西南财经大学天府学院《中级英语阅读》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷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、ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant2、Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto3、—YourcarshouldbereadynextTuesday．—Wewere________hopingyou'dbeabletodoitbythisFriday．A．still B．rather C．always D．even4、—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing5、—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming6、Asisknown,itwasHuJintao,_______presidentofournation,whogave________lectureattheceremonyofNationalDayA．the;a B．the;/ C．a;the D．/;a7、Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please8、Itwasnotuntilshegothome____Jenniferrealizedshehadlostherkeys.A．when B．thatC．where D．before9、Wehavealreadydiscussedthisplan_____,sonextweshouldsparenoefforttocarryitout.A．atlength B．atrandom C．atease D．atbest10、CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion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。ADr.AmandaHarriswasreadyforsleepsinceitwasalready11pm.Thephonerang.Ontheotherendofthelinewasawomanabouttobreakapromise.Thewomanwashermother’sneighbor.FloraHarrishadmadetheneighborswearshewouldn’ttellherdaughtershe’dhadaheartattackandwasinhospital.Theneighborwiselydecidedtodisobeyorders.Amandadesperatelywantedtogettothehospitalimmediately,butshecouldn’t.ShelivesinWashingtonD．C．,andhermotherlivesinCalifornia.Forthepastyearandahalf,AmandahasgonetoLosAngeleseveryothermonthtotakecareofhermother.FloraHarristakescareofherhusband,James,who’s91andhasAlzheimer’sdisease.Theyliveintheirownhome,andacaregivercomestohelpthemafewhoursaday.AmandaisoneofmanyAmericansfacingtheheartacheofhowtotakecareofagingparentsfromafar.She’softenworriedandguilty,nottomentionbusywithademandingjob,twoteenagedaughtersandthefrequenttripstoCalifornia.Insomeways,Amandaislucky.ShehastheresourcestomakethetripstoLosAngeles.Plus,sheisadoctorwhotreatstheelderly.She’streatedcountlesspatientswhosechildrenlivefaraway.“Butit’sstilltough,”shesays.“Icanforeseewhatthenextfewyearsaregoingtolooklike,andit’snotaprettypicture.Therewillcomeatimewhenmyfatherwon’trecognizemeandIworryhe’sgoingtobeviolentandhurtmymother.”Sowhatdoyoudowhenyouliveacontinentawayfromyouraging,sickparents?Youcanhiresomeonetohelp,butyoucan’tcountonitcompletely.1、WhyisAmandaworriedandguilty?A．Sheistiredoftakingcareofherhusband.B．ShecannotaffordtogotoCaliforniaoften.C．Shecannottakegoodcareofheragingparents.D．Shehasheartdiseaseandcannotdoademandingjob.2、TheauthorconsidersAmandaluckybecause________.A．herparentsarewellcaredbyacaregiverB．shehasexperienceoftreatingtheelderlyC．herparentsarenotveryoldD．shehasalotoffreetime3、What’soneofthesymptomsofapersonwithAlzheimer’sdisease?A．Havingnosenseofpain.B．Havingheartattacksoften.C．Alwaysfeelingworriedandguilty.D．Beingunabletorecognizerelatives.4、Thewriterwritesthispassageinorderto_________.A．stresstheimportanceoftendingagingparentsB．givesomeadviceontendingagingparentsfromafarC．introducethecurrentsituationofagingparentsintheUSAD．showthedifficultyoftendingagingparentslivingfarawayBExerciseseemstobegoodforthehumanbrain,withmanyrecentstudiessuggestingthatregularexerciseimprovesmemoryandthinkingskills.Butaninterestingnewstudyaskswhethertheapparentcognitivebenefitsfromexercisearerealorjustaplaceboeffect—thatis,ifwethinkwewillbe“smarter”afterexercise,doourbrainsrespondaccordingly?Theanswerhassignificantimplicationsforanyofushopingtouseexercisetokeepourmindssharpthroughoutourlives.Whilemanystudiessuggestthatexercisemayhavecognitivebenefits,recentlysomescientistshavebeguntoquestionwhethertheapparentlybeneficialeffectsofexerciseonthinkingmightbeaplaceboeffect.SoresearchersatFloridaStateUniversityinTallahasseeandtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaigndecidedtofocusonexpectations,onwhatpeopleanticipatethatexercisewilldoforthinking.Ifpeople’sexpectationsjibe(吻合)closelywiththeactualbenefits,thenatleastsomeofthoseimprovementsareprobablyaresultoftheplaceboeffectandnotofexercise.Forthenewstudy,whichwaspublishedlastmonthinPLOSOne,theresearchersrecruited171peoplethroughanonlinesurveysystem,theyaskedhalfofthesevolunteerstoestimatebyhowmuchastretchingandtoningregimens(拉伸运动)performedthreetimesaweekmightimprovevariousmeasuresofthinking.Theothervolunteerswereaskedthesamequestions,butaboutaregularwalkingprogram.Inactualexperiments,stretchingandtoningprogramgenerallyhavelittleifanyimpactonpeople’scognitiveskills.Walking,ontheotherhand,seemstosubstantiallyimprovethinkingability.Butthesurveyrespondentsbelievedtheopposite,estimatingthatthestretchingandtoningprogramwouldbemorebeneficialforthemindthanwalking.Theestimatesofbenefitsfromwalkingwerelower.Thesedata,whiletheydonotinvolveanyactualexercise,aregoodnewsforpeoplewhodoexercise.“Theresultsfromourstudysuggestthatthebenefitsofaerobicexercisearenotaplaceboeffect,”saidCaryStothart,agraduatestudentincognitivepsychologyatFloridaStateUniversity,wholedthestudy.Ifexpectationshadbeendrivingtheimprovementsincognitionseeninstudiesafterexercise,Mr.Stothartsaid,thenpeopleshouldhaveexpectedwalkingtobemorebeneficialforthinkingthanstretching.Theydidn’t,implyingthatthechangesinthebrainandthinkingafterexercisearephysiologicallygenuine.Thefindingsarestrongenoughtosuggestthatexercisereallydoeschangethebrainandmay,intheprocess,improvethinking,Mr.Stothartsaid.Thatconclusionshouldencouragescientiststolookevenmorecloselyintohow,atamolecularlevel,exerciseremodelsthehumanbrain,hesaid.Italsoshouldencouragetherestofustomove,sincethebenefitsare,itseems,notimaginary,eveniftheyareinourhead.1、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplaceboeffectisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Itoccursduringexercise. B．Ithascognitivebenefits.C．Itisjustamentalreaction. D．Itisaphysiologicalresponse.2、Whydidtheresearchersatthetwouniversitiesconducttheresearch?A．Todiscovertheplaceboeffectintheexercise.B．Toprovethepreviousstudieshaveabigdrawback.C．Totestwhetherexercisecanreallyimprovecognition.D．Toencouragemorescientiststogetinvolvedintheresearch.3、WhatcanweknowabouttheresearchCaryStothartandhisteamcarriedout?A．Theyemployed171peopletotakepartintheactualexercise.B．Theresultoftheresearchremovedtherecentdoubtofsomescientists.C．Theparticipantsthoughtwalkinghadagreaterimpactonthinkingability.D．Theirconclusiondrivesscientiststodoresearchontheplaceboeffect.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Isitnecessaryforustotakeexercise? B．Howshouldpeopleexerciseproperly?C．Whatmakesussmarterduringexercise? D．Doesexercisereallymakeussmarter?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．A16-year-oldinfostercarehasfinallyfoundahome.Hisadoptioncaseworker(社会工作者)whohasknownhimsincehewas7,willbecomehisadoptivemotherthismonth.InOctober2013,DavionOnlyspokeinfrontofachurchcongregation(会众）inSt.Petersburg,Florida,andmadean1foradoption.Hehadrecentlylearnedthathis2mother,who’dbeeninjailsinceOnlywasborn,haddied.Hehadspentyearsbouncingbetweenfosterhomes.