常州大学《英语演讲与表达（英）》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语演讲与表达（英）》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、Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports2、—Whatdoyouthinkofyourpreparationsforthefinalexams?—Notsogood.ActuallyIfeellike______forI’vemadelittleprogressinMaths.A．Danielinthelion’sden B．Achilles’heelC．agoodSamaritan D．asacredcow3、—Whydoyoulookveryupset?—Theelectricitywascutoffsuddenlyandmyessay________unfinishedsince.A．wasleft B．hasleftC．hadbeenleft D．hasbeenleft4、—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit5、MymotherisalwayswarningmewhenIgoout,“Don’tgetoffthebus________itisstopping.”A．untilB．whileC．beforeD．after6、Sinceitwasgettinglate,wedecidedtofindasmallinnto_______forthenight.A．putoff B．putout C．putaway. D．putup7、Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that8、________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought9、--Mom,I’mgoingtothegraduationdancetonightbutIdon’tthinkIlookattractiveenough.—Oh,darling,don’tworry._______A．Theydon’tknowwhatbeautyis.B．Nobodywillcareaboutit.C．Youlookperfectthewayyouare.D．Impossibleisnothing,10、Thereareprobablyalienslivinghereonearth._____!Ican’tbelieveyousaidthat.A．Comeon B．ForgetitC．Goahead D．Allowme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。AManymanagersbelievethatoverworking

isanevidenceofdevotionfromtheiremployees’side.Stillfewothersregardthiscustomasathreattotheworkers’work-lifebalance,whichmaynegativelyinfluencethelevelofproductivityandefficiency.EmployeesatAmsterdamdesignstudioHeldergroenwon’tbeputtinginmuchovertime.Notintheoffice,atanyrate.That’sbecauseeverydayat6:00pm,theirdesks,tablesandotherworksurfaces,withtheircomputersattached,areliftedtotheceilingbysteelcables（绳索）normallyusedtomoveheavyprops（道具）intheatricalproductions.Ifyouleaveahalf-eatensandwichonyourdesk,you’reoutofluck.“Oncethechairsandotherworkplaceparaphernaliaareclearedaway,thespaceisfreeforeveningandweekenduseasadancefloor,yogastudio...oranythingelseyoucanthinkof–thefloorisactuallyyours,”doctorSanderVeenendaalsaid.Inaway,theofficespaceitselfisworkingovertimeforHeldergroen,bringingaboutlotsofpublicityandcarryinganenlightened（有启发的）messageofcareer-lifebalancefarandwide.”Wethinkthatdoingactivitieslikethismakesiteasierforpeopletoworkhere,”saysVeenendaal.“Youknowwhenitistimetorelaxordosomethingelsethatinspiresyou.”Thatsoundsawesome.There’sjustonecatch.Inthemorning,thedesksreappearandeverybodyhastogobacktowork.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheemployeesatHeldergroen?A．TheyareunwillingtoworklateB．TheyarediscouragedfromworkingovertimeC．TheyarepersuadedtoleavetheofficeearlierD．Theyaretoputawaytheircomputersafterwork2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“paraphernalia”inparagraph3referto?A．Props.B．Food.C．Equipment.D．Cables.3、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheHeldergroen’sofficedesign?A．Creative.B．InconvenientC．OrdinaryD．StrangeBAmericanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween58and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe30s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein66was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe40s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe40sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin35.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween58and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointed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．Therewasarichmanwhowantedtochooseahusbandforhisonlychildfromagreatnumberofpursuers.Theman1allthepursuerstoariverandpointedtothecrocodilesthere,saying,“Anyonewhocanswimacrosstheriversafelywillmarrymy2”Thepursuerslookedateachotherandnoone3takeaction.Atthatmoment,amanplungedintotheriverandswam4surprisingspeedtotheotherside.Allthepeoplethere5himwithagreatsenseofadmirationforhiscourage.6,theman,afterlandingonthebank,shouted7,“whopushedmeintotheriverjustnow?”Maybetheman,8thinkingaboutthewhole9andthehappyconsequencesofhisact,willeventuallybe10totheonewhopushedhimintotheriver.Inlifeitisfairly11fordisadvantagestoturnintoadvantagesandmisfortunesintofortunes!Butmanyofusare12torealizethetrue13ofour“rivals”tosuccess.Generallyspeaking,manypeoplewouldseetheonewho“pusheshimintotheriver”asanopponent.However,theonewho“pusheshimintotheriver”givesyouafeelingofurgencyandstimulates(激励)yourambitionand14tostriveforsuccess!Youtryyourbestto15yourdifficultiesandprogresstothenextstageinlife!Ifamandoesnothaverivals,he16besatisfiedwiththepresentandwillnotstrivetoimprovehis17Hewould18inthefaceofdifficultiesandsinkintolaziness.Therefore,yourrivalsarenotyouropponents.Instead,theyaregood19！Inourlives,weneedsomerivalsto“pusheshimintotheriver,”leadingustostriveaheadindifficultiesandcompetitions.Thankstoourrivals,wecanshowour20toitsbest.Thankstoourrivals,weareabletomakecontinuousprogresswhilecompetingwiththem!1、A．walked B．led C．drove D．brought2、A．son B．sister C．brother D．daughter3、A．dared B．could C．would D．must4、A．in B．for C．at D．with5、A．approved B．welcome C．observed D．applauded6、A．Meanwhile B．But C．However D．Furthermore7、A．desperately B．angrily C．surprisingly D．happily8、A．after B．unless C．before D．while9、A．program B．process C．result D．accident10、A．close B．satisfied C．devote D．grateful11、A．general B．usual C．common D．ordinary12、A．able B．willing C．unable D．unwilling13、A．meaning B．significance C．tendency D．answer14、A．desire B．demand C．deed D．defense15、A．ignore B．overlook C．meet D．overcome16、A．isboundto B．isintendedto C．ismeantto D．isfitto17、A．occasion B．ambition C．situation D．contribution18、A．holdout B．holdoff C．holdon D．holdback19、A．friends B．rivals C．enemies D．relatives20、A．preference B．potential C．character D．knowledge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。Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeverydifficulttoletgoofyouranger1．forgivenessispossible-anditcanbesurprisinglybeneficialtoyourphysicalandmentalhealthSofar,researchhasshownthatpeoplewhoforgivecanhavemoreenergyand2．(good)sleepSowhensomeonehashurtyou,cooldownfirstTakeacoupleof3．(breath)andthinkofsomethingthat4．(give)youpleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,orsomeoneyouloveDon’twaitfor5．apology“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtsyoumayneverthinkof6．(apologize),”saysDrFredericLuskin,7．wrotethebookForgiveforGood“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsthesamewaySoifyouwaitforpeople8．(say)sorry,youcouldbewaitingaverylongtime”Nextkeepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnot9．(necessary)meanacceptingtheactionofthepersonwhoupsetsyouInstead,learntolookforthelove,10．(beautiful)andkindnessaroundyouFinally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’spositionYoumayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofcarelessness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