重庆商务职业学院《大学英语读写4》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《大学英语读写4》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、Thetrafficisheavythesedays.Iarriveabitlate,socouldyousavemeaplace?A．canB．mustC．needD．might2、—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant3、_____theoilunderthesea,thecompanyhasraisedamplefundstodeveloppetroleumexplorationequipment.A．ExploitingB．HavingexploitedC．ToexploitD．Exploited4、—IheardMr.Morganwouldbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.—No,he_____atthattime.A．wasboardingB．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboardingD．isboarding5、—Areyoureadytoleave?—Almost,I’llbereadytogojustassoonasI________puttingthecleandishesaway.A．getthrough B．giveupC．carryout D．setabout6、The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought7、Ifit________forhergreathelpthen,IwouldnotstudyEnglishsowellnow.A．hasn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．hadn’tbeen D．isn’t8、．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained9、Ihearyou’llcancelallyourplansandappointments.Why?They_____mylife.Ijustcan’tstop.A．control B．controlledC．havecontrolled D．havebeencontrolling10、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。AInmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!”1、WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?A．Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.B．Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.C．Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.D．Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.2、Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?A．Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.B．Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.C．Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.D．It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.3、Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A．Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.B．Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.C．Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.D．Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.BAskanyreaderswhotheirfavoritefictionalcharacterinanovelisandyou’lllikelygetadetailedexplanationaboutthebelovedcharacterthattheyadmire.Itmightevensoundlikethey’retalkingaboutapersontheyknow.Inastudy,researcherslookedatthebrainsofagroupofpeopleoverninedays.HalfofthegroupreadthenovelPompeii,andhalfdidn’t.Afterexamining,researchersfoundthereaders’brainsshowedheightenedconnectivity(连通性)insomeareas.Thisislikelybecausethebrainimaginesthemovementandemotionsofthecharactertheyreadaboutinthebook.Eventhoughtheparticipantswerethenaskednottoreadthenovel,theykeptthisheightenedconnectivity.Wecallthata“shadowactivity”,almostlikeamusclememory.Soevenafteryou’vefinishedabook,yourbrainkeepsthosebenefitsforsometimeafterwards.Ithasbeensuggestedthatpeoplewhoreadalotoffictionbecomemoreempathic(移情作用的),becausefictionisasimulation(模仿)ofsocialexperiences,inwhichpeoplepracticeandimprovetheirinterpersonalskills.Thepeoplewhonotonlyreadfiction,butfeltahighlevelof“emotionaltransportation”whilereadingascomparedtopeoplewhoweren’ttakenbythestoryorwhoreadnon-fictiondisplayedhigherlevelsofempathywhentested.Increaseofempathyisimportantforpeoplebecauseempathyispositivelyrelatedtocreativity,performanceatworkandcooperativebehaviors.Besides,readingimproves“TheoryofMind”.Itis“theabilitytounderstandthatothershavementalstatesthataredifferentfromone’sown.”Ofvariousactivities,readingnovelshasbeenfoundtoimprovethisability,whilewatchingtelevisionprogramsormovieshasbeenfoundtodojusttheoppositeareducedunderstandingofothersandweakercognitive(认知的)developmentoverall.Maybeweshouldputmoreofapriorityonnovel-reading.Andmanyreadersbelievethatreadinganovelisfarbetterandmoremeaningfulthanwatchinganymovie.AsDavidKiddoftheNewSchoolstudysaid,“Fictionisnotjustasimulatorofasocialexperience;itisasocialexperience.”1、WhatisimpliedintheParagraph2?A．Readingnovelsisjustawasteoftime.B．Readingnovelscanhelppeoplebecomehappy.C．Readingnovelsincreasesconnectivityinourbrain.D．Readingnovelshelpsenhanceourmemorygreatly.2、WhatdoweknowaboutnovelreadersfromParagraph3?A．Theytendtobeemotionalinsocialexperiences.B．Theyunderstandtheemotionsofpeoplebetter.C．Theyliketotalkabouttheirfavoritecharacters.D．Theyaremoresensitivetoeverything.3、What’stheeffectofwatchingTVormovies?A．Itdistinguishesyourviewsfromthoseofothers.B．Itcontributestoyourcognitivedevelopment.C．Itreducesyourempathyforothersalot.D．Itchangesyouroverallmentalstates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“priority”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Preference. B．Authority.C．Exposure. D．Evaluation.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．Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation．1youareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardto2down．Butrelaxationis3forahealthymindandbody．Stressisa4partofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto5it．Infact,itisnotthebadthingthatitisoftensupposedtobe．A6amountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgive7tolife．Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrol8itcanleadtopoorperformanceand9health．Theamountofstressapersoncanbear10verymuchontheindividual．Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuch11areobviouslychiefmaterialformanagerialresponsibilities．Othersloseheartatfirst12ofunusualdifficulties．Whenexposedtostress,in13form,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically．Infactwemakeachoicebetween14andfight．Andinmoreancientdaysthechoicesmadethe15betweenlifeanddeath．Thecrises（危机）wemeettodayare16tobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress．Itrequiresthesameresponse．Itiswhensuchareaction17long,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomes18Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseaseshave19linkswithstress．20wecannotremovestressfromourlivesweneedtofindwaystodealwithit．Sowhatdoyouthinkofstress?Whatisyourwaytodealwithit?1、A．WhenB．WhileC．OnceD．As2、A．slowB．calmC．getD．turn3、A．unnecessaryB．satisfiedC．usefulD．necessary4、A．physicalB．naturalC．hardD．terrible5、A．tolerateB．solveC．avoidD．accept6、A．sureB．certainC．largeD．great7、A．purposeB．resourceC．influenceD．instruction8、A．whenB．whyC．thatD．how9、A．badB．goodC．strongD．weak10、A．insistsB．dependsC．callsD．spends11、A．patternsB．personalitiesC．situationsD．characters12、A．lookB．viewC．sightD．impression13、A．whicheverB．whateverC．howeverD．whenever14、A．peaceB．frightC．pressureD．heaviness15、A．decisionB．promiseC．differenceD．choice16、A．unlikelyB．likelyC．necessaryD．probable17、A．continuesB．livesC．standsD．lasts18、A．balancedB．injuredC．threatenedD．changeable19、A．establishedB．achievedC．foundD．developed20、A．UnlessB．SinceC．ForD．Though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。YoumaylikeatleastsomekindofmusicButtheproblemisthat,inlotsofplaces,you’remade1．(hear)somebodyelse’schoiceofmusicSayyou’vejustlandedatanairport,wherethebackground(背景)musicmaybeplayedloudlyWhenyouare2．thewaytoyouhotel,theremaybeanotherkindofmusic3．(switch)onbythetaxidriverThenyougoouttodinnerandendupinarestaurant,4．ownerthinksmusicwillhelpmakeyoueatmoreandspendmoreThenaperson5．(play)theviolincomesaroundThisiscalledthe“musicwallpaper”anditspurposeistomakeyouconsumemoreInaword,youfind6．hardtofindaquietpublicplacewithoutmusicNoisepollutionmaybe7．(harm)toourhearingIt’salsobadforsomeofourdaily8．(activity)Thefact9．youcan’tsee,tasteorsmellnoisemayhelpexplainwhyithasnotreceivedasmuchattentionasotherkindsofpollution,suchasairpollutionorwaterpollutionManyofusfailtorealizewe10．(surround)bytoomuchnoiseAsaresult,harmisdonetoourhealthwithoutusbeingawareofit第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。MybrotherTomwasv