贵州水利水电职业技术学院《第二外国语（二）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《第二外国语（二）》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、________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat2、—WherewasI?—You________youdidn’tlikeyourjob.A．hadsaidB．saidC．weresayingD．hassaid3、—Whatashame!Wemisunderstoodeachotherforsuchalongtime.—Yes,IwishI_____withyouearlier.A．communicate B．hadcommunicatedC．communicated D．wouldcommunicate4、Theprojectisfarbehindschedule.It’simpossibleforyouto______itinaweek.A．catchupon B．liveuptoC．addupto D．holdonto5、Thegovernmentspokesmanhasto________hiswordsbeforerespondingtoreporters.A．pass B．weigh C．cover D．express6、一"Peter,haveyougotyournewflatfurnished?—Yes.I______someusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A．willbuyB．haveboughtC．boughtD．hadbought7、WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/8、Childrenexposedtoairpollutionaremoretosufferingfromdifferentdiseases.A．possible B．probable C．likely D．certainly9、Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee10、Differentculturalfeaturesofethnicgroupsare________oneanotherandworkoutamelody．A．intunewith B．inparallelwithC．incontrastto D．inresponseto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。ALucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree，accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature．Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr．RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35，000"slices"ofLucy'sskeleton．ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong"LucyintheSkywithDiamonds"，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery．Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls．TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherself﹣butthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable．TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement．Thatsoundsplausible．Butotherscientistsaredoubtful．"Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，"Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，"Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajust﹣sostoryandthereforeunprovable．"JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat"elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree．Butthenewresearchfocusedon"asmallnumberofbreaks"thatareconsistentwith"high﹣energybone﹣to﹣boneinfluences"andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones．Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，"Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath．"1、WhatcanweinferaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr．RichardKetcham'sresearch？A．Shegothernamefromasong．B．Shehadmorethan35，000slices．C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly．D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself．2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plausible"inParagraph6probablymean？A．Reasonable．B．Creative．C．Surprising．D．Unbelievable．3、WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree？A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling．B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath．C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered．D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks．4、Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage？A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree．B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless．C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue．D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem．BAcoupleofweeksago,afewfriendsandIhadanopportunitytoattendadearfriend’sweddinginNewYork.Aftertheweddingandreception,ratheraccidentallyfourofusgatheredinahotelroomandbegantoexplorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath.Whatdoesitmeantolivetruly?Ifweareallgettingclosertodeath,isallthematerialaccumulationworthit?Itisnotexactlythetypeofconversationsonehasatawedding.Whiletheanswersvariedfrompersontoperson,Iwasleftwithmorequestionsthananswersandafeelingofgratefulnesstobesurroundedbyfriendswhowereaskingthe“right”questions.Astheclockkepttickingpast3a.m.,oneoftheroommatessuggestedwewatchashortfilmtitled“LastDaysofZachSobiech”.Thefilmisaboutateenager’sjourneythroughthelastdaysofhisincurableillness.ThefilmbroughtupalotofmixedemotionsbutonequotethatstoodoutformewasZach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness,“Whatmakesonehappyisseeingsomeoneelsesmilebecauseyouputitthere.”By4a.m.,therewasthisenergyintheroomthathadtobeshared!Withafewpackagesofpost-itnotes,wehitthehallsofthehotel.Wedecidedtoleaveshortinspirationalwordsonguests’doors,sowhentheyopenedtheirdoorsfewhourslaterasmilewouldturnup.Weendedupstickingpost-itnotesonallthedoorsuntilweranoutofthem.Thenoteonthedoorofthenewly-wedsproperlysaid,“Wherethereislove,thereislife.”1、About“explorethedeepermeaningoflifeanddeath”atawedding,theauthorthinks______A．