2021年度黑龙江公共英语考试模拟练习卷（9）新整理版.doc

黑龙江公共英语考试真题卷（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。 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.______ is the first American black woman writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. A. Toni Morrison B. Saul BellowC. Emily Dickenson D. Pearl S. Buck 参考答案：A[解析] 托尼·莫里森于1993年获得诺贝尔文学奖，是第一位获得该奖的美国黑人女作家，代表作品有《最蓝的眼睛》、《所罗门之歌》、《宠儿》等。[点睛] 索尔·贝娄(选项B)是二战后最杰出的美国犹太作家，1976年获得诺贝尔文学奖，作品有《晃来晃去的人》、《洪堡的礼物》、《院长的十二月》等。埃米莉·迪金森(选项C)是美国诗歌发展史上重要的抒情诗人，也是现代英美诗歌的先驱，她的诗歌主要描写大自然、死亡与永恒、爱情以及艺术、宗教等。赛珍珠 (选项D)于1938年获诺贝尔文学奖，是美国历史上第一个获得该奖项的女性作家。其最主要的作品是《大地》，取材于作者在中国安徽农村和南京的生活经历。 2.______ are NOT a minimal pair in English. A. Sink and zinc B. Fine and vine C. Bat and pat D. Teach and cheat\ 参考答案：D最小对立体指的是语言中的两个词，只因为有一个区别性的音(即一个音位)，其意义也因此而不同。题目中的“sink”and“zinc”，“fine”and“vine”和“bat”and“pat”等都属于最小对立体。 3.David Landes, author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor, credits the world’s economics and social progress over the last thousand years to Western civilization and its dissemination. The reason, he believes, is that Europeans invented systematic economic development. Landes adds that two unique aspects of Europeans culture were crucial ingredient in EUrope’s economic growth. First, Landes espouses a generalized form of Max Weber’s thesis that the values of work, initiative, and investment made the difference for Europe. Despite his emphasis on science, Landes does not stress the notion of rationality as such. In his view, what counts is work, thrift, honesty, patience, tenacity. The only route to economic success for individuals or states is working hard, spending less than you earn, and investing the rest in productive capacity. This is the fundamental explanation of the problem posed by his book’s subtitle: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor. For historical reasons—an emphasis on private property, an experience of political pluralism, a temperate climate, an urban style—Europeans have, on balance, followed those practices and therefor