无锡城市职业技术学院《英语国家社会与文化（2）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语国家社会与文化（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、Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited2、—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso3、Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless4、—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen5、Thevarietyoffoodattherestaurantislimited,buteverymealcanserveatleasttwopeopleandisunder¥10,sonotonlyisit______butpracticalaswell.A．adaptableB．adjustableC．adoptableD．affordable6、Webelieve________youhavebeendevotedto________naturallyofgreatnecessity.A．that;being B．allthat;beC．thatall;are D．what;is7、Excuseme,wouldyouplease______mesomepetrol?Sorry.Ihaveonlyalittleleftinmycar.A．spareB．saveC．shareD．spend8、—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome9、Facingtheglobalfinancialcrisis,theChinesegovernmenthastakenmanymeasures________people'slifetodealwithit.A．related B．relatedtoC．relating D．relatingto10、Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance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。AFriendsalwaysaskwhyI,amiddle-agedwomanwithnoathletictalent,traveltoperilousplaces—thejunglesofThailandorBorneo,forexample,wherethewaterisoftenunsafeandthefoodrisky;placeswithinfectiousdiseases,poisonoussnakesandthewildestanimals;someplaceswherethelocalsarejustafewgenerationspastheadhunting.Ineverknowhowtoanswer.MytraveldecisionsassumedanewgravitynineyearsagoafterIsufferedastroke.Topreventanotherstroke,mydoctorstoldme,I’dhavetotakedangerouslyhighlevelsofbloodthinner(血液稀释剂)fortherestofmylifeandanytravelwouldberisky.Ihadtothinkaboutwhatwasimportanttome:family,ofcourse,andfriends.Butthenwhat?NomatterhowmanytimesIthoughtaboutit,nobucketlistwascompletewithouttravel.ThenIhadtodecidehowImightmanagetherisk.IhadtodecidehowluckyIfelt.Myreturntotravelaftermystrokecameinbabysteps.ThefirstrealtestofmytravelcouragecameninemonthsaftermystrokewhenIjoinedmyhusband,Jack,onabusinesstriptoChina.Afterwe’dtouredtheremainsofaTangdynastytempleonahighmountain,Jackwantedtoridedownonatoboggan(长雪橇).Beforethestrokeitwould’veseemedlikefun.Butnow?Ihesitated.Mymentalklaxon(高音喇叭)screamedwarningsabouttheconsequencesofacut,afall,andacrash.Then,gainingconfidencefromwhoknowswhere,Iloweredmyselfcarefullyintothetoboggan,whichmarkedmyadventuretravelcomeback.Intheyearssincethen,I’vetraveledabouttwenty-fivepercentofthetime.Throughitall,mylucksheldout—nodeadlyfalls,nocaraccidentsorseriousinfections.Forme,adventuretravelisariskworthtaking.Travelbroadensmyworldandkeepsmeconnectedtonature.What’smore,saying“yes”totravelkeepsmeconnectedtomyself.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Unique. B．Dangerous.C．Historical. D．Famous.2、Whatdidthedoctorsadvisetheauthortodo?A．Doproperexercise. B．Enjoytherestofherlife.C．Keepawayfromtraveling. D．Spendmoretimewithherfamily.3、WhydidtheauthormentionhertraveltoChina?A．Itwasherlastadventure.B．Sherecoveredhercouragethroughit.C．ShelikedthebeautifulsceneryinChina.D．Itwasthemostdangerousexperienceinherlife.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．AbusinesstriptoChina B．UniquetravelexperiencesC．WhyIstilltraveltothewild D．HowIovercamethefearofdiseaseBHigh-sugardietsraiserisksforheartdisease,obesityanddiabetes,butwedoloveoursweets,sohealthexpertshavetriedtosuggestalternatives,andhoneyhasbeenforemostamongthem.Honeyisactuallysweeterthansugaris,whichmeans,intheoryatleast,thatyoucouldenhanceflavorequallywithasmallerquantityofhoney.Buthoneyactuallyhasahighercaloriecount.Itmayhavemoreminerals,whichlooksbetteronalabelbut,inreality,thesearesuchtraceamountsthattheydon’tofferanyrealadvantages.Honey’sreputationasamedicineisnotwhollyunfounded.Somehoneydoesindeedhaveantibacterialproperties.Onebyproductofenzymesinhoneyishydrogenperoxide,apowerfulgermkiller.Plus,honey’stextureandconsistencyaregoodforkeepingwoundsclean,andbadforbugsthatmightwanttoinfectthem.Honeyismoistanditsgooeyconsistencymeanitcaneasilyspreadoverandstayoverwoundswhilekeepingthetissuefrombecomingdryandfragile.Thestickysubstancemeansbacteriacannotaccumulateandmultiplyeasily.Itisparticularlywell-knownforfightingbacterialikestaph,salmonella,E.Coliandcertainbacteriathatcaninfectthegutandcauseulcers.However,scientistscanonlysaythisforsureaboutMakunaandMalaysianTualanghoney.Wedon’tknowyetwhetherlocalhomegrownhoneyhasthesamepotency-orsafety.Ahotcupofteawithsomehoneystirredincertainlysoundslikeitwouldmakeyoufeelbetter.Butit’sdifficulttosayforsurethatitwill.Whenyouhaveacold,contactwithwarmwater(fromtea)mayhelptobustupphlegm(痰）thatblocksyourairways.Butsomesuspecttherealsecrettothequalitiesofacuppaisinthehoney.Therearestudiesthatsuggestthathoneydoesworkaswellorbetterthancoughsuppressant（抑制性的）drugslikeRobitussin.Mostofthese,however,wereconsideredbytheacademicworldtobewidelymisinterpretedbythemedia.Oneofthefindingsthatseemedtohavegiventhehoneytrendsomeadditionallegscamefromastudythatsaidtherewas“nodifference”,statisticallyspeaking,betweenhoneyandoneparticularcoughsuppressant.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Honeyhasmoremineralsthansugar.B．Honeycanbeusedtotreatwounds.C．Thesweetnessinhoneycanfightbacteria.D．Allkindsofhoneycanactasmedicines.2、Whatistheauthor'sattitudewhenitcomestothefunctionsofhoney?A．ObjectiveB．CriticalC．SupportiveD．Skeptical3、Whatmightbetalkedaboutnext?A．Honeywillbewidelyusedinotherfields.B．Honeywillnotberecommendedinmedicaltreatmentanymore.C．Otherstudiesshowedhoneyworkedbetterthansomecoughmedicines.D．Otherstudiesshowedneitherhoneynorsomecoughmedicinesfunctionedwell.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．Idecidedtobecomeacometsearcheronabright^clearmorning50yearsagoinMontreal.Itwasabitofanimpromptu(即兴的）1.IhadaFrenchtest2andknewthattheexaminer,Mr.Hutchison,wouldaskmeaboutmycareerplans.Ihadtocomeupwithsomethingthatwasbothcredibleandeasily3intoFrench.AboutsixyearsearlierItrulyhadbecome4aboutthenightsky,buttostandupandsay,“Astronomie!”wasnotenough.Mr.Hutchisonwouldwant5.Irecalled—acometthathadrecentlybeendiscoveredfromJapan-onethat6becamethebrightestofthe20thcentury.Withoutafurtherthought,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtobea7forcomets.Notcoincidentally,theEnglishandFrenchwordsforacomet(unecomte)soundvery8,somynewoccupationwas9totalkaboutinFrench.And10totheanswerIgaveMr.Hutchison,Ibegansearchingforcornelsaftergraduation.Fortunately,workingasasciencejournalistandgivinglecturesaboutthenightskyhaveallowedmeto11mycosmicpassionandstillpaythebills.Discoveringmyfirstcornet12almost19years.Onthatparticularnight,November13,1984.AsI13thetelescopeagainandagain,Islowly14thatafuzzy(模糊的）objectwasnotstayinginthesameplacebutwascreepingnorthward,asonlyacornet15.ItelephonedanastronomeratLowellObservatoryAriz.,who16myfind.IfeltasthoughIcould17rightuptotheskyIlovedsomuch.MichaelRudenkodiscoveredthecometthenextevening,and18thenewobjectbecameknownasCornelLevy-Rudenko.Inthefollowing50years,Idiscovered22othernewcornels.Itisthejoyofthesearch,19thediscoveries,that20megoing.1、A．planB．ideaC．decisionD．thought2、A．comingupB．comingupC．comingoverD．comingdown3、A．expressedB．putC．writtenD．spoken4、A．particularB．curiousC．passionateD．confident5、A．detailsB．contentsC．descriptionsD．contacts6、A．inevitablyB．invariablyC．unexpectedlyD．eventually7、A．reporterB．hunterC．researcherD．observer8、A．differentB．sameC．alikeD．pleasant9、A．hardB．mildC．casualD．easy10、A．trueB．closeC．openD．contrary11、A．arouseB．shareC．awakenD．pursue12、A．tookB．spentC．costD．used13、A．lookedintoB．lookedthoughC．sawthoughD．sawto14、A．consentedB．realizedC．concludedD．recognized15、A．mightB．shouldC．wouldD．could16、A．acceptedB．confirmedC．approvedD．opposed17、A．climbB．growC．fleeD．float18、A．yetB．stillC．thusD．also19、A．morethanB．betterthanC．otherthanD．ratherthan20、A．dragsB．keepsC．leavesD．catches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。Tomisaboywithphysical1．（disable）andhecan’twalkas2．normalboyInordertoofferhimmoreconvenience,hismotherboughthimarobot3．nameisJimmyyesterdayJimmyaccompaniesTomeverydayafterhisparentsleaveforwork,4．（take）careofhimTomsuffersfromararediseaseHecan’tstand5．Instead,hehastositonanarmchairallthedayJimmyshowsympathytoTomandtrieshisbesttomakehimhappySomedaysago,hetookTomtotheparkHetriedtoprotecthimfrombeingharmedHegave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