西安交通大学城市学院《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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Havingpicturestocolorwillkeepchildren______forhours.A．amused B．amusingC．amuse D．toamuse2、Isitcommonpracticethatsalesmenreceivea_______of10percentonallsalesmade?A．depositB．receiptC．pensionD．commission3、Thiscarisimportanttoourfamily.Wewouldrepairitatourexpense_______itbreakdownwithinthefirstyear.A．could B．wouldC．might D．should4、Mr.Chapmanretiredat70afterhenearly40yearswiththeGasCompany．A．hadspent B．hasspent C．spends D．wouldspend5、_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin6、Somepeoplecreatejobs,fosterexcitementandbasicallymakethesystemwork.Theyseepossibilities________othersseeonlyproblems.A．that B．what C．which D．where7、—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot8、Hardlyever______somanychoicesforyoungpeopleenteringtheworkforceastherearetoday.A．thereare B．therehavebeen C．havetherebeen D．arethere9、Hi,Betty,areyoufreeatpresent?Ihavetoaskyouforafavor．_____．Withpleasure．A．Sorry,Iambusy B．GoaheadC．Helpyourself D．Ask,please10、—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.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。AEvenforafirst-timevisitortoChina,itisimpossibletoignorethepopularityofQuick-Response(QR)codes.Thesesquare-shapedblack-and-whitesymbolsinWeChatorAlipaywhereQRcodesarescannedtoaddnewfriendsormakepayments.TheQRCodesystemoriginatedinJapan.TheengineerMasahiroHarafeltthelimitationoftheone-dimensionbarcodeinuseandthusdevelopedtheQRcodeswhichcouldcarrydatahorizontallyandvertically.QRcodescouldholdmuchmoreinformationthanbarcodeduetotheirextradimension.Inaddition,QRcodeshavelargerdatacapacity,smallerprint—outsizeandhigherresistancetodirtanddamage,whichmakethemwidelyappliedinmanyotherapplications.ThoughthetechnologyofQRcodesiscomplicated,wecaneasilycreateourownQRcodeswiththehelpofQRcodegenerators,manyofwhichareavailableonlineforfree.UserscouldenterthedatatheywishtheQRcodetodisplay,andthegeneratorturnsitintoasymbolthatcanbeprintedordisplayedinelectronicform.TheprocessofcreatingQRcodescouldbereallyfunwhenwecustomisethedesignofthecodesaccordingtoourspecificneeds.Forinstance,wecanadjustthecolor,addalogo,andcreatesocialoptionsetc.Moreover,dynamic(动态的)QRcodesarealsoavailable.TheyaremorevariousthanstandardQRcodesbecausetheyallowuserstoeditdataenteredpreviouslywhereasdatainstandardQRcodescannotbeeditedonceprinted.Plus,don’tlimityourQRcodetoonemobilescanner.Anyonecanscanyourcodewithanyreader.Alowerbarriertoentrymakessuccessmorelikelyforyouandtheuser.Meanwhile,wemustalsorecognizethevulnerabilityofQRcodes.Duetoitseasyaccess,criminalscanstealsimplybyreplacingtheQRcodeswiththeirown,routingcashintotheirownbankaccounts.Hence,weshouldallbecomemoreconscioustowardsvirtualmoneytransactionsthroughQRcodesandparticipateinadditionalsecuritymeasures.1、WhichofthefollowingisNOTafunctionofQRcodes?A．Datastorage.B．Scanningreader.C．Socialnetworking.D．Mobilepayment.2、Whyisbarcodementionedinparagraph2?A．Tointroducethemaintopic.B．Toshowtheauthor’sattitude.C．TohighlightthefeaturesofQRcodes.D．Toaddsomebackgroundknowledge.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“vulnerability”underlinedinparagraph4?A．Threat. B．Weakness.C．Difficulty. D．Simplicity.4、WhichistrueaboutQRcodesaccordingtothetext?A．TheywerefirstusedinChina.B．Thegeneratorschargetheusersalot.C．DataeditingispossibleinprintedQRcodes.D．MorescanningdevicesareavailableinreadingQRcodes.BWhendidyoulastseeapolarbear?Onatriptoazoo,perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasalittlehigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup.Thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-winterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody’stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatorysystem(循环系统)becauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.Themainbenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimallyearround.Theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays.“WhenIgointowater,Ipourmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway.”1、ThemembersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsEXCEPTthat.A．theymustreachtheageof60B．theyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswithC．theymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonthsD．theymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruary2、Accordingtothepassage,somedoctorsbelieveitistruethat.A．youarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblueB．cold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattacksinsummerthaninwinterC．cold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhighD．PolarBearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwater3、ThePolarBearsliketoswimalltheyearround,for.A．theycanremainyoungB．itisaneasywaytokeepthebodywarminwinterC．theyfinditenjoyableandinterestingD．theymightmeetfewertroublesinlife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．OnMother’sDay,TrevorWallacewokeupearlyandhand-scrubbed(擦洗)afountain.Itwasn’tjustanyfountain,1itwasonethathadaspecial2tohisfamily.15minutesawayfromTrevor’scampussiteDeAnzaCommunityCollegewherehisbeloved3,MarilynRosenthal,hadworkedfordecades.Herco-workersattheschool4alargefountaininherhonorwithaplaque（匾）thatsaysHeart’sGarden:In5ofMarilynRosenthal.Thefountainwas6toTrevor’smom,Sarene,whowasonly36yearsoldwhenhermomdied.Althoughshe7it,shedidn’thavetheopportunityto8it.Astimewenton,thefountain,whichishiddenundertrees,9disrepair.TrevorcalledSarenethatdayto10herahappyMother’sDayandtoldhertoexpecta(n)11.ThenhedrovetoDeAnzaCommunityCollegewithhis12,andtwosponges（海绵）.Whenhearrivedatthefountain,itwascoveredwithleavesand13withdirt.Hestartedtoscrub.Ashecleaned,he14anotherproblem:thefountain’swaterwasturnedoff.Withoutwater,thesitewouldn’tbe15.Therefore,Trevorpurchasedabottleandwaspouringwateronan16fountain.Completingallthesethings,hetookabeforeandafter17,andsenthismomtwo18emails.Thesubjectlineofthefirstemailwas,“GiftOne:Openthefirst!”Itwasthebeforephotoofthefountain.Thesubjectlineofthesecondemail19,“GiftOne:Part2”.Itwastheafterphotoofthefountain.“WhenIopenedthephotos,I20intotears,”Sarenesays.“Henotonlyhonoredme,butalsohonoredmymom.”1、A．yetB．butC．andD．otherwise2、A．giftB．significanceC．historyD．explanation3、A．friendB．colleagueC．grandmotherD．mother4、A．establishedB．gatheredC．donatedD．measured5、A．memoryB．placeC．chargeD．support6、A．specialB．delicateC．valuelessD．private7、A．cherishedB．sharedC．hidD．reserved8、A．spreadB．marchC．playD．visit9、A．turnedinB．broughtinC．lookedintoD．fellinto10、A．celebrateB．wishC．desireD．congratulate11、A．emailB．fountainC．cardD．surprise12、A．presentB．fortuneC．trickD．camera13、A．providedB．cakedC．decoratedD．mixed14、A．crashedintoB．gaveoutC．metwithD．cameupwith15、A．shinyB．fragrantC．preciseD．transparent16、A．polishedB．abandonedC．furnishedD．transformed17、A．lookB．expressionC．shotD．performance18、A．practicalB．separateC．reliableD．outstanding19、A．readB．wroteC．lookedD．directed20、A．movedB．burstC．brokeD．wept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。语法填空Doyoujudgepeoplebytheirappearance?ThisweekIwastalkingtosomeguysatPlanetFitness,1．toldmeabouttheirboss’experienceofbuyinganewcarThesalesmendidn’tknowthatthismanhadalotofmoneyItwasbecauseheoftendressed2．(he)inworn-outclothes,justlikeahomelessmanonthestreetWhenthebossarrivedatthefirstshop,thesalesmen3．(total)ignoredhimandtreatedhimlikehewasn’tworththeirtimeHe4．(leave)theshopwithasmileonhisfaceLaterthatday,hewalkedintoanothershop,5．(wear)thesameclothesasusualThesalesmengreetedhimwithkindnessandrespectThenthismanpaidalmost$20million6．newcar!There’saBibletextthattellsushow7．(treat)peoplethatyoulearnlittleaboutItsays,“Don’tforgettoshow8．(warm)tostrangers,becauseanyonewhodoesitmayentertainangelswithoutrealizingit!”Don’tjudge9．bookbyitscover!Thebosswasnotanangel10．youneverknowwhojustmightbe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(∧)，并在该词下面写出该加的词。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。OnedayintherestaurantwhereIworked,Iamservingatableoffourandeachpersonhadorderedthedifferentkindoffish、Threeplatewerealreadyonthetablewhenthemanclo