福建华南女子职业学院《英语新闻选读》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《英语新闻选读》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、It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold2、Iknowhefeelsupsetabouthisfailure,andIcan_____that.A．relateto B．livewithC．answerfor D．pullthrough3、––Didyouhavetodomuchforthedinnerparty?––Helen________everythingbythetimeIgothome.A．finishedB．wasfinishingC．wouldfinishD．hadfinished4、Onthesurfaceofthewater________,whichspoiledthebeautifulsceneryofthepark.A．somedeadleavesdidfloat B．somedeadleavesfloatedC．floatedsomedeadleaves D．didsomedeadleavesfloat5、Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto6、China'sBeidouNavigationSatelliteSystemhasstartedprovidingglobalservices,________tobecomecompletearound2020.A．beingscheduled B．scheduled C．toschedule 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D．itstopped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。AAteamofengineersatHarvardUniversityhasbeeninspiredbyNaturetocreatethefirstroboticfly.Themechanicalflyhasbecomeaplatformforaseriesofnewhigh-techsystems.Designedtodowhataflydoesnaturally,thetinymachineisthesizeofafathousefly.Itsminiwingsallowittostayintheairandperformcontrolledflighttasks.“It’sextremelyimportantforustothinkaboutthisasawholesystemandnotjustthesumofabunchofindividualcomponents,”saidRobertWood,theHarvardengineeringprofessorwhohasbeenworkingontheroboticflyprojectforoveradecade.Afewyearsago,histeamgotthego-aheadtostartpiecingthecomponentstogether.“Theaddeddifficultywithaprojectlikethisisthatactuallynoneofthosecomponentsareofftheshelfandsowehavetodevelopthemallonourown,”hesaid.Theyengineeredaseriesofsystemstostartanddrivetheroboticfly.“Theseeminglysimplesystemwhichjustmovesthewingshasanumberofinterdependenciesontheindividualcomponents,eachofwhichindividuallyhastoperformwell,andthenhastobematchedwelltoeverythingit’sconnectedto,”saidWood.Theflightdevicewasbuiltintoasetofpower,computation,sensingandcontrolsystems.Woodsaysthesuccessoftheprojectprovesthattheflyingrobotwiththesetinycomponentscanbebuiltandmanufactured.Woodsaysthedesignoffersanewwaytostudyflightmechanicsandcontrolatinsect-scale.Yet,thepower,sensingandcomputationtechnologiesonboardcouldhavemuchbroaderapplications.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,youknow,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusingtheserobotsinstead,”hesaid.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthatarereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”1、Whatwasthedifficultyforengineerstomaketheroboticfly?A．Lackingenoughengineers.B．Lackingready-madecomponents.C．Starlingtostudythesystemtoolate.D．Havingnowaytofixcomponentstogether.2、Whatwasthesystemoftheroboticflylike?A．Itwashugebutsolid.B．Itwassmallandchangeable.C．Itwascomplexbutprecise.D．Itwasfixedandtraditional.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Engineerswillfixthesystemonsomeanimals.B．Thesystemoftheroboticflywillhaveagreateffectonourdailylife.C．Thesystemoftheroboticflywillfacelotsofscientificquestions.D．Engineerswillusethefindingsofthesystemtodofurtherresearch.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．RobertWooddidtheresearchonhisown.B．Woodwillproducethesystemtoputitontothemarket.C．Theroboticsystemcanhavesomedifferentfunctions.D．Engineersmadethesysteminordertostudypowertechnologies.BWatchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.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．IamsothankfulthatIhadtheopportunitytospreadalittleloveandkindnesstoday.Ihaddoctor’s1inatownthat’sabout45minutesfromwhereIlive.Af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