廣西科技職業(yè)學院《大學英語B》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、LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．a(chǎn)cknowledgedD．evaluated2、Whenwehaveachancetotravel,wetendto______asmanysightsintothetripaswecansevencountriesintendays,forexample.A．squeeze B．sneeze C．subscribe D．substitute3、Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should4、Officefurniturelikechairsandsofasshouldbeattractiveaswellascomfortable.A．manually B．visuallyC．physically D．securely5、“Drive-ins”havelargeparkinglots________customersareservedintheircarsbywaitresses.A．who B．when C．which D．where6、Itsagoodideatogetstudentstoretellastorytheirownwords．A．of B．in C．by D．through7、Havingahobbydoesdogoodtoyou.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatitis______itdrivesyoutomoveforward.A．ifonly B．incaseC．a(chǎn)slongas D．inorderthat8、_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn9、Ifhe____hard,hewouldhavepassedtheexam.A．weretoworkB．hadworkedC．shouldworkD．wastowork10、—CouldyoucheckmylisttoseeIhaveforgottenanything?—Noproblem.A．whetherB．whichC．thatD．what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。AAtfirstglanceEstherOkadeseemslikeanormal10-year-old.Shelovesdressingup,playingwithBarbiedollsandgoingtotheparkorshopping.ButwhatmakestheBritish-Nigerianyoungsterstandoutisthefactthatshe’salsoauniversityundergraduate.Esther,fromWalsall,anindustrialtownintheUK’sWestMidlandsregion,isoneofthecountry’syoungestcollegefreshmen.Thetalented10-year-oldenrolledattheOpenUniversity,aUK-baseddistancelearningcollege,inJanuaryandisalreadytopoftheclass,havingrecentlyscored100%inarecentexam.“It’ssointeresting.IthasthetypeofmathsIlove.It’srealmaths-theories,complexnumbers,allthattypeofstuff,”shesmiles.“Iwanttofinishthecourseintwoyears.ThenI’mgoingtodomyPhDinfinancialmathswhenI’m13.IwanttohavemyownbankbythetimeI’m15becauseIlikenumbersandIlikepeopleandbankingisagreatwaytohelppeople.”sheadds.Estherhasalwaysjumpedaheadofherpeers.ShesatherfirstMathGSCEexam,aBritishhighschoolqualification,atOunsdaleHighSchoolinWolverhamptonatjustsix,whereshereceivedaC-grade.Ayearlater,shegottheA-gradeshewanted.ThenlastyearshescoredaB-gradewhenshesattheMathA-levelexam.Notcontentwithbreakingbarrierstoattendcollegeatjust10yearsold,Estherisalsowritingaseriesofmathworkbooksforchildrencalled“YummyYummyAlgebra.”“Itstartsatabeginnerlevel-that’svolumeone.Butthentherewillbevolumetwo,andvolumethree,andthenvolumefour.Aslongasyoucanaddorsubtract,you’llbeabletodoit.Iwanttoshowotherchildrentheyarespecial.”shesays.1、WhydoesEstherOkadewanttohaveherownbank?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Tosetupamathsschool.C．Tohelpthepeopleinneed.D．Topublishhermathsbooks.2、WhatcanbeinferredaboutEstherOkadefromthetext?A．Sheisnotgoodattakingmathsexams.B．Shefailstogetalongwellwithherpeers.C．Sheisdeterminedandstrictwithherself.D．ShewasnotadmittedtoOunsdaleHighSchool.3、WhatmakesEstherOkadespecialaccordingtothetext?A．Hernaturaltalentinmaths.B．Herloveforbigchallenges.C．Scoring100%ineveryexam.D．Writingaseriesofmathbooks.BGOINGTOUNIVERSITY

issupposedtobeamind-broadeningexperience.Thatstatementisprobablymadeincomparisontotrainingforworkstraightafterschool,whichmightnotbesoencouraging.Butisitactuallytrue?JessikaGolleoftheUniversityofTübingen,inGermany,thoughtshewouldtrytofindout.Herresult,however,isnotquitewhatmightbeexpected.Asshereportsin

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thisweek,shefoundthatthosewhohavebeentouniversitydoindeedseemtoleavewithbroaderandmoreinquiringmindsthanthosewhohavespenttheirimmediatepost-schoolyearsinvocational(職業(yè)的)trainingforwork.However,itwasnotthecasethatuniversitybroadenedminds.Rather,workseemedtonarrowthem.Dr.Gollecametothisconclusionaftersheandateamofcolleaguesstudiedtheearlycareersof2,095Germanyoungsters.Theteamusedtwostandardizedteststoassesstheirvolunteers.Onewasofpersonalitytraits,includingopenness,conscientiousness（認真）andsoon.Theotherwasofattitudes,suchasrealistic,investigativeandenterprising.Theyadministeredbothteststwice—oncetowardstheendofeachvolunteer’stimeatschool,andthenagainsixyearslater.Oftheoriginalgroup,382wereontheintermediatetrack,fromwhichtherewasachoicebetweentheacademicandvocationalroutes,anditwasonthesethattheresearchersfocused.Universitybeckonedfor212ofthem.Theremaining170chosevocationaltrainingandajob.Whenitcametothesecondroundoftests,Dr.Gollefoundthatthepersonalitiesofthosewhohadgonetouniversityhadnotchangedsignificantly.Thosewhohadundergonevocationaltrainingandthengotjobswerenotthatmuchchangedinpersonality,either—exceptinonecrucialrespect.Theyhadbecomemoreconscientious.Thatsoundslikeagoodthing,certainlycomparedwiththecommonpublicimageofundergraduatesasabunchoflazybones.Butchangesinattitudethattheresearchersrecordedwereratherworrying.Intheuniversitygroup,again,noneweredetectable.Butthosewhohadchosenthevocationalrouteshowedmarkeddropsininterestintasksthatareinvestigativeandenterprisinginnature.Andthatmightrestricttheirchoiceofcareers.Someinvestigativeandenterprisingjobs,suchasscientificresearch,are,indeedbeyondthedegreeless.Butmany,particularlyinGermany,withitstraditionofvocationaltraining,arenot.Theresearchersmention,forexample,computerprogrammersandfinance-sectorworkersascareersrequiringthesetraits.IfDr.Golleiscorrect,andchangesinattitudebroughtaboutbytheverytrainingGermanypridesitselfonarenarrowingpeople’schoices,thatisindeedamatterworthyofseriousconsideration.1、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplace“beckonedfor”inParagraph2?A．Examined. B．Attracted.C．Organized. D．Recognized.2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Thedegreelesshavenotchangedinpersonalities.B．Goingtouniversityisamind-broadeningexperience.C．Workingstraightafterschoolnarrowspeople’sminds.D．Collegestudentspridethemselvesontheireducation.3、Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,.A．collegestudentsenjoyaverygoodpublicimageB．theundergraduateshavechangedsignificantlyinattitudeC．thedegreelessaremuchbetteratdealingwithchallengingtasksD．peopleshowlessinterestininvestigativejobsduetovocationaltraining4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefinding?A．Concerned. B．Optimistic.C．Unclear. D．Sceptical.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．Notsolongago,aterriblefirebrokeoutinanapartmentindiecityofPitesti,justwestofBucharest.Innotime,1werewelcomedby5-metre-tallflamesandroaringsmoke.2,usingtheiradvancedequipment,theyquicklybroughtthebeastunder3.Theapartment'sownerMr.Petriandhislovelydog,Sandy,werethe4ofthebigfire.Localfirefightinghero,CostacheMugurel5hiswaythroughthecruelflamestorescuethemanandhispet.Mr.Petri,6injuredinthefire,wasrushedtohospital.Sandyfellover7breathingintoomuchsmokeandlifelesslylayontheroadside.Mugurel,rememberinghisCPR(心臟復(fù)蘇術(shù)）training，passionately8thechestofthedog,desperatelytryingto9hislife.Andhebegantolosehopeaftermany10.Hewasphysicallyandmentally11.Finallyheperformedmouth-to-mouthonthedog,screaming“12getsleftbehind!”.Unexpectedlythedog13himselfandbeganpanting.Theon-lookingcrowdcheeredandMugurelbegantoweepwith14.Hehurriedlycarriedhimtotheawaitingvet(獸醫(yī)).Like15,thestoryofMugurelandhisnewfoundfriendspreadaroundthecity.HisFacebookwas16wordsofgratitude,lovingemoticons(表情符號）andnotesfromfriendsandfansalike.Accordingtovetexperts,recoveringanimalsviaCPRisrather17TheAmericanHeartAssociationcalculatesthatonlylessthan6percentofcatsanddogssurviveifthey18heartattacks.Therehavebeenmanystoriesrelatedto19inPitesti,butnonehavecaughtthe20ofthepopulationquitelikeSandy's.1、A．firefightersB．policemenC．friendsD．neighbours2、A．ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Moreover3、A．treatmentB．controlC．stressD．way4、A．causesB．resultsC．victimsD．heroes5、A．battledB．lostC．pushedD．got6、A．blindlyB．hardlyC．slightlyD．seriously7、A．a(chǎn)fterB．beforeC．inspiteofD．incaseof8、A．pattedB．beatC．examinedD．touched9、A．careaboutB．takeawayC．saveD．stop10、A．countingsB．trainingsC．shoutsD．a(chǎn)ttempts11、A．relaxedB．exhaustedC．concernedD．troubled12、A．SomebodyB．EverybodyC．NobodyD．Anybody13、A．cameupB．cameoverC．cameoutD．cameto14、A．joyB．pityC．stressD．fright15、A．wildfireB．windC．disastersD．sounds16、A．informedofB．linkedwithC．remindedofD．floodedwith17、A．commonB．rareC．practicalD．easy18、A．cureB．a(chǎn)voidC．missD．suffer19、A．firesB．vetsC．dogsD．a(chǎn)ccidents20、A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．meaningC．breathD．heart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,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformfthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblanksNearly135,000peopleontheIndonesianislandofBalihavelefttheirhomesafterwarningsthattheMountAgungvolcanocoulderuptatanytimeBlowingsmoke,MountAgungissendingfrightthroughouttheareaItsalertstatues1．(raise)tothehighestlevelVillagers2．(live)beneaththevolcanohavetakenshelterintemporaryevacuationcentersPlentifulstocksoffood,water,medicinesandothersupplieshavebeenpreparedOnefarmerexpressedhisconcernthatlavacoulddestroyhishouseandfarmApartfromvillagers,therearearound30,000cattlewithinthedangerzonearoundthevolcanoEffortsarebeingmadetoevacuation（疏散，撤退）thelivestockasmuchaspossible3．itisanimportantsourceofincomeformanyresidentsIndonesianhasnearly130activevolcanoes,morethananyothercountryManyoftheseshowhighlevelsofactivity,butitcanbeweeksorevenmonths4．a(chǎn)nactualeruptiontookplaceBaliisfamousforitsbeachesandtemplesIt5．(witness)millionsofvisitorsoverthepastthreeyears,mainlyfromChina,AustraliaandJapan6．thethreateningvolcano,severalcountrieshaveissuedtravelwarningsagainsttheIndonesianislandSometouristsarenowhavingasecondthoughtsabouttheirholidayplans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處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號(/\)，