北华大学《大学英语三》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、OwingtoTheChinesePoetryCompetition,publicationsonclassicalChineseliteratureare__________asignificantshareofstoragespaceatthebookstore.A．takingupB．dividingupC．breakingupD．puttingup2、Somepeopleareabletomultitaskwell—theycantwoormorebusinessesatthesametimeverywell.A．turntoB．relatetoC．leadtoD．attendto3、Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes4、________________theheavyrain，thecouplewenttothesupermarkettobuytheirsonagift.A．Inspiteof B．ExceptforC．Butfor D．Insteadof5、—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat6、Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing7、Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary8、Iwishyouwouldn'tbeso________；youmakefacesateverythingIsay.A．weirdB．politeC．reluctantD．serious9、TheEnglishinthisstoryhasbeensimplifiedtomakeiteasier_______.A．tobeunderstood B．understood C．understanding D．tounderstand10、Theydon’tfeelsafeinourtownatnightbecauseitsodangerous.There’sarobberyeveryweeknow.A．becomes B．became C．hasbecome D．hadbecome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。AAfter21yearsofmarriage,mywifewomanouttotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.Theotherwomanwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡妇)for19years.Hpwever,thedemamdsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyocasionally.ThatFridayafterwork,wnenIarrivedatherhouse,mymotherwaswaitinginthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurledherhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceandcomfortable.Mymothertookmyarmasifshewere!heFirstLady.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversationaboutnothingextraordinarybutjustcaughtuponrecentevents.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid:“I'llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.Afewdayslater,mymotherdiedofaseriousheartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.Sometimelater,Ireceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceipt(收据）fromthesameplacemotherandIhaddined.Anattachednotesaid:**Ipaidthisbillinadvance.Iwasn’tsurethatIcouldbethere;still,Ipaidfortwoplates—oneforyouandtheotherforyourwife.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantforme.Iloveyou.Son.”Atmatmoment,Iunderstoodtheimportanceofsaying:UIloveyou”andofgivingourlovedonesthetimetheydeserve.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanfamily.Givefamilymemberstheattentiontheydeserve,becausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsome“other’time.1、Theauthordescribesindetailhowhismotherlooked,inorderto.A．showreadershismother’scharacterB．stresshowimportantthedinnerwastohismotherC．createanatmosphereofhappinessD．emphasizetheimportanceoftablemanners2、Theauthorshouldbethankfulto.A．hismom.whopaidinadvanceforthenextdinnerB．God,whogavehimthechancetohavedinnerwithhismomC．hiswife,whopushedhimtohavewithhismomD．hischildren,whowereveryunderstandingandhelpful3、Wecaninferfromthestorythat.A．theauthor'smotherfeltsatisfiedtohavepaidthebillinadvanceB．theauthorandhismothertalkedaboutbigeventsduringtheirdinnerC．theauthorandhismothersawamovietogetheraftertheirdinnerD．theauthorconsidershisworkandfamilyagreatburden4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotelluswiththisstory?A．Agoodheartissuretofindanothertomatchit.B．Weshouldseekforgoodopportunitiestoexpressourlove.C．Ifyouputsomethingoff,youwillregretitinthefuture.D．