绵阳职业技术学院《水利专业英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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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、TheChinesepeoplearehopefulfor________2019willbringfortheirfamiliesandthecountry.A．how B．whichC．what D．that2、－WhataboutinvitingTracytohosttheparty?－Goodidea!Sheisveryquickinmind.Oh,_______,hereshecomes.A．don’tpullmyleg B．alittlebirdtoldmeC．speakofthedevil D．it’sapieceofcake3、Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing4、Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected5、Thesameboilingwatersoftensthepotatoandhardenstheegg.It’sabout________you’remadeof,notthecircumstances.A．that B．whatC．how D．who6、—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot7、—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK8、Don’tthrowawaytheoldbooks．Givethemto____needsthem．A．whoever B．anyone C．who D．whomever9、ProfessorLiiswantedonthephone.Whereishe?Isawhimcoming,butinaminute,he_____.A．willdisappear B．hasdisappeared C．disappears D．disappeared10、—Youwerenotlistening；whattroubledyou?—Imycomingmathexam．A．amthinkingabout B．wasthinkingabout C．hadthoughtabout D．willthinkabout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。AStephenHawking’sfinalfearwasthatDNAmanipulationwouldleadtoamasterraceofsuperhumans.Thephysicist,whodiedaged76inMarch,2018,thoughtthedevelopmentcoulddestroytherestofhumanbeings.HislastpredictionisrevealedinanewbookofhiscollectedarticlesandessayscalledBriefAnswerstoBigQuestions.Hawkingfearedrichpeoplewouldsoonbeabletoedittheirchildren’sDNAtoimproveattributeslikememoryanddiseaseimmunity.Andhesaidthatwouldposeacrisisfortherestoftheworldevenifpoliticianstriedtoillegalizethepractice.Inanextract(摘录)publishedbyTheSundayTimes,hewrote:“Iamsurethatduringthiscenturypeoplewilldiscoverhowtomodifybothintelligenceandinstinctssuchasaggression.“Lawswillprobablybepassedagainstgeneticengineeringwithhumans.Butsomepeoplewon’tbeabletoresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics,suchasmemory,resistancetodiseaseandlengthoflife.”Andhesaidthatwouldcausehugeproblemsforhumanswhohavenotundergonethesameprocess,leavingthemunabletocompete.Theprofessorevenwarneditcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanityasweknowit.Hesaidofnormalhumans:“Presumablytheywilldieout,orbecomeunimportant.Instead,therewillbearaceofself-designingbeingswhoareimprovingatanever-increasingrate.”TheBriefHistoryofTimeauthoralsoreferstotechniqueslikeCrispr,whichenablesscientiststomodifyharmfulgenesandaddinothers.Andalthoughsuchprocedurescouldbeaboostformedicalscience,somecriticsareworriedthattheycouldcauseaeugenics-style(优生方式)movement,wheretheweakareweededoutofsociety.Thenewbook,publishedbyHodder&StoughtononTuesday,alsocollectshiswritingsonwhathethoughtwerethebigquestionsfacingscienceandwidersociety.Init,heexamineswhetheraliensexist,colonizespaceandwhetherhumanswillevergobeyondourSolarSystem.1、StephenHawking’sviewsdon’tinclude_________.A．DNAmanipulationcouldleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.B．Thereexisttechniquestomodifyharmfulgenesandaddingoodgenes.C．Peoplecannotresistthetemptationtoimprovehumancharacteristics.D．Humanswhohaven’tundergonegeneticengineeringmaydieout.2、WhichoneisthehookpublishedbyHodder&Stoughton?A．BriefAnswerstoQuestions. B．TheSundayTimes.C．TheBriefHistoryofTime. D．SolarSystem.3、What’sStephenHawking’sattitudetowardshumangeneticengineering?A．Supportive. B．Impartial. C．Favorable. D．Concerned.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlywanttotellus?A．Crisprcanenablescientiststogetharmfulgeneschanged.B．DNAmanipulationwillcreateamasterraceofsuperhumans.C．HumanswillcolonizespaceandgobeyondourSolarSystem.D．