红河学院《英语国家社会与文化》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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2022-2023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、Dadisusedtosmokinganddrinking.There’snochance_____I’mabletotalkhiminto.A．whether;givingitupB．ofwhether;givingthemupC．that;gettingridofthemD．which;stoppingit2、Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical3、ThoughthestoryofLiYunlongintheTVdrama“BrightSword”isafiction,muchof__________happenedishistoricallytrue.A．that B．what C．which D．it4、Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all5、________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved6、Enterourprize______andwinabreakinaNationalTrustholidaycottageofyourchoiceanywhereinthecountry.A．draw B．search C．match D．collection7、Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on8、Theexpertpointsoutthephenomenonthatcreamgoesbadfasterthanbutter______itsstructureratherthanitschemicalcomposition.A．livesupto B．getsdowntoC．comesdownto D．standsupto9、TheplanforXionganNewArea______officiallyonApril1,2017.A．announcedB．wasannouncedC．announcesD．isannounced10、Beinghappyisaskillthatcanbelearned,andonewayto________ourselvestobehappyistowritedownthelittlethingsthatcheerusupeachday.A．convey B．appeal C．train D．attempt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。ALouiArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames（绰号）.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet（短号）ataboy’shome.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegan.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingAmericanpopularsongs.Hiscornetplayinghaddeephumanityandwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,”ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.“Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.1、ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe.A．lookedlikeamusicianB．wasaninfluentialmusicianC．showedaninterestinmusicD．traveledtoplaymodernmusic2、Paragraph3isorganized.A．byspaceB．byexamplesC．bytimesequenceD．bycomparison3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutArmstrongisTRUE?A．HistalebeganinNewOrleans.B．Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.C．Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D．Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB．TheSpreadofPopularMusicC．TheMakingofaMusicianD．TheFatheroftheJazzStyleBFormorethantwentyyearsscientistshavebeensearchingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets.Mostofthesesearcheshavebeendoneovertheradio.Thehopeisthatsomeoneinouterspacemaybetryingtogetintouchwithus.Scientistsalsohavesentradioandtelevisionmessagesonspaceshipstravelingthroughspace,onthechancethatsomeonemaybereceptivetosuchmessages.Scientistsareusingpowerfulradiotelescopetolistentosignalsfromabout1,000stars,allwithin100lightyearsofearth.Inaddition,theywillscan(扫视)theentireskyto“listen”forradiomessagesfrommoredistantstars.Usingacomputer,theywillbeabletomonitormorethaneightchannelsatonetime.Scientistsarelookingforanysignalthatstandsoutfromthebackgroundnoise.Ofthe200billionstarsintheMilkyWaygalaxy,scientistsfindthatfivepercentarelikeoursun.Perhapshalfofthemhaveaplanetlikeearth.Suchaplanetwouldbeareasonabledistancefromthestarfortemperaturestoberightfortheevolution(进化)oflife.Basedontheinhabitable(thatcanbelivedin)planetsinourgalaxy,mostscientistsagreethatchancesarelikelythatoneormoreoftheseplanetssupportsomelife.However,manyscientistswonderwhetherintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Somebelievethattwentyyearsofsearchingwithoutanyintelligiblemessagesshowsthatnooneisoutthere.Theysaythattheevolutionofintelligencecomparabletooursisunlikely.Otherscientistsbelievethatoursearchhasn’tbeenlongenoughtoruleoutthepossibilitythatintelligentlifeexistsinourgalaxy.Althoughoursunfamilyinonlyaboutfivebillionyearsold,ourgalaxyisabout20billionsyearsold.Inthattime,somescientiststhinkitislikelythatcivilizationsaremuchmoreadvancedthanours.Perhapsthesecivilizationssendusnosignals;perhapswehavenotrecognizedthesignalstheyhavesentus.Ifwehopetofindintelligentlife,thesescientistsbelievethatwehavetokeeplooking.1、Accordingtothepassage,howmanyplanetsinourgalaxymightbeinhabitable?A．