聊城大学东昌学院《主要英语国家国情》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、_______itissohot,Iguesswecan’tdoanythinguntilafterdark.A．Incase B．Nowthat C．Evenif D．Asthough2、—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．areweB．isitC．weareD．comesit3、Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo4、—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat5、AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof6、—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent7、—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked8、（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．acrossB．aboveC．aroundD．along9、Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling10、Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read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。AHumanshavebeenkeepinganimalsaspetsfortensofthousandsofyears,butDr.Jean-LoupRault,ananimalscientistattheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,believesnewcompanionsarecoming:robotpets.“Technologyismovingveryfast,”RaulttoldABCNews,“TheTamagotchiintheearly1990swasreallythefirstroboticpet,andnowSonyandotherbigcompanieshaveimprovedthemalot.”Thismaynotsitwellwithpetlovers.Afterall,whowouldchooseaplastictoyoveralovelypuppy?ButRaultarguesthattherobotickindhasalotgoingforit:“Youdon’thavetofeedit,youdon’thavetowalkit,itwon’tmakeamessinyourhouse,andyoucangoonaholidaywithoutfeelingguilty.”Thetechnologyalsobenefitsthosewhoareallergictopets,shortonspace,orfearfulofrealanimals.It’snotclearwhetherrobotpetscanreplacerealones.Butstudiesdosuggestthatwecanbondwiththesesmartmachines.Peoplegivetheircarsnamesandkidsgivetheirtoyanimalslifestories.It’sthesamewithrobots.WhenSonystoppeditsrepairserviceforitsrobotdogAiboinMarch2014,ownersinJapanheldfunerals.Asananimalwelfareresearcher,Raultisconcernedabouthowroboticpetscouldaffectourattitudestowardsliveanimals.“Ifwebecomeusedtoaroboticcompanionthatdoesn’tneedfood,waterorexercises,perhapsitwillchangehowhumanscareaboutotherlivingbeings,”hesaid.Soaredogsandcatsathingofthepast,asRaultpredicts?Forthosewhogrewupwithlivingandbreathingpets,themechanicalkindmightnotdo.Butforournextgenerationwhoareinconstanttouchwithsmarttechnology,afutureinwhichlovelypetsneedn’thaveaheartbeatmightnotbeafar-fetcheddream.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“sitwellwith”means?A．berefusedbyB．bebeneficialtoC．makeadifferencetoD．receivesupportfrom2、Whataretheadvantagesofrobotpets?a.Theyareplasticandfeelsmooth.b.Ownersneedn’tworryaboutthemwhengoingout.c.Theycanhelpcureallergies.d.Theysavespaceandcosts.A．ab.B．bc.C．bd.D．cd.3、Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A．theadvantagesofrobottoysB．thepopularityofrobotpetsC．livingpetsaredyingoutD．robotpetsarecomingBOnaflightfromDallas,Texas,toCincinnati,Ohio,tovisitafriendin2008,eventplannerPaigeChenaultdaydreamedaboutthegrandbirthdaypartiesshe’dthrowforherdaughteroneday.(Paigewasfivemonthspregnantatthetime.)Then,flippingthroughamagazine,shesawaphotoofanimpoverishedHaitianboy,skinny.“Ithought,thiskidhasnothing,”Paigesays.Theimagestayedwithher,andsheresolvedtodosomethingtohelp.“IdecidedIwouldusemytalentstothrowbirthdaypartiesforhomelesskids,”Paigesays.Forthenextfouryears,Paigeandherhusband,Colin,tooktimeoutfromparenthoodtovisitshelterstodeterminehowbesttopullofftheparties.Finally,inJanuary2012,Paigelaunchedthe

BirthdayPartyProject,anonprofitorganization,andrecruitedfriendsandfamilytohelpdecorateDallas’s75-occupantFamilyGatewayShelterwithballoonsandstreamers,celebratingthebirthdaysof11boysandgirls,with60morehomelesskidsinattendance.“ThatfirstpartywasbetterthanIcouldhaveeverimagined,”saysPaige.NowPaigeandherstaffofthreepaidemployeesworkwithregionalvolunteerstoplanmonthlythemedpartiesat15sheltersacrossthecountry,someofwhichhouseabusedorabandonedkids.Eachchildcelebratingabirthdaythatmonthgetsa$30gift,adecorativeplacemat,andanindividualcakeorcupcake.OneofPaige’sfavoritepartsofeachpartyiswhenthekidsmakeawishandblowoutthecandles.“Theyrarelygetachancetodreambig,”saysPaige.Herdaughter,Lizzie,nowseven,oftenhelpsoutattheparties.Paigesays,“TheonethingI’vealwayswantedisformykidtobegenerous.”1、WhatwasitthatmadePaigewanttohelpthehomelesschildren?A．