2018年公共科英語真題

PartIVocabularyandStructure(30%)

Direction:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentence,therearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence,andthenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

1.Hearingthathehadpassed_____healthexamination,heimmediatelymade_____calltohis

parents.

A.a;/B.the;/C.the;aD.a;the

2.youare,friendsareanimportantpartoflifeateverystage.

A.WhateverB.WheneverC.WhereverD.Whoever

3.Althoughwewaitedmorethanhalfanhour,Marydidn,tturn_____attheconferenceroom.

A.overB.inC.upD.out

4.Mariahadn,tseenmeforafewyears,butshe_myvoiceonthephoneimmediately.

A.realizedB.recognizedC.repeatedD.reminded

5.Thestudentneededaletteroftoapplyforthepostofasecretary.

A.invitationB.recommendationC.registerD.inquiry

6.Heiswe11-preparedforthepresentationaboutthenewprojectandfeelsthatthe

headofdepartmentwilllikehisidea.

A.concernedB.comfortableC.confusedD.confident

7.Tom'smotherwasshockedthatTomhadgothead____inacaraccident.

A.acheB.damageC.sufferingD.injury

8.ItwasverylatewhenwedecidedtotravelonMayDayholiday,butluckilywe____tofind

ahotelatareasonableprice.

A.managedB.wantedC.triedD.needed

9.Thefamouswriter,writingsforChinaDailyIappreciatealotisinvitedtogive

aspeechinouruniversity.

A.thatB.whoseC.whomD.who

10.Ifpeopleoveranxiousaboutrememberingsomething,theywillforgetit.

A.willbeB.wouldbeC.wereD.are

11.WewereveryangryPeterashespoiledourpicnic.

A.withB.forC.ofD.about

12.Theteenageristobeamemberofthebasketballteam.

A.verytallB.tallenoughC.tootallD.enoughtall

13.Finally,Ihaveinterestingtosharewithyou,andIamsureyouwillbeinterested

init.

A.everythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything

14.Sincewehavemoneyleft,wecan,taffordtheexpensivecomputer.

A.alittleB.afewC.littleD.few

15.Ifyouwanttojoinourclub,youfollowourrules.

A.canB.mayC.mightD.must

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16.WhenMaxrushedtotheclass,hisclassmatesexercisesattentively.

A.didB.havedoneC.weredoingD.do

17.Thelittlegirlrecoveredherstrengthwhenthedrug.

A.cameintoeffectB.tookeffectC.changedeffectD.putintoeffect

18.Patrick,boughthertwohandbagsasgifts,butofthemwasherstyle.

A.eitherB.noneC.neitherD.all

19.hissurprise,hegotanofferofpost-guaduatestudyfromBeijingUniversity.

A.InB.ToC.ForD.With

20.Thebossrequiredustoarecentphotototheapplicationformviaemails.

A.AttachB.bringC.takeD.print

21.BillGatesisoftenthoughttobetherichestmanintheworld.,hispersonallife

seemsnotluxury.

A.MoreoverB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Besides

22.Mr.LintoNewYorkbefore,sothehostfamilywenttotheairporttopickhimup.

A.didn,tgoB.hasn,tbeenC.doesn,tgoD.hadn,tbeen

23.Thoughthe_____dramaiswonderful,Iguessmostaudienceswillbetiredasitistoo

long.

A.four-hourB.fourhoursC.four-hoursD.four-hour,s

24.You'dbettergetthetaskassoonaspossible,otherwiseyoumightnotcomplete

itontime.

A.doB.todoC.doneD.bedoing

25.Sincewelackedenoughtimeandsupport,wedidn'tknowtosolvetheproblem.

A.WhereB.whyC.whenD.how

26._____theopportunitytointerviewthefamousstarmadeherenjoyed.

A.BeingprovidedB.HavingprovidedC.ToprovideD.Beprovided

27.WemissedthelasttraintoLondon,orwe_____moremuseumsthedaybeforeyesterday.

