惠州学院《高级英语2》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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2022-2023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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、IwastellingajokeandSamjustinterruptedmetotelladifferentone.Healways_____!A．biteshistongueB．saveshisskinC．stealsmythunderD．pullsmyleg2、Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone3、Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder4、一Whenheknowtheresultoftoday’sjobinterview?一Inacoupleofdays．A．should B．may C．shall D．must5、I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake6、WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom7、Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a;/8、ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the9、_______naturallybytheskinwhenexposedtosunlight,VitaminDisneededforhealthybones,teethandmuscles.A．Making B．TomakeC．Made D．Make10、—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps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。AThedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathrate.Onlyafew,includingEgyptian,Chinese,Greek,Latin,havelastedmorethan2,000years.Whatisnew,however,isthespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe'scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversity,eliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetime.Overthelast300years,Europehaslostadozen,andAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducation,themediaandthecivilservice,nationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogress,whichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswift,straightforwardandpractical.Languagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledge.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecently,theinternationalizationoffinancialmarkets,thespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreatto“small”languages.AlanguagenotontheInternetisalanguagethat“nolongerexists''inthemodernworld.Itisoutofthegame.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofall,itispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguage,ourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryof"thefirstlanguage".Aseachlanguagedies,achapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.Thedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossofthesecond.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople'scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.Alanguageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.Italsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakit,theirwaysofusingknowledge.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.1、Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A．ColonialconquestsofEuropeB．TheboomofhumanpopulationC．AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD．Theriseofnation-states2、Theunderlinedword“stifles”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans"".A．boosts B．fuelsC．imposes D．kills3、Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat.A．PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB．LanguagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC．MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD．Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically4、Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B．Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D．Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.BIwasdelightedtoreceiveacopyofMarieCurieandherDaughtersbyShelleyEmlingthroughmyletter-boxafewweeksago.Actuallysciencehasneverreallybeenmy“thing”.AtschoolIreallystruggledwithphysicsandchemistryandwasmuchhappierinEnglishLanguageorHistoryclasses.Mymindisnotstructuredenoughtounderstandhowscienceworks,I’mabitofadaydreamerandpreferusingmyimaginationratherthanlearningfacts,figuresandformulae(公式).OfcourseIknewwhoMarieCuriewas,hergreatachievements,hercontributiontoscience,tomedicaladvancesandinfluenceontheworld,butotherthanthat,Ireallyhadverylittleideaaboutherlife.ShelleyEmlinghasbasedthisbookonMarieCurie’srelationshipwithhertwodaughters,IreneandEve.ThebookbeginsaftertheearlydeathofPierreCurie,whenMarieislefttocarryontheworkthattheystartedasacoupleandtobringuphertwosmalldaughtersalone.EmlinghasconcentratedherbookonthecommunicationbetweenMarieandherdaughters.Shewasnotanoverly-protectivemother,nordidshehesitatetospendtimeawayfromherdaughters,yetthisdidnotweakentheirrelationship.Mariewasacaringandlovingmother,whoencouragedherdaughterstobecomeindividuals,toachievewhattheywantedto.MarieCurieandherhusbandmadethedecisionnottoprofitfromtheirdiscoveries.ItwasbecauseofthisthatMariehadtodependondonationstocarryoutherwork,andthatshehadtocarryouttoursoftheStates.IwasveryimpressedbyEmling’swritingstyle—shehastoldthestoryofthreeextraordinarywomenwhowerewayaheadoftheirtimeinaninterestingandveryreadablemanner.1、Whatisthewritergoodat?A．