大一英语专业-泛读教程一期末考试A卷

班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------试卷代码：班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------曲靖师范学院2023─2023学年第一学期英语专业20230311、0312、0313班《阅读1》期末考试试卷(A卷)任课教师：杨乐、李丹、闫凌系〔室〕主任：〔签字〕题号一二三四五总分复核人分值1515101050100得分登分人注意：1．本试卷共10页，请考生仔细检查，有错、漏、破烂及时报告监考教师更换。2．考生班级、学号和姓名必须写在指定地点。3．考试形式：闭卷，考试时间120分钟。得分阅卷人Part=1\*ROMANIMultipleChoices(15points,1pointeach)Direction:Thereare15incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourChoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.1.Thefifthgenerationcomputers,withartificialintelligence,_______andperfectednow.A.developedB.havedevelopedC.arebeingdevelopedD.willhavebeendeveloped2.You_______herinherofficelastFriday;she’sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.A.needn’thaveseenB.musthaveseenC.mighthaveseenD.can’thaveseen3.She’salwaysbeenkindtome–Ican’tjustturn______onhernowthatsheneedsmyhelp.A.mybackB.myheadC.myeyeD.shoulder4.Carefulsurveyshaveindicatedthatasmanyas50percentofpatientsdonottakedrugs_______directed.A.likeB.soC.whichD.as5.The_______goalofthebookistohelpbridgethegapbetweenresearchandteaching,particularlythegapbetweenresearchersandteachers.A.jointB.intensiveC.overallD.decisive6.Wecanacceptyourorder_______paymentismadeinadvance.A.inthebeliefthatB.inorderthatC.ontheexcusethatD.onconditionthat7.Themedicalexpertswarnedtheauthoritiesofthedangerofdiseasesinthe_______oftheearthquake.A.consequenceB.aftermathC.resultsD.effect8.Researchuniversitieshavetokeepupwiththelatestcomputerandscientifichardware_______price.A.onaccountofB.regardlessofC.inadditiontoD.nottomention9.Iamsurprised_______thiscityisadullplacetolivein.A.thatyouwouldthinkB.bywhatyouarethinkingC.thatyoushouldthinkD.withwhatyouwerethinking10.Don’tletthechildplaywithscissors_______hecutshimself.A.incaseB.sothatC.nowthatD.onlyif11.Theyalwaysgivethevacantseatsto_______comesfirst.A.whoeverB.whomeverC.whoD.whom12.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue_______itcomestoclassroomtests.A.whenB.sinceC.beforeD.after13.Personalcomputersarenolongersomethingbeyondtheordinarypeople;theyare_______availablethesedays.A.promptlyB.instantlyC.readilyD.quickly14.Owingto_______competitionamongtheairlines,travelexpenseshavebeenreducedconsiderably.A.fierceB.strainedC.eagerD.critical15.Doctoroften______uneasinessinthepeopletheydealwith.A.smellB.senseC.hearD.tough得分阅卷人PartIIWordMatch(15points,1pointeach)Direction:Matchthefollowingwordswiththeirdefinitionswithineachgroupoffivewords.Writedownthematchedletterontheanswersheet.Group11.authenticA.havingpowersoflearning,reasoningorunderstanding2mitmentB.twist;changingshape3. exaggerate C.apromiseordecisiontodoelligent D.real;trueandaccurate5. distortion E.saymorethanthetruthaboutsomethingGroup26.authority A.basic;central;formingthenecessarybasisofsomething7.donate B.somethingthatisconsideredmoreimportantthanothermatters8.substantial C.therightorabilitytocontrol9.priority D.givesomethingforthebenefitofothers10.fundamental E.largeinsize,valueorimportanceGroup311.persistent A.noteasilyconvinced;havingdoubtsorreservations12.legitimate B.continuingfirmlyinspiteofoppositionorwarning13.strain C.continuingforalongtime14.skeptical D.allowedbylaw;acceptableorlonged E.thepressurethatisputonsomebody/something得分阅卷人PartIIISentenceCompletion(10points,1pointeach)Direction:Fillineachoftheblankswiththegivenwordinitsproperform.1. Georgeisnotonlyaskillfulpainter,butalsoa______writer.