安徽工业大学《英语演讲与辩论》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语演讲与辩论》2022-2023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、Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．artificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually2、—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.3、Justasthefamousman_____it,“Anythingonemancanimagine,othermencanmake____real.”A．says,it B．put,/ C．says,/ D．put,them4、Zhouqu,Gansuwasattackedbysuchaterriblemud-rockflowfewresidentshadeverexperiencedbefore.A．as B．which C．where D．that5、EventhoughthewayLinDaiyuexpressesherfeelingsmaybe________toamodernaudience,itisrootedinhercharacterandmakeswhosheis.A．allergicB．foreignC．sensitiveD．fundamental6、Thenewteacherwassowell-organizedthatshebegan________westoppedyesterdaysothatnopointwasleftout.A．when B．inwhichC．how D．where7、Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was8、Nowtheworld’sattention________thestockingmarkets,astheyhavegreatinfluenceontheworld’seconomy.A．isfixingonB．isbeingfixedonC．hasfixedonD．hadbeenfixedon9、—Howabouthisdesign?—Well,totellthetruth,itis______butsatisfactory.Soyou’llhavetotryyourbesttobetterit.A．something B．anythingC．everything D．nothing10、——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf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。AMyfirstperformanceinfrontofanaudiencewascomingupsoon.ItriedashardasIcouldtoremaincalm,butmyheartwasracing.Istareddownatmysweat-covered,shakinghands.Ilookedupagainattheaudiencerealizingthatthesewererealpeople.Theywerenotjustmymumanddad,whowouldsay,“Goodjob!”evenifImesseduptheentirepiece.WhatifIhadthewrongmusic?WhatifIplayedthewrongnotes?Asitturnedout,Iwasneverabletoanswerthesequestionsbecausethespotlightwaswaitingforme.Igraspedmyhandstightlytogether,dryingoffthesweat.SlowlyIwalkedtothemud-brownpianointhecenteroftheroom.Itcontained88demandingkeys,whichwerewaitingimpatientlytobeplayed.swallowedthegolf-ball-sizedlump(隆起部分)inmythroatandsatdownSlowly,Iopenedthemusic.Next,Irestedmystillshakinghandsontheivory(象牙色的)keys.Asmyfingersplayedacrossthekeys,Iwasbecomingmoreunsureofmypreparationforthismoment.Butthememoryofmyyearsoftrainingcamefloodingback.IknewthatIhadpracticedthispiecesomanytimesthatIcouldplayitbackwardsifrequested.AlthoughatonepointIaccidentallyplayedtwokeysinsteadoftheintendedone,Icontinuedtomovemyfingersautomatically.Myeyesburnedholesintothepagesinfrontofme.Iwasnotgoingtolosemyconcentration.Tokeepthistomyself,Ileanedforwardandfocusedcarefullyonthemusic.WhenIcametotheendofthepage,awarningwentoffinsidemyhead:DONTMAKEAMISTAKEWHENYOUTURNTHEPAGE!Needlesstosay,Iobeyedmyselfwithallmyheartandmind.And,proudofmy“turningskill”,Ifinishedtherestofthepiecewithoutmakingasinglemistake.Afterthefinalnotediedaway,acelebrationwentintoactioninsidemyhead.Ihadfinished.Ihadfinished.Ihadmasteredtheimpossible.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhileonstagebeforetheperformance?A．Overthemoon. B．Onpinsandneedles.C．Ascoolasacucumber. D．Hotunderthecollar.2、Welearnfromthepassagethat________.A．theauthorhadneverperformedinpublicbeforeB．theauthordidn’tmakeasinglemistakewhileplayingC．theauthor’sparentswerepresentattheperformanceD．theauthorhadn’tmadefullpreparationsfortheperformance3、Whatdidtheauthormeanbysaying“Myeyesburnedholesintothepagesinfrontofme.”?A．He/Shetriedtofixhis/hereyesonthepages.B．He/Shewantedtotearthepagesintopieces.C．He/Shelosthis/herinterestinthepages.D．He/Shewasdissatisfiedwithhis/herperformance.4、Theauthorsuccessfullyfinishedtheperformancebecauseof________.A．thewarninginsidethehead B．thewonderful“turningskill”C．theencouragementfromhis/herparents D．thetimelyadjustmentBWiththeaverageAmericangoingthroughmorethan700poundsofpaperperyear,manyfirmsarelookingforwaystodiscouragetheiremployeesfromover-usingtheofficeprinter.ToshibaAmericanBusinessSolutionshascomeupwithanalternativeidea.Ithasintroducedthee-STUDIO4508LP,aprinterthatgivesuserstheoptiontoprintwitherasabletoner(墨粉)一allowingasinglepieceofpapertobereusedseveraltimes.Toreuseapieceofpaper,theprinterbasicallyusesthesameprocessasanormalprinter,butinreverse(反过来），saidBillMelo,chiefmarketingexecutiveforToshibaAmericaBusinessSolutions.Paperprintedwiththeerasabletonerisfedbackintotheprinter,superheated,andthetonergetsremovedandputinadiscard(丢弃）tank.Thereareacoupleofcatches.Alloftheprintoutsusingtheerasabletonerhavetobeinblueink,whichistheonlycolorinwhicherasabletonerisnowavailable.Andthecompanysaidthatpeoplemaywanttostopreusingtheprintoutsafterfivetimesthroughtheeraserbecausesmalltracesoferasedtextwillbuildupovertime.The$15,420printerisaimedatofficesandschools，wherethereareoftenlargenumbersofprintoutsthatoutlivetheirusefulnessquickly.Withtheerasabletoner,it’spossibletoloadanyshort-livedhandoutsbackontotheprintertobeerasedandthenreused.Still,convincingcustomerstocommittoerasabletonerisn’talwayseasy.Melosaidnotallitscustomerswerehappyaboutonlyhavingtheerasableoption.Themodel,Melosaid,shouldbetterservetheneedsofthosewhowanttobeenvironmentallyconsciousbutalsomayneedsomethingmorepermanentonoccasion.1、What’sspecialaboutToshiba’sprinter?A．