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《英語泛讀（四）》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)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、Marylikedtolookbackonherhigh—schooldays，shethoughtwerethehappiestinherlife．A．that B．what C．which D．when2、Theyoungviolinistisveryexcitedbecausetheconcertgivenbyhimhasneverbeen_____.A．successful B．moresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful D．themostsuccessful3、Openingthedoor,Mrs．Summersfoundfamilyofcatsshutinthebathroom．A．a(chǎn);不填 B．a(chǎn);the C．the;不填 D．the;the4、Tofetchwaterbeforebreakfastseemedtomearule______.A．toneverbreak B．nevertohavebrokenC．nevertobebroken D．nevertobebreaking5、It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)slongas6、Hewasofferedapositionatthelocalchurchschool,_____hewenttotheCambridge.A．a(chǎn)fterwhen B．sincewhichC．a(chǎn)fterwhich D．sincewhen7、MartinLutherKing,Jr.putitthatpeaceisnotmerelyadistantgoalthatweseek,butameans_____wearriveatthatgoal.A．that B．where C．bywhich D．withwhich8、—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．a(chǎn)ny9、Ifyouseethingsinanegativelight,youwillfindfaultseverywhereandproblemswheretherearereally________．A．noneB．someC．manyD．nothing10、—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ASemi-retiredadvertisingagencyownerStephenThomas,28,hasbeeninvestingonandoffforthepast30years.Hemademoneyinthe.dotcomboombutgothisfingersburnedwhenthebubbleburstinMarch2000.Whenhegotaccesstohispensionhedecidedtostartinvestingagain,thistimewiththehelpofhissonSam.NowthetwomeetupmostafternoonsatStephen’shomeinSandbach,Cheshiretotalkaboutinvestments.Thedaystartsat4amwhenSamlooksatcompanyannouncementsonline.Theseregulatoryannouncementscanincludeafirm’saccounts,generalupdatesornewsofmergers(合并)oracquisitions.Samflagsupcompaniesthathethinkslookinterestingtohisdadwhothendoessomemoreresearch.EachhasanISA(IndividualSavingsAccount)withAJBell,whichtheyusetobuyindividualstocksandshares.ItisariskywaytoinvestbutthetwolikedoingtheirownresearchoncompaniesandStephenmakesanefforttogotoinvestorpresentationsandtrytomeettheCEOanddirectorsofthefirmstheyinvestinandtospeaktootherinvestorsinthecompanies.Theyhaveinvestedinoilcompaniesandpetcarebusinesses,tonamejustafew.Butwhiletheinvestmentsofthetwomenaresimilar,theydohavedifferentapproaches.WhileSamlikestoholdsharesforthelongtermasheissavingmoneyforhisfutureretirement,Stephenlikestobuywithanyprofitshemakes.Samsays,“WedonotarguebecausewehaveseparateISAs.Itmeansfinallywemakeourowndecisionsaboutwhichsharestoinvestin.Theonlytimewemighthaveadisagreementiswhenwebothwanttousetheloginforthenewsserviceatthesametime.”1、WhathappenedtoStephenin2000?A．Hehadtoretirefromtheagency.B．Hegaveawayallhispensions.C．Hegotinjuredinanaccident.D．Hesufferedalossinhisinvestment.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“flagsup”inParagraph2mean?A．Marks.B．Abandons.C．Takesover.D．Setsup.3、HowdidStephenusuallyconducthisownresearch?A．Bymeetingclientsandotherinvestors.B．Bypredictingthetrendofthemarket.C．Byanalyzingsomeresearchdata.D．Bydoingongoinginterviewsonline.4、InwhataspectdoSamandhisfathershareininvestment?A．Thewaytodealwiththereturn.B．Thepercentageofthesharestheyhold.C．Theenthusiasmfortheinvestment.D．Theapproachtostockmarketresearch.BEndlessplayingofsongslikeAllIwantforChristmasinshopsduringthefestiveseasondoesn’tjustdriveusmad—thesongsalsomakeusmorecarelesswithourmoney,researchhaswarned.WhilerepeatedperformanceofJingleBellsmayseemlikeaninnocentattempttoraisecustomers’spiritsduringthenightmareofChristmasshopping,thesongsalsohaveamoredelicateimpact.“Backgroundmusic,or“Muzak”,canbeusedbymarketerstoimposeculturessuchasthecommercializationofChristmasontoconsumersandinfluencetheirbehaviour,”expertssaid.Dr.AlanBradshawofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,said,“Festivejinglesareforce-fedtoChristmasshoppersinabidtochangetheirmood,influencetheirsenseoftimeandwhatsortofproductstheybuy.Inotherwords,thisisanattempttocontrolyourshoppinghabitsinawaythatyoumighthardlybeawareof.”