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2021-2022學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學(xué)號_______姓名_______題號一二三四五六總分得分批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Policehavefound________appearstobethelostancientstatue.A．which B．where C．how D．what2、Itisobvioustothestudents_____________theyshouldgetwellpreparedfortheirfuture.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．whether3、ManypeoplefallintopanicduetotheearthquakeandtsunamiinJapanbutexpertsdon’texpectthistobe________aspropermeasureshavebeentaken.A．compulsory B．contemporary C．temporary D．permanent4、—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the5、Manywritersaredrawntobuildingaworld,_____readersaresomewhatfamiliarwithbutalsofeeldistantfromournormallives.A．it B．one C．that D．theone6、Pleasecallmysecretarytoarrangeameetingthisafternoon，or____________itisconvenienttoyou.A．wherever B．howeverC．whichever D．whenever7、—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最愛》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．a(chǎn)mwaitingfor8、Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass9、Thiswasreturnedbecausetheperson________thisletterwasaddressedhaddiedthreeyearsago.A．towhom B．towhichC．which D．whom10、Afterhewaspromotedtothepresentposition,heisnotsohardworkingashe______.A．wasusedto B．usedtobe C．wasusedtobeing D．usedto第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AFairytalesperformmanyfunctions.Theyentertain,encourageimaginationandteachproblem—solvingskills.Theycanalsoprovidemorallessons,highlightingthedangersoffailingtofollowthesocialcodesthatlethumanbeingscoexistinharmony.Suchmorallessonsmaynotmeanmuchtoarobot,butateamofresearchersatGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologybelievesithasfoundawaytousethefairytalesasmorallessonsthatAI(artificialintelligence)cantaketoitscold,mechanicalheart.Thecollectedstoriesofdifferentculturesteachchildrenhowtobehaveinsociallyacceptablewayswithexamplesofproperandimproperbehaviorinfables,novelsandotherliterature.WebelievestorycomprehensioninrobotscanpreventtheintelligentrobotsfromkillinghumanitywhichwaspredictedandfearedbysomeofthebiggestnamesintechnologyincludingStephenHawkingandBillGates.Thissystemiscalled“Quixote”(堂吉訶德).ItcollectsstoryplotsfromtheInternetandthenusesthosestoriestoteachrobotshowtobehave.Theexperimentdonebythedesignersinvolvesgoingtoadrugstoretopurchasesomemedicineforahumanwhoneedstogetitassoonaspossible.Therobothasthreeoptions.Itcanwaitinline;itcaninteractwiththestorekeeperpolitelyandpurchasethemedicinewithpriority;oritcanstealthemedicineandescape.Withoutanyfurtherdirectives(指令),therobotwillcometotheconclusionthatthemostefficientmeansofobtainingthemedicineistostealit.ButQuixoteoffersarewardforwaitinginlineandpolitelypurchasingthemedicineandapunishmentforstealingit.Inthisway,therobotwilllearnthemoralwaytobehaveonthatoccasion.Quixotewouldworkbestonarobotthathasaverylimitedfunction.It’sababystepinthedirectionofteachingmoremorallessonsintorobots.WebelievethatAIhastobetrainedtoadoptthevaluesofaparticularsociety,andindoingso,itwillstrivetoavoidunacceptablebehavior.Givingrobotstheabilitytoreadandunderstandourstoriesmaybethemostefficientmeans.1、Whatfunctiondofairytalesperformintherobots?A．Theyentertainrobots.B．Theyhighlightdangers.C．Theymakerobotsmoreintelligent.D．Theyenablerobotstobehavemorally.2、Whatis“Quixote”inthetext?A．ApunishmentsystemB．AcharacterinliteratureC．AbignameintechnologyD．Asoftwareeducatingrobots.3、Whatdoesthedesignerexpectrobottodointheexperiment?A．Totakeadvantageofitsprivilege.B．Tofinishthetaskmostefficiently.C．Toperforminagoodmanneredway.D．Toberewardedbythestorekeeper14、Whichofthefollowcanbestexpresstheauthor’sopinion?A．Robotswilldefinitelyhavemorefunctions.B．Robotswithhuman’semotionsareperfect.C．Trainingrobotstobesociallyacceptableisnecessary.D．Thedevelopmentofrobotsisstillinababystep.BSpendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增進(jìn)）happiness，accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime，frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿）totakinganUberinsteadofabus.Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase，’’saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40，onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason，’’saidWhillans，isthatwe'reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包）thattask，”saidWhillans，uoryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’1、IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.A．weredividedintotwogroupsB．weregiven$40everytwoweeksC．wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighborJskidD．wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A．Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B．Takingaregularbustogettowork.C．Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D．Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3、Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”，.A．nopeoplewouldliketodoitB．a(chǎn)smallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC．morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD．mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife4、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A．Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B．Thefeelingofspending’moneyongoods.C．Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D．Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．Thejourneyofwaterontheearthcanbeamirrorofourownpathsthroughlife.Likeariverthatflowswithintheboundariesofitsbanks,wearebornwithcertaincharacteristicsthat1ouridentity.Wemovethroughlife,2manytwists,turns,andbarriersalongthewayjustasariverdoes.Watershowsushowtomovethroughtheworldwithgrace,bravery,determination,and3Waterisbraveanddoesnotwastetimestickingtoitspast,butflowsonwardwithoutlookingback.Whenthereisaholetobefilled,waterdoesnotrunawayfromitinfearofthedark;4,watermodestlyandbravelyfillstheemptyspace.Similarly,wecanfacethedarkmomentsofourliferatherthanrunawayfromthem.5,ariverwillemptyintothesea.Waterdoesnotholdbackfromjoiningupwithalargerbody,nordoesitfearalossof6orcontrol.Itgracefullyandmodestlyfallsintothevastnessbycontributingitsenergywithouthesitation.Eachtimewemove7ourpersonalcharacterstobecomepartofsomethingbigger,wecantryourbestto8theleadoftheriver.1、A．preserve B．a(chǎn)ssume C．decide D．cast2、A．competing B．meetingwith C．livingwith D．playingwith3、A．modesty B．happiness C．honesty D．reputation4、A．therefore B．besides C．otherwise D．instead5、A．Eventual B．Absolutely C．Regularly D．Actually6、A．life B．confidence C．liberty D．root7、A．on B．into C．a(chǎn)cross D．beyond8、A．take B．follow C．lose D．hold第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Isthereanybodywhowantstogrowold?Whenitcomesto1．(visit)cities，mostofuswanttovisittheworld’soldestcitiesLuoyangisoneoftheoldestandmost2．(attract)citiesintheworldthatI’dliketorecommendtoyouLuoyang3．(stand)outastheoldestcontinuallyinhabited(居住的）cityinAsiaThecityis4．(consider)tobethebirthplaceofChinesecultureandhistoryawellasoneoftheSevenAncientCapitalsofChina5．isnoothercityinChinathathasseensomany6．(dynasty)likeLuoyang7．suchalongandexcitinghistory,LuoyanghasreallyalottoofferTheLong-menGrottoes,whichhasbeenincluded8．theworldHeritageListsince2000,andmanyhistoricBuddhisttemples9．(constant)attracttouristsfromallovertheworldLuoyangisalsofamousfortheWhiteHorseTemple,the10．(early)BuddhisttempleestablishedinChinaAreyouanxioustovisitthecity?第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同學(xué)寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處