苏州大学《英语读写一》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语读写一》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、—DidLindaseethetrafficaccident?—No,nosooner________thanithappened.A．hadshegone B．shehadgoneC．hasshegone D．shehasgone2、I’m_______ChineseandIdofeel______Chineselanguageis____mostbeautifullanguage.A．/,the,a B．a,/,the C．a,the,/ D．a,/,a3、You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t4、Itisnotsurprisingthatshewaselected______monitor;sheis______verysmartgirlwhohastheabilitytoorganizetheclasswell.A．/;the B．/;aC．a;a D．the;/5、—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto6、Criticizedasonlinegamesare,theyneverfailto______alargenumberofteenagers．A．appealto B．objectto C．referto D．turnto7、Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor8、Difficultiesstrengthenthemind,_____labourdoesthebody.A．if B．asC．for D．so9、Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the10、Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking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。AIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的).”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1、Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．languagecanhelpbrainpowerD．languagelearningandmathsstudy2、Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A．saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB．provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC．toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD．makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell3、Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearningB．apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD．anactivelanguagelearnerBStandingdeskshavebecomecommonacrossSiliconValley,offeringhealthbenefitstothosewillingtoworkontheirfeet.However,duetotheirhighprice,theyhavefailedtocatchonuntilnow.Recently,IkeahasbroughtoutBekantconvertible（可变换的）standingdeskthatcanbecomeanormaldeskatthetouchofabutton.The$500adjustabledeskcantransformfromastandarddesktoastandingone,andIkeahopesitcouldmakethestandingdeskmainstream.Expertssaythatchangingfromaseatedtoastandingdeskcanimproveproductivity.SimilardeskshavebecomeacommonsightattechfirmssuchasGoogle,wheresomeemployeeshaveeveninstalledtreadmill(跑步机)andbicycledesks.Thedeskisnotthefirst“convertible”onthemarket.Asearlyas2013,StirKinectbroughtoutanadjustabledesk.The$3,890StirKinectdeskhasamotortoraiseandloweritself,changingitintoastandingdeskoratraditionaldesk.Thedeskcanevenbeprogrammedtomoveupanddownslightly,makingitappeartotakeagentlebreathtoremindtheusertochangetheirpositions.Tomovebetweensittingandstandingpositions,ownerssimplydoubletaponthescreen.Thedeskcanlearntheuser’spreferencesovertimeandsuggestthebestseatingposition.TheStirKinectdeskwascreatedbyateamofex-AppleandDisneyengineers.Ithasabuilt-intouchscreentocontrolandtrackmovement,andcantellusersexactlyhowmanycaloriestheyburnbystandingduringtheirworkingday.ItalsohasdevicescontainingpowerpointsandUSBportsforchargingphones,tokeepcableshidden.“Ikea’sheight-adjustabledeskisgreatforopeningupthelowerendofthemarket,’’saidJPLabrosse,founderandCEOofStir.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Ikeahasbroughtoutanadjustablestandingdesk.B．SiliconValleyofferedhealthbenefitstoofficials.C．Googleformedtheirtechfirmstodesignbicycledesks.D．TheStirKinectdeskwillbecomemainstreaminthemarket.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．BeforeBekantdesk,similaradjustabledeskshavebeenwidelyused.B．Theseateddeskswilltaketheplaceofthestandingdesksinthefuture.C．ComparedtotheStirKinectdesk,theBekantdeskismuchcheaper.D．TheadjustabledesksweredesignedbytheAppleandDisneyCompany.3、TheStirKinectdesk______.A．canbreatheinandbreatheoutbypressingthebuttononceB．