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1、2023 年四川公共英语考试真题卷（年四川公共英语考试真题卷（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.听下面一段对话，回答下列问题。M:How can I help you,Ms JohnsonW:Mmm.First,I’d like to orderthirty coats,order Number P25J5.M:OK,order NumberP2515,coats,thirty.W:How much are theyM:Forty-five
2、dollars each.W:OK.And gloves,order Number P28D5.Howmuch are theyM:Five dollars a pair.How many do youneedW:Fifty.M:Gloves,fifty pairs,five dollars apair,P28D5.OK.W:And shoes.Twenty-five pairs oforderNumberP26T5.M:Shoes,orderNumberP26T5,twenty-five pairs at eighteen dollars a pair.Is thatOKW:Yes,that
3、’s fine.How much do the shoescost().A.250.B.450.C.1350.2.M:I’dliketocongratulateyouonyourwonderful performance.W:Thank you very much,sir.M:I read about you in the newspaper and decided to comeand hear you play.I’ve traveled many miles andI’m glad I made the effort.You played
4、the pianoso beautifully,and what are your next plansW:Atpresent,I’mgivingalotofconcerts.Fortunately,people want to come and hear me play,butI’m getting very fired of traveling.M:Why do youhave to work so hardW:I’m planning to start aschool,so I’m trying to save as much money
5、aspossible.M:What kind of schoolW:A music school fordisabled children.I think they have the right toreceive education like healthy children.At the momentthere are very few schools in my country.Unfortunately,it will cost a lot of money.Why does the woman work sohard().A.To travel abroad.B.To run a s
6、pecial school.C.To give some concerts.3.It is estimated that some seven hundred millionpeople-about half of the world’s population areunable to read and write,and there are probably twohundred and fifty million more people whose level ofattainment is so slight that it barely outlives aliteracy
7、.Recently the attack on illiteracy(文盲)hasbeen stepped up.A world plan has been drawn up by acommittee of UNESCO experts in Paris,as part of theUnitedNationsDevelopmentDecade,andaninternational conference on the subject has the aim.People must learn the basic skills of responsiblecitizenship:the abil
8、ity to read notices,newspapers,timetables,letters,pricelists,tokeepsimplerecords and accounts,to sort out the significance ofthe information gathered,and to fill informs.The majorareas of illiteracy are in Asia,Africa,and Centraland South America.In Africathere are at least onehundredmillionillitera
9、tes,compromising(牵 连)eighty to eighty-five per cent of the total population.In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million,mostof them in Southern Europe,with Spain,Italy,Portugal,and Yugoslavia heading tl,c list(the United Kingdomhasaboutsevenhundredthousand).Thefigureofilliteracy in Britain com
10、prises().A.zero point one per cent of that of the illiteracyin the worldB.zero point two per cent of the world adult populationC.thirty-five per cent of Europe’s populationD.three point five per cent of that of the illiteracyin Southern Europe4.W:What is it like outside todayM:It’s clear
11、and sunny but cold.W:I’d better wear my heavyjacket.M:That’s a good idea.Whats the weatherlike today().A.It’s cold.B.It’s sunny.C.It’s fine.5.W:The company is going to recruit some people.M:Really Are there any vacant positionsW:Yes.Theposition of senior secretary had f
12、allen vacant.M:WhathappenedtoKittyShewasanexcellentseniorsecretary.W:She has just got married.And she wantsto be a full-time housewife.So she left.Mi What a pity!Do you have any idea who will be the new seniorsecretaryW:Not yet.The company has advertised theposition.M:What qualifications are neededW
13、:A femalegraduatefromthesecretarycollegewithagoodknowledge of English.M:A graduate does not always makean qualified employee.What position has fallen vacantin the company().A.Senior secretary.B.Personnel manager.C.Assistant manager.6.Sports and SexesIn sports the sexes are separate.(36)and men do no
14、t run or swim in the same races.Women areless strong than men.That(37)is(38)people say.Women are(39)the weaker sex,or if men want to pleasethem,the fair sex.But boys and girls are taught(40)schools and universities.There are women(41)arefamous prime ministers,scientists and writers.Andwomen live lon
15、ger than men.(42)European woman canexpect(43)until the age of 74;a man only until heis 68.Are women’s bodies really weaker Thefastest men can run a mile in(44)4 minutes.The bestwomen need 5 minutes.Women’s times are alwaysslower than(45),but some facts are a surprise.Someof the(46)women
16、swimmers today are girls.One of themswam 400 metres(47)4 minutes and 21.2 seconds whenshe was only 16.The first Tartan in films was(48)Olympic swimmer,Jonny Weissmuller.His fastest 400metres was 4 minutes and 59.1 seconds,(49)is 37.9seconds(50)than a girl 50 years later!This does notmean that women
17、are(51)men(52).Conditions are verydifferent now,and sport is much(53)serious.It is(54)seriousthatsomewomenaregivenhormoneinjections.At the Olympics a doctor has to check(55)the women are really women or not.It seems like thatsport has many problems.Life can be very complicatedwhen there are two sepa
