武汉设计工程学院《商务英语阅读Ⅲ》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、We’llbuildapowerstation______waterresourcesareplentiful.A．where B．inwhichC．which D．that2、Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob______herconfidenceandflexibility.A．intermsofB．inresponsetoC．byvirtueofD．withrespectto3、Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto4、—Whatwasitthatcausedthepartytobeputoff?—________theinvitations.A．BecauseTomdelayedsendingB．TomdelayedtosendC．ThatTomdelayedsendingD．Tomdelayedsending5、Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed6、Thissemesterourschooloffersmanyoptionalcoursesforthestudents,_______appealstomanystudents.A．eachofwhich B．allofwhomC．eachofwhom D．allofwhich7、Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting 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D．farfrom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。AInaworldfullofKatesandSarahs,youmightthinkit’dbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd.BeingnamedStacia(pronouncedstay-sha)isnotsoluckytome.I’11gettheoccasional.“Yournameissopretty"afterintroducingmyself,buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness.Forexample,MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisn’tarealword.IwasneverabletobuyacheesyMickeyMousekeychainfromDisneylandasakid(inotherwords,Ididn’thaveachildhood).Icouldn’tevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive.Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass.AfterawhileIstoppedcorrectinghim,andthat’sbeenmyreactiontostrangerseversince.Inothercages,I'drathertellthecashiermynameisStaciandsavebothofus,aswellasthepeoplestandingbehindmeinline,valuabletime.Meetingnewpeoplegivesmeanxiety,andI'verealizedit'seasierjusttolieaboutmynamealtogetherincertaincases.ActuallyIdid—somanytimesthatBrittanyisnowmychosen“goingout"name.Itmayhavecausedsomeconfusionwithmyfriendsatfirst,whowouldletoutasmalllaughorconfusedlook,butI'vetrainedthemtokeepastraightfacewheneverIcameupwiththisfake(假的)name．NowgoingoutonweekendsmeansIgettohaveashiftofidentity.Frustrationsaside,beingtheownerofauniquenamehasmademeappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Someonepronouncingorspellingmynamecorrectlyonthefirsttrybringsmemorejoythanitprobablyshould.IalsolovewhenImeetanotherStaciaandwegettobondoveroursharedstruggles.ToanyotherStaciasreadingthis—Ifeelyou,girl.P.S.IapologizetoanyrealBrittanysoutthere.Thanksforlettingmeborrowyourname!1、169．Howdoestheauthoroftenfeelabouthername?A．AnnoyedB．HappyC．DisappointedD．Proud2、171．Whydoestheauthoruseafakename?A．ToenjoyadifferentidentityB．TostandoutinacrowdC．TosavetimeandtroubleD．Tomakeafoolofherself3、173．What’sthereactionofherfriendsto“Brittany"finally?A．TheyarelaughingatherB．TheyareusedtoitC．TheyarestronglyagainstherD．Theyareconfusedaboutit4、175．Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A．GuiltyB．CautiousC．CuriousD．HumorousBWhatDoestheLengthofYourFingersSayAboutYou?Areyouthepeace-lovingtypeortheambitiousgo-getter?Yourfingerlengthmightbeaclue.Takealookatyourfingers.WouldyoubelievemeifItoldyouthatthelengthofyourfingersinrelationtooneanothercanpredictyourpersonality?IknowthatitsoundslikeoneofthosesillytestsyouseeonFacebook,butIhavetoadmitthatitisexactlycorrectforme.Here’showitworks.Lookatyourthreemiddlefingersofyourhand.Isyourindexfingerlongerthanyourringfinger?Isyourringfingerlongerthanyourindexfinger?Orarethetwoofthesamelength?Findthesituationthatbestmatchesyourhandandseeifwhatfollowsisanaccuratedescriptionofyourpersonality.Longerringfinger:TheSweetTalkerIfyourringfingerislongerthanyourindexfinger,researchshowsthatyou’relikelyacharmingtype,andyoucanprobablytalkyourselfoutofanysituation.Othersoftenfindthispersonalitytypeirresistibleandwillgotogreatlengthstohelpyou.You’remorelikelytotakerisks,andyou’regoodatproblem-solving.Peopleinthiscategorymakegreatengineers,soldiersandcrossword-puzzlesolvers.Longerindexfinger:The(Over)ConfidentOneIfyourindexfingerislongerthanyourringfinger,chancesareyouarefullofconfidence—possiblyeventothepointofbeingover-confidentandproud.Youarenotnecessarilyintroverted(内向的),butyoudoenjoytimetoyourself,especiallywhenyou’retryingtocompleteaproject.Youareadreampursuerwhocanmakethingshappen,butyoumaybeshywhenitcomestotakingthefirststepinarelationship.Youarealsoprobablyhappywithwhatyouhave,butyou’realwayswishingformore.Indexandringfingerareofthesamelength:ThePeacemakerIfyourindexfingerandringfingerareroughlyofthesamelength,youarelikelytoavoidconflictatallcostsandseektokeepthepeaceinyourrelationships.Youarewell-organized,faithfulandsympathetic.Butdeepdownunderallofthatcaringandpeace-loving,youalsohaveahot-temperedsidethatcanappearunexpectedlywhenyou’repushedtoofar.Youwilltryyourhardesttoavoidafight.Howwelldothesedescriptionsmatchyourpersonality?Iwassurprisedattheaccuracyinmycase,butI’mnotgoingtotellyouwhichoneitwas!1、Whichofthefollowinghandcouldbeanengineer’shand?A．