长沙学院《英语阅读（2）》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语阅读（2）》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、—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon2、Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should3、—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did4、Whentheyfirstcametothecity,myparentsoftenwenttoneighborsforatalk,justasthey________inthecountryside.A．willdo B．haddoneC．havedone D．weredoing5、Teachersinprimaryschools______influencethekidsfallundershouldberolemodels.A．whose B．whoC．where D．which6、IwouldnotbeseeingthefilmGreenBooknow_____meupintime.A．wereKathynottopick B．hadKathynotpickedC．ifKathyhasn’tpicked D．ifKathydidnotpick7、Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded8、—WillittakemelongtogettotheSunshineHotel?—No,it______takeyoulong.It’snottherushhournow.A．shouldn’t B．shan’tC．mustn’t D．needn’t9、Scientistshavemanytheoriesabouthowtheuniverseintobeing.A．came B．wascoming C．hadcome D．wouldcome10、Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme._____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need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。AYour38ReadingList,ProvidedbyBillGatesMostofuscan’tlivelikebillionaireMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,butwecanreadlikehim.Gatesrecommendedfourbooksin38—thoughsomewerepublishedearlier.LeonardodaVinci,byWalterIsaacson(37)ThebestsellingbiographerofSteveJobsandAlbertEinsteinresearcheddeeplyintodaVinci’scontributionsbeyondart,highlightingthebreadthofhisscientific,technological,andcreativeoutput.“Leonardonearlyunderstoodalmostallofwhatwasknownontheplanetatthetime.That’smostlybecauseofhiscuriosityabouteveryareaofnaturalscienceandthehumanexperience,”saidGates.TheBestWeCouldDo:AnIllustratedMemoir,byThiBui(37)Gatescallsthisgraphicnovel“reallyimpressive”.BuiisthedaughterofVietnameserefugeeswhocametoAmericaafterthefallofSaigon,andbecomingaparentinspiredhertolookintoherownparents’miserablehistory.“IwasstruckbyhowtheexperiencesBuiillustratesmanagetobebothuniversalandspecifictotheircircumstances,”saidGates.LincolnintheBardo,byGeorgeSaunders(38)Saunders,along-timeshortstorywriter,wonhighpraiseforthisnovel.Thebookimaginestheghoststhathaunt(萦绕)thebasementofWillieLincoln,AbrahamLincoln’sson,whodiedat11inreallife.“Willie’sdeathaftertheCivilWarmadethepresidenthaveanewunderstandingofthegriefhe’screatinginotherfamiliesbysendingtheirsonsofftodieinbattle,”saidGates.OriginStory:ABigHistoryofEverything,byDavidChristian(38)ThisnewbookisbythecreatorofBigHistory,afree,onlinesocialstudiescourse.Ittraceshistoryinwide,sweepingmovements,startingwiththeBigBang,anditprovides,ineffect,ashortcourseinmodernscience.Thisisabriefhistoryoftheuniverse.“DavidgetsalittlestuckonthecurrenteconomicandpoliticalproblemsintheWest,andIwishhetalkedmoreabouttheroleinnovationwillplayinpreventingtheworsteffectsofclimatechange,”saidGates.1、Whichbooksrefertothefieldofscience?A．OriginStoryandLeonardodaVinci.B．LincolnintheBardoandOriginStory.C．LeonardodaVinciandTheBestWeCouldDo.D．TheBestWeCouldDoandLincolnintheBardo.2、Ifyouareinterestedinthrillers,whosebookwillyoumostprobablychoose?A．WalterIsaacson. B．ThiBui.C．GeorgeSaunders. D．DavidChristian.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．TheBestWeCouldDoisanautobiography.B．LincolnintheBardohasbeenwarmlyreceived.C．DavidChristiantalksmuchaboutthepartthatinnovationwillplay.D．ReaderscanonlyreadaboutLeonardodaVinci’scontributionstowardsart.BAprojectinGambiaisempoweringwomenandreducingdangerouswasteatthesametime.TheWasteInnovationCenter,fundedbytheEuropeanUnion’sGlobalClimateChangeAlliance，showswomenintheBrikamaareahowtorecyclewasteintousefulmaterialsandproducts,whichtheycanthensellinlocalmarkets.Wood-likewasteisrecycledintocharcoal(木炭)，forexample，whichcanbeusedtosupersedefirewoodandreducethenumberoftreesthatarecutdownforfirewood.Foodwasteisrecycledintocompost(混合肥料）tofunctionasenvironmentallyfriendlyfertilizersandplasticisturnedintomanyusefulthings.SupportedbyWasteAidUKandtheGambiaWomen