2019年广州增城区教师招聘英语学科知识模拟题及解析（二）

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32. The underlined word “selected” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. protected B. described C. chosen D. known

33. Cody decided to thank the soldiers _____.

A. in 2007 B. at the age of ten

C. under his parents’ influence D. for the safety problems at the airport

34. Cody hopes his packages will make the soldiers feel _____.

A. free B. sorry C. confident D. warm

B

Welcome to Death Valley. The very name of this national park in eastern California might fill some people with dread, but you’re not afraid. You’re just out enjoying the desert sunshine. Besides, there’s nothing out here but some rocks.

Some of the rocks in Death Valley weigh hundreds of pounds. And in the ground behind each rock is a mysterious trail (痕迹), as if the rock had been pushed along in the dirt.

So who is moving the rocks? Nobody. It was nearly 100 years ago when these unusual “sailing stones” were first reported. People have been trying to find out the stones’ secret ever since. One early explanation was that winds were moving the stones. Other explanations have included animals, and, of course, aliens.

Until the 1990s, one widely held theory was that the rocks were stuck in sheets of ice that were being blown across the desert. (Death Valley does get cold enough for ice to form on some winter nights.) However, research later showed that to move such large ice sheets, the wind would have to blow at hundreds of miles per hour. There are strong winds in Death Valley — but not that strong.

Then, in 2006, a scientist named Ralph Lorenz came up with a new theory. He suggested that in the winter, thick ice forms around the rocks. When the ground begins to thaw (解冻), the rocks, wearing ice, sail along, leaving trails behind them. Lorenz put his theory to the test in his own kitchen. He dropped a rock into a dish, added a little water, and stuck the dish in his fridge. Later, he took out the rock and placed it in a dish of water with sand at the bottom. Sure enough, with just a breath, Lorenz was able to send the rock moving across the water — leaving a trail in the sand as it moved.

Has Lorenz solved the mystery of the sailing stones at last? Perhaps. On the other hand, neither Lorenz nor anyone else has ever actually seen the stones move. Maybe aliens are responsible after all.

35. The underlined word “dread” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A. fear B. anger C. surprise D. excitement

36. According to the theory in the late 20th century, the rocks were probably moved by _____.

A. the ice B. the wind C. aliens D. animals

37. What did Ralph Lorenz find?

A. The wind in Death Valley could reach a speed of 100 mph.

B. The rocks in Death Valley couldn’t move by themselves.

C. Death Valley could get cold enough for ice to form.

D. Water helped the rocks in Death Valley move.

C

The idea of inventing an international language is not a new one. Over the past 180 years, linguists have created over ten different languages that are based on German, Spanish, and English. One of these was Basic English.

By 1923 the First World War had been over for five years, but Europe was still recovering from its effects. Charles Kay Ogden, a linguist and writer, was running several bookshops in Cambridge. He published The Meaning of Meaning (1923), a book describing how we use language. The book received high praise, which drove Ogden to design an international language — something that was much simpler than English. In 1930 Ogden’s book Basic English: A General Introduction with Rules and Grammar was published.

Perhaps it takes about seven years for one to become a good English speaker. Ogden believed that Basic English could be learned in seven weeks. There were only 850 words and the grammar was very simple.

The language attracted the attention of educators all over the world, but its development was stopped by the Second World War. After the war, both the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt looked for ideas that might bring world peace. They both gave speeches that encouraged the use of Ogden’s international language. In the past 60 years, the language has had some success. In some parts of East Asia, teachers are still using Ogden’s word lists.

However, in the main, the language has disappeared. Because there are many more non-native than native speakers of English, recently some linguists have asked whether we should give careful consideration to Ogden’s ideas again. And the Wikipedia website (www.wikipedia.org) has started a version written in Basic English for non-native learners of the language. Search for it on the Internet now!

38. According to the text, Basic English _____.

A. was very easy to learn B. has a history of 180 years

C. is mainly based on three languages D. developed fast over the last 60 years

39. What was Churchill and Roosevelt’s attitude towards Basic English?

A. They were worried about it. B. They were uncertain of it.

C. They supported it. D. They didn’t care about it.

40. The linguists mentioned in the last paragraph seem to _____.

A. write in Basic English on Wikipedia

B. encourage people to use Basic English

C. believe Basic English will disappear soon

D. think there will be fewer speakers of English

D

It is well that young men should begin at the beginning and occupy the most subordinate positions.

Many of the leading businessmen of Pittsburgh had a serious responsibility thrust upon them at the very threshold of their career. They were introduced to the broom, and spent the first hours of their business lives sweeping out the office. I notice we have janitors and janitresses now in offices, and our young men unfortunately miss that salutary branch of business education. But if by chance the professional sweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partner in him will not hesitate to try his hand at the broom. It does not hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary. I was one of those sweepers myself.

Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is “aim High”. I would not give a fig for the young man who does not already see himself the partner or the head of an important firm. Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman, or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive. Say to yourself, “My place is at the top.”

Be king in your dreams.

And here is the prime condition of success, the great secret: concentrate your energy, thought,

and capital exclusively upon the business in which you are engaged. Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line, to lead in it, adopt every improvement, have the best machinery, and know the most about it.

41. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Business Education B. Professional Experience

C. The Road to Success D. The Beginning of Career

42. It can be inferred from the passage that the author is probably _________.

A. a firm clerk B. a leading businessman

C. a company janitor D. a professional sweeper

43. Which of the following is closet in meaning to the underlined word “threshold” in Paragraph 1?

A. Direction B. Destination C. Position D. Beginning

44. According to the author, to achieve his ambition, a young man should ____________.

A. have the genius of being a future partner.

B. start at the grass roots and aim high.

C. work as a sweeper first to be a senior manager.

D. devote himself entirely to his work.

45. What does the underlined work “it” in the last sentence refers to?

A. The line B. The great secret C. The best machinery D. Every improvement

四、填空题

Novelist Mo Yan is the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. When he was interviewed about the award, Mo said, “I’ll continue the career I’ve taken, feet on the ground, (46) d______ people’s lives and emotions, writing from the (47) s______ (立场) of ordinary people.” The Swedish Academy praised Mo Yan for “mixing folk tales, history and the (48) ______ (当代的) with hallucinatory realism.”

Mo, whose name is Guan Moye, was born in a farming family in eastern Shandong Province in 1955. Mo once said his penname, meaning “don’t speak”, was intended to (49) ______ (提醒) him to hold his tongue in case he got himself into trouble since he began writing (50) w______ serving in the Army. Mo has published novels, short stories, and essays on various topics. His works have been translated into many languages. His writing is powerful, visual and broad, dipping into history to tell stories of China and its (51) ______. All his novels create unique individual realities, quite different from the political stories. He said,

“Writers should express criticism and anger at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should tolerate (52) ______ who hide in their rooms and use literature to (53) v______ their opinions.” His breakthrough came with the novel Red Sorghum published in 1987. (54) S______ in a small village, Red sorghum is a tale about love and peasant struggles. The novel was (55) a______ into a film that won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1988 and that made Mo popular.

五、写作

请你以“Less Pressure, Better Life”为题写一篇180词左右的作文。

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