泉州师范学院《英语精读（1）》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、—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should2、—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso3、–Excuseme,sir,didn’tyouseetheredlight?–Sorry,mymind________somewhereelse.A．hasbeenwandering B．waswanderedC．waswandering D．hasbeenwandered4、—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t5、Ourcompanyisseekingforamanager,especially________withcreativityandimagination.A．theone B．eachC．one D．that6、Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost7、Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto8、Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout9、Mymotheropenedthedrawerto______theknivesandspoons.A．putaway B．putup C．puton D．puttogether10、Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial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。ARidgewoodisasmall,quiettown20milesfromManhattan.Itisatypicalsuburbantown,perfectforraisingchildrenawayfromthefastpaceofthecity.However,someRidgewoodkidsfeelasupsetasiftheywereonthecity’sbusystreets.Inadditiontohoursofhomework,Ridgewood’schildrenareoccupiedwithafterschoolactivities—fromswimmingtopianotoreligiousclasses.Outofdesperationoneday,thetowndecidedtoscheduleanotheractivity.Thisonewascalled“RidgewoodFamilyNight—Ready,Set,Relax!”Insteadofschedulesfilledwithsports,music,orovertimeattheoffice,someofthetown’s25,000residentsdecidedtotakethenightoffandstayhome.ForafewmonthsbeforeFamilyNight,acommitteeofvolunteersworkedhardtospreadtheword.Youngerstudentstook“SavetheDateforMe”leafletshometotheirparents.Themayorissuedastatement,andschoolsandclubsagreedtocancelhomeworkandmeetingssofamiliescouldrelaxandbetogether.Thetensionbetweenahopeforamorerelaxedlifestyleandtheknowledgethatthebenchmarkforsuccesshasbeenraisedinrecentyearsweighsheavilyonthemindsofthetownspeople.Someparentsliketorecalladifferentkindofchildhood,onewithoutsomanyscheduledafterschoolactivities.However,thesesameparentsfeelobligedtomakesuretheirchildrenarepreparedtosurviveintoday’shigh-pressureworkenvironment.Theyareafraidthatanygapintheirchildren’sphysicalorintellectualdevelopmentmightmeantheywon’tbeadmittedtothe“right”universitiesandwon’tsucceedinamoreandmorecompetitiveworld.Nevertheless,itseemsthatFamilyNightworked,atleasttoapoint.CarsmovedeasilyaroundRidgewood’snormallybusydowntownstreets,andstoresandrestaurantssawadropinbusiness.Somefamiliesatesuppertogetherforthefirsttimeinmonths.Initially,therewasgreathopeoftakingbacktheirlives.Butsadly,fewfamiliesbelievethatonenightwillchangetheirlives.Manyaresurethattheywillfallbackintothehabitofover-schedulingtheirchildrentobeoverachievingadults.1、ThewriterdescribesRidgewoodasatownwhere________.A．residentstakelittlenoticeofeducationB．childrenarestressfulandoverexpectedC．parentsareconcernedaboutchildren’ssafetyD．childrenleadalifeofrelaxed,ordinaryrhythms2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheFamilyNight?A．Schoolsassignednohomework.B．Fewerpeopleateintherestaurants.C．Thestreetswerelesscrowded.D．Peopleenjoyedmeetingeachother.3、Accordingtothepassage,theparentsinRidgewood________.A．haveconflictingdesiresaboutwhatexperiencestooffertheirchildrenB．arehappywiththelifestyletheyhavechosenforthemselvesandthechildrenC．believethatitistheirdutytomakeachangeforthestressfullifestyleD．areworriedabouttheirchildren’slackingofbigambition4、Wemaygettheconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A．theconceptofFamilyNightwillbecomearegularpartoflifeinRidgewoodB．RidgewoodpeoplebelievetheFamilyNightwillchangetheirwayoflivingC．FamilyNightisnotaspopularaspeoplehaveoriginallythoughtD．schoolsareworriedaboutstudentsbeinggiventoomuchfreetimeBThereisabreakthroughinbuildingaircrafts.Bendablewingscoveredwithoverlapping(部分重叠)piecesresemblingfishsizescouldbeusedtobuildswifter,fuel-efficientaircraft,anewstudyfinds.Nowadays,conventionalaircraftstypicallyrelyonailerons(副翼)tohelpcontrolthewaytheplanestipastheyfly.However,whentheWrightbrothersflewthefirstairplane,Flyer1,overacenturyago,theyusednoaileronsbutwiresandpulleysthattwistedthewood-and-canvaswings,tocontroltheplane,Scientistshavelongsoughttodevelopaircraftsthatcanaltertheirwingsduringflight,justasbirdscan.However,mostpreviousattemptshavefailedbecausetheyreliedonheavymechanicalcontrolstructureswithinthewings.Thesestructureswerealsocomplexandunreliable,saidNeilGershenfeld,aphysicistanddirectoroftheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT).Thenewwingconsistsofasystemoftiny,strong,lightweightmodules.Theshapeofthewingcanbechangeduniformlyalongitslengthusingtwosmallmotors,whichapplyatwistingpressuretoeachwingtip.Thesewingsarecoveredin“skins”ofoverlappingstripsofflexiblematerialresemblingfishsizes.Thesestripsmoveacrosseachotherasthewingsalter,providingasmoothoutersurface,theresearchersexplained.Wind-tunneltestsofthesewingsshowedthattheyatleastmatchedtheaerodynamicpropertiesofconventionalwings,ataboutone-tenththeweight.Initialtestsusingremotelypilotedaircraftsmadewiththesewingshaveshowngreatpromise,saidBenjaminJenett,agraduatestudentattheCenterforBitsandAtomsatMIT.Thenewmodularstructuresthescientistsdevelopedcouldbemanufacturedquicklyinmassquantitiesandtheninstalledbyteamsofsmallrobots.Thesemodularstructuresalsocanbedisassembledmoreeasily,makingrepairssimpler.