常州大学《综合英语》2024 - 2025 学年第一学期期末试卷

（第2页）制卷人签名：制卷日期制卷人签名：制卷日期：审核人签名：：审核日期：………………………………………………装……订……线…………………学院专业/班级学号姓名题号一二三四五六七八总分阅卷教师得分………………一、词汇与语法（总共20题，每题2分，答题要求：从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。）1.Theoldmanhasastrangewayofspeaking.Hereisarecordingofhisspeech,butnoclear_ofwhathehassaidcouldbemadeatall.A.senseB.meaningC.ideaD.explanation2._isknowntousallisthatthe2008OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinBeijing.A.ItB.WhatC.AsD.Which3.I_havebeenmorethansixyearsoldwhentheaccidenthappened.A.shouldn'tB.couldn'tC.mustn'tD.needn't4.—DoyouknowwhereDavidis?Icouldn'tfindhimanywhere.—Well.He_havegonefar—hiscoat'sstillhere.A.shouldn'tB.mustn'tC.can'tD.wouldn't5.—_hehavebeenchosenascaptainofthefootballteam?—Yes,he_.A.Can;musthaveB.Must;musthaveC.Can;mustD.Must;must6.—IsthereaflighttoLondonthisevening?—There_be.I'llphonetheairportandfinditout.A.mustB.wouldC.mightD.can7.—IthinkI'llgiveBobaring.—You_.Youhaven'tbeenintouchwithhimforages.A.willB.mayC.havetoD.should8.MyMP4playerisn'tinmybag.Where_Ihaveputit?A.canB.mustC.shouldD.would9.I_havewatchedthatmovie—it'llgivemehorribledreams.A.shouldn'tB.needn'tC.couldn'tD.mustn't10.—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—“Noperson_smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A.willB.mayC.shallD.must11.—Lucydoesn'tmindlendingyouherdictionary.—She_.I'vealreadyborrowedone.A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn'tD.shouldn't12.Theweatherturnedouttobefineyesterday.I_thetroubletocarrymyumbrellawithme.A.shouldhavetakenB.couldhavetakenC.needn'thavetakenD.mustn'thavetaken13.John,lookatthetime._youplaythepianoatsuchalatehour?A.MustB.CanC.MayD.Need14.Someaspectsofapilot'sjob_beboring,andpilotsoften_workatinconvenienthours.A.can;havetoB.may;canC.haveto;mayD.oughtto;must15.—Ican'tfindmypurseanywhere.—You_havelostitwhileshopping.A.mayB.canC.shouldD.would16.—_youinterruptnow?Can'tyouseeI'monthephone?—Sorry,Sir,butit'surgent.A.CanB.ShouldC.MustD.Would17.—_Itakethebookout?—I'mafraidnot.A.WillB.MayC.MustD.Need18.—_hecometoseeyouashepromised?—Ofcourse,please,andI'dratherhe_methetruth.A.Will;informedB.Shall;toldC.Should;willtellD.Can;tell19.You_behungryalready—youhadlunchonlytwohoursago!A.wouldn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.needn't20.—Idon'treallylikeJames.Whydidyouinvitehim?—Don'tworry.He_come.Hesaidhewasn'tcertainwhathisplanswere.A.mustnotB.neednotC.wouldnotD.mightnot二、完形填空（总共20题每题1.5分，答题要求：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。）Oneafternoon,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.Igottherealittleearly,soI16thecarbytheroadside,acrossthestreetfromwheresheworked,and17forher.AsIlookedoutsidethecarwindow,Isawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,running18onthegrassashismother19fromashortdistance.Theboyhadabigsmileonhisfaceasifhehadjustbeen20freefromsomesortofprison.Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,21up,withoutlookingbackathismother,runas22ashecouldagain,stillwithasmileonhisface,asifnothinghadhappened.Atthatmoment,Ithoughttomyself,“Whyaren'tmostadultsthisway?”Mostadults,whentheyfalldown,makeabigdealoutofitanddon'teven23asecondattempt.Theywouldbeso24thattheywouldnottryagainifsomeonesawthemfall.Or,becausetheyfall,theywouldfindagood25forthemselvesthatthey'renotfitforit.Theywouldenduptooafraidtoattemptagainforfearoffailure.However,withkids,whentheyfalldown,theydon'tconsidertheirfallingdownasfailure,instead,theytreatitasa26experience.Theytryagainandagainuntilthey27.Theanswermustbethattheyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”withtheword“failure”.What'smore,theyprobablythinktothemselvesthatit'squiteokaytofalldownandthatit'snotwrongtodoso.Inotherwords,theyallowthemselvestomake28,sotheyremainenergetic.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbytheboy'spersistence(坚持不懈)andthemannerinwhichhedid.1.A.leftB.stoppedC.repairedD.washed2.A.waitedB.caredC.preparedD.looked3.A.carefullyB.anxiouslyC.freelyD.easily4.A.watchedB.noticedC.surveyedD.supported5.A.cutB.keptC.foundD.set6.A.holdB.getC.endD.pick7.A.wellB.longC.fastD.soon8.A.makeB.provideC.practiceD.discover9.A.confusedB.embarrassedC.exhaustedD.surprised10.A.causeB.signC.chanceD.excuse11.A.learningB.runningC.teachingD.falling12.A.progressB.improveC.achieveD.succeed13.A.mistakesB.choicesC.plansD.wishes14.A.firmlyB.constantlyC.hardlyD.nearly15.A.lostB.drawnC.killedD.driven16.A.droppedB.escapedC.removedD.rescued17.A.takeB.makeC.continueD.refuse18.A.confusedB.discouragedC.exhaustedD.surprised19.A.causeB.signC.chanceD.excuse20.A.learningB.runningC.teachingD.falling三、阅读理解（总共15题每题2分，答题要求：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。）