大庆医学高等专科学校《英语视听说四》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语视听说四》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、_____tomanagetimewisely,andyoucanmakethemostoutofeachday.A．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnedD．Learn2、Anotherstudyof302volunteersathospitalsinChicagofocusedonindividualdifferencesinthedegree______peopleview“volunteer”asanimportantsocialrole.A．bywhich B．towhich C．inwhich D．fromwhich3、______hislove,Chrissenthismomathank-younoteonMother’sDay.A．ExpressingB．ExpressedC．ToexpressD．Havingexpressed4、Myunclefinallyboughthisdreamhouse______overlooksabeautifulpark.A．which B．where C．who D．what5、Theyfelt________itwashightaxandlowincome________contributedtotheextrememiseryoftheworkingpeopleatthebottomoftheladder.A．/；that B．that;whichC．that;what D．/;which6、“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally7、________andopentovariousinterpretations,thetermsofthenewproposalneedimprovingbasedontheinterestsofbothsides.A．AccessibleB．ApparentC．AmbiguousD．Aggressive8、Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished9、Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t10、Itisclearlystatedthattheseregulations______everyoneinthecommunity,withoutexception.A．appealto B．adapttoC．applyto D．attachto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。AAbargainissomethingofferedatalowandadvantageousprice.Amorerecentdefinitionis:abargainisadirtytricktoforcemoneyoutofthepocketsofsillyandinnocentpeople.Thecostofproducinganew—forexample—toothpastewouldmake80ptheproperpriceforit,sowewillmarketitat£1.20.Itisnotabadtoothpaste,andaspeopleliketotrynewthingsitwillsellwelltostartwith;buttheattractionofnoveltysoonfades,sosaleswillfall.Whenthathappenswewillreducethepriceto£l.15.Andwewillturnitintoabargainbyprinting5pOFFalloverit.Sometimesitisnot5pOFFbutlpOFF.WhatbreathtakingrudenesstoadvertiselpOFFyoursoaporwashingpowderorwhatever!Eventhepoorestold-agepensioneroughttoregardthisasaninsult（侮辱）,buthedoesn’t.Abargainmustnotbemissed.Peoplesayonehastohavewashingpowder（orwhatever）andonemightaswellbuyitapennycheaper.Therealdangerstartswhenunnecessarythingsbecome“bargains”.Manypeoplejustcannotresistbargains.Providedtheythinktheyaregettingabargaintheywillbuyclothestheywillneverwearorfurnituretheyhavenospacefor.OnceIheardofamanwhoboughtanelectricsawasabargainandcutofftwoofhisfingersthenextday.Buthehadnoregrets:thesawhadbeentrulycheap.Quiteafewpeopleactuallybelievethattheymakemoneyonsuchbargains.Aladyoncetoldme:“I’vehadaluckydaytoday.Iboughtadressfor£120,reducedfrom£400;andIboughtabeautifulPersiancarpetfor£600,reducedfrom£900.”Itwillneveroccurtoherthatshehasactuallywasted£720.Shefeelsasthoughshehadmade£580.Shealsofeels,Iamsure,thatifshehadmoretimeforshopping,shecouldmakealivingoutofit.Somepeoplebuyinlargequantitiesbecauseitischeaper.Onceacoupleboughtenoughsugarfortheirlifetimeandthelifetimeoftheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Theythoughtitabargainnottobemissed.Whenthesugararrivedtheydidn’tknowwheretostoreit—untiltheyrealizedthattheirtoiletwasaveryspaciousone.Sothatwaswheretheypileduptheirsugar.Notonlydidtheirguestsfeelratherstrangewhenevertheywereofferedsugartoputintotheircoffee,butthetoiletbecameextremelysticky.Toofferbargainsisacommercialtricktomakethepoorpoorer.Whengreedyfoolsfallforthistrick,itservesthemright.1、Whichwordbestdescribesthelanguagestyleofthepassage?A．Polite. B．Foolish.C．Humorous. D．Serious.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novelty”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Goodquality. B．Lowprice.C．Newness. D．Curiosity.3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutlpOFFaproduct?A．It’sagiftforpoorpeople. B．It’sanoffensetoshoppers.C．It’sabargainworthtrying. D．It’sarealreductioninprice.4、Whichstatementwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A．Bargainsarethingspeopledon’treallyneed.B．Bargainsareoftenrealcheapproducts.C．Bargainshelppeoplemakealiving.D．Bargainsplaytricksonpeople.BMicrosofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvert(改变)themintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”

saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“To

mitigate

thedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgrids(方格)ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（程序）

isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword

“mitigate”

