《商务英语阅读》期末考试试卷

1、题 答 要 不 请 内 线 封 密题号一二三四五六七总分得分阅卷人得 分Group 11。elligent5。distortionGroup 26。authority7。donate8.substantial9.priority10。fundamental广东外语外贸大学成人高等教育商务英语（专科）2018学年第1学期 商务英语阅读试题（A卷）年级：考试形式：闭卷 考试时间：90分钟Part I Multiple Choices(15 points, 1 point eaChDirection： There are 1

2、5 incomplete sentences in thispF)r each sentence there are four Choices marked A, B C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.The fifth generation computers with artificial intelligence,and perfected now.A。 developedB。 have developedC. are being developedD. will have been devel

3、opedYou her in her office last Fridayshe s been out of town for two weeksAo needn t have seenB. must have seenC. might have seenD. can t have seenShes always been kind to me can t just turn on her now that she needs my help.A. my back B。 my headC。 my eye D. shoulderCareful surveys have indicated tha

4、t as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs directed.A. likeB. soC。whichD. asThe goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teacpianrgQularly the gapbetween researchers and teachers.Ao jointBo intensive C. overallD。 decisiveWe can accept your order payment is made in a

5、dvance.A. in the belief thatB。 in order thatCo on the excuse thatD. on condition thatThe medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the of ehethquakeA. consequences. aftermathC。 resultsD。 effectResearch universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific har

6、dware priceAo on account of B。 regardless of C。 in addition to D. not to mentionI am surprised this city is a dull place to live in.Ao that you would thinkB. by what you are thinkingCo that you should thinkD。 with what you were thinkingDoing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scoresid

7、this is especially true it comes to classroom te stsA. whenB. sinceC。 beforeD. after13。Personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they areavailable thesedaysA. promptlyB. instantlyC. readilyD。quickly14。Owing to competition among the airlinestravel expenses have been reduc

8、edhsiderablyAo fierceB。 strainedC. eagerD。critical15。 Doctor often uneasiness in the people they deal with.Ao smellB. senseC.hearD. tough得分Part II Word Match (15 points,1 point each)Direction: Match the following words with their definitions within each group of five words Write down the matched let

9、ter on the answer sheet.A. having powers of learning reasoning or understandingBo twist; changing shapeCo a promise or decision to do somethingDo real; true and accurateE. say more than the truth about somethingbasic; central; forming the necessary basis of somethingsomething that is considered more

10、 important than other matters Co the right or ability to controlgive something for the benefit of otherslarge in size, value or importance得分Part III Sentence Completion (10 points 1 point each)10.Dont let the child play with scissors _he cuts himselfA. in caseB。 so thatC. now thatD。only if11。They al

11、ways give the vacant seats to _comes firstAo whoeverB. whomeverCo whoDo whom占 八、 学 教Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the given word in its proper formGeorge is not only a skillful painter but also a writer (talentThe John to Mary was announced in the newspapers yestengayge)3。.10。I l

12、ove the movie because theis my faworite( act)to saythis absent-minded professor left his umbrella in the classroom again. need)I m afraide girl is a littlefor her age and he ight( weight)Because of hiswords the widow committed suicide (responsibilityReading English novels helpsyour vocabul aryarge)H

13、is conductwith his words, so now nobody believes in him. (agreeI was annoyed by thatman. (mind, narrow)Most people think that we have more natural resources than we need, but it is not true.(necessary)得 分Part IV Cloze (20points, 1 point each)Direction: For each blank in the following passaghoose the

14、 most suitable word from this list of words provide underneath. Each word can be used once only Write your choice of word in the corresponding blank on the ANSWER SHEET.得分Part V Reading Comprehension (40 points,2 points each)Directions: There are five passagesin this part. Each passageis followed by

15、 five questionsor unfinishestatements For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C anoiDs hould choose the best answer Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centerPassage 1Every animal is a living radiator- heat formed in its cells is given

16、 off through its skin Warm- bloodedanimals maintain a steady temperature by constantly replacing lost surface heat; smaller awmicls have mo skin for every ounce of body weight, must produce heat faster than bigger ones. Because smaller animals faster, scientists say they live fastereburn fuelThe spe

