中国计量大学现代科技学院《大学英语提高课程》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent2、Areyousatisfiedwithhisschoolreport?Notatall.Itcouldn’thavebeen______.A．worseB．sobadC．betterD．theworst3、Contrarytopopularbelief,theants,hardworking________theyare,havetheirtimeforplay.A．because B．while C．as D．where4、TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates5、Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved6、WithMother'sDayaroundthecorner，Ihavetakensomemoneyoutofthebank_____________presentsformymother.A．buy B．tobuyC．buying D．havingbought7、Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．achieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve8、Thestore______Iboughtmytextbooksishavingasalethisweek.A．that B．whereC．which D．why9、Aseconomyisdeclining,jobs________totheyoung,continuetobescarce.A．availableB．convenientC．comfortableD．valuable10、We

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B．Nearlargeroundabouts.C．Onbusylocalroads. D．Onmulti-laneroads.2、WhatservicesdoestheGuidedRideprovide?A．Theycheckyourcycleandequipmenteveryweek.B．TheyhelpyoutobefamiliarwithallLondonroads.C．TheyletusersexperiencethebusiestroadinLondon.D．TheyensureusersridesafelyinLondonzones1&2.3、Whoisthetextprobablyintendedfor？A．Bikeridinglovers. B．Childrenandteenagers.C．TravelersinLondon. D．Parentslovingcycling.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．Weareallreasonablebeingsanditisveryhumantodounreasonablethingsattimes.ThefollowingstorytellsyouwhatI1.Atlunchtime,Jimmy,Patrick,Devon,andIbeganourregular2ofourlunches.Iglancedacrossthebusycafeteriaandsawthe3student,Joel.Hewasholdinghisplateandwaitinginlines.Patricknoticedhimtoo.“Why’sthenewkid4liketheheadmaster?”heasked.DevonandJimmylaughed.“Joel’scool,andhisclothesarealwaysneatandclean.He’sinmyEnglishandhistoryclasses,”Isaid.However,Ikeptthe5thatJoelandIhadbecomefriendswhenweworkedonaprojecttogether.WediscoveredthatwewerebothenthusiasticreaderssomethingIwouldneveradmittoPatrick,Jimmy,andDevon.IwasthatJoelwaswalkingtowardus.“Don’tdoit,”Ithought,but6secondshewasatourtable.Myfriendsraisedtheireyebrows.Jimmy,DevonandPatrick7theirbackpacksonthetableandchairssothattherewasno8leftforanotherpersontositdown.Patricksaid,“Idon’tthinkwehaveroom.”Thisawkwardsituation9theair.Icould10Joellookingatme,butIstaredatmylunch11itcontainedpreciouspearlsofwisdominsteadofriceandbeans.Afteralong,12pause,Joelleft.I13havespokenupforhim,butIcouldn’twalkawayfrommythreefriends,couldI?Joeldidn’tspeaktomeafterthat14.Hewassoonhangingaroundwithanothergroupofkids.Afewmonthslater,IsawanannouncementaboutJoelbeingchosentobepresidentoftheclassbookclub.Iwas15forJoel’sachievements,butIrealizedIhadmadeabigmistakewhenIsaid16atthelunchtablethatday.whywasIsoafraidthatmyfriendsmight17thatIliketoread?AsIstaredattheannouncement,IknewIneededto18toJoel—evenifhedidnotwanttobecomemyfriendagain.Iwascertainthatmythreefriendswouldnotagree.IwasalsocertainthatI19losingthemaswell.20,IknewthatIwouldlosemyselfifIdidnothing.Asthedismissalbellrang,Igatheredupmybooks,tookadeepbreath,andwenttofindJoel.1、A．regretB．valueC．loseD．admire2、A．routineB．processC．stepD．course3、A．luckyB．goodC．newD．top4、A．behavedB．treatedC．laughedD．dressed5、A．wordsB．ideasC．promiseD．truth6、A．onB．inC．atD．by7、A．layB．threwC．foldedD．piled8、A．spaceB．foodC．timeD．book9、A．roundedB．coveredC．filledD．froze10、A．tasteB．smellC．hearD．feel11、A．evenifB．asifC．incaseD．nowthat12、A．toughB．painfulC．uncomfortableD．frightening13、A．needB．shouldC．wouldD．must14、A．greetingB．changeC．meetingD．lesson15、A．happyB．sorryC．thankfulD．anxious16、A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing17、A．holdoutB．findoutC．turnoutD．giveout18、A．adaptB．apologizeC．smileD．refer19、A．riskedB．permittedC．triedD．suggested20、A．ThereforeB．MeanwhileC．HoweverD．Besides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。KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthe1．(effect)waystoimproveourEnglishwritingability2．(compare)withotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakeslesstimeItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglishIfwepersistinthispractice,graduallywe3．(learn)howtoexpressourselvesinEnglishInkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany4．(difficult)Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappens5．wehavetroublefindingandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmindSecondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChineseAnditis6．(extreme)hardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperlyAsfarasI’mconcerned,my7．(recommend)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionary8．easyreachWheneversomethingbeats9．,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionaryWecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessaryIn10．word,IbelievethatitisofgreatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishforthedevelopmentofourwritingskills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以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修