广西警察学院《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，选出一个最佳答案）1.Thenewpolicywillhaveaprofoundimpactontheeconomy.Whatdoes“profound”mean?A.slightB.shallowC.deepD.narrow2.Sheisalwaysverypunctual.Whichwordcanreplace“punctual”?A.lateB.earlyC.promptD.slow3.Thescientistmadeasignificantdiscovery.“significant”isclosestinmeaningto_.A.unimportantB.trivialC.importantD.ordinary4.Hisspeechwasso_thateveryonewasdeeplyimpressed.A.boringB.inspiringC.tiringD.confusing5.Weshould_oureffortstoachievebetterresults.A.combineB.separateC.divideD.break6.Thecompanyisplanningto_itsbusinessoverseas.A.expandB.reduceC.contractD.limit7.Shehasa_formusicandcanplayseveralinstruments.A.talentB.dislikeC.fearD.problem8.Theproblemneedstobe_immediately.A.solvedB.ignoredC.avoidedD.postponed9.He_tohisparents'adviceandfoundagoodjob.A.objectedB.listenedC.opposedD.followed10.Thebeautifulscenery_hertowritethispoem.A.inspiredB.discouragedC.forcedD.allowed11.I'mnot_withthisbook.It'stoodifficult.A.interestedB.satisfiedC.boredD.delighted12.She_herdreamofbecomingadoctorthroughhardwork.A.achievedB.failedC.gaveupD.lost13.Theteacher'swordshadagreat_onthestudents.A.affectB.effectC.effortD.offer14.Weshould_agoodhabitofreading.A.developB.destroyC.breakD.forget15.Theweatherwas_andwehadagreattimeatthebeach.A.awfulB.wonderfulC.terribleD.bad16.He_hisfriend'sinvitationbecausehewastoobusy.A.acceptedB.receivedC.declinedD.sent17.Themovieisvery_andIcan'tstoplaughing.A.sadB.funnyC.seriousD.boring18.Weneedto_ourgoalsclearly.A.setB.achieveC.forgetD.change19.Her_smilemadeeveryonefeelwarm.A.coldB.friendlyC.angryD.sad20.Theprojectrequiresalotof_andpatience.A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.effort二、阅读理解（总共3篇文章，每篇文章后有5个问题，每题3分，答题要求：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案）Passage1Inthepast,peopleusedtotraveltoforeigncountriesbecausetheythoughttheywouldbedifferentfromhome-thebuilding,thefood,thenationaldress.Nowadays,however,onelargecityisverylikeanother.TheyallhavetheirHiltonorSheratonHotelswhichlooklikeHiltonorSheratonHotelseverywhere.TheyallhavetheirMcDonald's,theirKFCsandtheirPizzaHuts.Officebuildingslookthesameeverywhere,andmostcitycentersarefullofofficebuildings.And,ofcourse,peoplearedrivingthesamebrandsofJapaneseorEuropeancars,usuallywearingthesamekindsofclothingandwatchingthesameAmericanmoviesandTVshows.Airportsarethesameeverywhereandtheworld'sairlinesareallflyingthesameaircraft,BoeingsorAirbuses.What,therefore,isthepurposeofforeigntravelforpeoplewhoarenotonbusiness?Whatdotouristshopetoexperienceinaforeigncountrythattheycannotexperienceathome?Whydotheytraveltoforeigncountriesatall?Theanswercouldbethatpeopleareveryinterestedinthepast.Itisanation'shistorythatisitsmainattraction.Mostoftoday'stouriststraveloverseastofindoutwhatforeigncountriesandculturesusedtobelike,notwhattheyareliketoday.Thewords“culturaltourism”arenowpartofthelanguageoftourism,anditisthemuseumsandworksofartinmanycountriesthataretheirmainattractions.Iftheyarelucky-andhavehadsensible,stronggovernments-manycountriesalsousuallyhaveatleastafewbeautifulplacesfortouriststovisit.Finallythereisperhapsanation'sgreatestattraction:itspeople.Anationisnotjustitshistoricalbuildings,itsworksofartorbeautifulplaces,itisalsothepeoplewholiveinit.ThisiswhyacountrysuchasThailandattractsmillionsofpeopleeveryyear.TheycomemainlybecauseofthefriendlinessoftheThaipeople.ItiswhythePacificIslandsarealsosopopular.There,afewwhitepeoplelivesidebysidewithPacificIslanders,whomakethemfeelwelcome.1.Whatisthewriter'sopinionaboutthelargecitiesintheworld?A.Theyaredifferentfromoneanother.B.Theyareverysimilartoeachother.C.Theyarebetterthansmallcities.D.Theyareattractivetotourists.2.Whatisthemainreasonforpeopletotravelabroadaccordingtothewriter?A.Toexperiencedifferentcultures.B.Toseedifferenthistoricalbuildings.C.Toenjoydifferentkindsoffood.D.Toseedifferentkindsofanimals.3.Whatattractstouristsmostinmanycountries?A.TheirHiltonorSheratonHotels.B.TheirMcDonald's,KFCsandPizzaHuts.C.Theirmuseumsandworksofart.D.Theirbeautifulplaces.4.WhydoesThailandattractmillionsofpeopleeveryyear?A.Becauseofitsbeautifulscenery.B.Becauseofitsfriendlypeople.C.Becauseofitsdeliciousfood.D.Becauseofitshistoricalbuildings.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sensible”meaninthethirdparagraph?A.reasonableB.sensitiveC.kindD.strictPassage2IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyoutelephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthematterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattachedtotelephonecallsmadeafter11:00p.m.