洛阳师范学院《剑桥商务英语（中级）》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、______________totheparty,Nancywasveryupset.A．Havingnotbeeninvited B．NothavinginvitedC．Havingnotinvited D．Nothavingbeeninvited2、Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld3、Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich4、Thecustomsofficerswereinsistingthatsuitcasesshouldbeopenedandtheircontents_______forcloserinspection.A．laidout B．givenout C．sentout D．pickedout5、________childrenbelievetheycansucceed,theywillneverbecometotallyindependent.A．IfB．SinceC．UnlessD．Though6、Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto7、Maybeitistimefortherestofsocietyto_________thefact_________Imaynotbeabletowalk,therearemanyothergreatthingsIcando.A．adjustto;thatB．getusedto;thatwhileC．adaptto;whileD．goabout;thatwhile8、—Whycan’tyougivemeanotherchance?—________,butIdon’tthinkyouaregoodatmanagement.A．NooffenceB．NoworriesC．NoneedD．Nowonder9、Thevillageevolvedintoamajore-commercecenter,and_____thepast,thevillagersowedtheirsuccesstothereformandopening-uppolicy.A．reviewedB．reviewingC．toreviewD．beingreviewed10、Roberthadacomfortablechildhood,______upinapleasanthousewithaviewofthesea.A．grew B．growingC．grown D．togrow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。AFearfulparentsaresayingnottosleep-overs（在别人家里过夜）,banningchildrenasoldas15fromusingpublictransportontheirownandwatchingovertheirkidslikehawks（鹰）atthelocalpark,accordingtoanewBritishstudy.Thesurveyof6,099peoplecommissionedbyLV,acharitythateducateschildrenaboutsafety,showedthatnearlyaquarterofchildrenaged15orunderwerenotallowedtosleepatafriend'shouse,60percentwereforbiddentotravelonpublictransportaloneand43percentcouldn'tgototheparkwithoutaparentorguardian（监护人）.Itsaidmorethan60percentofmumsanddadsthinktheworldismoredangerousthanwhentheywerekids."It'sdifficultforparentstoknowwhenistherighttimetostepbackandallowchildrentoexperiencethingsontheirown,"saidonepersoninthesurvey.Incontrast,justfourpercentoftoday'sadultssaidtheywerebannedfromsleeping-overwhentheywere15oryounger,onlytwopercentwereforbiddentousepublictransport,andthesamenumbercouldn'tgooutontheirowninfamiliarsurroundings,suchastheirlocaltownorpark.“Strangerdanger”isthenumberoneworryforoverhalfofallparents(54percent),followedbybullying（欺侮）(47),mugging(46)androaddanger(34).Onaverage,childrentodaycanlookforwardtowalkingtoschoolontheirownbytheageof11,usepublictransportontheirownat12,andbabysittheirbrotherorsisterbythetimethey're14.Incontrast,parentssaytheywereallowedtowalktoschoolunaccompaniedattheageofnine,usepublictransportalonebythetimetheywere11,andbabysitabrotherorsisterbythetimeoftheir12thbirthday.Parentsknowtheyarebeingtougherontheirchildrenandoverathirdsaidtheyfeltuneasythattheirkidsdonotgetthesameopportunitiesastheydidtoexperiencefreedomasayoungster.1、Mostparentshavemorecontrolovertheirchildrenbecause_______.A．theylovetheirchildrenmorethantheirparentsdidinthepastB．theyaremoreprotectivethantheirparentswereC．theythinktheworldismoredangerousthanitwasinthepastD．theythinkchildrendon'tneedtoexperiencethingsontheirown2、Accordingtothesurvey,childrennowadays______.A．paymoreattentiontotheirsafetyB．havelessfreedomthantheirparents'generationC．growupinabetterenvironmentD．havenoabilitytoensuretheirownsafety3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Kidswantthesamefreedomastheirparents.B．Whencanchildrenhavetheirfreedom?C．Whyarechildrennotallowedtosleep-over.D．FearfulBritishparentskeepkidscloserthanever.BDavidCameronisurgingtoday’syoungsterstoabandonFrenchtoconcentrateonthetongueofthefuture—Mandarin(普通话)。Cameronsaid:“IwantBritainlinkeduptotheworld’sfast-growingeconomies.Andthatincludesouryoungpeoplelearningthelanguagestosealtomorrow’sbusinessdeals.”“Bythetimethechildrenborntodayleaveschool,Chinaistobetheworld’slargesteconomy.Soit’stimetolookbeyondthetraditionalfocusonFrenchandGermanandgetmanymorechildrenlearningMandarin.”Tostrengthenhismessage,hequotedNelsonMandela—theformerpresidentofSouthAfricawhosaid“Ifyoutalktoamaninalanguageheunderstandsthatgoestohishead;ifyoutalktohiminhisownlanguagethatgoestohisheart.”CameronsaidthatapartnershipbetweentheBritishCouncil(英国文化协会)andHanbanwilldoublethenumberofChineselanguageassistantsintheUKby2016andprovideincreasedfundingtoschoolsofofferingMandarinasalanguagechoice.InadevelopmentoftheUK—ChinaSchoolPartnershipprogramme,fundingwillalsobeprovidedfor60headteacherstomakestudyvisitstoChinain2014.InrecentresearchtheBritishCouncilfoundonly1%oftheadultpopulationspeaksMandarintoalevelthatallowsthemtoconductabasicconversation.Just3,000pupilsinEngland,WalesandNorthernIrelandenteredforChineselanguagesGCSEsin2013,puttingitfarbehindthetraditionalchoicesofFrenchwith177,000,Spanishwith91,000andGermanwith62,000entrants(加入者),aswellasUrdu,PolishandArabic.ProfessorDameHelenWallace,theBritishAcademy’sforeignsecretary,said,“alackofqualifiedteacherscouldbeabarriertoimproveitspopularity.”LauraChan,oneoftheco—foundersofabilingualMandarin—Englishprimaryschool,saidtheprimeminister’sannouncementwasgoodnewsforthestatusofMandarin.Shesaid,“It’sagreathelp.Itwillincreasepeople’sawarenessofMandarinasalanguagetheycanlearn.”1、Whatisthetextmainlytalkingabout?A．ThecooperationisimportantbetweentheUKandChina.B．DavidCameronhasvisitedChinaforthreedays.C．ChineselanguageisverypopularwithBritishpeople.D．DavidCameroncallsforBritishstudentstolearnMandarin.2、WhydoesDavidCameronurgestudentstolearnChinese?A．BecauseChinesewillbeawidely—usedlanguageintheworld.B．BecausehethinksChinawillbecomethelargesteconomy.C．BecausetherearemanyChinesepeoplelivinginBritain.D．BecauseonlyafewofBritishpeoplecancommunicateinChinese.3、WhatisthepurposeofDavidCameronbyquotingMandela’swordsinParagraph3?A．Tocomparedifferentideas. B．Toshowhisrichknowledge.C．TopersuadepeopletolearnMandarin. D．ToshareMandela’sopinion.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．About30yearsago,MarieRothtaughtapaintingclass.Whensomeofher1expressedaninterestinpurchasingherworks,sheturnedpaintingintoaprofession.She’s70now,anagewhenmanyfolksarestartingtobe2onthesofainfrontoftheTV.But3areifthere’sa(n)4barn(谷仓)comingdownsomewhereinnortheasternIllinois,Mariewillbethere.Wearingleathergloves,Mariewillpickthroughthepilesofwoodand5piecesthat,asshedescribes,“whisper”toher.She’llremovethe6boardstoherhome,whereshe’ll7themandallowthemtodryoutbefore8thepiecestogetherandgluingthemintoplace.Butit’sonlywhenMarie9paintingthemintheeye-catching,beautifulcolorslovedbyeveryAmericanthatitbecomesclearwhatshe’s10.Fromthebroken-downbarns,sheconstructsfinewoodenreproductionsoftheAmerican11.“Thewoodiscontinually12byanimals,orsometimesnailedandhammeredbyhumans,”shesaid.“Recently,Ihadapieceofwoodfromthefloorofabarnthatwas13byhooves(蹄子).IusedittopaintflagsfromtheCivilWarera—themarksmademe14allthosebravesoldiers.”Mariecomesbyherloveofbarnwood15becauseherfatherisacarpenter.Shepaintedherfirstflagonashippingpallet(托盘)morethan30yearsago.Theoldpallet,she16,“17lookedlikeaflag.”Theself-taughtartistpaintsAmericanflags18sheisreallygoodatdrawingstraightlines.Creatingartis19shehastodo.Shesometimes20thatshehopesonedayshedieswithapaintbrushinherhand.1、A．studentsB．employeesC．customersD．managers2、A．bravelyB．modestlyC．gratefullyD．comfortably3、A．tasksB．processesC．chancesD．purposes4、A．smallB．oldC．ordinaryD．dangerous5、A．lookforB．waitforC．workonD．getthrough6、A．borrowedB．selectedC．limitedD．carved7、A．washB．repairC．cutD．store8、A．fittingB．foundingC．replacingD．holding9、A．continuesB．startsC．avoidsD．risks10、A．collectingB．showingC．writingD．creating11、A．flagB．pictureC．sceneD．toy12、A．chewedB．kickedC．smashedD．made13、A．disturbedB．spottedC．printedD．marked14、A．thinkofB．careforC．attendtoD．bringback15、A．frequentlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．secretly16、A．imaginedB．noddedC．pretendedD．remembered17、A．justB．yetC．evenD．still18、A．becauseB．orC．thoughD．so19、A．anythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything20、A．admitsB．declaresC．criesD．jokes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。TheBurjA1ArabisaluxuryhotelinDubaiItstandsonaman-madeisland1．(locate)justoffDubai’scoast,andisconnectedtothemainlandbymeansofaprivatebridgeTheamazingbuildingisoneofthetallesthotelsintheworldItwasdesignedtolooklikethesailofa“dhow”，2．typeofArabianboatTomWright,thedesignerofthehotel,saidhewantedtheBurjA1Arabtobeasymbolic3．(construct)forDubailiketheEiffelTowerisforParisTheBurjA1Arabhas202roomsaswellassixaward-winningrestaurantsOneoftheserestaurants,theA1Muntaha,4．(offer)fantasticviewsofDubai,becauseitis200metresabovesealevelGuests5．decidetostayattheBurjA1Arabcanlookforwardto6．(receive)extremelygoodserviceFromthemomentyoucheckintothemomentyouaredroppedoffattheairport,thehotel’sstafftakecareofeverything7．(fortunate),entryintotheBurjA1ArabisnotallowedunlessyouareahotelguestButdon’tworry;viewsoftheoutsideofthehotelareas8．(impress)asviewsofitsinsideSo,ifyouevervisitDubai,besure9．(take)aphotographoftheBurjA1ArabItis10．adoubtoneofthemostbeaut