湖南外国语职业学院《英语史》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语史》2023-2024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、TheChinesepeoplearekindandcaring.Ifnot,I_____inChinainthepast30years.A．didn’tstay B．hadn’tstayedC．couldn’tstay D．couldn’thavestayed2、Doubleovensareagoodidea,especially________youarecookingseveralmealsatatime.A．though B．if C．that D．unless3、Competedin1891,in________wasknownasTheGildedAge,thefive­storymansionisnowownedbyafamousactorwhodecidestostageaspecialproductionofShakespeare'sHamlet.A．that B．what C．which D．it4、Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo5、—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth6、Lastweek,onlytwopeoplecametolookatthehouse,________wantedtobuyit.A．noneofthem B．bothofthem C．noneofwhom D．neitherofwhom7、Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful8、Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．attheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity9、henewly-discoveredstarwasnamed_____aChineseastronomer________hiscontributionstoastronomy.A．for;infavorof B．after;inhonorofC．by;inmemoryof D．as;inpraiseof10、—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought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。ACrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit;mostpeopledon’tevennoticethatthey’redoingitwhentheysitdown.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Thiscausesyourbodytoincreaseyourbloodpressuretopushthebloodbacktotheheart.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butifyousitforlongperiodsoftimeit’simportantthatyoutakenoteofhowlongyouhaveyourlegscrossedfor.Youshouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes,andit’simportantthatyougetupandwalkaroundatleastonceeveryhour.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveinsandnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whycansittingwithyourlegscrossedincreaseyourbloodpressure?A．BecauseitstopsthebloodcirculatingB．Becauseitpressthenervesinourlegs.C．Becausewewillbeinatwistedpositionwhenwesitlegscrossed.D．Becauseitpreventsthebloodinyourlegsfrompumpingbacktoheart.2、Whichkindofhealthproblemswillwehaveifwecrossthelegsforalongtime?A．ourbloodpressurewillincrease.B．Ourneckandbackwillpain.C．Ourfeetandlegsmaygettinglyorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.D．BothA,BandC．3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestusdowhenwesitdown?A．Weshouldwalkoutsideatleastonceeveryhour.B．Weneedputonelegonthetopoftheother.C．We’dbettersitwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.D．Weshouldchoosethemostcomfortablewaytosit.BMywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeandenergyintheyardtogetitlookinglikethewayitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,andtheentiresideoftheyardissurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthehousethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalk,therocksappeartobejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour“rockgarden”.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,justtobringsomecolortothearea.Wewoulddoalloftheyardworkonourown,eventhetiringweed-pulling.LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatIcouldnotimmediatelyidentify,IknewIdidn’tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn’teither.Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobeaSunflowerwithatallskinnystalk（茎，杆）andonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedtobabyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds,Inoticedsomethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhadbegununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.That’swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn’tletabigrockstandinitswayofdeveloping,wetoohavetheabilityofdoingthesamething.OnceourenvironmentbeginstoseethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment（营养）andgrowthaswell.StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironmentwillbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinordertoreachyourdesires.1、Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.A．theauthorfinishedbuildinghishomehurriedlyB．theauthor’sfamilyhavelivedinthishomefornineyearsC．theauthor’shomeismadeofrockwallsD．thereisawallalongthesidewalk2、Theauthorfounditunusualthat______.A．