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《大學英語精讀（四）》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷題號一二三四五六總分得分第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、MichelleObamawearsclothesthatanyonecanbuyinamalland________shemayhavealargereffectonconsumersthanordinarymodels.A．furthermore B．otherwise C．nevertheless D．therefore2、—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered3、Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso4、Myteacheroftensaysthatsuccessinmakingmoneyisnotalwaysagood______ofsuccessinlife.A．beliefB．elementC．criterionD．instance5、Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which6、_______progressitis,youcan’tstopmovingforward.A．WhatevergreatB．HowevergreatC．NomatterhowgreatD．Howgreata7、--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？8、Sometimesproperanswersarenotfartoseek________foodsafetyproblems.A．in B．toC．on D．after9、CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying10、Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a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。AHaveyoueverlostyourcaronaparkinglot?Ithappens.Youparkandgoshopping.Whenyougetback,youhavenoideawhereyourcaris.Itcanbediscouraging.Youdon’tneedtoinstall(安裝)anexpensiveGPSsystemtokeeptrackofyourcar.That’stooexpensive.Youwouldneedtopayamonthlysubscriptionfeejusttouseit.Butisthereawaytotrackyourvehiclewithoutspendingafortune?Yes,nowthereis!ACalifornia-basedstart-upcompanywasabletomakethisareality.Theycreatedatinydevice(裝置）thatworkswithyoursmartphone,anditcouldbeexactlywhatyou’relookingfor!It’scalledTrackRBravo.It’schangingthewaywekeeptrackoftheimportantthingsinourlives.InstallthefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone,connecttheapptoyourdeviceandyou’rereadytogo!SimplyattachTrackRtowhateveryouwanttokeepaneyeon.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.Youcanattachittoyourkeys,walletandanythingelseyoudon’twanttolose.ThenusetheTrackRapptofindwhereyourmissingitemareinseconds.ForgetexpensiveGPSsystemsortrackingservices.Nobodywantstopayexpensivemonthlysubscriptionfees.Weunderstandhowstressfulthesethingscanbe,andthisisthereasonwhythecompanycreatedTrackR.ThisdeviceisyourVIPwhenyouneedtotakecareofimportantthings.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”signonthescreenandtheappwilltellyoutheexactlocation.Thisdeviceisbynomeansexpensive.TrackRonlycosts$29,asmallpricetopayforpeaceofmind.Thedeviceissmallenoughthatyoucanattachittoyourpets.Putitontheircollar,andyouwillneverlosetrackofthem!Attachittoyourkeyorwallet,andneverwasteaminuterummagingthewholehouseforit.Sinceyou’vebeeninformedaboutthisbrilliantinvention,nowattachittoeverythingthat’simportanttoyou.1、WhydoestheauthormentionthelostcarinthefirstParagraph?A．Toexplainhowterriblethesituationis.B．Tostresstheimportanceofbeingcautious.C．Toleadtothetopicconcerningfindinglostitems.D．Toprovideonecommonexampleabouttheft.2、What’sthefeatureoftheTrackRapp?A．Theprocessofsettinguptheappiscomplex.B．Thecostofsettinguptheappisratherhigh.C．Theappisavailableinanyelectronicequipment.D．Theapphelpslocatethelostitemsinashorttime.3、TheTrackRwascreatedbecause.A．lifeisfullofallkindsofpressureB．trackingservicescausefinancialburdenC．peoplewanttokeeptheirimportantitemssafeD．GPSsystemscannotprovidespecificlocation4、Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemeaningoftheunderlinedword‘‘rummaging”inParagraph5?A．Searching.B．Destroying.C．Cleaning.D．Moving.BIspentaweekinRugao,Jiangsu,athird-orfour-tier（四線）cityabout200kmnorthwestofShanghai,participatinginthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship,Iwenttherewithasimpleexpectation,otherthantryingtogetintothefinalsofthe100meventforthe65—69agegroup,totakesomegoodphotosofhistoricalarchitecture,ofaChinabeforedevelopmentwipesawayitspast.WearrivedatRugaoatnearlymidnightandthefirstsightofRugaowasinthemorning,fromthewindowofWenfengCityHotel.There,rightinfrontofme,wererowsandrowsofneatlybuiltandgoodqualitylow-risehomesofprettyrecentorigin.Andthereweremanyhigh-risebuildingsrisinginthedistance.ThestreetswerelandscapedandorderlyandnotmuchdifferentfromSingapore.ThebasicstructureofRugaowaseverythingamoderncitywouldhave,notathird-tiercityawayfromthemoderncoastalcities.Imanagedtovisitthevillagesmyselfandalongthewaythesightwasofnewlybuiltfarmers’homes,builtjustbehindthesmalllivingquartersofthepast.Thefewremainsofthepastthatwerestillstandinghavebeenrebuiltandservedtheownersintheirbiggerhomesasstoreroomsorgarages.WhatreallyimpressedmewasthesightofthepeopleofRugao.Thepeoplewereprettywelloff,livingingoodqualityhomesandlookingverycontentedwiththeirlives.Thechildren,theyouthandtheyoungwereapleasantsurprise.TheywereallthestadiumduringtheOpeningCeremonyfortheAsianMasters.Someweretheretoperform,somewerethereasaudiencestothisinternationalevents.Andtheunpredictablehappened,theskyopenedup,andeveryonewaswet.Buttheyouthandchildrencamewellprepared,withathintransparent（透明的）raincoatovertheircostumesandtheirlatestfashionablewear.1、ThewriterwenttoRugaomainlyto________.A．