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《大学英语精读2》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、Somepeopleusehand-writtenletters______typingbecausethey’remorepersonalandrepresentyoursincerity.A．inpreferencetoB．inprocessofC．inreferencewithD．insearchof2、．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how3、______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited4、Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown5、TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced6、Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address7、IfyouwanttoseeMr.JohnsononFridaymorning,makesureheis______aheadoftime.A．approachable B．accessible C．available D．convenient8、Lindarealizedshewasinthewrongandpromisedto________anewleaf.A．takeoverB．turnoverC．getoverD．goover9、Myfriendwarnedme______goingtotheEastCoastbecauseitwascrowdedwithtourists.A．by B．against C．on D．for10、Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved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。AAstudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDownBHowwouldyoudescribeyourstyle?Formal?Classical?Casual?Smart?Firstofall,whatisstyle?Let’shearafewwordsofwisdomfromthewise.“Styleisknowingwhoyouareandwhatyouwanttosay,”(GoreVidal);“Styleisanexpressionofindividualismmixedwithcharm,”(JohnFairchild);“Styleistheperfectionofapointofview,”(RobertEberhart);“Styleisasimplewayofsayingcomplicatedthings,”(JeanCocteau);“Styleisthedressofthoughts,”(LordChesterfield).So,nowyouknowwhatstyleis,you’llneedtobuysomeclothes.Butwhere?IntheUK,youcangetreallycheap,stylish,second-handclothesatcharityshops.They’regreatifyouwantexclusivelabelsbutdon’twanttopaytheprice.Theonlydifficultyisdiscoveringwherethereallygoodbargainsare.Butdon’tworry,LeilaGraycanhelpyouhere.She’stheproudownerofavintageHardyAmiescoat,pickedupatacharityshopfor￡3agooddealwhenyourealizeitcostmorethan￡800new.“Youhavetogotothericherareasofacity,”shesays.“That’swhereallthelabelsare.Itcantakeabitofhuntingaround,butthatishalfthefun,andthere’salotofburiedtreasurejustwaitingtobediscovered.”So,nowyouknowwheretobuyyournew,stylishclothes,howdoyouacquireyourstyle?Expertssaythatmixingandmatchingfromcharityshopscanhelpyoufindyourownstylesomethingthat’sreallyyou.That’swhatScottishmusicianMorusdid.“Myfashiontipisthis,”hesays,“Lookatyourselfwiththeeyeofagraphicdesigner.Ifyoucan’tbeattractive,aimfor‘interesting’or‘original’.”Momus’uniquestylecouldevenmakehimhappier,too.AspsychologistMarilynEliasexplains,thehappiestpeople“judgethemselvesbytheirownyardsticks,neveragainstwhatothersdoorhave”.ShoichiAoki,thefounderofJapanesestreetstylemagazineFRUiTS,agrees.“Ithinkrealfashioniswhatpeoplewearonthestreets,theclothesthattheywear,thewaythattheywearthem,”hesays.“Whatyouseeinfashionmagazinesandonmodelshasbeenstyledandit’smorecommercial.”HesaysthathisinspirationforFRUiTScamefrompeoplecombiningtraditionalJapaneseclothingsuchasthekimonoand“geta”(Japanesewoodenclogs)withWesternfashion.“Thisreallycaughtmyeye,”Aokiadds.Thesestylesmayseemwild,butAoki’sideaisnot:bebold,becreativeandfindsomethingthatsuitsyou.Maybeit’stimetocreateyourownlook.Therearemanyonlineguidestohelpyou.PerhapsthebestadvicecomesfromawebsitecalledwikiHow,“Ifyouseesomethingyoulike,”itsays,“feelfreetocopy,butdon’tmakeyourselfaclone…mixitupandmakeityours.”Thinkaboutit!1、Whatshouldyoufirstdotochoosetheystylethatbestsuitsyou?A．Followtheimagesofthewisepeople.B．Goforwhateverisfashionable.C．Simplifycomplicatedexpressions.D．Figureoutwhatatruestyleis.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph2referto?A．Gettingclothesofleadingbrands.B．Buyingclothesatratherlowprices.C．Searchingforreallygoodbargains.D．Startingacharityshopsellingclothes.3、WhatisthefocusofShoichiAokiandhismagazineFRUiTS?A．Commercializationoffashionmagazines.B．Expressionofsomethingpersonalandcreative.C．Designingfashionablewearformeninthestreet.D．PromotingJapanesetraditionalclothingworldwide.4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtofindthestylethatsuitsyouB．Where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