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《史学专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、IhadbeenbetrayedbythosewhoItrustedseveraltimes,______inasuspiciousattitudetowardseverythingandeveryone.A．resulted B．havingresulted C．resulting D．toresult2、moreabouttheplacewhereyoulive,andyouwillshouldermoreresponsibilitytoprotectitA．LearningB．TolearnC．LearnD．Learned3、Governmentsaroundtheworldincreasingly________artificialintelligencetohelppromoteeconomicgrowth.A．putoutB．rolloutC．makeoutD．reachout4、Membershipofthisclubisopentothosewhoareitsaim.A．insalutetoB．inhonourofC．inlinewithD．insympathywith5、Forsometimethediscussionwentwithnoonesayingword.Alicefinallybroke.Silence.A．a;the B．the;a C．a;不填 D．the;不填6、Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished7、Nowadays,moreandmoreChinesehomeshavethetechnologyandequipment______todoonlineshopping.A．needed B．needingC．need D．toneed8、Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what9、Youlookfrozen．SitdownbythefireandIyousomehottea．A．make B．wasmaking C．made D．willmake10、—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting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。AWhenImetafriendrecently,Iaskedhimhowworkwas.“Oh,notthatbusy,I’mjustcoasting,”hesaid.He’snotalone.Accordingtoarecentpoll,onethirdofthe3,000peoplesurveyedsaidtheywere“coasting”atwork.Thismaycomeasasurpriseinanagewhensomanypeoplespendsomuchtimecomplainingabouthowbusytheyare.Butmostofthistalkaboutbusynessisnonsense.AccordingtoastudybyresearchersatOxfordUniversity,wedonot,infact,spendmoretimeworkingthanwehaveinthepast.Onsomemeasures,theamountweworkhasgonedown.Instead,manypeoplejusthavejobsfilledwithtasksthatdon’treallyneedtobedone.Thewaywelookatcoastinghasradicallychanged.Inthepast,beingrelaxedandnotburdenedwithtoomuchworkwithinyourorganisationwasasignofstatus.Now,beingextremelybusyshowsyouareimportant.Ifyouarenotextremelyoverburdened,thenyouareseenasaslacker,alazyperson.Thisdoesnotmakesense.Mostpeoplearenotasbusyastheysaytheyare.Infact,mostpressingtasksatworkareoftenunrelatedtoproductivity.Manybusypeopleareactuallyoverburdenedwithtellingothershowbusytheyare.Beingoverly-focusedonyourjobmaymakeyoufeelimportant,butit’slikelytoannoyfriends,co-workersandyourfamily.What’smore,beingsuper-busyallthetimeisnotgoodforyou.ACornellUniversitystudyfoundthatpeoplewhoareoverburdenedwithworktendtohaveaworsesenseofwellbeingthanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeingsuper-busyisbadforyourcareer.Thosewhoreportedworkingveryintenselywereassociatedwithpoorercareeroutcomes.So,perhapscoastersarenotadragonproductivity.Maybetheyhaveworkedoutthatthesecrettoaproductiveandhealthylifeisnotbeingtoobusy,andcertainlynottalkingcontinuouslyabouthowbusyyouare.WeshouldrememberBertrandRussell’sadage:“Oneofthesymptomsofanapproachingnervousbreakdownisthebeliefthatone’sworkisterriblyimportant.”1、WhatcanweinferfromthefindingsoftheOxfordUniversitystudy?A．Peoplehaveafalseimpressionabouthowbusytheyareatwork.B．Lessbusyemployeeshaveagreaterlikelihoodofpromotion.C．Onethirdofemployeesdon’tconsiderthemselvestobebusy.D．Peopleoverburdenedatworkarelikelytofeelmoreenergised.2、Inthe19thcenturywhichofthesepeoplewouldprobablyhavebeentheLEASTbusyintheirjob?A．Abankclerk.B．Abankowner.C．Anofficecleaner.D．