湖北科技学院《高级英语I》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、Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame2、Childrenunderfifteenarenotpermittedtoseesuchkindoffilm_________isbadfortheirmentaldevelopment.A．as B．whatC．which D．that3、______whathadhappened,theyknewIwouldstruggleandsimplywantedtohelpbecauseitwastherightthingtodo.A．Hearing B．Tohaveheard C．Havingheard D．Heard4、Idon’tlikefish,soIeatitunlessIwasextremelyhungry.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．can’t D．wounldn’t5、——Doyouhaveaminute?I’vegotsomethingtotellyou.——Ok,______youmakeitshort.A．nowthatB．ifonlyC．solongasD．everytime6、—Whathasmadehiminsuchhighspiritsrecently?—_____byhisteacherforsucceedingpassingtheexam.A．BeingpraisedB．PraisedC．HavingpraisedD．Topraise7、Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded8、Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned9、—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth10、﹣Mom，I'llstayintoaccompanymygrandpathisevening．﹣________!A．Withpleasure B．NevermindC．Suityourself D．Itdepends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。ABeforeIstudiedpsychology,Iusedtothinkthatpeoplewouldlaughwhenfunnythingsoccurred.WhileIwasrightaboutthat,Idiscoveredtherearelotsofotherpsychologicalfactorsthatmakepeoplelaughotherthanthefunnypartofajoke.Whensomeonelaughsatajoke,therewillusuallybemorethanonereasonthatmakeshimlaugh—andthemorereasonsthereare,themorepowerfulthejokewillbe.Iwasattendingastand­upcomedyshowinEgypt,andwhenthemanstartedtomakefunofpedestrianscrossingstreets,everyonelaughedtheirheadsoff.Themainreasonwhythosepeoplestronglylaughedwasthatalmostallofthemfeltangrytowardspedestrianswhocrossedstreetscarelessly.Thejokewasn'tonlyfunny,butitalsomadetheaudiencefeelthattheywererightaboutbeingangryatthosepedestrians.Thatis,peoplewerelaughingbothbecauseofthefunnyjokeandbecauseofthehappinessexperiencedasaresultofthepsychologicalsupporttheygot.Thebetterajokemakesapersonfeel,andthemoreitincludesotherpsychologicalfactors,themorethepersonwilllikeit.Forexample,ifyouenvyoneofyourfriends,andsomeonetellsajokethatisfunnyand,atthesametime,makesyourfriendseemstupid,thenyouwillprobablylaughatitlouderthanifyouweren'tjealousofhim.Inshort,wedon'tlaughonlywhenwehearsomethingfunny;wealsolaughwhenweexperiencesomekindofhappinessthatresultsfromtheotherpsychologicalfactorsinvolvedinthejoke.Istronglydiscourageyoufrommakingfunofanyoneorbelittlingsomeonetomakesomeoneelselaugh.AllIwanttoexplainisthatifyourjokesupportsaperson'semotions,hewillcertainlylikeitalot.1、Whatdidtheauthorfindoutafterstudyingpsychology?A．Onlygoodjokesmakepeoplelaugh.B．Manyfactorsleadtopeople'slaughing.C．Funnythingscanmakepeoplelaugh.D．Laughtercanmakepeoplehealthy.2、Whydidtheaudiencelaughloudatthepedestrians?A．Theyplayedatrickonthepedestrians.B．Thepedestriansbehavedinafunnyway.C．Theycouldfeelthepedestrians'happiness.D．Theiremotionwasapprovedofbytheshow.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“belittling”probablymean?A．Annoy. B．Blame.C．Lookdownon. D．Makeupto.4、Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?A． B．C． D．BWhat’ssmall,buzzeshereandthereandvisitsflowers?Ifyousaidbeesorhummingbirds,yougotit.Youwouldn’tbethefirstifyoumixedthetwoup.Nowagroupofresearchersevensayweshouldembraceourhistoryofconsideringthetwotogetherinthesamegroup.Thewayscientistsstudybeescouldhelpthemstudyhummingbirdbehavior,too.Scientistsfirstcomparedthetwobackinthe1970swhenstudyinghowanimalssearchforfood.Theideaisthatanimalsuseakindofmathtomakechoicesinordertominimizetheworkittakestoearnmaximumrewards.Researchersatthetimefocusedonmovementrules,liketheorderinwhichtheyvisitedflowers,andwhereflowerswerelocatedrelativetoothers.Itwas“almostlikeanalgorithm(算法)”forefficientsearching,saidDavidPritchard,abiologistattheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotland.Hummingbirdsandbeeshadsimilarsolutions.Asthefieldofanimalcognition(认知)appeared,hummingbirdandbeeresearchparted.Neuroscientistsandbehavioralecologistsdevelopedwaystostudybeebehaviorinnaturalisticsettings.Hummingbirdresearcherscomparedhummingbirdstootherbirdsandborrowedmethodsfrompsychologytostudytheirabilitytolearninthelab.Tobefair,hummingbirdsandbeesdiffer.Forexample,hummingbirdshavemoreadvancedeyesandbrainsthanbees.Honeybeesandbumblebeesaresocial;hummingbirdstypicallyaren’t.Buthowevertheyperceive(感知)orprocessinformation,theybothexperiencesimilarinformation,Dr.Pritchardsaid.Inday-to-daysearchingforfood,forexample,hummingbirdsmayrelyonmoreofabee’s-eyeviewthanabird’s-eyeview.Likeotherbirds,theyrelyonlandmarks,distancesanddirectionstomakemapswhentravellinglongdistances,buttheydon’tusethesecuestofindflowers.Moveaflowerjustaninchorsoawayfromwhereahummingbirdthoughtitwasanditwillhoverovertheflower’soriginallocation.Dr.Pritchardisinvestigatingif,likebees,hummingbirdsengageinviewmatching—hovering,scanningsnapshotsofaplacetoitsmemoryandusingthoseasreferenceslater.1、Whatisthecenterofresearchonhummingbirdsandbeesinthe1970s?A．