广西财经学院《大学英语三》2024-2025学年期末试卷（A卷）

（第2页）制卷人签名：制卷日期：审核人签名：：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、选择题（总共20题，每题2分，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项）1.Theoldmanhastwosons,bothof______arelawyers.A.themB.thatC.whoD.whom2.Sheisalwaysreadytohelppeopleintroublebecauseshethinksitisa(n)______.A.decisionB.chanceC.prideD.pleasure3.Thelittleboyisdirtyfromheadtofootbecausehe______inthemudallmorning.A.hasplayedB.isplayingC.hasbeenplayingD.wasplaying4.NotuntilIbegantowork______howmuchtimeIhadwasted.A.didn'tIrealizeB.didIrealizeC.Ididn'trealizeD.Irealized5.Thebookisofgreatvalue.______canbeenjoyedfromituntilyouhaveadeepunderstandingofit,however.A.NothingB.FewC.SomethingD.Much6.Theteacher,with6girlsand8boysofherclass,______visitingamuseumwhentheearthquakestruck.A.wasB.wereC.hadbeenD.wouldbe7.I'llcometoseeyourperformanceat9:00tomorrowevening.-I'msorry,butbythenmyperformancewillhaveendedandI______reportersinthemeetingroom.A.willbemeetingB.willmeetC.amgoingtomeetD.ammeeting8.______therightkindoftraining,theseteenagesoccerplayersmayonedaygrowintointernationalstars.A.GivingB.HavinggivenC.TogiveD.Given9.______isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A.WhichB.WhenC.WhatD.As10.—WhydoestheLakesmellterrible?-Becauselargequantitiesofwater______.A.havepollutedB.isbeingpollutedC.hasbeenpollutedD.havebeenpolluted11.Thenewsthattheyfailedtheirdrivingtestdiscouragedhim,______?A.didtheyB.didn'ttheyC.diditD.didn'tit12.—Doyouthinkweshouldacceptthatoffer?-Yes,weshould,forwe______suchbadluckuptillnow,andtime______out.A.havehad;isrunningB.had;isrunningC.have;hasbeenrunD.havehad;hasbeenrun13.Themanpulledoutagoldwatch,______weremadeofsmalldiamonds.A.thehandsofwhomB.whomthehandsofC.whichthehandsofD.thehandsofwhich14.They'vewontheirlastthreematches,______Ifindabitsurprisingactually.A.thatB.whenC.whatD.which15.Itissaidthatdogswillkeepyou______foraslongasyouwantwhenyouarefeelinglonely.A.safetyB.companyC.houseD.friend16.—I'msorry.Thatwasn'tofmuchhelp.-Oh,______.Asamatteroffact,itwasmosthelpful.A.sureitwasB.itdoesn'tmatterC.ofcoursenotD.thanksanyway17.I______throughthatbitterperiodwithoutyourgeneroushelp.A.couldn'thavegoneB.didn'tgoC.wouldn'tgoD.hadn'tgone18.Thelittlegirlwhogotlostdecidedtoremain______shewasandwaitforhermother.A.whereB.whatC.howD.who19.Wehadtowaithalfanhour______wehadalreadybookedatable.A.sinceB.althoughC.untilD.before20.Theopen-aircelebrationhasbeenputoff______thebadweather.A.incaseofB.inspiteofC.insteadofD.becauseof二、多项选择题（总共10题，每题3分，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出所有符合题目要求的选项）1.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeaperson'scharacter?A.HonestB.KindC.BeautifulD.Brave2.Whichofthefollowingsentencesarecorrect?A.Ienjoyreadingbooks.B.Heisgoodatplayingfootball.C.Shelikeslisteningmusic.D.Theyareinterestedinpainting.3.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasasubject?A.AbookB.TolearnEnglishC.PlayinggamesD.He4.Whichofthefollowingwordshavethesamemeaningas“big”?A.LargeB.GreatC.HugeD.Tiny5.Whichofthefollowingaremodalverbs?A.CanB.MustC.ShouldD.Have6.Whichofthefollowingsentencesareinthepresentperfecttense?A.Ihaveseenthatmoviebefore.B.ShehasbeentoParistwice.C.Theywillhavefinishedtheirworkbytomorrow.D.Heisreadingabook.7.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedasadverbs?A.QuicklyB.HappilyC.BeautifulD.Well8.Whichofthefollowingarecoordinatingconjunctions?A.AndB.ButC.OrD.Because9.Whichofthefollowingsentencesareinthepassivevoice?A.Thebookwaswrittenbyhim.B.Sheislovedbyeveryone.C.Theyhavebuiltanewhouse.D.Alotoftreeswereplantedlastyear.10.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtoexpressagreement?A.YesB.CertainlyC.NoD.Ofcourse三、判断题（总共10题，每题1分，判断下列句子的对错，对的写T，错的写F）1.I'mlookingforwardtoseeyou.()2.Hedoesn'tneedgotoschooltoday.()3.Sheisusedtoliveinthecity.()4.Theboyisenougholdtogotoschool.()5.IpreferreadingbooksthanwatchingTV.()6.Theyhavegotmarriedsince2010.