贺州学院《理解当代中国英语读写》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch2、________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether3、Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing4、Oh！Icanfeelsomething_____upmyleg！Itmustbeaninsect．A．toclimb B．climbingC．climb D．climbed5、Theycarryout________checksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.A．commonB．naturalC．ordinaryD．regular6、—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed7、Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if8、Atthebackoftheoldtemple__________twelvehugestonestatuestogetherwith__________pagoda.A．doesstand;a8-storeyed B．dostand;a8-storyC．stands;an8-storey D．stand;an8-storied9、TurnofftheTV,Jack.Yourhomeworknow?Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．ShouldyoubedoingB．Couldn’tyoubedoingC．Shouldn’tyoubedoingD．Willyoubedoing10、Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once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。AAfewyearsago,whenIbeganwritingabouteducation,schoolleadersdidn'tworrymuchaboutteachers.Theybelievedalonglineofnewteacherswaited.Notanylonger,asdistrictsstruggletofillmath,science,worldlanguageandspecialeducationjobs.A2017LearningPolicyInstitutestudyfound90percentofopenteachingpostsaretheresultofpeopleleavingtheprofession.Whileretirementsplayarole,thereportnotedtwo-thirdsofteachersdepartforotherreasons,mostsayingdissatisfactionswiththejob.Howcandistrictssupportteachersandpersuadenewonestoenterthefield?EducationprofessorPeterSmagorinskysaid,"ThebestwayIknowoftosupportteachersistolistentothem.Teachersknowbetterthananyonehowschoolswork,whatkidsneed,whatteachersneedtodotheirbestwork.Butkidsandteacherswon'talwaysagree,andyouwillgetoppositesuggestions.Butatleasttheyfeelrecognized,consulted,listenedto,andrespected."HighschoolprincipalBetsyBockmansaid,"WhatItrytoinform:Firstly,everyone'sjobistodoallwecaneverydaytosupportstudents.Secondly,fortheemployeeswhoarenotteachersatGrady,ourjobistoremoveeverysinglebarrierthatkeepsteachersfromteaching.Makethejobofteachingeasier."Vice-presidentGaryMcGiboneysaid,"Teachersdevelopwellinaschoolwithapositiveschoolclimatewheretheydon'tfeelalone,whichiswhatteachersdesperatelywantandneed."Myownviewisthatmostwanttodotheirbestfortheirstudents,butoftenfeelattackedwhentoldtheyneedtoimprove.Togrow,developandkeepeffectiveteachers,Georgiaschoolsmustfirstcreateacultureinwhichteacherstrustthatleaderswantthemtosucceed.1、Whydotoomanyteachersleavetheirprofession?A．Theleadersdon'tcareaboutthem.B．Therearetoomanytrainedteachers.C．Mostaren'tsatisfiedwiththeirjobs.D．Manyteachershavealreadyretired.2、WhatdoesPrincipalBetsyBockmantrytotellus?A．Theschool'swholeeffortistomaketeachingeasier.B．Schoolsshouldlistentotheteachers'suggestions.C．Whattheteacherswantshouldbeconcernedbyothers.D．Schoolleadersmustshowrespectfortheteachers'thoughts.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?A．Toshowtheauthor'sconcernfortheteachers.B．TocriticizethestateofGeorgia'seducation.C．Toasktheteacherstodotheirbestforthestudents.D．Tocallontheschooltocreateaculturefortheteachers.4、Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Whytheschoolsareshortofgoodteachers.B．Howtokeepenoughandeffectiveteachers.C．Whatweshoulddototeachthestudentswell.D．Howtodealwithteacher-studentrelationship.BNewresearchinmonkeysmayprovideaclueabouthowthebrainmanagesvastamountsofinformationandrememberswhatitneeds.Theresearchersfoundthatwhenmonkeysweretaughttoremembercomputerclipartpictures,theirbrainsreducedthelevelofdetailbysortingthepicturesintocategoriesforrecall,suchasimagesthatcontained"people,""buildings,""flowers,"and"animals."Thecategorizingcellswerefoundinthehippocampus,anareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemory.Intheexperimenteachmonkeywasshownoneclipartpicture,andafteradelayofoneto30seconds,pickedtheoriginaloutoftwotosixdifferentimagestogetajuicereward.Byrecordingcellactivityduringhundredsofthesetrialsinwhichthepictureswerealldifferent,theresearchersnoticedthatcertaincellsweremoreactivewhenthepicturescontainedsimilarfeatures,suchasimagesofpeople–butnototherobjects.Theyfoundthatdifferentcellscodedimagesthatfitdifferentcategories.Thecategorycellsgroupedimagesbasedoncommonfeatures–astrategytoimprovememory.Forexample,thesamecellrespondedtobothtulipsanddaisiesbecausetheyarebothflowers."“Whilesuchcategorizationisahighlyefficientmemoryprocess,itmayalsohaveadownside,”saidDeadwylerPh.D．