广东岭南职业技术学院《英语语义学》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷.doc

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《英语语义学》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷
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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

1、---Hi, Betty, are you free at present? I have to ask you for a favor．
----_____．With pleasure．
A．Sorry, I am busy B．Go ahead
C．Help yourself D．Ask, please

2、They are smiling. There ______ much trouble solving the problem.
A．couldn’t be B．mustn’t be
C．can’t have been D．mustn’t have been

3、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

4、The 19th Party Congress drew up a blueprint for China’s development in the next three decades and more. this blueprint into reality, we must be down-to-earth in our approach, take one step at a time as we move forward and deliver solid outcomes.
A．Turning B．Turned
C．Turn D．To turn

5、______ 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

6、—Listening to language recording in bed seems like an easy way to _______ some new vocabulary.
—But does this learning method actually work?
A．polish up B．make up
C．pick up D．build up

7、Bob was trying to ___ that he knew the famous singer who would perform in our city.
A．let out B．lay out
C．figure out D．make out

8、After a long absence, I went back to college, _______ to pick up where I’d left off.
A．hoping B．hope
C．to hope D．hoped

9、—Did you pass your driving test?
—Yes, otherwise I ___ to the picnic next month.
A．couldn't drive B．couldn't have driven
C．won't drive D．wouldn't have driven

10、Many people may be surprised by the number of chemicals that they are ________ to through everyday household products.
A．devoted B．addicted C．exposed D．applied

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
Do you have a spare room in your house? What about a driveway for your car? Both of these can help you make money.Many people who are feeling the pinch are taking advantage of what’s been called the “sharing economy”.
Perhaps the best-known example of a company in this field is Airbnb---an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers.It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has over 1,500,000 listings.It seems to have concerned the market!
A British company is doing something with parking spaces.JustPark’s founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says ,“When I had the original idea,Ispotted a driveway close to a sports stadium.It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in commercial car park.” And he has a big clientele（客户）:around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the site,and he says around half a million drivers use it.There are other sites doing very similar things,like Uber and Lyft---these let drivers share their cars with other passengers.Any driver knows how valuable a place to park is .A church near Kings Cross in central London has apparently made over £200,000 by renting out space in its yard to travelers!
Because this is a new business world,those rules aren’t there yet and many people are happy to share...as long as it pays!
But the sharing economy has its critics:the competitors of these new companies.People who run things like traditional B&B, commercial car parks and taxi services are afraid of ending up out of pocket.And there is another issue:regulations on these new business are unclear.How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor?
1、What does the underlined phrase “feeling the pinch” probably mean?
A．Lacking in money B．Full of curiosity
C．Willing to help others D．Unsatisfied with their life
2、Who may be against the sharing economy?
A．A taxi driver who can’t find a a parking place B．A priest in the church near Kings Cross
C．A traveller who needs accomodiation D．A well-known high-end holiday hotel
3、Why are many people pleased to share according to paragraph 4?
A．They can gain huge profits B．They needn’t pay any fee
C．There are few rules to limit them D．The new business has no risks
4、Which of the following words can best describe the booming business?
A．Creative and developed B．Competitive but unpractical
C．Effective and worrying D．Traditional and acceptable

B
Flying to another country can sometimes take several days. But the designer of a futuristic jet (喷气式飞机) says his plane could take you around the world in your lunch break.
According to an article in The Sun, the planet, called the Antipode, could carry 10 people and use rocket boosters (火箭助推器) to go 12 km high. Then it could fly from London to New York in less than 20 minutes, or from New York to Shanghai in 24 minutes.
A normal Boeing 747 has a top speed of 917 km/h. The fastest plane in the world right now is Air Force One. It carries the president of the United States and can reach 1,092 km/h. But the Antipode would be capable of reaching a crazy 25,750 km/h!
Canadian designer Charles Bombardier says his plane could be 10 times faster than the Concorde, which could fly at 2,180 km/h. The Concorde used to be the world’s fastest passenger plane between 1976 and 2003. But the Concorde was very noisy and its nose got dangerously hot when it flew, A Concorde crashed in 2000, killing 114 people. No Concordes were flown again after 2003.
The Antipodes design includes a special nose that stops it from overheating and having the same problems that the Concorde did. New technology, recently tested by NASA, makes the Antipode the perfect shape and weight to fly fast and safely.
“It’s always something that people would like — a transportation system that could take you from one place on the planet to the other side,” Mr Bombardier told the BBC．
Don’t try to buy a ticket on the plane yet, though. The design is just a concept and will need more research before it becomes a reality.
1、What is the biggest difference between the Antipode and other normal planes?
A．It can fly much faster. B．It can hold many more people.
C．It can fly much higher. D．It can be much safer.
2、Which of the following about the planes is NOT true?
A．A Boeing 747 can reach a speed of 917 km/h.
B．Air Force One is the fastest plane in the world.
C．The president of the United States usually takes a Boeing 747.
D．The Antipode could be about 24 times faster than Air Force One.
3、What do we know about the Concorde?
a. It used to be the world’s biggest passenger plane.
b. It made loud noises when it was flying.
c. Its nose got dangerously hot when it flew.
d. It stopped flying after 2000.
A．ab B．bc
C．cd D．ad
4、According to the story, we know that ________.
A．a US designer designed the Antipode
B．people now can book a ticket to fly on the Antipode
C．the Antipode has already been produced
D．the Antipode won’t have the problems that the Concorde had

