西安外國語大學《綜合英語II》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷

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2023-2024學年第一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、Uponenteringa“newera”,whatwenowfaceisthe_______betweenunbalancedandinadequatedevelopmentandthepeople’sever-growingneedsforabetterlife.A．a(chǎn)dministrationB．violationC．contradictionD．presentation2、Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe3、Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken4、Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a(chǎn);不填 B．a(chǎn);the C．the;不填 D．the;the5、Thereisawide________ofreferencebookstobefound,so________youlookforsomematerialneeded,youcanturntome.A．kind;thelasttime B．sort;everytimeC．variety;nexttime D．type;themoment6、AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where7、—Iheardtheywentskiinginthemountainslastwinter.—Ittruebecausetherewaslittlesnowthere.A．maybenot B．won’tbe C．couldn’tbe D．mustn’tbe8、DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch9、ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that10、Inthisarticle,youneedtobackupgeneralstatementswith________examples.A．specific B．permanentC．a(chǎn)bstract D．universal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。ADuetolightpollutionpresenteverywhere—glarefromtoomuchmisaimednightlighting—80%ofEuropeandNorthAmericanolongerexperiencesrealdarkness.Foranyonelivingnearamajormetropolis,asatelliteimageoftheMilkyWay(銀河)seemsabstract；Weunderstandittobeadocumentofsomethingtrue,butourunderstandingispurelytheoretical.In1994,afterapre-dawnearthquakecutpowertomostofLosAngeles,theGriffithObservatoryreceivedphonecallsfromfrightenedlocalpeopleaskingabout“thestrangesky”.Whatthosecallerswereseeingwerestars.Darknessisacomplicatedthingtomeasure.In2001,theamateurastronomerJohnBortledesignedascaletohelp.Hisclassificationrangefrom“inner-citysky”(class9),inwhichtheonly“pleasingviewsseenthroughatelescopearethemoon,theplanets,andafewofthebrighteststarclusters(團)”,toaskysodark“theMilkyWaycastsobviousshadowsontheground”(class1).MostNorthAmericansandEuropeansliveunderclass6or7skies,inwhichtheMilkyWayisundetectable.Inthatkindofnight,apersoncanwanderoutside,unfoldagardenchair,openanewspaper,andreadtheheadlines,ifnotthestories.InadditiontotheBortlescale,scientistsoftenusephotodiodelightsensors(傳感器）tomeasureandcomparebaselevelsofdarkness.Unihedron’sSkyQua1ityMeteristhemostpopularinstrumentforthiskindofwork,partlybecauseitissmallenoughtofitintoyourpocketandalsobecauseitconnectstoanonlineglobaldatabase.Accordingtothatdatabase,CherrySpringsStatePark—an82-acreparkinremoteruralPennsylvania—presentlyhastheseconddarkestscorelisted.CherrySpringsislocatedlessthan300milesinlandfromtheUSeasternseaboard,inaregion—theEastCoast—thatcontains36%ofthetotalUSpopulationandislitupeverynightlikeabackstagemakeupmirror.Whenpinpointedonasatelliteimage,CherrySpringsisinthemiddleofanuncharacteristicallydarkarea—insulated(隔離),onallsides,byhundredsofthousandsofacresofprotectedforestandsittingontopoftheAlleghenyPlateau,700metresabovesealevel.Mostofthesmalltownssurroundingtheparkaresituatedinvalleyswhereoutdoorlightisalreadyfailing.Thisunusualcombinationoffactorsexplains,toacertaindegree,howCherrySpringsbecameoneofthedarkestplacesinAmerica.1、WhatdidthephonecallstheGriffithObservatoryreceivedreveal?A．Thecallerswereingreatfearofthesevereearthquake.B．Peoplebelievedthatstarswouldbringthemmisfortune.C．Peopleneededhelpandcomfortinfaceofabigdisaster.D．Darknesshadbeenawayfromthelocalpeopleforages.2、Whichclassificationofdarknessdoesthewriterseemtolikebest?A．Class1.B．Class3.C．Class7.D．Class9.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat________.A．lightfromheavenlybodiesismuchweakerB．lightpollutionexistsmainlyinurbanareasC．humaneyesightisgettingfrombadtoworseD．lightpollutionhasbudinfluenceonusanytime4、CherrySpringsisoneofthedarkestplacesinAmericapartlybecauseof________.A．itsspecificlocationB．itslimitontheuseoflightsC．itsnaturalsurroundingsD．