肇庆学院《英语演讲与辩论理论教学》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语演讲与辩论理论教学》2021-2022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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、—Couldyougivemeareminderat9tomorrowmorning?—I'msorry,butIameetingthen.A．attendB．willattendC．willbeattendingD．amattending2、Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped3、Butforyourinstruction,I______suchgreatprogressinsoshortatime.Thanksalot.A．wouldn’tmake B．hadn’tmadeC．won’tmake D．wouldn’thavemade4、Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where5、—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur6、ThefamousbookFrankenstein,________byBritishnovelistMaryShelley,isthefirstworkofsciencefiction.A．writing B．havingwrittenC．written D．waswritten7、___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek8、Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich9、Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout10、LastDecemberChina_____100Chineseand10foreignersfortheiroutstandingcontributionstothecountry’sreformandopening-up.A．distinguishedB．sponsoredC．acknowledgedD．evaluated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。AAnautonomousvehicledesignedformakinglocalcommercedeliverieswasuncoveredbyNuro.ThevehicleisabouttheheightofanSWbutfarnarrowerthanatypicalcar.Theelectriccarfeaturesfouroutsidecompartments（暗格）—twooneachside-toholdseparatedeliveries.Eachcompartmentcanbetailoredtoaspecificuse,suchascookingapizzaorrefrigeratingapackage.“Wecanuseself-drivingtechnologytodeliveranything,anytime,anywhereforbasicallyalllocalgoodsandservices,”Nuroco-founderDaveFergusonsaid.“Consumersusedtobeokaywithtwo-weekpaidshipping.Itbecametwo-weekfreedelivery,followedbyoneweek,twodays,andthesameday.Nowsame-daydeliveryisn’tfastenoughforsomecustomers.”Nuroisn’taloneinbuildingrobotsforlocalcommercedeliveries.Earlierthismonth,Toyota,aJapanesecarcompany,uncoveredaconceptvehiclethatcouldbeusedforpackagedelivery.Ahandfulofstartups—includingStarshipTechnologies,MarbleandDispatch—aretestingsmallrobotsfordeliveriesonsidewalks.Nuro’svehiclewilllikelyfacelegalhurdles.Fullyautonomousvehicleswithoutatestdiveraren’tlegalinCaliforniatoday,andmanycompanieshaveshiftedtestingostateswhereregulatorsaremorewelcomingofautonomousvehicles,suchasArizona.Nuroexpectstofacefewerchallengesbecauseitdoesn’tcarrypassengers.Nuro’snarrowsizemayalsobehelpfulwhennavigatingstreetsandavoidingpedestrians.Thevehicleisn’tequippedwithanyspecialfeaturestocommunicatewithpedestriansorotherroadusers.Somecompanieshavetestedandpatentedsolutionssuchasdigitalscreensthatsignalthecar’snextmove.Fergusonsaidhisteamconductedstudiesandfoundthatsuchtechniquescouldconfusepeople.Nurobelievesit’sbettertomakesurethecarperformspredictably,sothathumandriversknowwhattoexpectfromit.“Wefeelbycreatingthisnewtechnologythat’sgoingtoenablethislastmiledelivery,we’regoingtobecreatingnewmarketsanddoingthingsthatpreviouslyweren’tpossible,”Fergusonsaid.“Thisisnotswappingoutjobswithrobots.It’screatingnewmarkets.Therewilldefinitelybenewemploymentopportunities.”1、WhatisthemaincharacteristicoftheNuro’sself-drivingvehicle?A．Itcancookdeliciousmealsforcustomers.B．Itisapioneerinthefieldofself-drivingvehicles.C．Itisfurnarrowerandhigherthanotherautonomousones.D．Itsdeliveriescanbetransportedinthespecialcompartment.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“hurdles”inParagraph4?A．breakthrough.B．dilemma.C．restriction.D．protection.3、WhyistheNuro’svehiclenotequippedwithcommunicatingfeatures?A．Itsdigitalscreensoftenbreakdown.B．Peoplemaybepuzzledatthefeatures.C．Thefeatureshavenotbeendeveloped.D．Itsperformanceisusuallyhardtopredict.4、WhatcanweinferaboutFerguson’sopiniononthisnewtechnology?A．Beneficial.B．Challenging.C．Controversial.D．Ambiguous.BAsia’smountainglaciers(冰川)willloseatleastathirdoftheirmassthroughglobalwarmingbythecentury’send,withseriousconsequencesformillionsofpeoplewhorelyonthemforfreshwater,researchershavesaid.ThehighmountainsofAsiaconsistofageographicalregionsurroundingtheTibetanPlateau,holdingthebiggeststoreoffrozenwateroutsidethepoles.Itfeedsmanyoftheworld’sgreatrivers,includingtheGanges,theIndusandtheYarlungZangboRiver,onwhichhundredsofmillionsofpeopledepend.Nearly200nationsadoptedtheParisAgreementin2015,whichsetsthegoaloflimitingwarmingtoalevelof“wellbelow”2°C,while“pursuingefforts”toachievealowerceilingof1.5°C．Earth’ssurfacehasalreadywarmedbyabout1°C,accordingtoscientists.TheAsianhighmountains,thenewstudysaid,werealreadywarmingmorerapidlythantheglobalaverage.Aglobaltemperatureriseof1.5°Cwouldmeananaverageincreaseintheregionofabout2.1°C,withdifferencesbetweenmountainranges-allofwhichwillwarmbymorethan1.5°C．