保山中医药高等专科学校《英语阅读与写作》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院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、Despitethefactthathisscoresweregood,theywerehardlyasexcellentasastudentwithhisintelligence.A．achieved B．hadachievedC．wouldachieve D．shouldhaveachieved2、Infrontofthewholeaudience,PremiereLimadehispromise______thegovernmentwouldtryitsbesttosolvetheproblemofpovertyinChina.A．whatB．whichC．whetherD．that3、________individualplayers,wehaveagreatteambuttheproblemisthattheydon’tplayfootballtogetherwellatall.A．OntopofB．BymeansofC．IntermsofD．Incaseof4、CanyoucomeonMondayofTuesday？I'mafraid__________dayispossible.A．either B．neitherC．some D．any5、Allthestudentsarerequiredtochecktheyhavemadesomespellingerrorsintheircompositions.A．whetherB．whatC．thatD．which6、I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused7、Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear8、Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts_________thatthreehoursofoutdoorexerciseaweek________goodforone’shealth.A．show;are B．shows;isC．show;is D．shows;are9、Repairsofhistoricbuildingshavetobe_____theoriginalstructure.A．insympathywithB．insearchofC．inresponsetoD．incontrastto10、Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen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。AThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathonewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Andshe’sbeenworkingthroughherteachingcertificationsforfouryearsafterobtaininganeducationdegreefromBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,US.Hipphasrackedup$100,000instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2014wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Forthefirsttimesince1880,adultsaged18to34becamemorelikelytobelivingwithaparentthantobelivingontheirown.Before2014,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Itfindsthatmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatcombineparentsandchildren.“Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguiders.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduringcollege.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.”StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,saidalthoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,whichdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“There’snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohouseholdformationandchild-rearing,”Hoffmanexplained.“Buttheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon’thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、WhydoesCaitlinHipphavetoliveathomewithherparents?A．Becauseshecan’taffordtoliveonherownB．Becauseshedoesn’twanttoliveanywhereotherthanhomeC．BecauseshewantstoobtainmoredegreesD．Becauseshewantstobeanelementaryschoolteacher2、Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungadultsaged18to34before2014?A．Theydidn’thavethefreedomtoarrangetheirlivingB．TheywouldratherlivewiththeirparentsthanlivebythemselvesC．TheystartedtoflythenestasmorejobswereprovidedD．Theypreferredtoliveawayfromtheirparents3、WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthereportreleasedbytheSwisscompany?A．ChildrenlivingwithparentsisbecomingpartofthecultureB．ThemajorityofmillennialsrefusetogetfinancialhelpfromparentsC．MostmillennialsarebuildingcloserrelationshipwiththeirparentsD．Youngpeopletendtoliveathomebecauseoffewerjobopportunities4、What’sStuartHoffman’sattitudetowardsthistrend?A．IndifferentB．SubjectiveC．ObjectiveD．NegativeBHaveyoueverheardsomeonesay“Youtotallylooklikeyou’reaJessica”orsomethingsimilar?Peopleseemtothinkthattheyknowwhatkindofpersona“Jessica”ora“Michael”lookslike.Whyisthis?AccordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,humanstendtoassociatepeople’snameswiththeirappearances,andcanevenguesssomeone’snamebasedonhowtheylook.ResearchersattheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,Israel,collectedthousandsofphotosofpeople’sfaces.Theylabeled(贴标签于)eachphotowithfournames.Then,theyaskedvolunteerstoguesswhichofthefournameswascorrect.Thevolunteerswereabletoguesstherightname38%ofthetime.Itseemsthatcertaincharacteristicsoffacesgivethemcluesaboutsomeone’sname,Reader’sDigestreported.However,thisonlyworkedwhenthevolunteerslookedatnamesfromtheirownculture.Inaddition,thevolunteerswerenotasgoodatguessingtherealnamesofpeoplewhousednicknames(昵称)moreoftenthantheirrealnames.Thismayshowthataperson’sappearanceisaffectedbytheirnameonlyiftheyuseitoften.