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《美國社會與文化》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、NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy2、ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget3、It’shardforelderlypeopletosee______convenienceasmartphonecanbringtous.A．whatB．whichC．whoseD．how4、Whenwas_____youlastmetJennifer?Ihaven’tseenherforages.A．itthat B．it C．itwhat D．what5、Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade6、—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth7、Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who8、—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad9、Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound10、Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．which D．X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。AInthefamousfairytale,SnowWhiteeatstheQueen'sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse(詛咒);inShakespeare'snovel,Romeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpellets(藥丸)thatcontainedmercury(水銀),believingthatitwouldmakethemimmortal,buttheydiedafterward.Poison(毒藥)haslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistory,anditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevil,dangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?Anexhibition,ThePowerofPoison,openedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork,intendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsetting,whereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:caterpillars(毛毛蟲),frogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogs,forinstance,aren'tmuchbiggerthanacoin,buttheirskiniscoveredwithapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves,andasinglefroghasenoughvenomtokill10grownhumans."Poisonscanbebadforsomethings,"MichaelNovacek,seniorvicepresidentofthemuseum,toldNBCNews."Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers."Apoisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancer,whichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.Thebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicine.Believeitornot,manysubstances(物質(zhì))thatweregularlyingest(攝入)-chili,coffeeandchocolate-owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulating(提神的)effectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"immortal"inParagraph1mean?A．happy B．notmoralC．livingforever D．sick2、WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?A．Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.B．Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.C．Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.D．Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheGoldenpoisonfrogisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A．Itsskincancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournerves.B．It'saboutthesizeofacoin.C．It'sthemostpoisonousanimalondisplay.D．Youcanonlyseeitinarainforestsettingofthemuseum.4、Thestimulatingeffectsofcoffeecomefrom________.A．naturalpoisonmadebytheplant B．thesubstancesthatweregularlyingestC．chemicalsproducedbypoisonousinsects

D．itsspecialflavorBOnedayin1995,alarge,heavymiddle-agedmanrobbedtwoPittsburghbanksinbroaddaylight.Hedidn'twearamaskandhesmiledatsurveillancecamerasbeforewalkingoutofeachbank.Laterthatnight,policearrestedasurprisedMcArthurWheeler.Whentheyshowedhimthesurveillancetapes,Wheelerstaredindisbelief.“ButIworethejuice，”hesaid.Apparently,Wheelerthoughtthatrubbinglemonjuiceonhisskinwouldmakehiminvisibletovideotapecameras.Afterall,lemonjuiceisusedasinvisibleink,so,aslongashedidn'tcomenearaheatsource,heshouldhavebeencompletelyinvisible.ThecasecaughttheeyeofthepsychologistDavidDunningatCornellUniversity,whoenlistedhisgraduatestudent,JustinKruger,toseewhatwasgoingon.Theyreasonedthat,whilealmosteveryoneholdsfavourableviewsoftheirabilitiesinvarioussocialandintellectualfields,somepeoplemistakenlyassesstheirabilitiesasbeingmuchhigherthantheyactuallyare.This“illusionofconfidence”isnowcalledthe“Dunning-Krugereffect”，anddescribesthecognitivebiastoinflateself-assessment.Toinvestigatethisphenomenoninthelab,DunningandKrugerdesignedsomecleverexperiments.Inonestudy,theyaskedundergraduatestudentsaseriesofquestionsaboutgrammar,logicandjokes,andthenaskedeachstudenttoestimatehisorherscoreoverall,aswellastheirrelativerankingscomparedtotheotherstudents.Interestingly,studentswhoscoredthelowestinthesecognitivetasksalwaysoverestimatedhowwelltheydid—byalot.Studentswhoscoredinthebottomestimatedthattheyhadperformedbetterthantwo-thirdsoftheotherstudents!Sure,it'stypicalforpeopletooverestimatetheirabilities.Theproblemisthatwhenpeopleareincompetent,notonlydotheyreachwrongconclusionsandmakeunfortunatechoices,butalsotheyarerobbedoftheabilitytorealizetheirmistakes.Inasemester-longstudyofcollegestudents,goodstudentscouldbetterpredicttheirperformanceonfutureexamsifgivenfeedbackabouttheirscoresandrankings.However,thepoorestperformersshowednorecognition,despiteclearandrepeatedfeedbackthattheyweredoingbadly.Insteadofbeingconfusedorthoughtfulabouttheirincorrectways,incompetentpeopleinsistthattheirwaysarecorrect.AsCharlesDarwinwroteinTheDescentofMan(1871):“Ignorancemorefrequentlybegetsconfidencethandoesknowledge.”Interestingly,reallysmartpeoplealsofailtoaccuratelyself-assesstheirabilities.AsmuchasD-andF-gradestudentsoverestimatetheirabilities,A-gradestudentsunderestimatetheirs.Thedifferenceisthatcompetentpeoplecananddoadjusttheirself-assessmentifgivenappropriatefeedback,whileincompetentindividualscannot.