重庆工程职业技术学院《大学英语拓展》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语拓展》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Asisexpected,AIisanarea_______Chinamayappearasaleadingforce.A．that B．whereC．which D．when2、Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup3、—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.4、Thiskindofgelpenwhich______smoothlyisquitepopularwithstudents.A．iswrittenB．iswritingC．wroteD．writes5、Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．as B．thatC．which D．whether6、Withthedevelopmentofscience,morenewtechnology______tothefieldsofIT.A．hasintroduced B．isbeingintroducedC．isintroduced D．wasintroduced7、Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．as B．thatC．which D．where8、Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas9、Theteacherspokesofastthatitwashardforthestudentsto______whathewassaying.A．takein B．takeoff C．takeon D．takeafter10、Thepopularityofgovernmentpostshasdroppedinrecentyears,thoughthecivilservicejobsarestillfavoredbytheChineseastheyoffera_______stablecareer.A．relatively B．regularlyC．roughly D．rigidly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。ARobotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals，thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!1、TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.A．better-knownB．morepersuasiveC．better-organizedD．moreinteresting2、Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.A．itismuchclevererthanusB．itwouldtakeovertheworldC．ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD．itwouldseeusjustasmaterial3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?A．OptimisticB．WorriedC．DisappointedD．Regretful4、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B．Thenewapplicationsofrobots.C．Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D．Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.BJourneytoMecca:IntheFootstepsofIbnBattutaIbnBattutaisconsideredoneoftheworld’sgreatesttravellers.Duringthe14thcentury,hetravelledabout75,000milesinsearchofknowledgeandfortheloveoftravel.TosharethelearningandresearchsohighlyvaluedbyIslamic(伊斯兰教的)culture,therulerofMorocco,AbuInanFaris,wantedIbnBattuta’sworldwidetravelsrecordedandpublishedwhenhereturnedhometoMoroccoafteralmost30years.IbnJuzayy,aMoroccanCourtSecretary,wasappointedtowritedownIbnBattuta’sexperiences.Histraveljournal,TheRihla,documentsthisextraordinaryachievement.Itgivesusafirst-handaccountoflifeinthe14th-centuryMuslimworld.Theoriginalbook,handwritteninArabic,canbeviewedtodayattheNationalLibraryinParis.Theearly14thcenturywasafavorableageforaMuslimtraveller.ItwasnearingtheendoftheGoldenAgeofIslam,oneofthegreatexplosionsofscientificandculturalachievementsinworldhistory.Caravansandsealanescreatedtransportationandcommunicationnetworksthatspreadacrosscontinents,includingEurope,AfricaandAsia.Townsandcitieswereregularlyvisitedbymerchants,traders,doctors,artists,craftsmen,scholarsandpilgrims(朝圣者)carryinggoodsandideas.Allofthesepromotedtheexchangeofgoodsandideasonascalenotseenpreviouslyinworldhistory.Asaneducatedmanwithprofessionallegalskills,IbnBattutaenjoyedkindness,companionshipandoffersofemploymentthroughouttheIslamicworld.JourneytoMeccadescribesthe5,000-milejourneyIbnBattutamadein1325and1326fromhishometownTangier,Morocco,toreachMecca,inwhatisnowtheKingdomofSaudiArabia,tomakethepilgrimage.Duringthisdangerousandawesome18-monthpilgrimage,hemetmanyhindrancesashewasattackedbyrobbers,troubledbythirst,andforcedtogobacktohisrouteduetowaralongtheRedSea.JoiningthelegendaryDamascusCaravanwiththousandsofpilgrimsleavingforMecca,hecompletedthefinalsectionofwhatwouldbehisfirstofsixjourneystoMecca.Thegoalofthefilm,JourneytoMecca,wastotelltheremarkablestoryofIbnBattutaandtopromoteabetterunderstandingofIslamintheWest,saidtheproducers.1、WecanconcludethatAbuInanFarisprobablythoughtIbnBattuta’stravelexperiences________.A．precious B．questionableC．mysterious D．ridiculous2、WhatcanwelearnaboutIbnBattutafromthetext?A．Hewrotethetraveljournal,TheRihla,byhimself.B．HetravelledallthewaywiththelegendaryDamascusCaravanduringhisfirstjourney.C．Hewasaverysuccessfulbusinessman.D．Hehadtoovercomevarietiesofdifficultieswhiletraveling.3、Theunderlinedword“hindrances”inParagraph3canbestbereplacedby“________”.A．tricks B．friendsC．barriers D．opportunities4、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwepossiblyfindthispassage?A．History B．TravelC．Economy D．Entertainment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．Inalandfaraway,onceuponatimetherewasgreatpoverty,andonlytherichcouldmanagewithoutgreatproblems．Itissaidthatonedaythreeofthoserichmenandtheirservantswere1togetheronaroadwhentheycametoaverypoorvillage．Thefirstcouldnotstandseeingthe2,sohetookallthegoldandjewelsfromhiswagons（四轮载重马车）andsharedthemoutamongthevillagers．Hewishedthemallthebestofluck,andheleft．Thesecondrichman,seeingtheworryingsituation,stoppedforashorttimeandthendecidedtogivethe3allhisfoodanddrink,sincehecouldseethatmoneywouldbeoflittle4tothem．Hemadesurethattheyeach5theirfairshareandwouldhaveenoughfoodtolastforsometime．Then,heleft．Thethirdrichman,onseeingsuchpoverty,6andwentstraightthroughthepoverty-strickenvillagewithoutstopping．Thetwootherrichmensawallthisfromadistanceandcommentedheatedlywitheachotheronhowthethirdrichmanlackedsympathy．Itwas7thattheythemselveshadbeentheretoofferhelp．However,totheirgreatsurprise,threedayslater,they8thethirdrichman,whowascominginthe9direction．Hewasstilltravelingquickly,buthiswagons,insteadofthegoldandvaluablestheyhadbeencarrying,werenowcompletelyfulloffarmingtoolsandbagsof10．Hewasrushingbacktohelpthemoutofpoverty．1、A．standing B．traveling C．gathering D．running2、A．land B．welfare C．richness D．poverty3、A．villagers B．servants C．others D．rest4、A．interest B．concern C．use D．attraction5、A．returned B．possessed C．offered D．received6、A．speedup B．turnback C．setout D．showoff7、A．turnedaround B．certain C．true D．strange8、A．welcomed B．met C．accepted D．persuaded9、A．opposite B．same C．similar D．familiar10、A．food B．jewels C．money D．seeds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。语法填空Onemorning,Iwaswaitingatthebusstop,worriedabout1．(be)lateforschoolThereweremanypeoplewaitingatthebusstop,2．someofthemlookedveryanxiousand3．(disappoint)Whenthebusfinallycame,weallhurriedonboardIgotaplacenext4．thewindow,soIhadagoodviewofthesidewalkAboyonabike5．(catch)myattentionHewasridingbesidethebusandwavinghisarmsIheardapassengerbehindmeshoutingtothedriver,butherefused6．(stop)untilwereachedthenextstopStill,theboykept7．(ride)HewascarryingsomethingoverhisshoulderandshoutingFinally,whenwecametothenextstop,theboyranuptothedoorofthebusIheardanexcitedconversationThenthedriverstoodupandasked,“Didanyoneloseasuitcaseatthelaststop?”Awomanonthebusshouted,“Oh,dear!It’s8．(I)”Shepushedherwaytothedriverandtookthesuitcasethankfully,Everyoneonthebusbegantalkingabout9．theboyhaddone,andthecrowdofstran