华南理工大学《学术英语与科技交流》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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《学术英语与科技交流》2021-2022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、Withmoreforestsbeingdestroyed,hugequantitiesofgoodearth________eachyear.A．iswashingaway B．isbeingwashedawayC．arewashingaway D．arebeingwashedaway2、Iwasexpectingapresentfromher,soIwasdisappointedIdidn’treceive______.A．it B．one C．that D．theone3、Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which4、Reportersaskedhimto______

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positiononwelfarereform.A．clarifyB．divideC．instruct5、—Mum,wouldyoupleasebuymeanMP5player?—Ifyoucanhelpdosomehouseworkthewholevacation，you____haveoneasareward.A．must B．need C．would D．shall6、Thenewsecretaryisandthereforethemanagerissatisfiedwithherwork.A．effective B．efficient C．specific D．sufficient7、AstormburiedIllinoisunderseveralinchesofsnowonTuesday,______atleast100peopledeadintrafficaccidents.A．toleave B．leaveC．left D．leaving8、TheBritishgovernmentpublishedanofficialpolicydocument________itsplanstobringtheUKoutoftheEuropeanUnion.A．lettingoutB．puttingoutC．settingoutD．workingout9、TheearthquakeinJapan,measuring9.0ontheRichterScale,wassoviolent_______causeaseriesofexplosionsofthenuclearreactorsinseveralpowerstations.A．to B．that C．asto D．asthat10、IwillgotoBeijingonbusinesstomorrow,doyouhaveanything____toyoursonstudyinginPekingUniversity?A．tobetaken B．totake C．taken D．beingtaken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。ANewYorkCityisaplacefullofsurprisesformanyfirst-timevisitors.Americansandforeignersalikeexperienceakindofcultureshockwhentheyfirstarrive.ItisoneofthemostcentersofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ManyyoungpeopleliketoliveandworkinAmerica'slargestcity.Butifyoudonotknowwheretostart,ithelpstobelongtoacommunity.Thecityhasaplacewherestudentshaveachancetomeet,andfindtheirplaceintheworld.ItisaprivatecentercalledInternationalHouse.Itservesstudentsfrommorethan100countries.AdjibolaAmzatlivesthere.HeisfromNigeria."WithouttheInternationalHouse,NewYorkwouldhavebeenaverylonelyplaceformanypeople."Amzatworkedasanewsreporter.HelefthisjobtostudyatColumbiaUniversityforagraduatedegreeprograminjournalism.AmzatlikesInternationalHouse.HethinksithashelpedtoimprovehisexperienceatColumbiaUniversity.InternationalHousewelcomesgraduatestudentsfrommanyNewYork-area.Theyhaveachancetoattendmanyculturalcelebrationsthroughouttheyear.Manystudentssaytheircommunicationwithotherstudentshasledtonewfriendshipsandpersonalgrowth.LebogangMahlareisfromSouthAfrica.AkmyratTuyliyevisfromTurkmenistan.HesayshefoundpeoplefromsomanyareasatInternationalHouse.This,hesays,madehimwanttoworktochangetheworld.“Icomefromacountywherewedon’thavedifferentraces.I’veneverseenablackpersonuntilIcametotheUnitedStates.SoseeingstudentsfromRussia,China,andalloftheseothercountries,comingheretountie,wasreallyinspiring.”ManypeoplewholiveatInternationalHousesaytheywanttocontinuetherelationshipstheyhavebegunwhentheyreturnhome.AndtheywanttosharewiththeircountrymentheleadershipskillstheyhavelearnedintheUnitedStates.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph1referto?A．AmericaB．NewYorkCityC．HighereducationD．Akindofcultureshock2、WhatdoweknowaboutthestudentslivinginInternationalHouse?A．TheyallhaveforgottentheirownculturesB．Theycelebrateeachother’sholidaysC．TheygetalongwellwitheachotherD．Theyoftenfightwitheachother3、WhatdidAkmyratTuyliyevwanttodowhenseeingpeoplefromothercountriesatInternationalHouse?A．WorkinAmericaB．ChangehisprogramsC．WorktochangetheworldD．BecomealeaderinhiscountryBWhenyouthinkbacktotheblackboardfromyourschooldays,whatcolorisit?Chancesarethatit'sgreen.Sowhat'supwiththename?Originally,blackboardswerereallyblack.Beforewall-sizedblackboardsexisted,late18th-centurystudentsusedtheirownminiboardsmadeofslate(石板)orpaintedwood,accordingtoConcordiaUniversity,Thosefirstboardswere,infact.black,andtheypavedthewayforthelargerones.In1800whenaScottishheadmasternamedJamesPillanswantedhisstudentstodrawmaps,thestudentscouldn'tdrawthemapstheirteacherwantedontheirtinyboards,soPillansputseveralslatestogethertocreatealargeboard.Problemsolved!Fromthere,theideaspreadquicklyasteacherscouldfinallyshowaconcepttothewholeclassatonetime.By1815,themassivewritingspaceswerecommonenoughtoearntheirownname:blackboard.Thecolorchangecameinthe1960swhencompaniessold,steelplates,coatedwithgreenenamel(漆)insteadofthetraditionaldarkslate.Thenewmaterialwaslighterandlessfragilethanthefirstblackboards,sotheywerecheapertoshipandmorelikelytosurvivethejourney.Teachersweren'tcomplainingeither.Afterall,thenew“greenboards”madethechalkpowdereasiertoerase.Plus,theenamelleftlessofaglareandthecolorwasnicertolookat.Atthatpoint,peoplestartedusingtheword“chalkboard”asamoreaccuratedescriptor,but“blackboard”stillstuckaround.1、Whatdidthelate18th-centurystudentsuseinclass?A．Blackboard. B．ChalkboardC．Greenboard D．Miniboard.2、Whydidtheheadmasteraskthestudentstoputtheirminiboardstogether?A．Tomakeacomparison. B．TomakeenoughspaceC．Todrawstudents’attention D．Toarousestudents’interest3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheadvantageofthe“greenboard”?A．They'relighterinweight. B．They'remoreconvenienttotransportC．They’reeasiertoerasethepowder. D．They’remoreusefulthanthetraditionalones4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Introductionoftheblackboard B．Originoftheblackboard.C．Coloroftheblackboard. D．Functionoftheblackboard.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．Therainwassuddenandheavyonacoldnight.Mybuswasnotgoingalongits1routeandhadstoppedatthestationbecauseofthe2.With2kmstilltogo,Iwasrunningoutof3topickupmydaughterfromherchildcarecentre.Iarrivedatthedaycarewetthrough.4Iwasgladtobeonlyafewminuteslate.NowIcouldfacethe5problem.TherewerenobusesandIcouldn’tafforda6.Homewastoofarto7intherainwithayoungchildanditwasgettingdark.Westoodoutsidethechildcarecentrestaringattherainpouringdownwithno8ofstopping.Ijustbarelynoticed9parentpullupandraceinsideto10hischildtenminuteslater.Ididnotrecognizehim.Havingrecentlygonethroughanunpleasant11,IwasasinglemotherwithnofamilyandnoclosefriendsIcould12inCanada.Ihadtodosomething;wecouldnotstandonthestepsallnight.Ihadtogetussomewhere13someprotection.Suddenlytherecamea14frombehind,“Howfarareyougoing?”I15tofacetheparentwho’darrivedlate.Icouldhardlybelievethattherewasachanceofa16andItoldhimwhereIlived.Hethen17offeredtotakeus，saying“I’mgoingthatway.”InervouslyinformedhimthatIwasvery18.Buthedidn’tseemtomind,andwas19happytodousafavour.TothisdayIamstillgrateful,forwewereintrouble20thekindnessofthisstranger.1、A．mainB．commonC．normalD．ordinary2、A．lightB．thunderC．floodD．wind3、A．moneyB．timeC．courageD．strength4、A．forB．soC．orD．but5、A．entireB．previousC．originalD．next6、A．taxiB．ticketC．phoneD．bicycle7、A．moveB．walkC．headD．leave8、A．signB．symbolC．signalD．mark9、A．thatB．eitherC．anotherD．each10、A．adoptB．collectC．findD．gather11、A．placeB．marriageC．atmosphereD．trip12、A．callB．makeC．meetD．believe13、A．withB．fromC．toD．under14、A．whisperB．screamC．voiceD．yell15、A．turnedaroundB．lookedupC．wentoverD．camearound16、A．rescueB．returnC．surpriseD．lift17、A．casuallyB．easilyC．excitedlyD．thoughtfully18、A．tiredB．gratefulC．happyD．wet19、A．brieflyB．commonlyC．hardlyD．simply20、A．regardlessofB．insteadofC．butforD．exceptfor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。WorldReadAloudDay1．(celebrate)eachyearonthefirstWednesdayofMarchItwasstartedbytheLitWorldOrgwebsitein2010,andtillnowithasreached65countries2．(it)aimistoencouragepeopleworldwide3．cannotreadtoenjoythebenefitsofabookThewebsiteaskseveryonetocelebratetheday4．takingabook,findinganaudience,andreadingoutaloudItisabouttakingactiontoshowtheworldthattherighttoreadandwritebelongstoallpeopleThewebsiteasksvisitor5．(join)inthemovementtoreduce6．numberofilliteratepeopleintheworldItis7．(absolute)necessarytohelpthosewhocannotreadThewebsitesays,“It’stimetostartbyreadingaloudto8．mightlikeitShareabookwithachildwhomightneedit,shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit,andlistenpatientlytosomeoneelse’sstory9．theyshareitwithyou”TheUnitedNationssays,“Literacyinvolvesavarietyoflearninginenablingindividualstoachievetheirgoals,todeveloptheirknowledge,andtoparticipatefullyinsociety”Inthatway,WorldReadAloudDaydoeshelpmakea10．(different)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：在错的词下面一横线，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。WhenIwasinhighschool,Iwantedtogetascholarshiptoauniversity.Ilikedsinging,soItryoutforascholarshipformusic.ButIfailedtogetone.Iwasrealupset.Ifeltlikefailure.Ijustkeptfeelingsorryforme.However,afterafewday,Idecidednottoletonesing