漳州城市职业学院《高级英语AⅡ》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《高级英语AⅡ》2023-2024学年第一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、Shedidnotfeelabitnervousthoughitwasthefirsttimeshe___________inpublic.A．spoke B．havespokenC．hadspoken D．werespeaking2、Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn3、Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path4、TheInternationalMonetaryFundhasreceivedbothcriticismandforitseffortstopromotefinancialstability,preventcrises,facilitatetrade,andreducepoverty.A．worship B．creditC．argument D．privilege5、—Mummy,lookatmygloves.Ineedanewpair.—________.Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon’tsayD．Younameit6、Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone7、Mymother______angrywithme,butIcouldn’tshutmymouthbeforeIshoutedather!A．wasn’t B．wouldn’tbeC．wouldn’thavebeen D．hadn’tbeen8、—It’ssohumidthesedays!—Don’tworry!Therain________tostopfromtomorrow.A．willexpectB．expectsC．willbeexpectedD．isexpected9、Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld10、Theyhaveleadingexpertsinthisfield,andthat's____they'vemadeimportantprogress.A．whereB．whyC．whetherD．who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。AWhileelephantsbornwithouttusks(长牙)arenotunheardof，theynormallyformjust2to6percentofthepopulation.However,thatisnotthecaseatMozambique’sGorongosaNationalPark,whereanastonishing33percentoffemaleelephantsbornafterthecountry’scivilwarendedin1992aretuskless.Whilethatmayappeartobejustacoincidence,JoycePoole,anelephantbehaviorexpert,hasanothertheory.Theresearcherthinkswemaybewitnessingunnaturalevolutionofthespeciesduetotheconstanthuntingofelephantsforvaluableivory.Poolesaysbeforethecountry’s15-year-longcivilwar,the100,000—acreparkwashometoover4,000elephants.However,bythetimetheconflictendedin1992,about90percentofthemhadbeenkilledforivorytohelpfinanceweapons(武器)andmeattofeedthesoldiers.Ofthelessthan200survivors,over50percentofadultfemaleshadnotusks.Therefore,itisnotsurprisingthatthepark’stusklesselephantpopulationhasgrowngreatly.Thisisnotthefirsttimeresearchershaveobservedagreatchangeinthepopulationofelephants.AtZambia’sSouthLuangwaNationalParkandLupandeGameManagementArea，areaswhichwereheavilyhuntedinthe1970sand1980s,2%ofelephants25yearsorolderand13%ofthoseyoungerthan25arenowwithouttusks.A2008studypublishedintheAfricanJournalofEcologyfoundthatthenumberoftusklessfemalesattheRuahaNationalParkinTanzaniawentfrom10.5percentin1969toalmost40percentin1989,largelyduetoillegalhuntingforivory.TherecentbanonivoryinboththeUSandChinashouldhelpgetridof,oratleastreduce,elephanthunting.However,scientistsarenotsurehowlongitwilltakeforelephantswithahigherrateoftusklessfemales,tochangethetrend.1、WhatistheprobablecauseofthephenomenonmentionedinParagraph1?A．Illegalhunting. B．Constantfarming.C．Apurecoincidence. D．Naturalevolution.2、WhydidpeoplekillsomanyelephantsduringthecivilwarinMozambique?A．Togetfundsbysellingivory. B．Todevelopnewweapons.C．Toprovidefoodforlocalpeople. D．Tomakeivoryproducts.3、Whichofthefollowinghadtheearliestrecordontusklesselephants?A．GorongonsaNationalPark. B．SouthLuangwaNationalPark.C．TheRuahaNationalPark. D．LupandeGameManagementArea.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thetrend”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Elephantsfacinggreaterdanger.B．Elephantsgrowingmoreslowly.C．Fewerfemaleelephantsstayingalive.D．Morefemaleelephantsbeingtuskless.BTechnologyoffersconveniencessuchasopeningthegaragedoorfromyourcarorchangingthetelevisionstationwithouttouchingtheTV.NowoneAmericancompanyisofferingitsemployeesanewconvenience:amicrochipimplanted(植入)intheirhands.Employeeswhohavethesechipscandoallkindsofthingsjustbywavingtheirhands.ThreeSquareMarketisofferingtoimplantmicrochipsinalloftheiremployeesforfree.Eachchipcosts$300andThreeSquareMarketwillpayforthechip.Employeescanvolunteertohavethechipsimplantedintheirhands.About50outof80employeeshavechosentodoso.Thepresidentofthecompany,hiswifeandtheirchildrenarealsogettingchipsimplantedintheirhands.Thechipisaboutthesizeofagrainofrice.Implantingthechiponlytakesaboutasecondandissaidtohurtonlyverybriefly.Thechipsgoundertheskinbetweenthethumbandforefinger.Withachipinthehand,apersoncanentertheofficebuilding,buyfood,signintocomputersandmore,simplybywavingthathandnearascanner.Thechipswillbealsousedtoidentifyemployees.Employeeswhowantconvenience,butdonotwanttohaveamicrochipimplantedundertheirskin,canwearawristband(腕带)oraringwithachipinstead.Theycanperformthesametaskswithawaveoftheirhandsasiftheyhadanimplantedchip.ThreeSquareMarketisthefirstcompanyintheUnitedStatestooffertoimplantchipsinitsemployees.Epicenter,acompanyinSweden,hasbeenimplantingchipsinitsemployeesforawhile.ThreeSquareMarketsaysthechipcannottracktheemployees.Thecompanysaysscannerscanreadthechipsonlywhentheyarewithinafewinchesofthem.