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安徽师范大学
《英语小说导读》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、He wrote a letter ________ he explained what had happened in the accident.
A．that B．which
C．where D．what

2、He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is .
A．slim B．fantastic
C．obvious D．gentle

3、We should organize useful activities, which will ___________ the relationship of the students.
A．appoint B．employ
C．promote D．commit

4、This book is said to be a special one, as it ____ many events not found in other history books.
A．writes B．prints C．covers D．reads

5、— Did you catch the first bus this morning?
—No. It had left the stop _________ I got there.
A. in the time B．at the time
C．by the time D．during the time

6、Tom’s comments on this issue are confusing because they appear to ______the remarks on the same issue made earlier by him.
A．violate B．induce C．clarify D．contradict

7、The plan for Xiongan New Area ______ officially on April 1, 2017.
A．announced B．was announced C．announces D．is announced

8、By the time we ________ from our school, we have been close friends for more than ten years.
A．graduated B．will graduate
C．are graduating D．graduate

9、Mankind must first of all eat, drink, have shelter and clothing ________ it can pursue politics, science, art and religion.
A．until B．unless
C．before D．since

10、—You’ve agreed to go, so why aren’t you getting ready?
—But I ________ that I was expected to set off at once.
A．don’t realize B．didn’t realize
C．haven’t realized D．hadn’t realized

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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Every country may have to consider what, if anything, to do about “global warming”. We should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true.
Perhaps the most inconvenient fact is the lack of global warming for well over 10 years now. This is known to the warming establishment, as one can see from the 2009 “Climategate” email of climate scientist Kevin Trenberth: “The fact is that we can’t account for the lack of warming at the moment and it is an irony that we can’t.” But the warming is only missing if one believes computer models where so-called feedback involving water vapor and clouds greatly amplifies the small effect of CO2. The fact is that CO2 is not a pollutant and it is a key component of the biosphere ( 生物圈)’s life cycle. Plants get better growth with more of it and part of the increase of agricultural yields in the past century certainly came from additional CO2 in the atmosphere.
Although the number of the scientists who are publicly opposed to the claim is growing, many young scientists secretly say that while they also have serious doubts about the global-warming message, they are afraid to speak up for fear of not being promoted or worse.
Why is there so much passion about global warming? There are several reasons, but a good place to start is the old question “Cui bono?”, or the modern update, “Follow the money”. Alarmism (危言耸听) over climate is of great benefit to many, providing government funding for academic research, and thus those people who benefit from this fiercely defended their dogma (信条) and the privileges it brought them.
Every country should support rational ( 合理 的) measures to protect and improve our environment, but it makes no sense at all to back expensive programs that turn away resources from real needs and are based on alarming but shaky claims of “incontrovertible” evidence.
1、What can we infer about the author’s opinion on global warming?
A．Global warming hasn’t happened in the latest 10 years.
B．Global warming has become an urgent problem these years.
C．Global warming has worsened a little bit in the recent years.
D．Global warming has never happened since measures were taken.
2、Which of the following statements about CO2 does the writer probably agree with?
A．CO2 greatly affects the global warming.
B．CO2 makes crops more productive.
C．CO2 involves water vapor and clouds.
D．CO2 is the most important part of the biosphere.
3、Why is there so much passion for global warming?
A．Because t is a good chance for young scientists to be promoted.
B．Because the scientists want to have an insight into the problem.
C．Because the government values the problem and tries to solve it.
D．Because some people can greatly benefit from the research about it.
4、What’s the writer’s attitude toward the programs to protect and improve our environment?
A．To support all the programs as long as they are beneficial.
B．To support cheap programs instead of expensive ones.
C．To support the programs that are necessary and reliable.
D．To support those programs that use less money and resources.

