廣東白云學院《思辨英語》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷

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《思辨英語》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、Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．a(chǎn)djustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．a(chǎn)daptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile2、Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what3、Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．a(chǎn)mtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish4、When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade5、Shesaidher________isenoughtosupportherinlateryearsandthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly.Afterallshehadnotmuchtimeleft.A．pension B．benefit C．a(chǎn)llowance D．bonus6、How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must7、Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win8、—What’swrongwithyou?—Oh,Iamsick.I________somuchicecreamjustnow.A．shouldn’teat B．mustn’teatC．couldn’thaveeaten D．shouldn’thaveeaten9、______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered10、—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested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。AItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentators(評論員)failtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat”Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong,hesays,“becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena(現(xiàn)象).”Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators,somehow,aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”,Inotherwords,Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.1、TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat________.A．mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.JohnsonB．Dr.JohnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservationC．thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD．Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A．Asocialtrend. B．Anemotionalstate.C．Ahistoricalconcept. D．Anunknownphenomenon.3、Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________.A．BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweatherB．thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweatherC．theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIslesD．Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertainty4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToexplainwhatEnglishweather-speakisabout.B．ToanalyzemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.C．TofindfaultwithbothBillBrysonandJeremyPaxman.D．ToconvincepeoplethattheEnglishweatherischangeable.BMykidsandIwereheadingintothesuperstoreovertheweekend．Ontheway，wesawamancoveredbyablanketandholdingasignthatsaid，"Lostmyjob．FamilytoFeed．"Atthisstore，asightlikethisisnotnormal．Itwasobviousthatthemanwasembarrassed，butdesperate．My10-year-oldnoticedhimandsaidhowbaditmustbetohavetostandoutsideinthecoldwind．Whilewewereinthestore，Iaskedeachofthekidstopicksomethingtheythoughtour"friend"outsidewouldneed．Theypickedacoupleofapples，apackageofbread，asandwich，somecheeseandabottleofjuice．Thenmy17-year-oldasked，"Canwegethimagiftcard？"Ithoughtaboutit．Wewerelowoncashourselves，but…well，sometimesgivingfromour"need"insteadofour"abundance（充裕）"isjustwhatweneedtodo!Allthekidsdeclaredsomethingtheycoulddoawaywithfortheweek．Wequicklycheckedout，withthefoodshecouldeatatthemoment，andagiftcardforthestore．Atthesuggestionofmy16-year-old，wealsoboughtahotcupofcoffee，andthendrovetotheendoftheparkinglot，whereour"friend"washoldinghissign．Wehandedhimthecoffeeandthebagoffood．Hethankeduswithwateryeyes．WhenIhandedhimthegiftcardandsaidhecoulduseitforwhateverhisfamilymightneed，heburstintotears，obviouslyoverwhelmedandgrateful．ThoughIwishedwecouldhavedonemore，Ican'thelpbutthinkabouthowthisexperiencehasbeensuchawonderfulopportunityforourfamily．Thefeelingofhelpingsomeoneelsehasaffectedthemalltheycannotstoptalkingaboutit，andforfourdaysnowhavebeensearchingforotherswecanhelp!ThingswouldhaveplayedoutsodifferentlyifIhadsimplysaid，"No，wereallydon'thavemoneytogivemore，"orsomethingtothateffect．Steppingoutnotonlyhelpedabrotherinneed，italsogavemykidsthe______tasteofhelpingothers．1、Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory？______a．Themanwasgratefulwithtears．b．Eachchildpickedsomefoodforthemaninthestore．c．Apoormanlosthisjobandaskedpeopleforhelp．d．Allkidsdidawaywithsomethingandgavehimagiftcard．e．Theysawthepoormanoutsidethesupermarketandtookpityonhim．A．c-e-b-d-aB．c-e-d-b-aC．