()7.ThisisthemostinterestingbookwhichIhaveeverread.()8.Hetoldmethathewillcometomorrow.()9.Ifitwillraintomorrow,wewon'tgoforapicnic.()10.Thenumberofstudentsinourschoolareincreasing.()四、阅读理解（总共3篇文章，每题10分，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）第一篇IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheU.S.A.,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.,noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Theimportanceoftimeinsociallife.B.Theimportanceoftimeinmakingappointments.C.Theimportanceoftimeintelephonecalls.D.Theimportanceoftimeindifferentcultures.2.Accordingtothepassage,atelephonecallearlyinthemorningisconsidered______.A.politeB.importantC.foolishD.impolite3.Inthesentence“Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.”,“attached”means______.A.takenB.drawnC.givenD.shown4.Ifsomeoneislessthan5minuteslate,heusually______.A.willsayafewwordsofexplanationB.willnotcompletethesentenceC.willnotmakeanyexplanationD.willapologizetothehost5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.IntheU.S.A.,gueststendtofeeltheyarehighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.B.Nomisunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesabouttheconceptoftime.C.Itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvanceinsomecultures.D.PromptnessisnotvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.第二篇AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan-themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.1.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica______.A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirowneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors2.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause______.A.servantsinAmericaarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood3.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“______”.A.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsforabarC.waittolaythetableD.servecustomersinarestaurant4.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamilyB.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLaborC.CharacteristicsofAmericanCultureD.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thehostessusuallyfeelspainfultopreparethedinnerherself.B.Aprofessionalmanneverhelpshiswifewithhousework.C.Thefamilycanaffordforeigntravelbecauseofthehostess'shardwork.D.Thesonworkingonahighwayinsummermaypayforpartofhiscollegeeducation.第三篇Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikes,asarule,tohaveitretoldinidenticallythesamewords,butthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesassacredtexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabook,and,ifaparentcanproducewhat,intheactualcircumstancesofthetimeandtheindividualchild,isanimprovementontheprintedtext,somuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimorarousinghissadistic(残暴的)impulses.Toprovethelatter,onewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftenguiltyofcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.Aggressive,destructive,sadisticimpulseseverychildhasand,onthewhole,theirsymbolicverbaldischargeseemstoberatherasafetyvalvethananincitementtoovertaction.Astofears,thereare,Ithink,well-authenticatedcasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,thisarisesfromthechildhavingheardthestoryonce.Familiaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastered.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytrue,thatgiants,witches,two-headeddragons,magiccarpets,etc.,donotexist;andthat,insteadofindulginghisfantasiesinfairytales,thechildshouldbetaughthowtoadapttorealitybystudyinghistoryandmechanics.Ifindsuchpeople,Imustconfess,sounsympatheticandpeculiarthatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.Iftheircaseweresound,theworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonabroomstickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirenchantedgirl-friend.Nofairystoryeverclaimedtobeadescripti