西北工业大学《拓展英语》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、－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake2、Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial3、Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith4、Thegirlissogratefulwheneversheremembersmybrotherandme____herfromtheicywater.A．tohavesaved B．tosave C．saving D．saved5、Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had6、________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked7、Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome8、40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what9、Fromhisexpression,Idon’tthinkhecouldhavefinishedhishomeworklastnight,_______?A．couldn’the B．doIC．didhe D．hasn’the10、Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye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。ATheageofadulthoodisbydefinitionarbitrary.Ifeveryonematuredatthesame,fixedrate,itwouldn’tbeahumanprocess.Indeed,maturationhappensatvaryingspeedsacrossdifferentcategorieswithinthesameindividual,soI’dsayIwaseasilyoldenoughtovoteat16,butnobodyshouldhavegivenmeacreditcarduntilIwas32,andI’vegotthecountycourtjudgmenttoproveit.However,webroadlyagreethatthere’sadifferencebetweenachildandanadult,evenifwemightargueaboutthetransitionpoint.SothepoliticaltheoristDavidRunciman’sviewthatsix-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtovotegoesagainstanystandardargumentabouttheageofcivicresponsibility.Nobodywouldsaythatasix-year-oldcouldbeheldcriminallyresponsible,couldbesenttowar,couldbecapableofconsent,couldbegivenresponsibilityforanything.Soallowingthemthevote—alongwith,unavoidably,seven-year-oldswhoareevensillier,ifanything—isquiteanamusingproposal.Runciman’sargumentisthatthisistheonlywaytorebalancepoliticallife,whichiscurrentlytwistedinfavoroftheold,whodon’t(headded)everneedtodemonstratementalcapacity,evenlongafterthey’velostit.Thefirstpartofhiscaseisself-evident:pensionsareprotectedwhilechildren’scentersareclosed,conceptssuchassovereignty(最高权威)areprioritizedoverthefarmoreurgentbusinessofthefuture:climatechange.Nostalgia(怀念)forapasttheyoungwouldn’tevenrecognizeplaysacentralrole,whichiscompletelyunfair.Mostoftheargumentsagainstgivingsix-year-oldsavotearethatchildrenwouldendupvotingforsomethingdamagingandchaotic,ifsomeonemadeunrealisticpromisestothem,whichcouldneverberealized.Well,it’snotchildren’sfault.Havingsaidthat,childrendotendtowardstheprogressive,havinganaturalsenseofjustice(whichkicksinattheageofsixmonths,psychologistshaveshown,bycreatingscenesofgreatunfairnesstobabies,andmakingthemcry)andanunderdevelopedsenseofself-interest.Mykid,whenhewassix,madequiteaforcefulcaseagainstprivateproperty,onthebasisthat,sinceeverybodyneededahouse,theyshouldn’tcostmoney,becausenobodywouldwantanyoneelsenottohaveone.Also,foodshouldbefree.Itwasakindofpre-Marxcommunism,whereyoulimitthecoverageofthemarkettoonlythosethingsthatyouwouldn’tmindsomeoneelsenothaving.Onthatparticularday,whenwewereregisteredasvoters,mykidwasquitefartotheleftofme,butinthenormalrunofthings,we’reunited,whichbringsustothepointoftheproblem:childrenobeyyouonalmostnothing,buttheydoseemtobelieveinyourpoliticsuntilthey’readolescent.Sogivingkidsthevoteisreallyjustawayofgivingparentsextravotes.Andwhatcanstopushavingevenmorechildren,oncethere’ssomuchenfranchisement(选举权)initforus?Now,ifparentscouldbetrustedtousetheirinfluencewisely,andhammerintochildrenthepoliticsitwilltaketoassureabetterfuture,thenIwouldn’tnecessarilyhaveaproblemwiththat,apartfrom,obviously,thatcultureisalreadywildlytwistedtowardsparents,andIcanimagineafewnon-parentsboilingwithfierceanger.Butthat’snotworthtalkingaboutanyway,becauseparentscan’tbetrusted,otherwisewe’dallalreadyvoteGreen(绿党).Inshort:no,six-year-oldsshouldnotgetthevote;butwhilewe’rehere,ifanyvotescomeupinthenearfuture,whichwillhaveanimpactonthenextfivedecadesofBritishpoliticallife,alongsideEUmigrants,16-year-oldscertainlyshouldbeenfranchised.1、Theauthorreferstohisageofadulthoodtoprovethat___________.A．peoplematureatdifferentratesinvariousaspectsB．there’sacommonstandardfortheageofadulthoodC．acreditcardismoredifficulttogetthanthevoteD．certainrightsaregrantedatdifferentstagesoflife2、PeoplerejectDavidRunciman’sproposalbecause___________.A．theydon’tthinkachildcangrowintoadulthoodearlierB．theyareuncertainwhetherchildrencanassumeresponsibilityC．theybelievechildrenarefarfrommatureinmanywaysD．theyknowtheagetogetthevoteisnottobequestioned3、WhatisthebaseforDavidRunciman’sargument?A．Aculturalpreferencefortheold.B．Theimbalanceinpoliticallife.C．Inequalitiesofopportunity.D．Publicignoranceofchildren’sabilities.4、Theauthortalksabouthiskidtoindicatethat___________.A．childrenaregood-naturedandliketohelppeopleinneedB．childrenaresimple-mindedandcanfallforanadult’strickC．childrenareinnocentanddon’twanttobeinvolvedinpoliticsD．childrenareinfavorofajustsocietyandtendtobeidealistic5、Theauthorthinksallowingchildrenthevotemayleadto___________.A．twistedculture B．misuseofrightsC．parents’objections D．unusualmaturation6、Whatisthemainpointofthepassage?A．Allowingchildrenthevoteisnotaltogetherabsurd.B．Thereisadifferencebetweenadultsandchildren.C．Parentsshouldintroducepoliticstotheirchildren.D．Thedefinitionofadulthoodisquitecontroversial.BDo’sandDon’tsinWhale(鲸)WatchingTheDepartmentofFisheriesandOceanshasdevelopedguidelinesforwhalewatchinginJohnstoneStrait,wherekillerwhalesarefoundonadailybasiseachsummer.Itisstronglyrecommendedthatvessel(船只)operatorsfollowtheseguidelinesforallkindsofwhales.•Approachwhalesfromtheside,notfromthefrontortheback.•Approachnocloserthan100metres,thenstoptheboatbutkeeptheengineon.•Keepnoiselevelsdown—nohorns,whistlesorracingofengines.•Startyourboatonlyafterthewhalesaremorethan100metresfromyourvessel•Leavetheareaslowly,graduallymovingfasterwhenyouaremorethan300metresfromthewhales.•Approachandleaveslowly,avoidingsuddenchangesinspeedordirection.•Avoiddisturbinggroupsofrestingwhales.•Keepatlowspeedsandremaininthesamedirectioniftravelingsidebysidewithwhales.•Whenwhalesaretravelingclosetoshore,avoidcrowdingthemneartheshoreorcomingbetweenthewhalesandtheshore.•Limitthetimespentwithanygroupofwhalestolessthan30minutesatatimewhenwithin100to200metresofwhales.•Ifthereismorethanonevesselatthesameobservationspot,besuretoavoidanyboatpositionthatwouldresultinsurroundingthewhales.•Worktogetherbycommunicatingwithothervessels,andmakesurethatalloperatorsareawareofthewhalewatchingguidelines.1、Forwhomisthistextwritten?A．Tourguides.B．Governmentofficials.C．Whalewatchers.D．Vesseloperators.2、Whenleavingtheobservationareas,thevesselshould.A．moveclosetothebeachB．increasespeedgraduallyC．