韶关学院《英语阅读》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、I’msorryyouhavebeenwaitingsolong,butitwillstillbesometime________youcangetyourpassport.A．since B．tillC．after D．before2、Theimportance______anationaldayandhowitiscelebratedareverydifferentfromcountrytocountry.A．connectedto B．givento C．meaningto D．attachedto3、DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.4、－Whatiftherainstormcontinues?－Comeonguys!Wehavetomeetthe_______whatevertheweather.A．standard B．demandC．deadline D．satisfaction5、Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable6、Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown7、NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation8、Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce9、Inacompetitivemarketplace,findingthekeyfactorthat________yourbusinessfromothersishighlyvaluable.A．defends B．distinguishesC．prohibits D．selects10、Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond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。AHere’sanideawhosetimehascome:Aflushotthatdoesn’trequireanactualshot.Forthefirsttime,researchershavetestedafluvaccinepatch(疫苗贴)inahumanclinicaltrialandfoundthatitdeliveredasmuchprotectionasatraditionalinjectionwithaneedle.Doctorsandpublichealthexpertshavehighhopesthatitwillincreasethenumberofpeoplewhogetimmunized(免疫的)againsttheflu.SeasonalfluisresponsibleforuptohalfamilliondeathsaroundtheworldeachyearaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.AteamledbyGeorgiaTechengineerMarkPrausnitzhascomeupwithanothermethodthatuses“microneedles”.Thesetinyneedlesaresosmallthat100ofthem,arrangedinorderonapatch,canfitunderyourthumb.Yetthey’rebigenoughtoholdvaccineforthreetypesofflu.Noneofthestudyvolunteershadserioussideeffects.Thegroupsthatgotpatcheshadmildskinreactionsthatwerenotseenintheregularneedlegroup,whilethevolunteersintheregularneedlegroupweremorelikelytoexperiencepain.Overall,70percentofthevolunteerswhogotvaccinepatchessaidthey’dratherusethemagainthangetatraditionalflushot.Thestudyauthorsdeclareditasuccessonallfronts.Thebiggestbeneficiariescouldbepeopleinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,wherefluvaccinesarehardtocomeby.Reducingpainisnice,butotherbenefits—thepatchcostsless，iseasiertotransport,doesn’trequirerefrigeration,canbeself-administeredanddoesn’tcausewasteofneedles-areevenbetter.“MicroneedlePatcheshavethepotentialtobecomeidealcandidatesforvaccinationprograms,”wroteKatjaHoschlerandMariaZambonofPublicHealthEngland.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Avaccinepatchthatcurespeopleoftheirflu.B．Aclinicalstudythatprotectspeoplefromdisease.C．Apatchthatmakesflushotsathingofthepast.D．Amethodthatmakestraditionalflushotspainless.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthevaccinepatch?A．ItisproducedbytheWHO.B．Itcausesslightsideeffects.C．Itdeliversvaccinetothelittlefinger.D．Itworksbadlyon30%ofthevolunteers.3、Thenewpatchhasallthefollowingbenefitsexceptthat________.A．itisprovidedfreeofchargeB．itcanbeusedwithoutadoctorC．itcanhekeptatroomtemperatureD．itneedslesscareintransportation4、WhatisKaijaandMaria’sattitudetowardsthenewshot?A．Cautious. B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous. D．Disapproving.BTelevisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryintheworld.IntheUnitedStates,wheresociologistshavestudiedtheeffects,someinterestingobservationshavebeenmade.Television,althoughnotessential,hasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople’slives.Italterspeople’swaysofseeingtheworld;inmanyways,itsupportsandsustains(维持)modernlife.Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitter,anintroducerofconversations,themajortransmitterofculture,andakeeperoftradition.YetwhenwhatcanbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzed,itbecomesevidentthattelevisionisnotateacherbutasustainer;thepoorqualityofprogrammingdoesnotelevate(提高)peopleintogreaterunderstanding,butrathermaintainsandencouragesthelifeasitexists.TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedtoboththehistoryofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.TelevisioninAmericabeganwiththeradio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirstexperimentedwithtelevision.Therefore,thecloserelationshipwhichtheadvertisershadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.Sponsorsnotonlypaidmoneyfortimewithinprograms,butmanyactuallyproducedtheprograms.Thus,inAmericansociety,televisionisprimarilyconcernedwithreflectingandattractingsocietyratherthanexperimentingwithnewideas.Advertiserswanttoattractthelargestviewingaudiencepossible.Todosorequiresthattheprogramsbeentertainingratherthaneducational,attractiveratherthanchallenging.