肇慶學院《英語演講與辯論》2021-2022學年第一學期期末試卷

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2021-2022學年第一學期期末試卷題號一二三四五六總分得分批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin2、Taughtinamoreprofessionalway,you_________theswimmingskillmuchbetter.A．mightmaster B．wouldhavemasteredC．canhavemastered D．couldmaster3、Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a(chǎn),/C．/,a D．the,/4、Thetoughestthingaboutsuccessis________youhavetokeeponbeingasuccess.A．why B．when C．what D．that5、Bobwastryingto________thatheknewthefamoussingerwhowouldperforminourcity.A．letout B．layoutC．figureout D．makeout6、WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．a(chǎn)teherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg7、—Youlooksleepytoday.—__________nottomisstheflight,Ididn'tdaretoclosemyeyesthewholenight.A．Reminded B．BeingremindedC．Reminding D．Havingreminded8、It’simpossibleforallthepeopletogetjobsbecause______ofthemisnotfitforthem.A．everyone B．a(chǎn)llC．notall D．none9、—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending10、Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethinginterestingtotellyou.OK,youmakeitshortIwillhavetoworkonthistermpaperduetomorrow.A．nowthatB．a(chǎn)ssoonasC．everytimeD．a(chǎn)slongas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。AWhydowelaughandgetamusementfromsomanydifferentthings,frompuns(雙關語)topratfalls?Whyaresomethingsfunnytosomepeopleandnottoothers?Howisthatwhileasuccessfuljokecancausepleasure,asickonecancauseseriousharm?Overthecenturies,variousscholarshaveattemptedtoproduceauniversallyagreed-upontheoryofhumor.PlatoandAristotleintroducedthesuperiority(優(yōu)越感)theory,theideathatpeoplelaughatthemisfortuneofothers.Theirtheoryseemstoexplainteasing,butitdoesn’tworkwellforknock-knockjokes.SigmundFreudarguedforhisrelieftheory,theconceptthathumorisawayforpeopletoreleasepsychologicaltensionandrevealtheirinnerfearsanddesires.Histheoryworkswellfordirtyjokes,lesswellformostpuns.Themajorityofhumorexpelstodayagreewiththeincongruitytheory,theideathathumorariseswhenthere’sagapbetweenwhatpeopleexpecttohappenandwhatactuallyhappens.Incongruityhasalotgoingforit—jokeswithunexpectedfunnylines,forexample,fitwell.Butscientistshavefoundthatincomedy,unexpectednessisovervalued.Withthegoalofdevelopinganew,moresatisfactoryexplanation,Iproduced“thegentleviolation(違背)theory”,theideathathumorariseswhensomethingseemswrongorthreatening,butisactuallyOKorsafe.Adirtyjoke,forexample,tradesonmoralorsocialviolations,butit’sonlygoingtogetalaughifthepersonlisteningisopenenoughtoconsiderthesubjectOKtotalkabout.Similarly,punscanbeseenaslinguisticviolationsthatstillmakegrammaticalsense.Andwhilemosthumortheorieshavestruggledtoaccountfortickling(撓癢癢),orjustavoidedthephenomenonaltogether,mytheoryaccountsforeventhiskindoflaughter.Ticklinginvolvesviolatingsomeone’sphysicalspaceinagentleway.Peoplecan’tticklethemselves—becauseitisn’taviolation.1、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsPlatoandAristotle’stheory?A．Critical. B．Approving.C．Uncaring D．Unclear.2、AccordingtoSigmundFreud’stheory,wecaninferthat________.A．peoplewilllaughwhentheyseeotherssufferB．tellingdirtyjokesisareliefofone’snervousfeelings’C．unexpectednesscanexplainhowhumorworksD．ticklingdoesn’tinvolvepsychologicaltension3、Accordingtotheauthor,whyaresomethingsfunnytosomepeoplebutnottoothers?A．Becausethesenseofhumorvariesgreatlyfrompersontoperson.B．Becausepeoplehavedifferentexpectationsforthesamething.C．Becausesomepeoplelackthesenseofsafetydeepintheirheart.D．Becausepeople’sunderstandingofviolationisdifferent.4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Todrawpeople’sattentiontotheresearchofhumor.B．Tocriticizepeople’smisconceptionsabouthumor.C．Toexplainwhatexactlycausespeopletolaugh.D．Toprovethesenseofhumorcanbedeveloped.BHowITurnedtoBeOptimisticIbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt＇shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.1、HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?A．Fromherrelatives. B．Fromhermother.C．FromBooksandpictures. D．Fromradioprograms.2、UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt________.A．confused B．excitedC．worried D．a(chǎn)mazed3、ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor________.A．oftenlostherwayB．didnotthinkaboutherfutureC．studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD．gotonwellwithherstepfather4、WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Sheworkedasatranslator.B．Sheattendedalotofjobinterviews.C．Shepaidtelephonebillsforherfamily.D．ShehelpedherfamilywithherEnglish.5、Theauthorbelievesthat________.A．herfuturewillbefreefromtroublesB．itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatientC．therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthingsD．goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying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．閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項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。Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather21metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois22forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno23thantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,raisedmyheadslightly24,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherand25,“Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,26thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet（釋放的途徑）forhisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementbegana(n)27betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy28asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.She29myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore30andmybrothersandIcouldbebettereducated.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand31andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,I32it,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher33andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof34thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe35beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe36manintown.Mybrothersandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.Whatpower37has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis38strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever39.Youcancommunicatethatpowerto40whoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.1、..A．rushed B．sent C．carried D．introduced2、.A．distinguished B．favored C．mistaken D．rewarded3、..A．sooner B．later C．longer D．earlier4、.A．backward B．forward C．upwardD．downward5、..A．talked B．repliedC．criedD．a(chǎn)nswered6、..A．but B．soC．a(chǎn)nd D．or7、..A．a(chǎn)greement B．friendship C．gap D．relationship8、.A．opinion B．image C．expectation D．mind9、.A．beggedB．persuaded C．ordered D．invited10、..A．successful B．meaningful C．helpful D．useful11、..A．cameraB．radio C．bicycleD．typewriter12、.A．considered B．suspected C．ignored D．a(chǎn)ppreciated13、..A．belief B．request C．criticism D．description14、..A．teaching B．writing C．studying D．reading15、..A．next B．same C．only D．real16、..A．cleverest B．wealthiest C．strongest D．healthiest17、..A．enthusiasm B．sympathy C．fortuneD．confidence18、..A．deliberately B．happily C．traditionally D．constantly19、..A．win B．match C．reach D．doubt20、..A．everyoneB．someoneC．a(chǎn)nyoneD．nobody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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ThepassengerswereallseatedOneofthemconsidered1．(have)hismedicinesohesaidtoanairhostess，“Ineedacupofwatertotakemymedicinebeforetheplane2．(take)off”ShetoldhimshewouldbringhimthewaterwithintenminutesThirtyminutespassedButtheairhostesswassobusyintheaircraftcabin(客艙)thatshe3．(forget)tobring,himthewater!As4．result,thepassengercouldnottakehismedicineWhentheairhostesshurriedtohimwithacupofwater,herefused5．(accept)herofferangrilythoughshekept6．(say)sorrytohimThesituationwasalittle7．(embarrass)Inthefollowinghoursontheflight,eachtimetheairhostesspassedbythepassenger,shewouldaskhimwithasmilewhetherheneededhelp8．notButthepassengerneverpaidattentiontoherTheplanereacheditsdestination(目的地)Whenthepassengerwasgoingtoget9．theplane,hesaidtotheairhostesswithasmile“ThankyouAlthoughIdidn’tacceptyourhelp,howcan