内江职业技术学院《大学英语跨文化交际》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、—Areweabouttohavingdinner?—Yes,it________inthediningroom.A．serveB．isservingC．isbeingservedD．hasbeenserving2、Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how3、—Irene,doyoureallywanttogoout?—Itmayrain.___________,Iwillgoout;Idon’tmindtherain.A．Anyhow B．OtherwiseC．Somehow D．Therefore4、—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind5、Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful6、—Look!Maryiscrazilylookingforsomethingagain!—_____,shecan’tfindherkeys.A．Typically B．Occasionally C．Accordingly D．Particularly7、It’snaturalthatIdidn’trecognizeherimmediatelyIsawher._______,it’salmost5yearssincewemetlast.A．Afterall B．InadditionC．What’smoreD．Inparticular8、—Tony_______whatIdidannoyingthoughhedidn’tsayanything.—Soyouthinkyouwillhavetomakeanapology?A．couldfind B．shouldhavefoundC．mightfind D．musthavefound9、Obamadidn’texplain______anylargerprincipleshaveguidedhimthroughthehistoricconvulsionsofthe2011ArabSpring.A．what B．that C．where D．whether10、Oneofthefewthingsyou______sayaboutEnglishpeoplewithcertaintyisthattheytalkalotabouttheweather.A．need B．must C．can D．should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。ATheyhadadozenchildren,sixboysandsixgirls,inseventeenyears.OnereasonDadhadsomanychildrenwasthathewasconfidentanythingheandMotherteameduponwassuretobeasuccess.OurhouseatMontclair,NewJersey,wasasortofschoolforscientificmanagementandtheremovalofwastedmotions—or“motionstudy,”asDadandMothernamedit.Dadtookmovingpicturesofuschildrenwashingdishes,sothathecoulddeterminehowwecouldreduceourmotionsandthushurrythroughthetask.Eachchildwhowantedextrapocketmoneyputforwardanoffersayingwhathewoulddothejobfor.Thelowestbiddergotthecontract(合约).Dadputprocessandworkchartsinthebathrooms.Everychildoldenoughtowrite—andDadexpectedhischildrentostartwritingatayoungage—wasrequiredtosigntheirnamesonthechartsinthemorningafterhehadbrushedhisteeth,takenabath,combedhishair,andmadehisbed.Atnight,eachchildhadtoweighhimself,markthefigureonagraph,andsigntheprocesschartsagainafterhehaddonehishomework,washedhishandsandface,andbrushedhisteeth.Motherwantedtohaveaplaceonthechartsforsayingprayers,butDadsaidasfarashewasconcernedprayerswerevoluntary.Itwasstrictmanagement,allright.Yes,athomeoronthejob,Dadwasalwaystheefficiencyexpert.Hebuttonedhisvestfromthebottomup,insteadoffromthetopdown,becausethebottom-to-topprocesstookhimonlythreeseconds,whilethetop-to-bottomtookseven.Heevenusedtwoshavingbrushestomakehisfacesmoothenough,becausehefoundthatbysodoinghecouldcutseventeensecondsoffhisshavingtime.Forawhilehetriedshavingwithtworazors,buthefinallygavethatup.“Icansaveforty-fourseconds,”hecomplained,“butIwastedtwominutesthismorningputtingthisbandageonmythroat.”Itwasn’ttheinjuredthroatthatreallybotheredhim.Itwasthetwominutes.1、Whywastheauthor’shouseconsideredasortofschool?A．Ithadateamoftwelvechildrenthere.B．Thechildrenweretaughthowtoworkwellinit.C．Theparentscouldteachtheirchildrenbetterathome.D．Theparentscouldhavethechildren’sdailyactivitiesrecorded.2、Whatisthepurposeofsigningthecharts?A．Tohelptodothingsefficiently.B．Tomanagethebigfamilyeffectively.C．Tolookafterthechildrenbetter.D．Toremindthechildrentoobeytherules.3、Whatdidthefathercomplainaboutonemorning?A．Heshouldhavegivenupshaving.B．Hisbleedingthroatbotheredhim.C．Hecouldn’tshavewithtworazors.D．Hefailedtocutshorthisshavingtime.4、Wecanweinferfromthetext?A．Thekidshadtobidforeverythingtheywanted.B．Theauthortookprideinhisfather’smanagement.C．Thecouplewerealwaystroubledbytheirchildren.D．