高职高专大一综合英语第四套英语试卷

浙江汽车职业技术学院期末考试（校）第1页共8页学校班级学校班级姓名学号座位号……○……密………封…………线……………2017—2018学年第一学期《综合英语》期末试卷（A）题号一二三四五六总分评卷老师得分得分一、GrammarandVocabulary(16分)SectionA(8分)Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.1.()Thepointsofaboxer____theirperformanceinaboxing-match,andtheone_____themorepointswins.A.arebasedon;with B.isbasedon;with C.arebasedon;has D.isbasedon;has2.()You’dbetter_________youknowhowtodoitandit’sbetter______someoneelsedoitatonce.A.nottopretend;tohave B.notpretend;tohave C.nottopretend;have D.notpretend;have3.()Theprimeministerexpressedhissatisfactionwiththevisit,________thattherelationshipofthetwocountrieswouldsurelyfurtherimprove.A.havingadded B.toadd C.added D.adding4.()Wecansurelyovercomethesedifficultiesinfrontofus_________wearecloselyunited.A.unless B.inorderthat C.sofaras D.aslongas5.()Humanbeingsaredifferentfromanimals__________theycanuselanguageasatooltocommunicate.A.inthat B.forthat C.what D.forwhich6.()Hiseyesshonebrightlywhenhefinallyreceivedthemagazinehe___________.A.hadlongbeenexpected B.hadlongexpectedC.haslongexpected D.waslongexpected7.()Intelligenceistosomeextent_______oneisbornwith.A.that B.ofwhat C.something D.which8.()Itwasthetruespiritofsportsmanship_________theathletespursued_______madethemdotheirbestintheOlympics.A.that,which B./,which C.which,that D.that./SectionB(8分)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Dinningout”and“eatingout”arephrasespeopleuseinBritainwhentheyeatinarestaurantorpub（小酒馆）.EatingoutismorepopularinBritaintodaythanit___9_____(everbe).In2006,forthefirsttimeever,Britishpeoplespentmoreeatingoutthancookingforthemselvesandeatingathome.ItseemsthatmanyBritishpeople_____10____(become)increasinglyinterestedinhowgoodtheirfoodtastes,andalsohowhealthyitis.However,eatingoutcanalsobeexpensive.AsBritishpeopledonoteatouteverynightoftheweek,eatinginarestaurantisoftenseenas___10___specialoccasion.When____11_____(go)onafirstdateandwantingtoimpresshim/her,orifcelebratingananniversaryorabirthday,manypeopleliketogotoarestauranttoeat,andpeopleoftenalsoeatinarestaurant____12_____goingtothecinemaorthetheater.Naturally,restaurantsvarygreatlyinqualityandprice.However,almostallBritishcitieshaveavastrangeofcuisinestochoose____13____aswellastraditionalBritishfood.Infact,whenasked______14_____wastheirfavoritefood,moreBritishpeoplesaidanIndiancurrythananyotherdish!Aswellasdininginarestaurant,whenpeoplearetootired____15____(cook)afterworktheyoftengeta“take-away”.Thismeansthattheyorderfromatake-outrestaurantbytelephone,andthengotocollectitandtakeithometoeat.Manytake-outrestaurantsalsodeliverityourhouse.Whileyoucannormallyfindatake-outrestaurantforalmostanyfood,themostpopularareItalian,IndianandChineseandthenallofyouhavetodoistoopenthedoor,payandeat!二、Directions:completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.