西宁城市职业技术学院《专业英语B》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(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、．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained2、Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those3、Ourteamisworld-classanditwasnosurprisethatwewonbysuchamargin.A．low B．highC．wide D．narrow4、Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible5、--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t6、Althoughtheusedcarseemsingood______,itcannotrunfast.A．state B．situationC．condition D．occasion7、TheWinterOlympics________in2022willsurelybringinmanyinternationaltourists.A．heldB．havingheldC．holdingD．tobeheld8、We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely9、Asasurgeon,Icannotanymistakes;itwouldbedangerousforthepatient.A．appreciate B．removeC．offer D．afford10、I________abletocatchthefirstflighthome,butmywatchbetrayedme.A．were B．hadbeenC．wouldbe D．wouldhavebeen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。AConfidenceComesFromTreatingOthersAsEqualsThere'sbeenrecentdiscussionoverChineseattitudestowardforeigners，causedbyanotherquarrelbetweenaforeignerandataxidriver．AccordingtothestudiesdescribedintheOxfordHandbookofChinesePsychology，Chinesehavelowerself﹣confidencecomparedtoWesterners．YetdoestheresultstillapplytotheChinesepeopletoday？Yesandno．Forthemoment，differentattitudestowardforeignerscanstillbefoundinChina'ssociety，withsomedisplayinglowself﹣confidencelike"Foreignersareawesome（令人敬畏的），andWesterncountriesareawesome．Weshouldrespectthemandbeaspoliteaspossible，andshouldn'tletthemlookdownonus，"andafewunfriendlyopinionssuchas"Someforeignersarerudeanddisrespectful，andtheirlevelofcivility（礼貌）isfarbehindChina."Chineseusedtobelackinginself﹣confidence．Itmightstartfromthemodernhistory，afterthefailureintheOpiumwars，andthefollowinghumiliation（耻辱）ofbeingbullied（被欺负）andbroughttotheirkneesbyWesternguns．Andthedarkhistoryisstilltosomeextentaffectingourmentality（心态）today．Forsometime，theWesternworldrepresentsthebestofeverythinginsomeChineseeyes．Butourstateofmindisgraduallychanging．Whenasked"Whatmakesyoufeelproudofyourcountry？"inschoolclassesinChina，answersvaryfromtheWorldExpototheOlympicGames，fromathletestoastronauts，fromthemushroomingskyscraperstobusymetropolises，whichhaveallfilleduswithgrowingself﹣confidence．Whileansweringthequestion"SinceChinaissogoodtodayandChinesepeoplearemoreconfident，whyareanincreasingnumberofChineseemigratingabroad？"ZhangWeiwei，aprofessoratFudanUniversity，repliedthatatleast70percentofChinesemigrants（移民）becomemorepatriotic（爱国的）afterleavingtheirhomecountry，nomatterwhethertheyhavebecomeanaturalizedcitizenofanothernationornot．Suchresultandexperiencesaremuchmoreconvincingandhavebettereffectthandozensof"patrioticeducation"classes．Thereisnoreasonforusnottobeself﹣confident．Weliveintheworld'ssecond﹣largesteconomy．Chinesenetfinancialassetspercapita（人均纯金融资产）andthepurchasingpowerofpeoplehaveseenasharprise，withmoreandmorepeoplestartingtopurchaseworksofart，insteadofonlynecessities．Theseallindicatearisingstandardoflifeandself﹣confidence．Nevertheless，thepointofthechangingattitudestowardourselvesorothercountriesisnotrealizingothernationsarebetterorworsethanChina，buttreatingthemlikehowwetreatourfellowChinese．Thatiswhatconfidencemeans，notbeingcondescending（屈尊），notworshiping，butlookingeachotherintheeyewithtrustandrespect．1、Accordingtothetext，whataretheChineseattitudestowardforeignerstoday？A．Theyhavevariousattitudestowardforeigners．B．Theythinktheforeignersarealwaysrude．C．Theyalwaysspeakhighlyoftheforeigners．D．Theybelieveforeignersarejustcommonpeople．2、Chineseusedtolackself﹣confidencebecause．A．Theythoughttheforeignersweremysterious．B．Theyusedtothinkthemselveslesspowerful．C．Theyweredeeplyinfluencedbythedarkhistory．D．Theyoncebelievedforeignerswereawesome．3、AccordingtoZhangWeiwei，mostChinesemigrants．A．desiretobeacitizenofanothernationB．developastrongerlovefortheirhomecountryC．areunwillingtoreturntotheirmotherlandD．serveasbadexamplesinpatrioticeducation4、What'sthemainideaofthepassage？A．Chineseshouldbeproudofthegreatachievementoftheircountry．B．Chinesehaveenoughconfidencetomakegreaterprogress．C．Chinesehavealowerself﹣confidencefacedwithforeigners．D．Chineseshouldbeconfidentandtaketheforeignersasequals．BInformationonTravellinginSingaporeMoneymattersThecurrencyinSingaporeistheSingaporedollar(S$).Moneychangingservicescanbefoundatmanyshoppingcentresandhotelsaroundtheisland,andtheATMs(generallyopen24/7)acceptmostofthemaincreditcardssuchasVisa,MasterCardandAmericanExpress.HotelReservationsandAccommodationUponarrivalattheairport,pleasevisitits24-hourhotelreservationscounters,whichcanhelpgetyouaroominyourpreferredhotel.Paymentforthefirstnightisrequireduponconfirmation.LostPassport/SingaporeImmigrationServicesShouldyouloseyourpassport,wesuggestyoumakeapolicereport,thenheadtotheImmigration&CheckpointsAuthoritytogetatemporaryvisa.Finally,informyourrespectiveembassysothatyoucangetthroughcustomswhenyoureachhome.TippingTippingisnotacommonpracticeinSingaporeasmosthotelsandrestaurantsincludea10%servicechargeinthefinalbill.Whiletippingisnotexpected,itisappreciated,beitinrestaurantswherethereisnoservicecharge,oranywherewhereexcellentserviceisprovided.SmokingIfyouareasmoker,youwillhavetoresisttheurgetolightupinair-conditionedareassuchasshoppingcentres,restaurants,entertainmentoutletsandcinemas.Smokingisalsoanoffenceinpublicbuses,theMRTtrains,taxisandlifts.AmaximumofS$1000canbeimposedonfirst-timeoffenders.Ageneralruleofthumbisthatifthereisanashtraysupplied,goforit.467、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemoneychangingsysteminSingapore?A．Difficult. B．Convenient.C．Traditional. D．Original.1、Whatisessentialifyouwanttobookahotelroomattheairport?A．YoumuststayinSingaporefor24hours.B．Youshouldgotoyourpreferredhotel.C．Youaresupposedtopayforthefirstnight.D．Youmustspendthefirstnightattheairport.2、HowmanystepsaresuggestedthatyoushouldfollowifyouloseyourpassportinSingapore?A．2. B．3.C．4. D．5.3、Onwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareyouexpectedtotip?A．Whenyouthinkthattheserviceisverygood.B．Whenyoureceiveagiftfromafriend.C．Whenyouleaveaverygoodrestaurant.D．Whenyouarefacedwithanydifficulty.4、SmokingisstrictlyforbiddeninthefollowingareasEXCEPT______.A．inanair-conditionedrestaurant B．inabusC．inaconferenceroom D．byanashtray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．Oneday,anexpertwasspeakingtoagroupofbusinessstudents.Heusedan1thosestudentswillnever2.Ashestoodinfrontofthegroup,hepulledoutajarandsetitonthetable.Hethen3placedaboutadozenfist-sizedrocks,one4alime,intothejar.Whenthejarwasfilledtothe5andnomorerockswouldfit6,heasked,thejar7?”Everyoneintheclasssaid,“Yes,"Hereplied,“Really?”Hereachedunderthetableandpulledoutlotsofgravel（碎石）,thenputsomegravelinand8thejar,causingpiecesofgraveltoworkthemselvesdownintothe9betweenthebigrocks.Heaskedthegrouponcemore,“Isthejarfull?"“Probablynot,”oneofthem10,“Good!”hereplied.Hereachedunderthetableagainand11abagofsand.Hestartedputtingthesandintothejaranditwentintoallthespaces12betweentherocksandthegravel.Oncemoreheaskedthe13question,“Isthejarfull?”“No!"theclassshouted.Onceagainhesaid,“Good!"Thenheputouta14ofwaterandbegantopouritin15thejarwasfilledtothetop.Thenhelookedattheclassandsaid,“Thetruththisexample16usis:Ifyoudon'tputthebigrocksin17,you'llnevergetthemin18.Whatarethe‘bigrocks’inyourlife?Inmylifetheyaremy19ones,mydreams,doingthingsthatIlove,timeformyself,andmyhealth.Remembertoputthesebig20infirstoryou'llnevergettheminatall.1、A．agreementB．accidentC．exampleD．excuse2、A．realizeB．forgetC．rememberD．agree3、A．carefullyB．suddenlyC．especiallyD．hopefully4、A．inB．onC．byD．at5、A．topB．bottomC．lineD．row6、A．outsideB．insideC．indoorsD．outdoors7、A．goodB．new.C．fallD．useful8、A．beatB．brokeC．kickedD．shook9、A．spacesB．pathsC．unitsD．streets10、A．doubtedB．answeredC．warnedD．ordered11、A．spokeoutB．tookonC．broughtoutD．putup12、A．thrownB．damagedC．repairedD．left13、A．sameB．otherC．differentD．easy14、A．carB．pondC．bottleD．room15、A．afterB．untilC．when.D．as16、A．blamesB．punishesC．teachesD．changes17、A．lastB．suddenlyC．secondD．first18、A．aboveallB．atallC．firstofallD．afterall19、A．lovedB．plannedC．changedD．admitted20、A．sandB．villagesC．peopleD．rocks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。Sweden,oneoftheworld’smostadvancedcountries,hasstartedtointroduceasix-hourworkdayforitsemployeesAroundthecountry,companiesaremakingthischangeinordertomakeworkersmoreproductiveand1．(happy)Atthesametimebreaksandmeetings2．(keep)toaminimumatwork,sothatworkerscanconcentrate3．theirjobandnotgetdistractedLabourexpertssaythatthetraditionaleight-hourworkdayisveryhardtoendureWorkerscannot4．(complete)focusontheirjobforsuchalongperiodoftimeOntheotherhandmanyworkershaveahardtime5．(go)throughtheirprivatelifeafteraharddayatworkHealthexpertssay,thataftersixhoursoffocusedwork,peoplestillhaveenoughenergy6．(do)thingsathomeThechangecomesatatime7．manyemployeesaroundtheworldwork50to60hoursandmoreaweekSomeofthemareindangerofburningoutafteracertaintimeWorkinglonghours8．(raise)thedangerofheartattacks,strokesandother9．(ill)10．Swedishmodelhopesforworkerstobeabletoworkthroughtoahigherageandnotretire11．第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)