武汉工商学院《英语读写（1）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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武汉工商学院《英语读写（1）》
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 look beautiful in this dress and there is only one of this kind left here. I wonder if you would buy ________.
A．it B．one
C．some D．any

2、Some warned that the step the US government has taken to cope with the current crisis is ________ much risk.
A．one of B．the one of C．the one D．that one

3、---I’ve heard a lot about you. You got promoted, right? ______
--- Many thanks.
A．Good for you B．You asked for it
C．There you are D．You’ve gone too far

4、Zhang Xuan, ______ university student from Shanghai, learns ______ art in her spare time.
A．an; / B．a; the C．a; / D．an; the

5、The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages ________________.
A．turning B．turned
C．being turned D．having turned

6、By the side of the teaching building of our school _____, which was completed in 2009.
A．there standing the library B．does the library stand
C．the library stands D．stands the library

7、-- I have heard Mr. Morgan will be here at 4:00 pm. next Thursday.
-- No, he _______ at that time.
A．was boarding B．would be boarding
C．will be boarding D．is boarding

8、—Are you free now? I have something important to tell you.
—OK, ________ you make it short. I will have to finish this report before noon.
A．now that B．as soon as
C．every time D．as long as

9、— The room looks bigger!
— We ______ the furniture.
A．have changed B．had changed
C．changed D．are changing

10、I thought Father would be better, but ______it is, he is getting worse, which makes me more worried.
A．before B．as C．because D．after

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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If you could travel back in time five centuries, you’d encounter a freshly painted “Mona Lisa” in Renaissance Europe and cooler temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This was a world in the midst of the Little Ice Age and a period of vast European exploration now known as the Age of Discovery.
But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth of the 26th century? Would the world seem as different to us as the 21st century would have seemed to residents of the 16 century? For starters, what will the weather be like?
Depending on whom you ask, the 26th century will either be a little chilly or extremely hot. Some solar output models suggest that by the 2500s, Earth’s climate will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions. Other studies predict that ongoing climate change and fossil fuel use will leave much of the planet too hot for human life by 200. Some experts date the beginning of human climate change back to the Industrial Revolution in the1800s, others to slash-and-burn agricultural practices in prehistoric times. Either way, tool-wielding humans alter their environment — and our 26th century tools might be quite impressive indeed.
Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100 years, humanity will make the leap from a type zero civilization to a type I civilization on the Kardashev Scale. In other words, we’ll become a species that can use the entire sum of a planet’s energy, mastering clean energy technologies such as fusion and solar power. Furthermore, they’ll be able to handle planetary energy in order to control global climate.
Technology has improved significantly since the 1500s, and this pace will likely continue in the centuries to come. Physicist Stephen Hawking proposes that by the year 2600, this growth would see 10 new theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds. If Moore’s Law holds true and both computer speed and complexity double every 18 months, then some of these studies may be the work of highly intelligent machines.
What other technologies will shape the world of the 26th century? Futurist and author Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will reach 140 years and that the digital storage of human personalities will enable a computerized state of living forever. Humans will farm the oceans, travel in starships and reside in both lunar and Martian colonies while robots explore the outer cosmos.
1、Why does the author mention the Little Ice Age in the first paragraph?
A．To show the severity of the current global warming.
B．To stress the close connection with the current climate.
C．To provide contrast to the prediction of future climate.
D．To illustrate the importance of protecting the environment.
2、The prediction that Earth will cool down is based on ________.
A．changes in solar activity B．ongoing climate change
C．previous general assumptions D．current consumption of fossil fuel
3、What effect will the 26th century technologies have on human beings?
A．Humans will suffer from severe global warming.
B．Cyber technology helps human personalities survive.
C．Humans needn’t work with the application of robots.
D．Highly intelligent machines will replace humans.

B
When I met a friend recently, I asked him how work was. “Oh, not that busy, I’m just coasting,” he said. He’s not alone. According to a recent poll, one third of the 3,000 people surveyed said they were “coasting” at work. This may come as a surprise in an age when so many people spend so much time complaining about how busy they are. But most of this talk about busyness is nonsense. According to a study by researchers at Oxford University, we do not, in fact, spend more time working than we have in the past. On some measures, the amount we work has gone down. Instead, many people just have jobs filled with tasks that don’t really need to be done.
The way we look at coasting has radically changed. In the past, being relaxed and not burdened with too much work within your organisation was a sign of status. Now, being extremely busy shows you are important. If you are not extremely overburdened, then you are seen as a slacker, a lazy person.
This does not make sense. Most people are not as busy as they say they are. In fact, most pressing tasks at work are often unrelated to productivity. Many busy people are actually overburdened with telling others how busy they are. Being overly-focused on your job may make you feel important, but it’s likely to annoy friends, co-workers and your family. What’s more, being super-busy all the time is not good for you. A Cornell University study found that people who are overburdened with work tend to have a worse sense of wellbeing than those who are more relaxed. The researchers also found that being super-busy is bad for your career. Those who reported working very intensely were associated with poorer career outcomes.
So, perhaps coasters are not a drag on productivity. Maybe they have worked out that the secret to a productive and healthy life is not being too busy, and certainly not talking continuously about how busy you are. We should remember Bertrand Russell’s adage: “One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.”
1、What can we infer from the findings of the Oxford University study?
A．People have a false impression about how busy they are at work.
B．Less busy employees have a greater likelihood of promotion.
C．One third of employees don’t consider themselves to be busy.
D．People overburdened at work are likely to feel more energised.
2、In the 19th century which of these people would probably have been the LEAST busy in their job?
A．A bank clerk.
B．A bank owner.
C．An office cleaner.
D．An office secretary.
3、Why might “coasters” actually be successful in their work?
A．They do not feel threatened by a challenging task.
B．They work more co-operatively with their colleagues.
C．They are able to focus on the most important and necessary tasks.
D．They are often more intelligent and able to complete their work faster.
4、Which of the following best summarizes the author’s attitude?
A．He expresses no personal opinion about the topic.
B．He thinks that lazy people are in fact the best workers.
C．He is sympathetic towards difficulties of super-busy workers.
D．He believes that busyness at work does not equal effectiveness.

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．
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up with a fat dad------450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he’d try a new diet, and my family____ eating whatever freeze-dried he was trying at that moment. He hoped every new diet could stop his waistline from______ .My mother, on the other hand, had no____ in preparing food. Therefore, almost all of our meals____ my dad’s diet foods.
What I remember most about those years is that I was always hungry ------ hungry for food, hungry for nice clean clothes, hungry for someone to ____ when I ran away from home or hid in the closet(壁橱) for hours. I just ____ to be cared for.
But on Friday nights, I was____ hungry. My grandmother would take me to her home for the weekend. When we____, there was always a pot of something cooking on the stove. She taught me how good it felt to be cared for, and how to care for myself and others through____. My grandmother was always____ of my parents’ strange eating habits and ____ on processed diet foods, and made it her duty to teach me how to ____ myself.
After my third-grade year, my dad changed his jobs. ____ as I was, I had to move away from my hometown, Chicago, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food behind. I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I____ my grandmother terribly. My grandmother knew just how I felt------ and she knew the ____: Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. Her____ filled my body and soul.
Now I’ve grown to better understand my father’s struggles with____. Today, he weighs 220 pounds. Food is no longer a barrier that keeps us____, but a bridge that keeps us connected. There’s nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight-loss____. And now I am the one____ sending recipe cards to my father’s house, just as my grandmother did for me.
1、A．put off B．set out C．gave up D．ended up
2、A．changing B．expanding C．decreasing D．disappearing
3、A．fault B．difficulty C．interest D．pride
4、A．consisted of B．differed from C．belonged to D．made up
5、A．follow B．accompany C．stop D．notice
6、A．forgot B．desired C．proved D．pretended
7、A．undoubtedly B．especially C．even D．never
8、A．arrived B．approached C．agreed D．returned
9、A．creativity B．guidance C．cooking D．observing
10、A．envious B．skeptical C．proud D．fond
11、A．judgment B．influence C．dependence D．impression
12、A．feed B．relax C．convince D．enjoy
13、A．Embarrassed B．Unfortunate C．Ashamed D．Unwilling
14、A．appreciated B．missed C．imagined D．responded
15、A．cure B．reason C．feeling D．rule
16、A．expectations B．recipes C．promises D．words
17、A．health B．money C．weight D．promotion
18、A．apart B．down C．up D．out
19、A．problems B．anxieties C．benefits D．victories
20、A．completely B．casually C．regularly D．gradually

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。
"Life is speeding up Everyone is getting unwell" Picture this:You’re rushing 1．(finish) your homework on the computer Your mobile phone rings Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work Now you have to stay up to get it 2．(do) How can you feel calm and happy?
3．(invention) have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired Why do you think people who live far away from 4．(noise) cities often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead 5．simple life
One family in the UK went "back in time" to see 6．life was like without all the inventions we have today The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Thomas,7, 7．(spend) nine weeks in a house dating back to 8． They had no microwave, computer or mobile phones
The grandmother, Molly, said, "It was hard 9．(physical), but not mentally" She believed life was less materialistic"The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes," she said The boys said they had less to fight over, their computer, for example Benjamin also noticed that 10．(he)grandmother had changed from being a trendy, beer-drinking granny to one 11．liked cooking things

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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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:在错的词下划一横线，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 Mr、 Smith,
Glad to know that you ' re very interested in Chinese calligraphy that you want to learn it、 I ' m happy to recommend to you an outstanding professional teacher、
Professor Wang Ming is famous Chinese calligraphy master, that not only teaches Chinese calligraphy at university and also works as a Chinese calligraphy trainer at home when he ' s free、 There are buses running frequent from our school to her home and it took only about 20 minutes、 Professor Wang Ming is free from 2: 30 to 5 : 30 every Sunday afternoon and the training fee is 200 yuan for a period of three hour、 Is it suitable to you?
Looking forward to receive your reply soon、122

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你校将举行“读书节”，请你写封邮件邀请在你校学习的Tony参加。内容包括：
1．目的和时间；
2．内容：交换书籍，西方文学讲座，中国诗歌朗诵比赛。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tony，
How are you doing?
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Yours sincerely
Li Hua

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