星海音乐学院《专业英语（物理学）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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《专业英语（物理学）》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、When all is said and done, there doesn’t seem to be ________ a mystery to explain.
A．kind of B．close to
C．far from D．much of

2、It _____ a Saturday afternoon in May ____ Margaret could arrange for me to meet her elder ,sister.
A．was until; when B．was until;that
C．was not until; when D．was not until; that

3、At the back of the old temple __________ twelve huge stone statues together with __________ pagoda.
A．does stand; a 8-storeyed B．do stand; a 8- story
C．stands; an 8-storey D．stand; an 8- storied

4、— Tony, you seem in high spirits.
—________ We won the match 4-1.
A．Guess what? B．Oh, come on!
C．So what? D．No wonder.

5、I’m tired out．I stayed up the whole night, ______ for my midterm math exam．
A．studying B．to study C．to be studying D．studied

6、The college examination is ________________ easier this year than I have expected.
A．fairly B．quite
C．rather D．very

7、— Mary looks hot and dry.
— So ________ you if you had a high fever.
A．could B．would C．may D．must

8、People all think it strange that the boy should tell what’s written on the paper in another room without looking at it. It really ________ explanation.
A．prevents B．challenges C．interrupts D．confuses

9、I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife，______she’s a better cook than me．
A．unless B．as C．even though D．in case

10、Dream of the Red Chamber is believed to be semi-autobiographical, _______the fortunes of Cao’s own family.
A．mirrored B．to mirror
C．mirroring D．mirror

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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It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child’s level of confidence. There are some other important ways we shape our kids—particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words. For example, we can say to a child “Don’t run into traffic!” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.” In using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situation, because they know what to do, and aren’t scaring themselves about what not to do.
Actually, it is all in the way the human mind works. What we think, we automatically rehearse. For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn’t be able to do it. When a child is told “Don’t fall off the tree, he will think of two things: “don’t” and “fall off the tree”. That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind. A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off. So it is far better to use “Hold on to the tree carefully.”
Clearly, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things. Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words. So parents should make their commands positive. “Sam, hold on firm to the side of the boat” is much more useful than “Don’t you dare to fall out of the boat?” or worse still “How do you think I’ll feel if you drown?” The changes are small but difference is obvious.
Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words, so it pays to be positive.
1、Positive choice of words helps kids to ______.
A．do things carefully B．learn in different situations
C．improve their imagination D．build up their confidence
2、What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A．One can’t help imagining what is heard.
B．A child will act on what is instructed.
C．A child will fall off the tree when told not to.
D．One won’t think of a blue monkey when given money.
3、Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe?
A．Fasten your seat belt.
B．Don’t play by the lake.
C．How do you think I’ll feel if you get hurt?
D．Don’t you dare to walk through the red light?
4、The main idea of the passage is that ______.
A．praise makes kids confident B．right instructions keep kids safe
C．positive instructions guide kids D．clear commands make kids different

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“With depressingly few exceptions, performances are dull and lack vitality…
After years of trying to convince myself otherwise, I now feel sure that ballet is dying.”
-----Jennifer Homans, Apollo’s Angels

Is ballet dead? Has the art form evolved to depression? Jennifer Homans’s conclusion to her fascinating history of ballet, Apollo’s Angels, is worrying.
It appears that ballet’s pulse continues to beat strongly, however, especially with a Tchaikovsky defibrillator attached. So why are some dance commentators arguing that ballet is dying? And do they have a point?
“Ballet is dead”----“Ballet is dying” ---all ring tones of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophical claim: “God is dead.” Headline grabbling, certainly. Yet can ballet be defined in such black and white terms? Surely it is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey. ①
To start with, how do you define ballet? What is ballet today? Consider popular modern classics like Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room, where dancers wear pointy shoes and sneakers, combining contemporary and classical vocabulary together. Or closer to home, there is Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake, which layers elements of Petipa’s choreography(编舞) with a contemporary theme and aesthetic. Many contemporary choreographers all embrace classical form and principles, then manipulate(操纵) the rules. ② .
The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague. In an interview with The Telegraph (2015), British choreographer Mattew Bourne acknowledges that this “cross-fertilisation” between contemporary dance and ballet continues to grow, as evidenced by the rise in new commissions from contemporary choreographers at the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet. Referring to Homans’s book, Bourne believes what has changed is that “the dance forms are coming closer together”. Not dying, but merging. Reinventing. This has been the case amongst Australasian ballet companies for many years now. ③ .
Homans writes that ballet’s decline began after the passing of Ashton and Balanchine. Something ahs changed, certainly. A stylisic transition----from neo-classical to contemporary ballet----has occurred. ④
Our art form’s evolution has always been with extinction. Prominent dance critic with The New York Times, Alastair Macaulay, says: “ballet has died again and again over the centuries,” and yet, “phoenix-like, rose again from its ashes”. History shows there were periods where ballet hibernated and lacked popularity. This coincided with the art form’s changing forums.
So here is the irony: what sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipa’s classics. A season without a Tchaikovsky score is a financial risk. And without Nutcracker(《胡桃夹子》), half the ballet companies in North America would not exist. Admittedly, as a dancer, my favourite rolesAlbrecht, Prince Siegfried and Romeo----were from the classical canon; I am a traditionalist at heart (who loves to be challenged by good contemporary ballets). A part of the charm behind classical repertoire, for me, was in reproducing the glories of past greats. Classical ballet’s framework supports the modern process of bench-marking.
Perhaps Jennifer Homans’s thoughts are not completely unfounded. Perhaps ballet is dying for some. Ballet’s evolution has been delayed by its audiences. And as Homans suggests in her epilogue, perhaps also by its creatives.
Now here is a bold prediction. In line with the Royal Ballet’s programming in Brisbane this year----of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale, and Wayne MacGregor’s Woolf Works----over the next 20 years, ballet’s reliance on Petipa will decrease. Contemporary ballets and merge-styled ballets will produce their box-office influence ever more.
Why?
It is simple: our audiences will be ready for ballet to change again.
1、Why does the writer cite Jennifer Homans’s words at the beginning of the passage?
A．To support the writer’s viewpoint. B．To introduce the topic of the passage.
C．To highlight the theme of the passage D．To provide the background knowledge.
2、The sentence ‘Is this not ballet?” should be put in ______.
A．① B．②
C．③ D．④
3、Which of the following statements is a fact about ballet?
A．“Surely it is more abstract, filled with shades of popular grey.” (Para.3)
B．“The line between contemporary dance and ballet is vague.” (Para.5)
C．“Our art form’s evolution has always been with extinction.” (Para.7)
D．“What sells best, still, are reproductions of Petipa’s classics.” (Para.8).
4、According to Matthew Bourne, _____.
A．the dance forms remain unchanged
B．contemporary dance has reinvented classic ballet
C．ballet is experiencing growth and will continue to develop
D．a new form of ballet is widely accepted among Australians
5、The writer takes himself as an example in Paragraph 8 in order to show _____.
A．classics should be promoted
B．classics are still of great significance
C．classical ballet’s framework is out of date
D．contemporary ballets attract more audiences
6、What may be the audiences’ attitude to the change of ballet?
A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.
C．Critical. D．Concerned

