许昌学院《英语国家概况》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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2022-2023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、ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten2、Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．as3、—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked4、________yourblog,Iwouldhavewrittenbacktwodaysago.A．IfIread B．ShouldIreadC．HadIread D．IfIcouldhaveread5、Shesatonthetopofthestairs_____herheadonhercrossedarmsandcried.A．for B．when C．with D．while6、IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen7、Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor8、Peoplefromallwalksoflifeareeagerforsuccess,_______lackofconfidence,however,isagreatbarrier.A．where B．whichC．towhich D．beyondwhich9、______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime10、Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin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。ALegendhasitthattheperformingartsbeganwhenaGreeksingernamedThespisinventedtragedy.In534B．C．,Thespiswasperformingahymn（赞美诗）tothegodDionysius.Suchhymns,calleddithyrambs,wereusuallysungbyaleadsingerandachorus.Thespisaddedaspeakingactor.PerformancesattheannualDionysianfestivalsoonincludedplayswiththreeactorsaswellasthestandardhymns.By449B．C．,theGreeksweregivingprizestothebestactorandthebestplaywrightatthefestival.Amodernwordforactor—thespianrecognizesthedebttoday'sdramaowestoThespis.PerforminginaGreekplayrequiredphysicalstrength.Becauseeachplayhadonlythreeactors,performershadtoplayseveralroles.Chorusmembersbothsanganddanced.BeinginthechorusforthemanyperformancesgivenatafestivalwassaidtobeasdemandingascompetingintheOlympicGames.TheTheaterofDionysiusinAthenscouldhold20,000people.Eventhoseinthefrontrowswerequiteadistancefromtheactors.Performersusedgrandgesturesandworemaskssothattheycouldbeseenbyeveryoneintheirhugeaudience.Tragic（悲剧的）actorsworelongclothesandmasks.Comicactorsworeshortcostumesthatletthemmovefreelyandmasksdesignedtomakethemlookuglyorsilly.Sometimesthechorusweredresseduptolooklikeanimals.Anotherlegacy（遗产）oftheancientGreeksisthedeusexmachina,or"godfromthemachine".Ifaplaywrightwashavingtroublewiththeplot,hemighthaveagodappearthroughatrapdoor（天窗）.Thegodwouldrescuethemaincharacterandfindasolutiontoanydifficultplotsituations.Modemwritersmightnotcallongods,buttheydosometimesuseunlikelywaystoendastory.Acharacteroraneventthatbringsacomplicatedplottoanunlikelyconclusionisstillcalleddeusexmachina.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph1that.A．theword"thespian"means"debt"inEnglishB．theDionysianfestivalwasheldonceayearC．therewerefouractorsinearlyGreekdramaD．thefirsttragedywasperformedin449B．C2、Fromthepassagewecanknow.A．itwasnoteasytogetachancetoperforminthechorusB．thebestactorandthebestplaywrightwouldbegivenmoneyC．theplaywrightmustplayaroleintheperformanceD．theaudiencesatveryclosetoactorstohaveagoodview3、Accordingtothepassage,onedifferencebetweenearlyGreekcomediesandtragediesis.A．theactors'distancefromtheaudienceB．theplay'sbeginningC．thenumberofperformersD．theactors'clothes4、Deusexmachinais.A．akindoftragedypopularwithancientaudienceB．atypeofcharacterthatmodernwritersoftenwriteaboutC．awayancientGreekdramatistsusedtodeveloptheplotD．astyleofperformancefirstusedbyancientGreekactorsBDormitorymanagementofficialsinuniversitiessaythatlatelytheyarenoticingsomethingdifferent:studentsseemtolackthewillandskilltoaddresstheirordinaryconflicts.“Wehavestudentswhoaremadateachotherandtheytexteachotherinthesameroom,”saysateacher.“Somanyofourroommateconflictsarebecausekidsdon’tknowhowtonegotiate.”Andasmanypsychologistswilltellyou,bottledemotionsleadtosilentunhappinessthatcanboiloverintofrustrationandanger.“AtFloridaUniversity,emotionaloutbreaksoccuraboutonceaweek,”thedormitorydirectorsays.“Itusedtobe:‘Let’ssitdownandtalkaboutit,’”hesays.“Recently,roommateconflictshaveincreased.Thestudentsdon’thavetheperson-to-persondiscussionsandtheydon’tknowhowtohandlethem.”Theproblemismostimpressiveamongfreshmen;dormitoryofficialssaysomestudentsevenneverseemtocatchontillgraduation,andtheyworryabouthowsuchstudentswilldealwithconflictsaftercollege.AdministratorssupposethatrelyingoncellphonesandtheInternetmayhavemadeiteasierforyoungpeopletoavoiduncomfortablemeetings.Whyexpressangerinpersonwhenyoucandoitinatext?Facebookmakesthesituationworseascomplaintsgopublic.