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《英語國家概況》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______姓名_______題號一二三四五六總分得分第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated2、–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested3、Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe4、Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout5、Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct6、Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have7、Tomfinallydecidedto________andgivehimselfuptothepolice,whichallowedhimtogetawaywithonlyasmallfine.A．killthefattedcalf B．facethemusicC．seethehandwritingonthewall D．beablacksheep8、Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto9、Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit10、Lookoverthere!Thereisalong,windingpath________uptothehouse.A．lead B．leadingC．led D．tolead第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AWonderingwhattoseeanddoinIndiainNovember?NovemberisanexcellentmonthtovisitIndia.HerearethebestfestivalsinNovember,2018inIndia.InternationalYogaandMusicFestivalOrganizedbyNadaYogaSchooleveryyearsince2008,theInternationalYogaandMusicFestivalfeatures50ofthebestprofessionalyogateachersAyurvedic（印度草藥按摩）doctors,dancers,musicians,andphilosophersfromRishikeshandabroad.Freeclassesandlecturesareheldwithtopicsincludingyoga,Ayurveda,philosophy,andIndianclassicalmusic.There’sanIndianclassicalmusicconcertintheeveningsaswell.Time:November1-7,2018.Location:Rishikesh,Uttarakhand.WangalaFestivalAlsoknownasthe100DrumWangalaFestivalthisisthebiggestharvestfestivalofMeghalaya’sGarotribeinnortheastIndia.HeldinhonoroftheSunGodoffertility,thefestivalmarkstheendoftheseedingseasonandagriculturalyear.It'scelebratedbythebeatingofdrums,blowinghorns,andtraditionaldancing.Time:November6,2018.Location:GaroHills,Meghalaya.BandraWineFestivalBeingpopularwithlocalpeopleforsixyears,theBandraWineFestivalisafunopportunitytosamplethebestwinesinIndia.Inadditiontotastingwine,therearemarketstalls,foodstalls,livemusicintheevenings,anddancing.Time:November7-8,2018.Location:D'MontePark,BandraWest,Mumbai.PushkarBalloonFestivalTheInternationalHotAirBallooningFestivalisanaddedattractionatthePushkarCamelFair.SimilartotheTajBalloonFestivalinAgra,it’shostedbySkyWaltz,andfeatureshotairballoonsfromaroundtheworldandaNightGlowMusicConcert.Accommodationandballoonflightpackagesareofferedtovisitors.Time:November21-23,2018.Location:Pushkar,Rajasthan.1、Ifyouwanttolearnhealthknowledge,you’dbettergoto________.A．Pushkar,RajasthanB．GaroHills,MeghalayaC．Rishikesh,UttarakhandD．D'MontePark,BandraWest,Mumbai.2、TheGarotribeholdstheWangalaFestivalinorderto________.A．thankSunGodforhisgivingB．celebratetheirsowingseasonC．showtheirpleasureafterharvestD．celebratetheendoftheoldyear3、WhocouldmostprobablyenjoytheBandraWineFestival?A．Newsreporters. B．SuccessfulleadersC．Professionaldancers. D．Winelovers.4、WhatcanweknowabouttheHotAirBallooningFestival?A．Thereisnofeetoattendit.B．ItisaneventduringthePushkarCamelFair.C．AllthehotairballoonscomefromIndia.D．Itisheldtoproducebeautifulhotairballoons.5、IfyouarefreeduringthesecondhalfofNovember,youcanenjoy________.A．WangalaFestival B．BandraWineFestivalC．PushkarBalloonFestival D．InternationalYogaandMusicFestivalBAstudy,conductedbyDavidEvansoftheWorldBankandAnnaPopovaofStanfordUniversity,lookedat19programsaroundtheworldinwhichindividualsweregivencashtransfersfromthegovernment,eitherasahandoutorasa“reward”forsomethinglikegettingkidstoschoolontimeortakingthemtothedoctorforcheckups．EvansandPopovalookedattheimpactthosecashtransfershadonthefamilybudgetandwhetherornottheyledtoanincreaseinspendingonalcoholandcigarettes．Whattheyfoundwasthattheyalmostalwaysledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchases．Thenewsmaysurprisesomepeople,butit’strue,andtheresearchershaveseveraltheoriesaboutwhy．Onetheoryisthatthecashtransfermadethingspossiblethatonceseemedimpossible．Investingintheirkids’educationorbuyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsmaybewithinreachnow,butwithoutthecashhandout,thesegoalsweren’tevenapossibility．