肇庆学院《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语》2023-2024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、—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is2、—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme3、Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever4、—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing5、Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as6、Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme._____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need7、—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the8、—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor9、—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit10、They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup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。AThreediversenteraholeleadingtoawater-filledcaveonMexico’sYucatanPeninsula.Theyswimforanhour.Finally,theyreachalargeroom60feetundergroundandaboutthesizeoftwobasketballcourts.Here,theydiscoveranupside-downhumanskull(thebonesofaperson’shead).Otherboneslaynearby.Theteamcameacrosstheskullin2007.ThediversthentoldtheMexicangovernmentaboutthefinding.Soonthegovernmentformedateamofscientiststolookintoit.Thegroup,whichincludedarchaeologist(考古学家)DominiqueRissolo,believedthattheskullbelongedtosomeonewholivedinthelasticeage.Attheiceage’sheightsometwentythousandyearsago,sealevelsdroppedandnewlandappeared.Overtime,rainandwindateholesintosomeoftheland.“Thepersonmayhavediedafterenteringthecave,”Rissolosays.Then,whentheiceageendedsometenthousandyearsago,sealevelsrose.Waterfloodedthecave,coveringtheremains.Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace.Theycollectedinformationabouttheskullandotherpiecesofbones.Theyfoundthatthebonesbelongedtoa15-to17-year-oldgirlwholivedatleasttwelvethousandyearsago.TheteamnamedherNaiaaftersomeseacreaturesinGreekmyths.Naiaistheoldestnearlycompletehumanskeleton(骨架)everfoundintheAmericas.DNAtestsshowedthatshe’sadirectancestorofpresent-dayNativeAmericans.Naia’sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia,apartofRussia.ScientistshavelongthoughtthatancientpeoplefromthisareaarrivedinAlaskaduringthelasticeage.TheywerethefirsthumanstoliveintheAmericas.AndNaiaproveshowfarsouththeywent.(MexicoisacountrytothesouthoftheUS.)In2014thescientistsdecidedtobringupNaia’sskullfromthecavetoprotectitfromcuriousdivers.Soitwastakentoalab,whereitremainstoday.1、Whatdowelearnabouttheskull?A．Itwasleftaloneinthecave.B．Itlayunderabasketballcourt.C．Itdrewthegovernment’sattention.D．Itwasdiscoveredbythreescientists.2、WhendidNaiaprobablylive?A．Afterthelasticeageended.B．Beforethelasticeageended.C．Beforethelasticeagestarted.D．Atthebeginningofthelasticeage.3、Whywastheskullstudiedinthecaveforseveralyears?A．Scientiststriedtoprotectit.B．Thetemperaturewasfineinthere.C．Itwasagainstthelawtotakeitout.D．Itwouldhelpscientistsstudythecave,4、WhowereNaia’sdistantancestors?A．EarlyhumansinGreece.B．EarlyhumansinSiberia.C．EarlyhumansinAlaska.D．EarlyhumansinMexico.BDavidwasabout8whenhelearnedhowtoswim.Hegotsogoodthatheeventuallypickedupfreediving,asportwherediversholdtheirbreathuntilresurfacinginsteadofusingbreathingequipment.Heneverimaginednearlytwodecadeslaterhewouldcometousethatskillinsuchaway.Itisanextraordinaryactofcourage,buttohavethemomentcaughtoncamerafortheworldtoseeissomethingelseentirely.Thescenewasfilmedbysomeoneonthesameboatandwasputonline.Thevideowassharedimmediatelybynationalandglobalmedia.ThatAugustdaybeganwithDavidboatingaroundwithhisfriends.TheyspottedawomandrivingabrightredMazdaheadingrightintohighwater.Davidandhiscrewtriedtowarnhertostop,butbythenitwastoolate,andthecarhadalreadyslidunderwater.InthemomentsbeforeDavidjumpedintothosemuddyfloodwaterstoteartheroofoffthecarwithhisbarehands,histhoughtprocesswasshort.Infact,hedidn’thaveone.“Thecarwassinkingfast,”Davidsays.“Therewasnotimetothink.Ithadtobedone.”Upuntilrecently,Davidhadn’treunitedwiththewomanhesaved.Hewasperfectlyfinewithsavingastrangerandremainingunknowntoher.Stilltothisday,evenaftertheattentionthevideoreceived,afterthemediafromallovertheglobelandedonhisfrontyard,Daviddoesn’tthinkitabigdeal.