榆林职业技术学院《商务英语阅读2》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《商务英语阅读2》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷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、Wasitatthebeginning_____youmadethepromise____youwoulddoalltohelpmakeit?A．that;that B．when;thatC．that;when D．when;when2、.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print3、—HowdidyoulikeJohn’sexhibitionofpaintingslastweekend?—Totellyouthetruth,hispaintingsdidn’t________memuch.A.referto B．appealto C．belongto D．occurto4、Juliahasgotapretty_deal—shewaslaidoffjustforbeinglateonce!A．roughB．toughC．illegalD．mean5、Uptillnow,therehasbeennoscientificevidenceabout________causedthedeathofdinosaurs.A．whatisitthat B．whatitwasthat C．itwaswhat D．whatisit6、—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最爱》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．amwaitingfor7、Whatthecountrydid_____theinternationaltraderegulations,forwhichitwaswidelycondemned.A．approved B．violated C．bothered D．interrupted8、Atcollege,BarackObamadidn’tknowthathethefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.A．wastobecome B．becomesC．istobecome D．became9、Aquickreviewofsuccessesandfailuresattheendofyearwillhelp________youyearahead.A．sharpen B．switchC．stretch D．shape10、TheSmallGoosePagodainXi’an,oneofthe22SilkRoadrelicslocatedinChina,_______backin707duringtheTangDynasty.A．dated B．wasdatedC．dates D．isdating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。AWhenApplecutitsexpectationbenefitforthelastquarterof2018becauseofslowsalesofiPhones,marketswereshocked.Thecompany’sshareprice,whichhadbeenslidingformonths,fellbyafurther10%onJanuary3rd,thedayafterthenewscameout.Apple’ssuppliers’shareswerealsohit.ButApple’spainishumans’gain.Thefactthatthesemagicaldevicesarenowsopopularissomethingtobecelebrated.Nearly4bnofthe5.5bnadultsontheplanetnowhaveonesmartphone.Theyconnectbillionsofpeopletotheinternet’shugeamountofinformationandservices.Phonesmakemarketsmoreefficientandinspiregrowth.Yes,theycanbeusedforwastingtimeandspreadingdisinformation.Butthegoodfaroutweighsthebad.Theymightbethemosteffectivetoolofdevelopmentinexistence.Actuallythisslowdownistheresultofmarketsaturation(饱和).Afteradecadeofrapidtaking-in,thereismuchlessopportunitytosellhandsetstofirst-timebuyersassofewofthemareleft.Andreplacementcyclesarebecominglongerasnewmodelsofferonlyinsignificantimprovements.Forallbutthecraziestfans,theslowingpaceofupgradescomesasawelcomerelief.Doesthatmeaninnovation(创新)isslowing?No.Thelatestphonescontainamazinglyclevertechnologysuchas3Dface-scannersandcamerasassistedbyartificialintelligence.Moreover,smartphonesalsoprovideafoundationforextrainnovations,likemobilepaymentsandvideostreaming,andforfutureones,suchascontrolling“smart”homeequipmentorrobotaxis.Ascomputersbecomesmaller,stillmorepersonalandclosertopeople’sbodies,manyscientistsbelievethatwearabledeviceswillbethenextbigthing.Evenso,findinganotherproductwiththerangeofthesmartphoneisatallorder.Therecentslowingofsmartphonesalesisbadnewsfortheindustry,obviously.Butfortherestofhumansitisawelcomesignthatatransformativetechnologyhasbecomealmostuniversal.1、Thewriterconsiderstheslowdownofsmartphonesalesgoodnewsbecause___________.A．itcanmakemarketmoreefficient B．itslowscrazyfans’paceofupgradesC．itmeanslessdisinformationwillspread D．itindicatesthepopularityofsmartphones2、Wecaninferfromthetextthat___________.A．