同济大学《高级英语视听说（二）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《高级英语视听说（二）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷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、HaveyoureadthebookLifeandDeathAreWearingMeOutbyMoYan,_____thatwonhimthe2012NobelPrizeinLiterature?A．theone B．one C．those D．ones2、Theexplosioninthechemicalplant______avoidedhadthecountyauthorities,aimingtoomuchatshort-terminterests,performedtheirdutiesfromthebeginning.A．shouldbe B．mightbe C．musthavebeen D．couldhavebeen3、Thesteamboatwasfullyfurnishedwithlifepreservers.Thepassengersmightbesaved__________accidents.A．inspiteof B．insteadofC．incaseof D．inplaceof4、—Whatdoyouthinkofthemovielastnight?—WhenIgotthereit_______,soIonlywatchedtheend.A．finished B．hadfinishedC．wasfinishing D．hasfinished5、Heisverytired，soheneedssometime________dutyforrelaxationandrest.A．through B．onC．with D．off6、—Marylookshotanddry.—So________youifyouhadahighfever.A．could B．would C．may D．must7、Don’tworry.Anumberofeffortsarebeingmade______thewholesystemoperatingnormally.A．beingkept B．keptC．keeping D．tokeep8、—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith9、—Didyougotolastnight’sconcert?—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcert_______allthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.A.impressed B．compared C．conveyed D．observed10、Itissometimessaidthatasocietycanbejudged____thewayitcares____itsweakestmembers.A．on;about B．by;for C．under;with D．with;on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。AOnaverage,Americansspendabout10hoursadayinfrontofacomputerorotherelectronicdevicesandlessthan30minutesadayoutdoors.ThatisaclaimmadebyDavidStrayer,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofUtah.Inhis2017TEDTalk,Strayerexplainedthatallthistimespentwithtechnologyismakingourbrainstired.Usinganelectronicdevicetoansweremails,listentothenewsandlookatFacebookputsalotofpressureonthefrontofthebrain,which,Strayerexplains,isimportantforcritical(有判断力的)thinking,problem-solvinganddecision-making.So,itisimportanttogivethebrainarest.Andbeinginnaure,Strayerclaims,helpsgetatiredbrainawayfromtoomuchtechnology.Morethan15,000campersfromaroundtheworldattendedaninternationalcampingfestivalinSeptember.Thatiswhenfriendsandfamilytaketimeoffandescapetonatureforseveraldays.Theytakewalks,climb,explore,swim,sleep,eatandplay.Campingmaybejustwhatatiredbrainneeds.TakeCarlforexample.HelivesinWestVirginiaandenjoyscamping.Hesaysthatstayingoutdoorsmakeshimfeelatease.Italsoprepareshimfortheworkhemustdo.KateSomersisanotherexamplewhoalsolivesinWestVirginia.Shesayssheenjoyscampingwithherhusbandandtwochildren.Shecallsita“regenerative”experience.AttheUniversityofUtah,DavidStrayerhasstudiedbothshort-termandlong-termexposuretonature.Hefoundthatspendingshortamountsoftimeinnaturewithouttechnologydoescalmthebrainandhelpsittorememberbetter.However,hefound,itisthelong-termcontactwithnaturethatdoesthemostgood.Heandhisresearchteamfoundthatspendingthreedaysinnaturewithoutanytechnologyisenoughtimeforthebraintofullyrelaxandresetitself.1、WhatisDavidStrayer’sopinion?A．AmericansdislikeoutdooractivitiesB．ElectronicequipmentshouldbequittedC．Newtechnologiesareadouble-edgedswordD．Electronicequipmentbringsgreatconvenience2、WhydoesStrayerinsistwegooutdoors?A．Totryanotherlifestyle B．TorefreshourbrainC．