湖南科技学院《专业英语（一）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024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、Thegoal,whichtheyareunlikelytolivetosee,isto“cure,preventormanagealldiseases”inthenext80orsoyears.A．accomplish B．accomplishedC．accomplishing D．beingaccomplished2、—Mum,littleRaybrokehistoysagain!—Itdoesn'tmatter.Yousee,accidents_____happen.A．shall B．should C．must D．will3、________onlinepaymentissafe,peoplewillbemorelikelytolinktheirbankcardstoWeChat.A．EventhoughB．AsthoughC．EversinceD．Aslongas4、Thetwogirlsaregettingonverywellandshare_______witheachother.A．little B．much C．some D．none5、AmericansingerTaylorSwift,21,________bigatthe2011AcademyofCountryMusicAwardsintheUSonApril3rd.A．stood B．gave C．scored D．made6、Hefinishedwritinghisfirstnovellastyear,andweallthinkthatis______hiscareerreallytookoff.A．where B．whenC．how D．why7、Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted8、Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen9、Thetwobirds_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.Inotherwords,they_________eachotherinshapeandcolor.A．differ,aredifferentfrom B．differfrom,aredifferenttoC．resemble,aresimilarto D．resemble,aresimilarwith10、IbrokemyrelationshipwithPeterbecausehealwaysfound_______withme.A．errorB．failureC．mistakeD．fault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。ATheSecrettoHappinessAnewreportmakesitclearthatwhenitcomestothelifesatisfactionofUKcitizens,theballisinthegovernment’scourt.Forsometime,sensiblepeoplehavebeenarguingthatgovernmentsneedtofocuslessoneconomicgrowthandmoreonthewellbeing（幸福）ofcitizens.Becarefulwhatyouwishfor.Inresponsetothisdemand,from2011DavidCameroninstructedtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstogatherdataonpeople’sself-reportedhappinessandlifesatisfaction.Littlepracticalgoodhascomefromthissofar,butanewreportbyGeorgeBanghamfortheResolutionFoundationisoneofthebestattemptstomakeusefulsenseofthedata.Heconcludes:“Thebestprospectsforpolicymakerstargetingfutureincreasesinnationalwellbeinglieinraisingjobquality,raisingincomes,particularlyatthelowerend,andpoliciestoimprovesecurityinthehousingmarket.”Theagecorrelation（相关）turnsouttobecertainlylinkedtopolitics,despitethefactthatnopoliticalpartycanmakeadifferencetoyourdateofbirth.Thehappinessofpensionersisnotjustafunctionoftheirage,butofpolicy.Onaverage,70-year-oldboomerstodayarethemostaffluentretireesinhistory,oftenowningtheirownhomesandinreceiptofgenerouspensions.Peopleof70arenotgoingtobeascontentin30or40years’timeiftheyareunabletoretire,don’towntheirhomesandhavesmallincomes.However,thereisonerespectinwhichteensandrecentretireesareremarkablysimilar.Comparedtootheragegroups,theytendtoinhabitasweetspotofhavinghighdegreesoffreedom.Thetypical16-year-oldhasnewfreedomswithouteverhavinghadanyseriousresponsibilities.Thetypical70-year-old,havingexperiencedalifetimeofworkandfamilyduties,hasaverydifferentkindoffreedom,onebornfromrelief.Besides，itshouldnotsurpriseustofindthatpeopletendtobehappierwhentheyhavefewerworries.Butthis,too,hasimportantpoliticalimplications.Ifthegovernmentisreallyinterestedinraisingoverallnationalhappiness,ithastomakesureasmanycitizensaspossiblefeelsecureintheirhealth,theirhousingandtheirincomes.Differentstates’recordsinachievingthisisoneimportantreasonwhyNordiccountriesrepeatedlyscorehighlyininternationallifesatisfactionsurveysandNorthAmericaunderperformsrelativetoitsGDP.Whicheverwayyoulookatit,thereisnoescapingtheconclusionthatincreasingwellbeingacrosssocietyrequiresjoined-up,long-termpolicyefforts.ThisisexactlywhattheResolutionFoundationrecommends.1、Whatcanbeconveyedfromthesentence“theballisinthegovernment’scourt”inParagraph1?A．Thegovernmentofficialsarefondofplayingballgames.B．Thegovernmentdeterminesnationalhappiness.C．Thegovernmentmakescitizensfeelhappy.D．Thegovernmentisinaballgame.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Responsible. B．Careful.C．Honest. D．Rich.3、Accordingtotheauthor,thesecrettohappinessisfreedomand_________.A．income B．healthC．security D．