宁波诺丁汉大学《学术交流英语》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Ifhehadbeenworkinghard,he______intheofficenow.However,hedidn’t.A．wouldbeworking B．weretobeworking C．wasworking D．shouldwork2、Thepolicerecognizedthecriminalfromhistypicalfacial________.—ascarontheforehead.A．expressionB．featureC．outlineD．gesture3、Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo4、—Iwonderwhythethinnestplasticsbags,though________,arestillinusehere.—Well,it’snoeasyjobtosolvethisproblemeffectively.A．banning B．banned C．toban D．havingbanned5、—What’sthatnoise?—Oh，Iforgettotellyou.Thenewmachine________.A．istestingB．wasbeingtestedC．isbeingtestedD．hasbeentested6、—Thefilmis,Ihavetosay,notabitinteresting.—Why?It’s________thanthefilmsIhaveeverseen.A．farmoreinteresting B．muchlessinterestingC．nomoreinteresting D．anylessinteresting7、I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided8、Ihavebeenworkingformorethan30years!I’mgoingtoretirenextmonth.Really?Youdon’tlookaday40!A．overB．byC．withD．for9、—Mum,Idon’tthinkIamqualifiedenoughtodothis．—Honey,beconfident!Youshouldknowitis_____amanthinksofhimself…reallydetermineshisfate．A．that;thatB．how;thatC．what;thatD．that;how10、Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed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。AAccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety:OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines.“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligent,individualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers,”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,comparablewiththoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdisease,thatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitiveabilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange,”Mortonsaid.1、Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A．Theyhavelargebrains.B．Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C．Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D．Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.2、Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A．Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.B．Bygivingfoodrewards.C．Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbyturns.D．Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.C．Thenewdiscoveryisbeneficialtothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.D．Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ANewdiscoveryaboutSheep.B．HowSheepRecognizeEachOther.C．AWonderfulScientist.D．TheLifeofSheep.BWelcome

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