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《英语修辞学》2021-2022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、Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI2、Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff3、Studentsarealwaysinterestedinfindingout_______theycangowithanewteacher.A．howfar B．howsoon C．howoften D．howlong4、Sympathyfortherebels,thegovernmentclaimed,isbeginningto______becauseofmoreandmoreharmtheydidtocommonpeople.A．fade B．decline C．fail D．collapse5、—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute6、Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/7、IthoughtFatherwouldbebetter,but______itis,heisgettingworse,whichmakesmemoreworried.A．before B．as C．because D．after8、Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while9、Duetolargeinvestmentinhousing,manycitiescan________theflowofnewarrivals,improvingthequalityoftheirlife.A．giverisetoB．makewayforC．takepartinD．keeppacewith10、Manyyoungpeoplejustcan’tlivewithouttheInternet,theydependonforwhateverinformationtheyneed.A．which B．when C．where D．what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。AAtfirstglanceEstherOkadeseemslikeanormal10-year-old.Shelovesdressingup,playingwithBarbiedollsandgoingtotheparkorshopping.ButwhatmakestheBritish-Nigerianyoungsterstandoutisthefactthatshe’salsoauniversityundergraduate.Esther,fromWalsall,anindustrialtownintheUK’sWestMidlandsregion,isoneofthecountry’syoungestcollegefreshmen.Thetalented10-year-oldenrolledattheOpenUniversity,aUK-baseddistancelearningcollege,inJanuaryandisalreadytopoftheclass,havingrecentlyscored100%inarecentexam.“It’ssointeresting.IthasthetypeofmathsIlove.It’srealmaths-theories,complexnumbers,allthattypeofstuff,”shesmiles.“Iwanttofinishthecourseintwoyears.ThenI’mgoingtodomyPhDinfinancialmathswhenI’m13.IwanttohavemyownbankbythetimeI’m15becauseIlikenumbersandIlikepeopleandbankingisagreatwaytohelppeople.”sheadds.Estherhasalwaysjumpedaheadofherpeers.ShesatherfirstMathGSCEexam,aBritishhighschoolqualification,atOunsdaleHighSchoolinWolverhamptonatjustsix,whereshereceivedaC-grade.Ayearlater,shegottheA-gradeshewanted.ThenlastyearshescoredaB-gradewhenshesattheMathA-levelexam.Notcontentwithbreakingbarrierstoattendcollegeatjust10yearsold,Estherisalsowritingaseriesofmathworkbooksforchildrencalled“YummyYummyAlgebra.”“Itstartsatabeginnerlevel-that’svolumeone.Butthentherewillbevolumetwo,andvolumethree,andthenvolumefour.Aslongasyoucanaddorsubtract,you’llbeabletodoit.Iwanttoshowotherchildrentheyarespecial.”shesays.1、WhydoesEstherOkadewanttohaveherownbank?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Tosetupamathsschool.C．Tohelpthepeopleinneed.D．Topublishhermathsbooks.2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutEstherOkadefromthetext?A．Sheisnotgoodattakingmathsexams.B．Shefailstogetalongwellwithherpeers.C．Sheisdeterminedandstrictwithherself.D．ShewasnotadmittedtoOunsdaleHighSchool.3、WhatmakesEstherOkadespecialaccordingtothetext?A．Hernaturaltalentinmaths.B．Herloveforbigchallenges.C．Scoring100%ineveryexam.D．Writingaseriesofmathbooks.BTherepairmantoldme,“Nocharge,ProfessorPan!”We’refriends.“I’dratherpay,’’Ireplied.“Ifit’sfree,Ican’taffordit!”Chineseoftenrefusepaymentforprofessionalservices.insisting,“We’refriendsnow!”ButthentheyshowuplatertoaskmetotutortheminEnglish，orgetthemintoanAmericanuniversity,andIwishI’dhavejustpaidthe30yuanIowedtheminthefirstplace!AccordingtotheAmericans,“Thereisnofreelunch.”,meansthatthere’sapriceforeverything.AndI’malwayslookingaroundtofigureoutwhatthismeans.Manyofourneighbourshavegivenusfruitorflowersorcostlyteas,neveraskinganythinginreturn.Foryears,abicyclerepairmanhasrepeatedlyrefusedtoletmepayhim.“Waituntilyouhavesomethingmajortofix!”heinsists.ImentionedtoapeasantfriendthatIwishedIhadastonemilltogrind(磨)flourforbread.Amonthlaterheshowedupwithabeautifulmillthatheandhisuncleinthecountrysidehadcarvedfromasolidblockofstone.ChinesegenerosityisarealeducationforAmericanslikeme,whowouldratheravoidsocialentanglements(纠纷)andjusthandoverthemoney.Butcashcan’tcompensate(补偿)forthegreatestgift—friendship.WhenanAmericansawsomeofmyfriendssittingonbamboostoolsunderthetrees,sipping(呷)tea,hesaid,“Theymusthavenothingbettertodo.”“Actually,”Isaid,“theyareprofessors,withplentytodo.Butprobablyyouarerightinsayingthat,atthismoment,theyhavenothingbettertodo.AndneitherdoI!”AndIjoinedthegroup.WhenchattingaboutteaandChinesecookingandhowmuchmyboyshavegrownsincewearrived,onemansaid,“Theywerepocket-sizedwhenyoucamehere.Nowthey’retallerthanyou.Howtimeflies!.”Howlifeflies.AndChinesearesmartenoughtosharewhattheyknowtheycannotkeep.Theyfreelygiveofftheirtime,nevertoobusytohelpafriend.Andtheyareteachingme,slowly,tobothgiveandreceive.Sothenexttimesomeonesays,“Nocharge.We’refriends!”Iwillthankthemheartily.ButiftheyshowuplateraskingmetotutortheminEnglish,I’llmakesuretheytutormysoninChineseaswell,becausethere’sstillnofreelunch.1、Whydidtheauthorinsistpayingtherepairmanwhilehewasofferedfreerepairs?A．