2021年贵州大学英语考试模拟卷（2）新整理.docVIP

贵州大学英语考试模拟卷（2） 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.Passage ThreeQuestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. [A] In 1848. [C] In 1884. [B] In 1846. [D] In 1849. 参考答案：A[听力原文] 32-35In 1848, gold was discovered near San Francisco and the first great gold-rush began. When the news spread, farmers, lawyers, sailors, soldiers and school teachers rushed to California by what ever means they could. Within a ear, 100.000 people only 8,000 of whom were women had reached the coast of California. More than half of them had traveled overland across the American continent. Gold fever began to spread. Settlements throughout the United States were deserted. Homes, farms and stores were abandoned as everybody raced for California. Many came by sea, and in July 1850 more than 500 ships were anchored in San Francisco Bay, many of which had been deserted by gold-hungry sailors. A few people became very rich, but it was a risky business. Law and order broke down, Even if a miner struck it rich , there were always those who would try to take it away: gamblers, outlaws, and thieves. Gold and silver were discovered in Nevada a few years later, and gold fever was an important part of the colonization of the western United States:32. When did the first great gold-rush begin 信息明示题。文章开头就指出，淘金热始于1848年，故选A。 2.Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard. [A] Because nine is an odd number.[C] Because the elevator is too old.[B] Because the elevator got stock. [D] Because there are too many people in the elevator. 参考答案：A[听力原文] M: Does this elevator stop on every floor W: No, it stops only on the even ones. If you want an odd one, go to the even one above it and then walk down.Q: Why won’t the elevator stop on the ninth floor 信息明示题。解答本题的关键是理解even (偶数)和odd (奇数)，只要明白这两个词的含义，本题就可迎刃而解。女士说电梯只在偶数层停，而第九层是奇数层，所以A正确。 3.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. [A] Stud