无锡学院《高级商务英语写作》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Mr.Zhanggavealltextbookstoallthepupils,except____________whohadalreadytakenthem.A．theseB．onesC．thoseD．theothers2、Janeestablishedaprogram,____youngpeopletotakepartinactivities____promotegreaterconcernfortheenvironment．A．toencourage;where B．havingencouraged;whereC．encouraging;that D．encouraged;which3、Tom’sscoreonthetestisthehighestintheclass.He_____.A．shouldstudylastnightB．shouldhavestudiedlastnightC．musthavestudiedlastnightD．muststudylastnight4、—Doyouthinkheistheonlypersonforthejob?—I’mnotquitesurebuthe’llprove_______tothetask.A．equal B．essentialC．special D．superior5、——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting6、IamsorryIamverybusynow.IfItime,Iwouldcertainlygotothemovieswithyou.A．have B．hadC．havehad D．hadhad7、Theboss_________theemployeesariseinsalaryforages,butnothinghasoccurredyet.A．promisedB．hadpromisedC．wouldpromiseD．promises8、Thebookisnowoutofprint,______itcaneasilybeborrowedfromlibraries.A．andB．forC．soD．but9、Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout10、Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether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。AEntrepreneurandCEOofTeslaandSpaceX,ElonMuskmayhavealittlemoretimeonhishands,ashe’sleavinghispositionontheboardoftheOpenAI,accordingtoablogpost.ThedepartureislikelytheresultofTesla’smovingintothefieldofArtificialIntelligence(AI),whichhesaidin2017wouldbethe“bestintheworld”andwouldevenbeableto“predictyourdestination.”Muskwillcontinueto“donateandadvisetheorganization,”OpenAIsaidinablogpostonFeb.20,addingthat“AsTeslacontinuestobecomemorefocusedonAI,thiswillavoidapotentialfutureconflictforElon.”MuskandYCombinerCEOSamAltmanco-foundedthenonprofitenterpriseinDecember2015,itsmissionistodevelopsafeartificialgeneralintelligenceandensurethosedevelopmentsaremadepublic.OpenAIresearcherspublishedapaperonthesitearXiv.org,detailingthepossiblesecurethreatsthatcomewith“malicious”AI.Infact,Muskhasheardofthe“evilAI”alarmseveraltimes.OnAug.11,2017,hewarnedthatartificialintelligenceposesabiggerthreattohumanity,andhetoldagatheringofstategovernorsthatthegovernmentneedstoregulateAIbeforerobotsstart“killingpeople.”Musk’sdeparturefromtheOpenAIboardcouldmeanbigthingsforTesla.AsElonGoodbye,afinancialreporter,notedonFuturism,themove“couldsignalthatTeslaismoredeeplycommittedtotheirownAIprojectsthanwethought.”Headded,“ThosewhohavehadtheirearstoanyrumorsthatTeslaisreadytodelivervehiclescapableofLevel5autonomycouldtakethisnewOpenAIdevelopmentasasignthatthecompanyisinchingclosertothatunapproachablegoal.”Nocompanyhasreachedthatlevelofautonomy,whichmeansthatadriverlesscarcouldnavigateanyroadunderanyconditionsandthatallthehuman“driver”wouldneedtodoistoinputadestination.1、WhydoesElonMuskleavehisposition?A．TocreatesaferAI.B．TobuildthepowerfulInternet.C．Todevelopsocialcommunication.D．ToavoidapossibleconflictwithTesla.2、WhatistheElonMusk’sattitudetowardstheAI?A．Ambiguous.B．Negative.C．Supportive.D．Sympathetic.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“malicious”inParagraph3mean?A．Advanced.B．Unpopular.C．Poisonous.D．Traditional.4、WhatcanweinferfromElonGoodbye’comments?A．Level5autonomyisimpossible.B．TherumorsaboutTeslaismeaningless.C．HehasnoconfidenceinOpenAI.D．Level5autonomycouldsethumandriversfree.BAustralianscientistsaretryingtogivekangaroo-stylestomachstocattleandsheepinordertocutthegreenhousegasestheysendout,whichisthoughttoberesponsibleforglobalwarming.Thankstospecialbacteriaintheirstomachs,kangarooflatulence(肠胃气胀)containsnomethaneandscientistswanttotransferthatbacteriatocattleandsheepwhoproducelargequantitiesoftheharmfulgas.Whiletheusualimageofgreenhousegaspollutionisabillowingsmokestack,pushingoutcarbondioxide,farmanimals’passingwindcontributeasurprisinglyhighpercentageoftotalemissionsinsomecountries.“FourteenpercentofemissionsfromallsourcesinAustraliaarefromentericmethanefromcattleandsheep,”saidAtholKlieve,aseniorresearchscientistwiththegreenslandstategovernment.