A.hadbeenvisitedB.woulehavevisited

C.wouldvisitD.hadvisited

28.Yourparentsdon'tbelievewhatyousaidaboutyourfuture,?

A.didtheyB.dotheyC.didn,ttheyD.don'tthey

29.Thedaughterbeggedherfathertogiveupsmokinghisownhealth.

A.inthecourseofB.asaresultof

C.bymeansofD.forthesakeof

30.Themorethesalesmanexplained,_____.

A.themoreIbecameboredB.Ibecamemorebored

C.themoreboredIbecameD.Ibecameboredmore

PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)

Direction:Inthissection,therearefourpassages,eachofwhichisfollowedbyfive

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Choosethebestandmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Ifyouaregoingtobeastraighttalker,youhavetobelievethatit'savirtue,that

it'sanqualityyouwanttohave.

Ifyouhaveanopinionandyoujuststateit,itallowstheotherpersontoeithertry

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tochallengeyouropinion,toagreewithyou,ortodisagree----theyhaveanactionthey

cantake.Ifyouarequiet,peoplethinkyouagree.Howcanyouthenfurthertheconversation

whenyouareatdifferentpointsandit'snotreallyexposed?Agreeingiseasy.Disagreeing

takesmoreguts.

Severalyearsback,whenIwasCEOatacompany;therewasaveryseniorwomanwhowas

verysmartandwellspoken,butshedidnotwearappropriateclothes.Itwasdistracting

andshewasnotbeingtakenseriously.Isaidtohermanager,whowasmale,“youneedto

tellher.vhesaid,“oh,noway.n

SoIcalledherinanddirectlystatedwhatIthoughtwashappening,"you'renotgetting

therespectyoudeserve,wIsaid,“gotothestoreandgetapersonalshopper.Justsay,

'Iamaseniorbusinesspersonandneedhelpdressingformally.1"Shecameback,andshe

wascompletelyadifferentperson.Shesaidshefeltreallygood.Andcurrencywentwayup.

Earlyinmybusinesscareer,ifpeopleaskedmeaquestion,I'dtrytoanswerithonestly.

Anditwasrewarded.IhadmanagerswhowantedmearoundbecauseIwouldactuallytellthem

whatwashappening.

Iwasraisedbymygrandma,andshewasaprettystraighttalkerbecauseshethought

youwouldhandleit.Myadviceistoberealistic.Beinghonestandtruthfulispartofbeing

agoodworker,agoodassociate,andagoodleader.

31.Thewomandidnotgetpromotedbecauseshedidnot.

A.dressappropriatelyB.takeherworkseriously

C.getonwellwithhercolleaguesD.followhermanagerysinstructions

32.Theunderlinedphraseatakesmoreguts“inParagraph2refersto_____.

A.demandmorewisdomB.attractmoreattention

C.takemorecourageD.needmorecommunication

33.Accordingtothewriter,talkinginastraightwayallowsoneto_____.

A.becomeanopinionleaderB.makefriendseasily

C.becomearespectablepersonD.takefurtheraction

34.Fromthelastpassage,itcanbeinferredthatthewritertendstotalkfranklypossibly

due

totheinfluenceof_____.

A.hisworkmatesB.hisleaders

C.hisfriendsD.hisfamily

35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.StraighttalkersB.Differentopinions

C.AgreeordisagreeD.Importanceofspeech

Passage2

Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlate

inkeepinganappointment.

Theunpunctualman,onthecontrary,neverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertime.

Heisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodname.Alostthingmay

befoundagain,butthelosttimecanneverberegained.Timeisnorevaluablethanmaterial

things.Infact,timeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaging

hismostvaluableasset（財產）aswellasother，s.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplaining

thathefindsnotimetoanswerletters,returncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.But

themanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplains

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ofwantofit.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfully

keepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.

Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone'sappointmentsisthesignofdisrespecttowards

others.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtime,hekeeps

alltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespect

tothehostandallotherguestspresent.

Unpunctuality,moreover,isveryharmfulwhenitcomestodoone,sduty,whetherpublic

orprivate.Imaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailed

tobetheirproperplaceattheappointedtime.Amanwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctual

isnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.

