临夏现代职业学院《生物学科技英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《生物学科技英语》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、Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot2、MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof3、___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek4、Youlookhappytoday.Isthereanythinggood?I’mverydelighted______asoneoftheexchangestudents.A．tochoose B．tohavebeenchosenC．choosing D．havingbeenchosen5、Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous6、—Kevin,timeforthenextdestination!—Nohurry!Another15minutesandwe_____alltheexhibitionroomsofthemuseum.A．amexploringB．haveexploredC．willexploreD．willhaveexplored7、Whenhewasrunningafterhisbrother,theboylosthis___andhadabadfall.A．balance B．chanceC．memory D．place8、Jesswassadandherfriendhelpedher___thefirstawfulweeksafterherhusbandBilldied.A．breakthrough B．breakdownC．getthrough D．getridof9、Thecaraccidenthappened_____hiscarwasoutoforder___Ican’tdrive.A．notthat;butthat B．notonly;butalsoC．notbecause;butbecause D．notbecause;butas10、Whileintheuniversity,wewereofferedanumberofafter-schoolactivitiestooursocialskills.A．createB．growC．settleD．develop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。AThefirstorganizedsystemforsendingmessagesbeganinEgyptaround1500B．C．ThissystemdevelopedbecausethepharaohsfrequentlyneededtosendmessagesupanddowntheNileRiverinordertokeeptheirempirerunningsmoothly.Later,thePersiansdevelopedamoreefficientsystemforsendingmessagesusingmenandhorses.MessagescarriersrodealongtheroadsystemstretchingfromoneendofthePersianEmpiretotheother.Alongtheseroads,freshmenandhorseswaitedatspecialstationstotakeandpassalonganymessagesthatneededtobesent.Thestationswhereriderspassedmessagesbackandforthwerebuilt23kilometersapart,sothemenandhorseswereabletotravelquicklybetweenthem.TheRomanslatertookuphisideaandimproveditbyusingamoreadvancedandextensiveroadsystem.InChina,however,KublaiKhanhadbuiltuphisownsystemfordeliveringmessages.ThissystemworkedinthesamebasicwayastheRomansystem.ThedifferencewasthatKublaiKhankept300,000horsesalongtheroadsofthisdeliverylines.Therewereover10,000stationswhereamessagewouldbepassedfromoneridertoanotherwithafreshhorse.Inthisway,KublaiKhancouldreceivemessagesfromanywhereinthecountryinonlyafewdays.Itwasnotuntilthe1500sthatawell-organizedpostalsystemappearedagaininEurope.Onefamily,thevonTaxisfamily,gainedtherighttodelivermailfortheHolyRomanEmpireandpartsofSpain.Thisfamilycontinuedtocarrymail,bothgovernmentandprivate,throughoutEuropeforalmost300years.In1653,aFrenchman,RenouarddeVelayer,establishedasystemfordeliveringpostinParis.Postalchargesatthattimewerepaidbytherecipient,butdeVelayer'ssystemwasuniquebyallowingthesendertopre-paythecharges,inasimilarwaytothemodernstamp.Unfortunately,deVelayer'ssystemcametoanendwhenjealouscompetitorsputlivemiceinhisletterboxes,ruininghisbusiness.Eventually,government-controlledpostalsystemstookoverfromprivatepostalbusinesses,andbythe1700sgovernmentownershipofmostpostalsystemsinEuropewasanacceptedfactoflife.Thethingthatalltheseearlysystemshadincommonwasthattheywerequiteexpensiveforpublicuse,andwereintendedforusebythegovernmentandthewealthy.However,in1840,aBritishschoolteachernamedRolandHillsuggestedintroducingpostagestamps,andapostalratebasedonweight.Thisresultedinloweringpostalrates,encouragingmorepeopletousethesystemtostayintouchwitheachother,HisideahelpedtheBritishpostalsystembegintoearnprofitsasearlyas1850.SoonafterthatmanyothercountriestookupMr.Hill'sidea.Andletterwritingbecameaccessibletoanyonewhocouldwrite.Today,theRolandHillawardsaregiveneachyearto"encourageandrewardfreshideaswhichhelppromotephilately"(stampcollecting).1、Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?A．