It’slow-priced.B．It’sfashionable.C．It’slightweight.D．It’seco-friendly.2、What’sthekeytomakingtheprinterwork?A．Adiscardtank.B．Lightcoloredink.C．Specialwritingpaper.D．Ahighenoughtemperature.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catches”inParagraph4mean?A．Theories.B．Problems.C．Differences.D．Characteristics.4、Howdidthepublicrespondtotheprinter?A．Theyaskedformorepatterns.B．Someexpresseddissatisfaction.C．Someworriedaboutitsrecycling.D．Theyconsideredithardtooperate.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．Hittingheavilyonthekeysinfrustration,Iturnedawayfromthepiano,tryingtofightthetearsthatwerealreadywellingupinmyeyes.Afteranhourof1,Istillcouldn’tgettherhythmquiterightonaMozartpiecethatIhadto2tomypianoteacherthefollowingday.Itwasfrustratingtohavespentsucha(n)3timeonapianosongandstillbeunabletoplaythepiececorrectly.Tome,thepiecehadatfirstseemedeasy.But,nomatterhow4Itried,Ijustcouldn’tseemtoplayitthewaythatitwas5tobeplayed.Idecidedtotakea6.Forthemostpart,afteralittlebitofwork,Icould7learnthesongratherquickly.However,itwasalwaysthatonesong,whichmighthaveappearedsimplebutwas8,thatalwaysannoyedme.Thesetypesofsongsalwaysmademe9myselfwhetherIcouldbeapianist.Afterhavingdinner,Idecidedtocomebacktothepiano.Placingmy10onthekeys,Ichosetoplaythepieceslowlyandcarefully,payingattentiontohittingthecorrectnotes11tryingtoplaythepiecequickly.Usingthisnewmethodofpracticing,I12agreatdealofpatience,somethingthatIoftenhad13with.Insteadofthinkinghowhardtherhythmwas,IthoughtabouthowIcould14myself,littlebylittle.Finally,Icouldslowlyseemyselfgettingbetter.15,Ididn’tevengettherhythmrightuntilaweeklater.Ialso16animportantlesson—sometimes,babystepsarethebestwayto17agoal.I’manimpatientpersonwholikestothinkthatIcanget18byleapsandbounds.But,inthecaseofpiano,Icouldn’tmoveforwardandimprove19Isloweddown,believedinmyself,andtookitonestep20.1、A．waitingB．practicingC．cryingD．singing2、A．contributeB．donateC．representD．present3、A．limitedB．extraC．longD．short4、A．hardB．wellC．carefullyD．efficiently5、A．offeredB．supposedC．designedD．organized6、A．tryB．chanceC．breathD．break7、A．usuallyB．neverC．sometimesD．occasionally8、A．importantB．difficultC．necessaryD．useful9、A．ignoreB．regardC．doubtD．believe10、A．mindB．fingersC．notesD．piece11、A．insteadofB．inspiteofC．aswellasD．incaseof12、A．expressedB．encouragedC．evaluatedD．exercised13、A．confusionB．contactC．troubleD．control14、A．adjustB．persuadeC．comfortD．improve15、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Moreover16、A．gaveB．missedC．learnedD．taught17、A．setB．identifyC．developD．reach18、A．somewhereB．nowhereC．whereverD．everywhere19、A．asB．untilC．whenD．if20、A．allthetimeB．attimesC．atatimeD．atonetime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。Upto82percentofchildrenwithhealthymothersarenoteasytobeobese（肥胖的）,accordingtoresearchAmother,1．hasahealthyweight,exercisesregularly,eatsahealthydiet,doesn’tsmokeandonly2．(drink)wineinmoderation,issignificantlylesslikely3．(have)afatchild,scientistssayAndresearchsuggestsitcouldbemoretodowithnurture(养育)4．nature,asamother'slifestyleappears5．(direct)linkedtothehealthofherchildWhenbothmotherandchildfollowahealthylifestyle,theriskofobesity6．(reduce)evenmore,thestudyofmorethan24,000childrenfoundThestudyexaminedthemedicalhistoryandlifestylesofmorethan24,000childrenagednine7．fourteen,borntoalmost17,000womenintheUSResearcherslookedatthelinkbetweenoverallmotherhealthandlikelihoodofachild8．(be)obeseThemother'shealthwasjudgedonherheight-to-weightratio(比例),herdiet,amountofphysical9．(active),smokingstatusandhowmuchalcoholshedrankAhealthyweightanddiet,regularexercise,nosmokingandmoderatedrinkingallreducethechanceofawomanhaving10．obesechild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。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(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。Iusedtothinkcooperatingwasteoftime,butonethingchangesmymind．Onedaythescientificteacheraskedustodosomeresearchesandhandedintheconclusion．ThattookmelotsoftimetodotheresearchbutIstillcouldn’tfinishedit．SoItriedtocooperatewithothers．Wesharedourresearchesandthenmadethecompletelyconclusionsoon．SoIthinkcooperatingnotonlysavesourtimes,butalsohelpsustopromotethecommunicationwithothers．Althoughintheworldtodayveryfewthingscanbesuccessfullydonebyjustoneperson,cooperatingcanbenefitfrombothorallsides．47第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是高三学生李华，请给你的美国朋友Jim写一封邮件