淮阴工学院《大学英语4》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so2、It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious3、.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print4、Itisnotonlyblindmenwhomakesuchstupidmistakes.Peoplewhocanseesometimesact__________.A．justfoolishlyB．lessfoolishlyC．asfoolishlyD．sofoolishly5、Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome6、Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted7、Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin8、－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.9、Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion10、Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich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。AIn1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.BWeshouldallletthesunshineinasmuchaspossible--notjustbecauseitmakesusfeelgood.ExposuretosunlightproducesvitaminDinourskin.ThisiswhywecallvitaminDthe“sunshinevitamin.”VitaminDisgoodforeverybody.Infact,researchshowsthis"sunshinevitamin"couldhelpwomenwithbreastcancerlivelonger.BreastcancerpatientswhohavehighbloodlevelsofvitaminDhaveabetterprognosis(/a)thanwomenwhodon't.Aprognosisishowquicklyadoctorexpectsapatienttorecoverorhowlongadoctorexpectsapatienttolive.Researchersfoundthatthesewomenhadlessaggressivecancers.Theywerealso30percentlesslikelytodiefromthecancerortogetitagain.ResearcherSongYaoledthestudyfortheRoswellParkCancerInstitute.HesaidthestudyshowedthathighvitaminDlevelsimprovedthepatients'prognosisnomatterwhattypeorhowadvancedtheircancerwasBesidesfightingbreastcancer,vitaminDhelpsthebodyinotherways.Mostimportantly,vitaminDcontrolshowthebodyabsorbscalcium.Italsomakessurethebody'simmunesystemworksnormally.SeveralstudiesshowthatvitaminDalsostrengthenstheimmunesystemandhelpsthebodyfightdiseaseVitaminDmayhelpreduceyourriskofdevelopingheartdisease,accordingtoa2008studypublishedinthejournalCirculation.Anditmayalsohelpprotectyouagainstgettingtheflu.OtherstudieshaveshownthatvitaminDmighthelppeoplesufferingfromdepression.Factorsintheenvironmentmaylimitourexposuretosunlightand,therefore,vitaminD．Thesefactorsincludepollution,usingtoomuchsunscreen,spendingtoomuchtimeinsideandlivinginareaswithlittlesunlight.Soifyoucan'tgetenoughsunshine,eatfoodsthatarerichinvitaminD:eggyolks,cheeseandfattyfishhassalmon,sardines,tunaormackerelHowmuchvitaminDyouneedisamuch-debatedtopic.ThebestwaytoknowifyouneedmorevitaminDistogettestedbyadoctor.1、Accordingtotheresearch,womenwithhighbloodlevelsofvitaminD______.A．livelongerthanwomenwithoutB．nevergetcanceragainC．havelessaggressivecancersD．canrecoverfromcancerearlier2、ThebenefitsofvitaminDare_______.a.strengtheningtheimmunesystem

b.killingcancercellsc.promotingtheabsorptionofcalcium

d.protectingagainstgettingthefluA．abc.B．acdC．abd.D．abcd.3、TogetmorevitaminD,peoplecan__________.A．eatmorefoodanddomoreexerciseB．getexposuretomoresunlightandeatfoodsrichinitC．drinkmorewaterandeatmorefoodsrichinitD．eatmorefoodandkeeppositive4、Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthepassage?A．ByprovidingresearchresultsB．BystatingargumentsC．Byexplainingstatisticaldata.D．Bygivingexamples.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．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastnightIwroteanarticlefortheschoolnewspaperthatdescribedhowIfeelrightnowinhonestterms．Iemailedittoourwonderful1，andaftershe2it,sheaskedaverygoodquestion：“Doyouwantthe3schoolbody，includingourseniorclassandtheteaching4toreadthis?”Thatquestionprettymuch5mythoughts．I’mnotavery6person；Itendtoletonlyafewfriendsknow7what’sgoingoninmylife．Isupposethat’s8mypersonalitysaystheoppositetoitself,becauseI’malsoanhonestperson．Beinghonestis9．Itinvolvestakingrisks-hugerisks-andputting10ontheedge．11tosomeonecanbethehardestthingforyouintheworldandeitherleadtothehurtoffeelingor12friendships．Duringthecourseofmylife，I'veexperienced13．Inpositiveways，beinghonestcanbea14．Pretendingisnotonlydifficult，15it’sverytiring．Lastyear，16IdiscoveredthatIcouldbeopenwithtwopeoplewhomIwasalreadygoodfriendswith，theloadonmyshouldersfeltmuch17．Tellingsomeoneyour18feelingsisscary；trustingsomeone19yourheartandsoulishard．Ofcourse，puttingone’sfeelingsinto20forthegeneralpopulationtoreadisalsoratherfrightening．1、A．editorB．coachC．e-palD．supervisor2、A．deletedB．readC．forwardedD．reserved3、A．entireB．juniorC．mainD．key4、A．memberB．clerkC．staffD．fellow5、A．agreedB．controlledC．supportedD．matched6、A．easygoingB．shyC．optimisticD．open7、A．exactlyB．rarelyC．roughlyD．usually8、A．howB．whatC．whereD．When9、A．excitingB．simpleC．boringD．difficult10、A．everybodyB．yourselfC．somebodyD．myself11、A．ShowingoffB．OpeningupC．GettingdownD．Lookingup12、A．unreliableB．weakerC．permanentD．stronger13、A．eitherB．neitherC．bothD．nothing14、A．burdenB．dreamC．goalD．release15、A．butB．whileC．alsoD．meanwhile16、A．inwhichB．whenC．duringwhichD．which17、A．heavierB．unpredictableC．1ighterD．unbearable18、A．miserableB．secretC．strongD．joyful19、A．byB．viaC．withD．beyond20、A．realityB．useC．practiceD．print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。Drunkdriving,amajorconcerncurrently,isnotafunnything,1．haskilledmanypeopleandruinedthelivesofmanyothersAtpresent,trafficaccidentsbecome＂theworld’sfirstharm＂Twomonthsago,after2．(drink)alotofalcohol,myfriend’suncledrovehiscarhomeHewas3．(heavy)drunk,buthestilldrovehomeby4．Ontheroadnearhishome,anoldladywasgoingacrosstheroad,5．hisuncledidn’tnoticeherandhewasstillmovingonundertheinfluenceofalcoholAndtheoldladydidn’tseehisuncle,eitherIntheend,theladydied6．itnotbeenforhisuncle’sdrunkenness,theterribleaccidentwouldnothavehappenedIftheladyhadn’tdied,she7．liveahappylifewithherdaughtersandsonsAndhisuncle’shomewasalsodestroyedbyhisuncleTherefore,two8．(family)weredestroyedIwishmorepeople9．(can)realizetheseriousnessofdrunkdrivingandobeythetrafficregulationsfaithfullyAlwaysremember:refuse10．(drink)anddrive,andgiveasafeworldtoyouandme!第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）第一节短文改错Yesterdayafternoon,ourschoolheldonafiredrill、WewerelisteningtheteachercarefullyintheEnglishclasswhenweheardthefirealarm、Theteachertoldustocalm