太湖创意职业技术学院《媒体英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《媒体英语》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、—Didyourfatherenjoyseeinghisoldfriendsyesterday?—Yes,hedid.Theyeachotherforages.A．didn’tseeB．wouldn’tseeC．haven’tseenD．hadn’tseen2、Wehavestrong________forbelievingthatthenewly-inventedmaterialisnotonlypopularbutalsoamonumenttotheeco-friendlylifestyle.A．grounds B．reasons C．causes D．purposes3、Ithinkheropinion_________,becausesheisanexperiencedteacher.A．numberB．calculatesC．figuresD．counts4、Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．arewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting5、Thefollowing________________chosenasthecandidatesofthecompetition.A．is B．areC．has D．have6、Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality7、Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated8、Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.Ican’tagreemore._______.Thereisnoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome B．SlowbutsurewinstheraceC．Practicemakesperfect D．Romewasnotbuiltinaday9、—Whatamess!You’realwaysthrowingthingsabout.—Don’tbe____,Mum.Iwilltidyitupnow.A．hotunderthecollarB．oncloudnineC．offthetopofyourheadD．downinthedumps10、Somewomenagoodsalaryinajobinsteadofstayinghome，buttheydecidednottoworkforthesakeofthefamily．A．mustmake B．shouldhavemade C．wouldmake D．couldhavemade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。AHereisarecordofthediscussionaboutAI(artificialintelligence)conductedbyseveralscientists:ScientistA:IwouldsaythatwearequitealongwayoffdevelopingtheAI,thoughIdothinkitwillhappenwithinthenextthirtyorfortyyears.Wewillprobablyremainincontroloftechnologyanditwillhelpussolvemanyoftheworld’sproblems.However,noonereallyknowswhatwillhappenifmachinesbecomemoreintelligentthanhumans.Theymayhelpus,ignoreusordestroyus.ItendtobelieveAIwillhaveapositiveinfluenceonourfuturelives,butwhetherthatistruewillbepartlyuptous.ScientistB:Ihavetoadmitthatthepotentialconsequencesofcreatingsomethingthatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligencefrightenme.Evennow,scientistsareteachingcomputershowtolearnontheirown.Atsomepointinthenearfuture,theirintelligencemaywelltakeoffanddevelopatanever-increasingspeed.Humanbeingsevolvebiologicallyveryslowlyandwewouldbequicklysubstituted.Intheshortterm,thereisthedangerthatrobotswilltakeovermillionsofhumanjobs,creatingalargeunderclassofunemployedpeople.Thiscouldmeanlarge-scalepovertyandsocialunrest.Inthelongtermmachinesmightdecidetheworldwouldbebetterwithouthumans.ScientistC:I’mamemberoftheCampaigntoStopKillerRobots.ForgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminatorstampingonhumanskullsandthinkofwhat’shappeningrightnow:militarymachineslikedrones,gunturretsandsentryrobotsarealreadybeingusedtokillwithverylittlehumaninput.Thenextstepwillbeautonomous“murderbots”followingordersbutfinallydecidingwhotokillontheirown.Itseemscleartomethatthiswouldbeextremelydangerousforhumans.Weneedtobeverycautiousindeedaboutwhatweaskmachinestodo.1、WhatisScientistBworriedabout?A．AItechnologywilldestroytheearth.B．Robotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.C．Computerscan’tthinkbythemselves.D．Humanswillbeunhappywithoutmachines.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．IlaunchedthecampaigntoStopKillerRobots.B．WeforgetthemovieimageofaterrifyingTerminator.C．“Murderbots”willbeagainsthumans’orders.D．“Murderbots”can’tdecidebythemselves.3、WhichstatementisCORRECTaccordingtotherecord?A．TheemploymentwillbeaffectedbyAItechnologyinthefuture.B．ScientistAthinksAItechnologywillneverdevelop.C．“Murderbots”willfollowtheordersoftheirmanufacturersinthewars.D．AllthethreescientistsagreethatAItechnologywillbenefithumanbeings.4、Whoagree(s)AIhasmorenegativeaspectsthanpositiveaspects?A．ScientistA．B．ScientistsB&C．C．ScientistB．D．ScientistsB&A．BTheZHotelisintheheartofLondon’sWestEndandhascomfortableaccommodationinacontemporarydesign.Allroomsincludehandcraftedbeds,48-inchSamsungHDTVswithfreeSkySportsandMoviechannels,andfreeWi-Fi.Eachroomalsohasunder-bedstorageforanovernightbag,andwall-mountedhangingspaceforclothing.TheZHotelalsoofferswheelchairaccessiblerooms.ContinentalbreakfastisservedinTheZCaféeverymorning,includingsmokedsalmon,freshbread,freshfruitsaladandbaconrolls.Aselectionofsalads,sandwichesandhotdishesareonofferthroughouttheday.Thehotelisa5-minutewalkfromPrinceofWalesTheatreandChinatownLondon,LeicesterSquare,PiccadillyCircusandTrafalgarSquare.HeathrowAirportcanbereacheddirectlyfromPiccadillyCircusUndergroundStation.Thisisourguests’favoritepartofLondon,accordingtoindependentreviews.Thisareaisalsogreatforshopping,withpopularbrandsnearby:Apple,H&M,Zara,BurberryandChanel.TheZHotelisratedforthebestvalueinLondon!Guestsaregettingmorefortheirmoneywhencomparedtootherhotelsinthiscity.Comeandstaywithus!Mostpopularfacilities:◆luggagestorage◆Heating◆FreeWi-Fi◆Airconditioning◆24-hourfrontdesk◆Dailymaidservice◆Parking◆LiftPrices:RoomtypePricesOptionsDoubleroom--non-smoking￡179·Non-refundable(不退款)·GoodBreakfast￡9.50TwinRoom--non-smoking￡185·Non-refundable·GoodBreakfast￡9.50QueenRoom--disabilityaccess￡219·Payatthehotel·GoodBreakfastincluded607、Whenstayinginthishotel,youwillenjoyallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A．