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2024-2025学年中职《英语3 基础模块2021版》（高教版）期中测试卷
Part 1 Listening
Listen to the dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. (22%)
Questions 1 – 2 (4 points)
1. 听对话 A 和 B，判断说话人要去的地点。
Dialogue A
A. B. B.
C.
Dialogue B
A. B. C.
2. 听对话 C和 D，判断谈话的主题。
Dialogue C
A complaint. B. Community life. C. Driverless car.
Dialogue D
A. A complaint. B. Community life. C. Driverless car.
Questions 3 – 6 (4 points)
In this part, you will hear a short dialogue between a woman and her friend. After the dialogue there will 4 questions, marked 3 - 6. Now please listen to Dialogue E and answer questions.
3. Which picture fits the description of the woman
A. B. C.
4. What are not the advantages of working from home
A. B. C.
5. Which picture doesn't show the problem the woman met
A. A. B. C.
6. What does the man advise the woman to do
A. A. B. C.
B
Questions 7 – 9 (6 points)
Listen to Dialogue F and choose the best answer.
7. What are they doing now
Finding a movie cinema nearby.
Doing some cleaning.
Moving into a new house.
8. According to the man, what does the woman like
A. Cleaning.
B. Shopping.
C. Cooking.
9. How did they have lunch
A. Cooking at home
B. Ordering online
C. Eating out
Questions 10 – 13 (8 points)
In this part, you will hear a dialogue between a tourist and a travel agent. The tourist complained about the poor service provided by ABC travel agency. Listen to Dialogue G and complete the complaint memo.
A Complaint Memo
Product The package tour to Xiamen
Problem 1 The hotel is not 10. from the beach as promised.
Problem 2 Be brought to shopping malls on the way to the tourist attractions.
Problem 3 11. in the hotel restaurant was awful.
Solution To offer a 12. on the price of one of the National Day breaks.
Request 13. .
Part 2 Reading
Questions14 – 16 (6 points)
In this part, you will read three passages. What are they about Read passages (14 – 16) and write the A, B, C ...or F in the blank.
14.
Each year on January 14, the Donto Festival is held in Japan. Pine branches and other decorations from the New Year’s holiday are thrown into huge bonfires(篝火), and people wish for good health and success. The tradition began centuries ago. The bonfires were huge, which made standing near the fire uncomfortably hot. But it is said that if you go close to the fire, it will clean your mind and body. You will stay safe and in good health and protect your family.
15.
Teenagers and children have grown up in a technological world, and the idea of privacy is somewhat foreign to work safety is a huge element of tech today, but it isn’t always perfect. Criminals can use technology to steal identities. Technology has created an increase in theft, privacy issues, and more. The IT industry is in need of network safety professionals who can help make the technology safer for children.
16.
MHA Digital Communities is an online community created for older people to enjoy themselves from the comfort of their own homes, community, or care home. Our virtual community is designed to support people feeling lonely through a variety of activities promoting social inclusion (社会融入).
It provides a range of live and on-demand (点播的)video-based activities such as baking, exercise, crafts, quizzes, religious services, and more. To view an activity, click on your chosen video below.
________________
________________
________________
A. Negative effects of technology on teenagers.
B. New Year wishes.
C. MHA Digital Communities.
D. Children and technology.
E. The Donto Festival.
In this part, you will read a passage about Holi. Read and answer the questions. Questions 17-19 (6 points)
Holi, also called the festival of colors, is a popular Hindu spring festival. Now celebrated throughout South Asian countries, it starts at the end of winter, on the last full moon day of the lunar month. The first day is called Chhoti Holi (in Hindi), or “Small Holi.” Families, friends, and neighbors typically gather around a big bonfire (篝火)in the evening.
“My favorite part is to wear a necklace made of dried fruit, candies, and flowers and dance around the bonfire,” says Shreya, my 8-year-old cousin.
The second day of the festival is called Rangwali Holi, or “Colorful Holi.” People celebrate by throwing powders called “Gulal,” and sharing such sweets as Gujiya, which is made from condensed milk（炼乳） and dried fruit. Some people spray colored water or throw water balloons at each other. An alternative is to play with flowers so as to avoid eye injuries.
Pankaj Sharma, my uncle, says that Holi “is a time to reach out to people with the colors of joy. It is the time to forgive and forget animosity（仇恨）.”
The festival celebrates life, joy, happiness, friendship, and love. It also signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, and a good harvest.
Find similarities between Holi and traditional Chinese festivals.
