武汉工程大学邮电与信息工程学院《商务英语技巧2》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

学校________________班级____________姓名____________考场____________准考证号学校________________班级____________姓名____________考场____________准考证号…………密…………封…………线…………内…………不…………要…………答…………题…………第1页，共3页武汉工程大学邮电与信息工程学院《商务英语技巧2》

2023-2024学年第一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、--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing2、______tosuccesscan’tdefeatus.Instead,theycanonlymakeusstronger.A．Attempts B．BarriersC．Contributions D．Access3、—Isay,Harry.Whatdidyousaytothelaid-offworkerjustnow?—Nothing.Itomyself.A．hadonlytalked B．amonlytalking C．havejusttalked D．wasjusttalking4、Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound5、—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then6、Undergoodtreatment,manypatientsarebeginningto________andwillsoonrecover.A．turnupB．catchupC．pickupD．showup7、—YoushouldhavecometothepartylastSaturdayevening.Itwasreallyfantastic.—Butafriendanunexpectedvisittome.A．paid B．hadpaid C．wouldpay D．haspaid8、AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork9、Theroomissoclean.He________havecleanedityesterdayevening.A．will B．needC．can D．must10、––Youseemtobefamiliarwiththiscity.—I______hereforthreeyears.It’ssogreattobeback.A．livedB．hadlivedC．havelivedD．live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。ALet’scatchaglimpseofthelatestinventionsthisyear.ParallelsletsyouusedesktopappsonyourphoneYou'dthinkmostapplicationswouldhavecreatedamobileappbynow—butmanycompaniesstillusedesktopappsexclusively.NowParallelsAccessletsyouaccessthemonyoursmartphone.Allyouneedtodoisdownloadtheapp,thenconnectParallels'Applification™toyourcomputer,soyoucanaccessimportantfilesandotherappswithasingleclick.Youcaneasilyuseyourappsinfull-screenmode,usingintuitive(直观的)touchcontrolstoworkfasterthanbefore.Usually,ParallelsAccessis$19.99,butyoucangetitnowfor$9.99.TakeyourlightingtothenextlevelwiththissmartswitchYouprobablydon’tspendalotoftimethinkingaboutyourhome’slighting,butit’simportant:thewaythatyoucontrolyourlightingaffectstheenvironment(andyourelectricbill).ThisWiFiwallswitchiscontrolledviaacompanionapponyoursmartphone,soyoucancontrolconnectedlightsorceilingfansfromanywhere.Usually,theMerossWiFiWallLightSwitchcosts$45.99,butrightnowit’sonsalefor$39.99.ShootbeautifullyclearvideoswiththissmartphonegimbalIfyou'reinterestedinshootingprofessional-qualityvideosandphotos,youdon'thavetospendafortunetotakeabeautifullycomposedshot:justusethisRigietSmartphoneGimbalinstead.Agimbalisasupportforyourcamera(inthiscase,yoursmartphone)thatallowsittopivot（移动）,andautomaticallydetectandadjusttothepositionthatyouwanttofilmin.Unlikeanyothercamerahardwareyoumightown,thisonecomeswithitsownaccompanyingapp.Usually,thisRigietSmartphoneGimbalis$269,butyoucangetitnowfor$109.99.1、Whatdotheseproductshaveincommon?A．Theysaveusenergy.B．Theymakeusworkfasterthanbefore.C．Theymakeourlifeeasierandmorecomfortable.D．Wehavetodownloadtheirappsbeforetheyareused.2、Whichproductgivesyouthebestdiscount?A．TheRigietSmartphoneGimbal. B．TheMerossWiFiWallLightSwitch.C．.TheParallelsAccess. D．TheDesktopApps.3、Inwhichsectioncanweseethearticleinanewspaper?A．Education. B．Science.C．Society. D．Culture.BArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellowmakesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(证实)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,”explainedProfessorHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、Theunderlinedword“fleets”inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．colors B．typesC．brands D．groups3、What’sProfessorHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.4、WhatdoProfessorHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.D．Theirstudywillbefurthered.5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:YellowTaxisAheadB．SafertoRideinYellowTaxisC．ThePreferredColor—YellowD．ColorsandAccidents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．Sincemyearlychildhood,myparentshavealwaystoldmetoenjoyeverypartofmylife,nomatterhowordinaryitmayseem.Beforethesummerof2005,Ineverthoughttherewasanything1aboutlivinginSugarLand,Texas.AllIwantedwasto2Texas.Formostpeople,spendingthreeweeksintheTuscancountrysideisa(n)3vacation.Italso4myfamily.Duringmyfirstweekabroad,IadmittedI5theforeignatmosphere.Anewlanguageandculture6me.Forthosesevendays,IwastotallyabsorbedinbecomingsomethingIcouldneverbe—a(n)7.ItwasalmostasifIwishedto8myownidentityforsomethingnewthatwasnot9tomeatall.AtsomepointalongthedrivebetweenFlorenceandGenoa,it10me:Ididn’twanttothrowawaywhoIwasforany11wonders.Italywasanattractiveandimpressivecountry,12Ihadnoemotionalconnectionwithit.I13SugarLand.Fromthatmomenton,allI14wastoreturnhome.Ithinkit’s15thatIcouldneverfallinlovewithmyhomeuntilIleftit.NowI16theeverydaypartsofmylifeinSugarLandarereallythemostprizedtreasuresinmyheart.Now17,IfindallmytimespentlivinginSugarLandmademe18.Therefore,nowIcan19saythatbeingaTexaniswhoIam,andthere’snowayIcan20that.1、A．specialB．certainC．disappointingD．ordinary2、A．improveB．leaveC．controlD．ignore3、A．adventureB．publicC．annualD．dream4、A．expectedB．shockedC．attractedD．welcomed5、A．sensedB．createdC．neededD．liked6、A．upsetB．amusedC．impressedD．discouraged7、A．travelerB．farmerC．AmericanD．Italian8、A．abandonB．wasteC．hideD．damage9、A．rudeB．relatedC．usefulD．close10、A．hitB．warnedC．disturbedD．embarrassed11、A．oldB．foreignC．realD．potential12、A．soB．andC．butD．or13、A．relyonB．showoffC．standforD．belongto14、A．desiredB．rememberedC．admiredD．hated15、A．inspiringB．terrifyingC．interestingD．rewarding16、A．preferB．guaranteeC．imagineD．understand17、A．lookingbackB．checkingupC．growingupD．fightingback18、A．existB．smileC．insistD．succeed19、A．safelyB．smoothlyC．confidentlyD．warmly20、A．spotB．changeC．useD．lack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。Thailand’sleadertraveledtothenortherncityofChiangMaiearlierthisweektopersonallyinspectareaswith1．(extreme)poorairqualityPrimeMinisterPrayuthorderedgovemmeatagenciestofighttheairpollution2．hasreacheddangerouslevelsRecently,pollutionlevelsinandaroundChiangMai3．(rise)abovethoseofmajorworldcitiesknown4．havingpoorairqualityMuchofChiangMai’scurrenttpollutionisaresultoffarmers5．(bum)cropsManyfarmerssetfiresatthistimeofyearasaway6．(clear)landforplantingAgricultureexpertssaytheairpollutionis7．(bad)thisyearthanlastyearbecauseofterriblydryweather“Weneedtoworkonalong-term8．(solve)withunderstandingfromthepublic,”Prayuthsaid“Weneedtimetochangethewaywefarm9．growcrops”Hesaidofficialshadgivenoutnearlytwomillionface10．(mask)topeopleinaffectedareas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