36.Themaindifferencebetweenapunctualpersonandanunpunctualpersonisthatapunctual

person—

A.haslotsofappointmentswhileanunpunctualonehasfewappointments

B.doeseverythingattherighttimewhileanunpunctualoneseldomdoesso

C.hasmuchtimetodoeverythingwhileanunpunctualonehaslittletimetodoanything

D.doeseverythingaheadoftimewhileanunpunctualonedoeseverythingbehindschedule

37.Whatisthemainreasonwhyapersonisalwaysunpunctualaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hedoesn,tcaremuchabouttime.

B.Heismuchbusierthanotherpeople.

C.Heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworks.

D.Healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistime.

38.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedbygiving.

A.afactB.anopinionC.anexampleD.anevidence

39.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_____.

A.anunpunctualpersonusuallyloseshisfriends

B.anunpunctualpersonoftenfailsdoinganyimportanttask

C.unpunctualitymayresultinfewerappointmentsandopportunities

D.unpunctualitymayleadtoheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairs

40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.ValuabletimeB.Popularappointment

C.HarmofunpunctualityD.Advantageofpunctuality

Passage3

Onceuponatime,twobrothers,JackandTom,wholivedonneighboringfarms,fellinto

conflict.Forthepast20years,theyhadbeenongoodtermsfarmingsidebyside,sharing

machinery,andtradinglaborandgoodsasneeded.Thedisputebeganwithasmall

misunderstandingandgrewintoamajordifference,andfinallyexplodedintoanexchange

ofbitterwordsfollowedbyweeksofsilence.

OnemorningtherewasaknockonJack'sdoor.Itwasacarpenterlookingforafewdays'

work.Jackofferedhimajobsaying,“Lookacrossthesteamatthatfarm.That'smyneighbor,

infact,it'smyyoungerbrother.Thereusedtobeameadowbetweenus.Lastweekhepulled

downthedamonthesmallriverandnowthereisastreaminstead.Well,hemayhavedone

thisto

offendme,butI'11dohimonebetter.w

“Seethatpileoflumber（木材）bythehouse?Iwantyoutobuildmeafence—an8-foot

fence."Thecarpentersaid,“IthinkIunderstoodthesituation.Showmethenailsand

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thepost-holedigger（打樁機）andI'11beabletodoajobthatpleaseyou.”

Jackhadtogointotown,sohehelpedthecarpentergetthematerialreadyandthen

hewasofffortheday.Thecarpenterworkedhardal1thatdaymeasuring,sawingandnailing.

AboutsunsetwhenJackreturned,thecarpenterhadjustfinishedhisjob.Jack'seyesopened

wide,hisjawdropped.Therewasnofencethereatall.Itwasabridge-abridgestretching

fromonesideofthestreamtotheother!Afinepieceofwork!Hisyoungerbrotherwascoming

towardthemwithhandsoutstretchec."Youarequiteafellowtobuildthisbridgeafter

allI'vesaidanddone."Thetwobrothersstoodateachendofthebridge,andthenthey

metinthemiddle,takingeachother*shand.

Theyturnedtoseethecarpenterlifthistoolboxontohisshoulder."No,wait!Stay

afewdays,Ihavealotofotherprojectsforyou."SaidJack,'Tdlovetostayon.”

Thecarpentersaid,“butIhavemanymorebridgestobuild.”

41.Inthepast20years,JackandTomkepttheirrelationship.

A.seriousB.tenseC.distantD.close

42.Jackdecidedtobuildafenceto_____.

A.protecthimselfB.fightbackC.pleaseTomD.givein

43.Whatdoesunderlinedexpression“quiteafellow“meaninparagraph5?

A.ApowerfulmanB.ArichmanC.AgenerousmanD.Acapableman

44.ThecarpenterbuiltthebridgeinsteadofafencetohelpJackandTom.

A.meeteachotherB.storethelumber

C.regainbrotherlyaffectionD.renewtheirbusiness

45.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.

