西安工业大学《商务英语笔译II》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语笔译II》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、Myfatherinsistedthateveryminute____madefulluseof_______theworkwell.A．be,todo B．hasbeen,doingC．be,doing D．hasbeen,todo2、Youcanchoosenottoforgive.________youcanalsochoosetoletitgo.A．Absolutely B．ConsequentlyC．Subsequently D．Alternatively3、—Catherine,willyouvisitusthisweekend?—Iplannedto,butsomethingunexpected.A．hascomeup B．wascomingupC．hadcomeup D．wouldcomeup4、Thankstothe“sugartax”，foodfactorieshavereducedsugarintheirproducts,________about45millionkilogramsofsugar.A．tosaveB．savedC．savingD．havingsaved5、Hi,Johnson,anyideawhereSusanis?Itisclasstime,soshe__________intheclassroomnow.A．canbe B．musthavebeenC．mighthavebeen D．shouldbe6、—Whatshallwedotonightthen?—,whateveryouwant.A．Helpyourself B．It’sadealC．Noproblem D．It’suptoyou7、ThepressshouldexpanditsinfluenceininternationalpublicopiniontomakeChina’svoicebetter______intheworld.A．hearing B．tobeheardC．hear D．heard8、Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe9、Wereallyemphasizetheimportanceofputting______safeguardstopreventchildren’sidentitiesfromfallinginwrongpeople’shands.A．inplaceB．invainC．inquestionD．inearnest10、________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked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。AIntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhood.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheyhadtomovebacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Joneses"ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1、SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich.C．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttobehappy2、Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3、What'stheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?A．Negative. B．Positive.C．Supportive. D．Objective.BForyears,mytimespentintheshowercouldhavegotmeamentioninGuinnessWorldRecordsastheshortesttimetakentobathe.Ihurriedupduringthisprocess.Oneday,however,whileataparty,Iheardanartistfriendtellingeverybodythathisideacamewhilehewashavingashower.“Whataboutyou?”heasked,“Don’tyougetyourcreativethoughtsfromthesameplace?”“I’minandoutinahurry,”Itoldhimproudly.“Ihavenotimetowaste!”“Whatapity,”hesaid.“That’stheplacewhereyouneedtoslowdown;plentyofgreatthoughtscomefromthere!”Itrieditout.Isloweddownthewholeprocess,startedenjoyingthewarmwater,takingalittlelongertosoapmyselfandevenspendingmoretimejustenjoyingtheprocess,andrealizedhowmuchIhadmissedinhurryingupalltheseyears.Awomantoldmehowmuchstressherfriendwassufferingfromandhowshesoughttoconvinceherthatsheneededtofindwaystorelax.Shegaveheravideotapeonstressmanagementandrelaxationtechniques,andencouragedhertowatchitrightaway.Fifteenminuteslater,herfriendhandedbackthetape.“Itwasgood,”shesaid,butIdon’tneedit.”“Butit’sa70-minutevideo,”thewomanreplied,“Youcouldn’thavewatchedthewholething.”“Yes,Idid,”herfriendsaid.“Iputitinfast-forward!”Amajorsocialproblemofthe21stcenturyisHurrySickness.Wehurrythroughwork.Weswallowfastfood.Wecomplainthatwedon’thaveenoughtime.Weracethroughthedaysandweeksuntilonedaywelookbackinamazementandcomment,“Mygod,howtheyearsflewby!”Thenwerealizetheheavypricewehavepaidfortravelingfast.SymptomsofHurrySicknessincludestressandanxiety,badrelationships,loweredworkperformanceandevendisease.Somepeopledon’tsurviveit.What’sthecure?Slowdown,forlifeissoshortandpreciousthatwemustliveitwell.1、Whatwastheadvantageoftakingashowerintheeyesoftheartistfriend?A．Timewassaved.B．Nothingwasmissed.C．Greatideasflewaway.D．Creativethoughtscame.2、Whatwasthetroublewiththewoman’sfriend?A．Shefeltstressed.B．Shefoundthetapeuseless.C．Shefoundnowaytorelax.D．Shewatchedthetapetoofast.3、Whatarethemajortroublepeoplefaceinthe21stcenturyinthewriter’seyes?A．