滁州城市职业学院《大学英语读写3》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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滁州城市职业学院《大学英语读写3》
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、The TV station will be ______ the game live on Saturday afternoon, and we can’t miss it.
A．covering B．improving C．handling D．canceling

2、Contrary to popular belief, taking a walk immediately after meals doesn’t _______ do good to our health.
A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly

3、—What did he do in return for free ________ and food offered by the kind couple?
—He helped their son with his lessons.
A．conservation B．admission
C．accommodation D．immigration

4、The goal, which they are unlikely to live to see , is to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases” in the next 80 or so years.
A．accomplish B．accomplished
C．accomplishing D．being accomplished

5、(2013·天津，9)No one________ be more generous；he has a heart of gold.
A．could B．must C．dare D．need

6、My mom once worked in a very small village school, which is__________only on foot.
A．acceptable B．adequate C．accessible D．appropriate

7、Recently some hospitals in China have adopted ______ they call a robot-doctor, ______ will be used to operate on patients with more accuracy.
A．what; that B．that; which
C．what; which D．which; what

8、－ Mike, our team will play against the Rockets this weekend. I am sure we will win.
－ ________!
A．Congratulations B．Cheers
C．Best wishes D．Good luck

9、--It took me eight years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.
--Well, you know what they say. .
A．There is no smoke without fire B．No pains, no gains
C．All roads lead to Rome D．Practice makes perfect

10、The statement of One Foundation helps you ____ where your money is going．
A．keep track of B．put up with
C．come up with D．fit in with

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。
A
Poetry is the artistic expression of the human thoughts and feelings in rhythmical and emotional language. Compared with prose (散文) , it lays more stress on rhythm, imagery (意象), emotion, and imagination. As its language is rhythmical, its sound is highly musical. We may say, “No rhythm, no poetry”, no matter the rhythm of poetry is traditional as in metrical (格律的) style or “natural” as in free verse.
So the poet must write carefully and reflectively in order to find words that not only fulfills the demands of meter and rhyme, but also expresses the meaning in a manner that complements the imagery and tone of the rest of the poem. This careful use of language is the most significant difference between ordinary prose and poetry.
The ordinary prose writer neatly builds an argument using words the way a mason (石匠) builds a house using bricks; the poet is an artisan who creates a fieldstone hearth (大卵石壁炉炉床) — each stone or each word is turned over, examined, and often laid aside until it can be placed where its shape, weight, and color will contribute to the strength and beauty of the whole. Prose, according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is “words in their best order”, and poetry is “the best words in their best order”.
The reader’s chief delight in reading poetry comes from his response to its musical effect, which comes from many metrical patterns represented in conventional iambic (抑扬格) feet or from repetitions and parallel phrasing shown in free verse and from other elements of poetry.
1、What’s the purpose of saying “No rhythm, no poetry” in paragraph 1?
A．To show the importance of rhythm in poetry.
B．To show rhythm is the most important element.
C．To show there is no limit on the use of rhythm.
D．To show rhythm is more important than poetry.
2、What is the most important difference between ordinary prose and poetry?
A．The degree of emotion. B．The careful choice of words.
C．The delicate use of the metric style. D．The demands of meter and rhyme.
3、Where is the reader’s main joy in reading poetry?
A．The experience of the poet’s emotion.
B．The appreciation of the metrical pattern.
C．The reader’s reaction to the musical effect.
D．The comprehension of the thoughts and feelings.
4、How is the text mainly developed?
A．By definition. B．By examples.
C．By quotation. D．By comparison.

B
Comedy and Psychology
Earlier this year I did a part-time comedy course. The class was taught by Ryan, a professional comedian.I had performed a show, which wasn’t originally meant to be a comedy. However, the audience laughed at my first joke, then continued to laugh throughout the routines that were meant to be serious. So it was the audience who told me I was funny, but I didn’ t understand why or how to control the comic (滑稽的) moments. So, I joined the course to learn.
“Turn off your editor that makes you say the right thing and remember how to be a child,” explained Ryan. “Don’t try to be clever. Don’t try too hard to be funny…and knowing all about the theory of humor is unlikely to help you much. Just behave in a silly way. That’s what people want to see on stage.”Ryan would help us loosen up by saying things like, “Wander around talking to others, but make sure that you’re the lowest status person here.”
I’ d say that understanding the psychology of humor has actually helped. Recently I came across the book Inside Jokes: Using Humor to Reverse-Engineer the Mind. Its main idea is that any self-directed intelligent system will need to correct its own fault. There’s a risk that the occasional error will be made. If this was boring or burdensome, we’d be less willing to do it. However, evolution has made the process fun.
Here’s a joke in the book: Two fish are in a tank. One says to the other, “Do you know how to drive this thing?” It works on the principle that we have started to imagine one thing—that the tank is the typical container people keep fish in—and, just in time, the following words tell us that our first assumption was wrong—it’s a heavy vehicle. For correctly figuring out the error, we are rewarded with a pleasurable feeling. The joke is an efficient way of encouraging this natural reaction, and comedians have become experts in slightly touching this mental funny-bone in order to make us laugh.
Ryan was right when he said that knowing the theory of humor wouldn’t help us that much as a comedy.During one exercise in the course, four of us were told to perform an opera. Susan and Caroline sang earnestly on either side of the stage, and I brought Henry to the floor, where we wrestled (摔跤) each other like out-of-control teenagers. The rest of the group was in uncontrollable fits of laughter. As a performer, I’ ll never appreciate just why it seemed so funny. But the point is that I would never have written this on the paper. It was a joyous, found moment.
1、Why did the author attend the comedy course?
A．He wanted to see how the theories worked in practice.
B．He discovered he had some natural ability in comedy.
C．He worried about how other performers would find him.
D．He got unpleasant experiences when performing a comedy.
2、Ryan required the people on the comedy course to_____
A．copy their favorite performance
B．imagine other people’ s reactions
C．help themselves feel comfortable
D．behave in a more playful manner
3、What is the purpose of the joke mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A．To discuss what humor brings about exactly.
B．To give an example of another kind of humor
C．To prove the point about psychology of humor.
D．To show why some people are funnier than others.
4、What view does the author put forward in the end?
A．Visual humor is what appeals to people most.
B．What people find funny is often unpredictable.
C．Theories explaining humor tend to be mistaken.
D．Learning comic skills proves to be a difficult task.