It'simportanttoexpressourlovetoourlovedonesintime.BFormonthsfishthatliveindarkcavesinMexicogowithoutfood.Theyhavegonefarlonger-thousandsofyears-withoutlight,evolvingtolosetheireyesandskinpigments（色素）.Nowresearchershavediscoveredthesestrangecreatureshaveanotheroddity.Theysurvivetheirfood-scarceenvironment,thefishhaveevolvedextremewaysofturningnutrientsintoenergy.Thesefeaturescreatesymptomslikelargebloodsugarswingsthat,inhumans,arepredictorsoftype2diabetes.Butinthefishthesechangesareadaptations,notadisease.Thesecavefishleadlogandhealthylives.Understandinghowthefishremainhealthyinspiteofthesesymptomsmayleadtonewapproachesfortreatingdiabetesinpeople,saysCliffTabin,ageneticistatHarvardMedicalSchool.Heandhiscolleaguesarebeginningtogetcluesabouthowcavefishsurvivethesymptoms.Inhumansandothermammals,oneofthefirstsignsoftype2diabetesriskispoorcontrolofWoodsugar(glucose).Thishappensbecausecellsresistinsulin,thehormonethatsignalscellstotakeinglucosefromthebloodstream.Iftheproblemscontinue,theyprogressintofull-blowndiabetes.Theillnesskills3.4millionpeopleworldwideeveryyear,butcurrenttreatmentsoftendonotwork.Thecavefishhas,apparently,figuredoutanothersolution.Thefishwerewashedfromriversintocavesaboutamillionyearsago.Itwasabigchange.Riverswerefulloffoodbutcaveshaveonlywhatiswashedinbyseasonalfloods.Becausecavefishgomanymonthswithoutfood,researchersassumedtheyevolvedametabolism(新陈代谢）thatefficientlystoresthecaloriesinasimilarwayanimalsstorefatbeforewinter.Totestthatidea,theycomparedthecavefishwiththeriverfishraisedundersameconditionsinthelab.Theyfoundthecavefishdostoremorevisceralfatthanriverfish.Butthecavefishalsohadmuchlarger,fattylivers,whichresembleddiabetes-linkedfattyliverdiseaseinhumans.“Butyoudon’tseedestructionoftheliverintheseguys.”Tabinsays.“It’sverycurious.”Cavefishresearchersarenowworkingtofindouthowthefishdoit.“Theonlypieceoftotalevidenceisthatthemetabolicrateislowerinthecavefishthanintheirriverfishrelatives.”saysAlexKeeneofFloridaAtlanticUniversity."Theremightbesomethingaboutslowenergyuseincellsthatprotectsagainstdiabetes."hesays,“Findingthatsomethingwill,likefishing,requiresomepatience.”1、Whatinterestsresearchersmostinthecavefishisthat.A．theyhaveevolvedtolosetheireyesandskinpigmentsB．theyhaveevolvedwaysofturningnutrientsintoenergyC．theyhaveexperiencednosymptomsofdiabetesinhumansD．theyhavesurvivedfromsymptomsofdiabetesinhumans2、ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3that.A．insulindisturbsthecontrolofbloodsugarB．insulintakesinglucosefromthebloodstreamC．insulinpreventstheriseofbloodsugarD．insulinlendstoprogressintofull-blowndiabetes3、Researchersstudythemetabolisminthecavefishmainlyby.A．testingtheefficiencyofstoringfatinsidethemB．comparingtheirfatamountwiththatintheriverfishC．comparingtheirfattyliverswiththoseofhumansD．observingtheirliversstoringfatwithnodestruction4、Itcanbeconcludedthatthefeaturesofthecavefish.A．haveenabledresearcherstofindoutnewwaystotreatdiabetesB．haveinspiredresearchersaboutnewtreatmentsfordiabetesC．havebroughtinmanynewideasabouthowtotreatdiabetesD．willbeusedasatreatmentfordiabetesinthenearfuture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．完形填空阅读下面短文，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WarstartedinourhouseinlateJulywithamonthtogobeforemyfirstdayofcollege.ItwasabattleofwillsoverwhatcollegeIwastoattend.Momwantedmetoattendafamous1school,andIwantedtogotoasmallwritingcollege.Everynightfortwoweeks,weargued,shoutedandgave2treatmentsuntilbothsideswenttobedwithregrets.Itwasmostlymy3Sincemyjunioryearofhighschool,Ihad4atbeinganurse.Itookallthesciencecourses,andevenworkedasa5inmytown’slocalhospital.My6wastohelpthesickandbesuperwomantotheworld.Yet,7graduationandcollegeneared,itallchanged.Treatingthesickwas8,butnotwhatIwasmeanttodoforthe9ofmylife.Icouldpicturemyselfinhospitals,makingrounds,andtaking10,butIcouldn’tpicturemyselfhappy.Itwasn’tthe11Iwanted.Then,IrealizedIhadbeencreatingandwritingstoriesforaslongasIcould12Ilovedit,andwritingwaswhatIhadbeendoingasa13Itwasgoingtobemycareer.Andithadtobe.OnAugust1st,MomandIsatdownatthedinnertableandItoldherthatshehadevery14tochoosewheretospendhermoney,justlikeIhadeveryrighttodecidewhereIwantedtogotoschool.Ifitwasherchoicenotto15anyofmycollegeeducation,thenIwouldtakeayearofftoworkandearnmoneysoIcouldgotothecollegeIwanted.Standingbymydecisiontobeawriterhad16myfirmbelieftomymom.Finallywewereat17,andshedecidedtosupportme,which18theworldtome.Beforethattime,Ihadneverstoodup19myparentsonanymajordecision.Choosingwhichcollegetoattend20metobecomeaseparateandcompleteadult.IamnowfinishedwithmyfirstsemesterasaProfessionalWritingmajorandIcannotwaittoseewhatcomesnext.1、A．cooking B．gardening C．nursing D．writing2、A．medical B．warm C．mental D．silent3、A．fault B．success C．duty D．turn4、A．wondered B．aimed C．pointed D．looked5、A．student B．volunteer C．graduate D．doctor6、A．goal B．job C．task D．post7、A．before B．after C．until D．as8、A．rough B．noble C．mild D．easy9、A．part B．whole C．rest D．half10、A．notices B．examinations C．temperatures D．drugs11、A．future B．effect C．drill D．idea12、A．see B．wait C．find D．remember13、A．process B．hobby C．rule D．business14、A．chance B．time C．right D．ability15、A．expect B．raise C．offer D．finance16、A．doubted B．followed C．shaken D．proven17、A．peace B．war C．ease D．play18、A．attached B．applied C．devoted D．meant19、A．for B．against C．over D．by20、A．forced B．promised C．allowed D．reminded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。Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIsClimateChangeConsumingYourFavoriteFoods?Duetoclimatechange,theworld’sendangeredlistsarenolongerjustforanimalsWemaynotonlyneedtoadaptourselvestolivinginawarmerworldbuta1．(tasty)oneaswellAstheincreasedamountofcarbondioxideintheairlinkedtoglobalwarming2．(continue)toaffectweather,weoftenforgetthattheyarealsoimpactingthequantity,thequality,andthegrowinglocationsofourfoodSomefoodshavealreadyfelttheimpactwhile3．mayevenbecomescarcewithinthenext30yearsWhetherornotyoutrytolimityourself4．onecupofcoffeeaday,theeffectsofclimatechangeontheworld'scoffee-growingregionsmayleaveyoulittlechoiceRisingtemperaturesandunpredictablerainfallpatternsarereportedtohavebeenthreateningcoffeeplantationsinSouthAmerica,Africa,Asia,andHawaiiTheresult?SignificantcutsincoffeeyieldAccordingtoorganizationslikeAustralia'sClimateInstitute,halfofthepresentcoffee-producingareas5．(estimate)nottobesuitablebytheyear2050,ifcurrentclimatepatternscontinueWithtemperaturescontinuouslyrising,oceansareabsorbingsomeoftheheatandundergoingwarmingoftheirown,6．(cause)adeclineinfishpopulation,includinginlobstersthatarecold-bloodedcreatures,andinsalmons(鲑鱼)7．eggsfindithardtosurviveinhigherwatertemperaturesWarmerwatersalsoencouragesomepoisonousmarinebacteriatogrowandleadtoillnessinhumanswhenever8．(take)withrawseafood,likeoystersAndhowaboutthatsatisfying“crack”whichyougetwhenyouareeatingcrabsandlobsters?Itcouldbesilenced9．shellfishhavebeenstrugglingtobuildtheircalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙)shells,whichisaresultofoceanacidificationEvenworseisthepossibility10．wewillhavenoseafoodtoenjoyatallIna2006DalhousieUniversitystudy,scientistspredictedthatifover-fishingandrisingtemperaturetrendscontinuedattheirpresentrate,theworld'sseafoodstockswouldrunoutbytheyear11．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。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏词