首都经济贸易大学《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup2、SorryI’msolate,butyoucannotimagine________greattroubleItooktofindyourhouse.A．whichB．howC．whatD．that3、Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what4、Emphasisonquantityofgrowthoverlookedgapsinthequality,_____manyaspectsofthesocialservicesneglected.A．havingleft B．tobeleaving C．tohaveleft D．leaving5、Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．acrossB．withinC．throughD．beyond6、Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf7、Peterishelpingsettablesinthehall,whereJohn’sbirthdayparty________.A．isholdingB．hasheldC．isheldD．willbeheld8、FortheChinesedream______atanearlierdate,wemustacceleratethepaceofreformandopeningup.A．beingrealized B．torealizeC．realizing D．toberealized9、Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo10、Thefirstdecadeinthe21stcentury_______therapidriseofChinaasaworldeconomicpower.A．witness B．haswitnessed C．willwitness D．havewitnessed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。AManyAmericansthinkofdriverlesscarsasafuturistictechnologythatwillrevolutionizetravelincitiesandalongstatehighways.ButrecentexperimentsareprovingthatautonomousvehiclesalsohavethepotentialtoimprovethequalityoflifeformillionsofAmericansunderservedbytraditionalwaysoftransportation,suchastheelderlyanddisabled,solongaslawmakersmakesmartpoliciesthatpavethewayforinnovation.AretirementcommunityinSanJose,Calif,whichhasbeentransformedbyasmallfleet(车队)ofdriverlesstaxis,showsthepotentialofself-drivingcarstotransformpeople’slives.Builtbyatechstart-upcalledVoyage,themodified(被改进的)FordFusionsarecurrentlylimitedtoatwo-mileroad,butresidentsarealreadyhavingthebenefitsoftheseautonomousvehicles,whichallowthemtoparticipateinsocialactivitiestheywouldotherwisebeunabletoenjoysimplybecausetheycouldnotgettothem.Whenthetrialrunfinallyexpandsto15milesofroad,theseresidents—whoseaverageageis76—willalsohaveaconvenientandreliablenewwaytoappointments.Asthesecarscontinuetoserveresidentsthere,itiseasytounderstandwhyCaliforniaismovingtosimplifyregulationsfortheindustry.InMichigan,forward-thinkingpolicieshavethepotentialtounlockotherhiddenbenefitsofautonomousvehicles,especiallyforthosewithphysicaldisability.TheMichiganDisabilityRightsCoalitionhasstronglyadvocatedforthedevelopmentofthistechnology,sayingthatitcouldgivepeoplewithdisabilitiesgreateropportunitiesintheworkforceandenablethemtoleadmorefulfilling(满意的),independentlives.Manyrecognizethatautonomousvehicleswillbethefutureoftransportation,butitistoooftenoverlookedthatthisfuturecannotarrivefastenoughformillionsofAmericanswhoareforcedtodependonothersforday-to-daytravel.ThepolicymakersshouldfollowtheleadofplaceslikeCaliforniaandMichigan,andpassrulesandregulationstounlockthesehiddenbenefitsofdriverlesscars.1、What’stheattitudeofmostAmericanpeopletothefutureofautonomousvehicles?A．uncertain B．optimisticC．indifferent D．doubtful2、WhatisthemodifiedFordFusion?A．Akindofautonomousvehicle. B．Thenameofaretirementcommunity.C．Thecollectionofsocialactivities. D．Atwo-mileroadforself-drivingcars.3、Examplesaregiveninthethirdandfourthparagraphstoprove________.A．howdriverlesstechnologybenefitstheagedanddisabledB．whydriverlesscarsarerestrictedinmanystatesinAmericaC．whatarepreventingthedevelopmentofthetechnologyD．whendriverlesscarscanenterpeople’slifeeventually4、Whatdoestheauthorattempttoinformusinthelastparagraph?A．Theconceptofautonomousvehicleshasbeenwidelyrecognized.B．Regulationsshouldgohandinhandwithdriverlesstechnology.C．Thebenefitsofdriverlesscarshavebeenfullyunlocked.D．Theweakgroupsareoftenoverlookeddespitetechnologyadvances.BRadionewsreadersandtelevisionhostsatIreland’snationalbroadcasterRTEaremostlyupinarmsatbeingtoldtopronouncewordsaccordingtotheQueen’sEnglish.AreportinTheIrishSunnewspapersaysthatRTE’sworkershavebeengivenanA-Zstyleguideofwordswhichinstructsthemonhowtopronouncecertainwordsinanefforttomakesuretheyareclearlyunderstood.TheA-Zcomeswithvideoscontaininglessonsofhowto“properly”pronouncethe“problem”words.AnofficialatRTEtoldtheIrishSunthatproducersgavetheguidetokeepupstandards.