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《大學英語初級課程二》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷題號一二三四五六總分得分批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the2、______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That3、—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might4、Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat5、—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did6、We___havehurriedallthewaytotheairport—theflightwascalledoffbecauseofthefoggyweather.A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t7、Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting8、Creatinganatmosphere______employeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.A．where B．whoseC．that D．which9、It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe10、TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海嘯）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AComedyandPsychologyEarlierthisyearIdidapart-timecomedycourse.TheclasswastaughtbyRyan,aprofessionalcomedian.Ihadperformedashow,whichwasn’toriginallymeanttobeacomedy.However,theaudiencelaughedatmyfirstjoke,thencontinuedtolaughthroughouttheroutinesthatweremeanttobeserious.SoitwastheaudiencewhotoldmeIwasfunny,butIdidn’tunderstandwhyorhowtocontrolthecomic(滑稽的)moments.So,Ijoinedthecoursetolearn.“Turnoffyoureditorthatmakesyousaytherightthingandrememberhowtobeachild,”explainedRyan.“Don’ttrytobeclever.Don’ttrytoohardtobefunny…andknowingallaboutthetheoryofhumorisunlikelytohelpyoumuch.Justbehaveinasillyway.That’swhatpeoplewanttoseeonstage.”Ryanwouldhelpusloosenupbysayingthingslike,“Wanderaroundtalkingtoothers,butmakesurethatyou’retheloweststatuspersonhere.”I’dsaythatunderstandingthepsychologyofhumorhasactuallyhelped.RecentlyIcameacrossthebookInsideJokes:UsingHumortoReverse-EngineertheMind.Itsmainideaisthatanyself-directedintelligentsystemwillneedtocorrectitsownfault.There’sariskthattheoccasionalerrorwillbemade.Ifthiswasboringorburdensome,we’dbelesswillingtodoit.However,evolutionhasmadetheprocessfun.Here’sajokeinthebook:Twofishareinatank.Onesaystotheother,“Doyouknowhowtodrivethisthing?”Itworksontheprinciplethatwehavestartedtoimagineonething—thatthetankisthetypicalcontainerpeoplekeepfishin—and,justintime,thefollowingwordstellusthatourfirstassumptionwaswrong—it’saheavyvehicle.Forcorrectlyfiguringouttheerror,wearerewardedwithapleasurablefeeling.Thejokeisanefficientwayofencouragingthisnaturalreaction,andcomedianshavebecomeexpertsinslightlytouchingthismentalfunny-boneinordertomakeuslaugh.Ryanwasrightwhenhesaidthatknowingthetheoryofhumorwouldn’thelpusthatmuchasacomedy.Duringoneexerciseinthecourse,fourofusweretoldtoperformanopera.SusanandCarolinesangearnestlyoneithersideofthestage,andIbroughtHenrytothefloor,wherewewrestled(摔跤)eachotherlikeout-of-controlteenagers.Therestofthegroupwasinuncontrollablefitsoflaughter.Asaperformer,I’llneverappreciatejustwhyitseemedsofunny.ButthepointisthatIwouldneverhavewrittenthisonthepaper.Itwasajoyous,foundmoment.1、Whydidtheauthorattendthecomedycourse?A．Hewantedtoseehowthetheoriesworkedinpractice.B．Hediscoveredhehadsomenaturalabilityincomedy.C．Heworriedabouthowotherperformerswouldfindhim.D．Hegotunpleasantexperienceswhenperformingacomedy.2、Ryanrequiredthepeopleonthecomedycourseto______.A．copytheirfavoriteperformanceB．imagineotherpeople’sreactionsC．helpthemselvesfeelcomfortableD．behaveinamoreplayfulmanner3、WhatisthepurposeofthejokementionedinParagraph4?A．Todiscusswhathumorbringsaboutexactly.B．Togiveanexampleofanotherkindofhumor.C．Toprovethepointaboutpsychologyofhumor.D．Toshowwhysomepeoplearefunnierthanothers.4、Whatviewdoestheauthorputforwardintheend?A．Visualhumoriswhatappealstopeoplemost.B．Whatpeoplefindfunnyisoftenunpredictable.C．Theoriesexplaininghumortendtobemistaken.D．