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《英語高級閱讀2》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______姓名_______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、Whilestudying,fixyourmindonwhatisreallyimportant,oryouwill_____rememberingnothing.A．endup B．takeupC．leadto D．stickto2、Nineintenparentssaidthereweresignificantdifferencesintheirapproachtoeducatingtheirchildrencomparedwith________oftheirparents.A．thoseB．oneC．thatD．it3、Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith4、Itrainedthismorning,_____actuallydidn’tbothermebecauseIlikewalkingintherain.A．what B．whenC．where D．which5、—FlightMU257_______________.Imustbeoffnow.—Haveanicetrip.A．isbeingannouncedB．hasannouncedC．wasannouncingD．hadbeenannounced6、Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit7、AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto8、goesupmustcomedown,andgasolinepricesarecomingdownfastinsomepartsofAmerica.A．WhereB．WhatC．WhichD．That9、"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened10、Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting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。AAthrillingpolarcompetitionbetweentwoadventurerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unsupportedandunassistedhadahappyendingwithbothexplorersachievingtheunprecedentedfeat(功績).AmericanprofessionalathleteColinO’BradyandBritishArmyCaptainLouisRuddsetoffamileapartatthesametimeonNovember3,2018,fromtheAtlanticcoastwiththeaimtobecomethefirstpersontoskiacrosstheremotecontinentalone.LouisRuddmaintainedtheleadatfirst.However,O’BradycaughtupwithRuddonNovember10andneverlettheBritishmangetclosetohimagain.O’Bradywasthefirsttoconquerthe930mileicyland,arrivingattheRossIceShelfonthePacificcoastbywayoftheSouthPoleonDecember26,2018.The33-year-oldspent54daysskiingtheworld’scoldestcontinentwhilepullinga300-poundsled(雪橇)withsupplies.Insteadofleavingtheharshenvironmentaftercompletingthehistoricadventure,theexplorersetupatentontheworld’slargesticesheetandwaitedpatientlyforRuddtocompletethegreatundertaking.OnDecember29,justthreedaysafterO’Bradyarrived,theBritishexplorerfinishedhisadventure,becomingtheworld’ssecondpersontocompletethesolocrossingofthefrozencontinent.Ruddwasnotdisappointedatbeingsecondsinceheneverconsideredittobea“race”.Besides,the49-year-oldBritishArmyCaptainhadamoreselflessmotiveforattemptingthefeat.HewasdoingitinmemoryofhisfriendHenryWorsley,whohadintroducedhimtopolarexploration.ThedisasterhappenedwhileWorsleywastryingtocrossthecontinentalonein2016.Ruddsaid,"Ididn’twanttogetdrawnintoarace.AllthatmatteredtomewasthatIcompletedit,andthatIskiedsoloandunsupported,carryingtheflagwithHenry’snameonit.”Afterspendingafewdayscamping10feetawayfromeachother,thetwoadventurerswerepickedupbyahelicoptertotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation.1、WhatdoColinO’BradyandLouisRuddhaveincommon?A．TheybecamethefirstexplorerstocrossAntarcticaalone,unaided.B．TheybecamethefirstadventurerstoskiacrossAntarctica.C．ThisisthefirsttimethattheyhavearrivedattheSouthpole.D．TheycrossedAntarcticainhonoroftheirfriendHenryWorsley.2、Whatdoyouknowaboutthefirstleg(第一段賽程)oftherace？A．O’BradyskiedalongwithLouisRuddsidebyside.B．O’Brady'ssledwithfoodsuppliesbrokedown.C．LouisRuddlostthetagwithHenry’snameonit.D．O’BradyfellbehindLouisRuddforthefirstweek.3、WhatcanweinferaboutHenryWorsley?A．HeusedtoencourageO’BradytoexploretheAntarctic.B．Helosthislifeinaterribletrafficaccidentin2016.C．HediedwhilehewasattemptingtocrosstheAntarcticalone.D．HehelpedLouisRuddcompletethehistoricadventure.4、HowdidthetwoadventurersreturntotheSouthPolescientificresearchstation?A．Onfoot. B．Byair. C．Byland. D．Bywater.BEducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducational

StatisticsreportedthatU.S.collegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwith80otherschoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016,called“TuringtheTideMakingCaringCommon”.Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.DavidHawkins,the

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DirectorforEducationalPolicy,saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent’sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But,Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardized

testresults.Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmakeprocesslessaboutcompetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherexpectation.Butthereportdoeshaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakesthesameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetandthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewiththereportstillmakenochanges.“Manyoftheinstitutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry,"Schaeffersaid.1、Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?A．TheschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudentsB．Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents’academicrecordsC．ThenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmallD．Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities2、Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?A．Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.B．Adescriptionoftheirinterests.C．RecommendationlettersfromadultsD．Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers3、Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?.A．Supportive.B．DoubtfulC．NeutralD．Negative4、Thecritic,BobSchaeffer,thinksthat.A．someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisrightB．thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirstC．notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereportD．historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood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．閱讀下面短文，掌握大意，然后從所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。Somepeoplethinkifyouarehappy,youareblindtoreality．Butwhenweresearchit,happinessactually1everysinglebusinessandeducationaloutcomeforthebrain．Whydopeoplehavethissocial2abouthappiness?Becauseweassumedyouwereaverage.Manypeoplethinkhappinessisgenetic．That’sonlyhalfthestory．Whenwestopstudyingtheaverageandbegin3positiveoutliers—peoplewhoareaboveaverageforapositiveaspectlikeoptimismorintelligence—a4differentpictureappears．Ourdailydecisionsandhabitshaveahugeimpactuponbothourlevelsofhappinessandsuccess.5,happinessisachoice．Itisachoiceaboutwhereyoursingleprocessorbrainwilldevoteitslimitedresourcesasyouprocesstheworld．Ifyouscanforthe6first,yourbrainreallyhasnoresourcesleftovertoseethethingsyouaregratefulfororthemeaningembedded(嵌入)inyourwork．Butifyouscanittheotherwayround,youstarttoacquirean7advantage.1、A．rises B．arises C．arouses D．raises2、A．faith B．concept C．misunderstanding D．tradition3、A．discovering B．researching C．observing D．finding4、A．wildly B．hardly C．mildly D．crazily5、A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Strangely D．Scientifically6、A．positive B．negative C．active D．passive7、A．annoying B．interesting C．amazing D．Embarrassing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。Yearsago,whenIwasapoorartisttryingtosellmypaintingsinlocalgalleries,I1．(live)intheheartofacityTherentformyapartmentwasreallycheap2．itwasinthemiddleofoneofthebusiestneighbourhoodsintownPeoplewhovisitedmeusedtoaskme3．Icouldsleep“Doesn’tthesoundofthetrafficbotheryou?”Yousee,therewerealsorowsandrowsofshopsandbars4．(play)loudmusicdayandnightandmyapartmentwasabovea(n)5．(real)loudandnoisyoneButIfounditallfascinatingIfIwasevershortofcashandcouldn’taffordtodoanythingmuch,whichinthosedayswasusuallythecase,Icouldalwaysgooutsideandtake6．lookaroundYousee,there7．(be)alwaysagreatnumberoftouristsvisitingtheshops,soIcouldalwaysfindsomeone8．(interest)totalkwithAndJoe,theownerofthebarbelowme,couldalwaysgivemealittlemoneytosurviveoninexchangefor9．(do)afewcoldjobsforhimAtthetime,Isuppose,IthoughtIwaspoorSometimes,wedon’trealizehow10．(fortune)weare,dowe?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。錯誤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、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Ourschoolisholdinganactivityaimingtobuildingaharmoniousschool、Ithinkwhatweareresponsibleforisweshouldworkhardtoachievethisgoal、Oneofthemostimportantcharacteristicsof