西安石油大学《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024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、Ateacher’sjobisnottotellthestudentswhattobelieveorvalue,butto________themtodevelopaworldviewforthemselves.A．urge B．equipC．persuade D．rank2、Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what3、Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what4、Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct5、It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious6、You________beCarol.Youhaven’tchangedabitafteralltheseyears.A．must B．can C．will D．shall7、DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.8、—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon9、After________________asandstormwarningonSundayevening,meteorologistsforecastthatdustyweatherwillcontinueinpartsofthecountryonMonday.A．breakingoff B．callingoff C．leavingoff D．puttingoff10、—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming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。AAsunflowerisasunflower.Amobilephoneisamobilephone.Butcanyoucombinethetwotodosomethingforyourlocalenvironment?Asearlyasnextyearitmaywellbepossible.Whenyouhavefinishedwithyourmobilephoneyouwillbeabletoburyitinagardenoraplantpotandwaitforittoflower.Abiodegradable(生物所能分解的)mobilephonewas,thismonth,introducedbyscientists.Itishopedthatthenewtypeofphonewillencourageconsumerstorecycle.Scientistshavecomeupwithanewmaterialoverthelastfiveyears.Itlookslikeanyotherplasticandcanbehardorsoft,andisabletochangeshape.Overtimeitcanalsobreakdownintothesoilwithoutgivingoutanypoisonouschemicals.Britishresearchersusedthenewmaterialtodevelopaphonecoverthatcontainsasunflowerseed.Whenthisnewtypeofcoverturnsintowaste,itformsfertilizers.Thesefeedtheseedandhelptheflowergrow.Engineershavedesignedasmalltransparent(透明的)windowtoholdtheseed.Theyhavemadesureitonlygrowswhenthephoneisthrownaway.“We’veonlyputsunflowerseedsintothecoverssofar.Butweareworkingwithplantexpertstofindoutwhichflowerswouldperformbest.Maybewecouldputrosesinnexttime.”saidonescientist.Asphonetechnologyisdevelopingsoquickly,peopleareconstantlythrowingtheirmobilesaway.Thismeansmanufacturersareunderpressuretofindwaysofrecyclingthem.Some650millionmobilephoneshavebeensoldthisyear.Mostofthemwillbethrownawaywithintwoyears,addingplastic,heavymetalandchemicalwastetotheenvironment.Abiodegradablecovercanoffersomerelieffornature,accordingtothescientists.“Theseedcomesoutandtheflowergrowsinthepotsoyoudon’thavetoconcernyourselfwiththephonewhenyouhavefinishedusingit,”saidKerryKirwan.Sheleadstheresearchteam,whichisbasedattheUniversityofWarwickinBritain.1、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Totellthepopularityofbiodegradablecellphones.B．Todiscussthedevelopmentofthecellphonetechnology.C．Topersuadethereaderstobuythebiodegradablecellphone.D．Tointroduceanenvironmental-friendlycellphonetoreaders.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthecoverofthenewtypeofphone?A．Itcanturnintousefulfertilizerforthesunflowerseeds.B．Itcanhardlyserveasthestorageforthesunflowerseed.C．Itmaygiveoutpoisonouschemicalswhenbreakingdown.D．Itmaymaketheseedgrowafterthephoneisthrownaway.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Thenewtypeofmobilephonewillsellextremelywell.B．Thenewtypeofmobilephoneisalreadyonthemarket.C．Otherflowersmaybeusedinthenewtypeofcellphone.D．Mobilephoneisincreasinglyimportanttotheenvironment.4、Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagemightbe“”.A．DesignaPhoneB．HelptheSunflowertogrowC．ProtectOurEnvironmentD．PlantYourPhoneBSometimes,youjustcan'thelpit.Maybeyou'rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.AccordingtoAdVingerhoets,aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.TheyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyeandtherestoftheWorld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Thesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalstates,”explainsVingerhoets.Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania."Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers,”Shesays.Vingerhoetsagrees,"Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtears（流眼泪）hassomethingtodowithourchildhood,"hesays."that'sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson."Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwaytogetattention."Inthiscase,itisbettertouseasilentsignaltoaskforhelp,"hesays.VingerhoetsandByhmadofrequentstudiestobetterunderstandwhyhumanscry.AccordingtoByhma,thereisstillmuchmoretodiscover."It'ssurprising,"shesays,"howmuchwestilldon'tknow.”1、Inthescientists'opinion,cryingis________.A．asignofhumanevolutionB．aresultofhumankindnessC．acauseofpersonalgrowthD．ameansofrelyingoneachother2、Theunderlinedphrase"thisability"inthelastparagraphreferstotheabilityto________.A．seekhelpwiselyB．aimtearsatsomeoneC．cryemotionallyD．appealtootherpeople3、Fromthetext,welearnthatAdVingerhoetsandLaurenBylsma________.A．holddifferentopinionsaboutthecausesoftearsB．thinkpositivelyoftheeffectsoftearsC．areworkingtogethertostudytearsD．havelearnedenoughabouttears4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ThetypesoftearsB．ThecomponentsoftearsC．ThescienceoftearsD．Theopinionsabouttears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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Intheeraofhigh-techtoday,face-to-faceconversationisdying.TheNewYorkTimespublishedanarticlerecentlythatshowsgreat1forthe“deathofconversation”.It2thatwhiletechnologysuchascellphones,e-mails,andInternetpostingmakesusfeelmore3thanever,they’realsodrivingusawayfrompeoplearoundus.Usersgetfinalconnectivity4thepriceof5face-to-faceconversation.SherryTurkle,authorofthearticleinTheNewYorkTimessayspeopleare6toadifferentwayofbeing“alonetogether”.Actually,7textmessagesorwritingmicro-blogsallowsusto8thoughts.Butbitsandpiecesofonlinecannot9ourselvesinmobiletechnologyreducesourchanceofstartingconversationswithstrangersand10people.Turklementionedthepopular11of“Ishare,thereforeIam.”amongthisgeneration.LiuXuan,ayoungwriterfromTaiwanandpsychologygraduatefromHarvardUniversity,thinksit’sanattitude12bymostyoungpeople.Theyare13busycreatingorpolishingtheironlinepersona(网络人格)thattheyforgethowtolivea14life.However,expertsremindusthatit’s15toblamemobiletechnology.ChenChen,asociologyexpertatChinaYouth&ChildrenResearchCenter,pointsoutthat16isstillownersoftoolswho’reavoidingpersonalcontact.Wetakeadvantageofthesedevicestohideourselvesfromothers.Textingmessagesorcallingmaybea(n)17toavoidcontactwithothers,suchashavingeyecontact.“Onlybystrengtheningconversationcanweunderstandeachother.18throwingawaythemobilephonesisnotasolution.”shesaid.1、A．regret B．respect C．anger D．support2、A．advises B．speaks C．suggests D．talks3、A．received B．connected C．shared D．separated4、A．with B．for C．in D．at5、A．having B．risking C．sacrificing D．continuing6、A．related B．committed C．limited D．accustomed7、A．sending B．getting C．reading D．taking8、A．change B．exchange C．explain D．develop9、A．indicate B．replace C．cover D．involve10、A．ideas B．letters C．chances D．gifts11、A．imagining B．joining C．burying D．attaching12、A．interviewing B．introducing C．recognizing D．meeting13、A．feeling B．concept C．image D．truth14、A．adapted B．confirmed C．handled D．adopted15、A．so B．too C．very D．quite16、A．real B．colorful C．daily D．meaningful17、A．important B．necessary C．unfair D．uncomfortable18、A．that B．this C．it D．one19、A．problem B．excuse C．strategy D．explanation20、A．Eventually B．Hardly C．Approximately D．Simply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。Itwasabeautifulmorning．AsusualIpreparedmyselfforoffice，lockedmyroomandsteppedoutsidefrommyhotel．Isawtwopoorkidsunderatree1．（stare）atpeople．Icouldseethelightintheireyes，astheywere2．（silent）watchingpeople．Iwenttothemandaskedwhytheyweresittingthereandwheretheirhouse3．（be）．Theyrepliedthattheylivednearby，andthattheyweresittingthere4．somepassers﹣bywouldstop，5．（donate）somefoodormoneytothem．Achill（寒意）wentthroughmyveinsonsuchamorning．Whencoldbreezewasflowing，theywerein6．（wear）clothesandtrembling，buttheirhopeofgettingsomethingwasstillalive．Itoldthemtostaythereandwentinto7．cafeteriaofmyhotel，packedsomefoodandgaveittothem．Smileslit8．theirfacesandtheystartedeatinghurriedly．Ialsogavethemafewpacketsofbiscuitsandtoldthemtogohome．Theythankedmewithsmiles．Iwasfeelingmuch9．（happy）thatIcouldatleastgivethemsomefoodthatofcoursewouldn'tfilltheirstomachs，butcouldgivethemalittle10．（strong）．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