广东外语外贸大学《矿资专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《矿资专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷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、Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved2、Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the3、Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened4、Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce5、ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed6、Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has 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D．/;the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。ANASAmightbefamousforsendingrocketsuptospacequickly.Butitwillbemorefamousformakingyournextholidaycomemorequickly.Thespaceagencyisworkingonanewplane,whichcouldsolvetheproblemsofsupersonic(超音速的)flightandvastlyincreasethespeedofjourneysabroad.Ifsuccessful,theplanewouldbeabletoflybetweenNewYorkandLondoninjustthreehours.Anditwouldreducethetimespentflyingotherjourneysbyahalf,sinceitcouldbeusedmorebroadly.Untilnow,theproblemwithsuchplaneshasbeenthesonicboom(声爆),madefamousbytheoriginalConcorde.Thathappenswhenaplanereachessupersonicspeeds.Itisathunderousnoisethatupsetspeopleontheground—disturbinganimalsandevencausingphysicalproblemstomaterialsandhousesunderneath.ItwasthateffectthatledCongresstobansuchplanesfrombeingusedovertheUSland,adecisionthatinturnwasresponsibleforConcorde’sfailingtobecommerciallyused.Inviewoftheproblem,thespaceagencyhasdevelopedanewtechnologyandtrieditoutinwindtunnels,andnowbelievesthatitcouldbeputtocommercialuse.Thatplanewillflyashighas55,000feet—farhigherthannormalplanes—andmakeasoundofonly60decibels.That’sfarlessthan90decibelsthrownoutbynormalplanes,andisroughlyinlinewithacaronthemotorwayorabusyrestaurant.“Aslongaswecangetendorsementfromthegeneralpublic,theplanewillprobablybesomethingthat’sacceptable,”saidPeterCoen,projectmanagerforNASA’scommercialsupersonicresearchteam,inanewBloombergreport.“Ifwegetapproved,wewillhavethefull-sizedversionoftheplanetriedoutandtheplanewillbeputintouse.”1、WhydoestheauthormentionConcorde?A．Tosuggesttherapiddevelopmentofplanes.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofsonicbooms.C．Tointroducehowacommercialplaneisdesigned.D．ToshowCongress’importantroleinmakingplanes.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebasicdataofthenewplane.B．Theworkingprincipleofthenewplane.C．Theproblemsofthenewplane.D．Thepotentialmarketofthenewplane.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorsement”inparagraph5mean?A．ResponseB．CommitmentC．InvestmentD．Agreement4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinformpeopleofNASA’snewplane.B．Toprovethedisadvantagesofsupersonicflight.C．Toexplainwhyspeedmattersinsupersonicflight.D．Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutcommercialplanes.BForthoseconcernedaboutwrinklyoldskin,itmightbeacreativesolution:anelastic(有弹性的)“secondskin”thatcanbesmoothedontomakeagedtissuelookmoreyouthful.Thewearablefilm,developedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),hasshownpromiseinaseriesofsmallexperimentswhereitwasappliedtowrinkles,under-eyebagsandareasofdryskin.Whenappliedtothefaceorbody,thethin,transparentlayerstickstotheskinandsupportsthetissue,makingitlookandbehavelikeyoungerskin,itsproducersclaim.“Whatwe’vebeenabletodoiscreateacreamthatyoucanputontheskin,andthenwhenit'sontheskinitcanactuallyform,essentially,anelasticsecondskin,”saidBobLanger,wholedtheresearch.Testsinthelabfoundthatthepolymerfilm(高分子膜),whichisonly70thousandthsofamillimeterthick,reducedtheappearanceofwrinklesandunder-eyebags,andhelpedkeepmoisture(水分)inareasofdryskin.Thelayerisdesignedtobeappliedinthemorning,thenpeeledoffatnight,Inpreviousstudies,thesecondskinwithstoodnormaldailywear,andthestressesandstrainsofexerciseandswimming,withoutfallingofforcausingirritation.Italsosurvivedexposuretorain.“It'ssomethingyoucanwearforawholedayorlonger,dependingonthephysicalforcesthatgetappliedtotheareawhereitisworn,"saidDanielAnderson,whohelpeddeveloptheproductatMIT.“Youcan'ttellyou'rewearingit.”Whilenormalcosmeticscanmaskimperfectionsontheskin,thenewcoatingchangesthewayskinbehavesbygivingittheelasticityofyoungskin.Itwasdevelopedwithhelpfromtwocompanies.1、Accordingtothetext,the“secondskin”________.A．wasdevelopedbytwocompaniesB．hasnotbeentestedbyscientistsC．isdevelopedtoremoveunder-eyebagsD．isatransparentcoveringfortheskin2、Comparedwithnormalcosmetics,thenewproduct________.A．canmaketheskinappearyoungerB．canfullymaskimperfectionsontheskinC．doesn'tcauseanyproblemsintheskinD．mustbeusedinamorecomplicatedway3、WhatcanwelearnfromtheDaniel’swords?A．Youcanrecognizeifpeoplewearthe“secondskin.”B．The“secondskin”shouldbepeeledoffatnight.C．Howlongpeoplecanwearthelayervaries.D．Theproductcanprovideskinwithalotofwater.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．MIThasmadeabreakthroughincosmetics.B．The“secondskin”helpsrenewone’syouth.C．Maskswillsoonbecomeathingofthepast.D．Howthe“secondskin”isusedtoimproveskin.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．Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourvalues.MyelderbrotherSteve,inthe—1ofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassix,gavemeimportantlessonsin2thathelpedmegrowintoanadult.OncewhenIreturned3fromabaseballgame,itwasSteve4tookthetimetoaskmewhathappened.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhad5throughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindow,breakingtheglass,Steveencouragedmeto6toher.Afterall,Ishouldhaveplayedintheparkandnotinthepath7buildings.Althoughmy8trembledasIstoodexplaining,Iofferedto9thewindowifshewouldreturnmyball.Ialsolearnedthatpersonalpropertyisa10thing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroom.Iwantedtokeepit,butSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelse11thefacttha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