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《大學英語提高課程》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷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、DoyouthinkPeterisagoodpartner?Notreally!Therearesomethingsthatarenoteasyto________,andhislazinessisone.A．putasideB．putupwithC．thinkofD．getalongwith2、Theclimateconferencewasattendedby11,000people,itthelargestUNgatheringeverheld.A．making B．tomake C．made D．tobemaking3、Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout4、—Whataconsequence!—Yes.I________himaboutit,butwithoutsuccess.A．willremindB．wouldremindC．wasremindingD．hadreminded5、Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where6、Aftersevenhours’drive,theyreached______theythoughtwastheplacetheyhadbeendreamingof.A．that B．whatC．where D．which7、Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon8、Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded 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D．a(chǎn)t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。ANepalisoneofthepoorestcountriesonglobesovolunteersgeteveryreasontovolunteerinNepal.ThepeopleofNepalarewelcoming,warmandfriendly,thelandscapesherearebeautiful,andsincethecountryfinancialsituationisnotsowellthusweoperatefromgrassrootscommunityleveltoimprovethesituation.NepalisalsoconsideredtobeoneofthesafestvolunteeringdestinationsinAsia.WenevereverhadanymisbehavingactivityinNepalwithourvolunteers.TravelingacrossNepalisalsoveryeasyandourprogramsarebasedinthecapitalcityKathmandu.Nepalisblessedwithamazinglydiverselandscapes.Fromthehighestmountainintheworld,youcanreachalmostuptosealevelinjust10kilometers.VolunteeringSolutionsoffersvolunteeringopportunityin5differentprogramchoicesinKathmandu,Nepal,namely:Language&OrientationWeek(迎新周);SummerVolunteerProgram,Kathmandu;Healthcare/MedicalProgram;TeachingEnglishProgram;OrphanageProgram.Ourprogramisopenallyeararoundsowereceivequitealotnumberofvolunteersthroughoutthewholeyearfromallovertheglobe.OurmainvolunteersarcfromAmerica,UnitedKingdom,Australia,Europeancountries.Consideringitisoneofthesafestprogramlocations,weevenallow17-years-oldtovolunteerinourprogram.LanguageandOrientationWeekofferstheopportunitytolearnabouttheNepalesecultureandhistoryalongwithlocalNepaleselanguagewhichisveryfamousamongvolunteersasitisalwaysgoodtolearnmoreaboutthecountrywhereyouwouldbestartingyourworksoon.OrientationweekalsotakesyoutodifferentbeautifultripsonweekendssuchasMonkeyTempleandBhaktapurDurbarSquare.VolunteeringSolutionsoffersoneofthemostaffordableprogramchoicesworldwidewithbestvalueformoney.Weprovideaccommodationwiththelocalhostfamilyalongwith3timesmealsasyoutendtoseehowlocalpeopleinNepalspendtheirlifeondailybasis.SobeapartofourexcitingprogramsinNepaltoday.1、WhatarevolunteersexpectedtodotohelpNepal?A．Offerfinancialsupport.B．Startfromthebasicaid.C．TeachNepalesepeoplescience.D．Setupschoolsandhospitalsthere.2、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Nepalisthesafestcountryintheworld.B．PeoplecanreachthehighestpeakfromNepal.C．VolunteershaveevermetmisbehavingactivitiesinNepal.D．ThenaturalfeaturesofNepal’slandarequitesimilar.3、WhatshouldvolunteersdofirstinNepal?A．GetacquaintedwithNepalesecircumstances.B．Visitthemostfamousattractions.C．Meettheleadersofcommunities.D．Collectthedataoflocalresidents.4、Whatisvolunteers’aimtoliveinlocalhostfamily?A．Tokeepthemselvessafe.B．Toreducethecostofvolunteering.C．Toofferbettervolunteeringwork.D．Toknowaboutlocalpeople’slife.BTodaytheNobelPrizeinLiteratureawardedjournalistSvetlanaAlexievichapproximately$970,000inrecognitionofalifetimeofexcellence.The67-year-oldauthorofVoicesFromChernobylandWar'sUnwomanlyFacewaspraisedbytheSwedishAcademy“forherpolyphonic(復調式的)writings,amonumenttosufferingandcourageinourtime.”PrizesliketheNobelinspiremuchexpectationsbeforetheannouncement.Peoplegivetheirbestguessesastowhowillwin,lookbackonpastwinners,andevenplacebetsasifspectatorsataDerby(賽馬會).Literaryprizesrewardartisticbrilliance.Theyhelpwritersearnadecentliving.Butisthepublic’sfascinationwithprize-winningauthorshealthy?Ourimpulseseemstoincreasinglycontributetoacultureofturningauthorsintocelebrities,wherereadersfollowtheauthorinsteadofthebook.Astoryshouldstandonitsown,asaconsidered,completebook,withoutbiographicalinformationfromauthor.It’sanideaperhapsbestconveyedinRolandBarthes’s1968essayTheDeathoftheAuthor.“Theimageofliteraturetobefoundincontemporarycultureisarbitrarilycenteredontheauthor,hisperson,hishistory,histastes,hispassions.”Nearly50yearslater,afewstillagree.“Ibelievethatbooks,oncetheyarewritten,havenoneedoftheirauthors,”NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorElenaFerranteoncewrote.“Ifbookshavesomethingtosay,theywillsoonerorlaterfindreaders;ifnot,theywon’t,”shecontinued.“Truemiraclesaretheoneswhosemakerswillneverbeknown.”①ButtherulesforsubmissionfortheManBookerInternationalPrize,forexample,stronglyencourageauthorsto“makethemselvesavailableforpublicity”.AndthefoundationbehindtheNationalBookAwardrequiresfinaliststoparticipateintheir“website-relatedpublicity”.②In2007,areporterwhoshowedupuninvitedatDorisLessing’shousewasthefirsttoinformherthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature.TodaytheTwitteraticameknockingonAlexievich’sdigitaldoorhourbeforetheawardwasevenofficial.Tobeconsideredforaprizeistobeapublicfigure.③HarryPotterseriesauthorJ.K.Rowling,withover5.6millionTwitterfollowers,hasactivelyaddressedreadersthroughpublicappearancesandsocialmedia,revealingmuchmorethanwecouldhaveimaginedwhenweclosedthefinalHarryPotterbook.WenowknowthehouseHarry'schildrenwillbesortedinto,thatDumbledoreisgay,“Voldemort”isactuallypronouncedwithasilent“t”,andawholehostoftheotherminorandmajordetailsaboutthebackstoryofthecharacters.ThemagicalworldRowlingcreatedinherbooks—arelativelytightmysterywithwell-laidcluesthatledtoasatisfyingconclusion,whichhadtoprovetheirmeritstothereaderbasedonaninternallogic—isbeingunraveledbyherownhand.④Ofcourse,publicattentionalsohasveryimportantbenefitsforauthors.Forthreemonthsafterreceivingthe2011PulitzerPrizeinfiction,JenniferE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B．Unfolded. C．Updated. D．United.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitofprizewinningforauthors?A．Itrevealsmoredetailsaboutthecharactersinthebook.B．Itdramaticallyincreasesthesalesofthebook.C．Itbringsinnecessaryfundingtoauthors.D．Itbringsaboutchangesindominanceinliterarylandscape.4、Wherecanthesentence“Someauthorssatisfy,evenencouragetheirfans.”bebestputinthepassage?A．① B．② C．③ D．④5、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsourfascinationwithprize-winningauthors?A．Approval. B．Critical. C．Indifferent. D．Neutral.6、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Tobeawardedaprizeistobeapublicfigure.B．Publicfascinationwithauthorsbringsbenefits.C．Turningauthorsintocelebritiesisabadculture.D．Therearebigchallengesforprize-winningauthors.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．