上海中侨职业技术大学《大学英语精读》2025-2026学年期末试卷

上海中侨职业技术大学《大学英语精读》2025-2026学年期末试卷一、单项选择题（本大题共20小题，每小题5分，共100分。在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的）

1.Thefollowingsentenceisanexampleofasimplesentence.Whichoneisit?

A.Hewenttothestoreandboughtsomemilk.

B.Ifitrains,wewillnotgoout.

C.Thecatsatonthematandwatchedthebirds.

D.Shehasabrotherwhoisateacher.

2.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenanadjectiveandanadverb?

A.Adjectivesdescribepeople,places,orthings;adverbsdescribeactions.

B.Adjectivesdescribeactions;adverbsdescribepeople,places,orthings.

C.Adjectivesandadverbsbothdescribeactions.

D.Adjectivesandadverbsbothdescribepeople,places,orthings.

3.Choosethecorrecttensetocompletethesentence:"I_______(go)tothemovieslastnight,butitstartedraining."

A.wentB.goC.amgoingD.willgo

4.Whatistheoppositeoftheword"happy"?

A.sadB.cheerfulC.joyfulD.pleasant

5.Whichoneofthefollowingsentencesisgrammaticallyincorrect?

A.Thedogisbarkingloudly.

B.Heiseatinganapple.

C.Shehasabook.

D.Icanseethecar.

6.Choosethecorrectprepositiontocompletethesentence:"Ilive_______(near)thepark."

A.inB.onC.atD.to

7.Whatisthemainideaofthestory"TheTell-TaleHeart"byEdgarAllanPoe?

A.Amankillsaneighborandhidesthebodyintheattic.

B.Amandreamsofamysteriousneighbor.

C.Amanandhisneighborhaveafriendlyconversation.

D.Amanbuysahouseanddiscoversahiddenroom.

8.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofasimile?

A.Thedogisbarkingloudly.

B.Thesunisshiningbrightly.

C.Thecatisasblackasthenight.

D.Thetreeistall.

9.Choosethecorrectverbtensetocompletethesentence:"I_______(visit)mygrandparentslastsummer."

A.visitedB.visitC.visitsD.willvisit

10.Whatisthemainpurposeofathesisstatement?

A.Toprovideanoverviewofthemainpointsoftheessay.

B.Tointroducethetopicandstatethewriter'sopinion.

C.Tosupportthetopicwithevidence.

D.Toprovideasummaryoftheessay.

11.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence:"Theweatheris_______(hot)today."

A.moreB.mostC.tooD.so

12.Whatisthetoneofthepoem"StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening"byRobertFrost?

A.seriousB.humorousC.sarcasticD.solemn

13.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisanexampleofametaphor?

A.Thesunrisesintheeast.

B.Theoceanisasblueasthesky.

C.Thetreeistall.

D.Theclockisticking.

14.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence:"I_______(read)abooklastnight."

A.readB.amreadingC.willreadD.haveread

15.Whatisthedifferencebetweenanounandaverb?

A.Nounsarepeople,places,orthings;verbsareactions.

B.Nounsareactions;verbsarepeople,places,orthings.

C.Nounsandverbsarebothpeople,places,orthings.

D.Nounsandverbsarebothactions.

16.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisanexampleofapersonification?

A.Thewindwhisperedthroughthetrees.

B.Thesunisshiningbrightly.

C.Thedogisbarkingloudly.

D.Thetreeistall.

17.Choosethecorrecttensetocompletethesentence:"I_______(go)tothemoviestonight,butImightnothavetime."

A.wentB.goC.amgoingD.willgo

18.Whatisthepurposeofaconclusioninanessay?

A.Tosummarizethemainpointsoftheessay.

B.Tointroducethetopicandstatethewriter'sopinion.

C.Toprovideevidencetosupportthetopic.

D.Toprovideasummaryoftheessay.

19.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisanexampleofahyperbole?

A.Thetreeistall.

B.Thesunisshiningbrightly.

C.Thedogisbarkingloudly.

D.Theoceanisasblueasthesky.

20.Whatisthemainideaofthestory"TheGreatGatsby"byF.ScottFitzgerald?

A.Amanbecomesrichandfallsinlovewithawealthywoman.

B.Amandreamsofbecomingrichandlivingaluxuriouslife.

C.Amanandhisfriendsgoonanadventuretofindhiddentreasure.

D.Amanbuysahouseanddiscoversahiddenroom.

二、多项选择题（本大题共10小题，每小题5分，共50分）

21.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofliterarydevices?

A.AlliterationB.AnaphoraC.MetaphorD.Hyperbole

22.Choosethecorrectprepositionstocompletethesentence:"Shelives_______(near)thebeachandworks_______(in)anoffice."

A.in,atB.on,atC.near,inD.by,at

23.Whatarethethreepartsofathesisstatement?

A.IntroductionB.ThesisC.ConclusionD.Evidence

24.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofcompoundsentences?

A.Thedogisbarkingloudlyandthecatissleeping.

B.Ifitrains,wewillnotgoout.

C.Thesunisshiningbrightly.

D.Thetreeistall.

25.Whatarethefivesenses?

A.TasteB.SightC.TouchD.HearingE.Smell

26.Choosethecorrectadjectivestocompletethesentence:"Theskyis_______(blue)andtheflowersare_______(beautiful)."

A.beautiful,blueB.blue,beautifulC.beautiful,redD.red,beautiful

27.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesoffigurativelanguage?

