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《基礎(chǔ)英語1》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第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Whilewatchingtelevision,____.A．thedoorbellrang B．weheardthedoorbellringC．therewassomeoneknockingatthedoor D．thedoorbellwasringing2、______almostonehundredjin,thestonewasmovedbyhimalone.A．Weighed B．Weighing C．Itweighed D．Toweigh3、Soabsorbed________inheryogaexercisesthatshetooknonoticeoftheheavyrainoutside.A．Marywas B．MaryhasbeenC．wasMary D．hasMarybeen4、Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen5、Toworkfromhome,whichonecouldhardlyimagine,hasbeenmadewiththedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.A．possible B．itpossible C．possibly D．tobepossible6、Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless7、Luciaimpressedherpeerstudentswithhermusicaltalent,aswellasseveralforeignlanguages______.A．onherown B．underhercontrol C．inhercharge D．a(chǎn)thercommand8、Whereisyournewhomenow?Inthenewdevelopedzone.ButI______downtownforfiveyears.A．lived B．hadlivedC．havelived D．wasliving9、Theincomesofskilledworkerswentup.,unskilledworkerssawtheirearningsfall.A．Moreover B．ThereforeC．Meanwhile D．Otherwise10、Notevenwhen_____throughthedarkestvalley_____beafraid,foryouarealwaysclosebesideme.A．doIwalk;willIB．doIwalk;IwillC．Iwalk;IwillD．Iwalk;willI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。AParentstendtofavourchildrenofonesexincertainsituations—orsoevolutionarybiologiststellus.Anewstudyusedcoloredbackpacksalesdatatoshowthatparentalwealthmayinfluencespendingonsonsdifferentfromdaughters.In1973biologistRobertTriversandcomputerscientistDanWillardpublishedapapersuggestingthatparentsinvest(投入)moreresources,suchasfoodandeffort,inmalechildrenwhentimesaregood,andinfemalechildrenwhentimesarebad.AccordingtotheTrivers-Willardhypothesis(假說),asongivenlotsofresourcescanbecomeagentleman—butparentswithfewresourcestendtoinvestthemindaughters,whogenerallyfinditeasiertobeafairmaiden.Studyingparentalinvestmentafterbirthisdifficult,however.Thenewstudylookedforastandardofmeasurementofsuchinvestmentthatmetseveralcriteria:itshouldn’tbeaffectedbysexdifferencesintheneedforresources;itshouldmeasureinvestmentratherthanoutcomes;anditshouldbeobjective.StudyauthorShigeSong,asociologistatQueensCollege,CityUniversityofNewYork,examinedspendingonpinkandbluebackpackspurchasedinChinain2015fromalargeretailer,JD．com.Henarrowedthedatatoabout5,000bags:bluebackpacksboughtbyfamiliesknowntohaveatleastoneboyandpinkonesboughtbyfamiliesknowntohaveatleastonegirl.Theresultsshowedthatwealthierfamiliesspentmoreonbluethanpinkbackpacks—suggestinggreaterinvestmentinsons.Poorerfamiliesspentmoreonpinkpacksthanblueones.ThefindingswerepublishedinEvolutionandHumanBehavior.Song’sevidencefortheTrivers-Willardhypothesisis“indirect”but“prettyconvincing,”saysRosemaryHopcroft,asociologistatthe.UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte,whowasnotconnectedwiththenewstudy.Hopcroftreportedin2016thatU.S.fatherswithhigh-statusoccupationsweremorelikelytosendtheirsonstoprivateschoolthantheirdaughters,whilefatherswithlower-statusjobsmoreoftenenrolledtheirfemalechildren.Althoughthenewstudydoesnotprovethefamilieswerebuyingthebluebackpacksforboysandpinkonesforgirls,Hopcroftnotesthat“it’sacleverandinterestingpaper,andit’saratherunusualuseofbigdata.”1、WhatdoesthewriterintendtodoinParagraph2?A．