Anofficesecretary.3、Whymight“coasters”actuallybesuccessfulintheirwork?A．Theydonotfeelthreatenedbyachallengingtask.B．Theyworkmoreco-operativelywiththeircolleagues.C．Theyareabletofocusonthemostimportantandnecessarytasks.D．Theyareoftenmoreintelligentandabletocompletetheirworkfaster.4、Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizestheauthor’sattitude?A．Heexpressesnopersonalopinionaboutthetopic.B．Hethinksthatlazypeopleareinfactthebestworkers.C．Heissympathetictowardsdifficultiesofsuper-busyworkers.D．Hebelievesthatbusynessatworkdoesnotequaleffectiveness.BInthisPennsylvaniacity,Pittsburghisshrinkingbutgettingwealthier.Since2000,itspopulationhasdeclinedby95,000whileitsincomepercapita(人均)hasshotup24percent.Thetrendistakingholdinmanyothercities,likeBuffaloinNewYork,ProvidenceinRhodeIslandandNewOrleans.Someoftheseareashavecreatedmorehigh-payingjobsinenergy,healthcareoreducation.Othershavemanagedtoreshapetheirproducingindustryforaneweconomy.Higher-payingjobshaveagreatereffectbecausetheycreatedemandforadditionalservices."ThestoryinPittsburghisverypositive,andotherareasarelookingatitasanexampleofthetransformationthatmightbepossible，”saidGuhanVenkatu,whowroteaneconomichistoryoftheareacalled“RustandRenewal”fortheFederalReserveBankofCleveland.CarnegieMellonUniversityandtheUniversityofPittsburghhavehelpedbringtechjobsandinnovation(革新)totheareabysponsoringtechcentersthathelpgraduatesstartcompanieswithoutmovingtoSiliconValleyorSanFrancisco.ThishashelpedkeepPittsburgh'seducatedyoungpopulationgrowingevenastheentirepopulationinthecityhasdropped.PittsburghhasmoreSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)jobsthanothershrinkingcities,about80,000or7%ofalljobs.STEMjobsaddproductivityandincomegrowthtothearea.Manufacturersofhigh-techmedicalequipmentinthePittsburghareaalsohavedoubledemploymentinthelast10years.However,someexpertsquestionwhethergrowingincomepercapitacanreallymakeupforadecliningpopulation.AccordingtoPatrickAdler,aresearcherattheUniversityofToronto,populationlossdoesmatterifitmeanslower-skilledworkershavefledbecauseofalackofopportunity.What'smore,high-payingjobsineducationandhealthcarecandisappearifthepopulationdeclinestoogreatly.Soit'dbewisetofindwaystoincreasethepopulation.1、InwhataspectdoesPittsburghsetagoodexample?A．Transformingoldenergyintonewenergy.B．Creatingmorewell-paidjobs.C．Prohibitingthemanufacturing.D．Sponsoringhighereducation.2、Howdosomeacademicinstitutionshelpwiththelocaleconomy?A．Byhelpingtoattractmoretalentsfromotherareas.B．Byprovidingmuchtechnicalsupporttolocalcompanies.C．Byhostingtechcentersforlocaleducatedgraduates.D．Byassistinginemployingalargenumberofeducatedyouths.3、WhyisPatrickAdlermentionedinthelastparagraph?A．Toshowthedisadvantageofadecliningpopulation.B．Tosuggestincreasinghigh-payingjobs.C．Toraisedoubtsaboutgrowingincomepercapita.D．Totellareasonwhylower-skilledworkersflee.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HowFastJobGrowthIsRelatedtoPopulationGrowthB．HowLess-crowdedCitiesPlanTheirHigh-techEconomyC．WhySomeCitiesAreLosingPeoplebutGettingWealthierD．WhySomeCitiesAreSufferingFromaShrinkingPopulation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．