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《英语视听说》2020-2021学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______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、--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo2、Muchtotheirdelight,theirnewproject_____attheconference,theexcitedscholarsdecidedtohaveabarbecueinhonourofthefantasticmoment.A．toapproveB．beingapprovedC．havingapprovedD．havingbeenapproved3、IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy4、moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned5、,hetalksalotabouthisfavoritesingersafterclass.A．Aquietstudentashemay B．QuietstudentashemaybeC．Beaquietstudentashemay D．Quietashemaybeastudent6、Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup7、—________!Somebodyhasbrokenthevase!—Don’tlookatme.A．Comeon B．Hi,thereC．Thankgoodness D．Dearme8、Ifpeoplekeeppollutingtheocean,nocreaturetherewillsurvive______.A．atallcost B．foralongwhileC．inthelongrun D．bynomeans9、—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether10、Themanageristryingtofindamantorecommendhowthejob.A．isdone B．bedone C．shoulddone D．todo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。AImagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her3-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(痴呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.BSpidermonkeyshavelong,thinarmswithhook-likehandsthatallowthemtoswingthroughthetrees.Theydonothaveopposablethumbs(对生拇指).Thebrown-headedspidermonkeyhasaprehensile(缠绕性的)tail,whichmeansitcangraspandcanbeusedlikeafifthlegtograbtrees.Duringtheday,thespidermonkeysearchesforfruits,whichmakeupthemainpartofitsdiet.Theywillalsoeatflowers,seeds，leaves,andsmallinsectsduringthedryseasonwhenfruitsaren’tavailable.Theyspendmostofthedaylighthoursclimbingandswingingthroughthehighbranchesoftrees.Thebrown-headedspidermonkeylivesinalargecommunityofabout20to100maleandfemalemonkeys.Theysplitintosmallergroupsforfeeding.Femalesusuallygivebirthtoonlyasinglebabyeachyearortwo.Youngmonkeysarecarriedontheirmothers’stomachsuntilabout16weeksold.Thentheyarestrongenoughtorideontheirmothers,backs.Allbrown-headedspidermonkeybabiesarebornwithpinkfacesandears.Spidermonkeyshugeachotherandwraptheirtailsaroundeachother.Theyareveryintelligentandhavestrongmemories.Theywerenamedspidermonkeysbecausetheylooklikespidersastheyhangupsidedownfromtheirtailswiththeirarmsandlegsswinging.Theirgenus(属)nameisAteles,whichmeans“imperfect”.Thisreferstothefactthattheydon’thavethumbs.Huntingthebrown-headedspidermonkeyisnowbarredinEcuador,acountryinnorthwesternSouthAmerica,buthumanshavekilledthemfortheirmeatforhundredsofyears.1、Spidermonkeyslivemostlyon.A．insectsB．fruitsC．flowersD．leaves2、Whatcanwelearnaboutspidermonkeys?A．Theyhavefivelegs.B．Theyliveinsmallgroups.C．Theirtailscantaketheirweight.D．Theirgenusisthesameasspiders.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“barred”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Permitted.B．Forbidden.C．Encouraged.D．Ignored.4、Wheredonewly-bornspidermonkeysstay?A．Inalargecommunity.B．Intreeswithhighbranches.C．Ontheirmothers’backs.D．Ontheirmothers’stomachs.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．Asachild,Ilivedinfear.Iwas1ofantsandspiders,placestoodarkortoo2,andspacestoocloseortooopen.And3,Iwasalsoafraidofpeople.WhenIgrewup,Irodethehighestrollercoaster(过山车)toprovemyfearofheightshad4.Justonce,butI5it.Itookcoursestodefeatmyfearofpublicspeaking,6still,Ispenttoomuchtimeinhiding.ThenIvolunteeredtolookafter7onaworkteam.Forone8,wewouldworkfordeafchildren.Oneafternoon,somevolunteerswereplayingwiththose9children.Iwatchedbutdarednotjoinin.oneofthem,afootballstar,satonthegroundandplayedwithalittlegirl,withsweatrollingdownhisface.His10gavemecourage.Iputmy11aside,pickedupachildanddanced.Bytheendoftheweek,Ilearnednewskillsandsimplephrasesinsignlanguage.Iletthegirlsbraid(编)myhairandthenlaughedwiththematthe12.Allweeklong,theteensshowedmehowto13myfearsandlive.Theyencouragedmetolaughatmistakesandlearn.IrealizedifIdidn’t14theywouldneverknowhowmuchtheyhad15me.Whenwegatheredto16whattheweekhad17tousandthelessonswehadlearned,Istoodupand18thegroup.“Icametolookafteryou.19,youhavetaughtme”.Today,Ihaveovercome(克服)almostallmyfearsandbecomemoreindependent(独立的),butIknowthereisalwaysroomforpersonal20.1、A．proudB．afraidC．tiredD．confident2、A．highB．largeC．farD．crowded3、A．probablyB．suddenlyC．formallyD．unfortunately4、A．increasedB．disappearedC．awokenD．spread5、A．helpedB．sawC．caughtD．did6、A．butB．orC．andD．so7、A．girlsB．parentsC．playersD．teenagers8、A．dayB．monthC．weekD．term9、A．coolB．disabledC．shyD．slow10、A．actionsB．wordsC．praiseD．encouragement11、A．excitementB．doubtsC．fearsD．pressure12、A．differencesB．boysC．resultsD．excuses13、A．findoutB．coverupC．digoutD．getover14、A．comeB．speakC．replyD．choose15、A．surprisedB．interestedC．lovedD．taught16、A．expectB．writeC．shareD．imagine17、A．saidB．meantC．handedD．added18、A．ledB．organizedC．leftD．faced19、A．BesidesB．HoweverC．ThoughD．Still20、A．growthB．introductionC．experienceD．problem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。MohandasGandhiiscalledthenationalfatherofIndiaThat’sbecausehefoughtforIndiatogetfreedomina1．(peace)wayHe2．(educated)inlawatUniversityCollegeLondonin3．Aftergraduation,hebecamea4．(law)Twoyearslater,hewenttoSouthAfrica5．heworkedforanIndiancompanyandofferedsomeguidancetothecompanyforitslegalproblemsWhileinSouthAfrica,hefoundhimselftreated6．(fair)DuringthetwentyyearsinSouthAfrica,Gandhiwassentenced7．prisonformanytimesIn1896,afterhewasattackedbywhiteSouthAfricans,GandhibegantoteachtheIndiansawayofnon-cooperationwiththeSouthAfricangovernmentInthefollowingyearsGandhibecamealeaderinmanyfightsHeplayed8．activepartinstartinghismovementofnon-violenceagainstGreatBritainInordertogeteconomicindependence,alloftheIndiansrefused9．(buy)BritishgoodsItwasGandhi10．helpedtheIndianstodevelopnativeIndianindustriesHedevotedhimselfto11．(fight)forequalrightsforIndians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、删除或修改．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．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．Releasedon6Aug．2010，FlippedisarguablymyfavoriteUSfilm．IttoldtheheartwarmingstoryofaboynamedBryceoragirlnamedJuli．It'shardtoimaginethattwoteenagers，whoinothers'eyemightnotknowaboutlove，actuallyhavesoapureandbeautifullove．Besides，thefilmis