西安欧亚学院《环境科学专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《环境科学专业英语》2023-2024学年第一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、Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．admission B．pensionC．allowance D．commission2、--Can’tyoustayalittlelonger?Ireallywanttotalkmorewithyou.--Me,too.________Ihavetogethomebefore10atnight.A．But B．Since C．And D．For3、—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking4、Neverturndownajobbecauseyouthinkit’stoosmall.Youdon’tknow_____itcanlead.A．howB．whereC．whetherD．what5、TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating6、Thegovernmenthasbeenundergrowingpressureto______thecausesofairpollutionassmogfrequentlysmothersthecountry’slargecities.A．release B．scheduleC．maintain D．address7、Forthefinal______ofourjourney，wedecidedtotakethecoach.A．legB．roundC．distanceD．path8、Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition9、—IhavesomethingimportanttotellJohn.ButIcan’tfindhim.—Hiscellphoneishere,sohe________havegonetoofar.A．mustn’t B．needn’tC．wouldn’t D．can’t10、Whencaught_____intheexam,hebeggedfortheteacher’spardonandtried______punishment.A．cheating;escapingB．tobecheating;toescapeC．cheating;toescapeD．tobecheating;escaping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。ANeilJordan,aconservationbiologist,hascomeupwithanovelmethodforprotectingcattlefromAfricanlions:painteyesontheirbehinds.Thelionswillthinktheirintendedpreyhasseenthemandwillgiveup,sincethey’velosttheelementofsurprise.Thispsychologicaltrickeryhasbeencalled“iCow”,whichisactuallynotasstrangeasitsounds.Theeye-likepatternsonbutterflywingsareknowntopreventpreyingbirdsandwoodcuttersinIndianforestswearmasksonthebacksoftheirheadswhenworkingtodiscouragehungrytigers.TheinspirationfortheiCowstrategycamewhileJordanwasbasedinavillageinBotswana,whentwolionesseswerekilledbylocalfarmerstorevengetheircattle’sdeath.TheAfricanlionisavulnerablespecies,withnumbersdroppingfromover100,000inthe1990stoabout30,000today.Muchofthatdeclineisduetothesekindsofrevengefulkillingsbecausefarmershavenoeffectivestrategiesforprotectingtheirherds.“Lionsarehuntersthatliketoattackbysurprise.Theymoveslowly,quietlyandcarefullytotheirprey,getcloseandjumponthemunseen,”hesaid.WhenJordanwaswatchingalionfollowanantelopeoneday,henoticedtheliongaveupthehuntoncetheantelopespottedit.Sohejoinedoneofthelocalfarmersona10-weektrialstudy,paintingeyesonone-thirdofaherdof62cattle.Whenthecattlereturnedeachnight,theytookaheadcounttoseehowmanyhadsurvived.Onlythreecowswerekilledbylionsduringthisperiod-allwithoutthepaintedeyesontheirbehinds.Andallthepaintedcowssurvived.However,Jordanwarnedthatsofarthisisjustapromisingidea.HeisnowbackinBotswanaforamoreambitiousstudy,armedwithGPSdevicestobettermonitorthemovementofpredatorsandprey.1、TheiCowstrategyisdesignedto.A．killthelionsB．warnthepreysofdangerC．identifythecattleD．scareoffanimalsthatkill2、Whenhunting,lionsliketo.A．giveuphalfwayB．hesitatetotakeactionC．chasetheirpreysteadilyD．launchsurprisingattacks3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．TheiCowstrategyislikelytobringgreatbenefit.B．Inthe10-weektrialstudymorecattlewerekilled.C．Thefarmerswilltaketheirrevengeonmorelions.D．Neilgotinspirationfrompatternsonbutterflywings.BTheremightbeasmanyas10millionspeciesofcomplexlifeonthisplanettoday——ahugenumber.Butaddupallofthecomplexspeciesthateverlivedandsomebiologiststhinkthegrandtotalwouldbeaboutfivebillion.Theestimateleadstoanastonishingconclusion:astaggering99%ofspeciesarenotaroundanymore.Theyhavebeendriventoextinction.Morespeciesarejoiningtheranksoftheextincteveryyear.Manyscientistsbelievewearelivingthroughanepisodeofremarkablyrapidextinction,onascalethathasbeenseenonlyfivetimesinthelasthalfabillionyears.Theycallthiscurrentepisodethesixthmassextinction——alarge,globaldeclineinawidevarietyofspeciesoverarelativelyshortperiodoftime.Andtheytendtoagreethathumansarethemaincause.Over-hunting,overfishing,andhuman-drivenhabitatlossarepushingmanyspeciestothebrink.Infact,wehavechangedtheplanetsomuchthatsomegeologistsarenowsuggestingthatwehaveenteredanewphaseinEarth’shistory;anepochtheycallthe＂Anthropocene＂.By2100,itisexpectedthathumanswillhavecausedtheextinctionofuptohalfoftheworld’scurrentspecies.Becausewearelivingthroughthisextinction,itisrelativelyeasyforustostudythedrivingforcesbehindit.Buthowdowedeterminewhatcausedothermassdie-offsthathappenedlongago?Todosowehavetolookatwhatarchaeologists,palaeontologists,geologistsandotherscientistshaveconcludedfromtheevidencetheyhavegathered.Thetroubleis,thosescientistsdonotalwaysagreewithoneanother——evenaboutthemostrecentextinctionevent.Aswellasthefive-orsix-massextinctions,therehavealsobeenmanysmallerextinctions.OneoftheseminiextinctioneventshappenedtowardstheendofthePleistocene,afewtensofthousandsofyearsago.Itissometimescalledthe＂megafaunal＂extinctionbecausemanyofthespeciesitclaimedwereparticularlylargeanimals,weighingmorethan97lb(44kg).However,itscauseremainsadebateamongstscientists.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthesixthmassextinction？A．Humansarethemaincauseofit.B．Itmeansaglobaldeclineoveralongtime.C．ItoccurredtowardstheendofthePleistocene.D．Scientistsstilldisagreeaboutthecauseofit.2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetextaboutspecies？A．99%ofspecieswillnotbearoundanymoreby2100.B．Bythe22ndcentury,therewillprobablybeaboutfivemilliononthisplanet.C．Abouteightyearslaterwewillenterwhatiscalledthe＂Anthropocene＂.D．Itisnoteasyforustofigureoutcausesbehindthe＂Anthropocene＂.3、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?A．Landanimals.B．Marinelife.C．Hugeanimals.D．Flesh-eatingcreatures.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．Itwasacoldmorningandtherewasalmostnobodywalkingontheicyroad.James,anelderlyman,walkedwithgreat1ontheroad.Asiswell—knowntous,agingissomethingthateverybodymust2.Bothhiseyesightand3failed.Justashewas4hisstepscautiously,a5wasapproachingbyandsenthimfallingintotheditch(小水坑)bytheroad.6whathadhappened,thedriverwasscaredbuthedidn’t7.Onthecontrary,hefledawayinnotime.8andoverweightJameswas9injuredandhecouldn’tmoveabit.Hecouldonlyliethere10,hoping11kindmancouldaidhim.Coldandinjured,Jamesgraduallylosthis12.About10minuteslater,anothercar13near.Whenthedriver,Steven,sawsomeonelyingintheditchbytheroadside,he14stoppedandwentoutofthecar.HeputonefingerinfrontofJames’snoseand15thebreath,knowinghewasstillliving.Heshoulderedhimupandcarriedhimintohiscar.Havingwrappeda16blanketaroundJames,hetookoffhisowncoatandcoveredJames.Afterthathe17forthenearbyhospital.BecauseofthewarmthoftheblanketandSteven’scoat,Jamesslowly18life.Knowingitwastheyoungmanwhohadsavedhim,heeruptedintotears,saying“Thankyou,kindboy!19youIwouldhavedied!”20forStevenitisasmallcase,weshouldalwaysrememberthesewhohavehelpeduswhenweareingreatneed.1、A．careB．patienceC．forceD．strength2、A．fightB．thinkC．learnD．experience3、A．senseB．abilityC．hearingD．appearance4、A．noticingB．mindingC．seeingD．witnessing5、A．manB．carC．horseD．train6、A．FrighteningB．FeelingC．ConductingD．Observing7、A．pickupB．pulloverC．gooverD．cutdown8、A．PoorB．ExcitedC．StrongD．Frightened9、A．greatlyB．badlyC．slightlyD．sharply10、A．quietB．stillC．calmD．safe11、A．everyB．otherC．someD．another12、A．consciousnessB．lifeC．wayD．concept13、A．pulledB．pushedC．draggedD．drew14、A．immediatelyB．unwillinglyC．bravelyD．suddenly15、A．touchedB．feltC．smeltD．confirmed16、A．warmB．beautifulC．coldD．elegant17、A．setB．headedC．ranD．rowed18、A．gavebackB．gotupC．cametoD．lookedaround19、A．WithoutB．WithC．ForD．Besides20、A．WhenB．AsC．BecauseD．While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。AryaPermana,a10-year-oldboyfromIndonesia,hasbeenthe1．(fat)childintheworldthat2．(weigh)192kilogrammesAryastartedgainingweight3．(rapid)attheageof4．Inthebeginning,hisparentswerehappyabouthisfigureandconsideredhima5．(health)child6．,asyearswentby,theyrealized7．waswrongwithhimandthatheneededmedicalattentionTheytookAryatoseedoctors,butnoneof8．foundthecauseofhisabnormalweightAryacannotwalkwithoutassistance,playwithotherkidsorattendschoolHisparentsalsohavetrouble9．(find)clothesthatwouldfithimTheyrealizetheirson’sweightisputtinghishealthatriskSotheya