广州番禺职业技术学院《高级英语综合》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、Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen2、－Mike,ourteamwillplayagainsttheRocketsthisweekend.Iamsurewewillwin.－________!A．Congratulations B．CheersC．Bestwishes D．Goodluck3、InthelibraryyoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttoWi-Fispecially_____forreaders.A．preparing B．toprepareC．prepared D．prepare4、Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor5、—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing6、Ifyouwanttoseeadoctor，youfixadatewithhimaheadoftime.Thatisacommon________intheUSA．A．viewB．exerciseC．practiceD．reality7、--DidJimcome?--Idon’tknow.He_______whileIwasout.A．mighthavecome B．mightcomeC．musthavecome D．shouldhavecome8、Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what9、—______yousinganddanceatthislatehourofthenight?—Sorry,Iwillstoprightnow.A．May B．ShallC．Will D．Must10、—Astudysuggestsreducingenergydemandinthefuturemay________urbanareas.—That’strue.Citiesneedmoreenergythansmalltownsorotherruralareas.A．catchonB．actonC．hangonD．centeron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。AWhenaskedhowtechnologymightimprovethelivesofpeoplewithvisionimpairments(视力障碍),JoannBeckerpresentedamisleadinglysimplechallenge.“Well,”thevisionimpairmentstechspecialistrecallssaying.“I’dliketobeabletofindmybusslopthroughBeMyEyes”.BeMyEyes,whichwentlivein2015,establishesadirectvideoconnectionbetweenvisuallyimpairedusersandsightedvolunteers.Theassumptionissimple:Manypeoplewhoareblinddon’tneedanyactualassistanceincompletingtheirdailytasks,butmerelyneedalittlehelp.Asightedvolunteermightbeaskedtohelpidentifywhichoftwocanscontainstomatoes.Inthiscase,thevisuallyimpairedusercancookamealjustfineonhis/herown-allhe/sheneedsisaquickconfirmationthathe/shehasthecorrectcan.Themodelappearstobeworking;morethan540,000volunteersandnearly40,000peoplewithlowvisionareregisteredontheapp.“Anelderlywomancannowhelpavisuallyimpairedtechniciansetuphiscomputer,”saysfounderHansWiberg,whohasverylowvision.“Shedoesn’tneedtoknowathingaboutcomputers.Sheonlyneedstoreadwhatispresentedonthescreen.Thenhecandotherest.”Earlyassistivetechnologycenteredondedicateddevices(专用设备),becauseofthenichemarket(缝隙市场),whichsoldforhundredsoreventhousandsofdollars.Butthesmartphone,multipurposeandnear-universal,hascompletelychangedtheeconomyofscale.“Therearelargermarketforcesdrivinghigh-poweredcomputation,high-qualityengineeringandhigh-qualitybatterymanagementinthesmartphonemarketthanthoseinaspecialtyproduct,”saysAaronSteinfeld,aresearchprofessorattheRoboticsInstituteatCarnegieMellonUniversity.“Therealityis,mostsightedpeopledon’tknowsomebodywhoisblind.”Beckersays.“Theythinkthesolutionsthatablindpersonneedsarcfarmoreexpansive,itturnsout,theyneedtobe.Ithinktheseappsareenablingsightedpeopletoseethatblindpeoplejustneedsomesimplecluestohelpthemdoanynumberofthingsintheirlives.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphusedforinthetext?A．Showingthemainidea.B．Introducingthetopic.C．Givingoneexample.D．Makingaconclusion.2、HowdoestheappBeMyEyeswork?A．Bycreatingavideolinkbetweenthedibbledand.sightedone.B．Byrecognizingwhichoftwocanshavetomatoesandcooking.C．Byestablishingahigh-qualityengineeringandcomputation.D．Byflashingtheeverydaytasksofthetechnicianandvolunteers.3、Fromthetextwecanknow.A．onlypeoplewithlowvisionarcregisteredtousetheappB．slightassistancecanhelptheblindfreefromsometroublesC．volunteersshouldbeveryfamiliarwithhigh-techcomputersD．JoannBeckerthinksithardtofindabusstopusingBeMyEyes4、Whatdothe5thand6thparagraphsmainlymean?A．Smartphonemarkethasgreateconomicpotential.B．Thesmartphonebecomesaspecialapp.C．Finedeviceshavechangedtheeconomy.D．Costmatterswhenitcomestoas5istivctechnology.BAmazonChina,oneofthelargestonlinebooksellers,unveiledthebestsellingbooksinChinaforthefirsthallof2017onTuesday,disclosingChinesepeople’sreadinghabits.JapaneseauthorKeigoHigashino’sMiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStoretoppedthelistofthemostpopularpaperbooks,followedbylateChinesewriterYangJiang’sWeThreeandIsraelihistorianYuvalNoah’sHomoDeus:ABriefHistoryofTomorrow.InthelistofpaideBooksonKindle,thetopthreeplacesweretakenbyChinesewriterZhouMeisen’sIntheNameofthePeople,KeigoHigashino’sMiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStoreandFallofGiants—bookoneofBritishauthorKenFollett’shistoricalCenturyTrilogy.AmazonhasalsoreleasedarankingofChinesecitieswherepeoplereadmost.HefeiandZhengzhouoccupythefirstandsecondspotrespectivelyforthesecondstraightyear.TherankingwasbasedontheratioofbookssalescomparedtothevolumeofallproductssoldonAmazonduringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear.PopularTVdramashaveincreasedthesalesoftheoriginalbooks.IntheNameofthePeople,ananti-corruptionnovel,hasbecomethemostfavoredchoiceonKindle’spaideBooksandtheeighthpopularprintedbookinAmazon.Thecompanyhasattributedthesalessuccesstothenovel’ssuperTVadaptation,anditwentonlineinMarch.Statisticsshowthepurchasesofthebook’se-versionincreased24timesthreemonthsafteritsscreening,andprintedcopiesrose12times.HongKongauthorIsabelNeeYeh-su’sTheFirstHalfofMyLifeisanotherexample.TherecentTVadaptionofthenovelcausedabookbuyingcrazeinChina.Purchasesofthebook’shardcopiesrose600timesaweekaftertheTVplaywasairedearlierthismonth.1、WhichisthetopthreeintermsofbothpaperbooksandpaideBooks?A．