湖南工程学院《高级商务英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《高级商务英语》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched2、DidyouwatchthefinalmatchofChinaOpenyesterday?Sure.IitsoattentivelythatIforgottocooksupper.A．watchedB．hadwatchedC．waswatchingD．wastowatch3、Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．andC．butD．so4、—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated5、—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven6、—Areyoufreenow?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellyou.—OK,________youmakeitshort.Iwillhavetofinishthisreportbeforenoon.A．nowthatB．assoonasC．everytimeD．aslongas7、WhatdoesPM2.5mean？It'saprofessional_____________indicatingtheconditionofairpollution.A．number B．markC．term D．item8、MaybethereissomebusinessaspecttotheRoyalWeddingofWilliamandKateMiddletonbut________whatpeopleareinterestedin,it’sahugelypopulareventaroundtheworld.A．inspiteof B．inhonorof C．intermsof D．incaseof9、Althougheverythingseemstohavebeentakenintoconsideration,________accidentcanhappenwhentheastronautswalkin________space.A．/;the B．an;the C．the;the D．an;/10、Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether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。ATeensdon’tunderstandthebigfuss(小题大做).Asthefirstgenerationtogrowupinawiredworldtheyhardlyknowatimewhencomputersweren’taround,andtheyeagerlycatchthechancetospendhoursonline,chattingwithfriends,sowhat?Butresearchersnationwideareincreasinglyworriedthatteensarebecomingisolated,lessskillfulatperson-to-personrelationships,andperhapsnumbtothecheatingsthataresomuchapartofthee-mailworld.“Andateen’ssenseofselfandvaluesmaybechangedinaworldwherepersonalconnectionscanbelimitless,”saidShettyTurkle.Anotherresearcher,RobertKraut,saidhe’sworriedaboutthe“opportunitycosts”ofsomuchonlinetimeforyouths.Hefoundthatteenswhousedcomputers,evenjustafewhoursaweek,showedincreasedsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.“Chattingonlinemaybebetterthanwatchingtelevision,butit’sworsethanhangingoutwithrealfriends,”hesaid.Today’steens,however,don’tseeanythingstrangeinthefactthatthecomputertakesupacentralplaceintheirsociallives.“Schoolisbusyandfullofpressure.There’salmostnotimetojusthangout,”saidParkerRice,17“Talkingonlineisjusttocatchtime.”Teenssaytheyfeelgoodaboutwhattheysayonlineortakingthelimetothinkaboutareply.Someteensadmitthataskingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingup,canbeeasierinmessageform,thoughtheydon’twanttodoso.Buttheyinsistthere’snoharm.1、Theresearchersarguethat.A．teensdevelopadifferentsenseofvaluesB．nothingiswrongwithteens’chattingonlineC．teenscanmanagetheirsocialconnectionsD．spendinghoursonlinedoesmuchgoodtoteens2、Teensthinkthattalkingonlinecanhelpthem.A．usecomputersproperlyB．improvetheirschoolworkC．developaninterestinsocialskillsD．reducetheirmentalpressures3、Thetextmainlydealswith.A．teens’pleasantonlineexperienceB．teens’computerskillsandschoolworkC．theeffectsofthecomputerworldonteensD．differentopinionsonteens’chattingonline4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Teensaremoreskillfulatperson-to-personrelationships.B．Teensshoweddecreasingsignsoflonelinessandsocialisolation.C．Chattingonlineisworsethanhangingoutwithrealfriends.D．Askingsomeoneforadate,orbreakingcanbemoredifficultinmessageform.5、Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．describecomputerresearchresuitsB．drawattentiontoteens’computerhabitsC．suggestwaystodealwithproblemteensD．discussproblemsteenshaveatschoolBCulturecanaffectnotjustlanguageandcustoms,butalsohowpeopleexperiencetheworldonsurprisinglybasiclevels.Researchers,withthehelpofbrainscans,haveuncoveredshockingdifferencesinperception（感知）betweenWesternersandAsians,whattheyseewhentheylookatacitystreet,forexample,orevenhowtheyperceiveasimplelineinasquare,accordingtofindingspublishedinaleadingsciencejournal.Inwesterncountries,culturemakespeoplethinkofthemselvesashighlyindependentindividuals.Whenlookingatscenes,Westernerstendtofocusmoreoncentralobjectsthanontheirsurroundings.EastAsiancultures,however,emphasizeinter-dependence.WhenEasternerslookatascene,theytendtofocusonsurroundingsaswellastheobject.Usinganexperimentinvolvingtwotasks,DrHeddenaskedsubjectstolookatalinesimplytoestimateitslength,ataskthatisplayedtoAmericanstrengths.Inanother,theyestimatedtheline’slengthrelativetothesizeofasquare,aneasiertaskfortheAsians.Thelevelofbrainactivity,bytrackingbloodflow,wasthenmeasuredbyBrainScanners.Theexperimentfoundthatalthoughtherewasnodifferenceinperformance,andthetaskswereveryeasy,thelevelsofactivityinthesubjects’brainsweredifferent.FortheAmericans,areaslinkedtoattentionlitupmore,whentheyworkedonthetasktheytendedtofindmoredifficult—estimatingtheline’ssizerelativetothesquare.FortheAsians,theattentionareaslitupmoreduringthehardertaskalso—estimatingtheline’slengthwithoutcomparingittothesquare.ThefindingsareareflectionofmorethantenyearsofpreviousexperimentalresearchintoEast-Westdifferences.Inonestudy,forinstance,researchersofferedpeopleachoiceamongfivepens;fourredandonegreen.EasternersweremorelikelytochoosearedpenwhileWesternersweremorelikelytochoosethegreenone.Cultureisnotaffectinghowyouseetheworld,buthowyouchoosetounderstandandinternalize(使内化)it.Butsuchhabitscanbechanged.SomepsychologicalstudiessuggestthatwhenanEasternergoestotheWestorviceversa,habitsofthoughtandperceptionalsobegintochange.Suchresearchgivesuscluesonhowourbrainworksandishopefulforustodevelopprogramstoimproveourmemory,memorytechniquesandenhanceandaccelerateourlearningskills.1、Accordingtothepassage,Chinesepeoplearemostlikelyto________.A．moreemphasizeindependentthinkingB．alwaysfocusmoreontheirsurroundingsC．focusonthecontextaswellastheobjectD．thinkofWesternersashighlyindependentunits2、Weknowfromthepassagethatpeople’sbrainswillbemoreactivewhen________.A．thetaskismucheasierB．thebloodflowistrackedC．peoplebegintochoosecolorsD．thetaskismoredifficult3、WhatdoesDrHedden’sexperimentinParagraph4-5indicate?A．Culturehasagreatimpactonthewaypeopletalkandbehave.B．EasternersandWesternersperceivetheworlddifferently.C．People'sperceptionoftheworldcanbechanged.D．AmericansarebetteratcalculatingthantheAsians.4、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．EasternersprefercollectivismtoindividualismB．EastAsiancultureslaymoreemphasisonindependenceC．ittookovertenyearstofindouthowtoimproveourbrainpowerD．Americanswillchangetheirhabitsofperceptionwhenthey’reinBritain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．Mygrandmaisgoodatgardening.Shecouldmakeanythingbloom(开花).1me.Inmyeyes,shewasinspiringand2Formostofherlife,shelivedonafarm,whereshebroughtupfourchildren,andburiedmygrandpa.Ivisitedheronweekends.Afterthegardeningwork,Iwas3toclimbthemountain,singingsongsandgatheringflowers.Sometimestheplantsscratchedme.Shewouldsay,"Beautyhasa___.Ihopeitwasworthit.""Yes,ma'ma,"I'dsay."4was."Ilovedgatheringflowersonmyown.ButwhatIlovedbestwasgatheringthemwithher.Eventhen,asachild,IknewwhatIwantedmostfrommygrandmawasnotherflowers,buther5She'sbeengoneforyears,butsometimes,whenI6downtopickaflowerorpullaweed,Iseeher7,notmine.IthoughtI'dgrowuptobeagardenertoo.Itoldmyself,somedaymychildrenhadchildren,I'dbeagardeninggrandma.Thenthegrandbabiesstartedshowingup,andIdiscovered1'dmuchratherrunafterthem8godigging.ActuallyI'mnogardener.I'ma9,notaplanter.Idifferfrommygrandmainlotsofways,butthis:Iwillalwayscarry10meaheartshemadefromherown.Ineedn’tplantagarden.Mychildrenaremyflowers.Theydelightandcompletemewithabeautythatisworthanyprice.AllIneedtodois11themwithtime,waterthemwithlove,andhopethatsomeday,whentheyholdtheirfirstgrandchild,theymightseemyhand.1、A．Not B．Even C．Only D．Often2、A．famous B．humorous C．caring D．amusing3、A．determined B．anxious C．curious D．free4、A．standard B．range C．price D．quality5、A．It B．I C．She D．That6、A．possession B．promise C．beauty D．time7、A．climb B．reach C．look D．sit8、A．smile B．spirit C．soul D．hand9、A．than B．until C．unless D．since10、A．worker B．teacher C．picker D．farmer11、A．to B．within C．beyond D．for12、A．attend B．miss C．promote D．influence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。GrammarLondonhasanewmagazineButitisnotprintedonpaperEveryone1．hasatelevisioncanreceiveitbecauseitisonTVInordertoreadthismagazine,eachpageof2．isnumbered,youhavetohaveadecoder,andyouonlyhavetodialthenumbertochoosewhichsubjectyouwanttoreadaboutThereisawidechoicethateverything3．(include)fromcookingtothelatestsportsnews4．youwanttoreadthenews,thefirstthingyouhavetodoistoturntotheindexpagewhichhas5．easy-to-rememberpagenumber,100forexampleThenyoustartchoosing6．youwanttoreadThenewsisonpages101to109soyoupushoutthenumbersandthenewsappearswrittenacrossyourscreenPerhapsyouwanttogooutintheafternoon,soyoupress181,andabrightlycoloredweathermapappearsonthescreenButtheweatheristerriblesoyoudecidetogoshoppinganddial162foralistoftheweek’sbestbargainsButshouldyoudriveortakethetrain?7．(answer)thatquestionyouonlyhavetopress189forthetrafficreportItisverysimpletouseButprobablythe8．(good)thingabouttheserviceis9．itisbeingupdatedallthetimeJournaliststypenewmaterialdirectlyontothescreenandwholepagesofthemagazine10．bereplacedinminutes第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）短文改错Itwasmy18thbirthdayyesterday、Astheageisspecialforourteenagers,somyparentsheldabirthdaypartyformeathome、Withmyparentsandsomeofmygoodfriendsattendmybirthdayparty,