湖南工程学院应用技术学院《大学英语》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、Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition2、Theoldwomanwho________inthedesertedhousealonefortenyearshasbeensettledinanursinghomenow.A．lived B．haslivedC．hadlived D．hasbeenliving3、Theautofactory______newprofitrecordsthroughtechnicalinnovation—10%growthrateinthelasttwoyearsandhopefully15%thisyear.A．setB．hassetC．issettingD．hasbeensetting4、Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if5、—WhatdoyouthinkofPutin?—Heisanoutstandingleaderwho_______hisreputation.A．looksoutforB．comesupwithC．livesuptoD．looksforwardto6、Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown7、Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond8、SheisstubborninresistinghisenquiriesabouttheMoonstone_____thedegreethatshemakesitseemasifshedoesnotwantthemystery______.A．on;tosolve B．with;solvingC．for;beingsolved D．to;tobesolved9、—Whatamess!Youarealwayssolazy!—I’mnottoblame,mum.Iam________youhavemademe.A．how B．what C．that D．who10、Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so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。AIn2016,ateamofJapanesescientistsfoundbacteriacapableofbreakingdownand“eating”oneoftheworld’smostpopularplastics-polyethyleneterephthalate(PET).Itwasvaluedasapotentialbreakthroughatthetime.ButanewdiscoverycameasateamofBritishscientistsexaminedanenzyme(酶)producedbytheJapanesebacteriatofindoutmoreaboutitsstructure.Whileoperatingthestructuretobetterunderstandhowitworked,theyaccidentallycreatedthechangedenzymethat’sevenmoreefficientatbreakingdownplasticbottles.Theresearchersarenowworkingtofurtherimprovetheenzymesoitcanbeusedonanindustrialscale.It’spossiblethatwithinthenextfewyearstherecouldbeanindustriallypossibleprocessforturningPETintoothersubstancessoitcanberecycled.Theabilitytoscaleuptheprocesswillbeimportant.Plasticpollutionisfastbecomingoneofthebiggestenvironmentalissuesofourtime.Morethan1millionplasticbottlesareboughtaroundtheworldeveryminute.MostofthesebottlesaremadefromPET，whichcantakeupto00yearstobiodegrade(生物降解),andmanyareleftintheoceans.OverhalfofglobalPETwasteisnotcollectedforrecyclingandonly7percentofbottlesarerecycledintonewbottles.Somescientistssaythebreakthrough,thoughpromising,isnowherenearenoughtosolveourpollutioncrisis.Theseenzymesarenotabundantlypresentinnature.Soyouwouldneedtoproducetheenzymefirst,thenaddittothePETplastictodegradeit.”Thisislikelytobeaslowprocess.IfyouhavegonethroughthetroubleofcollectingthePETwaste,thenthereareclearlyfarbetterwaystorecycleitorburnitforenergy,”saidWim,headoftheIndustrialBiotechnologyCenter.Hesuggestedtheuseofcommerciallyavailablebiodegradablebioplasticswouldstillbeabetterbet.1、WhatunexpecteddiscoverydidtheBritishscientistsmake?A．Aneffectivewaytodealwithplasticwaste.B．ApotentialsolutionincollectingPETwaste.C．Thewaytounderstandthestructureofenzymebetter.D．TherealvalueofthediscoverybyJapanesescientists.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theprocess”inParagraph3actuallyreferto?A．Theprocesstofindtheenzyme.B．Theprocesstomakemoreplastics.C．TheprocesstoreducethePETwaste.D．TheprocesstoproducekindofnewPET.3、WhatistheproblemaboutrecyclingthePETwaste?A．Largequantitiesofplasticbottlesareused.B．OceanplasticwasteishardertobiodegradeC．MostofthePETwasteisleftwithouttreatment.D．MostoftheplasticproductsaremadefromPET.4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A．Theenzymedoesnotexistinnature.B．Theenzymehashelpedtosolvetheplasticproblems.C．Burningplasticwasteforenergyisnowthebestwaytoridit.D．WehavealongwaytogotousetheenzymetorecyclePETwaste.BClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:“DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignlanguage?”Sheknewsheneededtohelp.Clara，15atthetime，pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation.“Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho’sblindanddeaf，”shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething，buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn’tunderstandwhatheneeded，accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithherdyslexiaandknewshe’dbeabletofingerspellintotheman’spalm.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt，walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane，andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook，then64.Gentlytakinghishand，shesigned，“Howareyou?AreyouOK/”Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived，Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit，shestoppedandstayedforawhile.