肇慶學院《英語閱讀》2022-2023學年第一學期期末試卷

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《英語閱讀》2022-2023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、Speakingaforeignlanguageallowsyouto________timeinanegotiation,foryoucanactlikeyouhavenotunderstoodtocomeupwithyouranswer.A．save B．a(chǎn)fford C．buy D．spend2、Whatapity!________joinedintheparty,Iwouldhavemetmyoldfriend． A．lfIhave B．HadI C．Ihad D．HaveI3、Maryfeltfromtheoutsideworld,sinceshelackedanInternetconnectionandcouldn’treceiveanye-mail.A．cutdown B．cutin C．cutoff D．cutout4、—HowcanIwakeupsoearly?—Setthealarmat5:00am.,youwillmakeit.A．a(chǎn)nd B．butC．or D．so5、It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe6、Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．casually7、________IremindyouofistoreturnthebooktoourEnglishteacher.Iwillgiveittohim_________Iseehim.A．That;immediatelyB．What;themomentC．What;whileD．Whether;once8、Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut9、Cellphonesarenowwidelyusedinourdailylives，________________itpossibleforustotalktoanyoneeasily.A．tomake B．madeC．make D．making10、Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forit________andisbeyondourcontrol.A．passed B．willpassC．haspassed D．hadpassed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。AThelightfromthecampfirebrightenedthedarkness,butitcouldnotpreventthedampcoldofDennis’sSwamp(沼澤地)creepingintotheirbones.Itwasastrangeplace.MartinandTomwishedthattheyhadnotacceptedJack’sdare.Theylikedcamping,butnotnearthisswamp.“So,”Martinaskedastheysatwatchingthehotcoals.“Howdidthisplacegetitsname?”“Areyousureyouwanttohearit?It’sascarystory,”warnedJack.“Ofcourse!”criedoutTom.“Iftherewereanythingtobescaredof,youwouldn’thavechosenthisplace!”“Ok,butdon’tsayIdidn’twarnyou,”saidJack,andhebeganthistale.“Waybackintime,amancalledDennistriedtostartafarmhere.Hebuiltthatcottageovertheretolivein.Inthosedays,thearealookedquitedifferent—itwascoveredwithtalltreesandtheswampwasacrystal-clearriver.Afterthreehardyears,Dennishadclearedseveralfieldsandplantedcrops.Hewassoproudofhissuccessthatherefusedtolistentoadvice.“‘Youareclearingtoomuchland,’warnedoneoldman.‘Thelandisalivingthing.Itwillhitbackatyouifyouabuseit.’”“‘Sillyfool,’saidDennistohimself.‘IfIclearmoreland,Icangrowmorecrops.I’llbecomewealthier.He’sjustjealous!’”“Denniscontinuedtochopdowntrees.Smallanimalsthatreliedonthemforfoodandshelterweredestroyed.Hewassoeagertoexpandhisfarmthathedidnotnoticetheriverflowingslowlytowardshisdoor.Hedidnotnoticesaltseepingtothesurfaceoftheland.Hedidnotnoticeswampplantschokingallthenativeplants.”“Whathappened?”Martinasked.Itwasgrowingcolder.Hetrembled,twistinghisbodyclosertothefire.“Thelandhitback—justastheoldmanwarned,”Jackshrugged.“Dennisdisappeared.Oldfolksaroundherebelievethatswampplantsmovedupfromtheriveranddraggedhimunderwater.Hisbodywasneverfound.”“Whatastupidstory,”laughedTom.“Plantscan’t…”Beforehehadfinishedspeaking,hescreamedandfainted(暈倒).Theothertwoboysjumpedupwithfright,staringatTom.Suddenly,theyburstoutlaughing.Somegreenswampivy(常春藤)hadcoveredTom’sface.ItwasawhilebeforeTomcouldappreciatethejoke.1、Theunderlinedword“dare”inParagraph1isclosedinmeaningto________.A．courage B．a(chǎn)ssistance C．instruction D．challenge2、WhydidJacktellTomandMartinthestory?A．Tofrightenthem.B．Tosatisfytheircuriosity.C．Towarnthemofthedangeroftheplace.D．Topersuadethemtocampintheswamp.3、WhydidDennisignorethewarningoftheoldman?A．Theoldmanenviedhim.B．TheoldmanwasfoolishC．Hewastoobusytolistentoothers.D．Hewasgreedyformorecrops.4、WhydidTomscreamandfaint?A．HesawDennis’sshadow.B．Hewasscaredbyaplant.C．Hisfriendsplayedajokeonhim.D．Theweatherbecameextremelycold.5、WhatlessoncanwelearnfromthestoryofDennis?A．Graspall,loseall.B．Nosweat,nosweet.C．Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.D．Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.BFree,OfficialSourcestoFindUnclaimedMoneyDoesthegovernmentoweyoumoney?Theremightbeunclaimedfundsorpropertywaitingforyoufromsavingsorcheckingaccounts,wagesandpensions,taxrefunds(退款),lifeinsurancepolicies,andalotmore.Companiesmayoffertofindthismoneyforafee.Andscammersmaytrytotrickyouwithfakepromisesofmoneyfromthegovernment.Butyoucanfindyourunclaimedmoneyyourselfforfree.CheckoutUSAGov’slistofofficialsourcestogetstarted:?Searchforunclaimedmoneyandpropertyineverystatewhereyouhavelived.Youcanconductamulti-statesearch,andkeepaneyeoutatstatefairsandevenmalls,wherestatetreasurers(ST)andotherofficialsholdpublicawarenessevents.?Checkforunclaimedfundsfrombankfailuresorunclaimeddepositsfromcreditunionclosures.DidyouhavemoneyinacheckingorsavingsaccountataFederalDepositInsuranceCorporation(FDIC)-insuredfinancialinstitution?Ifthefinancialinstitutionisclosed,youcansearchtheFDICdatabase(數(shù)據(jù)庫)andyouwillmakeit.FDIChasthousandsoftheirbanksacrossthecountryanddeservesyourtrust.?Searchforunclaimedbackwages,pensionmoney,orlifeinsurancefunds.Areyouowedunpaidwagesfromyourcurrentemployer(CP)orapastemployer(PP)?ChecktheLaborDepartment’sWageandHourDivision’srecordstoseeifyouhavemoneywaitingtobeclaimed.Youalsomaybeowedapensionifacompanyyouworkedforwentoutofbusinessorendedadefinedplan.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Itislikelythatseveralstatesowemoneytoyou.B．Mallsmightwitnesspublicawarenessevents.C．Scammersarealwaysreadytohelpyouforfree.D．Yourpastemployermightoweyouunpaidwages.2、Theorganizationenablingconsumerstoconfidentlyplacemoneymaybe______.A．ST B．CPC．PP D．FDIC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．EversinceIwasaboyIhavelovedandcollectedNativeAmericanstories.Theirwisdomandloveofnaturehavealways1me.TheonethatIkeepinmind,though,isthestoryofthetwo2.Onenightawiseeldermansathis3aroundacampfireandtoldhimaboutthe4thatgoesoninsideofallpeople.Hesaid,“Mychild,thebattleis5two‘wolves’thatliveinsideusall.Oneisfear,anger,hatred,self-pity,andunhappiness.6islove,laughter,joy,hope,peace,kindness,andhappiness.”Thegrandson7thisforalongtimeandthenaskedhisgrandfatherwhichwolfwouldwin.Theelder8said,“Theoneyoureally9.”Ithinkthatmostoftheproblemsworldwide10fromthefactthatfartoomanyofusoftenfeedthe11wolf.Weletourfears12us.Wereactwithanger.Wehatethosewhoare13fromus.Weallowourjealousyandjudgmentto14ourlives.Wedosomanythingstocreateunhappinessinourheartswhenallwereallywantistobe15.Wedon’thavetofeedthewrongwolf,16.Wecanchooseloveandjoy.Wecansmileandsing.Wecan17ourthoughtswithhappinessandkindness.Wecan18themwitheveryone,everywhere.Whichwolfareyougoingtofeedtoday?Whichlifeareyougoingto19?Fearandlovearethetwogreatest20inthisworld.Yet,onlyonecanbringyoujoyandbringyoubacktoGod.1、A．depressedB．frightenedC．disappointedD．impressed2、A．wolvesB．heartsC．peopleD．emotions3、A．sonB．friendC．grandsonD．brother4、A．battleB．struggleC．spiritD．story5、A．withinB．a(chǎn)mongC．forD．between6、A．TheothersB．TheotherC．OtherD．Another7、A．a(chǎn)greedonB．calledonC．reflectedonD．checkedon8、A．sadlyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．possiblyD．simply9、A．feedB．challengeC．believeD．defeat10、A．benefitB．comeC．takeD．suffer11、A．fierceB．realC．gentleD．wrong12、A．holdB．helpC．leadD．frighten13、A．differentB．farC．freeD．a(chǎn)bsent14、A．continueB．ruleC．beginD．cheer15、A．calmB．safeC．happyD．busy16、A．whateverB．howeverC．stillD．thus17、A．improveB．shapeC．changeD．fill18、A．shareB．supportC．supplyD．spend19、A．describeB．stayC．liveD．survive20、A．figuresB．forcesC．problemsD．chances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。Flyingcarsmaysoonbecomea1．(real)Theride-shareserviceUberhasaskedanexpertfromNASA,theAmericanspaceagency,2．(help)thecompanydevelopcarsthatcanflyUberplanstouseflyingvehiclesinthefuturetoavoidtrafficinandaroundcitiesThecompanywantstousesmall,3．(total)electricaircraftwhichcouldtake4．a(chǎn)ndlandlikeahelicopterontopofparkinggaragesUbersaiditsflyingvehicleswouldbemuch5．(quiet),costlesstooperateandproducelesspollutionthanhelicoptersOnepersoninSanFranciscowroteonTwitter,“Iusedtothinkthatflyingcarswasaridiculousidea6．IchangedmymindthismorningwhenIsatinaheavytraffic”7．personaddedfromMumbai,India:“I’mreadingaboutUber8．(hire)aNASAengineertobuildflyingcars,whileI’m9．(trap)intrafficThereishope”Theexpertpredictstherewillbeseveralearlymodelsofcars10．can’tflythemselvesbutwithhumanpilotswithinonetothreeyears第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷；如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正；此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。Once,latelyatnight,anEnglishmancameoutofhisroomintoapassageofthehotelandasktheservanttobringheraglassofwater、Th