信阳师范大学《文化商务英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、ChinesePresidentHuJintaocalledforanimmediatecease-fireinLibya_____anevenworsehumanitariancrisisinthecountryattheBRICSSummitinHainanProvince.A．toprevent B．tohaveprevented C．preventing D．havingprevented2、Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall3、Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether4、Thegirlissuretobecomeagoodactress__________shegetstherighttraining.A．until B．if C．although D．unless5、Thereareno______proposalstoreducetheroadaccidents.Wearestillseekinginspiration.A．contradictoryB．concreteC．confidentialD．controversial6、____anyonephoneduringtheboardmeeting,pleasetellthemIambusy.A．Should B．Will C．May D．Can7、Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes8、Itisbeyondawkwardwheneveryonearoundyou______________laughingatajokethatyoudonotfindfunny,especiallyifit’sajoketoldinaforeignlanguage.A．runinto B．burstsoutC．yellsout D．fallsinto9、．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained10、Ifthenewsafetysystem_______touse,theaccidentwouldneverhavehappened.A．hadbeenput B．wereput C．shouldbeput D．wouldbeput第二部分阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAreyouatrue“cheapskate”(吝啬鬼)?Youareifyoudothiswhentraveling:Youalwaysuseacarry-ontoavoidthechecked-bagfee.Youpackalunchfromhomesoyoudon’tpayforairlinemeals.True“cheapskates”alsoflyonthethreecheapestdaysoftheweek(Tuesdays,WednesdaysandSaturdays).

ForU.S.domestictravel,everyonewantstoflyFridaysandSundaysandthoseareusuallythemostexpensivedaystofly.﹡ThefaresforLosAngeles-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:•Friday&Sunday:$365•Tuesday&Wednesday:$288﹡ThefaresforHouston-to-NewYorkflightsinSeptember:•Friday&Sunday:$302•Tuesday&Wednesday:$226

Fortransatlanticflights,thedifferencecanbemorestartlingandtherulesalittlelooser.﹡Boston-to-DublinfaresfromUnitedAirlines:•Friday&Sunday:$581•Tuesday&Wednesday:$457﹡ThefaresforWashington-to-Londonflightsinaweek:•Friday&Sunday:$896•Tuesday&Wednesday:$732﹡It’stimeforsomeSaturdayfaresnow.ThisexamplefeaturesChicago-to-Atlantaroutes.•Friday&Sunday:$207•Saturday:$89﹡Therewerecheaperfaresforthistrip,butonlyiftheSundayflightdepartedat5amorearlier.Istheruleonthe“cheapestthreedaystofly”etchedinstone?No.Itisusuallytruebutnotalways.Soyoushouldbeflexible.Afterallitcansavemuchmoney.Andisn’tthatwhatbeinga“cheapskate”isallabout?1、AccordingtoPara.1,whatdoesatrue“cheapskate”reallydo?A．Choosealuxuryhoteltolivein.B．Savemoneyineverywayduringthetrip.C．FlyonFridayswhentraveling.D．Havetheirlunchontheplane.2、HowmuchshouldyoupayforaflighttoNewYorkfromHoustononTuesday?A．$226.B．$288.C．$302.D．$365.3、Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Torecommendsomecheaptrips.B．TocallonustoflyonSundays.C．Tointroduceanothertopic.D．Toexplainaspecialcase.BSupercomputerswhichcananalysebloodsamplesandpredictwhichpatientsarelikelytobecomeseriouslyillcouldsavetensofthousandsoflivesayear,itwasrevealedlastnight,accordingtoTheDailyExpress.Theartificialintelligence(AI)system,developedatUniversityCollegeLondonandsettobepilotedinNHShospitalslaterthisyear,willscreen“atrisk”patientssodoctorscantakeearlyactiontopreventdeathorseriousillness.ProfYoung,aconsultantsurgeonatSouthendUniversityHospital,said:“Iamsoexcitedaboutthisformoftechnology.”Insteadofpeoplegettingsickordyingbecausetheyarenotpickedupintime,thiswillallowustostepinearlierwhichwillsavelivesandanenormousamountofmoney.“IthinkthepotentialofAIinhealthcarelikethisisasbigastheIndustrialRevolutionwas—andsignalsacompletelynewexampleinthewaywemanagehealthcare.”ThetechnologyisthebrainchildofDrVishalNangalia,aconsultantattheRoyalFreeHospitalinLondon.HeusedAItoanalyseabillionstoredbloodsamplesfrom20differentUKhospitaltrustsdatingbackupto12years.Computersassessbloodtestresultsbypickingupsubtlechangesinredandwhitebloodcells,suggestingapatientisgoingdownhill.Hefoundthetechniqueforecastoutcomesofpatientswithkidneyproblemswithupto95percentaccuracy.Traditionalmethodshighlightingseriouspatientconcernspickedupasfewas16percentofpatientswhowentontodie.