徐州生物工程职业技术学院《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、Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving2、Thatstudentadmittedinthemathexam,thathewouldneverdothatagaininthefuture.A．tohavecheated,promising B．cheating,promisedC．tocheating,promised D．havingcheated,promising3、Nobodyknowswhytheboycantellwhat’swrittenonthepaperinanotherroomwithoutlookingatit.Itreally_______explanation.A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses4、Computer-controlledrobotsaretakingoverjobsinmanyindustries,whichusedtobedone_______.A．artificiallyB．manuallyC．comprehensivelyD．gradually5、Historicsitesimpresswriterswiththeiramazingbeauty,whichareagreatsourceof________.A．inspirationB．compositionC．occupationD．combination6、WehadwantedtosurpriseFatherwithabirthdaygift,butmysister_______byaskinghimwhathewouldlike.A．lickedherlipsB．ateherwordsC．spiltthebeansD．pulledhisleg7、Weshouldorganizeusefulactivities,whichwill___________therelationshipofthestudents.A．appoint B．employC．promote D．commit8、Facetheproblembravelyandyou______anewwaytosuccess.A．findB．foundC．willfindD．havefound9、—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.10、Ididreallywellintheexamination,LiKe.Idid_________.Igotfullmark.A．noless B．notless C．notworse D．noworse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。AAccordingtoGuglielmoCavalloandRogerChartier,readingaloudwasacommonpracticeintheancientworld,theMiddleAges,andaslateasthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies.Readerswere“listenersattentivetoareadingvoice,”and“thetextaddressedtotheearasmuchastotheeye.”Thesignificanceofreadingaloudcontinuedwellintothenineteenthcentury.UsingCharlesDickens’snineteenthcenturyasapointofdeparture,itwouldbeusefultolookatthefamilialandsocialusesofreadingaloudandreflectonthefunctionalchangeofthepractice.Dickenshabituallyreadhisworktoadomesticaudienceorfriends.Inhislateryearshealsoreadtoabroaderpubliccrowd.ChaptersofreadingaloudalsoaboundinDickens’sownliteraryworks.Moreimportantly,hetookintoconsiderationtheVictorianpracticewhencomposinghisprose,somuchsothathiswritingismeanttobeheard,notonlyreadonthepage.PerformingaliterarytextorallyinaVictorianfamilyiswelldocumented.Apartfrompromotingapleasantfamilyrelationship,readingaloudwasalsoameansofprotectingyoungpeoplefromthedangerofsolitary（孤独的）reading.Readingaloudwasatoolforparentalguidance.Bymeansofreadingaloud,parentscouldalsointroduceliteraturetotheirchildren,andassuchthepracticecombinedleisureandmoreseriouspurposessuchasreligiouscultivationintheyouths.Withinthefamily,itwascommonplaceforthefathertoreadaloud.Dickensreadtohischildren:oneofhissurvivingandoften-reprintedphotographsfeatureshimposingonachair,readingtohistwodaughters.Readingaloudinthenineteenthcenturywasasmuchaclassphenomenonasafamilyaffair,whichpointstoawidespreadbeliefthatVictorianreadershipprimarilymeantamiddle-classreadership.ThosewhofelloutsidethisgrouptendedtobeoverlookedbyVictorianpublishers.Despitethis,Dickens,withhispublishersChapmanandHall,managedtodistributeliteraryreadingmaterialstopeoplefromdifferentsocialclassesbyreducingthepriceofnovels.Thiswasalsomadepossiblewiththetechnologicalandmechanicaladvancesinprintingandthespreadofrailwaynetworksatthetime.Sincetheliteracylevelofthissectionofthepopulationwasstilllowbeforeschoolattendancewasmadecompulsoryin1650bytheEducationActaconsiderablenumberofpeoplefromlowerclasseswouldlistentorecitalsoftexts.Dickens’sreaders,whowerefromsuchsocialbackgrounds,mighthaveheardDickensinthismanner.SeveralbiographersofDickensalsodrawattentiontothefactthatitwastypicalforhistextstobereadaloudinVictorianEngland,andthusliteracywasnotanobstacleforreadingDickens.Readingwasnolongerachieflyclosetedformofentertainmentpracticedbythemiddleclassathome.Aworkingclasshomewasinmanywaysnotconvenientforreading:thereweretoomanydistractions,thelightingwasbad,andthehomewasalsooftenhalfaworkhouse.Asaresult,theVictoriansfromthenon-middleclassestendedtofindrelaxationoutsidethehomesuchasinparksandsquares,whichwereidealplacesforthepublictogowhileawaytheirlimitedleisuretime.Readingaloud,inparticularpublicreading,tosomeextentblurredthedistinctionsbetweenclasses.TheVictorianmiddleclassdefineditsidentitythroughdifferenceswithotherclasses.Dickens’spopularityamongreadersfromthenon-middleclassescontributedtothecreationofanewclassofreaderswhoreadthroughlistening.DifferentreadersofDickenswerenotreadingsolitarilyand“jealously,”touseWalterBenjamin’sterm.Instead,theyoftenenjoyedamorecommunalexperience,anexperiencethatisgenerallylackingintoday’sworld.Modernaudiobookscanbeconsideredacontemporaryversionofthepractice.However,whilethetwentiethandtwentieth-first-centurytrendforindividualstolistentoaudiobookskeepssomecharacteristicsoftraditionalreadingaloud—suchas“listenersattentivetoareadingvoice”andtheearbeingthefocus—itisafarmoresolitaryactivity.1、WhatdoestheauthorwanttoconveyinParagraph1?A．Thehistoryofreadingaloud.B．Thesignificanceofreadingaloud.C．Thedevelopmentofreadingpractice.D．Therolesofreadersinreadingpractice.2、HowdidthepracticeofreadingaloudinfluenceDickens’sworks?A．Hestartedtowriteforabroaderpubliccrowd.B．Heincludedmorereadablecontentsinhisnovels.C．Scenesofreadingaloudbecamecommoninhisworks.D．Hisworkswereintendedtobebothheardandread.3、HowmanybenefitsdidreadingaloudbringtoaVictorianfamily?A．2. B．1.C．2. D．3.4、WherecouldaLondonsteelworkerpossiblyhavegonetoforreading?A．Workingplace. B．His/herownhouse.C．Nearbybookstores. D．TrafalgarSquare.5、WhatchangedidreadingaloudbringtoVictoriansociety?A．Differentclassesstartedtoappreciateandreadliteraryworkstogether.B．Peoplefromlowersocialclassesbecameacceptedasmiddle-class.C．Thedifferencesbetweenclassesgrewlesssignificantthanbefore..D．Anon-classsocietyinwhicheveryonecouldreadstartedtoform.6、Whatislikelytobediscussedafterthelastparagraph?A．Newreadingtrendsforindividuals.B．Theharmofmodernaudiobooks.C．Thematerialformodernreading.D．Readingaloudincontemporarysocieties.BItseemsthatelectronicdevicesjustkeepgettingsmaller.ScientistsintheUnitedStateshaveannouncedthecreationofthefirsttransistorwithonlytwodimensions（二维）.Atransistorisasmallelectronicdevicethattransfersorcarrieselectroniccurrent.Scientistshopethesenew2Dtransistorswillbeusedforbuildinghigh-resolution（高分辨率）displaysthatneedverylittleenergy.Twogroupsofscientistscreatedthese2Dtransistors.Theyreportthatthetransistorsareonlyafewatomsthick.Usuallytransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon（硅）.Computerprocessors,memorychips,TVscreensandotherelectronicdevicescontainbillionsofsilicon-basedtransistors.Buttheseverysmallelectricalpartshavecertainlimitations.DimitrisIoannouisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratGeorgeMasonUniversity.Hesaysthetraditionaltransistorhasbeenimprovedasmuchasitcanbe.Headdsthatresearchershavebeenlookingfornewmaterialswithspecialfeaturesandtheywanttransistorstobeseenthroughandsoft.“Ifthelayersareverythin,thetransistorcanbecomeflexible,soitdoesn'thavetoberigid（坚硬的）,likeitwouldbeinasiliconchip.Sopeoplecanthinkofapplicationslikewearableelectronics,televisionscreensandotherthings,”saidIoannou.Thesenewtransistorscanalsocarryhighercurrent.Theyalsocanmovethecurrentmuchfasterthantraditionaltransistors.Thisisimportantforhigh-definitionscreens.DimitrisIoannousaysthescientificsuccesscouldproveveryusefulinthefuture."Now,howgoodandhowusefulitwillbe,it'sstillinthestageofresearch,butitcertainlyisanadvance,"saidIoannou.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthenewlycreatedtransistorisTRUE?A．Theyareexpectedtobeusedinhigh-resolutiondisplays.B．Thetransistorsaremadewiththeelementsilicon.C．Theyarerigid,justliketraditionaltransistors.D．Theyhavealreadybeenputintoactualuse.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A．Thetraditionaltransistorshavebeenchangedintotwo-dimensionalones.B．Manyofthetraditionaltransistorshavebeenimprovedovertheyears.C．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedtoitsfullest.D．Thetraditionaltransistorhasbeendevelopedquitewell.3、WhatisDimitrisIoannou'sattitudetowardsthecreationofthenewtransistors?A．Negative.B．Neutral.C．Indifferent.D．Positive.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．Onewinternineyearsago,IvolunteeredatahomelessshelterinLosAngeles,1mealsforpeople.ThereImetAlbert,whosaidhelikedmy2.“Wanttoseemine?”heasked,liftinghis3.Hewasbarefoot.Hesaidhehadbeenhopingtogetapairbuthadnevermadeit.Ifelta4feelinginmystomach.Thenextday,5,Iwenttobuysocks-about$106.Thatnextmorning,I7myalarmfor5a.m.anddrovetothelocalpark,acommondestinationfor8people.Itwasstill9out.Itookoutabagofsocksand10agroupofmen,standingaroundatree,11withcold.WhenIhandedeachofthemapairofsocks,theylookedconfusedatfirst,12mymotives（动机）,buttookthem.Anhourlater,I13allthesocks.Mostpeopleweresleeping.IfeltlikeSanta.Whentheywould14,theywouldfindaverymeaningful15.EveryweekI'llhandoutmanysocks.IfI'mawayfor16aweek,Iwillbringsockswithmeandhandthemouttothehomelessinotherstatesandcountries.Inthepastyears,thishasbecomemy17.It'saddictive,Isuppose,andit'sincrediblysatisfyingtohelpmakesomepeople's18alittlebiteasier.PartofmehopestoseeAlbertoutthere,but19Idon't,I'dliketothinkoneofthepairswill20him.1、A．preparingB．givingC．donatingD．buying2、A．carB．mealsC．socksD．help3、A．legB．armC．handD．head4、A．magicalB．sinkingC．comfortingD．surprising5、A．finallyB．inadditionC．howeverD．afterwork6、A．moneyB．worthC．valueD．worthy7、A．madeB．placedC．setD．fixed8、A．mercilessB．sleeplessC．joblessD．homeless9、A．darkB．rainyC．quietD．windy10、A．signaledtoB．shoutedatC．headedforD．wavedat11、A．tremblingB．smilingC．jumpingD．sleeping12、A．provingB．inquiringC．demandingD．questioning13、A．tookoffB．tookoutC．gaveoffD．gaveout14、A．situpB．wakeupC．riseupD．setup15、A．meatB．presentC．actD．kindness16、A．lessthanB．otherthanC．morethanD．ratherthan17、A．habitB．taskC．past-timeD．entertainment18、A．winterB．livesC．familiesD．difficulties19、A．unlessB．untilC．evenifD．asif20、A．suitB．fitC．matchD．find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。根据语意及所给提示，在答题卷上写出空缺处单词的正确形式，每空一词EliaswasapoorblackworkerinSouthAfricaThetime1．hefirstmetNelsonMandelwasaverydifficultperiodofhislifeHewastwelveyearsoldatthattimeNelsonMandelwasablacklawyerto2．heturnedforadviceNelsonoffered3．(guide)topoorblackpeopleontheir4．(illegal)problemsEliasneededMandel’shelp5．hehadlittleeducationTheschool6．hestudiedforonlytwoyearswasthreekilometersawayHehadtodropoutofschoolbecausehisfamilycouldn’tpaytheschoolfees7．thebusfareHecouldn’treadorwritewellAftertryinghard,hegotajobinagoldmine8．,hedidn’thavepassbooktoliveinJohannesbugandheworriedabout9．hewouldbecomeout10．work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。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的