“Still,thefirstaircraftbuiltusingthisstrategywillnotbeapassengerjet,”Gershenfeldsaid.“Instead,thetechnologywilllikelyfirstbetestedonunmannedaircraft,leadingtodrones(无人机)thatcanflyforalongtime,tohelpdeliverinternetaccessormedicinetoremotevillagesanddosomerescueworks.”1、Whydidmostpreviousaircraftsfailtoflylikebirds?A．Thepreviouswingswerecomplicatedandweighedalot.B．Thepreviousaircraftreliedonaileronstocontroldirections.C．Therewerefewscientiststodoresearchonthelighterwings.D．Therewaslittlefuelintheaircraftstomakethemflyintheair.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Theshapeofthenewwings.B．Theresultofthetestedwings.C．Thefunctionofthesmallmotors.D．Theworkingprincipleofthenewwings.3、Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“disassembled”inParagraph6?A．putawayB．takenapartC．inventedD．analyzed4、Whatwillthedronesmadebythenewwingsbefirstlyusedtodo?A．Carrypassengers.B．Savepeopleindanger.C．Testplanes.D．Monitorthevillages.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．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ifwewanttomakefriends,let’sputourselvesouttodothingsforotherpeoplethingsthatrequiretime,energy,unselfishness,andthoughtfulness.WhentheDukeofWindsorwasthePrinceofWales,hewastotourSouthAmerica,andbeforeheonthattourhespentmonthsstudyingSpanishsothathecouldmakepublictalksinthelanguageofthecountry;andtheSouthAmericanshimforit.ForyearsIconsidereditimportanttofindouttheofmyfriends.How?AlthoughIdon’thavefaithinastrology(占星术),Ibeganbyaskingmyfriendswhetherheorshethedateofone’sbirthhasanythingtodowithandpersonality.Ithenaskedhimorhertotellmethemonthanddayofbirth.heorshesaid,“November24,”forexample,Ikepttomyself,“November24,November24.”Theminutemyfriend’sbackwas,Iwrotedownthenameandbirthdayandwouldtransfer(转写)ittoabirthdaybook.Atthebeginningofeachyear,Ihadthesebirthdaydatesscheduledinmycalendarpadsothattheycametomyautomatically.Whenthebirthday,therewasmyletterortelegram.Whatabigitwas!Iwasfrequentlytheonlypersononearthwho.Ifwewanttomakefriends,let’speoplewithenthusiasm.Whensomebodycallsyouonthetelephone,say“Hello”intonesthatsuggesthowyouaretohavethepersoncall.Manycompaniestraintheirtelephoneoperatorstogreetallcallersinatonethatshowsinterestand.Thecallersfeelthecompanyisaboutthem.Let’srememberthatwhenweanswerthetelephonetomorrow.Showingagenuineinothersnotonlywinsfriendsforyou,butmayinitscustomersaloyaltytoyourcompany.1、A．plannedB．forcedC．permittedD．scheduled2、A．carriedoutB．workedoutC．setoutD．turnedout3、A．enviedB．criticizedC．lovedD．expected4、A．plansB．birthdaysC．worriesD．secrets5、A．noticedB．believedC．caredD．imagined6、A．characterB．talentC．habitsD．beliefs7、A．IfB．SinceC．WhileD．Unless1320、A．countingB．provingC．explainingD．repeating8、A．hiddenB．coveredC．turnedD．examined9、A．insteadB．laterC．againD．still10、A．attentionB．controlC．touchD．support11、A．arrivedB．appearedC．lastedD．passed12、A．recordB．challengeC．embarrassmentD．surprise13、A．expectedB．promisedC．discoveredD．remembered14、A．praiseB．greetC．helpD．encourage15、A．peacefulB．worriedC．pleasedD．nervous16、A．surpriseB．enthusiasmC．shockD．imagination17、A．worriedB．curiousC．carefulD．concerned18、A．faithB．prideC．interestD．understanding19、A．developB．prepareC．involveD．Share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。StephenHawking,whoisthemostfamousphysicist,wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1．Asachild,hewasenthusiasticabout2．(design)complicatedtoysbut3．(fortune),inhistwenties,hesuffered4．adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured,5．wasagreatchallengeforhimHowever,notonlywashepositiveaboutthemisfortunes,andeventuallyhe6．(defeat)alltheobstaclesbutalsohewas7．(absorb)inhisresearchintheuniverseIn1988,hisbest-sellerABriefHistoryofTime8．(publish),inwhichheputforwardtheidea9．timeitselfhasabeginning,andthatitwillhave10．endIn11．(conclude),hehasmadeoutstandingcontributionstothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity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10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。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：在错的词下面一横线，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。AftervisitedtheBeijingNormalSchool,MadamePengtookSashaandMalia,mymother,andmetheForbiddenCity,whichislocatedrightintheheartofBeijing、Asanamesuggests,theForbiddenCityislargerenoughtobeacityof