江西财经大学《大学英语四》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《大学英语四）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance2、Thefolksweredelightedatthemessageoftheirrelatives_______thatmineexplosion.A．survived B．tosurvive C．weresurviving D．surviving3、People________withanyonewhoisalwaystalkingabouthowwonderfulheis.A．fallin B．keepcompany C．catchup D．getfedup4、—Sorry,Ididn’thearthedoorbellring.—Yourbell.Perhapsitneedsrepairing.A．neverworked B．isneverworkingC．neverworks D．hadneverworked5、Excuseme,couldyoutellmethetime,please?Sorry,Idon’thaveawatchwithme.___________A．Thanksalot. B．Whatapity.C．I’msorrytohearthat D．Thanksallthesame6、Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．arrangesB．mindsC．assesses7、--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction8、________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted9、Onceyou’ve________theitemsyouordered,putthisrecordinyourfile.A．checkedin B．checkedoffC．checkedout D．checkedwith10、Althoughthetest________looklikeasimpleone,greatcareisneeded.A．may B．must C．should D．need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。AAstart-upcompanyinCalifornia,calledZume,istestingmachinesthatmakepizza.Therobottakesandshapesdoughtocreatethebaseofthepizza.Itthenaddstomatosauce,cheese,meatorothertoppings.Next,therobotplacestheuncookedpizzaintoahotoven.Afewminuteslater,thepizzaisready.Thepizzacomesoutthesameeachtime.Zumesaystherobotsworkquicklyanddonotgetsick.Therobotsdonotgetpaideither.JuliaCollinsisthecompany’sfounderandchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO).Herbusinesscanspendmoneyonbetterfoodproductsbecauseitdoesnothavetopaytherobots.Zumeisusingrobotstomakepizza.CharitySuzukihasboughttherobot-madepizza.Shelikesitstaste.“It’sdelicious.It’salwayshotandfreshwhenitcomes.Imeanit’sgreatthatthey’remakingit,butIcan’ttellthedifferencethatit’smadebyarobotversusahuman.”Thecompaniessaytheyaredevelopingrobotssopeoplecangethigherqualityfoodfaster.Butwhataboutthejobstherobotsaretakingfromhumans?KenGoldbergisaprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniainBerkeley.Healsodirectstheschool’sautomationlaboratory.Goldbergsaidresearchershavebeenworkingwithrobotsfor50years.Hesaidthat,whiletherehasbeenprogress,thejobsarenotgoingtodisappearrightaway.“Iwanttoreassurerestaurantworkersthattheskillsthattheyhavearestillgoingtobeofvalue,”Goldbergsaid.“We’regoingtogetridofboring,repetitive,dangerousjobsandwe’regoingtofreeuppeopletodothingsthathavehighervalue.There’sgoingtobeamazingnewwaysofworkingthatdon’texistyetthataregoingtobecreated.”1、WhycanZumedevotemoremoneyonbetterfoodproducts?A．Itearnsalotbysellingpizza.B．Itwantstocreatemorerobots.C．Itcansavealotbyusingrobots.D．Ithopestoattractmorecustomers.2、Whatcanweknowabouttherobot-madepizzaaccordingtoSuzuki?A．Itreallyagreeswithher.B．Itishotandfreshallthetime.C．Itistastierthantheman-made.D．Itisdeliciousandfreeofcharge.3、What’sthebenefitofrobots’makingpizza?A．Theyworkefficiently.B．Theyhelpsickpeople.C．Theyneedlittlepayment.D．Theyproducemorefood.4、WhatdoesGoldbergthinkofthejobsofrestaurantworkers?A．Disappearing.B．Boring.C．Dangerous.D．Necessary.BByhighschool,T.J.wasthemostfamousoneinhistown.Imethimforthefirsttimeataweekendleadershipelection.WhenIshowedup,thecommunityleadersgavemethisoverviewoftheattendingstudents:“Wehaveallthestudentsheretoday,fromthestudentpresidenttoT.J.Ware,theboywiththelongestarrestrecordinthehistoryoftown.”Atthestartoftheelection,hewasstandingagainstthebackwall.Hedidn’treallyjointhediscussiongroups,ordidn’tseemtohavemuchtosay.Butslowly,theinteractivegamesdrewhimin.Theicemeltedwhenthegroupsstartedbuildingalistofpositiveandnegativethingsthathadoccurredatschoolthatyear.T.J.hadsomedefinitecommentsonthosesituations.Allofasuddenhewasbeingtreatedlikealeader.Heknewsomethingaboutpoverty,hungerandhopelessness,andeveryonewaslistening.Bytheendoftheelection,hehadjoinedtheHomelessProjectteam.Theotherstudentsontheteamelectedhimco-chairmanoftheteam.ButwhenT.J.showedupatschoolonMondaymorning,hearrivedtoafirestorm.Agroupofteacherswereprotesting(抗议)totheschoolprincipalabouthisbeingelectedco-chairman.Theyremindedtheprincipal,“He’llprobablystealhalfthefood.”Surprisingly,twoweekslater,T.J.andhisfriendsledagrouptocollectfood.Theycreatedaschoolrecord：2,854cansoffoodinjusttwohours.Itwasenoughtofilltheemptyshelvesintwoneighborhoodcenters,andthefoodtookcareofneedyfamiliesintheareafor75days.Thelocalnewspapercoveredtheeventwithafullarticlethenextday.Theeventhelednowcollects9,000cansoffoodinoneday,takingcareof70percentoftheneedforfoodforoneyear.Maybeyou’veheardthesaying,“Abirdwithabrokenwingwillneverflyashigh.”T.J.remindsusthatabirdwithabrokenwingonlyneedsmending.Butonceithashealed,itcanflyhigherthantherest.1、WhatwasT.J.famousforwhentheauthorfirstmethim?A．Collectingfood.B．Makingtroubles.C．Beingelectedco-chairman.D．Showingupattheelection.2、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ThegroupswelcomedT.J.’sopinions.B．T.J.knewlittleaboutthetopicsinthediscussions.C．T.J.wasunwillingtocollectfoodforneedyfamilies.D．ThegroupsmadealistofpositiveandnegativethingsaboutT.J..3、WhydidT.J.arrivetoafirestorm?A．Hewascaughtinterribleweather.B．Hesufferedafiredisaster.C．Hisstealingwasmadepublic.D．Hisbeingelectedwasstronglyopposed.4、Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?A．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.B．Badtimesmakesagoodman.C．Everyonedeservesachancetocleanuptheirmistakes.D．Badluckoftenbringsgoodluck.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．Abouttwoyearsago,IwasatastopsignwhenIheardwhimpering(微弱的狗叫声)comingfrominsideacarparkedonthestreetnexttome.Itwasvery1andthedogwastryingtogetsomeofthecoolerfreshairoutsidethecar.WithoutthinkingI2mycarandgotouttohelphim.Thecarwaslockedandtherewasnowayto3thedog.ThinkingoftheirresponsibleownerIbecame4Ididn’tknowifIshould5thewindowandtakethedogortrytocontact(联系)theowner.Justthen,I6apolicecarontheoppositesideofthestreet.Iranoutandflaggeditdown.Whenthepoliceofficerhelpedopenthedoor,thedog7bothofusandranquicklybehindthehousethecarwasparkedinfrontof.We8thedogtomakesurehewasOK.Thenwesaw9thedoghadrun:Thedog’sownerwas10inthemiddleofhisgarage.Apparentlythemanhadaconditionthatcausedhimtohavea(n)11Thisonewasparticularly12andrequiredmedicalattention.AftertheincidentIlearnedthathadInot13,boththedogandthemanwouldlikelyhavedied.Iwasovercomewith14andmyeyesswelledup.Irealizedhowmuchofaneffectyoucanhaveonotherpeople’slivesbydoingthe15thing.Iwassoquickto16assumingthedog’sownerwasneglecting(疏忽)hispet.AndhadthepoliceofficernothavebeenaroundImayhavejustlefta(n)17onthecarafterItookthedog.Icannot18whatIwouldfeelifIknewthatmanhaddiedbecauseofanynumberofthingsthatmayhavewent19Itmademeunderstandthatthingsarenotalwaysasthey20.1、A．hot B．dark C．quite D．dry2、A．drove B．parked C．took D．locked3、A．find B．save C．walk D．touch4、A．sad B．bored C．puzzled D．angry5、A．break B．open C．clean D．replace6、A．hit B．called C．stopped D．noticed7、A．disappointed B．frightened C．surprised D．excited8、A．wentafter B．lookedafter C．shoutedat D．pointedat9、A．how B．why C．when D．where10、A．lying B．sleeping C．standing D．working11、A．opportunity B．rest C．attack D．fight12、A．bad B．strange C．important D．clear13、A．known B．continued C．stayed D．helped14、A．uncertainty B．anxiety C．exhaustion D．emotion15、A．right B．hard C．risky D．big16、A．act B．judge C．blame D．agree17、A．note B．address C．mark D．number18、A．believe B．imagine C．face D．remember19、A．quickly B．perfectly C．differently D．smoothly20、A．seem B．happen C．expect D．prefer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。AteacheroncetoldeachofherstudentstobringaclearplasticbagandalargebagofpotatoestoschoolForeverypersonthatthestudentsrefused1．(forgive)intheirlife,they2．(choose)apotato,wroteonitthenameofthatpersonandthedate,andthenputitintheplasticbagSomeoftheirbagswerequiteheavyTheywerethentoldtocarrythesebagswiththemeverywhereforoneweek,3．(put)thembesidetheirbedsatnight,ontheircarseats4．driving,andnexttotheirdesksatworkDuringthistime,astheycarriedthebagsaroundwiththem,theyrealized5．aweighttheywerecarrying,andhowtheyneededtopayattentionallthetime,soasnottoforgetthemorleavethemin6．(embarrass)placesOfcourse,thepotatoeswerebecomingrotten,and7．(smell)verybadThisisthesame8．thepricewepayforkeepingourpainand9．(happy)withus!Forgivingothersisnotonlyagifttothem,butalsoaverygoodgiftto10．(our)！第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）短文改错Lifeisfullofvariousexperiences，someofthemareunforgettable、I