青海大学《土木工程专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《土木工程专业英语》2023-2024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、Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．atC．withD．to2、ShallwegoforapicnicthisSaturday？_____________.WillnextSaturdaybeOK？A．Sure，it'suptoyou B．Sure，it'snoproblemC．Sorry，Ican'tmakeit D．Sorry，I'mnotavailabletoday3、Shewassuchaproudpersonthatshewoulddieshewouldadmitshewaswrong.A．sinceB．whenC．unlessD．before4、Mostofustrytodiscoverwethinkisthemostmovinglovestoryinourcompany.A．which B．that C．what D．who5、—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow6、Ifoundmycomputerfunctioningmuchbetter,________anewoperatingsystem.A．toinstall B．installingC．havinginstalled D．installed7、—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored8、Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless9、一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?10、—I’mterriblysorry.I’mlatebecause….—That’sOK.Youarehereandthat’swhat_____.A．does B．works C．functions D．counts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。ACrossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure.Thereasonthishappensisbecausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,crossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butsittingforlongperiodsoftimewillhurtyouforever.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Ideally,it’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor,butit’snoteasytomaintainperfectposturealldayattheoffice.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossedyourhipsareinatwistedposition,whichcancauseoneofyourpelvicbones(骨盆)torotate.Sinceyourpelvicbonesupportsyourneckandspine（脊椎）,thiscancausepressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Youalsomightnoticethatwhenyousitwithyourlegscrossedforlongperiodsoftimeyourfeetandlegsgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleep.Thisisbecausewhenonelegsitsontopoftheotheritcausespressureontheveins（静脉）andnervesinyourlegsandfeet.Itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichofthefollowingisnottheconsequenceofcrossinglegs?A．Neckandbackgethurt.B．Feetandlegsbecomenumb.C．Bloodpressuregoesup.D．Pelvicboneskeepperfectpostures.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rotate”inPara3mean?A．breakseriouslyB．hurtgreatlyC．movecasuallyD．straightensuddenly3、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．HowtochooseapropersittingpostureB．ItisadvisablenottositwithlegscrossedC．HowtodevelopbeneficialhabitsD．Bloodpressureharmsourbodies.BSeattle’sPikePlaceMarketstretchesforfourcityblocks.Itincludesacollectionofoldbuildings,bunchesofstallsandstreetmusiciansandaftersthatdrawbothlocalsandvisitors.Thethemedmarketwakesupeachdayat5:00a.m.Amongthefirsttoarriveareflower

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andfishmongers(小贩)likeJasonScott.Mystandisknownforitstraditionofthrowingfishbeforewrappingitupforacustomer.IcamebackoutofhighschoolandI’vebeenhereeversince.I’m46now.ManyPikePlaceMarketstoresarefamily-runandhavebeenaroundforgenerations.Russian-speakingimmigrantsopenedPiroshkybakery25yearsago.NotalotofpeopleunderstandwhatPiroshkyis.Peoplethinksometimesit’salastname,sowedohavetoeducatepeoplealot.IfyougotoRussiaandyougotoamarketlikethis,youcouldhearthelatestscreamout-Piroshky,Piroshkyandthat’swhywecallitPiroshky.NexttoPiroshkyisaChinesebakerycalledMeeSum

pastry.It’sownedbythethirdgenerationoftheFongfamily.Theycalltheirsignaturepastry,thebestandbiggestcombos(套餐)intowns.LikeChinesehamburger,youcanputchickenorpuppykibbleorcrispyevenvegetableinit.Butinthis

sprawling(无序扩展的)market,oneofthemostunusualplacesisn’tafoodorcraftstall.It’sthegumwallwherepeoplecansticktheirtinychewedup

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onaroll.Apparently,theydon’tgiveitmuchthought,tryingtobeoriginal.Thisgumwallstartedabout20yearsagowhenthetheateraskedpeoplenottobringguminsidebecausetheydidn’twantitundertheseats,sopeoplewouldputgumupontheoutside.Marketofficials

