绍兴文理学院《雅思英语阅读与写作（上）》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、TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand2、Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork3、Ourbedroomsareallonthesixthfloor,withitsownbathroom.A．all B．every C．either D．each4、Thefarmerusedwoodtobuildahouse________tostoregrain.A.that B.inwhich C.which D.what5、Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but6、Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway7、Aftershebecameill,Ifelt______withher—shewascheerywhileIfeltgloomy.A．outoftune B．outofbreath C．outofcuriosity D．outofmind8、Citizensare_____toexercisetheirrights,butundernocircumstancescantheyviolateotherpeople’srights.A．ontrack B．onscheduleC．atease D．atliberty9、Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．as D．until10、Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased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。ANaturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.BTheUnitedStates’jobmarkethasmillionsofunfilledjobs.Manyofthosejobsrequiretechnicalskills.However,employerssaymanyofthosejobsarevacantbecausetheycannotfindpeoplewiththerightskills.Laborexpertscallthisparadoxtheskillsgap.Anumberofeffortshavebeenlaunchedtobetterunderstandandsolveit.NicholasWymanwroteabookcalled,“JobU:HowtoFindWealthandSuccessbyDevelopingtheSkillsCompaniesActuallyNeed.”Hecallstheskillsgap,“alabormarketmismatch—peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeople.”IntheUnitedStates,thecostofatraditionalfour-yearcollegecanbeveryhigh.U.S.collegesanduniversitiesproducemanygraduateseveryyear.Yetunemploymentratesamongnewgraduatesarehigh.NicholasWymansaysacombinationoftechnicalclassesandon-the-jobtraining—anapprenticeship(学徒)—wouldbeabetterchoiceformanypeople.Henotesthat,“Anapprenticeshipiswhereyoulearnfromaspecialist,youareprovidedguidanceandyoulearninanon-the-jobenvironment.Itisvitaltogettechnicalskillsthatareofimmediatevaluetoanemployer.Anditisimportanttogettransferrableskillsbecausetechnologyandthenatureoftheworkplacearechangingatafasterratethanbefore.”Therearequestionsaboutthedefinition,size,andnatureoftheskillsgapinthelaborforce.IowaStateUniversityresearchersstudiedsomeofthesequestionsrecently.Theyexaminedemployment,educationandpopulationinformation,andfoundtheevidenceofaskillsgapisweak.IowaState’sLieslEathingtonnotedthatmanypolicymakersandemployerssaythereisopportunityin“middleskills”areas,likemachining.Yetshesaidthemostrecentrecession(经济衰退)hitsomeofthosejobareashard.Shesaidstudentsshouldbeonguardbecause“oureconomyreallyisn’taddingthatmanyjobsthatrequirethemiddleskills.”Shesaidemployerscouldgetmorewell-qualifiedapplicantsiftheyofferedhigherwages.Shenotedthatgraduatesoftwo-yeartrainingprogramsstillgenerallymakelessmoneythangraduatesoffour-yearcolleges.Thequestionoffindingthenightpersonfortherightjobremainsadifficultone.TheDepartmentofLaborsays8.7millionArmeniansareunemployedandanother6.7millioncanfindonlypart-timework.1、Theunderlinedword“paradox”inparagraph1refersto________.A．thelargenumberofunemployednewgraduatesB．thedemandsemployersmakeonemployeesC．peoplewithoutjobsandjobswithoutpeopleD．peopledisqualifiedforthevacantpositions2、WhatwillNicholasWymanprobablyadvisenewgraduatestodotogetemployed?A．Toreceivetechnicaltraining. B．Todropthecostlycollegeeducation.C．Tovaluethejobopportunities. D．