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《专业英语（装控）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷
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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1、James, I don’t mind lending you the money ____ you pay it back within a month.
A．although B．now that
C．unless D．as long as

2、They are determined to go into the dark cave, ________ my warning of danger.
A．regardless of B．because of
C．apart from D．instead of

3、The little girl ________ a foreign language fairly quickly.
A．picked up B．got up C．stepped up D．made up

4、The young man, ________ in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than usual.
A．catching B．caught.
C．having caught D．to be caught

5、The couple was initially looking forward to having an overseas wedding but had to drop the idea after facing ________ from parents.
A．recognition B．toleration
C．opposition D．proportion

6、_____ his homework in time, he had to stay up late into the night.
A．Finishing B．Having finished C．To finish D．To have finished

7、We could have done something meaningful in the time it ________ to watch that boring movie.
A．has taken B．took C．had taken D．takes

8、_____ here, come and have a cup of tea.
A．Passing B．To pass C．Pass D．Having passed

9、Last year I applied to Princeton University．I ____ they would say yes—but they did, and now here I am．
A．never think B．am never thinking
C．have never thought D．never thought

10、Don't you think _______of great importance that we should keep fit by taking exercise regularly?
A．this B．that C．which D．it

第二部分 阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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A group of artists, writers and intellectuals has launched a new “university” in London, designed to help those too tied up with work to appreciate the finer things in life, like art, books and travel.
The School of Life, operating out of a small shop in the arty district of Bloomsbury, describes itself as a “chemist for the mind” that plans to offer “cultural solutions to everyday ailments (疾病)”. It hopes to inspire those who have got out of the habit of reading decent books, cannot keep conversation flowing at dinner parties, or need to expand their holiday horizons. The philosopher Alain de Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, and Sophie Howarth, a former curator (馆长) at the Tate Modem Gallery, are among the staff members.
The founders believe that people with too little time to spare need instruction in how to live a more fulfilled (有成就感的) existence. Perhaps you have a burning question for a paleontologist(古生物学家). “Perhaps you’re considering a career change and want to talk first-hand to a photographer or landscape designer. The School of Life has a large professional staff who are willing to meet with you for an hour of chat in exchange for a small fee,” the website explains, listing 50 experts.
Among courses being offered later this year are instruction in life, love, work, family and politics. A typical course, in love, will explore why relationships are so complicated and why attraction ebbs and flows. “We draw on ideas from philosophy, psychoanalysis (心理分析), literature and art. We discover what the likes of Plato, Shakespeare, Tolstoy and Freud had to say about compassion , empathy and self-love,” the instructors promise.
Courses run for six weeks and cost 195 pounds.
1、From Paragraph 1 we know the purpose of “the university” is to .
A．help people live a finer life
B．tell people how to spend their spare time
C．make money by setting up a university on the internet
D．offer education to those who have little chance to go to university
2、The School of Life offers courses to those who .
A．pursue a quality life
B．try to improve communicative skills
C．get into the habit of reading good books
D．seek solutions to their physical diseases
3、The courses of the School of Life are offered by .
A．free chatting online with arty people
B．chatting with instructors face to face
C．making appointments with chemists
D．attending public lectures given by founders
4、Which of the following can serve as the best title?
A．A new university—solutions to everything
B．A new university—instructions to your career
C．The School of Life—a chemist for mind
D．The School of Life—a school for health

B
Have you ever spent an afternoon in the backyard, maybe grilling or enjoying a basketball game, when suddenly you notice that everything goes quiet? There is an old phrase “calm before the storm”, often used in a situation---a quiet period just before a great activity or excitement. According to our own experience, we know there is actually calm before the storm. But what causes this calm? And is it always calm before the storm?
A period of calm happens in a particular kind of storm, the simplest kind of storm---a single-cell thunderstorm. In this type of thunderstorm, there is usually only one main stream of current, which is warm, damp air and drawn from places near the ground. Storms need warm and damp air as fuel, so they typically draw that air in from surrounding environment. Storms can draw in the air that fit their need from all directions—even from the direction in which the storm is traveling.
As the warm, damp air is pulled into a storm system, it leaves a low-pressure vacuum(真空) coming after. The rising air meets the cold dry air that has already existed in the storm clouds, thus the temperature of the warm, damp air drops, and the water vapor in it changes into tiny drops that are a precondition of rain. These drops accumulate and build on larger particles(颗粒) like dust, until they grow large enough to form raindrops.
This warm, damp air keeps moving upwards, but it becomes cooler and drier during its trip through cloud. When it reaches the top of the cloud, the air is squeezed out at the top. This air is sent rolling out over the big thunderclouds. From there, the air goes down. Warm and dry air is relatively stable, and once it covers a region, that air, in turn, causes the calm before a storm.
Most thunderstorms, though, don't start with calm. That's because most are actually groups of storms with complex wind patterns. There's so much air moving up and down storm groups that the calm before the storm never happens. Instead, before the storm, it might be really windy!
1、Which best fits the description of a particular kind of storm?
A．A thunderstorm with a single shape.
B．A thunderstorm without strong winds.
C．A storm with air drawn from every direction.
D．A storm fueled by moving air from the ground.
2、What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Warm and wet air. B．Warm and dry air.
C．Cold and wet air. D．Cold and dry air.
3、Which does the writer most likely agree to?
A．Presence of the calm relies on stable air.
B．All thunderstorms don’t start with the calm.
C．The drier the air is, the bigger the storm will be.
D．Storm happens without air moving up and down.
4、What is the passage mainly about?
A．A brief introduction of a peaceful storm.
B．A personal experience of a heavy storm.
C．An explanation of the calm before a storm.
D．An analysis of causes and effects of a storm.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
Just like a boxer, we , too come face to face with many opponents on the stage of life—problems and difficulties. The bad news is that we don’t really know when our 1 with these opponents occur. Here are several reasons why you should 2 yourself for success like a champion boxer!
You don’t practice on the stage, that’s where your skills and your abilities are 3 This also means that you don’t 4 solving problems and developing yourself when 5 occur, you prepare yourself to face them long 6 you actually face them.
If you are talented, you probably need less 7 and training time in facing life’s challenges. Actually, for people who are born with 8 , training and learning becomes even more important 9 the lazy person’s motto: “If it isn’t broken, why fix it?” Why wait for your roof to leak in the 10 season when you can fix it right away. Act
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Training enables you to gain intuition(直觉 )and reaction. With 12 practice and training, you build up your body, your mind and your heart and gain the intuition and reaction of a (n) 13 The same thing is true in life. Without training, you will 14 Without training, you will not be able to 15 how your enemy will hit you.
Keep in mind that training is born out of discipline and 16 Even if you meet with some setbacks in your training process, 17 you keep at it and are confident, you will soon see 18 in your life and when problems come, you will be like the champion 19 who stands tall and fights until the final round is over and you’re 20 as the champion!
1、A．friendships B．championships C．programs D．matches
2、A．train B．offer C．show D．bring
3、A．appreciated B．shared C．evaluated D．promoted
4、A．finish B．start C．enjoy D．practice
5、A．chances B．problems C．occasions D．dangers
6、A．before B．after C．as D．since
7、A．consideration B．attention C．preparation D．instruction
8、A．disease B．ambition C．talent D．belief
9、A．Understand B．Abandon C．Condemn D．Remember
10、A．cloudy B．windy C．sunny D．rainy
11、A．on time B．at times C．right away D．at last
12、A．constant B．real C．stable D．quick
13、A．enemy B．champion C．opponent D．coach
14、A．mix up B．mess up C．stand out D．break out
15、A．check B．prove C．handle D．predict
16、A．confidence B．experience C．performance D．improvement
17、A．before B．unless C．until D．if
18、A．exchanges B．results C．setbacks D．disadvantages
19、A．judge B．swimmer C．boxer D．runner
20、A．claimed B．called C．announced D．elected

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank
Should Video Games Be Art?
Back in April this year, film critic Roger Ebert decided to handle the topic of the cultural importance of video games from the perspective of whether they could ever be regarded as art Clearly, Ebert 1． (convince) that no game so far could even dream of being considered as coming close to a work of art
In today’s post, Ebert returns to the topic to put an end to the debate that has been going on ever since: though he stands by 2． he believes in — namely that, at least in theory and principle, video games will never be art — he can now admit that he shouldn’t have expressed his opinion without knowing what he was talking about And that is his biggest mistake, as far as he is concerned, 3． he expressed a judgment on a public forum（论坛）without having played a single video game — and all the while 4． (insist) that was the last thing on his wish list He approached the matter strictly from a theoretical point of view and that’s not fair 5． the gaming industry — or the gamers who took offense, for that matter
“I was a fool for mentioning video games in the first place I would never express an opinion on a movie I hadn’t seen Yet I have declared that video games 6． never be Art I still believe this, but I should never have said so Some opinions are best kept to yourself So far, 4,547 comments 7． (rain) down upon me for that blog entry Perhaps 300 supported my position The rest were united in opposition What you see now posted are almost all of the comments 8． (send) in They are mostly intelligent, well-written, and right about one thing in particular: I should not have written that entry without being more familiar with the actual experience of video games,” Ebert writes about the very post 9． started the debate
Most posters pointed to him that he was also doing so without as much as offering a clear definition of Art “10． gamers experience video games as a form of art, does that not automatically make them so？” some said Others, tired of reading what others had argued before them, were simply content to say “Ebert doesn’t get it”

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Nowadays Senior 3 students are generally faced with a lot of pressure, that is rather common、 To reduce it, the following suggestion may help、 First of all, know exactly what lead to your pressure, and then you can take measures to deal with it、 Secondly, set up a goal that is not too high, in the other words, don’t put too many pressure on yourself、 Thirdly, finding a way to relax yourself occasionally、 For example, you can listen music, go swimming or just simple go walking、 Eventually, make friends with others, for example, your classmates, your teachers, and our parents、 They will understand you and come to your help though you are really in trouble、 In a word, never get yourself stuck in the pressure for “impossible is nothing”、

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，最近，你校学生会准备举办一场主题为“国学经典”的读书交流会。你得知美国交换生Bob对此很感兴趣。现请你代表学生会给他写一封英文邮件，介绍并邀请他参加。邮件包括以下内容：
1.时间：星期四下午3:00;
2.地点：报告厅（lecture hall)；
3.内容：阅读经典名著，交流读书体会等。
注意:1.词数100左右，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Bob,
I’m glad that you're interested in the reading seminar to be held in our school.
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Yours,
Li Hua

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