TheHinduKushmountainrangewouldwarmbyabout2.3°CandtheeasternHimalayaMountainsby1.9°C,thestudyforecast.“Eveniftemperaturesstabilizeattheircurrentlevel,(glacier)masslosswillcontinuefordecadestocome,”theresearchersadded.“Forthehighmountainglacierstosurvive,itisvitaltoreducetheglobaltemperatureincreasetothelowestpossiblelevel.”AstudyinJulyinthejournalNatureClimateChangesaidtherewasonlya5%chanceofholdingglobalwarmingunder2°C．For1.5°C,thechancewasabout1%.Oncurrenttrends,someexpertsprojectEarthisontracktowarmbyabout3°C．1、WhatisstressedaboutAsia’smountainglaciersinthefirstparagraph?A．Thereasonforitsmelting.B．Itsimportance.C．Itsgeographicalcondition.D．Theconsequencescausedbyitsdecrease.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthetemperatureontheearth’ssurface?A．Itkeepsupitsnormallevel.B．IthasrisentoomuchsincetheParisAgreementwasmade.C．ItisfarbelowthelevelthattheParisAgreementdemands.D．ItisnearthelowerceilingthattheParisAgreementdemands.3、Howmayweguaranteetheseglaciers,continuedexistence,accordingtoresearchers?A．Holdglobalwarmingunder2°C．B．Trytosavewaterasmuchaswecan.C．Keepglobaltemperatureincreasetoaminimum.D．Maketheglobaltemperaturestableatitscurrentlevel.4、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．Givingexamples.B．Describing.C．Presentingdata.D．Comparing.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．Notmanypeoplecansaythey'vebeenhitbyavehicle,butIcan.Irodemybiketomydaily1practiceinagymlastsummer.Icrossedthestreetasthelight2;however,ayoungwoman3mewithherfancyracingcar.LikeJamesBondinavery4situation,Irolledacrossthehood（引擎罩）ontotheothersideofthecar.Youmaywonder5awomandrivercouldbesocareless.Thetruthisthatthewomanwasonherphonewhiledriving,soher6wasclearlydrawnawayfromdrivingandcausedtheaccident.Afterassessingmy7andbelievingthatallmyboneswereundamagedinanyway,I8andtalkedtothewomandriver.Icouldtellshewasobviouslyquite9,aswasI.Afterassuringherofmywell-being,we10ways.11mysurprisinglyshabbybicycle,Iwentonmyway.Irodeintothe12only20minuteslate.Uponmyarrival,mytenniscoachandfriendsaskedmewhyIwaslate.Nervously,I13thecaraccident.Everyoneseemedtobefarmore14thanIwas.Infact,I15joked,sayingthatnowIknowhowthesquirrelsfeelafteraniceescape.Afterthis16,Irealizetheimportanceofbikelanesandwatchingoutforpedestrians.NowasIdrive,Ialways17forpeopleonbikessothattheydonot18thesamefate（命运）thatIdid19,forallthebikersandrunnersoutthere,watchoutforcars,asonesmallmistakecould20anunforgivablemistake.1、A．footballB．tennisC．volleyballD．badminton2、A．permittedB．brokeC．appearedD．exploded3、A．passedB．greetedC．hitD．met4、A．romanticB．humorousC．awkwardD．dangerous5、A．howB．ifC．whenD．where6、A．passionB．attentionC．interestD．excitement7、A．needsB．behaviorsC．injuriesD．conclusions8、A．stoodupB．walkedawayC．laydownD．blewup9、A．rudeB．cautiousC．forgetfulD．scared10、A．partedB．clearedC．exploredD．changed11、A．TurninginB．PickingupC．PuttingasideD．Givingaway12、A．garageB．parkinglotC．gymD．bikestore13、A．avoidedB．ignoredC．preventedD．mentioned14、A．gratefulB．inspiredC．anxiousD．curious15、A．stillB．evenC．justD．yet16、A．attemptB．sacrificeC．explorationD．accident17、A．lookoutB．workoutC．comeoutD．setout18、A．acceptB．deserveC．sufferD．escape19、A．ThusB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Also20、A．repeatB．causeC．correctD．realize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。Astudentonceaskedhisteacher,“WhatisGreed?”Insteadofgivingtheanswerdirectly,theteacheraskedhim1．(go)throughthechocolatefactorynearbyandpicktheonechocolatehelikedmostButhecouldnotturnbackashepassedthroughthefactoryThestudentwenttothechocolatefactoryAshewalkedthrough,hesawonechocolate2．(wrap)nicelyHeinstantlylikedit,buthesaidto3．(he)thathemightfindamuchbiggeronefurtherSohewalkedonandsawanotherchocolateButagain,hethought4．sameWhenhealmostcametotheendofthefactory,hecouldn’tseeanychocolatesasbigastheonehedidn’tpick5．(early)HestartedtoregrethisdecisionoflettingitgoFinally,hewentbacktohisteacherwithanemptyhandandgaveanaccountof6．hedidTheteachertoldhim,“Youdidliketheonechocolateverymuch,butstillyoukeptlookingforabiggeroneAndlateryourealizedthatwhatyougaveup7．(be)thebestchocolateyoucouldfindthereThat8．(call)Greed”Weletgoofmanygoodthingsinourlifebecause9．ourgreedofhavingevenbetterthingsButinthesearchforbetterthings,weletgoofmanygoodthingsthatcouldhavegivenussimilar10．(satisfy)andmadeushappyLearntomakeyourchoicewisely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