西华师范大学《英语演讲与辩论》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院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should2、Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen3、Sheis____________beingpleasedaboutit;sheisveryangry.A．freefrom B．freeof C．outof D．farfrom4、Menmustconsidereating,drinking,clothingandfindingshelter_____theycanpursueentertainmentandrecreation.A．untilB．unlessC．beforeD．because5、－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather6、InAustralia,manyroadsignsarenowbothinEnglishandChinese,______iteasierforChinesetouriststotravel.A．makingB．madeC．makeD．makes7、It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating8、—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some9、Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them10、－Thezookeeperwasreallyannoyedwithme.－Howcouldhehavebeenifyou____stonesattheanimals?A．didn’tthrow B．don’tthrowC．hadn’tthrown D．haven’tthrown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。ACyclistAlainSuchhasbeendroppedfromtheIngotelcyclingteamfortwoyearsafterapositivedrugtestattheInstituteofdrugFreeSport.“Iwasflabbergasted.”SaidDidierGarcia,fromTeamIngotel.“Alainjoinedourteamlastmonthandwehadnoideathathewasbeingexamined.”It’sastorythathasbecomemoreandmorefamiliarinrecentyears.Dr.MohammadFarnood,aleadingsportsscientistfromCairo,Egypt,said,“Itisthoughtthatsomeathleteswilllookforotherwaystoimproveperformanceinadditiontousingdrugs.”However,ithasnotalwaysbeenagainstthelaw.IntheOlympicsin1904,ThomasHickswonthemarathonafterusingdrugsinthemiddleoftherace.Infact,thefirstonedidn’tmakehimfeelbetterforlong,sohewasgivenanotherand,asaresult,hefelldownsoonafterfinishingandknewnothing.Anotheronemaywellhavekilledhim.Thingsareverydifferenttoday.Somescientistsareconsideringthepossibilitiesofusinggeneticengineeringtofurtherdevelopathletes’abilities.“Ifitworkswithnoriskofdiscovering,”saidDrFarnood,“thenit’slikelytobecomecommonpracticeforathletes.”Researchersarelookingatthepossibilityofidentifying“athletic”genesandcorrectingweakones.Putintopractice,thiswouldmakeapersonhealthierandstronger.Oncescientistsunderstandwhatgenesoftopathleteslooklike,itmightevenbecomepossibletoidentify“athletic”genesinyoungpeople,andthenmoneycouldbespentonchildrenwhohavethemostpromisinggenes.“Peoplearebeginningtorecognizethatgeneticscaninmanywaysdogoodtooursociety,forexampleinsavinglivesandincreatingbetterqualityfoodforpeople.”DrFarnoodsays.“So,isitfairtousegeneticengineeringinsport?Youcouldaskifit’sfairforsomerunnerstousethelatestscientificallydevelopedfootwear.Thekeyquestioniswhetherit’savailabletoeveryone.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“flabbergasted”inParagraph1mean?A．Shy.B．Proud.C．Excited.D．Surprised.2、WhathappenedtoThomasHicksin1904?A．Hewasbadlyhurtintraining.B．Hebrokethelawwhenrunninginarace.C．Hetookdrugsandalmostgotkilled.D．HelostthematchintheOlympicGames.3、Whomayshowthegreatestconcernaboutusinggeneticengineeringinsport?A．DidierGarcia.B．ThomasHicks.C．CyclistAlainSuch.D．DrMohammadFarnood.4、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5and6?A．Thepossibilityofidentifying“athletic”geneshasbecomeavailable.B．It’snotclearwhetheritisfairtousegeneticengineeringinsport.C．Thepracticeofusingdrugsinsporthasalonghistory.D．It’sdangeroustousedrugsinsport.BManypeoplewronglythinkthatcitiesdon’thavefarmsandfruitsandvegetablesareonlygrowninthecountry.Believeitornot,therearemoreurbanfarmspoppingupincitiesallovertheworld.AlexandraSullivan,afoodsystemsresearcherinNewYork,studiesurbanagriculture.Urbanagricultureisanothernameforfarmingandgardeninginacityenvironment.Ms.Sullivanstudieseverythingfromtinygardensinemptylotsbetweenbuildingstobiggerfieldsthathavebeenplantedandgrown.AccordingtoMs.Sullivan,“Urbanagriculturehasexistedsincecitieshave,acrosstheworld.”Thenumberofhumanslivinginurbanareas,orcities,isincreasing.Theamountofpeoplewhowantedtogardeninurbanareasisalsorising.Ms.Sullivansays,“Insmallgardens,onrooftopsandindoors,cityresidentsgrowfruits,vegetables,grains,andherbs,andraiseanimalstoproducemilk,eggs,honey,andmeat.Cityresidentsusethesefoodsassupplementstofoodproducedbyruralagriculture.”Eventhoughsomepeoplewholiveinurbanareasgrowcrops,urbanresidentsstillneedtorelyonfoodgrowninruralareas.Thisisbecauseacitydoesn’thaveenoughspacetogrowenoughfoodforeveryonelivinginit.InNewYorkCity,urbanfarmershavecomeupwithmanydifferentwaystogrowtheirownproduce,eventhoughthereisn’talotofroom.Forexample,BrooklynGrangeisafarmingoperationthathastworooftopvegetablefarmsinNewYorkCity.Alltogether,thefarmsaremadeupof2.5acresofrooftopspace.ThismakesBrooklynGrangeoneofthelargestrooftopfarmingoperationsintheworld.BrooklynGrangegrowsallkindsofthings.Thefarmingcompanysellsitsvegetablestolocalresidentsandrestaurants.Andbecausethefarmsareonrooftops,theyarespeciallyadaptedtotheirurbanlocation.Theyuseavailablespacethatisnotneededforanythingelse.Asmoreurbanfarmersfindwaystogrowfoodincities,urbanresidentswillbebetterabletogetfreshermaterialsfortheirmeals.1、WhichofthefollowingisMs.Sullivan’sopinionabouturbanagriculture?A．