钟山职业技术学院《商务英语视听说（4）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语视听说（4）》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、Dayslater,mybrothercalledtosayhewasallright,but_______saywherehewas.A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．wouldn’t D．mightn’t2、Annsaidwheneverherfatherwasunhappyhe________gooutandbuysomething,usuallysomethinglargeanduseless.A．should B．couldC．would D．might3、Eggs,meat,vegetablesandotherfoodscaneasilybepoisonedbymicroorganismssuchas______.A．phenomena B．dilemma C．diploma D．bacteria4、LetHarryplaywithyourtoysaswell,Clare—youmustlearnto________.A．support B．careC．spare D．share5、––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live6、Jackdecidedtochooseadifferent________andteachhistorythroughstorytelling.A．analysisB．angleC．attitudeD．approach7、TheInternetissomuchapartofourculturethatitaffectsourlivesbyactingasa______forface-to-facecontacts.A．preferenceB．motivationC．substituteD．guideline8、Tedcouldn’tremembertheexactdateofthestorm,butheknewitwasSundaybecauseeverybodywasatchurch.A．/,the B．a,/C．/,a D．the,/9、—Didyouenjoytheparty?—Yes.We___________wellbyourhosts.A．weretreated B．wouldbetreatedC．treated D．hadtreated10、—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t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。ABothhoneybeesandantsaresocialinsectsthatliveingroupscalledcolonies.Theysurvivebymeansoftheircollectiveintelligence.Theirdecision-makingpowerisdistributedthroughoutthegroup;thatis,nooneantorbeemakesdecisionsforthegroup.Instead,theyworktogether.AsDeborahM.Gordon,abiologistofStanfordUniversity,says,“Antsaren’tsmart.Antcoloniesare.”Thesameistrueforbeecolonies.Althoughbeesandantsarequitedifferentphysically,theyhavealotincommonintermsoftheirbehavior.Specifically,honeybeesandantshavesimilarroleswithinthecolony,bothhavecommunicationsystems,andbothhavethecapacityoflearning.Antscommunicatebyusingchemicalscalledpheromones,whichcanalertotherstodangerortoafoodsource.Forexample,whenworkerantsfindapromisingsource,theylettherestofcolonyknowhowtofinditbyleavingatrailofpheromonesonthewaybacktothecolony.Theotherantspickupthemessageusingtheirsenseofsmell.Bees,ontheotherhand,usemovementtocommunicatewitheachother.Workerbeessendmessagetoeachotherbymeansofa“dance”.Differentspeedsandmovementssenddifferentmessages.Forexample,whenworkerbeescalledscoutsgoouttofindanewhoeforthecolony,theyreturnanddoadancefortheotherworkerbeesthatindicatesthelocationofthenewhomeandhowsuitableitis.Thefasterthescoutsdancethebetterthenewlocationis.Honeybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning.OneChinesestudyfoundthatbeescanbetrainedtolearnandrememberaroutetoafoodsource.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeescanbetaughttorecognizehiddenobjectsandusetheconceptsof“sameness”and“difference”toaccomplishcertaintasks.Antstakethisonestepfurther.RecentAmericaresearchhasshownthatantsnotonlyhavetheabilitytolearn,butalsocanteachtheirforagingskillstootheryoungerants.Theyobservedthatolderantsaccompanyyoungantsinsearchoffoodandteachthemtherouteandhowtoavoidobstacles.Aswecansee,thesocialbehaviorofhoneybeesandantsisquitesimilar.Bothcoordinatecomplexactionsandaccomplishcrucialsurvivaltasksbycooperatingingroupsconsistingofmanyindividuals.Unintelligentastheymaybeasindividuals,asgroupstheyoftenshowamazingbrillianceastheygoabouttheireverydayactivities.1、Whatdoantsandbeeshaveincommon?A．Theymakeuseofcollectiveintelligence.B．Theyliveinsimilar-sizedcolonies.C．Theyhavesmallleadershipgroupsthatmakealldecisions.D．Theyusethesamemethodtocommunicatewitheachother.2、Whatdocsthespeedofabee’sdanceindicate?A．Thedistancetoaneighboringcolony.B．Thequalityofanewcolonylocation.C．Thediscoveryofanewfoodsource.D．Thedirectiontoapotentialfoodsource.3、Inparagraph3,howdocstheauthordemonstratetheideathatHoneybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning?A．Byusingstatistics. B．Byexplainingreason.C．Bypresentingstudyfindings. D．Bystatingopinions.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“foragingskills”refertointhethirdParagraph?A．Theskillsofcommunicating. B．Theskillsofsackingfood.C．Theskillsofleaning. D．Theskillsoffindinganewhome.B“Whatiscivilization?”askedKennethClark50yearsagointheBBCseriesonthesubject.