甘肃中医药大学《学术英语听说》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《学术英语听说》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、Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall2、Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding3、AlphaGo’sbeatingGograndmasterLeeSedol4-1has________aninternationaldebateaboutwhetherrobotswillcompletelytaketheplaceofhumans.A．giveoff B．workoutC．setoff D．putout4、Manymemoriesofoldtimeswerebytheconversationwehadtogetherthatevening.A．calledup B．turnedup C．takenup D．keptup5、Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled6、Theimportantthinginlifeistohaveagreataim,andthe________toachieveit.A．acquisitionB．comprehensionC．determinationD．satisfaction7、Giventhehugegap_______economicdevelopmentandculturalconsciousness,youngpeoplefindbigcitiesaresaferthansmalltowns.A．inviewofB．incaseofC．inconsequenceofD．inrespectof8、—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed9、HowwasyourtriptoXi'anlastmonth？--_____________.Itwasrainingcatsanddogsduringmystaythere.A．Wonderful B．ExcitingC．Notbad D．Itcouldn'tbeworse10、—Whatashame!Wemisunderstoodeachotherforsuchalongtime.—Yes,IwishI_____withyouearlier.A．communicate B．hadcommunicatedC．communicated D．wouldcommunicate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。AJustayearago,thecolorswerebrightunderthewaves.Nowit’sgray—theMaldivianreefisdead.Thecoraliskilledbythepressureofrisingtemperatures.Coralreefsareareasunderwaterwheresmallcreatureslive.Thecoralishardmaterialformedonthebottomoftheseabytheskeletonsofthosecreatures.Buttheworldhaslostabouthalfitscoralreefsinthelast30years.Scientistsareworkingtopreventtheirdestruction.Duetoglobalwarming,over90percentofcoralsareexpectedtodieby2050.“Tolosecoralreefsistofundamentallyunderminethehealthofaverylargeproportionofthehumanrace,”saidRuthGates,directoroftheHawaiiInstituteofMarineBiology.Whyarecoralreefsimportant?Coralreefssupportafourthofallmarinespecies,aswellashalfabillionpeopleworldwide.Theyserveasbarrierstoprotectcoastlinesfromthestorms.Theyprovidebillionsofdollarsfromtourism,fishingandothertrade.Theyarealsousedinmedicalresearchforcuresfordiseases.“Everyoneshouldbeconcerned,”saidbiologistOveGuldbergatAustralia’sUniversityofQueensland.“Thisisnotjustsomedistantdivedestination.Thisisthebasicstructureoftheecosystemwedependon.”Theoceanisgettingwarmer.ArisingtemperatureofjustonetotwodegreeCelsiuscanforcecoraltoexpelthealgae(驱逐海藻)thatlivethere.Thisleavestheirwhiteskeletonsuncovered.Itisaprocesscalled“bleaching”.Sixteenpercentoftheworld’scoralsdiedofbleachingin1998.Theproblemhasbecomemuchworseinrecentyears.“We’velost50percentofthereefs,butthatmeanswestillhave50percentleft,”saidRuthGates,whoisworkinginHawaiitobreedcoralsthatcanbetterwithstandincreasingtemperatures.Sheisalsotryingto“train”coralstosurviverisingtemperatures.Gatessaysitistimetostart“thinkingoutsidethebox”—findcreativewaystohelpthem.1、Theunderlinedword“undermine”inparagraph2means___________.A．weaken B．regain C．promote D．overlook2、What’sthemajorconcernofthescientistslikeOveGuldberg?A．Peoplewon’tfindadivedestinationinthefuture.B．Theefforttosavecoralswillturnouttobefruitless.C．Thedestructionofcoralreefswillaffecttheearthecosystem.D．Thebrightseahaslostitscharmbecauseofthosedeadcorals.3、Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout___________.A．theharmofalgae B．theprocessof“bleaching”C．theimportanceofcoralreefs D．thechangeofoceantemperature4、RuthGates’attitudetowardstheprotectionofcoralsis___________.A．proud B．cautious C．optimistic D．casualBTheVanGoghMuseuminAmsterdamhaswelcomedhometwopaintingsbytheDutchmaster,morethan14yearsaftertheywereripped(扯)offthemuseum’swallinanighttimetheft.MuseumdirectorAxelRuegercalledtheirreturn“oneofthemostspecialdaysinthehistoryofthemuseum”.ThepaintingswerediscoveredlastyearbyItalianpolicewhiletheyweresearchinganItaliancriminals’farmhousenearNaplesforevidenceofdrugdealing.Theywereinaboxandhiddenbehindawallinatoiletwhentheywerefound.Thepaintingswereconsideredamongtheartworksmostsearchedforintheworld.Afteryearsindarkness,theycannowshineagain.Theyarebackondisplayatthemuseumbeforebeingtakentotheconservationstudioforrepair.Fortunately,theysufferedsurprisinglylittledamageasthieveswhohadclimbedupaladderandbrokenawindowtogetintothemuseumin2004rippedthemoutoftheirframes.“Itisnotonlyasurprisethattheworkshavebeenrecoveredbutit’sevenmoresurprisingtheyareinrelativelyunharmedcondition,”Ruegersaid.ThemuseumdirectorwasonvacationwhenthecallcamelastyearfromItalianauthoritieswhobelievedtheyhadrecoveredthepaintings.Hedidn’tcelebraterightaway.He’dhadcallslikethisbefore.