貴州省安順市高職單招英語考試試題及答案PartI:VocabularyandGrammar(30points)

1.Choosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.

()A.I'mlookingforwardto_______yourpartynextweek.

A.attendB.attendingC.attendedD.toattend

2.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?

()A.Hehasbeentomanycountries,buthehasnevergonetoJapan.

B.Hehasbeeninmanycountries,buthehasnevergonetoJapan.

C.Hehasgonetomanycountries,buthehasneverbeentoJapan.

D.Hehasbeentomanycountries,buthehasneverbeeninJapan.

3.Choosethecorrectformoftheverbtofillintheblank.

()A.IfI_______(be)you,Iwouldnothesitatetotakethejob.

A.amB.wereC.beD.been

4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesusesthecorrectformoftheword"there"?

()A.Therehavemanychangesinourcityovertheyears.

B.Therehasmanychangesinourcityovertheyears.

C.Therehavebeenmanychangesinourcityovertheyears.

D.Therehasbeenmanychangesinourcityovertheyears.

5.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.

()A.I'msorry,butIcan't_______tolendyoumycarthisweekend.

A.affordB.offerC.agreeD.promise

6.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?

()A.Itisrainingheavily,butIstillplantogoout.

B.Itrainsheavily,butIstillplantogoout.

C.Itisrainingheavily,butIstillplanstogoout.

D.Itrainsheavily,butIstillplanstogoout.

7.Choosethecorrectformofthewordtofillintheblank.

()A.Theteacheraskedthestudentsto_______(quiet)downbeforestartingtheexam.

A.quietlyB.quietC.quieterD.quieting

8.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?

()A.NeitheryounorIamgoingtothepartytonight.

B.NeitheryounorIaregoingtothepartytonight.

C.NeitheryounorIisgoingtothepartytonight.

D.NeitheryounorIwasgoingtothepartytonight.

9.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.

()A.I'mnotsureifIcan_______(accept/except)theinvitationtothedinnerparty.

A.acceptB.exceptC.acceptedD.excepted

10.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?

()A.Thecatwaschasingitstail,butitcouldn'tcatchit.

B.Thecatwaschasingitstails,butitcouldn'tcatchthem.

C.Thecatwaschasingitstail,butitcouldn'tcatchthem.

D.Thecatwaschasingitstails,butitcouldn'tcatchit.

PartII:ReadingComprehension(40points)

Passage1

Questions1115arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Inthepastfewyears,theconceptofremoteworkinghasgainedpopularityamongemployeesandemployersalike.Withtheadvancementoftechnology,itisnowpossibleforpeopletoworkfromanywhereintheworld.Thishasledtoashiftinthetraditionalofficeenvironment,asmoreandmorecompaniesallowtheiremployeestoworkfromhomeorotherlocations.

Oneofthemainadvantagesofremoteworkingistheflexibilityitoffers.Employeescansettheirownschedules,whichcanhelpthemachieveabetterworklifebalance.Additionally,remoteworkingcansaveemployeestimeandmoneyoncommuting,aswellasreducestressandtrafficcongestionincities.

However,therearealsosomechallengesassociatedwithremoteworking.Oneofthebiggestchallengesismaintainingcommunicationandcollaborationamongteammembers.Toovercomethis,companiesneedtoinvestintechnologyandtoolsthatfacilitateremotecommunicationandcollaboration.

11.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.Thebenefitsofremoteworking

B.Thechallengesofremoteworking

C.Theimpactofremoteworkingonthetraditionalofficeenvironment

D.Theroleoftechnologyinremoteworking

12.Accordingtothepassage,whatisoneofthemainadvantagesofremoteworking?

A.Increasedstress

B.Improvedworklifebalance

C.Longercommutes

D.Highertransportationcosts

13.Whatisoneofthechallengesofremoteworkingmentionedinthepassage?

A.Difficultyinmaintainingcommunicationandcollaboration

B.Lackofflexibility

C.Increasedstresslevels

D.Highertransportationcosts

14.Whatcancompaniesdotoovercomethechallengesofremoteworking?

A.Encourageemployeestoworklongerhours

B.Investintechnologyandtoolsforremotecommunicationandcollaboration

C.Reducethenumberofremoteworkingdays

D.Increasethenumberofofficemeetings

15.Whatistheauthor'soveralltonetowardsremoteworking?

A.Negative

B.Positive

C.Neutral

D.Critical

Passage2

Questions1620arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheGreatWallofChinaisoneofthemostfamoustouristattractionsintheworld.Itisaseriesoffortificationsmadeofstone,brick,tampedearth,wood,andothermaterials,generallybuiltalonganeasttowestlineacrossthehistoricalnorthernbordersofChinatoprotecttheChinesestatesandempiresagainsttheraidsandinvasionsofthevariousnomadicgroupsoftheEurasianSteppe.

TheconstructionoftheGreatWallbeganinvarioussectionsduringthe7thcenturyBC,butthemostfamouspartsofthewallwerebuiltduringtheMingDynasty(13681644AD).Thewallstretchesforapproximately8,850kilometers(5,500miles)andisconsideredoneofthegreatestarchitecturalfeatsinhumanhistory.

Today,theGreatWallisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandattractsmillionsoftouristseachyear.However,thewallisalsofacingnumerouschallenges,suchaserosion,vandalism,anddevelopment.Topreservethishistoricsite,theChinesegovernmentandvariousorganizationshaveinitiatedrestorationandconservationefforts.

16.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?

A.ThehistoryoftheGreatWallofChina

B.ThechallengesfacedbytheGreatWallofChina

C.ThetourismindustryinChina

D.ThearchitecturalsignificanceoftheGreatWallofChina

17.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthepurposeoftheGreatWallofChina?

A.Toserveasatouristattraction

B.Toprotectagainstinvasions

C.TomarktheborderbetweenChinaandothercountries

D.Toserveasacommunicationsystem

18.DuringwhichdynastywasthemostfamouspartoftheGreatWallbuilt?

A.TheTangDynasty

B.TheSongDynasty

C.TheYuanDynasty

D.TheMingDynasty

19.WhatisoneofthechallengesfacedbytheGreatWallofChinamentionedinthepassage?

A.Lackoftourism

B.Erosionandvandalism

C.Insufficientfundingforrestoration

D.Overcrowding

20.WhathastheChinesegovernmentdonetopreservetheGreatWallofChina?

A.Demolishedpartsofthewall

B.Initiatedrestorationandconservationefforts

C.Limitedthenumberoftouristsallowedonthewall

D.Convertedthewallintoamodernamusementpark

PartIII:Writing(30points)

SectionA:clozetest(15points)

Choosethebestwordorphrasetofillineachblank.

Therearemanyfactorstoconsiderwhen(21)_______acareer.Oneimportantfactorisyourinterests.Itisimportanttochooseacareerthatalignswithyour(22)_______andpassions.Anotherfactortoconsiderisyour(23)_______andskills.Youshouldchooseacareerthatmatchesyourstrengthsandabilities.

Inaddition,itisimportanttoconsiderthejobmarketandthe(24)_______ofthecareeryouareinterestedin.Somecareersmayoffermorestabilityandbetterjobprospectsthanothers.Itisalsoagoodideato(25)_______withpeoplewhoarealreadyworkinginthefieldyouareconsidering,astheycanprovidevalu