西昌学院《大学英语（中外）（4）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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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、AllofushavethedesiretovisitthethreemaintemplesinAthens,especially______thatcontainsagoldandivorystatueofAthena.A．theone B．one C．theones D．those2、ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant3、—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen4、ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a;\ D．\;the5、_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof6、Canyoutellusyour________forhappinessandalonglife？Livingeverydaytothefullest，definitely.A．recipe B．effortC．content D．demand7、TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect8、—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup9、Mostspendingthatresultsindebtislikeadrug:aquickhitofpleasurethat______,onlytodragyoudownforyearstocome.A．takesoff B．wearsoff C．setsoff D．showsoff10、Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why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。AWhatisgeocaching?Geocachingisareal-world,outdoortreasurehuntingactivityusingGPS-enableddevices.Participantsmakeanattempttofindthegeocache(container)hiddenatthatlocation.Howdidgeocachingstart?It’saverycoolStory,actually.Socoolthatitdeservesitsownpage.Howisteachingplayed?Atitssimplestlevel,Reachingrequiresthesesteps:1.RegisterforafreeBasicMembership.2.Visitthe“Hide&SeedaCache”page.3.Enteryourpostalcodeandclick“search”.4.Chooseanygeocachefromthelistandclickonitsname.5.UseyourGPSdevicetoassistyouinfindingthehiddengeocache.6.Signthelogbookandreturnthegeocachetoitsoriginallocation.7.Shareyourgeocachingstoriesandphotosonline.Therearemanyotherlevelstothegeocaching.Keepreadingtheguidetolearnmore!Whataretherulesofgeocaching?1.Ifyoutakesomethingfrom,thegeocache(or“cache”),leavesomethingofequalorgreatervalue.2.Writeaboutyourfindinthecachelogbook.3.Logyourexperienceatwww.geocaching.com.WhatdoIneedtogogeocaching?TheonlynecessitiesareaGPSdeviceoraGPS-enabledmobilephonesothatyoucannavigatetothecache,andaGeocaching.comMembership.Wherearegeocacheslocated?Geocachescanbefoundallovertheworld.Itiscommonforgeocacherstohidecachesinlocationsthatareimportanttothem,reflectingaspecialinterestorskillofthecacheowner.Theselocationscanbequitediverse.Theymaybeatyourlocalpark,attheendofalonghike,underwateroronthesideofacitystreet.1、Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextisto________.A．introduceagameB．advertiseamobilephoneC．suggestaJourneyD．recommendawebsite2、Ifyouwanttogogeocaching,youhaveto________.A．begoodathungtingB．ownamembershipcardC．getaGPSenabledmobilephoneD．shareyourinformationonline3、Undertherulesofgeocaching,youarerequiredto________.A．returnwhatyoutakefromthecacheB．putinthelogbookaboutyourfindC．tellabouttheskillofgeocachingD．avoidGPSmistakesintheactivityB2017TFKPoetryContestCallingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou:Writeafunny,rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.Asfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirown,TIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules1.Howtoenter:Thiscontestbegins12:01amonMarch6,2014andends11:59pmonJuly24,2014.Toenter,mailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas,32ndFloor,NewYork,NewYork10020:(a)anoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhyme

scheme(韵律);(b)

Entrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Byentering,Entrantpromisesthattheentry(1)isoriginal,(2)hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand(3)hasnotwonanaward.2.Judging:AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingcriteria:creativityandoriginality(50％),useoflanguageandrhyme(25％)andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest(25％).Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.Prizes:Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists(半决赛选手)fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetry,

TheArmpit

ofDoom:FunnyPoemsforKids,approximatelyvalue:$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry,TheArmpitofDoom:

FunnyPoemsforKids,andboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedat

.4.Eligibility(参赛资格):Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner’slist:Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visit