inparagraph5probablymean?A．ignoreB．destroyC．increaseD．reduce2、Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A．TheadvantagesofGazeSpeakovertheCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．SmartphoneApphelpsALSsuffersspeakwiththeireyesmovement.C．ThestickerplaysanimportantroleinGazeSpeak.D．ThewriterismakinganadvertisementforGazeSpeaker.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheinventionofGazeSpeaker?A．doubtfulB．negativeC．favorableD．unclear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．“It’stimetowakeup,Emily,”mymomsingsfromthekitchen.I1toopenmyeyes.Whydidn’tthealarmonmycellphonegooff?Soon,Irealizetodayisthedayformy2:“Adaywithouttechnology.”Ididn’trealizewhatIhadgottenmyselfintountilIwasdrivingtoschoolinmycarin3.Noradiobroadcastingmyfavoritesongs.Ihadtosingtomyself.AssoonasIgottoschool,IwenttothelibrarytoprintoutmyEnglishproject.“Uh-oh,”Ithought.“Thisisn’tallowed.”TheschooldaywentonandIfinallygrew4therule.Thiswasn’tso5!Icoulddothiseveryday.Idrovehomeafterschool,andmy6eventuallywentintoafterschoolmode,7onwhatIwouldeatforsupperandwhowouldbevotedoffAmericanIdollaterthatnight.The8thingIknew,IwaschattingwithmyfriendsonFacebook,checkingemailandwatchingavideoonYouTube,allatthesametime!Mymomwalkedinandherjawdropped.“Whathappenedtono9?”Sheaskedme.Ifrozeforthesecondtimethatdayandforcedmyselftogobacktoreality.Ihad10.Thisexperiment,whichmanyteenagerswouldneverhavethecouragetoattempt,wasactually11tome.Eventhoughmyattemptatgoingaboutmydaywithouttechnologywasafailure,IrealizedthatifIreallytried,Iwouldbecompletely12withoutmyaddictiontotechnology.Hey,wemayevenfindweliketalkingtoourfamiliesinsteadofwatchingTV.Wemight13abicyclerideorawalktotheparkinsteadoflookingatpagesandpagesofFacebookpictures.Thesedevicescertainlymakemylifeeasier,andIdefinitelywouldn’t14gettingridofthemaltogether,butIdobelievethelivesoftoday’steenagerswouldbeobviously15withoutourtechnologydependence.1、A．tryB．pretendC．refuseD．decide2、A．expectationB．explorationC．experienceD．experiment3、A．doubtB．silenceC．surpriseD．excitement4、A．interestedinB．annoyedwithC．impatientwithD．usedto5、A．hardB．easyC．strangeD．comfortable6、A．ruleB．planC．mindD．role7、A．agreeingB．concentratingC．countingD．depending8、A．oneB．firstC．lastD．next9、A．homeworkB．controlC．pressureD．technology10、A．improvedB．startedC．failedD．finished11、A．availableB．convenientC．beneficialD．avoidable12、A．fineB．terribleC．creativeD．successful13、A．quitB．enjoyC．hateD．regret14、A．suggestB．mindC．practiceD．prevent15、A．boringB．complicatedC．difficultD．different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。Inrecentyears,anewidea1．iscalleda“nakedmarriage”hasarisenasthecostoflivinggoesupIthasbecomeanewtrendformanyyoungpeopleinChinaWithasmallmarriagecertificateinhand,theygetmarriedAndforthecouplesina“nakedmarriage”,thiscertificatealsocontainsother2．(meaning)AresidentfromChengdusaid,“Therearemanypeoplelikeusbornin3．1980sOurfamiliescannotafford4．(buy)usnewapartments,cars,letalonediamondringsIthinkthat'sverynormalforregularfamiliesWemustmakeabetterfutureon5．(we)own”AgraduateofSichuanUniversitysaid,“Themostimportantelementinamarriage6．(be)loveIbelieveourlivingconditionswill7．(gradual)getbetter”Aprofessorsaysa“nakedmarriage”isindirectcontradictiontoChina's8．(tradition)marriagecustomsHowever,aslivingcostscontinuetorise,thisphenomenonmaybecomemorepopularinthefutureButnotallpeoplehaveapositiveopinionabouta“nakedmarriage”Accordingtoasurvey9．(conduct)bysohucom,onlyabout40%ofthe3,500peoplesurveyedliketheideaofa“nakedmarriage”About80%ofmensupporta“nakedmarriage”,10．therearealso70%ofwomennotsupportingtheideabecausetheythinkthesemarriagesarenotstable第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）第一节短文改错Yesterdayafternoon,ourschoolheldonafiredrill、WewerelisteningtheteachercarefullyintheEnglishclasswhenweheardthefirealarm、Theteachertoldustocalmdownandinstructustoleaveaclassroominorderimmediately、Whenwegotintothepassage,wefoundtheyweresurroundedbysmoke、Itwasbecomingdifficulttobreathebuttofindthewayout、Finally,withour