池州学院《英语小品文阅读》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语小品文阅读》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、AninternationalteamofastronomersannouncedWednesdaythatthey________thefirst-everimageofablackhole.A．havecaptured B．werecapturingC．hadcaptured D．wouldcapture2、________bymanypotentialcustomers,thesalesmanhadtogatherhiscourageandselltheproductindifferentways.A.Havingdenied B．DenyingC．Beingdenied D．Havingbeendenied3、Asateacher,youhaveto_____yourmethodtosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A．display B．testC．adjust D．transfer4、—Howwouldyoulikeyourtea?—_____.A．VeryquicklyB．Asitcomes,pleaseC．VerymuchD．Idon’tliketea5、Howabout______plantoopenabranch?Ishouldsayitwas______failure.A．a;a B．a;/ C．the;/ D．the;a6、Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous7、Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget8、You’dbetterwritedownthephonenumberofthatrestaurantforfuture________.A．purposeB．referenceC．memoryD．assessment9、Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto10、Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast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。AYoumaynotbeaware,butdigitalcurrency(货币)isabigpartoftheInternetworld.QQCoinscanbuyyouaccessories(配饰)foryourQQimages.Moreimportantly,anewdigitalcurrency,Bitcoin,isbringingtheworld’scommerceonline.Ifyou’retraveling,youcanspendBitcoinsatrestaurantsandhotelslistedatBitcoinT.InChina,Bitcoinscanbeusedtobuygoodsatabout134onlineshopsonTaobao.Andatacafénamed2nd

PlaceinBeijing,youcanevenbuyfreshcoffeewithBitcoins.SowhatmakesBitcoinsoattractivetoinvestors?Firstofall,theBitcoinsystemisnotcontrolledbyanyone.OnecentralauthoritycannotmakepoliciestochangethevalueofBitcoins.ThefixedamountofBitcoinsalsomeanstheycannotlosevaluethroughinflation(通货膨胀),asallformsofpapermoneyhavedoneovertime.Inaddition,accountsintheBitcoinsystemareanonymousandtransparent.UserscansetupanaccounteasilyandtrackeveryBitcoin.AllofthesefeaturesseemtomakeBitcoinsimmune(有免疫力的)fromloss,butthatisnotentirelytrue.“ThevalueofBitcoinscanvarywildlyasnocentralgovernmentmakesthepriceofthemsteady.Ifthevaluedropssuddenly,investorscannotgetanycompensation(赔偿),”ZhaoQingming,aseniorresearcheratChinaConstructionBank,toldChinaEconomicWeekly.AndBitcoins,unlikecompanyshares,arenotbackedbyanytangibleassets（有形资产）,whichalsoaddstotheirrisk.WhileChinawillnotrecognizethedigitalcurrencyanytimesoon,Xinhuasaid,lawmakersandofficialsatahearingonNov.18intheUSmadepositivecommentsaboutBitcoin.BenBernanke,outgoingchairmanoftheFederalReserve,toldtheWashingtonPostthat“thesetypesofcreations,suchasBitcoin…mayholdlong-termpromise,particularlyifitssystempromoteafaster,moresecureandmoreefficientpaymentsystem.”1、Bitcoinis______.A．actuallyexactlylikeQQCoins B．onlyusedonlineC．anewcurrencyusedbothonlineandinreallife D．acountry’snewdigitalcurrency.2、WecanuseBitcointobuythefollowingthingsexcept______.A．onlinegoods B．goodsat134onlineshopsonTaobaoC．booksinphysicalshops D．coffeeatacafénamed2ndPlace3、WhatisthedisadvantageofBitcoin?A．thevalueofitcanriseandfallwildly.B．Itcannotlosevaluethroughinflation.C．Everybitcoininyouraccountcanbefollowed.D．Itcanevenbeusedatsomespecificrestaurantsandhotels.BLatelastspring,astudentworkedlateintothenight,andasshepainted,herchemistrytookonalifeofitsown,transformingintoacomicbook.VeronicaBerns,28,wasworkingonherPh.D．inchemistry.Bernsquicklyconcludedthatshewouldbebestabletodescribethedifficultconceptswithillustrations."They'renotverywell-polishedillustrations—that'sonpurpose,"Bernssaid.Inthebeginning,itwasonthebackofanenvelopeoronanapkinthatshedoodled（涂鸦）thechemicalbondstobetterexplainherparentswhatshewasworkingoninthelab.JodyBerns,Veronica'smother,saidtheirfamilyhasahistoryofdoodlingandhassharedcomicsforyears.VeronicaBernssurprisedherfamilywithhercomicbook"AtomicSizeMatters"athergraduationlastyear.ThebooktypicalshowscartoonsofBernswearingvariouscostumesanduseshumoraswellassimplecomparisonstodescribesimplechemistry."We'rejustreallyproudthatshecantakesomethingsocomplexandputitintoanamusingvisual（视觉的）explanationthateveryonecanenjoy,"JodyBernssaid.VeronicaBerns’teachersaidBernswasthefirstofhisstudentstoconstructherknowledgeinanartisticwayandheacknowledgedthatitisdifficultforscientiststoexplainwhattheydowithpropercontext.