北京师范大学《科技英语与写作》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

自觉遵守考场纪律如考试作弊此答卷无效密自觉遵守考场纪律如考试作弊此答卷无效密封线第1页，共3页北京师范大学

《科技英语与写作》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、Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain________astheplanewasmakingalanding.A．seat B．seatingC．seated D．tobeseating2、Somebusinessownersarekeenonpublicwelfare.Thisislocalserviceshavebeenfunded.A．whether B．what C．where D．how3、Didyouvisitthefamousculturalrelicslastmonth?No,we____it,butwespenttoomuchtimeshopping．A．couldhavevisited B．musthavevisitedC．can'thavevisited D．shouldn'thavevisited4、It’sraininghardandwecan’tgopicnickingtoday.Ifonlytheweather_____fine!A．is B．were C．hadbeen D．wouldbe5、Thepoliceareoffering______rewardof$50,000forinformationleadingtothearrestof_____murderer.A．the;the B．a;a C．the;a D．a;the6、Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at7、ThoughwintersinBritainarecoldandthereisusuallysnow,thereare________placesforskiing.A．some B．many C．few D．afew8、Theoldcouple,________countrylife,wereunwillingtomovetothecitytolivewithhisson.A．accustomedto B．buriedinC．addictedto D．exposedto9、Thenewhotelisreportedtobebuiltitusedtobeawasteland.A．which B．whereC．inwhich D．what10、Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning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。AAresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomedegreeourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomedegreesomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeintelligent.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfrompopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.1、Thewriterisinfavoroftheviewthatman’sintelligenceisgiventohim.A．atbirth B．througheducationC．bothatbirthandthrougheducation D．throughenvironmentofone’sfamily2、Ifachildisbornwithhighintelligence,hecan.A．surelybecomeageniusB．stillbecomeageniusifheisn’tgivengoodeducationC．reachhisintelligencelimitsthroughhisowneffortsD．probablyreachhisintelligencelimitsinrichandvariedsurroundings3、Theexampleofthetwinsgoingtoauniversityandtoafactoryseparatelyshows.A．theimportanceoftheirintelligence B．theroleofenvironmentonintelligenceC．theimportanceoftheirpositions D．thepartthatbirthplays4、Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.A．OnIntelligence B．OnGeniusC．DependenceonEnvironment D．EffectofEducationonIntelligenceBWhenyou’reworkingyourwaythroughoneoflife’sstorms,itishumannaturetofocusongettingbacktonormal,to“bounceback”asquicklyaspossibletoaplacewherethingsarecalm,familiarandcomfortable.However,actuallyitisunrealistictothinkwecanevertrulyreturnemotionallyandintelligentlytowherewewerebeforethestormbecauseeveryexperiencechangesusinsomeway.Forexample,whenweexperienceamajorhealthscare,possiblyinvolvingsomehospitaltime,wecannevergobacktobeingthepersonwewerebeforetheeventevenifwefullyrecoverbecausewehaveexperiencedfirsthandthefragility(脆弱)oflife,nottomentioncomingfacetofacewithdeath.So,nowthatwecanneverreturn,whatshouldwedo?Considerthis…howisitthattwopeoplecanbefacedwiththesamehardshipandwhileonebecomeshopelessandfeelsangerandupset,theotherisabletoovercometheircircumstancesandgrowstrongerthaneverasaresultoftheexperience?Atoneextreme,wemaychoosetoaccepttheroleofunluckyvictim,orbecometrappedinthe“Whyisitalwaysme!”negativeandfrustrating(令人沮丧的)situations.Eitherwayistheresultofafixedmindset(思维模式)thatisresistanttogrowthandchange.Ifthisisyourapproachtolife,youwillbefarlesslikelytobeactiveineffectivelymanagingchangeandrecoveringfrombadsituations.Butthereisanotherchoice.Ifyouarehonestenough,youmayconsiderwhatwasonce“normal”foryouwasjustthemaincauseofyourstorm.Youcanchoosetohugchangeanduncertaintyandlearntogrowforwardthroughallofyourexperiences.Ofcourse,thismeansdoingtheworktodeveloptheskillsandhabitsthatwillenableyoutohandlelife’soccasionalstorms.Inconclusion,itisuptoeachofustochoosethemeaningweapplytooursituationsatalltimes.Differentchoiceswillleadtodifferentlives.Ofcourseyoucangrowforwardifyouaredeterminedtochooseliveapositiveliferegardlessofwhateverhardshipsyouarefacing.1、Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleinthesecondparagraph?A．Wewillunderstandlifemuchbetterafteranescapefromdeath.B．Itusuallytakesalongtimetorecoverfromahealthproblem.C．It’sunlikelytoreturntowherewewereaftercertainevents.D．Wecanrecoverfromanemotionalproblemmuchmoreeasily.2、Whenfacedwithhardships,somepeoplechoosetobeavictimbecauseof________.A．theirterribleexperiencesB．theirnegativethoughtsC．theirpoorhealthD．theirbadluck3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadviseustomanagebademotions.B．Topersuadeustogetbacktonormal.C．Toofferususefulskillstoworkwith.D．Toencourageustoovercomehardships.4、Ifyou’redeterminedtogrowforwardyouhaveto________.A．experiencelife’sfragilityB．welcomeuncertaintyandchangeC．developnewskillsandhabitsD．overcomethefearofdeath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．Formanyyears,driversofelectrictrainsintheUKwereatriskfrombirdstrikes.Whentheyweretravellingathighspeeds,a1hittingthefrontofthetraincould2thewindscreenofthedrivingcab.Ioncehadapigeonbreaktheoffsidewindowintopiecesatonly20mi/h.Thepigeondidn't3,butIdid—Iamalive!Inanefforttoprovideabetterdegreeof4andreducedelays,ofcourse,researchwasdonetofinda5toughenedglasswindscreenfor6.Aspartofthisresearch,7wassoughtfromairlinesuppliers,whosaidthatagoodtestforantnewglasstypewastofireachickenathighspeed8thewindowmaterial.The9wassoonsetupandanumberofdeadchickensobtained.Eventhoughitwasofastandardusedby10,thetestwiththefirstchickenshowedthattheglasswasnot11enough.Asecondtest12broketheglass.Anothertestdamagedthethirdwindscreen!Repeated13showedthatnoglasscould14thechickenbeingfiredatit.Moreadvicewassoughtfromtheairlinepeople,whocouldnotunderstand15theglasstheyofferedcouldwithstand（禁得住）airbornebirdstrikesbut16failingtherailwaytests.Theydecidedtocometo17test.Therailwayresearchteamsetupa18testandsentsomeonetoobtainmorechickens.19thechickensarrived,itwasthenthattheairlineexpertsrealizedwhatwaswrong.Theytoldtherailwayresearchteam."Youknow,youdo20todefrost（解冻）thechickensfirst."1、A．deviceB．chickenC．birdD．stone2、A．keepoutB．passthroughC．escapefromD．takeaway3、A．flyB．appearC．fallD．survive4、A．safetyB．speedC．travelD．temperature5、A．heavyB．brightC．suitableD．flat6、A．passengersB．driversC．animalsD．pilots7、A．informationB．energyC．courageD．advice8、A．offB．towardsC．beyondD．across9、A．testB．researchC．businessD．organization10、A．governmentB．armyC．railwaysD．airlines11、A．popularB．attractiveC．toughD．transparent12、A．alsoB．thenC．everD．only13、A．changesB．attemptsC．eventsD．ideas14、A．reflectB．preventC．separateD．resist15、A．whetherB．howC．whyD．when16、A．avoidedB．keptC．stoodD．stopped17、A．witnessB．cancelC．proveD．correct18、A．strangeB．strictC．newD．necessary19、A．ThemomentB．NowthatC．EvenifD．Incase20、A．manageB．agreeC．expectD．have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。I’vebeenavolunteeratRadioLollipopsinceMayItisoneofthebestexperiencesthatI1．(have)inthelastfewyearsRadioLollipopisaninternationalcharityorganization2．(found)in1979toprovidecare,comfort,gamesandentertainmentforchildreninhospitalTheserviceisprovided3．(entire)byvolunteerswhohavebeenspeciallyselectedandtrainedtomakeachild’sstayinhospitalmoreinterestingand4．(little)frightenedIhelpoutregularly5．MondayeveningsafterworkattheRoyalHospitalMytaskistodeliverasmiletothechildrenatthewards(病房)6．mightbethereforafewdaysorevenacoupleofmonths7．ishardtofindchildrenonMonday,asthecinemaatthehospitalisopenonthatdayMostofthemtend8．(be)thereIamthankfulforthisopportunitytohelpchildrenatthehospitalandmaketheirstaysmorepleasantTheexperiencealsohelpsmedealwiththe9．(difficulty)andchallengesthatI’vebeenfacedwithinmyownlifeIamnowmorepositiveinhelpingothersandrealize10．everyonegoesthroughsomepain