湖南科技学院《英语阅读》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院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded2、TheDragonBoatFestival________thebeginningofthehottestseasonoftheyear.A．ismarkingB．marksC．willmarkD．marked3、Don’tworry.Thehardworkthatyoudonow_____laterinlife.A．willberepaid B．wasbeingrepaidC．hasbeenrepaid D．wasrepaid4、Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow5、—PityyoumissedGeorge'swedding.—Well,I________.A．haven'tbeeninvitedB．wouldn'tbeinvitedC．hadn'tbeeninvitedD．amnotinvited6、Ourteacherenteredtheclassroom,__________.A．abookinhand B．bookinhandC．bookinhishandD．abookinhands7、ononefootwithyoureyescloseD．andyouwillsoonloseyourbalance.A．StandingB．StoodC．TostandD．Stand8、______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed9、Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides10、May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing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。AMajorairplanemanufacturersarenowmovingtodevelopthefutureofflightwithelectricplanesandpersonalflyingvehicles.Boeingisoneofthosecompanies.ItrecentlyinvestedinZunumAero,acompanyworkingtobuildelectricaircraftforcommercialflights.ZunumisbasedinthenorthwesternU.S.stateofWashington.Itsaysitishopingtorevolutionizeairtravelbycuttingflighttimesandgreatlyreducingcosts.Bytheearly2020s,thecompanyplanstooperateelectricaircrafttocarry10-15passengersontripsupto1,100kilometers.Itsaysthecostofsuchflightscouldbeaslowas$25eachway.Zunumnotedonitswebsitethat,whileAmericahasmorethan13,500airports,97percentofallairtrafficgoesthroughjust140largerhubs.Bytravelingthroughsmallerairports,passengerscangreatlyreducedoor-to-doortraveltimeandavoidlongsecuritylines.JetBluewasanothermajorcompanytoinvestinZunum.TheheadofJetBlue’sinvestmentgroup,BonnieSimi,saidZunumfitstheairline’sdesireto“seeknewtechnologiestochangethegame.”Shepraisedthecompanyfordeveloping“quiet,environmentally-friendlyaircraft”forsustainabletravel.Zunum’splaneswillbepoweredbytwolargeenginesattheback.Theaircraftwillbe“hybrid-electric,”meaningtheyrelymostlyonbatterypower,butalsobumfuelwhenneeded.Thegoalistoeventuallyflyfullyelectricplanes,althoughmostexpertsbelievethiscouldtakemanyyears.Thisisbecausebatterytechnologystillhasalongwaytogotoprovidelong-lastingpower,butnotbetooheavyfortheaircraft.Othercompanieshavereleasedplanstoreleaseflyingcarsalotsoonerthanthat.Slovakia-basedengineeringcompanyAeroMobilispreparingtoshowtheworlditslatestmodelthisweek.AeroMobiiisshowingthecarattheTopMarquesautoshowinMonaco.Nolaunchdateorpriceshavebeenannounced,butthecompanysaysitwillbetakingpre-ordersthisyear.1、ElectricaircraftmayhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT.A．lowercostsB．ShorterflighttimeC．fewerpassengersD．shortersecuritylines2、WhatisBonnieSimi’sattitudetowardZunum’selectricaircraft?A．DoubtfulB．PositiveC．UncaringD．Disapproving3、WhywillZunum’selectricplanesstillneedfuel?A．Becausefueliseasiertoget.B．Becausebatterymaynotbestable.C．Becauseplaneswon’tstartwithoutfuel.D．Becausebatterymaynotlastlongenough.4、Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat.A．FlyingcarsmustbeorderedinadvanceB．FlyingcarswillappearonthemarketthisyearC．ThepricesofflyingcarsarestillunknownD．FlyingcarsaremorepopularthanelectricplanesBPersuasionistheartofconvincingsomeonetoagreewithyou.AccordingtotheancientGreeks，therearethreebasictoolsofpersuasion：ethos，pathos，andlogos.Ethosisaspeakerswayofconvincingtheaudiencethatsheistrustworthy，honestandreliable.Onecommonwayaspeakercandevelopethosisbyexplaininghowmuchexperienceoreducationshehasinthefield.Afterall，you’remorelikelytolistentoadviceabouthowtotakecareofyourteethfromadentistthanafireman.Aspeakercanalsocreateethosbyconvincingtheaudiencethatsheisagoodperson.Ifanaudiencecannottrustyou，youwillnotbeabletopersuadethem.Pathosisaspeaker’swayofconnectingwithanaudience’semotions.Forexample，apoliticianwhoistryingtoconvinceanaudiencetovoteforhimmightsaythathealonecansavethecountryfromaterriblewar.Thesewordsareintendedtofilltheaudiencewithfear，thusmakingthemsupporthim.Similarly，ananimalcharitymightshowanaudiencepicturesofinjureddogsandcats，tomaketheviewersfeelpity.Iftheaudiencefeelsbadfortheanimals，theywillbemorelikelytodonatemoney.Logosistheuseoffacts，statistics，orotherevidencetosupportyourargument.Anaudiencewillbemorelikelytobelieveyouifyouhaveconvincingdatatobackupyourclaims.Presentingthisevidenceismuchmorepersuasivethansimplysaying