18、rate sexes.37().A.at leastB.at mostC.at lessD.at more7.It is estimated that some seven hundred millionpeople-about half of the world’s population areunable to read and write,and there are probably twohundred and fifty million more people whose level ofattainment is so slight that it barely out
19、lives aliteracy.Recently the attack on illiteracy(文盲)hasbeen stepped up.A world plan has been drawn up by acommittee of UNESCO experts in Paris,as part of theUnitedNationsDevelopmentDecade,andaninternational conference on the subject has the aim.People must learn the basic skills of responsiblecitiz
20、enship:the ability to read notices,newspapers,timetables,letters,pricelists,tokeepsimplerecords and accounts,to sort out the significance ofthe information gathered,and to fill informs.The majorareas of illiteracy are in Asia,Africa,and Centraland South America.In Africathere are at least onehundred
21、millionilliterates,compromising(牵 连)eighty to eighty-five per cent of the total population.In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million,mostof them in Southern Europe,with Spain,Italy,Portugal,and Yugoslavia heading tl,c list(the United Kingdomhas about seven hundred thousand).It is obvious tha
22、tUNESCO().A.is a company in FranceB.is a world organization in the U.N.C.works mainly at fighting against illiteracyD.had many experts whose level of attainment is farfrom literacy8.M:I’dliketocongratulateyouonyourwonderful performance.W:Thank you very much,sir.M:I read about you in the newspa
23、per and decided to comeand hear you play.I’ve traveled many miles andI’m glad I made the effort.You played the pianoso beautifully,and what are your next plansW:Atpresent,I’mgivingalotofconcerts.Fortunately,people want to come and hear me play,butI’m getting very fired of tra
24、veling.M:Why do youhave to work so hardW:I’m planning to start aschool,so I’m trying to save as much money aspossible.M:What kind of schoolW:A music school fordisabled children.I think they have the right toreceive education like healthy children.At the momentthere are very few schools i
25、n my country.Unfortunately,it will cost a lot of money.Why does the man come tothe woman().A.To congratulate her on her performanceB.To listen to her play the pianoC.To discuss her next plan with her.9.Sports and SexesIn sports the sexes are separate.(36)and men do not run or swim in the same races.
26、Women areless strong than men.That(37)is(38)people say.Women are(39)the weaker sex,or if men want to pleasethem,the fair sex.But boys and girls are taught(40)schools and universities.There are women(41)arefamous prime ministers,scientists and writers.Andwomen live longer than men.(42)European woman
27、canexpect(43)until the age of 74;a man only until heis 68.Are women’s bodies really weaker Thefastest men can run a mile in(44)4 minutes.The bestwomen need 5 minutes.Women’s times are alwaysslower than(45),but some facts are a surprise.Someof the(46)women swimmers today are girls.One of
28、themswam 400 metres(47)4 minutes and 21.2 seconds whenshe was only 16.The first Tartan in films was(48)Olympic swimmer,Jonny Weissmuller.His fastest 400metres was 4 minutes and 59.1 seconds,(49)is 37.9seconds(50)than a girl 50 years later!This does notmean that women are(51)men(52).Conditions are ve
29、rydifferent now,and sport is much(53)serious.It is(54)seriousthatsomewomenaregivenhormoneinjections.At the Olympics a doctor has to check(55)the women are really women or not.It seems like thatsport has many problems.Life can be very complicatedwhen there are two separate sexes.38().A.thatB.whichC.w
30、hatD.who10.W:I’ve to go to Washington this afternoon,but I’m too tired to drive and the bus is souncomfortable.M:No problem.I’ll save you thecost of a taxi by dropping you off at the train stationon my way to work.How is the man getting to work().A.Riding.B.By bus.C.Driving.11.W:Th
31、e company is going to recruit some people.M:Really Are there any vacant positionsW:Yes.Theposition of senior secretary had fallen vacant.M:WhathappenedtoKittyShewasanexcellentseniorsecretary.W:She has just got married.And she wantsto be a full-time housewife.So she left.Mi What a pity!Do you have an
32、y idea who will be the new seniorsecretaryW:Not yet.The company has advertised theposition.M:What qualifications are neededW:A femalegraduatefromthesecretarycollegewithagoodknowledge of English.M:A graduate does not always makean qualified employee.What qualifications are neededfor this job().A.A fe
33、male graduate from the secretary college.B.A female with a good knowledge of English.C.Both A and B.12.It is estimated that some seven hundred millionpeople-about half of the world’s population areunable to read and write,and there are probably twohundred and fifty million more people whose le