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．
The first review I ever got for my writing happened in the middle of the night. I was a young adolescent 1 the pains of being a teenager. I knew too I had been a(n) 2 many times to both my mom and my dad. One day, however, I realized just how much 3 my parents had put on me during this time and in fact for my whole life. I was too 4 to tell them how much I 5 their care, face to face. So earlier that evening I had poured my 6 into a letter and placed it where I knew they would 7 find it. Then I went to bed.
Hours later my parents burst into my room, 8 me awake and hugged me. I was in 9 . I didn’t know what was going on until I saw the 10 in my mom’s hand. It was one of the few times I could ever remember seeing 11 in my dad’s eyes. I didn’t know what to say as I saw the love and joy 12 their faces. I just hugged them back and blinked my 13 eyes as they held me. My simple note had 14 them in ways that I couldn’t then understand. All I knew was that it had made them 15 and that was enough.
I still carry that 16 in a special place in my heart. It 17 me again and again of the 18 of a single act of love. No writing review I have ever gotten has meant as much as that first one did. It put me on a path that I am still 19 today. It showed me that in this life the only thing that truly 20 is love.
1、A．resulting in B．going through C．recovering from D．caring about
2、A．credit B．honor C．comfort D．pain
3、A．love B．expectation C．value D．hope
4、A．stubborn B．careless C．shy D．cautious
5、A．owed B．appreciated C．impressed D．entertained
6、A．heart B．complaint C．argument D．idea
7、A．luckily B．secretly C．eventually D．magically
8、A．found B．kept C．left D．shook
9、A．silence B．shock C．danger D．trouble
10、A．letter B．gifts C．clothes D．medicine
11、A．doubts B．disappoints C．surprises D．tears
12、A．on B．above C．among D．with
13、A．curious B．sleepy C．angry D．dull
14、A．influenced B．worried C．touched D．confused
15、A．happy B．proud C．nervous D．afraid
16、A．pity B．burden C．regret D．memory
17、A．approves B．warns C．reminds D．informs
18、A．power B．meaning C．symbol D．loss
19、A．clearing B．traveling C．opening D．painting
20、A．survives B．reacts C．exists D．matters

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。
Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey
The survey of more than 55,000 students, 1． (conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that 2． (rough) a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9% want to work for a start-up Five percent want to start 3． own business
When it comes to desirable companies, business students 4． (recognize) Bank of China as the top choice for seven years, and it shows no signs of 5． (give) up its lead
William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains 6． attractive industry for young Chinese “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, 7． leaves the younger generation with the impression that though banking is a 8． (tradition) industry, there are still a lot of development 9． (opportunity),” Wu said
Alibaba improved six places from 2014, 10． (rank) second among business students It held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
短文改错(共10小题；每小题l．5分，满分l5分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并
也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
I'm a senior three student．I often do bad in my
exams，so I have been trying to catch up the others．
But I'm such concerned about my marks that sometimes
l cannot eat or sleep well at a night．I’m afraid that
Imay get low marks in the tests again even if l work
hard than before． I have no courage to face low marks．
I cannot fix my mind to my study，whenever I think of
This、 It is obvious that the worry had a bad effect on
my school works．I’m feeling very sad．Would you
please telling me how I should deal with my worry?

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
在日常生活中，因特网发挥着越来越重要的作用，但是，也存在一些问题。因此，某英文报以“因特网的利弊”为主题，进行征文，呼吁世界各地的青少年正确利用它。请你给此英文报投稿。
要求：
1. 因特网的利弊；
2. 你自己的观点；
3. 词数100左右；
4. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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