山西华澳商贸职业学院《美国社会与文化》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、Pelehadbagsofnaturaltalent,buthe______withoutthedeterminationtodealwithalltheproblemslifethrewinhispath.A．wouldneversucceed B．neversucceededC．wouldneverhavesucceeded D．haveneversucceeded2、__________62%ofallluxuryconsumersalesinEuropein2015,shoppersfromtheChinesemainlandspent$7.2billionoverseasduringtheSpringFestival.A．Accountingfor B．AddingtoC．Consistingof D．Makingup3、Someoneisringingthedoorbell.Goandsee____.A．whoishe B．whoheisC．whoisit D．whoitis4、Theflatisgoodvalueformoneybecausenotonlydidtheysellittomeatacheapprice,buttheythrewinsomeoldfurniture_________.A．attheircommand B．forgoodmeasureC．beyondmyreach D．beneaththeirdignity5、________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why6、The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which7、Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct8、40gramsofmeatperdayis______peopleshouldconsumeinordertostayfit.A．thatB．whyC．howD．what9、DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those10、—WouldyoupleasewaitforamomentwhileItelephonethereceptiondesktocheck?—________.A．Iwouldn'tmindthat B．SoundlikefunC．Imeanit D．Youwish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。AJOHANNESBURG—Theysaycatshaveninelives.NowaChinesetoad(蟾蜍)hasjoinedthatclubofcleversurvivors.SouthAfricansareshockedattheenduranceofatoadthatgottrappedinacargoshipmentfromChinatoCapeTown,afterjumpingintoaporcelaincandlestick(烛台)thatwasmadethere.SouthAfricanofficialsreportedlyplannedtoputdownthecreature,fearingitwouldcauseharmasaninvasivespeciesifitwereletgointhewild.Butthetoadgotalast-minutepardon.MangoAirlines,aSouthAfricanairline,transportedthetoadonFridaytoJohannesburgfordeliverytoananimalshelter,afterofficialsdecidedtofindawaytoletthetoadlive.Thetwo-hourflightwasabreezecomparedtothetripfromChina,alongwayofmanyweeksandthousandsofkilometersacrosstheIndianOcean.AirlinespokesmanHeinKaisersaidthetoadgot“first-classtreatment”,sittinginatransparentplasticcontainerwithescortBrettGlasby,ananimalwelfareinspector.Therewasevenaceremony,inwhichthetoad’sboardingpasswashandedtoGlasby.“Hewasthestaroftheshowontheflight,”Kaisersaidoftheamphibious(两栖的)passenger.“Ithinkeverypassengerstoppedtohavealook.”OnlandinginJohannesburg,thetoadwasbroughtoutofitscontainerforacelebrity-stylephotoshoot.Observerssaidthebrowntoadseemedlikeacoolcustomer.ItbelongstotheAsianToadspecies,whichbreedsduringthemonsoon(季风)season.ItisbelievedtohavesurvivedthetripfromChinabyhardeningitsskintopreventitfromdryingout,andalsobyslowingitsbreathingandheartrate—methodsthathelpthespeciessurviveintimesofdrought.“We’vehadsnakesinimportedtimberandscorpions(蝎子)infruit.Wewerecalledbecausethetoadwasrightinsidethecandlestick,andwehadtobreakittogetitout”Glasby,theinspector,toldTheStar,aSouthAfricannewspaper.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Asiantoadscan’tgetusedtothelifeinSouthAfrica.B．SouthAfricaignorestheprotectionofanimals.C．AnAsiantoadgetsanewhomeinSouthAfrica.D．WorkersshippedatoadtoSouthAfricaonpurpose.2、Ifthetoadisreleasedintothewild,________.A．itwillmakethelocalsfeelshockedB．itwillloseitslifeinthewildC．itmightfleeintoanothercountryD．itmightharmthenativespecies3、ThetoadwasabletoarriveinSouthAfricaalive________.A．becauseitformedhardskintoprotectitselfB．becauseitescapedallattacksandhuntsC．becauseitusedtostopitsbreathinwinterD．becauseitwasluckytobegivenachance4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．acandlestickisthebestplaceforatoadB．droughtsmaketoadslivelongerC．sometimesanimalsaretransportedaccidentallyD．noonehasseensuchabigtoadinAfricaBIn2011，AmyChuaputoutthebook，BattleHymnoftheTigerMother，whichishermemoir（回忆录）aboutthechallengesofbeingaparentandtryingtokeeptothestrictupbringing（养）sheknewasachild.ControversyoverthebookarosebecausemanyreadersdidnotgettheimpressionthatChuawastryingtobehumorousaboutherparentingmethods.Therewasalsomiscommunicationaboutthepurposeofthebook.Manyreceiveditasaguideforotherparentsonhowtousestrictmethodstopunishandmotivatetheirchildren.However，Chuahasalwaysclaimedtheaimofherbookwasonlytosharehersuccessesandfailuresasaparentinaculturallydiverseworld.Inthebook，ChuacomparesWesternandChinesebeliefsandmethodsofparenting.Ingeneral，Chineseparentsbelieveachild'sacademicsuccessisdirectlylinkedtoparentingskills.Itiscommonforsuchparentstotakeseveremeasurestomaketheirchildrendoexactlywhattheysay.Incontrast，Westernparentsworrymoreabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem（自尊），whichdrivestheirparentingmethods.Asaresult，parentingmethodshavebecomelessstrictandchildrenarenotheldtothehighstandardstheywereinthepast.Interestingly，intheWest，manypeopleagreethatWesternparentingmethodscoulduseimprovement.Someevensaythatthelaid-backWesternmethodscanbejustasdamagingastheoverlystrictonesChuaconnectswithChineseculturebecausemoreandmorechildrenarenotlearninghowtofaceandovercomechallenges.However，expertsalsosaythatbeingtoostrictwithchildrencancauserebellion（反叛），lowself-esteemandpoorparent-childrelationships.Whateveryonecanagreeonisthatthereisnoperfectwaytoparent.What'smoreamethodthatworkswithonechildwillnotnecessarilyworkwithanother.Parentsarechallengedwithfindingthebestmethodthathelpseachchildlearntobearesponsibleandconfidentperson.1、WhatdoweknowaboutAmyChua'sbook?A．Itamusedreadersgreatly.B．Itcausedaseriousdebate.C．It'saboutatigeranditsmother.D．It'spopularwithbothparentsandkids.2、WhydidAmyChuawritethebook?A．Toshareherexperienceasamom.B．Totellinterestingstoriestochildren.C．Tointroduceherresearchonparenting.D．Tohelpotherparentseducatetheirchildren.3、What'sthemaidideaofParagraph2?A．Whatismostimportantforchildren.B．Howtohelpchildrentosucceedinschool.C．Theimportanceofmasteringparentingskills.D．DifferencesbetweenupbringinginChinaandtheWest.4、WhatresultmighttheWesternparentingmethodbringabout?A．Children'sacademicsuccess.B．Morepositiveattitudestowardlife.C．Badrelationshipsbetweenparentsandchildren.D．Children'slackofexperienceindealingwithdifficulties.5、Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreeon?A．Oneparentingmethoddoesn'tworkwithallchildren.B．Aperfectwaytoparentiseasytofindaslongasparentsworkhard.C．WesternparentingmethodsarebetterthanthoseinChina.D．Chineseparentsaremoreworriedabouttheirchildren'sself-esteem.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．Lastnightwasthelastgameformyeight-year-oldson'ssoccerteam.Itwasthe1quarter.Thescorewastwoto2,myson'steaminthelead.Parentsencircledthefield,offering3.Withlessthantenseconds4,theballrolledinfrontofmyson's5,oneMikeyO'Donnel.Withshoutsof"6it!"echoingacrossthefield,Mikeysteppedbackand7iteverythinghehad.Allroundmethecrowd8.O'Donnelhadscored!Thentherewas9.Mikeyhadscoredallright,butinthewronggoal,endingthegamein10.Foramomenttherewastotalhush（寂静）.Yousee,MikeyhasDown'ssyndrome(akindofmentaldisease)and11himthereisnosuchthingasawronggoal.Allgoalswere12byajoyoushugfromMikey.Hehadevenbeenknowntohugthe13playerswhentheyscored.Thesilencewas14brokenwhenMikey,hisfacefilledwithjoy,grabbedmyson,huggedhimand15,"Iscored!Everybodywon!Everybodywon!"ForamomentIheldmybreath,notsurehowmysonwould16.Ineednothave17.Iwatched,throughtears,18mysonthrewuphishandintheclassichigh-fivesaluteandstartedchanting,"WaytogoMikey!WaytogoMikey!"Withinmomentsbothteams19Mikey,joininginthechantandcongratulatedhimonhisgoal.Laterthatnight,whenmydaughteraskedwhohadwon,I20asIreplied,"Everybodywon."1、A．firstB．midC．nextD．final2、A．zeroB．oneC．twoD．four3、A．encouragementB．entertainmentC．congratulationsD．awards4、A．leavingB．movingC．remainingD．passing5、A．coachB．teammateC．leaderD．assistant6、A．KickB．DropC．ThrowD．Hold7、A．sentB．handedC．gaveD．brought8、A．eruptedB．frozeC．laughedD．wandered9、A．darknessB．silenceC．excitementD．noise10、A．lineB．roundC．hurryD．tie11、A．forB．ofC．uponD．inside12、A．acceptedB．celebratedC．receivedD．expected13、A．disabledB．giftedC．supportingD．opposing14、A．eventuallyB．slightlyC．permanentlyD．shortly15、A．statedB．whisperedC．yelledD．explained16、A．continueB．answerC．reactD．defend17、A．wonderedB．worriedC．sufferedD．doubted18、A．afterB．untilC．beforeD．as19、A．watchedB．seizedC．surroundedD．followed20、A．signedB．sobbedC．countedD．smiled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。Inonlyfiftyyears,English1．(develop)intothelanguagewhichismost2．(wide)spokenandusedintheworldEnglishistheworkinglanguageofmostinternationalorganizations,internationaltradeandtourismBusinessmenandtouristsoftencometoChinawithoutbeingabletospeak3．Chinesebusinessmen,taxidriversandstudentstalkwiththemusingEnglishEnglishisalsothelanguageof4．(globe)culture,suchaspopularmusicandtheInternetYoucanlistentoEnglishsongs5．theradio6．useEnglishtocommunicate7．peoplearoundtheworldthroughtheInternetWithsomanypeople8．(communicate)inE