,“whenthetrialsincludedmorethanonepicturewithpeopleinit,insteadofdifferentimages,themonkeysoftenconfusedtheimagewithapictureofotherpeople."Solearningmoreabouthowthebrainrememberscouldhavefar-reachingbenefits."Ifwecanunderstandinadvancehowthebrainworkswhendecisionsaremade,wecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistake,andcorrectit,"saidTimPons,Ph.D．,"Thisfindingabouthowlargeamountsofinformationareprocessedbythebrainwillhelpustoultimatelyachievethatgoal."1、Thepurposeoftheexperimentsonmonkeysistofindout_________.A．howthebrainprocessesamountsofinformationintomemoryB．theareaofthebrainthatprocessessensoryinformationintomemoryC．howthemonkeysrespondtodifferentthingsD．whatisthemonkeysmostlikelytoremember2、Theresearchindicatesnumerousinformationcanberememberedmoreeasilyby________.A．rememberingthedetailsB．separatingitintocategoriesC．showingalotofpicturesD．rememberingallfeatures3、Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingimagesmayconfusethemonkeys?A．Books,toysandcarsB．Plants,animalsandpeopleC．Tulips,daisiesandrosesD．People,buildingsandflowers4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．FurtherstudyonhowthebrainremembershasmorebenefitsB．CategorizationisthebestwaytoimprovememoryC．WecanpredictwhenthebrainwillmakeamistakeD．Howthebrainremembershasbeenfoundout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．In1948，myfamilydrovetotheSingerSewingCenterandboughtabrand-newelectricSinger.ThenRuby,mymother-in-law,1sewing.Aftersupper,Rubywouldbendoverthemachine,2clothesforherchildrenandneighbors.Thousandsofdresses.TheSingerraiseditsneedlemillionsoftimes.In1987，Ruby3usonthephone,4.Afterthirty-nineyears,herSingerdidn’twork.Norepairmancouldfixitbecausepartswerenot5.Iwenttoasewingmachinestoretobuyone.Heroldonewas6.Thenewmachinesareplasticandhavecomputers.Theygiveclassesonhowto7them.Inthedisplaywindowwasa1948metalSingerblackhead.“Doesthatone8?”Iaskedtheman.“Idon’tknow，”hesaid.Hepluggeditin.It9towork.“It’snotforsale，”hesaid.It’sa(an)10.Therearen’tlotsofoldSingerblackheadsaroundanyone•”I11himaboutRuby—howshelivesbyherselfandsewstokeepbusy,howshe12onlysixdollarstomakeadress13thepeopleshesewsforarepoor.He14themachinetomefortwenty-fivedollars.ThenextweekendwetookittoRuby’s.Shestoodbythecarasweopenedthetrunk.Asshelookeddownatthe15,asmilecreased(弄皱）herface.“It’sjustlikemy16one，”shelaughed.It’sstillgoingstrong.Ruby17chargessixdollarsadress.Onseveraloccasions,mywifeandIfound1948Singerblackheadsinantiquestores.We18themandgavethemtoRuby.She’sgotalotof19ahead,andwedon’twanthertorunoutofsewingmachines20sherunsoutofthingstosew.1、A．tookoutB．gaveupC．setaboutD．putoff2、A．dryingB．makingC．washingD．folding3、A．calledB．advisedC．changedD．ordered4、A．puzzledB．excitedC．frightenedD．discouraged5、A．availableB．practicalC．simpleD．helpful6、A．plasticB．metalC．noiselessD．man-made7、A．fixB．linkC．useD．get8、A．workB．stayC．matterD．stop9、A．failedB．beganC．continuedD．meant10、A．inventionB．artworkC．bargainD．display11、A．askedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded12、A．spendsB．chargesC．savesD．earns13、A．whileB．untilC．thoughD．because14、A．soldB．lentC．deliveredD．donated15、A．carB．clothesC．machineD．computer16、A．newB．oldC．smallD．large17、A．stillB．onceC．alreadyD．never18、A．bookedB．boughtC．copiedD．borrowed19、A．travellingB．learningC．cookingD．sewing20、A．soB．ifC．beforeD．when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。YuanLongping,bornand1．(bring)upinChina,isaleadingfigureintherice-growingworldWhenhewasaboy,he2．(educate)inmanyschools,andwasgiventhenickname,“thestudent3．asksquestions”Hewasinterestedinplantsfromanearlyage,andhestudiedagricultureincollegeAsayoungteacher,hebegan4．(experiment)incropbreedingHethoughttherewasonlyoneway5．(have)morericequicklyThatwastocrossdifferentspeciesofriceplantThenhebeganhissearchfora6．(specially)typeofriceplantIthadtobemaleandsterileWhenthenaturallysterilemalericeplantwasdiscoveredin1970,itwas7．breakthroughAsaresult,China’sriceproductionrose8．9．5%inthe1990’sAnd50thousandsquarekilometersofricefieldswereconvertedto10．(grow)vegetablesandothercashcrops11．(follow)this,YuanLongping’sricewasexportedtosomeothercountries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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Theotherday,Iaswellasmyparentswereeatinginarestaurantwhenwenoticedaforeignercomingin、Heseatshimselfatatablebythewindow、Soonawaitresscameandwantedtotakeorder、However,theforeignercouldn’tgothisneedsacross、Seeingthis,Iwentupimmediatetooffersomehelps、WecommunicatedwithsimpleEnglis