常州大学怀德学院《高级英语（3）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《高级英语（3）》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、Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond2、________fromJ.K.Rowling’sbookseriesofthesametitle,the“HarryPotter”moviesareuniversallyacknowledgedasclassics.A．Adapting B．HavingadaptedC．Adapted D．Tobeadapted3、Oncehemakesuphismindtodosomething,seldom______giveitup.A．hewill B．doesheC．wouldhe D．willhe4、______property,we’reamongtherichestpeopleinthiscity．A．Insearchof B．Inspiteof C．Inplaceof D．Intermsof5、Thegovernmentofficialsmettheworkersandengineersworkingonthestadium,most____weremigrantworkers．A．ofwhich B．ofwho C．ofwhom D．ofthem6、Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited7、Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what8、We__________backinthehotelnowifyoudidn’tlosethemap．A．are B．wereC．wouldbe D．willbe9、Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout10、Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork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。ASteveandIpulledtrashforfoursolidhourscontinuously,exceptforaboutfiveminuteswhenwestoppedtotalk.MyshoulderhurtbadlyeachtimeIputanotherfullbarrelonit,andmylegsoccasionallytrembledasIwasheadingforthestreet.Buttherestofmesaid,“Go,trashman,go.”Icouldnothaveimaginedtherewouldbejoyinthis.Dump.Lift.Walk.Lift.Walk.Thehoursflewby.Saturdaymeantmanypeoplewereoutdoorsworkingintheirgardensorgreenhouses.Mostofthemlookedapproachableenough.Therewasn’ttimeforlengthytalksbutenoughtoexchangegreetingsthatgowithcivilizedways.ButIwasshockedtofindthatthiswasn’tthecase.WhenIsaidhellotothem,mostoftentheresponsewaseithernothingatall,orasurprisingstarebecauseIhadspoken.OnewomaninahousecoatwasstartledasIcamearoundthecornerofherhouse.Atthesoundofmygreeting,shegatheredherhousecoattightlyaboutherandretreatedquicklytothedoor.Iheardthelockclick.Stevecomplainedangrilyonthelongridetothedump:“Theydon’trealizewe’rehumans.”IhadoriginallyplannedtostayatthisemploymentforonlytwodaysbutnowI’mgoingtocontinue.Ihavedecided,too,tokeepsayinghelloinpeople’syards.Itdoesn’tdoanyharm,anditstillfeelsright.Frankly,I’mdoinganessentialtask.IleftthiscountryalittlecleanerthanIfounditthismorning.Notmanypeoplecansaythattonight.JohnGardnerwrotethatasocietywhichpraisesitsphilosophersandlooksdownonitsplumbers（管子工）isintrouble.“Neitheritspipesnoritstheorieswillholdwater,”hewarned.Hemighthavegoneastepfurtherandcalledforrespectforbothoureconomistsandourtrashmen;otherwise,they’llbothleaverubbishbehind.1、Howdidthewomanfeelwhensheheardtheauthor’sgreeting?A．Doubtful.B．Embarrassed.C．Frightened.D．Pitiful.2、Attheendofthepassage,what’stheauthor’sattitudetohisjob?A．Heisashamedofit.B．Heisboastfulaboutit.C．Heisproudofit.D．Heisn’tseriousaboutit.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A．Boththefacilitiesandthethoughtsofsocietymaygowrong.B．Boththetrashmenandtheeconomistsshouldnotberespected.C．Bothpracticeandtheoriesareimportant.D．Boththepipesandthetheoriesmakesense.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnExperienceasaTrashmanB．TheTrashmanC．EconomistsandTrashmenD．MisunderstandingBBritishchildrenusedtoplayconkers(板栗游戏)intheautumnwhenthehorse-chestnuttreesstartedtodroptheirshinybrownnuts.Theywouldselectasuitablechestnut,drillaholeinitandthreaditontoastring,thenswingtheirconkeratthatofanopponentuntiloneofthembroke.Butthegamehasfallenoutoffavour.Childrenspendlesstimeoutdoorsandrarelyhaveaccesstochestnuttrees.Besides,manyschoolshavebannedconkersgames,worriedthattheymightcauseinjuriesornutallergies.Thatsortofrisk-averseness(规避风险)nowspreadsthrougheveryaspectofchildhood.Playgroundshavealltheexcitementdesignedoutofthemtomakethemsafe.Manygovernments,particularlyinsocietiessuchasAmerica,havetighteneduptheirrules,requiringparentstosupervise(监管)youngchildrenfarmorecloselythaninthepast.FrankFuredioftheUniversityofKent,acriticonmodernparenting,arguesthatallowingchildrentoplayunsupervisedorleavingthemathomealoneisincreasinglydescribedasasymptomofirresponsibleparenting.Inpart,suchincreasedcautionisaresponsetothehugewaveofchanges.Large-scaleurbanization,smallerandmoremobilefamilies,themoveofwomenintothelabormarketandthedigitizationofmanyaspectsoflifehaveunavoidablychangedthewaythatpeoplebringuptheirchildren.Thereislittlechancethatanyofthesetrendswillbechanged,sotoday'smoreintensive(精细化的)parentingstyleislikelytogoon.Suchparentingpracticesnowembracedbywealthyparentsinmanypartsoftherichworld,particularlyinAmerica,gofarbeyondanadjustmenttochangesinexternalconditions.Theymeanastrongbidtoensurethattheadvantagesenjoyedbytheparents’generationarepassedontotheirchildren.Sincesuccessinlifenowturnsmainlyoneducation,suchparentswilldotheirbesttoprovidetheirchildrenwiththeschooling,thecharactertrainingandthesocialskillsthatwillsecureaccesstothebestuniversitiesandlaterthemostattractivejobs.Tosomeextentthathasalwaysbeenthecase.Buttherearemoresuchparentsnow,andtheyarecompetingwitheachotherforwhateconomistscallpositionalgoods.Thiscompetitionstartsevenbeforethechildrenareborn.Thewealthyclasseswilltaketheirtimetoselectasuitablespouseandgetmarried,andwillstartafamilyonlywhentheyfeelreadyforit.Childrenfromlessadvantagedbackgrounds,bycontrast,oftenappearbeforetheirparentsarereadyforthem.InAmerica60%ofbirthstosinglewomenunder30areunplanned,andover40%ofchildrenarebornoutsidemarriage.Theresult,certainlyinAmerica,hasbeentowidenalreadymassivesocialinequalitiesyetfurther.Alltheevidencesuggeststhatchildrenfrompoorerbackgroundsareatadisadvantagealmostassoonastheyareborn.Bytheageoffiveorsixtheyarefarless“school-ready”thantheirbetter-offpeers,soanyattemptstohelpthemcatchuphavetostartlongbeforetheygettoschool.Americahashadsomesuccesswithvariousschemesinvolvingregularhomevisitsbynursesorsocialworkerstolow-incomefamilieswithnewbabies.Italsohaslongexperiencewithprogrammesforyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesthatcombinesupportforparentswithgood-qualitychildcare.Suchprogrammesdoseemtomakeadifference.Withoutextraeffort,childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesinmostcountriesaremuchlesslikelythantheirbetter-offpeerstoattendpreschooleducation,eventhoughtheyaremorelikelytobenefitfromit.AnddatafromtheOECD’sPISAprogrammesuggestthatchildrenneedatleasttwoyearsofpreschooleducationtoperformattheirbestwhentheyare15.Sothemostpromisingwaytoensuregreaterequalitymaybetomakeearly-yearseducationandcareformorewidelyavailableandmoreaffordable,asitisintheNordics.Somegovernmentsarealreadyrethinkingtheireducationalpriorities,shiftingsomeoftheirspendingtotheearlyyears.Mostrichcountriesdecidedmorethanacenturyagothatfree,compulsoryeducationforallchildrenwasaworthwhileinvestmentforsociety.Thereisnowanargumentforstartingpreschooleducationearlier,assomecountrieshavealreadydone.Inthefaceofcrushingnewinequalities,amodernversionofthatapproachisworthtrying.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Moreattentionisplacedonchildren’ssafety.B．Moreandmoreparentsarebecomingirresponsible.C．Childrenarenolongerinterestedinoutdooractivities.D．Parentsareadvisedtospendmoretimewiththeirchildren.2、WhichofthefollowingaboutintensiveparentingstyleisTRUE?A．Chancesarethatthisstylecouldbechanged.B．Financialpressureforcesparentstobestricter.C．Richfamiliesadoptsuchstyletokeeptheiradvantages.D．Suchstyleislargelyinfluencedbythesizeofthefamily.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply?A．Economistsofferpracticaladvicetoguideparenting.B．