湖南文理学院芙蓉学院《大学英语》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语》2021-2022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、Raisingtheincomesofthepoorislikelytobeineffectiveinawealthysociety,________accompaniedbyothermeasures.A．once B．when C．if D．unless2、Mikeislookingforanotherjobbecausehefeelsthatnothinghedoeshisboss.A．serves B．satisfiesC．promises D．supports3、WatchingbasketballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem________liveisquiteanother.A．perform B．performing C．toperform D．beingperformed4、Howdiditcomeabout________aquietpersonshouldappearsowildtoday?A．whether B．that C．if D．what5、（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．acrossB．aboveC．aroundD．along6、－IhearIronManIIIisonrecently.Let’ssetoffforthecinematoappreciateitnow.－________It’sabout10PM.I’msotiredthatImustgotobed.A．Let’sfindsomeoftheaction.B．Howdoyoufindit?C．It’sentirelyuptoyou.D．Youcan’tbeserious.7、Look!Here’saphoto______inmyclassroomatprimaryschool.Canyourecognizemeinit?A．taken B．takingC．totake D．beingtaken8、Asitseconomyismaturing，China’s_________agreaterroleincriticalissueslikeclimateanddevelopment.A．definingB．assumingC．guaranteeingD．assuring9、—Therentofourflatwillseea20%risethisyear?—Yes.That’s______Ihavecompromisedwiththeflatowner.A．whatB．whereC．howD．when10、Itissaidthattheonlysurvivorinthecarcrashwasbadlyinjured.However,somehowthedoctorsmanagedtohelphim______.A．pullthrough B．putthrough C．lookthrough D．breakthrough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。AIn2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Besuperiorto B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.BTodaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(线圈)thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.1、Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?A．Theseasonafterwinter.B．Beingyoungandhealthy.C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil.D．Tooccurorappearquickly.2、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theoriginoftheword“spring”B．Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.C．Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.D．Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.3、Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？A．AngryB．SurprisedC．HappyD．Frightened4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.B．Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.C．Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.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．Mydadalwayscollectedcoins.Hewouldwalktohislong-timebankersand1theyputatleastsomenewcoinsasideforhim2coinswereissued.Hegavethemtoevery3member.Itgraduallybecameaspecialfamily4togetcoinsfromDad.Whenmydaddied,Ifeltasenseof5.MyfatherandIhadbeensoclose.Iwaslostwithouthis6andsupport.IwonderedifIwould7feelmydadaroundmeagain,watchingoverme.ItwasrightafterHurricaneKatrina.Attheendofamotivationalmeeting,Ifeltso8asIlookedatthesedevotedvolunteers.Tomysurprise,whenIglancedatthe9,Isawacoinfromthestatewheremydadwas10andraised.Later,Iwenttothebankto11acheck.Thebankmanager,whohadknownme,calledmeintoheroffice,showingmethecoinsforallthestatesmydadhad12.Eversincethattime,Ihavealways13coinsatthemostextraordinarytimes,whenIneededsupportthemost.14,nowadayswhenIneedemotionalsupportduringatoughtime,acoinwillalways15inastrangeplace.Noweverytimeacoinappearsinourhouse,oneofmy16says,“Oh,it’sGrandpa!”Weallfeelasenseof17everytimeasinglecointurnsupina(n)18place.Wehaveallaccepteditasa19oflove,guidanceandsupportfromDad—and20coinmakesussmile.1、A．pointoutB．talkaboutC．lookatD．makesure2、A．becauseB．whenC．sinceD．until3、A．clubB．bankC．familyD．team4、A．principleB．traditionC．discoveryD．memory5、A．reliefB．dutyC．guiltD．emptiness6、A．promiseB．beliefC．guidanceD．expectation7、A．everB．justC．alreadyD．even8、A．nervousB．anxiousC．disappointedD．grateful9、A．ceilingB．floorC．playgroundD．wall10、A．playedB．savedC．bornD．chosen11、A．writeB．postC．cashD．print12、A．sharedB．orderedC．receivedD．collected13、A．foundB．countedC．droppedD．collected14、A．UnluckilyB．GraduallyC．AmazinglyD．Obviously15、A．breakoutB．endupC．fadeawayD．showup16、A．studentsB．colleaguesC．kidsD．friends17、A．comfortB．achievementC．prideD．loss18、A．unexpectedB．fixedC．similarD．distant19、A．supportB．messageC．resultD．record20、A．anotherB．everyC．eitherD．other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。IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtogiveaspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes2．(look)atmeIhadno3．(choose)buttoprepareforit,thoughFirstofall,Iwastodraft(草拟)thespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriterButthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowedTherealmomentbegan5．IstoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblankButmylisteners6．(wait)patientlywithoutanysignsofrushingmeGraduallyIfoundmyselfback,7．(give)myspeechwithdifficultyAfterwhatseemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeabigaudiencedisappearedActually,withmy8．(confident)buildingup,InowturnouttobeagreatspeakerLookingbac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