武汉传媒学院《英语泛读》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语泛读》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Advertisingoftenfunctionsasanindicatorfor______societyconsiderstobesociallyacceptableanddesirableatthetime.A．what B．whetherC．how D．which2、Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance3、________wellformyjobinterview,IreallyhadbutterfliesinmystomachonmywaytothecompanyIhadappliedto.A．Havingnotprepared B．NothavingpreparedC．Nottohaveprepared D．Tohavenotprepared4、________theprogram,theyhavetostaythereforanothertwoweeks.A．Notcompleting B．NotcompletedC．Nothavingcompleted D．Havingnotcompleted5、—Shallwegototheseveno’clockperformanceortheeight?—_____suitsyoufine.A．Whatever B．Whichever C．Whenever D．Wherever6、--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t7、Whenfacedwithabigchallenge________potentialfailureseemstohideateverycorner,maybeyou'veheardthisadvicebefore:“Bemoreconfident.”A．where B．whose C．which D．ofwhich8、_____theplantonceaweekifyouaretogetfruitintheautumn.A．WateredB．WateringC．TowaterD．Water9、Ihopethatwewillbeabletomakeitthroughthetoughtimesandbacktothebusinessofworkingtogether________ourcommongoals.A．onbehalfof B．inhonorof C．ontopof D．insearchof10、MsAliceisconsidereda

ladybyus,forsheoftenhelpsthepoorshemetwith.A．selfish B．hopefulC．mean D．generous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。AGetreadytofillyourdaysfulloffunandadventure.WestDorset,anareaofoutstandingnaturalbeauty,isalwaysaplacetogoandthereisalwayssomethinggoingon.Thefollowingaresomeofthestarattractions.●MappertonHouse&GardensImpressivevalleygardenssurroundedbywoodedlandscape.Gardensopen:Daily11am-5pmexceptFridays,MarchtoOctoberincluded.BookingthroughTel:(0103)959203or●BridportMuseumLocalhistorymuseumattractseveryhistorylovers.Wealsohaveayear-roundLocalHistoryCentrenearbywhereyoucancompletelocalandfamilyhistoryresearch.Open:Monday-Saturday,ApriltoOctoberincluded.BookingthroughTel:(0103)959711or●FurlelghEstateWineToursVineyardandwinery,producersoftheUK’smostoutstandingwine.Comeandseehowthe2019WinemakeroftheYearmakeswine.Openforsales:11am-4pmFridaysandSaturdays,toursat2pm.BookingthroughTel:(0103)906323orwwwjurleiehestate.uk●OldCrownCourtandCellsExperiencetwohundredyearsofshockingcrimeandpunishment.ToursofcourtroomandcellsonselectedafternoonsmidJulytoendAugust.Open:Tuesday-Sunday,MarchtoSeptemberincluded.BookingthroughForallthelatestinformationaboutattractionsincludingopeningtimes,reasonablepricesandspecialoffers，pleasegoto1、Wherecanyoulearnaboutwinemaking?A．AtMappertonHouse&Gardens. B．AtBridportMuseum.C．AtFurleighEstate. D．AtOldCrownCourtandCells.2、Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttogetagoodprice?A． B．C．www.furleighestate.uk D．3、Onwhatdayoftheweekcanyouvisitallthefourplaces?A．Monday. B．Tuesday.C．Friday. D．Saturday.BOurmotherearthisgoingthroughaverytoughsituationandwe,theentirehumanrace,aredestroyingourenvironmentorunconsciouslywithoutevenrealizingitsconsequences.Nowwehavetoactverysmartlyandplansomethingtosustainwhatwestillhave,gettingallnecessarysupportfromnaturetoleadhealthylives.Gardeningisalwaysanexcellentandenvironmentallyfriendlyidea.Ifyoucangoforsustainablegardening,thenitwillbeevenmoreusefulforall.Gardeningisafavoritehobbyformany.Itistimetochannelizeyourhobbytowardsamoremeaningfulmotivation.Whenwedogardeningweneedtousedifferentingredients(材料)togrowplants.Someofthemarenaturalresourceslikewater,soil,sunshine,andmanythingslikethis.Usingtheseresourcessmartlyisapartofsustainablegardening.Somesimpletechniquesinclude:uselesswaterandorganicthingstogrowplants;trytostorerainwatersothatyoucanusethemforgardening;tryusinglessenergytodrivedevices;avoidusingplasticsinanyformwhilegardening;reusetheleavesfromyourgardentofertilizethem.Thesearethebasicsustainablemeasures.Todosoweneedtohaveproperknowledgeaboutgardeninganditsrequirementssothatwecanuseproperresourceswithoutwastinganyofthem.Intoday’sbusylifewedon’tgetmuchtimetospendonourenvironment.Gardeninggivesusachancetodoso.Wecanalsohavesomepesticide-free(无农药的)andfreshfoodifwegrowtheminourgarden.Thisistherighttimetodosomegoodtoprotectourownenvironmentandgardeningisoneoftheeasiestways.Doyouwanttostartgardening,butyou’renotsurehow?Clickhere:http://www.gardenhowto.com.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“channelize”inParagraph2referto?A．Cause. B．Transform.C．Direct. D．Associate.2、Whichofthefollowingbelongstoasustainablemeasure?A．Usingadvancedelectricalmachines.B．Avoidingfertilizers.C．Wateringplantswithcollectedrainwater.D．Clearingawaytheleaves.3、Whatisthebenefitofsustainablegardening?A．Itrequireslittlewater. B．Itneedsnofertilizer.C．Itbreaksupplastics. D．Itdoesn'twasteanyresource.4、Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A．Anewspaper. B．TheInternet.C．Aguidebook. D．Asciencereport.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．Whichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeople1?And2,howdopeoplegetricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudy3thousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetterabout4asyoungadults5tohavehigherincomesbythetimethey629.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemost7.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomy（沮丧的）teens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,8thehappieronesearned930%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertime10school,collegeandthejob11,12becausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmay13betruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthan14intermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthe15forhappinessinwomen.Alas!Thesamegenedoesn’tappeartohave16effectonmen.AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Ifitisreallytruethathappierkids17beingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthat18homeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,19,thatmoreeducation20better-paidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought.1、A．busierB．saferC．happierD．braver2、A．ifnotB．ifsoC．ifanyD．ifever3、A．lookedaroundB．lookedintoC．lookedoutD．lookedthrough4、A．lifeB．timeC．moneyD．work5、A．attachedB．attainedC．attendedD．tended6、A．turnedB．grewC．wentD．got7、A．admirableB．fantasticC．delightedD．depressed8、A．whileB．whenC．asD．though9、A．rightnowB．uptoC．rightawayD．downto10、A．gettingdownB．gettingthroughC．gettingoutD．gettingover11、A．dramaB．interviewC．reviewD．schedule12、A．simplyB．justC．chieflyD．only13、A．evenB．alsoC．everD．once14、A．jobsB．dollarsC．friendsD．parents15、A．geneB．brandC．characterD．nature16、A．thebestB．thedifferentC．thesameD．themost17、A．comeupB．endupC．takeupD．turnup18、A．noB．norC．notD．few19、A．firstofallB．forallC．atallD．afterall20、A．existsinB．contributestoC．resultsfromD．relieson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。HarvardisolderthantheUnitedStatesIntheearly1630s,somesettlersrecommendedthatauniversity1．(found)justtoimprovethequalityoftheirdescendants(子孙）sothattheycouldbetterbuildthenewhomeThus,itwasestablishedin1636byvoteoftheGreatandGeneralCourtoftheMassachusettsBayColonyLikemanyotheruniversitiesatthattime,Harvardattheearlystageoftenraninto2．financialcrisisTheschoolboardoftenhadtogotoEuropetoraise3．(donate),butasyoucanpredict,theyoftencameback4．theirhandsempty5．(fortunate),in1638,JohnHarvard,pastorofCharlestown,passedawayHelefthislibraryandhalfhisestate(财产）totheinstitution,6．werethebiggestcontributioneversinceitsestablishmentTherefore,theuniversitywasnamedafterhisnameToday,youcanfindastatueofJohnHarvard7．(stand)infrontoftheUniversityHallinHarvardYard,anditisperhapstheUniversity’sbest8．(know)landmarkItisuniversally9．(acknowledge)thatJohnHarvardwasrespectedandrememberedbythepeopleintheUSAowingto10．hedid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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Thankyousomuchforinvitingmetotakepartinthewintercamporganizingbyyourschoolinthecomingwinterholiday.Quiteinterested,Iamwritingtolearnaboutfartherdetails.Aboveall,Iwonderthatitisconvenientforyoutoinformmeforthespecificscheduleinadvance.Beside,thiswillbemyfirstexperiencetoparticipateinsuchaactivity.Wouldyoubekindenoughtoofferwithanysugge