Features Holi Traditional Chinese Festivals
Date it starts at the end of winter
on the last full moon day of the lunar month,
Celebrations throw powder, colored water, or water balloons
Symbol the victory of good over evil; the arrival of spring
A good harvest
What do you know about Holi
A. It is only celebrated in India.
B. It starts at the beginning of the winter.
C. It is celebrated in different ways.
19. Which of the following example illustrates Pankaj Sharma’s point in terms of Holi’s symbol
A. Make up with a neighbor who quarreled about the land issue.
B. Donate food and money to the homeless.
C. Volunteer in the community.
Questions 20 – 28 (9 points)
In this part, you will read a news report about bad facial recognition technology. Answer the questions and complete the dialogue.
In 2019, Robert Williams was wrongly arrested( 逮捕) for stealing five watches from a store. Though he didn’t do it, he was arrested after his face was “recognized” by a computer system.
Facial recognition programs take measurements of important parts of the face and turn that information into a math formula (公式) describing the face. The programs then search for faces with similar formulas. But they have a mixed record. The programs often recognize white men, but they’re not so good at identifying women and people with darker skin.
Still, many police departments use facial recognition. They believe it helps them do their jobs. In some cases, facial recognition has helped identify criminals.
But it’s not unusual for a system to create a “false match” – when the computer identifies a person, but it’s wrong. For years, experts have warned that false matches could make innocent（无辜的） people look like criminals.
Mr. Williams’s arrest is the first known case of someone being wrongly arrested because of bad facial recognition. He was arrested, kept in prison overnight, and questioned. Mr. Williams said that when he was questioned, he held the picture from the security video near his face. He reports that one of the police officers then said, “The computer must have gotten it wrong.”
In spite of the mistake, Mr. Williams wasn’t set free until hours later. Mr. Williams is now working with the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) to make a complaint against the Detroit police.
The ACLU is worried because the police depended on facial recognition instead of police work. Before he was arrested, Mr. Williams wasn’t asked about where he was when the robbery happened or whether he owned clothes like those worn by the man shown in the security video. If the police hadn’t mentioned the facial recognition “match”, he wouldn’t have known why he was arrested. He thinks there could be other innocent people who have also been wrongly arrested.
Some local governments are taking facial recognition concerns seriously. San Francisco, Boston, and several cities in Massachusetts have banned the use of facial recognition.
Even some of the companies behind facial recognition are taking a step back. IBM has dropped its facial recognition program. Microsoft and Amazon are limiting how they sell the technology to police departments. But most of the tools used by police departments are made by less well-known companies which are still promoting the technology.
IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon have asked the US Congress ( 国会) to make laws that limit the use of facial recognition. Such laws may be the only way to keep innocent people from going to prison because of bad technology.
20. Why was Robert Williams arrested
A. Robbery. B. False identity. C. Complaint.
21. What has Mr. Williams decided to do now to clear his name (还……清白)
A. Find out the criminal.
B. Make a complaint against the Detroit police.
C. Look for other innocent people who have also been wrongly arrested.
22. Robert was arrested based on the fact that_______.
A. He was in the store when the robbery happened.
B. He wore the same clothes as the man in the security video.
C. His face was recognized by the facial recognition system.
23. Which tech company has dropped its facial recognition program
A. Amazon. B. IBM. C. Microsoft.
24. What can be done to try to avoid the bad effects of facial recognition technology
A. Make laws by the US Congress.
B. Stop the use of such technology.
C. Improve the technology.
A journalist with the local TV interviewed Robert after he was set free. Choose the sentences below and make them complete.
A. whether I owned clothes like those worn by the man shown in the security video
B. As the first known case of someone being wrongly arrested because of bad facial recognition
C. the police searched for criminals only depending on facial recognition technology
D. I have decided to make a complaint against the Detroit police
J: Mr. Williams, I am sorry for what happened to you. 25. , you are charged with a robbery that happened last Friday in the Top one store. What do you think of it
R: Well, it is a terrible experience I have never wanted to recall. Instead of finding out the evidence, 26. .
J: How did you know that
R: I wasn’t asked about where I was when the robbery happened or 27. .
J: According to the security video in the store, their facial recognition system identified you, right
R: After being shown the video, I asked the police officers to compare us. Even one of the police officers said, “The computer must have gotten it wrong.”
J: Even if you don’t look alike, you are wrongly arrested. It’s a false match. What will you do to protect your rights
R: 28. . I think there could be other innocent people who have also been wrongly arrested.
J: Thank you for your interview. Some big tech companies have asked the US Congress ( 国会) to make laws that limit the use of facial recognition. Such laws may be the only way to keep innocent people from going to prison because of bad technology. We’ll follow up this issue.
