东南大学《英语拓展希腊罗马神话》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、Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can2、________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved3、—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy4、Itsuddenlyoccurredtohim____hehadlefthiskeysintheoffice．A．that B．whatC．where D．which5、______muchpressuretheU.S.governmentputontheChinesegovernment,Chinawouldsticktoitsownpolicyofexchangerate.A．However B．Wherever C．Whatever D．Whoever6、I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before7、—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching8、Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome9、ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it10、—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish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。ACulturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisinglybasiclevels.Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception（感知）betweenWesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceiveasimplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.Inwesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependentindividuals.Whenlookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonsurroundingsaswellastheobject.Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,DrHeddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateitslength,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline’slengthrelativetothesizeofasquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsians.Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperimentfoundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityinthesubjects’brainsweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult—estimatingtheline’ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso—estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.ThefindingsareareflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoEast-Westdifferences.Inonestudy,forinstance,researchersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize(使内化)it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestorviceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrainworksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceandaccelerateourlearningskills.1、Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto________.A．moreemphasizeindependentthinkingB．alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundingsC．focusonthecontextaswellastheobjectD．thinkofWesternersashighlyindependentunits2、Weknowfromthepassagethatpeople’sbrainswillbemoreactivewhen________.A．thetaskismucheasierB．thebloodflowistrackedC．peoplebegintochoosecolorsD．thetaskismoredifficult3、WhatdoesDrHedden’sexperimentinParagraph4-5indicate?A．Culturehasagreatimpactonthewaypeopletalkandbehave.B．EasternersandWesternersperceivetheworlddifferently.C．People'sperceptionoftheworldcanbechanged.D．AmericansarebetteratcalculatingthantheAsians.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．EasternersprefercollectivismtoindividualismB．EastAsiancultureslaymoreemphasisonindependenceC．ittookovertenyearstofindouthowtoimproveourbrainpowerD．Americanswillchangetheirhabitsofperceptionwhenthey’reinBritainBMakingemployeesfeelhappyandhealthyatworkisgoodformanybusinesses.Butitisn’talwaysaneasything.Astudysuggeststhatonly33%oftheU.S.employeesconsiderthemselvesfullyengaged（投身于）inwork,while16%aregreatlydisengaged,and51%arejustshowingup.Butthereisanexception.Whenitcomestoemployeeengagement,itseemsthatemployeesinsmallcompaniesaredoingbetter.Accordingtothesameresearch,thelargestU.S.companiesareatthelowestlevelsofengagement,whilecompanieswithfewerthan25employeesareatthehighest.Andinonerecentreport,75%ofsmallbusinessworkerssurveyedsaidtheywere“very”or“extremely”satisfiedwiththeirroleasasmallcompanyemployee.Unlikebigcompanies,smallcompaniesareoftenshortofresourcesbuttheemployeescangetmoresurprisesthere.Smallcompaniesofferexcellentcareeropportunitiestotheiremployees.Thebossesoftenknowtheirstaffverywellandunderstandtheirpersonalneeds.Employeesofsmallcompaniesaremorelikelytoreceivefreemeals,paidleave,andtheycanevenbringtheirpetstowork.Butofcourse?therearemanyotherdrawsinsmallbusinesses.Oneofthetopdrawsisflexiblescheduling(弹性工时).Anotherisbeingabletoreallyseethefruitsofone'slabor.Besides,non-cashawardisalsoabigdraw.Thiscouldbesomethingsmallthatreflectsemployees’interestsandlifestyles.Whileaparentalleavemightleadtosomefinancialproblems,smallcompaniesmaydosomethingtoimproveit.“Itmaybeimpossibleforafive-personteamtobereducedtofourforsixmonths,”writesCamilliaVelasquez,headofHRmanagementplatform,Justworks.“Butitcouldbepossibletoallownewparentstotakeonreducedhoursinawork-from-homeenvironment.”Thiskindofmethodhasbeenrealizedinsomesmallcompanies.1、Whatcanweknowaboutemployeesinbigandsmallcompanies?A．