红河学院《英语演讲与辩论》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院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown2、—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking3、FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout4、I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure5、_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased6、Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised7、Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when8、Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．attended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended9、—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit10、—What’stherecentprogressinXiong’anNewArea,firstannouncedtwoyearsago?—It_____increasingattentionfromforeigncompaniesgivenitshugedevelopmentpotential.A．hasbeenattracting B．hadattracted C．wouldbeattracting D．wasattracting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。ATheclockisticking.DavidBrunellihasjustswallowedahugeburger.Thecrowdcheersexcitedlyashedownsfistfulsoffries.Welcometotheworldofcompetitiveeating.Brunelliispartofaselectgroupwhocompetetoeatmassivequantitiesoffoodasquicklyaspossible.Eatingcontestsmayseemlikeharmlessfun,buttheyhaveadarksideandsomecriticsaresayingit’stimeforthemtostop.Pouringcrazyamountsoffooddownourthroatsisnothingnew.Gorgingbanquets(狼吞虎咽会)wasaregularpartofancientRomanculture.Inthe1800s,someNewYorkCitypoliticianssettledbetsthrougheatingchallenges.Pie-eatingcontestshavebeenaFourthofJulytraditionformorethanacentury.ForsupporterslikeBrunelli,though,eatingcontestsaremorethanacustom.Theyareapathtofortune.Butprizemoneydoesnothingtoreducethehealthrisksofcompetitiveeating.Competitiveeatingcanevenbelife-threatening.In1991,amaninVirginiasufferedastroke(中风)aftereating38eggsin29seconds;InFlorida,in2012,amandiedshortlyafterwinninganeatingcontestleadingagroupofdoctorstocallforabanoneatingcontests.Inanyevent,therisktocompetitorsisonlypartofthestory.Nearlytwo-thirdsofAmericansareoverweight,andcompetitiveeatingsetsaterribleexamplebyencouragingovereating.Andinaworldwhere805millionpeoplegohungryeveryday,downingridiculousquantitiesoffoodforentertainmentseemsnotjustwastefulbutalsocruel.Fornow,though,itseemseatingcontestsareheretostay.Lastyear,morethanthreemillionviewerswatchedNathan’sFamousHotDogEatingContestonTV.Thisyear,MattStonieate182piecesofbaconin5minutes,breakingtheworldrecord.Whatrecordwillbebrokennext?Doyoureallywanttofindout?1、WhatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinParagraph4?A．Competitiveeatingisatradition.B．It’sgreattolearnfromancientpeople.C．Competitiveeatingshouldbeaccepted.D．It’sexcitingtochallengeotherstoeat.2、WhydoesBrunellitakepartintheeatingcontest?A．Forfood. B．Forfun.C．Forhonor. D．Formoney.3、TheexamplesgiveninParagraph6areusedtoshoweatingcontests________.A．useunhealthyfoodB．wastetoomuchfoodC．putcompetitorsatriskD．setabadexampletokids4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorhopestobreaktherecord.B．Theauthoriseagertoknowtheresult.C．Theauthorwantsreaderstofindouttheresult.D．Theauthordisapprovesofcompetitiveeating.BSajaPahad,asmallvillageinChhattisgarh,India,hasbeendealingwithseverewatershortagesforaslongasanyonecanremember.Withonlytwowellsavailable,localswerebarelyabletosecureenoughwatertofeedtheircattle,letaloneirrigatetheircrops.Villagersdidn’tknowwhattodoandthegovernmentignoredtheirdifficultsituation,butone“crazy”teenagertookmattersintohisownhands.ShyamLalwasonly15whenhetookituponhimselftosolvehisvillage’swaterproblem.Heidentifiedaspotinanearbyforestanddecidedtodigapondtocollectrainfallthatcouldthenbeusedbytheentirevillage.LalsharedhisideawiththerestofSajaPahad,butinsteadofvolunteeringtohelp,theyjustlaughedathiscrazyplanandcalledhimalunatic（疯子）.Buttheyoungmandidn’tletthepeople’sreactiongethimdown.Instead,hegrabbedaspadeandstarteddiggingthepondhimself.Hekeptondiggingforthenext27years.Now42,ShyamLalisconsideredaheroandasaviorbyhiscommunity.Thatsmallholehestarteddiggingnearlythreedecadesagoisnowaone-acre,15-feet-deeppondfilledwithpreciouswaterthatservestheentirevillage.“Noonehelpedmeinmywork,neitherthegovernmentnorthevillagers,”LaltoldtheHindustanTimes,“Itwasmydreamtosecureenoughwaterforthewholevillageandtheircattle.”ThestoryofShyamLal’sdeterminationrecentlywentviralinthewholeofIndia,andpromptedauthoritiesinMahendragarhdistricttofinallyacknowledgehisachievement.AmemberofthegovernmentrecentlyvisitedSajaPahadandofferedLala$156prizeforhiscontributiontothevillage.1、WhatlackedinSajaPahadwhenShyamLalwasateenager?A．Crops.B．Cattle.C．Water.D．Residents.2、WhereisthepondShyamLalchosetodig?A．Nearhishome.B．Inhisfield.C．Nearariver.D．Nearaforest.3、HowdoesShyamLalfeelabouthiswork?A．Joyful.B．Envious.C．Ambitious.D．Helpless.4、WhatmadethegovernmentadmitShyamLal’sachievement?A．Hehasbeenlivingbadly.B．Hisinfluencewasgreat.C．Theappealofthevillagersishigh.D．Thegovernmentwishespeopletofollowtheexampleofhim.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．IbecameagardenerwhenIwastwelve.Myearly1ofgardeningmaynothaveoriginatedfrommy2fornature.Itwastoannoymyparents.Atthattime,wehadabigyardinwhichabeautifulmapletreestood.Butmymotheroftenlookedwith3atthisworkofnaturalart.Thosegoldenleavesseemedliketonsofrubbishtoher.Seeingtheneighborsbusywith4,myfathereverthoughtitawasteoftime.Atthatage,Ialwaysdidsomething5towhatevermyparentsdid!Ifgardeningweresomethingtheyfound6,Iwouldplantagarden!Iplantedsomelilyseedsintheyard.Butthey7tocomeup.Icontinuedtoplantsunflowerseedsandroses.Wild8joy,Ifoundthefirstrosebloom.Onebyone,theflowersbloomedtheirheadsoff.Eventually,Iwas9bythislandofwonder.10,myparentsshowednointerestinmygarden.Myfathereven11atmebecausehefounditwas12tomovearoundmygardentothedriveway.Tomymother's13,Iputinhervasemyrealroseswhich,inhereyes,weresimplyweedsratherthan14.Regardlessoftheir15,Ikeptonplantingmygardenand16toenjoythepleasureofgardening.Plantsmakesuchgoodcompanions:theybreathe,theybloom,they17tocareandlove.IthasbeenmanyyearssinceImademyfirstgardenoutofmydesireto18myparents.TodayIbecomeknownasMrs.Greenthumbs,teachinggardeningandhostingagardeningshowwhichmakesmyparentsfeelvery19.AndnowIcouldsayitismyaffectionfor20thatmakesmearealgardener.1、A．memoryB．dreamC．intentionD．design2、A．hopeB．needC．ideaD．love3、A．doubtB．appreciationC．surpriseD．excitement4、A．workingB．playingC．gardeningD．travelling5、A．equalB．similarC．superiorD．opposite6、A．harmfulB．valuableC．upsettingD．interesting7、A．failedB．likedC．grewD．happened8、A．toB．withC．inD．by9、A．puzzledB．defeatedC．caughtD．touched10、A．InsteadB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Besides11、A．shoutedB．laughedC．glancedD．jumped12、A．unusualB．troublesomeC．impossibleD．dangerous13、A．sadnessB．displeasureC．delightD．relief14、A．beautyB．kindnessC．flowersD．plants15、A．dislikeB．encouragementC．threatD．suggestion16、A．decidedB．waitedC．continuedD．struggled17、A．devoteB．turnC．respondD．lead18、A．educateB．satisfyC．respectD．challenge19、A．proudB．comfortableC．strangeD．disappointed20、A．freedomB．lifeC．growthD．nature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。语法填空WethinkthatlifeinChinesehighschoolisahardexperienceinwhichwehavetosurvivemountainsofhomeworkandallkindsofexamsYetwoulditbe1．___________(surprise)ifItellyouthathighschoollifeintheUSisalmostashard2．____________itisinChina?InUShighschool,everythingmust3．___________(record)intoyourstudyingdocument(文件),includingyourgrades,testsandfinalexaminationsFailing4．____________(turn)inyourhomeworkontimewilldirectlyaffectyourgradeforacertaincoursePerhapscompletelydifferentfrom5．___________weusedtothinkoftheUShighschoolstudents,theypaygreatattentionto6．__________(they)studyinorderthattheycangetintoagooduniversityLikeuniversitystudents,UShighschoolstudentscanchoosethe7．___________(course)thatmostinterestthemfreelyEvenaninth-gradercansit8．__________thesameclassroomas12th-gradersButthisalso9．___________(mean)heorshehastoworkveryhard,becausetheteacherwillnottreathimorher10．___________(different)第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。Nowadaysmanypeopledriveinsteadoftakingabusorwalkingtowork、Itcausesmoretrafficaccidents、Asthestudent,whatcanwedotoguaranteeoursafe?Firstofall,thetrafficrulesmustbestrictobeyed、Whenwecrossstreets,waituntil