17、ed at which an animal lives is determined by measuring the rate at which it uses ooxygehicken for example, uses one-half cubic centimeter of oxygen every hour for each gram it wThghsiny shrew uses fcurcubic centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs. Because it uses oxygen eight tim es

18、t as saidthat the mouse-like shrew is living eight times as fast as the chicken. The smallest of the warm-blooded creatures, the hummingbird, lives a hundred times as fast as an elep hantThere is a limit to how small a warmblooded animal can be A mammal or bird that weighed only two anda half grams

19、would starve to death. It would burn up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast e supply more fuelnough to1。abeingformreservessomeasbuthowremovetakeallcannoshapethatamountenoughonshoulduseatforothersincewhen2.A Thirsty WorldThe world is not only hungry, it is also thirsty for w aterhi

20、s may seem strange to you (1)nearly 75per cent of the earthoverarfacehiswciter. But about 97 per cent of this huge 2waters Man can only drink and use th e 3)3 per cent the fresh wate r (4)is sea water or salt - - - comes from rivers -3.4.lakes, underground, and other sourceAnd we cannot even use (5)

21、 of icebergs and glaciersof thabecause some of it is in t he5)However, (7)things stand today, this small amount of fresh w atewhich is constantly (8)5.replaced by rainfall, is still enough for us. But our n eedwater is increasing rapidly almost day by_day.Only if we (10)steps to deal with this probl

22、em now (11)shortage later on A limited water supply would have (12)we avoid a severe worldwide water bad effect on agriculture and indu stryWeall have to learn (13)to stop wasting our precious wateOne of the first steps w e 14)take is 狭to develop ways of reusing it. Experiments have already been don

23、e in this fibud only (15)(16)even if every city purified and reused its w atwe still would not have (17)a small_scale. -一。All we _d have-to do to make use of the va st18)of sea water in the world is19)(20)danger of drying up.the saJt And then well be in旌密一The passage says that every animal is a livi

24、ng radiator because itA. produces heat in its body cells B. burns fuel to produce heatCo sends out heat from its bodiesD。 requires oxygen to produce heatWarm-blooded animals maintain a steady temperature by.restoring heat continuallystoring heat in their body cellsregulating the amount of heat produ

25、cedregulating the amount of heat given offThe amount of oxygen an animal uses depends onA. how much it weighsC. what it is likeB。 what food it eats Do how long it livesAn animal weighing less than 25 grams would starve because it would not be able toA. get enough oxygenC. burn its food fast enoughB.

26、 maintain its body temperatureDo eat fast enough to supply fuelWhat is implied but not stated in the passage?There is no limit as to how large a warmblooded animal can b eThe hummingbird lives faster than any other warblooded creature.Small animals have less skin for their body weight than large one

27、sThe hummingbird is the smallest of the warm-blooded animals.Passage 2California is a land of variety and contra st Almost every type of physical land featu re short of arctic ic二 1. ，. .- .，- -，.，-3任级 fields and tropical jungles can be found within its bordersSharply contrasting types of land often

28、 lie very close to - - one another-Peop-eJiving in Bakersfield, for instance, can visit the Pacific Ocean and the coastal plain, the fertile SanJoaquin Valley, the arid Mojave Des ertand the high Sierra Neva da all within a radius of about 100 miles In other areas it is possible to go snow skiing in

29、 the morning and surfing in the evening of the same day, without having一-当，题 答要 不 请 内 线 封 密占 八、 学 教Country。 We not only wear kidsto travel long distance sContrast abounds in California The highest point in the United States (outside Alaska) is in Calforiaiad so is the lowest poin t (including Alaska

30、) Mount Whitney, 14 494 feet above sea level, is separated from Death Valley, 282 feet below sea level by a distance of only 100 miles The two areas have a difference in altitude of almost three milesCalifornia has deep clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe the deepest in the countrybut it also has s

31、hallow, salty desert lakes It has Lake Tulainyo, 12 020 feet above sea levend the lowest lake in the country, the Salton Sea, 236 feet below sea level. Some of its, lakese Owens Lake in Death Valley, are not lakes atall they are dried-up lakebeds.In addition to mountains lakes, valleys, deserts and

