安阳工学院《艺术专业大学英语（四）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《艺术专业大学英语（四）》2023-2024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、Whereisyournewhomenow?Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving2、Theywereabroadduringthemonthswhenwewerecarryingouttheinvestigation,orthey__________toourhelp.A．wouldhavecome B．couldcomeC．havecome D．hadcome3、—Oh,myGod!What’swrongwithyou?—Iwasgoingthenormalspeedlimitwhenatruckappearedinfrontofme________andIdidn'thavetimetostop.A．betweenthelines B．aroundtheclockC．outoftheblue D．overthemoon4、It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．availableC．accurate D．cautious5、Accordingtoarecentstudy,thehighschoolgraduationrateforblackmenhasfallenby43percent,while________ofblackwomenhasrisenby56percent.A．that B．whatC．one D．which6、Experienceisahardteacherbecauseshe________thetestfirst,thelessonafterwards.A．givesB．hasgivenC．wasgivingD．wouldgive7、Everythingisamazing.Thankyouall.Wewithoutyourhelp.A．can’tmakeit B．mustn’thavemadeC．won’tmake D．couldn’thavemadeit8、Istillfindithardtoimaginethatsuchacleverchild__________makesuchafoolishmistake.A．shall B．mustC．can D．should9、Thanksforyourusefuladvice;otherwiseI______suchrapidprogress.A．didn’tmake B．couldn’thavemadeC．hadn’tmade D．shouldn’thavemade10、Icalledhernearlytenminutesthismorning,butIcouldn’t________.A．getthrough B．gothrough.C．livethrough D．lookthrough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。AIfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He'dneedastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonthisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It'snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon'tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn'tmeanthatAmericansdon'tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacks(缺点)ofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker'sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1、Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders'interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2、WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______.A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmerica B．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesterners D．OldThinkerwithaBigFutureBJoannewasstuckinatrafficjamincentralBirminghamat5:30,andat6:30shewasexpectedtobechairingameetingofthetennisclub.Atlast,thetrafficwasmoving.Sheswungquicklyracingtoherhouse.Assheopenedthedoor,shenearlytrippedoverSheba.“Hey,Sheba,”shesaid,“I’vegotnotimeforyounow,butI’lltakeyououtassoonasIgetbackfromtennisclub.”ThenshenoticedShebaseemedtobecoughingorchoking.Obviously,shecouldhardlybreathe.Immediately,Joannerealizedshewouldhavetotakehertothevet(兽医).Whenshegotthere,thevetwasjustabouttoclosefortheday.SeeingthestateofSheba,Dr.Sternebroughtherquicklyintohisoffice.“Listen,doctor,I’mreallyinarushtogettoameeting-canIleaveherwithyou,andgoandgetchanged?I’llbebackintenminutestopickherup,andthenI’lltakeherontothemeetingwithme.IsthatOK?”“Sure,”saidthedoctor.Joannemadethequicktripbacktoherhouseinacoupleofminutes.Asshewasoncemoreenteringthehallway,thephonebythedoorbegantoring.“ThisisDr.Sterne,”saidananxiousvoice.“Iwantyoutogetoutofthathouseimmediately,”saidthedoctor’svoice.“I’mcomingroundfightaway,andthepolicewillbethereanytimenow.Waitoutside!”Atthatmoment,apolicecarscreechedtoastopoutsidethehouse.Twopolicemengotoutandranintothehouse.Joannewasbynowcompletelyconfusedandveryfrightened.Thenthedoctorarrived.“Where’sSheba?IssheOK?”shoutedJoanne.“She’sfree,Joanne.Itookoutthethingwhichwaschokingher,andshe’sOKnow.”Justthen,thetwopolicemenreappearedfromthehouse,half-carryingawhite-facedman,whocouldhardlywalk.Therewasbloodalloverhim.“MyGod,”saidJoanne,“howdidhegetinthere?Andhowdidyouknowhewasthere?”“Ithinkhemustbeaburglar,”saidthedoctor.