B.Agoodfriendbringsafarlandnear.

C.Familytiesareclosethansocialrelations.

D.Atoothforatooth.

Passage4

Batteriescanpoweranythingfromsmallsensorstolargesystems.Whilescientistsare

findingwaystomakethemsmallerbutevenmorepowerful,problemscanarisewhenthese

batteriesaremuchlargerandheavierthanthedevicesthemselves.Theresearchersat

universityofMissouri（MU）aredevelopinganuclearenergysourcethatissmaller,lighter

andmoreefficient.

“Toprovideenoughpower,weneedcertainmethodswithhighenergydensity（密度）,“

saidJackwon,assistantprofessorofelectricalandcomputerengineeringatMU."The

radioisotope（放射性同位素）batterycanprovidepowerdensitythatismuchhigherthan

chemicalbatteries.?

Kwonandhisresearchteamhavebeenworkingonbuildingasmallnuclearbattery,

presentlythesizeandthicknessofapenny,intendedtopowervarioussystems.Although

nuclearbatteriescancauseconcerns,Kwonsaidtheyaresafe.

“Peopleheartheword'nuclear'andthinkofsomethingverydangerous."hesaid.

ahowevernuclearpowersourceshavealreadybeensafelypoweringavarietyofdevices,such

aspace-makers,spacesatellitesandunderwatersystems.”

Hisnewideaisnotonlyinthebattery*ssize,butalsoinitssemiconductor.Kwon'

sbatteryusesaliquidsemiconductorratherthanasolidsemiconductor.

“Thekeypartofusingaradioactivebatteryisthatwhenyouharvesttheenergy,partof

s

theradiationenergycandamagethelatticestructure(晶體結構)ofthesolidsemiconductor,“

Kwonsaid,“byusingaliquidsemiconductor,webelievewecanminimizethatproblem.”

TogetherwithJ.DavidRobertson,chemistryprofessorandassociatedirectoroftheMU

ResearchReactor,Kwonisworkingtobuildandtestthebattery.Inthefuture,theyhope

toincreasethebattery,spower,shrinkitssizeandtrywithvariousothermaterials.Kwon

saidtheirbatterycouldbethinnerthanthethicknessofhumanhair.

46.Thepassagegetsstartedby.

A.anintroductionB.anexample

C.aquestionD.aconclusion

47.WhatdoyouknowaboutJaeKwon?

A.HeisteachingchemistryatMU.

B.Hedevelopedachemicalbattery.

C.Hewasgoodatcomputerengineering.

D.Heisworkingonanuclearenergysource.

48.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoparagraph3and4?

A.Thewriterintroducesmethodsofprovidingpowerdensity.

B.Thewriterintendstodescribeanuclear-powersystem.

C.Thewriterintroducesnuclearbatterieswhich/thatcanbesafelyused.

D.Thewriterislikelytoshowchemicalbatteriesarewidelyapplied.

49.Liquidsemiconductorisusedto.

A.controlthelatticestructure

B.showthepowerofnuclearbatteries

C.decreasethesizeofnuclearbatteries

D.reducethedamagetolatticestructure

50.Thepassageismostprobablyfroma.

A.sciencenewsreportB.bookreview

C.sciencefictionnovelD.newspaperadvertisement

PartIIICloze(15%)

Direction:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,therearefour

choices.ChoosetheonebestanswerandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

BillFuller,amailman,whistledcheerfullyashe__51_upthehilltowardsMrs.Carter,

shouse.Hisworkforthedaywasalmost___52_,andhisbag,usuallyquiteheavywhenhe

startedoutonhisrounds,was_53___nowexceptfortheletterthathehadtodeliverto

Mrs.Carter.Shelivedquiteafewblocksaway,sowhenBillhadmailsforher,heusually

finishedhisday'sworkmuch___54_.HewashappythatMrs.Carteroften_55___himcoffee

andapieceofherspecial

cake.

WhenBillgottoMrs.Carter?shouse,hewas56_thatshedidnotworkinth