’sInitiative(GWI),amongothers,theprojectprovideswomenwithskillstheycanusetobecomeself-sufficient(自给自足的).Womenlearningatthecentercomefromfivecommunities,andsomeofthemtravelasfaras12milestolearntheseimportantskillsthatwillprovidethemwithanincome,accordingtoTheGuardian.IsatouCeesay,whonowleadstheGWI，highlightedtheneedtofocusoneconomicequalityinhercountry,tellingTheGuardian,“Intermsofeducation,womenaretheoneswhoarealwaysbehind.Boysarechosentogotoschool.Whenweconductourtraining,wefindwomencandoalot，butdon’tknowwhotheyare,orhowtoimplement(实施）things.”AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization’sCountryCooperationStrategy2008—2013report,themainenvironmentalissuefacingGambiaispoorwastemanagementinurbanareas.NdeySirengBakurin,executivedirectoroftheNationalEnvironmentAgency,hasvoicedconcernoverhealthandenvironmentalrisks,suchaswaterpollution,theincreaseofinsectsaswellasfloodingthatoccurasaresultofpoorwastemanagement.1、WhatdoestheWasteInnovationCentertrytodo?A．DeveloplocalmarketsinBrikama.B．Teachwomenhowtoinventnewthings.C．Keepwomenawayfromdangerouswaste.D．HelpwomeninBrikamabenefitfromwaste.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supersede”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Replace. B．Transform.C．Burn. D．Reserve.3、FromwhatIsatouCeesaysaidwecanlearnthatwomeninGambia___.A．don’tlearnnewthingsfastB．aren’tinterestedineducationC．reallyhopeforeconomicequalityD．arenotfairlytreatedinthecountry4、Whatisthewriter’spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?A．Tosummarizethepreviousparagraphs.B．Toprovidesomeadviceforthereaders.C．Toaddsomebackgroundinformation.D．Tointroduceanewtopicfordiscussion.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．Veryoftenwewillhavetospeaktoalargeaudience.Forexample,wemayneedtogiveatalk,inwhichcasemostofuswillbeshyandembarrassed.Thereisnoforthis.Ifafewsimplerulesare,anyonecanspeakwellin.Firstofall,thetalkshouldbewell.Inthiswayweagoodcommandofwhatwearegoingtosayandupourconfidence.Byworkinghardwecangetsomenecessaryfactsorinformation;asaresult,wefeelmuch.Therearethingsweshouldknowwhenwearepreparingour.Thefirstoneiswhatwearetryingtodoandwhatwewanttotellour.Thesecondthingiswhoouraudiencewillbe.Ifwearetalkingto,ourtalkshouldbesimple.Ifwearespeakingtoadultsorolderpeople,wecanmakeitifnecessary.Thethirdthingweshouldknowisforhowweshouldtalk,andweshouldmakesurethatwetothattime.Ithasbeenthatthemainofanytalkisthatyourshouldbringyouandtheaudiencetogether.Ifyoukeepthatinmindandspeakclearlyandhonestlyina(n)manner,yourspeechwillsurlybeasuccessfulone.1、A．timeB．roomC．wayD．need2、A．studiedB．decidedC．followedD．permitted3、A．homeB．publicC．silenceD．order4、A．preparedB．madeC．listenedD．spoken5、A．reduceB．gainC．increaseD．win6、A．clearB．lookC．buildD．keep7、A．wrongB．readyC．falseD．useful8、A．greaterB．smarterC．coolerD．better9、A．threeB．fourC．twoD．many10、A．talkB．planC．classD．program11、A．studentsB．teachersC．childrenD．audience12、A．girlsB．boysC．childrenD．babies13、A．originalB．complexC．excitingD．strong14、A．longB．soonC．oftenD．far15、A．soB．butC．thenD．yet16、A．leadB．takeC．getD．stick17、A．saidB．expectedC．explainedD．caused18、A．mistakeB．purposeC．choiceD．phrase19、A．idiomB．impressionC．ideaD．imagination20、A．confusingB．ordinaryC．rudeD．Impressive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。语法填空SowhyhasEnglish1．(change)overtime?2．(actual)alllanguageschangeanddevelopwhenculturesmeetandcommunicate3．eachotherAtfirsttheEnglish4．(speak)inEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasquitedifferentfromtheEnglishspokentodayItwasbasedmore5．GermanthantheEnglishwespeakatpresentThengraduallybetweenaboutAD800and1150,EnglishbecamelesslikeGermanbecausethose6．ruledEnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrenchThesenewsettlersenrichedtheEnglishlanguageandespecially7．(it)vocabularySobythe1600’sShakespearewasabletomakeuseofa8．(wide)vocabularythaneverybeforeIn1620someBritishsettlersmovedtoAmericaLaterin9．18thcenturysomeBritishpeopleweretakentoAustraliatooEnglishbegantobespokeninboth10．(country)