Becausehewasanuprightman.B．Becausehedidn’tknowtherepairmanC．Becausehethoughtitnaturaltopayforother’sservice.D．Becausehedidn’twanttohelpothersinreturn.2、Generally,theauthorthinksthat.A．ChinesearegenerousalwaysreadytohelptheirfriendsB．ChinesearegoodatexchangeofequalvaluesC．ChinesearefreeenoughtodrinkandchatwiththeirfriendsD．Chinesearehelpfulbutdon’ttreasuretime3、Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe“”A．StillNoFreelunchB．AGoodLessonFromChineseC．TrueHelporNotD．LearntoBothGiveAndReceive4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．AlltheChinesethatoncegavetheauthorhelphaveaskedhimtotutortheminEnglishB．Whenapeasantknewtheauthorneededamill,hemadeonefortheauthorhimselfC．TheauthorthinksthatChinesearewiseenoughtoenjoythelimitedlifeD．TheauthorthinkslittleoftheChinesewayoflife.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．Asinglemotheroffivewholivedthroughcountlesshardshipsiscelebratingabigmilestoneinherlife--passingthelawyerexam.IeshiaChamps,33,1herlawdegreeatTexasSouthernUniversityinApril.Shealsogainedonline2whensheuploadedgraduationphotosofherselfandherkidsonFacebook.LastMonday,she3anupdateonFacebookalongwithaletterfromtheTexasBoardofLawExaminer4shepassedtheexam.“Itdoesn’tmatterwhoevercountedmeout,5Godcountedmein,”shewroteonFacebook.Accordingtoherletter,shewillneedtofinishherlicensingprocessinordertobecomeapracticing6inTexas.ChampstoldCBSNewsinAprilthatshewantedtobeinthelawfieldfromayoungage,despite7hardshipsthroughoutherlife.Whilepregnantwithherfourthbaby,Champssaidherhomewas8byafire,shelostherjoband9,andherhusbanddiedofcancer.“Ireallydidn’thaveanystable10atthattime.Mymomwas11drugs.Myfatherpassedaway.AndIwas12,”Champssaid.“Ilivedwithfriends.ThenIdecidedtogoonmy13.”ButChampssaidhersuccesscanbe14toherchildren,whooftenhelpedtheirmotherasshewasstudyingtoearnher15.“WhenIlookatthepictures,Icry,Ismile,andI’mvery16,”ChampstoldCBSNews.“Iseea17whoatonetimeknewthatthehardshipswere18her,Lookingatthatpicture19meofthefactthatIwasn’tbeatenbythehardshipsbutIandmychildrendestroyedthem.Iwillnever20.”1、A．earned B．struggled C．quit D．spotted2、A．blame B．fame C．discount D．fund3、A．deleted B．made C．posted D．deliveries4、A．accepting B．believing C．accompanying D．confirming5、A．because B．though C．despite D．instead6、A．mother B．lawyer C．judge D．graduate7、A．normal B．bearable C．average D．countless8、A．built B．changed C．destroyed D．decorated9、A．simply B．significantly C．unfortunately D．obviously10、A．promise B．organization C．pity D．income11、A．attachedto B．addictedto C．freefrom D．boredwith12、A．homeless B．proud C．brilliant D．pleasant13、A．life B．job C．marriage D．payment14、A．led B．reduced C．devoted D．credited15、A．money B．degree C．dignity D．effect16、A．grateful B．painful C．stressful D．hopeful17、A．victim B．friend C．woman D．student18、A．for B．with C．against D．without19、A．charges B．reminds C．tells D．ignores20、A．giveout B．breakaway C．gocrazy D．givein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。HenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,sailedoutofthebay,but1．(carry)outtoseabyastrongwindWhenhewasabouttogivehimselfupforlost,aBritishship2．(spot)himOntheshipheearnedhisticket3．workingwithoutpayThat’s4．hecametoLondonbyaccidentTherehefoundhimselfwithoutmoney,friendsandaJob,sohewaslostWhenhewaswanderingonthepavement,heheardsomeone5．(call)himThenhewasledtotworichbrothers,RoderickandOliver,whomadeasecretbeton6．amancouldsurviveamonthinLondonwithaone-million-poundbank-noteornotHenrywas7．(fortunate)chosenasthepersontheywantedforsomereason,Theygavehimaletterwith8．bank-noteDressedin9．(rag),withnothingbutabank-note,HenrygotintoarestaurantHetookthebank-note10．(pay)thebillandaskedforchangeThebosswholookeddownuponhimatfirstchangedhisattitudecompletelyandtreatedhimasanhonoredguest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便条。便条中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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：在错的词下画一横线，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。Ihavealwaysbeenshowinggreatinterestinsports、WhenIsawsomepeoplesnowboarding,Idecidedtogiveittry、Therefore,itwasmuchmoredifficultthanhadexpected、AtfirstIfoundwhyIcouldnotkeepmybalancesonaboardeasily、Anditseemedalmostpossib