安徽工业大学《英语国家概况》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、Howlongdoyousupposeitis________________hearrivedandbegantoworkthere？A．when B．beforeC．after D．since2、Muirsucceeds______otherdesignershavefailed—herclothesareOriginal,yetstylish.A．that B．what C．which D．where3、Afterhavingsomealcohol,driverstendtospeedwhenpassingstreetswithlesspeople.A．pullup B．putup C．riseup D．pickup4、I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice．A．thoughtB．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinkingD．wasthinking5、Cambridgegaveapositiveanswerinquiriesonwhetheritrecognizesgaokaoscores.A．infavorof B．inresponsetoC．insaluteto D．inconsequenceof6、—GoingtowatchtheWomen’sVolleyballMatchonWednesday?—________!Willyougowithme?A．Youbet B．YougotmeC．Youthere D．Youknowbetter7、Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway8、IwishI________herthenewsandthenshewouldn’tbeworriednow.A．don’ttell B．didn’ttellC．haven’ttold D．hadn’ttold9、—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat10、Sherunsonaverageabout15milesadayeveryday,______thecircumstances.A．whatever B．wherever C．whichever D．however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。ALastweek,twocompanies,KittyHawkandUber,announcedtheirplanstobringflyingcarstorealityverysoon.KittyHawkpresident,SebastianThrun,announcedKittyHawk’sflyingcarplanslastMonday.Accordingtoitswebsite,thecariselectric-poweredandwillbeabletotravelatspeedsupto40kilometersanhour.Itsayssuchamachine“doesnotrequireregistrationorapilot’slicenseandmaybeflowninuncrowdedareasforrecreationalpurposes.”Asofnow,thecarcanonlybeflownoverfreshwater.KittyHawkismakingalistofpeopleinterestedinbuyingtheflyingcar.Theymustpayadepositof$100.Thosewhogettheirnamesonthelistearlywillreceive$2,000offthefinalcostofthecar.However,KittyHawkhasnotyetannouncedtheprice.Itsfirstflyingcarsareexpectedtogoonsalebytheendofthisyear.UnliketheKittyHawkcompany,Uberdoesnotplantobuilditsflyingcars.UberexpectstolaunchflyingtaxisinDallas-Ft.Worth,Texas,USby2020.LiketheKittyHawkcar,Uberflyingtaxiswilluseelectricpower.Ubersaysitsflyingtaxiscouldtravelupto241kilometersanhour.ThecompanysaysthatcouldreducethetraveltimebetweenSanFranciscoandSanJose,Californiafrom2hoursontheroadto15minutesintheair.RiderscouldusetheUberapptobookaflyingtaxitotakethemtotheirdestinations.Thecompanyhasnotyetsaidhowcostlyairtaxitravelwouldbecomparedtoroadtaxitravel.Soonerthanyouthink,flyingcarsmayappearinthesky.Muchconvenienceastheywillbring,justimaginehavingtoavoidotherflyingcars.Also,whatifyourbatterydieswhenyouareintheair?And,howwillyouknowwheretoland?1、WhatmayKittyHawk’sflyingcarbeusedforatpresent?A．Acceleratingthespeed.B．Havingfun.C．Advertisingthecompany.D．Fetchingwater.2、WhatdoweknowaboutKittyHawk’sflyingcarfromthethirdparagraph?A．Itcoststwothousanddollarseach.B．Itcantraveloverwater.C．Itoffers$100toitspotentialbuyers.D．Ithasn’tgonetomarket.3、InwhatwayisUber’sflyingtaxisimilartoKittyHawk’sflyingcar?A．Theytravelatthesamespeed.B．Theyareelectric-powered.C．TheyaresupportedbytheUberapp.D．Theyrequireaflyinglicense.4、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthetext?A．Tocallforpublicdonations.B．Tointroducesomeadvantages.C．Topromoteinterestinscience.D．Totalkaboutpossibleproblems.BAROBOTcompanionforolderpeopleaimstopromoteactivityanddealwithlonelinessbyurgingthemtotakepartindigitalandphysicalactivities.TheElliQrobot,madebyIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics,willbepublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondonthisweek.ElliQisasmalldesktopdevicethatconsistsofadomed(拱形的)“body”andaseparatedetachable(可拆卸的)screen.CreatedincollaborationwithSwissdesignerYvesBehar,therobotisabletoencourageadegreeofsocialengagement.SimilartohomeassistantsliketheAmazonEcho,peoplecansimplytalktoit,andtherearevisualcluesthatcouldbeparticularlyhelpfulforthosewithhearingdifficulties.AkeypurposeofElliQistoactasaneasyplatformtoaccessexistingservicessuchassocialmedia,andmessagingprograms.Forexample,thedevicecouldalerttheusersthattheirgrandchildhaspostedanewphotoonFacebook,showittothemonthescreen.ElliQcanrecommendactivitiesvoluntarily.Itmightaskifyou’reinterestedinwatchingavideo,forinstance,orsuggestawalk.Itcanalsoactasremindertotakemedication.Havingarobotconstantlyoffersuggestionscouldobviouslygetannoying,sothedeviceusesmachinelearningtotailorthesesuggestionstoindividualpreferences.Ifasuggestionismetwithapositiveresponseonce,ElliQmighttryitagain.Ifnot,itmightchangeforadifferenttack.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Arobotcompanionforolderpeoplewillstronglyadvisethemtoparticipateindigitalandphysicalactivitiestobehealthy.B．