陇东学院《英语听力四》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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《英语听力四》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、You have a big mouth,Tom. You have told everybody the secret.
A．shouldn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．mightn’t

2、It is usually thought a little child says is truth.
A．What that B．that what C．which D．that

3、﹣It really annoys me when a person's cell phone goes off during a movie？
﹣Yeah， me too． It really _________．
A．costs me an arm and a leg B．gets on my nerves
C．beats my brains out D．pulls my legs

4、Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see ____.
A．who is he B．who he is
C．who is it D．who it is

5、—I will fix your printer right now.
— Oh, ________. I’m in no hurry.
A．take your time B．that’s a great idea
C．you are welcome D．I’d like to

6、Although Jane agrees with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to ______.
A．give out B．give in
C．give away D．give off

7、The International Monetary Fund has received both criticism and for its efforts to promote financial stability, prevent crises, facilitate trade, and reduce poverty.
A．worship B．credit
C．argument D．privilege

8、Much to my ______, my vocabulary has expanded a great deal.
A．delighting B．delighted C．delight

9、Good news! We didn’t spend we had expected.
A．as half much money as B．much money as half as
C．as much money as half D．half as much money as

10、You won’t find paper cutting difficult _____you keep practicing it.
A．even if B．as long as C．as if D．ever since

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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When Zbynek Frolik needed new employees to handle increasing orders at his factories in central Bohemia, he sent out advertisements across the Czech Republic. But in a prosperous economy where nearly everyone had work, there were few takers. Raising wages didn’t help. Nor did offers to subsidize(补贴) housing. So he turned to the robots.
“We can’t find enough humans,” said Mr. Frolik, whose company, Linet, makes hospital beds sold in over 100 countries. “So we’re trying to replace people with machines wherever we can.”
Such talk usually makes people think of a future where employees are no longer needed. In many major economies, companies are experimenting with replacing factory workers, truck drivers and even lawyers with artificial intelligence.
But in Eastern Europe, robots are being enlisted as the solution for a shortage of workers. Often they are helping to create new types of jobs as businesses in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland try to stay competitive. Economic growth in these countries has averaged 5 percent in recent years, affected by the global recovery. A booming economy has reduced the jobless rate to just 2.4 percent, the lowest in the European Union.
The lack of manpower, however, has limited the ability of Czech companies to expand. Nearly a third of them have started to turn away orders, according to the Czech Confederation of Industry, a trade group.
“It’s becoming a brake on growth,” said Jaroslav Hanak, the organization’s president. “If businesses don’t increase robotization and artificial intelligence, they’ll disappear.”
Some factories in Eastern Europe are already on the way. At Elko EP, which makes industrial timers for companies like General Electric, 70 percent of production is automated, and the company is aiming to be almost fully robotized in a few years. In a corner of the factory, robots have taken over routine manufacturing(制造业) tasks. Jiri Konecny, the company’s CEO, moved factory floor workers to more complex roles, and focused hundreds of other employees on research and development. “If we hadn’t invested early in automation, we’d be dead by now,” he said.
1、What is the problem that Czech Republic is facing?
A．It’s hard to find human workers.
B．It’s population is decreasing greatly.
C．Robots are now welcome at factory work.
D．Employees do not want to do factory work.
2、Which of the following may have contributed to the problem in Eastern Europe according to Paragraph 4?
A．Tough competition. B．Advanced technology.
C．A low birth rate. D．A fast-growing economy.
3、How might Jaroslav Hanak feel about the future of Czech companies?
A．Puzzled B．Worried.
C．Surprised D．Hopeful.
4、What should companies do to survive?
A．Change their policies.
B．Turn to other countries for help.
C．Employ qualified human workers.
D．Spend more money on automation.

B
“One of the reason I find this topic very interesting is because my mom was a smoker when I was younger,” says Lindson-Hawley, who studies tobacco and health at the University of Oxford.
By studying about 700 adult smokers, she found out that mom quit the right way-by stopping abruptly and completely.
In her Study, participants were randomly(随机地) assigned to two groups. One had to quit abruptly on a given day, going from about a pack a day to zero. The other cut down gradually over the course of two weeks. People in both groups used nicotine replacement, like gum or spray. They also had talk therapy(疗法) with a nurse before and after quit day.
Six months later, more people who had quit abruptly had stuck with it--more than one-fifth of them, compared to about one-seventh in the other group. Although these numbers appear low, it is much higher than if people try without support.
And the quit rates were particularly convincing given that before the study started, most of the people had said they’d rather cut down gradually before quitting. “If you’re training for a marathon, you wouldn’t expect to turn up and just be able to run it. And I think people see that for smoking as well. They think, ‘Well, if I gradually reduce, it’s like practice,’” says Lindson-Hawley. But that wasn’t the case. Instead of giving people practice, the gradual reduction likely gave them addiction and withdrawal symptoms(脱瘾症状) before they even reached the day, which could be why fewer people in that group actually made it to that point. “Regardless of your stated preference, if you’re ready to quit, quitting abruptly is more effective,” says Dr. Gabriela Ferreira. “When you can quote a specific number like a fifth of the patients were able to quit, that’s acceptable. It gives them the encouragement, I think, to really go for it,” Ferreira says.
People rarely manage to quit the first time they try. But at least, she says, they can maximize the odds of success.
1、What dose Lindson-Hawley say about her mother?
A．She quit smoking with her daughter’s help
B．She was also a researcher of tobacco and health
C．She studied the smoking patterns of adult smokers
D．She succeeded in quitting smoking abruptly
2、What kind of support did smokers receive to quit smoking in Lindson-Hawley’s study?
A．They were given physical training
B．They were offered nicotine replacement
C．They were encouraged by psychologist
D．They were looked after by physicians
3、How does Dr. Gabriela Ferreira view the result of Lindson-Hawley’s experiment?
A．It is encouraging B．It is unexpected
C．It is impractical D．It is misleading
4、Take the idea of “a marathon” (Para.5) as an example to show that quitting smoking .
A．is something few can accomplish B．requires a lot of patience
C．needs some practice first D．is a challenge at the beginning