freeWi-Fi B．aTVwithsomefreechannelsC．airportpick-upservice D．under-bedstoragespace1、Ifamaninawheelchairwantstostayinthishotelfortwonights,heshouldpay________.A．￡438 B．￡404C．￡358 D．￡3702、Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A．thehotelisclosetoHeathrowAirportB．thehotelservesChinese-stylebreakfastC．thehotelisgoodvalueforguests’moneyD．thereisashopwithpopularbrandsinthehotel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．SteveMorriswasnotatypicalchild．Butwhenhewasnine，his1tobetypicalwasverystrong．OfallthepeopleSteveremembered，onewoman，hisprimary-schoolteacher，MrsBeneduci，2inhismind．MrsBeneduciwasawiseperson．Sherealizedthatmerewordstoakid3notcarrymuchweight．Soinstead，withthesecretaidofalittlemouse，shefounda4toshowStevehisrealtalent．OnedayMrsBeneducibeganher5withthequestion:whowasAbrahamLincoln?Amywasrequiredtoanswerit．Shesaidina6voice，“Uh．．．he，uh，hadabeard．”Thestudentsburstinto7．“Steve?”saidtheteacher．Stevestoodupand8confidently，“Hewasthe16thPresidentoftheUnitedStates．”9withSteve’sperformance，theteacherthenaddedthatAbrahamLincolnhadbeenPresidentduringtheCivilWar…Thenshestopped，10shewaslisteningtosomething．Itsoundedlikeamouse．Thelittlegirlsscreamed．Somestoodontheirchairs．MrsBeneducitriedto11thestudentsdown，andaskedStevetofindthepoorlittlecreature．Stevesatstraightupinhischairandaskedeverybodytobe12．Inthesuddenstillnessheraisedhishead，hesitatedforamoment，and13tothewastebasket．“He’srightoverthere!”saidSteve14．“Icanhearhim!”Andsohewas:afrightenedlittlemousethatwas15beneaththewastepaper，hopingtogo16．Naturegavehimaremarkablepairof17tomakeupforhisblindness．Intheheartofsmall，sightlessSteveapridewasborn，andthatprideiswithhimstill．18theincident，MrsBeneduciwouldcontinueto19histalent，andshealwaysremindedSteveofthelittlemouse．Alittlemousegaveasmallboy20．SteveMorrisisnowasingerwhoispopularallovertheworld．1、A．limit B．desire C．direction D．courage2、A．standsout B．turnsup C．getsthrough D．givesaway3、A．will B．shall C．might D．must4、A．control B．chance C．power D．choice5、A．rest B．holiday C．study D．class6、A．low B．proud C．long D．wide7、A．tears B．laughter C．cheers D．applause8、A．decided B．predicted C．answered D．required9、A．Satisfied B．Confused C．Thrilled D．Surprised10、A．evenwhen B．sothat C．justbecause D．asthough11、A．calm B．lie C．keep D．settle12、A．relaxed B．anxious C．quiet D．active13、A．pointed B．walked C．fell D．rushed14、A．slowly B．proudly C．carefully D．luckily15、A．running B．escaping C．fighting D．struggling16、A．undiscovered B．unexplained C．untreated D．unhurt17、A．arms B．hands C．legs D．ears18、A．Before B．In C．After D．For19、A．test B．encourage C．inspect D．feel20、A．excitement B．patience C．warmth D．confidence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。ThefireatNotreDameCathedralinParishasraisedquestionsabouttheconditionofthousandsofothercathedralsandhistoric1．(structure)acrossEuropeItalsoraisesquestionsaboutwhetherEuropeangovernmentsaredoingenough2．(keep)upandcareforsuchbuildingsTiborNavracsics,theEuropeanUnion’stopcultureofficial,toldTheAssociatedPressthat“wearesousedtoouroutstandingculturalheritagethatwetendtoforgetthatit3．(need)constantcareandattention”Somepeoplesaythefirewasawake-upcall,notjustforEurope,4．thewholeworldLargefireshavelongrobbedhumanity5．knowledge,artandtreasuresIn2015,theGermanengineeringcompanySiemens6．(find)thatScotlandhadaboutten7．(damage)firesayear,whileEnglandlostatleastadozenlistedbuildingsayearInGermany,seventyhistoricbuildingshavebeen8．(heavy)damagedsince9．Expertssaythat10．isneedediscontinuousattentionandmaintenanceSomesayworld-renownedmonumentslikeNotreDamearethedrivingforcebehindtourismandshouldgetmorerespectQuaedvlieg-Mihailovicis,whoheadstheheritagegroupEuropaNostra,notedthe11．(important)ofsuchrespect“CulturalheritageisagoldmineYoucannotexploititandthenjustleavethemineandgotoanotherone”shesaid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中间交换修改作文，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，