暨南大学《大学英语中级Ⅱ》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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2021-2022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、Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway2、I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided3、Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom4、Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what5、Hehasmadelittlepreparationfortheinterview,sothechanceofhimsucceedinginitis.A．slimB．fantasticC．obviousD．gentle6、TheLifelongLearningProgramme________toenablepeopletotakepartinlearningexperienceshastakenoffacrossEurope.A．havingbeendesigned B．beingdesignedC．designed D．designing7、Yet_______intheprocessofdevelopmentdidtheystoptoconsidertheimpactoftheir“progress”onnature.A．innotimeB．atnopointC．aslikelyasnotD．moreoftenthannot8、Nowadays,theInternetisapopular________forthepublictoaccessinformationandvoicetheiropinions.A．track B．trendC．channel D．lane9、﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs10、—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．are B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were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。ATheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakers（减速带）onmajorhighwaysandroads,inordertocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andfinallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer."Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,"India'stransportministerNitinGadkariwrote.Theopticalillusions(视觉错觉)aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlier,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeasafetyhazardforhigh-speedvehicles.Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,000peoplearekilledbyroadaccidents.TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,amotherandherdaughter,bothartists,havepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsof2016.Theartistssaytheirmottois"toincreasetheattentionofdrivers",andthattheconcepthasbeensuccessfullytestedinaccident-pronezonesonahighway.However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofpedestrians.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.1、Whyare3Dpaintingsusedonmainhighwaysandroads?A．Tomakethesurroundingsmorebeautiful.B．Toattracttheattentionoftourists.C．Toreducetherateoftrafficaccidents.D．Toshowtheadvancedtechnology.2、Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttothemeaningof“hazard”inparagraph2?A．ReminderB．ThreatC．RegulationD．Theory3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3and4?A．TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakersiscontroversialinIndia.B．PhiladelphiaisthesecondplacetousevirtualspeedbreakersintheUS.C．TheideatestedinAhmedabadrecentlyhasbeenafailure.D．Thenewpolicyof3Dzebracrossingsmustbecarriedout.4、Whatdoweknowabout3Dzebracrossingsfromthetext?A．Theycanimmediatelylowerthedeathrate.B．TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinIndiasofar.C．Theyaredesignedtoincreasedrivers’attention.D．Theyarewelcomedbybothdriversandpedestrians.BInformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.467、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray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．Despitebeingmarriedforover17years,JeffandAngelaHartungarestillgoingthroughthegetting-to-know-each-otherstageoftheirrelationship．That’sbecause,closetofiveyearsago,Angelawas1byacarwhilecrossingaNewYorkCityintersection．“Idonot2anythingatall．Iaskedformytwo3．Ithoughttheywerelike2and8yearsold．Theywere17and23yearsold,”saidAngela．Aftertheaccident,Angelawas4torecallaboutfifteenyearsofherlife．Whenshewokeupfromhercoma(昏迷),Angelathoughtshewasstill5toherfirsthusband,whohadpassedawayyearsago,andshehadzeromemoryofherpresent6,Jeff．Evenafterseeingtheirweddingalbum,Angelahadno7whoJeffwas．ThisleftJeffwithadifficult8—howcouldhe9hiswife’sloveforthesecondtime?First,Jeffcoveredtheirhousewithphotos,andremindersof10timesbeforeAngela’saccident．Hethen11courting(求婚)heralloveragain．Mostimportantly,JeffrefusedtoleaveAngela’s12,evenwhenshecouldn’trememberwhohewas．13,Jeff’seffortspaidoffandAngela14forhimalloveragain．Thiscalledforsomekindof15．Inordertorestarttheir16lovestory,JeffandAngelaretoldtheirvowsinNewYorkCity’sCentralPark．They17invitedalloftheirclosestfriendsandfamilymembers．Jefftrulyfeels18thathewasabletoearnhiswife’slovealloveragain．“I19believethatthishappenedforareason,”hesaid．“Howmanytimeshavewesaid,‘IwishIcouldgo20anddosomethingoveragain?’I’vegottentodothat.”1、A．transportedB．struckC．metD．witnessed2、A．rememberB．loseC．seeD．mind3、A．studentsB．doctorsC．childrenD．friends4、A．unwillingB．unhappyC．unlikelyD．unable5、A．devotedB．marriedC．attachedD．related6、A．husbandB．driverC．bossD．partner7、A．expectationB．doubtC．decisionD．clue8、A．judgmentB．explanationC．dilemmaD．proof9、A．earnB．appreciateC．standD．understand10、A．busierB．easierC．happierD．tougher11、A．enjoyedB．admittedC．permittedD．started12、A．houseB．sideC．bedD．family13、A．ImmediatelyB．EventuallyC．NaturallyD．Jokingly14、A．fellB．wentC．livedD．left15、A．experimentB．apologyC．celebrationD．puzzle16、A．funnyB．ownC．selflessD．wild17、A．fortunatelyB．suddenlyC．evenD．already18、A．blessedB．surprisedC．proudD．nervous19、A．mistakenlyB．hardlyC．honestlyD．secretly20、A．awayB．inC．downD．back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Iwantedtodosomethingspecialformy15－year－oldson,whohasalwaysbeenaperfectboyHeworkedallsummertoearnenoughmoneytobuy1．(he)anewracing－bicycleinsteadofaskingformoneyfrommeThenhespenthoursandhoursonitIlovedmysonsomuch2．IboughthimapairofsunglassesandglovesWhenmysonrodetheracing－bicyclewiththem,helookedverycoolHedreamed3．takingpartinaraceandwinningOnNovember10th,mybirthday,whenIwenttothekitchentostartthemilkandbreadinthemorning,Ifound4．beautifulguitaronthetable,besidewhichwasacard,5．(say),“Happybirthdaytomywonderfulmother”IwassurprisedandthenbegantosobIrememberedonceI6．(joke)tomyfamilythatIwantedtolearnplayingtheguitartomakemylifecolorfulIhad7．(forget)it,butmysonrememberedHetookit8．(serious),andboughtmeoneasabirthdaygiftWhenIwondered9．mysoncouldbuythisexpensivegift,soonIrealizedthatmysonhadsoldhisracing－bicycle10．(get)metheguitar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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。PekingMan,theearliesthumanancestorthatlivedinChinabetweenroughly200,000or750,000yearsago,wasawood-workingandfire-usingman.Themanunimaginablelikedtodrillholesintoobjectsforunknownreasons.Later,somenewdiscoverypaintedapictureofahumanancestorwhowasmanymorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.PekingManfirstdiscovered