四川农业大学《大学英语（Ⅲ）-英语应用文写作》2024-2025学年第一学期期末试卷

学校________________班级____________姓名____________考场____________准考证号学校________________班级____________姓名____________考场____________准考证号…………密…………封…………线…………内…………不…………要…………答…………题…………第1页，共3页四川农业大学《大学英语（Ⅲ）—英语应用文写作》2024-2025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、Those

havesixormoreclosefriendsaredescribedas"veryhappy".A．whose B．whoC．which D．when2、Atschool,itisessentialthateverychild______equallyregardlessoffamilybackground.A．treatingB．treatedC．betreated D．istreated3、Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what4、Whenintrouble，remembertostaycalm，andeverythingwillwell．A．turnback B．turnup C．turndown D．turnout5、Tomakeextra-classeducationrunontherighttrack,Chinaistightening_____ofafter-schooltraininginstitutions.A．applicationB．regulationC．adaptationD．cooperation6、Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping7、Theworldisnotalways______wewishittobe.A．that B．whichC．what D．where8、Ifweusethenewrecyclingmethod,alargenumberoftrees.A．aresaved B．willsave C．willbesaved D．havesaved9、(2015·北京)___________theearlyflight,weorderedataxiinadvanceandgotupveryearly.A．Catching B．CaughtC．Tocatch D．Catch10、—Heiseagertotrysomethinghehasnevertriedbefore.—Oh,Isee.That’s_______he’sdifferentfromothers.A．whenB．whereC．howD．what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。AWhatdoesThanksgivingmeantoyou?Ihearoneboysay,“Itmeansabigdinner.”Ithinkweallagreewithhim.Whodoesnotwelcomeandenjoyagooddinner!IhearMarysay,“Thanksgivingmeansadayofffromschool.”Iguessyouarerighttoo.Schoolisnotsuchacharmingplacethatgirlsandboysareunwillingtohaveanoccasionalholiday.NowIamgoingtoasksomeoftheolderpeoplewhatthedaymeanstothem.Thereisayoungwoman.Sheisastenographer(速记员).Shesays,“Thanksgivingmeansadayawayfromtheoffice.IamattheofficeeverydayexceptSunday,andIdoappreciate,nowandthen,adaythatisreallymyown.”Yonderisatravelingsalesman.WhatdoesThanksgivingmeantoyou?Hesays,“Itmeansadayathome.LastyearIspentonehundredandsixty-ninenightsawayfromhome.Ihavethreechildren.Ishouldliketoseethemeveryday.TherearetimeswhenmanydayspassandIdonotseethem.ThanksgivingweekIplantobeathome.”ThereareothersIcouldask.Eachhashisanswer.ButThanksgivinghasaspecialmeaningforus.ItistheHarvesttime.Ihavehereanapple.Isn’tthisabeautifulapple?Whatcolor!Whomixedthepaints,whohandledthebrushtogivesuchcolortothisapple?God.He,inhisinfiniteloveandwisdom,hasprovided,throughtheunfailinglawsofnature,forthegrowth,sweetness,coloringandbeautifyingofalltheproductsofthefields.Thisappleisbutoneofmanykindsoffruits.Praise,then,isthegreatmeaningofThanksgiving.God,ourheavenlyFather,sendsuseverygoodgift.Fromhisgeneroushandcomeourdailyandnightlymercies.Weshouldpraisehimeveryday.ButthedayfortheunitedchorusofpraiseisThanksgiving.1、Thefirsttwoparagraphswanttotellus.A．peoplehavedifferentwaystocelebrateThanksgivingB．ThanksgivinghasadifferentmeaningfordifferentpeopleC．howpeoplecelebratetheirThanksgivingD．whatThanksgivingreallymeanstomostpeople2、IfthewritercontinuedtoaskanorphanwhatThanksgivingmeanstohim,hewouldmostprobablysay,“Itmeans”.A．alongerholidayathomeB．adeliciousdinnerwithhisfriendsC．abeautifulsongfromafamoussingerD．agooddaytogetherwithhisparents3、Inthewriter’sopinion,onThanksgivingeveryoneshouldfeel.A．gratefulforwhattheyhaveB．satisfiedwithwhatGodgaveusC．amazedathowperfectanappleisD．excitedabouthowdifferentlyThanksgivingmeansBUntilrecently,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．OneBiteataTimeStephenwasoncampustoregisterwhenIfirstmethim.Onesummerday1Iwasheadingfortheadministrationbuilding,Iheardsomeonecallmyname.I2aroundandsawPhilip,oneofmycolleaguesstandingwithanotheryoungman.AsPhilipintroducedmetotheyoungman,namedStephen,heremindedhimthathewouldbetakingoneofmy3,IntroductiontoLiterature.Withasomewhat4expression,Stephenaskedifmyclasswasgoingtobe"hard".Wouldhebeabletopass?I5hewasconcernedaboutfailingbeforethe6dayofclasses.Wetalkedaboutwhattheclasswould7andIsawStephen'seyesgettingbigwith8.ThenIrememberedabitofclassicaldialog:Question:"Howdoyoueatanelephant?"Answer:"Onebiteatatime."Itoldhimto9hisworkthatway.Todohisassignment,allofthem,andtogettheminontime.Iaddedthatmost10studentsIknewmadeatimetableofalltheassignmentsotheycould11theirworkload.Astimewenton,IlearnedmoreofStephen'sstory.Hehad12inmiddleschool.Ithadtakenhimlongertofinishthanmostyoungpeople.Familymembers,includinghismother,keptremindinghimthathewasa13.Now,inthefaceoftheirnegative-sayinghehadbeenadmittedintocollege.Hetoldmethatbeforecomingtoourcampusnoonehadbelievedhehadmuch14.Stephendidn'tbecomean"A"student.Hedidn'tmakeanyhonorrolls.Still,hemanagedto15mostofhiscoursesbybeinginclasseveryday,turninginallofhisassignmentontimeandbreakingdownhisstudyinginto16digestibleparts.Bypassingcourseaftercoursehebegantogainameasureofself-respect.Hewasagreatsingerandhewas17theschool'scross-countryteam.EverytimeIsawhimoncampus,hewouldbrightenupandsay,"Onebiteatatime."Wheneverheintroducedmetohisfriends,hewouldtellthemthathewas18whenhewassupposedtobefailing.His19,hesaid,wasthathewas20whatItaughthimbeforeclasseseverstarted:"Takeitonebiteatatime."1、A．after B．when C．until D．once2、A．turned B．sat C．moved D．went3、A．jobs B．tests C．classes D．projects4、A．innocent B．angry C．inspired D．pained5、A．sensed B．imagined C．heard D．admitted6、A．gathering B．parting C．closing D．opening7、A．change B．adjust C．cover D．produce8、A．interest B．anger C．fear D．excitement9、A．avoid B．continue C．present D．approach10、A．quiet B．optimistic C．energetic D．successful11、A．plan B．increase C．reduce D．measure12、A．fitted B．hesitated C．struggled D．progressed13、A．cheat B．failure C．winner D．leader14、A．experience B．information C．potential D．honor15、A．pass B．begin C．take D．design16、A．full-sized B．bite-sized C．pocket-sized D．medium-sized17、A．for B．on C．at D．of18、A．changing B．recovering C．concentrating D．succeeding19、A．secret B．skill C．reply D．theory20、A．spreading B．considering C．practicing D．expressing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。HohXilorKekexiliistheworld’sthird1．(large)uninhabited(无人居住的)areaManyexamplesofwildlifecan2．(find)intheremoteareaoftheQinghai-TibetplateauTheviewofmountains,glaciersandlakeshere3．(make)itagoodplaceintermsofnaturalbeautyAtthe41stsessionoftheUNESCOWorldHeritageCommittee4．(hold)inPoland,HohXilwasapproved5．anewworldheritagesite,becomingthe51stworldheritagesiteinChinaItishometomorethan230speciesofwildlife,6．(include)theendangeredTibetanantelopeTheillegalhuntingofTibetantelopeusedtobe7．seriousprobleminthe1990sThewoolofTibetanantelopes,softandwarm,canbeobtainedwithouthurtingtheanimalsButpoachers(盗猎者)wouldchoosesimply8．(kill)thembeforetakingthewool,9．causedthenumberofTibetanantelopestodroprapidlyThestruggletostopillegalhuntingwasdescribedinthe2004filmKekexili:MountainPatrolNowthatHohXilhasmadeitontotheUNESCOlist,it’sbelievedthatthe10．(protect)oftheregion’swildanimalsandspecialecosystemwillbemoreeffective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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Whentakingatest,youmayfeelsh