南京理工大学泰州科技学院《英语演讲与辩论理解当代中国》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Theyhadjusttakentheirseats,then_____A．thechairmancame B．thechairmancomes C．camethechairman D．comesthechairman2、Wechatintendstoradicallychangetheway______peopleusemobilephones.A．/ B．which C．why D．who3、—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick4、NotuntilIwentupfurther________thatunderthetree________,obviouslysoundasleep.A．thatIsaw;didaboylie B．Isaw;layaboyC．didIsee;didaboylie D．didIsee;layaboy5、Hi,Mark.Howwasthemusicalevening?Excellent!AlesandAndyperformed_________andtheywonthefirsprize.A．skillfully B．commonly C．willingly D．nervously6、—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought7、Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe8、Generallyspeaking,________accordingtothedirections,themedicinehasnosideeffect.A．whentakenB．whentakingC．whentotake D．whentobetaken9、Thisproject______consideredthoroughly,andI’msureit______finishedontime.A．mustbe;maybe B．shouldbe;canbeC．maybe;mustbe D．canbe;shouldbe10、Sofar,morethan1300hotelsinEurope,Africa,MiddleEastregionhavecommittedto_________intheevent,withmanymore________tojointheeffort.A．participating;expecting B．participate;toexpectC．participating;expected D．participate;tobeexpected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。AThepoisonousdomoic(藻)acidaffectedAlfredHitchcock's"TheBirds"afterhundredsofthemabsorbedthepoisoninthesummerof1961andlosttheirminds.Thesickbirdslikelyconsumedpoisonousacidviasmallfish.Italsotendstocollectinshellfish.And,accordingtoastudypublishedTuesday,itmaybecomemorecommonasoceanswarm,threateningbirdsandhumansalike.Researchershavestudiedtherateofpoisonousacidoverthepast20yearsinthePacificNorthwest,andfounditstronglyrelatedtowatertemperaturesthatarewarmerthannormal.Fornow,warmerwaterstypicallycomesfromeventslikeELNinoandadecades-longclimatecyclecalled"Pacificdecadaloscillation,"thestudyfound.Itisn'tyetclearhowclimatechange,whichalsowarmstheoceans,mightaffecttherateofthepoison."Whenwater'sunusuallywarmoffourcoast,it'sbecausethecirculationandpatternsintheatmospherehaschanged,bringingwarmwaterfromelsewhere-andthisishappeningatthesametimethatwealsoseehighpoisonousacidinshellfish,"MorgaineMcKibben,thestudy'sleadauthorsaid.Thepoisonisproducedduringwarmdomoicblooms,andgetspassedupthefoodchainbyanimalsthateatit.Sealions,dolphinsandhumansareatrisk.Whilesomeanimalscaneventuallycleanthemselvesofthepoison,thethreatcanlastalongtimeafterthewarmwaterdecreases.Animalspoisonedbypoisonousacidtendtobecomeweak,andexperiencedeath.Symptomsinhumansincludeheadache,confusion,lossofshort-termmemory,weaknessandunconsciousness.Itisn'tjustahealthrisk.AnOregonStateUniversitystatementnotesthatofficialshavetoshutdownshellfishharvestswhenpoisonousacidlevelsarehigh,causingeconomicharm.Sincehealthofficialsfirstregardedpoisonacidasahealththreatin1987,PacificNorthwestshellfishharvestshavebeenstoppedin2005,2017,and2018.TheWestCoastcrab（蟹）industrytookanestimated$100millionhitin2017alone.1、Whydidthebirdslosetheirmindinthesummerof1961?A．Theymaybehadabadmemory. B．Theymaybeatepoisonousfish.C．Theymaybecollectedtheshellfish. D．Theymaybedrankwarmwater.2、Whatistheconnectionbetweentherateofpoisonousacidandwatertemperatures?A．Whenatmospherehaschanged,itwarmsoffthecoast.B．Whencirculationcomes,theoceansgetwarmer.C．Whenclimatehaschanged,theoceansgetcolder.D．Whenwaterbecomeswarmer,highpoisonousacidappears.3、Whatresultwillpoisonousacidcausetohumans?A．Makinghumansconscious. B．Makinghumansdead.C．Makinghumanstemporarilylosememory. D．Makinghumanssufferheartattack.4、What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HighPoisonousAcidAppearsintheAnimalsB．TheWestCoastCrabIndustrySufferGreatLossC．ClimateChangeWarmstheOceansintheWorldD．WarmerOceansIncreaseLikelihoodofPoisonousShellfishBNASAmightbefamousforsendingrocketsuptospacequickly.Butitwillbemorefamousformakingyournextholidaycomemorequickly.Thespaceagencyisworkingonanewplane,whichcouldsolvetheproblemsofsupersonic(超音速的)flightandvastlyincreasethespeedofjourneysabroad.Ifsuccessful,theplanewouldbeabletoflybetweenNewYorkandLondoninjustthreehours.Anditwouldreducethetimespentflyingotherjourneysbyahalf,sinceitcouldbeusedmorebroadly.Untilnow,theproblemwithsuchplaneshasbeenthesonicboom(声爆),madefamousbytheoriginalConcorde.Thathappenswhenaplanereachessupersonicspeeds.Itisathunderousnoisethatupsetspeopleontheground—disturbinganimalsandevencausingphysicalproblemstomaterialsandhousesunderneath.ItwasthateffectthatledCongresstobansuchplanesfrombeingusedovertheUSland,adecisionthatinturnwasresponsibleforConcorde’sfailingtobecommerciallyused.Inviewoftheproblem,thespaceagencyhasdevelopedanewtechnologyandtrieditoutinwindtunnels,andnowbelievesthatitcouldbeputtocommercialuse.Thatplanewillflyashighas55,000feet—farhigherthannormalplanes—andmakeasoundofonly60decibels.That’sfarlessthan90decibelsthrownoutbynormalplanes,andisroughlyinlinewithacaronthemotorwayorabusyrestaurant.