河南财政金融学院《英语演讲艺术》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语演讲艺术》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、Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee2、Youcanneverbe________whencrossingthestreet.A．verycareful B．toocareful C．carefullyenough D．enoughcareful3、Iftheweatherhadbeenbetter,we______apicnicyesterday.A．musthavehad B．wouldhaveC．couldhavehad D．willhave4、Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional5、Mycousininsistedthatshe______toAustraliaforfurtherstudy.Butthecompanyrefusedherapplication.A．sends B．willbesentC．besent D．wouldbesent6、Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安园博)会），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where7、Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant8、—IspendtwoweeksinBeijinglastyear.—ThenyoumusthavevisitedtheGreatWallduringyourstay,________you?A．mustn’t B．didn’tC．haven’t D．hadn’t9、I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone10、--Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis.--Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis____amanthinksofhimself___reallydetermineshisfate.A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．how;that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。AOptimismMayHelpPeopleLiveLongerPeoplewhohaveanoptimisticviewonlifearemorelikelytolivelonger,aUSstudysaidWednesday.Thestudy,publishedintheAmericanJournalofEpidemiology,analyzeddatafrom2004to2012from70,000womenenrolledintheNurses’HealthStudy,along-runningUSstudytrackingwomen’shealthviasurveyseverytwoyears.Theresearcherslookedatparticipants’levelsofoptimismandotherfactorsthatmightplayaroleinhowoptimismmayaffectmortalityrisk,suchasrace,highbloodpressure,diet,andphysicalactivity.Itfoundthemostoptimisticwomen,orthetop25%,hadanearly30percentlowerriskofdyingfromanyofthediseasesanalyzedinthestudycomparedwiththeleastoptimisticwomen,orthebottom25%.Themostoptimisticwomenhada16percentlowerriskofdyingfromcancer;38percentlowerriskofdyingfromheartdisease;39percentlowerriskofdyingfromstroke;38percentlowerriskofdyingfromrespiratorydisease;and52percentlowerriskofdyingfrominfection.Previousstudieshavelinkedoptimismwithreducedriskofearlydeathfromcardiovascular(心脑血管的)problems,butthiswasthefirsttofindalinkbetweenoptimismandreducedriskfromothermajorcauses.“Whilemostmedicalandpublichealtheffortstodayfocusonreducingriskfactorsfordiseases,evidencehasbeenmountingthatenhancingpsychologicalresilience(弹性，复原力)mayalsomakeadifference,”saidEricKim,researchfellowattheHarvardT.H.ChanSchoolofPublicHealthandco-leadauthorofthestudy.“Ournewfindingssuggestthatweshouldmakeeffortstoboostoptimism,whichhasbeenshowntobeassociatedwithhealthierbehaviorsandhealthierwaysofcopingwithlifechallenges.”Thestudyalsofoundthathealthybehaviorsonlypartiallyexplainthelinkbetweenoptimismandreducedmortalityrisk.Oneotherpossibilityisthathigheroptimismdirectlyaffectsourbiologicalsystems,Kimsaid.Co-leadauthorandpostdoctoralresearchfellowKaitlinHagansaidoptimismcanbevariedwithrelativelyuncomplicatedandlow-costinterventions(干预),eventhingsassimpleashavingpeoplewritedownandthinkaboutthebestpossibleoutcomesforvariousareasoftheirlives,suchascareersorfriendships.“Encouraginguseoftheseinterventionscouldbeaninnovativewaytoenhancehealthinthefuture,”Hagansaid.1、Accordingtotherecentstudy,optimismcan________.A．helpwomenlivelongerthanmenB．enablepeopletostayhealthyC．curepeopleofhighbloodpressureD．makewomanstayyoungandnice2、Fromtherecentstudy,theoptimisticwomen________.A．tooktheriskofdyingfrominfectionB．werelesslikelytodiefromsomediseaseC．hada39%lowerriskofsufferingfromcancerD．werelesslikelytosufferfromlowemotions3、Theunderlinedword“mounting”inparagraph7mightbebestplacedby________.A．increasing B．appearingC．doubling D．showing4、BothKimandHaganbelievedthat________.A．simplebuthigh-costinterventionsshouldbetriedoutB．higheroptimismindirectlyinfluencesourbodyC．optimismshouldbeencouragedanddevelopedD．optimismcanhelppeoplemeetallkindsofchallengesBOurplanwastodriveintoCambridge,catchthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation,thentoseparateandmeetagainforlunch.WeshouldhavearrivedatLiverpoolat9:19,butduetoatypicalLondonfog,thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgotthere.Inspiteofourlatearrival,Joan,mywife’ssister,decidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocket,thiswasindeedaproblem.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondon,andtrytofindherthere.Needlesstosay,wedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clock,andtheconcertbeganat2:30.“Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthall,”suggestedmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostop,andtheonlywaytogettherewasbyundergroundrailway.Handinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbe.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustasIwasabouttolosemytempercompletelywhenwemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundTowerHilltubestationjustfiftyyardsdowntheroad.Bynowitwasfartoolateeventotrytogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30,sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridge.Ittooksevenlonghoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Tiredandhungrywefinallyreachedhomeatten,openingthedoortothesoundofthetelephonebell.ItwasJoan;shehadseentheCrownJewels,hadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcert,andhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurantnearthehotelwhereshedecidedtostayforthenight.Nowshewasringingtodiscoverwhetherwehadhadanequallysuccessfulday.1、WhywasJoanseparatedfromhersisterandherbrother-in-law?A．theycouldnotseeeachotherbecauseofthefog.B．JoanhadnotseenCrownJewels.C．Theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime.D．Thewriterdidn’twanttogototheconcert.2、Whatdidthewriterplantodointheafternoon?A．Gototheconcert. B．SeetheCrownJewels.C．ReturntoCambridge. D．Goshopping.3、Thereasonwhytheydidn’tallmeetforlunchwasthat_______.A．TheylosttheirwayinthefogB．theyforgottomakenecessaryarrangementC．theywaitedatdifferentplacesanddidn’tmeeteachotherD．thecouplecouldn’tfindtheundergroundstation4、It’squiteclearthatforJoanthetriptoLondonhadbeen________.A．spiltbythefog B．quitetiringC．ratherdisappointing D．veryenjoyable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．Twoyearsago,Dubuque,Iowa,starteditsfirstannual“BacktoSchoolBash”programme.Itofferedneedyfamiliesanopportunitytolearnaboutfree1inthecommunity.Holmesdecidedto2byprovidinghelptokids.Hewas3twojobsatthetime,oneofwhichwasworkingasabarber.Saturdaywashis4day,buthechoseto5histimeandgavefreehaircutstolower­classkidsonconditionthatthekidsshould6theirfreehaircutbyhavingtoreadabooktohim.Theideawasso7thathecontinueditforthenexttwoyears.Manykidswould8afavouritebook,settleintothebarberchair,andreadaloud9Holmeswasdoingtheirhair.Afterthehaircut,they'dreviewthebook,fromthe10andvocabularytothethemes—justlikeinschool,onlymorefun.Holmes,whoismarried11twosons,recognizesthatnoteveryparenthasthetimeto12withtheirkids.Sohehopestooffersome13inthisway.Andheadmitshe,14，benefitsfromdoingthat.Therewasaseven­year­oldkidwho15stuttered(结巴)overwordswhilereading.Hehadtheboytakethebookhomeand16.Whenthechildcamebackafewdayslater,hereaditwithnoproblems.That17Holmestodomore.HolmesandhisfamilyhaverecentlymovedtoaChicagosuburb.Whentheyget18，heplanstorestarthis19astheStorybookBarber.“Today'sworldisfullofgunsandviolence，”hesays,“Thebarbershopisa20placeforthekidstocomeandreadbooks.”1、A．materialsB．resourcesC．methodsD．connections2、A．participateB．performC．developD．withdraw3、A．facedwithB．caughtinC．presentedwithD．engagedin4、A．happiestB．worstC．busiestD．best5、A．spendB．wasteC．saveD．donate6、A．receiveB．earnC．demandD．request7、A．popularB．ordinaryC．complexD．strict8、A．putawayB．takeoverC．pickupD．giveout9、A．beforeB．afterC．whileD．until10、A．kidsB．heroinesC．barbersD．characters11、A．withB．toC．forD．about12、A．stayB．readC．talkD．learn13、A．guidanceB．judgementC．assistanceD．insurance14、A．againB．stillC．thenD．too15、A．usuallyB．hardlyC．merelyD．necessarily16、A．writeB．practiseC．remarkD．reflect17、A．surprisedB．excitedC．inspiredD．impressed18、A．settledB．relaxedC．pleasedD．refreshed19、A．ownershipB．hobbyC．promiseD．role20、A．secretB．safeC．roughD．crowded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。Myfamilyhaslivedinonebigcityafteranotherbecauseofmydad'sjobIlovelivinginthecitybecauseIcanfindopportunitiesforculture,1．(educate),andentertainmentNow,IliveinLondon2．myfreetime,Icanvisitthemuseums,thezoo,cinemaandcommunitycentersIcanalsoreadgoodbooksinpublic3．(library)andbookshopsBesides,Icanvisitlovelyandpeacefulparks4．(relax)myselfHowever,somepeoplewholiveinthecountrydon'tliketoliveinthecitybecausetheyfeelstressful,noisyand5．(crowd)IalsolikelivinginthecountryIcanfeedcows,goatsandchickens,andevenlearntoride6．horseIcanalsogoonnaturewalks,andexploreforests,cavesandbeachesHowever,somecitypeoplethinkcountrylifeislonelybecausetheythinkthey7．(cut)offfromtheoutsideworldTheyarealsomorelikelytobelonelywhen8．(live)inabigcitySoitishardtodecide9．citylifeisbetterthancountrylifeornot10．(actual),it'snotwhereyoulivebuthowyoulivethatdecidesyourhappylife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