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《大学英语Ⅳ（听说）》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、________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why2、Lonelinessisafeeling_______peopleexperienceapowerfulrushofemptinessandsolitude.A．which B．where C．that D．how3、I_____upmymindwhatIwasgoingtosayintheseminar,butitwascancelled.A．havemadeB．hadmadeC．wasmakingD．wouldmake4、Ifwe________atableinadvance,wewouldn'tbestandinghereinthelongqueue.A．reserve B．reservedC．havereserved D．hadreserved5、—youplaythepianoatthistimeoftheday?Ineedagoodrestfortomorrow’stest.—Sorry.A．Must B．Shall C．Can D．May6、Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite7、Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any8、—Excuseme,doyoumindifIopenthewindow?—Well,ifyou__________.Icanputonmoreclothes.A．can B．mayC．must D．shall9、Thegeneralsecretarystressedthatwhathehadjustsaidwasonlyhis_________view,notofficialintentions.A．private B．separate C．personal D．single10、Haveyoueverbeeninasituation______youknowtheotherpersonisrightyetyoucannotagreewithhim?A．where B．which C．that D．as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。AAgeingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.BHowdoyougettoCarnegieHall？"Practice，practice，practice"isthewell-knownanswer.ButforsomeinspiringyoungmusiciansfromtheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusicinKabul，theroadtothefamousconcerthallwasmoredifficult.TheAfghanYouthOrchestra（AYO）ismadeupofyoungpeoplewhostudyattheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusic.ItwasthefirstorchestracreatedinAfghanistanin30years.GulalaiNorestani，14，playsatraditionalstringinstrument.Likemanystudents，Gulalaibecameanorphanwhenherparentswerekilledduringthewar.Musicishersalvation（解救物）."Musicformeisalanguageofpeace，"Gulalaisaid."Ithelpsconnectwithpeople."MiladYousufi，18，isapianostudent."Musicismylife,"hesaid.Miladalsolostmanyofhisfamilymembersduringthewar.Whenmusicwasbanned,hecouldn'teventouchapiano.Soasa12-year-oldboy,hestartedpaintinganddrawing."Iusedtodrawapiano,"hesaid.Finally,Miladwasfreetoplayarealpiano."Ourdreamcametrue,"hesaid."Itiseveryone'sdreamtoplayinCarnegieHall."Andhehasmoredreams."IhaveadreamtocontinuemyeducationinAmerica,"heexplained."Iamworkinghardtomakethathappen.ThenIhaveadreamtocomebacktoAfghanistanandteachandservepeople."BecauseofcontinuinglimitsinAfghanistan,GulalaiandMiladlistenmostlytothekindofclassicalmusictheyplayedatCarnegieHall.ButGulalaisaysshe'sheardabitofJenniferLopezandShakiraandshelikesthem.MiladsayshehasheardofladyGagaandJustinBieber,buthasn'tyethadachancetolistentothem.BeforeMiladwentonstagethatnightwiththebandofAfghankidswhohadsurvivedawar,Iaskedhimifhehadeverexperiencedtruepeace."No,notyet,"heanswered,adding,"IhopeIwillbeableto."Laterduringtheperformance,asheplayedoneofCarnegieHall'sfamousgrandpianos,thelookofpurejoyonhisfaceconvincedmethathefoundpeaceinmusic.1、IntheopinionofGulalai,music________.A．makespeopleunderstandeachotherB．calmsherdowninthewarC．isakindofviolentlanguageD．savesherfromthekillingatwar2、WhatisMilad'sfinalgoal?A．Toplayarealpiano.B．Tobeateacher.C．ToplayinCarnegieHall.D．TobeeducatedinAmerica.3、Accordingtothepassage________.A．classicalmusicisnotplayedinAfghanistanB．GulalaiknowsladyGagaandJustinBieberwellC．themusicGulalaiandMiladcanhearislimitedD．MiladlikesJenniferLopezandShakira.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．TraditionalAfghanMusicB．YoungMusiciansC．ABetterPerformanceD．PeaceinMusic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。IwasnineyearsoldwhenIlearnttorideabikeThebikewasabirthdaypresentfrommyuncleYoucanimaginehow

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