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英語泛讀期末試卷英語泛讀期末試卷英語泛讀期末試卷資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月英語泛讀期末試卷版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：課程英語泛讀考試形式閉卷90分鐘考試日期_______________閱卷教師_______________得分_______________班級_______________姓名________________學(xué)號_______________PartOneVocabulary(20points)Foreachunderlinedword,choosethebestmeaningbelowandputtheanswersontheanswersheet.I.hatedthebigformaldancesandfeltveryawkward..A.pleasant B.happy. D.boring2.Let’sgotothemoviestonight.A.move B.t5hefilmC.movement D.exhibition3.Housekeepinginvolvescooking,washingdishes,sweepingandcleaning.A.ties B.includesC.contains D.lists4.Thefirstsymptomofacoldisoftenasorethroat.A.sign B.symbolC.idea D.disease5.Theplanecrashedshortlyaftertake-off.A.speededup B.sloweddownC.hadanaccidentandbrokeinpiecesD.hadanaccidentandchangeditsdirection6.Thewholebuildingwasinflames.A.inconfusion B.onfireC.instruggle D.undercontrol7.Makingmistakesisinevitable,sodonotbediscouraged.A.cannotbeblamed B.cannotbeavoidedC.cannotlastlong D.cannotbefound8.Thepolicecametomyhelpinstantly.A.immediately B.closelyC.happily D.kindlyhousewasfilledwiththearomaofcoffee.A.taste B.colorC.smell D.lengthofthecompetitionareavailablefromourheadoffice.A.abletobediscussed B.abletobeobtainedC.abletobequestioned D.abletobeaskedpeopledeserverecognitionfortheirtalentsA.areproudof B.areworthyofC.areinneedof D.areinfavorof12.Itwasnotsurprisingthatsheturnedouttobethechampioninthecompetitionbecauseshewasthebestplayer.A.winner B.loserC.challenger D.player13.Theearthquakeoccurredatmidnight;alotofpeoplediedwhentheywereasleep.A.ended B.spreadC.happened D.made14.Youmustdophysicalexerciseseverydayifyouwanttokeepfit.A.suitable B.qualifiedC.healthy D.informed15.Pleaseconcentrateonyourowntestpaper.Don’tlookaround.A.focusattentionon B.startworkingC.finishworkingon D.avoiddoing16.Sheinterpretedhissilenceasanger.A.translated B.understoodthemeaningofC.stronglybelieved D.showed17.WillthestrikeaffectthepriceofcoalA.raise B.lowerC.influence D.increase18.Ispoketohimaboutitonnumerousoccasions.A.different B.fewC.many D.some19He.workedsohardthateventuallyhamadehimselfillA.atthebeginning B.inthemiddle C.intheend D.duringthetime.thisyourpermanentaddress,orareyouonlystayingthereforashorttime?

A.lastingforafewmonths B.lastingforeverC.lastingforafewyears D.lastingforonlyonedayPartTwo(10points)Fillineachoftheblankswiththegivenwordinitsproperformandputtheanswersontheanswersheet.1.The__________wasdrunk.Hewasstoppedbythepolicewhenhewasspreading(drive)2.Hesmiledin_________.Hewasverypleasedwithwhathehaddone.(satisfy)3.Theworksofthisfamous_________arenowexhibitedinleadingEuropeanandAmericangalleries.(painting)4.Youwillbeabletoovercomethedifficultiesifyoudonotlose___________inyourself.(confident)5.Nowmoreandmorepeoplearerealizingthe__________ofcleanair.(important)6.Iwasso_________atthesightofasnakecrawlinginthegrassnearmyfeet.(frighten)7.Iwantmychildrentobebroughtupina___________world.(peace)8.Thoughtheyareoldclassmatesandclosefriends,theyoftenhad_________(agree).9.Ilovethismoviebecausethe__________ismyfavourite.(action)_________wasawardedbythegovernmentforhisusefulinventions.(invention)PartThreeReadingSkill(10points)Withthehelpofthecontextclues,writedownthedefinitionoftheitalicizedwordorphrasesinthespaceprovidedandputtheanswersontheanswersheet.Putitinaprominent,ornoticeable,placeinyourroom,orcarryitwithyou.Thisrevisionshouldbecumulative-----addingabittothetotalatatime,coveringbrieflyalltheworkdonesofarintheterm.Whenthestudentmeetsanothermiserablepersonfromthesamecountry,hewillpourouthisunhappyfeelings.Togethertheycancomplainintheirnativelanguage.Thesymptomsrangefrombeingillateasetobeingseriouslydepressed.Feelinghomesick,unhappy,andverysensitiveareothersignsofcultureshock.WhenhemadeMickeyMousetalkonthemoviescreen,audiences----peoplewhosawthemovie----weredelighted.ResearchsaysthatCalifornia‘spopulationwillexpandby500,000peopleayear,andtwothirdsofthisincreasewillbeHispanicsandAsians.By1980,Americanindustrieswereintrouble.TheUnitedStates’grossnationalproduct(GNP),thetotalofgoodsandservicesproduced,hadfallenfromfirstintheworldtoseven.Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbycomplimentsbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraise.Somepeoplestarttosaysomethingwhilelookingrightatyou,but,threewordsintothesentence,theybreakeyecontactandlookoutthewindow.TheIroquoisIndians,whowereanextremelylargetribewithmanybranchesandsub-branches(called“nations”),haddevelopedahighlysophisticatedsystemofgovernmenttokeepthevariousbranchesofthetribefromfightingoneanother.PartFourCloze(10points)Fillineachoftheblankswithagivenwordbelowandputtheanswersontheanswersheet.survive developed knife unknown lived desert thrown determined food machinesTheAustralianAboriginescametothecontinentatleast30,000yearsago.Downthecenturiestheyawayoflifethatenabledthemto____2____inallkindsofenvironmentsonthecontinent,includingcoast,forestandplain,andeveninthehot____3_____landswheretherearenopermanentsurfacewaters.Muchoftheireverydaylifewasspentingathering____4___,suchasroots,fruitandberriesandhuntinganimalsofallkinds,includingthelargekangaroo,turtlesandcrocodiles.Theirwanderingsabouttheirownterritorywere_____5_____bytheseasonal,supplyoffoodandwater.Theirmainweaponsandimplementswerethespear,spear-thrower,,diggingstick,club,boomerang,shield,stoneaxand______6_____.Thereturningboomerang,acurvedclubwhichcanbethrownsothatitsflightwillbringitbackneartheplacewhenceitwasthrown,wasmadeonlyintheeastandwestandwas_____7____toAboriginesinthecenterandthenorth.Itwasmainlyaplaything,althoughitwassometimes___8____intoflocksofbirds.PartFiveReadingPassages(40points)Passagel.Therearethreetheoriesaboutwhypeopleareshy.Onetheorysaysthatapersoninheritsshynessfromtheparents.Anothertheoryisthatshypeopleneverlearnedhowtoactwithotherpeoplebecausenooneevertaughtthemsocialskills.Thethirdtheorysaysthatshypeoplelearnedtobeshywhentheywerechildrenbecausetheirparentsdidn’tencouragethemtobemoreconfident.Theparentsprobablycomfortedthemandgavethemextraattentionwhentheyactedshy,sothechildrenlearnedthatbeingshywasagoodwaytogetextraloveandattention..Nowresearcherssaythatapparentlyallthreetheoriesaretrue.CanshypeoplechangetheirbehaviorSometimestheycanforcethemselvestodothingsthataredifferent.”Practicemakesperfect..”Iftheypracticeenough,thedifficultsituationsbecomeeasier.However,ittakesalotofcouragetodothis.Peoplewhohavemoreself-confidencecannoticewhenpeopleareshyandencouragethemtotalkandpraisethemwhentheyaresuccessfulintheirjoborstudies.Shypeoplefeelmiserablemuchofthetime.Otherscanhelpthemfeelmorecomfortable.Decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.____1.Onetheorysaysthatpeopleareshybecausenobodytaughtthemsocialskills.____2.Ittakesalittleeffortforshypeopletochangetheirbehavior.____3.Shypeopleneedpraiseandencouragement.____4.Shypeoplefeelcomfortablemuchofthetime.PassageTwoInterculturalcommunicationiscommunicationbetweenmembersofdifferentcultures.Thisdefinitionissimple,buttheprocessiscomplex.Interculturalcommunicationinvolvesdifferentbeliefs,attitudes,and.Weknowthat.eventwopeoplefromthesameculturecanhavecommunicationproblems.Peoplecanunconsciouslyhurteachotherbysomethingtheysayordo.Isn’tlogicalthatwewillhavemorecommunicationproblemsamongpeoplewhodonotsharethesamelanguageandcultureCulturesdonotcommunicate;individualsdo.Whenculturalconflictsdoarise,theymayappearaspersonalratherthancultural.Culturalmisunderstandingcancreatenegativefeelingsandconfusion.5.Interculturalcommunicationis___________communicationamongpeopleofthesameculture.aseasyasasdifficultasmoredifficultthaneasierthanWhenwespeakofinterculturalcommunication,wemeanthat___________.A.twoculturescommunicatewitheachotherB.peoplefromdifferentculturescommunicatewitheachotherC.interculturalcommunicationisconfusingD.culturalconflictsusuallydonotarisePassageThreeArabsconsideritextremelybadmannerstostarttalkingbusinessimmediately.Eventhebusiestgovernmentofficialorexecutivealwaystakesextratimetobepoliteandofferrefreshments.Nomatterhowbusyyouare,youshouldmaketimeforthishospitality.