西昌学院《大学英语》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Schoolchildrenmustbetaughthowtodealwithdangerous________.A．statesB．conditionsC．situationsD．positions2、TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout3、—Doyouknowourtownatall?—Surely,thisisthethirdtimeI________here.A．cameB．comeC．havecomeD．amcoming4、—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior5、Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing6、Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone7、—You’vemadegreatprogressinyourEnglishstudy,haven’tyou?—Yes,butmuch.A．remainstodo B．isremainedtodoC．remainstobedone D．isremainedtobedone8、Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why9、Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what10、—NextweekIwillgotoajobinterview.willyougivemesomesuggestions?—Smilingisagreatwaytomakeyourself________.A．standout B．turnoutC．workout D．pickout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。ADutchbeachcomber(海滩拾荒者)WimKruiswijkhasaccumulatedacollectionof1,200messages-in-bottlesoverthecourseofnearly4decadesandhasrespondedtoalmostallofthem,68-year-oldKruiswijksaysthathisunusualhobbybeganin1983whenhefoundthreedriftbottles(漂流瓶)onhislocalbeach,eachcontaininglettersandreturnaddresses.Hewrotetoallthreeaddressesandwassurprisedtoreceiveresponsesfromeachone.Itwasthisexperiencethatarousedhisinterestinhuntingandcollectingmessagesinbottles,andhehasn’tstoppedlookingforthemsince.“IfindmymessagesinbottlesonthebeachofZandvoort,whereIlive,andontheDutchIslands,”KruiswijkrecentlytoldGreatBigStory.“Messagesinbottlesisslowmail.Ittakesyoudays,orweeks,ormonthstofindabottle.”Intheearlyyears,Kruiswijkwouldfindasmanyas50bottlesayear,butsince2000thathasslowedtoaround20-30finds,mainlyduetobeachcleaningefforts.HebelievesthattheriseoftheInternethasalsoplayedaroleinthediminishingnumberofmessagesinbottles,tellingDutchnewssitePZC,“IusedtogetaresponseathalfthebottlemessagesthatIanswered.Nowthat’sless;manypeoplewant‘instantsatisfaction’.”ThrowingamessageinabottleoutintotheseaisalongstandinghumantraditiondatingbacktothetimeoftheGreekphilosopherTheophrastus,about310BC，whousedthebottlestostudywatercurrents.Scientistsstillapplythemethodtothisday,asameanstohelpresearchersdevelopoceancirculationmaps,andtocrowdsourcescientificstudiesofoceancurrents.Inthepastbottleshavealsobeenusedtosenddistressmessagesfromsailorsintrouble.Theyalsohavebeenusedformemorialtributes,ortosendlovedones’ashesonafinaljourney.Oneofthemorecommonusesthoughisjusttosendinvitationsouttoprospectivepenpals,aquaintnotioninthesemoderntimes,but,asKruiswijksoclearlyshows,aneffectiveone.1、WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Kruiswijkfoundsecretshiddenindriftbottles.B．WhatmadeKruiswijkbecomeabeachcomber.C．HowKruiswijkformedthehobbyofcollectingdriftbottles.D．Kruiswijklikedtodosomeresearchonbottlesthrownintothesea.2、HowdidKruiswijkfeelthefirsttimehereceivedresponsefromdriftbottles?A．Satisfied.B．Asionished.C．Frightened.D．Disappointed.3、WhydoKruiswijkfindfewerdriftbottlesthanbefore?A．Peoplehatetoreceivemessagesfromstrangers.B．Manydriftbottleshavenotbeenwashedupontothebeaches.C．Driftbottlesappearingonthebeacharecleareduprapidly.D．FewerpeopleareinterestedinKruiswijk’smessageinbottles.4、What’sthepurposeofTheophrastususingthebottles?A．Toaskforrescue.B．Tolookforapenpal.C．Tostudyoceancurrents.D．Tosendamessagetohislovedperson.BThisyear’sfluseasonisprettyscary.Totrytominimizetheeffects,publicofficialsarestillurginganyonewhohasn’tyetgottentheirflushottogetoneassoonaspossible.However,evenifeverysinglepersongotashotinthearm,thevaccine(疫苗)—withitsexcellent36percenteffectiveness—wouldnotpreventeveryonefromgettinginfectedwiththeannoyingvirus.Knowledgeispower,sohere'swhatgoesoninyourbodywhenyoucomedownwiththeflu.Theinfluenzavirusprimarilyattacksyournose,throat,andthetubesthatleadtoyourlungs.Butthefluissomuchmorethanthat.Yourmusclesache,yourheadhurts,andyourappetitegoesdown,amongotherthings.Tooursurprise,almostallofthesesymptomshavelesstodowiththevirusitselfthanwithyourimmune(免疫的)responsetothem.Unfortunately,theverydefenseyouhaveinplacetogetridofthefluisthereasonyoufeelsopainfulwhenyourecover.Thevirususuallyentersthroughyourmouth,typicallybywayofyourhands.Butittakesafewdaysforsymptomstosetin.Whilethisprocessmightcausesomeharmtoyournoseandthroat,it'snothingmajor,andnothinglikethesymptomsthattypicallyaccompanyabadorevenmildcaseoftheflu.Therealfunstartswhenyourimmunesystembeginstofight.Yourimmunesystemcomesintwoparts:theinnatesystemandtheadaptive.Theinnateimmunesystemisessentiallyanall-purposetool.Assoonasyourbodysensesthepresenceofanyinjuryorinvader,theinnateimmunesystemlaunchesintoactionbyproducingtinyproteinscalledcytokinesandchemokines.Thecytokinesreproducealmostimmediatelyandstarttoattackthevirus.Thisincreaseinimmunecellscreatesaseriousinflammation(炎症)throughoutthebody.Buttheworstisstilltocome.Meanwhile,thechemokinesworkwiththeadaptiveimmunesystemtohelpcreateTcells.Thesecellsareaspecialtypeofwhitebloodcellthatworksinamuchmorespecificway:Theyfindtheinfluenzavirus,identifywhat'sspecialaboutit,andcreatesomethinguniqueontheirsurfacethatfindsanddestroyssimilarinvaders.