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《大學英語》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷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、Theman________thefakenewsthat18firefighterslosttheirlivesintheexplosionwasarrested.A．havingcirculating B．tocirculateC．circulating D．tohavecirculated2、—Whatdoyoudo,Rita？—I’maclerkinaforeigncompanynow．ButI_____Englishinahighschoolfor10years．A．teach B．havetaughtC．taught D．amteaching3、Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier4、Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since5、Mywifesometimes_____somethingshehaslongbeenlookingfor.That’swhysheenjoyswindowshopping.A．looksup B．looksfor C．picksup D．picksout6、Mysonisaddictedtocomputergames.Heishopeless，isn'the？Yes，_____________heisdeterminedtogiveupandstartallover.A．if B．unlessC．though D．so7、Ifshe________generousasshemakesoutshewouldhavedonatedmoremoneyinthecatastrophe.A．hadbeen B．wereC．wouldbe D．was8、Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling9、Muchdisappointedasheisinthejobinterview,hestillkeepshisconfidence.A．tohavefailed B．failedC．havingfailed D．failing10、Whenshewasintrouble,IdidwhatIcouldtohelpher．__________myhelp,shewrotemealetterofthanks．A．Inhonorof B．Incaseof C．Intermsof D．Inreturnfor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。AResearchfindsoutwhysomepeopleareconstantlyunderattackfromthebloodsuckinginsectswhileotherswalkfree.Forthoseunfortunateenoughtofeaturehighlyonthemosquitohitlist,summernightscanbesynonymouswithmosquitobites.Yetothershardlyevergetbitten.Sohowdothebloodthirstyinsectsselecttheirvictims?Theinsects’tastesmayseemarbitrary.However,researchshowsthatwhenmosquitoesmaketheirchoicesbetweenpotentialvictims,itallcomesdowntoscent(氣味).“Mosquitoesareattractedbycarbondioxideandheat,whicheveryonegivesoff.Butmosquitoesarealsoattractedbycertainscents,”saysKarl-MartinVagnJensen,theheadofresearchattheDepartmentofAgriculturalScienceatArhusUniversity.AccordingtoJensen,ithasnotyetbeenconfirmedexactlywhatthescentsinquestionare.Butresearchdoesindicatethatsomescentsaremoreattractivetomosquitoesthanothers.“Allthelabemployeesrubbedpetridishes(培養皿)againsttheirstomachs.Inthatway,theirscentswereputonthedishes,whichwerethenputinacontainerfullofmosquitoes,”hesays.“Themosquitoesrepeatedlylandedonsomeofthepetridishes,butdidn’tgoanywhereneartheothers.”Perhapstakinginspirationfrompopularfiction,therearealsothosewhoconsidergarlicasanexcellentrepellent(驅蟲劑)againstthewingedbloodsuckers.Accordingtotheresearcher,thisstrategymaynotbeentirelyfruitless.“AsfarasIknow,thereisnoscientificproofthateatinggarlicworks.Buttheremaybesomethingtothetheorythatit’spossibletomaskscentwithgarlic,”hesays.Theonlyreliablemethodofprotectionagainstmosquitoesistouserepellentsthataresoldoverthecounter.Itcontainssomesmellsthatcanconfusethemosquitoes.Whenthemosquitocomescloser,itusessmell,heatandcarbondioxidetodecidewhethertobite.Butifitisconfusedbyarepellent,itwillnevergetthatfar.1、WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephraseunderlinedinParagraph2?A．Beequalto.B．Beaccessibleto.C．Beharmfulto.D．Bebeneficialto.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthescentsattractingmosquitoes?A．Mosquitoescanbeattractedbyvariousscents.B．Somekindsofscentsappealtomosquitoesinparticular.C．Thelabemployeesusepetridishestodeposittheirscents.D．Mosquitoesarearbitrarywhenitcomestodifferentscents.3、WhatisthemainideaofthelastParagraph?A．Anewstrategyisusedinresearchingrepellents.B．Garlicisconsideredtobeanexcellentrepellent.C．Usingrepellentsisaneffectivewayagainstmosquitoes.D．Theinspirationagainstmosquitoesisfrompopularfiction.4、Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A．Sciencefiction.B．Abiography.C．Amedicalreport.D．Aresearchpaper.BIstartedmyjourneyattheCadillacHouse,droveoutofthecityandgotonthe1-95towardWashington,D．C．.It’saboutafour-hourdrive.AssoonasIjumpedonthehighway,Ispeduptoabout70milesperhourandenteredstandardcruisecontrol.Asmallindicatorontheinstrumentpanel(儀表盤)showedthecarwasreadytoengageself-drivingmode.Ipushedabuttononthesteeringwheeltobegin,initiatingSuperCruisemode.AgreenlightbaratthetopofmysteeringwheelshowedthatSuperCruisewason.Therewerenoshake,nosuddenspeedchangesoranythinglikethat.Thecarremainedperfectlysteady.Itusesacombinationofcameras,radarsensors,andGPStofindthecenterofthelane.Thecarfounditlikeatrainonatrack.IhadtoadmitthatIwaslittleworriedaboutlettingthecartakeoveratfirst.Ikeptmyhandsnearthewheelandmyeyeslockedontheroad.Afterabouttenminutes,Ifinallystartedtotrustthecar’sjudgment.Itsoonbecameclearthatitcouldeasilydriveitselfinlighttraffic,brakingwhennecessaryandkeepingasteadyspeed.Thenwehitabottleneck.TherewasastandstilltrafficoutsideofBaltimore,andthingscouldhaveeasilygonewrong,butthisiswhereSuperCruisereallyshined.Thevehiclecametoacompletestoptoavoidcrashingintotraffic,thenspedupwhencarsstartedmovingagain.Itwasimpressiveaswell,andsomethingthatsetsthe2018CadillacCT6apartfromallcompetitors.IeventuallyturnedoffthehighwayandheadedintoWashingtonD．C．.ToturnSuperCruiseof,Isimplyhitthebuttononthesteeringwheelagain.Thegreenlightatthetopofthewheelturnedoff,andItookcontrolofthecar.TheCT6hadnoproblembringingmefromNewYorktoWashington,D．C,inSuperCruisemodepracticallyallbyitself.ItmakesmehopefulforafuturewhereI’llneverneedtotouchasteeringwheelagain.1、652．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Areportcomparingdifferentcars’performance.B．Adescriptionofanadventurousjourney.C．Anadvertisementofanewtypeofcar.D．Anaccountofaself-drivingexperience.2、654．Theunderlinedword“initiating”inparagraph2canbereplacedby________.A．takinginB．turningonC．makingoutD．comingoff3、656．Whatdidthewriterthinkoftheself-drivingmodeatthebeginningofthejourney?A．Doubtful.B．Exciting.C．Boring.D．Reliable.4、658．Whatisthecompetitiveadvantageofthewriter’scarcomparedtosimilarones?A．Thereisnoneedtotouchthesteeringwheelalltheway.B．Thebuilt-infacilitieshelpthecarremainsteady.C．Thecarcanadjustitsspeedaccordingtotrafficconditions.D．TheoperationoftheSuperCruisemodeisquitesimple.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．Apersonshouldeatright，getsomeexercise，orheorshewilllookterriblein25years.Andifthepersondrinksandsmokes?Even____．That'sthemessagefromBlueCrossBlueShield.The____，called“FutureYou”，usesadigitalcameraandcomputertocompareaperson'scurrentimagewithhisorherfuture____withoutchangesinbadhabits.“Smokingcan1yourskin，”saidAnna，acreativeoperationmanager，“Youcanseewhattheresultsofthetoxins(毒素)andthechemicalsin2are.”Alongwiththepotentially3sightofone'solderself，FutureYouoffersscience-based4onwhattoeat，howmuchtoexerciseandotherwaysto5yourhealth.Butwillitwork?Too6totellwastheverdict(意見)ofAnna.“Iwanttoseesomedata！”shesaid.Generally，Annasaid，menshow7concernabouttheirappearancethanwomen.“Womensay，‘Thatlookslikemy8onthescreen，’”shesaid.“Menaremorelikelyto9，‘Yeah，goahead.PutitonFacebook.’”Theprojectwasraisedmorethanayearagotoimprovetheoverall(總體的)healthofthepeoplewhoare10ofthiscompany.Inaddition，thegrowthintheranksof11customerswouldbringdowntheoverallcostofhealthcare.Incomingweeks，twonewoneswillbe12inlocationssuchastheAmericanTobaccoCampusandtheMuseumofNaturalScience.Ifusers13，theirinformationwillbestoredassecretswithoutnamestocreateadatabaseofgoodandbad14．Theprocessisfreeandtheresponseisnot15，atleastaccordingtoValenciaRobertson，oneofalineofpeoplewhowaitedto16theinstrumentonThursday.“I'mgood，”Robertsonsaidafter17herfutureimage.“It'snotgoingtobeabigdifference.”1、A．easier B．happier C．bitter D．worse2、A．instrument B．picture C．place D．structure3、A．wealth B．character C．appearance D．education4、A．reflect B．bother C．ruin D．affect5、A．cigarette B．beers C．medicines D．foods6、A．confusing B．convincing C．depressing D．exciting7、A．opinion B．plans C．thought D．advice8、A．break B．damage C．preserve D．change9、A．possible B．natural C．early D．clear10、A．deeper B．less C．higher D．stronger11、A．son B．father C．daughter D．mom12、A．guess B．say C．doubt D．wonder13、A．customers B．managers C．secretaries D．cleaners14、A．cautious B．smart C．careless D．generous15、A．showingup B．thoughtout C．soldout D．dyingout16、A．know B．agree C．come D．listen17、A．habits B．choices C．methods D．plans18、A．nice B．cool C．strange D．bad19、A．repair B．sell C．try D．buy20、A．drawing B．viewing C．picturing D．imaging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。Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageFillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenwordFortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankLastyear,Iwasassignedtoworkatanofficenearmymother’shouse,1．IstayedwithherforamonthDuringthattime,IhelpedoutwiththehouseworkandcontributedtothegroceriesAfterlessthanaweek,Istartednoticingthatthegrocerieswererunningoutprettyquickly—wewerealwayssuddenlyoutofsomething2．(wonder)howmymumcouldconsumethemsoquickly,IbeganobservingherdailyroutinefortwoweeksTomysurprise,Ifoundthatshe3．packapaperbagfullofcannedgoodsandheadouteverymorningataboutnineEventually,Idecidedtofollowherand4．happenedtrulyamazedmeShewastakingthefoodtotherefugeecamp,in5．shedistributedittochildrenIaskedaroundandfoundoutthatmymumwasverywellknownintheareaThekidswereveryfriendlywithherandevenlookeduptoherasifsheweretheirownmotherThenithitme—whywouldshenotwanttotellmeaboutwhatshe6．(do)?WassheworriedabouthowIwouldreactorthatIwouldstop7．(buy)thegroceriesifIfoundout?Whenshegothome,Itoldheraboutmydiscovery8．shecouldreact,Igaveherabighugandtoldhershedidn’tneedtokeepitasecret9．meShetoldmethatsomeofthechildrenlivedwithanolderladyinashelterwhileotherssleptonthestreetsForyears,mymumhadbeenhelpingoutbygivingthemwhateverfoodshecouldspareIwassoimpressedby10．selflessshewas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，請你修改你同學寫的以下作文。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