赣州职业技术学院《大学英语A》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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《大学英语A》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷
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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1、A myth is an account of the deeds of a god or supernatural beings, usually expressed in terms of ______ thought.
A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive

2、—Would you mind moving over a little? I have to pass here.
—________ I’d like to help.
A．Not in the slightest. B．Don’t mention it.
C．Never mind. D．At your service.

3、One of the few things you ______ say about English people with certainty is that they talk a lot about the weather.
A．need B．must C．can D．should

4、—Sir, I’m late because my car broke down on the way.
—________. I’ve had enough of your excuses.
A．Cut it out B．Suit yourself C．You can’t be serious D．It makes sense

5、— How did you like John’s exhibition of paintings last weekend?
— To tell you the truth, his paintings didn’t ________ me much.
A. refer to B．appeal to C．belong to D．occur to

6、—The lecture about 3D technology was very interesting.
—It’s a pity. How I wish I ________ time to attend it.
A．had B．have C．had had D．have had

7、—Why did you let ____ kids off this time?
—I just want to give them ____ second chance．
A．/; the B．the;/ C．the; the D．the; a

8、Right now, lots of people search for products on the Internet but still buy them at stores. Internet shopping will really ____ when people are sure that it is safe.
A．set up B．set off C．take off D．take up

9、The disabled guy was attended throughout his school day by a nurse ________ to guard him.
A．to appoint B．appointed
C．appointing D．having appointed

10、If you, the special one in the world, want to show your ______ personality, this T-shirt is exactly what you are looking for.
A．calm B．unique C．straight D．constant

第二部分 阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
They were a happy family: four daughters were allin the same school in different grades. The youngest, Janice, who was in my class, seemed to be glued to her mother’s skirts．Theirthree older girls took the bus to school everymorning, but Janice was always driven to schoolbyher mother.
One Friday, Janice's mother asked for a talk with me. She said in a soft voice,"My husband is going to Europe on business for two weeks, and heinsists that I go with him. I have tried to explainover and over that Janice needs me here. But he thinks that she will be fine without me, so I have no choice, I have to go. I have told the babysitter todrive her every morning. Will you please giveJanice special attention and help her? I want to besure everything goes well for her."
I told her that we would make every effort tosupport Janice. I even volunteered to meet Janiceat her car so she would see a familiar face. As amother myself, I'd like to help. Janice’s motherthanked me for our understanding.
On Monday morning, expecting a tearfulanxious child, I planned a special program of funand games. I waited outside to greet Janice, butjust then the bus arrived and not three, but fourgirls got off. Janice skipped along joyfully, saying“goodbye” to her sisters as she ran with two friends into the classroom. I walked slowly into theclassroom and called Janice over to ask how thebus ride went. Impatiently she said, “Oh, I alwayswant to take the bus with the other kids. ButMother needs to be with me. You see there won’t be any more babies, so I have to be a baby a littlelonger. While she is away, I'll just ridethe busevery day. I am five, you know.”
1、Why did Janice’ s mother want to have a talk with the author?
A．To ask her to help Janice with her homework.
B．To ask her to pick up Janice every day.
C．To ask her to give Janice more attention.
D．To ask her to meet Janice at her car.
2、What did the author not do for Janice?
A．Plan a special program of fun and games.
B．Wait for her outside the school.
C．Greet her when she got off the bus.
D．Ask about her bus ride.
3、What did Janice look like on Monday morning?
A．She was tearful and anxious.
B．She was worried about her mother.
C．She missed her mother very much.
D．She was happy rather than sad.
4、What do we know from the passage?
A．Janice is too young to go school by bus.
B．Janice likes taking a bus to school.
C．Janice doesn’t like her babysitter.
D．Janice is no longer a child.

B
It’s the oldest trick in the book: threaten the kids with a piece of coal, and they’ll behave in the name of Santa Claus.Some people say that parents are purposely taking in their kids by lying to them about Santa. Is it purposely cheating or playing along with the fantasy? There are always those stories about the kindergarten teacher or parent who would tell the kids there’s no Santa Claus, and they’d all start crying on the lost dreams.But if another teacher goes into a third-grade class and says there is a Santa Claus, they’ll all laugh at her.What I say is that if they’re at the age when they’re still believing,why bother to end it?
Then how long should parents pretend? Studies indicate that after eight,75 percent of kids don’t believe.That’s the first “S” word that parents have to deal with—it’s not sex. It’s Santa.So the parent has to sit down and say it in a gentle way. “Listen,Santa did exist. He was a person who gave to others and now that you’re older, you can give to others and be Santa,too.”Do you think if a kid who believes in Santa walks into a third-or-fourth-grade class, his friends are going to tell him in a gentle way?No.They’re going to make fun of him, and the kid is going to run home crying ,saying you lied to him. We all remember how the news is broken to us, so if we all remember, then there’s some significance or we would have forgotten it. And it’s better to have a memory if someone doing it nicely than some kids laughing at you.
Santa is also used as an instrument of guilt, because Santa knows everything. So even if the kids did bad things and got away with them, Santa knew. Still, Santa alone is not a good behavioral tool. You can’t, say, in January, play the Santa card to your child—because Christmas is too far away.
1、According to the first paragraph, parents should__________.
A．telling the kids that Santa does not exist
B．lie to their children on the problem of Santa Claus
C．not tell the truth if their children believe Santa Claus exists
D．tell children in advance in case of being laughed at by classmates
2、Why could your kid possibly be made fun of in the fourth grade?
A．He tells a lie that he believes in Santa.
B．He says Santa does exist in this world.
C．He expects gentle talks from his friends.
D．He gives to others and acts as Santa does.
3、The underlined part in the last paragraph most probably means to__________.
A．play cards with children happily
B．talk the kids out of doing something bad
C．clarify the truth of Santa to the kids in a gentle way
D．let the children figure the problem out by themselves
4、The author’s intention in writing this text is to__________.
A．introduce the detailed story of Santa Claus in all aspects
B．prevent children from being laughed at by fellow classmates
C．help children to understand whether Santa Claus is real or not
D．instruct parents how to explain the existence of Santa Claus to kids

