武夷学院《高级英语I》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、—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before2、Countrieswhichcontinueimportinghugequantitiesofwastewillhaveto____theissueofpollution.A．maintain B．simplify C．overlook D．address3、Youaresupposedtoleaveyourchild________hishomeworkalone.A．do B．todoC．beingdone D．done4、Mary_______towritingclasseseverynightsinceJuneandthecoursewillendthisweek.A．hadgoneB．hasbeengoingC．isgoingD．went5、Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering6、Afteralongabsence,Iwentbacktocollege,_______topickupwhereI’dleftoff.A．hoping B．hopeC．tohope D．hoped7、_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof8、—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme9、Withineventheweakestofhumanbodiesliesalifethatispreciousindeed____needstoberespectedandhonored.A．somethingthat B．one C．onethat D．something10、Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord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。AInAHistoryofReading,theCanadiannovelistAlbertoMangueldescribesaremarkabletransformationofhumanconsciousness,whichtookplacearoundthe10thcenturyA．D．:thearrivalofsilentreading.Humanbeingshavebeenreadingforthousandsofyears,butinancienttimes,thenormalthingwastoreadaloud.Withthearrivalofsilentreading,Manguelwrites,…thereaderwasatlastabletoestablishanunrestrictedrelationshipwiththebookandthewords.Thewordsnolongerneededtooccupythetimerequiredtopronouncethem.Thereader’sthoughtsinspectedthematleisure,drawingnewideasfromthem,allowingcomparisonsfrommemoryorfromotherbooks.①Toreadsilentlyistofreeyourmindtoreflect,toremember,toquestionandcompare.ThecognitivescientistMaryanneWolfcallsthisfreedom“thesecretgiftoftimetothink”.Athousandyearslater,criticsfearthatdigitaltechnologyhasputthisgiftindanger.TheInternet’sfloodofinformation,togetherwiththedistractionsofsocialmedia,threatenstooverwhelmthespaceofreading,leavingusinwhatthejournalistNicholasCarrhascalled“theshallows”.InCarr’sview,the“endless,temptingbuzz”oftheInternetendangersourverybeing:“Oneofthegreatestdangersweface,”hewrites,“aswegiveupcontrolovertheflowofourthoughtsandmemoriestoapowerfulelectronicsystem,isaslowdamagetoourhumannessandourhumanity.”②There’snoquestionthatdigitaltechnologypresentschallengestothereadingbrain.Butseenfromahistoricalperspective,digitalreadingandsilentreadinglooklikedifferencesofdegree,ratherthanofkind.Totheextentthatdigitalreadingrepresentssomethingnew,itspotentialcutsbothways.Donebadly,theInternetreducesustomindlessclickers,racingnumblytothebottomofabottomlessfeed;butdonewell,ithasthepotentialtoexpandtheverycontemplative(沉思的)spacethatwehaveprizedinourselveseversincewelearnedtoreadwithoutmovingourlips.③InthefifthcenturyB．C．,Socratesworriedthatwritingwouldweakenhumanmemory,andstifle(扼杀)judgment.Infact,asWolfnotesinher2007bookProustandtheSquid:theStoryandScienceoftheReadingBrain,theoppositehappened:Facedwiththewrittenpage,thereader’sbraindevelopsnewcapacities.