贵州黔南经济学院《大学英语（Ⅳ）-职场英语》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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Tocombatglobalwarming,manypeopleare_________theuseofalternativeenergysources.A．applyingto B．jumpingat C．dippinginto D．pushingfor2、—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso3、—Didyouwatchthebasketballmatchyesterday?—Yes，Idid.Youknow，mybrother________inthematch.A．isplayingB．wasplayingC．hasplayedD．hadplayed4、Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it5、Withthedevelopmentofeconomy，ourincomehasincreased________10%inlessthanayear.A．forB．byC．onD．at6、—Excuseme,canyoutellmewhereIcanfindasupermarket?—Ihappentoknow________nearby.Comeon,I’llshowyoutheway.A．one B．itC．that D．some7、—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking8、Couldweaccomplishthetaskaccordingtotheschedule?Idoubtthat.Theproblemremains______wecangetfinancialaidwithinthisweek.A．that B．how C．why D．when9、Inthe"moongarden"onboardtheChang'e4,theshootsofcottonmarkedthefirstlivematterever_____onthemoon.A．havinggrownB．tobegrownC．beinggrownD．grown10、Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegeforfiveyears,Jane______herjobasadoctorinthecountryside.A．setout B．tookover C．tookup D．setup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。AWanderingaroundtheairportterminal(航站楼),afterlearningmyflighthadbeendelayedfourhours,Iheardanannouncement,“IfanyonenearGaleA-4understandsanyArabic,pleasecometothegateimmediately.”IwentthereandsawanoldwomaninfulltraditionalPalestiniandresscryingonthefloor.Ayoungmanfromtheairportstaffaskedmetotalktohertofindoutwhatwasherproblem.Hesaidshestartedtocrywhenhearingtheannouncementabouttheflight.Ikneltdown,putmyarmsaroundherandaskedherwhatwaswrong.MyArabicwasn’tgoodenoughbutImanagedtogetmymeaningacross.Shesoonstoppedcryingandtoldmeshehadthoughttheflighthadbeencanceled.SheneededtobeinElPasoforanimportantmedicaltreatmentthenextday.Isaid,“You’llbefine.You’llgettherebutonlyafewhourslate.Whoisgoingtopickyouup?Let’scallhim.”Wecalledherson.IspoketohiminEnglish.ItoldhimIwouldstaywithhismothertillweboardedtheplane.Later,IcalledmydadwhoseArabicwasbetterandaskedhimtotalktoher.Shelookedmuchmorerelaxedwhiletalkingonthephone.Latershetookoutasackofhomemadecookiesstuffedwithdatesandnutsandofferedthemtoallthewomenatthegate:thetravelerfromArgentina,themomfromCalifornia,thelovelywomanfromLaredo.Everybodysmiledandacceptedhercookiestoeat.AndmynewbestfriendandIwereholdinghands,whiletheothersaroundusweretalkingwitheachotherwithdifferentaccents.Ialmostwantedtohugallthoseotherwomentoo.Ilookedaroundthatgateandthoughttomyself,“Thisissurelytheworldwanttolivein.”1、Whydidtheoldladycryattheairportterminalgate?A．Theplanewascanceled.B．Hermedicaltreatmentwascanceled.C．Shedidn’tknowwhichflighttotake.D．Shemisunderstoodtheannouncement.2、Itcanbeinferredthat________.A．theauthorwasPalestinianB．mostpassengerswerefromAmericaC．theauthor’sfirstlanguagewasEnglishD．theoldladyhadnevertravelledabroad3、Accordingtothepassage,welearnthattheauthorwas________.A．talkativeandactiveB．warm-heartedandhelpfulC．creativeandintelligentD．enthusiasticbutaggressiveBWithsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.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．GreenbergwasaluckyguytoenterColumbiaUniversityonfullscholarship．Butjustbeforejunioryear，Greenberg's1changed．Onedayhisvision"2up"andlaterhewasdiagnosed（诊断）withglaucoma（青光眼）．ThendoctorsoperatedonGreenberg'seyes．3，thesurgerydidn'twork．Greenbergwasgoingblind．Hewasso4thatherefusedtoseeanyone．AsGreenberg'sbestfriend，ArthurpersuadedGreenbergtogobacktoColumbiaand5tobehisreader．Arthurread6tohimeveryday，takingtimeoutfromhisownstudy，andGreenberg7scoringstraightA's．Still，hewas8aboutgettingaroundaloneandreliedonhisfriend．Then，oneafternoon，GreenbergandArthurwenttoMidtownManhattan．Whenitwastimetogobacktocampus，Arthursaidhecouldn't9himbecauseofanappointment．Greenberg10Theyargued，andArthurwalkedoff，11GreenbergaloneinGrandCentralTerminal．Greenberg，whowascompletely12，stumbled（蹒珊）throughtherush﹣hourcrowd．HetookashuttletrainwesttoTimesSquare，andthentransferredtoanuptowntrain．Fourmileslater，he13attheColumbiaUniversitystop．Attheuniversity'sgates，someone14him．"Oops，excuseme，sir．"Greenberg15thevoice．ItwasArthur's．Greenberg'sfirstreactionwas16，butinthenextsecond，herealizedwhathehadjust17﹣andrealized，too，whohadmadeitpossible．18，Arthurhadbeenwithhimthewholeway，usingoneofthemost19strategies．Blindnessdoesn'tmakeGreenbergfailtoappreciatethe20oflife．Healwayssaysheistheluckiestmanintheworld．1、A．faith B．attitude C．fortune D．reputation2、A．lit B．steamed C．cleared D．cheered3、A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．Therefore D．However4、A．shy B．desperate C．selfish D．nervous5、A．offered B．pretended C．happened D．learned6、A．letters B．newspapers C．textbooks D．magazines7、A．endedup B．carriedon C．imagined D．considered8、A．curious B．confident C．excited D．tentative9、A．abandon B．rescue C．comfort D．accompany10、A．compromised B．panicked C．explained D．apologized11、A．leaving B．finding C．consulting D．serving12、A．tired B．amused C．confused D．satisfied13、A．gotoff B．pulledover C．lookedaround D．ranaway14、A．turnedto B．shoutedat C．knockedinto D．quarreledwith15、A．raised B．lost C．controlled D．recognized16、A．anger B．pleasure C．relief D．sorrow17、A．missed B．questioned C．ignored D．achieved18、A．Gradually B．Finally C．Obviously D．Strangely19、A．brilliant B．familiar C．defensive D．complex20、A．magic B．beauty C．wisdom D．truth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。Calligraphyisavisualart1．(relate)towritingItisthedesignandexecutionofletteringwithabroadtipinstrument,brush,orotherwritinginstrumentsInChina,calligraphyisreferredto2．shufaChinesecalligraphyhas3．longtradition,andistodayregardedasoneoftheartsinthecountries4．itispracticedChinesecalligraphy5．(focus)notonlyonmethodsofwritingbutalsooncultivatingone'scharacterChinesecalligraphyisafarmofaestheticallypleasingwritingThistypeofexpressionhasbeenwidelypracticedinChinaandhasbeen6．(general)heldinhighesteemacrossEastAsiaCalligraphy7．(consider)asoneofthefourbestfriendsofancientChineseliterati,alongwithplayingstringedmusicalinstrument,theboardgame"go",andpaintingTherearesomegeneralstandardizationsofthe8．(vary)stylesofcalligraphyinthistraditionChinesecalligraphyandinkandwashpaintingarecloselyrelated:theyareaccomplished9．(use)similartoolsandtechniques,andhavealonghistoryofsharedartistryDistinguishingfeaturesofChinesepaintingandcalligraphyincludeanemphasisonmotionchargedwithdynamiclifeCalligraphyhasalsoledtothedevelopmentofmany10．(form)ofartinChina,includingsealcarving,ornatepaperweights,andinkstones第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）短文改错DearRon，Iamveryexcitingtohearthatyouarecomingtoourschoolsoon．Nowletmetointroduceourschooltoyou．Ourschoolisaveryfamouslyschoolwithlonghistory．Wehavemanyexperiencedteachersandexcellentequipments．Therearetwoteachingbuildings；oneisforseniorsandtheothersisforjuniors．Therearetwolabbuildingsoralibrary．ExceptChinese，maths，English，physicsandchemistry，wehavesomeoptionalcourses．Thestudentscanchoosethattheyliketoattend．Weloveourschool．Iamlookingforwardtomee