安徽科技学院《英语国家社会与文化》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语国家社会与文化》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Ifeltlikegivingup.Iprobably________，butmyDadwhispered,“Comeon!Youcanmakeit.”A．wouldhaveB．wouldC．shouldD．shouldhave2、Theyovercamesomedifficultiesandcompletedtheworkaheadoftime,________wassomethingwehadnotexpected.A．that B．whichC．it D．what3、—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such4、Ifyouhaveajob,______yourselftoitandfinallyyou’llsucceed.A．dodevote B．todevoteC．devoting D．devoted5、Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected6、Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto7、Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished8、—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick9、—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup10、Don’tletyourselfbe______intobuyingthingsyoudon’treallywant.A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AMicrosofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuron（运动神经元）diseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandchangethemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneurondisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorproblemsareexpensive,notstrongundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(校对)andabundant,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tochangethesituation…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(格)ofletters,whicheachmatchadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、WhichisnecessarytoinstallGazeSpeakforuseaccordingtothepassage?A．asmartphonewithacamera.B．asmartphonewithre-calibrationsystem.C．asmartphonewithastickerontheback.D．asmartphoneconnectedwithothersetups.2、ComparedwiththedisadvantagescurrentinputsystemforALSsufferershave,GazeSpeakwillbe_________.A．low-cost,stronginsystem,easytotakewithusersB．affordable,lightweight,environmentallyfriendlyC．easytooperate,movable,abletocheckitselfD．availableunderstronglight,richinresources,inexpensive3、Themostpossibledesignofthegridswillbe________.A．B．C．D．4、What’sthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Toadvertiseanewapp.B．TocallforattentiontoALSsufferers.C．Tosharetheinformationofan.app.D．Toshowrespecttotheprogrammeroftheapp.BThenewsofHarperLee’ssecondnovelbroketheinternet.GoSetaWatchmanwouldbepublishedinJuly.Leebecamearecluse(隐士)afterthepublicationofherfirstbook,ToKillaMockingbird,in1960.Althoughtheauthorhasbeenoutofthepubliceyeformorethan1years,thewavethatfollowedtheannouncementshowedhernovel’sbelovedplaceintheAmericanliteraryworks.In1991,TheBookoftheMonthClubandthelibraryofCongressconductedasurveythatmadereadersidentifybooksthathadmadeadifferenceintheirlives.Lee’sbookfollowedonlyTheBible.AlongsidetheworksofShakespeareandTwain,ToKillaMockingbirdremainsoneofthemostwidelytaughtbooksnationwide,reachinganestimated70%ofAmericanpublicschools.Whatmakesitsuchaperfectreadforyoungpeople?EnglishclassisaplacewhereyoungAmericanscometoknowthemselves.Inthefoldsofdustybooks,studentscanmakecontactwithhumanitybeyondthesuperficial(肤浅的)conversationsoftheschoolhallways.Literaturepromisesrelief,aplacetofigureoutone’sproblemsandgettoknowoneselfbetter.ToKillaMockingbirdparticularlydistinguishesitselfinthisregard.Itspeaksinchild’svoicewithouttreatingitsreadershipaschildren.Peoplehavecalleditan‘impossible’achievement,achildren’sbookpennedintheprose(散文)ofawell-educatedadult—it’sunlikelythatachildlikeScoutcouldexistintherealworld.Butthat’sexactlywhatmakesitsuchacharmingreadforyoungpeople.Italludesto(转弯抹角地说到)theconsciousnessofawell-educatedadultgoingthroughdifficultrealities,butshowsitthroughthelightandplayfulvoiceofacuriouslittlegirl.1、InwhichyearmightGoSetaWatchmancomeout?A．2015B．1960C．1910D．19912、WhichbookleavesthedeepestimpressiononAmericanreaders?A．GoSetaWatchmanB．ToKillaMockingbirdC．TheBibleD．Shakespeare’sworks3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutToKillaMockingbird?A．