昆明理工大学《英语拓展（英美文化）》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、WhatdoesPM2.5mean？It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item2、Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance3、Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan4、Yourletterwillgetattention!Theyknowyou’reexpectingtheanswer.A．careful B．common C．instant D．general5、Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold6、Visittheoldmanthisafternoon？Ifyou________，makesureyouwearsunscreenstoprotectyourskin.A．must B．canC．may D．shall7、Aroundthispoint______,whichishumorousandfullofastronglocalflavor.A．thestorydevelops B．doesthestorydevelopC．developsthestory D．thestorydeveloped8、________thedangerofdrunkdriving,manydriverspromisednevertodriveafterdrinking.A．Realizing B．TohaverealizedC．Realized D．Havingrealized9、Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why10、－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction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。ATheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome,1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?A．Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B．Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.C．Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.D．ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A．Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.B．Theycawalotabouteachother’shealth.C．Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D．Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.3、Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A．theWashingtonPost. B．TheGuardian.C．TheNewYorkTinier. D．NewEnglandCourant.4、Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?A．Satisfied. B．Hopeful.C．Surprised. D．Worried.BItisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocio-economicbackgroundstendtodofesswellintheeducationsystem.Inanattempttohelpthechildrenofpoorfamilies,anationwideprogramcalled“Headstart”wasstartedintheUSin1965.Alotofmoneywaspouredintoit.ItLookchildrenintopre-schoolinstitutionsattheageofthreeandwassupposedtohelpthemsucceedinschool.Buttheresultshavebeendisappointingbecausetheprogrambegantoolate.Manychildrenwhoentereditatthreewerealreadybehindtheirpeersinlanguageandintelligenceandtheparentswerenotinvolvedintheprocess.Attheendofeachday,“Headstart”childrenreturnedtothesamedisadvantagedhomeenvironment.Toimprovetheresults,anotherprogramwasstartedinMissourithatconcentratedonparentsasthechild’sfirstteachers.Thisprogramwasbasedonresearchshowingthatworkingwiththefamilyisthemosteffectivewayofhelpingchildrengetthebestpossiblestartinlife.Thefour-yearstudyincluded380familieswhowereabouttohavetheirfirstchildandrepresenteddifferentsocio-economicstatus,ageandfamilystructure.Theprograminvolvedtrainededucatorsvisitingandworkingwiththeparentorparentsandthechild.Theprogramalsogavetheparentssomeguidance,andusefulskillsonchilddevelopment.Atthree,thechildreninvolvedinthe“Missouri”programwereevaluatedwiththechildrenselectedfromthesamesocio-economicbackgroundsandfamilysituations.Theresultswereobvious.Thechildrenintheprogramweremoreadvancedinlanguagedevelopment,problemsolvingandotherintellectualskillsthantheirpeers.Theyperformedequallywellregardlessofsocio-economicbackgroundsorfamilystructure.Theonefactorthatwasfoundtoaffectthechild’sdevelopmentwasthepoorqualityofparent-childinteraction.Thatinteractionwasnotnecessarilybadinpoorerfamilies.The“Missouri”programcomparesquitedistinctlywiththe“Headstart”program.Withoutasimilarfocusofparenteducationandonthevitalimportanceofthefirstthreeyears,someevidenceindicatesthatitwillnotbeenoughtoovercomeeducationunfairness.1、Whatcausedthefailureofthe“Headstart”program?A．Thelargenumberofpoorfamilies.B．Thedisapprovalfromchildren.C．Thelatestartoftheprogram.D．Thelongperiodoftime.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“Missouri”program?A．Itfocusedonthechildren’sfirstschoolteachers.B．