信阳师范大学《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语》2023-2024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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．an；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填2、Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto3、________iswillingtovolunteerinthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicsiswelcometojoinus.A．WhateverB．WhoeverC．WheneverD．Wherever4、Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which5、Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo6、Acceptanceisnotaboutlikingasituation.Itisaboutacknowledgingallthathasbeenlostand________tolivewiththatloss.A．learning B．learnedC．tolearn D．havinglearned7、ThedifferenceinthicknessandweightfromtheearlierversionmakestheiPad2morecomfortable_______.A．held B．holding C．beheld D．tohold8、Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut9、CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever10、______farinthecontest,wearesodisappointed.A．Notgetting B．NottogetC．Nothavinggot D．Notgot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。A“Hey,littleboy,willyousupportmewhenI’mgettingold?”WangWenshan,35,askedhisnewbornbabyashehuggedhimathome.TheChinesetraditionofraisingsonstosupportparentsintheiroldagehasbeenweakenedbytherapidlygrowingeconomyandimprovedstandardofliving.Asisthecasewithmoreandmoredevelopedcountries,Chinafacesanagingsociety.Peoplearelivinglongerandhavingfewerchildren.Therefore,manyChinesefamiliesarefallingintoa4-2-1familypattern:acoupleraisesonechildandsupportsfourelderlyparents.Butfewrealizethataproblemislikelytohappenahead.Theagingofthepopulationisatrendthatnowaffectsagrowingnumberofcountries.TheInformationOfficeoftheStateCouncil,China’scabinet,issued（发行）awhitepaperonmeasuresChinahasbeentakingtohelpitselderlypopulation.ThepapersaidChina’spopulationenteredtheagingperiodattheendofthe20thcenturyandtheproportionofpeopleaged60andaboveaccountedforover10percentoftheentirepopulation.Bytheendof2005,Chinahadnearly144millionpeopleover60,accountingfor11percentofthepopulation,accordingtothewhitepaper.Anexpandingagedpopulationinevitablymeansthatmanyissuesmustbesettled,astheproblemconcernseveryaspectofsociety.Itputsmorepressureoneachfamily,causingdisturbingeconomicconsequencesandserioussocialproblems.Italsochallengesthelaborforcesupplyandthepensionsystem.“Iusedtothinkthatit’snotanissueformetoprovidefortheaged,”saidWang,whoseparentsandparents-in-lawallenjoypensionsandmedicalinsurance.ButlastyearWang’sfathersufferedfromaseriousillnessandafterwardWangbegantofeelthepressureonhisshoulders.Afterhisfatherrecovered,Wangopenedabankaccountforeachparentandputawaysomemoneyintheaccounteverymonthtoprepareforfutureuncertainties.Inaddition,hehastosavemoneyeverymonthtoprovideforhisson’sfutureeducation.“I’mnowbreakingmybacktosupportmyfamily:savingpensionsfortheparents,myson’seducationfunds,andlivingcosts.”Wangalsoboughtsomecommercialold-ageinsuranceforhimself.“Wehavetotakeprecautions（预防）beforeitistoolate,andmanyofmycolleaguessharethesameview,”hesaid.1、Whichofthefollowingisnotcausedbyanagingsociety?A．Socialproblems. B．Unemployment.C．Morepressureoneachfamily. D．Theproblemofthepensionsystem.2、Fromthepassage,wecaninfer________.A．theagingproblemisoneoftheconcernsoftheChinesegovernmentB．ChinawillencourageyoungcouplestohavemorethanonechildC．manypeoplehaverealizedtheagingproblemD．childrenwillnotsupporttheirparentsinChina3、Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“inevitably”?A．Surprisingly. B．Certainly.C．Hopefully. D．Evidently.4、Fromthepassage,wecanseethat________.A．ChinaistheonlycountrytofaceanagingsocietyB．mostofthedevelopingcountriesfaceanagingsocietyC．countrieswithalargepopulationfaceanagingsocietyD．