韶关学院《英语演讲与辩论》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语演讲与辩论》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Ididntseeyoursisteratthemeeting.Ifshe,shewouldhavemetmybrother.A．hascome B．didcomeC．came D．hadcome2、Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto3、—AreyoucomingtoJeff’sparty?—I’mnotsure.I______gototheconcertinstead.A．must B．wouldC．should D．might4、Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat5、Youcan’timaginehowexcitedwewere________thatourschoolmateshadwonthefirstplaceinNationalRobotCompetition.A．learning B．havinglearnedC．tobelearning D．tolearn6、—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup7、Heisabad-temperedfellow,buthe________bequitecharmingwhenhewishes.A．shall B．shouldC．can D．must8、Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout9、Youshouldsetagoalandsee________youcanachieveitinthecomingexam.A．which B．whatC．whether D．when10、Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood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。AWhatdoyoudoifyournationhasaseverewatershortageandhappenstobelocatedinadesert?Ifyouhavetheresources,youturntotechnology,whichiswhatacompanyintheoil-richUnitedArabEmirates(阿联酋)(UAEforshort)isplanningtodo.Thecountry,whichgetslessthanfourinchesofrainperyear,couldsolveitsissuewithwatershortagebydraggingicebergsfromAntarcticatoitsshores.Thefirstsuchattemptwillbeginin2018.OncetheicebergisatUAEshores,theiceabovethewaterlinewouldbecutoffandcrushedintodrinkingwater,whichwouldthenbestoredinlargewatertanks.Theicebergwouldalsohaveabroaderimpact,saysAbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehi:“ColdairoutfromanicebergclosetotheshoreoftheArabianSeawouldcauserainstormsacrosstheArabianGulfandthesouthernregionoftheArabianPeninsulaallyearround.Astherisingairexpands,coolsandcondenses(冷凝)duetothedecreaseinairpressure,watervapor(水蒸气)iscollectedintheclouds,whichbecomesheavyandfallsasrain.”Moreicebergswillbringmorewatervaporandclouds,creatingaprofound(巨大的)effectontheregionalclimateoveradecade,turningthedesertinto“greenmeadows(草地)”.ThemeltingicebergwouldalsoaddfreshwatertotheArabiansea,returningbiodiversity.Therewouldalsobeaboost(兴旺)fortourismfromallthepeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs.TheEmiratesIcebergProjectcomesfromagroupofeffortsbyNABLcalled“FillingtheEmptyQuarter”.Theprojectaimstodramaticallyinfluencethedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”,theplanet’slargestsanddesert.Theregionisalsotherichestoil-producingareaintheworld,includingpartsofSaudiArabia,Oman,UAEandYemen.1、WhatistheUAEplanningtodoaccordingtothetext?A．TocollectfreshseawaterfromAntarctica.B．TodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothecountry.C．TomakeicebergsfromAntarcticamelt.D．Toget20billiongallonsoffreshwaterfromicebergs.2、WhatAlShehisaidreflectstheeffectoficebergson_______.A．theweatherB．theindustryC．thebiodiversityD．thetourism3、Accordingtothetext,thedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”are______.A．turningintogreenmeadowsB．theresourceofsaltintheArabianseaC．theemptyareawithoutpopulationD．abundantinoilasamatteroffact4、Accordingtothetext,icebergstobedraggedtoUAE’shoreswill_________.A．bringwatervaporandsandB．addsaltwatertotheArabianseaC．become“greenmeadows”D．attractpeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergsBNexttimeyougoshopping,keepinmindthattheremaybehiddencamerasanalyzingyourhabits.Accordingtoa2015surveyof150managersfromComputerServicesCorporation,aquarterofBritishshopsusefacialrecognitionsoftwaretocollectdataonshopperbehavior.Withconcernsthatface-recognitioncameras“arekindofinvasive(冒犯的)”,BritishanalysisfirmHoxtonAnalyticshascomeupwithanewwayofmeasuringfootfall(客流)—byfilmingpeople'sshoes.Thetechnologycancollectalargeamountofpersonalinformation."Wehavecamerasat50cmoffthegroundandtheypointdownsotheyarelessinvasivethanfacialrecognition,"DuncanMann,Hoxton'sofficersaid.Asmoderncitiesgetfuller—70percentofthepopulationwillliveinurbanareasby2050—camerasandothertechnologiesaretakingoverpublicspacesandcollectingourdata.Theirpurposeistokeeppeoplesafe,provideefficientservicesandpreventdisastersandcrimes.Butsomearenothappywiththecamerasasfarastheirprivacy(隐私)isconcerned."Veryfewofushaveanyrealconceptofwhatdatasmartcitiesaregathering,"saidRenateSamson.Webegingivingawaydataassoonaswewakeup.Whenweenterthetransportsystem,wearegivingawayevenmoredetailsaboutourselvesthroughsmartcards,mobilephonesorcreditcards.NickMillman,directorataconsultingfirmthinksstatisticsarethekeytotheprivacyconcern.HeusedtheexampleofGoogleMaps,whichistomonitortheflowoftrafficinStockholm.Heexplained,"Itisbasicallyaddingprivacycontrolstostatisticssothatyouonlyseethedatayouneedtoknowabout".Inthiscase,Googlegetsenoughdatatoimprovetrafficbutnotsomuchthatitshowsindividualjourneypatterns.1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．