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
Weeks ago,I was travelling by train.The train stopped at a station.The delivery man from the cafeteria 1 to deliver the pre-booked hot meals and drinks.Just behind him rushed in a 9-year-old girl,who put out her hand, 2 for some food.The food supplier was 3 and pushed her out of the coach.Something in me made me 4 .I stepped 5 and saw the girl still standing there and crying.I asked her if she was 6 and she nodded.So I decided to buy her food.
When I took her to the coach with the cafeteria,the people standing there had a(n) 7 expression on their faces. 8 their reaction,I asked her to 9 whatever she wanted.As I pointed to each item,she kept 10 .
Finally,we collected so much food.When I 11 to the cashier to pay the bill,the little girl started hurrying down the 12 .The cashier shook his head 13 and said the girl must have 14 me into believing her misery.
As I returned to my coach,the cashier’s 15 made me doubt whether the girl had really fooled me.So I went down the train,following the 16 the little girl had taken.Finally,I walked to a relatively-deserted coach.Here I saw a 17 which left me deep in thought.This little girl was sitting in a circle with two other poor young boys.She had put all the 18 in the center and was putting some into the hand of a boy who was 19 blind.The little girl taught me that one can be 20 even in poverty.
1、A．came around　　 B．took turns C．turned out D．looked up
2、A．looking B．begging C．caring D．waiting
3、A．annoyed B．excited C．disappointed D．frightened
4、A．wake B．understand C．believe D．react
5、A．inside B．upstairs C．outside D．downward
6、A．thirsty B．hurt C．wrong D．hungry
7、A．satisfied B．worried C．puzzled D．relaxed
8、A．Noticing B．Enjoying C．Ignoring D．Showing
9、A．choose B．eat C．enjoy D．send
10、A．refusing B．nodding C．complaining D．praising
11、A．pointed B．referred C．listened D．turned
12、A．counter B．cafeteria C．train D．road
13、A．in disbelief B．in time C．in surprise D．in horror
14、A．persuaded B．fooled C．forced D．changed
15、A．answers B．dreams C．decisions D．words
16、A．advice B．direction C．example D．trend
17、A．station B．house C．shelter D．sight
18、A．money B．waste C．food D．drinks
19、A．obviously B．heavily C．impossibly D．gradually
20、A．fortunate B．generous C．hopeless D．sad

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Directions: Read the following two passages Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct
As a student, I get so many assignments every day I have to stay up late in order to finish all my homework I used to complain about all this pressure 1． school with my classmates We did not appreciate our teachers for their hard work We only knew that we got a lot of homework
After a few months, we did not complain about homework anymore because we knew that our teachers worked 2． (hard) than we did We had no right to complain Sometimes, we said, “I didn’t go to bed until 12:00 o’clock last night Now I just want to sleep” Our teacher would answer us, “I go to bed at 1:00 am every day” Since we knew how hard teachers work, we started to appreciate them To give our thanks, we wrote a big card to the teachers 3．it was teachers’ day When they got our card, they 4． (touch) because their students finally knew the teachers’ effort
After giving the card, I realized 5． powerful the sentence “thank you” is When we give our thanks to somebody, the world is full of love I say “thank you” to my friends, family, classmates, teachers, and even strangers I like to see the smiles on their faces, so saying “thank you” every day is the way I make the world a better place

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文，假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2）只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Chris,
I'm Li Ming, monitor of Class One, Senior One、 I'm glad to hear that you will come to our school as exchange student next term、 I feel it an honor of us to study with you、 Now I have something to tell you about、 Firstly, with the climate changing, you should prepared enough clothes、 Then there are different kind of foods and snacks which will give you a chance to experiencing rich Chinese food culture、 In addition, every student is friendly to foreign friends, that will make it easy for you to get along good with them、
Last but not least, we can do what we can to help you, and you must get prepared to meet trouble、 During your stay here, I hope you can tell us more about American culture、 Only by understanding and learn from each other can we spend these days together happily、
Yours,
Li Ming

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你叫李华。你的英国朋友Andrew下个月要来你校学习两个月。他来信请你对他上学期间的交通方式提出建议。现在，请你用英语回一封信，按以下各点答复。
1. 建议骑自行车上学；
2. 自行车是学生常用交通工具；
3. 骑自行车的一些好处；
4. 骑自行车需注意的问题。
注意：1.词数100左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好(不计入总词数)；
2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Andrew,
Very happy to hear from you and you’re welcome to study in our school for the next two months. _______
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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Hopefully, what I’ve mentioned above could be helpful and wish you a fun time in our school.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua

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