themysteryplantturnedouttobeaSunflowerB．theSunflowerhadatallstalkandonlyoneheadC．theSunflowergrewunderandaroundabigrockD．theSunflowerhadstartedwherethestalkwasseen3、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheSunflower?A．BraveandstubbornB．ConfidentandpersistentC．OptimisticandmodestD．Mysteriousanddevoted4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A．HumanbeingsareabletoremoveobstaclesB．TheuniversaltruthmadethesunflowersurviveC．AbigrockblockedoutthesunlightofthesunflowerD．Wecanachievesuccessaslongasweareself-confident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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。Peopleusuallygetintoahardlifeandareunabletoescapefromthemselves.Therewasonceapooranddisappointedsalesmancomplainingeverydaythattherewasno1forhimtodisplayhisabilityandthe2wasoftenpullinghislegs.AtChristmasEve,everyfamily3theirhouseswithlanternsandstreamersanditwasvery4everywhere.Buthewasalonesittinginabenchinaparkandrecallingthepast.Itwasonthesamedaylastyearwhenhewasalsoalone5hisChristmasdayaway,6newclothes,newshoes,letaloneanewcarandanewhouse.“Damn!IhavetospendthisChristmasdaywiththeseoldshoesagain.”he7andbegantotakeofftheoldshoes.8,heglancedatayoungmaninawheelchairpassingbyhimwithhishandsstrugglinglypushingthewheelforward.It9himthathewassoluckytohaveshoestowearwhilethatmandidnotevenhavethe10Afterwards,thesalesmandidanythingwithacalm11andcherishedeveryopportunitytoimprovehimself.Heworkedhardandtriedhisbesttomakeprogresseveryday.Severalyearslater,he12changedhislifetotallyandbecameamillionaire.Ifyoulookallaround,youwillfindtherearesomanypeoplewhowereborn13inthesocietybuttheyare14inlifeandnevercomplainabouttheunfairdestiny.Theyarealsonottobegothers’giving.Instead,theyconstantly15tomakethemselvesstrongerandmoreexcellentto16thesociety.Bycontrast,weshouldfeel17Wearebornhealthy,butweare18withlife;wecomplainaboutourcolleaguesanddissatisfywithourjobs.Maybeallofuswouldfeelafraidwhenwerealizewehavefallenintosuch19stateoflife,butworseisthatyouevendonot20youhavefallenintosuchadangeroussituation.1、A．platform B．chance C．time D．status2、A．poverty B．fate C．ghost D．goal3、A．filed B．made C．decorated D．assisted4、A．temporary B．optimistic C．happy D．festive5、A．spending B．drinking C．celebrating D．congratulating6、A．besides B．with C．except D．without7、A．cried B．sighed C．shouted D．promised8、A．Luckily B．Immediately C．Suddenly D．Surprisedly9、A．dawnedon B．focusedon C．dependedon D．concentratedon10、A．motivation B．recognition C．chance D．challenge11、A．attitude B．feeling C．character D．mood12、A．eventually B．fortunately C．continuously D．awkwardly13、A．tough B．disabled C．stupid D．lucky14、A．energetic B．stubborn C．confident D．serious15、A．decide B．struggle C．remember D．wish16、A．understand B．create C．serve D．shape17、A．guilty B．immoral C．invaluable D．ashamed18、A．fedup B．caughtup C．brokenup D．cutup19、A．dangerous B．unique C．disappointing D．awesome20、A．show B．realize C．know D．chase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。Everyfouryears,millionsofpeoplegatherinsummer1．(watch)soccergamesandcheerfortheirfavoriteteamsandplayersThisyear,theWorldCupkickedoffonJune14inRussiaLeadinguptothemostexcitingsportingeventofsummer,LiveItUp,theofficialWorldCupsong,wasreleasedonMay25*2．(perform)byUSartistNickyJam,USactorandsingerWillSmith,andAlbaniansingerEraIstref,thesonghasalinethatgoes,"Onelife,liveitup,'causewegotonelife"Withagreatmelodyandcatchylyrics,thesongstandsfor"the3．(excite),thecelebrationandtheunity4．peopleallovertheworldwillshareduringthe2018WorldCup",PhilippeLeFloc'h,chiefcommercialofficerofFIFAtoldFIFA．comInfact,eversincethefirstofficialWorldCupsongcameoutin1966fortheEnglandWorldCup,therelationshipbetweensoccerandmusic5．(grow)strongerandstrongerAsTheWallStreetJournalputit,"Listeningtomotivationalmusic6．(encourage)peopletotakemorerisks"Oneoftheworld'sgreatestsoccer7．(coach),GiovanniTrapattoni,evenbelievesthatlisteningtomusiccanteachplayersgreatlessons"Youlearnalotaboutintervals,speed,rhythm8．learnthelogicalskillsyouneedtoreadagame,"hetoldFIFA．comIndeed,therightmusiccanmakeallthedifferenceAsColombianmusicianJuanestoldFIFA．com,soccerandmusichavealot9．common"Youthrowyourselfintoit,anditmovessomethingwithinpeopleYouneedyourfeetforsoccerandyouneedwordsformusic,butth