Anintroductiontocollectingshoppers'data.B．Theconcernsaboutgivingawaypersonaldata.C．Theproblemscausedbyimbalanceddistributionofpopulation.D．Aninventionrecordingandcollectingcustomers'information.2、ThenewtechnologyinventedbyHoxtonAnalytics_______.A．cangatheralotofpeople'spersonaldatafromtheirshoesB．usescamerasfittedonthegroundtocollectcustomers'dataC．hasimprovedtheaccuracyoffacialrecognitionsoftwareD．offersaperfectsolutiontocustomers'privacyconcerns3、Accordingtotheauthor,camerasinmoderncities_______.A．causeahugewasteofpublicspaceB．helpreducethesizeofpopulationinurbanareasC．arelikelytohelpimprovetrafficconditionsD．aretoavoidcrimesanddisastersandprovideefficientservices4、WhatisRenateSamson'sattitudetowardtheriseofsmartcities?A．Worried.B．Optimistic.C．Confused.D．Uninterested.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．Johngraduatedfromakeyuniversityandhewasverygoodathismajor.Hewishedtofindagoodjob.Oneday,hewenttoacompanyto1forajob.Hegotthenewsinanewspaper.Hedidsomeresearchonthiscompany.Whenhewas2,everythingwentwell.Themanageraskedhimsomequestionsandheansweredthem3.Johnwasverysatisfiedwithhisperformancesandwasvery4thathecouldgetthejob.Butatthatmoment,themanager’sphone5.Hepickedupthephone,listenedandnodded.AndthenheturnedaroundandsaidtoJohn,“Sorry,Iwanttogetsomeimportant6now.Pleasegivemethebookwiththered7onthatdesk.”Johnlookedaroundandfound3booksonthedesk,soJohnwenttothedesk,tookonebookandhandedittohim8.Holdingthebook,themanager9thephoneandsaid,“Sorry,wecannotgivethejobtoyou.”Johnwas10andwonderedwhy.Themanagersaid,“Therearethree11.First,whenyoucameintotheofficeroom,Ifoundthatthethirdbuttononyourshirthadbeenmissing.Second,therearethreebookswithredcoversonthatdesk,butyoudidn’taskmewhichoneIneededandyoutookone12.Third,Iwasansweringthecall.Youshould13tothedesktosavetime.These14showedyouarenotacarefulperson.”Therefore,Johndidn’tgetthejob.Wecanlearna(n)15fromJohn’sexperience.Somepeopledon’t16thedetailsinourlife.Butitisthedetailsthat17.Notonlyshouldwevaluewhatwelearnbutalsoweshouldpaymoreattentiontothedetails.Sometimestheycaneven18oursuccessorfailure.Weshouldformthehabitofbeingcarefulandlearntokeepthe19ofquantityandquality.Weshouldkeepitinmindthat20comesfirst,withoutwhichquantityisofnosignificance.1、A．voteB．applyC．prepareD．wait2、A．interviewedB．contactedC．askedD．questioned3、A．immediatelyB．slowlyC．fluentlyD．generally4、A．gratefulB．excitedC．luckyD．confident5、A．lostB．calledC．answeredD．rang6、A．arrangementB．responseC．insightD．information7、A．pictureB．coverC．characterD．mark8、A．politelyB．eagerlyC．purposelyD．quickly9、A．searchedforB．pickedupC．hungupD．heldon10、A．helplessB．surprisedC．disappointedD．worried11、A．methodsB．resultsC．reasonsD．collections12、A．eventuallyB．randomlyC．regularlyD．certainly13、A．runB．pushC．walkD．move14、A．partsB．factsC．storiesD．details15、A．subjectB．ideaC．lessonD．skill16、A．mentionB．mindC．ignoreD．provide17、A．matterB．troubleC．interestD．impress18、A．describeB．replaceC．determineD．value19、A．selectionB．importanceC．competitionD．balance20、A．quantityB．qualityC．safetyD．promise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。Duringaninterview,ProfessorHawkingwarnedthatAI(人工智能)willsoonreachalevel1．itwillbea“newformoflifethatwillperform2．(well)thanhumans”ProfessorHawkingevenwentsofarastosaythatAImayreplacehumansaltogether,3．hedidn’tstateexactlyatimelineforhisforecastHesaid:“IfearthatAImayreplacehumansaltogetherIfpeopledesigncomputerviruses,someonewilldesignAIthatimprovesandcopies4．(it)Thiswillbeanewformoflifethatoutperformshumans”During5．interview,ProfessorHawkingalsourgedmorepeopletotakeaninterestinscience,6．(say)thattherewouldbe“seriousconsequences”ifthisdidn'thappenHesaidthatanewspaceprogrammeshould7．(develop),addinghumanmayhavetoturntoothersuitableplanetsforhabitation8．(eventual)Hesaid:“IbelievewehavereachedthepointofnoreturnOurEarthisbecomingtoosmallforus,globalpopulationisincreasingata9．(surprise)rateandweareindangerofself-destructing”Thisisn'tthefirsttimethatHawking10．(express)fearsabouttheriseofAIInOctoberlastyear,hewarnedthatartificialintelligencecoulddevelopawillofitsownthatisinconflictwiththatofhumanity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短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Ilikeridingmybike.Thoughitisnotverynew,butitismybestfriend.Ifindv