“Thechipsprotectagainstidentitytheft,similar,tocreditcards.”TheU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthechipsbackin2004，sotheyshouldbesafeforhumans,accordingtothecompany.Inthefuture,peoplewiththechipsmaybeabletodomorewiththem,evenoutsidetheoffice.ToddWestbyisChiefExecutiveOfficerofThreeSquareMarket.Hesays,“Eventually,thistechnologywillbecomestandardizedallowingyoutousethisasyourpassport,publictransit,allpurchasingopportunities,etc.”1、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thesubstitutesofthechips.B．Theadvantagesofthechips.C．Theplacestoimplantthechips.D．Thepotentialrisksofimplantingthechips.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph5referto?A．thehands B．theemployeesC．thescanners D．thecreditcards3、Wecaninferthat________.A．thechipshavemagicpowersB．thechipsareverypopularamongtheemployeesC．thepriceofthechipsisreasonableD．mostpeoplesuspecttheapplicationofthechips4、WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesToddWestby’sattitudetowardsthechips?A．Defensive. B．Disappointing.C．Optimistic. D．Casual.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．Acoupleofyearsago,Iwenttoalady'shousetobuysomevitamins.Uponenteringthehouse,I1thattherewasanelectronickeyboardonastand,leaning2thewall.Beingapianomusicloverand3Iaskedifthewomanplayed.Shenoddedandaddedthatshehadbeen4lessons--atage54!Itoldherthatitwasvery5thatshewaspursuing(追求)her6toplaythepiano.Thensheaskedmethesamequestion."Ihavebeenplayingfor8yearsnow,"Ianswered."Thenyoumustplayasongformebeforeyouleave,"sherequested.I7shewaskiddingandIsimplysmiled.Attheendofthe8ofthevitamins,she9meofourmusical"10".Shethenshowedmetoanolduprightpianointhelivingroomandaskedmetoplayasongforher.Ithought11anddecidedtoplayDavidLanz's"ReturntotheHeart",sinceshehadsomuchpassionfor12,anditwasmysoul-searchingsong.Iplayedthesongtothebestofmy13,andwithmyemotionspouringintoitaspossible.Shelovedit.14Iwasabouttostepoutofthedoor,Iheardaweakvoicecallingout,"Youngman!"Iturnedaround.Andtherewasanoldlady15onelittlestepatatimewiththehelpofanotherwoman."Iwantedtocomeoutto16youforthebeautifulsongthatyouplayed.Ihavebeenverysick,andit'sveryhardformeto17mybed,butIreallywantedtothankyouforthesong.Itmademefeelgood..."shesaid.Withthat,sheturnedaroundandwalked18backtoherroom.Iwasdeeplytouchedbyher19andfeltadeeperunderstandingforthesong.Itserveditspurposebeautifully,returningtoone's20forpeaceandjoy.1、A．observedB．watchedC．noticedD．caught2、A．onB．atC．overD．against3、A．playerB．learnerC．composerD．starter4、A．givingB．attendingC．teachingD．learning5、A．interestingB．excitingC．aggressiveD．impressive6、A．passionB．interestC．hobbiesD．emotions7、A．foundB．feltC．hopedD．thought8、A．chargeB．purchaseC．bargainD．obtaining9、A．warnedB．requiredC．askedD．reminded10、A．dealB．contractC．discussionD．debate11、A．forthemomentB．atthemomentC．foramomentD．atamoment12、A．musicB．meC．thepianoD．vitamins13、A．knowledgeB．attitudeC．mindD．ability14、A．SinceB．AsC．WhileD．Because15、A．takingB．makingC．havingD．moving16、A．thankB．praiseC．admireD．respect17、A．getonB．getupC．getoffD．getdown18、A．quicklyB．calmlyC．happilyD．slowly19、A．approvalB．appreciationC．joyD．thanks20、A．heartB．worldC．soulD．drea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。假如你是李平,家住四川成都。你的英国笔友Brian想了解一-下成都的情况。请你给他写一封电子邮件。内容包括：1．成都的基本情况（位置历史．交通等）；2．成都适合旅游；3．邀请Brian来成都。注意：词数100左右。DearBrian,I'mgladyou'reinterestedtoknowsomethingaboutmyhometownChengduAndI'mnow4．（brief,introduction）5．（located）thesouthwestofChina,Chengduisacity6．（long,history）Itishometothepandasandalso7．（famous）itsdeliciousfoodandsnacksMeanwhile,Chengduisamoderncitywithanumberofhigh-risebuildingsandbigshoppingmallsAsfortraffic,there'reallmeansoftransportationwhichareefficientandconvenientInrecentyears,sixsubwaylineshavebeen8．（use）AndtheeconomyofthecityhasbeendevelopingrapidlyThecityis9．（take）anewlookTheclimatehereis10．（neither,hot,cold）There'realotoftouristsaroundThelifestylehereisrelaxingandcomfortable,whichisquite11．（different）thatofotherbigcitiesIdohopethatsomedayyou'llcometovisitthiscityYours,LiPing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。I’dliketoshareanunforgettableexperiencetoyou、WiththeCollegeEntranceExaminati