Howinternationalletterstravel. B．Asurprisingmethodfordeliveringmail.C．Thehistoryofpostalsystems. D．Changesinthemethodsofcommunication.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRenouarddeVelayeristrue?A．Hiswasagovernment-controlledsystem.B．Hiscompetitorsdestroyedhisbusiness.C．Hissystemlastedforhundredsofyears.D．Inhissystem,thepersonwhoreceivedtheletterpaidthepostagefees.3、Whichofthesystemsmentionedinthepassagewasmostlikethepostalsystemtoday?A．Egyptian. B．Chinese.C．deVelayer's. D．vonTaxis's.4、WhatwasRolandHill'sgreatestachievement?A．Hemadeletterwritingaccessibletotheaverageperson.B．HemadealotofmoneyfortheBritishpostalsystem.C．Hemadestampcollectingapopularhobby.D．Hewonanawardforletterwriting.BYoungpeopleintheUnitedStatesdonothaveastrongunderstandingoftheworldandtheirplaceinit.TwoU.S.—basedgroups,theCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheNationalGeographic,Societycommissionedanonlinesurveyearlierthisyear.TheywantedtoknowwhatyoungpeopleeducatedinAmericancollegesknewaboutgeography,U.S.foreignpolicy,recentinternationalevents,andeconomics.Thesurveywasgiventoover1,200Americansbetweentheagesof18and26years.Allofthempresentlyattending,orhavingpreviouslygraduatedfrom,a2-or4-yearcollegeoruniversity.Theaveragetestscore,outof75totalpossibleanswers,was55percent.Thestudyidentifiesafewimportantproblems.Forexample,only30percentknewthattheonlypartoftheU.S.governmentthatcandeclarewarisCongress.Only60%ofthosetakingthesurveycouldidentifyBrazilonaworldmap.Partoftheproblem,arguetheorganizersofthesurvey,istheinternet.Theysayitisbecominghardertofindhigh-qualityinformationaboutworldeventsamongstallthefakenewsandtriviawhichswamptheweb.Forty-threepercentofthosequestionedsaidtheyreadaboutthenewsonFacebook.Anotherproblemisthatmostcollegecoursesdonotrequirestudentstolearnaboutinternationalissues.Ifsuchinformationisnotrequired,RichardHaassfromtheCouncilonForeignRelationssaid,thentheUnitedStatescouldhaveleaderslikeGaryJohnson.HewasarecentpresidentialcandidatewhodidnotknowabouttheSyriancityofAleppowhenareporteraskedhimaboutit.Thesurveyresultswerenotallbad.Theyoungpeoplealsodemonstratedagoodunderstandingofclimatechangeandrenewableenergy.Andthemajorityofthemsaidthatinternationalissueswerebecomingmoreimportanttothem.Haasssaysthesefindingssuggesttheneedtofindwastogetgoodinformationtostudents,bothinschoolandonline.Tohelp,theCouncilonForeignRelationsiscreatinganewprogramcalledCFRCampus,designedtohelpbuildknowledgeaboutglobalissues.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesurvey?A．AlltheparticipantswererecentuniversitygraduatesB．ItwasanonlinesurveyconductedbytwoUSuniversitiesC．ItsaimistofigureoutwhattheyoungpeopleknowaboutAmericaD．Itwasgiventoover1,200Americanpeopleagedfrom18to262、What’sonereasonsurveyorganizersgiveforyoungpeople’slackofknowledge?A．YoungpeopleareunwillingtotravelabroadB．ThesourcesfromwhichtheygettheirinformationC．