西安翻译学院《高级英语视听说》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending2、Asisknown,onlyhardleadstohappiness.A．workB．worksC．workedD．working3、Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned4、Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though5、—AreyoustillthinkingabouttheemailTonysentyouyesterday？—Oh，totellthetruth,that’smakesmefeelexcited.A．What B．how C．that D．why6、TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced7、Jack’sfellowworkersoftenturntohimforhelpwhentrappedintroublebecauseheisa_____ofideas.A．fountainB．sessionC．diagramD．resource8、—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall9、IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen10、—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone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。AItlookslike2017isshapinguptobearecord-breakingyearinmoviehistory.Hereisalistofsomeoftheyear'sbiggestblockbusterssofar.Kong:SkullIslandAreboot(重启)ofKingKongwouldnormallygetlaughedatinthisdayandage,butitlookslikethismodernversionofthestorywillbeworthwatching.WithUSactressBrieLarsonandUKactorTomHiddlestoninthemix,thisfilmissettobethisyear'sbiggestmonstertale.ReleaseDate:3/10/17BeautyandthebeastDirectorBillCondonisbringingbackapartofourchildhoodinliveaction,completewiththesongsweallrememberandloveWithBritishstarsEmmaWatsonandDanStevensleadingthecast,theclassicWaltDisneystoryalreadysoundslikeit’llbeadelightforbothchildrenandadults.ReleaseDate:3/17/17TheFateoftheFuriousTherewasdoubtthatwedevengetaFast8,especiallyafterthefittingendingUSactorPaulwalker'scharacterwasgivenattheendofFurious7.Fansthoughtthey'dneverseeDomandtherestofthecrewbackinaction,butthankfully,USstarVinDieselhimselfconfirmedthatTheFateoftheFuriousisfuelingupforanothergo.Theactorscharacter,Dom,turnstothedarkside,fundedbynewenemyCipher,playedbySouthAfricanactressCharlizeTheron.CantherestofDomsfamilyjointogethertobringtheiroldleaderdown?FindoutinApril.ReleaseDate:4/14/17Spider-Man:HomecomingSpiderManisheadinghometoMarvelStudiosforthefirsttime.ThemoviewillshowusPeterparker'shighschooldays,andwillcontinuethethreadswesawformedduringhisinitialappearanceinCaptainAmerica:CivilWar.WeknowthatMichaelKeatonisplayingTheVultureinthisstory,andthatbothHappyHoganandTonyStark,playedbyUSactorsJonFavreauandRobertDowneyJr,arealongfortheride.Butit'sTomHolland’sshowasSpider-Man,solet'sseewhathehasinstore.ReleaseDate:7/7/171、Whichofthefollowingmoviescan'tyouseeonMayDay?A．Kong:SkullIsland.B．Beautyandthebeast.C．TheFateoftheFurious.D．Spider-man:Homecoming.2、WhatcanweknowaboutBeautyandtheBeast?A．Itisfuelingupforanothergo.B．ItisproducedbyMarvelStudios.C．It'llshowusPeterparker'sschooldays.D．It'llbeenjoyableforbothchildrenandadults.3、Dom,playedby________,turnstothedarksideinTheFateoftheFurious.A．VinDieselB．CharlizeTheronC．PaulWalkerD．DanStevensBItisthattimeoftheyearagain.Upanddownthecountry,thousandsofstudentsstayinthelibrary,attemptingtocram（死记硬背）theinformationnecessarytogetthroughfinals.Iamoneofthem—aCambridgefinalist,attemptingtodealwiththeOxbridgestressintheonlywayIknow:caffeinehitsandreclusion（隐遁生活）.WhetheryouloveorhateOxbridge,thefactthatthesetwouniversitiesprovideuniquelearningenvironmentsissomethingofadouble-edgedsword.Ontheonehand,studentshaveaccesstosomeofthebesteducationintheworld;ontheotherhand,thepressurethatcomeswiththiscanprovedamagingtothemandcan’tbesweptunderthecarpetfortheyhavetofaceiteventually.ManyCambridgestudentsfindthemselvestrappedinapressureofexpectation,whetherthiscomesfromtheirsupervisorsortutors,theirdirectorofstudiesorevenfromthemselves.Thedrivetowardsachievementiseitherthekeytosuccessortopossibleseriouspersonalissues,asMarkPhippen,headoftheUniversityofCambridge’sCounselingServicesaid,“ThereareplentyofperfectionistsinCambridge,butitcanworktwoways:itcanpushthemtoaccomplishandtoachieve,oritcangetoutofhand,disablingthem.”Manystudentssaythattheycan’thandleitanymorewhileworkingincertainlibrarieswhicharefilledwithotherstudentshardatwork.Thecompetitionandparanoia（多疑）aremorecommonthanwhatwerealizeorquestion:youcanfeelasifyouarebeingjudgedforhowmuchtimeyouspendonFacebookorYouTube,orhowlittletimeyouspendreading.Toomanystudentsfeelalmostfrustratedbythepressuretoachievebutfeelunabletospeakaboutit.Aseveryoneseemstobecoping,theymustalsopretendtocopetoo.Theonlythingstudentshave:tutorsandsupervisorsregularlyencouragestudentstoavoidextracurricularactivities,urgingthemtofocusontheirstudiestosuchanextentthatmanyfindithardtohandleit.OnecurrentCambridgetutorhasbeenknownforcheckingupontheactivitiesofstudentsinvolvedinextracurriculartheatrebysearchingforthemonthewebsite,whichdetailswhoisinvolvedincertainplayseachterm—justincaseitaffectsthestudent’sworkoutput.Problemsarisewhenthepressureproducesmentalhealthissues.ProblemshavebeenbroughttoattentioninarticlesprimarilyfromOxford’sCherwellandCambridge’sTheTab.TheattentionhasmadetheCambridgeUniversityStudentUnionsetupStudentsDeserveBetter—acampaigntohandlecomplaintsaboutsupervisorsandtutorslackingtheabilitytoprovideproperspiritualsupport.“WhenItoldmysupervisoraboutmyproblemswithanxietyandthereforeaboutmyworriessurroundingtheworkloadshewassuggesting,shesaidthatIwouldprobablyfeellessanxiousoncetheworkwasdone,”afinaliststudentcalledJanesaid.“Itshouldn’tbeanacceptedresponseinoneoftheworld’sbestuniversities.TheirresponsesonlyworsenedanyfeelingsIhadconcerningmyfinalyear.”Phippensaid,“Atthispointtheexamsseemlikethemostimportantthingintheworld.However,twoyearsdownthelineyou’llrealizethattheexamsyoudidatuniversityaren’tveryimportantatall,aswhatthenbecomesmoreimportantiswhatyouhavedonewithinthosetwoyearsafterwards.Finalistexamscanbecomedepressingforstudentsstudyingatanyuniversity.Allyoumustrememberisthatyouarenotaloneandyouaregoodenough,andthatafewyearsdowntheline,yourabilitytorecounttheplotsofEuripides’nineteenplayswillnolongermatter.Sowhyworry?”1、Theunderlinedpart“besweptunderthecarpet”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．becoveredupB．bedealtwithC．begivenupD．befiguredout2、What’sMarkPhippen’sattitudetowardsthepressureputonthestudentsatOxbridge?A．Critical.B．Doubtful.C．Objective.D．Ambiguous.3、WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A．Extracurricularactivitiesfailtoappealtomoststudents.B．Sometutorsandsupervisorspushtheirstudentstoohard.C．Thereisalackofcommunicationbetweenstudentsandtheirsupervisors.D．Somestudentsdon’tspeakaboutthepressurebecausetheythinktheycanhandleit.4、WhatJanesaidinParagraph5suggeststhatshe.A．didn’tgetherproblemsacrosstohersupervisorB．hadexpectedbetterspiritualguidancefromhertutorsC．wasdissatisfiedwithhersupervisor’sdelayedresponsesD．wasgladthatStudentsDeserveBetterwassetuptohelpstudentslikeher5、Inthelastparagraph,MarkPhippenaimsto.A．guaranteetheequalityofexamsB．stresstheimportanceofexamsC．easestudents’pressurefromexamsD．