黎明职业大学《高级英语视听说》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷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、James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas2、_____whattheysayaboutme,I’mgoingtocontinuemywork.A．Intermsof B．RegardlessofC．Insteadof D．Infavorof3、You________havebookedtheticketsinadvance;therewereplentyleft.A．needn’t B．can’tC．shouldn’t D．mustn’t4、Simplyraiseyourhand，andataxiappears________A．atnotimeB．atonetimeC．innotimeD．forthetimebeing5、Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what6、Backwardsomewhattechnologically________weareforthemoment,wehaveconfidenceinourabilitytocatchupintime.A．althoughB．ifC．asD．once7、—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme8、—Don'tputthewasteontheground,youngman.—Oh,I'msorry.I______thedustbinthere.A．hadn'tseen

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D．wasn'tseeing9、Heisn’tsuchaman______heusedtobe.A．who B．whomC．that D．as10、—Juliasaidshesentyouabirthdaycardyesterday.Haveyougotit?—Oh,really!Ihaven’t________mymailboxyet.A．examined B．reviewed.C．tested D．checked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。AThere'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmwordsofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback（反馈;反应）",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcriticizedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategies(策略)ofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing（评估）theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontext(背景)ofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldforcethemtodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Peopleshouldbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.B．Peopleshouldofferconstructivecriticism.C．Peopleshouldbecautiouswhengivingadvice.D．Peopleshouldcarelessaboutothers.2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoacceptit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtosupportorprotectthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveintheresult.B．Theyknewtherewasn'tsuchadisease.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tagreewiththetest.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiencyBSkepticsareastrangelot.Someofthemrefusetoadmittheseriousthreatofhumanactivitiestotheenvironment,andtheyaretiredofpeoplewhodisagreewiththem.Thosepeople,sayskeptics,spreadnothingbutbadnewsabouttheenvironment.The“eco-guilt”broughtonbythediscouragingnewsaboutourplanetgivesrisetothepopularityofskepticsaspeoplesearchformorecomfortingworldviews.PerhapsthatexplainwhyanewbookbyBjornLomborgreceivedsomuchpublicity.Thatbook,TheSkepticalEnvironmentalist,declaresthatitmeasuresthe“realstateoftheworld”asfine.Ofcourse,anotherexplanationisthedeeppocketssomebigbusinesseswithspecialinterests.Indeed,Mr.Lomborg’sviewsaresimilartothoseofsomeIndustry-fundedorganizations,whichstarthugeactivitiesthoughthemediatoconfusethepublicaboutissueslikeglobalwarming.SoitwasstrangetoseeMr.Lomborg’sbookgolargelyunchallengedinthemediathoughhisbeliefswerecontrarytomostscientificopinions.OnenationalnewspaperinCanadarananumberofarticlesandreviewsfullofwordsofpraise,evenwiththeconclusionthat“AfterLomborg,theenvironmentalmovementwillbegintodiedown.”Suchone-sidedviewsshouldhaveimmediatelybeenchallenged.ButonlyadifferentreviewappearedinNature,arespectedsciencemagazinewithspecificreadership.ThereviewremarkedthatMr.Lomborg’s“preferenceforunexaminedmaterialsisincredible(不可信的)”。Acritical(批判的)eyeisvaluable,andthemediashouldpresentinformationinsuchawaythatcouldallowpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Unfortunately,thatisofteninaccessibleasblockedbythedesiretobeshockingortodefendsomespecialinterests.Peoplemightbecomehalf-blindbeforeaworldpartiallyexhibitedbythemedia.That’sashame,becausemattersconcerningthehealthoftheplanetarefartooimportanttobetreatedlightly.1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmayberegardedas“skeptics”?A．