“IthinkIwasjustlucky,”Davidsays,smiling.“Ihappenedtobeattherightplaceattherighttime.”1、177．WhatdidDaviddoonthatAugustday?A．Hepickedupfreediving.B．Herescuedawoman.C．Hedroveintothewater.D．Hefilmedavideo.2、179．Whydidthemedialandonhisfrontyard?A．Totakephotosofhisyard.B．Tomakeadealwithhim.C．Tokeepaneyeonhim.D．Todigformoreabouthim.3、181．WhatkindofpersonisDavid?A．Ambitious.B．Considerate.C．Modest.D．Conservative.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．Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforafullviewofthebluesea,Ipausedtocatchmy1andthenpositionedmyselftotakeaphoto.Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehindand2herselfrightinfrontofmy3.Likeme,shewasheretostop,sighandappreciatethescenery.4asIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwould5take,Iwasupset.ShouldIaskherto6sothatIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomething7medoingso.Sheseemedso8inherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.Another15minutespassedandIgrewmore9.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephoto10.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkher11inthephotoiswhatmakestheimage12.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathes13thiswomanisengagingwithit.Thisphoto,withthe14beautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthewomanwho15it,nowhangsonthewallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured(捕捉)and16onastrangersbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichawomanIdon’tevenknowhasbeenkeptforever.Insomeways,shehasbeen17inmyhouse.Perhapsweallliveineachother’sspace.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:to18usthatweallappreciatebeauty,andthatweallshareacommon19forpleasureandconnection.Thisphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspoken20betweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.1、A．sightB．breathC．wayD．attention2、A．plantedB．foundC．lostD．enjoyed3、A．concernB．photoC．viewD．direction4、A．CautiousB．CuriousC．CasualD．Patient5、A．eventuallyB．randomlyC．extremelyD．hurriedly6、A．backawayB．gooverC．movealongD．stayout7、A．caughtB．sentC．gotD．prevented8、A．anxiousB．contentC．quietD．confident9、A．excitedB．annoyedC．worriedD．confused10、A．anywayB．somehowC．insteadD．indeed11、A．beautyB．behaviorC．determinationD．presence12、A．puzzlingB．disappointingC．interestingD．boring13、A．unlessB．becauseC．althoughD．until14、A．strangeB．regrettableC．distantD．unique15、A．ruinedB．createdC．missedD．discovered16、A．protectedB．observedC．frozenD．drawn17、A．hangingB．livingC．shiningD．wandering18、A．promiseB．tellC．convinceD．remind19、A．respectB．planC．desireD．sense20、A．conversationB．resultC．trustD．love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。Longjingtea，alsoknownasWestLakeDragonWelltea，isnamed1．itsproductionregion—LongjingVillageofWestLakeinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvinceWestLakeDragonWellteahastoppedlistof2．tenmostfamousteasinChinaThesuperiorgeographicalenvironmentandgoodqualitywaterresourcesaroundWestLakehavecontributedmuchtothegrowthofLongjingteaLegendhasitthatEmperorQianlong3．(visit)LionPeakMoutainduringhisHangzhoutravels,andhesawseveral4．(lady)pickingtheteaatthefootofthemountainHewassointerestedinitthathedecidedtohaveatryhimself5．pickingthetea，hereceivedthenewsofhismothersillness,sohe6．(careless)puttheleavesinhisrightsleeveandleftHangzhouforBeijingHevisitedhismotherimmediatelyuponhis7．(arrive)inBeijing,andEmpressDowagersmeltthefragranceoftheleavesinhissleeveandwantedtohaveatasteEmperorQianlongorderedsometeaforEmpressDowager，andshefound8．(she)completelyrefreshedafter9．(drink)acupoftea，andsheevenpraiseditasatreatmentforallillsFromthenon，ShiFengLongjingtea10．(list)asthetributetea(贡茶）especiallyforEmpressDowager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。DearsirorMadam,I’mLiHua,apassengeronaflightnumberBA793ofyourcompany.ItooktheflightfromAmericaJanuary3,2017.Unluckily,Ifindoneofmysuitcase