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1、2022年11月山西成人学位英语考前突破试题及答案(8)每题后面有多个选项。请仔细阅读题目及内容回答其后面的问题,从每道题的选项中选择一个最佳答案。阅读材料,回答下面试题。OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburginPennsylvaniatospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWarwasstillgoingon.TherewasmuchcriticismofPresidentLincolnatthetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.Hehadbeeninvitedto
2、speakatGettysburgonlyoutofpoliteness.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdwardEverett,afamousstatesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsomemanandverypopulareverywhere.ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhilegoingtoGettysburg.Latethatnight,'aloneinhishotelroomandtiredout,heagainworkedbrieflyon
3、thespeech.ThenextdayEverettspokefirst.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexampleoftherichoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynineminutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriendandremarked,Ihavefailedagain.Ont
4、hetrainbacktoWashington,hesaidsadly,Thatspeechwasaflatfailure,andthepeoplearedisappointed.Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech,butlittlebylittleaspeopleredidthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybegantoappreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechwhichonlyAbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.T
5、oday,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln’sGettysburgAddressbyheart.NoweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeechesevergiveninAmericanhistory.1In1863,AbrahamLincolnwas_.A.verycriticalB.unpopularC.verypopularD.verycourteous查看原文2LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecausehewas_
6、.A.afamousspeakerB.averyhandsomemanC.PresidentofthecountryD.apopularstatesman查看原文3Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_.A.LincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewenttoGettysburgB.Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn’thavemuchtimetopreparehisspeechC.Lincoln’sspeechwasfullofrichwordsD.Lincol
7、n’sspeechwasverylong查看原文4ItwasafactthatLincoln’sspeechwas_.A.animmediatelysuccessB.warmlyapplaudedC.atotalfailureD.notwellreceivedatfirst查看原文5WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage_?A.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.B.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressis
8、simpleinstyle.C.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschoolchild.D.Lincoln’sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestspeecheverdeliveredintheUnitedStates.查看原文阅读材料,回答下面试题。Asanyrniddleelassparentknows,unpaidworkexperiencecangiveyoungstersavaluableintroductiontoasecurejob.Thegovernmenth
9、asrecognizedittoo,abandoningrulesin2011thathadformerlystopped16to24-year-oldsfromdoingunpaidworkwhileclaimingunemploymentbenefit.Butmovingfromthattoforcingthemtoworkwithoutpayinordertocollectthesebenefitshasprovedabigstep.MorethanonemillionyoungpeopleinBritainareunemployed,thehighestnumbersincethemi
10、d-1955s.Keenbothtocutthewelfarebillandtoavoidthedepressedfuturewagesthatmayresuitfromearlyunemployment,thegovernmenthasintroducedanambitiousprogramofreformtogetyoungstersoffwelfareandintowork.Akeypartofitisensuringthatnoonegetsbenefitfromthegovernmentforlong;ministersarekeentoavoidwhathappenedaftert
11、heearly-1955srecession(衰退),whenunemploymentcontinuedinsomepartsofthecountryforalongtimeaftertheeconomybegantoimprove.Tohelpyoungpeopleintowork,ministershadpersuadedlotsofemployers,includingbakerychains,bookshopsandsupermarkets,totakeonunemployedyouths,whoreceiveworkexperiencebutnopay,withtheprospect
12、ofaproperjobforthosewhoshine.Some35,000youngstersparticipatedlastyear;halffoundpaidworksoonafterfinishingthescheme.Theideaofgettingyoungadultsusedtoshowingupforworkispopularwithvoters:accordingtoasurveypublishedinFebruary,about60%ofpeoplesupporttheprogram.Equallyattractivewastheoptionofcompellingthe
13、mtowork.Undertheexistingarrangementsyoungsterscouldchoosewhetherornottoacceptaplace,butiftheydroppedoutaftertheendofthefirstweek,theystoodtoloseuptotwoweeks’benefits.Yettheschemehasalsopolarized(两极分化的)opinionathirdofpeopleareconsistentlyopposed.FollowinganoisyRighttoWorkcampaignthataccusedempl
14、oyersofcooperatingsecretlywiththegovernmentinforcedlabor,severalfirmsdroppedoutoftheprogram.Topre-ventthisfromgettingworse,CladsGrayling,anemploymentminister,admittedthatyoungpeoplecouldleavetheirworkexperienceatanytimewithoutbeingpunishedfordoingso.Thisnotonlyhaltedtheflightofemployers(fornow,atlea
15、st)butalsoenabledhimtoannouncethatnewfirrnshaveagreedtotakepartintheprogram.6Accordingtothepassage,youngpeopleinBritain_.A.areusedtoshowingupforworkB.valueunpaidworkverymuchC.arealwaysopposedtounpaidworkD.couldlearn.somethingaboutjobsecuritythroughunpaidwork查看原文7Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollo
16、wingisNOTTRUE_.A.Mostvoterssupportthegovernment’sefforttohelpyoungpeopletowork.B.Somepeopleprotestagainstthegovernment’sattempttoforceyoungpeopletowork.C.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhotookpartintheprogram.D.Therearemorethanonemillionyoungpeoplewhoarejobless.查看原文8Accordingtothea
17、uthor,theBritishgovernmentistryingto_.A.punishyoungpeopleiftheyarenotcooperatingwithitB.reformtheunemployedyoungstersC.avoidtheeconomicslowdownD.reducewelfarespending查看原文9ThewordshineinParagraph3means_.A.dowellB.reflectlightC.lookhappyD.producelight查看原文10Whichofthefollowingisanappropriatetitleforthispassage_?A.EnjoyWorkWithoutPayB.CanWork,Won’tWorkC.ShouldWork,Shouldn’tPlayD.HateWorkorLoveWork查看原文第8页 共8页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页第 8 页 共 8 页
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