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山东商业职业技术学院《基础英语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、We need  a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should include this truth: if you choose to find the positive in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is ________your decision to make.
A．absolutely B．totally
C．exactly D．largely

2、Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility.
A．instantly B．deliberately
C．accidentally D．casually

3、The differences the children’s achievements can not be completely explained ________ their social backgrounds.
A．in front of B．in case of
C．in need of D．in charge of

4、Jane is not good at sports，but when it to cooking，she’s excellent．
A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs

5、An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed ________ at the Meridian Gate Gallery.
A．was held B．would hold C．has hold D．will be held

6、It seems late to say anything. We probably ______ it if we had made an offer sooner.
A．would have got B．would get
C．had got D．got

7、I felt like giving up. I probably ________， but my Dad whispered, “Come on! You can make it.”
A．would have B．would C．should D．should have

8、 worries the public that air pollution is becoming more and more serious these days.
A．It B．That C．What D．This

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

10、---Turn off the TV, Jack. Your homework now?
---Mum, just ten more minutes, please.
A．Should you be doing
B．Couldn’t you be doing
C．Shouldn’t you be doing
D．Will you be doing

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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The pills we take to treat anxiety may affect the behavior of fish, new research in the journal Science suggests.
Swedish researchers found a common drug in rivers downstream of wastewater treatment plants. It is a drug for treating anxiety, called oxazepam. It is accumulating in fish and makes them bolder. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to get rid of drugs. As a result, the drugs end up in wildlife, reaching harmful levels.
“It’s something we don’t think about very often, but there are a lot of similarities between fish and humans. So some of our responses to drugs can be seen in fish as well,” said Karen Kidd. She is a biologist at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. The mood-altering drugs get into waterways when people taking the prescriptions throw unused pills into the waste stream.
The researchers let perch（鲈鱼）swim in lab tanks with concentrations similar to those found downstream from wastewater treatment plants. “The perch preferred to swim alone rather than in large groups. They were more likely to explore their environment,” said Micael Jonsson of Umeå University in Sweden, who helped lead the research.
Jonsson said, “This adventurous behavior required more energy. And they ate more plankton（浮游生物）, or tiny algae-eating animals, to guarantee enough energy for their activities. This could reduce the population of plankton.” The result could be more algae(水藻). On the other hand, the new behavior could lead to the opposite effect. If perch make themselves closer to their natural enemies, they are likely to be eaten by them.
None of the scientists is suggesting that people should give up these drugs. They just want to reduce the effects of the medicines on the environment. They recommend wastewater treatment plants should be redesigned to get rid of these medicines. But Kidd said that would be too expensive for some communities.
Bryan Brooks, director of the Environmental Health Science Program at Baylor University, said drugs could also be designed to break down more quickly in the environment. And the government could continue to run recycling programs where people drop off their unused drugs at government locations. Brooks said he’s particularly concerned about drug effects on aquatic（水生的）environments, like the Trinity River south of Dallas and the South Platte River near Denver, where the majority of the flow comes from treated wastewater. In the developing world, he said, the problem may be even worse, because of careless wastewater treatment and industrial regulations.
1、Which of the following best describes oxazepam’s effect on fish?
A．It causes fish to be more daring. B．It makes fish much stronger.
C．It has little influence on fish. D．It helps treat a fish disease.
2、What will happen if perch become adventurous?
A．They will eat more algae.
B．There will be less plankton.
C．They will need more oxazepam.
D．Their natural enemies will be stronger.
3、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．More wastewater treatment plants are needed
B．Fish in wastewater become more adventurous
C．Drugs for treating mental diseases end up in wildlife
D．Anxiety drugs found in rivers change the behavior of fish

