厦门演艺职业学院《机械工程专业英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《机械工程专业英语》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、Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing2、Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need3、—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder4、Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．allowance D．bonus5、—Howcouldtheymisunderstandmelikethat?—Justkeepsilent!It’sthebestwaytoletthemknowtheyyouwrong.A．do B．didC．aredoing D．haddone6、—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea7、Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/8、It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．aslongas9、“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where10、—Whereonearthhavetheygone?—Ihavenoidea,butIwishI.A．know B．knew C．wouldknow D．wouldhaveknown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。AMoreandmorepeopleinAmericaarecelebratingtheIndianholidayDiwali.DiwaliisHindifor“rowoflights".ItisthemostimportantholidayinIndia.Manypeoplearoundtheworldarebeginningtocelebrateitaswell.TheUnitedStatesisoneoftheplaceswherethefestivalisbecomingmorecommon.DiwalicelebrationscannowbefoundatAmericanlandmarkslikeDisneylandinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity'sTimesSquare.Theyarealsoheldinmanyparksandmuseums.NeetaBhasincreatedtheTimesSquareevent.ShesaidIndianimmigrantshavefoundgreatsuccessinAmerica.But,shesaid,manyAmericansstilldonotknowmuchaboutIndia.So,shedecidedtoact.“Ifeltit'sabouttimethatweshouldtakeIndiatomainstreamAmericaandshowIndia'srichculture,heritage,artsandvarietytotheworld,"shesaid,“andIcouldn'tfindabetterplacethanTimesSquare.”BhasincametotheUnitedStatesfromIndia40yearsago.SheispresidentofASBCommunications,themarketingfirmbehindDiwaliatTimesSquare.Tensofthousandsofpeopleattendtheevent,nowinitsfourthyear.InIndia,Diwaliisafive-dayharvestfestivalheldjustbeforetheHinduNewYear.TheexactdateschangefromyeartoyearbutDiwaliisalwaysinthefall.Celebrationsincludelightingoillampsorcandlescalled“diyas".ADiwalicelebrationwilllightupDisneyCaliforniaAdventureParkinAnaheimthisyear.VisitorscanwatchperformancesoftraditionalIndiandancesandtakepartinaBollywooddanceparty.TheeventispartofaFestivalofHolidaysprogramatthethemeparktoshowculturaltraditionsfromaroundtheworld.TheprogramtakesplaceonNovember10ththroughJanuary7th.SanAntonio,Texas,alsoholdsaDiwalicelebration.Anditisoneofthenation'slargestcelebrations,withmorethan15,000peopleinattendanceeachyear.VisitorscanenjoyIndiandance，foodandfireworks.OrganizersalsoplantofloathundredsoflightedcandlesintheSanAntonioRiver,alongthecity'sfamousRiverWalk.1、WhichisthemainsymbolintheIndianholidayDiwali?A．Dances. B．Lamps.C．Food. D．Clothes.2、WhydidNeetaBhasinsetuptheTimesSquareevent?A．TomaketheAmericanculturericher.B．Tocreateanewbusinessforthefirm.C．TomakeIndianculturebetterknownintheUS.D．ToshowtheachievementsofIndianimmigrants.3、WhatdoweknowaboutDiwali?A．ItisheldinautumninIndia.B．ItlastsfivedaysinAmerica.C．Ithasbeenheldfor40yearsinAmerica.D．IthappensfromNovember10thtoJanuary7thinIndia.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．DiwaliismainlycelebratedinDisneyParks.B．ManyAmericancitiescompetetoholdDiwali.C．IndianHolidayDiwalilightsupAmerica,too.D．DiwalihasbecomethemostimportantholidayinIndia.BTwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathewas84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______..A．abandonedB．avoidedC．lackedD．taken3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproachedD．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWordsB．TheMostUsefulRuleC．ThePeaceofMindD．TheEmotionalWell-being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．