大连外国语大学《英语拓展（英美文化）》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Iquicklyloweredmyself,duckingmyheadtoavoidlookingdirectlyintohiseyessothathewouldn'tfeel________.A．challenged B．challengingC．tobechallenged D．havingchallenged2、Thebooksonthedesk,coversareshiny,areprizesforus.A．which B．what C．whose D．that3、Havingbeentreatedinthehospitalforaslongassixmonths,themaninjuredinthecarcrashisnoweventuallyback_______hisfeet.A．at B．inC．on D．to4、WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．afterC．beforeD．since5、In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon6、—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely7、Somepeoplesuggestchangingthedateforthecollegeentranceexamsinto______SaturdayandSundayofthefirstweekofJune,whichIthinkis______goodadvice.A．/;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．the;/8、publicbicycleswithamobileappismoreconvenientforusers.A．TounlockB．UnlockC．UnlockedD．Unlocking9、Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf10、Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget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。AAbrandnewscooter（滑板车）wasrecentlyleftoutsideashopinCornwallwithaheartwarmingnotesaying："Freetoalittleboyorgirlwhoisnotluckyenoughtohaveone．"ThescooterbelongedtoMax，ageneroussix﹣year﹣old．Thechildwasgivenanewscooterforhisbirthdaybuthealreadyhadone，sohedecidedthathedidn'tneedit．Hetoldhisparentshewantedafamilywhocouldnotaffordascootertotakehisextraoneandtheyhelpedhimputaplantogether．TheyspokewiththeownerofalocalshopinTrispen，Cornwall，wholetthefamilyleavethescooteroutside．Theyattachedanotetoitsayingitwasfreetotake．Whenthefamilyreturnedtotheshopafterashorttripout，theyfoundathankyounotesittingwherethescooteroncestood，andthefamilythenknewthatahappychildwasracinghomewithanewscooter．Thenoteread："Thankyousomuch!Ilovemynewscooter．LoveAyla．"Max'smum，Deborah，proudlysaidhersix﹣year﹣oldsonhadalwaysbeengenerous．Thefamilywasthrilledthatsomeonecouldappreciateandtreasuretheirsparescooter．ShealsoaddedhowtheywouldlovetohearfromAyla．"Herealizedhecouldn'thavetwoscooterssohesaidhewantedtogiveittoanotherboyorgirlwhodidn'thaveone，"Deborahsaid．Theposthasbeenwidelysharedandappreciated．Max'skindactionhaswarmedtheheartsofmanypeopleonFacebook．"I'mveryproudofhim．He'smylittlesuperstar．Therearekindpeopleoutthere．"WhenMaxwasaskedifhehadamessageforAyla，hejoyfullysaid："Ihopeyouenjoyit．"1、WhatwasthemainreasonforMax'sofferinghisnewscooter？A．HisfriendAylabadlyneededone．B．Healreadyhadoneofhisown．C．Hismotheraskedhimtodoso．D．Hedislikedthescooter'sstyle．2、HowdidMaxgiveawayhisnewscooter？A．ByhavingitsenttoAyla．B．Byofferingitasabirthdaypresent．C．Byaskingashopownertoshowit．D．Byleavingitoutsideashopwithanote．3、WhatwastheonlinereactiontoMax'saction？A．Fewpeopletooknoticeofit．B．Somepeopletreateditlightly．C．Manypeopleexpressedtheirlikes．D．Themajoritythoughtitwasfoolish．4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext？A．Toreportaheartwarmingstory．B．Todescribeabirthdaycelebration．C．Tostresstheimportanceofeducation．D．Tocallonpeopletocontributescooters．BIfyoumakealistoftheworld’stoptenmostchallengingjob,chancesarethatbeingateacherwillnotmakethecut.Butthinkaboutthedauntingtaskmillionsofeducatorsfaceeachdayastheytrytomoldagroupofoftensurly,unrulykidsintointelligent,well-roundedindividuals.Thatsurelyhastobethetoughestjobintheworld,especiallygiventhatthereisnopromotionorbonusawaitingthemeveniftheyarewildlysuccessful!Whatiftheseall-importantindividualsthatweoftentakeforgranteddisappearfromourlives?ThatwaswhatProjectEdandParticipantMedia'sTeachcampaignaskedfilmmakersofallagestoenvisionfortheirrecentlyheldcontest.Entitled,"AWorldWithoutTeachers,"itsintentwastoinspiremoreyoungpeopletobecometeachers.However,the62amazingvideosubmissionsalsoserveasareminderofhowgrimthingswouldbeifwedidn'thavetheseselflessindividualsguidingusthroughlife.Whatwasinterestingisthateventheyoungestcontestantsdidnotappeartorejoiceattheideaofnothavinganybodytellingthemwhattodo.High-schoolstudentSavannahWakefieldponderedifartasweknowittodaywouldhavebeendifferentwithoutteachers.WouldMonethavediscoveredhistalentforimpressionism?LosAngeles-basedMilesHorst,whowonthe1,000USDprizeforthebestadultsubmissionimaginesaworldwhereteachersarereplacedbya'brainbox'inhisfunanimatedentry.YouthcategorywinnerMarinaBarham'svideodepictsafactweallknowbutoftenforget.Teachersdon'tjustteach,theyinspire-somethingthatnoelectronicdevice,nomatterhowsmart,cando!Sothenexttimeyouthinkyourteacherisbeing"mean"fortryingtochannelyouintherightdirection,imaginealifewithouthim/her.Wehaveafeelingitwillnotappearasrosy!1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecampaigntopromoteteachers'status.B．