广东外语外贸大学《英语阅读》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、选择题（总共10题，每题3分，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项）1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThehistoryofEnglishreading.B.TheimportanceofEnglishreading.C.DifferentmethodsofEnglishreading.D.TipsforimprovingEnglishreadingskills.2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTabenefitofreadingEnglish?A.Expandingvocabulary.B.Improvingwritingskills.C.Enhancinglisteningability.D.Reducingstress.3.WhenreadinganEnglisharticle,whatshouldyoudofirst?A.Lookupunfamiliarwords.B.Skimthetitleandheadings.C.Readthewholearticlecarefully.D.Analyzetheauthor'swritingstyle.4.Whichreadingskillismostusefulforquicklygettingthemainideaofapassage?A.Scanning.B.Skimming.C.Intensivereading.D.Extensivereading.5.Ifyoucomeacrossadifficultwordwhilereading,youshould___.A.alwayslookitupimmediatelyB.trytoguessitsmeaningfromthecontextC.skipitandcontinuereadingD.writeitdownandasksomeonelater6.WhatcanhelpyoubetterunderstandthecontextofanEnglishtext?A.Knowingmoreabouttheauthor.B.Understandingtheculturalbackground.C.Practicinggrammarregularly.D.Memorizingalargenumberofwords.7.Whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytoimprovereadingspeed?A.Readingaloud.B.Readinginaquietenvironment.C.Readingmaterialsatahigherlevel.D.Readingthesametextmultipletimes.8.WhenreadingalongEnglishpassage,itisadvisableto___.A.breakitintosmallerpartsB.readitallatoncewithoutstoppingC.focusonlyonthedetailsD.avoidtakingnotes9.Whatdoes"comprehension"mainlyrefertoinEnglishreading?A.Understandingthewords.B.Understandingthegrammar.C.Understandingtheoverallmeaning.D.Understandingthewritingstructure.10.WhichofthefollowingtypesofreadingmaterialsismostsuitableforimprovinggeneralEnglishreadingskills?A.Technicalreports.B.Academicpapers.C.Novelsandstories.D.Businesscontracts.二、多项选择题（总共5题，每题5分，从每题所给的选项中，选出所有符合要求的选项，错选、多选、少选均不得分）1.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoimproveEnglishreadingcomprehension?()A.Readingdifferenttypesoftexts.B.Discussingwhatyoureadwithothers.C.Usingadictionaryfrequently.D.Makingpredictionsbeforereading.2.WhatarethecharacteristicsofeffectiveEnglishreadingmaterials?()A.Theyarewritteninsimplelanguageonly.B.Theycoverawiderangeoftopics.C.Theyhaveclearstructures.D.Theyarealwaysverylong.3.Whichofthefollowingreadingstrategiescanhelpwithunderstandingdifficultsentences?()A.Analyzingsentencestructure.B.Translatingeachworddirectly.C.Lookingforcluesinthesurroundingtext.D.Readingthesentencealoudseveraltimes.4.Toenhancereadingskills,oneshould().A.Readslowlyandcarefullyallthetime.B.Setgoalsforreading.C.Practicereadingregularly.D.Ignorepunctuationmarks.5.WhataspectsshouldbeconsideredwhenevaluatinganEnglishreadingpassage?()A.Theaccuracyoftheinformation.B.Theclarityofthewritingstyle.C.Thelengthofthepassage.D.Therelevanceofthecontenttoyourinterests.三、判断题（总共10题，每题2分，判断下列句子是否正确，正确的选A，错误的选B）1.ReadingEnglishnewspapersisnotagoodwaytoimprovereadingskillsastheyaretooformal.()2.Skimmingismainlyusedtofindspecificdetailsinapassage.()3.IfyouunderstandeverywordinanEnglishtext,youwilldefinitelyunderstandthewholepassage.()4.Readingspeedcanbeimprovedbyreadingmorechallengingmaterials.()5.ItisnotnecessarytounderstandtheculturalreferencesinanEnglishreadingforcomprehension.()6.Takingnoteswhilereadingcanhelpyoubetterrememberimportantpoints.()7.OnlynativespeakerscanreadEnglisheffectively.()8.Readingaloudcanimprovebothpronunciationandcomprehension.()9.Readingthesametextrepeatedlyisthebestwaytoimprovereadingskills.()10.Themorewordsyouknow,thebetteryourEnglishreadingwillbe.()四、简答题（总共2题，每题15分，请简要回答问题）1.ExplainthedifferencebetweenskimmingandscanninginEnglishreading.2.HowcanyoudevelopcriticalthinkingskillsthroughEnglishreading?五、阅读理解题（总共2篇文章，每篇文章后有5个问题，每题5分，阅读文章后回答问题）Passage1Inthedigitalage,thewaywereadhaschangedsignificantly.E-bookshavebecomeincreasinglypopular,offeringconvenienceandavastlibraryatourfingertips.However,traditionalprintedbooksstillholdaspecialcharmformany.Oneoftheadvantagesofe-booksistheirportability.Wecancarryhundredsofe-booksonasingledevice,eliminatingtheneedforabulkybookcollection.Withjustafewtapsonascreen,wecanaccessanytitlewedesire.Ontheotherhand,printedbooksprovideatactileexperience.Thefeelofthepaper,thesmelloftheink,andtheabilitytoflipthroughpagesgiveasenseoftangibilitythate-bookslack.Anotheraspecttoconsideristheimpactonoureyes.Extendedscreentimewhilereadinge-bookscancauseeyestrainforsome.Printedbooks,onthecontrary,aregenerallyconsideredeasierontheeyes,especiallyforlongreadingsessions.Intermsofstorage,e-bookstakeuphardlyanyphysicalspace.Theycanbestoredindefinitelyonadevicewithoutworryofdamagefrommoistureorpests.Printedbooks,though,requireshelvesorstorageunits,whichcanbealimitationinsmallerlivingspaces.Questions1.Whatisoneoftheadvantagesofe-booksmentionedinthepassage?2.Howdoprintedbooksprovideaspecialcharm?3.Whatproblemcane-bookscauseforsomepeople?4.Whyaree-booksgoodforstorage?5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?Passage2TheEnglishlanguagehasarichanddiversevocabulary,whichisconstantlyevolving.Newwordsareaddedregularly,whilesomeolderwordsmayfalloutofuse.Onesourceofnewwordsistechnology.Withtherapiddevelopmentoftechnology,newtermssuchas"selfie","hashtag",and"emoji"haveenteredthelanguage.Thesewordsreflectthechangingwayswecommunicateandinteractinthedigitalworld.Anotherf