AgraysweaterhunglimplyonTommy’semptydesk,areminderofthesadboywhohadjustfollowedhisclassmatesoutofourthird-graderoom.SoonTommy’sparents,whohadrecently1,wouldarriveforaconferenceonhis2schoolworkandbadbehavior.3parentknewthatIhadsentfortheother.Tommy,an(a)4child,hadalwaysbeenahappy,cooperativeandexcellentstudent.HowcouldI5hisfatherandmotherthathisrecentfailinggradesrepresenteda6child’sreactiontohislovedparents’separationandcomingdivorce?Tommy’smotherenteredandtookoneofthechairsIhadplacednearmydesk..Soonthefatherarrived.Good!Atleasttheywere7enoughtobepresentatthemeeting.Alookofsurpriseandangerpassedbetweenthem,andthentheypointedly(purposely)8eachother.AsIgaveadetailedaccountofTommy’sbehaviorandschoolwork,Iprayedforthe9wordstobringthesetwotogether,tohelpthemseewhattheyweredoingtotheirson.10somehowthewordswouldn’tcome.Perhapsiftheysawoneofhisunclear11donepapers.Ifoundacrumpled(褶皱的)tear-stainedsheetstuffedinthebackofhisdesk,anEnglishpaper.12coveredbothsides-nottheassignment,butasinglesentencescribbled(潦草的写)overandover.13IsmootheditoutandgaveittoTommy’smother.Shereaditandthenwithoutawordhandedittoherhusband.Hefrowned.Thenhisface14.Hestudiedthescrawledwordsfor15seemedsolongatime.Atlasthefoldedthepapercarefully,placeditinhispocket,and16hiswife’soutstretchedhand.Shewipedthetearsfromhereyesand17athim.Myowneyeswerefilledwithtears,butneitherseemedtonotice.Hehelpedherwithhercoatandtheylefttogether.InhisownwayGodhadgivenmethewordsto18thatfamily.Hehadguidedmetothesheetofyellowcopypapercoveredwiththe19showing(流露)ofasmallboy’s20heart.Thewords,“DearMom...DearDaddy...Iloveyou...Iloveyou...Iloveyou.”1、A．remarriedB．separatedC．leftD．divided2、A．puzzlingB．encouragingC．failingD．disappointed3、A．NeitherB．EachC．EveryD．Either4、A．aloneB．stupidC．fearfulD．only5、A．convinceB．allowC．suggestD．promise6、A．cold-heartedB．broken-heartedC．warm-heartedD．exited-hearted7、A．likedB．sadC．inspiredD．concerned8、A．missedB．lookedC．ignoredD．fought9、A．necessaryB．gratefulC．rightD．helpless10、A．OrB．ButC．AndD．So11、A．carefullyB．seriouslyC．patientlyD．carelessly12、A．WritingB．PhrasesC．TearsD．Notes13、A．EagerlyB．SecretlyC．SilentlyD．Quickly14、A．puzzledB．softenedC．discouragedD．surprised15、A．itB．thatC．whichD．what16、A．tookupB．gottoC．heldupD．reachedfor17、A．smiledB．glancedC．laughedD．glared18、A．helpB．reuniteC．supportD．change19、A．upsetB．happyC．sadD．regretful20、A．troubledB．beatingC．disappointingD．moved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,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankBeforeage3,mostchildrenlackthenecessaryskillstolieSomewherebetweentheagesof3and8though,alotofchildrenbecomeshockinglyskillfulattellingliesAgroupof3-year-olds1．(seat)inaroomandtoldnottopeekatatoyplacedoutofsightwhiletheadultlefttheroomWhentheywerelateraskediftheyhadpeeked,onlyabouthalfofthekidsattemptedtolieThiswasrepeatedwith7-year-olds,andthemajorityofthekidsavoidedtellingthetruthAtfirst,itisbecausetheycan2．childrenlieTheyreachapointdevelopmentally3．theyrealizethattheycansaysomethingthatisnottrueTheseliesarenotasignofmoralfailuresin4．theparentsorthechildByage7or8,mostchildrenliefortworeasonsOneistoescapepunishmentandtoremaininyourgoodgracesChildrenfigureoutthat5．theysaytheydidnotdosomething,theymaybeabletoavoidpunishmentOlderchildrenarealsobetterthantheyoungeronesatreadinghumanemotionandpredictingyourreactionSincemostofthechildrenwanttomaketheirparentshappy,theirliesmaybea6．(misguide)attempttoprovidetherightanswerThekidwhotellsyouthathedidnotbreakthevase,eveninthepresenceofabrokenvase,isjusttellingyouwhatyouwanttohearHeknowsyouwouldbeupsetaboutthevase,sohemakesupalietomakeyouhappyIronically,kidsofstrictparentsareactuallymorelikelytoliethan7．fromamorelaid-backhomeAchildwhoknowsthathegetsspankedfordoingwrongmayfeelmotivatedtoliemoreoftenandhemaybecomemoreskilledatit,becauseheknows8．(catch)willleadtopunishmentWhenitcomestotellingthetruth,whenachildmaturesandagesyouwillseetheliesbecome9．(frequent)Thisisaresultofmorematurekidslearningresponsibilityandbeingaccountable10．theiractionsIfyouryoungsteristellinglies,don’tpanicHewillmostlikelygrowoutofthisstagewiththe