林州建筑职业技术学院《第二外语英语》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、-Ifeelcaughtbetweenexperienceandjobsaftergraduation.-It’sreally_________—withoutexperienceyoucan’tgetajobandwithoutajobyoucan’tgetexperience.A．acatch-22B．aHerculeantaskC．asacredcowD．aMickeyMousecourse2、HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones3、—Shallweputofftheexperimenttillnextweek?—______,Idon’tthinkourteacherwillbehappywithit.A．Nevermind B．Sure,goaheadC．Yes,betternot D．I’drathernot4、--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing5、—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/6、—CanIpaythebillbycheck?—Sorry,sir.Accordingtotherulesofourhotel,thepayment______bemadeincash.A．shallB．needC．willD．can7、—YououghttohavemadeanapologytoTomyesterdayevening．—Yes,IknowI____．A．oughttohave B．haveto C．should D．musthave8、Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality9、Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend10、Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a,a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。AIn1874FrancisGalton,aBritishprofessor,analysedasampleofEnglishscientistsandfoundthevastmajoritytobefirst-bornsons.Thisledhimtotheorisethatfirst-bornchildrenenjoyedaspeciallevelofattentionfromtheirparentsthatallowedthemtoadvanceintellectually.HalfacenturylaterAlfredAdler,anAustrianpsychologist,madeasimilarargumentrelatingtopersonality.First-bornchildren,hesuggested,weremorediligent,whilethelater-bornweremoreoutgoingandemotionallystable.Manysubsequentstudieshaveexploredtheseideas,buttheirfindingshavebeenvaried-somesupportingandsomerejectingtheoriginalconclusions.Themainproblemwiththepreviousstudiesisthattheyweretoosmall-oftenlimitedtoafewdozenindividuals.Thiswouldbetrueevenifthestatisticalmethodsneededtoanalysethedataweresimple,buttheyarenot.Distinguishingbirth-ordereffectsfromthosecausedbyfamilysizecomplicatesmatters,meaningstillbiggersamplesmustbeanalysedtoobtainmeaningfulresults.Toovercomethelimitationoftheseearlierstudies,GermansocialscientistDr.HelmetSchmukleandhiscolleaguesanalysedthreehugesetsofdatafromAmerica,BritainandGermany.Thesedatasets,thoughcollectedforotherpurposes,includedpersonalityandintelligencetestson20,186peopleatdifferentstagesoftheirlives.TheAmericantestswereonindividualsagedbetween29and35.TheBritishtestswereconductedon50-year-olds.TheGermantestsranthewholespanofadultlife,from18to98.Birthorder,theyfound,hadnoeffectonpersonality:first-bornswerenomore,norless,likelythantheiryoungersiblingstobehardworking,outgoingoranxious.Butitdidaffectintelligence.Inafamilywithtwochildren,thefirstchildwasmoreintelligentthanthesecond60%ofthetime,ratherthanthe50%thatwouldbeexpectedbychance.Onaverage,thistranslatedtoadifferenceof1.5IQpointsbetweenfirstandsecondsiblings.Thatfigureagreeswithpreviousstudies,andthuslooksconfirmed.Itis,nevertheless,quiteasmalldifference-andwhetheritisenoughtoaccountforGalton'soriginalobservationisunclear.Inanyevent,itiscertainlynotdeterministic.Galtonwastheyoungestofnine.1、AlfredAdlerconcludedthatfirst-bornchildrenwere________.A．morestableB．moresociableC．moreintelligentD．morehardworking2、Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inparagraph2referto?A．Thedata.B．Theanalyses.C．Thepreviousstudies.D．Thestatisticalmethods.3、WhywasSchmukle'sstudyconsideredsuperiortopreviousresearch?A．Itinvolvedawideragerange.B．Ithadamuchlargersamplesize.C．Itincludedalargernumberofcountries.D．Itwasconductedoveralongerperiodoftime.4、WhydoestheauthormentionGalton'sfamilybackgroundinthelastparagraph?A．ToconfirmGalton'sdifficultupbringing.B．TosuggestGalton'stheorymaynotbecorrect.C．TocomparehisexperiencewithGalton'sparents.D．ToexplainwhyGaltonwasinterestedinbirthorder.BSlowlybutsurely,we’removingcloserandcloserto5Gworld.Fromsmart-homesecuritytoself-drivingcars,alltheinternet-connecteddevicesinyourlifewillbeabletotalktoeachotheratlightning-fastspeedswithreduceddelay,Objectivelyspeaking,thefastest4GdownloadspeedsintheU.S.topoutatanaverageof19.42Mbps.Butbycomparison5Gpromisesgigabit(千兆)speeds.“5Gisoneofthosesigns,alongwithartificialintelligence,ofthiscomingdataage,”saidSteveKoenig,seniordirectorofmarketresearchfortheConsumerTechnologyAssociation.