西安外国语大学《大学英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

班级班级学号姓名本科．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．密．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．封．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．线．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．试卷说明：1、试卷满分100分，120分钟完成试卷；2、钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题中（除题目有特殊规定外）；3、答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。题号一二三四五总分合分人复核人满分100得分一、听力理解（10题，每题1分，共10分）（听力材料播放两遍，每题播放一次，播放结束后有10秒答题时间。）1.Whatisthewoman'smainconcernabouttheproject?A.Thedeadlineistootight.B.Thebudgetisinsufficient.C.Theteamlacksexperience.2.Wherewillthemeetingtakeplace?A.Intheconferenceroom.B.Atacoffeeshop.C.Onlineviavideocall.3.Whydidthemanmisstheclassyesterday?A.Hewassick.B.Hehadafamilyemergency.C.Heoverslept.4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingthisweekend?A.Visitingamuseum.B.Goinghiking.C.Attendingaconcert.5.Howmuchdoestheticketcost?A.$20.B.$30.C.$50.6.Whatistheman'sopiniononthenewpolicy?A.Hestronglysupportsit.B.Heisneutral.C.Heopposesit.7.Whattimedoesthetraindepart?A.At8:00AM.B.At9:00AM.C.At10:00AM.8.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday?A.Abook.B.Alaptop.C.Apairofshoes.9.Whyisthemancalling?A.Toconfirmanappointment.B.Tocancelanorder.C.Torequestarefund.10.Whatistheweatherforecastfortomorrow?A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.二、词汇语法（15题，每题1分，共15分）（从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，填入空白处。）1.Theprofessor'slecturewasso______thatIfellasleep.A.boringB.boredC.interestD.interested2.IfI______you,Iwouldapologizeformymistake.A.amB.wasC.wereD.havebeen3.Bythetimewearrived,themovie______alreadystarted.A.hasB.hadC.willhaveD.was4.Sheis______thanhersisterinmathematics.A.goodB.betterC.bestD.thebest5.Thebook______Iborrowedfromthelibraryisveryinteresting.A.whoB.whichC.whomD.whose6.Itisimportant______practiceEnglisheveryday.A.toB.forC.ofD.with7.Theyhavebeenwaitingforthebus______20minutes.A.sinceB.forC.duringD.at8.Thecompany______anewproductnextmonth.A.willlaunchB.launchesC.launchedD.islaunching9.IwishI______speakFrenchfluently.A.canB.couldC.willD.would10.Thechildrenareplaying______inthegarden.A.happyB.happilyC.happinessD.unhappily11.Notonly______thetask,buthealsohelpedothers.A.hecompletedB.didhecompleteC.hehascompletedD.hehadcompleted12.Thisisthehouse______Igrewup.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.what13.Shesuggested______amovietonight.A.watchB.towatchC.watchingD.watched14.Theweatheristoocold______outside.A.goB.togoC.goingD.gone15.Iremember______heratthepartylastweek.A.meetB.tomeetC.meetingD.met三、阅读理解（3篇，每篇5题，每题2分，共30分）（阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。）Passage1Theriseofartificialintelligence(AI)hastransformedmanyindustries,includinghealthcare.AIsystemscananalyzemedicalimagesfasterandmoreaccuratelythanhumans,leadingtoearlierdiagnosesofdiseaseslikecancer.Forexample,inhospitals,AItoolshelpdoctorsdetecttumorsinX-raysandMRIswithhighprecision.However,someexpertsworrythatover-relianceonAImightreducehumanskills.Dr.Smith,aleadingresearcher,states,"AIisapowerfulassistant,butitshouldnotreplacehumanjudgment."Despiteconcerns,theintegrationofAIinhealthcarecontinuestogrow,promisingimprovedpatientoutcomes.1.WhatisthemainbenefitofAIinhealthcarementionedinthepassage?A.Reducingcosts.B.Fasterandmoreaccuratediagnoses.C.Eliminatinghumanerrors.D.Improvingpatientsatisfaction.2.Accordingtothepassage,whatdosomeexpertsworryabout?A.AIwillcausejoblosses.B.Over-relianceonAImightreducehumanskills.C.AIsystemsaretooexpensive.D.AIcannothandlecomplexcases.3.WhatdoesDr.SmithsuggestaboutAI?A.Itshouldbebannedinhealthcare.B.Itshouldreplacehumandoctors.C.Itshouldbeusedasanassistant.D.Itshouldonlybeusedforresearch.4.HowisAIhelpingdoctorsinhospitals?A.Byperformingsurgeries.B.Byanalyzingmedicalimages.C.Bymanagingpatientrecords.D.Byprescribingmedications.5.Whatistheoveralltoneofthepassage?A.CriticalofAI.B.OptimisticaboutAI.C.NeutralonAI.D.SkepticalofAI.Passage2Climatechangeisoneofthemostpressingglobalchallengestoday.Risingtemperatureshaveledtomorefrequentextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanesanddroughts.Theseeventscausesignificantdamagetoinfrastructureandagriculture.Forinstance,in2022,aseveredroughtinAfricaaffectedmillionsofpeople,leadingtofoodshortages.Governmentsandorganizationsworldwideareimplementingmeasurestoreducecarbonemissions,suchaspromotingrenewableenergysources.However,individualactionsalsoplayacrucialrole.Simplestepslikereducingwasteandusingpublictransportcanmakeadifference.6.Whatisthemainconsequenceofrisingtemperaturesmentioned?A.Increasedtourism.B.Moreextremeweatherevents.C.Economicgrowth.D.Improvedhealth.7.Whatexampleisgivenofclimatechangeimpact?A.AfloodinAsia.B.AdroughtinAfrica.C.AwildfireinEurope.D.AnearthquakeinAmerica.8.Whataregovernmentsdoingtoaddressclimatechange?A.Ignoringtheproblem.B.Reducingcarbonemissions.C.Increasingfossilfueluse.D.Focusingonmilitaryspending.9.Whatroledoindividualactionsplay?A.Theyareineffective.B.Theyarecrucialforchange.C.Theyareonlyforexperts.D.Theyaretooexpensive.10.Whatisthepassageprimarilyabout?A.Thehistoryofclimatechange.B.Solutionstoclimatechange.C.Thecausesofclimatechange.D.Theimpactsofclimatechange.Passage3Onlineeducationhasbecomeincreasinglypopular,especiallysincetheCOVID-19pandemic.Studentscanaccesscoursesfromtopuniversitieswithoutleavingtheirhomes.Thisflexibilityallowspeoplewithbusyschedulestolearnattheirownpace.However,onlinelearninghasdrawbacks.Itrequiresself-disciplineandcanleadtoisolation.Somestudentsmisstheface-to-faceinteractionwithteachersandpeers.Despitethesechallenges,manyinstitutionsareinvestinginbettertechnologytoenhanceonlineexperiences.Forexample,virtualreality(VR)isbeingusedtocreateimmersiveclassroomenvironments.11.Whattriggeredtheriseofonlineeducation?A.Technologicaladvancements.B.TheCOVID-19pandemic.C.Governmentpolicies.D.Studentpreferences.12.Whatisanadvantageofonlineeducation?A.Itischeaperthantraditionaleducation.B.Itoffersflexibilityforbusyschedules.C.Itguaranteesbetterjobprospects.D.Iteliminatestheneedfortextbooks.13.Whatisadrawbackofonlinelearning?A.It