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《英语国家社会与文化（二）》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、What’swrongwithyourcellphone?Ican’tgetthrough.Oh,mylinewascutoffbecauseI________mybill.A．haven’tpaid B．hadn’tpaid C．wasn’tpaying D．don’tpay2、IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault3、—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo4、Totellthetruth,Ididn’texpectthatthereweresomanypeople______theidea.A．supportedB．supportingC．tosupportD．havingsupported5、TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced6、Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where7、Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe 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D．trapped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。AManykidshelpoutaroundthehousewithchoressuchasemptyingthedishwasher,puttinglaundryaway,andtakingoutthetrash.Inexchange,somekidsgetallowancesorotherrewardssuchasextracomputertime.Butsomepeopledonotthinkthatkidsshouldgetrewardsfordoingchores.SusieWalton,aparentingeducatorandfamilycoach,believesthatbyrewardingkids,parentsaresendingamessagethatworkisn’tworthdoingunlessyougetsomethinginreturn.’’Runninganykindofhouseholdisateameffort,Susiesaid."Ahomeisalivingspaceforeveryoneinthefamily.It’simportantforkidstoseethatweallhaveresponsibilitiesinthehouse,andthatfamiliesdecidetogetherhowtheywanttheirhometolook,andhowtheyaregoingtokeepitlookinglikeeveryonewantsittolook.”Otherpeoplebelievethatgettingacashallowanceorotherrewardsmotivateskidstodochores,anditalsoteachesthemrealworldlessonsabouthowweneedtoworktoearnmoney.Therearealsonewapplicationsthatgivekidspointsanddigitalgiftsthatcanberedeemed(兑取)eitheronlineorintherealworld.WiththeChoreMonsterapp,kidsearndigitalpointsbycompletingchoresthattheycanturninforreal-liferewardssuchasextraXboxtimeoratriptothemall.“Ourgoalistoencouragekidstoearnrewards,’’saysChrisBergman,founderofChoreMonster.“Kidsneedpositivereinforcementtohelpmotivatethem."Whatdoyouthink?Shouldkidsberewardedfordoingchores?Orshouldkidshelpoutaroundtheirhomeswithoutgettinganythinginreturn?Writea200-wordresponse.Sendittotfkasks4you@.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.Pleaseincludeyourgradeandcontactinformationofyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublished.ThedeadlineforrespondingisFebruary18.1、Howdoestheauthorstartthepassage?A．Bypresentingsomefacts.B．Bylistingsomeevidence.C．Bycomparingdifferentviews.D．Bystatinghisownexperiences.2、AccordingtoSusieWalton,.A．kidsshouldberewardedfordoingchoresB．parentsdecidewhatkidscandoforthefamilyC．kidshavetheresponsibilitytosharehouseworkD．kidscangetextracomputertimefordoingchores3、Paragraph3ismainlyabout.A．ChrisBergman’sopiniononraisingkidsB．mainreasonswhykidsneedencouragementC．howtomotivatekidstotrynewapplicationsD．theadvantageofrewardingkidsfordoingchores4、Thepurposeofwritingthetextisto.A．invitereaderstoexpresstheiropinionsB．informreadersoftwodifferentopinionsC．callonreaderstoreflectontheirbehaviorD．presenttheauthor'sviewpointaboutparentingBBestBookshopsinLondonLookingforthelatestbestsellers?Londonhaseveryshopabooklovercouldpossiblyneedforbrowsing(浏览),readingorshoppingforgifts:fromspecialistbookshopsandbookmarketsforraretreasuresatrewardingprices,tosecond-handbookshops,academicbookshopsandhighstreetchains.DauntBooksFoundedbyJamesDaunt,thissmallchainhasbeenfeedingthesoulsofliteraryandnon-fictionloversforyears.ItisanEdwardianbookshoponMaryleboneHighStreet.Booksfromthesamecountryarearrangedtogether,soguides,maps,non-fictionandfictionallsitalongsideoneanother,forauniquebrowsingexperience.HatchardsNobooklover’striptoLondoniscompletewithoutvisitingHatchardsonPiccadilly,theoldestbookshopintheUK.Establishedin1797,Hatchardshousesalargerangeoffictionandnon-fiction,aswellassignedandspecialeditions.There’salsoaseparatesectiononreligiousbooks.StanfordsStanfordsflagshipCoventGardenstoreisstillamust-visitforloversoftravelbooksandhasbeensinceitopenedin1853.Theshophastheworld’slargestselectionofmapsandtravelbooksunderoneroof.WaterstonesAliteraryshoppingcenter,WaterstonesPiccadillyisEurope’slargestbookshop.Spreadovereightfloors,it’smorethanjustabookshop.Inadditiontomorethan13kmofbookshelves,there’sthe5thViewBar,agiftshopandregulareventslikebooksigningsbyfamousauthors,artists,musicians,politiciansandsportsstars.1、HowarebooksplacedinDauntBooks?A．Bycontent.B．Bycountry.C．Byalphabet.D．Bysubject.2、Inwhichbookshopcanareaderfindmapsandtravelbooksmostconveniently?A．DauntBooks.B．Hatchards.C．Stanfords.D．Waterstones.3、WhatdoHatchardsandWaterstoneshaveincommon?A．Musiceventsareregularlyorganised.B．Bothhavealonghistoricalstanding.C．Readerscanbuysouvenirsandgifts.D．Readerscangetsignedbooksthere.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．Wheneverwedosomethingwrong,JesusChristseesit.Helovesusanddoesn’tsayit.Perhapshe’swonderinghowlongwe’llkeepourmindsuffering.AlittleboynamedJohnnywasvisitinghisgrandparentsontheirfarmandhewasgivenaslingshot(弹弓)toplaywithoutinthewoods.He1forsometimebuthecouldneverhitthetargethehadsetforhimself.Gettingalittle2,hewalkedbacktothefarmhousefordinner.Ashewas3back,hesawGrandpa’spetduck.Justoutof4,helettheslingshotfly,hittingitinthehead,andkilledit.Inapanic,he5thedeadduckinthewoodpile,onlytoseehissisterSally6bewatchinghim.Sallyhadseenallthis,butshesaid7AfterlunchthatdayGrandmasaid,“Sally,it’syourturntowashthedishes.”ButSallysaid,“Grandma,Johnnytoldmehewantedtohelpinthekitchen.”Andthenshespoke8tohim,“Remembertheduck？”SoJohnnydidthedishes.Laterthatday,Grandpaaskedif9wantedtogofishing,butGrandmasaid,“I’msorrybutIneedSallytohelpmemakesupper.”ButSallyjustsmiledandsaid,“Well,that’sallrightbecauseJohnnytoldmehewastoo10tohelpyou.Andshewhisperedagain,“Remembertheduck?”SoSallywentfish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