长江大学文理学院《大学英语A（一）》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、—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone2、Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．amostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．amorebeautiful D．abeautiful3、____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can4、_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup5、Thenewproductisbeyondallpraiseandhasquicklytakenoverthemarket________itssuperiorquality.A．intermsof B．onaccountofC．onbehalfof D．ontopof6、---____thathemanagetogettheinformation?Oh，afriendofhishelpedhim.A．Wherewasit B．WhatwasitC．Howwasit D．Whywasit7、Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries8、—HowIwishIhadworkedharderwhenIwasinthatcompany.—Ifyouhad,you_________adepartmentmanagernow.A．are B．wouldbeC．wouldhavebeen D．were9、Pleasedon’tmakesoloudnoise．ThenewsofthevolcaniceruptioninIndonesia____andIwanttolisten．A．isbroadcast B．isbeingbroadcastC．hasbeenbroadcast D．hadbeenbroadcast10、Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto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。AWhenthecathedralofNotreDamedeParis(巴黎圣母院)wasonfire,itseemedasifthenationhadlostapieceofitssoul.Asimilartragedytookplacein19thcenturyRussia.AndtherebuildingeffortoftheRussiansmightoffersomeinspirationfortheFrench.StandingintheheartoftheRussiancapital,with60,000squaremetersoffloorspaceand1,500rooms,theWinterPalacewasamongtheworld’sgrandestbuilding.OnDec.17,1837,afirebrokeoutattheWinterPalace.BythemorningofDec.19,onlythestructure’sframeworkremained.Fortheczar(沙皇),thefirepresentedapoliticalchallenge.FearingthatRussia'senemieswouldcastthefireasablowtotheczaristorders,theczar’ssupportersquicklyworkedtogethertoshapethedescriptionofthefireinRussiaandabroad.Theywantedthecountrytoappearunited.Andtheycertainlydidn'twantdespairtobecomethestory.ThefirstfullaccountofthefirewaswritteninFrenchbythepoetPetrViazemskii.ARussiantranslationappearedtwomonthslater.Thattextandotherspaintedahighlyidealizedpictureoftheresponsetothetragedy.Theaccountsnotedthattheczarforcefullydirectedthefire’scontainment.Soldierswereselflesstosavethepalace.TheRussianpeoplefeltthelossjustasdeeplyastheczar.Toerasetheshameofthefire,theczarsetanearlyimpossiblegoal:rebuildthepalacewithin15months,andheorderedthatrebuiltpalacelookexactlyasithadbefore.Thousandsofworkerslaboredontheconstructionsite.Theymaderapidprogress.OnMatch25,1839,theczarcelebratedtherebirthoftheWinterPalace.Outwardlyidenticaltotheoldversion,thenewpalacefeaturedmoreironandbrickinitsstructuresandlesswood.Itwasfarlessfire-pronethantheoriginal.NotreDamehasn’texperiencedthesamelevelofdestructionastheWinterPalace,iftheRussianphoenixof1839isanyindication,thereishopethatarenewedNotreDamewillonceagaingracethebanksoftheSeine.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthefireintheWinterPalace?A．Itburntdown60,000roomsB．Itlastedmorethan24hoursC．ItwassetbyRussia’senemiesD．Itcompletelydestroyedthepalace2、Whydidtheczardecidetorebuildthepalaceinashorttime?A．TosecurehispowerB．TochallengehisenemiesC．TouniteFrenchpeopleD．Tocelebratehisbirthday3、WhatdidViazemskiiandothersstressintheiraccounts?A．ThesceneofthefireB．TheselflessnessoftheczarC．TheRussians’jointefforttofightthefireD．TheidealresultachievedbytheRussians.4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TodescribeafireattheWinterPalaceB．TopraisetherenewaloftheWinterPalaceC．WeexpresssympathyfortheNotreDameD．ToinspireconfidenceinrebuildingtheNotreDame.BScientistshavefoundamountsofwatermoleculesinsiderocksandsoilsamplesfromMarsbefore.Butanancientmeteorite(陨石)foundrecentlycontains10timesmorewaterandmuchmoreoxygenthananyMartianImeteoriteeverbeforediscovered.What’ssowildaboutthiswetdiscovery?ItcouldmeanthattheRedPlanetoncehadenoughwatertohaveliquidflowingontheplanet’ssurface.ItwasoncebelievedthatifMarseverhadwateratall,itswaterwouldhavebeensmallamountsoficebelowthesurfaceorexistinginthesoilonlyashydrogenandoxygentheelementsthatmakeupwater.ButrecentdiscoverieshaveshownthatMarsprobablyhadamuchwetterhistorythanformerlythought.Themeteorite,nicknamedBlackBeauty,wasfoundinAfrica’sSaharaDesertin2011.Onlyabout110meteoritesfromMarshaveeverbeenfound.ScientistsbelievemostMartianmeteoritesarrivedonourplanetduringonelargeasteroidcrash(小行星碰撞)thatsentrocksfallingtowardEarthlongago.BlackBeautyisabout2.1billionyearsold.ItsdiscoveryisthefirsttimescientistshavebeenabletostudysuchanancientMartianrock.It’salsooneofthefirsttimesscientistshavebeenabletostudyapieceofthepanel’sancientsurface.Thesample’swatermoleculesweresentoutwhenscientistsheatedthemeteoritetoanalyzeit.Scientiststhinkthemeteorite’shydrogenandoxygenmoleculesaresoplentifulbecausewaterflowingonMarsatthetimethismeteoritefelltoEarth,orbecausethesemoleculeswereoncesealedinlargequantitiesinMars’scrust.BlackBeautymightdomorethanjustunlocksecretsfromtheRedPlanet’spast.ThesediscoveriescouldalsohelpscientistsunderstandnewdataaboutMarsthat’sbeingsentfromtheroboticroverscurrentlygatheringinformationontheplanet.1、Peopleusedtothinkthat.A．