itisrathermeaningful.B．itisinteresting.C．itisnatural.D．itisnotproper.2、Afterwatchingthefilm,whatimpressedtheauthormost?A．Zach’smixedemotions.B．Zach’spoorfate.C．Zach’ssimpleexplanationofhappiness.D．Zach’sstrugglewithillness.3、Whatdidtheauthorandhisfriendsdoaftertheysawthefilm?A．Theyknockeddoortodoortoofferhelpinthehotel.B．Theysharedhappinesswiththeworkersofthehotel.C．Theystucknoteswithencouragingwordsonguests’doors.D．Theythankedtheweddingcouplegratefullyforinvitation.4、Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthorandhisfriends’action?A．Onewhobringshappinesstoothersisalsohappyoneself.B．Helpingothersintroubleisgoodtooneself.C．Friendsareyourvaluabletreasure.D．Goodisrewardedwithgood.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．Asmydaughterwasridingtoschoolwithhertwofriends,atruckpulledoutinfrontofthem.Theaccident1onMarch11th,2007-fourdaysbeforeher16thbirthday.Shewas2inthebackseatand3themostinjuries.Shebrokeherface,neck,fourplacesonherbackandrightarmandhadbadbraininjury.The4didnotthinkshewasgoingtosurvive.Shewasknown5theonlyrecoveredchildthroughoutthishospital6westayedforoverthreemonths.Ithasbeenoneyear7theaccident.Mydaughterfinally8fromthislife-changingaccident.9myknowledge,ourcommunitychurchhadaBBQand10allraisedmoneytomydaughterforher11expenses.WhenIknowthatthe12wasdoingforher,youcanimaginemyshock.Sinceithasbeenoneyear,fewpeopleremembermydaughterandmanypeoplehave13callingherandvisitingher.ByhavingtheBBQ,oursmallcommunityhasshownmydaughterthattherearepeoplewho14thinkofherandcareabouther.Ihopeif15knowsofsomeonewhoisina(n)16suchasthis,theywillrememberthatthe17ofbeingaloneisvery18.Showkindnessbyvisitingor19thosewhohadalife-changingevent.Mydaughter'saccident20lessthanaminutebutchangedherlife,plusourentirefamily'slifeforever.1、A．appearedB．reachedC．happenedD．arrived2、A．ridingB．walkingC．hurryingD．moving3、A．acceptedB．sufferedC．refusedD．knocked4、A．patientsB．classmatesC．doctorsD．teachers5、A．forB．toC．asD．on6、A．thatB．whereC．whichD．when7、A．sinceB．beforeC．duringD．over8、A．cameB．becameC．recoveredD．returned9、A．UnderB．WithC．InD．Without10、A．lentB．showedC．gaveD．borrowed11、A．physicsB．medicalC．chemicalD．schooling12、A．communityB．neighborC．relationD．street13、A．forgottenB．regrettedC．stoppedD．enjoyed14、A．alreadyB．neverC．seldomD．still15、A．anyoneB．someoneC．nooneD．everyone16、A．conditionB．situationC．positionD．attitude17、A．mindB．senseC．feelingD．idea18、A．painfulB．meaningfulC．peacefulD．doubtful19、A．rescuingB．teachingC．directingD．calling20、A．continuedB．lastedC．sparedD．paused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InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertaining(请客)athomeTheyofteninvitefriendsover1．___________ameal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversationHerearethe2．____________(kind)ofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhome:“WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerSaturdaynight?”“Hey,we3．__________(have)apartyonFridayCanyoucome?”4．__________(reply)toaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou’resorryandgiveanexcuse:“Thanks,I’dlovetoWhattimewouldyoulikemetocome?”5．____________“Oh,sorryI’veticketsforamovie”Sometimes,6．__________,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitations(邀请)butwhicharenotrealinvitationsForexample:“Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime”“Whynotgettogetherforapartysometime?”“Whydon’tyoucomeoverandsee7．_________(we)sometimesoon?”Theyarereallyjustpolitewaysof8．___________(end)aconversationTheyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon’tmentionaspecific(确定的)timeordateTheyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobe9．__________(friend)Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejustsay“Sure,thatwouldbegreat!”or“OKYes,thanks”Sonexttimewhenyouhearwhatsoundslikeaninvitation,listen10．___________(careful)Isitarealinvitationornot?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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。Thepersonwhotouchedmemostisanunknownlady.Istudyinacityschoolbutlivesinavillage15kilometersaway.Oneafternoon,Ireceiveacallfrommyfamilysayingmymomwasseriousill.Ihurriedtothebusstation,onlyfindthelastbushadleft.Feelanxious,Idecidedtowalkhome.Onthewayacarstoppedandthedriver