湖北财税职业学院《中级英语阅读2》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、Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion2、ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent3、Hardwork，alongwithdedicatedrevolutionaryspiritisthefundamentalguaranteeofsuccess，whichis________weshouldlearnfromthepioneersparticipatingintheLongMarch.A．that B．whatC．where D．how4、Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof5、—Tony,youseeminhighspirits.—________Wewonthematch4-1.A．Guesswhat? B．Oh,comeon!C．Sowhat? D．Nowonder.6、When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade7、—Lindahasn’tshownupyet.—It’sstrange.She____.A．could B．might C．musthave D．shouldhave8、Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why9、DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith10、Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless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。AAstudy,conductedbyDavidEvansoftheWorldBankandAnnaPopovaofStanfordUniversity,lookedat19programsaroundtheworldinwhichindividualsweregivencashtransfersfromthegovernment,eitherasahandoutorasa“reward”forsomethinglikegettingkidstoschoolontimeortakingthemtothedoctorforcheckups．EvansandPopovalookedattheimpactthosecashtransfershadonthefamilybudgetandwhetherornottheyledtoanincreaseinspendingonalcoholandcigarettes．Whattheyfoundwasthattheyalmostalwaysledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchases．Thenewsmaysurprisesomepeople,butit’strue,andtheresearchershaveseveraltheoriesaboutwhy．Onetheoryisthatthecashtransfermadethingspossiblethatonceseemedimpossible．Investingintheirkids’educationorbuyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsmaybewithinreachnow,butwithoutthecashhandout,thesegoalsweren’tevenapossibility．Sofamiliescutbackonotherexpenses(likealcoholandtobacco)tomakethosedreamsareality．Anothertheoryisthatpeoplejustgenerallyseemtodowhatthey’retold．Iftheyaregivenmoneyandtoldtouseitfortheirfamily’swelfare,inmostcases,theywilldojustthat．Andthatleadstothethirdtheory:Thesecashtransfersareusuallygiventowomen,andstudiesshowthatwhenwomencontrolthepursestrings,moremoneyisspentontakingcareoftheirchildren．Whateverthereasonforthetrend,thedataisclear—familiesthatreceivecashhandoutsdon’twastethemoneyonboozeandcigarettesaswaspreviouslythought．Instead,theytypicallyusethatmoneyforthebenefitoftheirfamilies．Andthat’smoneywellspent．1、Thestudyprovesthat．A．cashtransfershelppoorfamiliesgetwhatwouldseemunavailableotherwiseB．cashshouldbegiventopoorpeopleasarewardforsomethinggoodforkidsC．givencashhandouts,poorpeoplewouldspendthemoneyonalcoholandtobaccoD．poorpeoplewouldsavethecashgivenbythegovernmentforemergencyneeds2、Acashtransferledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchasesbecause．A．theeducationgainedwiththecashwouldhelpthemdropalcoholandtobaccoB．themoneypreviouslyforalcoholandtobaccowouldhelprealizetheirdreamC．buyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsleftlessmoneyforalcoholandtobaccoD．thatwasthepromisemadebeforethecashtransferwasgiventothepoorfamily3、Inparagraph5,whentheauthorsaid“womencontrolthepursestrings”,hejustmeant“”．A．womenaretoldwhattodoB．womenaregiventhemoneyC．womenknowwhattodowiththemoneyD．womenhavethefinalwordformoney4、Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．howthestudywascarriedoutB．whycashtransferispreferredC．thefindingsofastudyandexplanationstothemD．thetheoriesforastudyaboutcashtransfersBAcoupleofweeksago,afewfriendsandIhadanopportunitytoattendadearfriend’sweddinginNewYork.Aftertheweddingandreception,ratheraccidentallyfourofusgatheredinahotelroomandbegantoexplorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath.Whatdoesitmeantolivetruly?Ifweareallgettingclosertodeath,isallthematerialaccumulationworthit?Itisnotexactlythetypeofconversationsonehasatawedding.Whiletheanswersvariedfrompersontoperson,Iwasleftwithmorequestionsthananswersandafeelingofgratefulnesstobesurroundedbyfriendswhowereaskingthe“right”questions.Astheclockkepttickingpast3a.m.,oneoftheroommatessuggestedwewatchashortfilmtitled“LastDaysofZachSobiech”.Thefilmisaboutateenager’sjourneythroughthelastdaysofhisincurableillness.ThefilmbroughtupalotofmixedemotionsbutonequotethatstoodoutformewasZach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness,“Whatmakesonehappyisseeingsomeoneelsesmilebecauseyouputitthere.”By4a.m.,therewasthisenergyintheroomthathadtobeshared!Withafewpackagesofpost-itnotes,wehitthehallsofthehotel.Wedecidedtoleaveshortinspirationalwordsonguests’doors,sowhentheyopenedtheirdoorsfewhourslaterasmilewouldturnup.Weendedupstickingpost-itnotesonallthedoorsuntilweranoutofthem.Thenoteonthedoorofthenewly-wedsproperlysaid,“Wherethereislove,thereislife.”1、About“explorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath”atawedding,theauthorthinks______A．