长江职业学院《基础英语（4）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《基础英语（4）》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、Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout2、--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction3、Don’tworry,Mum.Thedoctorsaiditwasonlytheflu.__________!I’lltelldadthere’snothingserious.A．CongratulationsB．WhatareliefC．HowsurprisingD．I’msosorry4、——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf5、Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise6、Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．as D．that7、Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for8、Ifyousleeplessthansevenhours,youarethreetimesmoretocatchacold．A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely9、—Ithinkthepaperistakingyoualongtimetowrite.—I______onitforalmostamonthnow.A．workedB．wasworkingC．amworkingD．havebeenworking10、Ifwesurroundourselveswithpeople_____ourmajorpurpose,wecangettheirsupportandencouragement.A．insympathywith B．intermsofC．inhonourof D．incontrastwith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。AWhenmysisterMertietoldmeshehadputouttomatoplantslastsummer,Iwasquiteimpressed.Sinceshewasagarden-beginner,Mertieresearchedexactlyhowfaraparttospacehertomatoplants;whatkindoffertilizertouse;howtokeepawaythebugs,etc.Oncetheywereplanted,shetookcareofthemdaily,anxiouslyawaitingthejuicytomatoestoappear.But,dayafterday,herplantsweretomato-lesswhileallofherneighborswhohadalsoputouttomatoplantswerealreadyenjoyingthefruitoftheirlabor.Frustrated,Mertiegaveinandwenttothemarkettosearchfreshtomatoes.Whilepaying,Mertietoldthefarmerhertroubles.Thefarmerpausedtothinkforamomentandthenasked,“Well,whatkindoftomatoesdidyouplant?”“IthinktheywerecalledBigBoy,”Mertieremembered.“Wellthere’syourproblem,”thefarmerexplained.“BigBoyandBetterBoytomatoeshavea95-daygrowingperiodwhereasregulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewas70days…youjusthavetowaitalittlelongerfortheBigBoys.”Withthatnewknowledge,Mertiewenthomewithexcitement,knowingtheywouldbeworththewait.Thinkingaboutmysister’sgardeningexperience,Ihadtosmile.Shejustdidn’tknowthatBigBoytomatoestooklonger--neitherdidI--butonceshediscoveredthatinformation,shewasnolongerdiscouragedandupsetaboutthelackoftomatoesonherplants.Instead,shewasencouragedandexcitedtoseethemafewweekslater.Itmakesmewonderhowmanyofushave“BigBoy”dreamsinourhearts,yetwejustdon’trealizethattheyareofthe“BigBoy”varietysowearediscouragedandwornoutwiththewaitingprocess.Insteadofwaitingwithexcitement,wegiveuponourdreamsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostopthemfromcomingtopass.Frustrated,weseeotherpeople’sdreamscomingtrue,andwewonderwhyourshaven’tyetbeenachieved.1、Whatisnotmentionedinthepassagewhengrowingtomatoplants?A．Usingsuitablefertilizer.B．Keepingthemwellapart.C．Wateringthemregularly.D．Controllingpestsonthem.2、WhydidMertie’stomatoplantsfailtoproduceattheexpectedtime?A．Becausetheyweredestroyedbyherneighbors.B．Becauseshegrewthewrongkindoftomatoes.C．Becauseshedidn’tmanagethegardenwell.D．Becausetheyrequiredmoretimetoproduce.3、Whatdoestheauthorcomparetomatoestointhetext?A．Goals.B．Experiences.C．Time.D．Imagination.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtoshowus?A．It’sbetterlatethannever.B．Abadbeginningmakesabadending.C．Successsometimesneedsalittlepatience.D．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.BTheatersofthePastTheGreekTheaterTheatersdevelopedinmanypartsofGreece.AncientGreektheaterswerebuiltinnaturalopenairsitesonconvenientlyshapedhills.Thisallowedagreatmassofpeopletoenjoyashowatatime.Duetothis,actorsplacedemphasisonexaggerated(夸张的)actionandspeech.And,colorfulsymbolicmasksandcostumeswereused.TheMedievalTheaterTheMedievaltheaterstartedinchurches.That’swhymedievalplayswereaboutBiblestories.Atfirst,itbecameacustomforpriests(牧师)toactoutbriefscenesduringChristmasandEaster.Theseactsattractedlargecrowds.Finallythechurchrefusedtoallowprieststoparticipateinanysucheventsagain,soordinarypeoplebegantheseperformancesoutside.Performancesweresetinthetownsquare,withseveralstagesettingsaroundit.TheElizabethanTheaterTheEngland’stheaterdevelopedrapidlyintheyearsfollowingthedefeatoftheSpanishNavy.ThedominantfeatureofElizabethantheaterwasthestage,Ithasthreeparts:Theforestageforoutsidescenes;theinnerstageforscenesinsideabuilding;anupperstageorbalconyforvariouspurposes.Thereasonforthisdesignisthattherewerenoscenechanges,orbreaksduringtheplay.Verylittlescenerywasused,sotheactorshadtocreateascenethroughtheirvoicesanddialogues.Thisledtoamorepoeticscript,andpoetsbecamethemainsourceofscriptwriting.TheRestorationTheaterSomeoftheplaystoldsadstories,butthemajorityoftheplayswerereallyfunny.Manyspecializedmachineswereusedtocreatethescene.Thestagewasaverycleveridea,inthatonthesidesofthestagelargebackshutters(百叶窗)werepaintedwiththescene.1、WhywereancientGreektheatersbuiltonhills?A．Toholdalargeaudience.B．Tobuildabigandstrongstage.C．Tohaveabettersoundeffect.D．Toemphasizeexaggeratedperformances.2、Inwhichtheatercouldactors’voicesandspeechhelpcreatescenes?A．TheGreekTheater.B．TheMedievalTheater,C．TheElizabethanTheater,D．TheRestorationTheater.3、WhatisspecialabouttheRestorationTheater?A．Colorfulmaskswereused.B．Thestagewassmartlydesigned.C．Mostofitsplaysweresorrowful.D．Ordinarypeopleweretheperformers.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．Anyhousewifewhowenttothenewsupermarketwishedtobetheluckycustomerwhodidnothavetopayforhershopping.Thiswaswhatthe1justinsidetheentrance2Itsaid:“Remember,3,oneofourcustomersgets4goods.THISMAYBEYOURLUCKYDAY!”ForquitealongtimeMrs.Edwards5likemanyofher6tobetheluckycustomer.Unlikeherfriends,shenever7hoping.The8inthekitchenwasfullofthingswhichshedidnotneed.Herhusbandtriedtoadviseher9buyingsomanythingsbutfailed.She10dreamedoftheDAYwhenthemanagerofthesupermarketwouldcomeuptoherandsay,“Madam,THISISYOURLUCKYDAY.Everythinginyour11doesn’tneedtobepaid!”OneFridayafternoonMrs.Edwardsshopped12Butshewasnottheluckycustomer.Nosoonerhadshejustputthethingsinsideher13thanshefoundthatshehadforgottento14tea.Shedashedbacktothe15,gotsometeaandwenttowardsthe16Asshedidso,shesawthe17c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B．report C．board D．newspaper2、A．did B．promised C．made D．agreed3、A．everyday B．everymonth C．twiceaweek D．onceaweek4、A．excellent B．free C．extra D．unexpected5、A．waited B．came C．hoped D．went6、A．friends B．neighbors C．relatives D．customers7、A．gotridof B．gotalongwith C．gaveup D．gaveout8、A．counter B．cushion C．food D．cupboard9、A．against B．for C．with D．about10、A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom11、A．bill B．hand C．car D．basket12、A．anxiously B．seriously C．crazily D．wonderfully13、A．pockets B．car C．basket D．house14、A．buy B．find C．take D．have15、A．shop B．counter C．department D．supermarket16、A．door B．entrance C．cash-desk D．shelves17、A．secretary B．policeman C．manager D．salesman18、A．Puttingout B．Holdingout C．Shaking D．Waving19、A．congratulate B．tell C．inform D．thank20、A．isyours B．meansnothing C．belongstoyou D．costsnothing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。Shelookslikeanyotherschoolgirl,fresh-facedandfulloflifeSarahThomasislookingforwardtothechallengeofhernewA-levelcourseButunlikeherschoolfriends,16-year-oldSarahisnotspendinghalf-term1．(rest)Instead,sheisearning£6500adayas2．modelinNewYorkSarah3．(tell)thatshecouldbeBritain’snewsupermodelearningamilliondollarsinthenextyearHerfatherPeter,44,wantshertogiveupschooltomodelfull-timeButSarah,4．hastakenpartinshowsalongwithtopmodels,wants5．(prove)thatshehasbrainsaswellasbeautySheisdeterminedtocarryonwithher6．(educate)Shehasturneddownseveral7．(invitation)tostaratshowsinordertoconcentrateonherstudiesAfterschoolsheplanstotakeayearofftomodelfull-timebeforegoingtouniversitytogetadegree8．engineeringorarchitectureSarahsays,＂MydadthinksIshouldtaketheoffernowButatthemoment,school9．(come)firstIdon’twanttoputtoomuchinmodelingItis10．(certain)funbutthelifestyleisalittleunrealIdon’twanttohavenothingelsetofallbackonwhenIcan’tmodelanymore”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。Advertisinginformsconsumersofnewerproductsavailableonthemarket、Itgivesusinformationwitheverythingfromshampooandtoothpastetocomputersandcars、Butthereisoneseriousproblemswithus、Theinformationareactuallyveryoftenmisinformation、Ittellsustheproducts'benefitsbuthidesitsadvantages、Advertisingnotonlyleadsustobuyingthingsthatwedon、tneedandcan’tafford,butitconfuse