龙岩学院《大学英语精读》2025-2026学年期末试卷

龙岩学院《大学英语精读》2025-2026学年期末试卷一、单项选择题（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

1.Themainpurposeofanarrativetextisto（）.

A.providefactualinformationB.persuadethereadertotakeactionC.entertainandconveyasequenceofeventsD.presentaphilosophicalargument

2.Inacademicwriting,theuseofpassivevoiceisgenerallypreferredin（）.

A.creativewritingB.scientificpapersC.personalessaysD.businesscorrespondence

3.Theterm"metaphor"refersto（）.

A.theuseofexaggerationforeffectB.thecomparisonoftwounlikethingswithoutusing"like"or"as"C.therepetitionofconsonantsoundsD.theuseofrhetoricalquestions

4.Inthestructureofanessay,theconclusiontypically（）.

A.introducesnewevidenceB.presentsthethesisstatementC.summarizesthemainpointsandoffersafinalperspectiveD.includesadetailedanalysisofsecondarysources

5.Thepurposeofathesisstatementisto（）.

A.introducethemaincharacterofastoryB.providebackgroundinformationforthereaderC.statethecentralargumentorclaimoftheessayD.summarizetheplotofanarrativetext

6.Theuseof"onomatopoeia"inwritinginvolves（）.

A.theuseofalliterationB.theuseofwordsthatimitatethesoundtheydescribeC.theuseofrhetoricalquestionsD.theuseoftechnicaljargon

7.Inacompare-and-contrastessay,theprimarygoalisto（）.

A.argueforaspecificpositionB.highlightthedifferencesbetweentwosubjectsC.provideadetaileddescriptionofasingletopicD.persuadethereadertoadoptaparticularviewpoint

8.Theuseof"allusion"inatextrefersto（）.

A.theinclusionofadirectquotefromanotherworkB.thereferencetoawell-knownperson,place,event,orworkwithoutexplicitmentionC.therepetitionofawordorphraseforemphasisD.theuseofvividimagerytocreateasensoryexperience

9.Inacademicwriting,theuseof"evidence"isimportantbecauseit（）.

A.addsemotionalappealtotheargumentB.supportstheclaimsmadebythewriterC.providesaconcisesummaryofthetopicD.allowsthereadertovisualizethesubject

10.Thepurposeofatransitionwordorphraseisto（）.

A.introduceanewtopicB.provideevidenceforaclaimC.connectideasandguidethereaderthroughthetextD.summarizethemainpointsoftheessay

二、多项选择题（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

1.ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofdescriptivewritingEXCEPT（）.

A.theuseofsensorydetailsB.thefocusonasinglepointofviewC.theinclusionofpersonalopinionsD.theuseofchronologicalorder

2.ThefollowingarecommonelementsofapersuasiveessayINCLUDE（）.

A.aclearthesisstatementB.logicalreasoningandevidenceC.emotionalappealsD.adetailedpersonalanecdote

3.ThefollowingaretechniquesthatcanbeusedtodevelopthemainideaofanessayINCLUDE（）.

A.providingexamplesB.usingstatisticsC.includingarhetoricalquestionD.repeatingthethesisstatement

4.ThefollowingarefunctionsofaconclusioninanessayINCLUDE（）.

A.summarizingthemainpointsB.introducingnewevidenceC.providingafinalperspectiveorcalltoactionD.offeringahumorousclosingline

5.ThefollowingarecommonerrorsinacademicwritingINCLUDE（）.

A.usingpassivevoiceexcessivelyB.failingtocitesourcesproperlyC.usingslangandcolloquiallanguageD.includingtoomanydirectquotes

三、（判断题、填空题）（本大题共5小题，每小题4分，共20分）

Thefollowingstatementsarefollowedbyablankspace.Pleasefillintheblankwiththeappropriatewordorphrasetocompletethesentence.

1.Inanarrativeessay,theuseofdialoguecanhelpto（）__________.

2.Theterm"juxtaposition"referstotheactofplacingtwounlikethingssidebysideforeffect.

3.Inacademicwriting,theuseofthefirstpersonpointofviewisgenerallydiscouragedinformalessays.

4.Thepurposeofathesisstatementistoprovideaclearandconcisesummaryofthemainargumentoftheessay.

5.Inacompare-and-contrastessay,theuseoftransitionwordsandphraseshelpstoguidethereaderthroughthecomparisonbyindicatingtherelationshipsbetweenthetwosubjects.

四、（材料分析题）（本大题共2小题，共20分）

Material1:"TheLottery"byShirleyJackson

Material2:"TheTell-TaleHeart"byEdgarAllanPoe

1.In"TheLottery,"ShirleyJacksonusesthesettingtocreateasenseofnormalcyandtradition.Discusshowthesettingcontributestothethemeofthestory.Provideatleasttwospecificexamplesfromthetexttosupportyouranswer.

2.In"TheTell-TaleHeart,"EdgarAllanPoeemploysthefirst-personpointofviewtocreateasenseofpsychologicaltensionandunreliablenarration.Analyzehowthefirst-personperspectivecontributestothestory'smoodandtheme.Provideatleasttwospecificexamplesfromthetexttosupportyouranswer.

五、（材料分析题）（本大题共2小题，共30分）

Material1:Anexcerptfrom"ToKillaMockingbird"byHarperLee

Material2:Anexcerptfrom"1984"byGeorgeOrwell

1.In"ToKillaMockingbird,"HarperLeeusesthecharacterofAtticusFinchtoexplorethemesofmoralityandjustice.AnalyzehowAtticus'sactionsandteachingscontributetothenovel'smessage.Provideatleasttwospecificexamplesfromthetexttosupportyouranswer.

2.In"1984,"George