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflifeordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysaveryimportantpart.IntheUnitedStates,gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinnerpartyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inotherareasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplanswhicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreattimedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,theymayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.,noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusinessassociatewaitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafewwordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Theimportanceoftimeinsociallife.B.Theimportanceoftimeinbusiness.C.Theimportanceoftimeinfamilylife.D.Theimportanceoftimeindailylife.2.Accordingtothepassage,acallatmidnightwouldmean_.A.thematterislessimportantB.thematterissomewhatimportantC.thematterrequiresimmediateattentionD.itisamatteroflifeordeath3.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?A.Amatterofwork.B.Amatteroflifeordeath.C.Youwanttoseehimorher.D.Youwanttomakeanappointmentwithhimorher.4.WhichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfriendintheU.S.foradinnerparty?A.At7:00a.m..B.At4:00p.m..C.At11:00p.m..D.At5:00a.m..5.Whatdoestheword“promptness”meaninthepassage?A.Beingpolite.B.Beingpunctual.C.Beingfriendly.D.Beinghelpful.Passage3Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreesofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesmiserable.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,andevents,andtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Thepeoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconveniencesofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewell-prepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewines,andthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyofthecontrarythings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydiscontented.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasuresofsociety,offendmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwerefoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Thetendencytocriticizeandbedisgustedisperhapstakenuporiginallybyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitareconvincedofitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousconsequencesinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers,nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect,andscarcelythat.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatobtainingsomeadvantageinrankorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestirasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicdisapproval,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirmisconduct.Thesepeopleshouldchangethisbadhabitandcondescendtobepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1.Peoplewhoareunhappy_.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareinfluencedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings2.Thephrase“sourthepleasuresofsociety”mostnearlymeans_.A.haveagoodtastetothepleasuresofsocietyB.aren'tcontentwiththepleasuresofsocietyC.feelhappywiththepleasuresofsocietyD.enjoythepleasuresofsociety3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeople.B.Suchunhappypeoplearecriticalabouteverything.C.Ifsuchunhappypeoplerecognizethebadeffectsofthehabitonthemselves,theymaygetridofit.D.Suchunhappypeoplearealsonotcontentwiththemselves.4.Thephrase“scarcelythat”inParagraph3means_.A.justlikethatB.almostnotlikethatC.morethanthatD.notatalllikethat5.Ifsuchunhappypersonsdon'tchangetheirbadhabit,theauthor'ssolutiontotheproblemisthat_.A.peopleshouldavoidcontactwiththemB.peopleshouldcriticizetheirmisconductC.peopleshouldhelpthemrecognizethebadeffectsofthehabitD.peopleshouldshownorespectandpolitenesstothem三、完型填空（总共20个空，每题1分，答题要求：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项）ArichAmericanwentintoashopinLondon.Hewantedverymuch1anice-lookingwatch.Hesawawatchandlikeditsomuchthathedecidedtobuyit.Buttheowneroftheshopaskedfivehundreddollarsforit.2theAmericanwashesitating,ayoungmansuddenlycameintotheshop,tookthewatchoutoftheowner'sha