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广东公共英语考试模拟卷 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。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 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.Why didn’t Sandy accept the invitation A．She’s afraid of going out at night.B．She had to do some baking.C．She wanted to get ready for a plane trip.D．She was moving to a new apartment. 参考答案：C[听力原文]M: How about going to dinner and a movie with me tonight, Sandy W: I’d love to, but I haven’t packed yet and my flight leaves at five am.[精解] 题干问：“桑迪为什么不接受邀请 ”通过pack和flight两个词判定这与plane trip有关，从而选定正确答案C。 2. Text In common with many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The government (26) new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the (27) improved a lot. Today, London is much cleaner (28) there is a new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very (29) wind in London and pollution (30) a lot, which led to 160 deaths in just four days. (31) of the problem is the new out of town shopping centers. In the past, people often (32) to shops near their homes or went by bus. Today, many people drive to the new shopping centers. (33) , the small shops have (34) and more people have to go a long way to (35) their shopping. Critics say that Britain needs better and cheaper public (36) Many people are trying to (37) the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle (38) and many people ride to work. Some people also (39) to work together in one car to reduce the pollution and the (40) . Sometimes people take direct (41) . In 1995, for example, many people wanted to (42) a new road near Newbury. They built houses (43) trees and lived there for many months. It (44) a long time to force the people out of the trees (45) work on the road could continue. A．swelledB．grewC．expandedD．increased 参考答案：B[精解] 本题考查考生对文章意思的理解。根据上下文可以得知，污染之所以导致人死亡的原因一方面是因为没有风，不利于污染物扩散；另一方面是污染本身在增加。grow是“生长，增加，增长”的意思。swell，expand，increase都含“扩大”、“增加”的意思。swell侧重指“上下、左右、前后的面或体的伸展”；ex