赣东学院《大学英语BⅠ》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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赣东学院
《大学英语BⅠ》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、With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ________ each year.
A．is washing away B．is being washed away
C．are washing away D．are being washed away

2、Yesterday I took my car to the garage to have them ________ the air-conditioner.
A．to check B．checking C．checked D．check

3、My uncle finally bought his dream house ______ overlooks a beautiful park.
A．which B．where C．who D．what

4、Every classroom in this modern school is ________ with a new TV set on the wall and a computer on the teacher's desk.
A．equipped B．decorated
C．fixed D．placed

5、My wife sometimes _____ something she has long been looking for. That’s why she enjoys window shopping.
A．looks up B．looks for C．picks up D．picks out

6、If you sleep less than seven hours, you are three times more to catch a cold．
A．possible B．certainly C．probable D．likely

7、—-What difference will it make _____we shall go to the concert on Tuesday or Saturday?
—They offer a discount on weekdays.
A．that B．when
C．if D．why

8、Don’t let yourself be ______ into buying things you don’t really want.
A．advocated B．clarified C．flashed D．persuaded

9、I was telling a joke and Sam just interrupted me to tell a different one. He always _____!
A．bites his tongue B．saves his skin
C．steals my thunder D．pulls my leg

10、Interest is as ________ to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.
A．vital B．available
C．specific D．similar

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
On September 10, 2018, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, announced his successor(继任者)at the company he founded 19 years ago. Surprisingly, in a country where 70 to 80 percent of private companies are still family run, Mr. Ma did not name a family member. Rather, one of the world’s largest e-commerce companies will be led by Daniel Zhang, an 11-year Alibaba old hand chosen only for his “professional talent.”
The history of many countries can be marked by a trend away from dependence on family succession in business, or the belief that qualities of leadership flow through bloodlines. Ma is a true innovator(创新者)in many ways, most famously for building an innovative online shopping market worth more than the economies of most countries. But his legacy(遗产)may lie in showing how China as well as much of Asia can produce founders of successful organizations unwilling to pass the torch to relatives.
“Alibaba was never about Jack Ma,” he stated in announcing his succession plan. Instead, the former schoolteacher who came from lowly origins is stepping back from day-to-day operations because he has built a system that takes root in a company culture based on innovation, transparency, and responsibility. “For the last 10 years, we kept working on these ingredients,” he stated.
The company’s future will depend on developing a wealth of talent that drives innovation, he said. And in a society with a long tradition of cautious distrust toward those outside the family circle, Ma has built an “architecture of trust” with customers, who number over half a billion. Chinese now readily rely on Alibaba’s online payment system, its ratings of products and services, and other trust-building systems or methods pioneered by the company.
China’s rapid growth now produces a new billionaire almost every day. Many of them, like Ma, have favored systems of management based on talent and honesty. As many countries have discovered as they progress, it is better to swim in a talent pool, not a gene(基因)pool.
1、What do we know about Daniel Zhang from the passage?

A．He’s a talented professor.
B．He’s an experienced manager.
C．He’s a successful founder.
D．He’s Chairman of Alibaba.
2、Where does Ma’s legacy lie in?
A．Becoming a successful innovative founder.
B．Casting doubt on traditional succession plan.
C．Providing creative answers to succession problems.
D．Representing trends towards non-family-run companies.
3、What seems to be the recipe for the company’s future success?
A．Trust-building methods.
B．The “architecture of trust”.
C．A culture of talent development.
D．The latest successful innovations.
4、What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Prefer Qualities to Blood.
B．Train a Potential Successor.
C．Favor Genes over Talents.
D．Provide New Management.

B
If you want to convince the boss you deserve a pay rise or promotion, the solution could be simple — eat the same food as they do. Psychologists have discovered managers are much more likely to instantly trust us if we choose the same dishes as them.
During experiments, discussions over wages and work conditions were much more successful if both sides chose to snack on the same treats. And shoppers were much more likely to buy a product advertised on TV by someone eating a similar food to them at the time.
The reason is thought to be so-called similarity attraction theory — where people tend to like others who have similar tastes or habits to themselves. But this is believed to be one of the first studies highlighting the role of food in this relationship. Researchers at Chicago University in the US conducted a series of experiments to examine food’s role in earning trust.
In a test, participants were told to watch TV — where someone pretending to be a member of the public praised a certain product. The volunteers were given Kit Kat bars to nibble (咬), while the TV people ate either a Kit Kat or grapes as they talked.
The results showed viewers were much more likely to express an interest in buying the product if the TV showed the other person eating a Kit Kat too.
The researchers added, “Although similarity in food consumption is not a sign of whether two people will get along, we find consumers treat this as such. They feel more trusting of those who consume as they do. It means people can immediately begin to feel friendship and develop a bond, leading to smoother transactions (交易) from the start.”
Harley Street psychologist Dr. Lucy Atcheson said it was already known that wearing similar clothes could instantly create trust. But this was the first report that food had the same effect. She said, “This is really interesting. It makes sense as people feel they have common ground and can trust the other person. That means negotiations are more likely to be successful.”
1、According to the passage, customers are likely to buy a product from a dealer who ______.
A．has the same taste as them
B．advertises his products on TV
C．reduces the price of his products
D．pays attention to the quality of his products
2、The experiments conducted by researchers at Chicago University show that ______.
A．food plays an important role in earning people’s trust
B．bosses like employees that have the same taste as them
C．people who have similar tastes to their boss’s earn more
D．people have less interest in buying products advertised on TV
3、What can be inferred from the passage?
A．People who eat similar food are more likely to trust each other.
B．People will get along with each other if they like to eat similar things.
C．The effect of wearing similar clothes hasn’t been proved by researchers.
D．People are more likely to make friends with those wearing the same clothes as them.
4、Which of the following sayings can be an example of the similarity attraction theory?
A．Honesty is the best policy.
B．All good things come to an end.
C．Birds of a feather flock together.
D．Where there is a will, there is a way.