wearabledeviceswilltaketheplaceofsmartphonesverysoonB．inthefuturepeoplemighttakeasmartphone-controlledrobotaxiC．Apple’ssuppliers’shareshitarecordhighafterthenewscameoutD．Apple’ssharepricesarelikelytogoonslidinginthenextdecade3、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ABrandNewAgeforHumans B．Smartphone,aGoodTooloraBadTool?C．NewTechnologyinSmartphones D．BadNewsforApple,GoodNewsforHumansBAreportreleasedthismonthfoundthatgroupingchildrenbyabilityisontheriseagain—teachingstudentsingroupsofsimilarabilityhasimprovedachievementsforfastandslowlearnersalike—andwhowouldn’twantbrightkidstobeabletomoveahead?Butformostkids,labels(标签)appliedearlyinlifetendtostick,eveniftheyarewrong.Sortingschoolchildrenbyabilityhaslongbeencontroversial.Insomecountries,especiallyinAsia,school-widetracking(分流)remainsnormal.Childrenaretestedandplacedindifferentschoolsthatdirectthemtowardprofessionalorvocationalcareers.Movementbetweenthetracksisrare.School-widetrackingdecreasedinUSschoolsinthe1960sand1970s.Itneverdiedout,though.Sortingstudentsintoseparatetracksformathataboutjuniorhighschoolagecontinuestobecommon,andotherformsoftrackingpersistaswell.Unliketracking,whichmeanssortingstudentsintoseparateclassrooms,abilitygroupinghappenswithinclassrooms.Whendoneaccordingtothelatestresearch,ithasproventopromoteachievements.Abilitygroupingischangeableandtemporary.Withinclassrooms,studentsmightbedividedintodifferentlearninggroupsdealingwithmaterialsofdifferentlevels.Anystudentswhomasterconceptscanmoveupwardbetweengroups,andthestudentgroupsmightlookdifferentfromsubjecttosubjectandunittounit.Forinstance,astudentwhostandsoutinlanguageartsmightbeatanaverageorslowerlevelinmath.Astudentwhofliesthroughmultiplicationtablesmightneedextrahelpwithfractions.Studentswholaginreadingcanbepulledoutoftheclassroominsmallgroupsforpracticewithatutoruntiltheirreadingimproves.Researchshowsabilitygroupingwithinclasseshasmorepositivebenefitsthantracking.However,thatmustbeweighedagainstthechallengesinvolved.Inmanyregularclassrooms,thedifferencesbetweenstudentabilitylevelsareverybig.Thatpresentschallengesforteachersandlow-performingstudentstoconstantlycomparethemselveswithstudentswhoseemtoflythroughschoolwithease.Therigidabilitygroupsandtrackingofthepastarestillwithusinmanyschools.Likely,labelsareappliedwithmorecautionthaninthebadolddayswhensometeachersgavereadinggroupsnot-so-secretcodenameslike“Bluebirds”,“Robins”,“Crows”and“Buzzards”.Butkidsstillknow.1、Whyisgroupingchildrenbyabilitybecomingpopularagain?A．Becausemostteachersdonotlikeslowerlearners.B．Becausegroupingchildrenshouldbedoneearlyinlife.C．Becauseitisacademicallybeneficialtodifferentlearners.D．Becausefastlearnerscanmoveaheadwithoutteachers’help.2、Bysaying“Movementbetweenthetracksisrare.”inparagraph3,thewriterreallymeans.A．trackingchildrenisnormalinAsiaB．school-widetrackinghasdecreasedinUSC．professionalandvocationalcareersareunrelatedD．sortedstudentscanhardlychangeschools3、Theexamplesinparagraph5areusedmainlytoillustrate.A．agoodlanguagelearnerpromisestobegoodatmathB．astudentmightjoindifferentgroupsfordifferentcoursesC．abilitygroupingbenefitsgiftedstudentsmorethanslowonesD．abilitygroupingpresentsnochallengeforthoseslowstudents4、Whatmightbethechallengeinregularclassroomsforteachers?A．Students’differentlevels. B．Students’lowperformance.C．