中国政法大学《剑桥商务英语》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《剑桥商务英语》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、It’snearlyfouryearssinceIworkedinthatfirm.I________abandwithotherfellows.A．operated B．hadbeenoperatingC．wasoperating D．amoperating2、Don’tleavethewater______whileyoubrushyourteeth.A．racingB．rushingC．runningD．rolling3、Hemessedtheprojectup,buthebehavedasifnothing______.A．hadhappened B．happenedC．wouldhappen D．wouldhavehappened4、Theresearcherswhostudyjokeswanttofindout_______peoplefromdifferentnationsandculturesfindfunny.A．why B．thatC．what D．whether5、________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give6、Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．aretransported7、HewasadmittedtoHarvardUniversity,________wasjustwhathisparentsexpected.A．who B．whichC．what D．where8、Withthenumberofhomecomingoverseasstudents________upinrecentyears,theattractionofforeigndegreeholdershasgraduallyfaded.A．shot B．beingshotC．shooting D．toshoot9、Haveyouheardthattheyareworkingaroundtheclocktocompetefortheprize?Don’tworry.Wearereadytothechallenge.A．buildup B．takeupC．stickto D．leadto10、Thankstothespecialchemical________ofthesoilinthemountainousarea,thiseconomicplantgrowswellthere.A．compositionB．competenceC．constructionD．conclusion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。AAnewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser,Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksoutanyoneelse,evenifthanpersonknowspassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsallthepersonknowsyourpassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsalltheenergyitneedsfromtheactionofyourtyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（纳米线）ontheirsurfaceareatoeverykey,increasingthegffectivecontactareabetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisensuresthatthere’senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofdevices.“Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forinstance,”Daisays.“Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldharvestenergyfromtheactionofsomeonetypingordrawing.”“Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,”Daiadds.“Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitors（电容器）ontothenanowires,”hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharges.ThosemightthenLEDstolightaKeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuildaworkingmodelofthekeyboard.“Ifacompanydecidestofund（投资）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinaslittleastwoyears,”saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner?A．Bycheckingtherightuser’spasswords.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.D．Byrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfaceofthekeys?A．Tomakethekeysbeautiful.B．Tohelpproducepower.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.3、What’sDai’sattitudetothenewkeyboard?A．Unconcerned.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowires.B．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping.C．ANewKeyboard’sFuture.D．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYouBScientistshavebeenstudyinghowpeopleusemoneyforlong.Nowthey’refindingsometheoriesmayapplytoonegroupofmonkeys.Researchersrecentlytaughtsixmonkeyshowtousemoney.Theygavethemonkeyssmallmetaldisks(圆片)thatcouldbeusedlikecashandshowedthemsomeyummyapplepieces.Themonkeyssoonfiguredoutthatiftheygaveoneofthediskstoascientist,theydreceiveapieceofappleinreturn.Ifyouthinkthatisallthemonkeyscanfigureout,youarewrong.Tworesearchers,JakeandAllison,actedasapplesellersintheexperiments.Themonkeysweretestedoneatatimeandhad12diskstospendineachexperiment.Jakealwaysshowedthemonkeysoneapplepiece,whileAllisonalwaysshowedtwopieces.Butthat’snotnecessarilywhattheygavethemonkeys.Thenumberofapplepiecesgivenforadiskwasdeterminedatrandom.ExperimentOne:Allisonshowedtwopiecesofapplesbutgavebothpiecesonlyhalfthetime.Theotherhalf,shetookonepieceawayandgavethemonkeyjusttheremainingpiece.Jake,ontheotherhand,alwaysgaveexactlywhatheshowed:onepieceforeachdisk.ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithAllison.ExperimentTwo:Allisoncontinuedtosometimesgavetwopiecesandsometimesonepiece.Butnow,halfthetime,Jakegavetheoneapplepiecehewasshowing,andhalfthetimeheaddedabonus.Guesswhat?ThemonkeyschosetotrademorewithJake.Inthefirstexperiment,themonkeyscorrectlyfiguredoutthatiftheytradedwithAllison,they’dendupwithmoretreats.Inthesecondone,whenamonkeyreceivedtwopiecesfromJake,itseemedlikeagain.WhenAllisongavethemonkeyonlyonepieceinsteadofthetwosheshowed,itseemedlikealoss.ThemonkeyspreferredtradingwithJakebecausethey’drathertakeachanceofseemingtowinthanseemingtolose.Wealsosometimesmakesillybusinessdecisionsjusttoavoidthefeelingthatwe’regettingless,evenwhenwerenot.Wouldyouhavemadethesamechoices?1、Whatconclusionmightexpertsdrawfromthefirstexperiment?A．Themonkeysshowcertainbusinesssense.B．Businesstheoriescanapplytoallmonkeys.C．Peoplearesmarterintermsoffinance.D．It’seasytoteachmonkeyshowtotrade.2、Whatdoesabonusinparagraph5referto?A．Ametaldisk.B．Anapplepiece.C．Achance.D．Acoin.3、WhydidthemonkeyschoosetotrademorewithJakeinthesecondexperiment?A．BecauseJakealwaysgavethemtwoapplepieces.B．BecausetheapplepiecesfromJakewereyummy.C．Becausetheydidn’tlikethefeelingoflosing.D．BecausetheygetmoreapplepiecesfromJake.4、Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．People’sBusinessDecision:LoseorGain?B．Moneky’sBusinessSense:SmartorSilly?C．ShoppingforBargain:Sameordifferent?D．DiskforApple:WhotoTradewith?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．Iwasindesperateneedofabreak.The“witchinghour”wasuponusonceagain,dinnerwasburningonthestove,andfightswere1betweenmytwochildren.Thecryingwasnever-endingandIwas2theendo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