廣東外語外貿大學《礦資專業(yè)英語》2023-2024學年第一學期期末試卷

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《礦資專業(yè)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批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Forathird-culturekid,itisofteneasiertoanewforeigncountrythantotheir"home"country.A．movingB．tomoveC．moveD．moved2、Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the3、Itwasnotuntil3dayslaterthattheboycamebacktolifeandexplainedtothepolicewhat_______tohim.A．washappening B．wastohappen C．hadhappened D．hashappened4、Privatecarswillberequiredtostayoffroadsoneoutoffiveweekdays____thetrafficpressure.A．toreduce B．reducing C．reduced D．reduce5、ThepossibilitythatFrankwaslying______throughmymind.A．swallowed B．masked C．flashed6、Who______thefightagainsttheH1N1flu______itnotbeenfortheChinesescientists’greatefforts?A．couldhavewon;had B．wouldwin;had C．wouldhavewon;has D．couldwin;has7、Ourfootballteamhadaleadinthematch,butthelastminutegoaloftheguestteam.A．gaveitawayB．putitawayC．wipeditawayD．carrieditaway8、––Aretherepairsfinishedyet?––Yes,they______whenIcamebackhome.A．wouldbecompletedB．wouldcompleteC．hadcompletedD．hadbeencompleted9、Someonecalledmeupatmidnight,buthehadhungupIcouldanswerthephone.A．asB．sinceC．untilD．before10、F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;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。ANASAmightbefamousforsendingrocketsuptospacequickly.Butitwillbemorefamousformakingyournextholidaycomemorequickly.Thespaceagencyisworkingonanewplane,whichcouldsolvetheproblemsofsupersonic(超音速的)flightandvastlyincreasethespeedofjourneysabroad.Ifsuccessful,theplanewouldbeabletoflybetweenNewYorkandLondoninjustthreehours.Anditwouldreducethetimespentflyingotherjourneysbyahalf,sinceitcouldbeusedmorebroadly.Untilnow,theproblemwithsuchplaneshasbeenthesonicboom(聲爆),madefamousbytheoriginalConcorde.Thathappenswhenaplanereachessupersonicspeeds.Itisathunderousnoisethatupsetspeopleontheground—disturbinganimalsandevencausingphysicalproblemstomaterialsandhousesunderneath.ItwasthateffectthatledCongresstobansuchplanesfrombeingusedovertheUSland,adecisionthatinturnwasresponsibleforConcorde’sfailingtobecommerciallyused.Inviewoftheproblem,thespaceagencyhasdevelopedanewtechnologyandtrieditoutinwindtunnels,andnowbelievesthatitcouldbeputtocommercialuse.Thatplanewillflyashighas55,000feet—farhigherthannormalplanes—andmakeasoundofonly60decibels.That’sfarlessthan90decibelsthrownoutbynormalplanes,andisroughlyinlinewithacaronthemotorwayorabusyrestaurant.“Aslongaswecangetendorsementfromthegeneralpublic,theplanewillprobablybesomethingthat’sacceptable,”saidPeterCoen,projectmanagerforNASA’scommercialsupersonicresearchteam,inanewBloombergreport.“Ifwegetapproved,wewillhavethefull-sizedversionoftheplanetriedoutandtheplanewillbeputintouse.”1、WhydoestheauthormentionConcorde?A．Tosuggesttherapiddevelopmentofplanes.B．Tostressthenegativeeffectofsonicbooms.C．Tointroducehowacommercialplaneisdesigned.D．ToshowCongress’importantroleinmakingplanes.2、Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thebasicdataofthenewplane.B．Theworkingprincipleofthenewplane.C．Theproblemsofthenewplane.D．Thepotentialmarketofthenewplane.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“endorsement”inparagraph5mean?A．ResponseB．CommitmentC．InvestmentD．Agreement4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToinformpeopleofNASA’snewplane.B．Toprovethedisadvantagesofsupersonicflight.C．Toexplainwhyspeedmattersinsupersonicflight.D．Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutcommercialplanes.BForthoseconcernedaboutwrinklyoldskin,itmightbeacreativesolution:anelastic(有彈性的)“secondskin”thatcanbesmoothedontomakeagedtissuelookmoreyouthful.Thewearablefilm,developedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),hasshownpromiseinaseriesofsmallexperimentswhereitwasappliedtowrinkles,under-eyebagsandareasofdryskin.Whenappliedtothefaceorbody,thethin,transparentlayerstickstotheskinandsupportsthetissue,makingitlookandbehavelikeyoungerskin,itsproducersclaim.“Whatwe’vebeenabletodoiscreateacreamthatyoucanputontheskin,andthenwhenit'sontheskinitcanactuallyform,essentially,anelasticsecondskin,”saidBobLanger,wholedtheresearch.Testsinthelabfoundthatthepolymerfilm(高分子膜),whichisonly70thousandthsofamillimeterthick,reducedtheappearanceofwrinklesandunder-eyebags,andhelpedkeepmoisture(水分)inareasofdryskin.Thelayerisdesignedtobeappliedinthemorning,thenpeeledoffatnight,Inpreviousstudies,thesecondskinwithstoodnormaldailywear,andthestressesandstrainsofexerciseandswimming,withoutfallingofforcausingirritation.Italsosurvivedexposuretorain.“It'ssomethingyoucanwearforawholedayorlonger,dependingonthephysicalforcesthatgetappliedtotheareawhereitisworn,"saidDanielAnderson,whohelpeddeveloptheproductatMIT.“Youcan'ttellyou'rewearingit.”Whilenormalcosmeticscanmaskimperfectionsontheskin,thenewcoatingchangesthewayskinbehavesbygivingittheelasticityofyoungskin.Itwasdevelopedwithhelpfromtwocompanies.1、Accordingtothetext,the“secondskin”________.A．wasdevelopedbytwocompaniesB．hasnotbeentestedbyscientistsC．isdevelopedtoremoveunder-eyebagsD．isatransparentcoveringfortheskin2、Comparedwithnormalcosmetics,thenewproduct________.A．canmaketheskinappearyoungerB．canfullymaskimperfectionsontheskinC．doesn'tcauseanyproblemsintheskinD．mustbeusedinamorecomplicatedway3、WhatcanwelearnfromtheDaniel’swords?A．Youcanrecognizeifpeoplewearthe“secondskin.”B．The“secondskin”shouldbepeeledoffatnight.C．Howlongpeoplecanwearthelayervaries.D．Theproductcanprovideskinwithalotofwater.4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．MIThasmadeabreakthroughincosmetics.B．The“secondskin”helpsrenewone’syouth.C．Maskswillsoonbecomeathingofthepast.D．Howthe“secondskin”isusedtoimproveskin.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．Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourvalues.MyelderbrotherSteve,inthe—1ofmyfatherwhodiedwhenIwassix,gavemeimportantlessonsin2thathelpedmegrowintoanadult.OncewhenIreturned3fromabaseballgame,itwasSteve4tookthetimetoaskmewhathappened.WhenIexplainedthatmybaseballhad5throughMrs.Holt’sbasementwindow,breakingtheglass,Steveencouragedmeto6toher.Afterall,Ishouldhaveplayedintheparkandnotinthepath7buildings.Althoughmy8trembledasIstoodexplaining,Iofferedto9thewindowifshewouldreturnmyball.Ialsolearnedthatpersonalpropertyisa10thing.AfterIfoundashinysilverpeninmyfifth-gradeclassroom.Iwantedtokeepit,butSteveexplainedthatitmightbeimportanttosomeoneelse11thefactthatithadlittlevalue.HeremindedmeofhowmuchI’dhatetolosetosomeoneelsethesmalldogmyfather12fromapieceofcheapwood.Ireturnedthepentomyteacher,and13rememberedthesmellofherperfumeasshepattedmeonmyshoulder.Yetofallthe14Stevegaveme,hisrespectforlifeisthemost15inmymind.AttwelveIkilledasparrowwithagun.Excitedwithmy16,IscreamedtoStevetotakealook.Ishallneverforgetthewayhestoodforalongmomentand17thebirdontheground.Theninadead,quietvoice,heasked,“Didithurtyoufirst,Mark?“Ididn'tknowwhattoanswer.Hecontinuedwithhiseyes18."Theonlytimeyoushouldeventhinkofhurtingalivingthingis19ithurtsyoufirst.Andthenyouthinkalong,longtime."Ireallyfeltterriblethen,butthatmoment20asthemostimportantlessonmybrotherhastaughtme.1、A．absenceB．influenceC．presenceD．appearance2、A．personalitiesB．beliefsC．impressionsD．values3、A．insurpriseB．intearsC．ateaseD．invain4、A．whichB．whatC．whoD．whom5、A．dashedB．rocketedC．swelledD．paced6、A．admitB．subscribeC．confessD．appeal7、A．beneathB．aboveC．inD．between8、A．legsB．handsC．toesD．back9、A．payforB．breakdownC．accountforD．pullthrough10、A．genuineB．sacredC．magicalD．specific11、A．regardlessofB．insteadofC．onaccountofD．inspiteof12、A．producedB．shapedC．purchasedD．carved13、A．thereforeB．evenC．stillD．yet14、A．giftsB．lessonsC．pensD．sparrows15、A．vividB．casualC．permanentD．valid16、A．predictionB．intelligenceC．accuracyD．expectation17、A．staredatB．pickedupC．glaredatD．caughtsightof18、A．blankB．shutC．firmD．wide19、A．asB．forC．sinceD．whether20、A．passesbyB．standsoutC．crowdsofD．fadesof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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。UnlikesomeotherEuropeanlanguages,EnglishisalittletrickywhenitcomestowritingHowaword1．(pronounce)andhowitisactuallyspeltcanbeverydifferentthingsTaketwosimple2．(verb)like“have”and“save”--shouldn’ttheybepronouncedthesame?Whydo“sir”“her”and“fur”allrhyme,but“fork”and“work”don’t?Imagine,then,asituation3．twowordsarespeltandpronouncedexactlythesameway,buthave4．(complete)differentmeaningsWelcometotheworldofhomonyms（同形同音異）5．(take),forexample,theword“fair”--itcanbeakindoffestivaloranadjectivetodescribethecolorofyourhairSohowdoyouknowwhich6．(mean)someoneisreferringto?Youdon’t,exceptbythecontextObviously,ifsomeoneasksyouto“givethemahand”,theydon’twantyoutoremove7．isattheendofyouramSometimeseventhecontextdoesn’thelpmuchtheresultcanbe8．(amuse)ThesesentencesplaywiththedoublemeaningofanounIusedtobeabanker,9．IlostinterestAsmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospitalWhenhisgrandmotherphoned10．(ask)howhewas,thenursesaid,“Nochangeyet”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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。OneSaturdaymorning,IwaswatchingTVwithmyparentswhenapieceofnewscaughtourattentions、TheGuangmingParkcalledonp