(9分)opposedB.callC.helpD.challengesE.faceF.hurdlesG.beatH.servesI.shapeJ.committedLifeisfilledwith16.Aswegetolderwecometorealizethatthosechallengesaretheverythingsthat__17__usandmakeuswhoweare,itisthesamewiththechallengesthatcomewithfriendship.Whenwearefacedwithachallenge,weusuallyhavetwochoices.Wecantryto__18__itoff,orwecandecidethatthethingpresentingthechallengeisn’tworththecommentand__19__itquits.Althoughtherearecertainlytimeswhencallingitquitsistherightthingtodo,inmostcasesallthatisneedediscommitmentandcommunications.Whenweare__20__tosomething,itmeansthatnomatterhowpainfulorhowuncomfortablesomethingis,wewillalwayschooseto__21__itandworkitthroughinsteadofrunningawayfromit.Communicationismakingaspacefordiscussionandtalkingabouthowyoufeelas_22__tojustsayingwhattheotherpersondidwrong.Ifyoucansaytoafriend,“Igotmyfeelingshurt,”ratherthan“Youhurtmyfeelings,”youaregoingtobeabletosolvetheproblemmuchfaster.Indealingwithmanychallengesthatfriendshipwillbringtoyou,trytoseethemforwhattheyare:small__23__youneedtojumporwhatonyourwaythroughlife.Nothingissobigthatitisimpossibletogetover,andhurtonly__24__tomakeusstronger.It’sallpartofgrowingup,ithappenstoeveryone,andsomedayyouwilllookbacktoallofthisandsay,“Hardasitis,itmademewhoIamtoday.Andthatisagoodthing.”三、Readingcomprehension（36分）SectionA(15分)Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD,Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.IfyoulistentoAmericanmusicorwatchAmericantelevision,youwillprobablyagreethatthemostpopularsubjectoftheseformsofentertainmentislove.Romanticlovealwaysfinds__25__intheU.S.A.Fallinginlove,solvingtheproblemsoflove,and__26__thehappyendingaresubjectsofinteresttotheadultsaswellastheteenagers.MillionsofAmericans___27___Valentines’sDaywithspecialcardsandgiftsthat___28___theirlove.Numerouscolumnsinmagazines___29__advicetothelovelorn(失恋的).TomostAmericans,romanticloveiscentraltoahappylife.NotonlydoAmericansbelieveinromanticlovebuttheyalsobelievethatitisthebeatbasisformarriage.__30__thehighdivorcerateintheU.S.A,youngmenandwomencontinueto__31__onthebasisofromanticlove.Americans32marriageaprivate33betweenthetwopeople34.YoungAmericansfeel35tochoosetheirownmarriagepartnersfromanysocial,36,orreligiousbackground.Themanorwomanmayhave37tieswithparents.Butwhenheorshefallsinlove,thestrongestfeelingsare38tobeforthelovedone.WhenanAmericancouplemarries,theygenerallyplanstoliveapartfrombothsidesofparentsandbuildtheirown39familystructure.25.A.anaudienceB.aprideC.agenerationD.anhonor26.A.inspiringB.achievingC.maintainingD.finishing27.A.rememberingB.respectC.appointD.celebrate28.A.announceB.reportC.encourageD.prefer29.A.declareB.ensureC.tellD.offer30.A.SinceB.ThoughC.DespiteD.Once31.A.marryB.kissC.meetD.trade32.A.treatB.regardC.supposeD.consider33.A.solutionB.arrangementC.needD.form34.A.divorcedB.invitedC.lovedD.involved35.A.freeB.improperC.nervousD.shy36.A.physicalB.economicC.officialD.beneficial37.A.looseB.mentalC.weakD.strong38.A.connectedB.expectedC.supposedD.reduced39.A.independentB.finalC.absoluteD.historicalSectionB(16分)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.(A)Sportsaccountforagrowingamountofincomemadeonthesalesofcommercialtimebytelevisioncompanies.Manytelevisioncompanieshaveusedsportstoattractviewersfromparticularsectionsofthegeneralpublic,andthentheyhavesoldaudiencestoadvertisers.AnattractionofsportprogramsforthemajorU.S.mediacompaniesisthateventsareoftenheldonSaturdayandSundayafternoons-theslowesttimeperiodsoftheweekforgeneraltelevisionviewing.Sporteventsarethemostpopularweekendprograms,especiallyamongmaleviewerswhomaynotwatchmuchtelevisionatothertimesduringtheweek.Thismeansthetelevisionnetworksareabletoselladvertisingtimeatrelativelyhighpricesduringwhatnormallywouldbedeadtimeforprogramming.Mediacorporationsalsousesportstoattractcommercialsponsorsthatmighttaketheiradvertisingdollarselsewhereiftelevisionstationsdidnotreportcertainsports.Thepeopleintheadvertisingdepartmentsofmajorcorporationsrealizethatsportsattractmadeviewers.Theyalsorealizethatmostbusinesstravelersaremenandthatmanymenmakefamilydecisionsonthepurchasesofcomputers,carsandlifeinsurance.Golfandtennisarespecialcasesfortelevisionprogramming.Thesesportsattractfewviewers,andtheratings(收视率)areunusuallylow.However,theaudienceforthesesportsisattractivetocertainadvertisers.ItismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomegroupsintheUnitedStates,tocertainadvertisers.ItismadeupofpeoplefromthehighestincomegroupsintheUnitedStates,includingmanylawyersandbusinessmanagers.Thisiswhytelevisionreportingofgolfandtennisissponsoredbycompaniessellinghigh-pricedcars.businessandpersonalcomputer,andholidaytrips.Thisisalsowhythenetworkscontinuetocarrytheseprogramsregardlessoflowratings.Advertisersarewillingtopayhighfeestoreachhigh-incomeconsumersandthosemanagerswhomakedecisionstobuythousandsof"companycars"andcomputer,withsuchviewers,theseprogramsdon'tneedhighratingstostayontheair.40.Televisionsportprogramsonweekendafternoons______..A.resultinmoresporteventB.getmoreviewerstoplaysportsC.makemorepeopleinterestedintelevisionD.bringmoremoneytothetelevisionnetworks41.Whywouldweekendafternoonsbecomedeadtimewithoutsportprograms?A.Becausetherewouldbefewviewers.B.Becausetheadvertiserswouldbeoffwork.C.Becausetelevisionprogramswouldgoslowly.D.Becauseviewerswouldpaylessforwatchingtelevision.42.Inmanyfamilies,menmakedecisionon______..A.holidaytripsB.sportsviewingC.televisionshoppingD.expensivepurchases43.Theratingsarenotimportantforgolfandtennisprogramsbecause______..A.theiradvertisersarecarmakers.B.theirviewersareattractedbysports.C.theiradvertiserstargetatrichpeople.D.viewerswouldpaylessforwatchingtelevision.44.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Televisionviewersaredeterminedbymaleviewers.B.Richviewerscontributemosttotelevisioncompanies.C.Sportsaregainingimportanceinadvertisingontelevision.D.Commercialadvertisersarethemajorsponsorsofsportevent.(B)MiniBookExcerpts（节选）BiographyWhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddle-agedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit…Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.J.D.Sulinger：ALifebyKennethSlawenski（RandomHouse,$27）Mystery（疑案小说）“You’reasmartboy.Benny’sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou’retheonlywhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?”Theboywasstartingstubbornlyathislapagain.AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,Didyou…Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn’tyou?”Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers,“Maybe,”hesaidquietly.RedWolfbyLizaMarklund（AtriaBooks,$25.99）ShortStoriesShewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofitinclass.Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon’twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon’t.Somemotherslovesotheirdaughterswon’t.YouAreFreebyDanzySenna（RiverheadBooks,$15）HumorDoyourkidsliketohavefun?CometoFunTimes!Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?BringthemtoFunTimes!FunTimes!’s“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhave,legally,intheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalftothatwithinaday’sdriveifmostcities?HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle（Ecco,$14.99）45.ThebookHappy:AndOtherBadThoughtsisintendedfor______.A.youngchildrenB.DisneyWorldworkersC.middleschoolteachersD.parentswithyoungchildren46.Whichbookdescribeswomenwithcharactersoftheirown?A.HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsB.J.D.Salinger:ALifeC.YouAreFreeD.RedWolf47.AfterfinishingthebookRedWolf,thereaderswouldlearnthat______.A.theboyhelpedarrestthemurdererB.BennydiedofanaccidentC.themurderergotawaywiththecrimeD.Annikacarriedoutthecrime(C)Whencompaniesdobusinessoverseas,theycomeincontactwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Theseindividualsoftenspeakadifferentlanguageandhavetheirownparticularcustomandmanners.Thesedifferencescancreateproblems.Forexample,inFrance,businessmeetingsbeginimmediatelyatthescheduledtimeandeveryoneisexpectedtobethere.Foreignbusinesspeoplewhoareslowinactingareoftenleftoutsidetocooltheirheelsasameansoflettingthemknowtheimportanceofpromptness（准时）.Unlessoneisawareofsuchexpectedbehaviorshemayendupinsultingthepeoplewithwhomhehopestoestablishtraderelations.Asecondtraditionalproblemisthatofmonetaryconversions（货币兑换）.Forexample,ifatradeisconductedwithRussia,paymentmaybemadeinrubles.Ofcourse,thisparticulartypeofmoneyusedinRussianisoflittlevaluetotheAmericanfirm.Itis,therefore,necessarytoexchangetheforeignmoneytoAmericandollars.HowmucharetheseRussianrublesworthintermsofdollars?Thisexchangerateisdeterminedbyeverymarket,wherethemoneyofcountriesareboughtandsold.Thusthereisanestablishedrate,althoughitisoftendifferentfromdaytoday.Forexample,therublemaybeworth0.75onMondayand0.72onTuesdaybecauseofanannouncedwheatshortageinRussian.Inaddition,thereistheproblemassociatedwithexchangeat0.72.Somefinancialinstitutionsmaybeunwillingtopaythisprice,feelingthattherublewillsinkmuchloweroverthenextweek.Asaresult,exchangemayfinallycomeat0.69.These“losses”mustbeacceptedbythecompanyasoneofthecostsofdoingbusinessoverseas.Athirduniqueproblemistradebarriers.Foronereasonoranother,allcountriesimposetradebarriersoncertaingoodscrossingtheirborders.Sometradebarriersaredirectlyrelatedtoexports.Forexample,theUnitedStatespermitsstrategicmilitarytobeshippedabroadonlyaftergovernmentpermissionhasbeenobtained,Mosttradebarriers,however,aredesignedtorestrictimport.Twoofthemostcommonimportbarriersarequotasandtariffs.48.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe__________.A.HowtoSucceedinInternationalTradeB.MonetaryConversionC.TradeBarriersD.UniqueProblemsinInternationalTrade49.InFrance,slowbusinesspeople___________.A.areofteninsultedB.oftensufferfromcoldnessC.areoftenleftoutdoorswaitingD.areoftenaskedtopolishtheirshoes50.Accordingtothepassage,exchangerates___________.A.seldomchangeB.aredeterminedbyfinancialinstitutionsC.areagreeduponbytwotradingcountriesD.varyfromdaytoday51.