西安交通大学城市学院《基础英语》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题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should2、—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen3、________theopportunitytospeakatthegraduationceremonymademeoverjoyed.A．Offering B．OfferedC．Tooffer D．Beingoffered4、—I'msorry.Ishouldn'thavebeensorudetoyou.—You________somethingnotverynicetome,butthat'sOK.A．havesaidB．hadsaidC．weresayingD．didsay5、—Hello,I________toaskifIcanbookaflighttickettoHainantomorrow?—Sorry,we’vealreadysoldout.A．phoneB．willphoneC．amphoningD．havephoned6、Thedisaster-strickenvillagewasinaccessible___________byhelicopter,andthestormaddedtotherescuers’difficulty.A．insteadof B．otherthan C．ratherthan D．regardlessof7、Peoplecrowdinto________cherrytreesareblooming,appreciatingthefreshspringsight.A．what B．whenC．which D．where8、_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless9、—Shegotherfirstsciencefictionpublished.Itturnedouttobe________.—Whenwasthat?—Itwasin2009________shewasstillincollege.A．success;that B．asuccess;whenC．success;when D．asuccess;that10、---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit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.BYoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to262、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education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．Thismorning,Isetoffverylateinmycartooffice,Iwasina1toreachmyofficeasmyclientswerewaitingformethere.Unfortunately,Igot2inatrafficjam.Allthevehiclesstoodupinalongline,anddriverswere3blowinghornstogetridoftheir4.Igotdownfrommycarandmovedforwardinsearchofthe5ofthetrafficjam.Ataturningayoungmanwasstrugglinghardtomoveforwardhiscar,whichmight6.Everyonetherewasjust7themanwithoutcomingtooffer8tohim.Meanwhile,theywere9themanforthetrafficjam.Thenumberofvehicleswasgraduallyincreasing.Themanlooked10aseveryoneputhimtothescorn（奚落）forcreatingthispublic11Nobodywasinthemoodof12themanforhiserror.Seeingthis,I13rushedtohelptheman,followedbyotherdrivers.We14topushthecar.Verysoonitstartedwithaloudsound.Themansmiledin15themomenthiscarworkedagain.Thenhethankedusand16toeveryonethereandmovedoff.AfterthatIwentintodeepthinkingoverthehuman17inthetimesofcrisis.Everyhumanonthisearthunavoidablymakeserrors.Whenotherpeopledothatweblame,butwhenweareinthesamecondition,wedesiretogain18.Inthetimesofcrisisweshouldtryto19themtogetherinsteadofblamingothers.Forgivingisa20choice,asitnotonlyavoidsconflictsfurther,butalsospreadsuniversallove.1、A．fashionB．hurryC．messD．way2、A．injuredB．stuckC．lostD．removed.3、A．properlyB．awkwardlyC．consideratelyD．constantly4、A．worryB．concernC．angerD．sadness5、A．causeB．evidenceC．influenceD．effect6、A．setoffB．turnoffC．breakdownD．pullup7、A．watchingB．directingC．comfortingD．checking8、A．admissionB．opportunitiesC．trustD．assistance9、A．observingB．blamingC．inspectingD．punishing10、A．frustratedB．impatientC．frightenedD．embarrassed11、A．progressB．focusC．practiceD．inconvenience12、A．forgivingB．criticizingC．annoyingD．encouraging13、A．eventuallyB．steadilyC．purposelyD．immediately14、A．pretendedB．cooperatedC．hesitatedD．promised15、A．vainB．secretC．reliefD．privacy16、A．apologizedB．shoutedC．explainedD．complained17、A．intelligenceB．relationshipC．attitudeD．practice18、A．satisfactionB．sympathyC．benefitD．trust19、A．neglectB．estimateC．simplifyD．overcome20、A．wiseB．similarC．painfulD．common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。Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIwaseighteen,summerfading,whenmyparentsdrovemetomyuniversityapartmentItwasmyfirstapartment1．(walk)myparentssolemnlybacktotheircar,InoticedthatmymotherhadtearsinhereyesI2．(struggle)toholdbackmyownSuchastrongwomanwasshe3．itwasraretoseesuchashowofemotionAtthetime,IwasrathersurprisedBeingtheyoungestoffivechildren,Ithoughtthatmyparentswereaccustomedto4．(let)goButmaybeit’ssomethingthatnevergetsanyeasier,5．manypracticeswingsyougetAsmyparentsdroveoff,Irealizedthattheywouldreturntoanemptyhome,6．alloftheirchildrenleavingtopursuedreamsandlivesoftheirownTheirnest,fullofloveandjoyforsolong,wasnowemptyRelishing(憧憬)mynew-foundfreedom,IconcentratedonmycollegelifeMyparentsdidtheirbesttogivemespacetolearnandgrow,evenifIneglectedtocallorvisitItwasatimeof“firsts,”andatasteoffirst“lasts”IhaverecentlybeenplayingTravelFrog,amobilegamethathasmeemotionally7．(influence)Inthegameyougatherresources,sendyourfrogonhisadventuresandyourpayoffis,*drumrollplease*postcardsThat’sright,postcardsIthoughtitwasasilly,overly-simplisticgameatfirst,butthenitstartedtobringbackmemoriesfromlongagoWhilethegamelacksthenarrativedetailortheinteractivityofothergames,youhavealesson8．(learn)fromyouritinerant(四处奔波的)“FrogSon”Youdonotcontrolwhenhesetsoffonhisadventures,9．canyoubesurethatyourhardworkwilllandyouacoveted(梦寐以求的)postcardThisgame,however,hasemotionallyaffectedmanyplayersThey10．(remind)oftheirparentswhorestlesslyawaittheirreturnhome,theirfamiliarvoices,theirloveParentssacrificealargepartofthemselvesfortheirchildrenItisasacrificethatcanonlybepaidbackwithlove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。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：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。Timespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyable.Hereisamovingstoryaboutit.Oncetherewasamedicalstudentwanted