大学英语期末试卷

1XXXXX大学20—20学年度第学期《基础英语1》期末试卷学院：班级：20姓名：学号：2I.VocabularyandGrammar(15points,1pointforeach)1.WhichofthefollowingitalicizedphrasesindicatesCAUSE?A.Whydon'tyoudoitforthesakeofyourfriends?B.IwishIcouldwriteaswellasyou.C.Forallhisefforts,hedidn'tgetanA.D.Hereyeswereredfromexcessivereading.2.Nancy'sgonetoworkbuthercar'sstillthere.She____bybus.A.musthavegoneB.shouldhavegoneC.oughttohavegoneD.couldhavegone3.Hefeelsthatheisnotyet____totravelabroad.A.toostrongB.enoughstrongC.sostrongD.strongenough4.After____seemedanendlesswait,itwashisturntoenterthepersonnelmanager'soffice.A.thatB.itC.whatD.there5.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisINCORRECT?A.Theyeachhavetwotickets.B.Theycosttwentyyuaneach.C.Eachtheyhaveboughtthesamebook.D.Theyweregiventwomagazineseach.6.Anewlaptopcostsabout_____ofasecond-handone.A.thepriceofthreetimesB.threetimesthepriceC.asmuchasthethreetimespriceD.threetimesmorethantheprice7.Iwasveryinterestedin_____shetoldme.A.allthatB.allwhichC.allwhatD.that8.Itisgoingtobefinetomorrow._______.A.Soisit.B.Soitis.C.Soitdoes.D.Sodoesit.9.InHowmuchdoyouthinkheearns?howmuchis______ofthesentence.A.thesubjectB.theadverbialC.theobjectD.thecomplement10.Themanpreparingthedocumentsisthefirm'slawyerhasallthefollowingpossiblemeaningsEXCEPTA.themanwhohaspreparedthedocuments.B.themanwhohasbeenpreparingthedocuments.C.themanwhoispreparingthedocuments.D.themanwhowillpreparethedocuments.11.Itwasinthatsmallroom___theyworkedhardanddreamedofbetterdaystocome.A.whatB.inwhichC.whichD.that12.___thattheleftsideofthehumanbrainisresponsibleforlogic.A.It’sgenerallybelievedB.ItisbelievedgenerallyC.ItgenerallyisbelievedD.Generallyitisbelieved13.Scientistsdidn’tknowmuchaboutlungcancer___.A.beforelongB.longbeforeC.untilrecentlyD.inthepastfewyears14.Nobodywouldbelievehiswordsthoughhesaidhewas___ofthecrime.A.pureB.clearC.innocentD.guilty15.Theuniversityhasto___thegovernmentformoremoney.A.callatB.callonC.appealforD.appealtoⅡ.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthephrasesandexpressionslistedbelow.(15points,1pointforeach)resorttoclingtogiverisetohearofthinktwiceinthefirstplacedawnonincaseconsistofregardashesamegoesforrefertobeexposedtokeeptooneselfburstinto16.PekingUniversityis____________themostimportantschoolofhigherlearninginChina.It_____________someofthebestfacultiesinourcountry.17.Itsuddenly_____________usthat_____________thewholepolaricecapshouldmeltintowater,manyofourcoastalcitieswoulddisappearunderthesea.18.Bothsidesarewillingtositdownandtalkbecausetheyknowitisstupid___________force.19.Ithadsuddenlystartedrainingwhenhereturnedhome,wetalloverandtremblingwithhisclothes_____________hisbody.----------------------------------------装--------------------------------------订-------------------------------------线----------------------------------------------------220.Theheavyrainstheyhadlastsummer_____________seriousflooding.21.Ihavenever_____________atruescientistwhoisafraidoftellingthepeoplethetruth.22.Hethinksheshould____________beforeweagreewiththeplantobuildmorewaterpowerstationinthatriver.23.Withoutpassion,languagelearningisaverydifficult.Infact,weshouldn’thavecometothisschool____________,ifwewerenotinterestedinlanguage.24.Globalizationrequiresoureducationseetoitthatourstudentsarewell________foreigncultures.25.Amanneedsarest.________economy.Youcan’texpecteconomytokeepongrowingrapidlyforever.26.Whatwe________as“ThePalaceMuseum”todayusedtobetheemperor’spalace.ItisalsoknownastheForbiddenCity,andwasfirstbuiltintheMingDynasty.27.IneverfeltateaseinfrontofstrangerswhenIwasakid.SoIusually________myself.28.Yesterday,theboss________theroomwithoutknockingatthedoor,wildwithanger.III.ReadingComprehension(20points,2pointsforeach)PassageOneAsArtificialIntelligence(AI)becomesincreasinglysophisticated,therearegrowingconcernsthatrobotscouldbecomeathreat.Thisdangercanbeavoided,accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode.Russellarguesthatasrobotstakeonmorecomplicatedtasks,it’snecessarytotranslateourmoralsintoAIlanguage.Forexample,ifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouse,youwouldn’twantittoputthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.“Youwouldwantthatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvalues,”saidRussell.Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexample,mobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.Obviouslythereareculturaldifferences,butifyouweretalkingtoanotherpersonandtheycameupcloseinyourpersonalspace,youwouldn’tthinkthat’sthekindofthingaproperlybrought-uppersonwoulddo.Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.Itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.Thebiggestconcernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbeingsfailtososufficienttestingandthey’veproducedasystemthatwillbreaksomekindoftaboo（禁忌）.Onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobo