湖南农业大学《商务英语阅读Ⅳ》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《商务英语阅读Ⅳ》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(系)_______班级_______学号_______姓名_______题号一二三四五六总分得分第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Howoftendoyouworkout?_________,butusuallyonceaweek.A．Havenoidea. B．Itdepends. C．Asusual. D．Generallyspeaking.2、Iwasillthatday,otherwiseI_______thesportsmeet.A．tookpartin B．wouldhavetakenpartinC．hadtakenpartin D．wouldtakepartin3、WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any4、—Amazing!Youwearslippersatwork.—Don’tyouknowit’safashion?A．must B．should C．can D．may5、Thestudentshavedecidedonafinaldatebywhicheveryone________readingthebooksassignedbytheirprofessor.A．finishes B．finishedC．havefinished D．willhavefinished6、Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost7、Quantitiesofsoil________inthearea,resultingintheincreasingnumberofnaturaldisasters.A．iswashedawayB．havewashedawayC．havewashedawayD．havebeenwashedaway8、Itwasjustatthetimethebellranghefinishedthelastwordinhiscomposition. A．when;which B．that;when C．when;that D．that;which9、Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished10、HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．appealed B．tookC．catered D．saw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。ASincelastMarch,IhavebeenvisitingapetclinicbecauseofmycatEddie.TheclinicisinnorthernMassachusetts,abouttwohoursfromourhomeonCapeCod.Iexpecteditwouldbeterribledepressingbutit’sjusttheopposite.IhavebeensosurprisedatwhatIhavelearnedthere.NowIbelievehappinessissomethingtoloveinanyform.IfI’veeverknowanangel,itisKeri,Eddie’stechnician.BothEddieandIareunderherlovingcare.ShegivesEddiehismedicines.Shegivesmeemotionalguidanceaswell.Icanoffertellwhenit’ssomeone’sfirstvisit.They’reusuallycrying.Ithinkthereasonwhytherestofusdon’tcryhasnothingtodowithhope.Ithinkithastodowithanotheringredientofhappiness.Whenwethinkaboutourpet’sdistantfuture,evenifthey’rehealthy,wwillfeelsad.Keri,inherprayerfulvoicesays,“FocusonlovingEddierightnow.”“Rightnow”istheonlywaypeoplethinkatheclinic.Instantconnectioniswhathappensinthewaitingroom.Wejointogethertotenderlylifealamedog.Wetaketurnsdistractingacatwithsparklytoyssoshedoesn’tchewherbandage.Nobodyasksforhelp.Everybodyoffers.Wejustdoit.Whentheendoflifeisverynear,ownersoftenbelievetheirpet’shappinessismoreimportantthansomethinglikeastrictdiet.Ayoungfellowwhosepetdogsuffersfromcannersays,“Hecanhaveanythinghewantsnow.”SoIguessanelementofhappinessisnotsomuchthelengthofalifebutthejoyandpeacethatlifecontains.Atthisplace,thefocusisnotondying,andit’snotonliving.Thefocus,forpetsandforpeople,isonlivinghappily.1、WhatdoesKeristressmostaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Livingishappy.B．Timeisprecious.C．Hopeiscertain.D．Loveiseverything.2、Whatdoesinstantconnectioninthewaitingareawean?A．Theyliveinharmony.B．Theyhelpeachother.C．Theyarefulloflove.D．Theyaskforhelp.3、Whydoesayoungfellowhavehispeteatanythingitwants?A．Hewantshispettogainweight.B．Helikestodowhateverhewants.C．AnLovelyAngelofaPetClinic.D．TheIngredientsofHappiness.BAgeingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.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．YearsagowhenmyhusbandandIweredatingIboughttwocoffeecups;thekindthathasyournameonitanda(n)1ofwhatyournamemeans.Peopleusedtomakefunofourcoffeecupsbutthat’sokay.Ididn’t2themtoimpressanyone.Wehavekeptthosecupsfor25years.Theyarecracked(有裂痕的),wornandnolonger3.In2008,Ihadalong4withbreastcancer-numeroussurgeries.Pretendingtobe5andunafraidImovedonwithasmile.Onlythose6tome,myfamily,reallyknewIwascrackingbeneaththe7.Onemorning,myhusbandDougpouredcoffeeintomy‘"Terri”cupasusual.Thecupcouldnolonger8theheat.Itfinallycracked.Thiswasa(n)9tome.Ilostit.Ibegantocry.“Doug,10Ibreak?Thismeanssomething!Iambroken!WhatifIcan’tbefixed?”Isaid.Hehuggedmeand11medown.Thenhequicklylefttheroomand12withsomeglue.Hetookthatcuptellingmehewasgoingto13itandthatnothingwasgoingtohappentome.Iwouldbe14andcancerwasnotgoingto“break”me.Dougfixedthatcupwithsuch15.Hedidthesametomewithhiscare.Thecupisnotthesameasitwasbeforebutitstillsitsinourcupboard.IamthesamebutIam16changed;alittlecrackedbutnotcompletely17.Iwillneverforgetthatdaymyhusband18tosavemyfavoritecoffeecup.Itwasaturning19forbothofus.AndthatcuplikeDougwillstaywithme20Ilive.1、A．descriptionB．assumptionC．preparationD．construction2、A．occupyB．purchaseC．interruptD．support3、A．attractiveB．specialC．usableD．typical4、A．connectionB．battleC．historyD．record5、A．seriousB．curiousC．nervousD．fearless6、A．closestB．friendlyC．gratefulD．similar7、A．mindB．surfaceC．skinD．expression8、A．adjustB．promoteC．takeD．preserve9、A．signB．attentionC．concernD．joke10、A．howcomeB．whataboutC．sowhatD．whatif11、A．putB．letC．setD．calmed12、A．sentoutB．foldedupC．returnedD．withdrew13、A．fixB．cleanC．decorateD．color14、A．protectedB．curedC．cherishedD．pursued15、A．tendencyB．preferenceC．determinationD．imagination16、A．nearlyB．slightlyC．hardlyD．partly17、A．brokenB．leftC．discoveredD．hit18、A．affordedB．arrangedC．expectedD．managed19、A．momentB．chanceC．pointD．page20、A．nowthatB．evenifC．inorderthatD．aslongas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。IhavebeentomanyplacesasanewsreporterInIndia,Ivisitedacitywherethereweremany1．(home)childrenSomewereasyoungasfouryearsoldTheylivedinthestreets2．survivedbybeggingorstealingButthenawonderfullady3．(call)RosaopenedahomeforthemWithinoneyear,shewaslookingaftertwohundredchildrenSheclothedthem,fedthemandtaughtthemShegavethemhope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：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。LastSunday,someofmyclas