“Theguideisthereforanyonewhoneedsit.”hesaid,“RTEoftengetlettersfromthepublicoverhowcertainwordsweremispronounced.Theword‘issue’isabigoneatthemoment,peopledon’tlikehowit’spronounced.Thereisanexpectationthatasthenationalbroadcasterwearecorrect.”However,IrishlinguisticsexpertProfessorRaymondHickey,whotookthesideofmostoftheradionewsreadersandTVhosts,calledtheRTE’sactions“internalizedcolonialism(内化殖民主义)”.HeexpressedhisdisbeliefthatIrishspeakerswerebeingaskedtousewordswithanEnglishaccent.Hesaid:“ThebasicproblemisRTEexpectsitsworkerstospeakasiftheywereEnglish.Why?WehaveourownformofEnglish,whichisdifferentbutfullyreasonableandacceptedworldwide.”ProfessorHickeyspeciallytalkedofsomeexamplesofthewordsIrishhostsarebeingaskedtopronouncewithaBritishEnglishaccent.Hesaid:“TheIrishdon’tpronouncetheTH[in‘birthday’]asafricative,butasastopwithnobreath….Thesameistrueof‘news’—theIrishpronunciationisandalwayshasbeen‘nooze’.”1、WhentoldtospeaktheQueen’sEnglish,RTE’sworkersshowedgreat________.A．angerB．interestC．curiosityD．disappointment2、RTEprovidesitsworkerswithanA—Zstyleguideinorderto________.A．instructthemtopronounceclearlyB．keepuppronunciationstandardsC．meettheirworkdemandsD．makesurethatthepublicarecorrect3、What’stheofficial’sinsintensionofmentioningthelettersfromthepublic?A．Towarmthenationalbroadcasterofthemispronunciation.B．Toshowhow“problem”wordsaremispronounced.C．ToexplainwhyRTEtaketheactions.D．Toprovethepublicarebelievable.4、AccordingtoProfessorRaymondHickey,theRTE’sactions________.A．arereasonableandacceptableB．areimpracticalandfoolishC．willwintheIrishtrustD．makenosense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．Abouttwoyearsago,IwasatastopsignwhenIheardwhimpering(微弱的狗叫声)comingfrominsideacarparkedonthestreetnexttome.Itwasvery1andthedogwastryingtogetsomeofthecoolerfreshairoutsidethecar.WithoutthinkingI2mycarandgotouttohelphim.Thecarwaslockedandtherewasnowayto3thedog.ThinkingoftheirresponsibleownerIbecame4Ididn’tknowifIshould5thewindowandtakethedogortrytocontact(联系)theowner.Justthen,I6apolicecarontheoppositesideofthestreet.Iranoutandflaggeditdown.Whenthepoliceofficerhelpedopenthedoor,thedog7bothofusandranquicklybehindthehousethecarwasparkedinfrontof.We8thedogtomakesurehewasOK.Thenwesaw9thedoghadrun:Thedog’sownerwas10inthemiddleofhisgarage.Apparentlythemanhadaconditionthatcausedhimtohavea(n)11Thisonewasparticularly12andrequiredmedicalattention.AftertheincidentIlearnedthathadInot13,boththedogandthemanwouldlikelyhavedied.Iwasovercomewith14andmyeyesswelledup.Irealizedhowmuchofaneffectyoucanhaveonotherpeople’slivesbydoingthe15thing.Iwassoquickto16assumingthedog’sownerwasneglecting(疏忽)hispet.AndhadthepoliceofficernothavebeenaroundImayhavejustlefta(n)17onthecarafterItookthedog.Icannot18whatIwouldfeelifIknewthatmanhaddiedbecauseofanynumberofthingsthatmayhavewent19Itmademeunderstandthatthingsarenotalwaysasthey20.1、A．hot B．dark C．quite D．dry2、A．drove B．parked C．took D．locked3、A．find B．save C．walk D．touch4、A．sad B．bored C．puzzled D．angry5、A．break B．open C．clean D．replace6、A．hit B．called C．stopped D．noticed7、A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．excited8、A．wentafter B．lookedafter C．shoutedat D．pointedat9、A．how B．why C．when D．where10、A．lying B．sleeping C．standing D．working11、A．opportunity B．rest C．attack D．fight12、A．bad B．strange C．important D．clear13、A．known B．continued C．stayed D．helped14、A．uncertainty B．anxiety C．exhaustion D．emotion15、A．right B．hard C．risky D．big16、A．act B．judge C．blame D．agree17、A．note B．address C．mark D．number18、A．believe B．imagine C．face D．remember19、A．quickly B．perfectly C．differently D．smoothly20、A．seem B．happen C．expect D．prefer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。NewYorkFashionWeek’sannualfall/wintercollectionhadasurprisingadditionthisseasonShe’sTaoHuabi,the71-year-oldfounderofLaoGanMachilisaucePortraitsofTaowereprintedondesignerhoodies(卫衣）Theeventwaspart1．thefashionweek’sChinaDaypromotion—ajointeffortwithe-commercegiantAlibabaTheactivityaims2．(put)popularChinesebrandsonaninternationalstageUnderneathTao’sportraitwereprintedtheChinesecharactersfor“laoganma”Therightandleftsleeves,respectively,showEnglishwords‘‘saucesqueen’andtheChinesecharactersfor“nationaldiva(国民女神Theitem3．(sell)intheUSthroughoutNewYorkFashionWeekfor$4．Athomeitwasgivenawayas5．surprisegifttocustomers6．purchasedLaoGanMafoodproductsonTmallonChinaDayTheywerealso,ofcourse,soldonTmallManyChinesenetizensfeel7．(strong)nostalgic(怀旧的）forthesaucesthathavedelightedtheirtastebudsfortwodecadesTao8．(found)theLaoGanMacompanyin1997,andhassinceexpandedherbusinessintoa9．5-billion-yuanempireTodayhernameissynonymouswith(与同义）thebrand10．(it),and