江西农业工程职业学院《英语听说BⅣ》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语听说BⅣ》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Everygreataccomplishmentrestsontheofwhatcamebeforeit;whenyoutraceitback,you’llseeonesmallstepthatstarteditall.A．reputationB．expectationC．recreationD．foundation2、Itwas______wewerereturninghome______Irealizedwhatagoodfeelingitwastohavehelpedsomeoneintrouble.A．when;before B．when;thatC．before;where D．how;that3、AChineseproverbhasitthatatowerisbuiltwhensoilonearth_________,andariverisformedwhenstreamscometogether.A．accumulates B．accelerates C．collapses D．loosens4、—Whichdoyouprefer,theformeroptionorthelatterone?—Ithinktheformeroneisnobetterthanthelatterone.SoI’llchoose________.A．theformeroneB．thelatteroneC．eitherofthemD．neitherofthem5、I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending6、Wearecommittedtocreatingaworldfreefromthehomelessandthehopeless,aworld_______eachandeverycornerisatrueparadise.A．that B．whichC．ofwhich D．fromwhere7、_______arecord-breakingsevenGoldenGlobes,themusicalLaLaLandsurprisinglydoesnotappealtoChineseviewers.A．WinningB．WonC．HavingwonD．Towin8、Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．asubjectsointerestingasB．asainterestingsubjectasC．asinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas9、Thesecurityjudgewasvery_________whensheexplainedthatthedrivinglicencewasnecessaryforherwork.A．reasonable B．natural C．ridiculous D．available10、Itwasconsiderate_____younottoplaythepianowhileIwasasleep.A．of B．for C．to D．from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。ABritishWriterJohnDonneoncesaid：“Nomanisanisland；everybookisaworld.”Asanenthusiasticreader，Ican’tagreewiththelatterpartofthesentencemore．Everysummer．IendeavortofindsomepeacefulplaceswhereIcanattacksomeclassicswithoutbeingdisturbed．ThomasHardywantstolivefarfromthemaddingcrowd．Iamnofriendtochaos，either．IreadGeorgeOrwell’s1984inaNewEnglandbeachsidecottagewithnolocksonthedoors，notelephonesortelevisionsintherooms．1984isagoodbookthatneedsdeepreflection．AttemptingSoundandFurylyingonthebedofapoorly-occupiedmotel，however，waslessfruitful：Imadeitthroughoneandaquartervolumes，butthenmyeyelidsweresoheavythatIcouldn’tkeepthemopen．ButthissummerIfindmyselfataloss．I’mnotquiteinterestedinJ．D．Salinger，say，orFrankenstein．There’salwaysWarandPeace．whichI’vecoveredsomedistanceseveraltimes，onlytogetboggeddowninthe“War”part，setitasideforawhile，andrealizethatIhavetostartoverfromthebeginningagain，havingforgotteneveryone’snameandsocialrank．Howappealingtosimplyfallbackonafavorite—oncemoreintoTheCalloftheWildorAliceintheWonderland，whichfeelsalmostlikecheating，tooexcitingandtoomuchfuntobelongtoseriousliterature．Andthenthere’sJohnSteinbeck’sTheGrapesofWrath．Thistitledonotamazebutconfuse.We’renevershortofsourgrapes，butwe’veneverheardofangrygrapes．Anywaygrapesaremyfavoritefruitofsummer．Thesestonefruitscanalwaysmakemefeelcheerfulandpeacefulallatonce．1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．TheauthorhasacottageinNewEngland．B．1984isabookthatneedsdeepreflection．C．Bothofthereadingattemptswerenotfruitful．D．SoundandFurywassetinapoorly-occupiedhotel．2、Whydoestheauthorsayreadinghisfavoritebooksfeelslikecheating?A．Hefinishesthemquickly． B．Heshouldreadsomethingserious．C．Hebarelyunderstandsthem． D．Hegetsamazedbytheirtitles．3、Whatcanwesayabouttheauthor?A．ThomasHardyishisfriend． B．Helikesseriousliterature．C．Heisquiteforgetful． D．Heisaliterary-mindedman．4、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisreadingexperience．B．Toencouragereaderstoreadbooks．C．Tointroducegoodbookstoreaders．D．Tocondemnthechaoticworldwelivein．BAgeingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.