Passage1Anewstudyhasfoundnoevidencethatsunscreen,commonlyusedtoreducetheriskofskincancer,actuallyincreasestherisk.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofIowabasedtheirfindingsonareviewof18earlierstudiesthatlookedattheassociationbetweensunscreenuseandmelanoma(黑素瘤).Theysaidthattheyfoundflawsinstudiesthathadreportedassociationsbetweensunscreenuseandhigherriskofmelanoma.Mosthealthexpertsbelievethatbyprotectingtheskinfromtheharmfuleffectsofthesun,sunscreenhelpspreventskincancer,whichisincreasinginincidence(发生率)fasterthananyothercancerintheUnitedStates.Butquestionshavebeenraisedaboutsunscreenandwhetheritmayhavetheoppositeeffect,perhapsbyallowingpeopletoremainexposedtothesunlongerwithoutburning.Theresearcherssaidthatamongtheproblemswithsomeearlierstudiesisthattheyoftenfailedtotakeintoaccountthatthosepeoplemostatriskforskincancer—peoplewithfairskinandfreckles(雀斑)，forexample—aremorelikelytousesunscreen.Asaresult,itmayappearthatsunscreenusersgetcancermoreoften.Thestudies,whichgenerallyreliedonvolunteerstorecalltheirsunscreenuse,werealsounabletoprovehowwelltheproductshadbeenapplied,saidthenewstudy.1.Theunderlinedword“flaws”inthe2ndparagraphmostprobablymeans_.A.evidencesB.factsC.faultsD.failures2.Peoplewithfairskinandfreckles_.A.seldomusesunscreenB.aremoreindangerofskincancerC.canbefreefromtheharmofthesunD.oftenexposethemselvestothesun3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.A.sunscreenusersgetskincancermoreoftenB.thevolunteershaveprovedtheeffectofsunscreenC.thenewstudywasbasedontheexperiencesofvolunteersD.thenumberofskincancerpatientsisincreasinginAmerica4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.SunscreentoPreventSkinCancerB.SunscreentoIncreaseSkinCancerC.SkinCancerCausedbySunscreenD.SkinCancerandSunscreenPassage2Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealthandwealthandtheothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesmiserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,andevents,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconveniencesofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,andthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasuresofsociety,offend(冒犯)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect,andscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestirasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Thesepeopleshouldchangethisbadhabitandcondescend(俯就)tobepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.5.Peoplewhoareunhappy_.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings6.Thephrase“sourthepleasuresofsociety”mostnearlymeans“_”.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife7.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeople.B.Suchunhappypeoplearecontentwiththemselves.C.Suchunhappypeoplearecriticalabouteverything.D.Evensuchunhappypeoplerecognizethebadeffectsofthehabitonthemselves,buttheycannotgetridofit.8.Ifsuchunhappypersonsdon'tchangetheirbadhabit,theauthor'ssolutiontotheproblemisthat_.A.peopleshouldavoidcontactwiththemB.peopleshouldcriticizetheirmisconductC.peopleshouldhelpthemrecognizethebadeffectsD.peopleshouldshownorespectandpolitenesstothemPassage3Themulti-millionpoundnewLibraryofBirmingham(LoB)willbethemostvisiblesignofthewaythecityisacceptingthedigitalization(数字化)ofeverydaylife.Settoopenin2013,the£188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotakeshapenexttotheBirminghamRepertoryTheatre,withwhichitwillsharesomeequipment.Asdigitalmedia(媒介)isimportanttoitsidea,theprojectisalreadyprovidingchancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenewtechnologies.BrianGambles,theLoBprojectdirector,saysitisaboutgivingpeopletherighttoolsforlearning:“Theaimistomixthephysicalwiththedigital,providing24-hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthroughmanydifferentways.Itisimportanttoenableustoreachmorepeople,moreeffectively.”Thedigitallibrarywill,hesays,beasimportantasthephysicalone,allowingthedistantuseoftheservices,makingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepublic.EvenbeforetheLoBiscomplete,thepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisittheVirtual(虚拟的)LoB,designedbyBaden,theBirminghamvirtualworldsspecialists.NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnabouttheLoB,butthevirtualonehasalsoenabledthoseworkingontheLoBtounderstandthebuildingandhowitwillworkbeforeitevenopens.TwoothersmallBirmingham-baseddigitalcompaniesareworkingontheLoBprojects.Substrat,adigitaldesigncompany,isdevelopingwhatitcalls“enlargereality”project.Itisabouttheuseofanexcitingsmartphone,animportantpartoftheL