“MynameisDavionandI'vebeeninfostercaresinceIwasborn,"hesaid."IknowGodhasn’tgivenuponme,soI’mnotgivingupeither."The3plea(恳求）wentviral,andOnly’sfosteragency4callsfrommorethan10,000people,accordingtotheTampaBayTimes.Only5travelingtoOhiotolivewithaminister'sfamily.ButafterOnlygotintoaphysical6withoneofhisolderwould-besiblings(兄弟姐妹),theministerandhiswifechangedtheirminds.BackinFlorida,Onlypassedthroughfourdifferent7homesoverthenextyear,untilhecalledConnieGoing,hisadoptioncaseworker,tomakeaspecial8.OnlyhadknownGoingfornearlytenyears,andhadaskedeveryyearifshewouldadopthimbutshealways49."Ialwaysbelievedtherewasabetterfamilythanusoutthere,”GoingtellsYahooParenting."He9somuchinthisworld.”ButthispastJuly,whenOnlycalledandaskedagainifshemightadopthim,Goingsayssomethingfelt10."Inadoptionthereisa'claimingmoment,’whenyouknowsomeoneisyourchild.Whenhecalledmetoask,inthatmoment,Ijustknew,”shesays."Whenheaskedme,myheartfeltthis11andIjustknewhewasmyson.”SoGoing12invitedOnlytostartspendingtime13therestofherfamily—theotherfourchildrenwhoshealsoadoptedoutoffostercare.14,Goingmanagedtorentabiggerhome,gotalawyer,andstartedadoption15.OnlywillofficiallyjoinGoing’sfamilyonApril2,whentheadoption16."Today,Iamfeelingblessedandhonoredbybeingchosentobetheparenttoallmychildren,shesays."IworkeverydayonbeingthebestparentIcantothem,tobepatientandcreativesothatIcan17alltheirneeds.”AspokespersonforEckerd,Only'sfosteragency,toldtheTampaBayTimestheywere18withthenewdevelopment.”WearetrulythrilledthatDavionhasbeenunitedwithhisforeverfamily.”WhileGoingiswaitingforthenewest19toherfamilytobecomeofficialintheeyesofthelaw,shesaysOnlyisalreadyherchild."Iwanthimtoknowheis20lovedforwhoheis,thewayheis,shesays.”Thechangeshechoosestomakeinhislife,andthechoices,arehistomake.Asafamilywewillbetherethroughitall,thegoodandthebadforourlifetime.Heishome.”1、A．apology B．compensation C．appeal D．call2、A．biological B．botanic C．adoptive D．adaptive3、A．delighting B．satisfying C．annoying D．heartbreaking4、A．received B．accepted C．made D．answered5、A．avoided B．started C．gaveup D．endedup6、A．quarrel B．experiment C．examination D．fight7、A．permanent B．full-time C．rich D．temporary8、A．question B．request C．order D．resolution9、A．determined B．hesitated C．involved D．devoted10、A．declares B．develops C．discovers D．deserves11、A．different B．thesame C．surprising D．disappointing12、A．force B．courage C．ache D．energy13、A．on B．with C．in D．to14、A．Particularly B．Constantly C．Previously D．Eventually15、A．performances B．procedures C．persuasion D．production16、A．goesacross B．goesabout C．goesthrough D．goesdown17、A．refuse B．ignore C．meet D．neglect18、A．pleased B．angry C．disappointed D．enthusiastic19、A．burden B．brother C．addition D．trouble20、A．unconditionally B．conditionally C．partly D．amazingly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。AfterDonaldTrumpbecamethe45thAmericanpresident,anewvideoofhisgranddaughterArabella1．(go)popularonceagainontheInternetInthisvideo,thelittlegirlworeaqipao,akindof2．(tradition)ChinesedressShestoodinfrontofatabletoreciteancientChinesepoemsThesepoemsarefamiliar3．mostChinesepeopleandtheyareoftenrecitedbyChinesekidsArabellamadethevideotorememberChineseMonkeyYear,4．endedonJanuary27th,5．Arabella’sfamilyare6．(interest)inChinesecultureTheycanevenmakeChinesedumplingsandsingChinesesongsArabellabegantostudyChinese7．shewas18monthsoldNowshecanspeakChinese8．(fluent)EarlyinFebruary,2016,4-year-oldArabellarecitedaTangDynastypoeminChinese9．(she)mothersenthervideoonlineandwonlotsof“likes”fromallovertheworldOnSoniaWeibo,manyusersthoughtArabellawasawonderfulandsurprisinggirl“I’mglad10．(see)thelittleangellovesChineseculture,”wroteausercalled“orange”“AtleastthevideoshowsthatTrumpisseriousabout11．(educate)andneverclosesthedoort