Introduceanearlierstudy.B．Identifychildren’sneeds.C．Assesstheinfluenceofastudy.D．Exploreintoparentalinvestment.2、Whatoffersachallengeforthenewstudy?A．Theinvestmentmeetingseveralcriteria.B．Themeasurementofeventualoutcomes.C．Differentdemandsforresourcesbetweensexes.D．Consistentstandardsinmeasuringparentalinvestment.3、WhatcanbelearnedfromSong’sresearch?A．Thenewstudywasdonein2015.B．Bigdatawassampledforresearch.C．Preferencewasofferedtoconsumers.D．Bluepackswerefavoredoverpinkones.4、WhichofthefollowingislikelytomatchHopcroft’sremarkonSong’sresearch?A．It’sentertaining. B．It’swell-designed.C．It’sunbelievable. D．It’sunusual.BWhenZbynekFrolikneedednewemployeestohandleincreasingordersathisfactoriesincentralBohemia,hesentoutadvertisementsacrosstheCzechRepublic.Butinaprosperouseconomywherenearlyeveryonehadwork,therewerefewtakers.Raisingwagesdidn’thelp.Nordidofferstosubsidize(補貼)housing.Soheturnedtotherobots.“Wecan’tfindenoughhumans,”saidMr.Frolik,whosecompany,Linet,makeshospitalbedssoldinover100countries.“Sowe’retryingtoreplacepeoplewithmachineswhereverwecan.”Suchtalkusuallymakespeoplethinkofafuturewhereemployeesarenolongerneeded.Inmanymajoreconomies,companiesareexperimentingwithreplacingfactoryworkers,truckdriversandevenlawyerswithartificialintelligence.ButinEasternEurope,robotsarebeingenlistedasthesolutionforashortageofworkers.OftentheyarehelpingtocreatenewtypesofjobsasbusinessesintheCzechRepublic,Hungary,SlovakiaandPolandtrytostaycompetitive.Economicgrowthinthesecountrieshasaveraged5percentinrecentyears,affectedbytheglobalrecovery.Aboomingeconomyhasreducedthejoblessratetojust2.4percent,thelowestintheEuropeanUnion.Thelackofmanpower,however,haslimitedtheabilityofCzechcompaniestoexpand.Nearlyathirdofthemhavestartedtoturnawayorders,accordingtotheCzechConfederationofIndustry,atradegroup.“It’sbecomingabrakeongrowth,”saidJaroslavHanak,theorganization’spresident.“Ifbusinessesdon’tincreaserobotizationandartificialintelligence,they’lldisappear.”SomefactoriesinEasternEuropearealreadyontheway.AtElkoEP,whichmakesindustrialtimersforcompanieslikeGeneralElectric,70percentofproductionisautomated,andthecompanyisaimingtobealmostfullyrobotizedinafewyears.Inacornerofthefactory,robotshavetakenoverroutinemanufacturing(制造業(yè))tasks.JiriKonecny,thecompany’sCEO,movedfactoryfloorworkerstomorecomplexroles,andfocusedhundredsofotheremployeesonresearchanddevelopment.“Ifwehadn’tinvestedearlyinautomation,we’dbedeadbynow,”hesaid.1、WhatistheproblemthatCzechRepublicisfacing?A．It’shardtofindhumanworkers.B．It’spopulationisdecreasinggreatly.C．Robotsarenowwelcomeatfactorywork.D．Employeesdonotwanttodofactorywork.2、WhichofthefollowingmayhavecontributedtotheprobleminEasternEuropeaccordingtoParagraph4?A．Toughcompetition. B．Advancedtechnology.C．Alowbirthrate. D．Afast-growingeconomy.3、HowmightJaroslavHanakfeelaboutthefutureofCzechcompanies?A．Puzzled B．Worried.C．Surprised D．Hopeful.4、Whatshouldcompaniesdotosurvive?A．Changetheirpolicies.B．Turntoothercountriesforhelp.C．Employqualifiedhumanworkers.D．Spendmoremoneyonautomation.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．MybrotherandIwereinOrlandoFloridatowitnessourfirstSpaceShuttleLaunch.TheDiscoverywas1tosoarat10:14AMonablueskySeptemberday.I’dseenit2somanytimesontelevision,3nowIwasonlyminutesawayfromseeingitlaunch.Andit’sthefinaldemonstrationofthe4ofsuccess:SuccessTakesOffLikeaRocket.WitnessingtheTakeOff:StandingclosetotheSpaceShuttle5homeoneunforgettablepoint—theShuttleistheheightofa15-storybuilding—it64.5millionpounds—andNASAistryingtoliftit200milesofftheground.OnTVtheaccomplishmentslooksomuch7,somucheasier.CrowdsofpeoplearestandingaroundwithyoutowatchtheShuttlego.Thecountdownbeginsthroughthesmall8ofhundredsofportableradiosalltunedtotheNASAstation.It’senoughtogetyourheartbeating9Whentimeisup,thesideboosterrocketsarelitupandtheeightexplosivebolts10Thefirstthingsyouseearelargewhite11cloudsexplodingaway.Throughthesteam,youseethefirepower.ThentheSpaceShuttlebeginstoinchoffthepadandclimbitsway12Thousandsuponmillionsofpoundsof13canhardlylifttheshuttleatall.Butwitheverincreasingease,theshuttlepicksupandroarsintothesky,headedintospaceattaininga14ofover17,000mph.ItiswithinthefirsttwominutestolaunchtheSpaceShuttlethatthegreatsuccesslessonis15Fact:85%oftheshuttle’sfuelisconsumedwithinthefirst2minutesjusttogetthe15-storysuperstructuretoitsorbital16Andthat’sexactlyhowsuccess17:Thefirststepsyoutaketowardslaunchingasuccessfulcareerarethe18andwillrequireanenormousconsumptionofenergy—agreatbigpush.However,19youpersistthroughthelaunchperiod,whichcanseemalmost20forquitesometime,everythinggetseasierandeasierandyourresultsgetbiggerandbigger.1、A．a(chǎn)dvised B．hoped C．scheduled D．reminded2、A．riseup B．comeup C．stepup D．goup3、A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．a(chǎn)s D．therefore4、A．universe B．world C．nature D．a(chǎn)ir5、A．gets B．drives C．runs D．jumps6、A．costs B．weighs C．measures D．sells7、A．smaller B．greater C．bigger D．smoother8、A．rockets B．workers C．speakers D．a(chǎn)ctors9、A．offyourmouth B．outofyourstomach C．offyourmind D．outofyourchest10、A．blow B．follow C．glow D．flow11、A．gas B．smoke C．mist D．steam12、A．downward B．upward C．forward D．outward13、A．pull B．lift C．push D．pressure14、A．distance B．degree C．height D．speed15、A．ordinary B．a(chǎn)bsolute C．a(chǎn)pparent D．present16、A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．a(chǎn)ltitude C．route D．rail17、A．putsoff B．paysoff C．takesoff D．dropsoff18、A．hardest B．easiest C．simplest D．biggest19、A．while B．if C．unless D．until20、A．useless B．careless C．wireless D．priceless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。Thesedays,alotofpeoplearethinkingaboutleadingahappylifeandtryingtochangetheworldSomemightimaginethatit’sbesttotrytoavoidunpleasantfeelingslikeangerandfearandfixtheirattention1．takingactionsButsciencesuggeststhathavingfeelingsoffrustration(挫折)can2．(actual)helpyoumakeaninfluenceandsometimes,havingfrustrationis3．youneedtomakeachangeintheworldOurbodieswouldalwaysprefertobeintheirdesiredstatesWhenyou’reangry,yourbrainwantstoresolvethearousedstateinyourmindThismeansyou’remorelikelytobemotivatedtodosomething4．(change)thatstateandbringyoubacktonormalButwhenyoufeelthateverythingisallright,you’re5．(little)likelytobemotivatedtotakeactionsYourbrain6．(decide)thatconditionsaregood,soyoucanthereforegobacktoseekout7．(please)andavoidthingsyoudon’tlikeIfwequicklyacceptanewstateofbeinginordertoavoidthediscomfortofbeingfrustratedorangry,weput8．(we)inadangerousposition9．weletourmindsaythateverythingwillbeokayandgetbacktoa10．(relax)stateofmind,nochangeisevergoingtohappenintheworld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處錯誤