湖南工程学院《商务英语与翻译》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语与翻译》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、——Yourargumentis.Iwillnotletyoupass.--Areyoukidding?A．sound B．rationalC．liberal D．plain2、WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts3、—Thefoodhereisniceenough.—Myfriend________mearightplace.A．introduces B．introducedC．hadintroduced D．wasintroducing4、Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith5、WhitneyHouston’ssuddendeathsuggeststhatdrugabuseissuchaseriousproblem________weshoulddealwithitappropriately.A．as B．that C．which D．where6、Today'shomeworkwaseasy_______soIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay． A．tobedone B．done C．doing D．todo7、Mymobilephoneismissing.Whoit?A．musthavetaken B．musttakeC．couldhavetaken D．couldtake8、Theforeignersherearegreatlyimpressedbythefactthat_______peoplefromallwalksoflifeareworkinghardfor________newTianjin.A．/;aB．/;theC．a;aD．the;the9、Althoughwarstillexistsonourplanet，Idobelieveit’spossiblefordifferentethnicgroupstolivetogetherin______.A．agreementB．harmonyC．connectionD．comparison10、Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished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。ABarcelona'sfamousSegradaFamiliaisfinallysettogetabuildinglicence,137yearsafterworkonthestilluncompletedchurchbegan.ConstructionontheUNESCOWorldHeritagebasilica(长方形基督教堂),whichisBarcelona'smostvisitedtouristattraction,beganin1882basedonadesignbyarchitectFranciscoLozano.However,whenhesteppeddown,architectAntoniGauditookoverthedesignin1883.Thebuildingwon'tbefinisheduntil2026-onehundredyearsafterthearchitectwaskilledbyastreetcarinthecity.HisbodywasburiedinaroomundertheflooroftheSagradaFamilia.Togetitspaperworkrubberstamped,thechurchauthoritieshaveagreedtofinallypaythegovernmenta∈36millionfeeforabuildingpermit.Gaudiwastoldtogetthepaperworkprocessed,butthearchitectfailedtodoso—proceedingwithconstructionregardless.Themoneyfromthechurch'spermitwillbeusedtoupgradetransportlinksandbeautifythearea.GaudiandhisworkshavebecomesymbolsofBarcelona,thecapitalcityofCatalonia,northeastSpain.GaudiplayedanactiveroleindirectingtheconstructionoftheSagradaFamiliauntilhisdeathin1926.Hewouldoftenrequestthatworkbemodifiedandadjusteduntilitwasexactlywhathehadinmind.However,interpretationofthedesignsbypresentdayarchitectsisparticularlychallengingbecauseofthenatureoftheexistingdesigns.TheunfinishedbuildingiscalledamasterpieceofGothicarchitectureanditisperhapsthemostuniqueandmysteriousbuildinginthestyleeverconstructed.Thepopularityofthesitewithtouristshashelpedfundthepushtocompletethechurchandpayforthepaperwork.1、WhatdoweknowabouttheSegradaFamilia?A．Ithasbeencompletelyconstructed.B．ItwasfirstdesignedbyAntoniGaudi.C．Itwillgetabuildingpermitin2026.D．Itbegantobebuilt137yearsago.2、WhatcanweinferaboutAntoniGaudi?A．HewishedtobeburiedinthechurchB．Heisrememberedasagreatarchitect.C．Hedidn'tknowapermitwasnecessary.D．Heistoblamefortheunfinishedchurch.3、WhatmakestheSegradaFamiliasopopular?A．ItsunusualdesignstyleB．Itstwofamousarchitects.C．Itsspecialbuildingmaterials.D．Itsillegalconstructionpaperwork4、Thechurchmanagedtopayforthelicence________.A．inthesupportofthegovernmentB．byreducingconstructioncostsC．withtheaidoftouristincomeD．throughdonationsfromarchitectsBNowadayswiththepopularityoftheInternetmanypeoplecomplainofthedifficultyoffindingtheir“true”identityinamongstalltheconflictingmessagesanddemandsoftheworldaroundthem.Thisidea,that,somewheredeepdown,isthe“real”us,isasoldasphilosophyitself.Itinvolvesthingslikeourvalues,oursenseofpurpose,thebeliefsthatmakeuswhoweare.Weoftenaskthequestion,“Areyoulivingthelifeyouwanttobeliving,orthelifeotherpeoplewantyoutolive?”TheInternethasbroughttheopinionsofotherstoourownlivesasneverbefore,anditisthreateningourabilitytounderstandwhowereallyare.Todiscoverourtrueselves,maybeit’stimetodisconnect.Notforever,thatwouldbethrowingthebabyoutwiththebathwater,butforsignificantperiodsofourdays,weeks,ormonths.Because,withdisconnectioncomesquietandwithquietcomestheabilitytoreflect.InresearchingmyWorldServicedocumentaryDefaultWorld,Ispoketoalotofpeopleabouttheirexperienceoftechnology.Manysaidtheyweretryingtospendlesstimeonline,takingabreakfromFacebook,connectingonlywhentheyneededto.Andtheyspokewithpleasureofrediscoveringthephysicalworldaroundthemandtheworldofhuman-to-humancommunication.Ithinkthisisencouraging.WearestilllearninghowtobeontheInternet,whateffectthishugenetworkofcomputersanetworkwehavebuiltourselveshasonoursenseofself.Weareatthemoment,asThoreausaidofpeopleintheindustrialrevolution,“toolsofourtools”.DisconnectinggivesusachancetoturnthetablestoseetheInternetnotassomethingthatoverwhelms（使不知所措）usbutasatool,whichweusewhenweneedit.Onlythencanwereallyunderstandwhoweareandwhatwecangivetheworld.Andthat,deepdown,istherealtootofouridentity.1、Whatmakesitdifficultforusfindthe“real”us?A．