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1、2021山西大学英语考试真题卷（5）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.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and a very simple affair in the beginning

2、. ,when we observe the language behavior of we regard as primitive cultures, we find it complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10 000 words to get along reasonably well, much larger than rite active vocabulary of an average businessma

3、n who speaks English. ,these Eskimo words are more highly inflected than of any of the well-known European languages, for a noun can be spoken or written in hundred different forms, each a precise meaning different from that of any other. The of the verbs are ever more .The Eskimo language is, there

4、fore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, the result that almost no traders or explorers have tried to learn it. ,there grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon. to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most

5、of them are derived from Eskimo some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually by travelers as the Eskimo language.AisBwasChasDhave 2.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that

6、 it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and a very simple affair in the beginning. ,when we observe the language behavior of we regard as primitive cultures, we find it complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10

7、 000 words to get along reasonably well, much larger than rite active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English. ,these Eskimo words are more highly inflected than of any of the well-known European languages, for a noun can be spoken or written in hundred different forms, each a precis

8、e meaning different from that of any other. The of the verbs are ever more .The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, the result that almost no traders or explorers have tried to learn it. ,there grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargo

9、n. to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually by travelers as the Eskimo language.AalikeBsimilarC

10、relatedDrelevant 3.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and a very simple affair in the beginning. ,when we observe the language behavior of we regard as primitive cultures

11、, we find it complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10 000 words to get along reasonably well, much larger than rite active vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English. ,these Eskimo words are more highly inflected than of

12、 any of the well-known European languages, for a noun can be spoken or written in hundred different forms, each a precise meaning different from that of any other. The of the verbs are ever more .The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, the result that almo

13、st no traders or explorers have tried to learn it. ,there grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon. to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of from 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo some are derived from English, Danish, Span

14、ish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually by travelers as the Eskimo language.AandBbutCas well asDyet 4.People thinking about the origin of language for the first time usually arrive at the conclusion that it developed gradually as a system of grunts, hisses and cries and

15、a very simple affair in the beginning. ,when we observe the language behavior of we regard as primitive cultures, we find it complicated. It was believed that an Eskimo must have at the tip of his tongue a vocabulary of more than 10 000 words to get along reasonably well, much larger than rite activ

16、e vocabulary of an average businessman who speaks English. ,these Eskimo words are more highly inflected than of any of the well-known European languages, for a noun can be spoken or written in hundred different forms, each a precise meaning different from that of any other. The of the verbs are eve

17、r more .The Eskimo language is, therefore, one of the most difficult in the world to learn, the result that almost no traders or explorers have tried to learn it. ,there grown up, in communication between Eskimos and whites, a jargon. to the pidgin English used in Old China, with a vocabulary of fro

18、m 300 to 600 uninflected words. Most of them are derived from Eskimo some are derived from English, Danish, Spanish, Hawaiian and other languages. It is this jargon that is usually by travelers as the Eskimo language.Areferred toBtalked aboutCspokenDtold 5.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is

19、 to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C

20、 and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IAHe slept well on the plane.BHe had a long trip.CHe had a meeting.DHe watched a film. 6.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to under

21、stand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test pape

22、r. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IATo wait for a call.BTo watch a ball game on TV.CTo wait for a friend.DTo have dinner with a friend. 7.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to understand short dia

23、logues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you sho

24、uld mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IA1.00.B2.20.C0.30.D2.00. 8.BConversation 1/BAComputer science.BMedicine.CEnglish.DSkills, such as cooking. 9.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. T

25、here are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you should mark

26、the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IA20 minutes.B30 minutes.C40 minutes.DOne hour. 10.BConversation 1/BAOn July 15.BOn August 20.COn June 15.DOn September 15. 11.BSection A/BBDirections:/BI This section is to test your ability to understand short dial

27、ogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D given in your test paper. Then you shou

28、ld mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./IAOn a plane.BIn a restaurant.CIn a bus.DIn a shop. 12.BConversation 2/BASan Francisco.BNew Zealand.CSeattle.DBoston. 13.BConversation 2/BASusan.BHis girlfriend.CHis wife.DHis sister. 14.BConversation 2/BAThi