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．The1pickedupthethermosandpouredsomehotwaterintothetea-cupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhis2,whowereafatheranddaughter,andputthelidonthecupwithaclink.Obviously3ofsomething,hehurriedintotheinnerroom,leavingthe4onthetable.Histwoguestsheardseveraldrawersopeningandarustling（飒飒响声）.They5sittingintheliving-room,the10-year-olddaughter,lookingattheflowersoutsidethewindow.Thefatherwasjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthe6came,rightthereintheliving-room.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermos,whichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllooked7hershoulderatonce,startled（吓一跳）,8.Itwas9.Neitherofthemhadtouchedit,notevenalittlebit.Thesoundcausedthehosttorushbackfromtheinnerroom.Helookedatthe10floorandblurtedout(脱口而出),“Itdoesn’tmatter,itdoesn’tmatter!”Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.Thenhemuttered(嘀咕),“Sorry,I11itanditfell.”“Itdoesn’tmatter,”thehostsaid.Later,whentheyleftthehousethedaughtersaid,“Daddy,Isawyour12inthewindowpane(窗玻璃).Youweresittingperfectly13.Whydidyousay…?”Thefather14,“Whatthenwouldyou15asthecauseofitsfall?”“Itfellbyitself!Maybethefloorisuneven.Itwasn’tsteadywhenMr.Liputitthere.”“Itwon’t16,girl.Itsoundsmore17whenIsayItouchedit.Therearethingspeopleacceptlessthemoreyou18them.Thetrueryourstoryis,thelesstrueitsounds.”Thedaughterwas19insilenceforawhile.Thenshesaid,“Canyouexplainitonlythisway?”“Onlythisway,”thefatherlaughedagain.“Sincelifeisnotperfect,sometimesweneedtodealwithitwithawhite20.”1、A．ownerB．hostC．guestD．master2、A．friendsB．neighborsC．childrenD．guests3、A．knowingB．rememberingC．hearingD．thinking4、A．thermosB．cupC．lidD．tea5、A．enjoyedB．remainedC．imaginedD．hated6、A．strangerB．hostC．crashD．noise7、A．aroundB．atC．behindD．over8、A．staringB．glaringC．observingD．glancing9、A．helplessB．excitingC．strangeD．terrible10、A．breakingB．steamingC．sinkingD．flooding11、A．touchedB．usedC．hitD．moved12、A．expressionB．shadowC．reflectionD．action13、A．calmB．stillC．silentD．straight14、A．shoutedB．recalledC．laughedD．repeated15、A．tellB．makeC．acceptD．give16、A．doB．helpC．goD．suit17、A．comfortableB．friendlyC．acceptableD．agreeable18、A．defendB．supportC．discussD．argue19、A．keptB．shutC．worriedD．lost20、A．actionB．lieC．excuseD．devotion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。Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankSomethingdifferent?Lookingforanunforgettablewaytocelebratethatspecialoccasion?Well,therangeofoptionsopentotoday’syoungsteroreven‘oldest,forthatmatter,1．(be)afarcryfromthetraditionalpartyorrestaurantvisitNolongerisitconsideredsufficienttoinviteyourfriendsround,buysomefoodandgetabaker2．(produce)acakeNo,today'sbirthdayboyorgirlislookingforsomethingoutoftheordinary,rangingfromtheextremelyexpensivetothedownrightdangerousAnythinggoes,3．itisunusualandimpressive4．isconsideredtopofthisyear’spopularextravagancesareasfollows:takingsomefriendsrallydriving,helicopterlessons,planetripandparachutingandhotairballoonThen,thereisalwaysgroupbungeejumpingortakingyourfriendsonawhitewaterraftingridedownrapidsThedesireforadventurouscelebration5．(notrestrict)totheyoungIrecentlymetanoldman6．celebratedreachingthemilestoneofeightybyhavingaflyinglessonOfcourse,ifyouhavethemoneytheworldisyouroysterAwell-heeledrelationof7．flewfiftyofhisfriendstoaCaribbeanislandtomarkthepassingofhishalfcenturyUnfortunately,IwasonlyadistantrelationUndoubtedly,themoretraditionalformsofcelebrationdocontinuetosatisfythelessextravagantorlessadventurous8．usHowever,withmyownhalfcentury9．(appear)onthehorizonIwouldnotsaynotoaweekendinParisandamealattheEiffelTowerIcanbut10．(dream)PerhapsbythetimeI’meightyI’llbeabletoaffordit第四部分写作（共两节