WeThreeB．IntheNameofthePeopleC．ABriefHistoryofTomorrowD．MiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStore2、Whatdoes“it”meaninParagraph4?A．Thesalessuccess.B．Themostfavoredchoice.C．TheTVadaptationofthenovel.D．Thepurchaseofthebook’se-version.3、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Advantagesofreadingbooks,B．Potentialmarketsforreadingbooks.C．PopTVdramas’positiveeffectsonthesalesoforiginalbooks.D．Closerrelationshipbetweenoriginalbooksandreadingbooks.4、Whichcolumndoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Culture.B．News.C．Sports.D．Entertainment.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．Onedaymanyyearsago,afriendsurprisedmebyusingSpanish—“Comoestas”—insteadoftheEnglish“Howareyou?”Shetoldme1thatshewaslearningSpanishatUniversityofHawaii.ItwasthefirsttimeIhad2theSeniorCitizenVisitorProgram(SCVP),whichwasfreetothose3.Immediately,IrushedbackhomeandfoundouteverythingabouttheSCVPonline.Thenextday,I4theSCVPofficeatUH.My5coursewastheLife-longStudyforHawaiiSeniorResidents.However,he6me:Ihadtobeatleast60yearsoldto7.Atthatmoment,Ireallyhatedtobeso8!Butnochoice—soIstarted9togetolder.Attheendof2017,aftermy60thbirthday,IcalledtheSCVPofficeagain.Inthespring10of2018,Ibecamethe11studentappearinginthesetwoclasses:BallroomDanceandIntroductiontoInterpretation.NomatterhowoldIwas,oncebothmybodyandspirit12intheclassroom,sittingamongyoungpeople,listeningtoandwritingdownwhatthe13taughtmademeforgetmyage.Ofcourse,Iusedthemto14thatthemovingofthebrainmayget15butit’sstillenoughtolearn16.Second,foragedpeople,returningtoschoolhelpsthemtoseemingly17theirrealage,especiallywhentheygetthesame18asyoungerclassmatesdo.Andthird,weagedpeopleareusefuloneswhohaverich19,includingknowingwhy,whatandhowtokeep201、A．satisfiedlyB．excitedlyC．worriedlyD．astonishedly2、A．readaboutB．enteredforC．heardaboutD．takenup3、A．suitableB．regularC．availableD．ready4、A．thankedB．locatedC．informedD．telephoned5、A．reasonableB．ambitiousC．favoriteD．curious6、A．persuadedB．remindedC．encouragedD．requested7、A．takepartB．goonC．giveupD．breakup8、A．weakB．lazyC．sickD．young9、A．demandingB．strugglingC．waitingD．preparing10、A．vacationB．termC．seasonD．months11、A．strangestB．busiestC．hardestD．oldest12、A．recoveredB．separatedC．settledD．talked13、A．reportersB．professorsC．colleaguesD．translators14、A．proveB．decideC．defendD．repeat15、A．practicalB．calmC．slowD．quick16、A．speciallyB．instantlyC．patientlyD．normally17、A．reduceB．approachC．memorizeD．doubt18、A．respectB．gradesC．attentionD．supports19、A．imaginationB．knowledgeC．fortunesD．experiences20、A．learningB．fightingC．thinkingD．suffering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。Inthepast,humanactivities1．(have)littleeffectonglobalwarming,butnowtheyhavecausedtheriseoftheearthtemperatureAllscientistsagreethattheincreaseinthetemperatureresults2．theburningoffossilfuelsOneofsomebyproducts（副产品）3．(call)greenhousegasesiscarbondioxide(二氧化碳)whichcantrapmoreheatenergyintheatmosphereOverthelast100years,thetemperatureoftheearth4．(increase)The5．(attitude)towardsthisrisearecompletelydifferentSomearepositive6．othersarenegativeThosewhoarepositivethinkthatwithoutthegreenhousegasestheearthwouldbe7．(cool)thanitis,8．wouldnotbesuitabletoliveonOthersthinktheriseoftheearthtemperaturemaycauseseverestorms,floods,droughts（干旱）andsoon9．(actual),greenhousegaseswillcontinuetobuildupintheatmosphereLuckily,wehumanbeingsaredoingwhatwecan10．(reduce)greenhousegasesMoreimportantly,individualscanmakeadifference第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下短文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。便条中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^）。并在其下面写出修改后的词。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．每处错误及修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不记分。Mysistersawalovelycupwhenweareshoppingtheotherday.Shelikeditatonce.Thenshebentdownandpickeduptolookatapriceonit.Asshedidthis,lotsofteasplashedonhisT-shirt!Ihadtotryhardlynottolaughathershockedface!Mysisterwantedgetoutoftheshopasfastasshecouldwhenashopassistantcameovertous.