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．
When your friend yawns as you chat, don't be angry. For, far from being a sign of boredom, yawning may signal empathy (同感).
Scientists believe that contagious (容易感染他人的) yawning— yawning 1 someone else does —is a sign of being very 2 in the first person's thoughts and feelings. This is the theory of Italian researchers who 3 more than 100 men and women from four continents as they went to work, ate in restaurants and sat in the waiting room. When one of the 4 yawned, the researchers noted whether anyone within 10 feet yawned within the next three 5 Their results showed that race and 6 had no effect on whether the uncontrollable urge to yawn was 7 But how well the two people knew each other did.
A reciprocal (相互的) yawn was most 8 to occur among family members, then 9 , then acquaintances. The phenomenon was 10 common among strangers, the journal PLoS ONE reports.
The University of Pisa team concluded that contagious yawning is driven by how emotionally (感情上的) 11 we are to someone and so how likely we are to 12 the same feeling with them. They say there are other reasons to link yawning with empathy 13 , we start to "catch" yawns from the age of four or five, around the time when we 14 the ability to identify each other's emotions 15
Studies also show that those easily 16 by contagious yawning are better at knowing 17 others are thinking about from their faces.
Most animals, including snakes and fish, yawn, 18 it is only contagious in humans and chimps (猩猩) and, according to a recent study, dogs.The researchers, from the University of London's Birbeck College, put 29 19 in a room with a yawning man and found that 21, or 72%, also started to yawn. They said the skill may allow the pet to build stronger 20 with their owners.
1、A．when B．before C．while D．after
2、A．absorbed B．concerned C．interested D．disappointed
3、A．observed B．saw C．noticed D．watched
4、A．workers B．customers C．researchers D．volunteers
5、A．days B．weeks C．minutes D．hours
6、A．age B．sex C．profession D．health
7、A．passed on B．passed by C．passed away D．passed through
8、A．normal B．possible C．likely D．probable
9、A．strangers B．friends C．teachers D．classmates
10、A．most B．more C．less D．least
11、A．distant B．different C．close D．fond
12、A．share B．hurt C．lack D．mix
13、A．For example B．That is C．In a word D．To begin with
14、A．need B．lose C．control D．develop
15、A．exactly B．properly C．particularly D．quickly
16、A．disturbed B．caught C．influenced D．interrupted
17、A．what B．which C．how D．who
18、A．and B．but C．so D．otherwise
19、A．snakes B．fish C．cats D．dogs
20、A．beliefs B．bonds C．basis D．bodies

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。
Shenquan Guyu, a large-scale health and leisure village club，covers1．area of more than 4,000 acres in Yanggao County, Datong city in North China’s Shanxi Province, and is home to one of the2． (1arge)hot spring bases in North China．
The club offers a variety of leisure activities，including paying a visit to Xujiayao Culture Zone, 3．visitors can get a better understanding of Xujiayao people，riding the horse, or taking a bite of authentic local cuisines．
It is worth4．(note)that hot spring industry has gained fame in Datong city thanks to its rich hot spring resources in the surrounding counties．And the local government also5．(take) the hot spring industry as the driver to boost economic and tourism6． (grow) The village club takes advantage of hot spring as the theme in hotel building．The water here is collected from mineral hot springs，and the temperature of the water can be as high as 7．5℃; 8．，visitors can also enjoy outdoor hot springs in winter The village club9．(active) develops green agriculture industry and has invested more than 200 million yuan in the botanical gardens for people10． (appreciate)，which acts as a place for visitors to embrace nature．The club can receive more than 6,000 tourists at the same time and11． (award) as the national—level cultural tourism project in 12．

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。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。
Attention, swimmer! Please listen carefully to the followed information. All guests must sign out and leave a photo ID at the front desk. It is required which all swimmers should shower with soap before entering the pool. In addition to, all swimmers must wear proper bathing suits. If our staffs determined that your clothes are not appropriate, you will be forbidden to enter the pool. If you are sick and have signs of illness, don’t use the pool. Please remind your children to use the bathroom. If they have “accidents”, report them to the gym staff immediate. Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a adult at all times. Remind children that spitting not allowed.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry没有进入学校唱歌比赛的决赛，感到非常伤心。请你给他写一封email，内容包括：
1．表示安慰；2．给予鼓励；3．提出希望。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Terry,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

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