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芜湖职业技术学院《学术交流英语》
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、-- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help．
--- That’s right．_____________．
A．Many hands make light work B．Something is better than nothing
C．The more the merrier D．The sooner begin, the sooner done

2、It's great that all the visitors who   on the island were saved.
A．trapped B．have been trapped
C．had trapped D．had been trapped

3、Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare — you must learn to ________.
A．support B．care
C．spare D．share

4、________ has greater potential than flammable ice being mined from underneath the South China Sea when it comes to a global energy revolution.
A．nothing B．neither
C．no one D．none

5、Only after talking to two students that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.
A．I did discover B．did I discover
C．I discovered D．discovered

6、Believe it or not, it is ________________ that causes your illness.
A．because of your being overweight B．because you are overweight
C．you are so overweight D．your being overweight

7、Premier Li Keqiang officially ______ the plan to develop the Bay Area in his government work report delivered at the start of the National People’s Congress session in March.
A．laid out B．laid off
C．laid down D．laid up

8、The lack of eco-friendly habits among the public is thought to be a major _____________ of global climate change.
A．Result B．cause
C．warning D．reflection

9、The whole nation is struggling to work out an inexpensive ______ effective solution to smog.
A．yet B．still C．or D．though

10、Sometimes I act as a listening ear for fellow students ________ what is bothering them.
A．to talk over B．talked over
C．talk over D．having talked over

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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While the U.S. is still debating about getting rid of the penny, Sweden is rapidly moving towards abolishing currency(货币) altogether. Though this may sound radical(过激的), it is a natural evolution in this digital society.
Sweden, which was the first European country to introduce banknotes in 1661, has just been working harder to convince its residents that digital payments are a safer alternative to carrying cash.
Over the years, the idea has gained popularity with residents, especially the younger generation that is much more comfortable with technology. Today many banks don't even have ATMs and some have stopped handling cash altogether!
Tickets to ride public buses in most Swedish cities can only be purchased via cell phones. Numerous businesses are also moving towards accepting only digital payments. Even the homeless that sell street paper to make ends meet have to start accepting this mode of payment!
But despite its growing popularity, some people don't like this radical idea. They include the homeless, elderly people as well as those living in rural areas who are still uncomfortable with mobile phones and computers. But the officials are confident that in the very near future, they will be able to convince everyone to move this safe and more cost-effective payment system.
Sweden is not the only country trying to abolish paper currency and coins. The movement is rapidly gaining ground in Denmark and Finland as well. In 2014, Israel announced a three-step plan to go cashless and just last week the vendors(小贩)of a popular street in Sydney declared they would stop accepting currency from customers. Whether this phenomenon spreads remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure—With increasingly advanced payment systems being introduced every day, pulling out cash is rapidly becoming “uncool”.
1、What can we infer from Paragraph 3 and 4?
A．Many banks in Sweden don't have ATMs.
B．You don't have to buy tickets when riding buses.
C．People don't give the homeless money but food.
D．People can just take cell phones when shopping.
2、According to the passage, which information is RIGHT?
A．Sweden was the first country to get the idea to abolish currency.
B．The younger generation is opposed to the measures.
C．Bus fare can only be purchased via cell phones in most Swedish cities.
D．Banks in Sweden have stopped dealing with cash completely.
3、Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．An Advanced Country –Sweden
B．A Controversial Government Policy
C．Sweden to Influence the World's Cash Payment
D．Sweden to Become the Cashless Society
4、Which of the following categories does this passage belong to?
A．Education. B．Economy.
C．Travel. D．Insurance.

B
The goings-on in the consulting room have become more transparent (透明的) recently. Thank goodness. We know more than the lines supplied by the movies in which the therapist knows all and gives wisdom to those who, sitting on a couch, consult with them. Therapists are interested in how the individual, the couple or the family experiences and understands their difficulties. That has to be a starting place. We can be of value if our first port of call is to listen, to gradually feel ourselves into the shoes of the other, to absorb the feelings that are being conveyed and to think and then to say some words.
The thinking and talking that I do inside the consulting room is at odds with many features of ordinary conversation. Not that it is mysterious, but it isn’t concerned with traditional ways of sharing or identifying. The therapist makes patterns and theorizes, but they are also reflecting on the words that are spoken, how they are delivered and how the words, once spoken, affect the speaker and the therapist themselves.
Words can give voice to previously unknown feelings and thoughts. That’s why it’s called the talking cure. But just as words reveal so, too, can they obscure, and this gets us to the listening and feeling part of the therapy. Whatever and however the words are delivered, they will have an impact on me as a therapist. I might feel hopeless, I might feel energized, I might feel pushed away, I might feel demanded of, I might feel pulled to find solutions.
The influence of the other is what makes any relationship possible or impossible. A therapist is trained to reflect on how those who consult with them affect them. As I try to step into the shoes of the other and then out again, my effort is to hold both those experiences, plus an awareness of my ease or discomfort with what I encounter in the relationship.
Feelings are the bread and butter of our work in the consulting room. They inform or modify our ideas and they enable us to find an emotional bridge to what can so hurt for the people we are working with. Along with the more commonly thought-about theories and ideas we have about the psyche, they are an essential part of the therapist’s toolkit, certainly for me. The talking cure means talking, yes. It also means the therapist is listening, thinking and feeling.
1、The word “obscure” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to ________.
A．cancel B．clarify
C．confirm D．hide
2、Which of the following is the writer most likely to agree with?
A．Patients’influence has been neglected by therapists for too long a time.
B．Therapists need to think from their own perspectives as well as patients’.
C．It is no easy job for therapists to realize how uncomfortable their patients are.
D．Therapists had better push away those negative emotions acquired from patients.
3、Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A．Awareness of feelings
B．It’s good to talk and listen
C．Theories that help therapists
D．What is the point of being a therapist

