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《基礎大學英語》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷題號一二三四五六總分得分第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、Isitheoryou________inchargeofthejobandsupposedtocompleteitpunctually?A．whois B．thatisC．whoare D．whomare2、—Whereareyougoingtohangthepicture?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.I________hangitinthediningroom.A．might B．mustC．need D．would3、Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe4、Asadoctor,Ispendmostofthetimewithmypatients,andthat’s________itisinmyday.A．howB．whenC．whyD．where5、DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch6、—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the7、Hearingthenews,sherushedout,________thebook________onthetableanddisappearedintothedistance.A．left;lainopen B．left;layopenedC．leaving;lieopened D．leaving;lyingopen8、—Penny’sbabydaughternarrowlyescapeddrinkingthefurniturepolishonthecoffeetable.—Luckilyforher.She________sickorevendied.A．couldhavegot B．shouldhavegotC．musthavegot D．willhavegot9、Inordertosatisfytheneedsofthemarket,theelectriccompanyhas______itsfocustotabletcomputersandsmartmobilephones.A．switched B．shapedC．directed D．discovered10、—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AAstudyof500，000songsreleased（發(fā)行）intheUKbetween1985and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDownBMostAmericansareworriedaboutnewtechnology.Theyareconcernedthatmachines,includingrobots,willtakeoverworknowdonebyhumans.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportbythePewResearchCenterofWashingtonD．C．About75percentofAmericansquestionedbyPewsaidautomationwillincreaseincomeinequalitybetweentherichandthemiddleclassandpoor.And64percentofpeopleexpectautomationtobesocommoninAmericathatpeoplewillfacedifficultyfindingthingstodowiththeirlives.Someoftheconcernsabouttechnologycomefromadistrustaboutwhethermachineswillalwaysmaketherightdecision.ManyAmericansbelievehumanshavebetterjudgementindealingwith.complexmatters.Oneexampleisselectingapersonforajob.Three-quartersofAmericanssaidtheywouldnotwanttoapplyforajobthatusesacomputerprogramtochoosethemostqualifiedperson.“MostAmericanswantthegovernmenttolimitautomation.Forexample,87percentsupportarequirementthatalldriverlessvehicleshaveahumaninthedriver’sseatwhocantakecontrolwhenanemergencyoccurs.And85percentwanttolimitmachinestomostlydoingjobsthataredangerousorunhealthyforhumans.Andonly25percentexpectmorejobstocomefromautomation,”Pewsaid.MarkZuckerberg,theco-founderofFacebook,spokelastMaytograduatingseniorsfromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Histalkcenteredontheuncertainfuturefacingyoungpeople.“Ourgenerationwillhavetodealwithtensofmillionsofjobsreplacedbyautomationlikeself-drivingcarsandtrucks.”Zuckerhergtoldthegraduates.Zuckerbergsaidyoungpeoplehadbetterlaunch(發(fā)起)projectsthatwillbringbothjobsanddirectbenefitstothepeopleoftheworld.Hesaidinhisspeechthat30000peopleworkedtoputamanonthemoon,andmillionsofpeoplebuilttheHooverDamaswellasothergreatprojectsoverthelast100years.1、WhatdomanyAmericansthinkoftechnologyaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Useful.B．Effective.C．Dangerous.D．Undependable.2、WhydoAmericanswantahumanindriverlessvehicles?A．Totestthenewtechnology.B．Tomakeadriver.C．Toensurepersonalsafety.D．Toentertainthepassengers.3、WhatdidZuckerbergencouragethestudentstodo?A．