TheUSuniversitysystemisofpoorqualityD．Theirlackofinterestinknowingmoreabouttheworld3、Accordingtothesurvey,whattopicdidtheyoungAmericansunderstandbest?A．EnvironmentalmattersB．GeographicinformationC．ForeignrelationsD．Governmentorganizations4、Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthisarticle?A．EconomicsB．EntertainmentC．PoliticsD．Education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．IgrewupinasmalltowninOhio,whereeveryoneknewamancalledTom.Uneducated,hecouldn’ttalkplainly.Andbecausehewas1andnotverysmart,everyoneteasedhim.I2hewasaneasymark.Oneday,hecamewalkingby.Iwasabout12andthoughtitwouldmakemefeelgrown-upto3himliketheadultsdid.HeaskedhowIwasdoing.Itoldhimmyfatherwas4,andthatwelackedmoney.Icouldhearmyfriends5inthebackgroundsoIwentonwiththelie.Ihadhim6socompletelythateverytimeheinquiredaboutthe7,Iwouldmakeitseemincreasinglyworrying.Iknewhemadea8bydoingoddjobs(打零工),soitseemed9whenheaskedmeifweneededanything.Itoldhimthatwedidn’tknowifwewould10.Heresponded,“Youpoorthing.Iwill11foryou.”ThatnightIheardthe12rattle(作响)softly.Thinkingitwasthewindbeatingagainstit,I13it.LaterwhenIopenedthedoortogooutside,Ifoundaboxof14.Iknewwhohadgiventhefood.I15thesmallboxofcannedfoodwithtearsinmyeyes.Ifelt16,andwantedtoreturnthegroceries.Myfatherwouldnotletmetakethebox17.HesaiditwouldhurtTom.Eachdaywhenweweretohavedinner,myfatherwouldask,“Whatsidedisharewehavingfromthe18boxtoday?Itwas19formetoeatthefood.IknewTomhadgiven20.Hegavethebesthehad,butIdidnotdeservethegift.1、A．ill-treated B．bad-tempered C．good-natured D．warm-hearted2、A．guessed B．predicted C．insisted D．hoped3、A．condemn B．tease C．annoy D．abuse4、A．delayed B．prohibited C．deserted D．unemployed5、A．laughing B．whispering C．cheering D．clapping6、A．absorbed B．amused C．struck D．fooled7、A．atmosphere B．situation C．money D．reason8、A．budget B．profit C．living D．fortune9、A．funny B．impossible C．practical D．moving10、A．panic B．remain C．starve D．compromise11、A．manage B．operate C．purchase D．pray12、A．window B．door C．fence D．box13、A．explored B．fastened C．ignored D．investigated14、A．groceries B．vegetables C．snacks D．fruits15、A．heldup B．lookedthrough C．checkedout D．tookover16、A．thrilled B．touched C．frustrated D．ashamed17、A．back B．away C．out D．apart18、A．money B．check C．ice D．gift19、A．horrible B．hard C．pleasant D．precious20、A．personally B．secretly C．sacrificially D．enthusiastically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。Withthedevelopmentofmodemtechnology,peoplecanstay1．(connect)withtheirfamiliesandfriendseasily,howeverfaraparttheyarefromeachotherWeChatisoneofthemost2．(frequent)usedmeansofcommunicationinChinaItisreportedthatthenumberoftheWeChatusers3．(reach)over4．1billionsofarOncejoiningtheWeChat,peoplecanfindmoreandmorepeoplestarttoaddthem5．friendsTheydon’thavetoconsidertime6．(zone)whencommunicatingAnotherreasonwhyifssopopularisthatitcostsnothingIt’salsoveryconvenientforpeopletoimmediatelyupdate7．theyaredoingbyWeChatHowever,addictiontoWeChatwillrobpeopleofthetimethatshouldotherwise8．(spend)onsomethingmoreimportantAndthemanyso-calledfriendsonitarenotreallyfriendsatall,whosimplywant9．(put)adsorsellitemsonMomentsBesides,peopleontheWechataremorelikelytocompare10．(they)withothers,whichwillmakethemfeelbadwhenfindingsomepeopleseemtobe11．(success)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