"believeme".Althoughethos，pathos，andlogosallhavetheirstrengths，theyareoftenmosteffectivewhenusedtogether.Indeed，mostspeakersuseacombinationofethos，pathos，andlogostopersuadetheiraudiences.So，thenexttimeyoulistentoaspeech，watchacommercial，orlistentoafriendtrytoconvinceyoutolendhimsomemoney，beonthelookoutfortheseancientGreektoolsofpersuasion.1、Whydoestheauthorsaypersuasionisanart？______A．Theybothentertaintheaudience.B．Theybothrequiregreatskillstoachieve.C．Theybothdemandfullattentionfromtheaudience.D．TheywerebothcommontopicsofancientGreekwriters.2、Howisaspeakerabletoshowherethostotheaudience？______A．Byexpressinghersympathywiththeaudience.B．Bytellingtheaudienceaboutherpersonalpreference.C．Byusingbeautifullanguagetomakeherstatementsattractive.D．Byshowingherknowledgeandexperiencerelatingtothetopic.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethreeaspectsofpersuasion？______A．Ethosisthemostimportantaspectofpersuasion.B．Eachaspecthasadifferenteffectontheaudience.C．Honestyisthekeytomakingyourargumentsbelievable.D．Politicalleadersmostlyusepathostopersuadetheiraudience.4、Anadvertisementforwashingpowderwhichclaimsthat“scientifictestsshowthatourpowderkills95%ofallbacteria”

ismainlyusing______.A．ethosB．pathosC．logosD．acombinationofallthree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．Thenightfellheavyintheheightsofthemountainsandthemancouldnotseeanything.Allwasblack.Themoonandthestarswere1bytheclouds.Ashewasclimbingonlyafewfeetawayfromthetopofthemountain,hesuddenly2andfellintotheair,fallingatgreat3.Hecouldonlyseeblackspotsashewentdown,andthe4sensation（感觉）ofbeingpulledbygravitygrewmoreandmore5.He6falling,andinthemomentsofgreat7,itcametohismindallthegoodandbad8ofhislife.Hewasthinkingnowabouthow9deathwasgetting10allofasuddenhefelttheropetiedtohiswaistpullhimveryhard.Hisbodywashangingintheair.11theropewasholdinghimandinthatmomentof12hecoulddonothingbut13:“Helpme!Helpme!God”Suddenlyadeepvoicecomingfromtheskyanswered,“Whatdoyouwantmetodo?”“Saveme,God.”“DoyoureallythinkIcansaveyou?”“Ofcourse!I14youcan.”“Then15theropetiedtoyourwaist.”Therewasamomentofsilenceandthemandecideto16theropewithallhisstrength.Thenextdaypeoplefoundtheclimberdeadand17,hidbodyhangingfromrope,hishandsholdingtighttoit.Onlyonefootawayfromthe18.Andwe?How19wearetotheropetiedtoourwaist?Sometimeswealwaystiedtowhatwetakeastheonly20.maybeweshouldhaveatrytoletourselvesgo.1、A．coveredB．filledC．brokenD．polluted2、A．stoodB．slippedC．stoppedD．risked3、A．lengthB．speedC．depthD．width4、A．lengthB．sensitiveC．terribleD．confusing5、A．energeticB．distantC．regularD．powerful6、A．sankB．observedC．heardD．kept7、A．excitementB．peaceC．terrorD．calmness8、A．experienceB．dreamsC．disadvantagesD．crossroads9、A．closeB．oppositeC．fierceD．long10、A．asB．becauseC．whenD．after11、A．ButB．OnlyC．NowhereD．Actually12、A．patienceB．appreciationC．excitementD．stillness13、A．figureB．screamC．recognizeD．present14、A．wishB．suggestC．believeD．order15、A．cutB．occupyC．brakeD．handle16、A．pullupB．backoutC．takeoffD．holdonto17、A．frozenB．calmC．exhaustedD．reliable18、A．topB．heavenC．groundD．attached19、A．addictedB．attractedC．adoptedD．destination20、A．routeB．dependenceC．goalD．intelligence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。Saythankyouforsimplethings1．(express)gratitudeisanimportantformofgoodmannersEveryonelikestobepraisedand2．(appreciate)Gratitudeisoneofthegreatestvirtues(美德),3．letotherssmileandmaketheworldmorebeautifulYoujustneedseveralminutestowritedownathank-younote,4．itbringsmuchjoytothereceiverGratitudeisalsoakindofattitudeinlifeTrytowriteathank-youlettertoyourparentsforworkinghard5．(offer)youahappylifeBegratefultoyourteachersbecauseoftheirhelpwithyourstudiesandcharacterbuildingSaythankstoyourfriendswhosharedbothyourhappinessand6．(sad)Wearesure7．willbringthemmuchjoyandaddcolorintoyourownlifeaswellWeliveinasociety8．weenjoythedifferentservicesofothersButnoneofthemshouldbetakenforgrantedUptonowmoreandmorepeopleinChina9．(find)it’shightimetocultivate(培养)a10．(thank)heartforthegoodothersdo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