东华大学《综合英语》2024 - 2025 学年第一学期期末试卷

（第2页）制卷人签名：制卷日期制卷人签名：制卷日期：审核人签名：：审核日期：………………………………………………装……订……线…………………学院专业/班级学号姓名题号一二三四五六七八总分阅卷教师得分………………一、词汇与语法（总共20题，每题1分，答题要求：从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，将其字母标号填入题前括号内）()1.Theoldmanhasastrangewayofspeaking.Hereisarecordingofhisspeech,butnoclear______ofwhathehassaidcouldbemadeatall.A.senseB.meaningC.ideaD.explanation()2.Thegirlhadhardlyrungthebell______thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andherfriendrushedouttogreether.A.beforeB.untilC.asD.since()3.—I'msorry.Thatwasn'tofmuchhelp.—Oh,______.Asamatteroffact,itwasmosthelpful.A.sureitwasB.itdoesn'tmatterC.ofcoursenotD.thanksanyway()4.Itisoneofthefunniestthings______ontheInternetsofarthisyear.A.findingB.beingfoundC.tofindD.found()5.Thenewmovie______tobeoneofthebiggestmoney-makersofalltime.A.promisesB.agreesC.pretendsD.declines()6.—Idon'tsupposethepoliceknowwhodidit.—Well,surprisinglytheydo.Amanhasbeenarrestedand______now.A.hasbeenquestionedB.isbeingquestionedC.isquestioningD.hasquestioned()7.Wehadapicniclasttermanditwasalotoffun,solet'shave______onethismonth.A.theotherB.someC.anotherD.other()8.Theisland,______tothemainlandbyabridge,iseasytogoto.A.joiningB.tojoinC.joinedD.havingjoined()9.You'dsoundalotmorepoliteifyoumakearequest______aquestion.A.insearchofB.intheformofC.inneedofD.inthedirectionof()10.Ihaveseldomseenmymother______pleasedwithmyprogressassheisnow.A.soB.veryC.tooD.rather()11.Thefacthasworriedmanyscientists______theearthisbecomingwarmerandwarmertheseyears.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.though()12.Tryonthisredskirt;youwilllookgreat______it.A.onB.byC.inD.for()13.—Haveyougotanyparticularplansforthecomingholiday?—Yes.______,I'mgoingtovisitsomehomesfortheoldinthecity.A.IfeverB.IfbusyC.IfanythingD.Ifpossible()14.ThenumberofforeignstudentsattendingChineseuniversities______risingsteadilysince1990.A.isB.areC.hasbeenD.havebeen()15.Myfriendshowedmeroundthetown,______wasverykindofhim.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.it()16.Thechildrenlovedtheirdaytrip,andtheyenjoyedthehorseride______.A.mostB.moreC.lessD.little()17.I'mafraidhe'smoreofatalkerthanadoer,whichis______heneverfinishesanything.A.thatB.whenC.whereD.why()18.Hehadtopausefromtimetotimetowipethesweatfromhisforehead,becausetheair-conditioner______.A.brokeinB.brokeupC.brokeoutD.brokedown()19.—I'msorryImadeamistake!—______.Nobodyisperfect.A.TakeyourtimeB.You'rerightC.WhateveryousayD.Takeiteasy()20.ThenewstadiumbeingbuiltforthenextAsianGameswillbe______thepresentone.A.asthreetimesbigasB.threetimesasbigasC.asbigasthreetimesD.asbigthreetimesas二、阅读理解（总共15题，每题2分，答题要求：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项）Passage1Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,heparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbikegone.Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettowork,puttingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries(食品杂货),savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity(人性)asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswe,too,cansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.()1.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman'sjobwasbike-riding.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speed.D.Theyuseditforworkanddailylife.()2.Wecaninferfromthetextthat______.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily()3.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.()4.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.Oneshouldtakecareoftheirbike.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.Passage2Iknowwhatyou'rethinking:pizza(比萨饼)?Forbreakfast?Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight'sleftoversinthea.m.ifyouwantto.Iknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfast(不吃早餐),andtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon'thavetime,othersthinkthey're"saving"calories(卡路里),stillothersjustdon'tlikebreakfastfood.Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou'retryingtoloseweight."Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatall,"saysKatherineBrooking,R.D.,whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear's"SELFCHALLENGE".Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit'sloadedwithvegetables,andyousticktoonesmallpiece.Breakfastisoneofthemostimportanttimesoftheday.Thebodyspendsmorecaloriesbreakingdownf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