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2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______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、Itwasthenaturaldisaster,ratherthanhumanerrors,that________forthedeathofsomanyinnocentpeople.A．areblamed B．wastoblame C．wasblamed D．weretoblame2、Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto3、ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant4、PeoplebelievethattheChinaDreamisnotverydifficult________solongasthewholenationworkshardforit.A．realizing B．toberealizedC．realized D．torealize5、Itisthebusdriverwhoshould______thesafetyofthepassengers.A．answerforB．searchforC．standforD．gofor6、Tom’scommentsonthisissueareconfusingbecausetheyappearto______theremarksonthesameissuemadeearlierbyhim.A．violateB．induceC．clarifyD．contradict7、IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy8、Heworksveryhardinordertogethimself______intoakeyuniversity.A．accepted B．received C．announced D．admitted9、_______travellingexpensesrisingalot,wehadtochangeallourplansforthetour．A．As B．By C．Since D．With10、—Thenewmachineshavearrivedandarebeingtestedintheworkshop.—I’mgladwe_____themintheyearsahead.A．willbeoperatingB．havebeenoperatingC．wouldbeoperatingD．hadbeenoperating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。ADifferencesintimezonescomplicateinternationalphonecalls.Butevenmoreimportantaredifferentconceptsoftimeandapproachestotimeindifferentcultures.PeoplefromtheUSAaswellasotherNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”.Thisvalueoftimeisrootedintheirancestors.Earlyinthe17thcentury,theirancestorsarrivedontheAtlanticcoast,anew,undevelopedland.Tosurviveinthetoughenvironment,theyhadtostruggledayandnight.Timemeantsomuchtothemthattheyhadnotevenonesecondtowaste.Afterdecadesofstruggle,theydevelopedthevalueofefficientuseoftimeandpasseditdown.Thusfar,theAmericansarestilleagertofinishthingsquicklyandareimpatientwithtooreflective(深思熟慮的)people.Insomecountries,theAmericanworkstyleofspeedingeverythingupwillhavenosignificance.IntheArabEast,themoreimportantyouare,thefasterserviceyouget.Closerelativestakeabsolutepriority;non-relativesarekeptwaiting.IntheMiddleEast,adeadline,whichisoftenestablishedtoshowthedegreeofurgencyorimportanceofwork,willdonothingbutstoptheMiddleEasternersfromworking,becausetheyconsideritrudeandoverlydemanding.Anotheraspectreflectingdifferentconceptsoftimeistheclassificationofmonochronic-timeandpolychronic-timebyEdwardTHall.Peoplefrommonchronic(共時性的)cultures,suchastheGermans,theAustrians,theSwissandtheAmericans,doonlyoneimportantthingatatime.Inpolychromic(多元時間模式的)cultures,peoplesuchasArab,AsiansandLatinAmericanstakeanentirelyoppositeapproach.Theydoseveralthingsatonce.Timecommitments,e.g.deadlines,schedules,aretakenrathercasuallyandchangedoftenandeasily.Miscommuicationwillarisewhenpeoplefromtwoculturescontact.CharliesHawkins,aU.S.teacher,toldmethatmanyatimehisappointmentswithIndianswereinterruptedconstantly,notonlybyprivatephonecalls,butalsobylongconversationswithotherpeopleandeventheneighbor’schildren,whichdispleasedandevenannoyedhim.1、WhydidtheancestorsoftheNorthAmericansbelieve“Timeismoney”?A．Theyhadtoworkefficientlytosurvive. B．Theygottheideafromtheirpastgenerations.C．Theydidn’tliketodealwithreflectivepeople. D．Theyformedthehabitoffinishingworkaheadoftime.2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3?A．DeadlineswillmakeAmericanpeopleangry.B．IntheArabEast,you’dbetterspeedeverythingup.C．MiddleEasternerscan’tdealwithdemandingwork.D．PeoplefromtheArabEastattachimportancetorelationship.3、Whatcanwelearnaboutpeoplefrommonochroniccultures?A．Theytendtointerruptothersconstantly.B．Theycan’ttoleratelatenessorinterruptions.C．Theyaremorelikelytochangetheirschedules.D．Theyliketoscheduleseveralactivitiesatthesametime.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheimportanceofthediversityofcultureB．TherelationshipbetweenefficiencyandcultureC．DifferenttimevaluesindifferentculturesD．MonochroniccultureandpolychroniccultureBTherewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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．IusedtothinkthatlifeinJimThorpe,Pennsylvania,wasfilledwithnever-changingroutines.I1thateveryoneseemedtoknoweverythingabouteveryoneelse.Everyoneseemedtoenjoy2otherpeopleandtheirlives.Ialsodidn’tlikethefactthatpeopleseemedveryclose-minded.Ifelt3.Ifeltlike1wasmissingouton4.Itseemedtomethat5lifewouldbetheopposite.ThenItookmyfirsttriptoNewYorkCity.Icouldn’twaitto6thecity.7,whenIarrivedintheBigApple,itwasn’tatallwhatIhadimagined.I8itwashometothousandsofpeople,butIhadn’thadtheleastexpectationtoseeso9onthestreetatonetime.Allthestreetswerefilledwith10.Ialsofeltalittle11toseethateveryonewasinsucha12andeverythingmovedatsuchafastpace.WhenItookthesubwayforthefirsttime,Isaid13tothemiddle-agedwomannexttome.Shelookedatmewith14anddidn’tsayaword.Afterjustoneday,Irealizedhow15mysmalltownistome.NowIappreciatethefamiliar16Iseeeveryday.Ilikethefeelingofsecurityandbelongingmytown17.JimThorpegivesmeasenseof18andtogethernessthatthecitydoesn’tprovide.Irealizejusthowmuchasimplehellodoesfora19_—itreallycanmakeyourdayalittle20.1、A．appreciatedB．hatedC．expectedD．doubted2、A．lookingafterB．talkingaboutC．learningfromD．walkingaround3、A．relaxedB．cheatedC．honoredD．trapped4、A．prizesB．activitiesC．opportunitiesD．school5、A．cityB．townC．familyD．school6、A．leaveB．experienceC．changeD．find7、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Besides8、A．sawB．wishedC．knewD．feared9、A．littleB．muchC．fewD．many10、A．storesB．goodsC．carsD．people11、A．gladB．inspiredC．surprisedD．upset12、A．hurryB．stateC．mannerD．mood13、A．helloB．good-byeC．noD．seem14、A．warmthB．appreciationC．dislikeD．hate15、A．oldB．strangeC．boringD．important16、A．busesB．streetsC．clothesD．faces17、A．lacksB．offersC．needsD．advocates18、A．directionB．communityC．achievementD．humor19、A．manB．womanC．strangerD．friend20、A．brighterB．moretiringC．longerD．morechallenging第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。段落語法填空Howshouldyoubehavewhenyoumeetsomeone1．thefirsttime?AnAmericanshakesyourhand2．(firm)whilelookingyoustraightintheeyeInmanypartsofAsia,thereisnophysicalcontactatallInJapan,youshouldbow,andthe3．(much)respectyouwanttoshow,thedeeperyoushouldbowInThailand,peoplegreeteachotherbypressingbothhandstogetheratthechestInbothcountries,eyecontact4．(avoid)asasignofrespectInSpain,lunchisoften5．biggestmealoftheday,andcanlasttwoorthreehoursForthisreason,manypeopleeatalightbreakfastandalatedinnerInMexico,lunchisatime6．(relax),andmanypeopleprefernottodiscussbusinessastheyeatInBritain,it’snotunusualtohaveabusinessmeetingoverbreakfastInmostcountries,anexchangeofbusinesscards7．(be)necessaryforallintroductionsYoushouldincludeyourcompanynameandyourpositionIfyouaregoingtoacountry8．yourlanguageisnotwidelyspoken,youcangetthebacksideofyourcard9．(print)inthelocallanguageInaword,when10．(travel)abroad,weshouldfollowlocalhabits第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（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，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：在缺詞處加一個漏詞符號（^），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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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。Threedaysbefore,myauntwenttoattendameeting、Afterthemeeting,shewenttoarestaurantforalunch、Therefore,w