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《大学英语Ⅲ（艺体类）》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、________ you have seen he is poor, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs.
A．As long as B．Unless
C．Now that D．While

2、— Why do you look very upset?
— The electricity was cut off suddenly and my essay ________ unfinished since.
A．was left B．has left
C．had been left D．has been left

3、He gets up at six o’clock, runs for half an hour and then has a meal; that is his morning ______.
A．route B．routine
C．behavior D．tendency

4、—I have no idea what made the students so excited and crazy.
—______ it have been their team’s victory in the finals?
A．Must B．Could
C．Would D．Should

5、______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching.
A．To absorb B．To be absorbed
C．Absorbed D．Absorbing

6、I think it a great honor _____ to visit your country.
A．to invite B．inviting C．having invited D．to be invited

7、No one believes his reasons for being late that he was caught in a traffic jam, _______ made him embarrassed.
A．it B．which C．that D．why

8、The British government published an official policy document ________ its plans to bring the UK out of the European Union.
A．letting out B．putting out
C．setting out D．working out

9、--- My God! I haven’t prepared the files for the new project yet!
--- _______. The boss won’t need it until next Friday.
A．There’s no doubt B．There’s no panic C．Good luck D．Sounds good

10、—Betty was feeling pretty blue for a while, but she’s better now.
—_______.
A．Oh, that’s kind of you B．Congratulations
C．Oh, I’m glad to hear that D．It’s my pleasure

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。
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Are you afraid of sharks? What about snakes or spiders? Put those fears aside: because in the U.S. you’re far more likely to be killed or injured by a deer skipping across the road.
Deer cause more than 200 humans deaths each year, plus some 29,000 injuries, all because of 1.2 million collisions between vehicles and deer. Most incidents occur in the eastern U.S., where deer prosper without natural predators like wolves and mountain lions.
“That’s the region in the U.S. where deer-vehicle collisions are such a problem, and where it seems like an effective large carnivore reintroduction could make a really big difference.” says wildlife biologist Laura Prugh from University of Washington. She thinks it would help to reintroduce predators like mountain lions, also known as cougars, pumas or panthers, to parts of their historic range from which they’ve been driven out.
The researchers say that bringing the predators back to the eastern U.S. would mean 22 percent fewer collisions between cars and deer over three decades. Each year would see five fewer human deaths, 680 fewer injuries and a savings of some 550 million. Sophie L. Gilbert thinks there are great socioeconomic benefits of large predator restoration through reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions and she says, says, “Cougars have shown that they can coexist in short distance with people, with very few conflicts, in a lot of areas out west.”
Still, some folks might be understandably nervous about this kind of plan. After all, reintroducing predators doesn’t come without risks to pets and to livestock, and very occasionally to people.
“Our fear of large predators is so natural and intense that I don’t think it’s possible to just completely clear it with statistics... What I hope is that knowing that there actually can be some measurable benefits might make people a little more supportive and maybe balance that fear a little bit.” says Laura.
Indeed, the statistics show that cougars would prevent five times as many human deaths from deer-related accidents as they would cause by attacks. But it’ll be a tough sell: the press will cover cougar attacks, but a statistically prevented death does not make the news. Nevertheless, “If people in the west can put up with having mountain lions around, I would hope that New Yorkers would be up for the challenge as well.”
1、What is closest in meaning to the underlined word “carnivore” in Paragraph 3?
A．A cat-like animal.
B．A dangerous animal.
C．A meat-eating animal.
D．A grass-eating animal.
2、Why do people want to bring back mountain lions?
A．To minimize the accidents caused by deer.
B．To maintain biodiversity and ecological balance.
C．To take up the challenge from people in the west.
D．To reduce people’s fear of this dangerous creature.
3、Why is it hard to persuade people to accept this measure?
A．Because the risks outweigh the benefits.
B．Because mountains lions like eating people.
C．Because the benefits are not as eye-catching as its risks.
D．Because mountain lions tend to get too close to people.
4、What is the best title for the text?
A．Puma: a Tough Sell
B．A New Study on Puma
C．Deer Cause Huge Life Losses
D．Deer or Pumas: a Hard Choice

B
Nelle Harper Lee» better known by her pen name Harper Lee, was an American novelist widely known for To Kill a Mockingbird, published in 1960. Immediately successful, it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modem American literature. In 1991 an organization conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had “made a difference” in their lives. The result? Lee's book trailed only The Bible. Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain, this novel remains one of the most widely taught books nationwide, reaching about 70% of American public schools. What makes it such a typical read for young people?
English class is a place where young Americans come to know themselves. In the folds of dusty books, students can make contact with humanity beyond the shallow small talk of the school hallways. Disturbed by hormones (荷尔蒙）and anxiety, teenagers get through school with confusion and frustration. Literature is a safety valve (安全阀）一 it promises relief, a place to figure out one's problems and get to know oneself better.
The novel particularly distinguishes itself in this aspect. It speaks in a child's voice without treating its readership as children. Some critics have called it an “impossible” achievement, a children's book penned by a well-educated adult — it's unlikely that a child like Scout could exist in the real world. But that's exactly what makes it such a charming, attractive read for young people. It indicates the consciousness of a well-educated adult facing difficult realities, but describes it through the light and playful voice of a curious little girl.
Gaby Hick, a third- year student focused on English literature at Brown University, calls it ^one of the first books that kids and young adults read that deals with serious issues 一 rape, race, mental issues”. She adds, “The story makes these adult themes accessible because of Scout.” The book’s setting, a small town in Alabama affected by the Great Depression of the 1930s, may appear very different from the experience of most kids reading it today. But Lee's words make her story feel alive and present.
In 2006, however, critic Thomas Mallon expressed his regret about the book's avoiding complexity in The New Yorker. But her novel makes a great teaching tool for teenagers precisely because its moral view is as clear as that of one of Aesop's Fables. That absence of ambiguity (含糊其辞）in this novel doesn't mean the novel is free of challenging ideas, either. Will Serratelli, another literature student at Brown says, “There aren’t many hard moral questions being asked …but it opens up all these other questions that 1 hadn't thought about before. My English teachers always asked, Do you sympathize (同情）with this character? Would you want to hang out with them?’ When you give a kid a book where those questions don't even need to be asked, it forces them to dig deeper.”
Mallon's criticism is accurate in that this novel may present too limited a view of racism in America. That's especially problematic because it is one of the only books consistently assigned to American students that acknowledges (承认）racial discrimination (歧视）at all. However, To Kill a Mockingbird may owe some of its popularity as a teaching text to the fact that the narrative voice is a white one. Naomi Vamis, an African Studies student at Brown says, “It's another practice of telling stories about black people through white central characters,” she says.
While the novel is undoubtedly worth its place in the classroom, English teachers may do well to consider that it is a white author's perspective — and ought to be the only beginning of a dialogue about race and never the final word. But as a gateway to more mature ideas, and as a YA(young adult) distillation (提炼）of complex concepts young people may not have grasped before, Lee's novel is invaluable.
1、According to the passage, the novel To Kill a Mockingbird can help us .
A．reduce much anxiety for fear of losing ourselves
B．understand what the real personality of human is
C．know more about the past U.S. economic situation
D．find and deal with some other complicated questions
2、What does the underlined word “trailed” most probably mean in Paragraph 1 ?
A．Was as good as. B．Tried hard to defeat.
C．Went along the same route as. D．Had a lower score than.
3、What can we conclude from Will Serratelli's statement underlined in Paragraph 5?
A．The kids are unwilling to answer challenging questions.
B．The kids have to face more moral questions.
C．The kids tend to sympathize with the characters.
D．The kids are motivated to think further.
4、Why is the novel well received by teenagers in the U.S.?
A．Because it reveals racial discrimination in America.
B．Because a white author tells the stories about black people.
C．Because it makes some serious adult issues accessible.
D．Because it is widely used as a tool for moral judgments in society.
5、What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?
A．To tell us about the content of the novel.
B．To explain the reasons for its popularity.
C．To introduce some different comments.
D．To approve of the creative writing style.

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．
“I have a letter for you,” my friend Kirsten told me on the phone. “I think it’s from your mother.” I was 1 , since my mother had been 2 for seven years.
A few weeks later Kirsten handed me the 3 dated Aug. 30, 2002. Aground then I was preparing for my pilot course’s final exam at the 4 school. The students finished the training on 5 days.
I was the first to 6 . My mother’s letter 7 after I left. Kirsten picked it up from my mail-box, to keep 8 she next saw me. 9 , a few days later, when it was her turn to leave, she 10 the letter among the piles of papers she 11 packed into boxes. It 12 there for a decade, during which my mother died. In 2013, when Kirsten 13 some dusty belongings from her flying school days, she 14 the letter.
It’s been two years since Kirsten gave me the letter which I’ve carried on my long flights. But I haven’t 15 it yet. When I told some friends this, they 16 their heads. They said they wouldn’t have been able to wait a second. Of course, I 17 -How could I not? -about her 18 in the envelope. Surely, I think, she had written to wish me luck, ask about my life and tell me the news from 19 to make me at case. However, for now it’s 20 to look at her handwriting on the envelope, and to remember that until I open it, I know I’ll hear from her once more.
1、A．delighted B．confused C．terrified D．moved
2、A．back B．lost C．dead D．sick
3、A．envelope B．package C．ticket D．stamp
4、A．art B．sports C．flight D．military
5、A．blessed B．hard C．particular D．different
6、A．flee B．leave C．abandon D．escape
7、A．landed B．returned C．disappeared D．delivered
8、A．until B．when C．unless D．after
9、A．Surely B．Thankfully C．Doubtfully D．Unfortunately
10、A．removed B．misplaced C．hid D．unfolded
11、A．slowly B．seriously C．hurriedly D．carefully
12、A．appeared B．stood C．settled D．remained
13、A．sorted through B．set down C．put down D．got through
14、A．posted B．recalled C．found D．addressed
15、A．received B．opened C．touched D．replied
16、A．nodded B．lifted C．shook D．lowered
17、A．complain B．inquire C．worry D．wonder
18、A．words B．interests C．puzzle D．secret
19、A．network B．abroad C．papers D．home
20、A．appropriate B．enough C．foolish D．polite

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。
National Napping Day 1． (start) in 2． The day serves as a reminder to us all that sleep is 3．essential and healthy part of our daily routine More and more people are not getting enough sleep National Napping Day raises 4．(aware) of the benefits of napping Regular napping can 5．(great) reduce the risk of having a heart attack or 6．(suffer) from other health problems It also increases our energy levels and improves our mood and performance It is a very cheap way of making us feel better
When our sleep 7．(take) away for some reason, the best thing to do is take a nap There is a lot of research into just what kind of nap is best for us We all know about the 8．(tradition) cat-nap We put our head down and have a little sleep during our lunch time hour This is called a power-nap 9．ends just before we fall into deep sleep It quickly refreshes our mind and stops us from feeling sleepy Another nap is the caffeine(咖啡因)nap This is when we have a nap 10．having a cup of coffee It takes about 20 minutes for the caffeine 11．(act), so when we wake up we feel doubly energetic

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。
Three days before, my aunt went to attend a meeting. After the meeting, she went to a restaurant for a lunch. Therefore, when it was time to pay the bill, she couldn’t find her purse. She thought it must have stolen. Just then, a man in his early twenty came up and paid for her. My aunt was very gratefully. They talked about each other for a while and my aunt finally realize who he was. My aunt had collected some money to helping a boy before. That young man was the boy. My aunt didn’t recognize her, but the kindness had never been forgotten.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是高一新生吴东，写信给你的朋友李明，描绘你进入新华高中以后的生活，请用英语写一篇100—120个词的一封信，就学校、学习、交友等方面进行简单介绍。
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