canchargephonesbyusingadevicecontainingpowerpointC．cantellyouhowmanycaloriesyouneedforawalkD．canadviseyoutodomoreexerciseatapropertime4、WhatcanweinferfromthelastsentencegivenbyJPLabrosse?A．Ikea’sadjustabledeskwillbepopularwithaveragepeople.B．Ikeawillhavetosellfurnitureatalowerpriceinthefuture.C．ThisheightadjustabletablecanonlybefoundinIkea.D．ItisnotnecessaryforIkeatoopenupthemarketatall.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．WhenIwasinthirdgrade,myparentsletmejoinanadvancedpreparatorymathclass,Sigma.1,Ihadneverdisplayedalikingformathatschool.IsteppedintoclassonthefirstdaythinkingthatIwouldspendayearatSigmabeforeleavingA:Onthefirstdayofclass,we2anhourlongtest.I3didthebestIcouldandtriedto4howtosolvetheproblemsIhadn'tlearnedhowtodoinschool.However,5Ihadn'texpectedwastocome6!Beforethatday,IhadneverbelievedIwasgoodatmathatall.Butastheyearwenton,I7gotthehighestscore.WhenIwasineighthgrade,Ijoinedmyschool'smathteamwhereIwasoneofthe8fourstudentschosento9ourschoolatastatewidemiddleschoolmathcompetition.BythetimeIhadcreateda10formyselfatschoolasamathgirl.ButwhatdrewmetothemathteamwasthatitwasthefirstcommunityIfeltlikeIwasareal11of.ItwasahomeI12whereeveryonewasasexcitedabout13asIwas.IstoppedgoingtoSigmawhenIwasinninthgrade,butIstillstayedinthemathteam.Themathteamisn’tlikesigma-aplacetomakeyoubelieveinyourself,totake14testsandcompetetoseewhereyouare15relativetoyourclassmates.ThemathteamisthecommunitywhereIhavepushedmyselftomy16andhaveseenotherpeople17themselves.Andmost18,themathteamistheplacewhereIhavemetsomeofthekindestpeopleIknowtoday.Thankyou,mathteam,forgivingmefriendsandpeopleIwill19evenafterIgoofftocollegeinlessthanayearandahalf.Thankyouformakingmefeel20.1、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Luckily2、A．hatedB．arrangedC．tookD．failed3、A．hardlyB．extremelyC．rarelyD．merely4、A．giveoutB．figureoutC．sendoutD．turnout5、A．asB．whatC．whichD．that6、A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．last7、A．constantlyB．graduallyC．accidentallyD．immediately8、A．centerB．middleC．topD．bottom9、A．presentB．replaceC．reserveD．represent10、A．planB．gameC．sceneD．reputation11、A．partB．girlC．studentD．presenter12、A．feltatB．belongedtoC．createdD．left13、A．picture-takingB．problem-solvingC．trouble-makingD．lecture-giving14、A．fruitlessB．helplessC．hopelessD．endless15、A．taughtB．visitedC．rankedD．scanned16、A．competenceB．limitsC．classD．ability17、A．pushB．enjoyC．findD．show18、A．surprisinglyB．necessarilyC．importantlyD．strictly19、A．treasureB．knowC．preserveD．forget20、A．pitiedB．desertedC．gradedD．loved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。Recently,anInternetslangwordFoxi-or“Buddhist”-isbecomingincreasinglypopularasitencouragespeople,especially1．youngtoremaincalmandpeacefulandavoidconflictsasmuchaspossible-inotherwords,tolivelikeaBuddhaThephrase2．(create)forthefirsttimein2014inJapantodescribeyoungmenwhonolongerbothertostartrelationshipswithwomenorfollowsomeoneelse’slifepathTheyprefertostayintheirownpeacefulworldwithout3．(disturb)andcarelittleaboutpassionandsuccessInthisfast-changingand4．(compete)world,manypeopleare5．heavypressureIt’sonlynaturalthatpeopleareseekingforaspiritualbayHowever,somewouldcompare“foxi”with“demotivational(无动力的)culture”-aphrase6．describesyoungpeoplewhofeelaimlessandpowerlessTheysaythatfoxiactuallyreflectstherealitythatyoungpeoplearelosingtheirwilltofightTheyarepretending7．(keep)ahealthyandwiseattitudetowardsfailuresimply8．theyareincapable(无能力的)ofsucceedingAllinall,thereisonethingthat“BuddhistYoungsters”should9．(basic)keepinmind:Youmaywanttokeepacalmmindset,10．youshouldneverstopfightingforyourselves!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限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。TheotherdayIranintoanoldschoolmateofmy,SallyBarber,whileIwasatthecashpoint、I