32、plateaus California has its Pacific coastlin,e stretching longer than the coastlines of Oregon and Washington combined.Which of the following is the lowest point in the United StatesA. Lake Tulainyo. B. Mojave Desert. C. Death Valley D。 The Salton SeaWhere is the highest point in the United States l

33、ocatedA. Lake Tahoe.B。Sierra Nevada. Co Mount Whitney。D。Alaska。How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitn eyAo About 3 miles B。Only 100 milesC. 282 feet. D。14 494 feet.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as being within a radius of about miles of Bakersfield?A。 The Pacific Ocea

34、 nB. San Joaquin Valley.Co Mojave DesertD。 Oregon and Washington.10。Which statement best demonstrates that California is a land of variety and contrastA。 The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo.Bo It is possible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without havingavel lon

35、g distanceCo Sierra Nevada San Joaquin Valley Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocean all lie within aadiusof about 100 miles.D. Owens Lake, in Death Valley is not really a lake at all. Passage 3Children are a relatively modern inventioiUntil a few hundred years ago they did not exisn medieval and Renai

36、ssance painting you see ptniized men and women wearing grown-up clothes and grown-up expressions, performing grown-up tasks Children did not exist because the family as we know it had not evolved.Children today not only exist they have taken over in no place more than in America, and at no time more

37、 than now. It is always Kids Country here. Our civilization is ch centered, child-obsesse d A kid s body is our physical ideaJ In Kid s Country we do not permit miagle Thirty is promoted over 50, but 30 knows that soon his time to be overtaken will comeWe are the first society in which parents expec

38、t to learn from their children. Such a topsyturvy (颠倒) situation has come about at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world, ours is an immigrant saciefyr immigrant the only hope is in the kidsIn the Old Country that is, Europe, hope was in the farther, and how much wealth he could accumu

39、lateand pass along to his children。 In the growth pattern of America and its eveLexpanding frontier the young man was ever advised to GO WESthe farther was ever inheriting from his son. Kids Country may be the inevitable result.Kids Country is not all bad. American is the greatest country in the wor

40、ld to grow up in because it is Kidsclothes and ;eatwdseam Kids foodreams and make them come true It was, after all, a boy s game to go to the moon.If in the old days children did not exist it seems equally true today that adultsas a class have begun to disappear, condemning all of us to remain boys

41、and girls foreveogging and doing push-ups( 卧撑) against eternityThe author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that adults showed less concern for children than we do nowadults were smaller and thinner at that time)ut they still had a lot of work to dochildren looked and acted like a

42、dults at that timechildren were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that timeIn the third paragraph the Old Country is contrasted with America 。to show differences in family sizeto show differences in attitudes towards family relationsCo to sow two kinds of geographyto show two different

43、kinds of economic relations between generations 13. Going to the moon is an example of.America s dreams and creativityAmerica s childish and queer behaviorCo why America hasnt grown upD。 why America is considered the greatest country in the world14。According to the passage, which of the following is

44、 (trueAo It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.Bo America is Kids Country because the majority of its people are young and vi gorousKids Country was taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the countryDo America is more of Kids CounorhehanDuntries in the world.15。By

45、saying “ condemning all of us to remain boys and girls foreveg doing push-ups against eternity, “ the author means that she thinks people shouldn t be so concerned about physical fitnessshe feels too old and tired to do such hard exerciseCo American society is overemphasizing youth and physical appe

46、aranceD。 what happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soon Passage 4By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other srnakTheit all adder is also the only British snake with a poisonous biteIt can be found almost anywhere but pr

47、efers sunny hillsides and rough open courjtirycluding high ground In Ireland there are no snakes at all.Most people regard snakebites as a fatal misfortunebut not all bites are serioius and very few are fatal. Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itse

48、with amateurs heroically, but mistakenlytrying do ityourself surgery and other unnecessary measuresAll snakes have small teeth, so it follows that all snakes can, biteut only the bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly b e oTthem adder will attack only if it feels threatened as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely hears you coming it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it ca,n but adders c