北方民族大学《英语阅读》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof2、Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before3、You_____readabookinthesun—it'lldoharmtoyoureyes．A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．needn't D．mustn't4、youcanlearntoappreciatethechallengesinlife,youwillfindinnerstrength.A．WhenB．WhileC．BeforeD．Unless5、－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．amsitting D．havebeenstting6、__willIgiveup.IbelieveIcanmanageit.A．AtonceB．AtnotimeC．RightnowD．Theinstant7、It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that8、It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should9、________leftthedoorunlockedmustbeheldresponsiblefortheaccident.A．Whomever B．WhoeverC．Whatever D．Whenever10、WhenPaul________forthefinalgameofthebasketballseason,hisfansletoutshoutsofcry.A．madeupB．showedupC．caughtupD．heldup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。ADodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee(黑猩猩).Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutofl0tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination(排除法).Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed(品种)knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan'ttalkback.Still,itwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!1、Fromparagraph2weknowthat_______.A．animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB．dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC．chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD．dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2、Bothexperimentsshowthat_______.A．RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB．RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC．RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD．Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.B．Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C．Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D．Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.4、Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Totrainyourdog.B．Totalktoyourdog.C．Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D．Tobecarefulwithyourdog.BManypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(财产),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknowlittleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodosufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstatesthateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayanamountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sotheordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans.A．moneypaidbytheinsurersB．eachpremiumC．moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD．thecostofadministeringinsurance2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause.A．notmanypeopleinsurethemselvesB．premiumsdependontheriskoflossesC．insurershavetobemorecompetitiveD．insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause.A．moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB．thefirmshavesoundmanagementC．thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD．onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．explainaninsurancepolicyB．introduceinsurancebusinessC．persuadepeopletobeinsuredD．warnpeopleofpossiblelosses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．MymostrewardingexperiencethroughoutthepasttwoyearswasvolunteeringattheswimmingcompetitionforSpecialOlympicswhereadisabledfriendofmycommunitytookpart.Thishadspecial1formebecauseexperiencingithelpedimprovemyleadershipskills,developmycharacter,andsupportmycommunity.Firstly,my2skillsdevelopedwhenIindependentlydirectedeachswimmerwhereto3attheplatformand4eachcompetitorwhentheyneededtoswim.Ihadtomakesurethattheswimmerswere5andreadytoperform.Thiskeptmeonmyfeetatalltimesand6ofeachevent’stimeandlocation.Ilearnedeachswimmer’sname,7manyofthemswaminmorethanoneevent.Secondly,my8wasgreatlyinfluenced.WhenIsawtheswimmersgettheirawardsforwinningeachswimmingevent,Iwasdeeplymoved.Iwas9thatmostswimmerscouldswimbetterthanI.Their10attitudesastonishedme,whethertheywonorlost.Thisalsoenlargedmyview,offeringmetheopportunityto11peopleIwouldnormallynotruninto.Iwentoutofmy12zoneanddidwhateverwasneededtobedone,evenifitwassometimesdifficulttome.Itwasespecially13whenIsawtheglowingfacesofthecompetitors.Lastly,Iwasof14tomycommunitybylendingahandtothisorganization.Tobeapartofitgavemeachancetoimprovemycommunityandbecome15withthepeoplelivinginthisarea.AsWinstonChurchilloncesaid,“Wemakealivingbywhatwedo,butwemakea(n)16bywhatwegive.”Theimportanceof17shouldbestressedthroughoutyourlife.18,throughthemanyopportunitiesmycommunityhasofferedIwasprivilegedtobe19inthisexcitingandimportanteventinthesecompetitors’lives.Ihopetobea(n)20againatthiseventinyearstocome.1、A．purposeB．attentionC．meaningD．regulation2、A．learningB．actingC．exerciseD．leadership3、A．pileupB．lineupC．putupD．fillup4、A．informedB．awardedC．taughtD．compared5、A．positionedB．preservedC．presentedD．predicted6、A．fullB．ignorantC．awareD．convinced7、A．becauseB．ifC．soD．though8、A．techniqueB．imaginationC．figureD．character9、A．remindedB．impressedC．blamedD．concerned10、A．variousB．controversialC．changeableD．positive11、A．educateB．gatherC．meetD．recommend12、A．safetyB．comfortC．timeD．development13、A．rewardingB．outstandingC．interestingD．relaxing14、A．wisdomB．courageC．serviceD．encouragement15、A．crowdedB．combinedC．suppliedD．acquainted16、A．exceptionB．wayC．lifeD．analysis17、A．evaluatingB．volunteeringC．travelingD．allocating18、A．StrangelyB．GenerallyC．SpeciallyD．Fortunately19、A．involvedB．committedC．devotedD．caught20、A．trainerB．assistantC．judgeD．announcer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。Howdoyouusuallybuywhatyouneed,shoppingonlineorgoingouttoshopinperson?WiththehelpoftheInternet,shoppingis1．(easy)thanbeforeWecanjustclickourmousetochoosetheitemswelike,payforthemonline,andtheshopping2．(finish)ItiseasyandquickIthelpssavemoney,tooWecansavethousandsayearifwecomparethepricesofsimilaritemsbefore3．(decide)tobuyHowever,therearealwaystrapsinshoppingonlineIfweare4．(care),wemaygetintotroubleForexample,wemayfindthecoloroftheitemdifferent5．thatinthepictureonlineSometimes,thesizeoftheitemwereceivecanbetoobig6．toosmall7．(avoid)suchtroubles,weshouldcomparesimilaritemsondifferentonlinestoresandpaymoreattentiontowhatothercustomerssayFromtheircomments,wecanknow8．(well)aboutanitem’scolor,sizeaswellas9．shortcomingsInthiswayweincreaseourchanceofbuying10．moresatisfactoryitem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，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。China'shighereducationisdevelopingveryfast、Thenumberofcollegestudentsarequitesmallinthe1980s,andnownearlyfourteenmillionstudentsarestudyingincollegesanduniversitie