Thefastpaceofourmodemlife.B．Thefloodofonlinemessages.C．Losingoursenseofpurpose.D．Lackingvaluesandbeliefs.2、Whatshouldwedofirsttodiscoverourtrueselvesaccordingtothetext?A．Spendtimestudyingphilosophy.B．Rediscoverthephysicalworld.C．TakeabreakfromtheInternet.D．Buildagoodsocialrelationship.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“turnthetables”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Towinavictory.B．Tofollowatrend.C．Tochangethesituation.D．Tosolvetheproblem.4、Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthetext?A．Lifestyle.B．Nature.C．Science.D．Health.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．It’sahigh-risky,multibillion-dollarindustrywithtightdeadlines,demandingcustomersandlivesindanger.Thebusinessis1Andit’sbooming.Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily2before,duringandaftertherecession.Duringaperiodofstagnating(停滞的)wagesacrossthelabormarket,thelanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobsisa3spotinthejobsoutlook.LillianClementiisaFrenchtranslatorworkingincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington,Massachusettsandisroutinelyontightdeadlinestohandintranslatedmaterial.“Theriskscanbehuge,”saidClementi,“There’stonsof4pressure.”Insomecases,a(n)5translationorinterpretationisalsovital.Ifauser’sguideformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell,itcouldleadto6duringanemergency.Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterstospeakwithcommunitymembers.Anychangeoftoneorcontextcouldputlives7Translators’andinterpreters’immunity(免疫力)tothenation’seconomicdownturnalso8thegrowingdemandforpeoplewhocanspeakseverallanguagesinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy,expertssaid.“Goodtranslatorswho9aparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanreallymakesix-digitfiguresannually,”saidJiriStejskal,spokesmanfortheAmericanTranslatorsAssociation.Multinationalcorporations,U.S.demographic(人口的)changesandtheInterneteconomyraisetheneedfortranslatedandlocalizedinformation.Companiesincreasinglywanttheircontent10tothetongueofthetown,evenbetweendialectsofthesamelanguage.“Asmorepeople11theworldwideeconomy,that’sgoingtodrivemorecommerce,andthat’sgoingtodrivemorelanguageservices,”saidBillRivers,executivedirectoroftheNationalCouncilforLanguageandInternationalStudiesintheWashingtonregion.12,qualificationsfortranslatorsandinterpretersarenotassimpleastheymayseem.Speakingtwolanguagesdoesnotmeanapersoncanworkinthelanguage-serviceindustry,expertssaid.Learninghowtotranslateorinterpretisa13skillbeyondknowingthelanguage.Furthermore,themostsuccessfultranslatorsandinterpretersmaintaina14,suchaslegaldocuments,quarterlyearningsreportsoraspecialknowledgeofindustry.Technologicaladvancesmaycutjobsinsomeindustries,butonlinetranslationserviceslikeGoogleTranslate15raisedemandforhumantranslatorsandinterpreters,expertssaid.Onlinesalescompaniesalsodrivedemandfortranslation.1、A．tourism B．language C．technology D．economy2、A．shrank B．changed C．grew D．remained3、A．bright B．scenic C．historic D．tough4、A．money B．peer C．blood D．time5、A．proper B．quick C．direct D．innovative6、A．disease B．depression C．violence D．confusion7、A．inorder B．atrisk C．undercontrol D．outofstate8、A．highlights B．understands C．increases D．resists9、A．setup B．dependon C．specializein D．objectto10、A．limited B．accustomed C．related D．tailored11、A．agreewith B．haveaccessto C．areconfidentof D．insiston12、A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise13、A．separate B．genetic C．learnable D．worthwhile14、A．certificate B．diploma C．strategy D．specialty15、A．automatically B．respectively C．actually D．immediately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。Abbylosthermomyesterday．Hermomhadacaraccident．Hermom'scar1．（hit）byadrunkdriver．Thedrunkdriverisnowinprison．Abbyvisited2．prisontomakehimfeelbad．Youknowwhatyoudid，right？Abbyasked．Thedrunkdrivernoddedandsaid"I'msorry．"Thenhestartedcrying．"Sorryisnotgoingtobringmymomback，Your3．（careless）tookawaymymom．"Thedrunkdrivercontinuedtocry．"Idrank，becauseIwasfeelinglonely．Abbywas4．（real）madandlefttheprison．Shedidn'twanttoseehisfaceeveragain．Shewantedhimtobeinprisonforlife．Towakeherselfup，Abby5．（take）aweekoffherwork．Chelovedherjob，6．shecouldnotstopthinkingabouthermom．Abby'shusbandtoldhertodosomethinginsteadofwatchingTVallday．Abbyagreed7．him．Shewantedtodosomething8．wouldmakehermomproud．Abbycreatedaprogramtopreventdrunkdriving．Shewantedtogivedrunkpeoplefree9．（ride）．Abbyvisitedcolleges，clubs，andbarsallacrossthecountrytoencouragepeoplenottodriveafter10．（drink）．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）Dearsir,LastyearIbuyarefrigeratorinyourstoreonChangAnRoad、Wealllikeshapeoftherefrigerator、Andyesterdaysomethingwentwrongly、Itmadeanoisewhenturningon、Atfirstitwaslowb