④TheInternetmaycauseourmindstowanderoff,andyetaquicklookatthehistoryofbookssuggeststhatwehavebeenwanderingoffallalong.Whenweread,theeyedoesnotprogresssteadilyalongthelineoftext;italternatesbetweensaccades—littlejumps—andbriefstops,notunlikethemovementofthemouse’scursoracrossascreenofhypertext.It’struethatstudieshavefoundthatreadersgiventextonascreendoworseonrecallandcomprehensionteststhanreadersgiventhesametextonpaper.Buta2015studybytheGermaneducatorJohannesNaumannsuggeststheopposite.Hegaveagroupofhigh-schoolstudentsthejoboftrackingdowncertainpiecesofinformationonwebsites;hefoundthatthestudentswhoregularlydidresearchonlinewerebetteratthistaskthanstudentswhousedtheInternetmostlytosendemail,chat,andblog.Anewgenerationofdigitalwriterspreferstoincludeinteractivefeatures.The2014iPadnovel,Pry,tellsthestoryofademolition(爆破)expertreturninghomefromthefirstGulfWar.Thestoryistoldintext,photographs,videoclips,andaudio.Itusesaninterface(界面)thatallowsyoutofollowtheactionandshiftbetweenlevelsofawareness.Asyoureadtextonthescreen,describingcharactersandplot,youdrawyourfingersapartandseeaphotographofthechiefcharacter,hiseyesopeningontheworld.Pinchyourfingershutandyouvisithistroubledunconscious;wordsandimagesraceby,asifyouareinsidehismemory.Pryistheoppositeofashallowwork;itswholeplayisbetweenthesurfaceandthedepthsofthehumanmind.Readingitisstimulating.1、InAlbertoManguel’sopinion,silentreading________.A．isanabnormalthingtohumanconsciousnessB．offersreaders’mindfreedomandtimetothinkC．strengthensreaders’powerofmemoryandreflectionD．allowsreaderstogainaninsightintobooksandwords2、Whyisdigitaltechnologyconsideredtohaveendangeredourbeing?A．Itpresentschallengestothereadingbrain.B．Itharmsourhumannessandhumanitygradually.C．Itisverylikelytoexpandourcontemplativespace.D．Itleavesourthoughtsandmemoriesoutofcontrol.3、Thesentence“Thefearoftechnologyisnotnew.”shouldbeplacedin________.A．① B．② C．③ D．④4、WhatcanweinferfromJohannesNaumann’sstudy?A．It’seasiertocollectinformationontheInternetthaninbooks.B．People’shabitofusingtheInternetinfluencestheirperformance.C．TheInternetisn’tsupposedtobeusedasatoolofentertainment.D．Paperreadingisbetterthanscreenreadinginimprovingcomprehension.5、The2014iPadnovel,Pry,ismentionedinthelastparagraphto______.A．introducetheoccurrenceofareadingrevolutionB．showthetechnologyemployedindigitalreadingC．provedigitalreadingnotshallowbutattractiveD．illustratetheimpactdigitalreadinghasonourlife.6、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThedeepspaceofdigitalreadingB．ThetimelyarrivalofsilentreadingC．ThedevelopmentoftraditionalreadingD．ThepotentialdamageofelectronicbooksBThere’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo–––that’swhyitmadeNov16th“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?AccordingtoFrenchphilosopherVoltaire,toleranceistheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfool–––thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.1、What’sthepurposeoftheUN“InternationalDayForTolerance”?A．Toarousepeople’sawarenessoftoleranceamongpeople.B．TocelebratethefoundingoftheUN.C．Tosolvetheproblemofglobalwarming.D．Tochangepeopledopiniontowardsglobalization.2、Whydomenbehaveintolerantlytowardswomen?A．Becausemendon’trealizethepurposeoftheUN.B．Becausemenarephysicallystrongerthanwomen.C．Becausemendon’tappreciatetheshoesofwomen.D．Becausemenarenotwillingtounderstandwomen.3、Whyisitmeaninglesstousethewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”?A．BecausetheyarehardtopronounceinEnglish.B．Becausetheydon’texpresstheexactmeaningpeoplereferto.C．Becausetheycan’tbetranslatedintootherlanguages.D．Becausetheycan’tbeusedinarespectfulway.4、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humansleanttofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.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．