西华师范大学《英语演讲与辩论》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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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、—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some2、—WhatdoesNicky’sjobinvolveasapublicrelationsdirector?—______quitealotoftimewithotherpeople.A．SpendingB．HavingspentC．TospendD．Tohavespent3、Fathermadeapromise______________Ididwellintheentranceexam,hewouldtakemetoHongKonginthesummervacation.A．ifthat B．ifC．thatif D．that4、Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit5、Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen6、Thoughourfootballboysarefacedwithfourgoalsbehind,theyarestillstrugglinghardinthefieldto______.A．facethemusic B．savefaceC．costtheirarmandleg D．landontheirfeet7、Duringthenegotiationtofollow,itcanbearguedthatsharesofforeigncompaniesareovervalued________thereturntheyoffer.A．intermsofB．inmemoryofC．infavorofD．inchargeof8、Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone9、Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted10、Thepostofficeisclosed______Saturdayafternoon.A．on B．in C．of D．at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。AEarlierthisyear,myfamilyexperiencedanunexpectedtragedy.Thekindoftragedywhichknocksyououtofyourselfandturnsyourwholeworldupsidedown.Atragedywhichalsocausedmetobeoutofworkforthreemonths.ItwascompletelyunforeseenandIhadnotimetoputtogetheranout-of-officeplan.I’veworkedatpreviouscompanieswherethiskindoftragedywouldhavebeenhandledprofessionally;Iwouldhavebeengiventhelegally—requiredmoneyandaskedtoleave.ButatSASInstitute(anAmericandeveloperofanalyticssoftware),myteamsteppedinandfilledinwithnoquestionsorhesitations.Myworkwasnotleftundone.Myclients(客户)werepatientwhenthosepickingupthepiecesofprojectsunrelatedtothemneededsometimetogetfamiliarwiththework.Mymanagementandcolleaguescheckedonmyfamilyregularly.Atlast,mymanager,myentireteamandHumanResourcesDepartmenthelpedmebacktoworkatmyownpace.TheyevenchangedmyworkspaceoveraweekendtobettersuitmypersonalneedsbeforeIevencamebacktowork.Yousee,SAS—creates—a—family.Thespecialattentiontoemployeehappinessandwork/lifebalancemakesthatfamilypossible.Theflexibleworkenvironmentenablesmostemployeestocreateaschedulethatbestsuitstheirpersonalneeds—whetherit’sattendingaschoolplayortakinganagingparenttothedoctor.TheWork/LifeOfficehasawealthofresourcesforcollegeplanning,angermanagement,sorrow,etc.But,asyoucansee,itdoesn’tstopthere.MostemployeesbelievethatSASistheirfamily.Werelyoneachother.Wehelpeachothersucceed.Wecelebrateteamsuccesses.Wehangoutafterwork.Ourkidsplaytogether.Welaughtogetherandcrytogether.Sure,wehavealotofconveniencebenefitsatSAS.But,whatreallymakesadifferencetomeistheSASculturethattheoutsideworlddoesn’talwayssee:Thebalance.Thecompanionship.Themanagementsupport.Thefamilyitallowsmetohave.I’msoeagerforotherstoseethesideofSASthatIseeeveryday.1、Afterthetragedy,theauthor.A．changedhisjobB．feltveryhopelessC．wassickforthreemonthsD．turnedtohiscolleaguesforhelp2、Whatdidtheauthor’scolleaguesdoforhimduringhisabsence?A．Theyraisedmoneytohelphim.B．Theyvisitedhisfamilyeveryweekend.C．Theyaskedhisclientstowaitforhimtoreturn.D．Theymovedhisofficedesktoaconvenientplace.3、Bysayingtheunderlinedwords“SAScreatesafamily”inParagraph3,theauthormeans.A．theemployeesfeelathomeatSASB．SASoftenorganizesfamilyget-togethersC．manySASemployeeshavebecomecouplesD．theofficesatSASaredecoratedlikefamilies4、Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.A．tellhislifeexperienceB．introduceSAScultureC．encouragepeopletojoinSASD．explaintheimportanceoffamilyBThefirsttrulyautonomouscars—vehiclesthatdrivedownthestreetswithnoonebehindthewheel—havefinallyarrived.Waymo,whichbeganlifeasGoogle’sself-drivingcarproject,announcedthatithadletitsdriverlesscarslooseinpartsofPhoenix,Arizona,withnobodyinthefrontseatstotakeoverincaseofemergency.MembersofthepublictakingpartinaWaymotrialinthedesertcityinthesouth-westUSwillbeabletoorderthevehiclestocomethroughanapp“inthenextfewmonths”,thegroupsaid.Potentiallyoneofthemostrevolutionary(革命性的)newtechnologies,aswellasoneofthemostadvertised,driverlesscarshavebeenatthecentreofaracebetweenbigautomakersandtechnologycompanies.Butwhileanumberofgroupsaretestingthetechnologyonthestreetswithback-updriversbehindthewheel,mostbelievetheapproachoffullautonomyisatleasttwoyearsaway.Googleshockedtheautoindustrywhenitfirstshowedabasicversionofitsdriverlesstechnologysevenyearsago,andittheninvestedmorethan$lbninautonomousvehicleresearch.Rivals(竞争对手)admititstillhasatechnologylead,thoughskepticsquestionwhethertheartificialintelligenceisgoodenoughtorespondtothemanyunforeseeneventsthatcouldoccurontheroad.Waymobelievesitisthefirstcompanytoreachastandardknowninthedriverlesscarworldaslevel4,meaningitscarscandriveunderfullautonomyinpresetareasthathavebeencarefullymappedoutandtested.Uber,GeneralMotors,AptivPLC,BMWandothershavebeenconductingtestingtoreachlevel4,butallofthemstillkeepahumaninthedriver’sseat.1、Whatshouldpeopledointhedriverlesscartest?A．Takeoverinanemergency.B．Callforacarwithoutanapp.C．Letthecaroperateinfullautonomy.D．Testthecarinadesertedplace.2、Thethirdparagraphmaybeusedtoshow.A．Google’sdriverlesstechnologyisreallyadvancedB．WaymowillbewidelyacknowledgedtwoyearslaterC．driverlesscarswilldamagetheentireautomobilemarketD．thetechnologyofdriverlesscarsisdevelopingtoofast3、WhyisWaymoconfidentabouttryingoutitsfirstdriverlesscars?A．Becauseitalreadyinventedabasicversion.B．Becauseithasatechnologyleadinthisarea.C．Becauseithasreachedfull,level4autonomy.D．Becauseitscarscandrivewhereverapersonlikes.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheself-drivingcar?A．Supportive.B．Opposed.C．Skeptical.D．Objective.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．Humangrowthisaprocessofexperimentation,trial,anderroreventuallyleadingtowisdom.Eachtimeyouchoosetotrustyourselfandtakeaction,youcanneverquitebecertainhowthesituationwill