“Oftenwearetoldthatwehavethefreedomtochoosewherewewanttoshop,butduringChristmastheuseofmusicinthiswayissocommonthatourfreedomtochoosedisappears.”Dr.BradshawandProfMorrisHolbrookofColumbiaUniversityexaminedthephenomenonandfoundthatretailersoften“dumbdown”themusicplayedinshopstorelaxcustomers,meaningitiseasiertocontroltheirbehaviour.Itisthoughtthatslowingdowntherhythmofmusicinshopscantrickcustomersintothinkinglesstimehaspassed,andthereforespendmoretimeexaminingtheshelves,forexample.Someprovidersofbackgroundmusichavebeenknowntopromotetheirservicesbyclaimingtheycanboostprofitsbycontrollingthebehaviourofcustomers.“Acommontrickistotakeapopularcurrentsongandrecordaninstrumentalversionwhichcanbesloweddownorspedupatdifferenttimeofthedaytoinfluencebehaviourindifferentways,”Dr.Bradshawsaid.Backgroundmusicisoftenclassedas“Muzak”inhonoroftheSeattle-basedcompanywhichbeganproducingitssoft-soundingmelodiesinthe1930s.1、AccordingtoDr.Bradshaw,inwhatwaysdoesChristmasmusicinfluencecustomers?①theirmood②theirincome③theirsenseoftime④thesortofproductstheybuyA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④2、Shopkeepersslowdowntherhythmofmusicinshopsto___________.A．letcustomersspendmoretimeshoppingB．makecustomersandsalesassistantsrelaxedC．letcustomersenjoythebeautifulmusicD．helpcustomersfindwhattheyreallywant3、Whatkindofmusicisnowoftenadaptedtoinfluencecustomersinshops?A．Classicalmusic B．Popularmodernsongs. C．Folksongs. D．Jazzmusic.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MusicmakeshappyChristmasB．Christmas“Muzak”C．HowtomakeChristmasmusic?D．Christmasmusicmakesusspendmore第三部分語言知識運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．Onedayamanwasaskedtopaintaboatbytheowneroftheboat.Hebroughtwithhimpaintand1andbegantopainttheboatbrightred,astheowneraskedhim.Whilepainting,he2therewasaholeintheboatanddecidedto3it.Whenhefinishedpainting,hereceivedhis4andleft.Thenextday,theowneroftheboatcametothepainterand5himwithanicecheck,much6thanthepaymentforpainting.Thepainterwas7.“You’vealreadypaidmeforpaintingtheboat!”hesaid.“Butthisisnotforthepaint8.It’sforhavingrepairedtheholeintheboat.”“Butitwassucha(n)9service.Certainlyit’snotworth10mesuchahighamountforsomethingsounimportant!”“Mydearfriend,youdonot11.Nowletmetellyouwhat12.WhenIaskedyoutopainttheboat,I13tomentionaboutthehole.Whentheboatdried,mykidstooktheboatand14afishingtrip.Theydidnotknowthattherewasa15intheboat.Iwasnotathomeatthattime.WhenIreturnedandnoticedtheyhadtakentheboat,Iwas16becauseIrememberedthattheboathadahole.Imaginemy17andjoywhenIsawthemreturningfromfishing.“Then,I18theboatandfoundthatyouhadrepairedthehole!Yousee,now,whatyoudid?You19mychildren!Idonothaveenoughmoneytopayyour‘small’gooddeed.”So,nomailerwho,whenorhow,just20repairallthe“l(fā)eaks”youfind.1、A．chainsB．brushesC．beliefsD．pens2、A．consultedB．remindedC．roundD．confirmed3、A．repairB．wipeC．hideD．measure4、A．benefitB．baggageC．keyD．money5、A．a(chǎn)dmiredB．treatedC．presentedD．comforted6、A．higherB．lessC．quickerD．wealthier7、A．shockedB．excitedC．movedD．surprised8、A．a(chǎn)wardB．kindnessC．jobD．skill9、A．cheapB．smallC．valuableD．a(chǎn)dditional10、A．lendingB．sellingC．borrowingD．paying11、A．screamB．bowC．forgiveD．understand12、A．happenedB．existedC．crashedD．circulated13、A．decidedB．hatedC．forgotD．remembered14、A．wentthroughB．wentonC．dreamedaboutD．turnedto15、A．holeB．signC．ruleD．danger16、A．a(chǎn)ngryB．desperateC．embarrassedD．clumsy17、A．sorrowB．situationC．patienceD．relief18、A．pulledB．spottedC．examinedD．destroyed19、A．savedB．taughtC．instructedD．treasured20、A．exactlyB．carefullyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．finally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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Afterfouryearsoflivinghere,Ihaveabetter1．(understand)ofnorthernChina’sfoodNorthernChina’shearty(豐富)foodis2．(general)moreacceptabletoWesternersTheycanenjoyBeijingroastduck,beefanddairyfromInnerMongolia,andKoreandishesinthenortheastNorthernChinaexperiencescoldanddrywinters,andhotsummers,3．(make)caloriesandsaltreplacementmoreimportantAsaresult,northerndisheshavestrongflavors,comparedwiththesouth4．dishesarelightinflavorWheatisthemaincropofnorthernChina,andyouwillfindavarietyofwheat-flour5．(product)Riceisalsoeateninthenorth,butitiscertainlysecondarytowheatDumplingsareverypopularinthenorth6．(serve)withvinegarfordippingNorthernerstendtoeatmoremeatanddairyforthepurpose7．fightingagainstthecoldweatherMostmeatdishes8．(base)onmutton,pork,beef,chickenandfishTherearelessfreshvegetable