initiallytriedtoclearthestickystuffoffthewall,butnewgumalwaysreappearedsotheyfinallygaveup.Thegumwallquicklybecameatouristattraction.Andjustlikethat,thegumwallturnedintoanattraction,highlightingamoreunusualsideofSeattlethatlocalsandvisitorslove.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSeattle’sPikePlaceMarket?A．It’ssmallanddelicate. B．It’stidyandinorder.C．It’sspecialandattractive. D．It’smodernandnew.2、WhatisPiroshky?A．ARussian-speakingimmigrant. B．Akindofbakedpies.C．People’slastname. D．AChinesebakery.3、Howdoesthewriterfindthegumwall?A．Itshouldbeclearedaway.B．ItshowsthespecialsideofSeattle.C．Itismadeonpurpose.D．Itresultedfromthemarketofficials’wrongdecision.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．ViewlifefromnewanglesWhenIwas14,lifefeltdullandboring.ThehighschoolIwenttohadoverathousandstudents,Ididn’treally1tonoticethedifferencesbetweenusall.Butthisdullviewofmine2whenmyparentsboughtmeacamerafor3EventhoughIdidn’t4thefirstthingaboutphotography,Idivedheadfirstintothemedium.ItwasafteramonthofplayingwithmynewcamerawhenIrealizedIhadno5fortakingpictures.Myphotoswereclearly6somethingofimportanceandlacked7.Afterawhile,Ibecameso8withmylackofartistictalentthatIquitmynewhobby.Duringthesummerbreak,Isuddenlydecidedtopickit9again.Iwentforawalkontherailroadtrackbehindmyhouse.Surprisingly,thiswalkonthetrackswas10beganmyloveforphotography.WhenIwaswalkingonthetraintracks11amodeltophotographandonly12aroundme,I13howimportantitwastolookatthedetailsofthings.Ididn’tworryabouttryingtocreatesomethingbeautiful.Instead,Ijust14photosofthebeautyalreadyaroundme.Iquicklybecame15tocolor,lighting,shape,shadingandeverythinginbetween.Aftermonthsofstudyingoutdoor16,Iwasfinallyabletocreatebeautyofmyownandmyworkhasbeen17intwosmallmagazines.Slowly,myphotosbecamesomethingIwas18of.They’renotmasterpieces,butthey’reimportanttome.Andthey’resignsofhowmuchmyartisticabilitieshave19:Iwentfromzeroartistictalenttobeingpublished.20thisChristmasgiftfrommyparents,Inowhaveanewwayoflookingattheworld.1、A．failB．dareC．careD．pretend2、A．changedB．occurredC．appearedD．collapsed3、A．birthdayB．funC．ChristmasD．practice4、A．recognizeB．readC．forgetD．know5、A．talentB．moodC．passionD．time6、A．missingB．emphasizingC．exaggeratingD．expressing7、A．spaceB．freshnessC．colorD．technique8、A．popularB．familiarC．crossD．open9、A．outB．offC．overD．up10、A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where11、A．withB．beforeC．afterD．without12、A．photosB．trainsC．natureD．sunshine13、A．concludedB．realizedC．rememberedD．questioned14、A．capturedB．studiedC．ignoredD．featured15、A．usedB．determinedC．connectedD．addicted16、A．scenesB．sportsC．materialsD．activities17、A．advertisedB．publishedC．coveredD．tested18、A．ashamedB．tiredC．proudD．fond19、A．goneB．fadedC．keptD．grown20、A．InspiteofB．OwingtoC．ComparedwithD．Inadditionto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。Sheryldroppedtheheart-paintedrockintomybag,1．(say),“There’snochargeforthisIwanttogiveityou!”Herlovingenergyhadattractedme2．herdisplayattheartisan’sPopLocalpartylikeabeetoaflowerWehad3．heart-to-heartchatabout4．shebeganpaintingrocksbecauseofthewhitefeathersymbolismsharedas5．(inspire)betweenherandanuncleandhowit6．(eventual)developedintoher“beekind”missionFromherpocketshepulledasweetlittlerock7．(paint)likeabee,withthewords“beekind”ontheback“Ipaintandgivethese!”sheshared“Theyareinsomany8．(country)now,evenoneattheGreatWallofChina!”IaskedifIcouldtakesomephotosIsawSheryl’ssmile,anditjustlit9．(she)wholefactItjustoccurredtomethatearlierinthedayIgaveawayaheart-shaped“worrystone”andnowI10．(give)arockwithaheartpaintedlovinglyonit第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，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。ItwasonawarmautumndaythatmyfatherandIwalkintomynewhighschool.Afterregisteredintheclassroom,Iwastakentomydormitorybythevolunteer.AltogetherIhadfiveroommates,twoofwhicharrivedlater.Igottoknowmynewroommateimmediately