安徽工程大学《高级英语（2）》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《高级英语（2）》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something2、Theywillrunanafter-classclub__________kidscanhavefunandlearnhowtoprotectthemselves.A．that B．when C．where D．what3、—“DoyoumindifIlookatyournotes?”—“Ofcoursenot._______.”A．NoproblemB．BemyguestC．WithpleasureD．Notatall4、—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised5、Itisafoolishactto________notesduringatestasyouwillbeseverelypunished.A．stickto B．referto C．keepto D．pointto6、Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing7、Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit8、Ilikesuchhouseswithbeautifulgardensinfront,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuy.A．it B．one C．that D．this9、—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid10、—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AScientistshavebeenstudyinghowpeopleusemoneyforlong.Nowthey’refindingsometheoriesmayapplytoonegroupofmonkeys.Researchersrecentlytaughtsixmonkeyshowtousemoney.Theygavethemonkeyssmallmetaldisks(圆片)thatcouldbeusedlikecashandshowedthemsomeyummyapplepieces.Themonkeyssoonfiguredoutthatiftheygaveoneofthediskstoascientist,theydreceiveapieceofappleinreturn.Ifyouthinkthatisallthemonkeyscanfigureout,youarewrong.Tworesearchers,JakeandAllison,actedasapplesellersintheexperiments.Themonkeysweretestedoneatatimeandhad12diskstospendineachexperiment.Jakealwaysshowedthemonkeysoneapplepiece,whileAllisonalwaysshowedtwopieces.Butthat’snotnecessarilywhattheygavethemonkeys.Thenumberofapplepiecesgivenforadiskwasdeterminedatrandom.ExperimentOne:Allisonshowedtwopiecesofapplesbutgavebothpiecesonlyhalfthetime.Theotherhalf,shetookonepieceawayandgavethemonkeyjusttheremainingpiece.Jake,ontheotherhand,alwaysgaveexactlywhatheshowed:onepieceforeachdisk.ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithAllison.ExperimentTwo:Allisoncontinuedtosometimesgavetwopiecesandsometimesonepiece.Butnow,halfthetime,Jakegavetheoneapplepiecehewasshowing,andhalfthetimeheaddedabonus.Guesswhat?ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithJake.Inthefirstexperiment,themonkeyscorrectlyfiguredoutthatiftheytradedwithAllison,they’dendupwithmoretreats.Inthesecondone,whenamonkeyreceivedtwopiecesfromJake,itseemedlikeagain.WhenAllisongavethemonkeyonlyonepieceinsteadofthetwosheshowed,itseemedlikealoss.ThemonkeyspreferredtradingwithJakebecausethey’drathertakeachanceofseemingtowinthanseemingtolose.Wealsosometimesmakesillybusinessdecisionsjusttoavoidthefeelingthatwe’regettingless,evenwhenwerenot.Wouldyouhavemadethesamechoices?1、Whatconclusionmightexpertsdrawfromthefirstexperiment?A．Themonkeysshowcertainbusinesssense.B．Businesstheoriescanapplytoallmonkeys.C．Peoplearesmarterintermsoffinance.D．It’seasytoteachmonkeyshowtotrade.2、Whatdoesabonusinparagraph5referto?A．Ametaldisk.B．Anapplepiece.C．Achance.D．Acoin.3、WhydidthemonkeyschoosetotrademorewithJakeinthesecondexperiment?A．BecauseJakealwaysgavethemtwoapplepieces.B．BecausetheapplepiecesfromJakewereyummy.C．Becausetheydidn’tlikethefeelingoflosing.D．BecausetheygetmoreapplepiecesfromJake.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．People’sBusinessDecision:LoseorGain?B．