29 – 34 (12points)
In this part, you will read a letter of complaint and then answer the following questions. Questions
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to express my disappointment at the ride-sharing service I received from Uber on Friday 15 February. I often use your App in my daily transportation. I always prefer your App over other ride-sharing Apps, due to its well-known, more reliable, and trusted services. On this occasion, as like a daily routine, I called on a ride to move from Lalbag to Farmgate and finished this ride as usual. Unfortunately, the app showed 505 BDT (孟加拉国塔卡), while I usually paid 100 BDT for it. I was surprised at the big difference. This must be a misleading fare. The driver realized this matter, but he refused to take the usual fare since he has to charge for what the screen showed on the meter. The driver told me that this type of mistake sometimes happened and recommended I complain to Uber. Instead of following Waze's direction, he kept ignoring the Waze suggested route and asked me for directions, which was abnormal. When paying him, he attempted not to give me my change. I insisted he paid me every single BDT, as I was not happy with his service at all.
Therefore, I wanted to bring it to your attention. I think what happened was that there was a problem with the App during the ride. I would like a refund of the difference as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
Huini
29. What is Huini writing the letter for
A. To make a complaint.
B. To express her dissatisfaction with the driver
C. To request a refund of the fare.
30. What is Waze
A. An online payment service. B. A ride-sharing app. C. An e-map.
31. How many problems were mentioned in the letter
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2
32. Why did the driver keep ignoring the Waze and ask me for directions
A. He didn’t know the route.
B. He knew a better route.
C. He was trying to test me whether I knew the directions to take a longer route.
33. What does Huini think of the ride-sharing app before
A. She disliked the app. B. She was disappointed at the app. C. She trusted the app.
34. Suppose you are an assistant in the Customer Service Department of Uber, how do you deal with the request
A. The driver must have taken a longer route than necessary, which led to the difference in fare.
B. I am sorry for inconvenience caused to you. Such a mistake was made because of the upgrade of our system. We’ll refund the difference of the fare in 2 days.
C. Sometimes the driver was familiar with smaller streets and chose the logical route to avoid traffic jams.
Part 3 Language in use
Questions 35–44 (10 points)
In this part, you will read a passage about volunteers working in communities during COVID-19. Please choose a suitable part to make them complete.
Baymax, an angel-like Disney robot, has the same features as “Dabai”, or "big white", many of 35. are medical or grassroots-level government workers or volunteers from other walks of life. Millions of volunteers, 36. half a million youth volunteers, give support in hospitals, and public places37. they are needed, especially in communities, helping organize nucleic acid （核酸）testing, and checking the health QR code, 38. supplies to residents, providing people in quarantine (隔离) with necessities, and 39. other anti-pandemic tasks. Almost two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, people still cannot imagine 40. to get by without help from them. During this 41. times, their tireless action is an outstanding demonstration of the Chinese people’s sense of dedication, ownership, and responsibility. Moreover, some foreign volunteers 42. in China joined it. One of the foreign volunteers, 43. has volunteered to help with epidemic prevention and control in his community, said, "44. I just did little, I hope more foreign people will see what I am doing and work together with the Chinese to fight the pandemic and I believe that I'm a world citizen and that the earth is one country and human beings are its citizens. We are stronger when we are united.”
Questions 45 – 54(10 points)
In this part, you will read an article about Jingpo Munao Festival. Choose the right one for each blank to make the article complete.
Jingpo Munao 45. , the "singing and dancing together" in the Jingpo language, is the most important 46. festival of the Jingpo people in Yunnan Province. Much like Spring Festival, the festival 47. the end of winter and 48. a successful planting season leading to a good harvest. The major activity of the festival is singing and dancing 49. . Before the activity begins, four wooden poles are put up in the center of the dancing ground to worship the sun and guide the dancing route. A living bamboo pole is put in front of the wooden poles, symbolizing an evergreen tree of life. Nowadays, not only Jingpo people but also people of other ethnic groups( 民族) and tourists from other places participated in the festival dance.
Questions (50 – 54) (5 points)
In this part, you will read a letter of complaint about poor service. Choose words from the boxes and complete the speech with the right forms of the words given.
due to complaint solution request convenience
Dear Sir or Madame,
I am writing this letter to 50. to you about the poor service provided by your company. The network you have provided was not working properly and it always caused a fluctuation( 波动), which resulted in dropping the network.
Since I am working from home, I am not able to finish my work 51. this network issue and I can’t put up with such 52. any longer. I have raised the complaints a lot of times by calling to your customer representative(代表), but there has been no solution provided yet.
I 53. to solve my issue as soon as possible or else I have to stop using your service with an unsatisfactory note. In addition, for this month I am not going to pay for your service unless the problem is 54. .
