宝鸡文理学院《英语泛读》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语泛读》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Whatmattersinlifeisworkinghard________hardlyworking.A．aswellas B．lessthanC．ratherthan D．otherthan2、Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded3、ltwasinDecember,2018________ChairmanXiandPresidentTrumpmetinArgentina.A．when B．thatC．before D．since4、Sincethematchisover,wecan____bytravellingandstopthinkingaboutbasketball.A．diveinB．switchoffC．pulloutD．splitup5、I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure6、IorderedadrinkwhileI______formyfriendstocome.A．willwaitB．amwaitingC．wouldwaitD．waswaiting7、Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment8、—CanIlieaboutseeingatextbecauseIwastoobusyorlazytorespondtoit?—Receivingatextdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouhavetorespond．Whywasteaperfectlygoodlie________thetruthwillserve?A．unless B．until C．when D．while9、--Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.Thanks.You_______it.Icouldmanageitmyself.A．needn’tdo B．shouldn’thavedone C．mustn’tdo D．needn’thavedone10、Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot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。AItmaybecommonknowledgethatwhatBritishpeoplecall“football”isknownas“soccer”intheUS,and“colour”inBritishEnglish(BrE)goeswithoutthe“u”inAmericanEnglish(AmE).ButaccordingtoachartmaderecentlybywebsiteGrammarCheck,thesearefarfrombeingtheonlydifferencesbetweenthetwocountries’useofEnglish.Thechartoutlined63ofthemaincontrastsbetweenBrEandAmE,fromthemorewell-known“lift/elevator”and“autumn/fall”tothelesser-known“garden/yard”and“petrol/gasoline”.Someofthevocabularymismatchesaresodifferentthattwopeopleinaconversationmayfailtounderstandeachother.Forexample，thetwocountrieshavedifferentnamesforcertainfood.“Biscuits“and“sweets”inBritainareknownas“cookies”and“candy”,respectively,intheUS.Butwhilegettingfoodnamesmixeduponlycausesconfusion,somemisunderstandingsmayleadtoembarrassmentifyou’renotcareful.IfaBritishmanintheUSisaskedtoshowupapartyin“pants”,there’sachancethathemightgetalotofstaresfromotherguests.“Pants”intheUKmeansunderwear.“Trousers”arewhatyouneedtoaskaBritishfriendtowearifyoudon’twantthemtocauseasceneamongyourfriends.However,evenif63isalreadyalot,therearestillmanydifferencesthatthechartfailedtocover.IfaUSgirlwalksintoaUKbarberandsays“Iwanttohavemybangsfixed”,forexample,itcouldtakeawhilebeforethehairdresserrealizeswhatshemeansisactuallyher“fringe”.1、Bypresentingthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlytellus.A．thechartismadebyGrammarCheckB．peoplearemuchmorefamiliarwith“lift/elevator”C．BrEandAmEaredifferentinspellingD．TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBrEandAmE2、IfaBritishmanisaskedtojoininapartyin“pants”,hemight.A．getintoanembarrassmentB．beattractiveamonghisfriendsC．bepuzzledatothers’dressesD．askforapairoftrousersinstead3、Whyistheexampleinthebarbermentioned?A．Toconfirmsomeexamplesareunknown.B．Tosupporttheauthor'sopiniononthetopic.C．ToindicatetheBritishareslowinunderstanding.D．Toshowthehairdresserisn’tfamiliarwith“bangs”.B“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”“Balletisdying”allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(编舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操纵)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransitionfromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballethasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夹子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriterolesAlbrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeowerefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyearofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorksoverthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．anewformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．Concerned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．MissBessiewasonlyfivefeettall,butshewastheonlywomanstrictenoughtomakemereadBeowulf.Ishallneverforgetthedayshe1meandpersuadedmetoreadit.“ButMissBessie,”Icomplained,“Iain’tmuch2it.”“Boy,”shesaid,“howdareyousay‘ain’t’tome!I’vetaughtyoubetterthanthat.”“MissBessie,”Iresponded,“I’mtryingtobethe3ofthefootballteam,andifIgoaroundsaying‘itisn’t’and‘theyaren’t’,myfriendsaregoingtolaughatme.”“Boy,”shesaid,“youwanttobetheleader4youhavecourage.Butdoyouknowwhat5takescourage?It’s6toloweryourstandardstothoseofthecrowd.”Then,I7saying“itisn’t”and“theyaren’t,‘‘andI8becametheleader,withoutlosingmyfriends’9.Bornin1895inpoverty,MissBessiegrewupinAthens,Alabama.Sheneverattendeduniversitybecauseshecouldnot10it.Inthelocalhighschool,she11alotaboutShakespeareandthegreatimportanceof12.“Whatyouputinyourhead,”sheoncesaid,“canneverbe13byanybody.”Duringher1444-yearcareer（职业生涯）,MissBessietaughthundredsofyoungsters.Irememberhernowwith15andaffection.MissBessienoticedthingsthathadnothingtodowithschoolwork,butwereimportanttoayoungster’s16.Onceafewclassmates17myworn-outovercoat,andasIwasleavingschool,MissBessie18me,”Carl,neverworryaboutwhatyoudon’thave.Justmakethemostofwhatyoudohave—abrain.WhenMissBessiediedin1980,hundredsofherformer19mourned.Manyofthem,20byMissBessie’sexample,becameexcellentteachers.1、A．praisedB．scoldedC．understoodD．cheated2、A．worriedaboutB．tiredofC．satisfiedwithD．interestedin3、A．memberB．friendC．leaderD．coach4、A．becauseB．soC．orD．when5、A．naturallyB．unexpectedlyC．reallyD．directly6、A．pretendingB．refusingC．wishingD．remembering7、A．startedB．preferredC．suggestedD．minded8、A．alsoB．stillC．neverD．even9、A．controlB．helpC．trustD．respect10、A．affordB．finishC．manageD．change11、A．wroteB．learnedC．thoughtD．talked12、A．knowledgeB．courageC．wealthD．confidence13、A．usedupB．givenawayC．brokendownD．takenaway14、A．boringB．difficultC．greatD．independent15、A．powerB．patienceC．excitementD．gratefulness16、A．intelligenceB．experienceC．healthD．development17、A．checkedB．madefunofC．paidattentiontoD．mended18、A．challengedB．promisedC．encouragedD．warned19、A．studentsB．colleaguesC．familiesD．relatives20、A．supportedB．followedC．guidedD．replaced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。Nowadays,wecanfindadvertisements1．wegoWearesoused2．themthatweoftendon’trealizehowmanyweseeandhearinadayIdidsomeresearchonthemandnowthere3．(be)someimportantinformationtosharewithyouTherearetwomaintypesofadvertisements--4．(commerce)advertisementsandpublicserviceadvertisementsThefirstoneisthekind5．someonehaspaidfortoadvertiseaproductorserviceThesecondone,knownasPSAs,6．(run)forfreeandaremeanttoeducatepeopleabouthealth,safety,orany7．problemsthataffectpublicwelfareBothadvertisementsuseswordsandattractivepicturestopersuadepeople8．(buy)aproductorservice,orbelievein9．ideaTherearelotsofmediaplaces10．youcanfindtheseadverti