西安电力高等专科学校《应用英语四》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、Afterheconsultedwithhisprofessor，anideawasbeginningto____________inhismind.A．payoff B．takeshapeC．workout D．makeup2、—I’mburntoutasI’vebeenworkingonmyessayallthetime.—____________.You’llsurelymakeit.A．Don’tputonairs B．GivemeabreakC．Don’tgetonmynerve D．Hanginthere3、Whatcausedthepartytobeputoff?______theinvitations.A．Tomdelayedsending B．Tom’sdelayingsendingC．Tomdelayingtosend D．Tomdelayedtosend4、Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot5、Itwasthebelief________hecouldfindhis“root”inAfrica________madeAlexdecidetogotoGambia.A．that;where B．where;thatC．that;that D．how;which6、Thereisapopularview________incitystrangersarelesslikelytohelpanelderlyperson.A．that B．whetherC．why D．how7、—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．awetblanket B．alazyboneC．ablacksheep D．anoddfish8、Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved9、Iguess________impressesmemostabouthispaintingisthecolorsheuses.A．who B．whichC．that D．what10、Hegetsupatsixo’clock,runsforhalfanhourandthenhasameal;thatishismorning______.A．route B．routineC．behavior D．tendency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。ATheflowersarebloomingandthebirdsaresingingasMelindasitsintherosegardenofthenursinghome.Sheisrecallingoldtimesasshewaitsforherfamily'sarrival.ThenursinghomehasbeenMelinda'snewsettlementeversinceThomaspassedawayaweekago.Thomashadfoughtalongandhardbattleagainstlungcancerforthreeyears.Unfortunately,hehasbrokenthepromisethatheandMelindahadmade:tobewitheachotherforeverybirthday.Melindaknewthiswasunrealistic(不现实的)butagreedtothepromiseforThomas'ssake."Thomas,youarecompletelyadreamer"MelindashoutedtoThomasashedraggedonaboutlivingonanislandwithhisbeautifulwife.That'swhatshelovedabouthimmost-hehadavividimagination.Theygotmarriedatageeighteenandbeganhavingchildrenrightaway.Marycamewithintheyear,followedbyThomasBenjaminII,Lilly-Ann,andJoseph"LittleJoey"George.Thefamilylivedanexultantlifefilledwithlaughterandlove."Mom!"Lillyshouted,butitreallysoundedlikeahowl.Melindahadlostherselfinthinkingaboutthelifeshehadsharedwithherlatehusband.Lillypushedherdownthelongdarkhallsofthenursinghomeuntiltheyarrivedattherecreationalroom.Whenthedoorsopened,Melindaputherhandoverhermouthandwascompletelyspeechless.Theroomwascrowdedwiththepeoplenearestanddearesttoherandthewarmthandlovewasfeltinstantly.Thenightwenton;storiesandcocktailsweresharedandeverythingwasperfect.However,whenMelindacaughtamomenttoherselfshelookedaroundatherfamily.Withasmileonherface,sheraisedherManhattanandcalledoutforatoast."Thisoneisforyou,Thomas,thoughyouarenothere."1、WhydidThomasbreakhispromise?A．Hewasbusywithhiswork. B．Hediedoflungcancer.C．Hehadtoserveinthearmy. D．HestoppedlovingMelinda.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"exultant"underlinedinParagraph2?A．Peaceful. B．Simple. C．Stressful. D．Happy.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Melinda'childrenforgottheirfather. B．Melindawastiredofnoise.C．Melindamissedherhusbandbadly. D．Melindalikedtodrinkalcohol.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．AParticularBirthday B．AWomanataNursingHomeC．MemoriesofOldDays D．ABigSurpriseforMelindaBPapa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghecouldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“There’ssomuchtolearn,”he’dsay.“Thoughwearebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway.’’Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedeniedaneducation.Thus,Papainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.Thencamethemoment-thetimetosharetheday’snewlearning.Papa,attheheadofthetable,wouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.“Felice,”he’dsay.“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis...”Silence.Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvation(拯救)oftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well...”he’dsay.“Getthemap;let’sseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother’seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirming(打定)ourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity.Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.Laterduringmytrainingasafutureteacher,Istudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.TheywereimpartingwhatPapahadknownallalong-thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.1、Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A．