A.SimileB.MetaphorC.PersonificationD.Hyperbole

28.Choosethecorrectverbstocompletethesentence:"I_______(go)tothestoreandbuysomemilk."

A.wentB.goC.amgoingD.willgo

29.Whatarethethreemainpartsofaparagraph?

A.IntroductionB.ThesisC.BodyD.Conclusion

30.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofexpositorywriting?

A.NarrativeB.DescriptiveC.ExpositoryD.Persuasive

三、（题目自定义）（本大题共5小题，每小题5分，共25分）

31.Readthefollowingparagraphandanswerthequestions:

"JaneAustenwasaBritishnovelistwholivedfrom1775to1817.Sheisknownforherwitandsocialcommentary.Hermostfamousnovelsinclude'PrideandPrejudice,''SenseandSensibility,'and'Emma.'Austen'sworksoftenexplorethemesoflove,marriage,andsocialstatus."

A.WhatwasJaneAustenknownfor?

B.Whatarethreeofhermostfamousnovels?

C.WhatthemesdoesAustenoftenexploreinherworks?

D.WhatisthetimeperiodinwhichAustenlived?

E.WhyisAustenconsideredasignificantfigureinliterature?

32.Readthefollowingparagraphandanswerthequestions:

"TheGreatGatsby,writtenbyF.ScottFitzgerald,isanovelsetinthe1920s.IttellsthestoryofJayGatsby,awealthymanwhoistryingtowinbackhisformerlove,DaisyBuchanan.ThenovelexploresthemesoftheAmericanDream,wealth,andsocialstatus."

A.Whatisthemainsettingof"TheGreatGatsby"?

B.Whoisthemaincharacterin"TheGreatGatsby"?

C.WhatisJayGatsbytryingtoachieveinthenovel?

D.Whatthemesareexploredin"TheGreatGatsby"?

E.Whatisthetimeperiodinwhich"TheGreatGatsby"isset?

33.Readthefollowingparagraphandanswerthequestions:

"ShakespearewasanEnglishplaywrightandpoetwholivedfrom1564to1616.HeisconsideredoneofthegreatestwritersintheEnglishlanguage.Shakespeare'smostfamousworksinclude'Hamlet,''RomeoandJuliet,'and'Macbeth.'Hisplaysoftenexplorethemesoflove,power,andrevenge."

A.WhatwasShakespeareknownfor?

B.Whatarethreeofhismostfamousworks?

C.WhatthemesdoesShakespeareoftenexploreinhisplays?

D.WhatisthetimeperiodinwhichShakespearelived?

E.WhyisShakespeareconsideredasignificantfigureinliterature?

34.Readthefollowingparagraphandanswerthequestions:

"EdgarAllanPoewasanAmericanwriterwholivedfrom1809to1849.Heisknownforhisdarkandmysterioustales.Poe'smostfamousworksinclude'TheTell-TaleHeart,''TheRaven,'and'TheFalloftheHouseofUsher.'Hisstoriesoftenexplorethemesofobsession,death,andthesupernatural."

A.WhatwasEdgarAllanPoeknownfor?

B.Whatarethreeofhismostfamousworks?

C.WhatthemesdoesPoeoftenexploreinhisstories?

D.WhatisthetimeperiodinwhichPoelived?

E.WhyisPoeconsideredasignificantfigureinliterature?

35.Readthefollowingparagraphandanswerthequestions:

"WilliamShakespearewasaBritishplaywrightandpoetwholivedfrom1564to1616.HeisconsideredoneofthegreatestwritersintheEnglishlanguage.Shakespeare'smostfamousworksinclude'Hamlet,''RomeoandJuliet,'and'Macbeth.'Hisplaysoftenexplorethemesoflove,power,andrevenge."

A.WhatwasShakespeareknownfor?

B.Whatarethreeofhismostfamousworks?

C.WhatthemesdoesShakespeareoftenexploreinhisplays?

D.WhatisthetimeperiodinwhichShakespearelived?

E.WhyisShakespeareconsideredasignificantfigureinliterature?

四、（题目自定义）（本大题共5小题，共50分）

材料一：

"JaneAustenwasaBritishnovelistwholivedfrom1775to1817.Sheisknownforherwitandsocialcommentary.Hermostfamousnovelsinclude'PrideandPrejudice,''SenseandSensibility,'and'Emma.'Austen'sworksoftenexplorethemesoflove,marriage,andsocialstatus."

材料二：

"TheGreatGatsby,writtenbyF.ScottFitzgerald,isanovelsetinthe1920s.IttellsthestoryofJayGatsby,awealthymanwhoistryingtowinbackhisformerlove,DaisyBuchanan.ThenovelexploresthemesoftheAmericanDream,wealth,andsocialstatus."

36.Compareandcontrastthethemesoflove,marriage,andsocialstatusin"PrideandPrejudice"and"TheGreatGatsby."

37.Discusstheroleofwealthandsocialstatusinbothnovels.

38.Analyzehowthesettingsof"PrideandPrejudice"and"TheGreatGatsby"contributetothethemesofthenovels.

39.CompareandcontrastthecharactersofElizabethBennetandDaisyBuchanan.

40.Howdotheauthorsusewitandsocialcommentarytohighlightthethemesofthenovels?

五、（题目自定义）（本大题共5小题，共50分）

材料一：

"EdgarAllanPoewasanAmericanwriterwholivedfr