34、vel ofattainment is so slight that it barely outlives aliteracy.Recently the attack on illiteracy(文盲)hasbeen stepped up.A world plan has been drawn up by acommittee of UNESCO experts in Paris,as part of theUnitedNationsDevelopmentDecade,andaninternational conference on the subject has the aim.People
35、 must learn the basic skills of responsiblecitizenship:the ability to read notices,newspapers,timetables,letters,pricelists,tokeepsimplerecords and accounts,to sort out the significance ofthe information gathered,and to fill informs.The majorareas of illiteracy are in Asia,Africa,and Centraland Sout
36、h America.In Africathere are at least onehundredmillionilliterates,compromising(牵 连)eighty to eighty-five per cent of the total population.In Europe the figure is about twenty-four million,mostof them in Southern Europe,with Spain,Italy,Portugal,and Yugoslavia heading tl,c list(the United Kingdomhas
37、aboutsevenhundredthousand).Aworldplanmentioned in the passage aims at().A.raining responsible citizensB.enforcing the functions of UNESCOC.helping illiterates learn how to read and writeD.urging southern European countries to take inattacking illiteracy13.Sports and SexesIn sports the sexes are sepa
38、rate.(36)and men do not run or swim in the same races.Womenare less strong than men.That(37)is(38)people say.Women are(39)the weaker sex,or if men want to pleasethem,the fair sex.But boys and girls are taught(40)schools and universities.There are women(41)arefamous prime ministers,scientists and wri
39、ters.Andwomen live longer than men.(42)European woman canexpect(43)until the age of 74;a man only until heis 68.Are women’s bodies really weaker Thefastest men can run a mile in(44)4 minutes.The bestwomen need 5 minutes.Women’s times are alwaysslower than(45),but some facts are a surpris
40、e.Someof the(46)women swimmers today are girls.One of themswam 400 metres(47)4 minutes and 21.2 seconds whenshe was only 16.The first Tartan in films was(48)Olympic swimmer,Jonny Weissmuller.His fastest 400metres was 4 minutes and 59.1 seconds,(49)is 37.9seconds(50)than a girl 50 years later!This do
41、es notmean that women are(51)men(52).Conditions are verydifferent now,and sport is much(53)serious.It is(54)seriousthatsomewomenaregivenhormoneinjections.At the Olympics a doctor has to check(55)the women are really women or not.It seems like thatsport has many problems.Life can be very complicatedw
42、hen there are two separate sexes.39().A.callB.calledC.callsD.to call14.When John Weston awoke that morning,he rememberedthathismotherwasgoingintohospital.Hehadn’t worked out what was wrong with her.He knew,though,she hadn’t been well for some time now,and it bad become familiar to him to
43、 see her eyesnarrowed in a sudden attack of pain,and her handpressing against her heart.Their own doctor,who shehad finally gone to for advice,had sent her to aspecialist who knew all about these things.He had toldher that just as soon as there was a bed for her,shewould have to come into his hospit
44、al where he could lookafter her himself.During the weeks since then the painshad come ever more frequently,and the narrowed eyesbe came an almost lasting part of her expression.Alwaysrather sharp,she began losing her temper over littlethings so that John’s father kept his thoughtsto himself mo
45、re and more.John,as ready as possibleto make allowances(体谅),tried to think what it wouldbeliketohavetoothacheallthetimeandhowbad-tempered that would make you.So his mother wouldgo into hospital for a few days.He was going to staywith his Aunt Daisy till she came back,and his fatherwould stay on at h
46、ome by himself.John’s cousin,Mona,was to come in and make the bed and wash the potsand dust round,now and again.That was the arrangement,and John didn’t care much for it.Apart frommissing his mother(and she was glad she was going awaybe cause they would make her better),he wasn’tve
47、ry fond of his Aunt Daisy because she was even morebad-tempered than her mother.Mrs,Weston went to seeher doctor().A.as soon as she realized that something was wrongB.only after her husband advised her toC.a long time after the trouble beganD.whenJohnaskedwhatwaswrongwithher15.Television,or TV,the m
48、odern wonder of electronics(电子学),brings the world into your own home in sightand sound.The name TELEVISION comes from the Greek workTELL,meaning far,and the Latin word VIDERE,meaningto see.Thus,television means seeing far.Sometimestelevision is referred to as VIDEO,from a Latin wordmeaning I see.In
49、Great Britain,the popular word fortelevision is telly.Television works in much the sameway as radio.In radio sound is changed into ELECTROMAGNETIC(电磁波)waves which are sent through the air.InTV,bothsoundandlightarechangedintoelectromagnetic waves.Experiments leading to moderntelevision took place mor
50、e than a hundred years ago.By the year 1920s,inventors and researchers had turnedthe early theories into working models.Yet it tookanother thirty years for TV to become an industry.Asan industry,TV provides jobs for hundreds of thousandswho make TV sets and broadcasting equipment.It alsoprovides wor