B．C．D．2、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor______.A．isverycharmingandhelpfulB．alwaystrieshardtoavoidafightC．oftentakessillytestsonFacebookD．thinksthedescriptionssuithimwell3、Whatdoesthepassageintendtotellus?A．Howaccuratethedescriptionofthetestis.B．Thelengthoffingerscanrevealpersonality.C．Whyyourfingersarenotofthesamelength.D．Personalityisdeterminedbyyourfingerlength.4、Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A．Apopularmagazine.B．Anofficialreport.C．Apublicadvertisement.D．Abiologytextbook.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．Inmychildhood,Ienviedmyclassmatesverymuchasmyabsencefromschoolwasnotallowedduetomystrictparents.Ihadtobe1inordertostayhome.Myparents2tosaythattheywereleadingmetohavea3workethic(职业道德).NotuntillastweekdidIseethe4．Iwasonabus,andbehindwasamanwhowas5tohisfriendabouthislife.Hisdreamwastobecomeadirectorbuthewouldn'tcontinueto6itbecausehehadno7ifhecouldmakeenoughmoney.Andhedidn'twanttowaste8becauseitprobablywouldtakemonthsoryearsto9itbig.Thenheadmittedtothinkingaboutbecominga(n)10becausehethoughthecould11makesixfigureswithinoneyear.Hisfriendagreedbecauseasheputit,“Ihaveno12toworklonghoursandnotmakemuchmoney.Takingpicturesisgoodbecauseyoucanmakebigmoneyandonlyworkshorthours.”Manypeoplethesedaysdon't13thatwhenthingsseemtohappenimmediately,itisonlybecausealotof14,determinationandtimehavegoneintoit.Someoneoncetoldmethatyoumayknow15someoneisanexpertinhisgivenfieldbyhoweasyhemakesitlook.The16itlooks,themorehoursgointoit.Thereisno17forlaziness.InthetelevisionshowFame,thedanceteachertoldherstudents,“Ifyouwantfame,fame18andhere'showyoustartpayingforit,insweat.”EverytimeIwatchthatshow,mydadwouldrepeathow19shewasbecauseinorderto20youhavetoworkhard.Hewouldgoonandonabouthowbaditistobelazy.1、A．shakingB．smilingC．shoutingD．lying2、A．neededB．usedC．agreedD．ought3、A．differentB．reliableC．standardD．good4、A．evidenceB．significanceC．answerD．result5、A．writingB．explainingC．reflectingD．complaining6、A．supportB．makeC．followD．change7、A．ideaB．doubtC．evidenceD．sign8、A．luckB．moneyC．timeD．opportunity9、A．takeB．promoteC．makeD．create10、A．dancerB．lawyerC．actorD．photographer11、A．gentlyB．eagerlyC．easilyD．carefully12、A．choiceB．timeC．desireD．chance13、A．understandB．guaranteeC．recognizeD．realize14、A．decisionB．effortC．pressureD．intelligence15、A．thatB．whyC．whetherD．when16、A．easierB．lighterC．betterD．harder17、A．explanationB．statementC．excuseD．possibility18、A．mattersB．arisesC．worksD．costs19、A．naturalB．beautifulC．rightD．kind20、A．succeedB．developC．finishD．rest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。Thewayyouwalkmaybedeterminedbyyourdailyschedule,butitmayalsoreflectyourpersonalityThechoicesyoumaketellsomethingaboutyourinner1．(think)Atleast,that’swhatsciencehasprovedRecently,researchers2．(observe)thewaythatpeoplewalkandhowitrelatesto3．(they)personalitiesAvailableonlineviaSageJournals,thestudyexaminesboththewalkingstylesandpersonalitiesof15,000adultsagedfrom25to4．Accordingtothestudy,when5．(face)withthenewchallenges,fastwalkersaremorelikelytobeactivewhilequietpeopletendtowalkmoreslowlyMeanwhile,thestudyhasalsofound6．(power)evidencethatwalkingspeedinadulthoodreflectstheindividual’spersonalityHowever,speedingupyourwalkingpacecan’t7．(instant)makeyouthelifeoftheparty,8．meansthatyouneedn’tchangeyourpersonalityActually,thereare9．(hide)strengthsofbeingaquietpersonaswellas10．activeoneMakethemostofyourstrengths,11．youcanbesuccessfulregardlessofwhichtypeyoufallintoandhowfastorslowlyyouwalk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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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。Iusedtodelaythingsuntildeadlines,thatcausedmemuchtrouble、Therefore,Ithoughtofsomewaystoge