江汉艺术职业学院《专业英语A》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、—________?Youlookreallydown.—I’mtiredofmyjob.Thereareendlessproblemstodealwith.A．Whybother B．SowhatC．What’sup D．Whynot2、Thesolutiontoaproblem，wearetold，oftencomestothinkersina"flashof________"．A．inspiration B．insightC．invitation D．innovation3、Everyschoolintothecompetitionwillhaveachancetowin$2,000______ofcomputingequipment.A．price B．worth C．value D．cost4、Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown5、Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout6、Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion7、AlthoughtheRomacouldn’tbeforcedtopaytaxes,theycouldn’tvote______theyagreedto______agovernment.A．unless,submitto B．until,correspondtoC．when,resignto D．while,compromiseto8、Theyaresmiling.There______muchtroublesolvingtheproblem.A．couldn’tbe B．mustn’tbeC．can’thavebeen D．mustn’thavebeen9、Decadesago,scientistsbelievedthathowthebraindevelopswhenyouareakid______determinesyourbrainstructurefortherestofyourlife.A．soonerorlater B．moreorless C．toandfrom D．upanddown10、Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria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。AManyyearsago,peoplereliedonthesun,themoonandstarstofindtheirwayaround.Later,thecompasswasintroduced.Andnow,wehavesatnav（卫星导航）systemstoguideus.Asatnavsystemusesgroupsofsatellitestoshowtheuser’slocation.Theysendinformationtoareceiver,suchasasmartphone,toshowuswhereweare.TheearliestbuiltsatnavsystemistheGlobalPositioningSatelliteSystem,whichbelongstotheUS.ThenthereisRussia’sGlobalNavigationSatellitesystem，theEuropeanUnion’sGalileoandChina’sownsatellitenavigationsystem,Beidou.OnOctober18,2017,anARJ21-700plane,whichwasthefirstdomestically（国内地）producedjetequippedwiththeBeidounavigationsystem,successfullycompletedatestflight.TheresultsshowedtheperformanceofthesystemdevelopedbyChinamatchesthatofsimilarsystemsproducedabroad,accordingtotheCommercialAircraftCorporationofChina.Sinceitsintroductionin2000,theBeidounavigationsystemhasbeenincreasingnumbersofapplicationslinkedtoeverydaylife,fromsharedbikestofarming.Whenitcomestosharedbikes,smartlocksthatsupportBeidouchipsoffermoreaccuratepositioningthanothers,makingiteasiertofindabike.FarmerscanuseBeidou-enabledtractorstoplow（犁）thesoilanduseunmannedaircraftwithBeidoutosowseeds,whichcanimproveefficiencyandmakebetteruseofresources.Beidou’sfarmingapplicationshavespreadfromHeilongjiangProvincetoBeijing,Liaoning,Shanxi,HubeiandotherregionsacrossChina.Withitsmanyuses,theBeidounavigationsystemisevenplayingabigroleintheBeltandRoadInitiative（一带一路）.“Todate,theBeidousystemhascoveredmostpartsoftheAsia-Pacificregion,aswellascountriesalongtheSilkRoadEconomicBeltandthe21stCenturyMaritimeSilkRoad,”saidYangChangfeng,chiefdesigneroftheBeidousystem.Today,therearemorethan20Beidousatellitesaboveourheads,andChinaplanstolaunchevenmorethisyeartoexpandtheBeidounetworktobetterservetheBeltandRoadInitiative.“AsBeidouexpandsitsoverseasreach,itwillbeincreasinglypopularinthelogistics（物流）industry,”saidMiaoQianjun,SecretaryGeneralofthenavigationservicesassociation.“Ships,forexample,canuseittopositionthemselveswhilesailingacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries,nolongerlimitedtoSoutheastAsianregionsinthenearfuture.1、Whatisthepurposeofthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Tocomparesomemodernsatnavsystems.B．Todescribethebenefitsofsatnavsystems.C．Totellushowsatnavsystemswerecreated.D．Tointroducesomesatnavsystemsandtheirfunctions.2、WhatcanweknowabouttheBeidounavigationsystemaccordingtothearticle?A．Itwasusedsuccessfullyinanewjetplane.B．Itismorepowerfulthanothersatnavsystems.C．ItwasintroducedtoChinaonOctober,2017.D．Itwasn’tusedinoureverydaylifeuntilrecently.3、Accordingtothearticle,theBeidounavigationsystemisalreadywidelyusedfor_______.A．plowingthesoilandsowingseedsB．improvingtheefficiencyofnetworkC．producingmoresmartlocksforsharedbikesD．navigatingshipsacrossoceanstoEuropeancountries4、WhatisMiaoQianjun’sattitudetowardthefutureoftheBeidousystem?A．Worried.B．Casual.C．Positive.D．Doubtful.BEntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,ElonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAI,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI),whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination.”