惠州经济职业技术学院《思辨英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《思辨英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(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、Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature2、F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the3、Idon’tthinkshevisitedtheexhibitionthismorning,______shewaswithmeatthattime.A．thoughB．orC．butD．for4、Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was5、I________________afluwhenIwasonaspringoutingwithmyclassmate.A．caughtup B．pickedupC．tookup D．broughtup6、Haveyougotthesejeansin________largersize?Thispairisabittoosmallaround________waist.A．a;the B．/;theC．the;/ D．a;a7、Theyoungmanwhowasexpectedto________hisfather’scompany,madeanunusualdecisionthathewouldstarthisownbusiness.A．handover B．thinkoverC．goover D．takeover8、—Hi,Tom,haveyoucheckedtheaccountyet?—Certainly,I________itfivetimeseventhoughyoutoldmetodoittwice.A．checkedB．willhavecheckedC．havebeencheckingD．hadchecked9、Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup10、—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing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。ADevon,17,isusedtopayingherowncellphoneandcarexpenses.Butlatelyit'sbeenharder.Thefamilyshebaby-sitsforhasn’tbeencallingasmuchasusualandshecouldn'tfindajoboverthesummer.Devon'sdadsaidit'sasignofthetougheconomy.Hetoldherhe'sfeelingthepinchtooandthathehadtousehercollegefundtopaytheloan(货款).Thiskindofmoneytroublesisn'tstrangetocommonfamiliesthesedays.Infact,it'shardtoavoidnewsabouttheeconomyonthescreenoftheTVorthecomputersrecently.Itcanseemabitworryandsomefamiliesarehitreallyhard.Formostpeople,thebigproblemisthatthingscostmoreatatimewhentheyhavelessmoneytospend.Buthigherpricesaren'ttheonlyproblem.Manypeoplearehavingatoughtimemakingpaymentsonsometypesofhomeloans.Therefore,somefamiliesarecuttingbackonwhattheyspend.Forexample,eatingoutless,stayinghomeinsteadofgoingonvacation,movingtoalessexpensivehouseandsoon.However,asdiscouragingasthingsmayseemnow,thegoodnewsisthattheeconomyalwaysgetsbackontrackafterawhile.Jobsmaybehardtofind,butthesloweconomycanopenupnewopportunities.ThecoupleDevonbabysatformightcutbackonevening'sout,buttheycouldbeinterestedinhiringherforafter-schoolcare.Perhapsit'stimetosellheroldtoysandbabygear(设备)inthebasement(地下室)orhelpothersselltheseitemsonlineifsheisgoodatit.Shecouldchargethemafeetoselltheiroldstuff(东西).1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphreferto?A．Gettinghurt.B．Receivinglesscalls.C．Outofwork.D．Shortofmoney2、Accordingtothepassage,whatconstantlyappearsonthescreennowadays?A．Newsonthetougheconomy.B．Devon'sfamilytroubles.C．Advertisementsforbabysitters.D．Informationonyardsales.3、Whatdopeopledotoovercomethetougheconomy?A．Tostrikeforhighpay.B．Toopenanewstoretoselltoys.C．Tocutdowntheirexpense.D．Tomovetootherplacesforvocations.4、Thepassageismainlyabout________A．Devon’sownfamilymoneytroublesB．familytroublesmadebytougheconomyC．waysofsolvingthesloweconomyD．theincreasingpricesandexpensesB第三部分：阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(共20小题；Imadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifs,andsorbuts.TheideahadcometomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblicalpassageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,“Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove.”Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.Anditdid.Onarrivingatthebeachcottage,IkissedEvelynmeetingmeatthedoorandsaid,“Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.”“Oh,Tom,younoticed”,shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.Evelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,butthenIthought,“Evelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme.”Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.Soitwent.TwoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappy,that’showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.“What’sthematter?”Iaskedher.“Tom,”shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress,“Idon’t?”“Whatdoyoumean?”“Well…thatcheckupIhadseveralweeksago…ourdoctor…didhetellyousomethingaboutme?Tom,you’vebeensogoodtome…amIdying?”Ittookamomentforitalltobeunderstood.ThenIburstoutlaughing.“No,honey,”Isaid,wrappingherinmyarms.“You’renotdying;I’mjuststartingtolive.”1、FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage________.A．withhisfamily 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D．