“Thisgivesustheopportunitynotonlytosavelivesbuttopreventseriousillness,makingthehealthservicenotonlysaferbutmoreefficient.”ProfYoungsaid,“Insteadofwaitingforpeopletogetworse,wewillbeabletotreatthemearlier.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“screen”inParagraph2mean?A．comfort. B．treat.C．spot. D．nurse.2、Howdosupercomputershelpsavelives?A．Bystoringbloodsamples.B．Byanalyzingpatients’cases.C．Byobservingchangesinbloodcells.D．Byassistingdoctorswiththeiroperations.3、WhydidProfessorYoungmentiontheIndustrialRevolution?A．ToshowtheinfluenceofAI.B．Tostresstheimportanceofhealthcare.C．Tointroducethetopicofsupercomputers.D．Topresenttheachievementhehasaccomplished.4、Whatdoweknowaboutthenewtechnology?A．Ithelpspatientsrecoverearlier.B．Ithashelpedsavethousandsoflives.C．Itwillpromotethehealthservicegreatly.D．Itisintendedforpatientswithkidneydiseases.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．THECHARMOFCHARITYApooryoungmanlosthisjobandhadnoonetohelphim.Helpless,homelessandhopeless,hedecidedtocommitsuicide.He1allthecoinshehadwithhimandboughtaripebananawrappedinanoldnewspaper.Heopenedthepacketandstartedtoeathislastfood2anoldbeggarapproachedhim.Withtremblinglips,thebeggartoldhimthathehadn’thadanythingtoeatforseveraldaysandwastooweaktowalk.Theyoungmanfelt3Sohedidn’teatthebanana.4,hegavethebananatothebeggar.Thebeggarateitwithgreatjoyand5him.Whileleaving,thebeggargavehimaveryoldcoin,saying,“Thankyouverymuch.Yougavemeeverythingyouhad.Kindlyacceptthiscoinasmygift6yourkindness.”Aftertheoldmanleft,he7glancedatthepieceofpaperusedtowrapthefruit.Therehesawa（n）8fromanagencydealingwitholdcoins.Anyone9oldcoinswasinvitedtovisittheagencyandreceivesuitablepricefortheiroldcoinsonthespot.Outofsimple10,hecarriedthecointotheagencyafter11itbyphone.Heshowedthecoingiftedbythebeggar.Thepersonwho12theagencystaredatitandtoldhiminexcitement,“Whata13!Itisvery14andseveralcenturiesold.Itiswortha（n）15!”Jumpingwithjoyonreceivingthe16amountofmoney,hesearchedeverywheretofindtheoldmanwhogiftedhimthecoin.Hewantedto17hisjoyandthemoneywiththebeggar.Buthecouldnotfindhimanywhere.Sincethen,hestartedanewlifewithrenewed18andenthusiasmaboutthefuture.Kindnesswillbe19Italwayscomesback!AsWilliamWordsworthwrote,“Thebestpartofagoodlifeisthelittle,nameless,unrememberedactsof20andlove.”1、A．collectB．spreadC．spottedD．donated2、A．whileB．whenC．beforeD．until3、A．worriedB．nervousC．pityD．guilty4、A．StillB．ThusC．BesidesD．Instead5、A．scoldedB．admiredC．respectedD．thanked6、A．insearchforB．intermsofC．inreturnforD．infavorof7、A．carelesslyB．purposelyC．ImmediatelyD．normally8、A．suggestionB．advertisementC．appealD．requirement9、A．possessingB．seeingC．orderingD．deserving10、A．distrustB．curiosityC．wonderD．hobby11、A．replyingB．repeatingC．contactingD．begging12、A．chargedB．consistedC．attendedD．managed13、A．shameB．prizeC．surpriseD．pleasure14、A．privateB．freshC．rareD．casual15、A．valueB．fortuneC．wealthD．effort16、A．unexpectedB．unluckyC．unlimitedD．unnoticed17、A．hideB．shareC．coverD．spare18、A．wisdomB．chanceC．hopeD．luck19、A．changedB．damagedC．lostD．rewarded20、A．courageB．promiseC．memoryD．kindness第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Withthe1．(invent)ofpersonalcomputers,theInternetandcellphones,peoplenowhavemoreimmediateaccesstoothersandinformation2．anytimeinhistoryLosingthataccesscanleadto“disconnectanxiety’’,3．isapsychologicaltermusedtodescribethe4．(anxiety)feelingsthatpeopleexperiencewhentheyareunable5．(use)theircellphonesorcannotlogontotheInternetSomepeople6．(affect)bydisconnectanxietymaystarttofeelupsetwhen7．cannotreachtheirfriendsonlineOthersgetreallyworriedwhentheyarenotabletorespondtoemergencies,andthismakesthemfeel8．(help)StillothersaresodependentontheircellphonesthattheyarefrightenedofmissinganyphonecallsCellphonesandtheInternet9．(become)themostimportanttechnologicaltoolstothesepeople,whocannotaffordtolive10．thesethings第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。Achemicalfactoryliesnearmyhome、Themanagerofthefactorywascriticizedbythegovernmentbecausethefactorygivesoutlotsofharmfulsmokeoneveryday,buthepaidnoattention、Thenthefactorywasforcedtostopproductionandthemanagersaidangry,“Isthereanyevidencestoshowthatwedidharmtopeople’shealth?Infact,wedidn’t、”Justthen,doctorcame,withtheresultofthemedical