重庆交通大学《高级英语III》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《高级英语III》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、"Theydidn’ttakemeasuresintime,otherwisetheexplosions____．"someexpertssaid．A．wouldn’thappen B．didn’thappenC．wouldn’thavehappened D．mustn’thavehappened2、Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until3、Thoughsmall,thecountryhas_____plantsfromdesertgrassestotropicaljungle.A．extremeB．abundantC．artificialD．poisonous4、Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．One B．Noone C．Everyone D．Someone^*5、Intimewereachedastagewehadmoreyoungreadersthanoldones． A．where B．how C．who D．what6、Thesuggestioncamefromthechairman______thenewrule______.A．what;wasdeveloped B．that;wasdevelopedC．what;bedeveloped D．that;bedeveloped7、Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe8、Sometourists’visitingTian’anmenSquareduringtheholidaylefta__________oflittereverywheretheywent.A．trail B．dotC．chain D．track9、“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn10、___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek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。AItisaplainfactthatweareinaworldwherecompetitionisgoingoninallareasandatalllevels.Thisisexciting.Yet,ontheotherhand,competitionleadstoapragmatic（实用的）attitude.Peoplechoosetolearnthingsthatareuseful,anddothingsthatareprofitable.Today’scollegeeducationisalsoaffectedbythisgeneralsenseofutilitarianism（功利主义）.ManycollegestudentschooseBusiness,LaworComputerProgrammingastheirmajorsconvincedthattheseprofessionsarewherebigmoneyis.Itisnotunusualtoseecollegestudentstakingapart-timejobasawarm-upfortherealbattle.IoftenseemyfriendstakingGREtests,workingonEnglishorcomputercertificatesandtakingthedrivingteststogetalicense.Well,Ihavenothingagainstbeingpractical.Asthecompetitioninthejobmarketgetsmoreandmoresevere,studentsdohavereasonstobepractical.However,weshouldneverforgetthatcollegeeducationismuchmorethanskilltraining.Justimagine,ifutilitarianismbecomesthemaintrendoncampus,leavingnospaceforthecultivation（培养）ofstudents’minds,ordevelopmentoftheirsoul,wewillseeuniversityistrainingwell-trainedspiritlessworkingmachines.Ifutilitarianismcontrolssociety,wewillseepeoplelostinthemoney-makingadventures,humanitylosingitsgraceanddignity,andthatwouldbedisastrous.I’dliketothinksocietyasencouragingandpeopleregardprofitorfameonlyasahorsethatpullsthecourage.Yetwithoutthedriverpickingdirection,thecouragewouldgostraightandmayevenendupinadangeroussituation.Acertificatemaygiveyousomeadvantages,butnotbroadhorizons,positiveattitudesandpersonalintegrity（诚实正直）,whicharethewealthyoucannotacquirethroughanyquickfixedway.Intoday’sworld,thehighestlevelofcompetitionmaynotbethatofskillsorexpertise（专门技能）,butofvisionandstrategy,andyourintellectualqualitylargelydetermineshowfaryoucangoinyourcareer.1、Theauthor’sattitudetowardtoday’scollegeeducationis.A．positiveB．cautiousC．criticalD．doubtful2、ManycollegestudentschoosetomajorinBusinessbecause.A．abusinessmanisverylikelytomakebigmoneyB．studyingbusinessislesscompetitiveC．toomanystudentshavechosenComputerProgrammingD．ComputerProgrammingisnotamustforthem3、Theauthordoesstronglysuggestthat.A．morecompetitionbeencouragedoncampusB．peopleshouldnotignorethevalueofbroadhorizons,positiveattitudesandpersonalintegrityC．intellectualqualitydeterminehowfaronecangoinhis/hercareerD．collegestudentsgetasmanypart-timejobsaspossible4、Intheauthor’sopinion,.A．collegestudentsarenotpragmaticenoughB．collegestudentsshouldhavedriverspickdirectionforthemC．collegeeducationshouldprovidestudentswithmorebusinesscoursesD．collegeeducationshouldvaluethecultivationofstudents’mindsBArainydaycanbeachancetorecharge.Whileyourelaxedonthesofawithamovie,theraindropsfallingonyourwindowsmightonedayprovidethepowerforyourTV.Thisistheideabehindaninventionthatharvestsenergyfromwater.Thetechnologyisbasedonthetriboelectric(摩擦电的)effect.AnengineerattheUniversityofHawaii,DavidMaknewthatit’spossibletogenerateelectricitybyrubbingtwothingstogether.So,hethought,“Whydon’tweusewater?”Adropofwaterslidingacrossasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterialswouldgenerateenoughfrictiontocreateanelectricalcharge.Byplacingmetalwiresthatthedropofwatertouchedasitmoved,itshouldbepossibletoharvestelectricity,hereasoned.Itworked.Infact,theresearcherslitup15LEDbulbswithasinglemovingwaterdrop.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatscientistshavegotelectricityfromwater-generatedfriction(摩擦).Earlierexperiments,though,harvestedthechargeproducedinasurfacebyaslidingdropofwater.There,thesurfacehadactedasanelectrode(电极).Thisisdifferent.Theenergyoffrictionisbeingharvestedfromthewateritself.“Itturnsout,”Masays,“thechargeinthewaterdropiswaymorethanthechargeproducedintheotherelectrode.”Infact,histeam’smodelgeneratedalmost100timesmorepowerthanpreviousexperimentsfromasingledropofwater.“Thetechnologycouldsomedaypowerphones,sensorsorothersmallelectronics,”saysChristopherOshman,anengineerattheColoradoSchoolofMines.“Thisworkisasteptowardharvestingtheenergyofmovingobjectsallaroundus,includingourselves,topowertheelectronicappliancesweuseeveryday,”hesays.Mahasshownthatthetechnologycanworkinalab,Oshmansays.Next,theColoradoresearcherwouldliketoseeittriedonalargerscale,suchasonanumbrella.1、Howdidtheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?A．Bytellingastory.B．Byraisingaquestion.C．Bygivinganexample.D．Byimaginingasituation.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Thewire. B．Thedropofwater.C．Thesurface. D．Theelectricity.3、WhatisuniqueaboutMa’stechniquecomparedwithearlierexperiments?A．Thewateritselfactsasanelectrode.B．Itisbasedonthetriboelectriceffect.C．Itproduceselectricityfromwater-madefriction.D．Itusesasurfacecoatedwithtwodifferentmaterials.4、WhatdoesOshmansayaboutMa’stechnology?A．Ithasapromisingfuture.B．Itwilldowellonanumbrella.C．Itworkswellintherealworld.D．Itwillreplacebatteriessomeday.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．Aneightyearsoldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysicktheyhadnomoneyleft.Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher1motherwithwhispereddesperation（绝望）,“2

amiracle（奇迹）cansavehimnow”,thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank.She3

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herwaysixblockstothelocaldrugstore（药店）.“Andwhatdoyouwant?”askedthechemist.It’s5

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miracleshere,child.I’msorry,”thechemistsaid,smiling9atthelittlegirl.Intheshopwasa10

customer.Hestooped(弯腰)downandaskedthelittlegirl,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother11

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ofalittlechild.1、A．helpfulB．hopefulC．tearfulD．kind2、A．SimpleB．JustC．MorethanD．only3、A．pulledB．putC．pouredD．drew4、A．followedB．madeC．tookD．found5、A．toB．forC．asD．on6、A．hopeB．doctorC．favourD．miracle7、A．badB．smallC．extraD．impossible8、A．getB．offerC．storeD．sell9、A．gentlyB．coldlyC．sadlyD．strangely10、A．wellbehavedB．goodlookingC．kindheartedD．welldressed11、A．haveB．needC．careD．like12、A．doctorB．surgeonC．kindnessD．operation13、A．savingsB．wishesC．ideasD．suggestions14、A．sinceB．asC．butD．after15、A．sameB．properC．exactD．necessary16、A．ShowB．FollowC．HelpD．Take17、A．persuadeB．encourageC．meetD．help18、A．difficultyB．doubtC．chargeD．result19、A．wellB．homeC．happyD．strong20、A．courageB．clevernessC．devotionD．faith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。语法填空ThebestwaytogetaroundacitymaybedrivingacarIndeed,itcouldbeoflittle1．(convenient)foryoutotravelfromonepointtoanotherifyoudon’townacarWhileyoucanalwaysusepublictransport,itcanbequiteunreliablesometimesButdon’tworryTherearecarrentalcompaniesthatcanhelpyouwithyourtravelingneedsatanytimeIfyouareplanningonavacationduringamajorholidaylikeChristmas,2．(consider)hiringacarforyouandyourfamily’suseTheobvious3．(benefit)ofdoingsoareasfollows:SomerentalcompaniesevenincludeadriverwitheverycarrentedImagineyourselfwithadrivertakingyoutoyourdestination4．waitingtodriveyoubackhomeInthisway,evenparking5．(become)theleastofyourconcernsEvenifyouhavetodrivethecarbyyourself,youcanbenefitfromhiringacarbecauseyoucantaketheshortestroute6．(enjoyable)toyourdestinationIfyouhaveplannedyourholidayin7．hurry,youmight8．(miss)checkingonyourcar’sconditionIfthisisthecase,itiswisetorentacarbecauseitwillnotbreakdown9．yourwayatallTravelinginyourowncarisalot10．(comfortable),tobefrank,thanridingthetrainorbusYoucanstopatanytimeifyouneedtograbsomething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作文。作文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。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、