肇慶學院《大學英語》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷

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《大學英語》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、—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is2、—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme3、Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever4、—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing5、Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．as6、Wewantsomeonetodesignthenewartmuseumforme._____theyoungfellowhaveatry?A．Shall B．May C．Will D．Need7、—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the8、—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor9、—Iwillbeavicepresidentinayearortwo.—Youcan’tbeserious!_______.A．Ican’tmakeitB．Ican’thelpitC．Iwon’ttellasoulD．Iwouldn’tbetonit10、They_______thebusinessdealinlessthananhour,afterwhichtheyhadagolfgame.A．wrappedup B．pickedupC．calledup D．tookup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。AThreediversenteraholeleadingtoawater-filledcaveonMexico’sYucatanPeninsula.Theyswimforanhour.Finally,theyreachalargeroom60feetundergroundandaboutthesizeoftwobasketballcourts.Here,theydiscoveranupside-downhumanskull(thebonesofaperson’shead).Otherboneslaynearby.Theteamcameacrosstheskullin2007.ThediversthentoldtheMexicangovernmentaboutthefinding.Soonthegovernmentformedateamofscientiststolookintoit.Thegroup,whichincludedarchaeologist(考古學家)DominiqueRissolo,believedthattheskullbelongedtosomeonewholivedinthelasticeage.Attheiceage’sheightsometwentythousandyearsago,sealevelsdroppedandnewlandappeared.Overtime,rainandwindateholesintosomeoftheland.“Thepersonmayhavediedafterenteringthecave,”Rissolosays.Then,whentheiceageendedsometenthousandyearsago,sealevelsrose.Waterfloodedthecave,coveringtheremains.Worryingthatmovingtheskullmightdestroyit,scientistsdecidedtoexamineitatitswateryrestingplace.Theycollectedinformationabouttheskullandotherpiecesofbones.Theyfoundthatthebonesbelongedtoa15-to17-year-oldgirlwholivedatleasttwelvethousandyearsago.TheteamnamedherNaiaaftersomeseacreaturesinGreekmyths.Naiaistheoldestnearlycompletehumanskeleton(骨架)everfoundintheAmericas.DNAtestsshowedthatshe’sadirectancestorofpresent-dayNativeAmericans.Naia’sDNAalsomatcheswithpeoplenativetoSiberia,apartofRussia.ScientistshavelongthoughtthatancientpeoplefromthisareaarrivedinAlaskaduringthelasticeage.TheywerethefirsthumanstoliveintheAmericas.AndNaiaproveshowfarsouththeywent.(MexicoisacountrytothesouthoftheUS.)In2014thescientistsdecidedtobringupNaia’sskullfromthecavetoprotectitfromcuriousdivers.Soitwastakentoalab,whereitremainstoday.1、Whatdowelearnabouttheskull?A．Itwasleftaloneinthecave.B．Itlayunderabasketballcourt.C．Itdrewthegovernment’sattention.D．Itwasdiscoveredbythreescientists.2、WhendidNaiaprobablylive?A．Afterthelasticeageended.B．Beforethelasticeageended.C．Beforethelasticeagestarted.D．Atthebeginningofthelasticeage.3、Whywastheskullstudiedinthecaveforseveralyears?A．Scientiststriedtoprotectit.B．Thetemperaturewasfineinthere.C．Itwasagainstthelawtotakeitout.D．Itwouldhelpscientistsstudythecave,4、WhowereNaia’sdistantancestors?A．EarlyhumansinGreece.B．EarlyhumansinSiberia.C．EarlyhumansinAlaska.D．EarlyhumansinMexico.BDavidwasabout8whenhelearnedhowtoswim.Hegotsogoodthatheeventuallypickedupfreediving,asportwherediversholdtheirbreathuntilresurfacinginsteadofusingbreathingequipment.Heneverimaginednearlytwodecadeslaterhewouldcometousethatskillinsuchaway.Itisanextraordinaryactofcourage,buttohavethemomentcaughtoncamerafortheworldtoseeissomethingelseentirely.Thescenewasfilmedbysomeoneonthesameboatandwasputonline.Thevideowassharedimmediatelybynationalandglobalmedia.ThatAugustdaybeganwithDavidboatingaroundwithhisfriends.TheyspottedawomandrivingabrightredMazdaheadingrightintohighwater.Davidandhiscrewtriedtowarnhertostop,butbythenitwastoolate,andthecarhadalreadyslidunderwater.InthemomentsbeforeDavidjumpedintothosemuddyfloodwaterstoteartheroofoffthecarwithhisbarehands,histhoughtprocesswasshort.Infact,hedidn’thaveone.“Thecarwassinkingfast,”Davidsays.“Therewasnotimetothink.Ithadtobedone.”Upuntilrecently,Davidhadn’treunitedwiththewomanhesaved.Hewasperfectlyfinewithsavingastrangerandremainingunknowntoher.Stilltothisday,evenaftertheattentionthevideoreceived,afterthemediafromallovertheglobelandedonhisfrontyard,Daviddoesn’tthinkitabigdeal.“IthinkIwasjustlucky,”Davidsays,smiling.“Ihappenedtobeattherightplaceattherighttime.”1、177．WhatdidDaviddoonthatAugustday?A．Hepickedupfreediving.B．Herescuedawoman.C．Hedroveintothewater.D．Hefilmedavideo.2、179．Whydidthemedialandonhisfrontyard?A．Totakephotosofhisyard.B．Tomakeadealwithhim.C．Tokeepaneyeonhim.D．Todigformoreabouthim.3、181．WhatkindofpersonisDavid?A．Ambitious.B．Considerate.C．Modest.D．Conservative.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．Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforafullviewofthebluesea,Ipausedtocatchmy1andthenpositionedmyselftotakeaphoto.Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehindand2herselfrightinfrontofmy3.Likeme,shewasheretostop,sighandappreciatethescenery.4asIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwould5take,Iwasupset.ShouldIaskherto6sothatIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomething7medoingso.Sheseemedso8inherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.Another15minutespassedandIgrewmore9.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephoto10.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkher11inthephotoiswhatmakestheimage12.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathes13thiswomanisengagingwithit.Thisphoto,withthe14beautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthewomanwho15it,nowhangsonthewallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured(捕捉)and16onastrangersbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichawomanIdon’tevenknowhasbeenkeptforever.Insomeways,shehasbeen17inmyhouse.Perhapsweallliveineachother’sspace.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:to18usthatweallappreciatebeauty,andthatweallshareacommon19forpleasureandconnection.Thisphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspoken20betweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.1、A．sightB．breathC．wayD．attention2、A．plantedB．foundC．lostD．enjoyed3、A．concernB．photoC．viewD．direction4、A．CautiousB．CuriousC．CasualD．Patient5、A．eventuallyB．randomlyC．extremelyD．hurriedly6、A．backawayB．gooverC．movealongD．stayout7、A．caughtB．sentC．gotD．prevented8、A．anxiousB．contentC．quietD．confident9、A．excitedB．annoyedC．worriedD．confused10、A．anywayB．somehowC．insteadD．indeed11、A．beautyB．behaviorC．determinationD．presence12、A．puzzlingB．disappointingC．interestingD．boring13、A．unlessB．becauseC．althoughD．until14、A．strangeB．regrettableC．distantD．unique15、A．ruinedB．createdC．missedD．discovered16、A．protectedB．observedC．frozenD．drawn17、A．hangingB．livingC．shiningD．wandering18、A．promiseB．tellC．convinceD．remind19、A．respectB．planC．desireD．sense20、A．conversationB．resultC．trustD．love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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Longjingtea，alsoknownasWestLakeDragonWelltea，isnamed1．itsproductionregion—LongjingVillageofWestLakeinHangzhou,ZhejiangProvinceWestLakeDragonWellteahastoppedlistof2．tenmostfamousteasinChinaThesuperiorgeographicalenvironmentandgoodqualitywaterresourcesaroundWestLakehavecontributedmuchtothegrowthofLongjingteaLegendhasitthatEmperorQianlong3．(visit)LionPeakMoutainduringhisHangzhoutravels,andhesawseveral4．(lady)pickingtheteaatthefootofthemountainHewassointerestedinitthathedecidedtohaveatryhimself5．pickingthetea，hereceivedthenewsofhismothersillness,sohe6．(careless)puttheleavesinhisrightsleeveandleftHangzhouforBeijingHevisitedhismotherimmediatelyuponhis7．(arrive)inBeijing,andEmpressDowagersmeltthefragranceoftheleavesinhissleeveandwantedtohaveatasteEmperorQianlongorderedsometeaforEmpressDowager，andshefound8．(she)completelyrefreshedafter9．(drink)acupoftea，andsheevenpraiseditasatreatmentforallillsFromthenon，ShiFengLongjingtea10．(list)asthetributetea(貢茶）especiallyforEmpressDowager第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。DearsirorMadam,I’mLiHua,apassengeronaflightnumberBA793ofyourcompany.ItooktheflightfromAmericaJanuary3,2017.Unluckily,Ifindoneofmysuitcase