“Thingsarepostedonsomeone’swallonFacebook:‘Oh,myroommatekeptmeupallnightstudying,”’saysDanaPysz,anassistantdirectorinthehousingofficeatCaliforniaUniversity.“It’sadifferentwaytoexpresstheirconflictstoeachother.”InrecentgroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity,studentssaidtheywouldnotevenaccusethenoisyneighborsontheirfloorfacetoface.Administratorsalsopointtoparentswhohavefixedtheirchildren’sproblemsintheirentirelives.Nowincollege,thechildrenlacktheskillstoattendtoevenmodestconflicts.Wouldtheseparentscontinuetotakecareofeverythingoncampus?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Togreetsomeonewithatitleorname.B．Tostarttryingtosolveaproblem.C．Toputanaddressonanenvelope.D．Tomakeaformalspeech.2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Studentshandleditdirectlywhentheywereinconflict.B．Parentsarethemainfactortomaketheirchildrenlosetheskills.C．Cellphonesaretoblameinthestudents’conflictsintheirdormitories.D．Unhappyandcorneredemotionsresultedinquarrelsbetweenstudentsonceaweek.3、WhatdowelearnfromthegroupdiscussionsatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity?A．Studentsarealwaysangrywitheachother.B．Studentshavetobearnoisesfromneighbors.C．Studentsmaybenotgoodatnegotiatinginperson.D．Studentsarebroughtupself-centered.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Students’UnhappyLifeinUniversityB．Parents’AttentioninChildren’sLifeC．Students’FailuretoDealwithConflictsD．Teachers’ConcernsaboutStudents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．Ispentlastsummervolunteeringatahospital.Onemorning,Iwascalledtoaroominwhichan1womanwasstaying.2shewantedtogotoanearbygiftshop,Igota(n)3andhelpedherintoit,headingfortheshop.Whenwegotthere,theshopwasn’t4yet.Itwasmerelya30-minutewaitsowewentovertothe5areaandIreadherbitsandpiecesofthenewspaperaloud.After30minutes,wewentintothegiftshop.Pushingheraround,Icouldseethe6onherfaceasshelookedateverything.Shehappilychosesomewindowdecorationsandthen7chocolates.Sheaskedmetopushher8thatdirection.Ihelpedher9allthedifferentchocolatearrangements.She10decidedonthreedifferentboxes.Asshewascheckingout,sheaskedthecashierfora11andaskedmetowritethenumbers1,2,and3ontheboxes.She12thatthenursesweretakingsuchgoodcareofher,soshe13chocolatesforeachofthethreeshiftsofnurses.ThemomentIwheeledherbackuptoherroom,shegavethe14shiftofnursestheirboxofchocolate,who15offeredsometomebeforetakingsomethemselves.Therewere16allaround.17hergenerosityandgettingtheopportunitytospendtimewithsomeonewhogotsomuchpleasurefromlifewasa18initself.Gratitudehasanamazingwayofbringingpeople19,especiallyinaplacewherehealthissohighly20.1、A．elderlyB．honestC．impatientD．independent2、A．WhileB．AslongasC．IncaseD．As3、A．wheelchairB．busC．taxiD．ambulance4、A．crowdedB．completeC．openD．close5、A．checkingB．dietingC．parkingD．waiting6、A．joyB．surpriseC．prideD．anxiety7、A．smeltB．spottedC．tastedD．purchased8、A．inB．toC．upD．at9、A．putawayB．handinC．lookthroughD．giveout10、A．properlyB．eventuallyC．graduallyD．hurriedly11、A．changeB．boxC．cardD．pen12、A．admittedB．suggestedC．explainedD．promised13、A．borrowedB．orderedC．madeD．bought14、A．nextB．presentC．previousD．night15、A．inturnB．bychanceC．onpurposeD．inadvance16、A．noisesB．greetingsC．smilesD．jokes17、A．WitnessingB．TakingadvantageofC．RepayingD．Searchingfor18、A．prizeB．giftC．riskD．story19、A．backB．upwardsC．togetherD．down20、A．respectedB．praisedC．admiredD．valued第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。CharlieChaplinwasconsideredtobeoneofthemostpopular1．(star)intheearlydaysoffilmsHebrightenedthelivesofpeoplethroughouttheworld2．(use)hisperfectactingCharliewasborninapoorfamilyandlived3．hardlifeinhischildhoodHisparentswerebothpoorhallperformers,4．didn’tmakemuchmoneyTherefore,ataveryyoungage,Charliehadtolearn5．(sing)anddanceByhisteens,hissubtleactinghadbecomesoentertaining6．nooneinEnglandwaseverboredwatchinghimmimeandactthefooldoingordinaryeverydaytasksIn1972,hewonaspecialOscar7．hisoutstandingworkinthefilmsthathewrote,directed,produced,andstarredinHemadepeoplelaughevenwhentheyfeltdepressedAndnoonehasdone8．(well)thanhimuptonowCharlielivedinEnglandandtheUSAbut9．(spend)hislastyearsinSwitzerland,wherehediedof10．(nature)causesonDecember25,11．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）请改正下面短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词；删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ilovecamping、Itismyfavorites