陕西理工大学《英语阅读》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Thewidespreadofsuperhybridricearoundtheworld______thelivesofmillionsandmillionsofpeoplesufferingfromhungertoagreatlevel.A．hasimproved B．isimproving C．improved D．hasbeenimproving2、﹣Itreallyannoysmewhenaperson'scellphonegoesoffduringamovie？﹣Yeah，metoo．Itreally_________．A．costsmeanarmandaleg B．getsonmynervesC．beatsmybrainsout D．pullsmylegs3、Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith4、--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction5、NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation6、Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye7、ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup8、Atthattime,mymindwasacomplete_______;Icouldn'tthinkofasingleanswer.A．blank B．bonusC．blow D．bottom9、Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should10、Jimtoldusallthat_______hesaidsoatthemeetingwasright.A．all B．whatC．allthat D．that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。ATheyear3700,Earthisfartoohotforanyhumantocallithome.Onthisplanetatleast,manisnothingmorethanamemory--ifthereisanythinglefttorememberthe"wiseman".Butwhataboutourwisdom--willanyofitsurviveus?Theconventionalanswerisno.Knowledgerequiresaknower,andtherewillbenoknowingmindsaroundthen.Butifinformationsurvives,perhapsinbooksorharddrives,maybetheknowledgeisn'tquitedeadbutdormant(休眠),readytobecomealivewiththehelpofothermindsthatdevelopovertimeorcometovisitEarthinthedistantfuture.Atfirstsight,thatseemstobereasonable:afterall,wehavedonesimilarthingswithpastknowledge.Forexample,wesavedanancientcomputerfromashipdestroyedatseaoffthesoutherncoastofGreece,andsucceededinfindingthemeaningofEgyptianhieroglyphics(象形文字).Carefulworkcanbringpreviouslylostwisdombacktolife.However,thekeypointisthatthereisacertainculturalcontinuitywiththoseancienttimesthatallowsustoreasonandmakeprogressinthedark:weknowwearedealingwiththelegacy(遗产)ofotherhumans.Withoutthatlink,thesurvivalofobjectsandrawdatadoesn'tguaranteethesurvivalofknowledge.Andalackofcontinuityinlanguagewithanyfutureintelligencewouldbeabarrier.Knowledgeiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Whenalanguagediesout,wecanlosesystemsofreasoningthattheycontain.Ifthat'slost,thenitcan'tberecovered.Allthismeansthatothermindsmightnotbeabletofullymakehumanknowledgealivewhenwearegone.Itisbettertoconcentrateonnotdyingoutinthefirstplace.1、HowmanyopinionsarementionedinPara.2?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"similarthings"inPara.3probablyreferto?A．Makinglostwisdomaliveagain.B．Rescuingdisappearingknowledge.C．Preservingfutureknowledge.D．Gainingnewknowledge.3、Howcanwemakeknowledgesurvive?A．Weknowalotabouthumanbeings.B．Welearnwaystodrawconclusions.C．Wehaveacertainculturalcontinuity.D．Weprotectthelegacyofotherhumans.4、What'smainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Canhumanbeingsliveon?B．Willourknowledgesurviveus?C．Whatwilltheearthbelikeinthefuture?D．Howcanweprotectourculture?BAreyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthateatinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime–abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern.Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleoftensufferlessfromproblemsuchasheartdisease.Manyworkingpeople,unfortunately,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employersdonotallowit!Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmakingthemostofyournap.Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepyafterward.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudonothaveenoughtime,tryashortnap—eventenminutesofsleepcanbehelpful.1、Whydopeoplefeelsleepyintheearlyafternoonaccordingtothetext?A．Theyeattoomuchforlunch.B．Theysleeptoolittleatnight.C．Theirbodytemperaturebecomeslower.D．Theweatherbecomesalotwarmer.2、Ifyougetupat6:30am,whatisthebesttimeforyoutotakeanap?A．About12:30pm. B．About1:30pm.C．About2:30pm. D．About3:30pm.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JustforaRest B．AllforaNapC．ASpecialSleepPattern. D．TakingNapsinWarmerClimate.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．“If1ranmybusinessthewayyoupeopleoperateyourschools,Iwouldn'tbeinbusinessverylong!"Isaidbeforeagroupofangry1Irepresentedagroupofbusinesspeoplewhowantedto2publicschools.Iwasamanageratanicecreamcompanythatbecame3whenPeoplemagazinechoseourblueberry(蓝莓)asthe“BestIceCreaminAmerica."AssoonasI4,awomanraisedherhand.Tomysurprise,sheappeared5andpleasant.“Wearetold,sir,thatyou6acompanythatmakesgoodicecream.”Ireplied7,“BesticecreaminAmerica,Ma'am”“Sir,”shesaid,“8youarestandingonyourreceivingdock(码头)andyouseeaninferior(质量差的)shipmentofblueberries9,whatdoyoudo?"Immediately,Iknewthequestionwasatrap,butIwasn'tgoingto10.“Isendthemback.”“That'sright!”sheraisedhervoice,“andwecan11sendbackourblueberries.Wetakethembig,small,rich,poor,gifted,confident,homeless,rude,andbrilliant.Wetakethemall!Andthat,sir,iswhyit'snota(n)12.It'sschool!"Inanexplosion,all290teachersjumpedtotheirfeetand13,“Yeah!Blueberries!Blueberries!”Andsobeganmylong14.Sincethen,Ihavevisitedhundredsof15Ihavelearnedthataschoolisnotabusiness.Foronething,areunableto16thequalityoftheirrawmaterial.Yetitdoesn’tdenythe17forchange.Wemustchangehowweteachtogiveallchildrentheopportunitytobecome18.Buteducatorscannotdothis19:thesechangescanoccuronlywiththeunderstanding,trust,permission,andactivesupportofthewholesociety.20,toimprovepubliceducationmeansmorethanchangingourschools,itmeanschangingthewholecountry.1、A．workersB．teachersC．parentsD．leaders2、A．replaceB．challengeC．influenceD．improve3、A．richB．SpecialC．famousD．busy4、A．continuedB．askedC．finishedD．criticized5、A．politeB．shyC．confidentD．honest6、A．manageB．establishC．buyD．help7、A．happilyB．carefullyC．eagerlyD．proudly8、A．whenB．becauseC．althoughD．until9、A．leaveB．arriveC．disappearD．move10、A．lieB．stopC．admitD．follow11、A．everB．neverC．alsoD．just12、A．blueberryB．icecreamC．businessD．receivingdock13、A．reportedB．warnedC．doubtedD．yelled14、A．transformationB．researchC．explanationD．study15、A．schoolsB．companiesC．countriesD．groups16、A．changeB．noticeC．examineD．control17、A．methodB．needC．possibilityD．reason18、A．peacefulB．successfulC．thankfulD．powerful19、A．silentlyB．secretlyC．aloneD．again20、A．MoreoverB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Therefore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。Oneyearago,IwasingreattroubleIworkedhardatEnglishanddevotedallmysparetimetopractisingitButIfailedtopassthemidtermexamination,whichmademegreatlydisappointedSoIaskedmygrandpa1．advicewhenIgothomeHearing2．Itoldhim,hesaid,“Tosomeextent,examinationresultssometimescannotreflectyourstudylevelYoucan’tjudgeyourprogressbyoneexamination”Heencouragedmetoworkhardforalongtimetocheckmyresults，andI3．(take)mygrandpa’sadviceNowIrealizethattheprocessof4．(learn)ismuchmoreimportantandmyEnglishismuch5．(good)thanbeforeFrommyexperience,Ifeelthatweshouldlistentoopinionsfromoldpeople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(\)

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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)

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