Thefather’sworkwastoteachthechildrenathome.B“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”“Balletisdying”allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(编舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操纵)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransitionfromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballethasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夹子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriterolesAlbrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeowerefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyearofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorksoverthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．anewformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．Concerned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．MyfamilyandIwereonourwaytoPennsylvaniaanditwasthemiddleofasnowstorm.Wewerealmosttherewhenwegotstuckina1trafficjam.Carsstretched(延伸)aheadofusandbehindusas2aswecouldsee.Wesatinthesame3withoutmovingforsevenhours.We4periodicallytoseeifthe5aheadofusweremoving,whichtheyhadneverbeen.6therewasalarge18-wheelertruckinfrontofus,mymomhadto7thedoortoseearoundthe18-wheelertogeta8ofthetrafficjaminfrontofus.Allwecoulddowassitand9.Atnotimedidanyofusfallasleeporstop10attention,becausewewerealwayscheckinguponthetraffic.Wesatforhoursandheard11aboutthecauseofthetrafficjamfromthe12,andtheonlypersonwetalkedtowasatruckdriver13us,whodidn’tknowanythingaboutiteither.14,aftersevenhours,thetruckinfrontofusbeganmovingslowlyandwewerehappytogetmoving,butwhenwe15infrontofthetruck,therewereabsolutelyNOcarstobeseen,andNONEbehindus,16one18-wheeler.Theonlyothervehiclebesidesthosewastheoneofthetruckerthathadbeennexttousthe17time.Therewerenosignsofatrafficjamtheentire18ofourtrip.Itwasasthoughthecarshadall19.Tothisdaywehaveno20astohowthiscouldhavehappened.1、A．permanentB．hugeC．messyD．illegal2、A．usuallyB．muchC．farD．quickly3、A．carB．sofaC．seatD．spot4、A．checkedB．examinedC．staredD．tried5、A．passengersB．trucksC．menD．cars6、A．BecauseB．AlthoughC．EvenifD．Asif7、A．shutB．answerC．openD．lock8、A．viewB．senseC．listD．rush9、A．playB．waitC．sleepD．imagine10、A．attractingB．demandingC．payingD．receiving11、A．somethingB．newsC．whispersD．nothing12、A．TVB．textC．roadD．radio13、A．infrontofB．nexttoC．behindD．over14、A．AgainB．FinallyC．ThusD．Unfortunately15、A．runB．walkedC．lookedD．talked16、A．forB．asC．nearD．except17、A．wholeB．longC．hardD．free18、A．journeyB．restC．dayD．process19、A．disappearedB．passedC．stoppedD．moved20、A．expressionB．motivationC．explanationD．intention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。Whenpeople1．(face)withhealthornutritionquestions,itis2．(increasing)commontogoonlineanddiagnosethemselvesButtheInternetisfullofconflictinghealthwarningswithnoregulationtogetridofthewrongadvice,someof3．isextremelydangerous!Also,searchenginesrankresultsby4．(popular)ratherthanaccuracy,sosolidfactscanbetrickytofindItisworth5．(check)ifthewriterofanonlinepieceisproperlyqualifiedasanexpertAnyonecancall6．(they)a“dietexpert”,“nutritionist”andevena“doctor”—givenitcouldrefertoqualificationslikeaPhD．Butremember,onlyofficially7．(recognize)practicingdoctorsaswellasdietitianshavedegrees8．givingmedical9．(suggest)Soifyouareunsureandstillwonderingwhetherthechocolatedietreallydoesworkornot,thenitpaystomake10．appointmentwithyourdieticianordoctorThetruthisoutthere,andyoujustneedtolookintherightplace!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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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