常州大學(xué)《二外（英語）》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷

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《二外（英語）》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)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、Aftermakingthespeech,hewentthroughitinhismindtoreflectwherehe_________better.A．coulddo B．woulddo C．couldhavedone D．wouldhavedone2、Laughterproducesshort-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartandbloodcirculation,_________heartrateandoxygenconsumption.A．increasingB．toincreaseC．havingincreasedD．beingincreased3、Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted4、Iwouldpersuadehertomakeroomforyou______itbenecessary.A．could B．mightC．should D．would5、Itisbelievedthatmanymorepopularterms________ontheInternetthisyear.A．willbecreated B．havecreatedC．a(chǎn)recreated D．a(chǎn)recreating6、—Whydidyoucomebytaxi?—MycarbrokedownlastweekandIstillitrepaired.A．didn’thave B．hadn’thadC．haven’thad D．won’thave7、Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．a(chǎn)ccomplish D．a(chǎn)ccompany8、Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether9、Facedwitheconomicslowdown,somecompaniesareplanningtouserobotsto______humanworkerstoreducetheirlaborcosts.A．compensate B．substituteC．symbolize D．discriminate10、Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup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。AIt’snotpianolessonsordanceclasses.Nowadays,thebiggestextra-curricularactivityinthewestisgoingtoatutor.Pat,amotherinCanada,spendsabout800Canadiandollarsamonthontutorswhenfindingouthalfherdaughter’sclasshavetutors.Shefeelslikeherchildisgoingtofallbehindbecauseeveryoneelseseemstobeahead.Shelley,amotherofthree,alsohastutorsconstantlycominginandoutofherhome.Shewasalwaysyellingwhenshecouldn’tmanagetogetherchildrenfocused.Whenshegetsatutoronceaweek,theybecomefocusedforoneentirehourandcangetmostoftheirhomeworkdone.Tutoringisn’tsimplyaprivateschoolphenomenon.Norisitintendedonlyforlower-achievingstudents.InCanadaalone,sevenpercentofhighschoolstudentsreportedusingatutorin2010.Thatincreasedto15percentin2015.Overall,parentshiretutorsbecausetheyareworriedschoolarenotmeetingtheirexpectations,butthereisalsoacultureshift.AspecialvalueisplacedoneducationinAsia,wheretutoringisviewedasanextensiontotheschoolday.AsalargenumberofAsiansemigratedtothewestovertherecentyears,theirattitudestowardseducationhavehadaninfluence.Anotherreasonforthegrowthinbusinessisparentalfrustrationandtheirpackedschedules.Alotofparentsjustdon’thavetimetohelptheirchildrenwithhomeworkandsomeotherscouldn’thelptheirchildrenafterGrade3,accordingtoapresidentofanAmericantutoringcompany.Therehasbeenanoticeablechangeintheattitudes,too.Childrenusedtogetbullied（被欺負）forhavingatutor,nowit’sbecomingthenormtohaveone.Childrendon’tseemtomindthattheyhaveatutor.Oneparentfeelssurprisedthatsomanyofherchild’sclassmateshavetutors.Fortheamountparentspayintuition,childrenshouldhaveasmuchextrahelpchildrenwithatutorbecause_______.1、Shelleydecidedtoequipherchildrenwithatutorbecause_______.A．herchildren’sschoolisnotmeetingherexpectationB．overhalfofherchildren’sclassmateshavetutorsC．herchildren’shomeworkistoodifficultforherD．shehadahardtimegettingherchildrenfocused2、InCanada,thepopulationofhighschoolstudentsusingatutorgrewby_______from2010to2015.A．7%.B．8%.C．10%.D．15%.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．Patgotatutorbecauseshecan’thelpherchildrenwithhomework.B．Shelleyspendsabout800Canadiandollarsontutorseverymonth.C．AsiansusuallyplacemoreemphasisoneducationthatCanadians.D．Moststudentswiththehelpoftutorshavepoorgradesatschool.4、Thetutoringbusinessinthewesthasbeenseeningrowthinrecentyearsbecause_______.a.alotofparentsaretoooccupiedtohelptheirchildrenwithhomework.b.childrennolongergetbulliedforgoingtoatutorandgettingextrahelpc.manyschoolscannotofferasmuchhelpastheirstudentsneedd.Asiansemigratingtothewesthaveaffectedpeople’sattitudetotutoring.A．a(chǎn),b,c.B．a(chǎn),b,d.C．a(chǎn),c,d.D．b,c,d.BManypublicfiguresfromIT,showbusiness,andsportshavejoinedtheIceBucketChallengetoraisemoneyforamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)(肌萎縮性側(cè)索硬化)research.Anumberofinternationalfamouspeoplehavealreadytakenthechallenge,includingMicrosoftco-founderBillGates,FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberg,AfounderandCEOJeffBezos,andAppleInc.CEOTimCook.TroubledmusicianJustinBieberevenchallengedUSPresidentBarrackObama.TheALSIceBucketChallengerequiresthatparticipantspourabucketoficewateronthemselvesandthenpostavideoofitonsocialmediawhilenominatingoneormorepeopletodothesamewithin24hours.Peoplewhofailtotakethechallengewillhavetodonate$100toTheALSAssociation,whichadvocatesfindingtreatmentandacureforALS.Andmanyofthosewho’vetakenthechallengedonatedaswell.ALSisararediseasethatgraduallyreducespatients’musclestrength,finallymakingthembecomeunabletospeak,move,swallowandbreathe.InNorthAmerica,ALSiscommonlyknownasLouGehrig’sdisease,afterthestarbaseballplayerwhodiedofthediseasein1941attheageof38.Thebest-knownALSpatienttodayisBritishscientistStephenHawking.WhilemostpeoplewithALSsurviveonlytwotofiveyearsafterdiagnosis(診斷),Hawkinghashadthediseasefordecades.ThemedicaltreatmentforALSisveryexpensiveandcannotbecoveredbymostsocialwelfareprograms.ThiscreatesdifficultiesformanyALSpatientsandtheirfamilies,bothphysicallyandmentally.“Duetotheicebucketcampaign,manypeoplebeginningtoknowaboutALS.WithmorepeopleawareandmorepeopletakingpartinthefightagainstALS,wecancalmlyworkwithnotonlyotherALSorganizations,butalsowithmedicalcompaniestospeedupnewtreatmentsforpeopleaffectedbythedisease,”saidBarbaraNewhouse,PresidentandCEOofTheALSAssociation.1、WhydoestheauthormentionmanyfamouspeopleinParagraph1?A．TostressthepopularityoftheIceBucketChallenge.B．Toadviseustolearnfromthem.C．Toprovetheyaregenerous.D．TointroducethetargetgroupoftheIceBucketChallenge.2、Paragraph2ismainlyabouttheIceBucketchallenge’s________.A．influenceB．purposeC．rulesD．development3、Thepersonwhoisnominatedforthechallengeisrequiredto________.A．donate$100toTheALSAssociationB．watchothersvideosonsocialmediaC．helpfindeffectivetreatmentsforALSD．pouricewateronhimselfwithintime4、WhatdoweknowaboutALSfromthetext?A．ALSisfairlycommonnow.B．LouGehrigwasfirstcuredofALS.C．ItisrareforpeoplewithALStosurvivedecades.D．SocialwelfareprogramsprovidemedicaltreatmentsforALS.5、AccordingtoBarbaraNewhouse,theIceBucketChallenge________.A．makesmorepeoplewellaw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