Sofamiliescutbackonotherexpenses(likealcoholandtobacco)tomakethosedreamsareality．Anothertheoryisthatpeoplejustgenerallyseemtodowhatthey’retold．Iftheyaregivenmoneyandtoldtouseitfortheirfamily’swelfare,inmostcases,theywilldojustthat．Andthatleadstothethirdtheory:Thesecashtransfersareusuallygiventowomen,andstudiesshowthatwhenwomencontrolthepursestrings,moremoneyisspentontakingcareoftheirchildren．Whateverthereasonforthetrend,thedataisclear—familiesthatreceivecashhandoutsdon’twastethemoneyonboozeandcigarettesaswaspreviouslythought．Instead,theytypicallyusethatmoneyforthebenefitoftheirfamilies．Andthat’smoneywellspent．1、Thestudyprovesthat．A．cashtransfershelppoorfamiliesgetwhatwouldseemunavailableotherwiseB．cashshouldbegiventopoorpeopleasarewardforsomethinggoodforkidsC．givencashhandouts,poorpeoplewouldspendthemoneyonalcoholandtobaccoD．poorpeoplewouldsavethecashgivenbythegovernmentforemergencyneeds2、Acashtransferledtoareductioninafamily’salcoholandtobaccopurchasesbecause．A．theeducationgainedwiththecashwouldhelpthemdropalcoholandtobaccoB．themoneypreviouslyforalcoholandtobaccowouldhelprealizetheirdreamC．buyinghealthierandmoreexpensivefoodsleftlessmoneyforalcoholandtobaccoD．thatwasthepromisemadebeforethecashtransferwasgiventothepoorfamily3、Inparagraph5,whentheauthorsaid“womencontrolthepursestrings”,hejustmeant“”．A．womenaretoldwhattodoB．womenaregiventhemoneyC．womenknowwhattodowiththemoneyD．womenhavethefinalwordformoney4、Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．howthestudywascarriedoutB．whycashtransferispreferredC．thefindingsofastudyandexplanationstothemD．thetheoriesforastudyaboutcashtransfers第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Man-madeCausesMan-madecausesprobablydothemostdamage.Therearemanyman-madecauses.21isoneofthebiggestman-madeproblems.Pollution22inmanyshapesandsizes.Burningfossilfuelsisonethingthatcausespollution.Fossil(化石)fuels(燃料)arefuelsmadeoforganicmattersuchascoal,oroil.whenfossilfuelsareburnedthey23agreenhousegascalledCO2.Alsominingcoalandoilallowsmethanetoescape.Howdoesitescape?Methane(甲烷)is24intheground.25coaloroilisminedyouhavetodiguptheearthalittle.Whenyoudigupthefossilfuelsyoudigupthemethaneaswell.Anothermajorman-made26ofGlobalWarmingispopulation.Morepeople27morefood,andmoremethodsoftransportation,right?Thatmeansmoremethanebecause28willbemoreburningoffossilfuels,-29moreagriculture.Nowyou’reprobablythinking,“Waitaminute,yousaidagricultureisgoingtobedamagedbyGlobalWarming,but30you’resayingagricultureisgoingtohelpcauseGlobalWarming?”Well,haveyou31beeninabarnfilledwithanimalsandyousmellsomething32?Youre33methane.Anothersourceofmethaneismanure.Becausemorefoodisneededwehavetoraisefood.Animalslikecowsareasourceoffoodwhichmeansmoremanureandmethane.Anotherproblem1theincreasingpopulationis35.Morepeoplemeansmorecars,andmorecaresmeansmorepollution.Also,manypeoplehavemorethanonecar.SinceCO2contributestoglobalwarming,theincreaseinpopulationmakestheproblemworsebecausewebreatheoutCO2.36,thetreesthatchangeourCO2tooxygenarebeingdemolishedbecausewe’reusingthelandthatwecutthetreesdownfromasproperty37ourhomesandbuildings.Wearenotreplacingthetrees(animportantpartofourecosystem),soweare38taking39ofournaturalresourcesandgivingnothingbackin40.1、A．PollutionB．DamageC．FossilD．Transportation2、A．goesB．comesC．takesD．moves3、A．giveoffB．lookoutC．burnawayD．takein4、A．originallyB．mostlyC．naturallyD．usually5、A．BecauseB．WhenC．WhileD．But6、A．reasonB．excuseC．causeD．problem7、A．eatsB．takesC．producesD．means8、A．itB．thereC．thatD．they9、A．andB．orC．thoughD．but10、A．thenB．thereC．beforeD．now11、A．everB．yetC．stillD．even12、A．PleasantB．terribleC．sweetD．nice13、A．feelingB．usingC．lookingD．smelling14、A．ofB．asC．withD．for15、A．pollutionB．populationC．warmingD．transportation16、A．AlsoB．HoweverC．ThereforeD．Thus17、A．asB．forC．likeD．to18、A．QuicklyB．constantlyC．surelyD．usually19、A．useB．partC．holdD．advantage20、A．returnB．turnC．generalD．Total第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。語法填空TonyandIaregoodfriends．WetriedtowalkacrosstheUnitedStatesofAmerica．We'renotexactlysure1．weweredoingit．Partofitwastotestourselves；toseeifw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