15billion.B．10billion.C．5billionD．200billion2、Thefirstparagraphinthispassageismainlyabout________.A．whyscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsB．howscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsC．wherescientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanetsD．whenscientistsarelookingforsignsoflifeonotherplanets3、Theunderlinedword“monitor”inthepassagemeans“________”.A．findB．followC．formD．check4、WhichofthesestatementsisTruebasedontheinformationinthepassage?A．Scientistsaretyingdifferentwaystofindsignsoflifeonotherplanets.B．Mostscientistsbelievethatthereisintelligentlifeonotherplanets.C．Theearthisoneoftheoldestplanetsinourgalaxy.D．Scientistsdon’tbelievethattheremightbelifeonotherplanets.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．Asacollegestudent,Itookapositionasasalesmanandweekendbrandambassadoratalocalmen'sclothingstoreinNewJersey.InadditiontoallowingmetobecomeanexpertT-shirtfolder,thejob1meforfuturesuccess,teachingmewhattoprioritize(优先处理)andhowto2mytimeeffectively.Ialsolearnedthevalueofteamworkandaclient-centric(以客户为中心的)3tobusiness.My4asabrandambassadorincludedmanagingthesales,takingpartincommunityeventsandsharingdetailsonin-storepromotions.Iwas5withorganizinginventory（库存）andpricemarkingourclothingforsales.WhileIenjoyedtheopportunitytocommunicatewith6onadailybasis,Iwaschallengedtomanagemyscheduleandwas7tolearntheimportanceofprioritization.Oneyearlater,wewereona8scheduletoopenanewstoreandIwasresponsibleforstockingtheinventoryand9newsalesmen.Being19,I10thisasamassivetaskandfeltagreatdealof11.Luckily,usingthetimemanagementskillsIhad12learned,Iwasabletocompletewhatwas13ofme.Iamnowableto14onthesuccessofopeninganewstorethat15existstoday.Muchof16Iaccomplishedwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthe17ofmydirectmanager,Mrs.Brown,whohadagreat18onme.Shesetexpectationsearlyonmeandcleargoalsandprocessesforachievingsuccess.Herapproachhelpedmecompletetasks19andontime,andhas20thewayInowmanagemyownteam.1、A．preparedB．providedC．exposedD．employed2、A．divideB．occupyC．operateD．manage3、A．entranceB．suggestionC．approachD．relation4、A．abilitiesB．responsibilitiesC．ideasD．theories5、A．taskedB．helpedC．awardedD．connected6、A．visitorsB．guestsC．designersD．customers7、A．freeB．quickC．helpfulD．easy8、A．lightB．flexibleC．tightD．loose9、A．usingB．trainingC．consultingD．controlling10、A．describedB．respectedC．servedD．viewed11、A．pressureB．confusionC．reliefD．caution12、A．naturallyB．gratefullyC．previouslyD．carefully13、A．robbedB．requiredC．convincedD．rid14、A．commentB．reflectC．callD．go15、A．alsoB．evenC．alreadyD．still16、A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．how17、A．guidanceB．persuasionC．kindnessD．attraction18、A．judgmentB．markC．signD．effect19、A．exactlyB．immediatelyC．efficientlyD．easily20、A．imaginedB．stoppedC．inspiredD．copied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。MyclassmatesandIhadareallyunforgettableexperience，whichmadeusveryhappyWepaidavisit1．Lucy’shouseyesterdayWedidn’thavedifficultyfindingherhousebecauseshe2．(give)uscleardirectionsWhenwearrivedatherhouse,hermotherwaspreparingfoodforusThenwebegantohelpwiththecookingAboutanhourlater,thefoodwasready,andwesatatthetableenjoyingthedeliciousfoodincludingfishand3．(vegetable)FinallywewenttoAnn’sroomwherewewatchedourfavouriteTVprogrammetogether4．(decorate)withflowersandballoons,theroomwaswarmandcomfortable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。Linda'sfatherboughtherthenewbikethedaybeforeyesterday,thatmadeherveryexcited.Thenshebegantorideitfastontheroad.Seenamangettingclosetoher,Lindacouldn'tstopitandasaresult,sheknockedontotheman.Beingverykind,sothemandidn'tscoldheratall.Instead,hetoldherhowdangerouslyitwastorideabikesofast.Heaskedhertokeeptheles