北京城市学院《英语视听说》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024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、DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those2、Westronglyadviseyou______eatingyourmealsolate.It’snothealthy.A．on B．against C．from D．over3、It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when4、Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance5、______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard6、—WhorecommendedNancyforthepost?—ItwasJames______admirationforherwasobvious.A．who B．that C．whose D．whom7、Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open8、Thatchildren______meetwithsetbacksisamatterofnecessityasthey_____,soparentsdon’tworryaboutthat.A．shall;grewup B．must；grewup C．can;growup D．will;growup9、Inmyopinion,one’sindividualincomedoesnotwhollyreflecttheextent________one’sself-valueandsocialvaluearerealized.A．ofwhich B．withwhichC．onwhich D．towhich10、ThatWasthefirsttimeshealoneathomeduringtheweekends，boredtodeath．A．hasleftB．hasbeenleftC．hadleftD．hadbeenleft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。ALastfall,Ihappenedtooverhearastudenttellingtheothershehaddecidednottosignupforanintroductoryphilosophycourse.Thedemandsofhismajor,hesaidseriously,meantheneededtotake“practical”courses,and“enlightenment”wouldsimplyhavetowait.Fornow,employabilitywasthemostimportant.Thestudents’conversationfitsintoalargeralarmingnarrativeabouttheroleofthehumanitiesinhighereducation.Inatimeofdizzyingtechnologicalachievementandofrapidscientificinnovation,scepticsofthehumanitiesmayquestiontheusefulnessofstudyingAristotle,theItalianRenaissanceorChinesefiction.Actually,Iregretnotinterruptingthatstudenttoarguefortakingthatintroductoryphilosophycourse.Iwouldhavestartedbyremindinghimthat,formuchofAmerica’shistory,collegegraduateswerenotconsideredtrulyeducatedunlesstheyhadmasteredphilosophy,literature,politicaltheoryandhistory.Thekeyroleofhighereducationwastoinvitestudentsintotheconversationsaboutmatterslikewhatitmeanstobealiveandthedefinitionofjustice.Fosteringengagementwiththesesubjectsisstillanessentialpartoftheuniversity’sfunctioninsociety.Iwouldhavealsomentionedtothestudentthathewasmisinformedaboutthejobmarket.Itistruethatmanyemployersarelookingforgraduateswithspecializedtechnicalskills,buttheyalsolookforothercapabilities.Astheworldistransformedbyartificialintelligence,machinelearningandautomation,theuniquehumanqualitiesofcreativity,imaginationandmoralreasoningwillbetheultimatecoinoftherealm.Alltheseskillsaredevelopedinhumanitiescourses.Further,Iwouldhavearguedthatwhileadegreeanchoredinthesciencesisanimportantpreconditionformanyjobs,itisnottheonlyroute.LooknofurtherthanthefoundersofcompaniessuchasLinkedIn,SlackandFlickr,whoareamongthemanytechbusinesspersonswithdegreesinthehumanities,andwhocreditthattrainingfortheirsuccess.Contrarytothewidelyheldbeliefthathumanitiesmajorshaveahardtimegettingjobs,recentstudiesshowthatthosewithhumanitiesdegreesaresuccessfulintheworkplace,experiencinglowratesofunemploymentandreportinghighlevelsofjobsatisfaction.Theratiobetweenaveragemedian(中位数)incomesforhumanitiesdegreeholdersandthosewithbusiness,engineering,andhealthandmedicalsciencesdegreeshasbeenshowntonarrowoverthecourseofacareer.Thecaseforthehumanitiescanalsobeunderstoodinlesstransactionaltermsandmoreasafoundationalpreparationforalifewelllived.Ahumanitieseducationplaysavitalroleinencouragingcitizenstoleadanexaminedlife.Itfosterscriticalthinking,self-reflection,empathyandtolerance,theusefulnessofwhichonlybecomesmoreapparentasonenavigateslife’schallenges.Byallmeans,studentsshouldtakecoursestheythinkpracticalandfollowtheirinterests,butiftheyalsomakeapointofstudyingtheliteratureoftheRenaissance,orresearchingintomodernpoetry,oreventakingintroductoryphilosophy,wewillallbenefit.1、Whatdothestudents’conversationshow?A．Studentsfeelemploymentdifficult.B．Studentsthinkphilosophylessimportant.C．Studentsfindscientificinnovationamazing.D．Studentsconsideruniversitycoursesunsatisfying.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph4probablymean?A．Highlyvalued. B．Equallyapplied.C．Strictlyassessed. D．Greatlyimproved.3、Theauthormayagreethathumanities_____.A．discoverstudents’artisticabilityB．preparestudentsforgraduationC．raiseawarenessofsocialstatusD．providegreatinsightsintolife4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionA． B．C． D．BHaveyouevernoticedtinyraisedareasonthebranchesofatree?Thesemayhavebeeninsects.Thesesmallinsectsfeedontreesap(汁液).Insectsonurbantreesarenotablymoreabundantthanthoseonruraltrees.Asaresult,urbantreessufferfromheavyinfestations(害虫横行),andareoftenunhealthyordie.Toprotectandrestoreurbantrees’health,weneedtodeterminethefactorsthatmakethesetreepestsmoresuccessfulinurbanhabitats.Livingorganismsinteractcloselywiththeirenvironment.Thewarmer,moredrought-stressedtreesharbormoresuccessfulpeststhancooler,lessdrought-stressedtrees.Ascitiesandnaturalhabitatsbecomehotteranddrier,damaginginsectswillbecomemoreabundantonurbantrees.Treeswithinurbanforestsarevaluableeconomicallyandfortheenvironmentalsustainability(可持续性)oftheregion.Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities.Acrosstheglobe,peoplearemovingintocitiesatafasterratethanever.Rapidgrowthmayturncitiesintoplaceswithharderconditions.Althoughcitiesareprimarilymadeofbuildings,roads,parkinglots,andvehicles,therearestillplantsinthem.Thetreeswithinacityarereferredtoastheurbanforest.Urbanforestsofferverybigbenefitstohumanandenvironmentalhealth.Theyimproveairandwaterquality,providehabitatforwildlife,cooldowntemperaturesandbeautifyourenvironment.Theymakecitieslivable.However,beingacitytreeisnoteasy.Heatreleasedbyhumanactivitiesistrappedincities.Asaresult,temperaturesinurbanareasareoftenwarmerthantheirsurroundingruralareas.Wecallthisurbanwarmingortheurbanheatislandeffect.Urbanhabitatsaremostlymadeofsurfacesofasphalt(沥青)andconcrete.Thesesurfacesreducetheamountofrainwaterthatreachestreeroots.Asaresult,urbanforestsmaysuffer,whichcannegativelyaffectpeopleandtheenvironment.Whatcanwedotorestoreurbanforests?Regularirrigationwhenpossiblemayhelpkeeppestpopulationsundercontrol.Plantingtreespeciesthataresuitabletohandleheatanddroughtstresswouldalsoreducetheoccurrenceofinsectpestoutbreaks.1、Whatmakestreepestsmoresuccessfulinthecitythaninruralareas?A．Thewarmerandrainyhabitat.B．Thehotteranddrierhabitat.C．Thecooleranddrierhabitat.D．Thehotterandrainyhabitat.2、Urbanforestsmakecitieslivableby.A．providingpeopleenoughcleanwaterB．improvingthelivingenvironmentC．offeringpeopleeconomicbenefitsD．loweringthetemperatures3、Accordingtothetext,whatresultsinthecitytrees’suffering?A．Naturaldisasters.B．Invisibleforces.C．Humanactivities.D．Naturalevolution.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImportanceoftheUrbanTreesB．HowtoProtecttheUrbanTreesC．UrbanTreesAreinGreatDangerD．Let’sActfortheProtectionofUrbanTrees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．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Friendsandneighborspouredintogreether.Thephonesringendlesslyandsheanswersthemtoaccept1fromallthewishers.Sheis2hergoldendayasshereaches50yearsofage.Hermotherwelcomedherintothisworldwithtearsof3,forshewasnotthesonhermotherhaddesired.Herfatherfeltblessedtohaveasweetlittledaughterlikeher4Asshegrewup,she5joytothewholefamily.Hergrandparentsmadeherlifeaprincess,buthermothernevershowedany6toher.Sheneverreallygotachanceto7aspecialmother-daughterbonding8,shewasalwayssurroundedbyherfriends.Butwhatshe9forwassometenderwordsoflovefromhermother.Asshegrewup,shefoundherownwaysto10hersorrowofsuchmentalhurt.Atcollege,shefoundsomeclosefriendsto11alifelongfriendshipwith.Herfriendsfelt12ofherandremarkedhowluckyshewastolivelikeaprincess.Latershemarriedayoungbachelorwho13herabrighterfuture.Therewereseveralupsanddownsintheir14buthissupportbroughtfresh15toherlife.Shesharedamagicalrelationshipwithherdaughter,andthusshe16asababywhenherdaughtermarriedandimmigratedabroad.Shesaidherdaughterhadhelpedher17thesorrowofherpast.Ourconversationwas18interruptedbyacall.Itdidn’ttakelongformeto19whothecallerwas.Itmustbeher20.1、A．warnings B．greetings C．suggestions D．opinions2、A．celebrating B．expecting C．receiving D．foreseeing3、A．gratefulness B．excitement C．sorrow D．astonishment4、A．though B．yet C．therefore D．otherwise5、A．took B．admitted C．fetched D．brought6、A．patience B．love C．comfort D．terror7、A．share B．welcome C．increase D．improve8、A．Pitifully B．Regretfully C．Fortunately D．Normally9、A．longed B．prepared C．searched D．thanked10、A．predict B．avoid C．resist D．overcome11、A．develop B．take C．compare D．fight12、A．tired B．envy C．afraid D．ashamed13、A．answered B．promised C．advised D．informed14、A．quarrels B．studies C．relations D．lives15、A．hope B．disaster C．applause D．agreement16、A．laughed B．whispered C．cried D．argued17、A．off B．with C．through D．in18、A．casually B．gradually C．suddenly D．frequently19、A．detect B．guess C．imagine D．conclude20、A．daughter B．mother C．father D．brother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。InHangzhou,borrowingbooksfromthelibraryisnowassimpleasshoppingonline:click,pay1．waitfordeliveryThecity’spubliclibraryrecentlylaunchedaprogramonWeChat,2．popularChinesemessagingsoftware,enablingitsreaderstocheckoutbooksonlineandgetthem3．(deliver)totheirhomesatlowpricesToenjoythe“Hangzhouenjoyablereading”service,onefirstneedstofollowthelibrary’sofficialWeChataccount,4．providesalistofbooksAfterpickingbooks,borrowersarerequired5．(present)theinformationsuchastheirlibrarymembershipcards,cellphonenumbersandsoonTheselecteditemswillbedeliveredbyexpresswithinthreedaysafterpaymentsEachreadercanborrowupto5booksonceand20booksatmost6．totalThebookscanbeborrowedforupto40daysRea