Tomakebetterdecisions. D．Toplaywithourfamilyandfriends3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“regenerative”mean?A．Reborn B．Memorable C．Remarkable D．Tiring4、Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A．ElectronicEquipmentHarmstheBrainB．GoodRestDevelopsGoodMemoryC．TipsonUsingNewTechnologiesD．BeinginNatureIsGoodfortheBrainBStatisticsoftensoundslikeadrysubject,butsometimesit’snecessarytotakeastatisticscoursetogetthecorrectanswertothisproblem.Takethefollowingcaseforexample:afootballscout(球探）hearsofaplayerwhohaspoweredhisteamtoagoodwin-lossrecord.Hiscoachesthinkhe’soneofthemosttalentedplayersthey’veseen.Butthescoutisunimpressedbytheonepracticegameheseeshimin;hetellshismanagerit’snotworthtryingtorecruit(录用）theplayer.Mostsportsfanswouldthinkthatwasaprettyfoolishdecision,right?Athleticperformanceismuchtoovariabletobaseanimportantjudgmentonsuchasmallsample.Butconsiderthisproblem:anemployergetsanapplicationfromajuniorexecutive(主管人员）withanexcellentcollegerecordandstrongreferencesfromhiscurrentemployer.Theemployerinterviewstheapplicantandisunimpressed.Theemployertellshiscolleaguesthatit’snotworthwhilerecruitinghim.Mostpeopleregardthisasareasonablesortofdecision.Butitisn’t.Countlessstudiesshowthattheunstructured30-minuteinterviewisvirtuallyworthlessasapredictoroflong-termperformancebyanycriteriathathavebeenexamined.Inbothcases,predictionsbasedonreferences-schoolreports,priorperformance,lettersofrecommendation-givea65-75%chanceofchoosingthebetterofthetwo.Whydowegettheathleticproblemrightandtheemploymentproblemwrong?Becauseinthecaseofthejob,unlikeforathleticperformance,wehaven’tseenhundredsofcandidatesininterviewsofaparticulartypeandseenhowwellperformanceintheinterviewcorrespondstoultimate(最终的）performanceinthesettingwe’reconcernedabout.Wehaven’tseenthattheguywholookslikeafoolintheinterviewturnsouttobecleveronthejobandtheguywhodoeswellintheinterviewturnsouttobeaverage.Theonlywaytoseethattheinterviewisn’tgoingtobeworthmuchistobeabletoapplythe“lawoflargenumbers”，whichassiststherecognitionthataninterviewrepresentsaverysmallsampleofbehavior.Thebottomline:there’ssafetyinnumbers.Themorerecommendationsapersonhas,themorepositivetheoutcomeislikelytobefortheemployer.Considerthejobinterview:it’snotonlyatinysample,it’snotevenasampleofjobbehaviorbutofsomethingelseentirely.Psychologicaltheoryanddatashowthatweareincapableoftreatingtheinterviewdataaslittlemorethanunreliablegossip.It’sjusttoocompelling(强迫性的）thatwe’velearnedalotfromthose30minutes.Myrecommendationisnottointerviewatallunlessyou’regoingtodevelopaninterviewprotocol(体系),withthehelpofaprofessional,whichisbasedoncarefulanalysisofwhatyouarelookingforinajobcandidate.Andthenaskexactlythesamequestionsofeverycandidate.It’shardertodevelopsuchaprotocolthanyoumightguess.Butitcanreallypayoff.1、Thecasesinthefirsttwoparagraphsaremeantto_____.A．illustratetheinfluenceoffansB．showtheweaknessesofscoutsC．attachimportancetointerviewsD．introducethetopicofthepassage2、Theauthorbelievesthat____.A．thesettinginthejobinterviewistooartificialtobeconvincingB．asuccessfulcandidateusuallyusestrickstocoverhisrealcharactersC．asmallsampleisnotenoughtomakeageneralizedjudgementofacandidateD．thenumberofcandidateshasn’tsatisfiedtherequirementsforajobinterview3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowemployeesareselectedB．WherestatisticsareavailableC．WhyjobinterviewsarepointlessD．Whenrecommendationsareneeded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．Itwasacoldwinter’safternoon.Robertstoppedforamomentashecrossedthebridgeandlookeddownattheriverbelow.Therewerehardlyany1ontheriver.Nearthebridge,2,almostdirectlybelow,therewasasmallcanoe,withaboyinit.Hewasnotwearingmanyclothes,Robert3.Hehadatrembleandwalkedon.4heheardacry.“Help!Help!”Thecrycamefromtheriver.Robertlooked5.Theboywasinthewaterandhiscanoewas6away.“Help!Help!”hecalledagain.Robertwasagoodswimmer.Takingoffhisclothes,he7intotheriver.Thefreezingwatermadehimshiverallover,8inafewsecondshereachedtheboy.9theboywithhim,hestartedtoswimtowardsthe10.Butatthatmomenthenoticedalargemotorboatunderthebridge.Therewereseveralpeopleontheboat,all11inhisdirection.Robertdecidedtoswimtowardstheboat.“Givemeahand,”heshouted12hegotneartheboat.He13upintoarowoffaces.“It’s14,”hethought.“Theylookso15.”Silentlytheyhelpedtheboyintotheboatand16himinablanket.Buttheydidnotmoveto17Robert.“Aren’tyougoingtopullme18,too?”Robertasked.“You!”saidoneofthemen.Robertnoticedthatthatmanwasstandingnexttoalarge19,“You!Why,weweremakingaTVcomedyandyou20awholeafternoon’swork!Youcanstaywhereyouare!”1、A．rocks B．fishermen C．boats D．swimmers2、A．however B．besides C．anyhow D．indeed3、A．concluded B．guessed C．judged D．noticed4、A．Tillthen B．Justthen C．Faraway D．Fromthere5、A．down B．sideways C．forward D．backward6、A．running B．floating C．flowing D．fading7、A．swam B．stepped C．dived D．dropped8、A．and B．so C．or D．but9、A．Pushing B．Dragging C．Catching D．Holding10、A．bank B．bridge C．canoe D．boat11、A．swimming B．rowing C．looking D．screaming12、A．since B．till C．once D．as13、A．turned B．looked C．hurried D．stood14、A．funny B．heartwarming C．worthwhile D．fantastic15、A．relieved B．touched C．grateful D．annoyed16、A．left B．wrapped C．placed D．threw17、A．save B．thank C．assist D．welcome18、A．on B．off C．away D．out19、A．sail B．lifeboat C．camera D．container20、A．ruined B．rescued C．participated D．improved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。IcanwellrememberthatIwasonceaskedtogiveaspeechtitled“ARealTestinMyLife”beforethewholeclassattheageof9!Youcanimaginehow1．(terrible)shyIwasthemomentIthoughtofthat—withsomanyeyes2．(look)atmeIhadno3．(choose)buttoprepareforit,thoughFirstofall,Iwastodraft(草拟)thespeech,whichwasjustapieceofcakeforme,agoodwriterButthehardestpart4．(lie)inmyoralpresentationfrommymemory,fortoreadfromthepaperwasnotallowedTherealmomentbegan5．IstoodontheplatformwithmylegstremblingandmymindblankButmylisteners6．(wait)patientlywithoutanysignsofrushingmeGraduallyIfoundmyselfback,7．(give)myspeechwithdifficultyAfterwhatseemedtobeahundredyears,Ifoundmyaudienceapplauding—Imadeit!Fromthenon,myfearoftalkingbeforeabigaudiencedisappearedActually,withmy8．(confident)buildingup,InowturnouttobeagreatspeakerLookingback,Iknowthegreatestdifficultyonourway9．successisourfearOvercome(克服)it,andwewillbeabletoachieveour10．(goal)第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。JennyisaGradeTwostudent、Shewasonceveryactiveandhappygirl,buteverythinghaschangedbeforeshestartedplayingcomputergames、Shedoesn’tplayvolleyballwithherfriendsanymuchmore、Whenshesitsintheclassroom,shehastroublespayingattentiontowhattheteacherssay、Shesleepsinclassandshespendslittletimestudy、Shebecomesacompletedif