肇庆学院《英语阅读》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语阅读》2022-2023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、Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．afford C．buy D．spend2、Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI3、Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout4、—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．and B．butC．or D．so5、It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe6、Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．accidentally D．casually7、________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once8、Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut9、Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making10、Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed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。AThelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarkness,butitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis’sSwamp(沼泽地)creepingintotheirbones.Itwasastrangeplace.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack’sdare.Theylikedcamping,butnotnearthisswamp.“So,”Martinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.“Howdidthisplacegetitsname?”“Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It’sascarystory,”warnedJack.“Ofcourse!”criedoutTom.“Iftherewereanythingtobescaredof,youwouldn’thavechosenthisplace!”“Ok,butdon’tsayIdidn’twarnyou,”saidJack,andhebeganthistale.“Waybackintime,amancalledDennistriedtostartafarmhere.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedays,thearealookedquitedifferent—itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal-clearriver.Afterthreehardyears,Dennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.Hewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvice.“‘Youareclearingtoomuchland,’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’”“‘Sillyfool,’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmoreland,Icangrowmorecrops.I’llbecomewealthier.He’sjustjealous!’”“Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.Smallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyed.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.Hedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceoftheland.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.”“Whathappened?”Martinasked.Itwasgrowingcolder.Hetrembled,twistinghisbodyclosertothefire.“Thelandhitback—justastheoldmanwarned,”Jackshrugged.“Dennisdisappeared.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.Hisbodywasneverfound.”“Whatastupidstory,”laughedTom.“Plantscan’t…”Beforehehadfinishedspeaking,hescreamedandfainted(晕倒).Theothertwoboysjumpedupwithfright,staringatTom.Suddenly,theyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy(常春藤)hadcoveredTom’sface.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejoke.1、Theunderlinedword“dare”inParagraph1isclosedinmeaningto________.A．courage B．assistance C．instruction D．challenge2、WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A．Tofrightenthem.B．Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C．Towarnthemofthedangeroftheplace.D．Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.3、WhydidDennisignorethewarningoftheoldman?A．Theoldmanenviedhim.B．TheoldmanwasfoolishC．Hewastoobusytolistentoothers.D．Hewasgreedyformorecrops.4、WhydidTomscreamandfaint?A．HesawDennis’sshadow.B．Hewasscaredbyaplant.C．Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D．Theweatherbecameextremelycold.5、WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A．Graspall,loseall.B．Nosweat,nosweet.C．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D．Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.BFree,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:•Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.•Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(数据库)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.•Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC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．EversinceIwasaboyIhavelovedandcollectedNativeAmericanstories.Theirwisdomandloveofnaturehavealways1me.TheonethatIkeepinmind,though,isthestoryofthetwo2.Onenightawiseeldermansathis3aroundacampfireandtoldhimaboutthe4thatgoesoninsideofallpeople.Hesaid,“Mychild,thebattleis5two‘wolves’thatliveinsideusall.Oneisfear,anger,hatred,self-pity,andunhappiness.6islove,laughter,joy,hope,peace,kindness,andhappiness.”Thegrandson7thisforalongtimeandthenaskedhisgrandfatherwhichwolfwouldwin.Theelder8said,“Theoneyoureally9.”Ithinkthatmostoftheproblemsworldwide10fromthefactthatfartoomanyofusoftenfeedthe11wolf.Weletourfears12us.Wereactwithanger.Wehatethosewhoare13fromus.Weallowourjealousyandjudgmentto14ourlives.Wedosomanythingstocreateunhappinessinourheartswhenallwereallywantistobe15.Wedon’thavetofeedthewrongwolf,16.Wecanchooseloveandjoy.Wecansmileandsing.Wecan17ourthoughtswithhappinessandkindness.Wecan18themwitheveryone,everywhere.Whichwolfareyougoingtofeedtoday?Whichlifeareyougoingto19?Fearandlovearethetwogreatest20inthisworld.Yet,onlyonecanbringyoujoyandbringyoubacktoGod.1、A．depressedB．frightenedC．disappointedD．impressed2、A．wolvesB．heartsC．peopleD．emotions3、A．sonB．friendC．grandsonD．brother4、A．battleB．struggleC．spiritD．story5、A．withinB．amongC．forD．between6、A．TheothersB．TheotherC．OtherD．Another7、A．agreedonB．calledonC．reflectedonD．checkedon8、A．sadlyB．angrilyC．possiblyD．simply9、A．feedB．challengeC．believeD．defeat10、A．benefitB．comeC．takeD．suffer11、A．fierceB．realC．gentleD．wrong12、A．holdB．helpC．leadD．frighten13、A．differentB．farC．freeD．absent14、A．continueB．ruleC．beginD．cheer15、A．calmB．safeC．happyD．busy16、A．whateverB．howeverC．stillD．thus17、A．improveB．shapeC．changeD．fill18、A．shareB．supportC．supplyD．spend19、A．describeB．stayC．liveD．survive20、A．figuresB．forcesC．problemsD．chances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。Flyingcarsmaysoonbecomea1．(real)Theride-shareserviceUberhasaskedanexpertfromNASA,theAmericanspaceagency,2．(help)thecompanydevelopcarsthatcanflyUberplanstouseflyingvehiclesinthefuturetoavoidtrafficinandaroundcitiesThecompanywantstousesmall,3．(total)electricaircraftwhichcouldtake4．andlandlikeahelicopterontopofparkinggaragesUbersaiditsflyingvehicleswouldbemuch5．(quiet),costlesstooperateandproducelesspollutionthanhelicoptersOnepersoninSanFranciscowroteonTwitter,“Iusedtothinkthatflyingcarswasaridiculousidea6．IchangedmymindthismorningwhenIsatinaheavytraffic”7．personaddedfromMumbai,India:“I’mreadingaboutUber8．(hire)aNASAengineertobuildflyingcars,whileI’m9．(trap)intrafficThereishope”Theexpertpredictstherewillbeseveralearlymodelsofcars10．can’tflythemselvesbutwithhumanpilotswithinonetothreeyears第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断；如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正；此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Once,latelyatnight,anEnglishmancameoutofhisroomintoapassageofthehotelandasktheservanttobringheraglassofwater、Th