Peoplewhoagreeonthepopularityof“eco-guilt”.B．Peoplewhodisbelievetheserioussituationofourplanet.C．Peoplewhodisliketheharmfuleffectofhumanactivities.D．Peoplewhospreadcomfortingnewstoprotectourenvironment.2、WhichofthefollowingcanbeareasonforthepopularityofLomborg’sbooks?A．Somebigbusinessesintendtoprotecttheirowninterests.B．Thebookchallengesviewsaboutthefinestateoftheworld.C．Theauthorconvincespeopletoseekcomfortingworldviews.D．Industry–fundedmediapresentconfusinginformation.3、TheauthormentionedthereviewinNatureinorderto_____.A．voiceadifferentopinionB．findfaultwithLomborg’sbookC．challengetheauthorityofthemediaD．pointoutthevalueofscientificviews.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Toencouragetheskepticstohaveacriticaleye.B．Towarnthepublicofthedangerofhalf–blindnesswithreviews.C．Toblamethemedia’slackofresponsibilityinpresentinginformation.D．Toshowtheimportanceofpresentingoverallinformationbythemedia.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．GrandmaisninetythisChristmas.Irememberoncevisitingher,cryingwhenmybigsistertoldme“ThereisnoSantaClaus!”,becauseIknewshealwaystoldthe1.“NoSantaClaus?”shesnorted(哼着说).“Ridiculous!Don’t2it.Thatrumorhasbeengoingaroundforyears.Now,putonyourcoat,andlet’sgo.”“Go?Gowhere,Grandma?”Iasked.“Where”3tobeKerby’sGeneralStore.Aswewalkedin,Grandma4metwentydollars.“Takethemoney,”shesaid,“andbuysomethingforsomeonewhoneedsit.I’llwaitforyououtdoors.”Iwasonlyeightyearsold,andhadnevershoppedforanything5.ForafewmomentsIjuststoodthere,6,wonderingwhattobuy,and7onearthtobuyitfor.IthoughtofeverybodyIknew:myfamily,friends,classmates...SuddenlyIthoughtofBobbie,akidsittingbehindmeintheclassroom.Hedidn’thavea8;heneverwentoutduringthewinter.Iheldthebill9.IwouldbuyBobbieacoat.Isawaredonewithahattoit.Itlookedreally10.Hewouldlikethat.That11,GrandmahelpedmewrapthecoatinChristmaspaperandwrite,“ToBobbie,From12”onit.ThenshedrovemetoBobbie’shouse.Grandma13downthestreet,andwehidinthebushesbyhisfrontwalk.ThenGrandmapushedmegently.“Allright,SantaClaus,getgoing!”she14.Itookadeepbreath,15forhisfrontdoor,threwthe16down,ranghisdoorbellandflewback.Togetherwewaited17inthedarknessforthefrontdoortoopen.Finallyitdid,andtherestoodBobbie.Fortyyearshaven’t18thethrillofthosemoments.Thatnight,Irealizedthoseawful19aboutSantaClauswerejustwhatGrandmasaid:theywere20.Santawasaliveandwell,andwewereonhisteam.1、A．storyB．truthC．jokeD．lie2、A．believeB．ignoreC．suspectD．admit3、A．seemedB．supposedC．provedD．imagined4、A．borrowedB．deliveredC．threwD．handed5、A．aloneB．lonelyC．specialD．expensive6、A．boredB．depressedC．frightenedD．confused7、A．whenB．howC．whoD．what8、A．moneyB．coatC．friendD．hat9、A．excitedlyB．nervouslyC．anxiouslyD．thoughtfully10、A．newB．warmC．cheapD．beautiful11、A．morningB．weekendC．eveningD．afternoon12、A．GrandmaB．classmatesC．friendsD．SantaClaus13、A．parkedB．slowedC．rodeD．walked14、A．shoutedB．whisperedC．complainedD．ordered15、A．searchedB．dashedC．waitedD．started16、A．paperB．billC．presentD．bush17、A．delightedlyB．cheerfullyC．willinglyD．breathlessly18、A．weakenedB．strengthenedC．remindedD．informed19、A．secretsB．discussionsC．rumorsD．sayings20、A．unusualB．incredibleC．strangeD．ridiculous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。Inmyopinion，weshouldtryourbest1．（realize）ourgoalseventhough2．islittlehope．Theeffortsseemtobethelightsinthedarkness，leadingthewaytohopeandsuccess．Iusedtobe3．shygirlinmyprimaryschool．IwasweakinEnglishatthattime，especiallyfor4．（speak）English．SoIwasafraidtoanswertheteacher'squestionsduringEnglishclasses．AfterIenteredmydreammiddleschool．Something5．（change）．Istartedtoreadmany6．（interest）EnglishstoriesandmyEnglishteacherwaspatienttohelpmealot．IstudiedhardinclassandpracticedbywatchingEnglishfilmsandlisteningtoEnglishsongsinmyfreetime．Little7．little，Ifound8．moreandmoreinterestingtolearnEnglish．Icouldeventalkwithmyclassmates9．（fluent）inEnglish