“Hedidn’tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,”Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour，that’swhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobeapolitician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhisdaysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn’tseeher，she“lookedattentivelyathisfacewithsuchkindness，”apassengerreported.“Clarawasamazing.”aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview.“YoucouldtellTimwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto，andshewassuchanangel.“Cook’sreaction:“BesttripI’veeverhad.”Lookingforwaystogivebackyourself?Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchangesomeone’sliferightnow.1、Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause______________.A．thepassengerwastravelingaloneB．theplanewasinadangeroussituationC．thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgentlyD．Theycouldn’tcommunicatewiththepassenger2、WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?A．Becausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.B．BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.C．BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.D．Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?A．Kindandcaring. B．Warm-heartedandcautious.C．Generousandamazing. D．Ambitiousandattentive.4、Thepassageismainlywrittento______________.A．tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirlB．appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomlyC．stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguageD．showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCook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．Therearemanydifferentwaysofseeingatownforthefirsttime.Oneofthemistowalkaroundit,guide-book36hand.Ofcourse,wemay37withourguide-booksthehistoryand38developmentsofatownandgettoknowthem.39then,ifwetakeouttimeand40inatownforawhile,wemaygettoknowitbetter.Whenwe41itasawhole,webegintohavesome42,whicheventhebestguide-booksdonotanswer.Whyisthetownjust43this,thisshape,thisplan,thissize?Whydoitsstreets44inthisparticularway,andnotinanyHereeventhebestguide-book46us.Onecan’tfindinittheinformationabouthowatownhasdevelopedtothe47appearance.Itmaynotdescribetheoriginal(最初的)48ofatown.However,onemaygetsomeideaofwhatit49looklikebywalkingaroundthetown.Onecanalsoimagine50thetownwasfirstplannedandbuilt.Thenonecanlearnmoreaboutinwhatdirectionthetown51todevelop.Whatisthe52ofstudyingtownsintheway?Forme,itis53thatonegetsagreaterdepthofpleasurebyvisitingandseeingatownwithone’sowneyes.A54visittoatownmayhelponebetterunderstandwhyitisattractive55justreadingaboutitinaguide-book.1、A．in B．at C．by D．on2、A．write B．study C．tell D．remember3、A．strange B．similar C．separate D．special4、A．But B．Before C．Since D．Until5、A．march B．work C．stay D．wail6、A．lookat B．lookafter C．lookfor D．lookup7、A．ideas B．opinions C．feelings D．questions8、A．of B．for C．like D．as9、A．open B．runC．begin D．move10、A．one B．more C．other D．such11、A．helps B．tricks C．fails D．satisfies12、A．old B．normalC．first D．present13、A．capital B．meaning C．design D．change14、A．usedto B．seemedto C．hadto D．happenedto15、A．what B．how C．when D．where16、A．stops B．appears C．starts D．continues17、A．point B．view C．problem D．difficulty18、A．nearly B．simplyC．generally D．hardly19、A．costly B．formal C．group D．personal20、A．from B．thanC．through D．with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。NotallmemoriesaresweetSomepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiencesNowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,1．willhelppeopleforgetbadmemoriesThepillis2．(design)tobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperienceTheyhopeitmightreduce,or3．(possible)erase(抹去)theeffectofpainfulmemoriesInNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFranceThedrugstopsthebodyfrom4．(release)chemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrainSofar,theresearch5．(suggest)thatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatmemoriesarewipedoutTheyarenotsuretothedegreepeople’smemoriesareaffectedTheresearchhascausedagreatdealof6．(argue)Somethinkitis7．badidea,whileotherssupportitSupporterssayitcouldleadtopillswhichpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwarTheysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosuffer8．terriblememories9．,thosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillscanchangepeople’smemoriesandchangingmemoriesisvery10．(danger)becausememoriesgiveusouridentity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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。OnJanuary5th,studentsinourschoolvisitedRobotWorld,whi