DNAmanipulationmayleadtotheextinctionofhumanbeings.BSomeofthegreatestmomentsinhumanhistorywerefueledbyemotionalintelligence.WhenMartinLutherKing.Jr.presentedhisdream,hechoselanguagethatwouldstirtheheartsofhisaudience.Deliveringthiselectrifying(震撼性的)messagerequiredemotionalintelligence—theabilitytorecognize,understand,andmanageemotions.Emotionalintelligencehasbeenhighlyrecommendedbyleaders,policymakers,andeducatorsasthesolutiontoawiderangeofsocialproblems.Ifwecanteachourchildrentomanageemotions,theargumentgoes,we'llhavelessbullyingandmorecooperation.Ifwecancultivateemotionalintelligenceamongleadersanddoctors,we'llhavemorecaringworkplacesandmorecompassionatehealthcare.Emotionalintelligenceisimportant,buttheuncontrolledenthusiasmhasobscured(掩盖)adarkside.Newevidenceshowsthatwhenpeoplesharpentheiremotionalskills,theybecomebetteratmanipulating(把持)others.Whenyou'regoodatcontrollingyourownemotions,youcanhideyourtruefeelings.Whenyouknowwhatothersarefeeling,youcanmotivatethemtoactagainsttheirownbestinterests.Socialscientistshavebeguntodocumentthisdarksideofemotionalintelligence.InaresearchledbyUniversityofprofessorJochenMenges,whenaleadergaveaninspiringspeechfilledwithemotion.theaudiencewaslesslikelytoscrutinize(细察)themessageandrememberedofthecontent.Ironically(讽刺的是)audiencemembersweresomovedbythespeechthattheyclaimedtorecallmoreofit.Theauthorscallthistheawestruckeffect,butitmightjustaseasilybedescribedasthedumbstruckeffect.OneobserverreflectedthatHitler'spersuasiveimpactcamefromhisabilitytostrategicallyexpressemotions—hewould"earopenhisheart—andtheseemotionsaffectedhisfollowerstothepointthattheywould"stopthinkingcriticallyandjustemote.”Leaderswhomasteremotionscanrobusofourcapacitiestoreason.Iftheirvaluesareoutofstepwithourown.theresultscanbedestructive.Newevidencesuggeststhatwhenpeoplehaveself-servingmotives(动机),emotionalintelligencebecomesaweaponformanipulatingothers.InastudyledbytheUniversityofTorontopsychologistStephaneCote,universityemployeesfilledoutasurveyabouttheirMachiavellian(不择手段的)tendencies,andtookatestmeasuringtheirknowledgeabouteffectivestrategiesformanagingemotions.Then,Cote'steamassessedhowoftentheemployeesdeliberatelyundermined(逐渐削弱)theircolleagues.TheemployeesinvolvedinthemostharmfulbehaviorswereMachiavellianswithhighemotionalintelligence.Theyusedtheiremotionalskillstolowerthedignityoftheirpeersforpersonalgain.ShiningalightonthisdarksideofemotionalintelligenceisonemissionofaresearchteamledUniversityCollegeLondonprofessorMartinKilduff.Accordingtotheseexperts,emotionalintelligencehelpspeopledisguise(伪装)onesetofemotionswhileexpressinganotherforpersonalProfessorKiiduit'steamwrites,""Thestrategicdisguiseofone'sownemotionsandthemanipulationofothers'emotionsforstrategicendsarebehaviorsevidentnotonlyonShakespeare'sstagebutalsointheofficesandcorridorswherepowerandinfluencearetraded.”Ofcourse,peoplearen'talwaysusingemotionalintelligencefornefariousends.Moreoftenthannot,emotionalskillsaresimplyinstrumentaltoolsforgoalaccomplishment.AresearchteamdiscoveredthatfounderAnitaRoddickusedemotionalintelligencetoinspireheremployeesfundraiseforcharity.AsRoddickexplained,"Wheneverparticularprojectwealwaystriedtobreaktheirheartswewantedtopersuadeourstafftosupportaparticularprojectwealwaystriedtobreaktheirhearts.”Thereisgrowingrecognitionthatemotionalintelligence--likeanyskill--canbeusedforgoodorevil.Soifwe'regoingtoteachemotionalintelligenceinschoolsanddevelopitatwork,weneedtoconsiderthevaluesthatgoalongwithitandwhereit'sactuallyuseful.1、WhydoestheauthormentionMartinLutherKing,Jr?A．Tohonorthegreatleaderforhiscourage.B．Torecommendhisspeechtootherleaders.C．Toimpressthereaderswithamajortopic.D．Toadvocateasocietywithfewerproblems.2、Whichofthefollowingbelongstoadarksideofemotionalintelligence?A．Developingthecapabilitytocontrolone'sownemotion.B．Inducingpeopletodowhatbringsdisadvantagestothem.C．Appealingtotheaudiencetoconcentrateandremembermore.D．