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”OpenAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforElon.”MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmanco-foundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesitearXiv.org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardofthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes.OnAug.11,2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAIbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsElonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“ThosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumorsthatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAIdevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal.”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesElonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildthepowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheElonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Negative.C．Supportive.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Advanced.B．Unpopular.C．Poisonous.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromElonGoodbye’comments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.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．III．ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatfitsthecontext.Adetailedstudyofbiologicaldiversity（多样性）intownandcitygardenshasfoundthattheyofferavitalrefugeforanimalsandplants.Ithasalsofoundthatmanyoftheideasaboutwildlifegardeningarenot1.Infact,smallgardensarejustasgoodasbiggardensat2wildlife,suburbangardensarenotalwaysbetterthancitygardensandnon-nativeplantsarenotalwaysharmfultonativeinsectsandbirds.Britain’s16,000,000gardensarearefugeforhundredsofspeciesofanimalsandplantsthatwouldfindit3tosurviveonintensively（精细地）farmedland.Accordingtothestudy,gardensareamazinglyvariedevencomparedto4environmentsthataregoodforwildlife.Smallgardensaremoreinteresting5theyvaryagreatdealinbotanicalenvironment,Allthewildliferespondstothevariation.KenThompsonofSheffieldUniversitywasinvolvednthefirstdetailedstudyofthe6livinginBritishgardenswhenheandhiscolleaguessurveyed61gardensinSheffield.Theyreallyfounda（n）7diversityofplantsandanimals.Theyalsoidentifiedarangeofsimple8thatimprovedagarden’senvironmentforwildlife.Thetopthingistogrowmorebigtreesasthesegreatly9thevolumeofvegetationinthegardenandalotof10meansalotofplacestoliveandalotofthingstoeat.11,createapondforinsectsandfrogs.Thinkbeforestockingitwithfishwhichwilleatinsecteggs.Also,itisnotwisetolightupthegardenatnightwithbrightlawnlamps,whichwill12manynightcreatures,Finally,don’tbetootidy:don’tbe13toclearupeverythingwhenthegardenstopsflowering.Just14abitofthingslyingaround.Tosumup,peoplewhowanttoturntheirgardensintowildliferefugesshould15andletthegrassgrowtall,theflowersturntoseedandtreesexpandskyward.1、A．true B．basic C．vivid D．simple2、A．selecting B．importing C．offering D．attracting3、A．impossible B．illegal C．lucky D．convenient4、A．peaceful B．warm C．natural D．clean5、A．before B．unless C．but D．because6、A．wildlife B．men C．germ D．pet7、A．confusing B．complete C．surprising D．orderly8、A．measures B．standards C．services D．functions9、A．occupy B．increase C．limit D．reduce10、A．vegetation B．reservation C．preparation D．decoration11、A．Bycontrast B．Asaresult C．Inotherwords D．Inaddition12、A．block B．disturb C．benefit D．protect13、A．inamess B．inaway C．inahurry D．inawhile14、A．forget B．remove C．avoid D．leave15、A．escape B．relax C．strive D．retire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。YuanLongpingisagreatscientist,buthissun-burntfaceandhisslim,strongbodyarelikethoseofmillionsofChinesefarmers,forwhomhe1．(struggle)forthepastfivedecadesWhenhewasyoung,hungerwasa2．(disturb)problemSincehegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953,hehasdevotedhislife3．developinganewkindofrice4．(call)superhybridriceThericefarmersarenowproducingcrops5．(two)aslargeasbeforebyplantinghissuper-rice,6．makesitpossibletosolvetheproblemofhunger7．,heisnotsatisfiedwithhiswork,hestillinsistsonhisworktodevelophisriceIthinkhisworkisofgreat8．(important)totheworld9．(thank)tohisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsin10．battletoridtheworldofhungerNowYuanLongpingisspreadinghisknowledgeinmanyotherlessdevelopedcountries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。每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词。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后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Generally,weprefertodothingsthewayweconsideredtobethebest、However,itisimportanttolistentothosewholoveusandwanttogiveusanadvicewhenwehaveseriousproblemsinourlives、Parentshavegainedsomelifeexperiencesandtheyknowwhattoactindifferentsituations、That’swhyweshouldaskthemforhelpfirstwhentheyhaveproblems、Therefore,therearemomentswhenweavoidthemanddon’t