itisrathermeaningful.B．itisinteresting.C．itisnatural.D．itisnotproper.2、Afterwatchingthefilm,whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Zach’smixedemotions.B．Zach’spoorfate.C．Zach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness.D．Zach’sstrugglewithillness.3、Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoaftertheysawthefilm?A．Theyknockeddoortodoortoofferhelpinthehotel.B．Theysharedhappinesswiththeworkersofthehotel.C．Theystucknoteswithencouragingwordsonguests’doors.D．Theythankedtheweddingcouplegratefullyforinvitation.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorandhisfriends’action?A．Onewhobringshappinesstoothersisalsohappyoneself.B．Helpingothersintroubleisgoodtooneself.C．Friendsareyourvaluabletreasure.D．Goodisrewardedwithgood.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．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Onemorningalltheemployeesreachedtheofficeasusual．Andonthewalltheysawabigon21onwhichwaswritten：Yesterday,thepersonwhohasbeen22yourgrowthinthiscompanypassed23．Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralpreparedinthe24． Inthebeginning，theyallgot25formedeathofoneoftheircolleagues．26afterawhiletheystartedgetting27toknowwhowasthemanthatlimitedthegrowthofhiscolleaguesandthecompanyitself． The28inthegymwassuchthatsecurityagents(保安)were29tocontrolthecrowdwithintheroom．Themorepeoplereachedthecoffin(棺材)，themoretheexcitement30up．Everyonewhisperedtoeachother：“31onearthisthisguy?” Onebyonetheexcitedemployeesgotlosertothecoffin，andwhenthey32insideit，they33becamespeechless。Theystoodnearbythecoffin，shockedandin34．asifsomeonehad35thedeepestpartoftheirsoul． Therewasa36insidethecoffin；everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself,Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthat37Thereisonlyonepersonwhois38tosetlimitstoyourgrowth：ITIS39!!!!!!Yourlifedoesn’tchangewheneveryonearoundyouchanges．YourlifechangeswhenYOUchange，whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefsinside．Don’tbeafraidof40；buildyourselfandyourreality．It’sthewayyoufacelifeitselfthatmakesthedifference!1、A．card B．post C．sign D．1etter2、A．encouragingB．helping C．building D．limiting3、A．on B．by C．away D．down4、A．office B．gym C．way D．meetingroom5、A．sad B．excited C．afraid D．calm6、A．and B．but C．or D．so7、A．ready B．pleased C．curious D．serious8、A．surprise B．anger C．excitement D．sadness9、A．admitted B．forced C．forbidden D．ordered10、A．heated B．woke C．turned D．kept11、A．Ⅵmere B．What C．How D．Who12、A．walked B．looked C．got D．turned13、A．suddenly B．gradually C．merely D．extremely14、A．Sorrow B．order C．silence D．person‘15、A．stolen B．touched C．attacked D．seen16、A．1etter B．book C．mirror D．appeared17、A．wrote B．read C．showed D．able18、A．sure B．eager C．afraid D．able19、A．YOU B．ME C．HE D．ITSELF20、A．punishmentB．praises C．changes D．blame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。MusicisinthecomersofeverydaylifeItissaidtobe1．(benefit)tousbothphysicallyandmentallyTherearemanywaystomakemusicForexample,ifyoublowintobamboosorshells,2．(permit)airtocomein,theycanproducepleasantmusicArecentdiscoverysuggeststhatmusicisplayedmuchearlierthanwethinkIn1995,deepin3．caveinSloveniaoccupied45,000yearsagobyNeanderthals,alegboneofabearwithfourfingerholeswasfound,4．suggestedthatflutes（笛子）hadcomeinto5．(exist)atthattimeLater,manyother6．(tradition)musicalinstrumentslikedrumswereunearthedAncientpeopleeven7．(seek)awaytomakemusicoutofabowthat8．(intend)forhunting,sowehavetoadmitthattheydidhaveagreatgift9．musicButifaccuratelydated,theNeanderthalfluteisbyfarthe10．(early)knownexampleofmusicNowmusiccanbefoundineveryknownculture,andeventhemo