常州大學(xué)《高級(jí)英語（1）》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷

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2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷院(系)_______班級(jí)_______學(xué)號(hào)_______姓名_______題號(hào)一二三四五六總分得分批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered2、Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance3、DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?______IfIwereinyourshoes,Icertainlywould.A．Noneofyourbusiness．B．Itdepends.C．Whynot?D．Idon’tthinkso.4、_______thosepastyears,wecouldn’thelpfeelingsorryforourparentswhoneverhadarestalltheyearround.A．Lookingbackupon B．Lookingaround C．Lookingout D．Lookingup5、Hisbrotheraimstobe__________ofhisparentsbythetimeheistwenty.A．innocent B．beneficial C．invisible D．independent6、—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．a(chǎn)rbitrary B．a(chǎn)rtificialC．compulsory D．conventional7、Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．a(chǎn)pplyC．complain D．suggest8、HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones9、—Lookingbackon_____inyearsgonebyandthegoodtimethatIhadmakestodayseemrathersad.—Absolutely.Somuchhaschanged.A．howitwas B．whoitwas C．howwasit D．whowasit10、Excuseme,wherecanIgetmycarfilledup?Therearegasstationsat________endoftheblock．A．both B．neitherC．either D．a(chǎn)ll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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ABoomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegoodforfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthegenerations,astudyhasfound.Thefindingscontradictresearchpublishedearlierthisyearshowingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents’qualityoflifeandwellbeing.Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpectedaboutmovingbackhome—theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeersareinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents’financialandemotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenagepatternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelydurationofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsweredifferentforgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievementofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject”.Parentsacceptedthattheirchildrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,astheytriedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.“However”,thestudysays,“day-to-daytensionsabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthegraduates”.Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeentohelp,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,andcontinuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.1、Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?A．Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.B．Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren’sreturn.C．Theparents’qualityoflifebecameworsethanbefore.D．Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2maybebestreplacedby________.A．cause B．defeatC．a(chǎn)rise D．a(chǎn)llow3、Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?A．Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.B．Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.C．Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.D．Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.4、Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe“boomerangchildren”phenomenon?A．Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.B．Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.C．Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.D．Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.5、Whatisthesideeffectoftheboomerangchildrenphenomenon?A．Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.B．Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.C．Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.D．Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.BItwasdawnofMarch21,2018.GaryMessinawasonhismorningrunalongNewYorkCity’sEastRiver.Suddenlysomethingcaughthiseye–alarge60-year-oldmanbalancingonthefour-foot-highfencethatguardedthepathfromthewater.AsMessinagotclosertothescene,themantookastepforwardandslippedintothedarkriverbelow.WhenMessinareachednearer,themanwasstrugglinginthewater,clearlyunabletoswim.Otherjoggersalsoheardtheman’scry.DavidBlauzvernandJohnGreendroppedtheirphonesandkeysonlandandjumpedin.“Peoplehadcalledthepolice,butitwasunclearwhenthey’dgetthere.”saysGreen.“Wejustreacted.”Messinajoinedthemintheriver.Justasthejumperwaslosingstrength,Blauzverntakeholdofhim.Thepairwereabout30yardsfromtheseawallwhenMessinaandGreencaughtuptothem.Theyseizedtheman,withBlauzvernsupportinghisbackandMessinaandGreenholdinghimupfromeitherside.Asthemenmadetheirtowardtheconcreteseawallthatstretched(延伸)forblocksineachdirection,Blauzvernhadanawfulrealization:therewasnowayoutoftheriver.Bynow,acrowdhadgatheredonland.