupareslightlyolder,whichmayexplaintheirswerveintobusiness.Aboomintheconstructionindustry—inwhichmuchblackself-employmentisbased—mayalsohavecontributed,alongwithgovernmenteffortstoboostblackentrepreneurship.

ThepuzzleisPakistanis.ThoughtheysharesomecharacteristicswithIndiansandChinese—includingimprovededucationlevelsandayouthfulprofile--theyaremovingtheotherway."Relativetotheirqualifications,theyseemtogetlowerreturnsonpaidemploymentthanothergroups,"saysMrDrinkwater.Thattheypersistinself-employmentmaybeduetoalackofmorerewardingalternatives.

Whydon’ttheyfindwell-paidjobsaseasilyasothers"Discriminationisthethingweassumeisleft,"saysMrClark.Butthereareotherfactors:

TheconcentrationofPakistanisindepressedtextiletownsmakesithardertofindemployment,andunwillingnesstomoveawaycompoundsthis.Religionmayalsoplayitspart.Interestingly,whiteMuslimsseemtoexperiencethesamelabour-marketdisadvantagesasblackandAsianones.Theword"trouncing"（Paragraph1）probablymeans

A．troubling.

B．beating.

C．annoying.

D．competing.

4.{{B}}Text3{{/B}}

TelegramshavejustpassedintohistoryinAmerica,followingtheannouncementbyWesternUnion,oncethecolossusoftheindustry,thatitwasdiscontinuingitstelegramserviceattheendofJanuary.Yetinasense,thetechnologypioneeredbySamuelMorsehasbeenrebornwithamoderntwist,intheformoftextmessagessentbetweenmobilephones.Foryears,foreignershavewonderedwhyAmericans,usuallyatthevanguardoftechnologicaladoption,weresoreluctanttoembracetexting.Butnowtheyhaveadoptedthetechnologywithenthusiasm.Whathappened

America’sapathytowardstextingwaseasytoexplain.Voicecallsonmobilephonesarecheaperthaninothercountries,whichgivescost-conscioususerslessincentivetosendtextsinstead;severaldifferentandincompatiblewirelesstechnologiesareinuse,whichmadesendingmessagesfromonenetworktoanotherunreliableorimpossible;andtextingwasoftenanadditionalservicethatsubscribershadtosignupfor.Asaresult,thenumberofmessagessentpersubscriberpermonthwasjustoverseveninDecember2002,comparedwithaglobalaverageofaround30.

Butthingshavesincechanged,withthatfigurerisingto13inDecember2003,26inDecember2004,and38inJune2005,themostrecentdateforwhichfiguresareavailablefromtheCellularTelecommunicationsIndustryAssociation,anindustrybody.SoAmericahasnowovertakenGermany,ItalyandFranceinitsenthusiasmfortexting.

Thereareseveralreasonsforthis."We’vehadthatpenetrationoftheyouthmarket,"saysBrianModoff,ananalystatDeutscheBank."Wedidn’thavethatuntilacoupleofyearsago."Familycallingplansandothernewtariffshaveputphonesinthehandsofmoreyoungpeople,whoaremorelikelytoadopttexting.Therehavealsobeentechnicalchanges:

GSM,thetext-friendlywirelesstechnologyusedinEurope,hasbecomefarmorewidespreadinAmericaasoperatorshaveswitchedcustomerstoitfromoldertechnologies,notesJohnTysoeofTheMobileWorld,aconsultancy.Interconnectionsbetweennetwokshaveimprovedtoo.

Butperhapsthemostsurprisingfactoristheroleofrealitytelevision—andinparticular,"AmericanIdol",atalentshowinwhichviewersphoneintovoteforcompetingsingers.In2004,13.5millionviewerscastvotesbytextmessages—nearlyhalfofthemusingthetechnologyforthefirsttime.Lastyearthenumberofvoteswas41.5million."Thatupwardarcisafairindicatorfortheaccelerationingrowthoftextingingeneral