“IknewhewastherebecausewhenIfinallyremovedwhatwasstuckinSheba’sthroat;itturnedouttobethreehumanfingers.”1、WhatwasJoannesupposedtodoat6:30?A．Towalkherdog. B．Toseeherdoctor.C．Toattendaclubmeeting. D．Toplaytenniswithherfriends.2、Joannewantedtogetbacktoherhomeagain____________.A．todressupforthemeetingB．tophonethepolicestationC．tocatchthebadlyhurtburglarD．towaitforherdogtobecured3、Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat____________.A．ShebafoughtagainsttheburglarB．thepolicefoundtheburglarhadbrokeninC．JoannehadplannedtotakeherdogtothemeetingD．thedoctorperformedadifficultoperationonthedog4、Inthispassage,thewriterintendstotellusthatthedogis____________.A．clever B．friendlyC．frightening D．devoted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．JustbeforeChristmas,mydaughterKatieandIwentovertomydad‘splacetodecorate.Whileweworkedonthetree,grandbabiesDecieandJohnny1theirgreat-grandfatherPapaCox.Theirlaughterand2argumentsmusthaveremindedPapaofthepastdayswhenmybrotherandIwerejusttheir3becauseIsawatwinkleinhis80-year-oldeyes.Hangingthe4decorationsonPapa’stree,Icouldn’thelpgentlytouchingtheveryoldestoftheglassballs.ThoseImadesureto5fromtheuppermostbranches,safelyoutofreachoftinyhands.Whenthetreewasbeautifullydressedandglowing,webidmydadgoodbyewithlotsofhugsandkissesand6forhome.Laterthatnight,inthequietdarkness,Ipulledmy7upcloseandlaydowntorestandremember.TheChristmasIturned16,whiledecoratingthetreewithMama,I8droppedandbrokeadecoration.Theoldglassballwasblueanditssurfacebegantofall9;ithadbeenonourtreeforaslongasIcouldremember.10,Ibenttopickupthebrokenpiecesandwassurprisedtofindatinysheetofpaperamongthepieces.Unfoldingit,Irecognizedmyfather’spenciledwriting.Liftingmyeyes,Isawmymother’s11expression.“Yourdaddywrotethatand12itinthatblueballduringourfirstChristmastogether,justbeforeyouwereborn,”shesaidwithasmile.Iwouldn’thavebelievedit,13theproofthereinmyhands.ThedaddyIknewalwayslookedupongettingthetreedecoratedasachorehewanted14partin.Infact,sometimeshecouldbeabitofalazyandmeanmanaroundtheholidays!Andyetthisbitof15paperprovedthatlongagomydaddyhaddonesomethingapparentlyromanticatChristmas.Carefullylayingthenoteaside,Icleanedupthebrokenpieces,wishingIcouldsomehow16thepieces.“It’sOK,”Mamasaid,encouragingmewithahug.“Justpickoutanotherofthe17onesandfoldedthenotebackinside.”18,aswecelebratetheholidayswithoutMama,whowelosttocancer,my19becomesmorebitter.EachyearasIdecoratePapa’stree,IrelivethemomentIsharedwithherthatwinterafternoonandtearsofasadnesswelledout.AsIcarefullyhandlethoseolddecorations,Iloveknowingthatoneholdsa20betweenPapaandMama—onethatwasobvioustoallwhoknewthem.ThenoteinsideoneofthoseoldglassballsonPapa’streeholdsheheartofmyparents’marriageinthreelittlewords:“Iloveyou.”.1、A．amazedB．confusedC．challengedD．entertained2、A．occasionalB．regularC．instantD．rare3、A．heightB．weightC．sizeD．shape4、A．familiarB．expensiveC．normalD．newest5、A．holdB．suspendC．pickD．remove6、A．returnedB．headedC．droveD．ran7、A．memoriesB．recordsC．imagesD．fancies8、A．deliberatelyB．ridiculouslyC．clumsilyD．generously9、A．offB．downC．awayD．over10、A．ObviouslyB．GuiltilyC．ResponsiblyD．Amazingly11、A．admirableB．shamefulC．fondD．reasonable12、A．threwB．stuckC．seizedD．dropped13、A．asforB．regardlessofC．exceptforD．insteadof14、A．mostB．totalC．bestD．least15、A．yellowedB．blackenedC．bluedD．reddened16、A．reorganizeB．reuniteC．restartD．restore17、A．newB．oldC．smallD．big18、A．MeanwhileB．StillC．ThoughD．Now19、A．decisionB．regretC．discoveryD．sympathy20、A．appointmentB．promiseC．permissionD．secret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。MartinStrelswimswithaknife1．(fasten)tohisrightleg—incasehemeetssharksandother2．(dead)sealifeintheworld’swildestwaters3．61-year-oldmarathonswimmerhasannouncedthe4．(tough)challengeofhislife:a10,000-mile-around-the-worldjourneyonwater5．(draw)publicattentiontotheincreasingwater6．(pollute)Heaimstocircletheglobeinabout450days,passingthroughoceans,rivers,7．(canal)andother