鄂尔多斯职业学院《英语听力（一）》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院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that2、—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto3、—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem4、Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend5、Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto6、Wemust______thetimethatyou’vewastedthisafternoonbyworkinglateto-night.A．makeupfor B．makeout C．doup D．makeupto7、Ifit_____earlier,theprintingmachinewouldnothavebrokendown．A．hasbeenrepaired B．isrepairedC．hadbeenrepaired D．wasrepaired8、Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push9、Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely10、InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup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。AAmericanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween1998and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe1970s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein2006was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe1980s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe1980sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin1975.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween1998and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointedBYoucanseeaseaturtlenamedHerman,anoctopus(章鱼)calledOctavia,andasealnamedLidiaattheSmithsonian’sNationalZooinWashington,D．C．Ratherthanrealanimals,theyareactuallyartworksmadeoutofplastictrashfromtheocean.Theseartworksarepartofatravelingexhibitcalled“WashedAshore:ArttoSavetheSea”.TheWashedAshoreproject,ledbytheartistcalledPozzi,workstoraiseawarenessaboutplasticpollutioninEarth’soceans.Morethan315billionpoundsofplasticlittertheworld’soceanstoday.Mostoftheplasticisgarbagefromtownsandcities,aswellastrashthatpeopleleaveonbeaches.Rainwater,winds,andhightidesbringthetrashintotheoceanorintoriversthatleadtotheocean.Onceitisunderthewaves,theplasticbeginstobreakupintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Thousandsofseaanimalsdieeachyearfromeatingplasticbagsandotherthings.Eachyear,millionsmorepoundsofplasticendupintheocean.Arecentstudyfoundthatifthatcontinues,by2050thetotalweightofplasticwillbemorethanthatofallthefishintheocean.TheWashedAshoreprojectisworkingtostopthatfromhappening.Since2010,WashedAshorevolunteershavecollected38,000poundsofplastictrashfrommorethan300milesofbeaches.TheyhelpedPozzicreatemorethan60artworksofseacreaturesharmedbyplasticpollution.“Theseartworksareapowerfulreminderofourpersonalroleandglobalresponsibilityinpreservingbiodiversity(生物多样性)onlandandinthesea,”saysDennisKelly,directoroftheNationalZoo.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheartworksshownattheSmithsonian’sNationalZoo?A．Toletpeopleknowaboutanimalsintheocean.B．Tointroduceonewayofrecyclingplastictrash.C．Towarnpeopleofplasticpollutionintheocean.D．ToshowPozzi’sgreatgiftforcreatingartworks.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatisthesourceofplasticpollutionintheocean?A．Garbagefromtownsandcities.B．Trashleftonbeachesbypeople.C．Plasticbagsbrokenupbywaves.D．Littercreatedbyhumanactivities.3、ThedatainParagraph5isgiventoprovethat______.A．plasticpollutionwillbemoreseriousintheocean.B．moreandmoreartworksofseacreatureswillbemade.C．theWashedAshoreprojecthasmadegreatachievements.D．volunteerscansolvetheoceanpollutionsuccessfullyby2050.4、What’sDennisKelly’sattitudetowardstheartworks?A．worried.B．supportive.C．doubtful.D．unconcerned.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．TherearetoomanyfatpeopleinAmerica,somanyAmericansarefightingagainstoverweight.Butthe1thingisthattheFrench,whoconsumerichfood,2tostaythin.Nowa3byCornellUniversitysuggests4lifestyleanddecisionsabout5mayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeel6.However,Americanstendtostopwhentheir7areemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercola,a8expert,theFrenchseeeating9animportantpartoftheirlifestyle.Theyenjoyfoodandthereforespenda10timeatthetable,whileAmericansseeeatingas11tobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericans12theabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhave13.Inaddition,hepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedand14foodsfortheweek.TheFrench,15tendtoshopdaily,walkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhavea16offreshfruits,vegetables,andeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStates,MireilleGuiliano,authorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetfat,decidedto17abouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoid18.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.Inspiteofallthesedifferences,evidenceshowsthatrecentlifestyle19maybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesity(肥胖)—orextremeoverweight—amongadultsisonly6%.However,asAmericanfastfoodgains20andtheyoungrejectoldertraditions,theobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.1、A．presentB．naturalC．strangeD．modern2、A．continueB．moveC．tryD．expand3、A．researchB．novelC．bookD．newspaper4、A．thatB．whatC．howD．when5、A．workingB．livingC．studyingD．eating6、A．sensitiveB．sadC．happyD．full7、A．pocketsB．refrigeratorsC．housesD．plates8、A．educationB．healthC．literatureD．speech9、A．intoB．asC．insideD．to10、A．fairlylongB．fairlyshortC．veryexcitingD．ratherfast11、A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing12、A．getB．bringC．loseD．receive13、A．keptB．enjoyedC．wentD．stopped14、A．hotB．coolC．warmD．frozen15、A．thereforeB．insteadC．howeverD．merely16、A．choiceB．messageC．orderD．number17、A．writeB．readC．speakD．think18、A．fruitB．foodC．oilD．egg19、A．examplesB．traditionC．changesD．stories20、A．failureB．successC．acceptanceD．rejection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。Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankAmericansaremorefamiliarwiththebenefitsofdiscipline,infact,thanconsciousofthemintheoryAnyonewhoshouldtrytomanageafactory,abank,arailroad,aship,amilitarycompany,oranathleticteam,ontheprincipleofhavingeveryemployeeormemberoftheorganizationtakewhateverpartinthework,anddoitinwhateverwayseemed1．（good）inhisowneyes,2．（come）tosuddengriefandbemercilesslylaughedatWeallknowthatanyenterprisecanbesuccessfulonlyifthereiscoordinationofeffort,or3．forshortwecallteamplay,andthatthiscanhappenonlyifthenatureofeachman’swork,andthewayheistoperformit,isarrangedwithaviewtothewhole,sothateachpart4．（fit）intoitsplacecontributesitspropersharetothetotalresultExperience5．（teach）usthatthemaximumefficiencyisattained6．theteamplayismostnearlyperfect,andtherefore,thesubordination（附属，从属）oftheindividualtothecombinedactionismostnearlycompleteThenthereisthegreatestharmonyofaction,andtheleastwastebyfrictionorworkingatcrosspurposeButeveryoneisawarethatsuchaconditiondoesnotcomeaboutof7．Mendonotfitintotheirplacesinateamororganizationspontaneously8．theyhaveandevenwhentheyhavebecomefamiliarwiththegameortheindustry,theyareapt（易于）tooverestimatetheirownpartinit,ordisagreeaboutthebestmethodofattainingtheresultEveryonelikestorule,andwhenArtemusWardsuggestedthatallthemeninaregimentshouldbemadeBrigadierGeneralsatoncetoavoidjealousy,hetouchedafamiliarweakness9．humannatureHewasnotobligedtoexplainthejoke,becausenoonefailstoseetheabsurdity（荒谬，谬论）ofhavingeverybodyincommandButthatwouldbeexactlythesituationifnobodywereincommandIfthereistobeaplanforcombinedaction,somebodymusthavepowertodecidewhatthatplanshallbe;andifthepartofeveryperformeris10．（subordinate）totheplanMoreover,thatauthoritymusthavesomemeansofcarryingitsdirectionsintoeffectItmustbemaintainedbydi