“Idon’tknow,andIcan’tdefineitinabstractterms,yet.ButIthinkIcanrecogniseitwhenIseeit,andI’mlookingatitnow.”Andheturnedtogesturebehindhim,atthesoaringGothictowersandflyingbuttressesofNotreDame.Itseemsinhumantocaremoreaboutabuildingthanaboutpeople.ThatthesightofNotreDamegoingupinflamehasattractedsomuchmoreattentionthanfloodsinsouthernAfricawhichkilledover1,000arousesunderstandablefeelingsofguilt.Yetthewidespread,intensegriefatthesightofthecathedral’scollapsingsteeple(尖塔)isinfactprofoundlyhuman—andinaparticularly21st-centuryway.Itisnotjusttheeconomythatisglobaltoday,itisculturetoo.Peoplewandertheworldinsearchnotjustofjobsandsecuritybutalsoofbeautyandhistory.Abuildingonwhosesunnystepsyouhaverested,infrontofwhichyouhavetakenaselfiewithyourlovedone,becomesawarmpartofyourmemoriesandthusofyourself.ThathelpsexplainwhyChinaisinmourning—WeChat,youngChina’sprincipalmeansoftalkingtoitself,hasbeenthrobbingwiththestory,andXiJinping,thecountry’spresident,sentamessageofcondolence(慰问)toEmmanuelMacron,hisFrenchcounterpart—whileIndiawaslargelyindifferent.TourismfromIndiatotheWestisastreamcomparedwiththefloodfromChina.Thisvisualagehasblessedbeautywithnewpower,andsocialmediahaveturnedgreatworksofartintosuperstars.Onlyafew,though,haveachievedthisstatus.Justasthereisonlyeverahandfulofworld-famousactors,sothenumberofgloballyrecognisableculturalsymbolsistiny:theMonaLisa,Michelangelo’sDavid,theTajMahal,theGreatPyramid—andNotreDame.Disaster,too,isvisual.Inthe24hoursafterthefirestartedvideosonsocialmediaoftheburningcathedralwereviewednearlyaquarterofabilliontimes.Yettheemotionsthesightarousedwerelessaboutthebuildingitselfthanaboutwhatlosingitmightmean.NotreDameisanexpressionofhumanityatitscollectivebest.Nobodycouldlookupintothatvaultedceilingwithoutwonderingatthegeniusofthethousandsofanonymouscraftsmenwho,overacenturyandahalf,realisedavisionsograndinitsstructuralambitionandsodelicateinitshand-chiselleddetail.Itssurvivalthrough850yearsofpoliticalturbulence—throughwar,revolutionandNazioccupation—bindsthepresenttothepast.Thefirealsobindspeopletoeachother.Theoutpouringofemotionithasbroughtforthisproofthat,despitethedarkforcesofdivisionnowabroad,weareallinittogether.Whennationalismisarisingthreat,sharedsadnessmakesborderssuddenlyirrelevant.Whenpoliticsispolarised,aloveofculturehasthepowertounite.WhenextremismdividesMuslimfromChristianandreligiouspeoplefromatheists,thoseofallfaithsandnonearemourningtogether.Anedifice(宏伟建筑)builtforthegloryofGodalsorepresentstheunityofthehumanspirit.Anditwillberebuilt.Themorningafterthefire,themanyParisianswhowenttothecathedraltomournitsdestructionfoundcomfortinstead.Althoughthespireisgone,thetowersarestillstandinganditseemslikelythatthewholebuildingcanberevived.Theefforttorebuildit,likethefire,willbringpeopletogether.Within24hours,￡6000m($677m)hadbeenraisedfrombusinessesandrichpeople,andalotofcrowdfundingcampaignsstarted.Ahigh-resolutionlaserscanofthebuilding,carriedoutrecently,shouldhelp.Itwillneverbethesame,butthatisasitshouldbe.AsVictorHugowrotein“TheHunchbackofNotreDame”,athree-volumelove-lettertothecathedral:“Greatedifices,likegreatmountains,aretheworkofcenturies.Artisoftentransformedasitisbeingmade...Timeisthearchitect,thenationisthebuilder.”1、Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsimply?A．WeshouldfeelguiltyaboutignoringthefloodsinsouthernAfrica.B．Peopleinmoderntimestendtocarealotabouthistoryandcivilization.C．Thedestructionofahistoricbuildingismoreseriousthanthelossoflife.D．ThehumancivilizationisgonewiththeburningofNotreDameCathedral.2、WhichofthefollowingcanexplainwhyChinaandIndiaresponddifferentlytothecathedralonfire?A．Familiarityproducesaffection.B．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C．Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder.D．Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.3、Theculturalsymbolsinthefourthparagrapharementionedtoprovethat________.A．newshaswingsintheageofsocialmedianowadaysB．onlyafewculturalsymbolscanbecomeworld-famousC．disastersbecomemorepowerfulwithsomevisualeffectD．culturalsymbolshavetakenonnewmeaningsinthevisualage4、Whenthecathedralwasonfire,peoplefeltmostpainfulabout________.A．thedestructionofitsartisticandtime-honoredceilingB．thefadingofitsstructurewithcarefullymadedetailsC．thelossofthelinkbetweenthepastandthepresentD．thedeathoftheunknowncraftsmenwhocreatedit5、WhichofthefollowingaboutwhathappenedafterthefireisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Technologicalsupportismoreimportantthananythingelseintherescuework.B．