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．
It was August 2nd, 1927. The news had spread 1 .
A man named Craig Pierce was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. And he said he would 2 fifty dollars for each song recorded. That was a huge 3 in those days. Many people came to Bristol that day to 4 for Mr. Pierce. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was 5 . They were a man named A．P. Carter，his wife Sara，and her cousin Maybelle. They 6 themselves the Carter Family.
Their first recordings were sent to 7 throughout the United States. Many listeners were 8 at what they heard. Instead of classical or jazz songs that radio stations usually played，a new 9 was born. The Carter Family sounded 10 . They did not sound 11 they had taken music lessons. But it did not matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their 12 .
The Carters sang songs about living in the mountains of Virginia，Tennessee，and North Carolina. They sang about the 13 of a young man for a special girl. They sang about the beauty of nature. They sang about death and sadness. And they sang religious songs that told of the hope for a(an) 14 life after death.
A．P. Carter sang in the group and also searched for 15 songs. He often traveled long 16 to small towns in the southeastern United States. He wanted to hear the songs that 17 people sang in their communities. He wrote down the words but kept the music in his 18 . When he returned home, he helped Sara and Maybelle fit them to the Carter Family musical 19 . The Carter Family soon became popular. Within three years, the Carter Family sold 300,000 recordings.
Life is like a stage, on which gold will 20 .
1、A．wide B．fast C．well D．short
2、A．bring B．take C．lend D．pay
3、A．sum B．celebration C．money D．instrument
4、A．wait B．listen C．play D．learn
5、A．looking for B．looking after C．picking up D．picking out
6、A．asked B．called C．wished D．showed
7、A．rural areas B．big cities C．radio stations D．families
8、A．surprised B．good C．slow D．annoyed
9、A．story B．singer C．song D．sound
10、A．interesting B．great C．appealing D．different
11、A．in case B．as if C．even if D．as long as
12、A．teachers B．farmers C．neighbors D．owners
13、A．beauty B．love C．respect D．description
14、A．bitter B．early C．worse D．better
15、A．new B．modern C．same D．exact
16、A．directions B．distances C．places D．trains
17、A．talented B．famous C．local D．old
18、A．diary B．memory C．songs D．stories
19、A．style B．program C．show D．concert
20、A．develop B．distinguish C．shine D．change

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。
In the United States, over 25 percent of senior citizens (people over 65) live alone Without friends and family nearby, seniors are at risk of 1． (have) depression (抑郁)
Many communities are trying to deal with this problem Providence Mount St Vincent, a retirement home (退休疗养院) near Seattle, Washington, has 2． (recent) run a program Over 400 senior citizens live at Providence Mount St Vincent, and over 40 children from a few months old 3． age five go to daycare there The children spend the day there with the senior citizens while 4． (worker) look on
The program has clear advantages For the older people, their social life improves (改善); they read to and play games with the children, and encourage 5． (they) to do other activities This makes the seniors feel 6． (use) and happy, and if they feel happy, their health may improve
The children also get a lot from the program They have 7． patient group of people to play with in a safe environment Some of the older people 8． (be) disabled, and staying with them helps children learn 9． (be) more understanding of people with disabilities
Now, there are many programs like the one at Providence Mount St Vincent 10． is believed that even if the very young and the very old don’t have a shared past or future, their shared present can be perfect

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。
Susan’s family was terrible poor、 One Christmas Eve, Susan’s father saw that Susan had used piece of gold wrapping paper to decorate a shoe-box, where is so precious to their family, and she put it under the Christmas tree、 The next morning, Susan takes the box to her dad and said, “This is for you, dad!” But if he opened it, he found it was empty、 “Why do you give me an empty boxes? Don’t you know the gold wrapping paper is such expensive to us?” Her dad said angrily、 Susan cried, said, “Dad, it isn’t empty、 I blew kisses into it until it was all foil、” Hearing of this, the dad felt regretful, he held Susan in his arms but said “Sorry, my dear, I love you!”、

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
一些外国友人想了解我国过春节的情况。请你根据下面要点写一篇英语短文。
1)春节是中国的重大节日。
2)节前人们要大扫除。
3)全家人在一起吃年夜饭。
4)孩子们会得到压岁钱。
5)年初一穿新衣服,走亲访友。
词数:100左右
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