南寧師范大學(xué)師園學(xué)院《拓展英語》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷

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2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期期末試卷題號(hào)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、Iamalwaysdelightedwhenreceivingyourinvitation,______thepartyonJune9thafterthenationalcollegeentranceexamination,Ishallbepleasedtoattend.A．Onaccountof B．WithregardtoC．Inresponseto D．Inviewof2、Why________youchoosetoworkinaremotevillageschoolwhenyoucanownarespectablejobinacity?A．need B．shouldC．must D．will3、Mariaisconstantlymakingefforts,shedeservesthegoalofenteringthekeyuniversity.A．a(chǎn)chieving B．toachieve C．beingachieved D．tobeachieve4、—I’msorryforbreakingthecup.—Oh,________.I’vegotplenty.A．helpyourself B．forgetitC．mypleasure D．pardonme5、—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in6、Weallknowthatgoodresults________foryouwhenyoustartdoingthingsyoulove.A．a(chǎn)rewaitingB．havewaitedC．havebeenwaitingD．willbewaiting7、—When______leaveforJapan?—When______leaveforJapaniskeptsecret.”A．theywill,willthey B．willthey,theywillC．theywill,theywill D．willthey,willthey8、Newly-builtwoodencottageslinethestreet，___________theoldtownintoadreamland.A．turned B．turningC．toturn D．havingturned9、It’sreallystupidofyou____himthenewsyesterdaysothatithasbeendisturbinghimallthetime．A．havingtold B．telling C．totell D．tohavetold10、－IwasafraidIwouldmisstheimportantlecture.－Oh,wasthatwhyyou_______askingmetospeedup?A．hadkept B．a(chǎn)rekeepingC．wouldkeep D．kept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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AEveryday,weareinchingclosertosomekindofartificialintelligence.Advancesinbigdata,machinelearningandroboticsaregoingtogiveusaworldwherecomputersareeffectivelyintelligentintermsofhowwedealwiththem.Shouldyoubescaredbythis?Absolutely,butnotintheusual“robotoverlords”(機(jī)器人帝國)kindofway.Instead,therealfearshouldbeaboutgettinghumanbeingswrong,notgettingAIright.Thekeytothetechnologyistheabilityofcomputerstorecognizehumanemotionsbasedonthe‘‘a(chǎn)ctivation”ofmusclesintheface.Acomputercanidentifythepositionsoffacialmusclesandusethemtoinfertheemotionalstateofitsuser.Thenthemachinerespondsinwaysthattakethatemotionalstateintoaccount.Onepotentialapplicationofitistoprovide“emotionalrobots”fortheelderly.Havingamachinethatcouldspeakinakindwaywouldcomfortalonelyolderperson.Thatisagoodthing,right?Butthatwon’talsorelieveusfromquestioninghowweendedupinasocietythattakescareoftheelderlybecausewedon’tknowwhatelsetodowiththem?Can’twehavemorehumanesolutionsthanrobots?“Emotiondata”aren’tthesamethingastherealandvividemotionalexperienceswehumanbeingshave.Ouremotionsaremorethanourfacesorvoices.Howcantheybepulledoutlikeathread,onebyone,fromthefabricofourbeing?Researchprogramscancomewithmuchphilosophicalconcern,too.Fromthecomputers’pointofview,whatthecomputingtechnologycapturesareemotions,butatitsrootisareductionofhumanexperiencewhoseoutwardexpressionscanbecapturedalgorithmically(計(jì)算上).Asthetechnologyisusedintheworld,itcanreframetheworldinwaysthatcanbehardtoescapefrom.Thetechnologywillclearlyhaveusefulapplications,butonceittreatsemotionsasdata,wemayfindthatitistheonlyaspectofemotionwecometorecognizeorvalue.Oncebillionsofdollarsfloodsintothisfield,wewillfindourselvestrappedinatechnologythatisreducingourlives.Evenworse,our“emotiondata”willbeusedagainstustomakemoneyforsomeoneelse.AndthatiswhatscaresmeaboutAI.1、Whydoestheauthorfeelscaredofthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence?A．Thetechnologyisdevelopingmuchtooslowly.B．Computerscan’trecognizehumanemotions.C．Robotswouldgetcontrolofhumanbeings.D．Peoplemayuseartificialintelligenceimproperly.2、Whydoestheauthordisliketheideaofproviding“emotionalrobots”fortheelderly?A．Theagedpeoplewillfindithardtolivewiththem.B．Whatelderlypeopleneedismuchmorethanthat.C．Itcan’trelieveusofthepressurefrommodernsociety.D．It’simpossibletousethemtokeeptheelderlyhealthy.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtoconcludeinParagraphs4and5?A．Emotionaldatacan’tbeequaltohumanemotions.B．AItechnologyitselfhasfewerandfewerfaults.C．AI-built-inrobotswon’thavetheabilitytounderstandhumanbeings.D．Theinformationcomputersgetcanreframehumanemotions.4、Howdoestheauthorthinkabout‘‘emotiondata”accordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itcanarousepeople’ssenseofvalue.B．Itcanimprovepeople’shumanexperience.C．Itmaybemisusedasatooltomakeprofits.D．ItmaypushtheAItechnologyforward.BTheendoftheschoolyearisinsight-Christmascards，candycanesandofcourse，endofyearreports．