安慶師范大學《專業(yè)英語（電信）》2022-2023學年第一學期期末試卷

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2022-2023學年第一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、I'llhaveallofthereadingsbytheendofthistermifmyplangoeswell.A．completing B．tocompleteC．completed D．beingcompleted2、Thedebateherewillbelimitedintwomainrespects，________thetimeavailable.A．inviewofB．inreturnforC．inadditiontoD．incomparisonwith3、—OK，here___________.—Thankyouforyourlift.Seeyoulater.A．a(chǎn)reweB．isitC．weareD．comesit4、Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't5、Mr.Wilsonisamanofpatienceandkindness,andhisgoodtempernever______him.A．fails B．disappointsC．controls D．worries6、Mysonturnedtobookstoresandlibrariesseekinginformationaboutthebookrecommendedbyhisprofessor,but________none.A．wouldfind B．hadfoundC．found D．hasbeenfinding7、Mytoothacheme.Ithoughtitwasgoingaway,butitisgettingworsenow.A．killsB．iskillingC．haskilledD．killed8、ProfessorWang________inourschooltillnextSunday．A．willhavestayed B．hasstayed C．isstaying D．stayed9、--Ittookmeeightyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.--Well,youknowwhattheysay..A．ThereisnosmokewithoutfireB．Nopains,nogainsC．AllroadsleadtoRomeD．Practicemakesperfect10、Wecanneverexpect____bluerskyunlesswecreate____lesspollutedworld.A．a(chǎn);a B．a(chǎn);theC．the;a D．the;the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。AUntilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺騙）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.BYoumayhaveexperiencedtheannoyanceofbeingfinedbecauseofparkingillegallyorfindingyourcartowedaway(拖走)afterleavingitparkedsomewhereforacoupleofminutes.Butnowahigh-techcarstickerthat’sdesignedtobestucktoacar’swindscreencouldhelpmotoristsavoidsuchasituation.TheTowStopstickersendsatextmessagetoadriverwhentouchedbyatrafficpoliceman,toallowmotoriststosendareplyandgivethemtimetomovetheircarsimmediately.Frankfurt-basedITconsultant,DanielKalliontzis,cameupwiththeideaandisraisingmoneytoputhis￡43stickerintoproduction.Carownerscanputthestickerinsidetheircar’swindscreen,havingsetitupwithkeyinformation,suchastheirphonenumber.Theslimdesignwillincludeasensor(傳感器)that,whentouchedbyatrafficpoliceman,willsendatextmessagewarningadriverofapossiblefine.Thedrivercouldthentypeareplyforthepolicemanusingasmartphone,whichwillappearonthesticker’sscreen.Thesmartstickersystemwillrelyonthegoodwilloftrafficpolicemenandinaway,aGermanlaw.Thelawstates:anofficerhastochoosethemostefficientandinexpensivewayforthecarownertoremovethevehicle.Itcouldbecheaperforthegovernmenttocallthedriverthantotowhiscar.MailOnlineaskedtheDepartmentofTransportwhetherthestickercouldbeusedintheUKinasimilarway.Aspokesmansaid,“InEnglandthereisnolegaldutytowarnthemotoristbeforeissuingtheticket.However,apolicemandoeshavethediscretionnottoissueaticketifhedoesn’tthinkthesituationisthatbadorhejustwantstoissueawarning.”Sofar,Mr.Kalliontzishasraisedjustover￡2,362ofhis￡39,381goal.Ifhemanagestoraisethemoney,thestickerswillbeshippedinJune2015.Butitappearsthatcarownersusingthesmartsystemcouldgetsomeunnecessarywarningmessages,becauseanyonecouldtouchthesmartsticker.1、Theauthorwrotethethirdparagraphto_______________.A．explainhowasmartcarstickerworksB．a(chǎn)dvisedriverstobuyacarstickerC．showtheimportanceofasensorD．telldrivershowtoparkacar2、WemayinferfromthetextthatinBritain_______________.A．carownersdon’thavetoworryaboutaparkingticketB．smartcarstickerswouldn’tworkaswellasinGermanyC．trafficpolicemenprefertocalladriverratherthantowhiscarD．theDepartmentofTransportthinkshighlyofsmartcarstickers3、Theunderlinedword“discretion”inParagraph5canbestbereplacedby“___________”.A．troubleB．pressureC．freedomD．opportunity4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．DanielKalliontzis-agreatinventor.B．Environment-friendlycarstickers.C．ParkingsystemsinEurope.D．Endoftheparkingticket?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．完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Iwasstandingonstagebefore200people,dressedupasGeorgeWashington.Ihadtheleadroleinmysixthgrade36and,forthepasttwomonths,Ihadwalkedbackandforthinmyroom37tosaymylines. Nowitwastimetogivea38,andmyheartwasbeatingrapidly.Atmy39,Ibegantospeaksmoothlyandclearly,butthenit40:Istuttered（口吃）.IknewIwould,andIdid. Fromthatmomenton,I41thatmyroleinthatplaywouldbemyfirstandmylast.Myspeechproblemaffected42. Asachild,Istruggledtosayafullsentence,repeatedlyhearingthe43commentsofmyparents.“Takeadeepbreathandthinkaboutwhatyou’regoingtosay.”Iwastoo44toadmitIhadaproblem. 45myschoolcareerprogressedmyspeechproblembecamelessnoticeable,butitnever46.Itheldmeback. Afterrealizingthatclassofficershadtospeakinfrontoftheentirestudentbody,I47runninginclasselections.Ifearedreadingaloudandmeetingnewpeople. Iwould48sitinmyroomandcry,imaginingwhatitwouldbeliketobe49,likeeveryoneelse. Finally,Icametomysenses.Ireadarticlesaboutfamouspeoplewho50theirspeechproblems.I51thefactthatIdohaveaproblemthatwillalwaysbewithme. Ithasmademea52personand,withtime,IknowI’llgaintheconfidencetostandupand53tomyselfthatitwillneverholdmeback.54,IknowthatI’mnottheonlyonewho55,becausenobodyisperfect.1、 A．play B．game C．dance D.concert2、 A．desiring B．waiting C．struggling D．hesitating3、A．test B．performance C．suggestion D．judgment4、A．sight B．a(chǎn)ngle C．news D．turn5、A．happened B．seemed C．broke D．remained6、 A．urged B．promised C．a(chǎn)dmitted D．repeated7、A．nothing B．something C．everything D．a(chǎn)nything8、A．exciting B．surprising C．puzzling D．a(chǎn)nnoying9、A．a(chǎn)shamed B．willing C．weak D．eager10、A．Though B．As C．Before D．Unless11、 A．failed B．disappeared C．burst D．combined12、A．insistedon B．putoff C．a(chǎn)pprovedof D．gaveup13、A．never B．seldom C．sometime D．constantly14、A．normal B．special C．usual D．a(chǎn)live15、A．realized B．refused C．overcame D．a(chǎn)voided16、 A．doubted B．changed C．hid D．faced17、A．stronger B．greater C．wiser D．purer18、 A．explain B．prove C．respond D．scream19、A．Onthecontrary B．Ontheotherhand C．Aboveall D．Atmost20、 A．a(chǎn)ttempts B．a(chǎn)rgues C．suffers D．risks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。PeopleacrosstheworlduseAirbnbtooffertheirhomestotravelersusuallyforanightlyfeeThehome-sharingserviceprovidessomepeoplewithaway1．（make）extramoneywhiletheyworkotherjobsThecompanyannouncedrecentlythatoneofits2．(popular)professionsamongAmericanAirbnb

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