荆楚理工学院《英语精读二》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、Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing2、—Jenny，howdidyourmathexamgo?—IthoughtI________，butinfactIcameinthetop10%intheclass.A．mighthavefailed B．couldn’thavefailed C．shouldhavefailed D．mustn’thavefailed3、—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten4、Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views5、—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur6、Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful7、Iamsothrilledtohavemyunderwaterphotos______intheNationalGeographicandonthecover!A．tobefeatured B．featured C．beingfeatured D．tofeature8、--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For9、Interestisas________tolearningastheabilitytounderstand，evenmoreso.A．vital B．availableC．specific D．similar10、Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded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。ASensesThatWorkTogetherWhenwethinkabouthowoursenseswork,weusuallyimaginethemoperatingseparately:yousniffaflower,andthesmellisdelivereduninterruptedfromnosetobrain.However,it’smorecomplexthanthat.Mostevidenceforcross-modalperception(知觉)comesfromstudiesintosoundandvision(视觉).Butresearchthatshowsothersensescrossingoveriscomingoutallthetime,anditseemsthatevensoundandsmellsometimesformanunlikelypairing.WhenNewYorkresearchers,DanielWessonandDonaldWilson,triedtofindoutthetruthabouta“mysterious”areaofthebraincalledtheolfactorytubercle,theyhadtodealwiththisfact.Originally,theyonlyintendedtomeasurehowolfactorytuberclecellsinmicerespondedtosmell.Butduringtesting,Wessonnoticedthateverytimeheputhiscoffeecupdown,themousecellsjumpedinactivity.Infact,theolfactorytubercleiswell-placedtoreceivebothsmellandsoundinformationfromtheoutsideworld.Latertheyfoundthatamongseparatecells,mostrespondedtoasmellbutasignificantnumberwerealsoactivewhenasoundwasmade.Somecellsevenbehaveddifferentlywhensmellandsoundwerepresentedtogether,byincreasingordecreasingtheiractivity.Ofcourse,micearen’tpeople,soresearchteamhasbeencarryingoutfurtherexperiments.Theypulledtogetheragroupofpeopleandgavethemvariousdrinkstosmell.Participantswereaskedtosniffthedrinks,andthenmatchthemtoappropriatemusicalinstrumentsandproducethenotesatdifferentlevels.Theresultswereinteresting:pianowasregularlypairedwithfruityfragrances;strongsmellssoundedliketheinstrumentsthataremadeofmetal.Furtherresearchfoundthatlisteningtodifferentsoundscanchangeyourperceptions.Studyingtastethistime,theteamorderedsomespecialtoffee(太妃糖)andputtogether“soundscapes”correspondingtobitternessandsweetness.Participantstastedsimilarpiecesoftoffeewhilelisteningtoeachsoundscape,andfoundthetoffeemorebitterorsweeter,dependingonwhichsoundtracktheywerelisteningto.Studieslikethisarehelpingscientistscorrectlydescribeourunderstandingofthesenses,andhowthebraincombinesthemwithitsadvantage.Theconsequencesareworthconsidering.Couldweseemusiciansworktogetherwithchefstoproducesound-improvedfoodanddrink?Willyoubeorderingacoffeewithasoundtracktobringoutyourfavoritesmell?Cometothinkofit,thatcouldbeonethingyouhopecoffeeshopchainsdon’tgetroundto.1、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A．Alotofresearchfocusesonthesenses.B．Soundandvisionarerelativelyeasytostudy.C．Therecanbealinkbetweensoundandsmell.D．Evidenceaboutthewaysensesworkishardtoobtain.2、InWessonandWilson’sresearch,______.A．themicewereaffectedmoresignificantlybysoundB．theresultconfirmedwhattheresearchershadsuspectedC．themiceseemedtobeafraidofcertainsoundsorsmellsD．theconnectionbetweensoundandsmellwasfoundbychance3、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Participantstookanactivepartintheexperiments.B．Thepurposeofthefurtherexperimentswastotallydifferent.C．Theresultfailedtosupportwhatwasfoundinpreviousexperiments.D．Experimentsshowedthatlinksbetweensoundandsmellwereconsistent.4、Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheeffectoftheresearch?A．Sheisexcitedaboutthecreativechances.B．Sheissurprisedattherecentdevelopments.C．Sheisconvincedthatthefindingswillbeusedsoon.D．Sheisworriedabouthowtheknowledgecanbeapplied.BManyofyouarestudyinghardbecauseyouhavetocompetewithmanyothersintheupcomingnationalcollegeentranceexam.Butitmaynotoccurtoyouthatoneofyourcompetitorsisarobot.Anartificialintelligence(AI)robotwilltakepartinthe37NationalCollegeEntranceExam,reportedChinaDaily.“Therobotwillsitthreeexams:math,Chinese,andacomprehensivetestofliberalarts(文科),whichincludeshistory,politicsandgeography,”LinHui,CEOofanAIcompanyinChengdu.Liketheotherswhotaketheexam,therobotwillhavetofinishthetestsinthegiventime.Butinsteadoftakingexamstogetherwithotherstudents,therobotwilltakeitsexamsinaclosedroomwithoutanyoneelsepresent,exceptforproctors(监考人)andanotary(公证人).ItisexpectedtobetotallydisconnectedfromtheInternetandsolvetheproblemswithitsAIprogram.It’sbelievedthatChineseandthetestofitsliberalartsskills,ratherthanitsmathskills,willgivetherobotitsbiggestchallenges.Questionsinmathareobjectivewithspecificanswers,whileintheothertestsubjectstherearesomesubjectivequestionsthattestskillssuchasreadingcomprehensionandessaywriting.Therobotaimstobeenrolledinoneofthefirst-classChineseuniversitiesin37,andthentrytogetintothemorefamousuniversitiesofTsinghuaorPekingUniversityin4.1、Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto_________.A．laymoreburdenonGrade3studentsB．informreadersoftheexplosivenewsC．introducethefunctionoftherobotD．predictwhatrobotswilldointhefuture2、What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．ThedifferencesbetweentherobotandothercandidatesB．ThespecificinformationabouthowtherobotwilltaketheexamC．TheidealuniversitiesoftherobotD．Theadvantagestherobothas3、Whichisoneofthebiggestchallengesfortherobotcandidate?A．MathcalculatingB．ObjectivequestionsC．LiberalartsskillsD．Physicsquestions4、Choosethecorrectoneaccordingtothepassage.A．TherobotcandidatewillhaveitsseparateproctorsB．TherobotwillparticipateinChinese,English,mathandscienceC．TherobotisnotdesignedtobeadmittedtouniversitiesD．TherobotconnectedfromtheInternetwillsitforthecollegeentranceexam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．Formany,justtakingpartinasinglemarathonistheachievementofalifetime.ButforJulieWeiss,ithasbecomea1routine.Shehasrun52marathons-onceaweek-forthepastyearinmemoryofherdadwho2just35daysafterhewas3withpancreaticcancer(胰腺癌)．WhenJulieWeisslostherfatherin2010,shewas4tofindtheresearchforpancreaticcancerissoshortoffund."Itmademefeel5”shesaid,“IknewIhadtodosomething."Sothismarathonqueen,6shecallsherself,didwhatshedidbest:Shewentrunning.Havingcompleted25marathonsduringthe7twoyears,Julienowvowed(发誓)torun52marathonsin52weeksin8ofherfather.Afteraskingpeopleto9moneyforeachmarathon,she10awebsite,marathon,tocollectmoneyforthePancreaticCancerActionNetwork(PANCAN),anonprofitorganization.raceevery11insomecityacrossNorthAmerica.12leavingworkat5p,m.onFridayshewouldbereadytobeginthenextrace,beforeshe13hometoCaliforniaonSunday.Juliefinishedherl,362.4-milejourneyinMarch2013,14morethan$200,000intheprocessforPANCAN.Whilerunning,shestucktoastricttrainingschedule."Mybody'sgettingusedtothis.I'mchangingmydiet,becomingmorehealthyandlearningtorunmore15."shesaid.Whenhermusclesbeganto16,shekepther17inmind."Whenyoudowhatyoulove,forthoseyoulove,thatiswherethe18happen.Togetherwecanmakea(n)19,andpavethewayforahappy,healthy,cancerfreelife."shesaid.1、A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．yearly2、A．passedby B．passedaway C．diedoff D．diedout3、A．connected B．diagnosed C．treated D．dealt4、A．inspired B．exhausted C．interested D．shocked5、A．desirable B．helpless C．hopeful D．wishful6、A．while B．what C．as D．since7、A．previous B．precious C．present D．precise8、A．search B．need C．honor D．place9、A．pay B．donate C．make D．earn10、A．setup B．madeup C．heldup D．brokeup11、A．experiment B．stage C．road D．journey12、A．day B．morning C．weekend D．weekday13、A．At B．By C．With D．On14、A．parted B．left C．headed D．missed15、A．raising B．earning C．spending D．wasting16、A．merrily B．efficiently C．specifically D．casually17、A．swell B．stress C．burn D．ache18、A．strength B．relief C．motivation D．interest19、A．miracles B．accidents C．challenges D．events20、A．offer B．sacrifice C．promise D．difference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。NowwheneverIgetcloseto1．(lose)mypatience,I’llthinkofareportthatIwatchedonTVyearsagoIt2．(report)thatnearly100,000peoplediedfromtrafficaccidentsthatyear,causingalotofdamageandpainforindividualsandsocietyRoadsafetyhasaroused3．(wide)attentionofthepublicthaneverbeforeInrecentyears,manyrules4．(make)toreducethetrafficcrashes,especiallyfortheones5．(involve)inthepedestriansAsfarasI’mconcerned,weshouldtakeroadsafety6．(serious)inourdailylifeWhileusingtheroad,wemustwalkonthepavement,takenoticeofthetrafficlightsandlearntoprotect7．Besides,cardriversshouldobeythetrafficrules,whichisbothgoodforthemselvesandothersAboveall,weshouldteachourchildrentotreasurelifeandgettoknowandobeythetrafficrulesAll8．all,lifeissopreciousthatwecan’taffordtoloseitObeyingthetrafficrulesis9．allofusshouldpayattentionto10．(particular)Onlybyattachinggreatimportancetotrafficsafetycanweallliveabetterlife第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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。MybrotherTomwasveryselfishwhenhewasalittleboy.Hedidnotwantsharethingswithotherpeople.Forexample,whenheboughtachoc