“Theconferencevisit”isawayofdoingbusinessthroughouttheArab...Frequently,youwillhavetodiscussyourbusinessinthepresenceofstrangers,whomayormaynothaveanythingtodowithyourbusiness.Donotbesurprisedifyourmeetingisinterruptedseveraltimesbypeoplewhocomeintotheroomunannounced,whisper,orspeaksoftlytothepersonwithwhomyouaretalking,andleave.Actasthoughyoudonothear,andnevershowdispleasureatbeinginterrupted.MakingdecisionquicklyisnotanArabcustom.ThereisavaguenessindoingbusinessintheMiddleEastwhichwillpuzzleanewcomer.Giveyourselflotsoftimeandasklotsofquestions.Patienceisanimportantquality.Youmayhavetowaittwoorthreedaystoseehigh-levelgovernmentofficialsastheyareverybusy.Giveyourselfenoughtime.Personalrelationshipsareveryimportant.TheyarethekeytodoingbusinessinArabcountries.4.Trytoidentifythedecision–makerregardingyourproductorserviceimmediatelyandgettoknowhimonafriendlybasis.Doyourhomework..Bepreparedtodiscussdetailsofyourproductorproposal.Bereadytoanswertechnicalquestions.Decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse.Arabsconsideritgoodmannerstostarttalkingbusinessimmediately.The“conferencevisit”meansthatpeoplediscussbusinessinfrontofstrangers.9.._________MakingdecisionsquicklyisanArabcustom.PersonalrelationshipsareveryimportantindoingbusinessinArabcountries.PassageFourWhydopeopleblushNotmuchresearchhasbeendoneonit.Psychologistssaythatpeopleofallskincolorsblush.Womenblushmorethanmen,andyoungpeopleblushmorethanolderpeople.Somepeopleblushonlyafewseconds,buttheblushcanappearanddisappearforfiveortenminutesinotherpeople.Usuallyonlythefaceorupperpartofthebodyblushes.Blushingisrelatedtogeneralanxiety,whenpeoplefeelworriedandnervousaboutwhatisgoingtohappen.Somepeopleblushbecausetheyarealwaysworriedaboutwhatothersthinkofthem.Theydon’thaveanyconfidenceinthemselves.Theythinkotherpeoplearemoreattractiveandmorepopular.Theybelieveothershavemoreknowledge.Theybecomeveryuneasyiftheyhavetodealwithpeoplefromadifferentsocialbackground,oriftheyhavetoworkwithmoreintelligentormoreskilled.Shypeoplegetveryanxiouswhentheydon’tknowhowtoactinsomesituationsthatotherpeoplethinkarejustordinary.Theyfeelinferiorandwanttogetoutofthesituation.11..Shypeopleblushbecause___________.A.theyareworriedaboutothersB.theyareworriedaboutwhatothersthinkofthem.C.theyhavespecialskincolors12.Shypeoplehaveastrongsenseofthefollowingexcept_________.A.inferiorityB.anxietyC.confidencePassageFiveIn1968thecityofPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,hadaproblem.Thecity'sschoolsystemneededanewschoolbuildingandteachersbutdidnothavethemoneytopayforthismultimillion-dollarproject.Cityofficialssolvedtheprobleminauniqueway.Theydecidedtousethemanyscientificandculturalinstitutionsinthecityastheclassrooms.Expertswhoworkedinthevariousinstitutionswouldbetheteachers.AmongtheseinstitutionsweresuchprestigiousnamesastheFranklinInstitute,withitssciencemuseum,workshops,andclasses;theFreeLibrary,containingnearlyamillionvolumes;theAcademyofNaturalSciences,FelsPlanetarium,andtheRodinMuseum.Theexperimentineducation,knownastheParkwayProgram,beganinFebruary1969.JohnBremer,anEnglishmanandeducationinnovator,plannedtheprogramandbecameitsdirector.TheProgramhasgrowninsizefrom142to500highschoolstudentsandissopopularthatthousandsofapplicantsaredeniedplaceseachyear.TheProgramgivesafreedomtohighschooleducationneverknownbefore.Tosupplementbasiccoursesrequiredforadiplomalanguages,history,sciencemstudentsmaychoosefrommorethanahundredothercourses.Anysubjectwillbeofferedifaninstructorcanbefound.Everygroupof15boysandgirlsbelongstoa"tutorialgroup",ledbyateacherandoneassistant.StudentsintheProgramsaythatschoolisnolongeraplacebutaninterestingactivity.About100institutionsinPhiladelphiampublic,private,commercialmhelptheProgram.Duringanyoneweekstudentsmaybefoundinsuchdiverseplacesasabakery,achurchorthemunicipalgasplant.Suchplacesmerelyprovidespaceforclassrooms.OtherinstitutionssuchastheUniversityofPennsylvaniaortheTempleUniversityMedicalSchoolallowtheProgram'sownfacultytoteachintheirlaboratoriesorotherfacilities.Otherestablishmentsprovidebothclassroomspaceandinstruction.Onepharmaceutical-manufacturingcompany,forexample,conductsachemistrycourse.Inadditiontotheirstudies,studentsareencouragedtotakepart-timejobs."Thelifeofthecityisourcurriculum,"saysDirectorBremer."Lifeandlearningareallpartofthesameprocess.”Learningisexcitementinthisexperimentalprogrambutitisnotmeantforeverychild.Thestudentmustbeabletohandlethefreedomandself-disciplinethattheProgramdemandsforacademicsuccessChoosethebestanswer:13...WhatwastheproblemPhiladelphiahadin1968?