ItookanairplanetoBeijinginFebruary,onanAirCanadaBoeing777.1allwereseated,Iusedmycomputerforawhile.Aheadofmetomyright,akidwas2.IwentuptoaChinesewoman.Shehadinherarmsakidthat3crying.Itoldthemotherthatthekidneededtobewalkedandthenshewould4andsleep.Iknewthisbecauseiamafatheroffour5children.Thewoman,whowasfromNorthYork,saidshewastootiredasshehadbeen6thewholenightbefore.I7towalkthekidsoshecouldgetsomesleep.AsItookthekidinmyarms,I8herforthekid’snameandage.Ithenstarted9walkinguptothefrontoftheeconomysection.Thekidimmediatelyfelltosleep.WhenIgotbacktothemother’s10,Ifoundherfastasleep.Ikeptwalkingforoversixhoursandwalkedslowly11.Sinceitwasa13-hourflight,IwalkedhalfwaytoChina-12akid.Womenonboardwould13meduringmylongwalk,wantingtoseethekid.Onewomanaskmesomequestionslike“Howmany14doyouhave?”“Four,”Isaid.Shelooked15atmywrinkled(有皺紋的)faceandwhitehair(Iwasalmost60)andsaid,“Well,Ihopethisisyour16one.”ShethoughtIwasMary’s17.Ijust18andwalkedon.WhenIwasbacktothemother,themother19.IgaveMarybacktoher,who20soundasleep.1、A．Before B．After C．Though D．Unless2、A．singing B．talking C．sleeping D．crying3、A．kept B．started C．practised D．stopped4、A．breakdown B．goahead C．settledown D．setoff5、A．grown B．energetic C．curious D．slim6、A．down B．back C．a(chǎn)way D．up7、A．deserved B．offered C．pretended D．a(chǎn)greed8、A．requested B．commanded C．a(chǎn)sked D．consulted9、A．slowly B．quickly C．calmly D．strongly10、A．home B．seat C．calmly D．strongly11、A．upsidedown B．insideout C．dayandnight D．upanddown12、A．watching B．carrying C．tricking D．seeking13、A．spot B．remind C．stop D．a(chǎn)ward14、A．customers B．passengers C．members D．children15、A．obviously B．confidently C．closely D．firmly16、A．last B．a(chǎn)ctive C．naughty D．troubled17、A．mother B．teacher C．father D．nurse18、A．refused B．smiled C．a(chǎn)pologized D．sighed19、A．woke B．left C．wandered D．shouted20、A．turned B．fell C．remained D．looked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。Direction:AfterreadingthepassagebelowFillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectMyparentsmovedfromNewJerseytoGermanywhenIwasachildAfterafewweeksofplayingwithneighborsofthesameageIwasspeakingfluentGermanThat'sprobablynotanoptionifyouwanttolearnalanguage1．yournextinternationaltripHowever,therearesomenewwaystolearnkeywordsandphrasesbeforeyourdeparture2．playgroundimmersion(沉浸),thebestwaytolearnalanguageusedtobeinaclassroomToday,therearemanymoreoptionsWiththehelpoftechnology,youcaneasilygetalinguisticedge,andperhapsevenaculturalone,tooThelastfewyears3．(see)alotoflanguage-learningsoftwarehittingthemarketTheseprograms,manyof4．havepopularmobileapps,helpbeginnerslearnlanguagebasicsTakeMemriseforexampleThislanguage-learningplatformusesflashcards(教學卡片)asmemoryaidsMemriseoffersinstructionin25languages,anditsbasiclevelisfree,5．someadvancedfeaturesavailableat$6．99permonthTherearesomanylanguageapps,allclaimingtobethebest,7．thereareevensitestohelpyousortifoutYoucanfinddetailedreportsontheseprogramsonCompareLanguageApps:8．independenttestingsiterunbyProfessorRoumenVesselinovatQueensCollegeinNewYorkI’vehadaccesstomostoftheseappsovertheyearsHowever,Ifoundthattheywere9．toocomplicatedortootime-consumingtohelpmelearnalanguagebeforeaninternationaltripPerhapsmyexperienceofacquiringalanguageearlyinlifeandthentryingtoacquire10．inaclassroom(threeyearsofFrench,whichdidn’treallystick)alsocontributedtomyskepticism(懷疑)ThelanguageexpertsIspokewithsayyoushouldn’tallowthepromisesofacourseoranapp11．(convince)youthatlearningalanguageiseasyExpertsagreethatthereisnosubstitutefor"on-the-ground"exp