天津现代职业技术学院《大学英语4精读》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《大学英语4精读》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data2、—Mr,White,doyouhaveanything________?—No,nothing.Youcantakearestnow.A．typeB．typedC．totypeD．tobetyped3、Changingthepasswordonyouraccountisn’talastingsolutionifyoudon’tremoveanyvirus，？A．don’tyou B．doyouC．isn’tit D．isit4、Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should5、Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection6、Oneofthemostimportantquestionstheyhadtoconsiderwas___________ofpublichealth.A．whatB．thatC．thisD．which7、______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked8、makesmestressedistheentranceexaminationiscomingnearerandnearer.A．It;what B．What;that C．What;what 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D．You’rewelcome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。AAppleandMicrosofteachlaunchednewproducts.Onecompanyastonishedeveryone.Theothermadepeoplesleepy.Canyouguesswhichwaswhich?Youprobablyguessedwrong.BecauseApple,famousforitscreativeproducts,wasthetechgiantwhosenewproductcausedacollectiveshrug(耸肩).WhileMicrosoft,whichstoleamoveoutoftheApplePlaybook,woncheersfromhigh-end,creative-classconsumerslikebusinessanalysts,mediadesignersandmusicproducers.AsHayleyTsukayamaremarkedatTheWashingtonPost,theSurfaceStudio,oneofMicrosoft'snewproducts,isreallyjustasuper-sizedversionoftheSurfaceBooksproductthatMicrosofthasbeensellingforyears.Butifyou'veeverwatchedsciencefictionmovieslikeMinorityreport--whereTomCruiseseemstooperatepicturesanddatahangingonmid-airbytouchingthem,spreadinghisfingerstoincreaseondetails,andsendingfilesandinformationslidingfromonefoldertoanotherwithaclickofthefingers,youcanseehowMicrosoftistryingtoshowthesameexperience.Meanwhile,apple'snewproductswerealmostlikesomefinepromotionsforitsAppleTV.Theyboast(炫耀)thatthenewMacbookProshasasmallersizeandmorefunctions,andanewtouchscreenbaronlaptopkeyboardswherefunctionkeysusedtobe.Sowhat'sgoingon?Inmanyways,AppleisfocusingonattractingtheaverageconsumerswhohavebeenattractedbyMicrosoft.AndMicrosoftisfocusingontargetingthehigh-endprofessionalsApplehashistoricallybeenassociatedwith.Youcanevenseethisisthecompanies'adcampaigns:Microsoft'sadsstressimaginationandcreativity,whileApple,scommercialchiefperformanceandconvenienceofitsMacbooks.SoAppleistryingtocontroltheworldofdevicesandlaptopsfromthetopdown,startingwiththehigh-endmarketandmovingontoappealtoabroaderbaseofconsumers.Microsoft,havingalreadystrengtheneditselfwithinthebiggerlow-endmarket,isnowattemptingtheoppositewithabottom-upstrategy.Willthesesucceed?Timewilltell...1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Microsoft'snewproductsmadeabighit.B．Apple'sproductsaimathigh-endconsumers.C．AppleandMicrosoftdevelopedthesameproducts.D．ThedesignofMicrosoft'sproductsisoriginalandunique.2、WhydoestheauthormentionthesciencefictionmovieinParagraph2?A．ToshowhowtrendyMicrosoft’snewproductsare.B．TotellusMicrosoft'snewproductscanbeusedinmovies.C．Toencouragemorepeopletoseethesciencefictionmovie.D．ToshowMicrosoft’snewproductsareinspiredbythemovie.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwopartsofthetext?A．Appleischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromaveragetohigh-endones.B．Microsoftischangingitsfocusonconsumergroupsfromhigh-endtoaverageones.C．Thetwocompaniesareadoptingdifferentbusinessstrategiesfromtheirownbefore.D．Thetwocompaniesarefacingfiercecompetitionwitheachother.4、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A．LeisureandEntertainment.B．EconomicsandBusiness.C．CultureandEducation.D．LifeandFashion.BWhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.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．TeachersselectedfromeachdistrictschoolfortheTeacheroftheYearcompetitionwererecognized.Thecompetition'swinnerwillbe1inthespring.Allthosemodelteachersgotmetothinkaboutsomeofmyteachersthroughtheyears,andhowthey2me.Mycollegeadviser,J.C．Casey,hadabig3onmylife.Shewasateacherandfriend.She4metoconsiderjournalismasacareer.Myhighschoolmathteacher,KathyCloud,tookthetimeto5mathtomeinawayIcould6understand.I'dstruggledwithmathuntilIgotinCloud'sclasses.Shegavemethe7torealizeIcoulddoit.Myfirst-gradeteacher,DarleneDryden,heldmeback.Now,mostpeoplewouldn't8theteacherthatkeptthembackagradefondly,butDrydenhasalwaysbeenmy9teacher.Iwastheyoungestpersoninmyclassandveryshy.ShethoughtI10anotheryeartomaturebeforemovingontosecond11.Shedidn'tmakemefeel12forhavingtorepeatthegrade.Instead,hemademefeel13.IthinkIwasherfavorite,too.Mysenioryearofhighschool,rightbefore14,IwroteDrydenanotelettingher.knowthatI'dbecomeagoodstudentandwasgoingto15andthatshe'dhada16inthat.TheNormanteachers17Wednesdayarejustafewofthemanywhoareintheclassroomseverydaymaking18intheirstudents'lives.Theymaynotevenknowthe19impact（影响）they'rehaving.Iknowit'snotan20job,butteachers,justrememberthatyou'reaMrs.Drydentosomebody.1、A．impressedB．emphasisedC．announcedD．understood2、A．blamedB．influencedC．consideredD．awarded3、A．educationB．lectureC．forceD．effect4、A．encouragedB．warnedC．forcedD．begged5、A．passB．explainC．requestD．invite6、A．usuallyB．suddenlyC．actuallyD．hardly7、A．chanceB．confidenceC．courageD．importance8、A．doubtB．respectC．missD．remember9、A．favoriteB．terribleC．seriousD．curious10、A．wastedB．delayedC．neededD．planned11、A．classB．familyC．groupD．grade12、A．stupidB．comfortableC．pleasantD．troublesome13、A．commonB．specialC．proudD．sad14、A．graduationB．workC．youthD．sleep15、A．nurseryB．collegeC．schoolD．factory16、A．pointB．balanceC．senseD．part17、A．acceptedB．employedC．honoredD．punished18、A．differencesB．preparationsC．chargesD．decisions19、A．passiveB．smallC．painfulD．positive20、A．interestingB．elegantC．easyD．important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。语法填空（请在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。）YesterdayIwentshoppinginthetownIwasusingmycrutches(拐杖)on1．weretwobagsIreallystruggledthroughtheshoppingmallIwas2．(tire)!Afterawhile,Ifoundaspaceandhad3．restthereThenInoticedMichaelHewasmyformerstudentandhewasaman4．his40sIt'sbeenyearssinceI5．(teach)Michael,buthestoppedtochatwithmeWhenhenoticedmycrutches,hesaid,"Letmecarrythebagsforyou"Ithankedhimbut6．(