汕头职业技术学院《大学英语精读2》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院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded2、Beforeyouhandinyourfinalreport,________therearenospellingmistakes.A．makesure B．tomakesureC．madesure D．makingsure3、—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing4、I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone5、—Whatabouttheprotectionofthesenewmachines?—Let’skeepthesurface________dustbyputtingacoveroverthem.A．farfromB．apartfromC．freefromD．awayfrom6、Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved7、Manyartifacts________forthefirsttimeintheNationalMuseumatpresent.A．wereexhibitedB．werebeingexhibitedC．arebeingexhibitedD．areexhibited8、Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant9、Despitetheobviousprivacyconcerns,theuseoffacial-recognitiontechnologyis________atsomepublicplaces.A．outofdangerB．ontherunC．outofsightD．ontherise10、Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done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。ADocompaniesneedastrongleadertostaycompetitive?Manywouldsay“yes,definitely”,buttheemployeesofoneSwedishsoftwareconsultancycompanywouldtellthemotherwise.Theydon’thaveaCEO.Nobodytellsanyonewhattodo,instead,allthe40employeeshavemeetingsanddecidetogether.Crisphasbecomeworldfamousfornothavingaboss.Hopingtogetitsemployeesmoreinvolved,itmovedontochangeitschiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)annually,butultimately,the40-strongstaffdecidedtoscrapthepositionaltogether.Well,itturnsoutthatnothavingaboss,andbeinginvolvedindecisionmakinghasmadeCrisp’s40employeesmoreresponsibleandmotivated.Andevenifsomeonedoesmakeabadcallatsomepoint,it’sdefinitelynottheendoftheworld.AccordingtotheBBC,theuniqueSwedishcompanyisapparentlysetupmorelikeafamily–nobodytellsanyonewhattodo,buttheunspokenunderstandingisthat“youdon’tmessupthehouse”.Crispdoesholdfour-daymeetingsforthewholestafftwoorthreetimesayear,whentheydecideonthingsthataffecteveryone,likechangingtheirheadquarters,butgenerally,companyemployeesareencouragedtomaketheirowndecisions.Theyalsohaveacompanyboard,alegalrequirementinSweden,whichactsasalastresort,incasesomethinggoeshorriblywrong.Sofar,the“noCEO”experimenthasgonesurprisinglywell.HenrikKniberg,anorganizationalcoachatCrisp,claimsthatnothavingtoaskthebosstoapproveprojectdecisionsorbudgetsmeansthatthingshappenalotfasterandthecompanycanrespondtoclientsquicker.However,KnibergstressesthatnothavingtoasktheCEO’spermissionaboutstuffdoesn’tremoveemployees’responsibilitytoconsultwiththeircolleaguesandexplaintheirdecisions.However,someCEOsbelievethattheideaonlyworksinsmallstartups,becauseitwouldbetoochaotic（混乱的）inlargeorganizations.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．TherewasnoCEOinthecompanyfromtheverybeginning.B．Everyoneinthecompanyistheboss.C．EveryemployeetakesturnstotakechargeofCrisp.D．Thecompanyboardwasfoundedformorethanlegalpurpose.2、Crisp’spracticewithoutabossissuccessfulbecause________.A．ithasencouragedeverystaffmembertocontributetothecompanyB．ithashelpeditsemployeesavoidmakingmistakesC．ithasmadeCrispworldfamousinthecompetitiveenvironmentD．ithassavedmoneyotherwisepaidtotheCEO3、ItcanbeinferredfromthetextEXEPTthat________.A．Crisp’ssuccessfulwaymaynotbepopularizedinabigcompanyB．makingquickdecisionsisanadvantageinbusinessC．employeesinCrisphavetodiscusswitheachotherD．Crisp’semployeesareactuallyrelatives4、WhichfactormayNOTcontributetoacompany’ssuccessaccordingtothetext?A．Quickresponsetoitsclients.B．Employees’responsibility.C．Acompany’sscale（规模）.D．Employees’motivation.BNeitherstyleofthinkingisbetterorworsethantheother;they’rejustdifferent,asProfessorAnkushChopraexplains．Tobeagreatartist,musician,orbig-picturethinker,holisticthinkingisimportant—it’saboutcontext,andintuition(直觉)isimportant．Manycareerslikethoseinscienceorlaw,rewardanalyticthinking,whichlooksatpartsandunits,andisspecificandlogical．Ofcourse,themostsuccessfulpeoplewillbeabletodobothkindsofthinking,thoughgenerallyholisticthinking,linkedtocreativity,ismoredifficulttoteachthananalyticthinking．Sothosepeoplewhoareanalyticthinkerswillseeapriceof$1.99bylookingatthesinglenumbers,andwillprioritizethefirstnumberwhenitcomestoprice.“Holisticthinkerstendtoviewallpricenumbersasawholeandarelesslikelytobeaffectedbythenine-endingpriceeffect,”LingjiangLoraTu,Ph.D．,professorofmarketingatBaylorandastudy’sleadauthor,toldPhys.org．However,thatthetypeofthinkingallowsholisticthinkerstoseethewholeratherthanthepartsgoesoutthewindowwhenthey’restressedordistracted(分心的)．