吉林艺术学院《英语写作中级》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语写作中级》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、Forallthefailureofhisbusiness,heremainsoptimisticand________untroubledbyhisproblems.A．hopefully B．seeminglyC．rarely D．frequently2、CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever3、________WuhuwithShanghai,tobefrank,andyou'llfindit'smoreconvenienttoliveintheformer.A．Tocompare B．ComparingC．Compare D．Compared4、TherecentlyreleasedfilmKong：SkullIslandsuccessfully________theaudiencetotheadventurewithDolby3-Dtechnology.A．transportsB．adjustsC．transformsD．relates5、—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps6、Howoftendoyouworkout?_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.7、—Bobsayshewilldrawlessonsfromhisfailureandcontinuetotry.—I’mdelightedthathe________takethatview.A．willB．mayC．shouldD．could8、—Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?—"Noperson_______smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea．"A．shall B．may C．must D．Will9、Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo10、_____thelawyers,volunteersfromtheLibyanRedCrossSocietyalsojoinedtheeffortsinhelpingtheChinesegohomesafely.A．Exceptfor B．Inspiteof C．Apartfrom D．Insteadof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。AHumansandgorillassharedevolutionfor23millionyears.Theirpathsseparatedonlysixmillionyearsago.Researchonhowgorillascommunicatecanhelpusunderstandhumanlanguagedevelopment.Understandinghowthebrainworkshelpsusseeaconnectionbetweenlanguagedevelopmentandnon-verbalsigns.Thesesignsormovementsincludethingslikethewaywemoveourhandsorbodiesorthedifferentexpressionsourfaceshaveindifferentsocialsituations.Anewstudyongorillasshowedthattherightsideofthebodyiscontrolledbytheleftpartofthebrainanditisalsothelocationforlanguagedevelopment.Twocameraswereusedtofilmallofoneape’smovements.Oneofthefirstresultswasthatgorillasusetheirrighthandsmorewhentheyaredoingactionswiththeirheadsormouthsatthesametime.Thisshowsthatthereisaconnectionbetweenhowourbrainworksandthereasonweuseonesideofourbodymorethantheother.Inaddition,wecanusetheresultsofthestudyandourknowledgeaboutbrainstohelpusunderstandmoreabouthowlanguagefirstdevelopedinhumans.DrForrester,whodidthestudy,saystheresultscanbeusefulinotherways,suchasunderstandinglanguagedevelopmentinchildren.Forexample,somechildrenhaveseriousillnesscalled“autism”whichcanstopthemcommunicatingnormallywithpeople.Itmightbepossibletousethesamestudymethodtofindoutwhichchildrenhavethisillnesswhentheyareveryyoung.Doctorswillthenbeabletostarttreatmentearly.1、Whichofthefollowingmayhaveaconnectionwithright-handedness?A．Communication. B．Intelligence.C．Socialposition. D．Socialsuccess.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Therightsideofthebody. B．Themouth.C．Theleftpartofthebrain. D．Thefrontpartofthehead.3、Whomightbenefitmostfromtheresultsofthestudy?A．Photographersofgorillas. B．Zookeepers.C．Researchersonmovement. D．Childrenwithillness.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthatgorillas___________.A．prefertousetherighthandinsteadofthelefthandB．haveacomplexformofnon-verbalcommunicationC．helpusbetterdevelopourlanguageabilitiesD．sharethesamebodylanguagewithhumansBWhenadriverslamsonthebrakestoavoidhittingapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally,sheismakingamoraldecisionthatshiftsriskfromthepedestriantothepeopleinthecar.Self-drivingcarsmightsoonhavetomakesuchethical(道德的)judgmentsontheirown—butsettlingonauniversalmoralcodeforthevehiclescouldbeatoughtask,suggestsasurvey.Thelargesteversurveyofmachineethics,calledtheMoralMachine,laidout13possiblesituationsinwhichsomeone’sdeathwasunavoidable.Respondentswereaskedtochoosewhotospareinsituationsthatinvolvedamixofvariables:youngorold,richorpoor,morepeopleorfewer.Within18months,theonlinequizhadrecorded40milliondecisionsmadebypeoplefrom233countriesandterritories.Whentheresearchersanalysedtheseanswers,theyfoundthatthenationscouldbedividedintothreegroups.OnecontainsNorthAmericaandseveralEuropeannationswhereChristianityhasbeenthedominant(占支配地位的)religion;anotherincludescountriessuchasJapan,IndonesiaandPakistan,withstrongConfucianorIslamictraditions.AthirdgroupconsistsofcountriesinCentralandSouthAmerica,suchasColombiaandBrazil.Thefirstgroupshowedastrongerpreferenceforsacrificingolderlivestosaveyoungeronesthandidthesecondgroup,forexample.Theresearchersalsoidentifiedrelationshipsbetweensocialandeconomicfactorsinacountry.Theyfoundthatpeoplefromrelativelywealthycountrieswithstronginstitutions,suchasFinlandandJapan,moreoftenchosetohitpeoplewhosteppedintotrafficillegallythandidrespondentsinnationswithweakerinstitutions,suchasNigeriaorPakistan.Peoplerarelyfacesuchmoraldilemmas,andsomecitiesquestionwhetherthepossiblesituationsposedintheonlinequizarerelevanttotheethicalandpracticalquestionssurroundingdriverlesscars.Buttheresearchersarguethatthefindingsrevealculturaldifferencesthatgovernmentsandmakersofself-drivingcarsmusttakeintoaccountiftheywantthevehiclestogainpublicacceptance.AtleastBarbaraWege,whoheadsagroupworkingonautonomous-vehicleethicsatAudiinIngolstadt,Germany,sayssuchstudiesarevaluable.Wegearguesthatself-drivingcarswouldcausefeweraccidents,proportionally,thanhumandriversdoeachyear—butthatpeoplemightfocusmoreoneventsinvolvingrobots.SurveyssuchastheMoralMachinecanhelptobeginpublicdiscussionsabouttheseunavoidableaccidentsthatmightdeveloptrust.“Weneedtocomeupwithasocialconsensus,”shesays,“aboutwhichriskswearewillingtotake.”1、Whyisitdifficulttosetuniversalmoralrulesforprogrammingself-drivingcars?A．Socialvaluesalwayschangewiththetimes.B．Moralchoicesvarybetweendifferentcultures.C．Drivershaveapreferenceforsacrificingtheweak.D．Carmakersarefacedwithdecisionsoflifeordeath.2、Theresearchersconductedthestudyby_____.A．usingamassiveonlinequizworldwideB．comparingdifferentculturesandcustomsC．dividingtherespondentsintothreegroupsD．performingaseriesofcontrolledexperiments3、Accordingtothestudy,inwhichcountryaredriversmorelikelytohitapedestriancrossingtheroadillegally?A．Nigeria B．ColombiaC．Finland D．Indonesia4、BarbaraWegewouldprobablyagreethat_____.A．Self-drivingcarswillgreatlyimprovethetrafficenvironmentB．Accidentscausedbyself-drivingcarsmightreceivemoreattentionC．Problemsinvolvingself-drivingcarsmightshakethepublictrustinsocietyD．Carmakersneedn’ttaketheriskofsolvingself-drivingcarethicaldilemmas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．MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroomwhenthedoorburstopen．Itwashermother，LeighWilliams，withahorrificandincredible1：“Alittleboyfellintoaseptictank(化粪池)，andnoonecan2him．”Thenthemother3her13-year-olddaughter：“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’s4，wheretheyfoundtheboy’sworriedmotherandotheradults5aseptictankopening．Itwas11inchesindiameter—slightlywiderthanabasketball．Theboy，whowasonlytwoyearsold，hadslippedinandwas6insideatankthatwaseightfeetdeep．Madisonquicklysurveyedthe7．Shewastheonlyonewhocould8throughthesmallhole．Withouthesitation，shegotonherstomachnexttotheopeningandsaid，“9mein．”Leighandothers10herwaistandlegs．“Iwiggled(扭动)myarmsandshouldersuntilIgotthroughthe11，”Madisonsays．Inside，thetankwasdark，andtheair12．Intheprocess，shejammedherleftwristagainstaconcealedpole，13herlefthand．Ratherthan14herinjury，Madisonskimmedthesurfaceofthesewage(污水)，hopingto15theboy．Minutestickedby16shesawthefaintoutlineofhisfoot．Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgraspedthefoot17．“Pullmeup?”sheshoutedtotheothersabove．Then，tenminutesafterMadisonhadenteredthetank，sheandtheboywere18out．“Madison’sa(n)19，99saysneighborHolley．“Whatotherteenagegirlisgoingto20gointoaseptictank?”1、A．jokeB．storyC．dreamD．experience2、A．fetchB．findC．reachD．notice3、A．orderedB．requestedC．suggestedD．scolded4、A．yardB．studyC．fenceD．basement5、A．coveringB．repairingC．decoratingD．surrounding6、A．playingB．floatingC．drowningD．swimming7、A．atmosphereB．sceneryC．exhibitionD．situation8、A．fitB．diveC．walkD．survive9、A．AllowB．LowerC．ThrowD．Push10、A．heldB．shookC．droppedD．raised11、A．doorB．centerC．openingD．roof12、A．coolB．freshC．smellyD．pleasing13、A．wrappingB．injuringC．exercisingD．weakening14、A．giveupB．1eaveoutC．sufferfromD．tendto15、A．feelB．patC．comfortD．encourage16、A．afterB．beforeC．sinceD．when17、A．curiouslyB．slightlyC．aimlesslyD．tightly18、A．shotB．blownC．1iftedD．picked19、A．heroB．starC．actressD．success20、A．purposelyB．carefullyC．anxiouslyD．voluntarily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。MynameisTudor,1．isaveryWelshnameMaybeyouhaveneverbeen2．Wales,butperhapsyouknowwhereitisItisasmallcountry,buthasabigheart,IthinkMyfamilyliveonafarm,wherewe3．(main)havesheep,buttherearealsosomecows,whichIlikeverymuchInthispartofthecountry,itisquitemountainousThey’renotbig,highmountains,butpretty4．(impress)Well,I'mjustfifteennow,andmyfutureworkwillbehereinthese5．（field）Mybrotherisa6．(photograph),sonofarmingforhim,andmysisterisnow7．(marry)andhasasmallchildSo,hereIam,8．unclealready,withthreeyears’schoolstillaheadI'mveryinterestedinthingsaboutChinaInfactI9．(learn)someChinesefromaChinesestudentfortwoyearsHeencouragesme10．(pay)avisittoChina,soIhavedecidedtogoChinanextSummerholidayIhopeIcouldhaveagoodjourneythere第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。文中共有10处语言错误，