西安科技大学《英语阅读》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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2022-2023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、IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget2、—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in3、Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered4、Ihavetorescheduletheappointmentwithyousincethereisa______inmyarrangement.A．contract B．contrast C．connection D．conflict5、—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching6、Wecametothestation________alltheway,only________thetrainhadjustleft.A．running,told B．torun,tellingC．torun,tobetold D．running,tobetold7、Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting8、Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe9、—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!10、—IsPetercoming?—No,he____hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.A．changes B．changedC．waschanging D．hadchanged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。AWhenadriverslamsonthebrakestoavoidhittingapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally,sheismakingamoraldecisionthatshiftsriskfromthepedestriantothepeopleinthecar.Self-drivingcarsmightsoonhavetomakesuchethical(道德的)judgmentsontheirown—butsettlingonauniversalmoralcodeforthevehiclescouldbeatoughtask,suggestsasurvey.Thelargesteversurveyofmachineethics,calledtheMoralMachine,laidout13possiblesituationsinwhichsomeone’sdeathwasunavoidable.Respondentswereaskedtochoosewhotospareinsituationsthatinvolvedamixofvariables:youngorold,richorpoor,morepeopleorfewer.Within18months,theonlinequizhadrecorded40milliondecisionsmadebypeoplefrom233countriesandterritories.Whentheresearchersanalysedtheseanswers,theyfoundthatthenationscouldbedividedintothreegroups.OnecontainsNorthAmericaandseveralEuropeannationswhereChristianityhasbeenthedominant(占支配地位的)religion;anotherincludescountriessuchasJapan,IndonesiaandPakistan,withstrongConfucianorIslamictraditions.AthirdgroupconsistsofcountriesinCentralandSouthAmerica,suchasColombiaandBrazil.Thefirstgroupshowedastrongerpreferenceforsacrificingolderlivestosaveyoungeronesthandidthesecondgroup,forexample.Theresearchersalsoidentifiedrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicfactorsinacountry.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromrelativelywealthycountrieswithstronginstitutions,suchasFinlandandJapan,moreoftenchosetohitpeoplewhosteppedintotrafficillegallythandidrespondentsinnationswithweakerinstitutions,suchasNigeriaorPakistan.Peoplerarelyfacesuchmoraldilemmas,andsomecitiesquestionwhetherthepossiblesituationsposedintheonlinequizarerelevanttotheethicalandpracticalquestionssurroundingdriverlesscars.Buttheresearchersarguethatthefindingsrevealculturaldifferencesthatgovernmentsandmakersofself-drivingcarsmusttakeintoaccountiftheywantthevehiclestogainpublicacceptance.AtleastBarbaraWege,whoheadsagroupworkingonautonomous-vehicleethicsatAudiinIngolstadt,Germany,sayssuchstudiesarevaluable.Wegearguesthatself-drivingcarswouldcausefeweraccidents,proportionally,thanhumandriversdoeachyear—butthatpeoplemightfocusmoreoneventsinvolvingrobots.SurveyssuchastheMoralMachinecanhelptobeginpublicdiscussionsabouttheseunavoidableaccidentsthatmightdeveloptrust.“Weneedtocomeupwithasocialconsensus,”shesays,“aboutwhichriskswearewillingtotake.”1、Whyisitdifficulttosetuniversalmoralrulesforprogrammingself-drivingcars?A．Socialvaluesalwayschangewiththetimes.B．Moralchoicesvarybetweendifferentcultures.C．Drivershaveapreferenceforsacrificingtheweak.D．Carmakersarefacedwithdecisionsoflifeordeath.2、Theresearchersconductedthestudyby_____.A．usingamassiveonlinequizworldwideB．comparingdifferentculturesandcustomsC．dividingtherespondentsintothreegroupsD．performingaseriesofcontrolledexperiments3、Accordingtothestudy,inwhichcountryaredriversmorelikelytohitapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally?A．Nigeria B．ColombiaC．Finland D．Indonesia4、BarbaraWegewouldprobablyagreethat_____.A．Self-drivingcarswillgreatlyimprovethetrafficenvironmentB．Accidentscausedbyself-drivingcarsmightreceivemoreattentionC．Problemsinvolvingself-drivingcarsmightshakethepublictrustinsocietyD．