Moneky’sBusinessSense:SmartorSilly?C．ShoppingforBargain:Sameordifferent?D．DiskforApple:WhotoTradewith?BAndthentherewerenineThepasttwodecadeshaveseenastronomers’catalogueofplanetsexpandovertwohundredtimes,asnewtechniquesandbettertelescopeshavefoundmorethan2,000ofthemorbitingstarsotherthanthesun.Butinthesolarsystemitself,thelistofplanetshasactuallyshrunk,Pluto（冥王星）havingbeendowngradedfromthatstatusin2006.Thenumberofthesun’splanetarycompanionshasthusfallenfromninetoeight.Now,apairofastronomersfromtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologythinktheyhaveevidencethatwillrestorethesun’srecordtoitspreviousvalue.TheiranalysisofobjectsorbitingintheKuiperBelt（柯伊伯带）,aringoffrozenasteroids（小行星）thatcirclebeyondtheorbitofNeptune(andofwhichPlutoisnowregardedasthelargestmember),suggeststothemthatsomethingabouttentimesasmassiveasEarthhaschangedthoseorbits.Ifyouknewwheretolook,thisplanet-sizedobjectwouldbevisiblethroughasuitabletelescope.AndKonstaninBatyginandMichaelBrownbelievetheydoknow.AstheywriteintheAstronomicaljournal,theyhaveanalyzedtheorbitsofKuiperBeltobjectsandfoundsixthatbehaveinapeculiarway.Asthediagramshows,thepointsofclosestapproachoftheseobjectstothesun,knownastheirperihelia（近日点）,almostcoincide.Moreover,theseperiheliaalllieneartheecliptic（黄道）theplaneofEarth’sorbitandalso,approximately,thatoftheotherplanetswhiletheobjects’orbitsareallangledat30°belowtheecliptic.Thechanceofallthisbeingacoincidence,thetworesearchersestimate,isaboutsevenin100,000.Ifitisnotacoincidence,itsuggeststhesixobjectshavebeenguidedintotheirorbitsbythegravitationalinterventionofsomethingmuchlarger.AcomputeranalysisDrBatyginandDrBrownperformedsuggeststhissomethingisaplanetweighing5-15timesasmuchasEarth,whoseperihelionisontheoppositesideofthesunfromthecluster,andwhichthusorbitsmainlyontheothersideofthesolarsystemfromtheobjectsitsorbithasaffected.Thisplanet’sperihelionwouldbe200timesfartherfromthesunthanEarth’s,andthefarendofitsorbitmightbeasmuchassixtimesthatdistanceaway.Thisgivesasearchzone,andDrBatyginandDrBrownareusingSubaru,aJapanesetelescope,toperformthatsearch.GivenotherdemandsonSubaru’stime,itmighttakefiveyearsforthissearchtofind(ornotfind)thehypotheticalplanet.Butlookingatsomeexistingdatafrom.TheWidefieldInfraredSurveyExplore,asatellite,mightalsoshowit,ifitistheretobeseen.Ironically,itwasDrBrownasmuchasanyonewhowasresponsibleforPluto’sdowngrading,forhediscoveredEris,anobjectalmostasbigasPluto,in2005.ThatdiscoverydidmuchtodamagePluto'splanetaryproof.Byhisownadmission,hewasskepticalthattheanomaliesheandDrBatyginhaveinvestigatedactuallywouldpointtotheexistenceofareplacementninthplanet.Heisaskepticnolonger.Whetherheisactuallyrightmaysoonbecomeapparent.1、AccordingtoDrBatyginandDrBrown’sresearch,itisquitepossiblethat________.A．PlutowillrestoreitsstatusasaplanetofthesolarsystemB．thesixobjectsintheKuiperBeltsharingsomesimilaritiesisamerecoincidenceC．therearenineplanetsinthesolarsystemD．Erisisareplacementninthplanetofthesolarsystem2、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthehypotheticalplanet?A．ItmayhavechangedtheorbitsofsixobjectsintheKuiperBelt.B．Youcanseeitthroughadomestictelescopeifyouknowwheretolook.C．Comparedtoearth,thedistancefromitsperiheliontothesunisabout200timeslarger.D．