takepartinasportsmeetingB．goforasightseeingC．takesomepicturesofChinaD．visitsomerelatives2、WhatdoesthewriterthinkofRugao?A．Apoorthird-tiercityfarfromcoastalcities.B．Farmorebeautifulandmodernthenexpected.C．ItisverydifferentfromSingapore.D．ThevillagersarepoorbutthecityofRugaoisrich.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedtheskyopenedupinthelastparagraphmean?A．Theskywashighup.B．Therewasabigsunshine.C．Itwasraining.D．Theskywasopenedbysomeone.4、Whatmightthetextbelikelytotalkaboutnext?A．ThepreparationsforopeningceremonyfortheAsianMasters.B．TheperformanceofRugaointherainyopeningceremony.C．Theachievementsofthe20thAsianMastersAthleticsChampionship.D．TheclosingceremonyfortheAsianMasters.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．Jean'sfatherwasafarmplanepilotinthelittlefarmingcommunityinNorthernCaliforniawhereshewasraised,and1Jeanwastotallyattractedbyairplanesandflying.Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwasMrs.DorothySlaton.Mrs.Slatonwasa2,demandingteacherwithhighstandardsandalow3forexcuses.Sherefusedtotreatherstudentslike4,insteadexpectingthemtobehavelikethe5adultstheywouldhavetobetosucceedintherealworldaftergraduation.Jeanwas6ofheratfirstbutgrewtorespectherfirmnessandfairnessgradually.OnedayMrs.Slatongavetheclassawritten7"Whatdoyouthinkyou’llbedoing10yearsfromnow?”Jean’sdreamwastobeapilotlikeherfather,butastheyearswentby,shehadbeenbeatendownbythe8andnegativewordsshegotwhenevershetalkedabouthercareer,sosheunwillinglygaveitupandwrotesomethingelse.Mrs.Slatoncollectedthepapersandnothingmorewassaid.Twoweekslater,theteacherhandedbacktheassignments,9thestudentstofaceitdownonthedesk,andaskedthisquestion:"Ifyouhadenoughfinancesandunlimited10,whatwouldyoudo?Pleasewriteitonthe11ofyourpreviousassignmentpaper.”Whenthestudentsstoppedwriting,theteacherasked,"Howmanyofyouwrotethesamethingon12sidesofthepaper?"Notonehandwentup.ThenextthingthatMrs.SlatonsaidchangedthecourseofJean’slife.Theteacherleanedforward13herdeskandsaid,"Ihavealittlesecretforyouall.Youdohave14abilitiesandtalents.Youdohaveaccesstothefinestschools,andyoucanarrangeplentyoffinancesifyouwantsomething15enough.Thisisit!Whenyouleaveschool,16youdon’tgoforyourdreams,noonewilldoitforyou.Youcanhave17youwantifyouwantitenough.”WhatherteachersaidtouchedJeansomuch!Inthefollowingyears,shetriedherbesttorealizeherdreamofbecomingapilot.Althoughitdidn’thappen18,shefinallybecameoneofthefirstthreefemalepilottraineesever19byUnitedAirlines.Today,JeanHarperisaBoeing737captain.Itwasthepowerofonewell-placed20wordthatgavethatuncertainyounggirlthestrengthandfaithtopursueherdream.1、A．so B．therefore C．besides D．otherwise2、A．hard-working B．kind C．strict D．lazy3、A．interest B．tolerance C．courage D．help4、A．children B．boys C．girls D．students5、A．responsible B．notable C．knowledgeable D．capable6、A．bored B．frustrated C．tired D．scared7、A．homework B．assignment C．paper D．lecture8、A．approving B．inspiring C．indifferent D．discouraging9、A．requiring B．suggesting C．demanding D．hoping10、A．work B．chances C．money D．problems11、A．title B．back C．right D．front12、A．same B．different C．neither D．both13、A．in B．on C．over D．under14、A．limited B．unlimited C．countable D．reasonable15、A．hardly B．badly C．impossibly D．likely16、A．if B．unless C．whether D．until17、A．that B．what C．which D．when18、A．overnight B．someday C．theotherday D．fortnight19、A．realized B．received C．accepted D．accomplished20、A．encouraged B．sensitive C．meaning D．positive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。Todaywetellabouttheexpression“downtoearth”“Downtoearth”meansbeingopenandhonest1．iseasytodealwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearthSuchpeoplecouldbeimportantmembersofsociety,2．theydonotconsiderthemselvestobebetterthanthosewhoare3．(important)Theydonotlettheirimportance“gototheirheads”Someone4．(let)somethinggotohisheadfeelsheisbetterthanothersHehas5．“bighead”Apersonwho6．(fill)withhisownimportanceandprideissaidtohave“hisnoseintheair”OftenthepersonwhohasabigheadandhisnoseintheairhasnoreasontofoolbetterthanothersAmericansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomeways7．“downtoearth”－“bothfeetontheground”Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwithagoodunderstandingof8．(real)HeactshonestlyandopenlytoothersHehas9．iscalled“commonsense”andhedoesnotallowhisdreams10．(block)hi