e-c-d-b-aD．e-c-b-d-a2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph3mean？______A．givinghimsomefoodB．givingfromourabundanceC．givingfromourneedD．givinghimapostcard3、Thebestwordcouldbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraphshouldbe______．A．terribleB．sweetC．tiringD．hopeless4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？______A．IfmotherhadsaidNO，thekidswouldhavehelpedinadifferentway．B．Theyhadhelpedmanypeoplebeforeofferingthispoormanhelp．C．Theywon'thelpmorepeoplebecausetheycan'taffordtodoso．D．Theywilltrytheirbesttohelpmorepeopleinthefuture．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．IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifeltblindlyinmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhad31thesearchofjailers(peoplewhoguardprisoners).Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icould32getittomylips.ButIhadnomatches,theyhadtakenthose.I33throughthebarsatmyjailer.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim,“Haveyougotalight?”Helookedatme,34andcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseand35thematch,hiseyesaccidentallylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,I36.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwas37,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisvery38nottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthougha39jumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsand40asmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayed41Ikeptsmilingathim,now42ofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.“Doyouhave43?”heasked.“Yes,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfeltforthe44ofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswere45withtears.IsaidthatI46thatI'dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.47cametohiseyes,too.48,withoutanotherword,he49mycellandsilentlyledmeout.There,attheedgeoftown,he50me.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.Mylifewassavedbyasmile.Yes,thesmile―theunaffected,unplanned,naturalconnectionbetweenpeople.1、..A．caught B．broken C．met D．escaped2、.A．barely B．consequentlyC．continuouslyD．constantly3、..A．saw B．looked C．went D．broke4、.A．trembled B．ignoredC．shruggedD．hesitated5、..A．struck B．seized C．counted D．found6、.A．sobbed B．smelled C．sighed D．smiled7、.A．defence B．delight C．nervousness D．despair8、..A．hard B．easy C．simple D．clear9、..A．humor B．spark C．hatred D．sense10、..A．spread B．generated C．brought D．Forced11、.A．near B．distant C．a(chǎn)way D．up12、.A．a(chǎn)fraid B．sure C．a(chǎn)ware D．a(chǎn)wake13、.A．enemies B．pets C．friends D．kids14、..A．photos B．drawings C．films D．outlines15、.A．fixed B．blocked C．filled D．packed16、.A．hoped B．feared C．wondered D．a(chǎn)nnoyed17、.A．Anger B．Sadness C．Sympathy D．Tears18、.A．Accidentally B．Instantly C．SuddenlyD．Occasionally19、.A．grasped B．unlocked C．shut D．fastened20、.A．offended B．saved C．shot D．released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。Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankTheStoryofLegoTheworld-famousLEGOcompanyhasitsoriginsintheworkshopofapoorDanishcarpenter,OleKirkChristianseninthefirsthalfofthe20thcenturyDespitethesehumblebeginnings,it1．(grow)tobecomeoneofthemostpopulartoysofalltimeOle,thetenthsoninthefamily,earnedaliving2．(make)toyswithhisfatherFinally,hebecameamastercarpenterandin1932hesetup3．ownbusinessHecalledthecompanyLEGO,4．means'playwellinDanishUnfortunately,tenyearslaterhisfactoryburneddownHowever,despitebeingundergreatfinancialpressure,Olehadit5．(rebuild)ThistookthreeyearsandduringthattimehelearntofaBritishcompanywhichspecializedinplasticmouldingmachines6．hismanagersthoughttheyweretooexpensive,OlestillboughtoneItwasworththeinvestmentAttheendofthedecade,thecompanywasproducingasuccessfulrangeoftoysandinterlockingbricks,andOle’sson,Godtfred,hadjoinedhiminthebusinessSadly,Oledidn’tsee7．successfulhiscompanylaterbecameHediedattheageof66andGodtfredbecamemanagingdirectorThemodembrickdesign8．(patent)on28January14,andbricksfromthatyeararestillcompatible(兼容的)tobrickstodayUnbelievably,inthe16s,theLEGOfactorywasstruckbylightningandburnedtothegroundagainAfterthis,GodtfredhadtorethinkthedirectionofthecompanyThistime,9．theadviceofhisdirectors,hedecidedtoconcentratemainlyonthehugelysuccessfulinterlockingplasticbricksGodtfred'sson,Kjeld,isthecurrentDeputy-Chairmanand10．(celebrate)thecompany's80thanniversary,ashortanimatedfilmcalled“TheLEGOstory”wasreleasedinAugust11．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。錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。