destiny4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefunctionofgovernmentonnationalhappiness?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Unsatisfactory.BListencarefullytothefootstepsinthefamilyhome,especiallyifithaswoodenfloors,andyoucanprobablyworkoutwhoitisthatiswalkingabout.Thefeaturesmostcommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefaces,voices,fingerprintsandretinalscans.Buttheir“behaviouralbiometrics”,suchasthewaytheywalk,arealsogiveaways.Researchershave,forseveralyears,usedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalysepeople’sgaits,andarenowquitegoodatit.Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetrickyespeciallyifthatsystemissupposedtobehidden.Camerasareoftenvisible,arehardtosetup,requi5regoodlightingandmayhavetheirviewblockedbyotherpeople.SoateamledbyKrikorOzanyanoftheUniversityofManchester,inEnglandandPatriciaScullyoftheNationalUniversityofIreland,inGalwayhavebeenlookingforabetterwaytorecognizegait.Theiranswer:pressure-sensitivemats.Inthemselves,suchmatsarenothingnew.Theyhavebeenpartofsecuritysystemsfordonkeys’years.ButDr.OzanyanAndDr.Scullyuseacomplexversionthatcanrecordtheamountofpressureappliedindifferentplacesassomeonewalksacrossit.Thesemeasurementsformapatternuniquetothewalker.Dr.OzanyanandDr.Scullythereforeturned,asisnowcommonforanythingtodowithpatternrecognition,toanArtificialIntelligencesystemthatusesmachinelearningtorecognizesuchpatterns.Itseemstowork.Inastudypublishedearlierthisyearthetworesearcherstestedtheirsystemonadatabaseoffootstepstroddenby127differentpeople.Theyfoundthatitserrorrateinidentifyingwhowaswhowasamere0.7%.AndDr.Scullysaysthatevenwithoutadatabaseoffootstepstoworkwiththesystemcandeterminesomeone’ssexwomenandmen,withwideandnarrowpelvises(骨盆)respectively,walkindifferentways,andguess,withreasonableaccuracy,asubject’sage.Amat-basedgait-recognitionsystemhastheadvantagethatitwouldworkinanylightingconditionsevenpitch-darkness.Andthoughitmightfailtoidentifysomeoneif,say,shewaswearingstilettosandhadbeenenteredintothedatabasewhilewearingtrainers,itwouldbeveryhardtofoolitbyimitatingthegaitofanindividualwhowasallowedadmissiontoaparticularplace.ThelatestphaseofDr.Ozanyan’sandDr.Scully’sprojectisaredesignofthemat.Theoldmatscontainedindividualpressuresensors.Thenewonescontainopticalfibres(光纤).Light-emittingdiodes(二极管)distributedalongtwoneighbouringedgesofamattransmitlightintothefibres.Sensorsontheoppositeedges(andthustheoppositeendsoftheopticalfibres)measurehowmuchofthatlightisreceived.Anypressureappliedtopartofthematcausesadistortion(变形)inthefibresandaconsequentchangeintheamountoflighttransmitted.Boththelocationandamountofchangecanbeplottedandanalyzedbythemachine-learningsystem.Dr.Ozanyansaysthattheteamhavebuiltademonstrationfibre-opticmat,twometerslongandametrewide,usingmaterialsthatcost￡100($130).Theyarenowtalkingtocompaniesaboutcommercializingit.Oneapplicationmightbeinhealthcare,particularlyfortheelderly.Afibre-opticmatinstalledinanursinghomeoranoldperson’sownresidencecouldmonitorchangesinanindividual’sgaitthatwarncertainillnesses.Thatwouldprovideearlywarningofsomeonebeingatgreaterriskoffallingover,say,oroftheircognitionbecomingdamaged.Gaitanalysismightalsobeusedassasecuritymeasureintheworkplace,monitoringaccesstorestrictedareas,suchaspartsofmilitarybases,serverfarmsorlaboratoriesdealingwithharmfulmaterials.Inthesecases,employeeswouldneedtoagreetotheirgaitsbeingscanned,justastheywouldagreetothescanningoftheirfacesorretinasforopticalsecuritysystems.Perhapsthemostfascinatinguseofgait-recognitionmats,though,wouldbeinpublicplaces,suchasairports.Forthattowork,thefootstepsofthosetoberecognizedwouldneedtohavebeenstoredinadatabase,whichwouldbehardertoarrangethanthecollectionofmugshotsandfingerprintsthatexistingairportsecuritysystemsrelyon.Somepeople,however,mightvolunteerforit.Manyaircreworpre-registeredfrequentflyerswouldwelcomeanythingthatspeededuponeofthemosttiresomepartsofmoderntravel.1、Camera-basedgaitrecognitionfailstocomeintowideuse,because_____.a.it’snoteasytofindthecamerasb.fingerprintrecognitionisstillpopularc.sometimesthecamerascanbecoveredd.it’sawasteofmoneytofixtheequipmente.goodlightingconditionscan’tbeguaranteedf.it’sdifficulttosetupthesystem.A．