(talent)2. The________JohntoMarywasannouncedinthenewspapersyesterday.(engage)3. Ilovethemoviebecausethe_______ismyfavorite.(act)4. _______tosay,thisabsent-mindedprofessorlefthisumbrellaintheclassroomagain.(need)5. I'mafraidthegirlisalittle________forherageandheight.(weight)6. Becauseofhis_______words,thewidowcommittedsuicide.(responsibility)7. ReadingEnglishnovelshelps_______yourvocabulary.(large)8. Hisconduct______withhiswords,sonownobodybelievesinhim.(agree)9. Iwasannoyedbythat__________man.(mind,narrow)10. Mostpeoplethinkthatwehavemorenaturalresourcesthanweneed,butitisnot________true.(necessary)得分阅卷人PartIVCloze(10points,pointeach)Direction:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethemostsuitablewordfromthislistofwordsprovidedunderneath.Eachwordcanbeusedonceonly.WriteyourchoiceofwordinthecorrespondingblankontheANSWERSHEET.aasallamountatbeingbutcanenoughforformhownoonotherreservesremoveshapeshouldsincesometakethatusewhenAThirstyWorldTheworldisnotonlyhungry,itisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,(1)_____nearly75percentoftheearth’ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97percentofthishuge(2)_____isseawaterorsaltwater.Mancanonlydrinkandusethe(3)_____3percent—thefreshwater(4)_____comesfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources.Andwecannotevenuse(5)_____ofthat,becausesomeofitisinthe(6)_____oficebergsandglaciers.班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------However,(7)_____thingsstandtoday,thissmallamountoffreshwater,whichisconstantly(8)_____replacedbyrainfall,isstillenoughforus.Butourneed(9)_____waterisincreasingrapidly—almostdaybyday.Onlyifwe(10)_____stepstodealwiththisproblemnow(11)_____weavoidasevereworldwidewatershortagelateron.Alimitedwatersupplywouldhave(12)_____badeffectonagricultureandindustry.Weallhavetolearn(13)_____tostopwastingourpreciouswater.Oneofthefirststepswe(14)_____takeistodevelopwaysofreusingit.Experimentshavealreadybeendoneinthisfield,butonly(15)_____asmallscale.(16)_____evenifeverycitypurifiedandreuseditswater,westillwouldnothave(17)_____.Allwe’dhavetodotomakeuseofthevast(18)_____ofseawaterintheworldis(19)_____thesalt.Andthenwe’llbein(20班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------得分阅卷人PartVReadingComprehension(50points,2pointseach)Directions:Therearefivepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Everyanimalisalivingradiator—heatformedinitscellsisgivenoffthroughitsskin.Warm-bloodedanimalsmaintainasteadytemperaturebyconstantlyreplacinglostsurfaceheat;smalleranimals,whichhavemoreskinforeveryounceofbodyweight,mustproduceheatfasterthanbiggerones.Becausesmalleranimalsburnfuelfaster,scientistssaytheylivefaster.Thespeedatwhichananimallivesisdeterminedbymeasuringtherateatwhichitusesoxygen.Achicken,forexample,usesone-halfcubiccentimeterofoxygeneveryhourforeachgramitweighs.Thetinyshrewusesfourcubiccentimetersofoxygeneveryhourforeachgramitweighs.Becauseitusesoxygeneighttimesasfast,itissaidthatthemouse-likeshrewislivingeighttimesasfastasthechicken.Thesmallestofthewarm-bloodedcreatures,thehummingbird,livesahundredtimesasfastasanelephant.Thereisalimittohowsmallawarm-bloodedanimalcanbe.Amammalorbirdthatweighedonlytwoandahalfgramswouldstarvetodeath.Itwouldburnupitsfoodtoorapidlyandwouldnotbeabletoeatfastenoughtosupplymorefuel.1.Thepassagesaysthateveryanimalisalivingradiatorbecauseit_____.A.producesheatinitsbodycells