Learningcomicskillsprovestobeadifficulttask.BWelcometothe2017UKFestivalAwardsTheUKFestivalAwards&Conferenceisanopportunitytorecognizethehardwork,visionandcreativityofthenation’sbelovedfestivalindustry.Throughoutthedayoftheevent,theConferenceinvitesnumerousindustryinsiders(行家)todiscusstheissuesmostrelativetothesector,reviewingitsimmediatepastandportendingtothefuture.Theevening’sAwardspresentawiderangeofhonorsacrosscategoriesthataredecidedviaacombinationofpublicvotingandprofessionaljudgments.Sincelaunchingin2004ithasevolvedintoamajoreventatTheRoundhouseinLondon,givingtheindustryachancetocollectivelycelebrateandfondlyreflectupontheachievementsofthepastyear.Withagourmetdinner,galaawardsceremonyandafter-showparty,itattractsover1,000ofthemostinfluentialpeopleinthebusiness.Alongwithitssisterevents,theUKFestivalConferenceandtheEuropeanFestivalAwards,TheUKFestivalAwards&ConferenceisownedandproducedbyFestivalAwardsLtd,anindependentcompanyfoundedintheUK.AwardsincludeBestMajor,Medium-SizedandSmallFestival,BestFamilyFestival,BestOverseasFestival,BestUseofNewTechnology,andofcourse–BestToilets.Asthefestivalseasonisapproaching,wethoughtit’dbeagoodtimetoreleaseourfreeUKFestivalMarketReportfor2015/2016.Wegatheredthedatainourannualcensus(人口普查)undertakeninthepreparationstageforlastyear’sUKFestivalAwards.ThelatestUKFestivalMarketReportcanbedownloadedbelow.IncludedintheReportisabunchofrelatedinformationaboutfestivalgoers:wherethey’refrom,howtheyliketopurchasemusic,whattheyeat,theirattitudestowardsticketprices,howreceptivetheyaretodifferentformsofadvertising,whytheygotofestivalsinthefirstplace,wheretheysleep,andmuchmore.Wehopeyoufindtheinformationuseful.1、Whichphraseistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“portending”inparagraph2?A．gettingdownB．addingupC．givingwayD．lookingforward2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．AnannualcensusisconductedandreleasedintheFestivalB．TheFestivalAwardsLtd,isresponsiblefornotlessthanthreeevents.C．Thegalaawardsceremonyattractsonly1.000influentialbusinessmen.D．Publicvotingplaysaleadingroleindecidingavarietyoffestivalhonors.3、Wheremostprobablywillyouseethispassa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B．suffers C．results D．benefits2、A．test B．health C．survival D．support3、A．playing B．flying C．sleeping D．growing4、A．astonished B．amused C．blessed D．anxious5、A．man B．attendant C．assistant D．guide6、A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere7、A．filling B．pumping C．following D．dragging8、A．booked B．reserved C．pre-boarded D．quit9、A．complaints B．comments C．offers D．jokes10、A．choose B．switch C．accept D．occupy11、A．burstinto B．giveback C．holdback D．breakinto12、A．passage B．airport C．flight D．pilot13、A．shouted B．crawled C．talked D．laughed14、A．meet B．thank C．recognise D．accept15、A．noticing B．donating C．reminding D．forgiving16、A．just B．right C．always D．ever17、A．forgiveness B．advantage C．kindness D．donation18、A．forward B．downward C．backward D．toward19、A．passive B．supportive C．possible D．negative20、A．made B．chosen C．researched D．shared第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。GerrardStreetinLondon’sChinatownGerrardStreet,whichisbetweenLeicesterSquareandShaftsburyAvenue,isthemostimportantstreetintheareaThereis1．uniquecommunitywithmanyChineserestaurants,supermarketsandshopsInthe1950s,itwasapoorareaandeverythingtherewasverycheapWiththeworldricemarket2．(change),thousandsoffarmworkersinHongKong3．(lose)theirjobs,movingtoworkinsomerestaurantsinLondonManyBritishpeoplelikedChinesefood,sotherestaurantsbecamepopularTheworkersoftenworked17hoursadayandhadnotime4．(learn)EnglishDuetothe5．(arrive)ofmoreChinese,moreshopsandbusinessesgrewup6．(wife)cameandjoinedtheirhusbandswiththeirchildrenThecommunitygrew,andChinatownwasbornSincethe1970s,economyhaschangedforthe7．(good),andtheeducationstateofBritish-bornChinesestartedtoimproveManyfamiliesmovedout8．ChinatownGerrardStreetbecameastreetonlyforvisitorsLondon’sChinatownisverypopularinChineseNewYear,during9．timethousandsofChinesegointothestreetwithnationalflagsLondonersandtouristsgothere10．(main)forthefoodintheChineserestaurantsTheirfavoriterestaurantsarewheretheChineseeat第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、 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