Memory.B．Movementrules.C．Rewardcalculating.D．Informationprocessing.2、Whichsubject’sresearchmethodswereadoptedtostudythelearningabilityofHummingbirds?A．Math.B．Biology.C．Ecology.D．Psychology.3、Howdoresearchersfindoutthathummingbirdsarenotlikebirds?A．Bysettingthemfree.B．Bymovingflowers.C．Bymatchingview.D．Bymakingmaps.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．HummingbirdsandBeesB．HummingbirdsintheLabC．NewTrendsinStudyingBeesD．ThinkingofHummingbirdsasBees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．WhenAthayaSlaetalidfirstmovedfromThailandtotheFaroeIslands,wherewinterlastssixmonths,shewouldsitnexttotheheaterallday:"Peopletoldmetogo1becausethesunwasshiningbutIjustsaid:'No!Leavemealone,I'mvery2.'"MovingheresixyearsagowastoughforAthaya3,sheadmits.She4herhusbandJanwhenhewasworkingwithaFaroesefriendwhohadstartedabusinessin5.Janknew6thatbringinghiswifetothisverydifferent7,weatherandlandscapewouldbechallenging."Ihadmy8,becauseeverythingshewasleaving9everythingshewascomingtowereopposites,"headmits."ButknowingAthaya,Iknewshewould10."Therearenowmorethan300womenfromThailandandPhilippineslivingintheFaroes.Itdoesn't11likealot,butinapopulationofjust50,000people,theynow12thelargestethnicminorityinthese18islands,locatedbetweenNorwayandIceland.InrecentyearstheFaroeshaveexperiencedpopulation13,withyoungpeopleleaving,ofteninsearchofeducation,andnotreturning.Womenhave14morelikelytosettleabroad.Asaresult,accordingtoPrimeMinisterAxelJohannesen,theFaroeshavea"genderdeficit"with154,000fewerwomenthanmen.This,16,hasleadFaroesementolook17theislandsforromance.Many,thoughnotall,ofthe18womenmettheirhusbandsonline,somethroughcommercial19websites.OthershavemadeconnectionsthroughsocialmedianetworksorexistingAsian-Faroese20.1、A．outsideB．insideC．awayD．off2、A．hotB．coldC．warmD．cool3、A．atlastB．atonceC．atfirstD．atlength4、A．wouldfindB．hadfoundC．wouldmeetD．hadmet5、A．IcelandB．PhilippinesC．FaroesD．Thailand6、A．aheadscheduleB．inadvanceC．withouthesitationD．inparticular7、A．countryB．nationC．cultureD．minority8、A．concernsB．conflictsC．beliefsD．problems9、A．butB．andC．whileD．when10、A．makeB．getC．handleD．cope11、A．soundB．hearC．lookD．appear12、A．consistofB．belongtoC．makeupD．buildup13、A．declineB．increaseC．boomD．failure14、A．shownB．remainedC．provedD．tended15、A．mostlyB．totallyC．exactlyD．approximately16、A．howeverB．thenC．actuallyD．instead17、A．withinB．farawayC．throughoutD．beyond18、A．EuropeanB．AsianC．foreignD．poor19、A．knowingB．playingC．datingD．marrying20、A．couplesB．wivesC．husbandsD．families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。ChinahasdevelopedauniquefestivalfoodculturethroughouttheyearsEatingdumplingsisacommonfolkcustomformanyChineseonthedayofwintersolstice(冬至),especiallythose1．liveinthenorthWhenmidwintercomes,vitalmovementbeginstodeclineandcalmdownInthisperiod,2．eateninarightamount,somenutssuchaspeanuts,walnuts,andchestnutsaregoodforone'sbodyPeopleinSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,3．(be)accustomedtoeatingwontonsinmidwinterPeopleinSuzhou,JiangsuProvince,areaccustomedtoeatingwontonsinmidwinterAccordingtoanoldstory,duringthemidwinterfeast2,500yearsago,theKingofWu4．(feed)upwithallkindsofcostlyfoodsandwantedtotry5．(variety)thingsThen,thebeautyXishimadewontonstohonorthekingswishHeatealotandlikedthefoodverymuchLater,thepeopleofSuzhouhadwontonstocelebratethefestival6．(official)InplacessuchasShanghai,peopleeattangyuan,akindofsmalldumplingball7．(produce)withstickyriceflour(粉)InYinchuan,Ningxia,peoplecallmidwinterthe"GhostFestival"Onthatday,itiscustomaryforpeopletheretoeatmuttonsoupandthedumplingsinitTheygivethemidwintersoupastrangenameandcallit"brain",whichtheyusuallysharewiththeir8．(relative)PeopleinTaiwankeepthecustomofprovidingnine-layercakes9．theirancestorsPeoplefromthesamefamilygatherattheirancestraltemplestoadoretheirancestorsinorderoftheiragesAfter10．(hold)thesacrificialceremony,thereisalwaysagranddinner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。Alargenumberofstudentsfromalloverthecountrystudiesinourbeautifulnewschool、Therehasabiglibraryinourschool、We