NeatlyputtinganemphasisonhisstorytellingskillishowwriterMoYanbeganhisNobelLectureinLiteraturespeech,“Storyteller”,onFriday（Saturday,Beijingtime）inStockholm.For40minuteshetalkedabouthismother’s1onhimasapersonandawriter,hisliteraryinspirations,andhowhe2withthecontroversy（争论）thatfollowedtheannouncementofhisNobelvictory.Hetoldhisaudiencethatasaboyhetoldstoriestocheeruphismother,and3thatpovertyandlonelinessfueledhisimaginationasawriterafterhegrewup.4,authorssuchasWilliamFaulknerandGabrielGarciaMarquez5him,hesaid,especiallytheirboldandunlimitedwritingstyle.“Apersonshouldbe6indailylife,butfollowone’sinstinct（本能）andtakecontrolwhenit7toliterarycreation.”Hesaidthesoulof8allofhisworksistheboyinTransparentCarrotwhohasanalmostsuperhumanabilitytobear9HeaddedthathealsotriedtomakehishometownofGaomiinShandongProvinceamicrocosm（缩影）ofChinaandeventhe10Hisgreatestchallenge,hesaid,waswritingnovelsthatdealwith11realities.“Inwritingaboutthedarkaspectsofsocietythereisa（n）12thatemotionsandangerallowpoliticstolimitliterature.”Hesaidliteraturemustbe13onreallifebutgobeyondit.Healsomentionedthe14surroundinghisselectionasNobelwinner,sayinghewasshoweredwithmanyflowers.15hewasatargetfor“stonethrowers”.“AtfirstIthoughtIwasthe16ofthecontroversies,butovertimeI’vecometorealizethattherealtargetwasapersonwhohad17todowithme.”Mo18hislecturebysayinghewasmadetofeellikeanactorinaplaywithalltheattentionhewas19,buthehaddecidedthatthebestwaytocommunicatehisthoughtswasto20writing.1、A．affection B．influence C．occasion D．position2、A．agreed B．fought C．dealt D．did3、A．added B．warned C．reminded D．imagined4、A．However B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Besides5、A．preserved B．inspired C．entertained D．taught6、A．confident B．certain C．comfortable D．modest7、A．goes B．comes C．turns D．gets8、A．nearly B．hardly C．scarcely D．always9、A．danger B．suffering C．relieving D．happiness10、A．city B．village C．world D．province11、A．social B．economical C．agricultural D．cultural12、A．encouragement B．danger C．advantage D．event13、A．insisted B．spent C．based D．passed14、A．contradiction B．contest C．contrary D．controversy15、A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead16、A．goal B．intention C．target D．purpose17、A．somebody B．anything C．nothing D．anybody18、A．adopted B．concluded C．admitted D．concerned19、A．throwing B．accepting C．offering D．receiving20、A．carryon B．takeon C．bringout D．putout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。Imagine1．（take）aphotoofanappleonthemoonwithyoursmartphoneItseems2．possible）,right?Butthat'swhatitwaslike3．scientiststotakeaphotoofablackholeinspaceInspiteofmanychallenges,scientistshavefinallygottenthefirstimageofablackholeBlackholesareoneofthemostmysteriousthingsin4．universeAccordingtoEinstein'stheory,ablackholecomesfromadyingstar5．collapses（坍塌）intoasmallpointwithalotofmassandstronggravityThestronggravityofblackholeallowsit6．（pull）otherthingsinand"eat"themNotevenlightcanescapeablackholeThephotoprovesEinsteinwasrightItmakesthegeneraltheoryofrelativity7．（believe）Althoughtheyaremysterious,itislikelythatblackholesare8．（actual）quitecommonScientistsbelievethateverylargegalaxyhasabigblackholeatitscenter-theoneinourgalaxy9．（call）SagittariusA．Consideringthis,studyingblackholescantellusmanythingsaboutothergalaxies10．eventheentireuniverse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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：