2023年大学英语考试考前冲刺卷本卷共分为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.Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ____ the quality of the programs. A. lessened B. declined C. affected D. effected 2.The ____ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it. A. convention B. confinement C. principle D. discipline 3.Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ____, spending on public parks has generally declined. A. heightened B. lifted C. flown D. soared 4.His business was very successful, but it was at the ____ of his family life. A. consumption B. credit C. exhaustion D. expense 5.The technological advances made it possible for the middle classes to enjoy what had once been ____ only to the very rich. A. manageable B. measurable C. acceptable D. affordable 6."You try to get some sleep. I'll ____ the patient's breakfast," said the nurse. A. see to B. stick to C. get to D. lead to 7.Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ____ the problem. A. relate B. tackle C. file D. attach 8.As he has____ our patience, we'll not wait for him any longer. A. tom B. wasted C. exhausted D. consumed 9.For professional athletes, ____ to the Olympics means that they have a chance to enter the history books. A. access B. attachment C. appeal D. approach 10.It ____ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both. A. presents B. entitles C. credits D. tips 11.It is obvious that this new rule is applicable to everyone without____ A. exception B. exclusion C. modification D. substitution 12.We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be with an even more competitive market. A. tackled B. encountered C. dealt D. confronted 13.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ____ of American Independence. A. ceremony B. occasion C. occurrence D. anniversary 14.In the US, 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is ____to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age. A. liable B. liberal C. inational D. illegal 15.The board of the company has decided to ____ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business. A. multiply B. lengthen C. expand D. stretch 16.Only those who can ____ to lose their money should make high-risk investments. A. maintain B. sustaint C. endure D. afford 17.The mayor ____ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in rescuing the earthquake victims. A. rewarded B. awarded C. credited D. prized 18.The other day, Mum and I went to St. James's Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ____ and frightening. A. cheerful B. horrible C. hostile D. friendly 19.Some research workers completely ____ all those facts as though they never existed. A. ignore B. leave C. refuse D. miss 20.The most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity and life skills they learned in sports and ____ them to another area of life. A. utilize B. employ C. apply D. exert 21.You should try to ____ your ambition and be more realistic. A. reserve B. restrain C. retain D. replace 22.____ elephants are different from wild elephants in many aspects, including their tempers. A. Cultivated B. Regulated C. Civil D. Tame 23.I was so ____ in today's history lesson. I didn't understand a thing. A. amazed B. neglected C. contused D. amused 24.The London Marathon is a difficult race. ____, thousands of runners participate every year. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. Accordingly D. Nevertheless 25.Deserts and high mountains have always been a ____ to the movement of people from place to place. A. barrier B. fence C. prevention D. jam 26.This is not an economical way to get more water; ____,it is very expensive. A. on the other hand。