1.Sometimesyouarevictorious,andsometimesyoubecomedisappointed.The

2experiments,however,arenolessvaluablethantheexperimentsthatfinallyprovesuccessful;infact,you

3learnmorefromyour“failures”thanyoudofromyour

4.Ifyouhavemadewhatyouthinktobeamistakeorfailedtoliveuptoyourown

5,youwillmostlikelyputupabarrierbetweenyouressenceandthepartofyourthatisthealleged(声称的)wrong-doer.However,viewingpastactionsas

6impliesguiltandblame,anditisnotpossibletolearnanythingmeaningfulwhileyouareengagedinblaming.

7,forgivenessisrequiredwhenyouareseverelyjudgingyourself.Forgivenessistheactoferasingan

8debt.Therearefourkindsofforgiveness.Thefirstisbeginnerforgivenessforyourself.Thesecondofforgivenessisbeginnerforgivenessforanother.Thethirdkindofforgivenessis

9forgivenessofyourself.Thisisforseriousmisbehaviors,theonesyoucarrywithdeep

10.Whenyoudosomethingthatviolatesyourownvaluesandprinciples,youcreateagapbetweenyourstandardsandyouractual

11.Insuchacase,youneedtoworkveryhardat

12yourselfforthesedeedssothatyoucanclosethisgap.Thisdoesnot

13thatyoushouldrushtoforgiveyourselforshouldn’tfeelregret,

14takingpleasureinthesefeelingsforaprolongedperiodoftimeisnothealthy.The

15andperhapsmostdifficultoneoftheadvancedforgivenessofanother.Atsometimeofourlife,youmayhavebeenseverelywrongedorhurtbyanotherpersontosuchadegreethatforgivenessseems

16.However,harboringangerandrevengefantasiesonlykeepsyou

17invictimhood.Undersuchacircumstance,youshouldforceyourselftoseethebiggerpicture.Bysodoing,youwillbeableto

18thefocusawayfromtheangerandresentment.Itisonlythroughforgivenessthatyoucanerasewrongdoingand

19thememory.Whenyoucan

20releasethesituation,youmaycometoseeitasanecessarypartofyourgrowth.1、A．turnout B．turnup C．breakup D．breakout2、A．important B．engaged C．failed D．successful3、A．obviously B．necessarily C．continuously D．usually4、A．success B．failure C．fault D．benefit5、A．ability B．expectations C．belief D．experiences6、A．mistakes B．victories C．experiments D．fantasies7、A．Still B．Therefore C．Instead D．However8、A．absurd B．original C．emotional D．unusual9、A．ordinary B．advanced C．alternative D．certain10、A．wisdom B．mercy C．injury D．shame11、A．thought B．approach C．behavior D．purpose12、A．punishing B．forgiving C．blaming D．praising13、A．mean B．prove C．reflect D．represent14、A．and B．or C．but D．so15、A．uncertain B．premier C．next D．last16、A．essential B．valuable C．impossible D．unavoidable17、A．trapped B．located C．lost D．occupied18、A．drive B．drag C．put D．shift19、A．keep B．refresh C．weaken D．clean20、A．naturally B．finally C．definitely D．initially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During1．1990s,MichaelJordanwas2．(probable)thebest-knownathleteintheworldHewas3．(name)themostvaluedplayerfivetimesMillionsoffansadmirehisathleticability，4．(motivate)andconfidenceOffthebasketballcourt，MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteakrestaurantandhealsofoundsuccessasan5．(act)Thefirstplayer6．(score)morethan3,000pointsinaseasonwasWiltChamberlainMichaelJordanistheonlyNBAplayer7．averagedover50pointspergameforanentireseason8．isnodoubtthathe9．(deserve)thetitle“outstandingplayer10．hisgeneration”．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）下面短文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。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、每句不超过两个错误；2、每处错误及其修改均限一词；3、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Isitnecessarytopracticehandwriting?Somestudentsconsiderhandwritingleastimportantthanbefore、Theypreferredthekeyboardtothepennow,fortheformerisfast,convenientandclear、Theythinkitiswasteoftimepracticinghandwriting、However,othersthinkChinesehandwritingisanimportantpartofourtraditionalculture、Thoughcomputersareveryconvenient,but