B.burnsfueltoproduceheatC.sendsoutheatfromitsbodies D.requiresoxygentoproduceheat2.Warm-bloodedanimalsmaintainasteadytemperatureby_____.A.restoringheatcontinuallyB.storingheatintheirbodycellsC.regulatingtheamountofheatproduced班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------3.Theamountofoxygenananimalusesdependson_____.A.howmuchitweighs B.whatfooditeatsC.whatitislike D.howlongitlives4.Ananimalweighinglessthan2.5gramswouldstarvebecauseitwouldnotbeableto_____.A.getenoughoxygen B.maintainitsbodytemperatureC.burnitsfoodfastenough D.eatfastenoughtosupplyfuel5.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?A.Thereisnolimitastohowlargeawarm-bloodedanimalcanbe.B.Thehummingbirdlivesfasterthananyotherwarm-bloodedcreature.C.Smallanimalshavelessskinfortheirbodyweightthanlargeones.D.Thehummingbirdisthesmallestofthewarm-bloodedanimals.Passage2Californiaisalandofvarietyandcontrast.Almosteverytypeofphysicallandfeature,shortofarcticicefieldsandtropicaljunglescanbefoundwithinitsborders.Sharplycontrastingtypesoflandoftenlieveryclosetooneanother.PeoplelivinginBakersfield,forinstance,canvisitthePacificOceanandthecoastalplain,thefertileSanJoaquinValley,thearidMojaveDesert,andthehighSierraNevada,allwithinaradiusofabout100miles.Inotherareasitispossibletogosnowskiinginthemorningandsurfingintheeveningofthesameday,withouthavingtotravellongdistances.ContrastaboundsinCalifornia.ThehighestpointintheUnitedStates(outsideAlaska)isinCalifornia,andsoisthelowestpoint(includingAlaska).MountWhitney,14494feetabovesealevel,isseparatedfromDeathValley,282feetbelowsealevel,byadistanceofonly100miles.Thetwoareashaveadifferenceinaltitudeofalmostthreemiles.Californiahasdeep,clearmountainlakeslikeLakeTahoe,thedeepestinthecountry,butitalsohasshallow,saltydesertlakes.IthasLakeTulainyo,12020feetabovesealevel,andthelowestlakeinthecountry,theSaltonSea,236feetbelowsealevel.Someofitslakes,likeOwensLakeinDeathValley,arenotlakesatall;theyaredried-uplakebeds.Inadditiontomountains,lakes,valleys,deserts,andplateaus,CaliforniahasitsPacificcoastline,stretchinglongerthanthecoastlinesofOregonandWashingtoncombined.6. WhichofthefollowingisthelowestpointintheUnitedStates?A.LakeTulainyo. B.MojaveDesert. C.DeathValley. D.TheSaltonSea.7. WhereisthehighestpointintheUnitedStateslocated?A.LakeTahoe.B.SierraNevada. C.MountWhitney. D.Alaska.8. HowfarawayisDeathValleyfromMountWhitney?A.About3miles. B.Only100miles. C.282feet. D.14494feet.9. Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassageasbeingwithinaradiusofabout100milesofBakersfield?A.ThePacificOcean. B.SanJoaquinValley.C.MojaveDesert. D.OregonandWashington.10. WhichstatementbestdemonstratesthatCaliforniaisalandofvarietyandcontrast?A.ThehighestlakeinCaliforniaisLakeTulainyo.B.ItispossibletogosurfingandsnowskiinginsomepartsofCaliforniawithouthavingtotravellongdistance.C.SierraNevada,SanJoaquinValley,MojaveDesertandthePacificOceanallliewithinaradiusofabout100miles.D.OwensLake,inDeathValley,isnotreallyalakeatall.Passage3Childrenarearelativelymoderninvention.Untilafewhundredyearsagotheydidnotexist.InmedievalandRenaissancepaintingyouseepint-sizedmenandwomen,wearinggrown-upclothesandgrown-upexpressions,performinggrown-uptasks.Childrendidnotexistbecausethefamilyasweknowithadnotevolved.Childrentodaynotonlyexist;theyhavetakenover,innoplacemorethaninAmerica,andatnotimemorethannow.ItisalwaysKids’Countryhere.Ourcivilizationischild-centered,child-obsessed.Akid’sbodyisourphysicalideal.InKid’sCountrywedonotpermitmiddle-age.Thirtyispromotedover50,but30knowsthatsoonhistimetobeovertakenwillcome.Wearethefirstsocietyinwhichparentsexpecttolearnfromtheirchildren.Suchatopsy-turvy(颠倒)situationhascomeaboutatleastinpartbecause,unliketherestoftheworld,oursisanimmigrantsociety,andforimmigranttheonlyhopeisinthekids.IntheOldCountry,thatis,Europe,hopewasinthefarther,andhowmuchwealthhecouldaccumulateandpassalongtohischildren.InthegrowthpatternofAmericaanditsever-expandingfrontier,theyoungmanwaseveradvisedtoGOWEST;thefartherwaseverinheritingfromhisson.Kids’Countrymaybetheinevitableresult.Kids’Countryisnotallbad.AmericanisthegreatestcountryintheworldtogrowupinbecauseitisKids’Country.Wenotonlywearkids’clothesandeatkids’food;wedreamKids’dreamsandmakethemcometrue.Itwas,afterall,aboy’sgametogotothemoon.Ifintheolddayschildrendidnotexist,itseemsequallytruetodaythatadults,asaclass,havebeguntodisappear,condemningallofustoremainboysandgirlsforever,jogginganddoingpush-ups(俯卧撑)againsteternity.11.TheauthorusestheexampleoftheRenaissancepaintingtoshowthat_______.A.adultsshowedlessconcernforchildrenthanwedonowB.adultsweresmallerandthinneratthattime,buttheystillhadalotofworktodoC.childrenlookedandactedlikeadultsatthattimeD.childrenwerenotpermittedtoappearinfamilypaintingsatthattime12.Inthethirdparagraph,theOldCountryiscontrastedwithAmerica_______.A.toshowdifferencesinfamilysizeB.toshowdifferencesinattitudestowardsfamilyrelationsC.tosowtwokindsofgeographyD.toshowtwodifferentkindsofeconomicrelationsbetweengenerations13.Goingtothemoonisanexampleof_______.A.America’sdreamsandcreativityB.America’schildishandqueerbehaviorC.whyAmericahasn’tgrownupD.whyAmericaisconsideredthegreatestcountryintheworld14.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Itisverydifficultforthemiddle-agedtoliveinAmerica.B.AmericaisKids’Countrybecausethemajorityofitspeopleareyoungandvigorous.C.Kids’CountrywastakingshapeinAmericawhenimmigrantspouredintothecountryD.AmericaismoreofKids’Countrythananyothercountriesintheworld.15.Bysaying“condemningallofustoremainboysandgirlsforever,joggingdoingpush-upsagainsteternity,〞theauthormeansthat_______.A.shethinkspeopleshouldn’tbesoconcernedaboutphysicalfitnessB.shefeelstoooldandtiredtodosuchhardexerciseC.AmericansocietyisoveremphasizingyouthandphysicalappearanceD.whathappenedtochildrencenturiesagomayoccurtoadultsinAmericasoonPassage4ByfarthemostcommonsnakeinBritainistheadder.InScotland,infact,therearenoothersnakesatall.TheadderisalsotheonlyBritishsnakewithapoisonousbite.Itcanbefoundalmostanywhere,butpreferssunnyhillsidesandroughopencountry,includinghighground.InIrelandtherearenosnakesatall.Mostpeopleregardsnakebitesasafatalmisfortune,butnotallbitesareserious,andveryfewarefatal.Sometimesattemptsatemergencytreatmentturnouttobemoredangerousthanthebiteitself,withamateursheroically,butmistakenly,tryingdo-it-yourselfsurgeryandotherunnecessarymeasures.Allsnakeshavesmallteeth,soitfollowsthatallsnakescanbite,butonlythebiteoftheadderpresentsanydanger.Britishsnakesareshyanimalsandarefarmorefrightenedofyouthanyoucouldpossiblybeofthem.Theadderwillattackonlyifitfeelsthreatened,ascanhappenifyoutakeitbysurpriseandsteponitaccidentallyorifyoutrytocatchitorpickitup,whichitdislikesintensely.Ifithearsyoucoming,itwillnormallygetoutofthewayasquicklyasitcan,butadderscannotmoveveryrapidlyandmayattackbeforemovingifyouareveryclose.Theeffectofabitevariesconsiderably.Itdependsuponseveralthings,oneofwhichisthebody-weightofthepersonbitten.Thebiggertheperson,thelessharmfulthebiteislikelytobe,whichiswhychildrensufferfarmoreseriouslyfromsnakebitesthanadults.Ahealthypersonwillalsohavebetterresistanceagainstthepoison.VeryfewpeopleactuallydiefromsnakebitesinBritain,andthoughthesebitescanmakesomepeopleveryill,thereareprobablyjustasmanycasesofbiteshavinglittleornoeffect,asthereareofseriousillness.班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------16. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOT班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------A.TheadderistheonlypoisonoussnakeinBritain.B.InScotlandtherearenoothersnakesexcepttheadder.C.Snakebitesseemmoredangerousthantheyactuallyare.D.People’sattemptsatemergencytreatmentareutterlyunnecessary.17. Addersaremostlikelytobefound_______.A.inwilderpartsofBritainandIreland B.inScotlandandnowhereelseC.onuncultivatedlandthroughoutBritain D.inshadyfieldsinEngland18. WearetoldthatBritishsnakesare_____.A.afraidofhumanbeings B.poisonousincludingtheadderC.dangerousexcepttheadder D.friendlytowardshumanbeings19. Whenwilltheaddernotattackyou? A.Whenyoutrytocatchit.B.Whenyouaresomedistanceawayfromit.C.Whenyouhappentosteponit.D.Whenyoutrytopickitup.20. Ifanadderhearsyoucoming,itwillusually______.A.attackyouimmediately B.disappearveryquicklyC.waittofrightenyou D.moveoutofthewayPassage5 Whiledrunkendrivingmaybeonthedecline,trafficsafetyexpertsremainbaffledoverhowtocopewithanotheralcoholrelatedhazard:drunkenpedestrians(步行者). Pedestriansstruckandkilledbycarsoftenareextremelydrunk.Infact,theyareintoxicatedmorefrequently—andwithhigherbloodalcohollevels—thandrunkendriverswhoarekilledinaccidents,variousstudieshaveshown.Fortypercentofadultpedestriansinvolvedinfatalcrasheshaveabloodalcohollevelofatleast0.10—whichbylawinmoststatessignifiesintoxication—comparedtoonly25percentofdriversindeadlyaccidents,accordingtorecentfederaldata.Sometypesofpedestrianaccidentshavebeendecliningnationally,especiallythoseinvolvingchildren,butthenumberofadultpedestrianswhoaredrunkwhenkilledintraffichasremainedrelativelysteadyat2,500ayear.ThetotalnumberofpedestrianskilledannuallyinU.S.trafficaccidentsisatleast7,000oroneofeverysevenhighwaydeaths.Pedestrianaccidentshavenotreceivedenoughattentioninthepast,accordingtoKayColpitts,whochairsaboard’scommitteeonpedestrians.Fewmethodsexisttomonitorwalkinghabits,shesaid,andresearchershavebeenmystifiedabouthowtopreventmishaps.班级____________________学号____________________姓名____________________----------------------------------------密----------------------------------------封----------------------------------------线--------------------------------------