首钢工学院《大学英语（4）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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首钢工学院《大学英语（4）》
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、From my point of view, there’s little chance that we will be successful in trying to change the present situation. ________, it is important that we try our best.
A．Meanwhile B．Otherwise
C．Therefore D．Nevertheless

2、Richard saved up his money ______ he might go abroad for his summer holiday.
A．in case B．now that
C．as if D．so that

3、In the Name of People, a popular TV drama, shows a deep ________ on the fight against corruption.
A．argument B．theme
C．reflection D．impression

4、—How did it come that you damaged your car so badly?
—I ____into a tree on the roadside the other day.
A．ran B．had run C．was running D．run

5、The reign of the next Japanese emperor will be known as “Reiwa” (令和) era, in ________ name the character for “harmony” is included.
A．which B．what
C．whose D．as

6、They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.
A．wrapped up B．picked up
C．called up D．took up

7、Lucia impressed her peer students with her musical talent, as well as several foreign languages ______.
A．on her own B．under her control C．in her charge D．at her command

8、The 19th Party Congress drew up a blueprint for China’s development in the next three decades and more. this blueprint into reality, we must be down-to-earth in our approach, take one step at a time as we move forward and deliver solid outcomes.
A．Turning B．Turned
C．Turn D．To turn

9、Taking online reading into consideration, we can challenge the assumption ____ reading for pleasure continues to decrease.
A．whether B．that C．where D．when

10、When he was running after his brother, the boy lost his ___ and had a bad fall.
A．balance B．chance
C．memory D．place

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。
A
Ad. 1
April fool’s party
On Friday, April 1, Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk! Classic Tunes from the 70’s and 80’s by DJs Den & Sion. 9pm till late.
Tickets: Free entrance for those in costume, otherwise 50 yuan (US$6)
Time/date: 9 pm, April 1
Place: Inner Affair, 1/F Qiankun Dasha, 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie, Chaoyang District
Tel: [phone]
Ad. 2
Language in use
Enjoy free in-house coffee, tea and beer as well as music and dancing. Practice your Chinese, make friends and have fun.
Time/date: 7 to 9 pm, March 25
Place: Language In Use Club, 2/F, Science Fortune Center, 8 Xueqing Lu, north of Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District
Ad. 3
The "worst" party
Organized by ozone productions, the party is set to be "the worst ever", with the lamest music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense.
Tickets: Free entrance
Time/date: 9 pm, April 1
Place: Pula Pula, Tianze Lu, Oriental Seven Colours Plaza, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6466 82
Ad. 4
La Nuit Francaise
Again on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous. The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together.
The evening features three glasses of wine and canapes for participants and a special exhibition.
Time/date: 7 to 10 pm, April 14
Place: Le Rendezvous, 3 Gongti Beilu, accross from the Pacific Century Plaza, Chaoyang District Tel: [phone]
Ad. 5
Marco V
Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong’s DJ Spark.
Marco V has been around for many years, as an inventive, style blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer. His spinning is energetic, crowd pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor. He was ranked No. 15 in this year’s international DJ MAG DJ Top100.
Tickets: 40 yuan (US$4.80) in advance, 50 yuan (US$6) at the door, both include a free drink
Time/date: 10 pm to 4 am, March 31, April 1
Place: Banana, in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel, 22 Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
Tel: [phone]、Which of the following is NOT true of Ad. 1 and Ad. 3?
A．The two parties will be held on the same day.
B．The two parties will be held at the same time.
C．The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged.
D．Some old music will be played at the parties.
1、Which of the following is intended for the Chinese learners?
A．Marco V. B．La Nuit Francaise.
C．Language in use. D．The "worst" party.
2、We can infer that______.
A．Marco V is a newly established band
B．La Nuit Francaise may be French words
C．the "worst" party will attract a lot of college students
D．you will enjoy free drink at April fool’s party

B
Have you ever noticed tiny raised areas on the branches of a tree? These may have been insects. These small insects feed on tree sap (汁液). Insects on urban trees are notably more abundant than those on rural trees. As a result, urban trees suffer from heavy infestations (害虫横行), and are often unhealthy or die. To protect and restore urban trees’ health, we need to determine the factors that make these tree pests more successful in urban habitats.
Living organisms interact closely with their environment. The warmer, more drought-stressed trees harbor more successful pests than cooler, less drought-stressed trees. As cities and natural habitats become hotter and drier, damaging insects will become more abundant on urban trees.
Trees within urban forests are valuable economically and for the environmental sustainability (可持续性) of the region. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. Across the globe, people are moving into cities at a faster rate than ever. Rapid growth may turn cities into places with harder conditions. Although cities are primarily made of buildings, roads, parking lots, and vehicles, there are still plants in them. The trees within a city are referred to as the urban forest. Urban forests offer very big benefits to human and environmental health. They improve air and water quality, provide habitat for wildlife, cool down temperatures and beautify our environment. They make cities livable.
However, being a city tree is not easy. Heat released by human activities is trapped in cities. As a result, temperatures in urban areas are often warmer than their surrounding rural areas. We call this urban warming or the urban heat island effect. Urban habitats are mostly made of surfaces of asphalt (沥青) and concrete. These surfaces reduce the amount of rainwater that reaches tree roots. As a result, urban forests may suffer, which can negatively affect people and the environment.
What can we do to restore urban forests? Regular irrigation when possible may help keep pest populations under control. Planting tree species that are suitable to handle heat and drought stress would also reduce the occurrence of insect pest outbreaks.
1、What makes tree pests more successful in the city than in rural areas?
A．The warmer and rainy habitat.
B．The hotter and drier habitat.
C．The cooler and drier habitat.
D．The hotter and rainy habitat.
2、Urban forests make cities livable by .
A．providing people enough clean water
B．improving the living environment
C．offering people economic benefits
D．lowering the temperatures
3、According to the text, what results in the city trees’ suffering?
A．Natural disasters.
B．Invisible forces.
C．Human activities.
D．Natural evolution.
4、What would be the best title for the text?
A．The Importance of the Urban Trees
B．How to Protect the Urban Trees
C．Urban Trees Are in Great Danger
D．Let’s Act for the Protection of Urban Trees

