武汉晴川学院《大学英语4B级》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《大学英语4B级》2023-2024学年第二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、Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown2、Thisrestauranthasaninviting,homelikeatmosphere______manyothersareshortof.A．where B．whenC．that D．what3、Isthisyourcellphone,Tony?I________itwhenIwascleaningtheclassroom.A．cameacross B．dealtwithC．lookedafter D．heldonto4、Johnlives________.Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.A．intheblackB．onashoestringC．overthemoonD．atthedropofahat5、Heasked______forthecomputer.A．didIpayhowmuchB．IpaidhowmuchC．howmuchdidIpayD．howmuchIpaid6、Billwasdoingalotofphysicalexercisetobuilduphis.A．abilityB．forceC．mindD．strength7、Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand8、Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those9、Kingsman:TheSecretServiceisaspyactioncomedyfilm.Wantstocomewithme?I’dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarried,andIwon’t_______itforanything.A．overlook B．trade C．miss D．forget10、Allthedishesinthismenu，_____otherwisestated，willservetwotothreepeople.A．as B．if C．though D．unless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。AAstudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDownBLeila’sHairMuseumBeforetheinventionofphotography,peoplekeptmemoriesoflovedonesbycreatingmementos(纪念物)usinghumanhair.In1986,LeilaCohoonopenedamuseuminIndependence,Missouri,toshowhercollectionofmorethan2,000piecesofhair-basedartcollectedover30years.Billedastheonlyhairmuseumintheworld,itincludesmorethan400braidedhairwreaths(花环)and2,000piecesofjewellerydatingbacktothemid-1600s.“Mymuseumisfilledwithotherpeople’sfamilies,”Leilasays.“Ittellsastory.”InternationalUFOMuseumandResearchCenterOnJuly7,1947,afarmerdiscoveredmysteriousmetallicdebris(金属碎片)inhisfarmoutsideRoswell,NewMexico.RoswellArmyAirField(RAAF)originallysaiditrecoveredaflyingdisc.Thenextday,RAAFchangeditswords:Theobjectwasaweatherballoon.StoriesofaUFOandagovernmentcover-upspread.Eachyear,180,000peoplecheckoutthedirtfromtheUFOcrashsite,photos,andreportsabouttheRoswellincident.MuseumofBadArtNotallartiscreatedequal.Afterfindinganoilpaintingintherubbishin1993—thenowclassicLucyintheFieldwithFlowers—ScottWilsonstartedcollectingbadart.Beforelong,heshowedhisfindsattheSomervillemovietheater.TheMuseumofBadArt(MOBA)givesthepublicafirsthandlookatsomeoftheworld’sworst“disaster-pieces”.PopularpaintingsincludeManaLisa,HollywoodLips,andDrillingforEggs.“MOBAisalwaysonthelookoutforthebestoftheworst,”saidco-founderMarieJackson.“Butwhatanartistconsiderstobebaddoesn’talwaysmeetourlowstandards.”MutterMuseumWelcometotheMutterMuseuminPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania—hometomorethan5,000brains,bones,anddeadbodies!In1858,Dr.ThomasDentMuttergavehiscollectionofpreservedbodyparts,andbonestotheCollegeOfPhysicianstoimprovemedicaleducation,whichledtothemuseum’screationin1863.Today,MutteristhemostfamousmedicalmuseuminAmerica,housingawallofbones,andpiecesofAlbertEinstein’sbrain.1、WhatisspecialaboutLeila’sHairMuseum?A．Itisfulloffamilystories.B．Ithousestheworld’sgreatestphotos.C．Itholdscollectionsfromaroundtheglobe.D．ItwasopenedtorememberLeila’slovedones.2、WhatcanyoufindintheMutterMuseum?A．PhotosabouttheRoswellincident. B．SomeofAlbertEinstein’sbrain.C．2,000piecesofjewellery. D．ManaLisa.3、Whatdothefourmuseumshaveincommon?A．Theyarenewly-foundedmuseums. B．Theyareart-centered.C．