2021年度贵州大学英语考试考前冲刺卷新整理版.doc

贵州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。 严格遵守考试纪律，维护考试秩序！ 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.Mr. Smith had an unusual ______: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher. A. profession B. occupation C. position D. career 参考答案：D[解析] 名词辨析题。这四个词都有“工作”的意思，但侧重点不同。career表示“事业，生涯”；profession表示“职业”，尤指须受高等教育及专业训练的工作，如建筑师、律师或医师等职业；occupation表示“(具体的)工作，职业”，比较正式；position表示“职位”。根据题意应选D：career。 2.The future of the company is at stake: many of its talented employees have resigned from the company. The underlined parts means ______. A. at large B. in vain C. at odds D. in danger 参考答案：D[解析] 短语辨析题。at stake表示“在胜败关头，冒风险”。A：at large表示“详细地；逍遥法外”；B：in vain表示“无结果的，徒然的”；C：at odds表示“意见不合，争执”；D：in danger表示“处于危险中”。根据句意应选D。 3."Walking in the street, I saw him. " has all the following possible meanings EXCEPT （）. A. As long as I was walking in the street...B. While I was walking in the street...C. As I was walking in the street...D. When I was walking in the street... 参考答案：A [解析] 句意理解题。现在分词短语walking in the street在句中作时间状语，可以转化为时间状语从句when/while/as I Was walking in the street，但是A中as long as意为“只要”，引导条件状语从句，因此A为答案。 4.His business skill ______ her flair for design. A. commences B. compensates C. complements D. compliments 参考答案：C[解析] 动词辨析题。complement表示“结合，相辅相成”；commence表示“开始”；compensate表示“弥补，补偿；赔偿”；compliment表示“赞美，敬佩”。根据句意应选C：complement。 5.The sentence that expresses REQUEST is （） A. Pass me the salt, pleaseB. Be careful with the glassesC. Don’t speak rudelyD. I want to know your address 参考答案：A [解析] 句式理解题。A：Pass me the salt, please. 意为“请将盐递给我”，表示请求；B：Be careful with the glasses. 意为“小心玻璃”，表示叮嘱；C：Don’t speak rudely!意为“说话要文明有礼!”，表示“命令”；D：I want to know your address. 意为“我想要你的地址”，只是表示陈述。故选A。 6.The final proposals were a rather unsuccessful ______ between the need for profitability and the demands of local conservationists. A. competition B. cooperation C. compromise D. campaign 参考答案：C[解析] 名词辨析题。compromise表示“妥协，和解，折中”；competition表示“比赛，竞争”