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Misunderstandingmayoccurbecauseoftheculturedifferences.B.Exchangeratecanbringlosseswhendoinginternationaltrade.C.Mosttradebarriersaredesignedtorestrictimport.D.Alltheexportsmustgetthepermissionofthegovernment(D)Thatafternoon,Iwentuptomynewpatient’sroom.Foramanapproachingseventy,hewasafinespecimenofphysicalfitness.ButIhaveneverseenanyonedepressed.Hewassittingbythewindow,withhisbig,shaggyheadinhishands.WhenItoldhimwhoIwas,hedidnotlookup.Ibeganbyaskinghimleadingquestions.Herespondedwithgruntsandshrugs.Afterawhile,hegrewexasperated.HebarkedoutshrillythatIshouldleavehimalone,thathewastiredofliving,thathehadlivedtoolongandthatwasonlyanuisance.Idecidedtotrythetechniqueofagreeingwithhim.Lookingatmywatch,tosignthatIwasabouttodepart,Istifledayawn.“You’reprobablyright,Mr.Weatherby,”Idrawled.“Amanatyourageis,asyousay,ratherworthless,evenifhewasfairlygoodhealth;andIsupposeyou’vebeenpunyandsicklymostofyourlife.”Itdelightedmetoseehowmadhebecame!Assoonasheyelled,“Puny!Sickly!Me?”Iknewtherewasdefinitelynothingwrongwithhim.“Puny?”heshouted.Thenhesuddenlydescendedintogloomagain.Butthisdidnotdiscourageme.Isaid,“Now,tellmethetruth,MrWeatherby,didn’tyouhavelungtroublewhenyourwereayoungman?”“Lungtrouble!Who?Me?”Hewentontoinformmethatattheageoffifteen,hewasalreadydoingaman’sworkinthewoods.Thenhesankbackinhischairandscowledatthewindow.Itriedanotherbait.“Isawyourson,”Isaid.“Mean-looking,isn’the?Isupposehiswife’snobetter.Nowonderyou’retiredoflivingwiththem.”Atthat,heturnedonmefuriously.HedeclaredthathissonwasoneofthefinestmenintheworldandnobodycouldbeanysweeterthanFlorence.Thensuddenly,tearsbegantorolldowntheoldman’sface.IknewnowthatIcouldmakehimtalkandfeltitwastimetomakepeacewithhim.“OfcourseIdon’tthinkyourboyismean,”Isaidgently.“AndIdon’tthinkhiswifeiseither.Iknowtheybothloveyou.Butyouwouldn’ttalktomesoIhadtodosomething.”Henoddedunderstandingly.“Andthefaceis,”Iwenton,“youdon’tlookasifyouhadeverseenasickdayinyourlife.Thatprobablycomesfromlivinginthewoods.Lifetheremustbeverydifferentfromlifehereinthecity.Iwishyouwouldtellmesomethingaboutit.”Thatwasexactlywhathewantedtotalkabout.AdaptedfromDoctorHudson’sSecretJournal52.Itcanbeinferredthat“I”wasa________.A.surgeonB.volunteerdoctorC.physicianD.Psychologicaldoctor53.“Leadingquestions”arequestions________.A.whichareaskedattheverybeginningB.whoseanswersarepredictableC.whichareratherdifficulttoanswerD.Whoseanswersarevarious54.Theoldmanwassodepresseddueto_________.A.histenserelationshipwithhissonB.hisbeingoverworkingandpoorhealthC.ToomuchpressurefromboththefamilyandthesocietyD.hisnotbeingusedtonewlife55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothestory?A.Lifestyleaffectshealth.B.Environmentaffectshealth.C.Physicalfitnessdoesn’tnecessarilymeanhealth.D.Toomuchdepressionmayleadtohealthproblems.四、Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementinthefewestpossiblewords.(4分)Parentsareoftenupsetwhentheirchildrenpraisethehomesoftheirfriendsandregarditasaslur（诋毁）ontheirowncooking,orcleaning,orfurniture,andoftenarefoolishenoughtolettheadolescentsseethattheyareannoyed.Theymayevenaccusethemofdisloyalty,ormakesomespitefulremarkaboutthefriends’parents.Suchalossofdignityanddescentintochildishbehavioronthepartoftheadultsdeeplyshockstheadolescents,andmakesthemresolvethatinfuturetheywillnottalktotheirparentsabouttheplaceorpeopletheyvisit.Beforeverylongtheparentswillbecomplainingthatthechildissosecretiveandnevertellsthemanything，buttheyseldomrealizethattheyhavebroughtthisonthemselves.Disillusionmentwiththeparents，h