Peoplerunfasttowork.B．Everythingisdoneinahurry.C．Peopledon’thaveenoughtime.D．Timeflieswithoutbeingnoticed.4、Howcantheproblembesettled?A．Bypacingdown.B．Bylearningtosurvive.C．Bydevelopingfriendship.D．Byperforminggoodwork.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．Afewdaysago,mysisterLizandItalkedaboutDad,andwedecidedtogethimalittlesomethingforFather'sDay.Wetalkedaboutthetimeswhenwewere1upandhowMomandDadusedtoplaythe‘goodcop,badcop’thingonus.Dadhasbeenapersonoffewwordssincewewere2.Heraisedusmoreby3thananythingelse.Whenhespoke,thoughwelistened,hewasalwaysmysteriousanddifficulttounderstand.Therewasalwaysa(n)4meaningthatInevergot,butLizalways5todecipher(破解)him.BythetimeIgottohighschool,IhadwantedaskateboardandI6Iwastoooldtoaskmoneyfrommyparents,soIworkedataburgerjoint(美式汉堡店).Oneday,Iwasreallyangryaboutannoyingburgers.Icamehomehuffingandpuffing(气喘吁吁).Dadsawmeandaskedmewhatwasthe7ItoldhimthatIwasfedupwithannoyingburgers.Hesaidthatweallhavetostartsomewhere,thatwemaynotknowitnow,buttheskillswelearneveninaburgerjointmightcomeinhandy______inlife,‘Whoknows,youmightenduphavingtoruna8orevenownonewhenyougrowup,’saidDad.He9medownandIkeptwhathesaidinmind,eventhoughIreallydidn’tagreewithit.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIgottocollege,Iworkedinarestaurant.Duringoneofthereally10daysthatwehad,wewereshortonkitchenstaff.Ourcustomersweregettingimpatientandthe11weregettingdelayed.Weweresureanyminutesomethingterriblewould12out.Icouldn’tstandthe13anymore,soIrolledupmysleeves,gotmyselfahairnetandhelpedoutinthehotkitchen.Wecaughtupwiththeorders14TheownersawwhatIdidandcalledmeoveraround15time.Hesaidthathewasvery16HeraisedmysalaryandmademetheassistantmanagereventhoughIcouldonlygopart-time.Thatwas17Irealizedthatwhatmydadsaidtomeallthoseyearsbeforewasabsolutelytrue.I’veneverforgottenwhatmydadsaidthatday.AndwheneverIhavetodosomethingthatrequiresnewskills,nomatterhowinsignificantor18itseems,Ihaveanewperspective(看法)thatitmightreallyhelpmelateronorevenrightnowandIjustdon’tknowit.Experienceiseverythingandit19alotwhenyoutakelessonsfromit.That’smylife’sphilosophy.1、A．getting B．going C．growing D．coming2、A．schoolboys B．kids C．adults D．graduates3、A．instruction B．example C．order D．inspiration4、A．obvious B．clear C．reasonable D．hidden5、A．failed B．refused C．tried D．managed6、A．imagined B．promised C．believed D．suggested7、A．experience B．matter C．event D．accident8、A．later B．sooner C．latter D．late9、A．restaurant B．hospital C．school D．plant10、A．calmed B．wrote C．1et D．put11、A．exciting B．worrying C．busy D．happy12、A．meetings B．parties C．menus D．orders13、A．break B．show C．go D．set14、A．quarrel B．1aziness C．relaxation D．tension15、A．eventually B．regularly C．obviously D．thankfully16、A．breakfast B．1unch C．opening D．closing17、A．influenced B．interested C．inspired D．impressed18、A．when B．why C．whether D．where19、A．important B．impressive C．interesting D．small20、A．works B．counts C．shows D．studies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。WhenSandrawasachild,herfamilywasverypoor,butshewanted1．(bad)tobelievethatherpovertywasjustatemporarysituation,soshelookedtowardstories2．(escape)Herfavoritebook3．(check)outofthelibraryoverandoveragainwascalledThelittlehouseThroughoutSandra’slife,shehadtomovebetweencities,never4．(allow)hermuchtimetogetsettledinoneplaceHer5．(separate)fromfamilydrovehertoburyingherselfinbooksThoughreadingalot,accordingtoSandra,shedidn’treallystartwriting6．sheattendedherfirstcreativewritingclassincollegeShethenrealizedthatsheneededtowritewhatsheknew,and7．purposesheadoptedawritingstyleoppositetothatofherclassmatesAdmissiontoLoyolaUniversity8．sheearnedaBAinEnglishwasaturningpointforherSandra’swriting9．(shape)byherexperiencessincethenShedoesn’tjustmakeup10．(character),butwritesaboutrealpeoplethatshehasencountered第四部分