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．
I had not seen my parents for a long time. Last Saturday I drove a long way to visit them, 1 neither of them was at home. So I waited patiently at their home 2 their return. Not seeing them made me really 3
As I was walking around their bedroom,I 4 little reminders of them. Some Christmas gifts were still 5 in boxes. There were 6 on the wall, which I guess must have a 7 meaning to them. What took my breath away was seeing my dad's emblems (徽章) from his military service of our country 8 he was young. My father never 9 to us about the Korean Wars. As I looked at those emblems hanging 10 with all the photos that he treasures, I 11 that this was an important part of his life, but I never spent the 12 in talking with him about them. The photos of my mom with her close 13 made me realize her life before she was my mom. I had been so 14 running my business to raise my own family that I 15 the chance to know about their past and experience.
We sometimes don't realize something is 16 for us until we have lost it, so it's not too late for us to talk to our parents about their past. I am writing my story to 17 everyone who is fortunate to still have their parents 18 to invest some time to learn about them. I am grateful to have 19 of my parents. So I still have time to talk with them. I hope that readers will 20 from my story and find the time to talk about those things in their life that mean so much to their parents.
1、A．or B．so C．and D．but
2、A．for B．to C．of D．in
3、A．frightened B．embarrassed C．upset D．excited
4、A．sought B．took C．needed D．saw
5、A．kept B．folded C．hidden D．covered
6、A．Santa Claus B．family trees C．family photos D．old clothes
7、A．past B．special C．simple D．real
8、A．if B．when C．though D．until
9、A．talked B．explained C．showed D．referred
10、A．proudly B．openly C．finally D．clearly
11、A．promised B．declared C．admitted D．realized
12、A．courage B．time C．chance D．energy
13、A．friends B．teachers C．students D．children
14、A．busy B．blind C．strict D．eager
15、A．rejected B．avoided C．delayed D．missed
16、A．hopeful B．important C．careful D．original
17、A．encourage B．demand C．require D．warn
18、A．away B．awake C．around D．alone
19、A．either B．both C．one D．neither
20、A．make B．benefit C．change D．recover

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。
A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus They sat next to each other “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, 1． (point) to a big bag beside the old man
“Gold There was nothing but gold,” answered the old man The young man could not believe his own ears and was 2． great surprise Then he began to think about 3． to get the money The old man was very tired and 4．seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open After a while the old man lay down on the chair and fell 5． (sleep)
The young man took the big bag gently and 6．(quiet) But when he was just about 7．(run) away, he found a corner of his fur coat was under the old man’s body Several times he tried to pull it out, but in vain(徒劳) At last he took off his coat, thinking that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat Worried but delighted, the young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place 8．he thought the old man couldn't find him He stopped and quickly9．(open) the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it Then he ran back to the station hurriedly only to find that the old man was10．(go)

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限一词;
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The other day I ran into an old schoolmate of my, Sally Barber, while I was at the cashpoint、 I hadn’t seen her for age、 I wanted to catch up with her, so I suggested go for a cup of coffee、 Unfortunately, Sally’s a very busy woman, but she didn’t have time for a coffee、 Let’s meet late in the week, I suggested、 That is often the case, Sally looked in her diary, and said we could get together for lunch at 1 pm on Friday at her favorite restaurant、 I thought it was a very much smart place, so I had dress in for the occasion、 I arrived at a restaurant in good time、 I finished my dessert by the time she turned up –she was an hour late!

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华, 你的英国笔友Chris写信告诉你由于他常在手机上玩在线游戏上瘾, 导致学习成绩下降, 而且为此和父母发生了争吵, 心里很烦恼。你回信劝说他正确解决这个问题。内容包括：
1. 表示理解：2. 指出玩手机在线游戏上瘾的危害3. 提出建议, 例如跟父母亲好好沟通等。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Chris,
I’m sorry to hear that you’ re suffering from online game addiction. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua

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