荆楚理工学院《英语演讲艺术一》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语演讲艺术一》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless2、Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost3、Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown4、—Congratulations！Ihearyou’vewonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition．—You_____bemistaken．I’minthedanceclass．A．must B．may C．should D．could5、—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken6、Forthousandsofyears,poetrythefavoritetypeofliteratureformanyinChina.A．isB．hasbeenC．wasD．willbe7、—________yourpurchasesintime,makesuretheexpresscompanyknowsyouraddressexactly.A．Toreceive B．ReceivedC．Receiving D．Havingreceived8、Englishisalanguagesharedbyseveraldiversecultures,_________usesitdifferently.A．allofwhich B．eachofwhich C．allofthem D．eachofthem9、______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access10、—Didn’tyougofishingwithyourfriendslastSunday?—No.I______tothenursinghomeasusual.A．went B．go C．havegone D．hadgone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。Afcarshadwings，theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstodeliveritscar-plane,theTransition,tocustomersbytheendof2011.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle，”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecarplanehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute—andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillrequiredtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasamoreconvenientandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youparkitinthegarageathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyprimarilyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtakeoffweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TerrafugiasaystheTransitionreducesthepotentialforanaccidentbyallowingpilotstodriveunderbadweatherinsteadofflyingintomarginal(临界)conditions.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000,Buttheremaybeadditionalchargesforoptionslikearadio,transponderorGPS.Anotheroptionisafull-planeparachute.“Ifyougetintoaveryawfulsituation,itisthenecessarysafetyoption,”Gershsaid.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orderswithdeposits.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.1、Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2011B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2011C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts2、lttakesthecar-planeoneminuteto.A．foldandunfolditswingsB．unfoldwingsforflyingC．landintheairportD．meetflyingsafetyregulations3、.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Tomcetaircraftregulations,thecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAA．C．Thecar-planemayflyashighasnormalplanes.D．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthegarageattheirhome.4、.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastbutoneparagraphrefersto.A．theradioB．thetransponderC．theGPSD．thefull-planeparachute5、What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CarsWithWingsMayBeJustAroundTheCorner.B．WhichtoChoose:AFerrarisoraCarPlane?C．AmoreConvenientandCheaperWaytoFly.D．CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanes.BManyShoppingmallsnowhavespecialareasthatoffershopperstheirfirstchancetoexperience“VRtechnology”.Youmayhaveenteredoneoutofcuriosity,oryoumaythinkitisjustanotherpieceofuselesstechnology.Whateveryouropinion,VR,orvirtual(虚拟的)reality,isgoingtobecomeabigpartofourlivesverysoon.2016sawtheintroductionofmanyfancyproductsintheworldofVR,includingMicrosoft'sHoloLensandSamsung'sGearVR.Allofthemofferanexcitinglookatthenewrealities”andopportunitiesthatVRbrings.These,however,aretheearlydaysofatechnologythatisexpectedtogofromstrengthtostrength.And2017lookslikeitisgoingtobetheyearinwhichVRtechnologyreallytakesoff.Forastart,usingVRwillbecomemorenormalin2017.MicrosoftandIntelhavealreadydiscussedtheirplansforsimplerandlessexpensiveVRheadsets.TheideaofVRwillstopbeingasci-fi(science-fiction)idea,andinsteaditwillturnintoanindustryofrealproductsusedaswaystoshowoffimagination.”saidAndrew,adesigneratUSVRCompany,Survios.ItisalsoexpectedthatVRproductswillplayapartinmorecommonandreal-lifefieldslikefashionandfilm.Forexample,toenjoytheatmosphereandenergyofthefrontrowexperienceatafashionshow,fanswillnolongerhavetogoalongintheflesh.InsteadpeoplewillbeabletoenjoytheexperiencebyjustwearingaVRheadsetathome.YoucanalsoexpectVRmirrorsandfitting-roomssoonerratherthanlater.''Thisisanespeciallygoodopportunityforbrandslookingtoofferverypersonalizedexperiences.''saidRoyDeYoungfromUS-basedmarketingagency,PMX.Astimegoeson,therewillbelessdiscussionaboutwhetherpeoplewillacceptVRtechnology.Itwillsimplybeadiscussionofwhen.1、WhydomanyshoppingmallshaveareasforVRexperiences?A．