“Thiskindofface-namematchinghappensbecauseofaprocessofself-fulfillingprophecy(预言),aswebecomewhatotherpeopleexpectustobecome,”RuthMayofromtileuniversitytoldsciencenewswebsiteEurekAlert.Earlierstudieshaveshownthatgender(性别)andracestereotypes(刻板印象)canaffectaperson’sappearance.Theresearchersbelievetherearealsosimilarstereotypesaboutnames.Forexample,peopletendtothinkthatmennamedBobshouldhaverounderfacesbecausetheworditselflooksround.PeoplemaythinkthatwomennamedRosearebeautiful.Theyexpectthemtobe“delicate”and“female”,justliketheflowertheyarenamedfor.1、Howisthisarticledeveloped?A．Bygivingexamples. B．Byaskingquestions.C．Bydoinganexperiment. D．Bycomparingdifferentcases.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthestudy?A．Volunteersfounditmucheasiertoguessnicknames.B．Nameshavedifferentassociationsindifferentcultures.C．Volunteerscouldguessthecharacteristicsoftheinterviewees.D．Thepeopleinthephotosandvolunteerswerefromthesameculture.3、WhydosomepeoplelookliketheirnamesaccordingtoRuthMayo?A．Theywanttopleaseeveryonearoundthem.B．Theydon’twanttobedifferentfromothers.C．Theytendtobecomewhatothersexpectthemtobecome.D．Theyliketocopyfamouspeoplewhosharethesamename.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Whatdeterminesournames B．WhywelooklikeournamesC．Howwegetridofourstereotypes D．Howstereotypesaffectpeople’slooks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．WilliamGreen,aged82,wasmakinghisbreakfastwhenheheardsomebodyinhisgarden.“IwentoutofbackdoorandsuddenlyIsawhismanrunningtowardsme.He1meoutofthewayandtookmy2fromthegardenshed（棚屋）.”Mr.Greendidnot3,asheknewhewouldbenomatchinafightwiththeman.Theburglartriedtocycleaway,butthe4onthebikewereflatsoitwasdifficulttoride.“Hekept5thebicycle,”saidMr.Green,“atleastthreeorfourtimes.”6themanhadfled,Mr.Greencalledthepolice.Whentheyarrived,officersaskedhimto7theman,butinsteadhe8todrawthemapicture.“WhenMr.Greenstarteddrawing,”saidoneofthepoliceofficers,“Iknewwhothe9was.”Infact,Mr.Greenhadworkedformorethan20yearsindailynewspapers,doingcaricatures(漫画)ofAustralianfootballers.“Ihadno10inrememberingtheman’sfacebecausehewasso11tome.”hesaid.Policesearchedintheneighborhoodwiththesketch(素描)oftheburglarandfoundhim12halfanhour.Thecartoonwasaperfect13oftheburglar.The34-year-oldmanwastobe14withtheft,burglaryandassault(袭击).Andthe15bikewaslaterfoundinaroadnearby.Policebelievedthatthiswasthefirsttimetheyhave16caughtasuspectwitha17sketch.Aseniorpoliceofficersaidthatinthepastsome18hadusedtheirmobilephonestotake19atcrimescenes,buttheyhadnotbeenas20.1、A．warnedB．pushedC．ledD．caught2、A．mobilephoneB．walletC．pictureD．bicycle3、A．resistB．refuseC．withdrawD．obey4、A．wiresB．wheelsC．tyresD．parts5、A．fallingoffB．movingawayC．droppingonD．puttingaside6、A．SinceB．BeforeC．AfterD．While7、A．identifyB．nameC．drawD．describe8、A．offeredB．promisedC．stoppedD．continued9、A．ownerB．burglarC．riderD．footballer10、A．reasonB．pointC．difficultyD．interest11、A．dangerousB．friendlyC．closeD．strange12、A．amongB．withinC．beyondD．over13、A．partnerB．likenessC．pairD．model14、A．chargedB．metC．punishedD．supplied15、A．missingB．brokenC．newD．flat16、A．evenB．neverC．everD．still17、A．beautifulB．professionalC．pencilD．cartoon18、A．criminalsB．officersC．paintersD．victims19、A．actionsB．photographsC．messagesD．emails20、A．exactB．smoothC．skillfulD．effective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。Afather,1．sonwas16yearsold,wasworriedbecausehissonhadnocourageatallSothefathermadehis2．(determine)tocallonaBuddhistmonk(和尚)totrainhisboyTheBuddhistmonksaidtotheboy’sfather3．(firm),“YoushouldleaveyoursonalonehereI’llmakehimintoarealmanwithinthree4．(month)However,youarenotallowed5．(come)toseehimduringthisperiod”Thedeadlinewasdueandtheboy’sfatherreturnedTheBuddhistmonkarrangedaboxingmatchbetweentheboyand6．experiencedboxerEachtimethefighterstrucktheboy,hefelldown,butatoncetheboystoodupSeveraltimeslater,theBuddhistmonkasked,“Whatdoyouthinkofyourchild?”“Whatashame!”theboy’sfathersaid“Inever7．(think)inthepastthathewouldbeknockeddownsoeasilyIwon’thavehimlefthereany8．(long)”“I’msorrythatthat’sallyouseeDidn’tyouseethateachtimehe9．(strike)down,hestoodupagaininstead10．cryingonthefloor?That’sthekindofcouragearealmanshouldhave”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（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。KangarooIslandistheplacewhereyoucanquiet“gobush”andseenativeAustraliananimalsandbirdsastheyaremeanttobeseeninthewild,whichisfilledwithhistorydatedbackto1802whenitwasfirstsightedby