广东茂名健康职业学院《工程造价专业英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《工程造价专业英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷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、Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout2、Thegovernor’sstatementonemployment________astormofcriticism,A．setupB．setoutC．setaboutD．setoff3、Theywenttothestreetto________tothewholecitytohelpthepoorboy.A．apply B．appealC．add D．reply4、Thelittlegirl________aforeignlanguagefairlyquickly.A．pickedup B．gotup C．steppedup D．madeup5、Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety6、Lifethelike________ocean;Only________strong-willedcanreachtheothershore.A．an;the B．the;aC．the;/ D．/;a7、Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough8、Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction9、Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though10、Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,newfiguresshow,_______familiessawariseinfemalebreadwinners.A．ifB．asC．becauseD．though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。AA“GameofThrones”themedhotelmadejustofsnowandicehasbeenfinishedinLapland,Finland.LocatedintheresortofKittila,whichis200kilometersabovetheArcticCircleandaround90minutesfromHelsinki,thedestinationismadeupof24rooms—10ofwhicharesuitesforguestsstayingovernight.Temperaturesreach-5℃inside,sohigh-qualitythermal(保温的)sleepingbagsareonhandtokeepguestswarm,aswellasahotberryjuiceinthemorning.Althoughit’srecommendedthatguestsstayatthehotelforamaximumofonenightduetotheicyconditions,therearewarmlogcabinsavailableshouldtheywishtoextendtheirstayintheSnowVillage.Guestscanalsovisitarestaurant,cinema,chapelandbar,allmadeentirelyofsnowandice.GuestsalsoreceiveaguidedtourinsidetheSnowVillage,abuffetbreakfastinthelogrestaurant,andadiplomatocommemoratetheirstay.TravelerscanbookanovernightvisitatthesnowhotelorsimplytakeadaytriptotheSnowVillage,whichcoversanareaofabout20,000squaremeters.Thevillageisopenforvisitorsdailyandhasacinema,achapel,anarcticbarthatservesdrinksinglassescarvedfromice,andarestaurantwithfrozendiningfurnitureandamenufeaturingreindeer(驯鹿)steakWhileit’sbeenconstructedyearlysince2000,thisisthefirsttimetheSnowVillagehasincludeda“GameofThrones”themedsection.KittilaisalsoagreatlocationtoviewtheNorthernLights,andSnowVillageofferssnowmobilesafarissnowmobilesafaris(旅行)whereguestscantrytocatchaglimpseofGreenland’snaturalphenomena,aswellasactivitieslikereindeer-sleddingandice-sculptingclasses.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethemedhotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itis200kilometersfromHelsinki.B．Itis110kilometersfromheArcticCircle.C．ItisintheresortofKittila.D．Itismadeupof34rooms.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“commemorate”mean?A．proveB．comfortC．coverD．pay3、WhatistheareaoftheSnowVillage?A．2000squaremeters.B．18,000squaremeters.C．20,000squaremeters.D．22,000squaremeters.4、Inwhichcolumnofawebsitecanwefindthetext?A．Geography.B．Travel.C．Climate.D．Culture.BTrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(细致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.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．Thereisasmallshopabout200metersfromwhereIlivethatsellsgroceries,meatandotherbasicnecessities.About10yearsago,therewasabeggarwhowouldgointotheshopeverydayandasktheownerfora1Theowner,althoughhewouldlovetohelp,simplydidn’thaveanyjobsavailable,sohekept2theman’srequest.Thissituationcontinued3forafewmonths,untiltheowner4togivethehomelessmanajobwhich5sweepingoutsidetheshop.Everysingledayfrom5am,thehomelessmanwastheredoingtheverybesthecouldforthe6,anditdidearnhimsomepennies.7,theownersawhowgoodajobthemanwasdoingandgavehimajobworkingasacashier.Hewaswatchedcloselytomakesurethathedidn’t8anyofthemoneyreceivedfromthesales.Hewasstillhomeless,afterall.Thehomelessmandida/an9jobasacashierforover2years,anddidsuchagoodjobthathewaspromotedto10thefinanceforthewholeshop.Tomy11,thiswasthearrangementupuntil2yearsago,whentheowner12Inhiswill,heonlyhadone13,togivethewholeshoptothenowstable,“homeless”man.Now,Icouldwalkintothatshopandseehimworkingashardasever,withhisownbusinessthatisstill14andactive10yearsaftergettinghisjobasasweeper.Fromthisstory,wecanprobablygettheinspiration:workhardandgiveeverythingyourbesteffort,evenifitisn’tyour15situation,itverywellmayturnouttobesomedayinthefuture.1、A．coin B．home C．job D．meal2、A．ignoring B．considering C．accepting D．refusing3、A．again B．weekly C．often D．daily4、A．wanted B．agreed C．planned D．expected5、A．meant B．involved C．included D．kept6、A．family B．owner C．shop D．money7、A．Normally B．Accurately C．Generally D．Eventually8、A．lose B．pocket C．spend D．save9、A．honest B．practical C．fantastic D．kind10、A．take B．raise C．provide D．manage11、A．knowledge B．mind C．regret D．joy12、A．gottired B．grewold C．passedaway D．gaveup13、A．thought B．purpose C．request D．suggestion14、A．big B．new C．different D．popular15、A．ideal B．current C．reasonable D．financial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。ABBCfilmcrewwasworkingontheremoteLordHoweIslandforanewwildlifedocumentarycalledDrowninginPlasticTheyfilmedmanybirdsthat1．(die)fornoclearreasonAftersomeresearch,theyfoundoutthetruth—2．causedthedeathofthebirdswasthattheirstomachswereliterallytoofullofplasticThedocumentaryteamalsofilmedbiologists3．(work)ontheislandtosavethebirdsThescientistscapturedhundredsofchicksandremovedplasticfromtheirstomachstogivethemachanceof4．(survive)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。Severalyearsago,LisaandIhappenedtostartingapplyingforajobatthesamebank、Aftergraduation,wewentthroughtrainingtogetherorw