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Throughout history scientists have risked their health and their lives in their search for the truth.
Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth century scientist, was very smart, but that didn’t stop him from doing some pretty stupid things. In his laboratory in Cambridge he often did the strangest experiments. Once, while testing how light passes through lenses (晶状体), he put a long needle into his eye, pushed it to the back, and then moved it around just to see what would happen. Luckily, nothing long-lasting did. On another occasion he stared at the sun for as long as he could bear, to discover what effect this would have on his sight. Again he escaped suffering permanent damage, though he had to spend some days in a darkened room before his eyes recovered.
In the 1750s the Swedish chemist Karl Scheele was the first person to find a way to produce phosphorus (磷). He in fact discovered eight more chemical elements including chlorine (氯), though he didn’t get any praise for them. He was a very clever scientist, but his one failing was a curious habit of tasting a little of every substance he worked with. This risky practice finally caught up with him, and in 1786 he was found dead in his laboratory surrounded by a large number of dangerous chemicals, any of which might have been responsible for his death.
Eugene Shoemaker was a respected geologist. He spent a large part of his life studying craters (火山口) on the moon, and how they were formed, and later did research into the comets of the planet Jupiter. In 1997 he and his wife were in the Australian desert where they went every year to search for places where comets might have hit the earth. While driving in the Tanami desert, normally one of the emptiest places in the world, another vehicle crashed into them and Shoemaker was killed on the spot. Some of his ashes (骨灰) were sent to the moon aboard the Lunar Prospector spacecraft and left there — he is the only person who has had this honor.
1、What does the underlined word “permanent” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Brief. B．Slight.
C．Lasting. D．Ordinary.
2、What did Karl Scheele like doing when performing experiments?
A．Tasting chemicals. B．Staying in the empty lab.
C．Experimenting in darkness. D．Working together with others.
3、What special honor was Shoemaker given after his death?
A．He was buried in the Tanami desert.
B．Some of his ashes were placed on the moon.
C．One comet of Jupiter was named after him.
D．A spacecraft carrying him traveled around Jupiter.
4、The text is mainly about three great scientists’ _____.
A．special honors B．great achievements
C．famous experiments D．suffering in the job

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．
It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The 37 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 38 it. You could hear the faint 39 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 40 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 41 and I was able to 42 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 43 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 44 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 45 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to 46 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her he was still in a full out run. 47 , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 48 . It really made the 49 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 50 . I had 51 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 52 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.

As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 55 he saved my sister’s.
1、A．picking B．warming C．catching D．setting
2、A．bitterly B．hardly C．gently D．perfectly
3、A．challenged B．witnessed C．enjoyedD．hated
4、A．ceremony B．tradition C．victory D．laughter
5、A．windy B．bright C．dark D．cloudy
6、A．quiet B．quality C．impression D．significance
7、A．rely on B．focus on C．insist on D．put on
8、A．let out B．held onC．participated in D．took place
9、A．close to B．out of C．into D．towards
10、A．able B．frightened C．content D．proud
11、A．evaluate B．worry C．scream D．escape
12、A．Accidentally B．NormallyC．Generally D．Somehow
13、A．sped up B．rose up C．broke down D．wore out
14、A．moment B．contest C．comment D．technique
15、A．advancing B．breathing C．concluding D．dreaming
16、A．that B．none C．neither D．it
17、A．hit B．recognized C．missed D．acknowledged
18、A．how B．what C．when D．why
19、A．actions B．emotions C．attitudes D．thoughts
20、A．if B．because C．as if D．so that

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。
Traffic jams (堵塞) are a common problem in larger cities In some cities, traffic jams get so bad during rush hour that it is sometimes 1． (fast) to walk than to drive Traffic accidents are also a problem Sadly these problems are not easy to solve However, a traffic system (系统) being tested in several cities in Northern Europe has led to some surprising 2． (result)
The system 3． (call) “shared streets” It is a system that has very few traffic laws As a result, shared street areas have no traffic lights or street signs Although most people would expect this to cause the number of traffic jams and accidents 4． (go) up, until now 5． has been a great drop in both One reason 6． (be) that the shared streets system encourages people to be more 7． (care) Without traffic rules, people slow down and pay more attention 8． each other Normal traffic systems, on the other hand, depend on signs, 9． people often miss or don't follow, leading to accidents Also, the shared streets system decreases (减少) traffic jams because without fixed (固定的) parking spaces, it is easier for cars to move around 10． (free) when there is a lot of traffic

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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除起）不计分。
This morningI was riding a bicycle on my way to school while suddenly a shower of heavy rain began to pourdown、 The wind is blowing hard and the road became very slippery、 Just then I saw an elderly woman walking with difficult in the street、 She was on her way back to home after shopping, carried a large basket full of vegetables、 Suddenly she fell down in the mud、 And she was very worn out that she couldn’t get up、 Seeing this, Iimmediate rode over to her and tried my best to support her up、 Then I helped picking up the vegetables, and put them into her baskets、 After that, I took off my raincoat, puton her and took her home、

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是育才中学学生会主席李华。你校将举办一次英语演讲比赛(speech
contest)。希望附近某大学的外籍教师Smith女士来做评委。请参照以下比赛通知给她写一封信。

注意：词数100左右。
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Dear Ms. Smith,
With best wishes,
Li Hua

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