29、s Monday.BThis Tuesday.CThis Saturday.DThis Friday. 15.BTask 1/BBDirections:/BI After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice

30、 and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./I In the last few years our communications network has been growing at a very fast pace. The old fixed-line telephone has been replaced by mobile phones, Short Message Service (SMS), e-mail and instant mess

31、aging (IM). And there are other new ways of communicating related to the Internet, such as blogs. A recent study in Switzerland shows the different roles that communication methods can play. Stefana Broadbent is a scientist at Swisscom, Switzerlands largest telecoms company. She studied several hund

32、red consumers and their reactions to telecommunications. She found people were very good at choosing the best technology for each situation. IM is used to tell you I miss you; e-mail is to organize our dinner; voice mail is to say, Im late; and SMS to continue our talk on the way, says Broadbent, jo

33、king a little. Landline phones are an open channel. That means people use them to talk about nonprivate things. Thats because other family members or colleagues have access to the phone.In this passage, which way hasnt been mentioned to replace the old fixed-line telephone ASMS.BE-mail.CIM.DVCD 16.

34、What is the most popular food in western countries If you are not sure, statistics might give you the answer. Every year, some 20 million people walk into restaurants and buy 2 billion sandwiches. Americans alone eat more than 1 billion sandwiches annually. If you lined up all the sandwiches Western

35、ers eat in a year, they would go around the world 13 times! When John Montagu made the very first sandwich in England in 1762, he couldnt have imagined that it would still be very popular almost 250 years later. There is a campaign starting this month in the US to find the healthiest and best tastin

36、g sandwich in the country. Sandwiches are commonly carried to school or work in lunchboxes or brown paper bags to be eaten for lunch. They are also taken on picnics and hiking trips. Their longlasting popularity lies in their convenience and fast preparation time. You can put everything you want ins

37、ide a sandwich. They are easy to clean-up after, nutritious and come in hundreds of different kinds.From this passage, we can know that the most popular food in western countries is _. AhamburgerBsandwichChotdogDsausage 17. What is the most popular food in western countries If you are not sure, stat

38、istics might give you the answer. Every year, some 20 million people walk into restaurants and buy 2 billion sandwiches. Americans alone eat more than 1 billion sandwiches annually. If you lined up all the sandwiches Westerners eat in a year, they would go around the world 13 times! When John Montag

39、u made the very first sandwich in England in 1762, he couldnt have imagined that it would still be very popular almost 250 years later. There is a campaign starting this month in the US to find the healthiest and best tasting sandwich in the country. Sandwiches are commonly carried to school or work

40、 in lunchboxes or brown paper bags to be eaten for lunch. They are also taken on picnics and hiking trips. Their longlasting popularity lies in their convenience and fast preparation time. You can put everything you want inside a sandwich. They are easy to clean-up after, nutritious and come in hund

41、reds of different kinds.When and where was sandwich invented from AEngland, 1762.BEngland, 1769.CAmerica, 1762.DAmerica, 1769. 18.BTask 1/BBDirections:/BI After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement t

42、here are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./I In the last few years our communications network has been growing at a very fast pace. The old fixed-line telephone has been repl

43、aced by mobile phones, Short Message Service (SMS), e-mail and instant messaging (IM). And there are other new ways of communicating related to the Internet, such as blogs. A recent study in Switzerland shows the different roles that communication methods can play. Stefana Broadbent is a scientist a

44、t Swisscom, Switzerlands largest telecoms company. She studied several hundred consumers and their reactions to telecommunications. She found people were very good at choosing the best technology for each situation. IM is used to tell you I miss you; e-mail is to organize our dinner; voice mail is t

45、o say, Im late; and SMS to continue our talk on the way, says Broadbent, joking a little. Landline phones are an open channel. That means people use them to talk about nonprivate things. Thats because other family members or colleagues have access to the phone.Whats Stefana Broadbent AA teacher.BA m

46、usician.CA scientist.DA doctor. 19.BTask 1/BBDirections:/BI After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center./I In the last few years our communications network has been growing at a very fast pac