(afterAugust1,2017,availableforaperiodof10days).1、Thepurposeofthecontestisto__________.A．encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB．helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC．encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD．encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems2、Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A．BeingcreativeandoriginalB．UsingapropernumberofwordsC．UsingproperlanguageandrhymeD．Beingappropriatetothecontesttheme3、Accordingtothecontestrules,____________.A．poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB．allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC．thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD．theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust,2017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．After21yearsofmarriage,Idiscoveredanewwayofkeepingthespark(火花)oflovealive.Istartedtogooutwithanotherwoman.Itwasreallymywife’s1Theotherwomanthatmy2wantedmetovisitwasmymother,whohasbeenawidow(寡妇)for19years,butthe3ofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronly4ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfor5andamovie.“What’swrong,areyou6?”sheasked.Mymotheristhetypeofwomanwho7thatalatenightcallorasurpriseinvitationisasignofbadnews.“Ithoughtthatitwouldbe8topasssometimewithyou,”Iresponded.“Justthe9ofus.”Shethoughtaboutitforamoment,thensaid,“Iwouldlikethatverymuch.”Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnotelegant,wasveryniceand10Mymothertookmyarm11sheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeable12—nothingextraordinary—but13recenteventsofeachother’slife.Wetalkedsomuchthatwe14themovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,“I’ll15withyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.”Iagreed.“Howwasyourdinner16?”askedmywifewhenIgothome.“Verynice.MuchmoresothanIcouldhaveimagined,”Ianswered.Afewdayslatermymother17forher.AtthatmomentI18theimportanceofsayingintime“ILOVEYOU”andgivingourlovedonesthetimethatthey191、A．thoughtB．beliefC．ideaD．opinion2、A．fatherB．childrenC．motherD．wife3、A．demandsB．pleasuresC．anxietiesD．commands4、A．unusuallyB．frequentlyC．occasionallyD．immediately5、A．dinnerB．awalkC．somefreshairD．awhile6、A．wellB．goodC．safeD．bad7、A．guessesB．imaginesC．supposesD．suspects8、A．necessaryB．pleasantC．properD．possible9、A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five10、A．cheapB．comfortableC．coolD．tasty11、A．incaseB．nowthatC．asifD．sothat12、A．troubleB．conversationC．silenceD．experiment13、A．catchinguponB．findingoutC．makingsureD．workingout14、A．missedB．enjoyedC．rememberedD．watched15、A．eatoutB．gooutC．runoutD．keepout16、A．partyB．danceC．hourD．date17、A．heardofB．sufferedfromC．diedofD．recoveredfrom18、A．nothingB．anythingC．somethingD．everything19、A．acceptedB．doubtedC．consideredD．understood20、A．winB．deserveC．spendD．waste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。GreenisnotalwaysreferringtothecolorInsomecases,itisthetermusedforbeing1．(environment)friendlyIfyou’vebeenlookingtoreplaceyourfurniture,consider2．(go)greenbecausegreenfurniture3．(offer)manybenefitsHereareafewtipstogetyoustartedonyourhuntfortheperfecteco-friendlyfurnitureFirst,greenfurnitureisn’tharmfultoyourhealthAlsoitsmanufacturingprocessdoesn’tcausedamage4．theenvironmentinanywayBesides,byusingeco-friendly5．(product),youpreventglobalwarmingtosomedegreeinyourownwayThematerials6．areusedinfurniturearewhatmakethemgreenMaterialscanbegoodfortheenvironment7．becausetheyarerenewableresourcesorbecausetheyareall8．(nature)Alackofchemicalsinfurniturealsomeansitisabetter9．(choose)fortheenvironmentItmaybehardtoimaginethatasofaoratablecouldactuallybe10．greenproduct,buttheyreallycanbedependingonwhatthey’remadeofTherefore,whenyouwanttohuntfortheperfectgreenfurniture,youshouldchoosethegreenmaterials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：在缺词处加一个瀨字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词下划斜线(\)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-词；2、只允许修改10处，多科(从第11处起)不汁分。AlibabafounderJackMa,hiscompanyhasbeenvaluedatmorethan$221billionofwhichMaowned6%,isputinthetoppositionamongChina'swealthiest、Buthestaysoutsidethelist^theworld's10richpeople、Foughtagainstahardlife,youngMastillmanag