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．
As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street to stop a taxi, I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain. I put my head down to kiss her 1 face.
Frustrated and wet, my husband gave up his attempt to hail a taxi. I knew the feeling. Just after her first birthday, we were told our daughter Katie has a 2 brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like 3 in a marathon race where the finish line kept disappearing. We knew Katie was running out of 4 . It had taken months before we finally had a name for the 5 , but we were told only a few specialists in the world knew how to 6 it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to 7 our girl, we were in a strange city in the cold rain.
Just at the moment, a middle-aged woman 8 and said, “Pardon me? May I offer you a(n) 9 ?
Before we could say 10 , she continued, “It’s really no 11 for me. Just get in.”
It was then that I noticed her thick Irish 12 , which 13 me up like hot soup. We 14 said, “Thanks! Roosevelt Hospital, please,” as we got in her car for the ride.
“Are you going for the baby?” she asked us.
I nodded my head, holding back my 15 .
At the hospital, we 16 her a dozen times for the ride. As the woman hugged me, I noticed her face was 17 with tears. She promised to pray for us before she left.
After three more visits to New York and two more 18 surgeries (手术), Katie is cured. But the voice of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant 19 of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our 20 days.
1、A．smiling B．tiny C．round D．beautiful
2、A．rare B．simple C．normal D．natural
3、A．passers-by B．judges C．lawyers D．runners
4、A．money B．confidence C．time D．courage
5、A．race B．illness C．doctor D．challenge
6、A．fix B．check C．reach D．explain
7、A．protect B．meet C．encourage D．save
8、A．pulled over B．put up C．turned down D．stood by
9、A．ride B．seat C．car D．umbrella
10、A．nothing B．anyone C．anything D．someone
11、A．difference B．question C．trouble D．loss
12、A．appearance B．accent C．custom D．hair
13、A．picked B．called C．woke D．warmed
14、A．normally B．simply C．angrily D．regularly
15、A．tears B．anger C．smile D．surprise
16、A．respected B．praised C．thanked D．accepted
17、A．annoyed B．disappointed C．happy D．wet
18、A．eye B．brain C．kidney D．heart
19、A．warning B．effort C．reminder D．exercise
20、A．busiest B．luckiest C．happiest D．darkest

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。
Anvitha Vijay, who is only nine years old, has built two educational apps One is Smartkins Animals, which helps many1．(child) identify more than 100 animals and 2．other Rainbow Colors, which teaches kids colors
With the help of YouTube videos, the young girl from Melbourne, Australia, learned to code (编程)at age 7 all by3．(she) Soon, she was trying her hand at making apps “When I first got my iPad, I 4． (attract)immediately by all the apps on it,” she told TFK “It wasn’t long 5．I wanted to create my own”
Anvitha’s skills won her scholarship to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco, California There, she got tips from the professionals and went to workshops 6．she learned about the latest software for app building all that training led to an idea for a third app This one,7．(call) GoalsHi, inspires kids to practice good habits
Anvitha’s goal is to continue crating technology that helps kids learn while8．(have)fun But what’s even more 9．(importance) to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the10．(good)chance we will have of becoming innovation champions who will one day change the world”

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
假如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。
Hugh Henry, an American, used to be addicted with coffee before coming to China. Inspiring by a can of tea given to him by one of his Chinese friend in 2004, he began to enjoy a unique flavor and culture of Chinese tea. As far as she is concerned, tea provides a perfectly way to understand China and make friends.
Henry is very much modest while studying tea culture. “Though I’ve learned many things about tea, I felt like I’ve only scratched the surface. I know my understanding of it should go even deep.” he said, “I also want to encourage more American understand Chinese culture.”

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Bruce的父母因为工作调动（job transfer）要到你所在的城市工作，他们计划搬到你所在的小区住，Bruce写信询问小区情况，请你根据以下提示给他回信。要点如下：
1. 表示欢迎；2. 你所在小区适宜居住的理由（至少两条）。
注意：1. 词数100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Bruce,
I am so pleased to receive your letter.
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