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Allthevaccineisnoteffective.B．Noonecanavoidcatchingthisyear'sflu.C．Thisyear'sfluisthemostseriousoneinrecentyears.D．Publichealthofficialshavetouseagunwhennecessary.2、Whymanypartsofyourbodysufferwhileyou'rerecoveringfromaflu?A．Becauserecoveryfromillnessispainful.B．Becauseyourimmunesystemisworkingagainstyourdefensesystem.C．Becauseyourbodyisfightinghardagainsttheflu.D．Becausetheinfluenzavirusattacksyournose,throatandotherparts.3、Theunderlinedword“fun”inParagraph4canbereplacedby.A．joyB．battleC．actionD．program4、What'sthemainideaofParagraph4?A．Thefightbetweeninnateimmunesystemandtheadaptive.B．Thecategoriesofimmunesystem.C．Thewayimmunesystemworks.D．Theprocessofthedevelopmentofimmunesystem.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．WhateverNewYorkerKatyBensonwears,otherpeoplenotice.Itmightbesomethingsheherselfhasmade,oritmightbea(n)1combinationofthingsshehasputtogether.Herfriendsmaynotalways2herlatestcreation,butthentheyjust3Katy’sunusualtasteandsay:“That’skindofstrange,butitlooksOKonyou.”Othertimes,though,theycannotwaitto4her.AlloverAmerica,clothingmanufacturersarecreating“cutting-edge”kidslikeKaty.Theyknowwhatthese5youngpeoplearewearingtodaywillbewornbymillionsofotherstomorrow.Thisyouthmarketisabigbusiness.6,fashionschangequickly,andmanufacturershavea7job.Therightproducthastobe8,producedandshippedtothestoresattherighttime.Tohelp,theyoften9“edge”kidslikeKatytodiscussnewproductsandfashions.Theseteenagersdonothaveto10anything.Theyarepaidgoodmoneyfortheir11,whicharevery12whenacompanyisdecidingdirectionsitshouldandshouldnottake.“Influencers”areanotherimportantgroup.Theydonotinventnewtrends,13theyarequicktoadopttheonestheyseeintheshops.Theyhave14amongtheirfriends,whoarelikelytofollowtheirchoices.15,thethingstheydonotchooseneverbecomemainstream.SamOleksiisaninfluencer.Healwayslooksforthingsthatare16,andheshopseverywhere.Peoplesometimes17hislatestclothes,buttheymaywellbuythe18thingsafewmonthslater.LikeKaty,Samearnsmoneyfromhissenseof19.Edgekidsandinfluencerstogethermakeupfewerthanoneinfiveoftheirgeneration.However,theylargely20whatwillsoonbewornbytheothers.1、A．differentB．strangeC．attractiveD．obvious2、A．likeB．noticeC．rememberD．need3、A．ignoreB．avoidC．followD．accept4、A．praiseB．teachC．persuadeD．copy5、A．smartB．prettyC．creativeD．rich6、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Otherwise7、A．boringB．difficultC．satisfyingD．comfortable8、A．madeB．soldC．designedD．examined9、A．encourageB．tellC．inviteD．agree10、A．prepareB．buyC．bringD．wear11、A．opinionsB．productsC．photosD．articles12、A．honestB．helpfulC．objectiveD．special13、A．andB．soC．butD．or14、A．reputationB．faithC．supportD．power15、A．EquallyB．ClearlyC．SurprisinglyD．Gradually16、A．unusualB．cheapC．colorfulD．new17、A．putupwithB．payattentiontoC．laughatD．worryabout18、A．rightB．sameC．perfectD．necessary19、A．fashionB．businessC．directionD．freedom20、A．understandB．predictC．explainD．decide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。Itwasalmostmidnight,butMarycouldn’tfallasleep“Onesheep,twosheep…”She1．(start)tocountsheepButdiditreallywork?Actually,some2．(scientist)believethismaynotbeaverygoodwaytofallasleepSomepeopletrysohardtocountthattheycanbemoreclear-headedInstead,theycantrytakingabathtofallasleepTheycanalsothinkaboutaquietbeachorawalkinthewoods,3．canmakethemrelaxedandfallasleepmore4．(quick)第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）InmyEnglishclass,thereisayoungboywhonevertalk、Theboy,Michael,simplydoesnottalkinclass、Nomattersomuchtalkingisoccurredaroundhim,Michaelisneveraffected、Instead,hesitsquietlyathisdeskandlistensattentivetotherestthestudentstalkingandtheteacherspeaking、Oneday,Michaelwassurprisedusallbyraisinghishand、Hewasactuallyattemptingtotalk、Interestingandcuriousatthatwasgoingtohappenwhenhegotcalledon,weallleanedforwardagainstourdesk