辽宁理工学院《英语阅读外报》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、Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime2、Neverbefore________thefamousmuseumwasjustastone'sthroawayfromtheirschool,soout________.A．hadtheyknown;wentalltheyB．theyhadknown;wentalltheyC．hadtheyknown;theyallwentD．theyhadknown;theyallwent3、Attheendofthehistoricarea，Wilmingtondisplayedits________asaworkingportcity：largeware­housesandafewotherdatedofficebuildings．A．achievement B．reputationC．character D．standard4、Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which5、Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting6、Asteachersweshouldn’taccepttheargumentgivenbysomepeople_______standardizedtestsrestricteducatorstoomuchandtakethejoyoutofteaching.A．where B．whatC．how 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D．division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。AItmaybecommonknowledgethatwhatBritishpeoplecall“football”isknownas“soccer”intheUS,and“colour”inBritishEnglish(BrE)goeswithoutthe“u”inAmericanEnglish(AmE).ButaccordingtoachartmaderecentlybywebsiteGrammarCheck,thesearefarfrombeingtheonlydifferencesbetweenthetwocountries’useofEnglish.Thechartoutlined63ofthemaincontrastsbetweenBrEandAmE,fromthemorewell-known“lift/elevator”and“autumn/fall”tothelesser-known“garden/yard”and“petrol/gasoline”.Someofthevocabularymismatchesaresodifferentthattwopeopleinaconversationmayfailtounderstandeachother.Forexample，thetwocountrieshavedifferentnamesforcertainfood.“Biscuits“and“sweets”inBritainareknownas“cookies”and“candy”,respectively,intheUS.Butwhilegettingfoodnamesmixeduponlycausesconfusion,somemisunderstandingsmayleadtoembarrassmentifyou’renotcareful.IfaBritishmanintheUSisaskedtoshowupapartyin“pants”,there’sachancethathemightgetalotofstaresfromotherguests.“Pants”intheUKmeansunderwear.“Trousers”arewhatyouneedtoaskaBritishfriendtowearifyoudon’twantthemtocauseasceneamongyourfriends.However,evenif63isalreadyalot,therearestillmanydifferencesthatthechartfailedtocover.IfaUSgirlwalksintoaUKbarberandsays“Iwanttohavemybangsfixed”,forexample,itcouldtakeawhilebeforethehairdresserrealizeswhatshemeansisactuallyher“fringe”.1、Bypresentingthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlytellus.A．thechartismadebyGrammarCheckB．peoplearemuchmorefamiliarwith“lift/elevator”C．BrEandAmEaredifferentinspellingD．TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBrEandAmE2、IfaBritishmanisaskedtojoininapartyin“pants”,hemight.A．getintoanembarrassmentB．beattractiveamonghisfriendsC．bepuzzledatothers’dressesD．askforapairoftrousersinstead3、Whyistheexampleinthebarbermentioned?A．Toconfirmsomeexamplesareunknown.B．Tosupporttheauthor'sopiniononthetopic.C．ToindicatetheBritishareslowinunderstanding.D．Toshowthehairdresserisn’tfamiliarwith“bangs”.BBritishWriterJohnDonneoncesaid：“Nomanisanisland；everybookisaworld.”Asanenthusiasticreader，Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore．Everysummer．IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed．ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd．Iamnofriendtochaos，either．IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors，notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms．1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection．AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel，however，waslessfruitful：Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes，butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen．ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss．I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ．D．Salinger，say，orFrankenstein．There’salwaysWarandPeace．whichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes，onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part，setitasideforawhile，andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain，havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank．Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland，whichfeelsalmostlikecheating，tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntobelongtoseriousliterature．Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath．Thistitledonotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes，butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes．Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer．Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce．1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland．B．1984isabookthatneedsdeepreflection．C．Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful．D．SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedhotel．2、Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A．Hefinishesthemquickly． 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poorhealththathisresearchdidnotbeginagainuntil11．Inthemid-1850s,hewasforcedtoretireandhelivedatHamptonCourtuntilhisdeathonAugust25,12．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学们交换修改作文，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Dearfellows,Notonlyadultsbutalsowestudentsoftenfeelstressingbecausewehavetoomuchhomeworktodo,andweareverybusystudye