Encouragingthemovedaudiencetoamoreofthespeech.3、WhatisthedumbstruckeffectofHitler'semotionalintelligence?A．Hisfollowerswouldtearopentheirheartstohim.B．Hisfollowerswouldexpressemotionsstrategically.C．Hisfollowerswouldlosetheabilitytoreasonproperly.D．Hisfollowerswoulddeveloptheself-servingmotives.4、Howdopeopleusetheiremotionalintelligenceforpersonalgain?A．Theydisguisetheiremotionstoearnothers'trust.B．Theyhelptheircolleaguestobuildupconfidence.C．Theypresenttheirstrategicbehaviorsonthestage.D．Theylowertheirowndignitytogainpopularity.5、WhichmaymeanthesameastheunderlinedwordinParagraph8?A．Immoral. B．Unimportant.C．Illegal. D．Uncontrollable.6、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThebenefitsofemotionalintelligenceB．Thewaysofdisguisingone'semotionsC．ThereasonsforusingemotionalskillsD．Thedarksideofemotionalintelligence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．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Thesubjectofwhatseparatesartanddesignhasbeendebatedforalongtime.Artistsanddesignersbothcreatevisualworksusinga/an1knowledgebackground,buttheirreasonsfordoingsoare2different.Somedesignersconsiderthemselvesartists,butfewartistsconsiderthemselves3Sowhatexactlyisthedifferencebetweenartanddesign?Perhapsthemostfundamentaldifferencethatwecanallagreeonistheir4Typically,theprocessofcreatingaworkofartstartswithnothing,ablanksheetofpaper.A5ofartisbornfromavieworvaluethattheartistholdswithinhimselforherself.Theycreatethearttosharethatfeelingwithothers,to6theviewerstorelatetoit,learnfromitorbe7byit.Themostrenownedandsuccessfularttodayissomethingthatestablishesthestrongest8connectionbetweentheartistandtheir9Bycontrast,whenadesignersetsoutto1011startingpoint,whetheramessage,animage,anideaoranaction.Thedesigner’sjobisn’ttoinventsomething12,buttocommunicatesomethingthatalreadyexists,forapurpose.Thatpurposeisalmostalwaystomotivatetheaudiencetodosomething:buyaproduct,usea13,visitalocation,orlearncertaininformation.Themost14designsarethosethatmosteffectively15theirmessageandmotivatetheirconsumerstocarryoutatask.1、A．unique B．separate C．shared D．accepted2、A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily3、A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers4、A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost5、A．love B．type C．part D．work6、A．stop B．allow C．require D．move7、A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged8、A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional9、A．supporters B．audiences C．buyers D．enemies10、A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw11、A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive12、A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new13、A．phone B．service C．language D．name14、A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual15、A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicate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。OneofthethingsIlikebestaboutBeijingisthebeautifulparksOnethatislesswell-knownbyWesternvisitorsiscalledTaorantingIt1．(lie)tothewestoftheTempleofHeaven2．(open)in1956,Taorantingwasthe3．(early)modemcityparkconstructedaftertheestablishmentofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaSome60,000visitorscomehereeverydayTheparkgets4．(it)namefromtheTaoranPavilion,which5．(build)in6．ScholarsoftengatheredinthispaviliontoreadandwritepoetryInthe20thcenturyseveralfamousrevolutionaries(革命家)were7．(close)associatedwiththeTaoranPavilionIncommon8．otherChineseparks，thisonealsohasa“parkwithinapark”—HuaxiaMingyuanThemini-parkcontains36pavilionsinall,10of9．arefull-sizedcopiesoffamouspavilionsin10ChinesecitiesOneofthethingsIalsoloveaboutChineseparksisthewaypeoplecometogethertosinganddanceandpractice10．(tradition)ChinesemartialartssuchastaichiAllinall,Taorantingisajoyfulpark11．(experience)atanytimeoftheyear,andatonlyRMB2togetin,ithastobeoneof