吉首大学《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语》2023-2024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、I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided2、Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin3、--Sorryforhavingkeptyouwaiting.Butforthetrafficjam，I________________20minutesearlier—Nevermind，Ihaven'tbeenwaitingthatlong.A．arrived B．wouldhavearrivedC．wouldarrive D．hadarrived4、ItisbroadcastonTVthatthe88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatreseatsanaudienceofapproximately4,000.A．where B．whoseC．which D．when5、—Iwanttolearntennis.Wouldyouliketohelpme?—.Butlearningtennisisnowalkinthepark.A．NokiddingB．NowonderC．NoproblemD．Noway6、—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may7、Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where8、--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction9、Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who10、—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK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。AIwasnervous,nodoubtaboutit,butIfeltprettyfearfullysittingthereunmovingontopofthehorse,soIpickedupmycanter（使马慢跑）.Iwentafewtimesaroundthestadium,sayingIwaswarmingupmyhorse.Butreally,IwastakingsometimetocollectmythoughtsandpreparemyselfbeforeIjumped.Ortoputitinamoresimpleandrealistictone,Iwasdelaying.FinallythetimecamewhenIhadtojustsuckitupandjumpthehorse.Iswallowed,turned,andbeganheadingstraightforthejump.MypalmsbegantosweatandItightenedmyself.Therewasnoturningbackfromthisnow.Isatupinmyjumpingpositionasmyhorsepickeduphisspeedtojump.Fearrushedthroughmeaswellasasenseofexcitement.BeforeIknewit,Iwasupintheair,flyingoverthejump.Asscaredwas,Iwasdeterminednottomessthisup.Myhorselandedwithasmallbeatontheothersideofjumpandcontinuedcanteringaroundthefieldlikenothinghadeverhappened.Miraculously,Iwasseatedfirmlyonthehorse,unharmed.Surprised,IsloweddowntoasmoothrunningtoprocessthatIhadn'tjustbeenthrownoffaleapinganimal.Myridinginstructorcongratulatedme,proudthatIgotthroughit.IadmitthatIwasproudaswell.I'mnotusuallythekindofpersonthatfacestheirfears.Instead,Iusuallyrunawayfromthem.1、Whatistheauthor'srealpurposetogoaroundthestadiumseveraltimes?A．Towarmhishorseup.B．Tojudgethedistance.C．Tomakesuretosucceed.D．Tocalmhimselfdown.2、Howdidtheauthorfeelbeforethehorselanded?erestedb.excitedc.frightenedudA．a;bB．b;cC．c;dD．a;d3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Theinstructorusedtobeproudoftheauthor.B．Theauthorusedtostayawayfromchallenges.C．Theauthorfearednothingmuchfromthenon.D．Theinstructorbelievedtheauthorcouldsucceed.BOneofthenewest“smart”devicesisanoldfavorite,acamera.Andsmartcamerasaregettingsmarterallthetime.Somearenowbuiltwithmachinelearningtoolstohelpthemthinkforthemselves.Machinelearninginvolvespattinglargeamountofdataintoacomputerforprocessing.GoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunchisGoogleClips.Itisthefirstcameradevelopedbythewebsearchgiantthatisnotbuiltintoaphone.Thesmallandlightdeviceisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobestucktoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideoclips.Itcanalsorecognizethefacesofpeopleorpetschosenbytheuserandtakepicturesoftheminamorenaturalway.Thedeviceisnotyetbeingsold,butinterestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisavailable.GoProHeroGoProisanothercompanydevelopingmachinelearningtechnology.GoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriesfeature.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomaticallycreatesafinishedvideopiece,completewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessaging

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Snapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuilt-incamerathatcanrecordshortvideoclipswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“capturethemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”Manysmartphonesalreadyhavefacialrecognitiontechnologybuiltintothedevices.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousdevicesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksby

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morethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.AppleclaimsitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.1、Whatcanmachinelearningtoolshelpcamerasdo?A．Getmuchsmarter.B．Processmoreroughly.C．Keepdataforever.D．Storemorenaturalphotos.2、WhatcanweknowaboutGoogleClips?A．Itcanonlybeputinaroom.B．Peoplecanbuyitonlineeasily.C．Itcanbebuiltintoaphone,D．Youcantakephotosautomaticallywithit.3、WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoProHero?A．Ithastousepowertowork.B．Itcanrecordvideosvividly.C．Itprovidesmusicandeffectsforvideos.D．Itusestechnologyofmachinelearning.4、WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtsurelyontheInternet?A．GoogleClips.B．GoProHero.C．Spectaclessunglasses.D．AppleiPhoneX.5、HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A．Byafingerprint.B．Byfacialrecognition.C．Bypushingabutton.D．Bymakingamap.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．Myfriendcalledmeovertotheplayarea.Myheart1.Thelookonherfaceprettymuch2itall.Isawmy25-momh-oldsittingwithherhead3lownexttoyourlittleboyashischeckswereredwithlotsoftears.Theplayareawasquitecrazyandyouhadn't4yetrealizedwhatmylittlegirlhaddonetoyourson.My5maternal（母亲的）reactionwastoholdyourpreciouspoorbabyupinmyarmsandimmediately6you.Asweexchanged7,youimmediately8tohughimandcomforthiminyourarms.Youdidn't9meormychildandIwillbehonest-Iwouldn'thave10ifyoudid.Icouldblameitonthe11she'sgoingthrough,asweareexperiencingatightfamilybudget.IcouldthinkofwhereImusthavegonewrongasshehasmetthiskindofmatterbeforeandclearlynotlearnedher12.Icouldrunthroughseveralvalidreasonsofwhyifusis13,andIjustwisheditwouldn'thavehappenedatall,14speaking.AsIsatingreatembarrassmentandshame,Iwasso15youhadgotthem.Thereweremanydayswhenwewerelefttofeelsohelplessand16wherewewentwrong.Todayyoukept17.Youdidn'tpointfingersatmysometimesbadly-behaved25-month-oldgirl.You18thatneitherofuswantedtobeintheposition,andyoudidn'tmakeitharderonmeormydaughterwhomadeabad19.YoumadethisMamaoffourrealizethatmychildrenare20,andtheymakemistakes.1、A．beatB．brightenedC．fliedD．sank2、A．suggestedB．mentionedC．drewD．stopped3、A．stickingB．fallingC．handingD．hanging4、A．alsoB．evenC．justD．never5、A．intelligentB．naturalC．regretfulD．forced6、A．watchoutforB．standforC．cheerforD．lookfor7、A．toysB．giftsC．eyesD．opinions8、A．devotedB．contributedC．appliedD．reached9、A．judgedB．ignoredC．lookedD．responded10、A．runawayB．heldonC．brokendownD．givenup11、A．surpriseB．stageC．examinationD．game12、A．skillB．studyC．intentionD．lesson13、A．normalB．regularC．occasionalD．advanced14、A．generallyB．franklyC．relativelyD．roughly15、A．gratefulB．hopefulC．fearfulD．careful16、A．admireB．remindC．proveD．question17、A．stillB．coolC．energeticD．curious18、A．refusedB．expectedC．understoodD．doubted19、A．apologyB．wishC．performanceD．promise20、A．humansB．friendsC．failuresD．heroes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。WhenwetalkedaboutNBA,manypeoplewillthinkofYaoMingThereisnodoubtthatYaoMingisaChineseheroOnOctober16,2013,YaoMingannouncedhe1．opentheNBAYaoSchoolThiswasreally2．（excite）news!3．（look）atthenameoftheschool,manypeoplewouldthinkthattheschoolisgoingtotrainNBA4．（talent）Butthetruthisnotlike5．theyexpectedTheNBAYaoSchoolprovidesafter-schoolbasketballtrainingandhealthprogramsItsstudentsincludeboysandgirlsover16yearsold6．areverygoodatplayingbasketballTheschoolaims7．（teach）theimportanceofteamwork,leadership(领导素养)andcommunicationinafunbasketballenvironmentYaoisquitegladtobeapartoftheschool,becauseithasalwaysbeenhisdreamto8．（positive）influenceyoungpeople’slifethroughsportsNow,basketballfansinChinaarelookingforwardtogettingbasketballtraining,andtheNBAYaoSchoolisagreatchoiceIntheschool,studentshavechancestomeetNBAstarsThestarscanoffer9．（suggest）onhow10．（play）basketballwell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。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。刪除：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。Theoldsaying,“Theearlybirdcatchestheworm,”showustheimportanceofplanning,workinghardandtryingconstant、Toachieveoutstandingresults,mostpeoplemustplanaheadandworkdiligentlytoovercomeallkindofdi