温州科技职业学院《高级英语I》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷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、Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned2、Thebiggestproblemformostplants,which________justgetupandrunawaywhenthreatened,isthatanimalsliketoeatthem.A．shallnot B．can'tC．needn't D．mustn't3、Thebestmethodto_____thegoalofhelpingthepatientswithAIDSistouniteasmanysympatheticpeopleaspossible.A．complete B．command C．accomplish D．accompany4、Theoldroadisindeedlessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,_______,aswedon’tfeelsafeonit.A．somehowB．otherwiseC．thereforeD．though5、It_____havebeenTomthatparkedthecarhere,asheistheonlyonewithacar.A．may B．can C．must D．should6、––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised7、ManyquestionshavebeenansweredbyJohn.Hemusthavepreviewedthelessonslastnight,____he?A．needn’t B．hasn’t C．didn’t D．mustn’t8、Peterson,agreatarchaeologist,said:“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievethattheministrywas________thisproblem,butwefeelthatwecan'twaitanylonger.”A．lookingout B．bringingout C．carryingout D．sortingout9、Intheforest,soundisthebestmeansofcommunicationoverdistance________incomparisonwithlight,itwon'tbeblockedbytreeswhentravelling.A．whileB．becauseC．whenD．though10、Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality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。AThebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesasthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist(经济学家)JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable.In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkisoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpaceofsubstitutionofmachinesforhumansthanhasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs.Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise.Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople'sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.BIfsomepartsofabodyareverysickordamaged,thendoctorsmightneedtoremovethem.Anotherwaydoctorscanhelpistogrownewtissuetoreplacewhatissickordamaged.Thisiscalledregenerativemedicine(再生医学).Regenerativemedicinesoundslikesomethingfromasciencefictionmoviebutitisnotanewidea.Insideourbones,wehavesomethingcalled‘marrow’,whichmakesourbloodandkeepsushealthy.Doctorshavebeengivingsickpeoplethebonemarrowfromotherhealthypeopleforthelast30or40years,andthisisakindofregenerativemedicine.Newerdevelopmentsinregenerativemedicineincludegrowingnewskininalaboratoryandusingittohelppeoplewhohavebeenhurtinfiresoraccidents.Anotherexampleofregenerativemedicineisatechniquedevelopedfromstudyingfrogsandmice.Whencellsareold,likeinadults,theycan’tchangewhattheydoinourbodies.Forexample,askincellcan’tchangeintoaneyecell.Butwhencellsareveryyoung,theycanbecomeanycelltype.Theseyoungcellsarecalledstemcells,anddoctorscanusethemtogrowanytypeoftissue,suchasskin,heartoreye.JohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakawonthe2012NobelPrizefortheirstudiesinthisarea.ProfessorFionaWatt,fromtheCentreofRegenerativeMedicineatKing’sCollege,London,believesthatregenerativemedicineissoexcitingbecausemanydifferentkindsofexpertsneedtoworktogether.3Dprintersmaybeusedtoprintnewbonesbyexperts,whoneedtoworkcloselywithuniversityscientistsandthesurgeonswhodotheoperationsinhospitals.Wecannotyetgrownewarmsorlegsforpeople,butthesciencefictiondreamofregenerativemedicinemaybecloserthanwethink.Perhapsinthefuture,doctorswillbeabletogrowwholenewbodiesforus.1、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Howtohelpverysickordamagedpeople.B．