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Imagine you enter a car with no steering wheel, no brake or accelerator pedals ( 踏 板 ). Under a voice-activated command, you say an address. “The fastest route will take us 15.3 minutes. Should I take it?” You say “yes” and you are on your way. The car responds and starts moving all by itself. All you have to do is to sit back and relax.
How strange would it be if, one day in the future, everyone had such a car? No crazy driving, no quarrels, no cutting in; traffic laws would be respected and driving much safer. On the other hand, imagine the cost savings for local police enforcement 强制执行) and town budgets without all those speeding and parking tickets.
A new technology has the potential to change modern society thoroughly. There’s no question that self-driving vehicles could be an enormous benefit. The potential for safer cars means accident statistics would drop: some 94% of road accidents in the U.S. involve human error. Older drivers and visually- or physically-disabled people would gain a new level of freedom. Maintaining safe speeds and being electric, self-driving cars would sharply reduce pollution levels and dependency on non-renewable fuels. Roads would be quieter, people safer.
But we must also consider the impact of the new technology on those who now depend on driving for their living. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in May 2015 there were 505,560 registered school bus drivers. The American Trucking Association lists approximately 3.5 million professional truck drivers in the U.S. The companies developing self-driving vehicles should be partnering with state and federal authorities to offer retraining for this massive workforce, many of whom will be displaced by the new technology.
New technologies will, and should, be developed. This is how society moves forward. However, progress can’t be one-sided. It is necessary for the companies and state agencies involved to consider the moral consequences of these potential changes to build a better future for all.
1、What would be the effect of the wide use of driverless cars?
A．More policemen would inspect the streets.
B．People would never feel angry about the traffic.
C．It would save local governments a lot of money.
D．Traffic regulations would be a thing of the past.
2、How would the elderly and the disabled benefit from driverless cars?
A．They would get rid of air pollution. B．They could enjoy greater mobility.
C．They would suffer no road accidents. D．They could go anywhere they want.
3、What would be the negative effect of driverless cars?
A．The conflict between labor and management would sharpen.
B．Many drivers would have to find new ways of earning a living.
C．Drivers would have a hard time adapting to new road conditions.
D．The gap between various departments of society would be widened.
4、What does the author suggest businesses and the government do?
A．Enable everyone to benefit from new technologies.
B．Keep pace with technological developments.
C．Make new technologies affordable to everyone.
D．Popularize the use of new technologies and devices.

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．
For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a 1 routine. She has run 52 marathons-once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who 2 just 35 days after he was 3 with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌)．When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was 4 to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. "It made me feel 5 ”she said ,“I knew I had to do something."
So this marathon queen, 6 she calls herself, did what she did best: She went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the 7 two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in 8 of her father. After asking people to 9 money for each marathon, she 10 a website, marathon , to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN),a nonprofit organization. race every 11 in some city across North America. 12 leaving work at 5p,m. on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she 13 home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her l,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, 14 more than $200,000 in the process for PANCAN.
While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule ."My body's getting used to this. I'm changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more 15 ." she said. When her muscles began to 16 , she kept her 17 in mind. "When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the 18 happen. Together we can make a(n) 19 , and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life." she said.
1、A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．yearly
2、A．passed by B．passed away C．died off D．died out
3、A．connected B．diagnosed C．treated D．dealt
4、A．inspired B．exhausted C．interested D．shocked
5、A．desirable B．helpless C．hopeful D．wishful
6、A．while B．what C．as D．since
7、A．previous B．precious C．present D．precise
8、A．search B．need C．honor D．place
9、A．pay B．donate C．make D．earn
10、A．set up B．made up C．held up D．broke up
11、A．experiment B．stage C．road D．journey
12、A．day B．morning C．weekend D．weekday
13、A．At B．By C．With D．On
14、A．parted B．left C．headed D．missed
15、A．raising B．earning C．spending D．wasting
16、A．merrily B．efficiently C．specifically D．casually
17、A．swell B．stress C．burn D．ache
18、A．strength B．relief C．motivation D．interest
19、A．miracles B．accidents C．challenges D．events
20、A．offer B．sacrifice C．promise D．difference

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 university professor and his elderly mother have become social media stars in China Prof Hu has been bringing his 80-year-old mother 1． has Alzheimer’s, to his classes Freshmen at the university at first assumed that she was a 2． (retire) professor sitting in on classes, before 3． (realise) it was Prof Hu’s mother She is very quiet during his classes and the students have come to accept her with 4． (warm)
It is reported that Prof Hu’s father died in 2011, and although he has 5． (young) sisters, he has taken on the responsibility of looking after his mother, because her brain disease means that he is the only one she recognises He said that her symptoms were now so severe 6． “she cannot tell the difference between when she is holding a soft drink, sugar, salt, or washing powder”
Weibo users have praised Prof Hu 7． a filial son (孝子), as well as a good educator - not just in economics, but in life
Respect towards parents, elders and ancestors 8． (consider) a key value in Chinese society and culture The concept 9． (go) back to 400BC and is a core virtue of Confucianism (儒家), described in the early 10． (work) of China’s best-known scholar

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。
Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class have a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language. Forty percent of students think it ridiculous. In their opinions, it does no good to helping people communicating, nor is it useful for learning English Besides, it’ll make Chinese more standard, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 60% of our class are fond of it. They think it simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them. Personally, I think it’s not a good habit to use the Web Language.It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是中国高中生李明，今年暑假期间将去英国一所高中Rossell School学习三周，并将寄宿在当地的居民White先生家中.请你写封短信与其取得联系并询问以下情况：
1.住宿条件；2.膳食安排；3.交通情况。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. White，
Greetings from China! I am Li Ming，a high school student in China.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Best wishes,
Yours sincerely，
Li Ming

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