[TelevisioninAmericatodayremains,toalargeextent,withthesameorganizationandstandardsasithadthirtyyearsago.Thehopeforfurtherdevelopmentandtrueachievementtowardimprovingsocietywillrequireachangeintheentiresystem.1、Accordingtotheauthor,Americantelevisionispoorinqualitybecause_________.A．itiscontrolledbyradiocompaniesB．theprogramshavetobedevelopedpartlyforeconomicreasonsC．advertisersareinterestedinexperimentingwithnewideasD．itisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment,comparedwiththeradio2、Intheauthor’sview,AmericanTVshould_________.A．beentertainingandattractiveB．reflectsocietyandattractsocietyC．maintainandencouragethelifeasitexistsD．changewiththedevelopmentofsociety3、Basedonthepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TVhasbecomeamustintheAmerican’slife.B．OnecanexpecttoimprovehisunderstandingsignificantlyfromwatchingTV.C．AmericanTVisimportanttomostpeopleasitaffectstheirlifeinmanyways.D．AmericanTVnowadayshassomedifferentstandardsfromthepast.4、Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAmericantelevisionis_________.A．negative B．positiveC．indifferent D．sympathetic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．ALettertoMyDadFouryearsagowefoundoutaboutthecancergrowinginsideyou.Youtoldmethenewsthatithadalreadyspreadandthatyoudidn’tknowhowlongyouhad1.Iwasstillatuniversity.Aparentdyingwassomethingthathappenedto2people-peopleolderthanme.Ispentthefirstfewmonthsin3.ForthefirsttimeIfelt4.IwishedIcouldjust5youandtakethecancerout.ButtherewasnothingIcoulddo.We’vebeen6.Youreactedwelltotreatmentandyou’restillhere,thoughwedon’tknowforhowmuch7.I’vealwayswantedtosaythatIloveyou,andthatI’m8foreverythingyou’vegivenme.ButIcan’t.Itfeelslikeitisthisunwritten9inourfather-sonrelationshipthat10it.You’reamanconservativeandguardedwithyour11.Youkeepthemtoyourselfand12otherstodothesame.ButIknowyou13.I’veseenyourproudlookswhenI’vetoldyouaboutmy14atworkandschoolovertheyears.I’veseenyour15whenthingshaven’tgonewell.Irememberalltheoffersofhelp.Iwishwecouldtalkaboutwhatwe16toeachother.Iwishyoucouldtellmeyou’re17andIcouldtellyouIloveyou.Iwishthese18conceptsofmasculinity(男子气概)weren’tsodeeply19inbothofus.Maybewewillstillseeourwaytothat20beforeyougo.Butwhateverthecase,Ijustneedtosayit—Iloveyou,andthankyou.1、A．waitedB．leftC．sufferedD．stayed2、A．anyB．fewC．otherD．all3、A．doubtB．angerC．vainD．shock4、A．powerlessB．nervousC．lostD．bored5、A．reachintoB．turntoC．standbyD．lookinto6、A．confusedB．luckyC．activeD．hopeless7、A．betterB．deeperC．longerD．further8、A．eagerB．gratefulC．regretfulD．desperate9、A．letterB．wordC．ideaD．rule10、A．preventsB．changesC．destroysD．transforms11、A．illnessesB．feelingsC．belongingsD．opinions12、A．requireB．expectC．allowD．persuade13、A．lieB．understandC．careD．fear14、A．achievementsB．difficultiesC．goalsD．experiences15、A．powerB．angerC．curiosityD．concern16、A．haveB．giveC．leaveD．mean17、A．conservativeB．braveC．proudD．helpful18、A．absurdB．importantC．usefulD．popular19、A．lostB．trappedC．rootedD．covered20、A．situationB．solutionC．achievementD．conversation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。Annsteppedoutsideherfrontdoortosee1．theweatherwaslikeItwasstillcoldand2．(rain)IthadbeensocoldthatshehadhadtoturnherheateronShewasluckybecauseherheartworkedandshecouldpayher3．(heat)billsSomepeopleinLosAngelesweren’tsolucky4．(able)tousetheirhomeheater,theplacedcharcoalintoabarbecuegrillandlititTheheatkeptthemwarm,butthecarbonmonoxidekilledthemThishappensalmosteverywinterinLosAngelesPeopleshutallthewindowstight5．(keep)thecoldout,thenlightthecharcoalSoonenough,theoxygenintheirhome6．(consume)bytheopenflamesThefamilychoketodeathEveryoneknowssmokedetectors(检测器)arerequiredinLosAngeles7．manypeopledon’tknowabout,ordon’tthinktheyneedcarbonmonoxidedetectorsThey’renotexpensiveA$25investmentcansaveafamilyfromdeathPeoplealwaysthinkthatnothingbadwillhappentothem;italwayshappensto“8．otherguy”Sotheyforgettoputseveralfresh9．(battery)intotheirsmokedetectors10．(annual),andtheydon’tbothertobuycarbonmonoxidedetectors第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假如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:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词