“Theself-drivingvehicleisagreatemblemofthisdataage,andthatistosay,itisasignoftime,becausewithonesingletask,driving,youhavemassiveamountsofdatacomingfromthevehicleitself,andavarietyofsensorsarecollectingalotofinformationtomodelitsenvironmentasitmoves.It’spullingindatafromothervehiclesaboutroadconditionsdownthelane.Itcouldbeweatherinformation,butalsoconnectedinfrastructure(基础设施)construction.There’slotsofdatabehindthattask,whichiswhyweneedhighspeed.Augmentedrealityglassesandvirtualheadsethaven’tyetbrokenthemainstream,buttechcompaniesarejoyfullybettingthatthesedeviceswilleventuallyreplaceoursmartphones.With5G,thatcouldactuallyhappen.ThisisnotablebecausecompaniessuchasApplearereportedlydevelopingARglassestoassist—orperhapsevenreplace—smartphones.EricssonstatedatFebruary’sMobileWorldCongresshowsmartglassescouldbecomefasterandlighterwitha5Gconnection,becauseinsteadofbeingweigheddownwithcomponents,theglassescouldrelyonhardwareforprocessingpower.Butdon’tgettooexcited.There’sstillalotofworktobedoneinthemeantime,includingvarioustrialstomakesuretheradiosplaynicelywithhardwareandinfrastructureconstructionso5Gisn’tconcentratedonlyinbigcities.1、WhatdoestheauthorwanttostressinParagraph1?A．Thelighting-fastspeedof5G.B．Theexpectationof5Gworld.C．Thedifferencebetween4Gand5GD．Theinternet-connecteddevicesinourlife.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“emblem”inParagraph2mean?A．Exhibition. B．Success.C．Symbol. D．Explanation.3、Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A．5Gworldwon’tcomewithoutARglassesB．5GhelpstocreatetheartificialintelligencevehicleC．ApplecompanyisdevelopingARglassesworldwideD．Techcompanieswillfacethefactthatsmartphonesmaybereplaced4、Whatwilltheauthorprobablytellusnext?A．Howtofullyexpand5Gcoverage.B．Smartglasseswillbecomefasterandlighter.C．Why5Gisn’tconcentratedinbigcities.D．Theimportanceofinfrastructureconstruction.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．ItwasabeautifulsummerdaywhenIsawalotoflittleboysplayingonthe"greenisland"inthemiddleofourneighborhood.Therewereseveral1onthatspotofgreenandthekidswerehavingfunrunningaroundthem,climbingthem,and2them.Iwatchedforawhilefromthewindow3wheretheirmothersorfatherswere."Thosetreesarelivingthings,"Ithought,"Don'tthoseboys4?"IsteppedoutsidetothemjusttomakeitknownthatIwas5.Ihadnotsaidawordwhenoneoftheboysshoutedtome,"We'remakingapileofleavestojumpin!""Oh!"Ireplied6,"Youshouldjumpinthedeadleaves,butthoseleavesarestill71"Iwassad,surprisedanddisappointed.Ithinkthe8isthatmanylittleboystodaydonotknowthattreesarealiveandthattheyshould9thingsthatbreathe.Theextentoftheireducationaboutnatureisusuallylimitedtolivingthings,10animals.Andoftenthekids'behaviorissimply11byparents.I'vewatchedkidschasecats,throwrocksatsquirrels,kicksmalldogs,and12flowersandtrees.Iftheirparentswerethere,wouldn'tthis13?Idon'tconsidermyselfatreeprotector,butIthink14shouldteachtheirchildrenhowtoprotectourenvironment,becauseourworld15moreandmoretreeprotectors.IndeedIdobelieveifthereshouldbe16protectorsofthenature,our17wouldlookmorebeautiful.Respectand18gotogether.Ayoungchild,whodoesn'tlearnhowtorespectandcarenature,will19beabletotrulyenjoyit.Iwillbeoneoftheparentswho20kidstoexplorenature,respectit,andlearntoloveit.1、A．childrenB．treesC．petsD．things2、A．harmingB．observingC．praisingD．repairing3、A．wonderingB．choosingC．movingD．finding4、A．knowB．studyC．playD．improve5、A．hurtingB．managingC．insistingD．watching6、A．positivelyB．doubtfullyC．casuallyD．depressingly7、A．sickB．deadC．aliveD．wet8、A．truthB．planC．ideaD．topic9、A．informB．respectC．raiseD．impress10、A．especiallyB．rarelyC．unwillinglyD．possibly11、A．supportedB．ignoredC．valuedD．missed12、A．showB．exhibitC．destroyD．use13、A．growB．riseC．returnD．happen14、A．teachersB．partnersC．parentsD．workers15、A．developsB．needsC．winsD．earns16、A．lessB．moreC．fewD．much17、A．materialB．appearanceC．schoolD．world18、A．beliefB．responsibilityC．enjoymentD．politeness19、A．sometimesB．oftenC．alwaysD．never20、A．warnB．encourageC．begD．forbid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。Accordingtoareviewofevidenceinamedicaljournal,runnerslivethreeyears1．(long)thannon-runnersYoudon'thavetorunfastorforlong2．(see)thebenefitYoumaydrink,smoke,beoverweightandstillreduceyourriskof3．(die)earlybyrunningWhilerunningregularlycann'tmakeyouliveforever,thereviewsaysit4．(be)moreeffectiveatlengtheninglife5．walking,cyclingorswimmingTwooftheauthorsofthereviewalsomadeastudypublishedin6．showedamerefiveto10minutesAdayofrunningreducedtheriskofheartdiseaseandearlydeathsfromall7．(cause)ThebestexerciseisonethatyouenjoyandwilldoButotherwise…it'sprobablyrunningToavoidkneepain,youcanrunonsoftsurfaces,doexercisesto8．(strength)yourlegmuscles(肌肉),avoidhillsandgetgoodrunningshoesRunningischeap,easyandit'salways9．(energy)Ifyouaretimepoor,youneedrunforonlyhalfthetimetogetthesamebenefitsasothersports,soperhapsweshouldallgive10．atry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一下作文。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（\）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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。YesterdaywewenttoHappinessNursingHousetohelptheoldpeople、We