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《BEC英語》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷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、James,Idon’tmindlendingyouthemoney____youpayitbackwithinamonth.A．althoughB．nowthatC．unlessD．aslongas2、——Davidshouldlietohisbestfriendinordertogetthewell-paidjob!——Itistypicalofhimbecausehe________.A．isfacinghisWaterlooB．isvisuallychallengedC．hascast-ironnervesD．worshipsthegoldencalf3、Intheearlymorningallofusstoodatthetopofthemountain___________eastofthecity,watching__________burningsunrising.A．/;a B．the;aC．the;the D．/;the4、MoreexpresswaysinSichuansoontopromotethelocaleconomy.A．arebeingbuilt B．willbebuiltC．havebeenbuilt D．hadbeenbuilt5、Themedicineshouldusuallybekeptoutofthe________ofchildrenathome.A．distance B．reachC．limit D．arrival6、ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．artificialB．arbitraryC．allergicD．reluctant7、Frankly,Istillfeelconfusedabout_________hecouldmanagewithoutaccesstotheInternetforsuchalongtime.A．what B．why C．that D．how8、—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the9、—MayIhelpyou?Youseemtobehavingsomeproblems.—______,thanks.IthinkIcanmanage.A．Allright B．NoproblemC．It’sallright D．There’snoway10、________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why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。AListencarefullytothefootstepsinthefamilyhome,especiallyifithaswoodenfloors,andyoucanprobablyworkoutwhoitisthatiswalkingabout.Thefeaturesmostcommonlyusedtoidentifypeoplearefaces,voices,fingerprintsandretinalscans.Buttheir“behaviouralbiometrics”,suchasthewaytheywalk,arealsogiveaways.Researchershave,forseveralyears,usedvideocamerasandcomputerstoanalysepeople’sgaits,andarenowquitegoodatit.Buttranslatingsuchknowledgeintoapracticalidentificationsystemcanbetrickyespeciallyifthatsystemissupposedtobehidden.Camerasareoftenvisible,arehardtosetup,requi5regoodlightingandmayhavetheirviewblockedbyotherpeople.SoateamledbyKrikorOzanyanoftheUniversityofManchester,inEnglandandPatriciaScullyoftheNationalUniversityofIreland,inGalwayhavebeenlookingforabetterwaytorecognizegait.Theiranswer:pressure-sensitivemats.Inthemselves,suchmatsarenothingnew.Theyhavebeenpartofsecuritysystemsfordonkeys’years.ButDr.OzanyanAndDr.Scullyuseacomplexversionthatcanrecordtheamountofpressureappliedindifferentplacesassomeonewalksacrossit.Thesemeasurementsformapatternuniquetothewalker.Dr.OzanyanandDr.Scullythereforeturned,asisnowcommonforanythingtodowithpatternrecognition,toanArtificialIntelligencesystemthatusesmachinelearningtorecognizesuchpatterns.Itseemstowork.Inastudypublishedearlierthisyearthetworesearcherstestedtheirsystemonadatabaseoffootstepstroddenby127differentpeople.Theyfoundthatitserrorrateinidentifyingwhowaswhowasamere0.7%.AndDr.Scullysaysthatevenwithoutadatabaseoffootstepstoworkwiththesystemcandeterminesomeone’ssexwomenandmen,withwideandnarrowpelvises(骨盆)respectively,walkindifferentways,andguess,withreasonableaccuracy,asubject’sage.Amat-basedgait-recognitionsystemhastheadvantagethatitwouldworkinanylightingconditionsevenpitch-darkness.Andthoughitmightfailtoidentifysomeoneif,say,shewaswearingstilettosandhadbeenenteredintothedatabasewhilewearingtrainers,itwouldbeveryhardtofoolitbyimitatingthegaitofanindividualwhowasallowedadmissiontoaparticularplace.ThelatestphaseofDr.Ozanyan’sandDr.Scully’sprojectisaredesignofthemat.Theoldmatscontainedindividualpressuresensors.Thenewonescontainopticalfibres(光纖).Light-emittingdiodes(二極管)distributedalongtwoneighbouringedgesofamattransmitlightintothefibres.Sensorsontheoppositeedges(andthustheoppositeendsoftheopticalfibres)measurehowmuchofthatlightisreceived.Anypressureappliedtopartofthematcausesadistortion(變形)inthefibresandaconsequentchangeintheamountoflighttransmitted.Boththelocationandamountofchangecanbeplottedandanalyzedbythemachine-learningsystem.Dr.Ozanyansaysthattheteamhavebuiltademonstrationfibre-opticmat,twometerslongandametrewide,usingmaterialsthatcost￡100($130).Theyarenowtalkingtocompaniesaboutcommercializingit.Oneapplicationmightbeinhealthcare,particularlyfortheelderly.Afibre-opticmatinstalledinanursinghomeoranoldperson’sownresidencecouldmonitorchangesinanindividual’sgaitthatwarncertainillnesses.Thatwouldprovideearlywarningofsomeonebeingatgreaterriskoffallingover,say,oroftheircognitionbecomingdamaged.Gaitanalysismightalsobeusedassasecuritymeasureintheworkplace,monitoringaccesstorestrictedareas,suchaspartsofmilitarybases,serverfarmsorlaboratoriesdealingwithharmfulmaterials.Inthesecases,employeeswouldneedtoagreetotheirgaitsbeingscanned,justastheywouldagreetothescanningoftheirfacesorretinasforopticalsecuritysystems.Perhapsthemostfascinatinguseofgait-recognitionmats,though,wouldbeinpublicplaces,suchasairports.Forthattowork,thefootstepsofthosetoberecognizedwouldneedtohavebeenstoredinadatabase,whichwouldbehardertoarrangethanthecollectionofmugshotsandfingerprintsthatexistingairportsecuritysystemsrelyon.Somepeople,however,mightvolunteerforit.Manyaircreworpre-registeredfrequentflyerswouldwelcomeanythingthatspeededuponeofthemosttiresomepartsofmoderntravel.1、Camera-basedgaitrecognitionfailstocomeintowideuse,because_____.a.it’snoteasytofindthecamerasb.fingerprintrecognitionisstillpopularc.sometimesthecamerascanbecoveredd.it’sawasteofmoneytofixtheequipmente.goodlightingconditionscan’tbeguaranteedf.it’sdifficulttosetupthesystem.A．acf B．bdeC．cdf D．cef2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph6-8?A．Thenewmatsfunctiongreatlywithindividualpressuresensorsbuiltin.B．Thenewmatswillbelikelytoworkbetterwithenoughpressure.C．Theelderlyarecuredoftheirdiseaseswiththemonitorofthefibre-optic.D．Restrictedareasareaccessibletothosewiththeirgaitsscannedbeforehand.3、Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph5?A．Themat-basedgait-recognitionsystem B．ThegaitstoredinthedatabaseC．Theadvantageofworkinginanylightcondition. D．Theadmissiontoaparticularplace.4、What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Listentoyourfootsteps B．ApplaudpatternrecognitionC．Lovethewayyouwalk D．BetterthematsyousteponBTheFrickCollection(5thAvenueandE.70thStreet)ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.HenryClayFrick,arichNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnitureandartcollectionstoAmericanpeople.Frickhadapreferenceforpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings,andthesearewell-representedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexploreFrick’sbeautifulhouseandgardenwhicharewellworthavisitGuggenheimMuseum(5thAvenueand88thStreet)Thismuseumowns5,000excellentmodernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.Theseartworksarenotalldisplayedatthesametime.Theexhibitionisalwayschanging.ItwillappealtothosewholoveImpressionistandPost-Impressionistpaintings.TheGuggenheimMuseumbuildingisalsoworld-famous.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottom.Therearenostairs,justacircular(環形的)path.MetropolitanMuseumofArt(5thAvenueand82ndStreet)Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyofitsartcollection.Thiscoversmorethan5,000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsoftheworld.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.Itintroducesyouinancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantemple,afragrantMinggarden,atypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseandmanyotherspecialexhibitions.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(945MadsionAvenue,near75thStreet)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcollectionorcontemporaryAmericanpaintingsandsculptures.Therearenopermanentdisplaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.Everytwoyears,theWhitneyholdsaspecialexhibitionofnewartbylivingartists.Themuseumalsoshowsvideosandfilmsbycontemporaryvideoartists.1、WhatcanweknowaboutHenryClayFrick?A．Heoncelivedapoorlife.B．Hehadadeeploveforhiscountry.C．Heleftallhispossessionstohisfamily.D．Helovedtwentiethcenturypaintingsverymuch.2、WhatdoGuggenheimMuseumandWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArthaveincommon?A．Theybothhavestairsintheirbuildings.B．Theybothholdartworksbylivingartists.C．Theexhibitionsinthemarealwayschanging.D．Theybothdisplaymodernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.3、Ifyouareinterestedinancientcivilization,youcangoto________.A．TheFrickCollection B．GuggenheimMuseumC．WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt D．MetropolitanMuseumofArt4、WhatcanweinferaboutWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt?A．