厦门大学《大学英语（英语演讲入门技巧与实践）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《大学英语（英语演讲入门技巧与实践）》2023-2024学年第一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、—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．amexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised2、—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon3、Wearrangedtomeetatthecinemaat7:30,butJackfailedto______.A．breakupB．setupC．turnupD．giveup4、Friendshipcanneverbeatrade;______,itneedsthemostthoroughandunprofitableconcept.A．inaddition B．bycontrast C．inreturn D．bychance5、Youdon’tneedaninvitationtohelpothers.Givehelp_____youareasked.A．ifB．asC．thoughD．before6、Whenitcomestoinpublic,noonecanmatchhim.A．speak B．speaking C．beingspoken D．bespoken7、Therehasbeenpositivereactiontotheproposaltohelpthedisabled,theimpactwillbelastingespeciallyforyoungerones.A．onwhich B．onwhomC．ofwhich D．ofwhom8、ItwaswhenshefirstarrivedinChina_____shedevelopedapassionforpaper-cutting.A．where B．thatC．how D．why9、Amythisanaccountofthedeedsofagodorsupernaturalbeings,usuallyexpressedintermsof______thought.A．primary B．capital C．initial D．primitive10、Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid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。ATenyearsago,Isetouttoexamineluck.Iwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplewerealwaysintherightplaceattherighttime,whileothersconsistentlyexperiencedillfortune.Iplacedadvertisementsinnationalnewspapersaskingforpeoplewhofeltconsistentlyluckyorunlucky.Hundredsofextraordinarymenandwomenvolunteeredformyresearch.OvertheyearsIhaveinterviewedthem,monitoredtheirlivesandhadthemtakepartinvariousexperiments.Inoneoftheexperiments,Igavebothluckyandunluckypeopleanewspaper,askingthemtolookthroughitandtellmehowmanyphotographswereinside.Ihadsecretlyplacedalargemessagehalfwaythroughthenewspaper,saying,“Telltheexperimenteryouhaveseenthisandyouwillwin$50.”Thismessagetookuphalfofthepageandwaswrittenintypethatwasmorethantwoincheshigh.Itwasstaringeveryoneintheface,buttheunluckypeopletendedtomissitandtheluckypeopletendedtospotit.Unluckypeoplearegenerallymorenervousthanluckypeople,andthisanxietyaffectstheirabilitytonoticetheunexpected.Asaresult,theymissopportunitiesbecausetheyaretoofocusedonlookingforsomethingelse.Theygotogatheringsconcentratingonfindingtheirperfectpartnersandmissopportunitiestomakegoodfriends.Theylookthroughnewspapersdeterminedtofindcertaintypesofjobadvertisementsandmissothertypesofjobs.Luckypeoplearemorerelaxedandopen,andthereforeseewhatisthereratherthanjustwhattheyarelookingfor.Myresearcheventuallyshowedthatluckypeopleareskilledatnoticingopportunities,makeluckydecisionsbylisteningtotheirintuition(直觉),areopentonewexperiences,andadoptanever-say-dieattitudethattransformsbadluckintogoodluck.1、What’sthepurposeoftheauthor’sresearch?A．Todiscoverwhatluckmeanstopeople.B．Tofindluckypeopleandunluckypeople.C．Todistinguishbetweengoodluckandbadluck.D．Tofigureoutwhypeoplearealwaysluckyorunlucky.2、Whydidtheunluckypeoplemissthemessageintheexperiment?A．Therewastoomuchinformationtobereadindetail.B．Theyweretoofocusedonlookingforphotographs.C．Ittooktoomuchtimetogothroughnewspapers.D．Thewordsweretoosmalltobenoticed.3、Whatleadstoluckypeople’sgoodfortune?A．Theirabilitytospotopportunities. B．Theirabilitytobecomerelaxed.C．Theirabilitytocommunicate. D．Theirabilitytomakefriends.4、What’sthekeymessageofthelastparagraph?A．Whatluckypeoplearelookingfor.B．Howluckypeoplegenerategoodluck.C．Whatluckypeoplecandowithopportunities.D．Howluckypeopletransformbadluckintogoodluck.BGoodnewsforcoffeeandteadrinkers:Nomorewastingtimeandenergywaitingfortheperfectcup.UsingpatentedHeatworks’OhmicArrayTechnology,theDUOSmartUntetheredCarafe(玻璃水瓶)hasthepowertoheatorcoolwatertotheexactdegreewhileyoupour.Withitsfunctionality,convenienceandstylishappearance,theDUOlookslikequitethegamechanger.Sohowdoesitwork?Theprecisetemperaturecontrolletsyoupickthewatertemperaturetotheplus/minusonedegree.Simplysetyourtemperature,pourwaterintothetank(fitsfourcups)atthetopandpourintoyourcup.Thecarafefeaturesonebluespout(出水口)forfiltered(过滤的)coldwaterandanotherredspoutforhotwater,whichappearstoheatupinstantly.Theentiredeviceisbatteryoperated,makingitperfectfortakingittotheofficeorreallyanywhereelse.Youwillalsobeabletoplugitin,sothecarafecanstaycomfortablyonyourkitchentableordesktochargeforon-the-gouse.TheDUOadvocate99percentenergyefficientlyandanadvancedwaterfiltrationsystemcreatedbyheatworksCEOJerryCallahan,whowantedtocreateaheatingsystemwithoutusingmetalheatingelements.Unsustainableandimperfectmetalheatingpartshavebeenusedforheatingforthepast100yearsandcarrytheriskofrusting(生锈).CallahanfeltItwastimeforanupgradeheatingsystems,andtheOhmicArrayTechnologywasborn.Usingelectricalcurrentspassedthroughthewateritselfratherthanseparateheatedelementstotransferheatintothewater.OhmicArraycutsoutawholestepintheprocess.TheDUOisnotyetavailableforpurchase,butyoucanlearnmoreInformationandsignupforthereleaseupdatesontheHeatworkswebsite.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheDUOcarafefromthefirstparagraph?A．Itmakesperfectcoffee. B．Itheatsorcoolswater.C．Itproduceselectricitytoheatwater D．Itprovidesfungametoplay2、Whichstepisamusttogetwaterof80°CwiththeDUOCarafe?A．Settherequiredtemperature B．CooltheboilingwaterC．Pourwaterfromthebluespout D．Addfilteredwaterintothetank3、TheOhmicArrayTechnologymakestheDUOCarafe___A．fasttocharge B．convenienttotakeC．toughandstylish D．rust-freeandtimeefficient4、What'sthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toapplyforapatent B．TointroduceaproductC．Toreportaproductlaunch D．Toshareatechnology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．ALettertoAugustPriscillaandIwroteournewly-borndaughterAugustaletterabouttheworldwehopeshegrowsupin,andalsohopingshedoesn’tgrowuptoofast.DearAugust,Welcometotheworld!YourmomandIaresoexcitedtoseewhoyouwill1.Whenyoursisterwas2,wewrotealetterabouttheworldwehopedsheandnowyouwillgrowupin-aworldwithbettereducation,3diseases,strongercommunities,andgreaterequality.Your4shouldlivebetterlivesthanours,andwehavea(n)5todoourparttomakethathappen.6headlinesoften7what’swrong,westillbelievethese8trendswillwinout.We’re9aboutyourgenerationandthefuture.But10writeaboutgrowingup,wewanttotalkabout11.Childhoodismagical.Youonlygettobeachildonce,sodon’tspendit12toomuchaboutthefuture.We’lldoeverythingwe13canto14theworldisabetterplaceforyouandallchildreninyourgeneration.Theworldcanbeaseriousplace.That’swhyit’s15tomaketimetogooutsideandplay.Youwillbe16whenyou，reolder,soIhopeyoutaketimeto17alltheflowersandputalltheleavesyouwantinyourbucketnow.Ihopeyousleepsoundlyandtakefrequent18.AndIhopeeveninyour19youcanfeelhowmuchweloveyou.August,weloveyousomuchandwe’resoexcitedtogoonthis20withyou.Wewishyoualifeofjoy,loveandthesamehopeyougiveus.Love,MomandDad1、A．meetB．knowC．becomeD．recognize2、A．happyB．bornC．puzzledD．excited3、A．rareB．lessC．incurableD．fewer4、A．friendsB．cousinsC．generationD．classmates5、A．responsibilityB．concernC．satisfactionD．experience6、A．SinceB．WhileC．BecauseD．But7、A．dependonB．sticktoC．holdonD．focuson8、A．negativeB．normalC．positiveD．reasonable9、A．optimisticB．particularC．curiousD．concerned10、A．ratherthanB．onpurposeC．bychanceD．insteadof11、A．neighborhoodB．childhoodC．friendshipD．relationship12、A．knowingB．complainingC．arguingD．worrying13、A．likelyB．occasionallyC．graduallyD．possibly14、A．makesureB．believeinC．figureoutD．buildup15、A．perfectB．difficultC．importantD．comfortable16、A．energeticB．busyC．eagerD．patient17、A．smellB．touchC．spotD．taste18、A．tasksB．picturesC．napsD．yawns19、A．realityB．dreamsC．futureD．smile20、A．vacationB．goalC．eventD．adventure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。Therearevariousreasons1．peoplewritepoemsSomepoemstellastoryordescribesomethinginawaythatwillgivethereaderastrong2．(impress)Othersattempt3．(convey)certainemotionsPoetsusedifferentformsofpoetrytoexpress4．(they)Forexample,thelanguageofnurseryrhymesisconcretebut5．(imagine)Andlistpoemshaverepeatedphraseswhichgivebothapattern6．arhythmtothepoemAnothersimpleformofpoemisthecinquain,which7．(make)upoffivelinesandcanexpressstrongfeelingsinjustafewwordsAndofcoursethereareTangpoemsfromChinawhichyoumayenjoy8．particularWithsomanydifferent9．(form)ofpoetrytochoosefrom,studentsmay10．(eventual)wanttowritepoemsoftheirown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、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。IparticipatedtheSecondarySchoolPrograminHarvardlastsummer、Ispendhalfofthedayonmyclassandhomework，andthenI'dbefreetodothatIwanted、Sincemycoursewasan8-creditcourse，itwasalotfastthanothersumm