Asatellitemaybeabletoprovidesomeevidenceofitsexistence.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanomaliesstandfor?A．Sixobjectsbehavinginapeculiarway.B．Pluto’sdowngrading.C．ThediscoveryofEris.D．Someexistingdata.4、Thepurposeofthethirdparagraphisto________.A．explainwhythescientistsbelievethereisanunfoundplanetB．showhowthescientistsanalyzetheorbitsofKuiperBeltobjectsC．tellusthattheperiheliaofthesixobjectsalmostcoincideD．introducethetwoscientists’articleintheAstronomicalJournal第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．ThefollowingisabeautifulspeechbySundarPichai,aseniorexecutiveatabigITcompany.Ata1,acockroach(蟑螂)suddenlyflewfromsomewhereandsatonalady.Shestarted2outoffear.Withapanic-strickenfaceandtremblingvoice,shestartedjumping,withbothherhands3tryingtogetridofthecockroach.Her4wascontagious(传染的),aseveryoneinhergroupalsogot5.Theladyfinallymanagedtopushthecockroachawaybutit6onanotherladyinthegroup.Now,itwasthe7oftheotherladyinthegroupto8thedrama.Thewaiterrushedforwardtotheir9.Intherelayofthrowing,thecockroachnextfelluponthewaiter.Thewaiterstood10,calmedhimselfandobservedthebehaviorofthecockroachonhisshirt.Whenhewas11enough,hegrabbeditwithhisfingersand12itoutoftherestaurant.Sippingmycoffeeandwatchingtheamusement,Ipickedupafewthoughtsandstartedwondering13thecockroachwasresponsiblefortheirbehavior.Ifso,thenwhywasthewaiternot14?Hehandleditneartoperfection,withoutany15.Itwasnotthecockroach,butthe16oftheladiestohandlethedisturbancescausedbythecockroachthatdisturbtheladies.I17that,itisnottheshoutingofmyfatherormybossormywifethatdisturbsme,butmyinabilitytohandlethedisturbances18bytheirshoutingthatdisturbsme.It’snotthetrafficjamontheroadthatdisturbsme,19myinabilitytohandlethedisturbancescausedbythetrafficjamthatdisturbsme.20thantheproblem,it’smyreactiontotheproblemthatcreateschaosinmylife.1、A．hotelB．zooC．schoolD．restaurant2、A．pointingB．jumpingC．checkingD．screaming3、A．separatelyB．elegantlyC．desperatelyD．carefully4、A．reactionB．surpriseC．settlementD．excitement5、A．angryB．anxiousC．readyD．steady6、A．steppedB．diedC．landedD．took7、A．turnB．rightC．powerD．interest8、A．finishB．continueC．improveD．increase9、A．sideB．sceneC．rescueD．relative10、A．backB．aloneC．firmD．aside11、A．confidentB．certainC．braveD．strong12、A．pushedB．threwC．broughtD．helped13、A．howB．thatC．whetherD．why14、A．defeatedB．overcomeC．welcomedD．disturbed15、A．panicB．hesitationC．pauseD．delay16、A．inabilityB．fearC．troubleD．doubt17、A．expectedB．realizedC．includedD．argued18、A．ignoredB．concernedC．causedD．dealt19、A．andB．butC．orD．just20、A．BetterB．MoreC．WorseD．Truer第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Manyoftheearth’splantsandanimalshavealready1．(die)out,andahundredspeciesbecome2．(endanger)everydayIfnothingisdone,wemayfindourselves3．(lonely)ontheearthWildanimalsliveinthe4．(forest)whicharebeingdestroyedbypeopleAs5．result,theanimalsare6．(lose)theirhabitatsWithoutthetrees,theanimalsareshortoffoodAndmanyanimalsaredyingoutbecauseofpollutionIsuggestthatmeasuresshouldbetaken7．(protect)wildlifeThegovernmentshouldkeeppeople8．destroyingforestsandshutdownthefactories9．polluteriversandair,Ithinkmorewildlifereservesshouldalsobe10．(build)第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修