宜昌科技职业学院《英语中级写作》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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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、Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should2、Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited3、TomlookedatJenny,withtears_______hiseyes,andshoutedoutthewords_______inhisheartforyears.A．filling;havingbeenhiddenB．filled;hiddenC．filling;hiddenD．filled;hiding4、_______theweather,thesportsmeetwillbeheldontime.A．Insteadof B．Inrelationto C．Regardlessof D．Infavorof5、TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether6、Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．athercommand7、Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that8、Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed9、ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared10、________someleadersandscientistshavepraisedChina’sachievementinspacetechnology,othersregardChina’sprogressasathreat.A．Unless B．OnceC．Eventhough D．Nowthat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。AMoneyistherootofallevil(邪恶)andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,US,announcedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthings,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences(PNA《美国国家科学院院刊》).TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensiveearsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmowmodestcars.Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.Examplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechange.Studentsfromhigher—classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks,Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Finally,itjustmakesthemgreedier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,”saidPaulPiff,leadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts（本能）andvaluesindifferentways.1、Bysaying“moneyistherootofallevil”,theauthorwantsto.A．linkwealthwithbadbehaviorB．drawreaders’attentiontotheresearchC．showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD．defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings2、Accordingtothescientists,whichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?A．Theywelcomerisks.B．Theyhavemoredesires.C．Theybelievemoneytalks.D．Theybecomemoreselfish.3、Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A．Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople’smorality.B．Toshowpeople’sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C．Totestwhetherthesaying“moneyistherootofallevil”istrue.D．Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeople.4、Whatdoesthepassagereallywanttoshowus?A．Thepoorarerespectable.B．Moneyistherootofallevil.C．Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.D．Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.BSometimes,youjustcan'thelpit.Maybeyou'rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.AccordingtoAdVingerhoets,aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.TheyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyeandtherestoftheWorld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Thesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalstates,”explainsVingerhoets.Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania."Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers,”Shesays.Vingerhoetsagrees,"Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtears（流眼泪）hassomethingtodowithourchildhood,"hesays."that'sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson."Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwaytogetattention."Inthiscase,itisbettertouseasilentsignaltoaskforhelp,"hesays.VingerhoetsandByhmadofrequentstudiestobetterunderstandwhyhumanscry.AccordingtoByhma,thereisstillmuchmoretodiscover."It'ssurprising,"shesays,"howmuchwestilldon'tknow.”1、Inthescientists'opinion,cryingis________.A．asignofhumanevolutionB．aresultofhumankindnessC．acauseofpersonalgrowthD．ameansofrelyingoneachother2、Theunderlinedphrase"thisability"inthelastparagraphreferstotheabilityto________.A．seekhelpwiselyB．aimtearsatsomeoneC．cryemotionallyD．appealtootherpeople3、Fromthetext,welearnthatAdVingerhoetsandLaurenBylsma________.A．holddifferentopinionsaboutthecausesoftearsB．thinkpositivelyoftheeffectsoftearsC．areworkingtogethertostudytearsD．havelearnedenoughabouttears4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ThetypesoftearsB．ThecomponentsoftearsC．ThescienceoftearsD．Theopinionsabouttears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．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。Ayoungstudentwasonedaytakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysaw1belongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldcloseby.Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Letusplaythemana2:wewillhidehisshoesandwaittoseehis3whenhecannotfindthem.”“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldneveramuseourselvesatthe4ofthepoor.Butyouarerich,andmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasure5thepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwewillhideourselvesandwatch6thediscoveryaffectshim.”Thestudentdidso,andtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andcame7thefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthisshoes.While8hisfootintooneofhisshoes,he9somethinghard,10hebentdownandfoundthecoin.Astonishmentand11wereseenuponhisface.Hethenlookedaroundhimselfonallsides,butnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocket,andwentontoputontheothershoe;buthissurprisewas12onfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelings13him;hefelluponhis14,lookeduptoheavenandthankedGodaloud.Thestudentstoodthere15affected,andhiseyesfilledwithtears.“Now,”saidtheprofessor,“areyounotmuchbetter16thanifyouhadplayedyour17trick?”Theyouthreplied,“YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.Ifeelnowthe18ofthosewords,whichIneverunderstoodbefore:Itismoreblessedto19thantoreceive.”1、A．sittingB．lyingC．hidingD．laying2、A．imaginedB．expectedC．supposedD．recognized3、A．trickB．roleC．partD．game4、A．impatienceB．puzzlementC．pityD．disappointment5、A．expenseB．riskC．needD．poverty6、A．inreplytoB．inresponsetoC．bymeansofD．bywayof7、A．whyB．whenC．whereD．how8、A．acrossB．aroundC．throughD．towards9、A．risingB．rushingC．slippingD．sliding10、A．foundB．noticedC．kickedD．felt11、A．butB．soC．asD．for12、A．wonderB．admirationC．guiltD．anxiety13、A．advancedB．improvedC．progressedD．doubled14、A．graspedB．overcameC．inspiredD．sank15、A．kneesB．handsC．feetD．legs16、A．generallyB．fairlyC．deeplyD．naturally17、A．excitedB．satisfiedC．touchedD．pleased18、A．intendedB．requiredC．wantedD．interested19、A．factB．truthC．realityD．faith20、A．rewardB．winC．giveD．send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。“Equalpayforequalwork”isaphrasebytheAmericanwomenwhofeeltheyare1．(fair)treatedbysocietyTheythinkitisnotrightforwomentobepaidlessthanmenforthe2．amountofworkSomepeoplesaynunhavemoredutiesthanwomenAmarriedmanhastoearnmoneytosupporthisfamilyandmakeimportant3．(decide),soitisrightforthemtobepaidmoreSomeareevenagainstmarriedwomen4．(work)atallWhenwivesgoouttowork,theysay,thehomeandchildren5．(give)noattentiontoIfwomenareencouragedbyequalpaytotakeupjobs,theywillnot6．(able)todothethingsthattheyarebestatdoing:makinganicehomeandbringing7．childrenWomenwhodisagreesaythat