Ithelpedthechildrenreturntothesamehome.C．Itmadethechildrenimprovedinmanyaspects.D．Itgavetheparentsadviceontheirdevelopment.3、Accordingtothepassage,whatislikelytoinfluencechildrensperformance?A．Thenumberoffamilymembers.B．Theteacher-studentrelationship.C．Theintelligenceoftheirparents.D．Theparent-childcommunication.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures. B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Rypresentingideas. D．Bydrawingconclusions.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．OneafternooninJanuaryin1998,SusanSharp,43,andher8-year-oldsonDavid,werewalkingacrossanicysquare,1Susan'scane(手杖)slippedontheice.Herface2firstintothemud.David3hermother'sside,“Areyouallright,Mom”4,Susanpulledherselfup,“I'mokay,Honey,”shesaid.Susanwasfallingmore5sinceshehadtroublewalking.Everyinchoficewasa6dangerforher.“IwishIcoulddosomething,”theboythought.David,too,washaving7ofhisown.Theboyhadaspeechproblem,soatschoolhetalked8Oneday,David'steacherannounceda9homework."Eachofyouisgoingtocomeupwithan10,"shesaid.Thiswasfor"INVENTAMERICA",anationalcompetitiontoencouragecreativityinchildren.Anidea11Davidoneevening.Ifonlyhismother'scanedidn'tslipontheice.“WhatifI12yourcanetoanailcomingoutofthebottom”heaskedhismother.“13thesharpendwouldscratch(划破)floors,”Susansaid.“No,Mom,I14makeitlikeaball-pointpen.Youtakeyourhandoffthebuttonandthe15returnsbackup.”Hourslaterthecanewasfinished.Davidandhisfather16asSusanusedittowalk50feetaboutthe17HappilySusancriedout,“It18!”InJuly1999,Davidwas19nationalwinnerforthe"INVENTAMERICA".Davidbegantomakepublicappearance.Thushewasforcedtocommunicate20Today,Davidisnearlyfreeofhisspeechproblem,andhiscaneisbecomingwellaccepted.1、A．Where B．while C．when D．then2、A．fell B．touched C．lay D．dropped3、A．stoodby B．rushedto C．lookedat D．ranaround4、A．Firmly B．Easily C．Quickly D．Shakily5、A．slowly B．frequently C．freely D．heavily6、A．hiding B．certainly C．possible D．waiting7、A．method B．disease C．trouble D．hope8、A．few B．little C．much D．more9、A．useful B．strange C．common D．special10、A．appearance B．invention C．experience D．experiment11、A．reminded B．encouraged C．occurred D．hit12、A．fastened B．stuck C．fixed D．tied13、A．So B．And C．For D．But14、A．might B．would C．did D．need15、A．pen B．hand C．cane D．nail16、A．watched B．supported C．noticed D．helped17、A．street B．ice C．yard D．square18、A．works B．operates C．succeeds D．helps19、A．declared B．received C．won D．praised20、A．moreslowly B．morecarefully C．moreclearly D．faster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。AsIwritethis,I’msittingonabusbacktoSantiagoinChilewhereIamworking1．awriterI’vejustspenttheweekendinacitycalledLaSerenanorthofSantiagoIwasluckyenoughtoseethefloweringdesert,anaturalscenethat2．(occur)aroundeveryfiveyearshereintheAtacamaDesert3．(follow)aparticularlylargeamountofrainfallearlier,a(n)4．(vary)offlowerscomeintoblossomBrightpurpleflowerscreate5．unbelievablybeautifulsceneatthebaseofthesurroundingmountains6．(have)alookatthiswonderfultreasureofnature,wetookabusfromLaSerenatoanearbytownandthenrentedacartogotothedesert7．wesawdidnotdisappointus,andasexpecteditwasevenmorefascinatingthanthepictureswehadseenonlineThebloomwasparticularly8．(impress)thisyearduetothestrongpresenceofElNiño(abandofwarmwaterinthePacificOceanthatchangesthetemperaturesandincreasestherainfallincertainareas)Thevastcarpetofcolor9．spreadintothedistancetowardsthegreenhillswas10．(simple)breathtakinganddeservedalargeamountofphotos!Arealreminderofthebeautyourplanetcanprovide第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）短文改错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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。LastweekIwenttovisitmyformerneighbor,Mr、Yang、HeandIusedtolivingnexttoeachotherformanyyears、Abouthalfayearago,newscamewhichtheoldbuilding,alongwithmanyothersimilarones,weregoingtobepulleddowntomakearoomforamainstreet、Sotheyhadtomoveapart、Mr、Yangnowlivesinthesuburbsnearabeautifullypark、Hisapartmentismu