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江西服装学院
《英语阅读（4）》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、As economy is declining, jobs ________to the young, continue to be scarce.
A．available B．convenient
C．comfortable D．valuable

2、Since you are my daughter's classmate, we'd like to ______ you _______ tonight.
A．put ; down B．put ; in C．put ; off D．put ; up

3、Christine is ______ about anything but her dress as she doesn’t really care about what she looks like in the eyes of others.
A．cautious B．optimistic
C．particular D．curious

4、He ________ whether to set aside the minor differences，then he did．
A．debated B．predicted
C．plotted D．calculated

5、Mr. Zhang gave all textbooks to all the pupils, except ____________ who had already taken them.
A．these B．ones
C．those D．the others

6、I quickly lowered myself, ducking my head to avoid looking directly into his eyes so that he wouldn't feel ________.
A．challenged B．challenging
C．to be challenged D．having challenged

7、—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days．
—Recent pressure at work may ____ his behavior．
A．account for B．call for C．change for D．stand for

8、He let me write down his instructions sure that I would know what was after he went away.
A．making; doing B．making; to do
C．to make; to do D．to make; to be done

9、As teachers we shouldn’t accept the argument given by some people _______ standardized tests restrict educators too much and take the joy out of teaching.
A．where B．what
C．how D．that

10、—I will pick you up at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Is that all right?
—________. See you then.
A．I’d love to. B．That’s settled.
C．It’s up to you D．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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In a foreign country, a man visited a local restaurant. He didn’t speak their language. He ordered something indecipherable off the menu. When the waiter brought him a plate of delicious looking fried noodles, he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb and forefinger linked in a circle. Looking angry, the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap. What he did wrong, he wondered. Well, nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country.
Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries, and they are often specific to a given culture. Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture, but is highly offensive in another.
The gesture “thumb-up” is commonly misinterpreted. In English, it is popularly known as ‘thumbs up’, despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one hand. English-speaking Caucasians use it to signal ‘OK’, which is the same meaning as O.K. ring gesture. The two can in fact be used almost interchangeably.
Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight. While American, British and Australian would use the thumb up to signal hitch-hiking to the drivers, this message will not encourage a Greek driver or motorist to stop to give them a ride.
There are no right or wrong signals, only cultural differences. Lack of cultural understanding will lead to disharmony among people from different cultures. When we know what to look for, such encounters with other cultures are actually very interesting, fascinating and fun. It is certainly a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes.
1、What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong?
A．He misunderstood the waiter. B．He didn’t realize cultural differences.
C．He ordered something off the menu. D．He made the signal in a rude way.
2、What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?
A．Full of admiration. B．Full of aggression.
C．Full of complexity. D．Full of certainty.
3、What will happen if you make a thumb up toward a man in Northern Greece?
A．He will stop to give you a lift. B．He will get annoyed and fight against you.
C．He will ask you to give him a lift. D．He will make the same signal toward you.
4、What’s the purpose of the passage?
A．To explain the meaning of different gestures.
B．To tell stories about different cultures.
C．To advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences.
D．To persuade people from different countries live in harmony.

B
Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages — to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this — until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the application I’m using. It feels just like a game.
People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.”
Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you learn the words, you “water your plants”. When the application believes that you’ve really memorized a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on, the application sends you emails, reminding you to “water your plants”.
The application uses two principles about learning. The first is that people memorize things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.
The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of application you only use for five or ten minutes a day.
I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary!
1、What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?
A．Create memorable experiences. B．Make progress with hard work.
C．Learning words instead of watching TV. D．Combine study with entertainment.
2、What are you doing when you “water your plants”?
A．Logging on to the application. B．Being a Memrise user.
C．Practising the vocabulary. D．Moving words to your garden.
3、How does Memrise work?
A．By linking different mems together. B．By putting knowledge into practice.
C．By offering human translation services. D．By applying an associative memory approach.
4、What is the author’s attitude towards Memrise?
A．Doubtful. B．Positive.
C．Uninterested. D．Negative.

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．
Recently, I experienced a wonderful lesson in how little things still mean a lot. My home is onthe Big Island of Hawaii. About a month ago when I 36 my car and was about to drive off, I
37 at the roadside. A piece of paper 38 my eye. I picked it up and read it 39 . Instantly, I was grateful that I had done that.
The form turned out to be a receipt from the State Motor Vehicle Division, documenting theowners’ 40 of their Vehicle’s Registration fees. Quickly, I put myself in their shoes and 1 41: no one would throw this away, especially 42 it was current. I also looked over the form forcontact or any personal 43 , perhaps a license tag or telephone number. But that seemed 2 44 .The form had been blown by the wind, so 45 would I find the owners? Had it been lyingthere for a few minutes or a week? So I checked the date and 46 the names of the owners , whomust47 in our town. I believed that the best and easiest step to take was to put the form in a（n） 48 addressed to the couple and mail it by post. Further, I imagined that if I had posted the receipt to a wrong 49 , how frantic（慌乱的）I’d be. But it was much __50_ to attempt to return it than to leave them angry, upset , etc. over the 51 , so I did as I thought. My hunch（预感） was right. On the weekend, a happy couple 52 my house and brought me a big gift. They said they had panicked（恐慌）and 53 the receipt madly everywhere before giving up. Without it they would have to 54 another 8,000. It felt great to know I’d helped someone avoida major trouble by doing 55 that at first glance seemed minor.
1、 A．found B．started C．bought D．parked
2、. A．lay down B．flewdown C．glanceddown D．jumpeddown 1836．. A．caught B．blocked C．kept D．covered
3、. A．suddenly B．gladly C．formally D．carefully
4、. A．applicationB．payment C．permission D．achievement
5、 A．decided B．planned C．calculated D．thought
6、 A．if B．because C．when D．though
7、 A．opinions B．news C．data D．matters
8、. A．possible B．important C．useful D．unlikely
9、 A．why B．how C．what D．which
10、 A．noted B．recalled C．called D．changed
11、. A．wait B．live C．stop D．study
12、. A．bag B．pocket C．envelope D．dustbin
13、 A．place B．country C．way D．station
14、. A．sadder B．better C．worse D．faster
15、 A．luck B．pain C．mistake D．loss
16、. A．calledat B．touredaround C．rantowards D．returned to
17、 A．tookaway B．searchedfor C．lookedat D．askedabout 1852． A．earn B．save C．borrow D．spend
18、. A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything

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。
How do learning habits influence learning results? It's useful and necessary to discuss learning habits There is a famous 1． (say) “Good habits lead to good endings”, which shows the importance of habits
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away” also 2． (show) a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body Thus, good learning habits can help us gain great learning results, high scores and abundant knowledge 3． (include) At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitude 4． the content of our learning 5． (obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations As we can see, developing a good habit is so important that I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits --- keeping 6． learning diary every day We can start the habit by 7． (write) a learning summary and remember to record something impressive and meaningful Keep it in mind, 8． gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it
What's 9． (much), I find out that I still have some bad learning habits 10． well I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer this problem by spending more efforts on concentration practice
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
Today I visited to an experienced English teacher, who used to be my mom’s teacher、 Both my mom and I were eager to get some advice to improve her English、 We were welcoming warmly、 Then he began testing my English knowledge, asking me to read the texts and spelling some words、 I did well as I had interested in English since childhood、 He was pleased with my performance but gave me a valuable suggest: practise English every day、
Then he goes through my English papers, only to find my handwriting was poor and needed improving、 Under his directions, I practiced writing letters, words, sentences and a whole text、 I was surprised at what beautifully I wrote! What the wonder!

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，五月份去美国参加“国际文化周”，你的美国笔友Tom来信询问你赴美相关事宜。请你写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动的、内容；
3. 其他个人安排。
注意：1. 词数100左右。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：International Culture week国际文化周
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