therewaslittlewateronMarsB．MarshadalotofflowingwaterC．alargequantityoficewasMarsD．MarswasmuchwetterthanEarth2、WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBeauty?A．ItwasdiscoveredinSeattleintheUSA．B．Itisthebiggestof110meteoritesfromMars.C．ItlandedonEarthafteranasteroidcrash.D．Ithasahistoryof2.1millionyears.3、HowdidthescientistsresearchBlackBeauty?A．Bycuttingitintopieces.B．Bydippingitintowater.C．Byburningitonafire.D．Byburyingitintoadesert.4、Thepassageismainlyabout.A．arockfromthecenterofMars.B．amajorMartianmeteoritediscoveryC．anewdiscoveryontheRedPlanetD．anumberofmeteoritesfromRedPlane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．AcouplewerehavingaweddingAlloftheirfriendsandfamilycametoseethelovely1andallhadawonderfultime.Thebridewas2inherwhiteweddinggownandthegroomwasveryhandsome.Everyonecouldtellthatthe3theyhadforeachotherwastrueAfewmonthslater,thewifecametothehusbandwitha4,“Eachofuswillwritealistofthingswefindabit5withtheotherperson,Then,wecantaleabouthowwecan6themandmakeourliveshappier”Thehusband7,SotheywenttothinkofthethingsthatannoyedthemabouttheotherThenextmorning,atthebreakfasttable,theydecidedtheywouldgoovertheir8“I’llstart”saidthewife,She9herlist,Ithadmanyitemsonit,enoughtofillthreepages,Asshestartedreadingthelistofthelittleannoyances,shenoticed10werestartingtoappearinherhusband’seyes.“What’swrong?”sheasked“Nothing,”thehusbandreplied,“11readingyourlist,”Thewifecontinuedtoreaduntilshehadreadallthree12toherhushand.“Now,It’syour13andthenwe’lltalkaboutthethingsonbothofourlists,”shesaidhappily14thehusbandstated，“Idon’thaveanythingonmylist,Ishinkyouare15thewaythatyouare,Idon’twantyoutochangeanythingforme,Iwouldn’twanttotryand16anythingaboutyou.”Thewife,17byhishonestyandthedepthofhisloveforherandhis18ofher,turnedherheadandwept.Inlire,thereareenoughtimeswhenwearedisappointed.Depressedandannoyed,Wedon’treallyhavetogo19them.Wehaveawonderfulworldthatisrullofbeauty,lightandpromistEhynotseethe20thingsbeforeus?1、A、houseB、decorationC、ceremonyD、church2、A、attractiveB、nervousC、seriousD、strict3、A、mannerB、loveC、attitudeD、behavior4、A、preparationB、commitmentC、shameD、suggestion5、A、annoyingB、excitingC、interestingD、puzzling6、A、adoptB、possessC、fastenD、fix7、A、agreedB、refusedC、leftD、listened8、A、celebrationB、dictationC、listsD、document9、A、threwawayB、tookoutC、cutoutD、letout10、A、wavesB、tearsC、lightsD、blames11、A、keeponB、putonC、callonD、blames12、A、attacksB、itemsC、annoyancesD、pages13、A、dutyB、businessC、turnD、problem14、A、RoughlyB、CalmlyC、AngrilyD、Clumsily15、A、outgoingB、carefulC、perfectD、beautiful16、A、predictB、advocateC、abuseD、change17、A、touchedB、disappointedC、shockedD、threatened18、A、assistanceB、guidanceC、acceptanceD、annoyance19、A、takingawayB、replyingtoC、talkingaboutD、lookingfor20、A、messyB、fantasticC、randomD、relevant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。RobbenIslandwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescapedWhenEliasgottoRobbenIsland,Mandelawasalsothereand1．（help）himEliaswasapoorblackworkerThetime2．hefirstmetNelsonMandelawas3．verydifficultperiodofhislifeNelsonMandelaoffered4．(guide)topoorblackpeopleontheirlegalproblemsEliaswasnotatschoolforlong,forhisfamilycouldnotaffordhisschool5．（fee）andthebusfareWhenhewasworriedaboutwhetherhewouldbeoutofworkbecausehedidn’thaveonepassbook,NelsonMandelatoldhimwhattodoThatdaywasoneofElias’6．(happy)daysinhislifeLater,EliasjoinedtheANCYouthLeague7．(organize)byNelsonMandelaIn1963,EliashelpedMandela8．(blow)upsomegovernmentbuildingsItwasvery9．(danger)butEliaswashappybecausehethought10．wouldhelpthemachievetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal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（＼）直接划掉；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。Accordingtoanewreport,morethanoneinfivepeoplearelivedinextremepovertyaroundtheglobe、Therefore,China'scontinuedeconomicgrowthhasimprovedthelivesofmillionofpeople、Thepovertyrateintheworld'slargestdevelopingcountryhaddecreasedbynearlythree-quartersinthepastsixye