“Aslongaswecangetendorsementfromthegeneralpublic,theplanewillprobablybesomethingthat’sacceptable,”saidPeterCoen,projectmanagerforNASA’scommercialsupersonicresearchteam,inanewBloombergreport.“Ifwegetapproved,wewillhavethefull-sizedversionoftheplanetriedoutandtheplanewillbeputintouse.”1、WhydoestheauthormentionConcorde?A．Tosuggesttherapiddevelopmentofplanes.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofsonicbooms.C．Tointroducehowacommercialplaneisdesigned.D．ToshowCongress’importantroleinmakingplanes.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebasicdataofthenewplane.B．Theworkingprincipleofthenewplane.C．Theproblemsofthenewplane.D．Thepotentialmarketofthenewplane.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorsement”inparagraph5mean?A．ResponseB．CommitmentC．InvestmentD．Agreement4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinformpeopleofNASA’snewplane.B．Toprovethedisadvantagesofsupersonicflight.C．Toexplainwhyspeedmattersinsupersonicflight.D．Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutcommercialplanes.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．Forme,twooftheloveliestwordsinEnglishare“Lifepersists”.I1themyearsagoasacollegestudent,sittinginthelibrary,2,workingonapaper.Outofnowhere,thosewordscame3offthepageinaquote:“Inthemidstofdeathlifepersists,inthemidstof4truthpersists,inthemidstofdarknesslightpersists.”SuddenlyIwasn’tunhappyandimpatientanymore.ThenI5mygranddad.Ilovedtotalkwithhim.AndIwas6tohearwhathe’dthinkofit.Hehadpoorhearing,soIhadto7itafewtimes,butoncehe8it,helaughed.“AllIcansaytothatistotally9,”hesaidonthephone.ItoldhimhowgladIwas,afteralongwinter,tofinallyseespringand10tofindthatquote.“Whyisthat?”heasked."Well,springisasure11thatlifepersists.Anditjustmakesme12.”Helaughedagain,andtheninhis13voice,herecitedformehis14“springtime”words:“Thedesertshallrejoice(高兴),and15astherosedoes…Evenwithjoyandsinging.”Manyyearslater,16myhusbandandIdroveacrossadesertwithmanywildflowersandbloomingcactuses(仙人掌),Icould17hearmygranddadlaughing:“Thedesertshallrejoice."Lifepersists,andsodowe,inthesilenceof18andthebloomingofcactuses;andinthedeadof19andthegreenofspring.Spring20usthatwe’realiveforever.1、A．lookedforB．cameacrossC．pickedoutD．madeup2、A．boredB．worriedC．tiredD．confused3、A．runningB．dancingC．rushing.D．moving4、A．fearB．doubtC．terrorD．lie5、A．calledB．visitedC．consultedD．informed6、A．patientB．confidentC．upsetD．desperate7、A．copyB．printC．repeatD．recite8、A．gotB．madeC．undertookD．managed9、A．puzzlementB．excitementC．agreementD．amusement10、A．practicallyB．especiallyC．obviouslyD．naturally11、A．wayB．inspirationC．markD．sign12、A．nervousB．energeticC．merryD．alive13、A．lovelyB．calmC．coldD．high14、A．impressiveB．superbC．classicalD．favorite15、A．existB．flowerC．surviveD．sow16、A．afterB．whenC．untilD．although17、A．hardlyB．alwaysC．almostD．mostly18、A．journeysB．wordsC．worldD．desert19、A．winterB．springC．summerD．autumn20、A．convincesB．ensuresC．remindsD．strikes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。Haveyoueverseenapaintingdestroy1．(it)?Thisstrangeeventhappenedduringarecentauction(拍卖)inLondonGirlWithBalloonisoneofthemostwell-knownworksofBritishartistBanksyIt2．(sell)for£3．04million(about4．49millionyuan)attheSothebyauctionhouseonOct5．However,shortly6．thehammer(锤子)wentdown,thepaintingbegantoslidedownitsframe(画框)andhalfofthepaintingwascutinto7．(piece)!Infact,there8．(be)ashredder(碎纸机)intheframeMoresurprisingly,theartistmighthavesettheshredderintheframehimselfyearsago,YahooNewsreportedBanksyisknown9．beingmysteriousandunpredictableNooneknowshisrealname,10．hispaintingsareeverywhereacrosstheUKHealwaysplayshoaxes(恶作剧)ontheartworldPeoplebelievethisisjustanotherexampleofBanksy11．(play)atrickTheythinkheisagainstthecommercialization(商品化)ofartHow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