郑州财经学院《英语阅读》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语阅读》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、—That'sthethirdtimeyou'vedonethat!—Yeah,_____?A．whatofitB．what’sonC．whataboutD．whatfor2、—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing3、Manythoughtthatafterstarringintheimmenselypopulardrama，NirvanainFire，HuGewould________andactivelyseeknewroles．A．makeamountainoutofamolehillB．havetoomanyironsinthefireC．strikewhiletheironishotD．putthecartbeforethehorse4、Weallagreethatitisgoodtohelpthoseinneed,butwhen______comestogivingawayourmoney,thingsbecomestrange.A．that B．this C．it D．one5、Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/6、Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto7、—Hi,Mary.I’mcoming,butit’ssnowingandtrafficismovingslowly.—________,Jack.We’llwaitforyou.Thenwecanhavedinnertogether.A．Takeyourtime B．Don’tbeseriousC．Whataday D．Youarekidding8、Thereisarealpossibilitythattheseanimalscouldbefrightened,________asuddenloudnoise.A．beingthere B．shouldtherebeC．therewas D．therehavingbeen9、-Oh,wehavefinishedourtaskandcanhaveagoodrest．-________．Ourmanagertookanotherorderyesterday．A．Yes,itwill B．Idon'ttakemuchofitC．It'spossible D．It'shardtosay10、Thecouplewasinitiallylookingforwardtohavinganoverseasweddingbuthadtodroptheideaafterfacing________fromparents.A．recognition B．tolerationC．opposition D．proportion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。ACanadaisabilingualcountrywith"co-official"languages.EnglishandFrenchenjoyequalstatusastheofficiallanguagesofallgovernmentagenciesinCanada.ThismeansthatthepublichastherighttocommunicatewithandreceiveservicesfromgovernmentineitherEnglishorFrench.Governmentemployeeshavetherighttoworkintheofficiallanguageoftheirchoiceincertainbilingualregions.LiketheUnitedStates,Canadastartedasacolony.Beginninginthe1500sitwaspartofNewFrancebutlaterbecameaBritishcolonyaftertheSevenYears’War.Asaresult,theCanadiangovernmentrecognizedthelanguagesofbothcolonizers:FranceandEngland.TheConstitution(宪法)Actof1867admittedtheuseofbothlanguagesinfederalcourts.Yearslater,CanadastrengtheneditscommitmenttobilingualismwhenitpassedtheOfficialLanguagesActof1969,whichreconfirmedtheconstitutionaloriginsofitscoofficiallanguages.RecognitionofbothEnglishandFrenchprotectstherightsofallCanadians.Amongotherbenefits,the1969ActrecognizedtheCanadiancitizensshouldbeabletoaccessfederallawsandgovernmentdocuments,whethertheirnativelanguagewasFrenchorEnglish.Thegenerallawalsorequiresthatconsumerproductsfeaturebilingualpackagingthroughoutthecountry.TheCanadiangovernmentiscommittedtoadvancingtheequalityandtheuseofEnglishandFrenchandprovidessupporttothedevelopmentofEnglishandFrenchminoritycommunities.However,therealityisthatmostCanadiansspeakEnglish,andofcourse,manyCanadiansspeakanotherlanguageentirely.Althoughthefederalgovernmenttheoreticallyguaranteesbilingualservicesinallareas,therearemanyregionswhereEnglishistheclearmajoritylanguagesothegovernmentdoesnotofferservicesinFrenchinthoseregions.Canadiansusethephrase"wherenumbersjustify"toindicatewhetheralocalpopulationslanguagerequiresbilingualservicesfromthegovernment.WhilemanyCanadiansarebilingualinEnglishandFrench,Statistics.Canadafindsthatover10otherlanguageswerereportedasalanguagespokenbyitspeople.Abouttwo-thirdsoftherespondentswhospokeoneoftheselanguagesalsospokeeitherEnglishorFrench1、WhyaretwoofficiallanguagesacceptedinCanada?A．Thelanguage-usingtraditioncausedbyCanada'scolonialhistoryB．ThetheoreticalcommitmentmadebyCanadiancourtsinthepastC．ThewelcomeattitudetowardspeoplecomingfromallovertheworldD．ThemasteryoftwolanguagesofCanadiansbecauseofschooleducation2、WhatisthecurrentsituationofofficiallanguagesinCanada?A．PeoplespeakingEnglisharesuperiorbecauseoftheiraccesstofederallawsB．FederalgovernmentshavetoprovidebilingualservicestoallcitizensinCanadaC．Frenchminoritycommunitiesaregivenmoresupportduetotheirlanguage-usinghistoryD．TherearemorepeoplespeakingEnglishthanFrenchinsomepartsofCanada3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThelegalcourtusageofFrenchandEnglishwasestablishedinCanadain1969.B．SomeCanadiansincertaindistrictsmightspeakneitherEnglishnorFrenchC．EitherFrenchorEnglishshouldbeusedonproductsinCanadaaccordingtothelawD．EnglishhasgainedsuperiorlegalpositiontoFrenchbecauseofbiggerusersinCanada4、Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheOfficialLanguagesinCanadaB．Canada,aMultiple-languageLandC．BalancingEnglishandFrenchinCanadaD．AdvancingEnglishandFrenchinCanadaBAthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功绩).AmericanprofessionalathleteColinO’BradyandBritishArmyCaptainLouisRuddsetoffamileapartatthesametimeonNovember3,2018,fromtheAtlanticcoastwiththeaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O’BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10andneverlettheBritishmangetclosetohimagain.O’Bradywasthefirsttoconquerthe930mileicyland,arrivingattheRossIceShelfonthePacificcoastbywayoftheSouthPoleonDecember26,2018.The33-year-oldspent54daysskiingtheworld’scoldestcontinentwhilepullinga300-poundsled(雪橇)withsupplies.Insteadofleavingtheharshenvironmentaftercompletingthehistoricadventure,theexplorersetupatentontheworld’slargesticesheetandwaitedpatientlyforRuddtocompletethegreatundertaking.OnDecember29,justthreedaysafterO’Bradyarrived,theBritishexplorerfinishedhisadventure,becomingtheworld’ssecondpersontocompletethesolocrossingofthefrozencontinent.Ruddwasnotdisappointedatbeingsecondsinceheneverconsideredittobea“race”.Besides,the49-year-oldBritishArmyCaptainhadamoreselflessmotiveforattemptingthefeat.HewasdoingitinmemoryofhisfriendHenryWorsley,whohadintroducedhimtopolarexploration.ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.Ruddsaid,"Ididn’twanttogetdrawnintoarace.AllthatmatteredtomewasthatIcompletedit,andthatIskiedsoloandunsupported,carryingtheflagwithHenry’snameonit.”Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation.1、WhatdoColinO’BradyandLouisRuddhaveincommon?A．TheybecamethefirstexplorerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unaided.B．TheybecamethefirstadventurerstoskiacrossAntarctica.C．ThisisthefirsttimethattheyhavearrivedattheSouthpole.D．TheycrossedAntarcticainhonoroftheirfriendHenryWorsley.2、Whatdoyouknowaboutthefirstleg(第一段賽程)ofth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D．Bywater.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．SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents．Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneyinordertopaythe1tuitionfeeformybrotherandme．Theydon’t2in‘theromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV．Myfatherhasabadtemper，it’seasyforhimtolosehistemper．Oneday，mymotherwassewingaquilt．I3satdownbesideherandlookedather．“Isthereany4betweenyouandDad?”Iaskedherinaverylowvoice．Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwith5inhereyes．Shedidn’tanswerimmediately．Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt．6atlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords．"Susan，”’Shesaid7“Lookatthisthread．Sometimesitappears，butmostofitdisappearsinthequilt．Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable(耐用的)．Iflifeisa8，thenloveshouldbeatead．Itcan9beseenanywhereoranytime，butit’sreallythere．Loveis10．”IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenext11．Atthattime，myfathersuddenlygotsickseriously．Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth．Aftertheywere12，everydayinthemorninganddusk，mymotherhelpedmyfatherwalk13onthecountryroad．Myfatherhadneverbeenso14．Alongthecountryroad，thereweremanybeautifulflowers，greengrassandtrees．Thesungentlyshonethroughtheleaves．Allofthese15themostbeautifulpictureintheworld．Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwould16intwomonths．Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn’twalkalone．Wewereallworried．“Dad，howareyoufeelingnow?”Iaskedhimoneday．“Susan，”hesaidgently，“Totellyouthetruth，Ijustlike17withyourmom．Ilikethiskindoflife．”18hiseyes，Iknewhelovedmymotherdeeply．OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers，girlsandsweetkisses．Butfromthis19，Iunderstandthatloveisjusta20inthequiltofourlife．Loveisinside，makinglifestrongandwarm．1、A．expensive B．low C．cheap D．high2、A．play B．talk C．act D．perform3、A．silently B．carefully C．certainly D．happily4、A．money B．love C．time D．distance5、A．surprise B．joy C．disappointment D．satisfaction6、A．So B．But C．And D．For7、A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully8、A．trouble B．pleasure C．quilt D．cloth9、A．hardly B．often C．always D．ever10、A．valuable B．inside C．true D．priceless11、A．winter B．autumn C．summer D．spring12、A．free B．back C．fine D．ready13、A．continuously B．worriedly C．constantly D．slowly14、A．gentle B．perfect C．pleased D．thankful15、A．putup B．tookup C．madeup D．setup16、A．run B．recover C．stand D．work17、A．walking B．1iving C．sitting D．chatting18、A．Examining B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Reading19、A．practice B．observation C．experience D．activity20、A．thread B．thing C．jewel D．light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。In1608,ThomasCoryate,anEnglishman,visitedItalyHelikedthecountryandnoteddowneveryinterestingthing1．hehadfoundButtherewasonethinghefound2．(interesting)thantheothersInhisdiary,Thomaswrote,“WhentheItalianseatmeat,theyusesmallforksinsteadoftheirhandsAstheysay,peopledon’talwayshavecleanhands”Before3．(leave)forEngland,ThomasboughtafewforksAthomehegaveadinnerpartytoshowthe4．(invent)tohisfriendsWhentheservantsbroughtthesteak,hetookoutaforkandbegantoeat5．peopledidinItalyEverybodylookedathiminsurpriseWhenhetoldhisfriendswhatitwas,theyallwanted6．(take)agoodlookatthestrangethingTheysaidthattheItalianswereverystrangepeople,fortheforkwasnotveryconvenientThomastriedtoprovetheoppositeHesaiditwasnotnicetoeatmeat7．one’sfingersbecausetheywerenotalwayscleanHewantedtoshowhoweasy8．wastousetheforkButthefirstpieceofmeathetookwiththefork9．(fall)tothefloorHisfriendsbegantolaughandhehadtotaketheforkawayOnlyfiftyyearslater10．peopleinEnglandbegintouseforks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的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。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。注意:1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Haveyoueverhadheadacheduringatest?Haveyouever