“Arescueboatisonitsway,”someoneyelledtothem.Swimmingforwardwasgettingtougherbytheminute.Thejumper,whowassixfoottwoandweighedaround260pounds,washeavyinhisrescuers’arms.Aftertenminutes,theymanagedtogettotheriver’sedge.“I’veneverbeensooutofbreath,”saysBlauzvern.Fifteenminutesafterthemenhadjumpedintotheriver,thetwo-manrescueboatappeared.Butbecauseitcouldn’triskgettingtooclosetotheseawall,themenhadtoswimouttoit.“Iwascompletelyoutofenergyatthispoint,”saysBlauzvern.Themeninthewaterpushedthejumperwhilethemenintheboatpulledhimupand,finally,tosafety.Themantheyhadsavedwastakentothehospitalforevaluation(評(píng)估).Detailsonhisconditionhavenotbeenknown.Asfortherescuers,eachofthemwasatworkby10:30a.m.“Iwasabitlate,”admitsBlauzvern,smiling.“ButIhadagoodexcuse.”1、Thestorymainlycentersaround________.A．whytheoldmanslippedintotheriverB．whosavedtheoldmanC．howtheoldmanwasrescuedD．whenandwheretheaccidenthappened2、Whowasthethirdtojumpintothewaterandjointherescue?A．GaryMessina. B．DavidBlauzvern.C．JohnGreen. D．Anunknownjogger.3、Ofthefollowingstatements,whichonesoundsreasonablebasedonthepassage?A．Therescuedmanisrathertallandfat.B．Policewouldneverbefoundonthespotofrescue.C．Theprocessofrescuingthemantookupthewholemorning/D．Themanwasactuallysavedbythetwo-manrescueboat.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Themanwantedtokillhimselfintheriver.B．Themenistheriverwereallgoodswimmers.C．Themanwastakenhomeimmediatelyhewassaved.D．Blauzvernfeltateaseevenifhewaslateforworkthatday.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Severalyearsago,whileattendingacommunicationcourse,Iexperiencedamostunusualprocess.Theinstructoraskedustolist1inourpastthatwefelt2of,regretted,orincompleteaboutandreadourlistsaloud.Thisseemedlikeavery3process,butthere’salwayssome4soulinthecrowdwhowillvolunteer.Theinstructorthen5thatwefindwaysto6people,ortakesomeactiontorightanywrongdoings.Iwasseriouslywonderinghowthiscouldever7mycommunication.w.w.w..c.o.mThenthemannexttomeraisedhishandandvolunteeredthisstory:“Makingmy8,Irememberedanincidentfromhighschool.Igrewupinasmalltown.TherewasaSheriff9ofuskidsliked.Onenight,mytwobuddies(伙伴)andIdecidedtoplaya10onhim.Afterdrinkingafewbeers,weclimbedthetallwatertankinthemiddleofthetown,andwroteonthetankinbrightredpaint:SheriffBrownisaSOB(畜生).Thenextday,almostthewholetownsawourglorious11Withintwohours,SheriffBrownhadusinhisoffice.MyfriendstoldthetruthbutIlied.Noone12foundout.”“Nearly20yearslater,SheriffBrown’sname13onmylist.Ididn’tevenknowifhewasstill14Lastweekend,IdialedtheinformationinmyhometownandfoundtherewasaSheriffBrownstilllisted.Itriedhisnumber.Afterafew15,Iheard,“Hello?”Isaid,“SheriffBrown?”Paused(停頓).“Yes.”“Well,thisisJimmyCalkins.”“AndIwantyoutoknowthatIdidit.”Paused.“Iknewit!”heyelledback.Wehadagoodlaughanda16discussion.Hisclosingwordswere,“Jimmy,Ialwaysfeltbadforyou17yourbuddiesgotitofftheirchest,butyouwerecarryingit18alltheseyears.Iwanttothankyouforcallingme...foryoursake.”Jimmyinspiredmeto19all101itemsonmylistwithintwoyears,andIalwaysrememberwhatIlearnedfromthecourse:It’snevertoolateto20thepastwrongdoings.1、A．somethingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．somebodyD．a(chǎn)nybody2、A．a(chǎn)shamedB．a(chǎn)fraidC．sureD．proud3、A．privateB．boringC．interestingD．funny4、A．foolishB．politeC．simpleD．brave5、A．expectedB．suggestedC．orderedD．demanded6、A．connectwithB．dependonC．makeapologiestoD．getalongwith7、A．improveB．continueC．realizeD．keep8、A．notesB．listC．planD．stories9、A．a(chǎn)nyB．mostC．noneD．a(chǎn)ll10、A．partB．gameC．trickD．record11、A．viewB．signC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．remark12、A．a(chǎn)lsoB．evenC．stillD．ever13、A．a(chǎn)ppearsB．considersC．presentsD．remembers14、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．happyC．doubtfulD．a(chǎn)live15、A．wordsB．ringsC．repeatsD．calls16、A．coldB．plainC．nervousD．lively17、A．incaseB．solongasC．unlessD．because18、A．a(chǎn)roundB．outC．throughD．a(chǎn)way19、A．buildupB．makeupC．clearupD．giveup20、A．regretB．forgiveC．rightD．punish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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。BecautiousofFridaythe13th！Manypeoplethinkthedayisunlucky1．（fortune）,there'sonlyoneFridaythe13ththisyearAsthelegendgoes，youshouldtrynot2．（break）anymirrors，walkunderaladder，orevenspillanysaltWhy？Researcherssay3．istoughtofindouthowthetraditioncameintobeingManybelieveithas4．（religion）originsIntheChristianfaith，therewere13guestsattablefortheLastSupper，whichwasheldthedaybeforetheFriday5．JesusdiedNow，F(xiàn)ridaythe13hhasbecomeaculturalwonderManyAmericansavoidthenumber13alltogether，6．（include）hotelroomsandairplaneseatassignmentsItevencostscoupleslesstogetmarriedonthedayTherearemanyother7．（explain）behindthelucklessdaySimonBronner，aprofessorofAmericanstudiesatPennsylvaniaStateUniversity，8．（believe）Fridaythe13hisawayforpeopletopintheirbadlucktoacertaincause:Thefactshouldbe9．there'snothingspecialaboutthenumberitselfAfterall，thenumber1310．（consider）tobeluckyinsomecountries，likeItaly第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)