moreandmoredevelopedcountriesfaceanagingsocietyBYoumaythinkthatthestoryofPygmalion(《卖花女》,1913)inwhichpeoplearejudgedbythewaytheytalkissomethingthatonlyexistedinthedaysofBritishhighsociety.Butthankstoetiquette(礼仪)expertandauthorWilliamHanson,werealizethatlittlehaschangedduringthepast100years.InaBBCradioprogram,HansonreleasedalistofcommonwordsusedinBritishEnglishthatcouldrevealwhetherapersonis“common”or“fashionable”.Andyetherecomestheinterestingpart:Whilesomeofusmightgothroughlifeusingfancywords,dressinginwaysthatmakeusappearmorewell-offthanwereallyare,therearewealthypeopleintheworldwhotrytohidetheirrichesbecausetheywanttobeseenas“normal”insteadof“showy”.Beatrice,forexample,isaNewYorkerwhoinherited(继承)millionsofdollars.ShetoldTheNewYorkTimesthatshehasahabitofremovingthepricetagsfromherclothessoherhousestaffdon’tseethemandfeeluncomfortable.“Wedon’twantthat‘Wow’.”saidScott,alsoaNewYorker,whohadjustinheritedover$50million.“We’rejustnotthetypeofpeoplewhowearitonoursleeve.”1、WhatdoesWilliamHansonfind?A．Peoplefailedtojudgeothers’manner.B．Peoplemeetimpolitepersonsfrequently.C．Peopletendtousemorepolitewords.D．Peoplejudgeothersbytheirwayoftalking.2、Whatdorichpeopleprefertodo?A．Toearnmoremoney.B．Tohidetheirriches.C．Tothinkhighlyoftheirwealth.D．Tojudgeothersbytheirwealth.3、WhydidBeatriceremovethepricetagsonherclothes?A．Toshowoffherfashionsense.B．Toavoidmakingpeoplearoundheruncomfortable.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentencemean?A．TheTimesmagazine.B．Thebrandlabel.C．Theinheritancecontract.D．Thepricetag.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．Mymotherhasspentthepast9yearsworkingwithSpecialOlympics.Buther1oflove,compassionandpatiencestarted20yearsagowhenmyyoungersister,Natalie,was2.Yousee,mysisterismentallydelayedandhasalwaysrequired3help;helpthatmymothernever4togive.Mymotherdecided5aftermysisterwasbornthatshewoulddowhatevershecouldtogivemysisterasclosetoa(n)6lifeaspossible.SoNatalie’s7wasnotgoingtostopherfromlivingherlifetothefullest.Inthe20yearssincemysisterwasbornI’ve8mymomfightformysister’srights,andtherightsofthoselikeher,intheschoolsandcommunity.WhenourfamilymovedtoWashingtonStatein2000,mymothergotajob9apara-educatoratoneofthelocalmiddleschools.Mymotherhasalwayssaidthatiswhenhereyeswere10openedtoallthedifferentthingsthatwere11topeoplewithspecialneeds.ItwasNovember2001thatmyfamilywas12forever.Thatiswhenmysister13SpecialOlympics.Atfirstwewouldjustgoandwatchmysister,14wequicklystartedtogetmore15.MymotherandIstartedto16,andmydadwasthedriver.Wewere17involvedinbasketball,soccer,andsoftball.WhenmyfamilymovedtoIdahoStateinAugustof2012,weweresadto18thatoursmalltowndidn’thaveSpecialOlympicsteams.Sowhatdidmymotherdo?Shetookituponherselfto19teamsinoursmalltown.NowfiveyearslatermyfamilyisstillinfullSpecialOlympics20.Mymotherisnotonlymyhero,buttheherooftheover30SpecialOlympicsathletesinRigby,ID．1、A．qualityB．valueC．hopeD．story2、A．hurtB．lostC．bornD．raised3、A．smallB．extraC．kindD．mental4、A．hesitatedB．neededC．decidedD．liked5、A．laterB．unwillinglyC．quicklyD．nervously6、A．interestingB．specialC．normalD．whole7、A．enthusiasmB．disabilityC．courageD．strength8、A．watchedB．helpedC．heardD．felt9、A．forB．withC．toD．as10、A．neverB．hardlyC．trulyD．sometimes11、A．dangerousB．availableC．difficultD．strange12、A．changedB．astonishedC．completedD．settled13、A．leftB．visitedC．hatedD．joined14、A．andB．soC．butD．since15、A．disappointedB．involvedC．movedD．fascinated16、A．coachB．speakC．prepareD．act17、A．slowlyB．anxiouslyC．graduallyD．actively18、A．letoutB．workoutC．findoutD．makeout19、A．breakupB．startupC．sendoutD．giveup20、A．modeB．gamesC．thoughtD．states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。ChristopherReevewasborninSeptember，1．Hewasinhisfirstschoolplay2．hewaseightandhestartedtoactinTVshowsandfilmswhilehewasstillincollegeHemademany3．(success)filmsandTVshowsbutheismostfamous4．hisSupermanfilms5．(lucky)，disastercamein1995whenhefellfromhishorseand6．(break)hisbackThedoctorsdidnotexpecthimtolive7．，hemadeamazingprogressAtfirst，hecouldn’tbreathewithoutamachine，buthelearnttobreatheon8．ownHewouldneverwalkagainbuthestarted9．newlifewithgreatcourageThesecondyearafterhisaccident，ChristopherreturnedtofilmmakingHealsoraisedalotofmoney10．(promote)medicalresearchintobackinjuriesHemadespeechesallovertheUSAabouthisexperiencesThisnotonlydrewpublicattentiontoresearchintobackinjuriesbutalsoencouragedalotofpeople11．(live)withallkindsofproblems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。DearSir,IsawyouradvertisementintheLocalDailyforae