itssmallnativepopulationBThereareabout6，500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld，butabouthalfofthemareindangerofdisappearing.Oneoftheprimarycausesdrivinglanguagelossisthatsupportforlanguagecommunitiesdrasticallyvaries.Whilesomelanguagesarerecognizedbygovernmentsandtaughtinschools，themajoritygounrecognized，unsupported，anduntaught，leavingcommunitiesill-equippedtopasstheirlanguagesontofuturegenerations.Tsakonian，a“dialect(方言)”inGreece，hasdeclinedtothepointthatonly100speakersremain.Whenalanguagedisappears，manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample，partsofacommunity’sculture，knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.OneorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisWikitongues，whichwasfoundedasaschoolprojectbyDanielBogreUdellin2012，whenhebeganrecordingshortoralhistoriesinNewYorktoexplorethecity’srichculturaldiversitywiththesimpleidea:tellmeaboutyourselforyourhomeinyournativelanguage.Whenhepostedthevideosonline，thechannelquicklygotwideattention.Therearecurrentlyover400languagesanddialectsrepresentedonWikitongues’channelandmorethan1，500peoplefrom70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostoit.Butthat’sfarfromenough.TheorganizationseekstoserveasanInternetresourcetokeepasmanylanguagesaspossiblealive.Udellbelievestheycanmakeithappen.“Therearemanyexamplesoflanguagesthatdisappearedbutlaterreturnedtouse.Hebrewwentextinctinthe4thcenturyBC，andwasrevived(恢復)inthe1800s.Nowonceagain，it'sthemothertongueofhalfoftheworld’sJewishpopulation，”saidUdell.1、WhatcanbeinferredaboutTsakonianinGreece?A．It’shardtospeakandunderstand.B．Itwilldefinitelydieoutinthefuture.C．It’snotallowedtospeakinGreece.D．Itlacksrecognitionandsupport.2、Whateffectmaybebroughtbytheextinctionoflanguages?A．Harmingfuturegenerations. B．Reducingculturaldiversity.C．Preventingdailycommunication. D．Changingschoolprojects.3、What’sthepurposeofWikitongues?A．Tosupportpeopleinsavingtheirlanguages.B．Torevivelanguagesthathavedisappeared.C．Torecordenoughshortoralhistories.D．Toexploretheworld’srichcultures.4、WhatdoesUdellwanttotellusbygivingHebrewasanexampleinthelastparagraph?A．Allextinctlanguageswillbebroughtbacktolife.B．It’spossibletopreventlanguagesfromdyingout.C．MorelanguageswillbepresentedonWikitongues’channel.D．Hebrewhasbecomeoneofthemostpopularlanguagesintheworld.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．Iwasbornanalbino(白化病人)inPennsylvaniain1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhad1knownwhatanalbinowasandwhatitmeanttobeanalbino.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn’t2methatmuch.Kidswouldteaseme,callingme“Whitey”.People3atmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetip(尖)ofmy4sothatIcouldseeitwellenough.The5partformewasthatbecausemy6wassobad,Icouldn’tplaysportsverywell.Ididn’tgiveuptrying,7.Ishothoops(投籃)everyday.AndIstudiedharder.8,Igotbelteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdouble9,goingtosummerschoolandbusying10witheveryactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Ididmybesttomake“albino”a11word.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyesandin12.Icouldn’tseeverywelltoplaysports,butwithsolideducationand13todoit,Icouldmakealiving14intheareaIloved.I’vedoneitnowforoverthirtyyearsin15andinvideo,andnowontheInternet.Peoplemakejokesabout16Icanbea“blindeditor”,butthejokesare17,andsomeofthemshow18.IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inow19thatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmeovercomedifficulties,gainconfidenceandbeproudofmypersonal20.1、A．stillB．everC．onlyD．a(chǎn)lways2、A．offerB．convinceC．a(chǎn)ssistD．bother3、A．cameB．threwC．staredD．a(chǎn)mazed4、A．noseB．fingerC．headD．knee5、A．strongestB．worstC．proudestD．cleverest6、A．a(chǎn)ppetiteB．mindC．studyD．eyesight7、A．insteadB．besidesC．thoughD．moreover8、A．EventuallyB．SuddenlyC．QuicklyD．Frequently9、A．workingB．majoringC．playingD．writing10、A．yourselfB．ourselvesC．themselvesD．myself11、A．relativeB．creativeC．positiveD．objective12、A．spoilsB．familiesC．difficultiesD．books13、A．wayB．determinationC．chanceD．method14、A．decidedB．plannedC．a(chǎn)ttemptedD．involved15、A．printB．schoolworkC．businessD．medicine16、A．whatB．whereC．whyD．when17、A．carefulB．friendlyC．considerateD．moderate18、A．disgustingB．sympathyC．envyD．respect19、A．believeB．claimC．realizeD．state20、A．a(chǎn)chievementsB．choicesC．wishesD．promises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。MrBrownwastiredoflivinginthebigcity1．heworkedHewantedtomovetothecountryandliveinahousefromwhichhecouldgettohisofficeinthecityearlyeverydayHe2．(look)forahousewhenhesawanadvertisementinanewspaperonedayTheadvertisementsaidthatasuitablehouseinaquietareawasupforsale3．a(chǎn)reasonableprice,andthehousewaswithinastone’sthrowofarailwaystationfromwhichtherewerefrequent4．(train)tothebigcity“That’sexactly5．Ineed,”MrBrownsaidto6．(him)Sohecalledthehousingagencyandarrangedtogobytrainthenextday7．(have)alookatthehouseThehousingagentmethimatthestationandtheystartedwalkingIttookthematleast15minutestogettothehouseWhentheyfinallyarrived,MrBrownsaid8．(angry),“Ishouldbevery9．(interest)tomeetthemanwhothrewthestoneyoumentionedin10．newspaper”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