邵阳学院《英语国家概况》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语国家概况》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality2、Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut3、We______becarefulwiththewordswesaywhenweareangry.A．may B．can C．might D．should4、Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who5、—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether6、It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas7、________themselvesinthecommunityservices,studentscangainexperienceforgrowth.A．Involved B．ToinvolveC．Havingbeeninvolved D．Involving8、Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where9、Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout10、—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALostcitiesthathavebeenfoundTheWhiteCityIn2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeGod"ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountrywhichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.CanopusandHeracleionModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion-whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren’tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.MachuPicchuAYaleprofessordiscovered"theLostCityintheClouds"in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturieskeepingitsowellpreserved.TroyTheancientcityofTroyinhomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.1、（小题1）WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?A．TosurvivethewarB．Tosearchforalostcity.C．Toprotecttheircountry.D．Toavoiddangerousanimals2、（小题2）Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?A．TheWhiteCityB．CanopusandHeracleionC．MachuPicchuD．Troy3、（小题3）WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?A．ItwasbuiltbyHomer.B．ItconsistedofninecitiesC．Ithadahistoryof5,000yearsD．Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.BTeensForPlanetEarthThisisasocialnetworkingsiteforteenagerswhowanttogetinvolvedinprotectingourplanet.Theycanconnectwithothergreen-mindedteens,chooseaprojectorcreatetheirown.TeensForPlanetEarthencouragesyoungfolkstogetbusyintheirowncommunities.Theyofferguidanceonlocalprojectswithcategoriessuchashabitats,animals,waterandeducation.Awardsaregiventoactivemembers.MeezAtMeez,teenscancreatetheirownavatars(头像),roomsandvirtualpets.Itisasocialcommunityofcreativepeoplethatcombinesavatars,virtualworldsandgames.Meezofferscontestsandchataswellashomeworkhelp,afashioncentralandawriters’corner.Achatareaforyoungerteensisavailable.Otherareasaremusic,geek（极客）central,artandsports.CyberteensCyberteensisanothercoolsitethatcelebratestheteenyears.Hereteenagerscanfindcommunity,games,andnews.Thereisalinkcalled“creativity”whereteenscansharetheirpoems,stories,photosandartwork.The“coollinks”sectionoffersahugevarietyofoptionstothecuriousteens.Thissitealsohassurveysandhelpswithjobsandschoolwork.SSisaresourcesiteforteensandhighschoolstudents.Itssocialnetworkhasover900,000members.Membersearnpointstowinprizesjustbybrowsingandtheyofferseveralmulti-playergames.Pointsareusedtobuyitemsatauction(拍卖会).Sisfilledwithusefulinformationandarticles.1、WhatisTeensForPlanetEarthaimedto?A．Setupaproject.B．Giveawardstoteens.C．Getyoungfolksbusy.D．Giveadviceonlocalprojects.2、Whichwebsiteoffersassistanceinjobs?A．TeensForPlanetEarth.B．Meez.C．Cyberteens.D．S.3、WhatmakesSspecialamongthesewebsites?A．Ithasthemostmembers.B．Teenscanreadarticlesonit.C．Itoffershelponschoolwork.D．Teenscanmakepurchasesonit.4、Whatcanweinferaboutthewebsitesmentionedinthetext?A．Theyprovidegameplatforms.B．Theybenefitteensintheirsociallife.C．Theyawardoutstandingteens.D．Theyoffervariousstudyguidance.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Formostpeople,runningonefullmarathonisquitechallenging,butfor33-year-oldRobYoung,itismerelyashortwarm-up.ThisBritishman1370marathonslastyear,whichmeantthatheran2onemarathonperday.Itall3asabetwithhiswifeonaSundaynightwhentheywatchedtheTVcoverageoftheLondonMarathon.April2014,astheywatchedtheTVcoverageoftheLondonMarathon.Infact,Younghadbeen4tosittingcomfortablyonasofawatchingTVratherthangoingoutforawalk.Obviously,hewasn'tveryinterestedinrunningatthetime,andheevenconsideredit5Whenhiswife6himbysayingthathecouldn'trunmarathonsatall,evenifhetired.Yongfeltthishad7himbadly,soherepliedthathewould8hersomemoneyifhecouldn'trun.Thenextmorning,he9at3.30am,printedouttheroute,andcompletedonemarathonbeforework.Hefeltsogoodthathe10doingiteveryday,andhadrunthe11equivalentto10marathonsduringthatweek.Beforelong,Yongwasaddictedtorunning.He12alloflastyear’s365daysrunningmarathons.SinceJanuary,2015,Yonghascompletedseveral13.HewontheTrans-AmericanFootrace,a6-monthlongcompetition,witha14timeof482hoursand10minutes.He15theworldrecordfortheworth'slongestrunwithoutsleep.Having16somuchalready,Youngnowhopestousehisrunningtotestthe17ofhumanendurance.“I’dliketofindsomethingthat’schallenging."hesaid.“I’dliketo18theArcticCircleandtheNorthPole.Thereisonlyacertaintimeoftheyearwhenpeoplehave19todoit,butIwilltry.”Headded,"Forme,n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