Refuseself-drivingvehicles.B．Createnewjobchances.C．Focusonsmallprojects.D．Fightagainstrobots.4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewTechnologyCreatesMoreJobsB．NewTechnologyBringsMoreFairnessC．AmericansWorryMachinesWillTakeJobsD．RobotsMakeWorkEasytoDoforWorkers第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．YanWei,a30-year-oldblindman,hasjustcoveredamarathononSunday.Thistimehe1hispersonalrecordwithanewtimeof3hours,15minutesand58seconds.Hehadtwo2tohelphimandwas3themwithasafetyrope.”Yan,wholosthis4whenhewasafewmonthsold,startedrunningthreeyearsago,afterlearningthatvolunteerswereavailableto5blindrunnersatthe2015BeijingMarathon.Whenhestartedtrainingwiththehelpofhis6andparents,hecouldrunonlyfor2or3kmatatime.Butsoonhe7somuchthathissisterhadtorideabiketostay8himandguidehim.Ittookhimjustfourmonthstobe9forhisfirstmarathon.Yan10hisquickprogresstodailyexercise.“I’dliketo11200kmpermonth.Ifeel12ifIdonotrunfortwodaysinarow.”saysYan.Buttrainingisbecoming13forYannow,becausetherearefewguideswhocanrunfasterthanhim.Hisguidesneedtobeinbetter14conditionthanhim.“He’snevermissedasingletraininginthepastthreeyears.Iam15notonlybyhisstrengthbutalsohis16totrain,”saysShuHao,an17runnerwhohastakenpartinalotofmarathonsandoneofYan’srunningguides.Insteadofdyingtoprovehimself18heran,Yanhastakendelightinrunningandnowmovedto19theprocess.Hehascompletedfourteen20inthelasttwoyearsandjustwantstokeepgoing.1、A．beatB．copiedC．researchedD．preserved2、A．dogsB．coachesC．guidesD．judges3、A．liftedbyB．tiedtoC．separatedfromD．fixedon4、A．parentsB．strengthC．voiceD．sight5、A．a(chǎn)ssistB．comfortC．representD．consult6、A．teachersB．classmatesC．brotherD．sister7、A．donatedB．occupiedC．improvedD．witnessed8、A．a(chǎn)wayfromB．a(chǎn)headofC．behindD．for9、A．readyB．lateC．gratefulD．harmful10、A．a(chǎn)djustsB．owesC．devotesD．a(chǎn)pplies11、A．runB．driveC．swimD．fly12、A．unluckyB．embarrassedC．uncomfortableD．ignored13、A．stricterB．looserC．easierD．harder14、A．livingB．physicalC．mentalD．educational15、A．praisedB．evaluatedC．impressedD．inspected16、A．instructionB．pressureC．a(chǎn)bsenceD．determination17、A．experiencedB．honestC．overweightD．upset18、A．soonafterB．everytimeC．a(chǎn)sifD．eventhough19、A．delayB．registerC．simplifyD．enjoy20、A．projectsB．operationsC．marathonsD．tasks第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Africahasbeencalledthe“darkcontinent”foralongtimebecause1．lackstechnology,electricityandother2．(achieve)ofthemodemworldHowever,itisbeginningtochangeAfricaisstartingtocatchupwith3．(industry)countriesandthedrivingforcebehindthisnewdevelopmentistheInternetandtheWorldWideWebNowAfricaisthefastest4．(grow)placeontheearthSofar,governments,businessesandindividuals5．(realize)thatinordertodevelopquickly,modemtechnologyisneededOnlytenyearsagoaSIMcardusedtocostabout$100inNigerTodayyoucanbuyoneforunder$2andphonecallshavebecomemuch6．(cheap),tooAsaresult,23%ofitspopulationarenowmobilephoneusers7．(equip)withthisnewservice,peoplecanconnecttotheInterneteasilyManyNigerianshaveaccess8．theWorldWideWebnowInEthiopiafarmerscannowgetthepricesoftheirfarmingproductsinrealtimeUntilrecently,mostofthesmallfarmersofthecountrydidnotknow9．thepricesoftheirproductswereat10．certaintimeToday,theycanphoneinandgetanup-to-the-minutereportonprices第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫（___）橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每