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《美国文学史及作品选读》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、Salesdirectorisaposition_______communicationabilityisjustasimportantassaleskills.A．which B．thatC．when D．where2、—Allthecontainershavebeenunloaded!CanithavebeendonebyFrank?—Impossible!He________hiscarlastnight.A．hasfixedB．hadfixedC．wouldfixD．wasfixing3、Howwasyourevening?WewenttoJoe’sandhad____.Wereallyenjoyedourselves.A．awhiteelephant B．asquaremeal C．asacredcow D．thesaltoftheearth4、Ithoughtithardtocompletetheprojectthen,butI________mymind.A．willchangeB．wouldchangedC．havechangedD．hadchanged5、Whatsurprisedusmostisthathedoesn’tknow________thedifferencesbetweenthetwobookslie.A．thatB．whatC．whichD．where6、Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance._______.A．GoodtoknowB．I’llsayC．IhearyouonthatoneD．Can’targuewiththat7、Asa(n)________andeffectivemethod,expresswaynoisebarrierisaprimarymeasureusedtoreducetrafficnoise.A．correctional B．flexible C．economical D．investigative8、Hehadagreatdearietohaveahomeofhisown,______hehadalwayslivedwithhisgrandmother.A．or B．and C．so D．for9、Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what10、Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that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。AKettle’sYard,CambridgeThismodern-artgalleryinaVictorianhousewasfoundedinthe1950sbyTateJimandreopenedinFebruaryfollowingatwo-yearredevelopmentbyJamieFobertArchitects,theteambehindthe2017TateStevesextension.Thismeansanewcafe,afour-flooreducationwingandimprovedgalleryspacethatcanaccommodatemorevisitors.Thegallery’spermanentcollectionincludesworksbyJoanMiró,HenryMooreandBarbaraHepworth.BeingBrunel,BristolTocelebratethelifeandworkoffamouscivilengineerIsambardKingdomBrunei,BeingBruneiwillopeninMarchonBristol’sharbourside.Themuseumwillincludearangeofinteractiveandentertainingexhibits,includingtalkingportraitsofhisfriendsandfamilyandpersonalpossessions,includingan1821schoolreport.Itisagoodplaceforfamiliestostrengthenconnections.RoyalAcademyofArts,LondonTheRAreopenson19Mayforits250thanniversary,followinga£50mrenovation(翻新)withagalleryandexpandedexhibitionprogramme.Thesewillincludethreeday-litgalleries,whichwillhostexhibitionswithafocusoncontemporaryartandarchitecture.ThegrandfrontwalloftheBurlingtonGardensbuildinghasalsobeenrestored—possiblythefirsttimeit’shadapropercleaninits150yearhistory.V&A,DundeeOneofthemostsignificantnewopeningsoftheyearwillbeScotland’sfirstdesignmuseumandalsothefirstV&AanywhereoutsideofLondonon15September.ThemuseumbuildingsitsontheriverTay.ItwillcelebrateScottishdesignandobjectsinitscollection.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBeingBrunel?A．Ithasalongschoolreport.B．Itincludesthreeday-litgalleries.C．Itisfamily-friendly.D．Itpossessespermanentcollections.2、ThepurposeoftheRAreopeningis_______.A．toexpandtheexhibitionB．tomarkits250thanniversaryC．todisplaycontemporaryartD．topresentits150-yearhistory3、Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A．Tocomparedifferenttouristattractions.B．ToattractmorevisitorstotheUK.C．Todescribesomefamousmuseumsandartists.D．Tointroduceopeningsofsomefamousartmuseums.BCanyoutrustyourveryfirstchildhoodmemories?Maybenot,anewstudysuggests.Pastresearchesshowthatpeople'searliestmemoriestypicallyformaround3to3.5yearsofage.Butinarecentsurveyofmorethan6,600people,Britishscientistshavefoundthat39percentofparticipantsclaimedtohavememoriesfromage2oryounger.Thesefirstmemoriesarelikelyfalse,theresearcherssaid.Thiswasparticularlythecaseformiddle-agedandolderadults.Forthestudy,researchersaskedparticipantstodescribetheirfirstmemoryandtheageatwhichitoccurred.Participantsweretoldtheyhadtobesurethememorywastheonethathadhappened.Forexample,itshouldn'tbebasedonaphotograph,afamilystoryoranysourceotherthandirectexperiences.Thentheresearchersexaminedthecontent,languageanddescriptivedetailsoftheseearliestmemoriesandworkedoutthelikelyreasonswhypeoplewouldclaimtohavememoriesfromanagewhenmemoriescannotform.Asmanyofthesememoriesdatedbeforetheageof2,thissuggeststheywerenotbasedonactualfacts,butfactsorknowledgeabouttheirbabyhoodorchildhoodfromphotographsorfamilystories.Oftenthesefalsememoriesarefiredbyapartofanearlyexperience,suchasfamilyrelationshipsorfeelingsad,theresearchersexplained."Wesuggestthatwhataremembererhasinmindwhenrecallingfictionalearlymemoriesis…amentalrepresentationconsistingofrememberedpiecesofearlyexperiencesandsomefactsorknowledgeabouttheirownbabyhoodorchildhood,"studyauthorShaniaKantarsaidinajournalnewsrelease,"Additionally,furtherdetailsmaybeunconsciouslyinferredoradded.Suchmemory-likementalrepresentationscome~overtime,tobecollectivelyexperiencedwhentheycometomind,sofortheindividual,theyquitesimplyarememories,whichparticularlypointtobabyhood.""Importantly,thepersonrememberingthemdoesn'tknowthisisfictional,"studyco-authorMartinConwaysaid"Infact,whenpeoplearetoldthattheirmemoriesarefalsetheyoftendon'tbelieveit."1、Whatcanwelearnfromarecentstudy?A．Memoriesformaftertheageof3. B．ParticipantsaregoodattellingstoriesC．Adultsarelikelytoformfalsememories D．Earliestmemoriesmayplayatrickonus2、Whichsourcedidtheresearchersrequirefortheearliestmemories?A．Adirectexperience. B．Afamilystory.C．Afamilyphoto. D．Asadfeeling.3、WhatarethesefictionalearlymemoriesaccordingtoKantar?A．Theyarerepeatedmentalrepresentations.B．Theyareacollectionofearlyexperiences.C．Theyareacombinationofbothfactsandfictions.D．Theyarefurtherdetailsofrememberedexperiences.4、Whichpartofanewspaperisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A．Society. B．Psychology. C．Technology. D．Health.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．SnowboardingintheMountainsIwillneverforgettheexperienceofseeingapartofCanadaandsnowboardinginthemountains.Igotalittleemotionalonthe1fromMontrealtoourfirststopinVancouver.AlthoughIhaveto2thatIwatchedamoviewhileweflewovertheprairies(大草原),Ididoccasionally3outofthewindowtoseewhatwaswhat!4mostofthemountainsinAlbertaandB．C．werecoveredincloudssoIhadto5ourdrivefromKelownatoRevelstoketoseethosemountains!I6I'denteredintoLordoftheRingsterritory(领地)aswetookalifttogettothetopofMt.MackenzieinRevelstoke.BeforesnowboardingIlearnednotto7coffeeinthemorning,whichonlyaddedshakingtomy8duringthefirstfewdescents(滑雪下坡)oftheday.Snowboardinginpowderisquite9fromridingtheicyslopes(斜坡)inQuebec.Atleastwhenyou10downseveralmeters,it'slikefallingonpillows!Mymain11,however,wasgettingstuckinthefew12sectionsofthemountain,thoughafew13skiersgavemearidebylettingmegrabtheirskipolesand14metothenextdrop.Eventhoughwecould15reallyskithetophalfofthemountain,itwasstillatleasttwicethesizeofthemountainweusually16!Ourphonepicturesdon'tdojusticetothesemountains,17wehaveourown18.WhenmyhusbandandIaskedeachotherwhatwasourfavorite19ofthetrip,otherthanspendingtimewitheachother,itwas20theview.1、A．train B．ship C．plane D．car2、A．admit B．pretend C．recall D．regret3、A．go B．look C．walk D．stare4、A．Luckily B．Particularly C．Possibly D．Unfortunately5、A．endwith B．pickup C．waitfor D．startfrom6、A．felt B．dreamt C．imagined D．agreed7、A．sell B．drink C．cook D．store8、A．nervousness B．confidence C．excitement D．delight9、A．absent B．tired C．safe D．different10、A．fall B．slip C．ski D．look11、A．task B．issue C．concern D．idea12、A．ugly B．rough C．steep D．flat13、A．helpful B．young C．aged D．single14、A．throwing B．dragging C．lifting D．deserting15、A．even B．almost C．only D．yet16、A．stay B．visit C．climb D．ski17、A．and B．so C．for D．but18、A．memories B．advantages C．feelings D．tips19、A．mountain B．part C．place D．friend20、A．hardly B．normally C．certainly D．strangely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。Duringaninterview,ProfessorHawkingwarnedthatAI(人工智能)willsoonreachalevel1．itwillbea“newformoflifethatwillperform2．(well)thanhumans”ProfessorHawkingevenwentsofarastosaythatAImayreplacehumansaltogether,3．hedidn’tstateexactlyatimelineforhisforecastHesaid:“IfearthatAImayreplacehumansaltogetherIfpeopledesigncomputerviruses,someonewilldesignAIthatimprovesandcopies4．(it)Thiswillbeanewformoflifethatoutperformshumans”During5．interview,ProfessorHawkingalsourgedmorepeopletotakeaninterestinscience,6．(say)thattherewouldbe“seriousconsequences”ifthisdidn'thappenHesaidthatanewspaceprogrammeshould7．(develop),addinghumanmayhavetoturntoothersuitableplanetsforhabitation8．(eventual)Hesaid:“IbelievewehavereachedthepointofnoreturnOurEarthisbecomingtoosmallforus,globalpopulationisincreasingata9．(surprise)rateandweareindangerofself-destructing”Thisisn'tthefirsttimethatHawking10．(express)fearsabouttheriseofAIInOctoberlastyear,hewarnedthatartificialintelligencecoulddevelopawillofitsownthatisinconflictwiththatofhumanity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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Lastyear,Iwentshoppinginadepartmentstore.LittledoIknowthatIwasheadingforaverynewexperience.WhileIwaswalkingaroundthestore,Ihappenedtoseetheforeignertryingtoexplainherselfwithasalesman.Gatheringhercourage,Idecidedtostepinandhelpedherexplainherself.Fortunately,Icouldunderstandthatshewastalkingabout,soIjust