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．
Two years ago, Shirley, wife, mother and doctor, found herself worn out. She got up earlier, and went to bed later, just to meet everyday ____， but lacked ____ for the things that mattered most.
She and her husband, a lawyer, began searching for ways to ___ their lives. “We had to decide what was really ____，” says Shirley. They knew they wanted more time to ____ with their three-­year-­old son, to exercise and eat right, and to develop friendship.
So the couple chose to live more simply, shopping with care for necessities and enjoying inexpensive ____ such as reading, cooking and going to the park.
Then Shirley ____ her job and began working part time. She printed business cards that ____ “At your service, buy ____ a little time” and helped clients (客户) with personal tasks like shopping, paying bills and ____ parties. “I still work hard, but being able to control my hours makes a ____，” she says, “I can spare time to take my son to the ____ or play basketball with him. My stress and headaches are ____.”
Shirley and her husband are ____ alone in wanting to ____ and live a satisfying life. A survey found that 54 percent of parents say they have little time with their children, and 47 percent of married couples ____ that they lack time together. ____ does the time go?
For most people, ____ and commuting (通勤) take up most of the day. Simplifying means becoming ____ of the ways we use money, time and energy, and finding ways to make things easier. Then we have to gain ____ over life and have time for the pleasures.
1、
A．activities B．services
C．demands D．exercises
2、
A．time B．strength
C．money D．ability
3、
A．lead B．simplify
C．adapt D．consider
4、
A．comfortable B．interesting
C．important D．hard
5、
A．study B．help
C．meet D．play
6、
A．pleasures B．places
C．tasks D．goods
7、
A．found B．received
C．took D．quit
8、
A．read B．wrote
C．showed D．told
9、
A．us B．yourself
C．children D．herself
10、
A．attending B．organizing
C．having D．going
11、
A．life B．result
C．balance D．difference
12、
A．office B．hospital
C．park D．school
13、
A．gone B．better
C．strong D．obvious
14、
A．a bit B．far from
C．much too D．more than
15、．
A．keep pace B．settle down
C．take off D．slow down
16、
A．expect B．doubt
C．complain D．imagine
17、
A．How B．When
C．Where D．Why
18、
A．traveling B．reading
C．shopping D．working
19、
A．aware B．afraid
C．proud D．sure
20、
A．value B．control
C．success D．experience

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。
Sandstorms are strong, dry winds that carry sand They are often 1． thick that you cannot see the sun and the wind sometimes has such 2．(strong) to move sand dunes A typical example of sandstorms is the Dust Bowl of the 1930s in the United States It was the 3．(bad) sandstorm disaster in the history of the United States For nearly ten years dust blew on the southern plains of America, 4．caused serious results People couldn’t breathe when they went outside and 5．(child) wore dust masks to school The sky 6．(be) often dark for days Over five million acres of land became desert during the Dust Bowl, 7．(force) 200,000 people to leave their homes
The disaster 8．(cause) by bad farming methods and several years 9． very little rainfall made things worse The land dried up and the wind blew the soil away 10．took over thirty years to reverse the process and replant the land

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。
Dear Mr、 Smith,
Glad to know that you ' re very interested in Chinese calligraphy that you want to learn it、 I ' m happy to recommend to you an outstanding professional teacher、
Professor Wang Ming is famous Chinese calligraphy master, that not only teaches Chinese calligraphy at university and also works as a Chinese calligraphy trainer at home when he ' s free、 There are buses running frequent from our school to her home and it took only about 20 minutes、 Professor Wang Ming is free from 2: 30 to 5 : 30 every Sunday afternoon and the training fee is 200 yuan for a period of three hour、 Is it suitable to you?
Looking forward to receive your reply soon、122

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
请你写一篇短文介绍自己买的机器人，内容要点如下：
1．看起来像真人一样；
2．可以帮助做许多事情：做家务、做饭、帮儿子做作业，陪主人外出购物等；
3．你的担心：出了毛病不听指令，伤害儿子；4．对未来的展望。 ‘
注意：（1）用第一人称。 （2）字数120词左右。
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