长沙学院《英语阅读（2）》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、—Didyoupassyourdrivingtest?—Yes,otherwiseI________tothepicnicnextmonth.A．couldn'tdrive B．couldn'thavedrivenC．won'tdrive D．wouldn'thavedriven2、Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas3、MaybesomeofyouarecuriousaboutwhatmylifewaslikeonthestreetsbecauseI’veneverreallytalkedaboutit______.A．inplace B．inturn C．inforce D．indepth4、Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which5、Alice’sfatheralwaysbringsheranicegift________hereturnshomefromhisbusinesstrip.A．bythetime B．allthetimeC．everytime D．inthetime6、Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．all7、Thedaysaregonephysicalstrengthwasallyouneededtomakealiving．A．that B．whenC．where D．which8、Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing9、It'ssaidthatthepowerplantisnowlargeaswhatitwas.A．twiceas B．astwiceC．twicemuch D．muchtwice10、—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen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。AItisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(锯)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匮乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招数),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.BAskpeopleintheUKwhatthewords“Sundayroast”meantothem,andthey’llprobablytakeyoubacktotheirgrandmothers’diningrooms--–maybewithafewstoriesof“thegreatestpuddings”and“thebesteversteak”.ButnowthetraditionalSundayroastseemstohavebeenleftbackintheolddays.AccordingtotheDailyMail,justonein50Britishfamiliessitsdowntothisweeklymealtogether.Therearemanyreasonswhytheroastisbecominglesspopular.Inthebusymodernworld,wherebreakfastisasliceoftoasteatenonthewaytoworkorschoolandlunchisaquicksandwichinfrontofthecomputerscreen,peoplejustdon’tseemtohavethetimeorpatiencetomakearoast.AndSundaywasonceadaywhenpeoplecouldeasilygotothekitchentocook.Nowadays,peopleareoftenoutshoppingoratthecinemauntilit’sfartoolatetostartthinkingaboutheatingtheoven(烤箱)up.However,arecentarticlefromTheTelegraphwarnedagainstbeingcarriedawaybyourtightschedules:“Itwouldbeashametoletthisfineoldtraditiondisappear.”TheGuardianfurtherexplainedthattheeatingofthebigmealisonlythehalfofit.TheSundayroastalsomakesforrelaxedmorningactivitiesinthekitchen,andthetablebecomestheperfectplacetosharegoodfoodandchatwithfamilyandfriends.“Forbusymomsanddads,evenifyoucanmanagetoturnoffyourmobilephoneandtheTVonlyonceaweekandturntheSundayroastintoarealfamilyevent,childrencanhavefuncookingthefoodandclearinguptogether.”1、Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_____.A．Sunday—BestTimeforFamilyB．SundayRoastDyingOutC．It’sthePerfectTimeforUsD．Let’sSitDownTogether2、WhydopeoplepaylessattentiontoSundayroast?A．Theyhaveabusylifestyle.B．Theyhavenointerestincooking.C．Theydon’tthinkitworthwhile.D．Theyarelivinginthemodernsociety.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Arecentarticle.B．Atraditionalkitchen.C．Thefineoldtradition.D．Sundaymorningactivity.4、HowdoestheauthorfeeltowardsSundayroast’sdyingout?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Sorry.D．Uncertain.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．Lastwinter,wewereonavacationinDubai.Oneday,wewere1Abu-Dhabi,travelingwithafewpassengersinabus.Atourfirststop,wegotoutto2somepictures.Atoursecondtop,we3thatwe’dforgottenourshoulderbagatthefirststop.The4partwasthatourpassportsandmanyothervaluableswereinsideit.Wewereingreat5,aswehadtoreturntoIndiain2days.Duringtheprocessof6ourbagwemetsomanystrangerswhowerequiteconcernedandhelpfulwithour7.Atourguidehelpedusstopataxisothatwecouldtravelbacktothefirststopto8ourbag.Ataxidriverstayedwithusfor3hours.Hetookustoamosque（清真寺）nearthefirststop,9thatacleanermighthavefoundthebagandtakenittoa10place.Hetookustothenearestpolicestationandhelpeduswithour11withthepoliceman,whoonlyspokeArabic,He12comfortedusbysaying,“Nobody13theirgoodsinourcountry.There’sno14foryoutoworry!”Atouristwhowaswalkingoutsidethemasquehailtobesomewhere.15,hedecidedtolendusahelpinghand.Alocalman,who16foundourbag，cheekedthebagandfounda(n)17ofatravelguide.Hecalledhim,sowegotourbagbackatlast.Onthatdayttherewas18worryinsidemeandIwasthinkingofwhatwouldhappennextallthetime.I’llneverforgetthosestrangers.I’mgratefultothemfortheiractsof19!TheworldneedsmorehumanelikethemandIdecidetotryto20oneofthem.1、A．followingB．visitingC．evaluatingD．distributing2、A．enjoyB．purchaseC．deliverD．take3、A．realizedB．ignoredC．decidedD．admitted4、A．mostB．latestC．worstD．least5、A．regretB．panicC．embarrassmentD．disappointment6、A．searchingforB．aimingatC．comingacrossD．lookingthrough7、A．ambitionB．dilemmaC．situationD．expectation8、A．lakeoverB．sendforC．greetD．find9、A．hopingB．rememberingC．promisingD．doubting10、A．privateB．safeC．busyD．new11、A．relationB．negotiationC．discussionD．communication12、A．eventuallyB．personallyC．constantlyD．immediately13、A．leavesB．hidesC．missesD．loses14、A．timeB．needC．chanceD．luck15、A．BesidesB．OtherwiseC．HoweverD．Therefore16、A．actuallyB．merelyC．speciallyD．deliberately17、A．addressB．numberC．certificateD．photo18、A．realB．slightC．temporaryD．innocent19、A．braveryB．patienceC．kindnessD．generosity20、A．benefitB．promoteC．influenceD．become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。Weuseflowersasmessengerstosaysomethingwemighthavetrouble1．(say)directlyourselvesOvertimeflowershavecometosymbolizethemost2．(power)humanexperiences:beauty,love,hope,andrebirthSweetflowersalonecansaywhatone3．(fear)expressingWe'velistedsomeofthemostfamousflowersthathaveanimportantmeaningInMaoZedong'spoemOdetoPlumBlossom《咏梅》,theplumblossomwasused4．(praise)soldierswhosacrificedtheirlivesforChinesepeople5．greatChinesepoetLiBaifromtheTangDynastyoncecomparedYangYuhuan'sbeautifulface6．bloomingpeonies(牡丹)FloweringinMay,peonies'largepetalsandstrongcolorsarelinkedtoprosperity(成功)andrichnessTheorchid(兰花)iswellknownbecause7．(it)delicatesmellattractslotsofpeopleBeautifularticlesandpoems8．(call)“lanzhang”byChinesepeopleintraditionalChinesecultureRoses,ofcourse,havethemostcolorfulmeaningamongalltheflowersRedrosesmean“Iloveyou”Aredrose,ratherthanyellowroses,actsasthetraditionalromanticgift9．(give)toyourloveonValentine'sDaySendingyellowrosescanberisky,astheyrepresenteitherfriendship10．envy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仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Thisafternoon,Iwenthomebybusasusual、IwaslisteningmusicwhenIsuddenlynoticedthebusstopt