中国矿业大学徐海学院《高级英语阅读》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived2、Alongwiththeemailwasmybrother’spromise______Icamefirstinthecompetition,hewouldbuymeanMP4.A．what B．that C．thatif D．whether3、IntheUS,therearecurrentlyover5,000communityschools_____,inadditiontoservingaseducationalinstitutions,functionascommunitycentersforthesurroundingneighborhood.A．which B．whereC．whose D．as4、Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit5、Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before6、Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare7、Janewenttoherteacherjustnow.She________aboutthesolutiontotheproblem.A．wonderedB．waswonderingC．hadwonderedD．wouldwonder8、Amotherrecognizesthefeelofherchild’sskinwhenblindfolded._________,shecaninstantlyidentifyherbaby’scry.A．SimilarlyB．MeanwhileC．NeverthelessD．Accordingly9、—YoualllikeyourEnglishteacher?—Yeah,shedevotesherself____toteachinganditearnsheragoodreputation．A．originally B．extremely C．obviously D．entirely10、Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen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。AManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinVienna,Austria.However,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaperaftergraduation.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesinGermany.However,theNazishadrisentopowerinthenation.WiderwasJewish,andherecognizedthathehadnofutureinNaziGermany.In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.Itwascalled“TheBadSeed”.ThenhereceivedwordthatproducersintheUnitedStateshadacceptedoneofhisscripts.BillyWilderleftEuropeforAmerica.InAmericaheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.WilderandBrackettwroteseveralsuccessfulmovies.Onewasthenineteenthirty-ninemovie,“Ninotchka”,starringGretaGarbo.ErnstLubitschdirectedthefilm.Wilderalwayspraisedthismanasafriendandteacherwhosehumorandexpertdirectiongreatlyinfluencedhisworks.In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder’sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.Itwas“TheSevenYearItch”.In1959,Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.I.A．L.DiamondjoinedWilderinwriting“SomeLikeItHot”.Bythe1980s,Wildernolongerwasconsideredthemostunusual,creativemovie-makerinHollywood.Inrecentyears,however,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthehighestawardaproducercanreceive.1、WhichisWilder’sfirstsuccessfulmovieasanindependentfilmmaker?A．NinotchkaB．TheBadSeedC．SomeLikeItHotD．TheSevenYearItch2、WhatcanweknowaboutWilderaccordingtothetext?A．Heintendedtobealawyeratfirst.B．HestarredamovieforthefirsttimeinParis.C．Heisthefirstdirectortomakerealisticmovies.D．Hehasbeenacceptedasthemostcreativemovie-maker.3、WhydidWilderleaveGermany?A．HewasJewishandcouldn’tdevelopthere.B．TheNazisweresearchingforhimeverywhere.C．HewasinvitedtoproducehisscriptinAmerica.D．HeexpectedtogotoParistoformawritingteam.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheMakerofHistoryofAmericanMoviesB．BillyWilder—aBestMovieMakerC．AnAutobiographyofaDirectorD．TheBestDirectorandProducerBTwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?A．Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.B．Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C．Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.D．Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.2、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A．meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanB．keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorC．joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD．finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached3、Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A．wasted B．lackedC．avoided D．abandoned4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheTwoSaddestWords. B．TheEmotionalWell-being.C．TheMostUsefulRule. D．ThePeaceofMind.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．PersonallyIthinktrainsareexcitingandromantic.Imust1thattrainsarenotimportantmeansoftransportationintheUS,butIdohavesome2withthem.WhenIwasachild,growingupinasmalltownwithverylittle3,weusedtogotothestationtowatchthepassengertrainscomingin.Therewassomething4aboutthesteaming,roaringstringoftrainscomingintoviewaroundthemountains,slowlygrowinglargerand5andfinally6crowdsofstrangersontotheplatform.Itookmy7traintripwhenIwastenyearsold.Iwentwithmyeldersistertovisitourcousinssixhundredmilesaway.Thetrain－soloudandviolentontheoutsidewas8androckinginside.Wewereveryexcited,andasthatwasalsoourfirsttimeawayfromourparents,wefeltsomewhatfrightenedtoo.However,becauseIhad9somuch,IwasalittledisappointedwhenIwasfinallyoneofthepassengersIhad10forsolong.Asacollegestudent,I11rideanovernighttraintomyroommate’shometown.Wecouldneverafforda12,soweplayedcards,sang,ate,readandtalked13wefinallyfelluncomfortablyasleepinthestraight-backedseats.Myideathattrainsare14maycomefromthefactthatmyhusbandandItookthetrainonourhoneymoon,spendingextramoneytoeatinthediningcar,and15thewindowasthedesertsceneryslidpast.Now,whenImakeatrip,Ialwaysflyordrive,and16arenotaveryimportantpartofmylife.17,everytimeIhearthetrainwhistlefarawayonaquietnight,Icanalwaysfeelthe18inmyhearttopackmybagsandjumponboard,enteringa19worldofmotions,sounds,sights,andexperiencewhichjustaren’t20inthedullenvironmentofanairplane.1、A．admit B．believe C．predict D．ensure2、A．trouble B．fun C．photos D．experience3、A．education B．entertainment C．work D．money4、A．boring B．satisfying C．exciting D．terrifying5、A．smaller B．louder C．noisier D．faster6、A．spilling B．throwing C．removing D．shooting7、A．only B．first C．second D．last8、A．gentle B．small C．big D．rough9、A．experienced B．knew C．thought D．expected10、A．waited B．appreciated C．watched D．trusted11、A．usedto B．oughtto C．could D．must12、A．ticket B．seat C．meal D．sleeper13、A．until B．since C．before D．after14、A．exciting B．romantic C．beautiful D．comfortable15、A．leaningagainst B．standingby C．lookingoutof D．sittingbeside16、A．trains B．cars C．planes D．boats17、A．Still B．Therefore C．Indeed D．Instead18、A．possibility B．preference C．impulse D．impatience19、A．common B．gentle C．quiet D．unique20、A．mentioned B．matched C．discussed D．allowed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。OnMay28th,weobserveWorldHungerDayItisanefforttofocusattentionon1．factthatdespitetherebeingenoughfoodglobally,some21,000peopledieeverydayfromhungerPeopledonotgohungrybecausetheworlddoesnotproduceenoughfoodforeveryoneAccordingtotheworldHungerEducationService,recentlythepercentageofpeople2．cannotgetenoughfoodchronically（长期地）hasreducedfrom34%to15%Themainproblemisthatmanypeopleintheworldstilldonothaveresources3．(purchase)orgrowenoughfoodIndeed,hunger4．(be)aresultofpoverty,andalsooneofitscausesHungerexistsbecausemanycountrieslacksocialsafetynets;becauseinmanycountrieswomen,althoughtheydomostofthefarming,donothaveasmuchaccess5．mentotrainingorlandOverthepastdecade,aglobalpushtoreducehungerandextremepoverty6．(mark)somesignificantsuccesses,partlythanks7．theeffortsofmanyinternational8．(organization)ButonworldHungerDay,letusnotforgetthatwithover815,000peoplestill9．(live)indailyfoodinsecurity,westillhavealongwaytogobeforewecan10．(safe)saythatnochildgoestobedhungrymostnights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，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。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。NowI’dliketosharewithyouastrangeexperienceIhadamonthbefore、Itmaysoundfunny,andit’strue、Afteraday’shardworkIwenttobedearlyth