江苏科技大学《大学英语4》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what2、Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't3、Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who4、Thoughafarmer,Zhuzhiwenhasbecameahugesuccessasasinger,whosestoryisreally________ofgreatinspiration.A．everything B．nothing C．theone D．one5、Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed6、Wecancommunicate________peopleineverypartoftheworld________theInternet.A．with；with B．with；throughC．through；through D．through；with7、Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing8、—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would9、When____tofeelunworthy,childrenoftenworkextrahardtopleasetheirparents．A．tomake B．making C．made D．havingmade10、Localslivedinrather________conditionsuntilthefoundingofthePeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.A．precious B．primitiveC．precise D．prior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。ADolphins,Africangrayparrotsandsomeotheranimalsunderstandtheideaof“zero,”butresearchersweresurprisedtofindthathoneybeesalsocomprehendthisabstractconcept,consideringtheinsects’tinybrains,accordingtoanewstudy.Honeybeeshavefewerthanonemillionneurons(神经元),comparedwiththe86billionneuronsinhumans—andyet,theygraspaconceptthathumans,bysomemeasures,don’tstarttounderstandbeforepreschool.Theresearcherssetuptwocards,eachofwhichhadasetofsymbolsonthem,liketrianglesorcircles.Then,theytrainedagroupofthebeestoflytothecardwiththelowernumberofsymbols.Thebeesquicklylearnedwhatthehumanswantedthemtodotogettheirdelicious,sweetrewards.Thetrainedbeeswerethenshownacardthatwasemptyandonethathadsymbolsonit.Thereisnoneedforthebeestobetrainedtoflymoreoftentotheemptycard—thusshowingthattheyunderstoodthat“zero”wasanumberlessthantheothers.Althoughtheyflewmoreoftentoanemptycardthantoonethathadonesymbolonit,itbecameeasierforthemtodistinguishwhenthesymbolsonthecardincreasedinnumber.Forexample,theymoreoftenflewtothezerowhentheothercardhadfoursymbolsthanwhenithadone.Perhapsthesefindingswillexplainthebrainmechanism(机制)behindwhatallowsustounderstandtheconceptof“nothing,”AdrianDyer,aresearchersaid.Thisunderstanding,inturn,couldhelpinthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence(AI)thatalsounderstandsthisconcept.“Ifbeescanunderstand‘zero’withabrainoflessthanamillionneurons,itsuggeststherearesimple,efficientwaystoteachAInewtricks,”Dyersaidinthestatement.1、Whatisasurprisingfindingfortheresearchers?A．Manyanimalsalsocomprehendthemeaningof“zero”.B．Thenumberofneuronsofhoneybeesismuchsmaller.C．Honeybeescanunderstand“zero”withtheirtinybrains.D．Humansfailtorecognizeabstractideasbeforepreschool.2、Whatcanthebeesdowithoutfurthertraining?A．Flydirectlytothecardwithmoresymbolsonit.B．Flylessoftentothecardwithfewersymbolsonit.C．Flyquiteslowlytothecardwithoutanythingonit.D．Flymoreoftentothecardwithoutanysymbolonit.3、WhatdoesAdrianDyersayaboutthesefindings?A．Theyofferinspirationtothedevelopmentoftechnology.B．Theyenablepeopletounderstandmoreabstractconcepts.C．Theysuggestwaystoteachhumanssomecomplextricks.D．Theyallowpeopletosetanewtypeofbrainmechanism.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Honeybeesknowabouttheconceptof“zero”.B．Honeybeescanunderstandmuchashumansdo.C．HoneybeeswillhelptoimproveAIinthefuture.D．Honeybeescanbetrainedtocomprehend“zero”.B“OK，'Isaidtomydaughterasshebentoverherafternoonbowlofrice."What'sgoingonwithyouandyourfriendJ.？”J.istheleaderofagroupofthird-gradersathercamp-apositionLucyherselfoccupiedtheprevioussummer?Now.she'stheoneontheoutsandeverydayatsnacktime，shetellsmeallaboutit，whileIoffertheunhelpfuladviceallsummerlong.“She'sfondofgivingorders,"Lucycomplained."She'sturningeveryoneagainstme.She'smean.Andshe'sfat."“Excuseme，”Isaid，strugglingforcalm."Whatdidyoujustsay？”“She'sfat.”Lucymumbled（含糊地说）.”We'regoingupstairs，”Isaid，myvoicecold."We'regoingtodiscussthis."Andupwewent.I'dspentthenineyearssinceherbirthgettingreadyforthisday，thedaywe'dhavetheconversationaboutthishorribleword.Iknewexactlywhattosaytothegirlonthereceivingendoftheteasing（取笑），butinallofmyimaginings（想象的情况），itneveronceoccurredtomethatmydaughterwouldbetheonewhousedtheFword-Fat.Mydaughtersatonherbed，andIsatbesideher."Howwouldyoufeelifsomeonemadefunofyouforsomethingthatwasn'tyourfault？”Ibegan."Shecouldstopeatingsomuch，"Lucymumbled，mouthingthesimpleadviceathousanddoctorshavegivenoverweightwomenforyears.“it'snotalwaysthateasy，”Isaid."Everyone'sdifferentintermsofhowtheytreatfood.”Lucylookedatme，waitingformetogoon.Iopenedmymouth，andthenclosedit.ShouldItellherthat，inteasingawoman'sweight，she'sjoinedthelongtraditionofcritics？ShouldItellherIdidn'tcrywhensomeonepostedmypictureandcommented，"I'msorry，butaren'tauthorswhowritebooksmarketedtoyoungwomensupposedtobepretty？”Doessheneedtoknow，now，thatlifeisn'tfair？Ifeelhereyesonme，waitingforananswerIdon'thave.Wordsaremytools.Storiesaremyjob.It'spossibleshe'llrememberwhatIsayforever，andIhavenoideawhattosay.SoItellhertheonlythingIcancomeupwiththatisabsolutelytrue.Isaytomydaughter,“Iloveyou，andthereisnothingyoucouldeverdotomakemenotloveyou.ButI'mdisappointedinyourightnow.Thereareplentyofreasonsfornotlikingsomeone.Whatshelookslikeisn'toneofthem.”Lucynods，tearsonhercheeks."Iwon'tsaythatagain，"shetellsme，andIpullherclose，pressingmynoseagainstherhair.Aswesittheretogether，Iprayforhertobesmartandstrong.Iprayforhertofindfriends，worksheloves，apartnerwholovesher.Andstill，always，IpraythatshewillneverstruggleasI'vestruggled，thatweightwillneverbehercrosstobear.Shemaynotbeabletousethewordinourhome，butIcanuseinmyhead.Ipraythatshewillnevergetfat.1、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraphIindicatesthatLucy___________A．oftenmakesfunofherfriendJ.B．hasturnedagainstherfriendJ.C．getsalongwellwithherfriendJ.D．hasbeguntocompetewithherfriendJ.2、WhydoestheauthorwanttodiscusswithLucy？A．Becauseshewantstooffersomeotherhelpfuladvice.B．Becauseshehaspreparedtheconversationfornineyears.C．BecausesheisreallyshockedatLucy'srudeness.D．BecauseshedecidestotellLucyas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(put)Arcticvegetation(植被)atriskOtherssaythataccess8．theseveryspecialpartsoftheworldshouldnotberestrictedtoonlyresearchersandscientistsPolartourismallowspeopletodevelopdeep9．（person）connectionswithpolarregions“Those10．traveltotheArcticorAntarcticaoftenbecomecheerleadersforsupportingthoseplaces”JimSano,vicepresidentfortravelandconservationatWorldWildlifeFund,toldTFK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（∧）