荆楚理工学院《英语国家社会与文化》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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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、_______hisoverseasstudy,hewaseventuallyemployedbyhisdreamcompany.A．Havingcompleted B．CompletingC．Completed D．Tocomplete2、I'msorryyou______solong,butit'llstillbesometimebeforeJimgetsback．A．wait B．waited C．hadwaited D．havebeenwaiting3、Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival4、Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping5、(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch6、Theshockingnewsmademerealize______terribleproblemswewouldface.A.that B．how C．what D．why7、—Whatdoyouthinkofteaching,Bob?—Ifinditfunandchallenging.Itisajob________youaredoingsomethingseriousandinteresting.A．which B．whereC．when D．that8、Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard9、Nodrivingafterdrinkingisarulethateverydriver____________obeyinourcountry.A．will B．shallC．may D．can10、-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem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。AUSscientistssaytheyhavepouredcoldwateronthetheorythatwashinghandswithhotwaterkillsmoregerms(细菌)thanunheatedwater.Thesmallstudyof20peoplefoundusingwaterat15℃(59F)lefthandsascleanaswaterheatedto38℃(100F).NationalHealthService(NHS)recommendsthatpeoplewashtheirhandsineithercoldorwarmwater.Inthisstudy,scientistsatRutgersUniversity—NewBrunswickwantedtofindoutifpopularassumptionsaboutthebenefitsofwarmorhotwaterandofficialguidanceonhotwater—giventothefoodindustryintheUS—heldtrue.Theyasked20peopletowashtheirhands20timeseachwithwaterthatwas15℃(59F),26℃(79F)or38degrees(100F).Volunteerswerealsoaskedtoexperimentwithvaryingamountsofsoap.Beforetheystartedthetests,theirhandswerecoveredinharmlessbugs.Researcherssaytherewasnodifferenceintheamountofbugsremovedasthetemperatureofthewaterortheamountofsoapchanged.ProfDonaldSchaffnersaid,“Peopleneedtofeelcomfortablewhentheyarewashingtheirhandsbutasfaraseffectivenessgoes,thisstudyshowsusthatthetemperatureofthewateruseddidnotmatter.”However,theresearchersaccepttheirstudyissmallandsaymoreextensiveworkisneededtodeterminethebestwaystoremoveharmfulbacteria.IntheUK,NHSexpertssaypeoplecanusecoldorhotwatertowashtheirhands.Theysayhandsshouldbewashedforatleast20secondsandstresstheimportanceofusingenoughsoaptocoverthewholesurfaceofthehands.Theirguidancefocusesonrubbinghandstogetherinvariouswaystomakesureeachsurfaceofeachhandisclean.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pouredcoldwater”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Proved.B．Contradicted.C．Created.D．Accepted.2、Aftertheywashedtheirhandswitheitherhotorcoldwater,_______.A．volunteersalldidn'tfeelverycomfortableB．volunteersalltalkedaboutAmericanfoodindustryC．volunteersstillhadmuchgermontheirhandsD．volunteersnearlyhadthesameamountofgermremoved3、Howdoresearchersfeelabouttheirstudy?A．Itispopular.B．Itisconvincing.C．Itisincomplete.D．Itisabstract.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．UsingColdWaterInsteadofHotWaterB．HowtoUseColdWatertoWashHandsC．It’sBettertoWashHandsinColdWaterD．WashingHandsinColdWaterasGoodasinHotWaterBHalfoffusuallyunaffordableproducts?Only$49.99forthat$100.00dinner?That’sthemagicofGroupon,butforsomesmallbusinessownersthe“greatbusiness”offeredbyGrouponcanbeequaltothekissofdeath.Howcouldthatoccur?ThemathofGrouponseemssimpleataglance,butuponfurtherinspectionthenumbersdon’taddupwhenitcomestosmallerbusinesses.AGroupontypicallyoffersa50%discountonaproductorservice;thentheremainingprofitisdividedbetweenGrouponandthesmallbusiness.WhileGrouponhasalreadyreceivedtheprofitinadvance,themerchantisleftwaitingfortheircut.Thoseworryingnumbersareassumingthepricecutis50/50,which,insomecases,isbeinggenerous.Whenyoubreakitdowntonumbers,aGroupondealseemsdisastrous,butit’snotonlythenumberssmallbusinessownershavetoworryabout.ThepointofGroupondealsistoattractnewandhopefullylongtermcustomers.Yet,doesthisactuallyhappen?ThemajorityofconsumersbuyingtheGrouponarethereforthebargainanddon’treturnafterusingtheirGroupon.CFHSJuniorAngelitaPopestated,“IlovethedealsofferedbyGroupon!Theycanreallysaveyousomuchmoney.”However,shewentontosaythatshehadn’treturnedoncetoanyofthebusinessesafterusingherGroupon.Forsomesmallbusinesses,thepressurelieswiththeresponsesoftheirloyalcustomers,whowatchasnewfacesgetthesameproductorserviceforhalfthepricethattheyhavebeenpayingforyears.Whenyoubreakitdown,Grouponindicatesthatthebusinessofferingthedealisnotonlywillingtobeflexiblewiththeirprice,butalsothattheirproductorserviceisn’tworththepricethey’rechargingfor.Whencombiningthesefactors,it’snowonderloyalcustomersareputoffbytheideaoftheirfavoriteshopofferingGroupons.NowIbynomeanssayGrouponshavebadeffectsonallbusinesses;howeverthestormofGrouponisactuallyadisasterforasmallbusiness.1、WhatisgoodaboutGroupon?A．Itcanofferalargediscount.B．Ithelpsaddupthenumbers.C．Itcanimprovethequalityoftheproduct.D．Itbringssmallbusinessownersmoreprofit.2、CFHSJuniorAngelitaPope’sstatementsuggeststhat.A．smallbusinessownersneedn’tworryaboutdealsB．peoplelikeusingGrouponinthesamebusinessC．thepurposeofGrouponistopromotebusinessD．Grouponmaynotbringcustomersback3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?A．Newfaces.B．Loyalcustomers.C．Groupondealers.D．Smallbusinesses.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Anewbusinesstrend—GroupondealingB．ThedevelopmentofaGrouponcompanyC．TheeffectsofGroupononsmallbusinessesD．Afantasticshoppingexperience—Groupon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．Mygreatestinspirationisnotfromaworld­knownfigure,butfromtheperseveranceofa6­year­oldboy.Today,moststudentsare1atthebeach.Iamnotamongthem.2，Ihavedevotedthewholedaytomakingsurethiseventrunswonderfully.Afteranentiredayof3，Iamstandingatthestagehandingoutprizestotheirluckyrecipients.Amongthegolfersaremusicians,lawyersanddoctors,allofwhom4foronecommoncause:Ryan.Helookedupatmewithhissparklingeyesandsmiles.Thisishis5ofthankingmefordevotingt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