Carmakersneedn’ttaketheriskofsolvingself-drivingcarethicaldilemmasBIREADmostlyfictionbeforeIwasintroducedtoCaMalcolmGladwell'swork.InhisTEDtalkcalled"Choice,Happiness,andSpaghettiSauce(意大利面酱)",heusedtheexamplesofPepsiandspaghettisaucetoarguethatgivingpeoplechoicesmakesthemhappy.IfIhadonlyheardhisconclusionstatementandmissedtheevidencethatheemployed,Iwouldhavebeenwonderinghowhecouldarguesuchaninterestingpoint.Buthestructuredhisargumentlikeadetectivestory,witheachpuzzlepiececontributingtotheconclusion.Fascinated,IborrowedhisbookOutliers:TheStoryofSuccessfromthelibrary.Eachchapterhaditsownstoryandargument,andalloftheargumentswereaboutfactorsthatcontributedtoanindividual’ssuccessintheworld.Thedepthofhisresearchwasamazing.Inthefirstchapter,heanalyzedthereasonsbehindthecrashofKoreanAirFlight801in1997,whichkilledmorethan220people.Thedisastertookplacepartlybecausetheco-pilotdidn’tpointoutthemistakesthatthepilotwasmaking.InSouthKorea,it’sdisrespectfultodisagreewithhigherupseveniftheyaredoingsomethingwrong.Perhapsmostinterestingofall,GladwellexplainedwhyAsiansaresogoodatmath.HesaidAsiansgetanadvantagewhentheylearnhowtocountbecausetheirlanguagehasfewersyllables(音节)andmakesnumberseasiertoremember.ButGladwellismostlyinterestedinansweringmyfavoritequestion,"Why?”Andthat’sexactlywhyIlovehisworks.AfterreadingOutliers:TheStoryofSuccessandotherbookslikeit,Ifoundmyselfquestioningmycommonly-acceptedbeliefsmuchmoreoften.Afterall,whyshouldwetakeanythingforgranted?1、Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?A．TopromotesomeofGladwell’sbooks.B．TointroduceGladwellandhisbooks.C．ToshowhowGladwelldidresearchforhisbooks.D．ToexplainwhyheenjoysGladwell’sbooks.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGladwell’sTEDtalk?A．Surprisingbutpersuasive.B．Refreshingbutpuzzling.C．Interestingbutdoubtful.D．Funnybutconclusive.3、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Eatingspaghettisaucecanmakeyouhappy.B．CarelessnesscausedtheKoreanaircrashin1997.C．FewersyllablesgiveAsiansanadvantageinlearningmath.D．TheStoryofSuccessisaboutGladwell’spersonalsuccess.4、WhatreallymakestheauthorfallinlovewithGladwell’sworks?A．Hisstrongarguments.B．Hisamazingresearch.C．Hisdetective-likestories.D．Hisquestioningspirit.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．RaynorWinnandherhusbandMothbecamehomelessduetotheirwronginvestment.Theirsavingshadbeen1topaylawyers’fees.Tomakemattersworse,Mothwasdiagnosed（诊断）witha2disease.Therewasno3,onlypainrelief.Failingtofindanyotherwayout,theydecidedtomakea4journey,astheycaughtsightofanoldhikers’(徒步旅行者）guide.Thiswasalongjourneyofunaccustomedhardshipand5recovery.Whenleavinghome,RaynorandMothhadjust￡320inthebank.Theyplannedtokeepthe6lowbylivingonboilednoodles,withthe7hamburgershoptreat.Wildcampingis8inEngland.Toavoidbeingcaught,theWinnshadtogettheirtentup9andpackeditawayearlyinthemorning.TheWinnssoondiscoveredthatdailyhikingintheir50sisalot10thantheyrememberitwasintheir20s.Raynor11alloveranddesiredabath.Moth,meanwhile,afteraninitial12,foundhissymptomswerestrangely13bytheirdailytiringjourney.14,thecouplefoundthattheirbodiesturnedforthebetter,withre-foundstrongmusclesthattheythoughthad15forever."Ourhairwasfriedandfallingout,nailsbroken,clothes16toathread,butwewerealive."Duringthejourney,Raynorbeganacareerasanaturewriter.Shewrites,"17hadtakeneverymaterialthingfrommeandleftmetornbare,anemptypageattheendofa(n)18writtenbook.Ithadalsogivenmea19,eithertoleavethatpage20ortokeepwritingthestorywithhope.Ichosehope.”1、A．drawnupB．usedupC．backedupD．keptup2、A．mildB．commonC．preventableD．serious3、A．cureB．luckC．careD．promise4、A．businessB．walkingC．busD．rail5、A．expectedB．frighteningC．disappointingD．surprising6、A．budgetB．revenueC．compensationD．allowance7、A．frequentB．occasionalC．abundantD．constant8、A．unpopularB．lawfulC．attractiveD．illegal9、A．soonB．earlyC．lateD．slowly10、A．harderB．easierC．cheaperD．funnier11、A．rolledB．bledC．achedD．trembled12、A．struggleB．progressC．excitementD．research13、A．developedB．controlledC．reducedD．increased14、A．InitiallyB．EventuallyC．TemporarilyD．Consequently15、A．gainedB．keptC．woundedD．lost16、A．sewnB．washedC．wornD．ironed17、A．DoctorsB．HikingC．LawyersD．Homelessness18、A．wellB．partlyC．neatlyD．originally19、A．choiceB．rewardC．promiseD．break20、A．looseB．fullC．blankD．missing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。AsanelderlycouplewasabouttoshuttheirphonesoffonboardaflighttoAustraliaviaAbuDhabi,theynoticeda1．(miss)callfromtheirson-in-lawTheplanewasstartingtorollforwardontherunwaywhenthey2．(see)thetext:Theirgrandsonwasinspecialcarewith3．seriousillnessIftheydidn’tgetbacksoon,theymightmisstheirchancetosaygoodbyeThecouplegottheattentionoftheEtihadAirwayscrew,4．rushedtotellthepilotInsteadof5．(ignore)theirbegtostayonschedule,thekindheartedpilotturnedtheplanebackaroundtotheManchesterAirportgateAhear-warming6．(arrange)wasmadeFromthere,therestofthestaffjumpedintoget7．(they)homeasfastaspossibleSomecollectedtheirbagsandhelpedthecouplethroughtheairport,whileothersbroughttheircartoarrivalssothegrandparentscouldheadstraighthomeTheairlinesaidtheycouldusetheirticketsanothertime“I’vebeeninthetravelbusinessfor8．(decade)andneverheardofthishappening,”thecouple’stravelagent,BeckyStephenson,toldtheBBC．Theywereaware9．theimportanceofsayinggoodbyeforthecouple,sotheyofferedtohelpTheboypassedawaythenextday,whenhisgrandparentswouldhavebeeninAustralia,buttheyreachedhisbedsideintimetosaygoodbyeThecouplefeltgreatl