Employeescandevelopbetterinsmallcompanies.B．Employeescanearnmoremoneyinsmallcompanies.C．Employeesinbigcompaniesarehardtobesatisfied.D．Employeesinsmallcompaniesaremoreengagedinwork.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A．Workingforsmallcompanieshasmanybenefits.B．Alltheemployersinsmallcompaniesknoweverystaffmemberverywell.C．Staffinsmallcompaniesmayfacemanychallenges.D．Staffinbigcompanieshavemorematerialbenefits.3、Comparedwithbigcompanies,whatistheadvantageofsmallcompanies?A．Employersinsmallcompanieshavemorechoices.B．Smallcompanieshavemoreattractionstoemployees.C．Employeesofsmallcompaniesmayhavehighersalaries.D．Employeesofsmallcompanieshavefixedworkingtime.4、Whatcanbemostprobablyinferredfromthepassage?A．Smallcompaniesmayhavemoreemployeeswithmuchhappiness.B．Bigcompaniesshouldlearnfromsomesmallcompanies.C．Employeesshouldhavetheirownhobbiesandlifestyles.D．Employersshouldpaymoreattentiontothestaff’sneeds.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．Severalweeksago,ourheadmaster,Mr.Gaudi,toldusthatourschoolhadbeenchosentocompeteonSmartAleck—agameshowwhichmybestfriendCarlaandIbothlove.Carlahasagoodimagination,1Iknowalotofhistory.Sowethoughtwe’dbegood2fortheteam.Afewdayslater,Mr.Gaudiheldameetingwitheveryoneinterestedinthe3.HetoldusthatSmartAleckusesafivememberteam.Healsosaidthatthreemorepeoplewouldbeneededasbackup(替补).4,fourtimesthatmanystudentswereatthemeeting.SoMr.Gaudisaidwewouldhavea5amongallthestudentspresentandthetop6scorerswouldbecometheteamandthebackup.Everybodyagreedthatthiswasa7waytodecide.Yesterday,allofthehopefulswenttothedininghallafterschool.Wewouldhaveto8thestartingline-up（阵容）.Mr.Gaudiactedasthe9.Afteracoupleofhours,allthe10ontheteamweresetexceptone.CarlaandI11forthatlastposition.Wehadtoholdaone-on-onecompetition12thetwoofus.Thewinnerwouldbeontheteamandtheloserwouldbethe13.Midwaythroughourtwo-personcompetition,Iwasstartingtopullahead.14IsawthelookonCarla’sface.IwaitedforasecondandknewwhatIhadtodo.AsmuchasIwantedtobeonSmartAleck,Carlawanted15evenmore.So,startingwithmynextquestion,IheldbackandletCarla16,justbyalittlebit.Herexpressionasshe17shewouldbeontheshowmadeupformynotbeingontheteam.AndsinceIwillgoasbackup,I’llstillhavethe18ofseeingtheshowupclose.WasI19bynottryingashardasIcould?Idon’tthinkso.Noonenoticed,andCarlaandIdidn’t20it.Itwon’thurttheteambecauseCarlawillbeaverygoodcompetitorontherealshow.Ithinkthatmakingmybestfriendhappywastherightthingtodo.1、A．but B．or C．so D．and2、A．pairs B．choices C．leaders D．fans3、A．course B．work C．play D．show4、A．Luckily B．Unluckily C．Importantly D．Hopefully5、A．direction B．discussion C．competition D．conversation6、A．five B．three C．two D．eight7、A．special B．hard C．funny D．fair8、A．decide B．draw C．push D．make9、A．headmaster B．coach C．host D．headteacher10、A．places B．rules C．names D．orders11、A．tied B．clapped C．cried D．returned12、A．of B．on C．between D．among13、A．backup B．audience C．cheerleader D．member14、A．Still B．Never C．Then D．Again15、A．us B．it C．me D．her16、A．wait B．turn C．move D．win17、A．accepted B．realized C．considered D．refused18、A．laughter B．sadness C．fun D．change19、A．coming B．refusing C．helping D．cheating20、A．mean B．plan C．regret D．say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。ThecomputeriswidelyusedinourdailylifeThecomputerisamachinethat1．(design)tohelppeopledomanythingsWhenitfirstcameinto2．(be),itwasjustacalculatingmachine,andlateritwasbuiltasananalyticalmachinethatcould“think”logicallyandproduceananswer3．(fast)thananyotherpersonStilllater,thecomputercouldbemadetoworkasa“universalmachine”tosolveanydifficultmathematicalproblemsThereweretimeswhenitssizewas4．(total)changedItbecamesmallerandsmallerbutitgotclevererandcleverIntheearly1960s,computerswereconnectedbynetworkandbroughtintocommonpeople’shomes5．(deal)withinformationandhelpcommunication6．peoplearoundtheworldItcouldshare7．(inform)withothersandtheycouldtalktoeachotherTheInternethasbecome8．importantpartinourlifeandwecandomanythingswiththehelpoftheInternetThecomputerisusedtoconnectpeople9．aren’tcloseenoughtospeaktoeachotherIthasbeenservingthehumanracesince10．(it)birth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。DearsirorMadam,I’mLiHua,apassengeronaflightnumberBA793ofyourcompany、ItooktheflightfromAmericaJanuary3,2017、Unluckily,Ifindoneofmysuitcaselostattheairport、HereIameagerwritingtoyoutoaskforhelp、Thesuitcaseisablackmid-sizedonewithmynametaggingonthehandle,whichcontainsmanyimportantpersonalfilesandsomescientificmaterial、Ittookmemuchtimesandenergytogetthembuttheyarevaluableinmyscientificstudy、Beside,therearesomepresentswhichIboughtthemformyfriendsandfamilymembers、I’mlookingforwardtohearinggoodnewsfromyou、Yourstruly,LiHua第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你将参加“国际学生文化冬令营”活动。请准备一篇发言稿，介绍一项你最喜欢的中国传统艺术。内容包括：WhatisyourfavoritetraditionalChineseart?Whendidyoufirstexperienceit?Whydoyoulike