“Iwashopefulbutalsoalittlehesitant.Overtheseyears,wehadsomanyoccasionswhenpeoplephonedus,contactedus,claimingthattheyknewsomethingaboutthewhereabouts(下落)oftheworksandeachtimeitwasfalse,thetracewentcold,”hesaid.“So…thewayhasbeenfullofdisappointment.”ButmuseumexpertssenttoItalytochecktheauthenticity(真实性)oftheworksquicklyturnedRuegersdoubtsintodelight.Ruegersaidthepaintingsarenowbackatthemuseum,whichishometodozensofworksbyVanGogh.“I’mveryconfidentthateverythingissafeinthemuseumfromnowon,”hesaid.1、Howwerethestolenpaintingsfound?A．Thepolicefoundthembyaccident. B．Thearrestedthievesgaveinformation.C．Somedrugdealersofferedclues. D．Thepoliceknewthehiddenplace.2、WhatsurprisedRuegermostaboutthelostpaintings?A．Theywerestolenatnight. B．Theywerefoundatlast.C．Theysufferedlittledamage. D．Thesearchtook14years.3、WhenRuegergotthecall,he________.A．didn’tbelieveitatall B．feltquitesatisfiedC．plannedtocelebrate D．doubtedthenews4、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph6probablymean?A．Ruegergraduallylostinterestinthesearch.B．Thenumberoffalsecallswasgreatlyreduced.C．Ruegerfeltcoldbecauseoftoomanyfalsecalls.D．Thechancetofindthepaintingsbecamesmall.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．Ididmyfirstwing-walktwoyearsago,onmy86birthday.ThenlastJune,aged88,Ididitagainand1myownrecordastheworld’soldest2wing-walker.Therewassomethingaboutbeingstrapped(捆扎)tothe3ofabright-yellow1944Boeing-Stearmanthat4myimagination.It’sveryexciting.Thefirstexperiencewasnothingbuttame.Thisyear,Isaidtothe5,“Canyoumakeitabitmoreadventuresome?”Hesaid,“Icoulddoaloop-the-loop(翻筋斗)ifyoulike?”Thistime,he6doinghalfaloopwhichwasveryeffective.Yougodownabit,thenstraightup.AllIfeltwasabit7,becauseitwaswindy.Butyouare8strapped.Thepilotmakessureeverythingis9.Ihadgloveson,earplugsandlotsoflayers,whichprotectedme.Bothtimes,we10fromGloucestershireAirportandwereintheairfor15minutes.Youdon’tsitonthewing—yousiton11lookslikeachair.Iwasn’tnervous.Butwhenyoulookatthepropellers(螺旋桨),youdofeelalittlestrange.You’re12atthebeginningthatit’sa13dangerousactivityandthingscouldgowrong.However,Isaid:“Well,at88whatdoesit14?Youvegottogosometimeandyoumightaswellgoinaflameof15.”Atmyage,alotofpeopleare16intheirways.Idon’tthinkanyofmy17frommyretirementhomewantsto18me.IimaginemostofthemthinkI’m19asawoman.ButIdothinkpeopleofmyageshouldbedoingmore20things.Youshouldn’tsitbackandfeelsorryforyourself.1、A．kept B．broke C．saved D．protected2、A．doctor B．repair C．male D．female3、A．wing B．head C．tail D．bottom4、A．practised B．displayed C．inspired D．broadened5、A．driver B．pilot C．guide D．director6、A．turnedup B．gaveup C．tookup D．endedup7、A．shaky B．dizzy C．shiny D．clumsy8、A．tightly B．largely C．safely D．correctly9、A．special B．secure C．cautious D．accessible10、A．letout B．gotthrough C．brokeup D．tookoff11、A．what B．how C．where D．that12、A．charged B．allowed C．warned D．cheated13、A．actually B．potentially C．doubtfully D．certainly14、A．mean B．live C．dream D．matter15、A．glory B．silence C．memory D．ash16、A．criticized B．beaten C．stuck D．washed17、A．leaders B．friends C．opponents D．relatives18、A．persuade B．praise C．join D．win19、A．crazy B．brave C．calm D．steady20、A．academic B．difficult C．adventurous D．ridiculous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。TheGreatWallwaslistedasaWorldHeritagebyUNESCOin1．Justlikeadragon,itwindsupanddownacrossdeserts,grasslandsandmountains,2．(run)approximately21,196kilometersfromeasttowestThe3．(construct)oftheGreatWallwasnotthateasy,4．drewheavilyonthelocalresourcesforbuildingmaterialsThewallswere5．(origin)builtintheSpring&AutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriodEmperorQinShiHuangsucceededinhisefforttohavethemjoinedtogetherSincethen,theGreatWall6．(serve)asamonumentoftheChinesenationthroughouthistoryWith7．historyofabout2,700years,somepartsoftheGreatWallarenow8．ruinsorhavedisappearedHowever,theGreatWallofChinaisstilloneofthemostappealing9．(attraction)allaroundtheworldowingtoitshistoricalsignificanceThebest-knownpartoftheGreatWallofChina,Badaling,10．(locate)43milesnorthwestofBeijing,attractsthousandsofnationalandforeigntouristseverydayToday,theGreatWall11．(recognize)asoneofthemostimportantimpressivearchitecturalachievementsinhistory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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。Thecentralproblemoftranslatinghasalwaysbeeniftotranslateliterallyorfreely、TheargumenthasbeengoingonuntilatleastthefirstcenturyBC．Uptothebeginningofthe19thcentury,manywriterswaspreferredsomekindof“free”translation:thespirit,nottheletter;themessager