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1、2023年江苏公共英语考试真题卷（4）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.It can be inferred from the passage that the author was _.Afirst of all a scientistBa naturalist but not a scientistCno more than a born naturalistDa scientist as well as a naturalist 2.The author cant rem
2、ember his relatives clearly because _.Ahe didnt live very long with themBhe was fully occupied with observing natureCthe family was extremely largeDhe was too young when he lived with them 3.The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _.Ahas a great
3、deal of trouble doing mental arithmeticBcomes up with solutions in a most natural wayClacks some of the qualities required of a scientistDjust reads about other peoples observations and discoveries 4.the paragraph following this passage most likely discusses _.Atypes of payment plans for serviceBunu
4、sual ways to advertise productsChow certain elements of a price package influence its market valueDtheories about how products affect different levels of society 5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a factor in the complete understanding of priceAThe quality of a product.BWarran
5、ties that cover a product.CThe quantity of a product.DInstructions that come with a product. 6.According to the passage, the price system is related primarily to _.Aproducts and servicesBtransportation and insuranceClabour and educationDutilities and repairs 7.According to the passage which of the f
6、ollowing is NOT true about tall talesATall tales were compiled in earlier times in Europe and Asia.BThe compilers of tall tales regarded them as true stories.CThe citizens in the U. S. thought of tall tales as real life of frontiers.DTall tales intend to deceive the childish audience. 8.According to
7、 the passage which tale has its moralistic endingATales in the medieval beast cycles.BTall tales.CThe trickster tale.DThe Brer Rabbit stories. 9.The author mentioned Yankee in his article was to _.Ashow his hatred towards westernersBgive a vivid image of tall tales to usClaugh at AmericanDillustrate
8、 the characteristic of tall tales 10.The word scouts ( Line 8, Para. 2) probably means _.AbodyguardsBobserversCauthorsDinvestigators 11.All boys and girls in large families know that _.Aa boy and a girl usually fight when they are togetherBrailway leads the world to peaceCpeople tend to be together
9、more than they used to beDa lot of people being together makes fights likely 12.According to the anti-railway group, all the followings are true but _.Atunnels are dangerous to public healthBthe noise and the glare of the engine fire may affect peoples nervesCto those with high blood pressure, the r
10、apid speed of the train causes them to dieDthe rapid speed through the air does damage to peoples lungs 13.What is the tone of this passageAHumorous.BSatirical.CExaggerated.DPractical. 14.According, to those who welcomed the railway, the railway itself should include all the following except _.Athe
11、railway enables people travel fastBthe railway brings comfort to peopleCthe railway makes the world peacefulDthe railway leads the world to war as well 15.We may safely conclude that _.Athe author belongs to the anti-railway groupBthe author belongs to the pro-railway groupCthe author speaks highly
12、of the railwayDthe author may never take train because of its potential dangers 16.Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. (21) , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people
13、of England call themselves English. The others (22) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (23) the case may be; they are often slightly annoyed (24) being classified as English.Even in England there are many (25) in regional character and speech. The chief (26) is between southern England and
14、northern England. South of a (27) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (28) there are local variations.Further north, regional speech is usually (29) than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (30) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (31) . They are openhearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (32) . Northerners generally have hearty (33) : the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous
