湖北警官學院《大學英語A2》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷VIP

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2023-2024學年第二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、Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before2、Theredsandgolds_____intoeachotherasthesunsank.Whatabeautifulsight!A．bumped B．pressedC．melted D．turned3、MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/4、Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should5、Whenshallwestartthereconstructionofthehistoricbuilding? Notuntilourprogram______bytheauthority. A.willapprove B.willbeapprovedC.hasapproved D.hasbeenapproved6、WithWeChatPaycomingintowidespreaduse,ourhouseholdbillsareconvenient____.A．paying B．paid C．topay D．tobepaid7、--Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp．That’sright．_____________．A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．SomethingisbetterthannothingC．Themorethemerrier D．Thesoonerbegin,thesoonerdone8、—HowareyougettingalongwithyourGerman,Kate？—Oh,Mr．Black,I’msotiredofit．MaybeIshoulddropout_____itkillsme．A．when B．after C．while D．before9、Thisisthefirsttimethatyourparentshavebeenabroad,______?A．haven’tthey B．hasn’tit C．aren’tthey D．isn’tit10、Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear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。AThistimelastyearIenteredtwolong-distancemass-participationswimmingevents,includingtheJubileeRiver10kmswim.Atthelastminute,justbeforebothswims,Idecidedtopullout.Therealityis,Iliveinfearofcominglast.Lastyear,beforethetwoevents,IrealizedthatIcouldn’tdealwithcominglast.Ihadlookedattheswimtimesofthosewhohadcompletedthepreviousyearandcalculatedthat,atmycurrentswimpace,Iwouldprobablyhavecomelast.Ijustcouldn’tfaceit.Butwhennextyearcamearound,Idecidedtoenterthosesameeventsagain.Forafewmonths,Itrainedhard,butIdidn’tgetanyfaster.ThenitwasJune5,thedayoftheJubileeRiver10km.Theeventstartedat9:30am,andtheswimmerswereanxiousandeagertostart.AsIswamalong,theriverwasquietandcleanandeverythingwaspeaceful.Thesunshone,Meadows(草地）rolledbyandeverynowandthensomeonewouldwaveatthesceneunfoldinginthewater.Asthedayworeon,somehowIdidn’tmindthat,predictably,almosteveryonewasahead.Therewereatleastsomeswimmersstillnearme,andalthoughwesharedthesameriverwequietlyoccupiedourownspaces.AsIconcentratedondoingmyownthing,watchingthesky,thebank,theotherswimmingcapspassingornotpassing,IrealizedIwasenjoyingmyself.Intheend,fourhoursand4minutesafterI’dstarted,Istaggered(搖搖晃晃地走)outofthewaterandwasgreetedwithasmileanda“welldone”fromtheraceorganizer.Iglancedbackovermyshouldertowardthewaterandnoticedthattherewereasmallhandfulofswimmerswhowerestilltofinish,behindme,outofafieldofaround300swimmers.Butitdidn’tmatter.Iwasjustrelieved,proudandhappytofinish.AsIdroveaway,mythoughtsturnedtomynextlongraceoftheseasonandhowmuchIwaslookingforwardtoit,myfearsofcominglastgentlyreceding(漸漸遠去).1、Theauthorintendedtoquitswimmingmainlybecause_______.A．shefearedthatshecouldn’tfinishthetworacesB．shewasafraidthatshewouldletfamilymembersdownC．shewasunwillingtoacceptthepossibilityoffinishinglastD．shedidn’tfullypreparedforthetworaces2、Theauthorhopestoconveythemessagethat______.A．nevergiveupwhenfacingchallengesB．itisprocessthatmattersmostC．failureisthemotherofsuccessD．winnersalwaystakeitall3、Whatdidtheunderlinedsentencemeaninthefifthparagraph?A．ShetookprideinleavingalltheotherswimmersbehindB．ShewasproudthatshewasnotthelastoneintheraceC．ShewasgladtofinishtheraceandhadasenseofreliefD．Shewasproudtobepraisedbytheorganizer4、Itcanbeinferredfromtheendthattheauthorislikelyto_______.A．participateinanotherracewithoutanyhesitationB．analyzethereasonwhyshefailedintheraceC．loseconfidencecompletelyD．decidewhethersheissuitablefortheraceBSomehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan’sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolina,theaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricane（颶風）Hugo10yearsago.BeforeHugo,manynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructed,andenforcementofbuildingruleswasn’tstrict,accordingtoarchitectRayHuff,whocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhouse.SoonafterHugo,allnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricter,better-enforcedrules.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan’sIslandshouldbeabletowithstandaLevel3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.Atfirstsight,thehouseonSullivan’sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemble“alargepartylantern(燈籠)”atnight,accordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbemisleading.Thehouse’swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.Tofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamage.Huffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings－long,slimwoodpiecesanchoreddeepinthesand.Pilingsmightappearinsecure,buttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehouse.Theyalsoraisethehouseabovestormwaves.Thepilingsallowthewavestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.‘Thesewavescomeashoreatterriblespeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildings,”saidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyhiddenbythehouse’sground-to-roofshell.“Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn’tlooklikeit’sstandingwithitspantlegs(褲腿)pulledup,”saidHuff.Intheeventofastorm,theshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehouse,thearchitectexplained.1、AftertheHurricaneHugo,newhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina’sshorelinearerequired.A．tobeeasilyreinforcedB．tomeetstricterbuildingstandardsC．tolooksmarterindesignD．tobedesignedintheshapeofcubes2、Whyistheaward-winningbeachhousestrongandhurricane-proof?A．Itisintheshapeofashell.B．Itismadeofredwood.C．Itisstrengthenedbysteelrods.D．Itisbuiltwithtimberandconcrete.3、What’sthepurposeofHuffraisingthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings?A．Toanchorstrongerpilingsdeepinthesand.B．Topreventwaterfromrushingintothehouse.C．Towithstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hr.D．Tomakethehouselookmorehurricane-proof.4、Accordingthelastparagraph,themainfunctionoftheshellis.A．togivethehouseabetterappearanceB．tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouseC．toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouseD．toslowdownthespeedofthebigwaves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．完型填空（共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上涂黑。Tomwasamiddle-agedleathertrader(皮貨商)whoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedman,often__1_thathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewasso__2__withthecitythathehadtoleave.Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwastheeveningofaweekend.WhenTomandhiswifewerebusily_3_uptheirnewhome,thelightsuddenly__4_.Tomwasregretfultohaveforgottentobringalong5__andhadtowait_6_inalowmood.Justthenheheardlight,hesitant27_onhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudible(聽到)inthe__8__night.“Who’sit?”hewondered,sinceTomwasa_9__tothiscity.Andthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobe__10__,sohewenttothedoorandopenedit__11_.Atthedoorwasalittlegirl,shylyasking,“Sir,doyouhavecandles?I’myourneighbor.”“No,”answeredTominangerandshutthedoor__12__.“Whatanuisance(麻煩事)!”Hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.“Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcameto_13__things.”Afterawhile,thedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.__14_thistimeshewas_15__twocandles,saying,“Mygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.She_16_meheretogiveyouthese.”Tomwasvery_17__bywhathesaw.Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis_18__inlife.Itwashis_19_andharshness(刻薄)withotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewas_20__nobodyelsebuthimself,forhiseyeshadbeenblurred(蒙蔽)byhisunsympathetic（無同情心的）mind.1、A．complainingB．tellingC．hopingD．pretending2、A．pleasedBdisappointedB．exhaustedC．encouraged3、A．lookingB．turningC．comingD．tidying4、A．wentonB．wentdownC．wentoutD．wentthrough5、A．candlesB．matchesC．lightsD．flashlights6、A．happilyB．patientlyC．hopefullyD．helplessly7、A．stepsB．wordsC．knocksD．screams8、A．darkB．quietC．noisyD．crowded9、A．newcomerB．strangerC．guestD．settler10、A．calledB．disturbedC．watchedD．offered11、A．surprisinglyB．delightedlyC．impatientlyD．willingly12、A．gentlyB．kindlyC．politelyD．violently13、A．lendB．sellC．harnessD．borrow14、A．AndB．ButC．SoD．For15、A．holdingB．hidingC．fetchingD．lifting16、A．suggestedB．commandedC．sentD．forced17、A．frightenedB．pleasedC．puzzledD．surprised18、A．failureB．successC．complaintD．determination19、A．warmthB．coldnessC．kindnessD．sympathy20、A．doubtfullyB．hardlyC．actuallyD．nearly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~或括號內單詞的正確形式。IneededtogetsomemoneysoI1．(take)ajobintheclothesdepartmentatGraham’sfortheJanuarysaleIcan’tsaythatIenjoyedit,2．itwasanexperienceI’llneverforgetWhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesale,therewasalready3．queuearoundthreesidesofthebuildingThismademeverynervousThemomentthesecurityguards4．(lock)thedoors,theyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdrushedinIcouldn’tbelievemyeyes:thiswasn’tshopping;itwasabattlefield!Afterawhile,clotheswereflying5．alldirectionsaspeoplesearchedforthesizes,coloursandstylestheywantedWithinminutesIhadhalfadozenpeople6．(push)clothesundermynose,eachwanting7．(be)thefirstservedThewholedaycontinuedlikethatPeoplewerespendingmoneylikewaterthinking8．theyneededwhattheywerebuyingAslongasitwasabargainitwasOKThatnight,afteraquickdinnerIwenttobed9．(exhaust),fearingthesoundofthealarm10．wouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesale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：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（Λ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞．刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分．DearMs．Jenkins，I'mwritingtoaskforyouforhelp．I'mapplyingforapart-timejobintheoversea-fundedcorporation．Ithinkit'llbeanewlychallengetome．Moreover，dothepart-t