Regenerativemedicineandsciencefiction.C．Wecangrowournewbodiesinthefuture.D．Regenerativemedicineanditsdevelopment.2、Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothispassage?A．Marrowcanhelpgrownewbones.B．Stemcellcanbeusedtogrowanytypeoftissue.C．Surgeonsnowuse3Dprinterstoprintnewbones.D．Regenerativemedicineisanewscienceinmedicine.3、What’sthewriter’sattitudetothedevelopmentinregenerativemedicine?A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Indifferent.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．Thereoncewasaplace1allthepeoplewerehappyand2Everyonewasfriendlyandneighborly.Eventhedogsandcats3together.Thenonedayastrangerwasseen4towardthevillage:atall,tallstranger.Asthestranger,whowasagiant,5closerandcloser,thepeopleallranintotheirhousesandwouldn'tcomeout.Thegiant6thevillage.Hewasenormous,toweringovereverything.7thegiant.Thestrangestthing8.Asthechildwalkedtowardthegiant,hegrew9.Soonhewasthesamesizeasthegirl.Asshecamebesidethegiant,she10him.Shestoopeddownandgently11thegiantupinherhands,asking,"What'syourname?"Thegiantwhispered,"MynameisF-E-A-R!Helpme!!Ihaveaterrible12.IguessIlookstrange.WhenImeetpeopletheyareafraidofme.Andwhenpeopleareafraidofme,Isuddenlygrowintoagiantandeverybodyrunsawayfromme.YOUarenotafraidofme,soIstayedsmall.Doyou13it?It'scrazy!Pleasehelpme!""Icantakeyouforawalkthroughourvillage,"thegirlresponded."Iwanteveryonetohearofyourproblem.Whentheyknowthetruth,theywillno14beafraidofyou.Whilewearegoingfromhousetohouseyoucanlookatme15,andthenyouwillstaythesamesizeasyouarenow."But16wego,let'schangeyourname.Whatdoyouwanttobecalled?YOUshouldnotbecalledFEAR,becauseYOUarenotafraid.It'sthepeoplewholookatyou17fearyou.That'swhatcausesyoutogrowintoagiant.""Willyouholdmyhand18?IfIgetscaredI'llshutmyeyes.Oh,andwillyoupleasecallme19."1、A．whichB．forwhichC．whenD．where2、A．satisfyingB．contentC．sadD．miserable3、A．playedB．fightedC．quarreledD．laughed4、A．walkB．walkingC．walkedD．havingwalked5、A．comingB．tocomeC．cameD．havingcome6、A．destroyedB．cameC．pulleddownD．entered7、A．ForthemomentB．AllofasuddenC．InthebalanceD．Inotherwords8、A．towardB．inC．onD．by9、A．occurredtoB．occurringC．happenedD．takeplace10、A．biggerandbiggerB．weakerandweakerC．narrowerandnarrowerD．smallerandsmaller11、A．toweredoverB．wasundertheshadowofC．wasafraidofD．fightedagainst12、A．broughtB．pickedC．setD．put13、A．disasterB．situationC．problemD．catastrophe14、A．receiveB．getC．attainD．obtain15、A．moreB．longerC．lengthD．much16、A．forawhileB．inaminuteC．allthetimeD．thewholeday17、A．untilB．afterC．beforeD．when18、A．whatB．whichC．whoD．whom19、A．gentlyB．slightlyC．abruptlyD．delightly20、A．ENEMYB．FOEC．PALD．OPPONENT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。Onceuponatime,therewasapoorfishermanwhoalwaysdreamedofbecomingrichHewishedtobecomeamillionaire,and1．didhiswifeHehadheardfromsomeoldmenbeforethatseveralships2．(load)withdiamondsandgold3．(sink)inthenearbyseashoreBecauseofthis,foralongtimehekeptsearchingthatwholearea4．thistreasureOneday,whilehewassittingontheboatdaydreaming,hesuddenlyfeltthatthefishingrod5．(weigh)downbyaheavyobjectHe6．(excite)pulledhardatit,and7．hesawmadehimexclaim,“Wow!Abig,shinygoldchain!”Hepulledhardatthegoldchaintogetitintotheboat,but8．seemedtobenoendtoitHisboatstartedtogetover-loadedandtheseawaterfilledhisboatHowever,hehadbegundreamingofabighouse,abigpieceoflandandbuyinghorsesand9．(ox)Hekeptpullinginthechain10．theboatkeptsinkingTheboatwasfinallysubmergedandhestruggledtostayafloatUnfortunatelyhisfeetwereentangledinthegoldchainandhedrowned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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asyouknow,manystudentscompla