acf B．bdeC．cdf D．cef2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph6-8?A．Thenewmatsfunctiongreatlywithindividualpressuresensorsbuiltin.B．Thenewmatswillbelikelytoworkbetterwithenoughpressure.C．Theelderlyarecuredoftheirdiseaseswiththemonitorofthefibre-optic.D．Restrictedareasareaccessibletothosewiththeirgaitsscannedbeforehand.3、Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph5?A．Themat-basedgait-recognitionsystem B．ThegaitstoredinthedatabaseC．Theadvantageofworkinginanylightcondition. D．Theadmissiontoaparticularplace.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Listentoyourfootsteps B．ApplaudpatternrecognitionC．Lovethewayyouwalk D．Betterthematsyoustepon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．It'sfourteenyearssinceIleftthePhilippinestolivewithmyfamilyintheUSA．Amonthago,whileonsummervacationbackinmymotherland,Ilearnedalessonfrommosquito(蚊子)bites.Rightbefore1KennedyAirportinNewYork,mygrandma2meofthebehaviorofthenativemosquitoesaroundthe3likeme.Shesaid,"There'sanoldsaying—the4youstayawayfromthemotherland,thesweeteryourblood5tothemosquitoes."Not6it,Ireplied,"Grandma,that'sjustanoldwives'tale!"Well,lessthanaweek7myarrivalinManila,Iwasalreadycarpetedwitha8ofmosquitobites.Itookmanymeasurestokeepmyselffrombeing9,buttheyallproveduseless.Lateone10inmycousin'shome,Icouldn'tbearthe11ofthebites.Hopingtofindsomecomfort,I12mycousin,whowassleepingpeacefullyinthebednexttomine.Unhappyforbeing13shesaid,"Thereisnothingyoucando.Gobacktosleep."Withafewturns,shesleptagain.Enviously(妒嫉地)14hersleep,Ihopedabigmosquitowould15onherface.However,themosquitoeswouldjustlightlydancearoundherforeheadandflyawayquickly,neverbitingher.Amazed(惊奇的),Irantoothers'16,onlytofindtheywereallsleeping17asthesamethingoccurredagainandagain.Fromthosebites,Icameto18mygrandma'ssillytale.Fromthenon,I'vealwaystriedtokeepa(n)19mindaboutthosestrangeoldwives'tales20theydohavesometruthtothem.1、A．leaving B．passing C．visiting D．finding2、A．persuaded B．reminded C．warned D．informed3、A．students B．foreigners C．passengers D．visitors4、A．earlier B．longer C．sooner D．later5、A．grows B．goes C．flows D．remains6、A．expecting B．understanding C．recognizing D．believing7、A．after B．before C．when D．as8、A．shade B．pile C．cloud D．blanket9、A．touched B．bitten C．defeated D．discovered10、A．morning B．afternoon C．evening D．night11、A．noise B．hit C．pain D．effect12、A．wokeup B．shoutedat C．lookedfor D．droppedon13、A．blamed B．interrupted C．moved D．frightened14、A．having B．watching C．making D．helping15、A．land B．fly C．fall D．wait16、A．houses B．flats C．rooms D．homes17、A．joyfully B．anxiously C．soundlessly D．worriedly18、A．tell B．know C．remember D．accept19、A．open B．active C．clear D．honest20、A．and B．so C．because D．until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。Classrooms1．(change)littleinthepastfewcenturiesStudentsattendclass,takenotesanddotheirhomeworkTheteacherlecturesandadministratorsatestStudentsgettheirgradesandmoveontothenexttopicByandlarge,students2．(especial)themostdisadvantagedonesattendtheschooloruniversity3．(build)neartheirhome,regardlessofitsqualityTheseroutinesarestartingtochangeInasmallbutgrowingnumberofschools,studentswatch4．(lecture)onlineandcometoclasspreparedtohandlehomeworkandworkwithteachersandclassmatesTheyinteractwithcomputerprogramsthatallowthemtowork5．theirownpaceTeachersrelyonthesameprograms6．(score)testsandessaysAndlocalschoolsarenolongerapupil’sonlyoptionStart-upsandnonprofitsmakehigh-qualitycoursesavailableonlinetoanyonewithanInternet7．(connect)Whatisdrivingthisdigitalrevolution?Onefactoristhatschoolsanduniversitiesareunder8．(great)pressurethaneverbeforeMoreandmorestudentsareseekinghigherlevelsofeducationatatime9．manyschoolscannothiretheteacherstheyneedAtthesametime,governmentsandinstitutionsareraising10．standardforwhatstudentsshouldknowateverystageofschool第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。DearTom，Howisitgoing?Knowing