湖南铁道职业技术学院《大学英语高阶》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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湖南铁道职业技术学院
《大学英语高阶》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、Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was ________ this problem, but we feel that we can't wait any longer.”
A．looking out B．bringing out C．carrying out D．sorting out

2、________ who are able to work through the struggle are the ________ who are going to be successful.
A．Someone; one B．Anyone; one
C．He; ones D．Those; ones

3、The new secretary is and therefore the manager is satisfied with her work.
A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient

4、Lily is a good singer. How I wish I ________ as well as her.
A．sing B．will sing
C．had sung D．sang

5、I'm very grateful to my high school teachers，without _____________help I wouldn't be so excellent.
A．their B．whom
C．whose D．which

6、______ you are supposed to do ______ you don't like a thing is ______ it. Don'tcomplain.
A．That; what; change B．When; that; to change
C．What; when; change D．What; that; changing

7、— I’d rather have some wine, if you don’t mind.
—______. Don’ t forget that you’ll drive.
A．By all means B．Anything but that
C．Take it easy D．I wouldn’t say no to this

8、Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to ______ a good researcher.
A．make B．turn
C．get D．grow

9、He wrote a letter ________ he explained what had happened in the accident.
A．that B．which
C．where D．what

10、---Excuse me, would you please ______ me some petrol?
---Sorry. I have only a little left in my car.
A．spare B．save
C．share D．spend

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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The earlier Thanksgiving in Canada was to celebrate the earlier start of winter in the North, ending the harvest season earlier. Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century. Many of the individual Canadian provinces had declared their own days of Thanksgiving. The first official Canadian Thanksgiving occurred on April 15, 1872, when the nation was celebrating the Prince of Wales’ recovery from a serious illness. By the end of the 19th century, Thanksgiving Day was normally celebrated on November 6. However, when World WarⅠended, the Armistice Day holiday was usually held during the same week. To prevent the two holidays from conflicting with each other, in 1957 the Canadian Parliament declared Thanksgiving to be observed on its present date on the second Monday of October.
Much as in Canada, Thanksgiving in the United States was observed on various dates throughout history. From the time of the Founding Fathers until the time of Lincoln, the date Thanksgiving was observed varied from state to state. The final Thursday in November had become the date of custom in most states by the beginning of the 19th century. Modern Thanksgiving was first officially called for in all states in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Influenced by Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote letters to politicians for around 40 years trying to make it an official holiday, Lincoln declared the date to be the final Thursday in November in an attempt to raise a sense of American unity between the Northern and Southern states. However, a nationwide official Thanksgiving date was not realized until the 1870s. On December 26, 1941, President Franklin D．Rosevelt changed the national Thanksgiving Day from the last Thursday in November to the fourth Thursday.
1、What do Canada and the USA have in common about Thanksgiving?
A．They both have fixed dates of Thanksgiving in history
B．They both celebrate their Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
C．They both celebrated their first official Thanksgiving in the 1870s.
D．They both observed thanksgiving to raise a sense of unity of their countries.
2、Who made American Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November officially?
A．Abraham Lincoln. B．Sarah Josepha Hale.
C．Franklin D．Roosevelt.
3、What is the passage mainly about?
A．The history of the dates Thanksgiving in Canada and America.
B．The first official Thanksgiving in Canada and America.
C．Modern Thanksgiving in Canada and America.
D．The customs of Thanksgiving in Canada and America.

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Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease often struggle to remember recently learned information, meaning they forget things like important appointments or where they left their keys. But it seems that these memories are not lost. They are still filed away in the brain somewhere; they just can’t be easily accessed.
Now, researchers at MIT have developed a means of getting back memories in mice suffering from Alzheimer’s. The method relies on a technique that uses light to control genetically modified neurons (转基因神经元). Currently it is too early to be used in human trials as it involves inserting light emitting (发光) equipment into the subjects’ brains, but the same principles still apply, the researchers said.
“The important point is that this is evidence of concept. That is, even if a memory seems to be gone, it is still there. It’s a matter of how to get it back,” said senior researcher Susumu Tonegawa.
The team took two groups of mice, one genetically engineered to develop Alzheimer’s and one healthy. They then placed them into a room and gave them a mild electric shock. All of the mice showed fear when put back in an hour later. When placed in the room a third time several days later, the Alzheimer’s mice acted normally. They had forgotten the shock.
The researchers were then able to bring back the memory of the shock by activating (激活) the cells in which the memories were stored. Even when the mice were put into an unfamiliar room, they showed fear when the cells associated with the shock were activated.
“Short-term memory seems to be normal, on the order of hours. But for long-term memory, these early-Alzheimer’s mice seem to be damaged,” said lead researcher Dheeraj Roy. “Directly activating the cells that we believe are holding the memory helps them get it back. This suggests that it is indeed an access problem to the information, not that they’re unable to learn or store this memory.”
1、What can we learn about the researchers at MIT?
A．They are the pioneers of brain research.
B．They have used the method in human trials.
C．They can cure Alzheimer’s using the new method.
D．They can get back memories in mice with Alzheimer’s.
2、Why did the Alzheimer’s mice behave normally a third time?
A．They failed to remember the electric shock.
B．They were accustomed to the situation.
C．They managed to overcome the fear.
D．They activated the association.
3、For long-term memory, the early Alzheimer’s mice _______.
A．can activate their blood cells
B．can’t learn new tricks well
C．can easily get back their memory
D．can’t access the information stored
4、The main purpose of the text is to _______.
A．introduce a method of a research
B．report the latest discovery about a disease
C．give advice on how to improve memory
D．explain how our brain stores information

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．
A friend was cast in The Sound of Music. Tim suggested our daughters might enjoy being a 1 of the musical.
“You can try out for the band,” he said.
“No, I’m trying out for the show.” I answered. But there was one problem with my 2 : I’d never been in a musical. And I’d never sung 3 .
My daughters wanted to 4 , so we memorized show tunes and prepared to audition (试镜). As our audition 5 , I felt nervous and wanted to give up. But I knew 6 would set a bad example.
“Whether you’re 7 or not isn’t important-doing your best is who 8 ,” I’d been telling them. Now I had to live it.
I walked into the audition. To say I was 9 would be an understatement. After all, my last audition had been in high school. I sang my song, trying to look confident. My daughters did a good 10 . Then we waited for the result. The good news is that we all 11 it! Not only was I cast-I was a lead!
To prepare, I 12 to the cat, the shower and the dishes when alone, I knew I’d have to get over my 13 of performing in public. After all, this’d be my first time to sing in public. I was a little nervous.
I told friends and family about the 14 . I didn’t want the theater to be 15 , but I didn’t necessarily want it packed either. 16 , if it were full, I preferred to fill it myself with 17 faces.
The show was successful. Friends and acquaintances all 18 us. After that experience, I 19 more auditions and even learned to enjoy singing on stage. And I filled my life with the sound of 20 .
1、A．director B．maker C．role D．singer
2、A．declaration B．suggestion C．judgment D．production
3、A．secretly B．loudly C．irresponsibly D．publicly
4、A．try out B．catch on C．try on D．set off
5、A．ended B．approached C．failed D．continued
6、A．lying B．quitting C．cheating D．talking
7、A．found B．paid C．cast D．forgiven
8、A．matters B．remains C．happens D．works
9、A．happy B．curious C．nervous D．disappointed
10、A．favor B．job C．deed D．survey
11、A．got B．made C．caught D．reached
12、A．spoke B．smiled C．danced D．sang
13、A．laziness B．urge C．shortcoming D．fear
14、A．show B．trouble C．band D．experience
15、A．large B．noisy C．empty D．quiet
16、A．Besides B．Therefore C．Anyhow D．However
17、A．new B．attractive C．friendly D．similar
18、A．welcomed B．noticed C．supported D．congratulated
19、A．organize B．braved C．watched D．analyzing
20、A．music B．life C．hope D．future

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。
China has splendid culture with a long history Chinese opera is one of the1．(old) dramatic art forms in the world During the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor Taizong established an opera school2．the poetic name Liyuan (Pear Garden)Since the Yuan Dynasty, encouraged by court officials and emperors, it3．(become)a traditional art form During the Qing Dynasty,4．became fashionable among ordinary peoplePerformances5．(watch) in tearooms, restaurants, and even on temporary stages
It developed from folk songs, dance, talking, antimasque（滑稽戏）and especially distinctive dialectical music Gradually it combined music, art and literature into one performance on the stage6．(accompany) by traditional musical instruments, actors present unique melodies which may sound strange to7．(foreign)as well as beautifully written dialogues, which are of high literary8．(valuable)These dialogues also promoted the development of distinct literary styles, such as Zaju in the Yuan Dynasty For Chinese, especially older folks,9．(listen) to this kind of opera occasionally is10．real pleasure

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
短文改错
Dear Tom,
I’m very glad to learn from your e-mail that you and your sister will come to
Xi’an and call on me on July、 1st、 And I’m terribly sorry that I can’t meet you at
the airport because I have to attend meeting in Beijing、 Now let me to tell you the
way to your home、 When you got out of the airport, you can take Bus No、29 to
YouYi Bus Station、 Walk across the Friendship Street to the west, you can see a
bookstore at the corner、 Turn to the left there and go straightly on、 Then you can
see a bank your left、 The apartment building I live in is next to the bank、 Find
Room 502, which my mother will be waiting for you 、
Best regard to you all、
Yours,
Liu Mei

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你班开展主题“不忘初心，牢记使命”演讲比赛。请你就以下要点，结合自身的经历写一篇讲稿，谈谈自己的理解。
内容要点如下:
1.你的“初心”:
2.选择此“初心”的原因或意义；
3.如何实现
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节.以使行文连贯；
3.参考词汇:不忘初心:remain true to our original aspirations／never forget why we started
Dear classmates,
It is my honour to be here and share with you my idea on this topic.
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Thank you!

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