Urbanagriculturehasdevelopedrecently.B．Urbanagriculturetakestoomuchcityspace.C．Urbanagriculturehasahistoryaslongascities.D．Urbanagriculturecantaketheplaceofruralagriculture.2、Fortraditionalagriculture,urbanagricultureisa(n)________.A．modelB．additionC．competitorD．replacement3、WhatcanwelearnaboutBrooklynGrangeinNewYorkCityfromthetext?A．Ithaslargefarmingareas.B．Itcanonlygrowsingleproducts.C．Itproducesenoughfoodforcitizens.D．Itmakesuseofrooftopspacetogrowvegetables.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheurbanfarms?A．Critical.B．Positive.C．Worried.D．Confused.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．Itwasanunforgettableexperience.WesatinaboatwaitingforOfai.Hewasswimmingunderwater.Thereweremanybeautifulshellsatthebottom.Ifhecouldeverfindsomeandbringthem1,hewouldmakealotofmoney.Itwasagoodandfastwaytobecomerich.MyuncleHarrywaswithustotakecareofus.SuddenlyIsawOfai2hisarms.ThenIcouldseealargesharkfish3underthewater.AllatonceIwas4andheldmybreath.“Ashark!”criedmyuncle.Ananxiousexpressionsuddenly5onhisface.HewasthinkingofhowtosaveOfai.We6atmyuncleandwaitedforhimtotake7.Thefishcamenear.Nowwecouldseehimbetter.Hewasofayellow-browncolorandasbigasourboat.WhatcouldwedotohelpOfai?Hehadbeenunderwaterformorethananhour.Sobynowhemustbevery8anditwasdifficultforhimtoswimfastenoughto9thetrouble.ThinkingthatOfai’slifewasatgreatrisk,myunclecould10itnolonger.Without11hetookhisknifeandjumpedintothewater.Downhewentaftertheman-eatingfish.Thesharkwas12straightforOfai.Then,suddenly,thefishturned.Myuncle’sstrongarmhad13theknifedeepintothesideofthegreatfish.Thewaterturnedredasbloodranfromtheshark.NowOfaihadtimetoreachthetop.Atlasthewassafeintheboat.Butthefishwas14.Heturnedto15themanwhohadhurthim.Asheswamtomyuncle,heopenedhisgreatmouth.Againtheknifewentforward.Thistimeitcutdeepintotheshark’snose.Foraminutethesharklay16.NowUnclewasabletoswimtothetop.Ofaiquicklypulledhimintotheboat.Itwasn’tlongbeforethesharkcameto17.Hehittheboatwithsuchahard18thatthesideswerealmostpushedin.Werowedashardaspossibleandfinallyweweresafeontheseashore.Itwasmyuncle’s19andabilitythatsavedOfaiandallofus.Welearnedalessonfromthisexperiencethatcourage20everythingintimeofgreatdanger.Wewillalwayskeepthisexperienceinmind.1、A．downB．upC．inD．forward2、A．waveB．riseC．holdD．extend3、A．lyingB．crawlingC．movingD．jumping4、A．annoyedB．excitedC．astonishedD．frightened5、A．appearedB．existedC．reflectedD．flashed6、A．calledB．staredC．laughedD．shouted7、A．measureB．stepC．actionD．advice8、A．tiredB．excitedC．disappointedD．satisfied9、A．putupwithB．breakawayfromC．getalongwithD．getoutof10、A．makeB．standC．holdD．accept11、A．difficultyB．permissionC．delayD．preparation12、A．waitingB．headingC．fightingD．looking13、A．turnedB．passedC．tookD．sent14、A．sadB．calmC．braveD．angry15、A．seeB．helpC．attackD．protect16、A．quietB．frightenedC．stillD．discouraged17、A．lifeB．noticeC．mindD．anend18、A．movementB．weightC．crashD．blow19、A．courageB．kindnessC．clevernessD．enthusiasm20、A．mattersB．meansC．suggestsD．predicts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。IhavebeenlearningEnglishforthelastfiveyearsandoneofthethings1．hashelpedmetoimproveisreadingIlovereadingandoftenreadduringmyfreetimeFirst,I2．(start)readingeasythingsinEnglish,likerecipes(食谱)forcookingandshortstories3．(write)especiallyforlanguagelearnersThenImovedontolongerstoriesandnewspaperarticles4．firstIfoundthatreadingwasdifficultbecauseofthevarietyofvocabularyandthegrammar,5．thissoonbecameeasierandIfoundthatIcouldunderstandmoreandmoreof6．IwasreadingIdidn’tworryifIdidn’tknowallthewords,asIcouldstillunderstandthemainideasReadinghashelpedimprovemyEnglishinmanywaysI’mnotonly7．betterandquickerreader,butalsomy8．(spell),writing,grammarandvocabularyareallmuchbetterIthinkIhaveimprovedfaster9．someofmyfriendswhohavebeenlearningatthesametimeasmeSo,Iwouldsaythateveryonewhowantstolearnalanguage10．(quick)shouldread第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下书信为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。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。LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstore