许昌学院《进阶英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024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、Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted2、AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork3、Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．administrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation4、—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should5、U.S.PresidentBarackObamaarrivedinChina’seconomiccenterShanghaionSundaynight,November15th2009,______astatevisittoChina.A．starting B．started C．tostart D．havingstarted6、I’msurethatyourletterwillget_____attention.Theyknowyou’rewaitingforthereply.A．continued B．immediate C．careful D．general7、—Comeon,pleasegivemesomeideasabouttheproject.—Sorry.Withsomuchwork_______mymind,Ialmostbreakdown.A．filledB．fillingC．tofillD．beingfilled8、Thisbookissaidtobeaspecialone,asit____manyeventsnotfoundinotherhistorybooks.A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads9、Weshoulddowhatwecan______people’shardworkpaysoff.A．besure B．beingsureC．makingsure D．tomakesure10、Themealitselfwasnotsogood—______wasboringlybrownincludingvegetables.A．nothingB．everythingC．anythingD．something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。AAyoungmanwanderedthroughthedesertforfortydaysuntilhereachedabeautifulcastleatthetopofamountain.Therelivedthesage(圣人)thathewaslookingfor.Withconsiderablepatience,thesagelistenedattentivelytothereasonfortheboy’svisit,buttoldhimthatatthatmomenthedidnothavetimetoexplaintohimthesecretofhappiness.Hesuggestedthattheyoungmantakeawalkaroundhispalaceandcomebackintwohours’time.“However,Iwanttoaskyouafavor,”headded,bandingtheboyateaspoon,inwhichhepouredtwodropsofoil.“Whileyouwalk,carrythisspoonanddon’tlettheoilspill.”Theyoungmanbegantoclimbupanddownthepalacestaircases,alwayskeepinghiseyesfixedonthespoon.Attheendoftwohourshereturnedtothepresenceofthewiseman.“So,”askedthesage,“didyouseethePersiantapestries(挂毯)hanginginmydiningroom?DidyouseethefantasticgardenthattheMasterofGardenersspenttenyearsincreating?”Embarrassed,theyoungmanadmittedthathehadseennothing.“So,gobackandseethewondersofmyworld,”saidthewiseman.“Youcan’ttrustamanifyoudon’tknowhishouse.”Nowmoreatease,theyoungmantookthespoonandwanderedagainthroughthepalace,thistimepayingattentiontoalltheworksofartthathungfromtheceilingsandwalls.Hesawthegardens,themountainsallaroundthepalace,andthedelicacyoftheflowers.Returningtothesage,hereportedindetailwhathehadseen.“ButwherearethetwodropsofoilthatIentrustedtoyou?”askedtheSage.Lookingdownatthespoon,theyoungmanrealizedthathehadspilledtheoil.“Well,thatistheonlyadviceIhavetogiveyou,”saidthesage.“Thesecretofhappinessliesinlookingatallthewondersoftheworldandneverforgettingthetwodropsofoilinthespoon.”1、Whatwastheintentionoftheyoungmantotraveltolookforthesage?A．Toappreciatethemostbeautifulsceneryalongtheway.B．Toexperienceadventuresoftheoutsideworld.C．Tolearnthesecretofhappinessfromthewisestman.D．Tofigureoutwhetherthesagewasknowledgeableornot.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?A．Thesagelistenedtotheyoungmanwithpatience.B．Theyoungmanmadeitasthesagehadexpected.C．Duringhissecondroundofwandering,theyoungmanappreciatedthewondersofthecastle.D．Theyoungmanwastooconcernedabouttheoilwhenhefirstwentaroundthecastle.3、Whydidthesageasktheyoungmantogoaroundhiscastlewithaspoonoftwodropsofoil?A．Becausehewantedtofindoutwhethertheyoungmanwasperseverant(坚持不懈的)inaccomplishinghisgoals.B．Becauseheintendedtolettheyoungmanknowthathappinesscameataprice.C．Becausehewantedtohelptheyoungmantouncoverthesecretofhappinessinanindirectway.D．Becausehewantedtolettheyoungmantrusthim.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Realhappinessconsistsinenjoyingourrightsandmeanwhilefulfillingourduties.B．Wecan’ttrustamanunlesswegetfamiliarwithhishouse.C．Thesearchforthesecretofhappinessdemandsourdevotion.D．It’snoteasytokeepbalancebetweenenjoymentandcommitment.BNotonlydoestheuseofplasticwaterbottleshurtyourwallet,italsoincreasespollutionandwastesenergyandwater.Only23%ofallplasticinAmericaendsupinarecyclingbin,meaningover$1billionworthofplasticistreatedasrubbishayear.Recently,SkippingRocksLabhasinventedakindofwaterbottlecalledOoho.Itisaconvenient,clearwaterbottlethatcaneitherbedrunkenoreaten.Todrinkit,youcaneitherpeeloffthemembrane(薄膜)ortearaholeinthemembranewithyourteethtopourthewaterintoyourmouth.Toeatit,yousimplyputthewholebottleinyourmouth.OneproblemthescientistshaverunintoishowtoshiplargeamountsofOohobubbles(水泡)withoutarrivingwithaverywettruck.However,theyhaveattemptedtopackageunitsofindividualbubblestogetherinsidealargerandthickermembrane.Itistargetinglargeoutdoorevents,suchasmarathons,musicfestivals,andsportingevents,wheretonsofplasticbottlesareused,andfrequentlyleftbehindaslitter.Andtoomuchplasticissuretodoharmtotheenvironment,whichcouldaccountfortheirpurposeofsuchanewinvention.TheteamhasbeenworkingforthepasttwoyearstodevelopthetechnologyandmaterialsneededtoproduceOoho;theyhaverecentlyappliedapatentfortheirnewadvancements.Thepriceforanindividualbubbleoraunitofbubbleshasnotbeensetyet,buttheycostabouttwocentstocreateaunit,whichischeaperthanplasticbottles.IthasappearedateventsinLondon,SanFrancisco,Boston,atconferences,festivals,andsoon.Oohoiscatchingmanypeople’sattentionandhasraisedover$1millionandgained1,000investorsinonlythreedays.Itismostlybeingsoldateventsatthemomenttokeeptheconsumer’sinterestwhiletheproductionmachineisgettingupandrunning.Itisquicklymakingarise,sokeepaneyeoutthisyearforthesebottlesofthefuture.1、HowismostplasticdealtwithinAmerica?A．It’ssold.B．It’srecycled.C．It’sburied.D．It’swasted.2、WhydidtheteaminventOoho?A．Tomakeaprofitforacompany.B．Toprotecttheenvirontnent.C．Tomakepeopleeatastheydrink.D．Toreducethecostofplasticbottle.3、WhatcanweinferaboutOohofromthetext?A．Itiseasyandsafetoshipitinlargeamounts.B．Ithasbecomepopularsinceitbegantobesold.C．Itmightbesoldatalowerpricethanplasticbottles.D．Itcosttheteamalotofmoneytodevelopthetechnology.4、Whatdoestheauthorreallywanttosayinthelastparagraph?A．Oohoistobeasuccessinthefuture.B．Oohoisbeingsupportedbysmartpeople.C．Oohoistakingtheplaceofplasticbottlesnow.D．Oohoisbeingproducedtoattractmoreinvestors.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．IdoalotofmanagementtrainingeachyearfortheCircleKCorporation,anationalchainofconveniencestores.Amongthetopicsinourseminarsistheretention(留住)ofquality1Duringthese2,Iaskedtheparticipants,“Whathas3youtostaylongenoughtobecomeamanager?”Minuteslateranewmanager4thequestionandslowly,withhervoicealmostbreaking,said,“Itwasa$19baseballglove.”Cynthiatoldthegroupthatshe5tookaCircleKclerkjob.Onhersecondorthirddaybehindthe6,shereceivedaphonecallfromhernine-year-oldson,Jessie.He7abaseballgloveforLittleLeague.She8thatasasinglemother,moneywas9,andherfirstcheckwouldhaveto10forpayingbills.Perhapsshecouldbuyhisbaseballglovewithhersecondorthirdcheck.WhenCynthia11forworkthenextmorning,Patricia,thestoremanager,askedhertocometotheoffice.Cynthia12ifshehaddonesomethingwrongorleftsomepartofherjob13fromthedaybefore.Shewas14andconfused.Patricia15herabox.“Ioverheardyoutalkingtoyoursonyesterday,”shesaid,“andIknowthatitis16toexplainthingstokids.ThisisabaseballgloveforJessie.Hemaynotunderstandhowimportantheis,eventhoughyouhavetopaybills17youcanbuygloves.Youknowwecan’tpaygoodpeoplelikeyouas18aswewouldliketo;butwedo19,andIwantyoutoknowyouareimportanttous.”People20morehowmuchanemployercaresthanhowmuchtheemployerpays.AnimportantlessonforthepriceofaLittleLeaguebaseballglove.1、A．goods B．employers C．customers D．employees2、A．discussions B．tests C．preparations D．trips3、A．taught B．caused C．urged D．impressed4、A．took B．raised C．replied D．applauded5、A．officially B．particularly C．originally D．normally6、A．counter B．store C．job D．shelves7、A．asked B．needed C．changed D．purchased8、A．explained B．argued C．disagreed D．decided9、A．tight B．impossible C．troublesome D．vital10、A．prepare B．spend C．use D．go11、A．arrived B．left C．reached D．went12、A．assumed B．wondered C．realized D．admitted13、A．open B．finished C．incomplete D．alone14、A．delighted B．ashamed C．worried D．disappointed15、A．delivered B．handed C．brought D．served16、A．convenient B．simple C．complex D．hard17、A．after B．before C．because D．though18、A．much B．great C．far D．many19、A．appreciate B．value C．care D．count20、A．believe B．remind C．understand D．Remember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。TheInternetisanamazinginformationresourceStudents,teachers,andresearchersuseitas

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9．(broadcast)andatwhattimesofthedayWiththeInternet,parentscannotcheckapublishedguidetodeterminewhatissuitable10．theirchildrentosee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一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出改加的词。删除：在错的词下面一横线，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。Ourschoolhasstartedthenumberofclubstomeetthestudents’demand、Theartclubwasfirstlystartedin1968andhas90membersnow、EveryThursdayafternoon,theygettogethertodrawsome