Thereareonlypaintingsofgreatartists.B．Itislocatedinthesameavenueastheothers.C．Youcan’tenjoynewartoflivingartistseachyear.D．Itisnotaspopularamongartloversastheothermuseums.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________A．somefamousartists B．somefamouspaintingsC．somefamousplacesofinterest D．somefamousartmuseums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．Once，whenIwasateenager，myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.1，therewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabig2onme.Therewereeightchildren，allprobablyundertheageof12.Youcould3theyweren'trich.Theirclotheswerenotexpensivebuttheywere4Thechildrenwere5，allofthemstandinginline，two-by-twobehindtheirparents，6hands.Theywere7jabbering（喋喋不休地說）abouttheclowns，elephants，andotheractstheywouldseethatnight.Onecould8theyhadneverbeentothecircusbefore.It9tobeahighlightoftheiryounglives.Theticketladyaskedthefatherhowmanyticketshewanted.Heproudly10，“Eightforchildrenandtwoforadults，please.”Theticketladytoldhimtheprice.Themother'shead11，andherlipbegantotremble.Thefatherleanedalittle12andasked，“Howmuchdidyousay？”Theticketlady13theprice.Themandidn'thaveenoughmoney.Seeingthis，mydadputhishandintohispocket，14a$20billanddroppeditontheground.（Wewerenotwealthyinanycaseoftheworld！）Thenhe15down，pickedupthebill，tappedthemanontheshoulderandsaid，“Excuseme，sir，thisfelloutofyourpocket.”Themanknewwhatwasgoingon.Hewasn'tbeggingforahandout（施舍物）16certainly17thetimelyhelpinsuchan18situation.Hetookmyfather'shandinbothofhis，squeezedtightlyontotheS20bill，andwithatearrunningdownhischeek，hereplied，"Thankyou，sir.Thisreally19alottomeandmyfamily.”MyfatherandIwentbacktoourcarand20home.Wedidn'tgotothecircusthatnight，butwedidn'tgowithout.1、A．Immediately B．Finally C．Hopefully D．Suddenly2、A．difference B．effort C．impression D．suggestion3、A．tell B．agree C．believe D．suppose4、A．shabby B．simple C．common D．clean5、A．polite B．lovely C．well-behaved D．badly-behaved6、A．holding B．shaking C．putting D．waving7、A．bravely B．excitedly C．bitterly D．honestly8、A．know B．understand C．judge D．sense9、A．decided B．recommended C．promised D．allowed10、A．laughed B．responded C．commented D．announced11、A．dropped B．bent C．shook D．nodded12、A．nearer B．harder C．tighter D．closer13、A．refused B．recited C．repeated D．reduced14、A．putout B．pulledout C．pickedout D．gaveout15、A．jumped B．lay C．knocked D．reached16、A．but B．and C．or D．so17、A．offered B．admired C．rejected D．appreciated18、A．interesting B．embarrassing C．enjoyable D．unbelievable19、A．pays B．costs C．gives D．means20、A．went B．got C．drove D．walked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。AhorsenamedJusticesueshisformerownerWhenJusticewasdiscoveredonthepropertyofhisformerownerinWashingtonCounty,Oregon,the8-year-oldhorsewas1．extremelybadshapeHewasverythinandhadsufferedseverefrostbite(凍傷)Hewasalsocoveredwithliceandhadaseriouscaseofrainrot,abacterialskininfectionthatcausespainfulscabbing(斑疤)AneighborreportedJustice’sconditioninMarch2．Thehorse,whohadbeenleftformonthswithoutadequatefoodandshelter,3．(take)inbySoundEquineOptions,arescueandrehabilitationorganization,4．hereceivedmedicaltreatmenttosavehislifeInMay,Justicebecamepartytoagroundbreakinglawsuit5．(sue)hisformerowner“torecoverthecostsofhisongoingmedicalcareandhispainandsuffering,”accordingtoTheAnimalLegalDefenseFund(ALDF),alegaladvocacygroupforanimalsthatisrepresentingJusticeinhislawsuit“ALDFdecidedtorepresentJusticeinthislawsuitnotonlybecauseofhisgreatneed,butalsobecausewefelthe6．win,”ALDFattorneySarahHannekentellsMNN“Oregonhasexemplary(典型的)animal-protectionlaws,and,giventhedetailsofJustice’ssituation,wedeterminedhehasastrongcaseunderalegaltheorycalled‘negligence(疏忽)perse’”AccordingtoHanneken,“Negligenceperseisadoctrinethatessentiallysays,‘7．youarenegligentandbreakalawresultinginsomeonegettinghurt,theinjuredpersonwhowasprotectedbythatlawcansueyou’”Thecaseisbackinthenewsnowbecause8．defendant(被告)filedamotiontodismissthecaseADLFexpectedthis,andisfightingtokeepthecaseincourtAhearingwillbescheduled9．(decide)thenextstepThisisthefirsttimethedoctrine10．(apply)toananimalIfthelawsuitissuccessful,accordingtoALDF,it“wouldbethefirsttoestablish11．animalshavealegalrighttosuetheirabusersincourt”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（∧），并在下面寫