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 August 2nd, 1927. The news had spread 1 .
A man named Craig Pierce was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. And he said he would 2 fifty dollars for each song recorded. That was a huge 3 in those days. Many people came to Bristol that day to 4 for Mr. Pierce. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was 5 . They were a man named A．P. Carter，his wife Sara，and her cousin Maybelle. They 6 themselves the Carter Family.
Their first recordings were sent to 7 throughout the United States. Many listeners were 8 at what they heard. Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played，a new 9 was born. The Carter Family sounded 10 . They did not sound 11 they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their 12 .
The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia，Tennessee，and North Carolina. They sang about the 13 of a young man for a special girl. They sang about the beauty of nature. They sang about death and sadness. And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a(an) 14 life after death.
A．P. Carter sang in the group and also searched for 15 songs. He often traveled long 16 to small towns in the southeastern United States. He wanted to hear the songs that 17 people sang in their communities. He wrote down the words but kept the music in his 18 . When he returned home, he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical 19 . The Carter Family soon became popular. Within three years, the Carter Family sold 300,000 recordings.
Life is like a stage, on which gold will 20 .
1、A．wide B．fast C．well D．short
2、A．bring B．take C．lend D．pay
3、A．sum B．celebration C．money D．instrument
4、A．wait B．listen C．play D．learn
5、A．looking for B．looking after C．picking up D．picking out
6、A．asked B．called C．wished D．showed
7、A．rural areas B．big cities C．radio stations D．families
8、A．surprised B．good C．slow D．annoyed
9、A．story B．singer C．song D．sound
10、A．interesting B．great C．appealing D．different
11、A．in case B．as if C．even if D．as long as
12、A．teachers B．farmers C．neighbors D．owners
13、A．beauty B．love C．respect D．description
14、A．bitter B．early C．worse D．better
15、A．new B．modern C．same D．exact
16、A．directions B．distances C．places D．trains
17、A．talented B．famous C．local D．old
18、A．diary B．memory C．songs D．stories
19、A．style B．program C．show D．concert
20、A．develop B．distinguish C．shine D．change

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。
Monkeys do not like it when others get more food 1． they do, according to a new study
Researchers from Yale and Harvard universities found Capuchin monkeys punish monkeys 2． get more food "This sort of, 'If I can't have it, no one can' response is because 3． psychological spite (怨恨), and it was4． (previous) thought unique to humans," said Kristin Leimgruber of Harvard University She is a co-author of the research study The researchers watched as some Capuchin monkeys 5． (give) more food than others They found that monkeys getting the 6． (small) share pulled a rope to fold up a table holding the other monkey's bigger share
Another lead researcher, Laurie Santas, 7． (explain) over email, "I think what we can conclude about humans is that some of our more embarrassing tendencies have relatively deep 8． (root)" Santos said the spiteful response was not present with another member of the ape species—chimpanzees(黑猩猩)
An earlier study, she said, showed chimpanzees would fold up the table of other chimpanzees 9． (steal) food from them But they would not punish chimpanzees who just happened 10． (have) more food, Santos said In other words, it was fine if another chimpanzee had more food as long as they did not steal it

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。
Wang Lei and I are neighbours and we go to the same school. We have been good friend since childhood and have a great deal to share with every day. however, one day, Wang Lei copied my homework, which made me such angry that I did not want to befriend with him any long. One Monday morning I run downstairs without realizing it was raining, but there was no time to return home to fetch umbrella. It happened when Wang Lei was just around the corner and offered to share her umbrella with me. He made an apology to me in a gently voice. I forgave him but gave him a hug.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华。你的朋友张鹏想买一部手机，他的父母不同意，因此与他们发生了争吵。他 很苦恼，写信向你求助。请你结合自己的经历，用英语写一封回信。内容包括：
1.描述你自己的经历；
2.谈谈你的感受。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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