Theyareunpopularamongvisitors. D．Theyarequiteunusual.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．WhenIwasateenagerIvolunteeredtopassoutwateratalocalrace.Iwassoexcitedto1allthedifferentrunnerswhopassedbyandquicklytookacupofwater.Somewalkedpast,somejoggedpastandafew2past.Watchingsomany3ofpeopledoingit,IthoughtmaybeIcoulddoittoo!ThenextyearIdecidedto4therace.With5runningpractice,Ijustwantedtofinish.Onthedayoftherace.itwasterriblyhot.Onlyafter2miles,Ifeltsweat6offmeandmylegsswelling.Ibeganto7,"WhyamIdoingthis?WhatwasIthinking?Imustbe8."Forthefollowingmiles,Ijogged.Iwalked,Ijoggedandwalked.Attimes,IwonderifIcould9.10theend,a70-year-oldmanrushedpastme,very11,andIfeltalittle12thatIwasmorethan50yearsyoungerthanhimandIcouldn't13keepupwithhim.ButthenIrealizedsomething:hewasrunninghisraceandIwasrunningmine.Howofteninlifedowe14ourselvestoothersandfeeldisappointedinourselveswhenwereally15?Wearealluniquehumanbeingswithunique16.It'sreallynogoodfocusingonothers'race.IdecidedthatIwouldnot17running.andthatonedayIwouldbeoneofthose18peoplewhowerestillrunningraces.AsIcrossedthefinishingline,Iwasproudofmyself.Ididn'tregrethavingsuchanexperience.Ifyoudon't19othersbutgetthelessonandgrow,youaretrulya20.1、A．seeB．inspectC．stareD．notice2、A．struggleB．draggedC．rushedD．moved3、A．stylesB．ranksC．typesD．races4、A．runupB．runoutC．runacrossD．runfor5、A．someB．littleC．muchD．any6、A．pouringB．takingC．meltingD．blowing7、A．doubtB．rememberC．imagineD．suppose8、A．friendlyB．crazyC．generousD．tired9、A．winB．stopC．makeD．finish10、A．OnB．AtC．NearD．By11、A．slowlyB．gentlyC．heavilyD．fast12、A．pleasedB．frightenedC．delightedD．embarrassed13、A．justB．evenC．stillD．already14、A．compareB．devoteC．recommendD．show15、A．couldn'tB．won'tC．shouldn'tD．can't16、A．significanceB．paceC．principleD．concept17、A．insistonB．lookuptoC．putupwithD．giveup18、A．elderlyB．professionalC．internationalD．educated19、A．persuadeB．changeC．beatD．follow20、A．learnerB．winnerC．dreamerD．competitor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。Thereisgoodnews-forthosewhoenjoy1．(run)-aroundinrainanddon'twanttogettheirclothesdirtiedorthosewhoplaysoccerbutdon'twanttheirshirtstogetsoiledorwetwithsweatBritishscientistshavecreatedafabric(织物)thatnevergetsdirtyorwet!Thecloth2．(treat)withaspecialnon-stickychemicalthatresistsoilandwaterThisensuresthattheclothesmade3．itremaincleanButthescientistsarenotyetreadytomakepublicthe4．(detail)informationofthis"miracle"chemicalAwell-knownFrenchcompanyrecentlylaunched5．newrangeofjacketsthathaveTefloninthemTeflonistheplasticcoatingonnon-stickcookingpans,6．hasaspecialcharacteristic:NoreactiontoanythingAsaresult,dirtandwaterslipawayfromtheTeflonfabric,as7．(easy)asoilslipsoutofaTeflon-coatedpanAmericanscientistshavegoneastep8．(far)Theyhaveaddedinsecticide(杀虫剂)tothefabricthatkillsmosquitoesoncontactThisnewanti-mosquitofabric9．(find)immediatebuyersshortlyafteritsinventionAccordingtoreports,severalmosquitonetproducersareplanning10．(compete)witheachotherinthebid(投标)to"net"thecompanyfortheuseofthisnewtechnology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处语言错误，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:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，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。Inmyschool,wehaveourowntalentshoweveryyear,thathasbeenatraditionfor15years、Thisyear,ourschoolwasheldoneasscheduled、Agreatmanystudentstookactivepartinit、IdecidedtoplaytheviolinwithapartnernamingJulia,whoplayedthepianoalongfo