AflightfromDallastoOhio. B．Herdaughter’sbirthday.C．ThephotoofaHaitianboy. D．Hertalentforthrowingparties.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impoverished”mean?A．adorable B．poorC．talented D．dead3、Whatcanbelearntfromthepassage?A．Atotalof75full-timeworkersareemployedbyPaigeatpresent.B．Afterunsuccessfulattempts,Paigefinallythrewawonderfulpartyforthehomelesskids.C．Kidscanspend$30tocelebratetheirbirthday.D．Paigecommitsherselftothecauseofhelpingthehomelesskids.4、WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkPaigeis?A．Caringandsensitive. B．Competentandloyal.C．Kindandperseverant. D．Responsibleanddisciplined.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．IthappenedtoSusanBlackinacoldwinter.Everythingseemedina1thosedays.Bothherparentssufferingfromdepression,sendingfora2becameacommonpractice.Asawomaninher40s,itwasa3jobtobeateacherof30first-graders,whowerealways4,andshe’dtriedallsortsofmethods,but5togetthemquietinclass...Misfortuneswere6oneafteranother.Afteralongandtiringdayatwork,Susandraggedherselfalong,7towardstheparkinglot.Shecametothecar,onlytofindshehadlockedherkeysandcellphoneinside.8kickingthetyreofthecar,shesensedtears9hercheeks.“What’swrong?”avoicewasheard.Susanlookedup,andsawayoungmanwitha10athisside.Susanstoppedweepingandexplainedhersituation,addingthat11hecalledherhusband,hewouldn’tbringherthesparecarkey,sincehewasworkingatthe12endofthetownanditwasstillnottimeto13theday’swork.“Callyour14andtellhimI’mcomingtogetthekey,”theyoungmanhandedSusanhisphone.“Butthat’sninemiles’roundtrip...”saidSusan.“There’snotimefor15.I’llbebackassoonaspossible.”Twohourslater,themotorriderreturnedwithabigsmileand16face,keyinhand.Susan17somemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededthe18,”withthosewords,likea19inthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.ForSusan,the“cowboy”notonlypickedthekey,but20herday,orrather,warmedthelongandcoldwinterdays.1、A．battleB．rowC．messD．hurry2、A．workerB．psychologistC．policemanD．lawyer3、A．toughB．rareC．boringD．rewarding4、A．kindB．quickC．happyD．noisy5、A．atheartB．invainC．onpurposeD．withease6、A．comingtrueB．pilingupC．goingwellD．runningout7、A．lookingB．marchingC．yellingD．heading8、A．MildlyB．RandomlyC．SuddenlyD．Wildly9、A．streamingdownB．flowingpastC．showingupD．castingaway10、A．bicycleB．carC．motorbikeD．taxi11、A．evenifB．unlessC．justasD．whenever12、A．wideB．deepC．farD．long13、A．endB．forgetC．giveupD．putoff14、A．friendB．familyC．daughterD．husband15、A．waitingB．hesitationC．travelingD．delivery16、A．charmingB．sweatingC．worryingD．encouraging17、A．receivedB．sharedC．offeredD．loaded18、A．exerciseB．helpC．rewardD．lesson19、A．youngB．strangerC．motorriderD．cowboy20、A．keptB．burntC．fixedD．built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。Sugarsculptureblowingis1．Chinesefolkartwhereartistsblowandsculpthotsugartocreate3D2．(figure)Thefinishedsculpturesnotonlylookgood,butalsohaveagoodtaste,3．(make)thempopularamongchildrenThemainrawmaterialforsugarsculptureblowingismaltsugar(麦芽糖)Themaltsugar4．(use)insculptureblowinghastobeheatedtohightemperaturesItcanonlybeusedafterseveralprocessingprocedures,5．includethesortingandcookingofthemaltsugarfollowedbythefiringandmeltingofit“Blowing”can6．(divide)intotwomethods—oneusesmolds(模子);theotherdoesnot,andinvolvessugarfigurestakingshapethrougha7．(combine)ofblowingairintotheprocessedmaltsugarandtheartist’sflexiblehandskillsThecomplexprocessmayexplain8．therearefewerpeoplemakingsugarsculptureTopreserveandpromotethis9．(tradition)craftsmanship,thegovernmentofHebeiProvincefoundedasugarfigureartorganizationin2011,which10．(consist)ofover50artistsrecognizedastheinheritors(继承人)ofthetechnique第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Susan’sfamilywasterriblepoor.OneChristmasEve,Susan’sfathersawthatSusanhadusedpieceofgoldwrappingpapertodecorateashoe-box,whereissoprecioustotheirfamily,andsheputitundertheChristmastree.Thenextmorning,Susantakestheboxtoherdadandsaid,“Thisisforyou,dad!”Butifheopenedit,hefounditwasempty.“Whydoyougivemeanemptyboxes?Don’tyouknowthegoldwrappingpaperissuchexpensivetous?”Herdadsaidangrily.Susancried,said,“Dad,itisn’t