Ahappymarriagesecureschildren’ssocialpositions.C．Unfairdivisionofsocialresourcesdrivesparentsmad.D．Parentsarestrugglingfortheirchildren’sedgeoverpeers.4、Whichisthepropermeasuretonarrowthegapbetweentherichandthepoor?A．Parentsarepersuadedtogivebirthtobabiesintheirlateryears.B．Fundsareprovidedforpoorchildrenaftertheyareadmittedtoschool.C．Newbabiesinlow-incomefamiliesaresenttonursesorsocialworkers.D．Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareensuredtoreceiveearlyeducation.5、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsinvestmentinpre-schooleducation?A．Supportive B．DisapprovingC．Skeptic D．Unconcerned6、Theauthorbeginsthepassagewiththegameofconkersto.A．showcompetitionoverweighscooperationB．implyeducationalinequalitiesshouldbebrokenC．makereadersawareoftherulesofthegameD．indicatethegamehaslostitsappealtochildren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．Formostpeople,runningonefullmarathonisquitechallenging,butfor33-year-oldRobYoung,itismerelyashortwarm-up.ThisBritishman1370marathonslastyear,whichmeantthatheran2onemarathonperday.Itall3asabetwithhiswifeonaSundaynightwhentheywatchedtheTVcoverageoftheLondonMarathon.April2014,astheywatchedtheTVcoverageoftheLondonMarathon.Infact,Younghadbeen4tosittingcomfortablyonasofawatchingTVratherthangoingoutforawalk.Obviously,hewasn'tveryinterestedinrunningatthetime,andheevenconsideredit5Whenhiswife6himbysayingthathecouldn'trunmarathonsatall,evenifhetired.Yongfeltthishad7himbadly,soherepliedthathewould8hersomemoneyifhecouldn'trun.Thenextmorning,he9at3.30am,printedouttheroute,andcompletedonemarathonbeforework.Hefeltsogoodthathe10doingiteveryday,andhadrunthe11equivalentto10marathonsduringthatweek.Beforelong,Yongwasaddictedtorunning.He12alloflastyear’s365daysrunningmarathons.SinceJanuary,2015,Yonghascompletedseveral13.HewontheTrans-AmericanFootrace,a6-monthlongcompetition,witha14timeof482hoursand10minutes.He15theworldrecordfortheworth'slongestrunwithoutsleep.Having16somuchalready,Youngnowhopestousehisrunningtotestthe17ofhumanendurance.“I’dliketofindsomethingthat’schallenging."hesaid.“I’dliketo18theArcticCircleandtheNorthPole.Thereisonlyacertaintimeoftheyearwhenpeoplehave19todoit,butIwilltry.”Headded,"Forme,nothingis20It'sonlyatest."1、A．containedB．completedC．resolvedD．competed2、A．aswellB．asmuchasC．morethanD．closeto3、A．startedB．actedC．servedD．treated4、A．devotedB．relatedC．exposedD．accustomed5、A．boringB．charmingC．terrifyingD．disgusting6、A．bulliedB．flatteredC．inspiredD．teased7、A．shackedB．hurtC．scaredD．blamed8、A．contributeB．occupyC．loseD．win9、A．showedupB．tookoverC．wokeupD．kepton10、A．stucktoB．gaveupC．burstintoD．puton11、A．circlesB．distanceC．gamesD．competition12、A．spentB．wastedC．undertookD．organized13、A．alternativesB．performancesC．challengesD．consequences14、A．validB．toughC．steadyD．total15、A．appliedB．brokeC．supportedD．struggled16、A．achievedB．seizedC．abandonedD．dreamed17、A．bordersB．expectationsC．limitsD．implication18、A．turnoverB．holdoutC．makeupD．runacross19、A．directionB．trendC．obligationD．chance20、A．unpleasantB．impossibleC．negativeD．dangerous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。“TravelingtoChinaseemsliketravelingtoanotherworldItsmanyfamousscenicattractionsimpressedme1．(great),”anAmericansaidThefollowingis2．hewroteonhiswebsiteMyfriendsandIhadafamilyvisitinXi’an,3．oldcitywithalonghistoryinChinaThehostswereretiredorstayedathomewithoutajob,andtheywerefriendlyto4．(visit)fromdifferentcountriescomingtheirhomesWe5．(taste)thetruehome-cookeddishesinthehomeofthefamilythatwevisitedForin-homingdinner,thehostwouldpreparealistofmenusinadvance(提前)Ourtourguideasked6．(we)foradviceaboutthefood,sothehostwouldtrytocookwhatwewanted7．(eat)athishomeWejustenjoyedthelocallycookeddishesItwasquiteadifferentandexcitingexperie