2021年宁夏公共英语考试模拟练习卷.doc

宁夏公共英语考试真题卷 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.According to the passage, when stamps were used, the postage would be ______ that in the early 19th century. A．higher thanB．lower thanC．the same as 参考答案：B[分析] 从文中第三段倒数两句可知使用邮票后只需要派很少的人去送信，因此邮资会比19世纪早期要低。 2.My Chinese teacher is at least ______ age ______ my father if he is not younger than him. A．the same; withB．the same; asC．as; asD．equal; to 参考答案：B[精解] 词组固定搭配题。as；ad．同样地，像；prep．当作；conj．当……之时，像，因为。as用于表示同级比较的常见结构：①…as+形/副+as…②…the same+名词+as…例如：①Arther calculates as accurately as a calculator．阿瑟象计算器一样计算精确。②They took the same bus as we did to the park yesterday.昨天他们到公园乘坐的公共汽车与我们一样。因此答案为[B]。 3.The lost wallet is to be kept here until the loser comes to ______ it. A．call forB．call onC．call outD．call up 参考答案：A[精解] 动词短语搭配题。[A]call for需要，邀请，(到某处)拿/认领；[B]call on号召(约请，访问)；[C]call out出动(引起，召集，大声叫喊)；[D]call up召唤(召集，提出，使人想起，打电话给)。本题意思是：把那个遗失的钱包保存起来等失主来认领。因此答案为[A]。 4.It is time that the children ______. A．went to bedB．should go to bedC．going to bedD．have to go to bed 参考答案：A[精解] 基础语法知识题。此题涉及虚拟语气的It is time that…的用法，It is (high)time that…后面的从句谓语动词要用过去式或用should加动词原形，但should不可省略。例如：①It is time that the children went to bed．②It is high time that the children should go to bed．因此答案为[A]。 5.When the heavy snow started, it was ______ noon. A．hardlyB．closelyC．nearlyD．mostly 参考答案：C[精解] 词汇题。[A]hardly ad．几乎不；[B]closely ad．接近地；[C]nearly ad．几乎，差不多；[D]mostly ad．大概，大部份，主要。本题意思是：开始下大雪时，差不多是中午了。因此答案为[C]。 6.According to a recent scientific report, human beings are likely to travel ______ the speed of light in near future. A．toB．forC．atD．by 参考答案：C[精解] 介词搭配题。speed速度，迅速，超速，构成短语：with all speed…尽快地；at speed…高速地，快地;at full(top)speed全速；put on speed加快速度。因此答案为[C]。 7.As a rule, what looks nicer doesnt always ______. A．taste betterB．tastes betterC．taste goodD．tastes more nicely 参考答案：A[精解] 基础语法知识题。此题涉及句子意义的前后一致和结构的前后对称，前一句的look nicer就决定了后一句的谓语为tastes better，但是谓语中已经用了doesnt，谓语动词就只