Thesignificancecfteachers.C．Asurveyofpeople'sviewsaboutteachers.D．Thepossibilityofaworldwhereteachersarereplaced.2、Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．teachingnaughtykidsisaverydiscouragingtaskB．beingateacherisoneofthemostchallengingjobsintheworldC．asuccessfulteacherhasthegreatestchancetobepromotedD．teachershavelittleinfluenceonkids'individualdevelopment3、Whatisthepurposeoftheproject“AWorldWithoutTeachers”?A．Toattractkidstosubmitmorevideosoftheirteachers.B．Toexpectteacherstodevotethemselvestotheirjobs.C．Toremindstudentstoappreciateteachers'hardwork.D．Toencouragemorepeopletogointoteachingcareer.4、Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．Teachingisquitedifferentfromotherjobs.B．Thefutureofteachers'workappearsinspiring.C．Aworldwithoutteacherswillbeunimaginable.D．Manypeopleattachmoreimportancetoteaching.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．MymotherhasbeenatrueinspirationtomeandchangedthewayIlookatlife．SincemybirthshehasmadeitevidentthatIwouldbecome1andthatIwouldbeoneofthegreatones．ShehastaughtmethatIcandoanythingifIputmy2toit．Asayoungboy,Istruggledtoachievetasksthatcame3toothers．Ihadproblemswithwriting,readingandespeciallySpeaking．Ididn'ttalktheway4kidsdidanddidnotrespond,toquestionsorstayalert（警觉的）tomysurroundings．;Myreadingwaspoor5withteachershelpingme,andmyspeechwashardto6Mywritingwasnotatthe7itshouldhavebeen．Evensimplethingslikeknowing-myleftfrommyrightorbeingabletosnapmyfingers（弹手指）were8．Mymother9allmychallengesandasaprofessorwithaPH．D,decidedto10thesituationearlyinmydevelopment．Shedidn'twantmeto11．After-awhile,wedidindeedgetoveralltheproblemsthathad12me．Shespenthourseveryday13meeverythingIneededtoknow,determinedtohelpmelearn．14herIwouldnotbeanywhereclosetothelevelIamnow．Inaddition,shegave15formylife．Shetoldmewhattodoandwhatnottodo．Herexpectationshavealwaysbeenhigh16sheknowsthatIcandoit．Forthat,Ithankher．Shewouldnotallowhersontobeincapable．Shenever17onme,andtothisdayshetellsmeeducationisamust．Iwillbea18personifIcontinuetofollowherlead．Sheencouragesmetostudyhardformy19andattendcollege．Sheusedhergiftsasa20tohelpachild—herchild—andnowIhavetheopportunitytobecomesomething．1、A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something2、A．mind B．brain C．feelings D．work．3、A．smoothly B．strongly C．frequently D．easily4、A．average B．ordinary C．normal D．comeon5、A．just B．ever C．even D．only6、A．hear B．write C．read D．understand7、A．level B．length C．speed D．degree8、A．problemsB,excusesC．worriesD:duties9、A．suffered B．observed C．removed D．tolerated10、A．study B．find C．change D．keep11、A．fight B．struggleG．strike C．challenge12、A．interrupted B．disturbed C．terrified D．troubled13、A．teaching B．giving C．supporting D．reminding14、A．Without B．Except C．Besides D．Beyond15、A．information B．advice C．promise D．expectation16、A．beforeB:though B．because C．unless17、A．setup B．gaveup C．pushedup D．lookedup18、A．rich B．famousC;successful C．powerful19、A．training B．grades C．experiments D．abilities20、A．woman B．doctor C．sister D．teacher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。Accordingtoanewsurvey,peoplewhohaveownedpetsmaybemoreprofessionally1．(success),andthisisabsolutelygoodnewsforambitiouspetparentsThesurvey2．(conduct)byKeltonGlobalResearchforBanfieldPetHospitalTheresearcherssurveyed857adultsintheUnitedStateswitha3．(vary)ofcareersAmongtheC-suiteexecutivessurveyed,93percentgrewwithapetintheirhome,with78percent4．(hold)thatgrowingupwithapethelpedcausetheircareersuccessasanadultSo,howexactlydoespetownershipcausecareersuccess?AccordingtoBanfield’sresearch,executivesreportedthattheirpethelpedteachthemlessonslike5．(responsible),creativity,sympathyandorganization,6．haveallbeeninvaluableinthebusinessworld“AtBanfieldPetHospital,we’velongrecognizedthespecialbondbetweenpeopleandtheirpets,aswellasthepositiveimpactpetshave7．oursociety,”BrianGarishsaidinastatementonBanfield’swebsite“8．thepetownershiplessonswelearnedaschildren,tothewaysourfour-leggedfriendscurrentlyhelpusprogress,connectwithothers,andstaygrounded,ourlatestresearchsupportstheidea--we’vehadallalong--9．theremaybealinkbetweenpetsandtheirability10．(help)shapeusaspeople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：在错的词下画一横线,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