Physicsandchemistry.B．Facts,figuresandformulae.C．EnglishandHistory.D．Daydreaming.2、WhatisMarieCurielikeintheeyesofIreneandEve?A．Shemakesapetofthemlikebabies.B．Sheavoidsstayingawayfromthem.C．Sheencouragesthemtobuildtheirowncharacters.D．Shewantstobeinvolvedineveryareaoftheirlife.3、WhydidMarieCurietourtheStates?A．Becauseshemeanttomakeherselfafamousperson.B．BecauseshewishedtointroducethemedicaladvancestopeopleintheU.S.A．C．Becausesheneededmoneytobringuphertwosmalldaughtersbyherself.D．Becauseshedecidedtocontinueherworkwithoutmoneymadefromdiscoveries.4、ThebookwrittenbyShelleyEmlingfocuseson________.A．theconnectionbetweenMarieCurieandherdaughtersB．thecontributionsMarieCuriemadetotheworldC．theresearchworkofMarieCurieandherhusbandD．thedecisionmadebyMarieCurieandherhusband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．It’snotthegoodbyethathurts．buttheflashbacksthatfollow．MymothersufferedwithAlzheimer’sdisease(老年痴呆症)duringherlastfifteenyears．Untilthenshehadbeenabright，1womandeeplyinterestedandinvolvedintheworldaroundher．IwouldgohometovisitherinVirginiaandshewouldlookatmeina(an)2wayandask，”Whoareyou?”Iwouldanswer,”I'myourson．“Wheredoyoulive?”Shewouldask．”InCalifornia,”Iwouldtellher．”Isn’tthatinteresting，”shewouldsay,”IhaveasoninCalifornia．”Mynamehad3mymothercompletely．Sheseemed4forgetfulandconfusedatthebeginningofthedisease，butlateronshewould5periodsofsharpanxiety．Shewould6throughthehouseshehadlivedinmostofherlife，cryinguneasilythatshewantedtogohome，orshewouldleavehomeandwanderawayifshewasnot7forashorttime．Hopingtopleaseherandputhermind8，Iwouldtakeherforadrive，Visitingsiteswhereshehadlivedasa9．IntheyardofthehillsidehouseinShipmanIsatinthecarand10，theviewoftheoldoaksandlonggreenlawn．Icould11mymotherthereasalittlegirlPlayingwiththepetlambshehadbeensofondof．Ilookedtoherforsome12，butShejustshookherheadandsaid，“Iwanttogohome．”OvertheyearsIhavedecidedthatwhatmymotherwascallinghomewasnota13，butatime．Isuspectitwasatimewhenshewasmuch14，whenherchildrenwerestillunderfoot，whenherhusbandwasstillenergeticandconsiderate．Watchingmymother’ssufferingsetmeto15whatIwouldhaveinmindifsomedayIcouldn’tfind16andwantedtogothere．Inthisfamilywetendtobelonglivedandwegrowfuzzy(模糊的)mindedastheyearsgoby．AteightyIhavealreadynoticedsome17symptoms．Mydoctorsaystheforgetfulnessisonly18andthatitcomeswithage．Stillthe19ofAlzheimerishaunting(萦绕)inmymind．SomedayifandwhenIbecomeevencloudiermindedthanIamnow,unabletodriveandtellyouwhere“home”is，mydearson，IexpectIwillaaskyoutotakemehome．IknowyouWilldoyourbesttofindtheplaceIneedtobe．Ileavethesenotesforyour20．1、A．caring B．cheerful C．hopeful D．considerate2、A．excited B．frightened C．puzzled D．amazed3、A．forgotten B．reminded C．escaped D．slid4、A．greatly B．hardly C．totally D．simply5、A．gothrough B．breaktrough C．1ookthrough D．putthrough6、A．hunt B．pace C．search D．1ook7、A．settled B．attended C．concerned D．inspired8、A．inplace B．undercontrol C．inorder D．atease9、A．1ady B．student C．child D．mother10、A．inspected B．admired C．appreciated D．respected11、A．tell B．picture C．suspect D．doubt12、A．response B．smile C．reasons D．answers13、A．name B．dream C．symbol D．place14、A．prettier B．younger C．happier D．healthier15、A．feeling B．wondering C．doubting D．believing16、A．memory B．passion C．home D．way17、A．deadly B．alarming C．poisonous D．allergic18、A．natural B．special C．rare D．unique19、A．intention B．fear C．expectation D．hate20、A．appreciation B．admiration C．guidance D．assistance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。Chinamaybehometoboththelongestandhighestbridgesintheworld,1．neitherisaspioneeringastheNanjingYangtzeRiverBridge2．(build)duringthe1970’s,thedouble-deckedbridge3．(consider)groundbreakingwhenitwascompletedin4．Butmoreimportantlytosome,itwasalsothefirstmodernbridgetobedesignedandbuiltbyChinawithouthelpfromforeign5．(architect)“Thebridgewassoimportantthatit’sundoubtedlyasymbolofthecity,”saidLuAndong,aprofessoratNanjingUniversity’sSchoolofArchitectureandUrbanPlanning“Itisbeingrepaired6．transportationandsafetypurposes,butIwouldexpectthechance7．(transform)thebridge’stowerandtheattachedparkintoplacesofmemory”Withalengthofover5,000feet,thebridge8．(carry)bothcarsandtrains9．(It)upperdeckisafour-lanehighwaywithsidewalks,whiletherailwaytracksarenowpartoftheBeijing-Shanghaitrainroute“Everybodylovesthebridge,”saidWangShiqing,alongtimeNanjingresident10．hascollectedover1,00piecesofNanjingYangtzeRiverBridgesouvenirs”It’sasourceofpride,11．(especial)forlocalNanjingpeople,”hesays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。DearDavid,Howtimefly!It’saweek