北京城市学院《英语阅读》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语阅读》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷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、Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping2、Theguidewasenthusiasticandknowledgeableandwespentalovelyeveningwanderingintoplaceswhichwe________straightpastotherwise.A．hadwalked B．werewalkingC．wouldhavewalked D．musthavewalked3、Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf4、Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto5、Eachofthestudentsworkinghardattheirhardattheirlessonsthebook.SohaveI.A．readsB．havereadC．hasreadD．read6、Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on7、—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed8、Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat9、—Howdoyoufindthehealthclub?—IwouldratherI______it.Ifeelitsmanagementisgoingfrombadtoworse.A．haven’tjoined B．hadn’tjoinedC．didn’tjoin D．hadjoined10、—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute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。AAskanyreaderswhotheirfavoritefictionalcharacterinanovelisandyou’lllikelygetadetailedexplanationaboutthebelovedcharacterthattheyadmire.Itmightevensoundlikethey’retalkingaboutapersontheyknow.Inastudy,researcherslookedatthebrainsofagroupofpeopleoverninedays.HalfofthegroupreadthenovelPompeii,andhalfdidn’t.Afterexamining,researchersfoundthereaders’brainsshowedheightenedconnectivity(连通性)insomeareas.Thisislikelybecausethebrainimaginesthemovementandemotionsofthecharactertheyreadaboutinthebook.Eventhoughtheparticipantswerethenaskednottoreadthenovel,theykeptthisheightenedconnectivity.Wecallthata“shadowactivity”,almostlikeamusclememory.Soevenafteryou’vefinishedabook,yourbrainkeepsthosebenefitsforsometimeafterwards.Ithasbeensuggestedthatpeoplewhoreadalotoffictionbecomemoreempathic(移情作用的),becausefictionisasimulation(模仿)ofsocialexperiences,inwhichpeoplepracticeandimprovetheirinterpersonalskills.Thepeoplewhonotonlyreadfiction,butfeltahighlevelof“emotionaltransportation”whilereadingascomparedtopeoplewhoweren’ttakenbythestoryorwhoreadnon-fictiondisplayedhigherlevelsofempathywhentested.Increaseofempathyisimportantforpeoplebecauseempathyispositivelyrelatedtocreativity,performanceatworkandcooperativebehaviors.Besides,readingimproves“TheoryofMind”.Itis“theabilitytounderstandthatothershavementalstatesthataredifferentfromone’sown.”Ofvariousactivities,readingnovelshasbeenfoundtoimprovethisability,whilewatchingtelevisionprogramsormovieshasbeenfoundtodojusttheoppositeareducedunderstandingofothersandweakercognitive(认知的)developmentoverall.Maybeweshouldputmoreofapriorityonnovel-reading.Andmanyreadersbelievethatreadinganovelisfarbetterandmoremeaningfulthanwatchinganymovie.AsDavidKiddoftheNewSchoolstudysaid,“Fictionisnotjustasimulatorofasocialexperience;itisasocialexperience.”1、WhatisimpliedintheParagraph2?A．Readingnovelsisjustawasteoftime.B．Readingnovelscanhelppeoplebecomehappy.C．Readingnovelsincreasesconnectivityinourbrain.D．Readingnovelshelpsenhanceourmemorygreatly.2、WhatdoweknowaboutnovelreadersfromParagraph3?A．Theytendtobeemotionalinsocialexperiences.B．Theyunderstandtheemotionsofpeoplebetter.C．Theyliketotalkabouttheirfavoritecharacters.D．Theyaremoresensitivetoeverything.3、What’stheeffectofwatchingTVormovies?A．Itdistinguishesyourviewsfromthoseofothers.B．Itcontributestoyourcognitivedevelopment.C．Itreducesyourempathyforothersalot.D．Itchangesyouroverallmentalstates.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“priority”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Preference. B．Authority.C．Exposure. D．Evaluation.BFlyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(喷气式飞机)sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．abB．bcC．cdD．ad4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．aUSdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehad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．Alandfreefromdestruction，pluswealth，naturalresources，andlaborsupply--allthesewereimportant______inhelpingEnglandtobecomethecenterfortheIndustrialRevolution．______theywerenotenough．Something______wasneededtostarttheindustrialprocess．That“somethingspecial”wasmen--______individualswhocouldinventmachines，findnew______ofpower，andestablishbusinessorganizationstoreshapesociety．Themenwho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolution______frommanybackgroundsandmanyoccupations．Manyofthemwere______inventorsthanscientists．Amanwhoisa______scientistisprimarilyinterestedindoinghisresearch______．Heisnotnecessarilyworking______thathisfindingscanbeused．Aninventororoneinterestedinappliedscienceis______tryingtomakesomethingthathasaconcreteuse．Hemaytrytosolveaproblemby______thetheories______scienceorbyexperimentingthroughtrialanderror．______ofhismethod，heisworkingtoobtaina______result：theconstructionofaharvestingmachine，theburningofalightbulb，oroneofmanyotherobjectives．Mostofthepeoplewho______themachinesoftheIndustrialRevolutionwereinventors，nottrainedscientists．Afewwerebothscientistsandinventors．Eventhosewhohad_____ornotraininginsciencemightnothavemadetheirinventions_____agroundworkhadnotbeenlaidbyscientistsyears_____．1、A．cases B．reasons C．factors D．situations2、A．But B．And C．Besides D．Even3、A．else B．near C．extra D．similar4、A．generating B．effective C．motivating D．creative5、A．origins B．sources C．bases D．discoveries6、A．employed B．created C．operated D．controlled7、A．came B．arrived C．stemmed D．appeared8、A．less B．better C．more D．worse9、A．respectable B．practical C．pure D．clever10、A．happily B．occasionally C．reluctantly D．accurately11、A．now B．and C．all D．so12、A．seldom B．sometimes C．always D．never13、A．planning B．using C．studying D．applying14、A．of B．with C．to D．as15、A．Speaking B．Thinking C．Instead D．Regardless16、A．single B．sole C．specialized D．specific17、A．proposed B．developed C．supplied D．offered18、A．little B．much C．some D．any19、A．as B．if C．because D．while20、A．ago B．past C．ahead D．before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。Overweightchildrenandteenagersagedbetween5and18intheChinamainland1．(reach)2．5millionin2025,anumber3．surpasses(超过)thepopulationofSpain,astudysaidAccordingtothestudy,amongtheobeseChineseyouth,millionsofthem4．(report)tosufferfromallkindsofdiseasesItalsostatedthatinalltherewouldbe268millionoverweightschoolagedchildrenworldwideby2025,5．(include)91millionobesechildren,ifnoeffective6．(measure)couldbetakentostoptheexistingtrendsInactivityandtheconsumptionofjunkfoodandsodadrinkcontributed7．thegrowingnumberofoverweight8．(young)intheworld9．(respond)totheincreaseofobesechildreninChina,theStateCouncilreleasedaguidelinethisyearTheguidelineaimedtopreventmorechildrenfrombecomingobeseanditurgedthatthelocalgovernmentinChina10．(strength)thetrainingofmedicalstaffaroundchildren'shealthandpromoteknowledgeof11．(balance)eatinganddrinkinghabitsamongtheirparents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。I'mworriedthatyou'vebeenaddictedtosharepicturesinWeChatcirclerecently、Youevenshareallsortsofphotoinyourdailylife、Ofcourse，WeChatmakesbettertounderstandeachotherandmakesourlifemorecolorful，whichisveryconvenientforustocommunicatewith、However，thereexistssomepotentialrisksifweovershare、Onese