“AndifyoulookatanothercountrysuchasNewZealand,whichhasgotamuchhigheragriculturalbase,theyareactuallyuparound50percent,”hesaid.Researcherssaythebacteriaalsomakethedigestiveprocessmuchmoreefficientandcouldpotentiallysavemillionsofdollarsinfeedcostsforfarmers.Butitwilltakeresearchersatleastthreeyearstoisolatethebacteriabeforetheycanevenstarttodevelopawayoftransferringittocattleandsheep.Anothergroupofscientists,meanwhile,havesuggestedAustraliansshouldfarmfewercattleandsheepandjusteatmorekangaroos.Andabout20percentofhealth-consciousAustraliansarebelievedtoeatthenationalsymbolalready.It’slowinfat,it’sgothighproteinlevelsanditisverycleaninthesensethatbasicallyitisfree-range(放养的)animal,”saidPeterAmptoftheUniversityofNewSouthWales’instituteofenvironmentalstudies.1、Scientistsintendtoputbacteriaintocattleandsheep________.A．tohelpAustralianfarmerstoearnmoremoneyB．topreventthemfromsendingoutharmfulgasesC．sothattheycanprotectAustralianecosystemD．sothattheycanmakefulluseofspecialbacteria2、AtholKlieveseemstobelievethat_________.A．farmanimalsaretoblameforgreenhousegasesB．lesscattleandsheepareraisedinNewZealandC．cattleandsheepproducelesscarbondioxideD．NewZealandhasthemostanimalsintheworld3、TheadvantagesPeterAmptlistsaboutkangaroosdon’tinclude________.A．itisrichinproteinB．itislowinfatC．itischeaperthanbeefD．itiscleanerthansheep4、Themainideaofthepassageisto________.A．discussabetterwaytoprotecttheearthB．warnfarmersofthedangerofanimalwasteC．explainthepossiblesolutionstopollutionD．presentarecentstudyonglobalwarming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．ItwasafreezingcoldeveninginnorthernVirginiamanyyearsago.Anoldmanwaswaitingforaacrosstheriver.Atlastheheardsomehoovesalongthefrozenpath.Anxiously,hewatchedasseveralhorsemencamearoundthebend.,heletthempassbyoneafteranother.Finally,astheriderwasdrawingnear,theoldmantherider’seyeandaskedwhetherhewouldgivinghimaridetotheotherside.Therideragreed.Seeingtheoldmanwasunabletohishalf-frozenbodyfromtheground,thehorsemanandhelpedtheoldmanthehorse.Thehorsemantooktheoldmannotjustacrosstheriver,buttohis,atinybutcozycottage.Beforeleaving,outof,thehorsemanaskedtheoldmanwhyonsuchabitterwinternighthewouldwaitandaskthelastriderandhehadrefused.Theoldmanreplied,“Ilookedintotheeyesoftheotherridersandimmediatelysawtherewasnoformysituation.ButwhenIlookedintoyoureyes,Iwascertainthatyourgentlespiritwouldgivemeinmytimeofneed.”Thosecommentstouchedthehorsemandeeply,whotheoldman,“MayInevergettoobusywithmyownaffairsthatItorespondtotheneedsofotherswithkindnessandcompassion.”thesewords,ThomasJefferson,presidentoftheUnitedStates,turnedhishorsearoundandhiswaybacktotheWhiteHouse.1、A．horsemanB．horseC．rideD．friend2、A．attackingB．runningC．enteringD．approaching43、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．ThusD．Moreover3、A．comingB．leavingC．nextD．last4、A．keptB．caughtC．lookedD．saw5、A．mindB．avoidC．preferD．try6、A．seriouslyB．doubtfullyC．willinglyD．strangely7、A．liftB．pushC．feelD．stand8、A．wentoffB．turnedaroundC．setoutD．gotdown9、A．ontoB．overC．offD．above10、A．hometownB．apartmentC．destinationD．village11、A．courageB．curiosityC．enthusiasmD．honesty12、A．whataboutB．ifonlyC．howcomeD．whatif13、A.chanceB．doubtC．concernD．reason14、A．strengthB．comfortC．generosityD．assistance15、A．heartwarmingB．impressiveC．pessimisticD．optimistic16、A．persuadedB．toldC．remindedD．suggested17、A．manageB．failC．disagreeD．remember18、A．InB．OnC．WithD．At19、A．madeB．struggledC．feltD．Fought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。Brightonisthe

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10．surveyalsofindsthatBrightonresidentshavethebestlevelsofcholesterol(胆固醇)andbloodpressureinBritain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：在错的词下划一横线，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）不计分。Afewyearsbefore,myfamilywenttoaseafoodfestivalinFlorida、Thefoodwasdelicious,theweatherwaslovely,buttheboatridewasgreat、Thelastthingwastogoonhelicopterride、Mylittlesisterwassoyoungtogobyherself,soIvolunteeredtoaccompanywithherontheride、WhenIgot