withhischildren2、Duringthetwoweeksonthebeach,Tomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause________.A．hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusbandB．hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirmC．shelookedlovelyinhernewclothesD．thedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyill3、Theauthorsays,“Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment.”Whatdoes“onething”referto?A．Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.B．Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.C．Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn'ttellher.D．Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.4、Bysaying“I’mjuststartingtolive,”Tommeansthat________.A．heisjustbeginningtounderstandtherealmeaningoflifeB．heisjustbeginningtoenjoylifeasalovinghusbandC．helivedanunhappylifebeforeandisnowstartingtochangeD．heisbeginningtofeelregretforwhathedidtohiswifebefore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．ItwasaparticularlystressfuldayforJudy.Shewaslategettinghomefromtheofficeandhadtofinish1dinnersothatshecould2tohernightclass.Judywasatthestove(厨灶)whenshefeltapullonher3andcouldhearthevoiceofherlittledaughter,Jennifer,t4Mommy,Mommy,4.”“Notnow,honey.Mommyistoo5,”repliedJudywithouttakinghereyesoffthestove.AsJudyturnedtogotothefridge,shealmosttrippedoverJennifer,and6said,“Idon’thave7,Jennifer.Stayoutofthekitchen.”Laterthatnight,Judyreturnedhomeandwastidyingupthe8whenshenoticedafloweronthefloor.Undertheflowerwasapieceofpaper,reading,“I9You,Mommy.”Judysatthere,10forabouttenminutes.SherealizedthatallJenniferwantedtodowastogiveherthislittle11ofherlove.Butallshegotweresomeangrywords.Judywent12toJennifer’sroom.Eventhoughherdaughterwasasleepanditwasverylate,Judygently13Jennifer.Judyhelduptheflower,saying,“Thankyoufortheflower,honey.Itisthemostbeautiful14I’veeverreceived.”Jennifer’s15eyeswidenedandsherepliedhappily,“Ipickeditjustforyouand16thenoteallbymyself.Iloveyou,Mommy.”AndwiththatJennifergavehermotherabig17.Sonexttimesomeone18you,beforebrushinghimorheroff,askyourselfifthethingyouaredoingcan19justalittlewhilelonger.Youmayjustrealizethatwhatyouaredoingwillstillbetheretomorrow,butthoseprecious20todaywillsoonbegoneforever.1、A．havingB．preparingC．tastingD．carrying2、A．stayonB．makeoutC．getupD．rushoff3、A．legB．headC．shoulderD．hand4、A．moveB．decideC．lookD．listen5、A．coldB．hungryC．nervousD．busy6、A．selfishlyB．angrilyC．worriedlyD．regretfully7、A．patienceB．moneyC．timeD．food8、A．kitchenB．yardC．windowD．bed9、A．LoveB．RespectC．ForgiveD．Praise10、A．explainingB．cryingC．complainingD．arguing11、A．expressionB．adviceC．traditionD．habit12、A．secretlyB．honestlyC．calmlyD．quietly13、A．broughtupB．dressedupC．wokeupD．pickedup14、A．cardB．giftC．pictureD．letter15、A．smilingB．sadC．sleepyD．curious16、A．deliveredB．addressedC．printedD．wrote17、A．changeB．hugC．questionD．voice18、A．cheatsB．hurtsC．interruptsD．blames19、A．waitB．improveC．stayD．gather20、A．possessionsB．wordsC．memoriesD．moments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。Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgranunaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankDifferentbackgroundshouldn’tmeanlesseducationFiftyyearsago,inaprimaryschoolclassroom,twoboysaged11tookanexaminationcalledthe11-plus,1．wouldmakedecisionsabouttherestoftheirlivesPaulpassedandwenttoa“grammarschool”Bazfailedtheexaminationandwenttoa“secondarymodernschool”TheydidnotseeeachotheragainforyearsManygrammarschools2．(establish)hundredsofyearsagototeachtheLatinlanguagetochildrenwhowerenotfromrichfamiliesTheyencouragedstudentstostudy3．theywere18andthentogotouniversitySecondarymodernschoolstudentsleftat16,usuallywithfewerqualificationsthangrammarschoolstudentsBazsaysthesecondarymodemschoolhad4．(few)resourcesandthequalityofteachingwasnotasgoodThingshavechangedInthe1960sandthe1970s“comprehensiveschools”werecreatedToday,90percentchildrenaged11to16fromthesameareatothesameschoolwithout5．(take)anyentryexaminationTheBritishoftendisagreesaboutthebestway6．(educate)theirchildrenManypeoplesaythatcomprehensiveschoolshelpmorechildrentosucceedbecausetheyprovideeverybody7．similaropportunitiesinafairerwayAnotherview,though,isthatmoreintelligentchildren,especially8．frompoorhomesarebettersupportedatgrammarschoolsNow,thegovernmentplanstoopennewgrammarschools9．almosttwomillionchildrenwillgotothesametypeofschoolthatPaulattendedAndPaulandBaz?Aged60,theymetagainandcompared10．hadhappenedtothemAfteruniversity,PaulqualifiedasateacherBazwenttoworkinafactoryat16andlaterbecameane