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1、2023年湖南公共英语考试考前冲刺卷（8）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. Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to think and concentrate. Spilich put youn
2、g non-smokers, active smokers and smokers deprived(被剥夺)of cigarettes through a series of tests. In the first test, each subject(试验对象)sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers a
3、nd non-smokers performed equally well. The next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters was transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine(尼古丁), active smokers were fas
4、ter than deprived smokers. In the third test of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers. The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the mos
5、t important information than active smokers, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details. As our tests became more complex, su
6、ms up Spilich, non-smokers performed better than smokers by wider and wider margins, He predicts, smokers might perform adequately at many jobsuntil they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose ,but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental c
7、apacity. George Spilich s experiment was conducted in such a way as to _ . Acompel the subjects to separate major information from minor detailsBput the subjects through increasingly complex testsCcheck the effectiveness of nicotine on smokersDregister the prompt responses of the subjects 2.I Questi
8、ons 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation./IWhat does the doctor say about aspirinAIt will do the man some harm.BThe man can take it when he feels achy.CThe man doesnt have to take it.DThe man can take at least four every day. 3.I Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation./IW
9、hat do we learn from this dialogueAThe man is seriously ill with a cold.BThe doctor doesn t take the man s disease seriously.CThe man is going to have a few days off.DThe man hopes to get more effective medicine from the doctor. 4.What s the probable relationship between the two speakersAStudents.BS
10、tudent and supervisor.CCoworkers.DHusband and wife. 5. Psychologist George Spilich and colleagues at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, decided to find out whether, as many smokers say, smoking helps them to think and concentrate. Spilich put young non-smokers, active smokers and smokers d
11、eprived(被剥夺)of cigarettes through a series of tests. In the first test, each subject(试验对象)sat before a computer screen and pressed a key as soon as he or she recognized a target letter among a grouping of 96. In this simple test, smokers, deprived smokers and non-smokers performed equally well. The
12、next test was more complex, requiring all to scan sequences of 20 identical letters and respond the instant one of the letters was transformed into a different one. Non-smokers were faster, but under the stimulation of nicotine(尼古丁), active smokers were faster than deprived smokers. In the third tes
13、t of short-term memory, non-smokers made the fewest errors, but deprived smokers committed fewer errors than active smokers. The fourth test required people to read a passage, then answer questions about it. Non-smokers remembered 19 percent more of the most important information than active smokers
14、, and deprived smokers bested those who had smoked a cigarette just before testing. Active smokers tended not only to have poorer memories but also had trouble separating important information from insignificant details. As our tests became more complex, sums up Spilich, non-smokers performed better
15、 than smokers by wider and wider margins, He predicts, smokers might perform adequately at many jobsuntil they got complicated. A smoking airline pilot could fly adequately if no problems arose ,but if something went wrong, smoking might damage his mental capacity. The word bested (Line 3, Para 5) most probably means _ . AbeatBenviedCcaught up withDmade the best of 6. BText/B The decreaseU (8) /Ublood pressure occurredU (9) /Urace orU (
