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广西公共英语考试模拟卷（1） 本卷共分为2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25题，每题2分。每题的备选项中，只有一个最符合题意） 1.The title that suits the passage best is _________. A．Automobile and EconomyB．Automobile and the EnvironmentC．The Problems with the AutomobileD．Advantages and Disadvantages of the Automobile 参考答案：D[解析] 纵览全文，文章前三个自然段阐述汽车的长处和优点，后面几段则谈论汽车的弊端和短处。故而选项D最为合适，其他几项均有以偏概全之嫌。 2.According to the passage, the average number of people killed annually in traffic accidents around the world is _________. A．18 millionB．250,000C．half of the worlds populationD．60 million 参考答案：B[解析] 文中第五段第二行，Every year，cars and trucks worldwide kill an average of 250，000 people．．．，可见每年有250，000人死于车祸。annually意为“每年”。 3.A serious environmental problem resulting from automobiles is _________. A．tragic loss of lifeB．traffic jamsC．air pollutionD．mental stress 参考答案：C[解析] 文章最后一段即是讨论汽车和大气污染的问题。由此，大气污染是由于汽车尾气造成的严重的环境问题。 4.A conclusion we cannot safely draw (based upon this passage) about the authors life in 1926 is that ________. A．he was unmarriedB．he was miserable about having his plays rejectedC．he lived in a house like all the other houses around himD．he started his first novel 参考答案：B[解析] 文中第二段第七行，在1926年秋天，作者的剧本被退稿，故而犹豫不决是否下定决心做一名作家，可以推断当时作者的心情是非常沮丧的。故选B。 5.We may conclude, in regard to the authors development as a writer, that his father ________. A．made an important contributionB．insisted that he choose writing as a careerC．opposed his becoming a writerD．insisted that he read Hamlet in order to learn how to be a writer 参考答案：A[解析] 从文章第一段可知，作者的父亲酷爱文学，他遍览群书，过目成诵，这对于作者的成长产生了很大的影响，故而答案A准确。其他选项文中均未提及。 6.The author really started on his way to become a writer ________. A．when he was in high schoolB．when he was studying at HarvardC．when he lived in LondonD．after he entered college 参考答案：D[解析] 从文章第二段可以看出，作者从上大学开始做编辑工作，开始学习戏剧写作，事实上已经为其日后成为作家奠定了基础，尽管最初没有这种打算。故而选项D合适。 7.The author believes that he became a writer mostly because of ________. A．his special talentB．his father s teaching and e