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《英語小說選讀》2023-2024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、Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing2、Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who3、—Whydoesheweararaincoatonsunnydays?—NordoIunderstand.Heis________.A．a(chǎn)wetblanket B．a(chǎn)lazyboneC．a(chǎn)blacksheep D．a(chǎn)noddfish4、—Whataboutyourself-drivetripyesterday?—Tiring!Theroadwasbeingwidened,andwe________aroughride.A．had B．haveC．wouldhave D．havehad5、—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon6、Iftheserviceisawful,acustomerhastherighttotothemanager.A．react B．a(chǎn)pplyC．complain D．suggest7、Iappreciate______theopportunitytoworkinyourcompanytwoyearsago.A．giving B．togive C．beinggiven D．tobegiven8、—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer9、Icannot_____whatIhavedonetoannoyJessica.Noworries.Sheiskindofsensitive.A．turnout B．makeout C．putout D．leaveout10、____theplayerIcameacrossinthestadiumspoke,Ihadn’trealizedshewasforeign.A．Until B．Unless C．Since D．Although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。ATheVisitorOystercardAVisitorOystercardisthecheapestwaytopayforasingleadultjourneyinLondon.It’saplasticsmartcard.Youcanuseitonthebus,tube,tram,DLR,LondonOvergroundandmostNationalRailservices.It’smuchcheaperthanbuyingindividualtickets,insomecasescosting50%lessthanthepriceofaregularpaperticket.HowtogetaVisitorOystercardYoucanbuyaVisitorOystercardonline.Yourcardwillbedeliveredbypost.Thecardcosts￡5andyouchoosehowmuchmoneyyouwanttoaddtothecard.ThismeansyoucanstartusingthecardthemomentyouarriveinCentralLondon.HowdoestheVisitorOystercardwork?TheOystercardworksonapay-as-you-gosystem.Youstartbyaddingmoneytothecard.Thenyoutravel,thecostofthefarewillautomaticallybedeductedfromyourVisitorOystercard.Forexample,ifyouadd￡20tothecardandmakeatubejourneyof￡2.30,youwillhave￡17.70leftonthecard.Afewmorepoints:·Achildundertheageof11travelsfreewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.·You’llsavemoremoneyifyouusethetubeseveraltimes.TheVisitorOystercardis“capped(給……定上限)”at￡6.80perday.·You’llpaymoreduringpeaktimes.PeakfaresapplyfromMondaytoFriday(6:30am—9:30am;4:00pm—7:00pm),exceptforpublicholidays.·ReusetheOystercardbyaddingcreditatatubestation,OysterticketshoporVisitorCentre.·ReceiveadiscountontheThamesClippersRiverBusservices.1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?A．Youcan’tuseitduringpublicholidays.B．Youcanhaveitmaileddirectlytoyourhome.C．YoucangetafreeOystercardifyouorderonline.D．Youcanreceivea50%discountatanyshopinLondon.2、HowmuchmoneywillbedeductedifyoutakethetubefourtimesinadaywithaVisitorOystercard?A．￡2.30. B．￡3.40.C．￡6.80. D．￡9.20.3、WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?A．OntheInternet. B．Atabusstation.C．Atatubestation. D．Inconveniencestores.BEndlessqueuesandlongwaitsattheticketinspectiondesksatChina’smajortrainstationsweresignatureoftheSpringFestivaltravelrushbeforethisyear.Everyyear,asthecountry’sbiggestnationalholidayunfoldedahugeflowoftravelerswouldleavestaffatthecheck-indesksfacingadilemma.Butwiththeinstallment(安裝)ofartificialintelligence(AI)indozensoftrainstationsthisyear,includingafacialrecognitionsystemwhichisabletoprocesspassengeridentificationwithinfivesecondsandthereforespeedupthewaitingprocess,busyscenesstartedtobecomesomethingofthepast.Whenapassengerapproachesthecamerainsidethefacialrecognitionsystematthestation,itscanshisfaceandthenquicklycomparesitwiththephotographshownonhisidentificationcardinrealtime.Iftheinformationmatches,thebarriergateswillopenandallowthepassengertogothrough.Suchuseoffacialrecognitiontechnologyisinlinewithdiscussionsheardattherecenttwosessionsmeeting,akeyannualpoliticalevent,whichfocusedonthewidespreadapplicationofasecuritynetworknamedTianwang(“SkyNet”inEnglish)currentlybeingusedbyChina’spublicsecuritydepartment.Thenetwork,accordingtoreportsbythePeopleDaily,hasthepotentialtorecognizethefacialfeaturesofanyoneintheworldandmatchthemonthespotwithphotographsonadatabaseofcriminalsuspects.Infact,itcananalyzephotographicidentitysoquicklythatitcanscaneverysingleChinesefaceontheplanetinjustonesecond,anditwouldonlytaketwosecondstoscaneveryfaceintheworld,withanaccuracyrateofupto99.8percent.ThosearejusttwoexamplesthathighlightthedevelopmentofChinesevisualAItechnology,whichindustryinsiderspredictcouldcontributetopowerfulgrowthintheglobaltechnologysectorthisyear.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirstparagraph?A．Tointroducethefollowingtopicofthepassage.B．TodescribetheSpringFestival.C．ToinformreadersofthedevelopmentofChina.D．Toexplainthedilemmaofthestaff.2、What’sthesolutiontotheSpringFestivaltravelrush?A．Usingartificialintelligence.B．Openingmorebarriergates.C．Limitingthenumberofpassengers.D．Increasingmorestaffatthecheck-indesks.3、Whatcanweknowaboutfacialrecognitiontechnology?A．Itsapplicationleadstoaheateddiscussion.B．Itsapplicationisuselesstopolicemen.C．Itsoperatingspeedisnotyethighenough.D．Itsaccuracyrateisveryhigh.4、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChinesevisualAItechnology?A．Depressed. B．Positive.C．Doubtful. D．Indifferent.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．Oneafternoon,manyyearsago,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.IgottherealittleearlysoI1thecarbytheroadsideandwaitedforher.AsIlooked2thecarwindow,therewasasmallparkwhereIsawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,3freelyonthegrassashismotherwatchedfromashort4Theboyhadabigsmileonhisface5hehadjustbeensetfreefromsomesortof6Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,7,andwithouthesitationorwithoutlookingbackathismother,runasfastashecouldagain,stillwitha8onhisface.Kids,whentheyfalldown,don'tviewtheirfallingdownasfailure,but9,theytreatitasalearningexperience.Theytryandtryagainuntilthey10WhileIwastouchedbytheboy'spersistence,Iwas11touchedbythemannerinwhichheran.Witheachattempt,helookedso12andsonatural—nosignsoffear,nervousness,orofbeingdiscouraged.Hisonly13wastorunfreelyandtodoitaseffectivelyashecould.Hewasjustbeinga14—justbeinghimself—beingcompletelyinthemoment.Hewasnotlookingfor15orwasnotworryingaboutwhether16waswatching.Hedidn'tseemtobebotheredbythefactthatmaybesomeonewouldseehim17andthatitwouldbe18ifhedidfall.No,allthat19tohimwastoaccomplishthetask,tofeeltheexperienceofrunningfullyandfreely.Ilearnedalotfromthat20andexperience,andhavesuccessfullybroughtthatlessonwithmeinmymanypursuits（追求)inlife.1、A．droveB．startedC．parkedD．broke2、A．outsideB．downC．towardD．over3、A．playingB．smilingC．rollingD．running4、A．wayB．lengthC．timeD．distance5、A．evenifB．a(chǎn)sifC．solongasD．nowthat6、A．parkB．caveC．prisonD．castle7、A．getupB．takeupC．breakdownD．liedown8、A．tearB．smileC．pleasureD．surprise9、A．howeverB．insteadC．thereforeD．a(chǎn)nyhow10、A．stopB．winC．a(chǎn)chieveD．succeed11、A．luckilyB．a(chǎn)pparentlyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．equally12、A．confidentB．joyfulC．quietD．proud13、A．worryB．dreamC．a(chǎn)imD．hope14、A．boyB．childC．playerD．winner15、A．chanceB．fortuneC．a(chǎn)pprovalD．trouble16、A．someoneB．a(chǎn)nyoneC．everyoneD．one17、A．failB．runC．fallD．cry18、A．embarrassingB．disappointingC．frighteningD．a(chǎn)musing19、A．happenedB．contributedC．relatedD．mattered20、A．discoveryB．observationC．storyD．incident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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。RobotsusedforhouseworkweretestedoutinsomefamiliesTony,oneoftherobots,atallandhandsomeman1．smoothblackhair,caughtpeople'sattentionWhenLarrywasgoingtobeawayfromhome,hiscuriosity2．(drive)himtohaveatryonsuchanewthingSohehiredarobottoaccompanyhiswifeLisaLisadidn'tliketheideaatthebeginning,3．sheagreedtoitatlastAtthefirstsightofTony,LisafeltembarrassedGradually,Tonybegantowinthehostess'strustHehelpedLisarealizeherdreamsbymakingherhomeelegant,givingheranewhaircut,changingthemakeupsheworeandgivingheradviceonpersonaldressesThereforeatthepartyallherguestswho4．(invite)werefilledwithadmirationwhentheysawherhousewascompletelychangedAfterthetest,thecompanywassatisfiedwithTony'sreportandbelieveditwas5．successbecausehehadsuccessfullymadeawomanregainherconfidence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，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Inrecentyearsgreatchangeshavebeentakenplaceinmyhometown、Tenyearsbefore,thesmallandlowhousesthatlieonthenorthofthelakeproducedmuchwaste、Astheresult,thelakewasseriouslypolluted、Tothewestwasasandyfield,whatwasthesourceofdust、Evenworst,abrickyardonthesouthwestofthelakeusedagreatdealgoodsoil、No