Helenwaslovedasafriendly1adybya11whoknewher.Shehadbelongedtothesamechurchforalmostallheradultlireandwashighly36.______.PoorHelenwaswellintoher90’s.Sinceherhusbandpassedaway，shemovedinwithJennifer,heryounggranddaughter.However,lifeis37._______.Onenightdrivinghomefromthestore,Jenniferwashitdeadbyadrunkdriver.Onceagain,Helenwasalone.The38._______oflosingthoseclosesttoherandthelonelinessofbeingallalonewere39.______shecouldbear.Shechanged--shefellinto40._______andhopelessness.Naturally,peoplearoundhersawthechange.Butnobodyseemedtoknowhowto41._______her.Monthspassed.ItwasnowDecember,andtheholidayseasonwas42._______tobeharderthanHelenimagineditwouldbe.Shefeltlikeshewas43._______,slowlyinside.ShewonderedifshewouldseeChristmasthisyear.44._______,thesecondSundayofDecember,theSundaySchoolteachercametoherwithaspecialrequest.Wouldshebe45.______enoughtohelpdecoratethetreethatwasinthemiddleofthechildren’sclassroom?Eachchildhadhandmadeaspecialdecorationto46.______onthetree,andtheyneededassistance.Helenattemptedto47._______refuse,buttheteachersaidthatthechildrenhadrequestedshebethe48._______thatyear.Itwasimportanttothemforsomereason,theteacherwhispered.Thenightofthespecialevent,Helenwaspresentandworethebestsmile.The49.______oftheyoungchildrenwasbittersweet,whichheldmemoriesofherdearJennifer.Forthefirsttimeinmonths,though,youcouldseehereyes50._______throughtears.Shewashappythatthechildrenhad51.______her.Mostdecorationshadbeenplacedonthetree52._______agroupofninechildrencameandsatinfrontofher.Eachofthemeitherhadnograndmotheranylonger,53.______hadneverevenknowntheirs.Thiswasaveryspecialcelebrationandunion.Inthemiddlelayagift-wrappedbox54._______forherwithacardreading“OurGrandma,withlove.”Christmasthisyearwasn’tunkindtoHelen.No,itwasanew55._______,abrand-newstartandninenewreasonstoher…1、A．valuedB．rewardedC．approvedD．respected2、A．funnyB．challengingC．boringD．diverse3、A．weaknessB．coldnessC．sadnessD．tiredness4、A．otherthanB．morethanC．ratherthanD．1essthan5、A．nervousnessB．anxietyC．depressionD．separation6、A．acknowledgeB．distinguishC．appreciateD．comfort7、A．desiredB．picturedC．aimingD．proving8、A．cryingB．dyingC．movingD．struggling9、A．GraduallyB．RecentlyC．ThenD．Meanwhile10、A．kindB．optimisticC．patientD．enthusiastic11、A．baseB．placeC．hideD．set12、A．politelyB．personallyC．seriouslyD．unwillingly13、A．volunteerB．visitorC．teacherD．assistant14、A．viewB．thoughtC．sightD．scenery15、A．staringB．shiningC．lookingD．1ighting16、A．helpedB．treatedC．invitedD．amused17、A．whileB．whenC．asD．after18、A．orB．norC．andD．but19、A．intendedB．writtenC．sentD．1eft20、A．endingB．processC．goalD．beginning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。WhenVictorGaowasgrowingupinruralChinain1．1970s,carsweresorarethathewouldchasethemwiththeotherchildrenthroughthedirtroads,2．(excite)bythestrangesightToday,Chinaistheworld'slargestcarsproducer3．morethandoublethenumberoftheUnitedStates"Inever4．(expect)thatanordinaryChinesefamilywouldownacarandChinawouldbeamajorcarmakingcountry,"Gaosaid,"Itwouldbe5．(complete)beyondmywildestdreamsthatChinawouldproducemoreautomobilesthantheUS"1992markedthestartingpointwhenChina6．(change)fromapoorcountryintoaneconomicsuperpowerdayandnightThisperiodofgreatchange7．(know)broadlyas"TheReformandOpeningup"Atthebeginningofthereformera,China'sGDPincludingthe8．(desert)areas，wasjustunder$150billion,9．ithassharplyincreasedtoover$12trillion