keepitsenginerunningslowlyD．remainatthebackofthewhales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．DianeRaywascompletelyself-centeredandveryspoilt.Herparentsgaveher1shewanted,knowingthatshewouldthrowatempertantrum(耍小孩脾气)iftheydidnot.Shewouldscreamandkickand2onthefloordrummingherheels.Herparentsalways3Thatwaswhyshewasaloneonthe4,wearinganexpensiveswimsuit.Ithastakenamassivetantrumto5herparentstobuyit.Theywerebackatthebeach-house,6fromthetantrumshehadthrownwhentheytoldherthatitwastoodangeroustogodiving7.“Dangerous?”shehadsaid.“Youjustdon’twantmetohave8I’mgoingandifyoutrytostopme,I’llscream.”“Whatareyoudoing?”avoiceasked.Dianejumped.Shedidnotknowthatthemanwasthere9hespoke.“I’mgoingdiving,”sheanswered.“Youshouldn’tswimthatday,”theman10.“Thereisastormcomingup.”“Youshouldmindyourown11!”Dianerepliedandwalkedintothegentlewaves.“Ifyougooutthereyou’llbe12,”themancalledafterher.Shedidnotbothertoreply.Dianeslippedintothewateranddived13untilwhitecapsbeganrollinginanditbecameharderto14againstthecurrent(水流).Saltwaterhitagainstherface,makingit15tobreathe.Oh,whyhadshenotlistenedtoadvice.Panicking,shebeganto16.Then,justasitseemedasifshewouldslipbeneaththesurface,shehearda17voice.“Holdon!I’mcoming.”With18,shesawtheoldmanrowinganancient-lookingboattowardsher.“Ihopeyou’velearnedalesson.Youputusbothin19,”heshoutedangrily,ashedraggedheroverthesideofthe20.Gratefully,Dianethankedhimandrantowardsthebeach-house.1、A．either B．neither C．nothing D．everything2、A．jump B．lie C．spin D．sleep3、A．setout B．setin C．gavein D．gaveout4、A．beach B．bed C．floor D．ship5、A．allow B．warn C．get D．prefer6、A．changing B．recovering C．appearing D．traveling7、A．alone B．away C．again D．aside8、A．time B．money C．food D．fun9、A．when B．until C．after D．once10、A．decided B．intended C．advised D．repeated11、A．business B．swimsuit C．friends D．parents12、A．angry B．sorry C．confused D．excited13、A．nervously B．sadly C．shyly D．happily14、A．rise B．swim C．stop D．row15、A．difficult B．easy C．comfortable D．suitable16、A．speak B．sing C．sniff D．scream17、A．calm B．frightening C．beautiful D．disgusting18、A．regret B．relief C．interest D．ease19、A．power B．safety C．danger D．thought20、A．house B．wave C．beach D．boat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。单句语法填空1．Afterclass,somestudentsremained___________(seat)intheclassroomanddidn’tgoout2．Welostourwayinthatsmallvillage,otherwisewe___________(visit)moreplacesofinterestyesterday3．Beforeyouquityourjob,___________（consider）howyourfamilywouldfeelaboutyourdecision4．Thebook,TheLittlePrince,isso___________(fascinate)thatIcannotputitdown5．One-thirdofthetown___________(cover)withtreesandthemajorityoftheresidentsareAfricanAmerican6．Thefactthathecan’tspeakevenoneforeignlanguageputhimata___________(advantage)whenhetravelledabroadalone7．When___________(compare)differentcultures,weoftenpayattentiononlytothedifferenceswithoutnoticingthesimilarities8．Ofthetwosisters,Bettyis___________(attract)one,andsheisalsotheonewholovestobequiet9．Haven’tseenyouforages!Wherehaveyoubeen?IwenttoGansuand_____________(stay)thereforayear,teachingasavolunteer10．Mychemistryteachertoldusthatwhenyouheatametal,it_____________(expand)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以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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