湖南文理学院《综合英语（四）》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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2021-2022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、—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!2、—Fionaneverfailstograspanychanceofpromotion.—She’sawomanof________.A．ambition B．attentionC．expectation D．reputation3、Iwouldappreciateyoucouldcometomybirthdayparty.A．that B．thatit C．if D．itif4、_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted5、________ahighpercentageofAustraliansmaybepeoplewhowatchsportsratherthandothem,asfarasmostofitspopulationisconcerned,itisindeedagreatsportingnation.A．While B．as C．If D．Whether6、Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making7、Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because8、––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished9、Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before10、CanyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework?You'reagenius.__________,butI'lltrytohelpyou.What'syourproblem?A．Farfromit B．SoundsgoodC．Byallmeans D．It'soutofquestion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。ATechnologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevisionstationwithouttouchingtheTV.NowoneAmericancompanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplanted(植入)intheirhands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarketisofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarketwillpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About50outof80employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthecompany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchipsimplantedintheirhands.Thechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurtonlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,apersoncanentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintocomputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohaveamicrochipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristband(腕带)oraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthesametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstcompanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.Epicenter,acompanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thecompanysaysscannerscanreadthechipsonlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem.“Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similar,tocreditcards.”TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin2004，sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,accordingtothecompany.Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyisChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,“Eventually,thistechnologywillbecomestandardizedallowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc.”1、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesubstitutesofthechips.B．Theadvantagesofthechips.C．Theplacestoimplantthechips.D．Thepotentialrisksofimplantingthechips.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．thehands B．theemployeesC．thescanners D．thecreditcards3、Wecaninferthat________.A．thechipshavemagicpowersB．thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployeesC．thepriceofthechipsisreasonableD．mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby’sattitudetowardsthechips?A．Defensive. B．Disappointing.C．Optimistic. D．Casual.BTimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(触角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.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．Idrovetoalocalsupermarkettheotherday.Myshoppinglistwas1andmywalletwaslight.Still,Ineededtogetaweek’sworthofgroceriesformyfamily.Iparkedmycar,lookeddownatmylist,andhopedIcould2itall.AsI3thedoor,Isawamanwithkindeyesandagentle4Hesaidhewascollectingforalocalfoodbankthathelpedto5thehungryinmyarea.Hehandedmeasecondshoppinglistofthingstheycoulduseandaskedmeto6ifIcould.Ismiledback,tookthe7andwalkedintothestore.Ireallywantedtohelp,butwasn’tsureifIcouldthistime.Iwalkedthroughthestore,pickingupvegetables,soup,spaghetti,bread,milk,cereal,macaroni,bananas,andadozenotherthings.Islowly8eachitemoffmylistuntilIwasdone.WhenIlookeddownatmyfullcartI9againifIevenhadenoughtopayforitall.Then,asIputmyownlistbackintomypocket,Isawthefood10listunderit.Ismiledanddecidedtotrustmyheart.Withthefoodbankinmind,Iwentoverand11twoofthebiggestboxesofricethestorehadandputtheminmycart.Ittook12sixdollarsoutofmywallettopayforthem,13myheartfeltsixtimeslargerwhenIdid.Andwheneverythingwas14,Ihadjustenoughtopayforitall.It15solittletomakeourworldabetterplace.Afewdollarscanhelptofillachild’s16belly(肚子).Asmileandhugcanhelpto17ahurtingheart.Anencouragingwordcaninspiresomeoneelsetoliveandtolove.Arandom18ofkindnesscanchangeanother’sdayandlife.Itisuptous,19Ifwecan20afewdollarsonrice,thenwecansharealovethatwilllastforever.1、A．shortB．longC．frequentD．heavy2、A．offerB．exchangeC．affordD．accept3、A．approachedB．paintedC．cleanedD．left4、A．attitudeB．mannerC．smileD．anger5、A．shareB．trainC．protectD．feed6、A．helpB．writeC．advertiseD．search7、A．nameB．projectC．listD．budget8、A．signedB．markedC．ridD．separated9、A．wanderedB．wonderedC．fanciedD．amazed10、A．storeB．cartC．nutritionD．bank11、A．pickedoutB．liftedupC．pickedupD．foldedup12、A．otherB．othersC．moreD．another13、A．soB．butC．andD．since14、A．orderedB．totaledC．replacedD．packed15、A．takesB．spendsC．paysD．wastes16、A．hungryB．adequateC．anxiousD．full17、A．cureB．treatC．healD．recover18、A．abilityB．allowanceC．appreciationD．act19、A．althoughB．thoughC．yetD．still20、A．saveB．rescueC．accumulateD．reserve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。I1．(edit)aphotocaptionwhenIsawthephrase“Smithsaidhiskidsfavoritepartoftheeventwasthesnowconetruck”Iwalkedoverto2．studentphotographerwhowrotethecaptionandaskedwhetherMrSmithhadonechildormanyThephotographerwantedtoknowwhyTheword“kid”neededanapostrophe,Ireplied,andwhereIputthatpunctuationmarkwouldchangethesizeofMrSmith’sfamily“Wow,”thephotographersaid“Onepunctuationmarkcanmakeabig3．(differ)”Thisexchangeisn’tmadeupAndthefactthatithappenedinthesamemonthasNationalPunctuationDay—whichisSept24—4．(emphasize)theimportanceofproperuseofpunctuationForNationalPunctuationDay,mygoalis5．(promote)properuseofcommas,semicolonsandsoon6．mygoodexampleIwillusepunctuationinalltext7．(message),neverleavingoutperiodsonTwitterJeffRubin,whofoundedNationalPunctuationDayin2004,wrotethathestartedNationalPunctuationDaybecauseofconcernabout8．(decline)languageskillsHenotedthatalmost60percentofincomingcollegefreshmenneededremedial(补救的)Englishclasses9．(urgent)Informationlikethatis10．ourangershouldbefocusedSoclassroomisagreatplacetocelebrateNationalPunctuationDay第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满