常州大学怀德学院《大学英语（四）》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语（四）》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、ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten2、Ifyouweretohaveafewminutesfree,I______theopportunitytoaskyouonemorequestion.A．wouldappreciate B．wouldhaveappreciatedC．weretoappreciate D．hadappreciated3、Itisnotsurprisingthenewcourseonelectronicgameshasattractedmanystudents.A．whatB．whichC．thatD．where4、Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who5、—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming6、—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom7、Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read8、Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous 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D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowiresB．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYouC．ANewKeyboard'sFutureD．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping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．Recently,myfriend,whoisaphysician,toldmeshewasn’tdoinga＂goodenough＂jobbeingaparentandwasmissingoutonherchildren’slives.I’velearnedthatotherphysiciansalsobelievethe1oftheirprofessionwillsomehowadversely(不利地)affecttheirchildren’s2.Itellmycolleaguesnotto3,andthatonedaytheirchildwillappreciatethemfortheirlifeasa4child.Icansaythis5mymotherwasapalliative-carephysician.Beingthedaughterofapalliativecarephysicianwasn’t6:Icametounderstandmother’sabsence,havingto7herwithothers,andbeing8tohumansufferinganddeathwerejust9ofmylife.10,beingthechildofaphysicianhada11effectonmylife.Ilearnedlovewassacrificeandyouwouldgetloveandappreciationinreturn.IfIcouldhavemy12overagain,Iwouldn’tchangemuch.Sure,thereweretimeswhenIwantedto13mymother’spager（传呼机）outofthewindow,or14thatshecouldhaveattendedschoolevents.ButevenasachildIknewwhatIwas15,andwhatshewassacrificing,were16worthitforthelifethatIgottolead.Mymother’sworkasapalliative-carephysicianprovidedmewithexperiencesthatenrichedmylife,teachingme17lessons,skillsandtheknowledgeofkindness,sympathyandgenerosity.So,toanyonewhoisconcernedabout18acareerwithraisingchildren,Iofferyoumyreassurance.Whiletherewillbetoughtimes,onedayyourchildwill19youfortheexperiencesandthelifethey’vehadasaresultofyour20.1、A．demandsB．standardsC．challengesD．opportunities2、A．intelligenceB．schoolingC．futureD．growth3、A．quitB．mentionC．worryD．hurry4、A．doctor’sB．teacher’sC．mother’sD．colleague’s5、A．thoughB．whenC．ifD．because6、A．toughB．correctC．easyD．normal7、A．assistB．shareC．compareD．substitute8、A．familiarB．relatedC．devotedD．exposed9、A．motivationB．meaningC．partD．aim10、A．HoweverB．BesidesC．SomehowD．Therefore11、A．negativeB．passiveC．sideD．positive12、A．occupationB．childhoodC．adultD．education13、A．keepB．makeC．throwD．take14、A．wishedB．hopedC．requestedD．demanded15、A．expectingB．imaginingC．doingD．sacrificing16、A．lessthanB．morethanC．otherthanD．ratherthan17、A．specialB．unforgettableC．toughD．valuable18、A．balancingB．combiningC．offeringD．swapping19、A．prepareB．thankC．forgiveD．praise20、A．contributionB．devotionC．careerD．care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。HarryisanAmericanbusinessmanHisjobrequireshimtodoalotoftravelingInthepastsixmonthshehasmadeninetrips,1．purposeistoattendmeetingsandmakepresentationsHarrylovestotravelandfeelseachcountryhasacharmofitsownAftergraduation,HarrydecidedtomaketravelpartofhiscareerHewantedtoexperiencedifferentculturesofother2．(country)Hewasdreamingof3．(work)foraninternationalcompanyThenhisdreamcametrueNowhe‟sworkingforaGermanhi-techcompany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：在错的词下划一横线，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。I’m18yearsold、Asthefinal-yearhighschoolstudent,Iwasthinkingaboutmyfuture、BecauseI’minterestingincultureandhistory,IwouldliketostudyAnthropology(人类学)inuniversity、Myparentshavegreatlyexpectationsofme、TheythinkaboutthatCom