陇南师范高等专科学校《英语视听说（1）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《英语视听说（1）》2023-2024学年第二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、Asthingsdidn’tworkoutthewaywe________,wefoundourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishthem.A．planB．areplanningC．hadplannedD．willbeplanning2、Inmanycountriesintheworld,breakfastisasnack______ameal,butthetraditionalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.A．lessthan B．morethanC．otherthan D．ratherthan3、Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might4、—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.5、Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though6、Newenergy-sharingprojects_____indozensofcitiesacrossthecountrytofuelChina’ssharingeconomyinthenextfewyears.A．aretocarryout B．arebeingcarriedoutC．werecarriedout D．willhavebeencarriedout7、Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively8、________anincreaseinforeignlegalconflicts，Chinaisexpectedtoseethenumbercontinuetorise．A．Towitness B．BeingwitnessedC．Witnessed D．Havingwitnessed9、Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when10、Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended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。AWhydoestimeseemtoflybyfasteraswegetold?You'vegotyouragingbraintoblame.Thisislikelyduelargelytothephysicalchangesofournervesandneurons(神经元).Newresearchsuggests‘rapidfire’abilitiesoftheyoungbrainallowustoprocessmoreinformationduringyouth,causingthedaystoseemlongerearlierinlife.However,aswegetold,researcherssaytheolderbraintakesmoretimetoprocessinformation.ThenewfindingputforwardbyaDukeUniversityresearcherwaspublishedinapaperinthejournalEuropeanReviewthisweekAccordingtoAdrianBejan,theJ.AJonesProfessorofMechanicalEngineeringatDuke,thephysicalchangesofournervesandneuronsplay,amajorroleinourperception(知觉)oftimeaswegetold.Overtheyearsthesestructuresbecomemorecomplexandeventuallybegintodegrade."Littlebabies,forexample,movetheireyesmuchmoreoftenthanadultsbecausethey’reprocessingimagesatafasterrate,"Beiansays,Forolderpeople,thismeansfewerimagesarebeingprocessedinthesameamountoftime,causingexperiencestoseemasthoughthey’rehappeningmorequickly.1、Whatcausestimetoflyfasteraswegetold?A．Changesofournervesandneurons. B．Informationinourbrain.C．Theelectricalsignals. D．Rapidfireabilities.2、Whatisunavoidableintheprocessofgettingold?A．Longerdays. B．Agingbrains.C．Moreimages. D．Lessexperience.3、Whydothedaysseemlongerearlierinlife?A．Youngpeoplearemoreenergeticintheirlife.B．TheyoungerbraintakeslesstimetoprocessinformationC．Oldpeoplehavefewerthingstodothanyoungpeople.D．Littlebabiesmovetheireyesmuchmoreoften.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A．NervesandNeurons B．TimeFliesFastC．TheOlder,theFaster D．TheFunctionoftheBrainBAstheinternationaldemandfornarrative(叙事的)film/TVcontentcontinuestoincreasewithpopularstreamingserviceslikeNetflixandothersthetwoquestionsthencome:willthecominggenerationsreceivemostoftheirentertainmentthroughvisualmeansratherthanthroughthewrittenwordandwillsuchanincreaseofnarrativefilm/TVreducetheimportanceofreading?Growingexamplesofthistrendincludethediminishment(减少)offictioninthecommoncore(核心的)curriculum,theever－risingcultureofcomputergames,thewaveofstreamingservicesofwideinternationalreach,andmoviesfilledwithspecialeffectsmadeforchildrenandteenagers.Normustweignoretheeconomicdangersthatlieaheadforthewrittenword.Thenarrativefilmindustryisamoneymakerthatdwarfs(使相形见绌)thepublishingindustry.Theotherunderlyingquestion,ofcourse,is“doesitreallymatterifthewrittenwordbowstotheworldoffilm/TV?”Frommypointofview,anydiminishmentoffictiondeliveredbywordsisalossformankind.Thereisnogreaterhumanfeaturethantheimagination.Itliesattheverysoulofthehumanspecies.Itisthebrain’smostpowerfulengine.Itistheessentialmuscleoflifeandlikeallmusclesitmustbeexercisedandstrengthened.Writingandreadingaretheprincipaltoolsthatinspire,createandempowerourimagination.Anythingthatdiminishesthatpoweristheenemyofmankind.ItshouldbeknownthatIamnotopposedtonewmediaandtechnologicaladvances.Instead,Ihavealwaysfeltitnecessarytoadapttoadvancingtechnology.Infact,anumberofmynovelsareinvariousstagesofdevelopmentforfilm,TV,andlivestageproductions.Myhopeisthatthewrittenwordwillonlystandtobecomplemented(补充)byitsvisualcounterparts(对应物),notpushedtotheedgeofextinction.Ofcourse,therearethosewhowillpresentargumentsforthesuperiorityofthemovingimageoverthewrittenword.Eachhasitsplace.Myargumentisforfindingtherightbalancebetweenitandthemovingimage.1、Inwhatwaydoesnarrativefilm/TVembarrassthewrittenword?A．Economicbenefits B．InternationalreachC．Culturalinfluence D．Educationalimportance2、Whydoestheauthorvaluetheroleofthewrittenword?A．Itstrengthensourmuscles. B．Ithelpssharpenimagination.C．Itdistinguishesmanfromeachother. D．Itpavesthewayfornarrativefilm/TV.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnology?A．Cautious B．SkepticalC．Positive D．Critical4、What’stheauthorconcernedabout?A．Thefateofreading. B．Theextinctionoffiction.C．Theimpactofthewrittenword. D．Thefutureofthemovingimage.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．IdrivedailytoworkonHighwayⅧ.Eachspring1colorfulwildflowersintheditches2theroad.Thereisone3goldenflowerthathasalwayscaughtmyeyes.Itblooms（开花）onlyinthe4hours-theafternoonsunistoowarmforit.Lastspring,Istatedawildflowergardeninouryard.Icanlookthroughthekitchenwindowwhiledoingthe5andenjoytheflowers.Thoselovelygoldenflowersfromtheditch,Ihaveoftenthough,wouldlookgreatinthebedalongsideotherwildflowers.I6pasttheflowerseveryday,thinkingI’lldigthemhome.“7,theymaybehardtokeeptilltheofficetimeends.”Or,“8,Idon’twanttogetmygoodclothesdirty.”Whateverthereason,Ineverstoppedtodigthemout.Myhusbandevengavemeafoldingshoveltobeusedforthatexpressed9Onedayonmywaytotheoffice,Iwas10toseethehighwaydepartmenthadweededouttheditchesandthegoldenflowerswere11“Youhaveononeto12butyourself-youwaitedtoolong.”Ithoughttomyself,“You13havedoneitwhenyoufirstsawthembloomingthisspring.”Dayslater,I14thenewsthatmysisterhasbraincancer.Sheis12yearsolderthanmeand15,becauseofageanddistance,wehadn’tbeenas16aswewouldhave.Icouldn’thelpbutseethe17betweenthegoldenflowersandtherelationshipbetweenmysisterandme.18,thankstoGod,wehavesometimeleftto19somewonderfulmemoriesthatwillbloomeveryyearforus.AndwhenIcatchsightofthegoldenflowersagainthisspring,youcan20I’llsurelystopantransplantthemtomygarden.1、A．growsB．bringsC．holdsD．removes2、A．alongB．offC．aroundD．in3、A．strangeB．superiorC．particularD．common4、A．dayB．eveningC．morningD．noon5、A．homeworkB．repairsC．dishesD．exercise6、A．stoppedB．walkedC．dashedD．drove7、A．What’smoreB．ThusC．NevermindD．However8、A．RememberitB．MakeitC．ForgetitD．Catchit9、A．pleasureB．angerC．purposeD．anxiety10、A．delightedB．shockedC．frightenedD．saddened11、A．fallingB．goneC．standingD．abandoned12、A．questionB．blameC．hireD．follow13、A．shouldB．mustC．wouldD．might14、A．discoveredB．studiedC．provedD．learned15、A．unfortunatelyB．surprisinglyC．frequentlyD．interestingly16、A．deepB．closeC．goodD．long17、A．connectionB．combinationC．conditionD．competition18、A．SoB．InfactC．StillD．Aboveall19、A．rememberB．plantC．formD．harvest20、A．doubtB．wonderC．betD．understand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。Lastyear,areportbyacommitteeofeducationexpertssaidthatalotofAmericanstudentscannotwritewellThereportnotedtheconcernsofbusinessleadersandteachersTheexpertssaidthatmorestudentsshouldhavetopassawritingtest1．theycanfinishhighschoolTheypointedoutthatmajorcollegeentrancetestsarechangingnow2．(include)awritingpartEducatorsknowthatteachingstudentstowritewellisnoteasyOneproblemistheamountoftimeneededtoreadthroughlargeamountsofworkSosomecompanies3．(develop)computerprogramsThesecangradestudentwritingmuchmorequicklythanapersoncanWritingtestscanalsocost4．(little)tocarryoutbycomputerthanpaper-and-pencilThesecomputersystemsareknownase-readersTheyuseartificial(人工的)intelligencetothinkinaway5．teachersInthestateofIndiana,computergradingofastatewidewritingtestbeganwithatestofthesystemitselfFortwoyears,bothacomputerandhumansgradedthestudentwritingOfficialssaytherewasalmostnodifferencebetweenthecomputergradesandthosegivenby6．humanreadersTheentrancetestcommonly7．(use)bybusinessschools,theGMAT,alreadyusese-readersTheGREandTOEFLtestsmightstart;officialsaredecidingTheGREistheGraduateRecordExaminationTOEFListheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguageSystems8．(use)togradewritingincollegeclassesThecomputersreadafewhundredexamplesofstudentwritingalreadygradedbyhumansThenthesystemscomparenewwritingsagainstthosealreadyexaminedSometeacherssayitcanneverreallyunderstand9．awriteristryingtosayCriticssayaprogramcannotfollowathoughtorjudgehumororunderstandabeautifullyexpressedideaButinventorsoftheprogramssaycomputergradingguaranteesthateachpieceofwritingisgradedinthesamewayTheyalsosaythesystems10．(mean)tojudgeknowledgemorethancreativit