石家庄财经职业学院《理工学术英语》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、Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat2、WhenIgottohishouse,Ifoundthatthewalls_____.A．arebeingpaintedB．arepaintingC．werebeingpaintedD．werepainting3、It's________mewhyAlicegaveupherjobandgotmarried.A．under B．above C．over D．beyond4、Davewasa________.Becauseofhismisconductinclass,thewholeclasshadtostayafterschool.A．wetblanketB．leadinglightC．blacksheepD．darkhorse5、Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom6、Thereis________asafreedinnerinthisworld.Asthesayinggoes,“Nopains,nogains.”A．nosuchagoodthing B．suchnogoodthingC．nosuchgoodthing D．notsoagoodthing7、Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available8、Encourageyourchildrentotrynewthings,buttrynotto_________________themtoohard.A．draw B．strikeC．rush D．push9、Weshouldgobybus______wecangetthereearlier.A．assoonasB．whereC．inorderthatD．when10、Thecollegeexaminationis________________easierthisyearthanIhaveexpected.A．fairly B．quiteC．rather D．very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。AOnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplacesBWhydon’tquietcarriageswork,andhowmighttheybemaketo?Quietcarriagesontrainsareaniceidea:travelersvoluntarilymaketheirphonessilent,turnstereosoffandkeepchattertoaminimum.However,inreality,thereisusuallyatleastonesillybabbler(喋喋不休的人)tobreakthesilence.Acoupleofproblemspreventpeacefultrips.First,thereisasortingproblem:somepassengersendupinthequietcarriagebyaccidentandarenotawareoftherules.Second,thereisacommitmentproblem:noiseissometimesmadebytravelerswhochoosethequietcarriagebutfindanimportantcallhardtoignore.Thetrainoperatorsaretryingtofindanswers.TrainsinQueenslandAustralia,arehavingpermanentsignsaddedtoshowexactlywhatisexpected;aBritishoperatorhasinvestedinsometechnologytopreventphonecalls.Microeconomicssuggestsanotherapproach.Finingpeopleformakinganoisewouldsurelydissuade(劝阻)thepolluterandisaneatsolutionintheory,butitrequirescostlymonitoringandenforcement.Anotherwaywouldbetousepricestoseparatequietandnoisypassengers－ineffect,creatingamarketforsilence.Asimpleideawouldbetosellaccesstothequietcarriageasanoptionalextrawhentheticketisbought.Makingthequietcoachbothanactivechoiceandacostlyonewoulddissuademanyofthosewhodon’tvalueapeacefulride.Chargingmayalsosolvethecommitmentproblem.Thisisparticularlytricky,asattitudestonoisecanchangeduringthejourney.Somepassengerswouldpaythequietpremiumbutstillchatterawaywhensomevitalnewsarrives.Schemesthatrewardthesilent－aratingsystemamongfellowpassengers,forexample－couldhelp.Theideaisthatlosingyourhard-wonreputationoffsetstheshort-termgainfromusingthephone.Butsuchasystemalsofailsthesimplicitytest.A2010bookbyGeorgeAkerlofandRachelKrantonarguesthat“norms”－feelingsabouthoweveryoneshouldbehave－alsoplayaroleindecision-making.Chargingaprice,evenifjustatokenamount,meansthequietcarriagebecomesaservicethatfellowpassengershavebought,notjustapreferencetheyhaveexpressed.Perhapsdifferentnormswouldcomeintoplay,encouragingcalm.Ifnot,apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption:noise-cancelingheadphonesstartataround$50.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesmicroeconomicssuggest?A．Findingthesourceofnoise.B．Puttingapriceonnoise.C．Avoidusingaphoneinthecarriage.D．Investingmoremoneyinmonitoringandenforcement.2、By“apersonalbubbleisalwaysanoption,”theauthormeans________.A．onecanmakehisownchoice B．oneshouldrespectothers’privacyC．onecancreatehisownpersonalspace D．oneshouldsticktohispersonalbudget3、Thispassageismainlyabout________.A．people’sfavouredtransportationB．effectivemethodsofmonitoringnoiselevelsC．possiblesolutionstonoiseintraincarriagesD．commonformsofmisbehaviorofpassengers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．IwastravellingbetweentwocitiesinIndiaovernightbybus.Iwas1tothisplace.Itookanelectrictricycle（三轮车）,tellingthedriverto2meatabusstopfromwhereIcouldgetadirectbustomyfinaldestination.Ihadverylittle3soIlethimknowthathecoulddropmeatthe4point.Thedrivertriedcommunicatingwithmeontheway,tryingtojudgemy5.Hewasalsotryingto6anATMforme.Hewantedtodropmeathome,sohecould7moremoney.However,finallyherealizedIwas8outofcashandhe’dbetterdropmeatthe9stop.ThisdestinationwasnottoofarawaybutrealizingthatIwasnew,hehad10meextramoney,whichIhad11,notbeingaware.Atthisbusstop,whiledroppingmeoff,thisdriverwasfeelingawkwardaboutthe12Imightfacebytakingalocalbus.IhadtwobagsofluggagewithmewhichIwouldneedto13onthebusandthenfromabusstoptohome.Thedriverdidn’tdropmeoffand14.Hewentaroundfindinganotherelectrictricycleformeand15ItakeafulltricycleforRs.60ifIcouldaffordit,orelse16thetricyclewithotherpassengers,payingRs.30.Ichosethelatter.He17thatsharingmightnotbecomfortable.Icouldseehewasdoingallthisbecausehewasfeeling18abouttakingextramoneyfromme.Ismiledathisgood19,whichmadehimfeelwrongatcheatingme,thoughitwasaverysmallamount.Ifeltgoodabouttheexisting20standardsinthecity.1、A．loyalB．sensitiveC．newD．important2、A．cheatB．dropC．helpD．visit3、A．cashB．timeC．patienceD．luggage4、A．cleanestB．busiestC．safestD．closest5、A．personalityB．situationC．professionD．birth6、A．findB．bookC．robD．get7、A．saveB．stealC．loseD．make8、A．graduallyB．usuallyC．actuallyD．fortunately9、A．taxiB．busC．trainD．bicycle10、A．chargedB．offeredC．lentD．paid11、A．writtendownB．objectedtoC．agreedtoD．turneddown12、A．dilemmaB．distanceC．destinationD．opportunity13、A．storeB．hideC．packD．carry14、A．returnB．leaveC．stayD．wait15、A．beggedB．commandedC．suggestedD．urged16、A．refuseB．buyC．avoidD．share17、A．hopedB．doubtedC．insistedD．examined18、A．happyB．badC．gratefulD．desperate19、A．bodyB．habitC．appearanceD．heart20、A．moralB．nationalC．scientificD．political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。1．GymnastShawnJohnsonismyfavoriteathleteBackatthe2008BeijingOlympics,Iwasvery_______(excite)whenshewonthegoldmedalonthebalancebeamYearslater,Shawnwroteanautobiography,WinningBalanceIwasonlytenyearsold_______shewroteherbookandIwantedtowaitafewyearstoread_______,sinceIhadafeelingthatIwouldn’tunderstandthebookthen_______(release)inJune2012,thebookwonmuchpopularityamongherfansShawntalksaboutherexperiencesasagymnastandherpost-OlympiclifeinherbookOneofthethingsthatshewantsherreaders_______(get)fromreadingthebookisthat“behindallthegloryandglitz(浮华)Iamabletohaveanormallife”Shehopesthatherreader,especially_______(girl)inmiddleschoolandhighschool,willgetreally_______(encourage)byreadingherbookandbelievethatdreamswill_______(actual)cometrueIbelievethatgymnastsaroundtheworld_______(take)alotfromthisbookbecauseinsomesituationstheyexperience________samethingsingymnastics2．SunYat-sen,_______wastheleaderofthe1911Revolution,firstsuggestedtheideaofadamacrosstheYangtzeRiverin3．ThreequartersofChina’senergy_______(produce)byburningcoalIn1993,Chinaused4．2billiontonsofcoalforheatingandgenerating_______(electric)_______(fortunate),burningcoalcausesseriousairpollutionandincreasesglobalwarmingThedamwillgenerateelectricityequal_______about40milliontonsofcoalwithoutcausingsomuchairpollution第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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；错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺同处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的同。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的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一间；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Asthesayinggoes,“Timeismoney、”SoasfarasI’mconcerned,timeisevenmorepreciousthanmoney、Timeflieslikeaarrowbeforewerealizeitandwhenitgoesby,itwillneverreturn、However,manypeoplestilldon’tmakefullusetotheirtime、Anumberofstudentsspendalotoftimeinsleeping,chatting,playingcomputergamesandanothermeaninglessmatters、Thoughtheyarealwayscomplainingthattheycan’tdogoodintheirstudy,buttheydon’taccept