北京体育大学《英语视听说（2）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语视听说（2）》2023-2024学年第一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、—Iwillpickyouupat7o’clocktomorrowmorning.Isthatallright?—________.Seeyouthen.A．I’dloveto. 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B．$180.C．$250. D．$360.BUntilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.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．IwaswatchingaTVseriesonenightwhenItookinonescene.Amanwasseekinghiscommunityvotes,andpeople36wantedtoknowwhytheyshouldgivehimtheir37.Hetookthemtohishouseandonevery38inhishousewastheword“Faith”pasted.Peopleraisedlotsof39tofindoutwhythewordwaspastedonhismirrors.Hesaid,“Mydadoften40metobelievethataslongasyouhave41,youshouldhavefaith.Everytimeyoulookintothemirror,you’relookingatyourselfandsee‘Faith’.”The42Ilearnedfromthisissimple—faithisalivingthingandinthesamewaywe’reall43given24hoursadayandwe’reallgiventhesamemeasureoffaith.Faithkeepsusgoingwhenthingsget44!Whyissomepeople’sfaithstrongerthanthatofothers?Exercise!Ifwechoosetoexerciseourfaith,itwill45;butifwechoosenotto,itremainsweak.Somepeoplemight46thattheydon’thavefaith,butweallpracticefaitheverydayevenifwedon’t47itwasfaith.Daily48,suchasstudying,investingorreachingforadream,takefaith.Faith49hearinganddoing.Imadeadecisionyesterday—to50readingthenewspaperfulloftoomuchsadand51news.Why?BecauseI52therewasadropofmymentalstateafterreadingthenewspapers.Faith,whenit’sputto53,becomesabeautifulthing,Itliftsyourmentalstatetoahigherplacethat54youtoraiseyourselfupanddeclare,“Yeswecan.”Somakethedecisiontodaytostrengthenyourfaithby55it.1、A．mostly B．briefly C．bravely D．finally2、A．support B．instruction C．pity D．information3、A．wall B．mirror C．picture D．book4、A．questions B．voices C．rules D．standards5、A．teaches B．permits C．forces D．promises6、A．friendship B．breath C．wealth D．success7、A．view B．lesson C．choice D．example8、A．extremely B．freely C．equally D．frequently9、A．strange B．difficult C．funny D．different10、A．stay B．return C．slow D．grow11、A．realize B．argue C．understand D．predict12、A．agree B．appreciate C．admire D．acknowledge13、A．services B．steps C．tasks D．experiment14、A．comesfrom B．dreamsof C．feelslike D．keepson15、A．consider B．delay C．stop D．risk16、A．various B．genuine C．negative D．latest17、A．heard B．noticed C．declared D．explained18、A．check B．list C．sleep D．work19、A．warns B．causes C．orders D．forbids20、A．forming B．exercising C．obtaining D．thinking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。SendinggiftsvariesgreatlyfromcountrytocountryInAustralia,Canada,theUnitedStates1．Europeancountries,sendinggiftsisrarelyexpectedWhileseenasanicegesture,itismoreimportanttoavoid2．(give)highlypersonalgiftssuchasclothingWhenvisitingthehomeofacolleaguefromoneofthese3．(country),itisnormallyappropriatetobringagifttothehostessInAmerica,4．(expense)giftsaredefinitelyoutAgood5．(choose)istotakethedeservingpersontodinner,orto6．entertainmentorasportingevent7．thecontrary,giftgivingisatraditionalcustominJapanInJapanthepropergiftisthought8．(express)thegiver'struefriendship,gratitudeandrespectfar9．(well)thanwordscanSoifyouplantovisitJapanortohaveanyJapanesevisityouhere,bepreparedAustraliaisknownforitsfriendlinessandinformalitySomodestgifts,suchasadiary,apaperweight,oracoffeecupmight10．(present)toafriendAtatradeshow,Tshirts,ties,baseballcaps,orapinmaybeappropriatesouvenirsAnythingmorethanthesetypesofgiftscouldcauseembarrassment第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）下面文中共有十处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（/\），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：在错的词下面划一条横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误仅限1词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。DearLiMei,Withthemid-termexamcome,youmustgetpreparedforthem、Ithinkthatyouneedisarightstudymethod、Asweallknow,therearethreestageinstudypreview,studyinclassandreview,amongwhichreviewwasthemostimportant、Youshouldfirstmakeareviewplan,thenstickonit、Ifollowmyreviewplanstrictlyandhavemadeaprogressinmystudy、Itturnsouttobegoodenough、Ofcourse,therearemorethanonewaytoreview、Solongasyoureviewregular,I’msureyoucanfindmorewaystostudywell、Ifyouhaveanyquestionaboutsubjects,askmeI’llbegladtohelpyou、WemaymeetinourschoollibraryeveryFridayafternoon、第二节书面表达（满分25分）请阅读下面短文，并按要求以OurLifeRestsonOurChoice为题，用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Lifeisamatterofchoice.Seemingly,itmeansachoiceofconcrete(具体的)things.Butinfact,itmeanschoosingawayoflife.Lifeistobelivedandenjoyed,nottobewastedorcomplainedabout.Hardlycanweforgetthetimewhenoursocietyfacedthethreatfromthelife-anddeathdisease—SARS.Yet,evenduringthosedreadfultimes,somesufferingpeopleremainedoptimistic.Insteadofwearingwhitemasks,somepeopleturnedtocolorfulones,a