无锡太湖学院《英语阅读四》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught2、Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion3、Whatyousaiddoesn’t________whatthepolicehavetoldus,sowehavetofindmoreevidence.A．agreewith B．makeupC．contributeto D．showoff4、Howoftendoyouworkout?_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.5、WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any6、Thisfootballplayerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyfornotscoringgoals______.A．bychance B．onend C．inturn D．onpurpose7、IfJoe’swifewon’tgototheparty,________.A．hewilleither B．neitherwillheC．heneitherwill D．eitherhewill8、—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some9、Sorrytohavebrokenyourglass._____________.Youdidn’tmeanto,didyou?A．NoproblemB．ForgetitC．AllrightD．Don’tsayso10、Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond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。AThesnowyowl(雪鹗)isawhite-coloredowlwithmanyuniquecharacteristics.Thisbirdbearsapurewhiteappearance(onlythemale),witharoundedhead,andblackbill.Whilethemaleisactuallyapurewhiteindividual,thefemaleandyoungoneshaveadarkerappearancewithduskyspots.Thefemaleowlneverattainscompletewhitenessinherlifetime.Asyoungowlsgetolder,theygetwhiter,losingtheirheavystripes(条纹)anddarkspots.Thisbirdisbetween18to20incheslong.ItsWingspanis49to59inches.Itweighsbetween3.5to6.5pounds.ThesnowyowllivesintheregionsofGreenland,Iceland,Canada,andthenorthernpartsofUSA．CarolusLinnaeuswasthefirstpersontoclassifythisbird.ApartfrombeingtheheaviestowlinNorthAmerica,itisalsotheofficialbirdofQuebec.Itisknownbyothernamessuchas“theArcticOwl”or“theGreatWhiteOwl”.Thereasonforthisbird’sadaptationtothecoldtemperaturesoftheArcticCircleisitssplendidlybeautiful,white,andthickfeathers.Thesefeathershelpittosurvivetheextremecoldanddevelopaperfectcamouflage(伪装)inthe“white”ofitsArctichabitat.Thesnowyowlisaverypatienthunter,anditcansitinoneplaceforhours.Giftedwithgreathearingandkeeneyesight,itisknowntobeanefficientandcleverhunter.Itisnotdifficultforittotrackdownitsprey,whichmightbebarelyvisibleunderthickplantsorsnowcover.Beforesoaringoffinpursuit,thebirdwaitspatientlyandidentifiesitspotentialprey.Oncethepreycomeswithintheproperrange,itlaysitsattackwithitssharp-hookedclaws.Ithuntsbothduringthedayandatnight.1、Whatcanweconcludeaboutthesnowyowlfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisabirdwithpurewhitefeathers.B．Itisabirdwhichisbigandheavy.C．Ithasawhiteappearancewithblackspots.D．Thefemaleowliswhiterthanthemaleone.2、WhycanthesnowyowladapttothecoldclimateoftheArcticCircle?A．Thankstoitslivingareas.B．Becauseofitsspecialfeathers.C．Asaresultofitsclevermind.D．Owingtoitsstrongwings.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“trackdown"mean?A．chaseB．findC．attractD．recognize4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thebriefintroductionofthesnowyowl.B．Thesnowyowlistheheaviestbirdintheworld.C．ThesnowyowlisfirstclassifiedbyCarolusLinnaeus.D．ThedifferencebetweentheArcticowlandthesnowyowl.BFormorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopestolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscantheentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignaltheystandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolutionoflife.Basedontheinhabitable（thatcanbelivedin）planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyisonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationmuchmoreadvancedthanourshavedeveloped.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．5billion．B．10billion.C．15billion.D．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．imitateC．checkD．form4、Whichofthesestatementsistruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.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．完形填空Iamamomoftwoyoungchildrenwhomwehome-school．This1thattheyarewithmealmostconstantly．WheneverpossibleIwill2randomactsofkindness;3thingslikepayingfortheorderbehindmeinthedrive-thr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B．leaves C．means D．ensures2、A．entertain B．serve C．function D．perform3、A．important B．impressive C．suitable D．simple4、A．satisfied B．occupied C．familiar D．pleased5、A．supported B．taught C．encouraged D．supposed6、A．near B．by C．with D．against7、A．opportunity B．return C．turn D．time8、A．fruit B．vegetables C．items D．sales9、A．time B．hurry C．case D．sense10、A．accepted B．collected C．carried D．agreed11、A．change B．remove C．continue D．stop12、A．badly B．poorly C．well D．ill13、A．constantly B．immediately C．usually D．rudely14、A．belt B．bench C．basket D．cart15、A．her B．his C．their D．our16、A．complainabout B．allowfor C．askfor D．concernabout17、A．So B．But C．Or D．For18、A．when B．unless C．because D．until19、A．happy B．helpful C．serious D．nice20、A．idea B．reward C．chance D．instruction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,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIsClimateChangeConsumingYourFavoriteFoods?Duetoclimatechange,theworld’sendangeredlistsarenolongerjustforanimalsWemaynotonlyneedtoadaptourselvestolivinginawarmerworldbuta1．(tasty)oneaswellAstheincreasedamountofcarbondioxideintheairlinkedtoglobalwarming2．(continue)toaffectweather,weoftenforgetthattheyarealsoimpactingthequantity,thequality,andthegrowinglocationsofourfoodSomefoodshavealreadyfelttheimpactwhile3．mayevenbecomescarcewithinthenext30yearsWhetherornotyoutrytolimityourself4．onecupofcoffeeaday,theeffectsofclimatechangeontheworld'scoffee-growingregionsmayleaveyoulittlechoiceRisingtemperaturesandunpredictablerainfallpatternsarereportedtohavebeenthreateningcoffeeplantationsinSouthAmerica,Africa,Asia,andHawaiiTheresult?SignificantcutsincoffeeyieldAccordingtoorganizationslikeAustralia'sClimateInstitute,halfofthepresentcoffee-producingareas5．(estimate)nottobesuitablebytheyear2050,ifcurrentclimatepatternscontinueWithtemperaturescontinuouslyrising,oceansareabsorbingsomeoftheheatandundergoingwarmingoftheirown,6．(cause)adeclineinfishpopulation,includinginlobstersthatarecold-bloodedcreatures,andinsalmons(鲑鱼)7．eggsfindithardtosurviveinhigherwatertemperaturesWarmerwatersalsoencouragesomepoisonousmarinebacteriatogrowandleadtoillnessinhumanswhenever8．(take)withrawseafood,likeoystersAndhowaboutthatsatisfying“crack”whichyougetwhenyouareeatingcrabsandlobsters?Itcouldbesilenced9．shellfishhavebeenstrugglingtobuildtheircalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙)shells,whichisaresultofoceanacidificationEvenworseisthepossibility10．wewillhavenoseafoodtoenjoyatallIna2006DalhousieUniversitystudy,scientistspredictedthatifover-fishingandrisingtemperaturetrendscontinuedattheir