“Ourfindingssuggestthatregardlessofconsumers’thinkingstyle,nine-endingpricesaremostlikelytobeeffectiveinsituationsthatoveruseconsumers’resources,suchaswhenshoppersaretime-pressuredatthecheckoutcounterordistractedbybackgroundmusicoroccupiedwithaninteractiveproductdemonstration,”Tusaid．Thisstudywasdonewiththeideathatmarketersshouldknowaboutthesedifferencesinthinkingstyleandkeeptheminmindwhenthey’repricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeople．Butanyonewhobuysthingscanbenefittoo,byfiguringoutwhatkindofthinkeryouare,andthenkeepingthatinmindwhenthesignsshow“sale”withaloudnoise!—andremindingyourselfthatnobodymakesthebestdecisionswhenthey’redistracted．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestexampleofholisticthinking?A．OnlyifthewholethingmakessensecanJackconcentrateondetails．B．InAmericanshops,youcanfindmanythingswithnine-endingprices．C．Jackkeptonworkingononethingandfinallyachievedgreatsuccess．D．Understandingeachparagraphleadstounderstandingthewholepassage．2、Theunderlinedword“prioritize”inPara.2mostprobablymeans“________”．A．takenonoticeofB．treat...equallyC．thinkof...thetrickiestD．consider...themostimportant3、Accordingtothepassage,aconsumershouldrememberthat________．A．thenine-endingpricescanequallyaffectanytypeofconsumerB．pricingthingsfordifferenttypesofpeoplebenefitscustomersC．backgroundmusicisn’talwaystocreateapleasantatmosphereD．it’simpossibletoaffecthimevenifhe’sdistractedorstressed4、Fromthepassageweknowthat________．A．differentthinkingstylescreatedifferentpricingsystemsB．preferenceofpricingsystemcanindicatethinkingstyleC．holisticthinkingsomewhatoutweighsanalyticthinkingD．bothstylesofthinkingcannotbebeneficialtoonecareer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．Iwenttothestoretogetsomeballoonsandwrappingpaperforapresentformydaughter’sbirthday.Iwenttostandinlineandsawaladytryingtogetherkidstocometotheregister,1themastheyweretakingtheirtimepickingoutsomething.I2tolethergobeforeme,butshe3declined.Shetriedagaintogethertwochildrentogetamoveon.Icouldhearthe4inhervoice.5Iwaspayingformyitems,Iaskedthe6ifshecouldholdmyballoonsforasecond.ThenIheardthe7oftheladyasIguessshethoughtIwastakingtoolong.Whatshedidn’t8wasthatIaskedthecashiertoholdthe9formesoIcouldgeta$20billoutforher.Iturnedtoherand10herthe$20.Atthattimeherkidsfinallygotinlineandwereobviously11.Iadvisedtheladytobuysome12forherselftomakehernotthatdepressed.Itoldthekidstomakesuremommygotflowersandthey13.Shesoappreciatedthisrandomactof14.Iwashappyandleftthestore.Onceoutsidethestore,Iwasatmycar15mydaughter’sgiftasIwouldbegoingstraighttoherhomeassoonasIwasdone.Thislady16tomeandaskedmeifshecouldtakeapictureofus17.Iagreedandshegotapictureandwasso18tome.Igavehera19andtoldhertobe20toherself.1、A．scoldingB．rushingC．orderingD．dragging2、A．offeredB．promisedC．refusedD．hoped3、A．anxiouslyB．proudlyC．patientlyD．politely4、A．tirednessB．sorrowC．depressionD．excitement5、A．AlthoughB．AsC．BecauseD．Until6、A．cashierB．sellerC．assistantD．waitress7、A．shoutB．sobC．screamD．sigh8、A．ignoreB．admitC．realizeD．imagine9、A．balloonsB．itemsC．bagD．basket10、A．droppedB．deliveredC．handedD．threw11、A．thrilledB．amazedC．frightenedD．disappointed12、A．flowersB．giftsC．foodD．clothes13、A．approvedB．discussedC．hesitatedD．agreed14、A．beautyB．kindnessC．carefulnessD．spirit15、A．A．wrappingB．cleaningC．decoratingD．repairing16、A．pulledupB．carriedonC．cameupD．turnedout17、A．aloneB．togetherC．soonD．later18、A．devotedB．kindC．friendlyD．grateful19、A．glanceB．talkC．hugD．look20、A．gentleB．meanC．faithfulD．good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。Fromredlanternstoredenvelopes，didyoueverwonder1．thecolorredissopopularinChina，especiallyduringtheChineseNewYear?ItissaidthatitallbeganwithNian，awildbeast2．wouldfrightenvillagersontheNewYear，3．(eat)crops，livestock(家畜)，andevenchildrenButvillagerslearnedthatthisanimal4．alionheadwasafraidofthreethings:fire，noise，andthecolorredNianwasdefeated，andfromthenon，thecolorredwasconsidered5．(bring)goodluckandgoodfortunetoall“Usuallyredlanternsarehungoutsidethedoorstowardoff(避开)badluck，”suggestsKarenKatz，authorof6．picturebookMyFirstChineseNewYear“Alsoredcutoutpapers7．(use)asdecorationstohangonthewallsIfyoulivenearaChineseneighborhood，youshouldbeabletopurchasethese8．(item)，butifnot，goonlineandorderthemYoucanalsomakeyourowncutouts”Still，themostpopularwaytocelebratetheChineseNewYear9．(be)tohandoutredenvelopesfilledwithmoneyHowever，liketoysundertheChristmastree，sometraditionsaremeantforchildren，andChineseredenvelopesaregivento10．(they)towardoffevilspirits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修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文