宁夏财经职业技术学院《英语听说（四）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语听说（四）》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、CareersAdviceserviceisonlyavailabletopeopleonday-timecourses.A．tostudy B．studyC．studied D．studying2、Theteacher’svoicestillremainedcalm______shewasgettingannoyed.A．aslongasB．evenifC．asifD．nowthat3、ifIhadarrivedyesterdaywithoutlettingyouknowbeforehand?A．Wouldyoubesurprised B．WereyousurprisedC．Hadyoubeensurprised D．Wouldyouhavebeensurprised4、—Couldyoutellmethe____ofmakingsuchtastycakes?—Well,Ijustfollowthedirectonsinthecookbook.A．feature B．plan C．cost D．trick5、Aproposalwasputforwardatthemeeting__________thenewcementplantshouldn’tbebuiltneartheschool.A．whenB．whereC．thatD．which6、Sheisastrong-willedwomanandnotonce_______intoanydifficultyinherlife.A．shehasgiven B．didshegive C．shegave D．hasshegiven7、—Iwasinformedthatyouwonthelottery?—Areyoukidding?MaybeIwillwinalotterywhen______.A．youcryforthemoon B．pigsflyC．allgoodthingscometoanend D．yougetanewleaseonlife8、Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,_______,ofcourse,youarehappywiththewaythingsare.A．unless B．that C．which D．where9、Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast10、SheseemstopreferAmericanTVShowstotalkingtome．A．towatch B．tobewatching C．watching D．havingwatched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。AMicrosofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithALS（渐冻症）tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALSalsoknownasmotorneurone（神经元）disease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotordisabilitiesareexpensive,notconstantundersunlight,andrequirefrequentreadjustmentandconsiderable,relativelyfixedsystems,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toreducethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemrunningonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,constant,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartstucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeforcommunication.Thelabelshowsfourgrids（方格）ofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheywantthelettersbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithm（计算程序）isthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、HowdoesthenewsmartphoneapphelppeoplewithALS?A．Byconnectingitscamerawithsufferers’appearance.B．Bycommunicatingwithpeopledirectlywithacamera.C．Bychangingeyemovementsintodetailedwritteninformation.D．Bylookingintotheeyesofthesufferers.2、WhydidtheresearchersdevelopGazeSpeak？A．GazeSpeakwillhavefewerdisadvantages.B．Currentsystemscan’tfunctioneffectively.C．GazeSpeakcanbeproperlyusedinthemedicalfield.D．Currentsystemscanincreasetheriskofmotordisabilities.3、Whatcanweknowaccordingthetext?A．Sufferers’eyemovementsaredeterminedbyGazeSpeak.B．Currentsystemsaresolidbutcostlyforsufferers.C．GazeSpeakhashelpedpeoplealot.D．GazeSpeakhasn’tbeenpracticallyonthemarket.BAcompanyhasdesignedawaterbottle,theMemobottle,whichisidealfortheofficeworker’sbag,becauseit’scompletelyflat.Withthesameshapeasapieceofpaper,theMemobottleisareusablewaterbottlethatslidesintoyourbagtolienexttobooksandlaptops.Thebottle,whichcanalsobewashedinadishwasher,isdesignedtohelpreducethenumberofplasticbottlesinlandfills（填埋）.TwocreativepeopleJesseLeeworthyandJonathanByrt,both28,designedthebottletobeconvenienttocarryandenvironmentallyfriendly.Itismadefromadurableanddishwasher-friendly“green”plastic.LeeworthyandByrt,fromAustralia,saymorethan600billionsingle-usebottlesweresoldgloballylastyear.InAmericaalone,studiesshowthataround1,500single-usewaterbottleareconsumedeverysecond—only20percentofthesearerecycled.Andthecostofbuyingmoreandmoreplasticbottlesaddsto—thepairsaythatbottledwatercostsapproximately1,400timesmorethantapwater.“We’vealwaysbeenpassionateabouttheenvironment,”saidLeeworthy.“Foryearswehavebeenfocusedoncreativedesignthatprovidesenvironmentalremedywhileimprovingsocialconvenience.TheMemobottlewasdesignedtoovercometwoproblemsthatweseeinoursociety:ourattachmenttotheoutdoors,andourinabilitytofitwaterbottlesinlaptopbags.”Thebottlewillbeavailableinthreedifferentsizes—A5whichholds750ml,A4whichholds1.25litresandlettersizewhichstores1.25litres.TheproductisseekingfundingonKickstarterandhasalreadysoared（飙升）pastitsprimarygoalofraising£8,310($13,500),reachingitinjust36hours.JonathanByrtsaid,“Thefeedbackwe’vereceivedhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive!Theemailsofsupportandinterest,andsocialmediacommentshavebeenamazing!”TheproductisexpectedtobeonthemarketbyChristmasandwillbeavailableforglobaldelivery.1、Whatisthemaincharacterofthenewly-designedwaterbottle?A．Cleanandeasytowash.B．Practicalandfriendlytoenvironment.C．Flatandpopularwithhousewives.D．Cheapandconvenienttocarryinbags.2、Whatarethetwodesignersmostconcernedabout?A．Materialsandshape.B．Priceandproduction.C．Commentsandpopularity.D．Environmentandconvenience.3、Whatispeople’sattitudetowardsthewaterbottle?A．Opposed.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Thewaytoprotectwaterresource.B．Roundwaterbottlesareoutofdate.C．Seekingfundforanidealwaterbottle.D．TwocreativeAustralianyoungdesigners.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．Iaskmygrandpawhatitfeelsliketogrowold.He1thisquestionwhilewesitinhisofficeoverlookingtheyard,whereanemptybirdfeederswings2fromatreebranch.Theyardhasgoneintoastateof3inrecentyears.Grandpanolongerpossessestheenergytomaintainits4splendidglory.Aftertakingasipofhisblacktea,heasksmeaquestion.“Haveyoueverbeeninahot5whenthewaterrancold?”ItellhimIhave.“That’swhat6feelslike,”hesays.“Atfirstthewateristoowarm,butyou7theheatandbeginenjoyingit.Whenyou’reyoung,youthinkit’sgoingtobethisway8.Butonedayyourealizethe9beginstodrop.Yougraduallyfeelthewarmthleavingyourbody.Thewaterisstillpleasant,butyouknowit’llsoonbecomecoldandthere’snothingyoucand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