Thefirehasunitedeveryoneintheworldtofocusontherestorationofthecathedral.C．Donationsweremadeovernight,mostofwhichwerefromtherichbusinessesandpeople.D．Influencedbythedisaster,peoplewithdifferentbeliefshaveabandonedtheirprejudices.6、VictorHugo’swordsarequotedinthelastparagraphtoprovethat________.A．NotreDamelikeanyotherartshouldbetransformedB．timehealseverythingandwewillsoonforgetthesorrowC．therebuiltNotreDamewillnotenjoythesamereputationD．timeconstantlygivesNotreDamenewmeaningandvalue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．III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分），满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Oneday,apoorboywhowastryingtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsfromdoortodoorfoundthatheonlyhadonedimeleft.Hewashungrysohedecidedto21foramealatthenexthouse.However,helosthisnerve22alovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedforadrinkofwater.Shethoughthelooked23soshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankit24,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”“Youdon’towemeanything,”she25.“Motherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayfora_26.”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfeltstronger27,butitalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandhumanrace.Hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethispoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.Thelocaldoctorswerebaffled.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wherespecialistscanbecalled28tostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKelly,now29,wascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelight30hiseyes.Immediately,he31andwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.32inhisdoctor’sgownhewentintoseeher.He33heratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomand34todohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayon,hegave35__attentiontohercase.Afteralong36thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kelly37thebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatitandthenwrotesomethingontheside.Thebillwassenttoherroom.Shewasafraidtoopenitbecauseshewas38thatitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayitoff.Finallyshelooked,andthenoteonthesideofthebillcaughther39.Shereadthesewords…“Paidinfullwithaglassofmilk.”Dr.HowardKellyTearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasshe40silently.“Thankyou,God.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.”1、A．callB．makeC．begD．prepare2、A．whileB．whenC．thoughD．unless3、A．thirstyB．lazyC．tiredD．hungry4、A．slowlyB．unexpectedlyC．steadilyD．hurriedly5、A．announcedB．shookC．repliedD．doubted6、A．rewardB．kindnessC．handD．value7、A．physicallyB．mentallyC．normallyD．properly8、A．upB．forC．onD．in9、A．richB．famousC．observantD．vivid10、A．fixedB．consultedC．filledD．concentrated11、A．roseB．raisedC．gotD．left12、A．WornB．HavingC．puttingD．Dressed13、A．recognizedB．knewC．sparedD．regained14、A．desiredB．declaredC．determinedD．declined15、A．specialB．ordinaryC．normalD．no16、A．decisionB．preparationC．struggleD．debate17、A．orderedB．requestedC．confusedD．compressed18、A．negativeB．uncertainC．positiveD．obvious19、A．presentationB．preferenceC．attentionD．arrangement20、A．praisedB．pretendedC．pressedD．prayed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。Thegiantpanda,1．willbethemascotforthe2022BeijingWinterOlympicisoftenregardedasasymbolofChinaItshelmetisalsoindicativeofthesnowandiceofwintersportsThename“BingDwenDwen”isacombinationofseveralmeaningsintheChineselanguage,with“Bing”theChinesewordfor“ice”and“DwenDwen”meaningrobustandlivelyTheParalympicmascotchoiceofthelantern2．(see)as“symbolicofharvest,warmthandlight”Inthename“ShueyRhonRhon”,“Shuey”istheChinesewordfor“snow”and“RhonRhon”hasthemeaningof3．(tolerate)andintegrationItisamessageofthefuturetothefuturegenerationofChinesepeoplewhowill4．(inspire)bytheamazingfaithoftheParalympicathletesThemascots,5．(reveal)onSeptember17atBeijing’sShougangIceHockeyArena,arestronglyassociated6．thehostnation’sculture“ThetwomascotscombineelementsoftraditionalChinesecultureandamoderninternationalstyle,aswellas7．(emphasize)thecharacteristicsoficeandsnowsports,and8．ofthehostcity,”saidBeijing2022executivepresidentChenJining“They9．(vivid)