Itsauthormaybeaplayfulchild.B．It’sastoryaboutawell-educatedadult.C．Youngpeoplecanseethemselvesfromit.D．It’simpossibleforchildrenlikeScouttoexist.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．TheGreatWriter:HarperLeeB．TheGreatYoungPeopleNovelC．VoicesfromChildrenD．DifferencesHarperLeemade第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．Manypeoplethinkthatbabysittingisoneofthe1jobsforyoungpeople.Theyimagineateenagerputtingafewwell-behavedchildrentobedandthencontinuingtowatchtelevisionuntiltheparentsreturnhometohandoversomemoney.Well,Icantellyouhow2thatthoughtis.Inowworkall3onWednesdaysforaUkrainianfamilywiththreeyoungboys.Intheearlymorning,Igothereto4theoldertwowhiletheirmotherdoesherjobsortakescareofhersix-month-oldbaby.However,Iamalsothereto5theirEnglishbyteachingthemsongsandgamesinmynativelanguage.Now,fourmonthslater,Igethomeattheendoftheday6exhausted！Babysittingisnotajobforthe7ortheweak.Iexpected8childrenwhowouldbehavewellandlistentomeallthetime.9,Idon’tthinkthosekindofchildrenexistatall.Whilemytwoboysareusuallypoliteandcalm,theyare10childrenandalsoliketofight,screamandlosetheirtemperfornoreal11.Ioftenhavenoideawhytheycrytogether.Beingababysitterrequiresyoutoplayahundreddifferent12throughouttheday.IhavetobeafriendwhenIplaywiththeboys,buttheir13whenItellthemtodosomething.Whentheyhurtthemselves,Ihavetobetheir14,andwhentheyfightover15thingslikesharingtheircrayons(彩笔)，Ihavetobeanegotiator(调停者)。Whenlunchtimerollsaround,Iama(n)16topreparethemealandthenamaidasIcleanupafterlunch.Finally,inEnglish,ifsomeoneisvery17,wesaytheyhavethe“PatienceofGod”.IthinkIembody(体现)this18sometimes!Despitethe19involvedinmyjob,Iusuallydoenjoyit.WorkingwithchildrenissotiringthatIalwaysfeel20afterleavingthemwiththeirparentsattheendoftheday！1、A．hardestB．worstC．easiestD．heaviest2、A．wrongB．wonderfulC．rightD．believable3、A．morningB．afternoonC．nightD．day4、A．takeoffB．struggleagainstC．sendforD．lookafter5、A．learnB．improveC．exploreD．recognize6、A．suddenlyB．graduallyC．completelyD．exactly7、A．lazyB．youngC．strongD．rich8、A．impoliteB．perfectC．tallD．noisy9、A．AmazinglyB．StrangelyC．SadlyD．Hopefully10、A．traditionalB．formalC．unusualD．ordinary11、A．purposeB．doubtC．reasonD．question12、A．jobsB．partsC．looksD．toys13、A．teacherB．gardenerC．driverD．assistant14、A．nurseB．trainerC．guideD．protector15、A．surprisingB．unimportantC．seriousD．expensive16、A．managerB．eaterC．adviserD．cook17、A．patientB．impatientC．energeticD．lucky18、A．actionB．languageC．lessonD．expression19、A．satisfactionB．exhaustionC．disagreementD．kindness20、A．frightenedB．energeticC．relaxedD．nervous第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Whenpeopleheartheword"rat,"theymaythinkofdirtyanimals1．spreaddiseaseAndifyouareanEnglishlearner,youmayalsoconnecttheword"rat"withbad2．(express)Forexamples,callingsomeonea"rat"isabiginsultand"ratrace"describes3．joyless,hurriedwaysoflivingSoratsgenerallyarenotbelovedanimalseitherinlifeortheEnglishlanguage

However,therattrainersatthenonprofitorganization,APOPO,seetheanimalsvery4．(differ)TheyconsidertheratslifesaversBasedinTanzania,APOPOtrainspouchedrats5．(find)landmines(地雷)Andtherats6．theirextraordinarysenseofsmellareverygoodatthejobAPOPOcallstheiranimalteamHeroRats"Everybodyshouldknowthattheserats,they'renotstupidThey'renotterribleanimalsThey'rereally7．(intelligence)andtheycanbetrainedtodosome

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things"saysAmericanEllieCutright,anAPOPOtrainerfromCharleston,SouthCarolinaAPOPOestimatesthatworldwidethereare110millionhiddenexplosives8．(leave)bythewarTheseexplosivesarestill"live,"orabletoexplodeExpertssaysuchlandmineskillorwound5000peopleayearAPOPOsaysitsrats9．(discover)morethan107,000landminesandunexplodedexplosivessofar,10．(make)lifesaferforalmostamillionpeople第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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