Theauthor’sfatherwasborninaworker’sfamily.B．Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.C．Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.D．Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.2、Theunderlinedword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto“”A．onenewthingB．thenewsC．arequestD．somecomment3、Whatisthegreatestvalueof“dinnertime”totheauthor?A．WinningPapa’sapprovalB．ShowingtalentsC．ContinuallearningD．Familyget-together4、ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthorA．appreciatedhisfather’seducationaltechnique.B．knewverywellaboutNepal.C．feltregretaboutthosewasteddays.D．enjoyedtalkingaboutnews.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．MyhusbandandIbothworkathome.Wehavefourchildren,sothetimeswhenIam36inthehousearefew.Likemanywork-at-homemoms,whenIdogeta37tobebymyself,Ifillthattimewithmore38,whetherit’srelatedtomycareerortakingcareofthehousework.Mostofthetime,Idon’tmind.39,Iwantedthisjobaswifeandmother,andIknewfromthestartthatitoften40puttingothers’needsbeforemyown.But,othertimes,Ican’thelpbutfeelalittle41becauseIseldomhadanyplansformyself,andeveryoneknewit.Mylife42onmyfamily,buttheyseldomappreciatedthis,whichoften43mealot.Oneday,whenthekidswereatschool,I44forthemovietheater-alone,I’d45beentothemoviesalonebefore,soIwasalittlenervous.WouldIlookpitifulgoingtothetheaterbymyself?WasIbeingridiculous(荒唐可笑)byseeingamovie46somuchworkwaitedformeathome?I47myselftoswallowthese48andboughtmyselfaticket.AndthenIwalkedintothetheaterwithmy49heldhighandenjoyedeveryminuteofthemovie.Ilaughedandfeltmygoodspirits50foracoupleofhours,Iwas51wifeormother.Iwasjustmyself.Fromthatpointon,I52thatFridayswouldbemine,53foracoupleofhours.SomeFridays,Iheadto(前往)thebeachwithagoodbook.OtherFridays,Igoshopping,54upalittlefastfoodorsomeclothesjustformyself.Ireally55myFridaysafteralongweekofcaringofmyfamily.1、A．busy B．alone C．tense D．brave2、A．chance B．way C．purpose D．fortune3、A．fun B．fear C．work D．love4、A．Sofar B．Fromthenon C．Asaresult D．Afterall5、A．practiced B．advised C．meant D．considered6、A．happy B．excited C．angry D．nervous7、A．centred B．insisted C．depended D．knocked8、A．moved B．bothered C．amused D．scared9、A．applied B．waited C．longed D．headed10、A．ever B．also C．never D．instead11、A．if B．when C．unless D．until12、A．forced B．allowed C．ordered D．taught13、A．answers B．efforts C．thoughts D．results14、A．hands B．head C．legs D．ticket15、A．leave B．happen C．return D．weaken16、A．everybody’s B．somebody’s C．anybody’s D．nobody’s17、A．expressed B．declared C．agreed D．decided18、A．atleast B．atlast C．inall D．intime19、A．making B．picking C．taking D．bringing20、A．comeupwith B．breakawayfromC．lookforwardto D．payattentionto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。语法填空TheTeacher-StudentRelationshipAgoodteacher-studentrelationshipwillmakelearningenjoyableandinterestingforthestudentsTosetupagoodteacher-studentrelationship,ateacher’s1．(behave)isimportantTheteachershouldmotivate(激发)thestudentssothattheywanttolearnAgoodteachershouldbe2．(patience),friendlyandstrictHowever,beingtoofriendlymaycausestudentstobecomelazyandstopmakingprogressOn3．otherhand,beingtoostrictmayfrightenthestudentsSoateachershouldavoid4．(go)toextremes(极端)intreatinghisstudentsAndteachersshouldencouragethestudentstothink5．(independent)andlearntostudyby6．(they)Asforthestudents,theymustalwaysrespecttheirteachersStudentsshouldbeeagertolearnaswellaswilling7．(work)hardIt’simportanttolistenwithattentioninclassandit’smoreimportanttolearntoraisequestionsandworkoutproblems8．newwaysAboveall,bothstudentsandteachershavetofocuson9．theyshoulddomost,whichmeansthatthestudentshavetostudyhardandteachershavetoberesponsiblewhenteachingBesides,studentsandteachershavetorespecteachother,which10．(be)anecessarybasisofsettingupagoodteacher-studentrelationship第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。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。TodayisSunday、Theskyisfullofsunshine;sodoesmylife、Atabout9:00a、m、,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends、Therewasalotofnewbooks、Ididn’tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswereallusefultome、Atlast,