Whilemostparentswelcomeanassessmentoftheirkids'performance，theydonotexpecttheirowninputtobeevaluated．ButaschoolintheUKischangingthat．Aswellasassessingtheirstudents，theyaredishingoutgradestomumsanddads．Parentsthatarereallyinvolvedintheirkids'educationarerewardedwithanA，andparentsthathaven'tdonetheirbitgetadisappointingD．Theschool，GreasleyBeauvalePrimaryinNottinghamshire，usesstandardsuchaswhethermumsanddadshaveattendedschooleventssuchasplaysandparentteachereveningstodecideonthegrade．Theschool'sprincipal，DonnaChambers，saidthattheschemehadbeenwellreceived．"Thereweresomecritics．Inspiteofit，between15percentand20percentofparentsstartedoutinthelowercategoriesbutnowthathasbeenreducedtojusttwopercent，"sheexplained．Chambershopesthattheschemewillhelpmotivateparentalinvolvement．"Thesystemisimportantbecauseyouhavegottogettheparentsonboardfromdayone．Thatonehourinitialconversationsayingtheycouldimprovewillmakeadifferencetotherestofthatchild'sacademiclife"，shesaid．Butwhiletheschememaybewellintentioned，itislikelytobeconnectedwithparentshaming．Therearelotsofreasonswhysomemumsanddadsmightnotbeinvolvedinschoolactivitiessuchasworkcommitments，lookingafteryoungerchildrenorcaringforelderlyrelatives．Andofcourse，beinginvolvedinyourkid'seducationdoesn'tbeginandendatschool．Thereisalotthatgoesonbehindthescenesfromhelpingwithhomeworktokeepinguniformsfreshlylaundered．Andwhataboutalltheparentswhostayedupsewingspecialcostumesatthelastminute？Surelythatearnsagoldstarinsteadofagrade!1、Whatdoschoolsusuallydoattheendoftheschoolyear？______A．Evaluatingkids'performances．B．MakingChristmascards．C．Dividingcandies．D．Gradingparents．2、Whatdoestheschool'sprincipalChamberssayaboutthescheme？______A．Itusesanewwaytoevaluatekids．B．Ithasgainedmuchacceptance．C．Itgivesparentsfurthereducation．D．Itimproveskids'motivationforlearning．3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparentsbeinginvolvedinkids'education？______A．Itaddstoparents'burden．B．Itbringsshametoparents．C．Itmeansfarmorethanbeinggraded．D．Itincreasesparents'commitmenttoeducation．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Thereistoomuchstressforparentsaboutthe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“tenyearsof18.”Whetheryouareacomposerorascientist,creativityisnota19youarebornwithorwithout.Itissomethingthatisdiscovered,honed（磨練）,andimproved20realwork.1、A．realizedB．recognizedC．interviewedD．followed2、A．chattingB．readingC．shoppingD．drawing3、A．finallyB．unwillinglyC．quicklyD．suddenly4、A．handedB．transportedC．a(chǎn)rrangedD．delivered5、A．tookB．wastedC．spentD．requested6、A．practisingB．teachingC．learningD．intending7、A．funnyB．complexC．a(chǎn)rguableD．brilliant8、A．journeyB．paintingC．modelD．a(chǎn)chievement9、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．rarelyC．neverD．possibly10、A．waitB．surveyC．practiceD．formation11、A．sawB．keptC．connectedD．tracked12、A．completedB．peakedC．succeededD．created13、A．a(chǎn)dvanceB．collectionC．developmentD．progress14、A．matchB．showC．includeD．delay15、A．carriedB．exploredC．conductedD．removed16、A．patternsB．lifestylesC．conditionsD．customs17、A．lookingatB．referringtoC．takingoverD．dressingup18、A．reviewB．silenceC．riseD．trick19、A．caseB．characterC．qualityD．role20、A．beforeB．withC．a(chǎn)longD．through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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DietshavechangedinChina—andsotoohasitstopcropSince2011,thecountry1．（grow）morecornthanriceCornproductionhasjumpednearly125percentover2．past25years,whilericehasincreasedonly7percentAtasteformeatis3．(actual)behindthechange:Animportantpartofitscornisusedtofeedchickens,pigs,andcattleAnotherreasonforcorn'srise:Thegovernmentencouragesfarmerstogrowcorninsteadofrice4．(improve)waterqualityCornuseslesswater5．riceandcreateslessfertilizer(化肥)runoffThisswitchhasdecreased6．(pollute)inthecountry'smajorlakesandreservoirsandmadedrinkingwatersaferforpeopleAccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotal7．(globe)fertilizerconsumptionTheChineseMinistryofAgriculturefindsthatbetween2005—whenthegovernment8．(start)asoil-testingprogram9．givesspecificfertilizerrecommendationstofarmers-and2011,fertilizerusedroppedby10．7milliontonsThatpreventedtheemission(排放)of11．8milliontonsofcarbondioxideChina'sapproachtoprotectingitsenvironmentwhile12．(feed)itscitizens"offersusefullessonsforagricultureandfoodpolicymakersworldwide"saysthebank'sJuergenVoegele第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（），并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。2、只允許修改