Tocollectshoppers'opinions.B．Tomeetthedemandsofshoppers.C．Tointroducethenewtechnologytoshoppers.D．Toentertainshopperswithnewtechnology.2、Theunderlinedphrase“intheflesh”canbereplacedby_____________.A．intimeB．inpersonC．inlineD．inorder3、WhatcanwelearnaboutVRproductsfromthepassage?A．TheyarecheapforthetimebeingB．Theyarebeingusedalmosteverywhere.C．Theywon'tbeacceptedformanyyears.D．Theywillmeetmorepersonaldemands.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．VRTakesoverFashionB．VRMirrorarearoundthecornerC．VRisBecomingRealD．VRMeetsourLifeGoal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．ItwasMother’sDaymorningandIwasdoingsomeshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatanelderlywomanhadfallenoveratthe1andhadhitherheadontheconcrete.Her2waswithher,buttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearly3Walking4thescene,Tenysonbecameveryupsetabout5hadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”Atthefrontofthesupermarket,acharitygrouphadsetupa6sellingcookedsausagesandflowersto7funds.Tenyson8thatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.“Itwillmakeherfeel9,”hesaid.Iwas10thathe’d11suchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedher12wecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”she13“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture.”14wewalkeduptoher,mysonbecamefrightenedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttoo15togouptoher16,Igavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.”17that,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,18herwhoitwasfrom19badlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylooked20atTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmile.1、A．entrance B．front C．middle D．end2、A．son B．husband C．daughter D．friend3、A．intime B．incase C．inshock D．inshort4、A．towards B．through C．over D．by5、A．which B．that C．who D．what6、A．building B．study C．notice D．stand7、A．get B．make C．raise D．rise8、A．suggested B．asked C．told D．admitted9、A．less B．more C．worse D．better10、A．angry B．happy C．amazed D．sad11、A．catchupwith B．comeupwith C．getawaywith D．putupwith12、A．because B．though C．if D．when13、A．asked B．replied C．repeated D．received14、A．As B．Since C．For D．With15、A．energetic B．scared C．satisfied D．excited16、A．Instead B．However C．Also D．So17、A．For B．At C．About D．Of18、A．talking B．begging C．ordering D．telling19、A．When B．Because C．Why D．Though20、A．away B．off C．up D．down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。Chinesebrushcalligraphyor“shufa”inChineseisoneof1．mostimportantartformsinChinaManyAsiancultureshaveoriginatedtheirowncalligraphy,butChina'sisunequaledbecauseof2．(it)beauty,grace,andhistoryThe3．(origin)ofChinesebrushcalligraphyareunknown,butlocaltalessayitgoesbackover4,000yearstothetimeofthelegendary(传说的)YellowEmperor(2698－2598B．C．)．AtthattimecharacterswerecarvedonanimalbonesortortoiseshellsOnlyafterEmperorQinShiHuangunitedChinaunderhisrule4．onecountrydiditreallygainpopularityasacommonartformHesimplifiedChinesecharactersandregularruleswereset,5．(make)iteasierforpeopletolearnandmasterThisChineseartformcontinuedtoprogressandduringtheTangDynasty(618－907A．D．)anewtypeofcursivescript(草书)wasformedandstandardizedItiswritten6．(free),butisnotaseasytoreadTodayChinesecalligraphyisonceagainasubjectinschoolsandanartformhighly7．(appreciate)acrosstheworldAnyonecanpracticeitandall8．isrequiredisasimplesetincluding:brushes,ink,paperIt'sfunforamateurstotry,buttobecomegoodatit,notonlyyearsofpracticebutalsonaturaltalent9．(need)．Practicingthisartconsistentlycandeveloppersonalcharacterandisofgreat10．(beneficial)tohealth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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。TodayisSunday.Theskyisfullofsunshine,sodoesmylife.Atabout9:00a.m.,Igotothebookstorewithmyfriends.Therewasalotofnewbooks,Ididn'tknowwhichonetobuy,becausethesebookswerebothusefultome.Atlast,Ichosetwo.At10:00,wewenttothecinema;thefilmcallingTitanicwasverypopular.Ittookusabout3hourstoseeit.Havingseenthefilm,andeveryonewasdeep