Yours faithfully,
Ruben Bernays
Part 4 Writing
You are a real estate agent. After knowing about the needs of your client, introduce a suitable community for him. (10 points)
Jonathan is a college student who is going to graduate soon. He wants to find a suitable neighborhood. Here are his personal needs: not far from college, conveniently located, near shopping malls or supermarkets, movie theatres and restaurants, and reasonable prices.
Part 5 Speaking
Role play. (10 points)
We have been fighting COVID-19 for over three years. Due to ongoing health concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers create videos or do live-streaming courses. Even though this is not as effective as face-to-face classes, online teaching helps students keep learning at home. Needless to say, such a way of learning has its benefits and drawbacks. Discuss them with your classmates.
参考答案
Transcripts
Dialogue A
W: I would like to invite you to cycle to Beihai Park next Saturday for the Dragon Boat Festival.
M: Sounds interesting.
W: We can watch the dragon boat race.
M: Wow, I can’t wait to join you.
Dialogue B
M: Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest clinic is
W: There is one opposite our community.
M: Thank you very much.
Dialogue C
W: I took a self-driving car yesterday. It is reported that it reduces road accidents.
M: I haven’t tried it yet. Since it is not used widely, the cost is higher now.
W: I feel safe and it does good to the environment.
M: I agree with you on this point.
Dialogue D
W: I’m calling to complain about the cell phone I bought last week. The battery is running low quickly.
M: Please bring it with your receipt to our after-sales center.
W: What are your business hours then
M: From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Dialogue E
Linda talks about her first day working from home with her friend Robert.
M: Well, How was your first day of work online
W: Compared with working days at the company, I can have better sleep and cook for myself in the morning.
M: You also avoid traffic jams or being afraid of getting late.
W: But things are harder than you thought they would be. Working at home makes me unable to focus. For example, my cat suddenly walked across the screen or something like that.
M: Everything has its pros and cons. Spending long hours communicating with colleagues and customers on a computer screen can be challenging.
W: I agree with you. It is not as efficient as discussing with them face-to-face. I should have completed the project during the day.
M: It is important with home-working to have a timetable and stick to it.
W: OK, thank you for your advice.
Dialogue F
W: Aren’t you excited to move to a new house in this neighborhood We are going to be closer to everything.
M: Yeah, of course, I am closer to work, and you are closer to shopping. It is a win-win.
W: Are there any movie cinemas nearby
M: I don’t know, how about looking it up online
W: Here we go, I found one, it is only a few blocks away.
M: Let’s deal with something urgent first. We have to get security passes.
W: We can go to the community center to ask about it in the afternoon.
M: OK, now we can do some cleaning and arrange the furniture.
W: but it is time to have lunch.
M: Fine. Let’s order something online.
Dialogue G
M: Hello, ABC Travel Agency. Can I help you
W: I’d like to complain about the package tour to Xiamen last week.
M: I am sorry to hear that. What exactly was the problem？
W: First of all, the hotel was 3 kilometers from the beach and not 1 kilometer as promised in the leaflet. Then we were brought to shopping malls on the way to the tourist attractions.
M: Oh, I see. What else
W: The food in the hotel restaurant was awful. We had to eat out all the time.
M: I do apologize. I’d like to offer you a 30% percent discount on the price of one of our National Day breaks.
W: You must be kidding. As you failed to provide us with the holiday we booked, I request half of the refund.
M: I’ll report it to the manager and give you a reply as soon as possible.
W: I hope to get a satisfactory one.
M: Sorry again for the inconvenience.
Now the dialogue will be read again.
Part 1
Dialogue A: A Dialogue B: C
Dialogue C: C Dialogue D: A
3.B 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.B 9. B
10.1 kilometer 11.the food 12. 30% discount 13. Half of refund
Part 2
14.E 15.A 16.C
17. the Spring Festival; the Mid-Autumn Festival; the Water-Splashing Festival; the Spring Festival; the Mid-Autumn Festival.
18. C ; 19. A
20-24: ABCBA 25-28: BCAD
29-34 : ACBCCB
Part 3
35-39: F, G, I, B, J; 40-44: E, C, H, D , A
45-49: Festival; traditional; celebrates; expects; performance.
50-54: complain; due to; inconvenience; request; solved.
Part 4
Considering what you need, I think Community Uxbridge is suitable for you. Firstly, it is 10 minutes away from your college and is conveniently located with easy access to subway stations and bus stops. Secondly, supermarkets and shopping malls are within walking distance, where there are various restaurants to choose from and you can enjoy yourself in the movie theater. Although there is no lift in the six-story building, it meets your needs at a reasonable price. What’s more, it is a gated community with a security system.
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