肇庆学院《英语阅读实践教学》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、-Couldyoupassmethesugar,please?-OK,____A．nevermindB．soundsgreatC．hereyougoD．thereitis2、_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As3、Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegrounds______theyarenotobjectivelytrue,andthatgiants,witches,two-headeddragonsetcdonotexist.A．that B．what C．which D．when4、—Iamgainingweight.Ineedtoseeadoctor.—ButIthinkyoueattoomuch.___________.A．Neglectofhealthisdoctor’swealth B．Laughatyourills,andsavedoctors’billsC．Dietcuresmorethanthedoctor D．Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway5、FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout6、ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten7、Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved8、Isawnomorethanonemotorcarintheshop.Willyougoandbuy?No,I’dratherfindinothershops.A．it;oneB．one;itC．it;theoneD．theone;it9、Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was10、HadMarynotbeenhurtinthecaraccident,________thenextweek’smarathon.A．shewouldrun B．shewouldhaverunC．shewillrun D．shemusthaverun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。ALikemostofyou,I’vegrownupwithscienceputtingitintomyheadthateatingCholesterol(胆固醇)isbadforus.Mydoctorhasscoldedmerepeatedlyforlikinghigh-cholesterolsnacks.Butnow,after40yearsofgivingcholesterolsucharap,thescientificexpertsarereportedlyreadytoreverse(颠倒)themselves.Suddenly,we’regoingtobetoldthathigh-cholesterolfoodsarenotbadforusafterall.Thisisn’tthefirsttimesciencereverseswhatitbelievestobetrue,norwillitbethelast.Tooptimists,thefluidityofscience’sconclusionsisagoodthing-provethatscienceisalwayscorrectingitselfinlightoftheverylatestinformation.Butamodemsocietythatlooksincreasinglytosciencefornotjustwhattoeat,butalsohowtobehaveandwhattothink?Howcanwetrustanauthoritythatoftenchangesitsmindinextremeways?Science’stypicalwayisn’tlimitedtomattersofnutrition.Goaheadandcheckitoutforyourselfbylookingatthequalifiersusedinthevastmajorityofhonestlywrittensciencenewsarticles.You’llseethatthestoriesarelacedwithweakwordsandphrasessuchas:some,incertaincircumstances,probably,perhaps,may,could,tends,suggests,indicates,accordingto,islinkedto,playsarolein.ThegraveproblemI’veobservedovertheyearsisthattoooftenscienceanditsreporterscreatetheimpressionofcertaintywhennoneisproved.Thecholesterolstoryisbutoneexampleofthatmake-believecertainty.Howmuchshouldwebeconcernedaboutthis?Agreatdeal,Ibelieve,givenscience’sgreatandgrowinginfluenceonourlives.Attheveryleast,eachofusneedsto-understandthatthescientificworldview—impressiveasitsurelyis—isbuiltonshiftingsands.AsEinsteinonceobserved,“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright;asingleexperimentcanprovemewrong.”1、Theunderlinedpart“givingcholesterolsucharap”(inPara.1)meanstheauthor.A．alwayspromotesuseofcholesterolB．sometimesstandsforcholesterolC．avoidscholesterolgenerallyD．eatscholesterolregularly2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,changesinscientificstatements.A．areworryingB．aremeaninglessC．areagoodthinginawayD．arethemajorwaytoimprovescience3、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewordcommonlyusedinscientificarticles?A．LikelyB．SurelyC．SeemsD．Appears4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Sciencecanblindus.B．Scienceneedbeopentodoubt.C．Scienceisnotasimportantasthought.D．Scienceshouldbebuiltonexperiments.BThefirstdrawingsonwallsappearedincavesthousandsofyearsago.LatertheAncientRomansandGreekswrotetheirnamesandprotestpoemsonbuildings.ModerngraffitiseemstohaveappearedinPhiladelphiaintheearly1960s,andbythelatesixtiesithadreachedNewYork.Thenewartformreallytookoffinthe1970s,whenpeoplebeganwritingtheirnames,or“tags”,onbuildingsalloverthecity.Inthemid-seventiesitwassometimeshardtoseeoutofasubwaycarwindow,becausethetrainswerecompletelycoveredinspraypaintingsknownasmasterpieces.Intheearlydays,the“taggers”werepartofstreetcrowdswhowereconcernedwithmarkingtheirterritory(领地).Theyworkedingroupscalled“crews”andcalledwhattheydid“writing”—theterm“graffiti”wasfirstusedbyTheNewYorkTimesandthenovelistNormanMailer.ArtgalleriesinNewYorkbeganbuyinggraffitiintheearlyseventies.Butatthesametimethatitbegantoberegardedasanartform,JohnLindsay,thethenmayorofNewYork,declaredthefirstwarongraffiti.Bythe1980sitbecamemuchhardertowriteonsubwaytrainswithoutbeingcaught,andinsteadmanyofthemoreestablishedgraffitiartistsbeganusingroofsofbuildings.Thedebateoverwhethergraffitiisartordeliberatedamageisstillgoingon.PeterVallone,aNewYorkcitycouncilor,thinksthatgraffitidonewithpermissioncanbeart,butifitisonsomeoneelse’spropertyitbecomesacrime.“Ihaveamessageforthegraffitidestroyersoutthere,”hesaidrecently,“andyourfreedomofexpressionendswheremypropertybegins.”Ontheotherhand,Felix,amemberoftheBerlin-basedgroupReclaimYourCity,saysthatartistsarereclaimingcitiesforthepublicfromadvertisers,andthatgraffitirepresentsfreedomandmakescitieslivelier.Fordecadesgraffitihasbeenaspringboardtointernationalfameforafew.Jean-MichelBasquiatbegansprayingonthestreetinthe1970sbeforebecomingarespectedartistinthe80s.TheFrenchmanBlekleRatandtheBritishartistBanksyhaveachievedinternationalfamebyproducingcomplexworkswithstencils(模板),oftenmakingpoliticalorhumorouspoints.WorksbyBanksyhavebeensoldforover£100,000.Graffitiisnowsometimesbigbusiness.1、Whywastheseventiesanimportantdecadeinthehistoryofgraffiti?A．Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstbecamereallypopular.B．Thatwaswhenmoderngraffitifirstappeared.C．ThatwaswhengraffitifirstreachedNewYork.D．Thatwaswhengraffitifirstappearedonsubwaycarwindows2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taggers”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．Namesofpeoplewhograffitied.B．Buildingwherepaintsweresprayed.C．Peoplewhomarkedsurfacewithgraffiti.D．Peoplewhowereinterestedingraffiti.3、Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A．NewYorkersthinkgraffitiisart.B．Graffitiwasacceptedbyofficialscompletely.C．Buildingscanbecoveredwithgraffitifreely.D．Therewereonceadvertisementsoncitysurface.4、Whatistheauthor’sfinalopinionaboutgraffiti?A．Graffitihasnowbecomemainstreamandcanbenefitartists.B．Graffitiisnotagoodwaytobecomearespectedartist.C．Somepopulargraffitiartistsendupbeingignoredbytheartworld.D．Somegraffiticausedinconveniencetothelocalenvironment.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．ThismorningafterIgotthenewsthatmybestfriend,SeanMisner,whowasoneofthefirefighters,diedinanArizonawildfireinJune,createdaFacebookpageinhis1.SeanandIwerelikebrothers.Wemetplayingbaseballwhenwewereeightyearsold.We2life’supsanddownstogether.Hewas26whenhedied.Iwasin3whenIfoundoutthesituation.Friendsofhis4photosandinformationonhispage,andIsetupawayforpeopleto5moneytoSean’swife,Amanda,andtheirson,rightthroughFacebook.Mysisterisajournalist,andshesuggestedthatwearrangeeverything6whilethefirewasgettingnational7.Inthefirstcoupleofdays,Sean’spagegot2,000likes.Todayithasmorethan27,000likes.WhenSean’sfamilydrovehisashes500milesfromPrescott,Arizona,tohis8inSantaYnez,California,firefightershadbeenstandingoneveryhighwayoverpass(立交桥).Iwassurprisedathowmuchit9metoseethatotherpeoplecared.StrangersweresendingFacebookmessages,10babyclothestoAmandaandwe’ve11about$10,000forhisson’seducation.OnepostisfromalittleboyinNevadawhosaid,whenhe12hewantstobeafirefighter.It13touchedme.PeoplepostedmessagesaboutwhataheroSeanwasandtheywereright.Thereisalotof14onthatFacebookpage.I15oneday,whenSean’sson,SeanJaxon,is16enough,hewillseehow17hisfatherwasthroughthispage.DuringmomentswhenImissSean,Ivisitthe18,anditmakesmesmile.Onmybirthdayorhisbirthdayorsome19date,I’llreadthemessagesandlookatthephotosthatpeoplehaveposted.Itsawayformetokeephismemory20.1、A．honour B．absence C．existence D．death2、A．gotthrough B．passedthrough C．wentthrough D．lookedthrough3、A．fear B．horror C．anxiety D．shock4、A．took B．hung C．developed D．posted5、A．save B．donate C．make D．earn6、A．practically B．sincerely C．quickly D．regularly7、A．attention B．support C．sympathy D．recognition8、A．office B．home C．school D．community9、A．entertained B．frightened C．comforted D．astonished10、A．offering B．intending C．expecting D．conveying11、A．grasped B．founded C．figured D．raised12、A．turnsup B．picksup C．comesup D．growsup13、A．deeply B．eventually C．slightly D．gently14、A．information B．money C．love D．emotion15、A．believe B．wonder C．doubt D．realize16、A．tall B．old C．strong D．firm17、A．excited B．satisfied C．respected D．encouraged18、A．tomb B．Internet C．page D．reserve19、A．specific B．special C．available D．accessible20、A．alive B．awake C．apart D．awful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。WhenIwasachildin1970s,myfamilywasverypoor,just1．otheraveragefamiliesinthecountrysideThesecond-handclothesandrainleakingroofofoldhousebecamepartofmymemoryHowever,theworst2．(impress)isthatIwasfeelinghungryallthetimeSometimeshungerbitmesoseverely3．IregardeddriedsweetpotatoslicesasdelicioussnackAtthattime,mydreamwasgettingenoughtofillmyemptystomachIntheearlyyearsof1980s,withthereformandopening-uppolicy4．(carry)out,thechildren’sdreamcametrueAndthen,5．dreambecameclearandclearinmymind,ImusttrymybesttoescapeoutofmypoorandbackwardhometownIworked6．(hard)atmystudythanmostofmyclassmates,and,afterlucky7．(succeed)inthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Irealizedmydreamagain:aftergraduation,IbecameacitizenworkinginacityAsthefirstcollegegraduateoutofaremotevillage,Isetanexampleformyfolks8．cametorealizethatschoolingisagoodwaytochangeone’sfateInthe9．(follow)years,therewerefewerdropoutsandmorecollegegraduatesinmyvillage,of10．Iamproudeventoday第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线（___），