西安信息职业大学《英语听说（4）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语听说（4）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible2、Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly3、Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught4、TheeducationsysteminChinaisverydifferentfrom________intheUSA．A．oneB．itC．thoseD．that5、asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanchangethemeaningofaparagraph.A．Justas B．EventhoughC．Until D．Unless6、Incontrastwiththeliberalsocialclimateofthepresent,traditionsinthepastwererelatively______.A．competitiveB．comprehensiveC．creativeD．conservative7、Astothelong-termeffectsofglobalwarmingsomebelievethatthedamagehasbeendone,______________________.A．otherwisewetakestepstomakeupnowB．nowthatwetakestepstomakeupC．whetherwetakestepstomakeupnowornotD．unlesswetakestepstomakeupnow8、Advertisingisdifferentfromotherformsofcommunicationinthattheadvertiserpaysforthemessage.A．todeliver B．delivered C．tobedelivered D．delivering9、The2011AustralianOpenwassuccessfullyheldincityofMelbourne,bigcityinAustralia.A．a;a B．the;a C．a;the D．the;the10、Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how D．that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。AThehemlock(铁杉)treesalongtheWappingerCreek,NewYork,lookhealthy.However,scientistGaryLovettsaysthewhiteballswhichprovideprotectionforthebugsarecreatedbyatinyinsect.It’shardtobelievethetinybugcouldkillatree.However,treescanendupwithmillionsandmillionsofthepests.Whentherearethatmany,itendsupkillingthetree.ThebugfromEastAsiaisslowlykillingtreesacrosstheUSA．Thetrouble－makingbugisjustoneofmanyinvasive(入侵的)peststhathaveslippedintotheUnitedStates.Theycanhurtotherlivingthingsintheirnewhome.Manyinvasivepestsarriveonwoodenpalletspiledinsideshippingcontainers.Theysupportandseparategoods,andkeepthemfromslidingaround.Invasivepestsoftentunnelintothepallets.Howcanwestoppestsfromridingonpallets?Lovettsaysnewrulesareneeded.Thecompaniesthatmakepalletsdon’twantmorerules.Congresshasaddedanamendment(修正案)inthe2018FarmBilltotryandpreventthisproblem.However,Lovettisnothopefulitwillmakemuchofadifference.Palletsarecheckedbyinspectors.Manyaresprayedwithbug－killingpesticide.“Ibelieveinthesystem，”saidBrentMcClendon,presidentofTheNationalWoodenPalletandContainerAssociation.Healsosaidshippingcontainersarecheckedverycarefully.Still,eachyear13millioncontainersareshippedtotheU.S.Eachisfullofwoodenpallets.Lovettsays:“Inspectorscan’tpossiblycheckeverything.Allittakesareafewbadpallets;weshouldgetridofwoodenpallets.”Hebelievespalletsshouldbemadeofplasticoreco－compositewood.Eco－compositewoodisamixofwoodfiberandplastic.Insectscannothideintoit.Oneproblemisthatthesechoicescostmore.Theymaybeworththeextramoney,though.InvasivepestscosttheU.S.$5billionayear.Treesdon’tjustdieinforests.Theyalsodieincitiesandouryards.Then,theyneedtobereplaced.Thatcostsmoney,too.1、AllthestatementsareTRUEexceptthat________.A．pesticidehasbeenappliedtobug－killingB．invasivepestsarenativetoWappingerCreekC．invasivepestshideinpalletsusedinshippingD．thecompaniesmakingpalletsdon’twantmorerules2、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Bugscanbeeasilyspottedbyeyes.B．Bugsruintheshippinggoodsslowly.C．Bugswon’tbotherthetreeifjustinfewnumbers.D．Bugscovertreeswithwhitesoftballsforprotection.3、WhydoesGaryLovettwanttogetridofwoodenpallets?A．Becauseinsectsmostlydieinthem.B．Becauseplasticpalletsareeco－friendly.C．Becausetheyarenotworthextramoney.D．Becausetheyarethemajorpestcarriers.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．InvasivepestsareharmingplantsintheUSA．B．Effectivemeasureshavestoppedthepestinvasion.C．Congresscontributesalottodealingwithinvasivepests.D．EcosystemintheUSAispoorlydamagedbyinvasivewoods.BParkingInformationThereisamixofpaidandfreeparkingonGranvilleIsland.Belowyouwillfindallrelevantinformationtoparkingandtrafficmanagement.FREEPARKINGSTALLS（停车位）FreeparkingthroughoutGranvilleIslandforallmotorizedvehiclesisintendedforvisitorsonly.Freeparkingstallsareavailableandvehiclesarelimitedtooccupyonestall,onceperday,andwithinthemaximumpostedtimelimit.Whenthepostedtimelimitisreachedyoumoveyourvehicle,orshouldyourequireadditionalparkingduringthesameday,yourvehiclemustbeparkedinapayparkingstall.FreeParkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.Onceyourvehicleisparked,youarenotpermittedtomovetoanotherfreestallonGranvilleIslandatanyothertimethroughouttheday.Youmaymovetoanyofthepaystalls.PAIDPARKINGSTALLSPayparkingrestrictionsarestrictlyenforcedfrom7amto7pm,7daysaweek.DailyParkingTheDailyPassisvalidfor24hoursfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOID（无效）ifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.WeeklyParkingTheWeeklyPassisvalidfor7daysfromthetimeofpurchase.ThepassisVOIDifnotplacedfaceupwiththedateandtimevisible.ThepassisVOIDifnotparkedinapayparkinglot.MonthlyParkingMonthlyparkingislimitedandavailableonafirstcomefirstservebasisandsoldstartingonthetwenty-sixth(26)ofeverymonth.MonthlyParkingPassesareavailableattheGranvilleIslandAdministrationOfficefrom8:30am-5:00pm.Amonthlyparkingpassallowsavehicletobeparkedinanappointedparkingstallonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.Lostmonthlypassescannotbereplaced.1、VisitorstoGranvilleIslandcan.A．parktheircarsforfreeaslongastheywishB．movetheircarstodifferentfreestallsC．paytheparkingwhenthetimelimitisreachedD．usethesamefreestallformanytimes2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothenotice?A．paidparkingpassisvalidonlywhenitisclearlydisplayed.B．CarswiththeDailyParkingPasscanbeparkedinafreestall.C．OnecanbuytheMonthlyParkingPassonanydayofthemonth.D．OnecanapplyforanewMonthlyParkingPassifitislost.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．Idrovetoalocalsupermarkettheotherday.Myshoppinglistwas1andmywalletwaslight.Still,Ineededtogetaweek’sworthofgroceriesformyfamily.Iparkedmycar,lookeddownatmylist,andhopedIcould2itall.AsI3thedoor,Isawamanwithkindeyesandagentle4Hesaidhewascollectingforalocalfoodbankthathelpedto5thehungryinmyarea.Hehandedmeasecondshoppinglistofthingstheycoulduseandaskedmeto6ifIcould.Ismiledback,tookthe7andwalkedintothestore.Ireallywantedtohelp,butwasn’tsureifIcouldthistime.Iwalkedthroughthestore,pickingupvegetables,soup,spaghetti,bread,milk,cer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