Toarmthemselveswithvariousskills.3、AccordingtoLieslEathington,whatisthesolutiontotheskillsgap?A．Reformingthedullnessofeconomy. B．Guardingagainstrecessions.C．Updatingworkers’professionalskills. D．Raisingemployees’earnings.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．MydaughterbroughtherfourdogsovertomyhousethoughIkeeptwoofmyown.Forafewhoursthenthehousewasfullof1.Therewasrunning,barkingandgrowling.Toyswerechasedafter,lapswere2onandfaceswerelicked.Nowthattheyhavethoroughly3themselvesout,allsixdogsarenapping4andthecatfinallycameoutofhidingagain.Ihavehaddogsasmy5foralmostallofmylifehere.Theyhavegivenmea6andfriendshipthatnoamountofmoneycouldever7.Ofcourse,theyhavehadtheirflawstoo.Theirbreathhasn’t8beenthebest,Norhastheirbody9.Theysometimeshavedefecated(排便)onmyfloorhadthrownthemselvesuponmy10.Theyhavewokenmeupfartoo11,fartoooften.Theirsuddenbarkinghasmademy12ringandmyheartratejump.Theyhavestolenmycoversand13onmypillows.Theyhavecoveredmyclothesandcarpetsin14.Whatisworse,theyhave15myshoesandsometimesmyfurniture.AndIhaveseenthemeatthingsthatIwon’tdare16here.Still,Ihavelovedthemallunconditionally17theyhavealllovedmeunconditionally.Inthis18momentwiththemallnappingaroundme,Ican’thelpbutthinkwhatthisworldwouldbelike19wealllovedeachotherasunconditionallyasourdogsloveus.Wouldtherebea(n)20towar,hunger,hate,andfear?Iexpectthatwewillbeabletocreateapeacefulworldforallthepeopleonit.1、A．hopeB．noiseC．trustD．expectation2、A．caughtB．broughtC．jumpedD．turned3、A．takenB．carriedC．heldD．worn4、A．peacefullyB．anxiouslyC．possiblyD．fully5、A．interestB．colleaguesC．guidesD．companions6、A．loyaltyB．rewardC．cheatD．entertainment7、A．suggestB．remindC．buyD．charge8、A．sometimesB．alwaysC．neverD．still9、A．sizeB．heightC．lengthD．smell10、A．yardB．bathroomC．bedD．pool11、A．soonB．earlyC．quicklyD．late12、A．earsB．eyesC．bellsD．phones13、A．climbedB．readC．sleptD．played14、A．furB．leavesC．dustD．water15、A．swalloweddownB．chewedupC．takeninD．broughtout16、A．conveyB．deliverC．promoteD．describe17、A．whenB．thoughC．becauseD．after18、A．importantB．quietC．boringD．lonely19、A．ifB．asC．sinceD．for20、A．solutionB．endC．supportD．change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。WhenwetalkedaboutNBA,manypeoplewillthinkofYaoMingThereisnodoubtthatYaoMingisaChineseheroOnOctober16,2013,YaoMingannouncedhe1．opentheNBAYaoSchoolThiswasreally2．（excite）news!3．（look）atthenameoftheschool,manypeoplewouldthinkthattheschoolisgoingtotrainNBA4．（talent）Butthetruthisnotlike5．theyexpectedTheNBAYaoSchoolprovidesafter-schoolbasketballtrainingandhealthprogramsItsstudentsincludeboysandgirlsover16yearsold6．areverygoodatplayingbasketballTheschoolaims7．（teach）theimportanceofteamwork,leadership(领导素养)andcommunicationinafunbasketballenvironmentYaoisquitegladtobeapartoftheschool,becauseithasalwaysbeenhisdreamto8．（positive）influenceyoungpeople’slifethroughsportsNow,basketballfansinChinaarelookingforwardtogettingbasketballtraining,andtheNBAYaoSchoolisagreatchoiceIntheschool,studentshavechancestomeetNBAstarsThestarscanoffer9．（suggest）onhow10．（play）basketballwell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：在错的词下划一横线，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（从第11处起）不计分。Susan’sfamilywasterriblepoor、OneChristmasEve,Susan’sfathersawthatSusanhadusedpieceofgoldwrappingpapertodecorateashoe-box,whereissoprecioustotheirfamily,andsheputitundertheChristmastree、Thenextmorning,Susantakestheboxtoherdadandsaid,“Thisisforyou,dad!”