西湖大学《商务英语笔译实践一》2026-2027学年第一学期期末试卷含解析

自觉遵守考场纪律如考试作弊此答卷无效密自觉遵守考场纪律如考试作弊此答卷无效密封线第1页，共3页西湖大学《商务英语笔译实践一》2026-2027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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、Thedebatehasonlyafewmomentsthatmightbeinspiringtothosewho______thisissue.A．followed B．hadfollowed C．havebeenfollowing D．werefollowing2、Thewriterwasso________inherworkthatshedidn’tnoticehimentertheroom.A．abandoned B．focused C．absorbed D．centered3、It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when4、Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．afterD．unless5、—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat6、___________andtheywillfinishoffthechallengingjob.A．Inaweek B．Aweeklater C．Afteraweek D．Anotherweek7、—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got8、Everybodywastouched______wordsaftertheyheardhermovingstory.A．without B．beyondC．against D．despite9、Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding10、Notuntilhelefthishome__________toknowhowimportantthefamilywasforhim．A．didhebeginB．hadhebegunC．hebeganD．hehadbegun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。AChinesescientistsrecentlyhaveproducedtwomonkeyswiththesamegene,ZhongZhongandHuaHua,usingthesametechniquethatgaveusDollythesheep.Thesemonkeysarenotactuallythefirstprimates（灵长类）tobecloned.AnotheronenamedTetrawasproducedinthelate1990sbyembryo（胚胎）splitting,thedivisionofanearly-stageembryointotwoorfourseparatecellstomakeclones.Bycontrast,theywereeachmadebyreplacinganeggcellnucleus（原子核）withDNAfromadifferentiatedbodycell.ThisDollymethod,knownassomaticcellnucleartransfer（SCNT）,cancreatemoreclonesandallowsresearchersgreatercontrolovertheeditstheymaketotheDNA．Successcamefromadoptingseveralnewtechniques.Theseincludedanewtypeofmicroscopytobetterviewthecellsduringhandlingorusingseveralmaterialsthatencouragecellreprogramming,whichhadn’tbeentriedbeforeonprimates.Still,theresearchprocessproveddifficult,andmanyattemptsbytheteamfailed.Justtwohealthybabymonkeysbornfrommorethan60testedmothers.Thisleadstomanyresearchers’pouringwaterontheideathattheteam’sresultsbringscientistsclosertocloninghumans.Theythoughtthisworkisnotasteppingstonetoestablishingmethodsforobtaininglivebornhumanclones.Instead,thisclearlyremainsaveryfoolishthingtoattempt,itwouldbefartooinefficient,fartoounsafe,anditisalsopointless.Butthescientistsinvolvedemphasizethatthisisnottheirgoal.Thereisnownobarrierforcloningprimatespecies,thuscloninghumansisclosertoreality.However,theirresearchpurposeisentirelyforproducingnon-humanprimatemodelsforhumandiseases;theyabsolutelyhavenointention,andsocietywillnotpermitthisworktobeextendedtohumans.Despitelimitations,theytreatthisbreakthroughanovelmodelsystemforscientistsstudyinghumanbiologyanddisease.1、WhatdoweknowaboutthetechnologycalledSCNT?A．Itcreatedthefirsttwoprimates.B．ItmaycontributetoeditingtheDNA．C．Itcandivideanearly-stageembryointoseveralcells.D．Itproducedtwoclonedmonkeyswithdifferentgenes.2、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“pouringwaterontheidea”inparagraph2?A．Keepingahottopicofit.B．Attachingnoimportancetoit.C．Havingalowopinionofit.D．Addingsupportiveevidencetoit.3、Whatisthescientists’purposetoclonethesemonkeys?A．Topreparefortheirresearchonhumancloning.B．Toserveasasteppingstonetotheirreputation.C．Tohelpwiththestudyofhumandiseases.D．Toraisemoneyforholdinganexhibitionofnovels.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Cloninghumansisalreadyonitsway.B．Newtechniquesseemtobepointless.C．Societywon’tagreetocloneanothermonkey.D．Thesuccessrateofcloningamonkeywasnothigh.BIt'salittlehardtofigureouttherulesforsurebutthebabyAfricanbuffalo(水牛）seemstohavetheupperhand.Thetwostandacouplefeetapart,staringateachother.Behindthem,theirmotherslookonwiththekindofindifference(不关心）ofmotherseverywherewhoseetheirkidsplayingaharmlessgame.Thealarmwentoffabouthalfanhourago,thesecondtimetonight.Here，onebellmeans"elephant",two"rhino"(犀牛），andthreeandfour，Ireallycan'trememberforwhat，becausewhenyou'reawokenbybellsinthemiddleofthenight，yourfirstthoughtwon’tbeAnimal",ButassoonasIrealizeditwastherhinoalarm,Iwasrunningforthestairs.YetI'mtheonlyonewatchingtheanimalsstare-down.Eithernobodyelsediedofaheartattackwhenthebellswentoff,orIwastheonlyoneintheentirehotelwhodidn'tturnthealarmswitchtooffbeforegoingtobed.TheArk,ahotelshapedlikethebiblicalark(圣经的方舟),liesinthehighlandsofKenya’sAberdareNationalPark,about100kilometersnorthofNairobi.AttheArk'sprow(船首)arehugewindowsoverlookingawaterhole.Earliertonight，I'dwatchedapackofwolves,buffalosandelephants.Andnow,atThreeorsointhemorningsI'mdownfortheroundofrhinobells.Thefirsttime,2.5hoursago,itwasasingleblackrhino,whichcamedown,gotadrink,andleft.I'dhavebeensorryforthelostsleep.I'vealreadyarrangedwithaguidetotakemeoutatsunrisefortheso-called"should-never-missed"bird-watching,wherewellgettosee30species,butreally,howmanytimesinyourlifewillyougettowakeupandsay，"Wow!Rhino?Isn'tthatthedefinitionofaprettygoodright?LastweekwewentfromUgandaintoKenya，BeforeIlefthome,IthoughtI'dbehappywithtenelephantsandfiveorsixgiraffesonthewholetrip.Ididn'tdaretodreamtherhino.1、Themessagethatthehotel'sbellssentwas.A．averywisewaytheauthorhadneverheardofB．hardfortheauthortorememberindetailC．amatterthatallvisitorshadgotusedtoD．likeconditionedresponsetrainingforanimals2、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardthebell?A．It'sbotheringbuttwobellsarewelcome.B．Itshouldbeturnedoffwheneveritrings,C．Itsvisitorshaveachancetoseebuffalos.D．Itisaverybadwaytowaketheguestsup.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“diedofaheartattack"inparagraph3mean?A．diedunexpectedlyB．feltextremelyexcitedC．feltveryuncomfortableandtiredD．sufferedfromaterribleheartattack4、Whatdidtheauthorseeatabout3:00a.m.?A．Twobuffaloswerefightingfiercelyforfood,B．Arhinoandabuffalowerefightingforwater.C．Arhinoandabuffalowerestaringateachother.D．Abuffalowasteachingitsbabytowalkfreely.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．TheCostofDishonestyDavidbeganstudyinginGermanytwoyearsago.Thecollegewasalittle1fromwherehelived,sohehadtotakethe2everyday.Thiscleverstudentsoonfounditwaseasyto3buyingsubwaytickets,soheoftenwentandreturned4atickettosavemoney.Asaresult,hehadbeencaughtwithnoticketinthesubwayfourtimes5henevertookthemto6.Hethoughtwhatheshouldpay7attentiontowashisstudy.Hedidworkveryhardinthelasttwoyearsandgraduatedwith8academicachievementsamonthago.Everyone,9himself,thoughthewouldgetagoodjobeasilyin10andhadabrightfuture.Hewenttoabiglocalcompany11.Buttohis12,hewasnotevenallowedhischancefora/an13!Hethenwenttoanotherfamouscompany,onlytoreceivethesame14.Whenhewas15athirdtime,he16helptelephoningthecompanytoaskwhytheydidn’twanthim.Theanswerwassimple,“Wedon’tofferjobsto17peopleinGermany!”Wemaygetshort-term18bydishonestmeans,butthetruthwillcomeout19andthecostishigh.Soremember,honestyisthebest20.1、A．nearB．awayC．farD．close2、A．busB．carC．vehicleD．subway3、A．skipB．missC．fleeD．forget4、A．forB．withoutC．byD．with5、A．whileB．althoughC．butD．because6、A．heartB．mindC．soulD．spirit7、A．muchB．moreC．lessD．little8、A．excitingB．depressingC．shockingD．amazing9、A．regardingB．includingC．consideringD．concerning10、A．AmericaB．ChinaC．GermanyD．Britain11、A．confidentlyB．fortunatelyC．nervouslyD．willingly12、A．surpriseB．excitementC．delightD．disappointment13、A．interviewB．examC．conversationD．meeting14、A．achievementB．treatmentC．argumentD．improvement15、A．turneddownB．turnedoverC．turnedupD．turnedoff16、A．wouldn’tB．shouldn’tC．couldn’tD．mustn't17、A．immatureB．dissatisfiedC．dishonestD．unconfident18、A．benefitsB．impressionC．profitsD．harm19、A．ontimeB．intimeC．attimesD．innotime20、A．directionB．adviceC．suggestionD．policy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。MyinterestinChinesefoodstartedyearsago，whenIwasayoungreporterfortheWashingtonPost．Ourofficewasn'tfarfromChinatown，1．IfoundsomeverygoodChineserestaurants．ThatwasthefirsttimethatI2．（notice）thefreshtasteofthemeatandvegetablesofChinesefood．WhenIlearnedmoreaboutthefood，Ibegantounderstandwhy3．hasthisspecialfeature．Manyyearsago，chinahad4．energycrisisbecauseitlostmuchofitswoodduetooverpopulationandpoormanagementofitsforests．This5．（lose）wasverybadforthecountry，ofcourse，butitturnedouttobeverygoodforthefood．Woodbecameveryexpensiveandhardtoget，sotheChinesehadtoeitherfindasubstitutefortheir6．（value）wood，orlearnhowtouseitbetter．Thereweren'tanysubstitutessopeoplefoundwaystoeconomize．Inordertoeconomizeincooking，theyhadtouseverylittlewood．Sotheystartedcuttingtheirmeatandvegetables7．smallpiecesbeforetheyputtheminthehotoil．Thatway，thefoodcooked8．（fast）andtheysavedmorefuel．Thefood9．（prepare）inthiswaykeptitsfreshflavor﹣﹣﹣andit's