2022年公共英语考试考前模拟卷第18测.docx

2022年公共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分及格单位： 姓名： 考号： 题号单选题多项选择判断题综合题总分分值 得分 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.Text The government is to ban payments to witnesses by newspapers seeking to buy up people involved in prominent cases (26) the trial of Rosemary West. In a significant (27) of legal controls over the press. Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, will introduce a (28) bill that will propose making payments to witnesses (29) and will strictly control the a mount of (30) that can be given to a case (31) a trial begins. In a letter to Gerald Kaufman, chairman of the House of Commons media select committee, Lord Irvine said he (32) with a committee report this year which said that self regulation did not (33) sufficient control. (34) of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a (35) of media protest when he said the (36) of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges (37) to Parliament. The Lord Chancellor said introduction of the Human Rights Bill, which (38) the European Convention on Human Rights legally (39) in Britain, laid down that everybody was (40) to privacy and that public figures could go to court to protect themselves and their families. “Press freedoms will be in safe hands (41) our British judges,” he said. Witness payments became an (42) after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995.Up to 19 witnesses were (43) to have received payments for telling their stories to newspapers. Concerns were raised (44) witnesses might be encouraged to exaggerate their stories in court to (45) guilty verdicts.A．tighteningB．intensifyingC．focusingD．fastening2.What can we learn about the man from the conversation [A] He’s the boss. [C] He’s a new employee. [B] He’s a visitor. [D] He’s the woman’s friend.3.Questions 22-25 are based on the following passage.What is in great demand in factoriesA．Diamonds.B．Diamond dust.C．Big diamond stones.D．Hard steel.4.Questions 14-17 are based on the following dialogue.Which of the following item was NOT mentioned about the restaurantA．The price.B．The service.C．The interior design.D．The service.5.What does the woman think the man should doA．She thinks that the man should be more interested in sports.B．She thinks that the man should work harder on his studies.C．She thinks it is worthwhile for him to do so.D．She thinks he is right.6.Questions 18-21 are based on the following passage.What was the black walnut wood used for in World War IA．It was used to make cabinets.B．It was used in making cigarette filter.C．It was used in making gun stocks.D．It was used to make fences.7.The eight airlines of the One-world alliance have joined forces to give world travelers a simple way to plan and book a round-the-world journey. It’s called the One-world Explorer program. One-world Explorer is the perfect solution for a once-in-a lifetime holiday or an extend ed business trip. It’s a great way for you to explore the four comers of the earth in the safe hands of the eight One-world airlines. You can have hundreds of destinations to choose from, because the One-world network covers the globe. And, as you travel around the world, you’ll have the support of 260,000 people from all our airlines, who are devoted to the success of your journey, helping you make smooth transfers and offering support all along the way. The One-world goal is to make global travel easier and more rewarding for everyone of our travelers. We try our best to make you feel at home, no matter how far from home your journey may take you. We can offer travelers benefits on a scale beyond the reach of our individual networks. You’ll find more people and more information to guide you at every stage of your trip, making transfers smoother and global travel less of a challenge.The advantage of the alliance lies in ______A．its detailed travel informationB．its unique booking systemC．its longest business flightsD．its global service network8.Questions 22-25 are based on the following passage.What is the "lead" in a pencil made of.’A．Diamond.B．Carbon.C．Lead.D．Graphite.9.Will the woman get the book she wantsA．No, she won’t.B．Yes, she will.C．Yes, but after Friday.D．Yes, but she must return it.10.How much will the man pay if he rents the room for two weeksA．$ 400.B．$ 200.C．$ 300.D．$ 150.11.The human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn’t know what’s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any p。