a.Itsschoolsystemneededanewschoolbuilding.b.Moreteacherswereneededforitsschoolsystem.c.Itlackedmoneyforitseducationalproject.d.Bothaandb.14..Theword"unique"heremeans______________a."veryunusual"b."proper"c."ordinary"d."prettyusual"15.Whowastheprogramplanner?

a.AfamousEnglishinnovator.b.Thedirectorofaculturalinstitution.c.AnEnglishmancalledJohnBremer.d.Someoneinchargeofthecity'sschoolsystem.16..Every"tutorialgroup"consistsof____________.a.alargegroupofchildrenandtheirtutorb.15boysandgirls,ateacherandhisassistantc.15boysand15girlsd.15boysbutnogirls17..About100institutionsinPhiladelphia______________.videspaceforclassroomsb.opensuchcoursesasarerequiredintheProgramc.allowtheirlaboratoriesandotherfacilitiestobeusedd.offertheirhelpPassageSixInOctober1800JohnToddwasborninRutland,Vermont.SoonafterwardhisparentsmovedtoKillingworth,Connecticut.WhenJohnwassix,bothhisparentsdied.Akind-heartedauntinNorthKillingworthagreedtotakeJohnandgivehimahome.Hewasbroughtupbyherandlivedinherhomeuntilhelefttostudyfortheministry.Hisaunttookseriouslyiiiandfearedshewasabouttodie.IngreatdistressshewroteJohnToddaletterinwhichsheaskedhimtotellherwhatdeathwouldbelike.Hereistheletterhesentinreply:Itisnowthirty-fiveyearssinceI,asalittleboyofsix,wasleftquitealoneintheworld.Yousentmewordyouwouldgivemeahomeandbeakindmothertome.IhaveneverforgottenthedaywhenImadethelongjourneyoftenmilestoyourhouseinNorthKillingworth.Icanstillrecallmydisappointmentwhen,insteadofcomingformeyourself,yousentyourservantJamestofetchme.Iwellremembermytearsandanxietyas,perchedhighonyourhorseandclingingtighttoJames,Irodeofftomynewhome.Nightfellbeforewefinishedthejourney,andasitgrewdarkIbecamelonelyandafraid."Doyouthinkshe'llgotobedbeforewegetthere"

IaskedJamesanxiously."Oh,no,"hesaidreassuringly."She'llstayupforyou.Whenwegetoutofthesewoodsyou'llseehercandleshininginthewindow."Presentlywedidrideoutintotheclearing,andthere,sureenough,wasyourcandle.Irememberyouwerewaitingatthedoor,thatyouputyourarmscloseaboutmeandthatyouliftedme--atiredandbewilderedlittleboy--downfromthehorse.Youhadafireburningonthehearth,ahotsupperwaitingonthestove.Aftersupperyoutookmetomynewroom,heardmesaymyprayers,andthensatbesidemeuntilIfellasleep.Youprobablyrealizewhy[amrecallingallthistoyourmemory.SomedaysoonGodwillsendforyou,totakeyoutoanewhome.Don'tfearthesummons,thestrangejourney,orthedarkmessengerofdeathwhowillfetchyou.Godcanbetrustedtodoasmuchforyouasyouwerekindenoughtodoformesomanyyearsago.Attheendoftheroadyouwillfindloveandawelcomewaiting,andyouwillbesafeinGod'scare.Ishallwatchyouandprayforyoutillyouareoutofsight,andthenwaitforthedaywhenIshallmakethesamejourneymyselfandfindyou