TheElliQrobotispublishedattheDesignMuseuminLondon.C．ThescreenoftheElliQrobotcanberemovedifnecessary.D．TheElliQrobotiscreatedbySwissdesignerYvesBeharandIsrael-basedstart-upIntuitionRobotics.2、Theunderlinedword“alert”isclosestmmeaningto.A．declareB．announceC．remindD．say3、ElliQcanservethefollowingpurposesEXCEPT.A．whentheuser’sfriendupdateshismoments(朋友圈),itcanshowittotheuseronthescreen.B．itcanrecommendsomeactivitieseventheuserdoesn’task.C．itwillconstantlygivesuggestionsregardlessoftheuser’sindividualpreference.D．itcanhelpthosewithhearingdifficultiesbyofferingvisualclues.4、Inwhichcolumnwearemostlikelytofindthepassage?A．News&TechnologyB．PeopleC．HealthD．InternationalAffairs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．TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.1,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived2formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora3.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson4.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong5overthehills.Theyhadbeen6thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays7.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome8.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland,Robert9thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof10.“What’sthat?”heasked.“That’sthe11treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly12somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s13.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe14atwelve-year-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate(海盗)？RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe15ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto16suchamaninastory.17LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was18.So,thankstoa19SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest20storiesintheEnglishlanguage.1、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally2、A．alone B．nextdoor C．athome D．abroad3、A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job4、A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John5、A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game6、A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying7、A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold8、A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising9、A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized10、A．thesea B．thehouse C．Scotland D．theisland11、A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected12、A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned13、A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind14、A．star B．hero C．writer D．child15、A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom16、A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept17、A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus18、A．read B．born C．hired D．written19、A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy20、A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure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。ThefireatNotreDameCathedralinParishasraisedquestionsabouttheconditionofthousandsofothercathedralsandhistoric1．(structure)acrossEuropeItalsoraisesquestionsaboutwhetherEuropeangovernmentsaredoingenough2．(keep)upandcareforsuchbuildingsTiborNavracsics,theEuropeanUnion’stopcultureofficial,toldTheAssociatedPressthat“wearesousedtoouroutstandingculturalheritagethatwetendtoforgetthatit3．(need)constantcareandattention”Somepeoplesaythefirewasawake-upcall,notjustforEurope,4．thewholeworldLargefireshavelongrobbedhumanity5．knowledge,artandtreasuresIn2015,theGermanengineeringcompanySiemens6．(find)thatScotlandhadaboutten7．(damage)firesayear,whileEnglandlostatleastadozenlistedbuildingsayearInGermany,seventyhistoricbuildingshavebeen8．(heavy)damagedsince9．Expertssaythat10．isneedediscontinuousattentionandmaintenanceSomesayworld-renownedmonumentslikeNotreDamearethedrivingforcebehindtourismandshouldgetmorerespectQuaedvlieg-Mihailovicis,whoheadstheheritagegroupEuropaNostra,notedthe11．(important)ofsuchrespect“CulturalheritageisagoldmineYoucannotexploititandthenjustleavethemineandgotoanotherone”shesaid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。Squaredancinghasbeenmoreandmorepopularwiththeelderlyastheirlivingconditionsimprove,Mostpeoplethoughtitcanhelppeopletakeregularlyexerciseandstrengthentheirfitness、Besides,itprovidespeoplemorechancestotakeactivityoutdoors、However,somepeoplearguethatthemusicisverynoisy,thatdisturbsthesurroundingcitizens’normallife、Also,beexposedtosuchloudnoisemaydoaharmtotheirhealthinthelongrun、Inmyopinion,squaredancingisagoodformofexercise,sodancerssh