“Ifit'sworthdoing,weshouldbeabletoexplainit,”Fredricksonsaid.Fredricksonsaidshehopesotherscientistswilllearntofindwaystoillustratewhatthey'redoinginthelab.BernsnowlivesinChicagoasachemistandalsowritesabloginwhichsheusescomicstoexplaintheworkofNobelPrizewinningscientists.BernsstartedafundraisingcampaignontheInternettofinanceprintingthebooks.Shesaidshewantedtoraise$5,965tocoverthecostsofprofessionalprintingandthewebsitesaysshehasraisedmorethan$14,000.1、WhatledBernstopaintsomethingaboutchemistry?A．Todecoratetheenvelopes.B．Toshowsomethingclearly.C．Toobservefamilytraditions.D．Todesignapresenttohisparents.2、WhichcanbestdescribeBerns'spaintingsinhercomicbooks?A．Funnyandvivid.B．Classicalandlively.C．Amusingandshiny.D．Creativeandskilled.3、HowdoesFredricksontakeBerns'spaintings?A．Theyaredifficulttounderstand.B．Theyarerewardingandinspiring.C．Theyshouldbedoneinmoredetail.D．TheywillhelpBernsgettheNoblePrize.4、Thepassageismostlikelytoappeara(n).A．technologyreviewB．courseadvertisementC．textbookguideD．newsreport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．RecentlyIheardastoryaboutafamousscientistwhohadmadeseveralveryimportantmedicalbreakthroughs.Hewasbeing1byareporterwhoaskedhimwhyhethoughthewasabletobesomuchmore2thantheaverageperson.Herespondedthatitallcamefroma(n)3withhismotherthatoccurredwhenhewasfouryearsold.Hehadbeentryingto4abottleofmilkfromtheshelfwhenitfell,5itscontentsalloverthekitchenfloor.Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadof6him,shesaid,“Robert,whatagreatandwonderful7youhavemade.Ihaveseldomseensuchareal8ofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketogetdownand9inthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,he10.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeatroublelikethis,11you’llhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproper12.So,howwouldyouliketodothat?Wecoulduseasponge(海绵)，atoweloramop.Whichdoyou13?”Hechosethespongeand14theycleanedupthemilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Let'sgooutinthebackyardand15thebottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithout16it.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifheheldthebottleatthetopneartheedge17bothhands,hecouldcarryitwithoutdroppingit.Whatawonderful18!Itwasatthatmomentthatthescientistknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomake19.Instead,helearnedthatmistakeswerejust20forlearningsomethingnew.1、A．praisedB．interviewedC．celebratedD．admired2、A．famousB．excellentC．creativeD．wonderful3、A．inventionB．experimentC．gameD．experience4、A．removeB．bringC．settleD．put5、A．coveringB．leavingC．drinkingD．flowing6、A．encouragingB．askingC．punishingD．frightening7、A．useB．achievementC．pictureD．trouble8、A．seaB．bottleC．roomD．factory9、A．playB．thinkC．cryD．regret10、A．refusedB．didC．listenedD．feared11、A．graduallyB．patientlyC．finallyD．immediately12、A．valueB．formC．shelfD．order13、A．likeB．cleanC．preferD．accept14、A．togetherB．silentlyC．excitedlyD．hurriedly15、A．chargeB．fillC．presentD．put16、A．losingB．holdingC．breakingD．dropping17、A．forB．beyondC．overD．with18、A．performanceB．methodC．lessonD．action19、A．promisesB．mistakesC．guessesD．decisions20、A．chancesB．teachersC．directionsD．instructions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。FiredrillsareabigpartofbeingsafeinschoolTheyprepareyouforwhatyouneedtodoincaseofafireButwhat1．thereisafirewhereyoulive?Doyouknowwhattodo?Talkingaboutfirescanbescary2．noonelikestothinkaboutpeoplegettinghurtortheirthingsgettingburnedButyoucanfeellessworriedifyou3．(prepare)It’sagoodidea4．familiestotalkabouthowtoescapeafireDifferentfamilieswillhavedifferentstrategies（策略）Somekidsliveinone-storyhousesandotherkidsliveintall5．(build)You’llwanttotalkaboutescapeplansandescaperoutes,solet’sstartthereAnescapeplancanhelpeverymemberofafamilygetoutofa6．(burn)houseTheideaistogetoutsidequicklyand7．(sa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