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheDunning-KrugereffectisTRUE?A．Theeffectistrueforeveryoneindailylife.B．Itsuggeststhatmostpeoplelackcognitiveabilities.C．Somepeopleareoverconfidentabouttheirabilities.D．Theconclusionisdrawnbasedonaseriesofbankrobberies.2、Whatdothecollegestudents'behaviorsmentionedintheexperimentsprove?A．Feedbackplaysasignificantroleinestimatingone'sability.B．Incompetentpeoplehavearatherfixedattitudetowardstheirchoice.C．Goodstudentsalwayspredicttheirfutureperformanceaccurately.D．Peoplecan'trelyontheirpreviousbehaviortomakeadjustments.3、Theunderlinedword“begets”inParagraph4canbereplacedby“________”.A．givesriseto B．takesadvantageofC．makesupfor D．breaksawayfrom4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Realknowledgeisknowingtheextentofone'signorance.B．Itisimpossibleforpeopletoevaluatetheirrealcompetence.C．Illusionofconfidenceisthemajorsourceofpeople'sfailure.D．Thosewithgreatabilitiesoftenhavealowopinionofthemselves.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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．Mymotherhasalwaysbeeninvolvedinearly-childhoodeducation.Sheoftensetthesceneforchildrento1thejoyofphysicalactivity,gettingthemexcitedand2tolearn.MumwassoproudofmeafterI3thetriathlonatthe2000Olympics,butbeforethedust4,shegrabbedme,saying:‘"Nowthisisyour5.Useit.”Shewasn’tspeakingfromaneconomicpointofviewbuttalkingaboutthe6ofmybeingarolemodel,encouragingkidsto7theirdreams.SincetheOlympics,Ihave8morethan100schools.Italktothekidsabout“l(fā)ivingalifeless9aconceptpassedontomebymyparents—theideaof10beingaverage.Itellthemthatwhatyoubelieve,youwill11.AsIwasakid,mymothercametoevery12nottopressuremebutto13me.Oneofmyfavoritesports-relatedmemorieswaswhenIwas14intheCanadianTriathlonChampionships.AsIranbyabigtruck,Isawmymother15ontopofoneofitshugewheels,cheeringforme.Ifinditsadwhenpeoplesaytheirparentshaveneverseenthem16.WhenIwasattheUniversity,Icompletedonlyonesemesterandthendecidedto17soIcouldraceprofessionallyfull-time.MumwasthefirstpersonIcalled.Itwasa18moment.Iwasn’tsurehowshewouldreact.“Mum,Ihavethisopportunity,andIthinkI’mgoingtotakeit.Whatdoyouthink?”Shewasas19asever.Itturnedouttobeagood20.Supportingyourchildren,trustingtheirdecisions,givingwell-thought-outadvice—thosearedefinitelyimportantqualities.1、A．experienceB．evaluateC．expressD．expect2、A．a(chǎn)fraidB．readyC．relaxedD．reluctant3、A．wonB．choseC．playedD．watched4、A．roseB．settledC．flewD．a(chǎn)ppeared5、A．luckB．timeC．crossroadD．opportunity6、A．demandB．happinessC．courageD．importance7、A．displayB．followC．a(chǎn)ppreciateD．a(chǎn)bandon8、A．servedB．a(chǎn)ttendedC．visitedD．started9、A．energeticB．colorfulC．miserableD．ordinary10、A．neverB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．seldomD．usually11、A．neglectB．a(chǎn)chieveC．suspectD．a(chǎn)ssume12、A．practiceB．schoolC．gameD．kindergarten13、A．supportB．rewardC．instructD．comfort14、A．surfingB．jumpingC．joggingD．running15、A．sittingB．speakingC．standingD．performing16、A．competeB．succeedC．separateD．compromise17、A．dropinB．dropoffC．dropoutD．dropback18、A．magicB．nervousC．criticalD．serious19、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．talkativeC．imaginativeD．supportive20、A．considerationB．intentionC．suggestionD．decision第二節(jié)（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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinesehigh-speedrailwaysareaverycomfortablewaytotravelTheyareclean,quietand1．(efficiency)China2．(lead)otherdevelopingcountriesandevensomedevelopedonesinthisfieldsincethefirsthigh-speedtraincameintousein3．Thestationsare4．(main)builtoutsidethetowncenter,butlocaltransporthasbeenlengthened5．(connect)thehigh-speednetworkThe6．(facility)onthetrainarenewandthestaffarewelltrainedEventhesecondclasschairsprovideplentyofspaceThepassagesarewideandyoucanmoveeasily,not7．(disturb)anyoneYoucanuseyourmobilephoneorworkonyourlaptop,havingaccess8．theInternetThereisalsoarestaurantcar,thoughthekindsoffood9．(be)limitedThetoiletsarclarge,cleananduser-friendlytooThetrainalmostdoesn’trockEvenwhenthetrainbrakes,youcanhardlyfeelitshakeWhat’smore,withafastercheck-in,thehigh-speedtrainsarealso10．(little)affectedbyweatherthanplanesSeldomare11．delayedorcancelledforweatherconditionTherefore,theyhavebecomethefirstchoiceformanypassengers第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)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；只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。InMarch1984,DrJohnFellows,wholivedinEngland,anddeci