Constantself-comparison. D．Applicationofnot-so-secretcode.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．Stevewasaseventhgrader,abigboy,lookingmorelikeateenagerthana12-year-old.Yet,hewentunnoticed--hehadbeen1everyexaminationsincefirstgrade一untilMissWilma.Inthemiddleofthefirstsemesterofschool,theentireseventhgradewas2forbasicskills.“Youalldidprettywell,"MissWilmatoldtheclassaftergoingoverthe3"exceptforoneboy.Andit4myhearttotellyouthis,but.."she5，“thesmartestboyintheseventhgradeisfailingmyclass."Steve6hiseyesancarefullyexaminedhisfingertips.Afterthat,Stevestillwouldn'tdohishomework.EvenifMissWilma7punishedhim,heremained8“Steve,please!Icareaboutyou!”9,Stevegotit!“SomeoneCARESABOUTME?!”OneMondayacoupleofweekslater,MissWilmagavea10ontheweekendhomework.Steve11throughthetestandwasthefirsttohandinhispaper.Withalookof12，MissWilma1ookhispaperandbegantolookitover.MissWilma'sfacewasin13shock!SheglancedupatSteve,then14,thenup.Thesmartestboyintheseventhgradehadjustpassedhisfirsttest!Fromthatmoment,nothingwasthesameforSteve.Hediscoveredthatnotonlycouldherememberandunderstand15,buthecouldtranslatewhathelearnedintohislife.Hebecame16，Afterhighschool,SteveenlistedintheNavy,andhehada(n)17militarycareer.Duringhisnavalyears,heinspiredmanyyoungpeoplewhomightnothave18themselveswithouthim.A19tookplacewithintheheartofaboyallbecauseofoneteacher,who20.1、A．missingB．failingC．passingD．skipping2、A．testedB．classifiedC．separatedD．dismissed3、A．questionsB．effectsC．lessonsD．results4、A．fillsB．pressesC．breaksD．destroys5、A．shoutedB．hesitatedC．interruptedD．laughed6、A．droppedB．raisedC．coveredD．closed7、A．strangelyB．steadilyC．severelyD．secretly8、A．helplessB．stubbornC．flexibleD．crazy9、A．CommonlyB．UnwillinglyC．ParticularlyD．Suddenly10、A．quizB．chanceC．speechD．presentation11、A．sleptB．lookedC．livedD．hurried12、A．disappointmentB．surpriseC．satisfactionD．inspiration13、A．betterB．totalC．preciousD．ridiculous14、A．downB．awayC．outD．back15、A．homeworkB．gradesC．knowledgeD．subjects16、A．outstandingB．lazyC．roughD．troublesome17、A．tiringB．ordinaryC．hardworkingD．successful18、A．reliedonB．lookedafterC．turnedtoD．believedin19、A．competitionB．choiceC．changeD．campaign20、A．waitedB．listenedC．wishedD．cared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。Aspopulationsincreasedinlargecitiesin1．nineteenthcentury,buildingsubwaylineswasaway2．(move)peoplefromoneareaofacitytoanotherquicklyandefficientlyThefirstmajorsubwaysystem,theLondonUnderground,3．(start)in1873usingsteamtrainsSubwayscaughtonquicklyinLondonFrom26,itwaschangedinfavorofanelectricalsystemToday’ssubwaysaroundtheworldnowworkon4．(electrical)Passengerscanrelyontheregularscheduleofsubwaytrainswhile5．(avoid)trafficonbusycitystreetsTwooftheworld’searliestsubwayswerebuiltinParisandNewYorkWhentheParisMetroopenedonJuly19,30,citizenswereproudofthe6．(impress)andbeautifullydecoratedstationentrances7．thefirstNewYorksubwayconsisted8．only9．5kilometersoftrackin34,today,itistheworld’slargestsubwaysystemToday,subwaysarestillpopularwithpassengersTheTokyosubwayisthe10．(busy)intheworld,with11．2billionridersayearClosebehind12．(be)subwaysinMoscow(13．4billion),Seoul(14．1billion),andNewYorkCity(15．6billion)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短文。短文中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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。Asisoftenthecase,whenpeopleareattendingmeet