重庆大学《地质工程专业英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二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、______isimportantinstudyisdiligenceratherthanintelligence.A．Which B．WhatC．Who D．When2、Keepingaregularsleepscheduleisimportantforsettingababy'sbodyclock,_______researchersnoteshouldbeinplacebyabout4monthsofage.A．whose B．which C．when D．where3、_______childwillfindhisownpersonalroadtosuccess.A．EachB．TheotherC．EitherD．Another4、—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway5、Childrenwhoarenotactiveor_____dietishighinfatwillgainweightquickly.A．what B．whoseC．which D．that6、_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven7、Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended8、Goodevening.HuangshanHotel.Goodevening.______________?A．DoyoustillhavearoomfortonightB．Whatwouldyoulike,pleaseC．IsthereanythingIcandoforyouD．Whoisthatspeaking,please9、____________youarefamiliarwiththeauthor’sideas,tryreadingallthesectionsasquicklyasyoupossiblecan.A．NowthatB．EversinceC．SothatD．Incase10、Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the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。AAmericanfamiliesareaccustomedtosettlinginfarawayplaces,whichhasbeenanationalphenomenon.Decadesofdata,includingamorerecentGallupstudy,characterizestheUSasoneofthemostgeographicallymobilecountriesintheworld.“AboutoneinfourUSadults(24percent)hasreportedmovingwithinthecountryinthepastfiveyears.”thereportednoted.WiththeexceptionofFinns(23percent)andNorwegians(22percent),AmericansmoveconsiderablymorethantheirEuropeanpeers.Thoughsomemaymoveforloveorfamily,themajorreasonwhyAmericanschoosetomovearoundis,unsurprisingly,relatedtowork.CitingdatafromtheCurrentPopulationSurvey,apostontheblogoftheNewYorkFednotedthatbetween58and2013,“slightlymorethanhalfofinterstate(州际的)migrantssaidtheymovedforemployment­relatedreasons—acategorythatincludesmovesundertakenfornewjobs,jobtransfers,andeasiercommutes(通勤).”Theseekingofopportunity,particularlyforanimmigrantnation,isanationalmythology(神话)aswellasanemotionalattachmenttowork.AnewworkingpaperanalyzedbyBenStevermanatBloombergsuggeststhatworkersintheUSnow“putinalmost25percentmorehoursthanEuropeans”inagivenyear.Thisfigurehassteadilyrisensincethe30s,whenthehoursloggedbyworkersinWesternEuropeandtheUSwereroughlythesame.Thereare,ofcourse,someinternalfactors.TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries,plusitboasts(拥有)acommonlanguage.ItisconsideredtobeasignofanefficientlabormarketthatUSworkerscanbepersuadedtomovetoregionswherethereisasteadygrowthinjobs,suchastheSunBeltinrecentyears.AndwhileAmericanworkersoftenhavefewerlaborprotectionsthantheirEuropeancounterparts,asareportbytheWorldBanknotedin2012,American“laborlawsgiveemployersthepowertofire,hire,orrelocate(重新安置)workersaccordingtotheirneeds”，aflexibilitythatisthoughttoaideconomicgrowth.TheWorldBandreportaddedthattheoccupationoftheaverageUSemployeein66was4years,comparedto10yearsintheEuropeanUnion.Nevertheless,whileAmericansremainexcessivelymobile,FaithKarahanandDariousLiattheNewYorkFedarethelatesttonotethatUSworkersaremovingaroundlessthanbefore.Duringthe40s,3percentofworking­ageAmericansrelocatedtoadifferentstateeachyear;thatfigurehadbeencutinhalfby2010.“WhilepartofthedeclinecanbeattributedtotheGreatRecession，”theauthorssuggest,“this__phenomenontookplaceoverthecourseofseveraldecadesandisnotnecessarilyrelatedtotheeconomicconditions.”Sowhataccountsforthisphenomenon?Around­upoftheoriesbyBradPlumeratTheWashingtonPostincludedtheagingoftheUSworkforce,thefurtherriseoftwo­incomehouseholds,theburdensofrealestate,evolvingworkplaceculture,aswellastheflatlineofwages,whichmakesmovingawayforajob,onaverage,alessrewardingfinancialproposition.KarahanandLiputmuchstockintheeffectsofanagingworkforce,towhichtheyattributeatleasthalfofthedeclineininterstatemigration.“Inshort,ayoungindividualtodayismovinglessthanayoungpersondidinthe40sbecauseofthehigherpresenceofolderworkers，”theywrite,suggestingthatemployershaveshiftedtheiremploymenttactics(策略)toadapttothechangingdemographics(人口统计数据)oftheworkforce.Needlesstosay,moviesaboutthiserainAmericanlife,inwhichfewerpeoplesetouttostartlivesinwide­rangingplaces,willprobablybemuchlessexciting.1、Accordingtothepassage,inthepastfiveyears,Americanshavemoved________.A．relativelylessthantheBritish B．lessfrequentlythanItaliansC．slightlymorethanNorwegians D．considerablymorethanFinns2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs2and3?A．Americanschoosetomovemainlyforworkandfamily.B．Americanshaveaverystronginterestinwork.C．AmericansinvestedmoretimeinworkthanEuropeansin35.D．AmericanstendedtomovetoEuropebetween58and2013.3、WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyAmericanworkersmovemorethantheirEuropeanpeers?A．ThereisacommonlanguageintheUS.B．TheUSismuchvasterthanmostEuropeancountries.C．Americanlaborlawsgiveemployersmorefreedomtodealwiththem.D．Theyareofferedmoreefficientlaborprotections.4、Theunderlinedpart“thisphenomenon”inParagraph5refersto________.A．theGreatRecessionB．thedeclineofworking­ageAmericans'interstatemigrationC．thereductioninthenumberofworking­ageAmericansD．Americans'tendencytoremainmobile5、HowdoAmericanemployersdealwiththeagingworkforceaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystickingtotheirpreviouspolicies. B．Byadjustingtoit.C．Byimprovingtheiremployees'jobskills. D．Byraisingemploymentstandard.6、AstothecurrentsituationofAmericansmigration,theauthormightfeel________.A．curious B．strange C．confused D．disappointedBHaveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreallyworked?They’recalled“placebo(安慰剂）buttons”一buttonsthatmechanicallysoundandcanbepushed，butprovidenofunctionality.InNewYorkCity,onlyabout100ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction.Crosswalksignalsweregenerallyinstalledbeforetrafficjamhadreachedtoday’slevels.Butwhiletheirfunctionwastakenoverbymoreadvancedsystems—suchasautomatedlightsortrafficsensors—thephysicalbuttonswereoftenkept,ratherthanbeingreplacedatfurtherexpense.Othercities，suchasBoston，DallasandSeattle，havegonethroughasimilarprocess,leavingthemwiththeirownplacebopedestrianbuttons.InLondon,whichhas6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareliable“Wait”light.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthe“greenman”—or“pedestrianstage”intrafficsignaldesignprofession—willappearanysooner.“Wedohavesomecrossingswherethegreenlightcomesonautomatically,butwestillaskpeopletopressthebuttonbecausethatenablesaccessiblefeatures,’’saidGlynnBarton,directorofnetworkmanagementatTransportforLondon.Thesefeatures,suchasblindtracksandhearabletrafficsignals,helppeoplewithvisualdisordercrosstheroadandonlyfunctionwhenthebuttonispressed.Asforthelights,agrowingnumberofthemarenowcombinedandbecomeapartofanelectronicsystemthatdetectstrafficandadjuststimefrequencyaccordingly(givingprioritytobusesifthey’rerunninglate,forexample),whichmeansthatpressingthebuttonhasnoeffect.AccordingtoLanger,aHarvardpsychologist,placebobuttonsgiveustheillusion(错觉)ofcontrol—andsomethingtodoinsituationswherethealternativewouldbedoingnothing.Inthecaseofpedestriancrossings,theymayevenmakeussaferbyforcingustopayattentiontooursurroundings.“Theyserveapsychologicalpurposeattheveryleast,”sheadded.1、Whyarethephysicalbuttonsstillkeptinsomecities?A．Becauseitmaycostmoneytoreplacethem.B．Becausetheyremainasmemoriesofacity.C．Becausedohaverealfunctionsintraffic.D．Becausetheycanresultinreliablelights.2、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlineword“features”inParagraph4?A．Functions. B．Uses.C．Equipment. D．Facilities.3、Ifyoupresseda“placebobutton”inLondon,whatwouldhappen?A．Alltrafficwouldbeaffected. B．Somekindofsoundmightappear.C．Pedestrianscamefirsttocrosstheroad. D．“Greenman”wereboundtoshowupearlier.4、Whatcanweknowabout“placebobuttons”fromLanger’swords?A．Theycanreallycontroltraffic. B．Theyservelittlefunctions.C．Theymayworkmentally. D．Theycanhelptheblind.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．BillGatesdoesn’tpretendhelivesinanequalhousehold.Whenit1parentinghisthreechildren,thebillionaireadmitshiswifeMelindahasdonemorethanher2oftheworkraisingthekids.Gatesspenttwoyearstakingmathandcomputersciencecourses,butnever3hisdegree.“MyeldestdaughtergraduatesfromStanfordinJune,soI’m4shewon’tfallintomyfootsteps.”Gatesjoked.Gatessaidheandhiswifehavebeenquitecautiousaboutthe5they’veusedtoraisetheirthreechildren.Hesaysthecouple6a1970s“LoveandLogic”parentingmodel.Thecoreideaofthephilosophyiscenteredontheideathattakingemotionalcontrol,essentiallyreducingemotional7likeshoutingorblamingkids,is8forparents.“Oneofthegreatestbenefitsof9LoveandLogicisthatithelpsuslearnhowtokeepatightercontrolonouremotionsandonour10.”Gatessaid.Gatesadmitsheandhiswifehaven’tbeenperfectat11theapproach.“Canyougetridoftheemotion?Youcan’t12doit.”hesaid.Besides,theLoveandLogicmodelalso13theimportanceofnotrelyingonrewardsforkids,butinsteadshowingunconditionalloveandpraisingkidsforwhotheyare,notwhattheydo(ordon’t)14,likeapoortestscoreora(n)15grade.“Manyhighlysuccessfulpeople16withgradesaschildren.”Gatessaid,“What’smostimportantisthatour17developgoodcharacter,curiosityandproblem-solvingskills.”ThemodelisabitliketheSocraticmethod,18itpushesparentstofocusonaskingquestionsoftheirkidsandgettingthemtothinkabouthowto19theirownproblems,20feedingthemanswers.1、A．devotestoB．looksforwardtoC．comestoD．leadsto2、A．shareB．sightC．reachD．power3、A．finishedB．missedC．lostD．purchased4、A．sorryB．pessimisticC．normalD．optimistic5、A．theoryB．modelC．practiceD．idea6、A．evaluatedB．dislikedC．followedD．adapted7、A．displaysB．apartmentsC．mistakesD．reactions8、A．expensiveB．usefulC．meaninglessD．familiar9、A．facingB．lackingC．applyingD．repairing10、A．mindsB．handsC．eyesD．tongues11、A．carryingoutB．studyinginC．believinginD．survivingon12、A．roughlyB．commonlyC．totallyD．gradually13、A．hidesB．stressesC．costsD．covers14、A．earnB．achieveC．loveD．show15、A．badB．variousC．impressiveD．harmful16、A．grewB．smiledC．criedD．struggled17、A．staffB．teachersC．parentsD．children18、A．whenB．whyC．whereD．what19、A．solveB．guessC．makeD．guide20、A．butforB．insteadofC．incaseofD．thanksto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。Anyonewhohashadalong-termdiseaseknowsthatrecoveringathomecanbelonelyThiscanbe1．(especial)trueofchildrenTheymayfeel2．(leave)outNow,thesechildrenmayhaveahigh-techfriendtohelpfedlessaloneAsmallrobotmayhelpchildrenwhoarerecoveringfromlong-termillnessesTherobotlikehumanbeingstakestheirplaceatschoolAndtheirschoolfriendsmusthelpcarrytherobotbetweenclassesandplacetherobotontheirdesksThroughtherobot,achildcanhearhisorherteachersandfriendsHeorshecanalsoattendclassesfromwherevertheyarerecovering—whetherathome3．fromahospitalbedDolva,oneofthescientistswho4．(be)concentratingondevelopingtherobot,explains5．therobotAVIworksShesaysfromhome,thechildusesatabletorphonetostarttherobot,6．(use)thesamedevice,heorshecancontroltherobot’smovementsInsidetherobotsthereisasmallcomputerlinked7．a4GnetworkTherobotis8．(equip)withspeakers,microphonesandcameras,9．makescommunicating10．(easy)Soit’stheeyesandthecarsandthevoicesatschoolHopefullyAVIwillhelpsomechildrenfeellesslonelywhiletheyareabsentfromclass第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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