西南交通大学《英语小说选读》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语小说选读》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、Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing2、Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who3、—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．awetblanket B．alazyboneC．ablacksheep D．anoddfish4、—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad5、—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon6、Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．applyC．complain D．suggest7、Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven8、—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer9、Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout10、____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although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。ATheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts£5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd£20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof£2.30,youwillhave£17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(给……定上限)”at£6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A．Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B．Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C．YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D．Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2、HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?A．£2.30. B．£3.40.C．£6.80. D．£9.20.3、WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A．OntheInternet. B．Atabusstation.C．Atatubestation. D．Inconveniencestores.BEndlessqueuesandlongwaitsattheticketinspectiondesksatChina’smajortrainstationsweresignatureoftheSpringFestivaltravelrushbeforethisyear.Everyyear,asthecountry’sbiggestnationalholidayunfoldedahugeflowoftravelerswouldleavestaffatthecheck-indesksfacingadilemma.Butwiththeinstallment(安装)ofartificialintelligence(AI)indozensoftrainstationsthisyear,includingafacialrecognitionsystemwhichisabletoprocesspassengeridentificationwithinfivesecondsandthereforespeedupthewaitingprocess,busyscenesstartedtobecomesomethingofthepast.Whenapassengerapproachesthecamerainsidethefacialrecognitionsystematthestation,itscanshisfaceandthenquicklycomparesitwiththephotographshownonhisidentificationcardinrealtime.Iftheinformationmatches,thebarriergateswillopenandallowthepassengertogothrough.Suchuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologyisinlinewithdiscussionsheardattherecenttwosessionsmeeting,akeyannualpoliticalevent,whichfocusedonthewidespreadapplicationofasecuritynetworknamedTianwang(“SkyNet”inEnglish)currentlybeingusedbyChina’spublicsecuritydepartment.Thenetwork,accordingtoreportsbythePeopleDaily,hasthepotentialtorecognizethefacialfeaturesofanyoneintheworldandmatchthemonthespotwithphotographsonadatabaseofcriminalsuspects.Infact,itcananalyzephotographicidentitysoquicklythatitcanscaneverysingleChinesefaceontheplanetinjustonesecond,anditwouldonlytaketwosecondstoscaneveryfaceintheworld,withanaccuracyrateofupto99.8percent.ThosearejusttwoexamplesthathighlightthedevelopmentofChinesevisualAItechnology,whichindustryinsiderspredictcouldcontributetopowerfulgrowthintheglobaltechnologysectorthisyear.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethefollowingtopicofthepassage.B．TodescribetheSpringFestival.C．ToinformreadersofthedevelopmentofChina.D．Toexplainthedilemmaofthestaff.2、What’sthesolutiontotheSpringFestivaltravelrush?A．Usingartificialintelligence.B．Openingmorebarriergates.C．Limitingthenumberofpassengers.D．Increasingmorestaffatthecheck-indesks.3、Whatcanweknowaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology?A．Itsapplicationleadstoaheateddiscussion.B．Itsapplicationisuselesstopolicemen.C．Itsoperatingspeedisnotyethighenough.D．Itsaccuracyrateisveryhigh.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesevisualAItechnology?A．Depressed. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.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．Oneafternoon,manyyearsago,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.IgottherealittleearlysoI1thecarbytheroadsideandwaitedforher.AsIlooked2thecarwindow,therewasasmallparkwhereIsawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,3freelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashort4Theboyhadabigsmileonhisface5hehadjustbeensetfreefromsomesortof6Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,7,andwithouthesitationorwithoutlookingbackathismother,runasfastashecouldagain,stillwitha8onhisface.Kids,whentheyfalldown,don'tviewtheirfallingdownasfailure,but9,theytreatitasalearningexperience.Theytryandtryagainuntilthey10WhileIwastouchedbytheboy'spersistence,Iwas11touchedbythemannerinwhichheran.Witheachattempt,helookedso12andsonatural—nosignsoffear,nervousness,orofbeingdiscouraged.Hisonly13wastorunfreelyandtodoitaseffectivelyashecould.Hewasjustbeinga14—justbeinghimself—beingcompletelyinthemoment.Hewasnotlookingfor15orwasnotworryingaboutwhether16waswatching.Hedidn'tseemtobebotheredbythefactthatmaybesomeonewouldseehim17andthatitwouldbe18ifhedidfall.No,allthat19tohimwastoaccomplishthetask,tofeeltheexperienceofrunningfullyandfreely.Ilearnedalotfromthat20andexperience,andhavesuccessfullybroughtthatlessonwithmeinmymanypursuits（追求)inlife.1、A．droveB．startedC．parkedD．broke2、A．outsideB．downC．towardD．over3、A．playingB．smilingC．rollingD．running4、A．wayB．lengthC．timeD．distance5、A．evenifB．asifC．solongasD．nowthat6、A．parkB．caveC．prisonD．castle7、A．getupB．takeupC．breakdownD．liedown8、A．tearB．smileC．pleasureD．surprise9、A．howeverB．insteadC．thereforeD．anyhow10、A．stopB．winC．achieveD．succeed11、A．luckilyB．apparentlyC．actuallyD．equally12、A．confidentB．joyfulC．quietD．proud13、A．worryB．dreamC．aimD．hope14、A．boyB．childC．playerD．winner15、A．chanceB．fortuneC．approvalD．trouble16、A．someoneB．anyoneC．everyoneD．one17、A．failB．runC．fallD．cry18、A．embarrassingB．disappointingC．frighteningD．amusing19、A．happenedB．contributedC．relatedD．mattered20、A．discoveryB．observationC．storyD．incident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。RobotsusedforhouseworkweretestedoutinsomefamiliesTony,oneoftherobots,atallandhandsomeman1．smoothblackhair,caughtpeople'sattentionWhenLarrywasgoingtobeawayfromhome,hiscuriosity2．(drive)himtohaveatryonsuchanewthingSohehiredarobottoaccompanyhiswifeLisaLisadidn'tliketheideaatthebeginning,3．sheagreedtoitatlastAtthefirstsightofTony,LisafeltembarrassedGradually,Tonybegantowinthehostess'strustHehelpedLisarealizeherdreamsbymakingherhomeelegant,givingheranewhaircut,changingthemakeupsheworeandgivingheradviceonpersonaldressesThereforeatthepartyallherguestswho4．(invite)werefilledwithadmirationwhentheysawherhousewascompletelychangedAfterthetest,thecompanywassatisfiedwithTony'sreportandbelieveditwas5．successbecausehehadsuccessfullymadeawomanregainherconfidence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:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Inrecentyearsgreatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinmyhometown、Tenyearsbefore,thesmallandlowhousesthatlieonthenorthofthelakeproducedmuchwaste、Astheresult,thelakewasseriouslypolluted、Tothewestwasasandyfield,whatwasthesourceofdust、Evenworst,abrickyardonthesouthwestofthelakeusedagreatdealgoodsoil、No