encouragestudentstoperformbetterinexams6、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Oxbridgepressure:thekeytostudents’achievementsB．Oxbridgefinals:thetoughestexamsinthecountryC．Oxbridgegraduates:thestrongestcompetitorsinthejobmarketD．Oxbridgesuccess:theresultofteacher-studentinteraction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．“Now,”Mrs.VirginiaDeViewsaid,smiling,“wearegoingtodiscoverourprofessions.”Theclassseemedtobegreatlysurprised.Ourprofessions?Wewereonly13and14yearsold!Theteachermustbe.“Yes,youwillallbesearchingforyourfuture.Eachofyouwillhavetosomeoneinyourfield,plusgiveanoralreport.”Eachdayinherclass,VirginiaDeViewremindedusaboutthis.Finally,Ipickedprintjournalism.ThisIhadtogotointerviewatrue-bluenewspaperreporter.Iwasextremelynervous.Isatdowninfrontofhimabletospeak.Helookedatmeandsaid,“Didyoubringapencilorpen?”Ishookmyhead.“Howaboutsome?”Ishookmyheadagain.Finally,IthoughtherealizedIwas,andIgotmyfirstbigtipasa.“Never,nevergoanywherewithoutapenandpaper.Youneverknowwhatyou’llruninto.”Afterafewdays,Igavemyoralreporttotallyfrommemoryinclass.IgotanAontheentireproject.Yearslater,Iwasincollegelookingaroundforanewcareer,butwithnosuccess.ThenIVirginiaDeViewandmydesireat13tobeajournalist.AndIcalledmyparents.Theydidn’tme.TheyjustremindedmehowcompetitivethefieldwasandallmylifeIhadrunawayfromcompetition.Thiswastrue.Butjournalismdidsomethingtome:itwasinmyblood.Itgavemethefreedomtogouptototalstrangersandaskwhatwas.Forthepast12years,I’vehadthemostsatisfyingreportingcareer,storiesfrommurderstoairplanecrashesandchoosingmystrongestarea.WhenIwenttopickupmyphoneoneday,anincrediblewaveofmemorieshitmeandIrealizedthathaditnotbeenforVirginiaDeView,Iwouldnotbesittingatthatdesk.Iwasallthetime:“Howdidyoupickjournalism?”“Well,yousee,therewasthisteacher…”Ialwaysstartout.IjustwishIcouldthankher.1、A．good B．mad C．carelessD．curious2、A．universities B．familiesC．professionsD．lives3、A．interview B．please C．admireD．respect4、A．expressed B．orderedC．expectedD．meant5、A．hardly B．nearly C．naturallyD．eagerly6、A．drink B．newspapersC．preparations D．paper7、A．satisfied B．comfortableC．terrifiedD．sorry8、A．studentB．journalistC．teacherD．writer9、A．calledB．recognizedC．remembered D．visited10、A．answer B．promiseC．stopD．persuade11、A．how B．whetherC．whyD．when12、A．breakingin B．gettingdown C．fallingoffD．goingon13、A．making B．retellingC．coveringD．writing14、A．certainly B．finally C．doubtfullyD．completely15、A．hurt B．excitedC．disappointedD．asked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。Anewstrictpolicyfromalocalseniorhighschool,1．(introduce)atthebeginningofthissemester,hasraisedargumentsamongpeople2．isrequiredthatallstudentskeeptheirhairscutaccordingtotheschool’srulesforhairlengthandstyle3．isoftenthecase,MrZhang,theteacher4．chargeofstudentaffairsinthisschoolstandsattheschoolgateeveryday,checkingstudents’hairsOncethe“HairInspector”,asheisnicknamedbystudents,findssomeonebreaktherule,hewillsuggestanafter-schoolhaircutSomepeoplesaidthatthisregulationpreventedstudentsfrom5．(show)theirpersonalitiesTheprincipalofthisschool,however,toldreportersthatthehairrulekeptstudentspay6．(much)attentiontostudythanbeforeandmostimportantly,itwouldraisetheir7．(aware)ofschoolrulesThoughcontroversial,thispractice8．(support)bymanystudentsnowTheythinkthattheirhairstylestosomeextentdefinewhotheyareandplay9．importantpartinshapingpeople’simpressionsoftheirschoolsSo,itis1