北京工业大学《综合商务英语（四）》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、—Ineedtoadvertiseforaroommatefornextterm.—________？Maryisinterested.A．Whybother B．WhynotC．Sowhat D．Whatfor2、Oh!Theflowercan’tbesaved.Iftheflowerhadbeenwatered，itnow.A．wouldn’tbedying B．isdeadC．hadbeendead D．willnotdie3、Thehousecaughtfirelastweek,withlittleoftheoriginalbuilding_________.A．remainB．remainedC．remainsD．remaining4、—HowaboutgoingsightseeingthisSaturdayafternoon?Sorry,I_______myresearchreportthewholeweekend.A．willhavewritten B．willbewritingC．havewritten D．havebeenwriting5、Atonetime,sheisfine,________atanother,sheisabnormal.A．and B．or C．but D．so6、Markdriveshiscartoofastand,what’smore,verycarelessly,worrieshismother.AasA．what B．it C．which7、Therearemanyfamousculturalrelicsinourcountry,many_______thousandsofyearsago.A．datingbackto B．datebacktoC．datedbackto D．weredatedbackto8、Ifhe________histeacher’ssuggestion,hewouldhavewontheEnglishSpeechContest.A．hadfollowed B．shouldfollowC．wastofollow D．followed9、．Althoughitinthedesertmostoftheyear,peoplestilllivethere．A．doesn’train B．didn’train C．hasn’trained D．hadn’trained10、Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether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。AItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentators(评论员)failtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat”Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong,hesays,“becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena(现象).”Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators,somehow,aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”,Inotherwords,Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.1、TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat________.A．mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.JohnsonB．Dr.JohnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservationC．thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD．Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A．Asocialtrend. B．Anemotionalstate.C．Ahistoricalconcept. D．Anunknownphenomenon.3、Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________.A．BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweatherB．thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweatherC．theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIslesD．Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertainty4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToexplainwhatEnglishweather-speakisabout.B．ToanalyzemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.C．TofindfaultwithbothBillBrysonandJeremyPaxman.D．ToconvincepeoplethattheEnglishweatherischangeable.BDoesFameDriveYouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime，”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB．C．,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold­outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm­starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.1、Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.A．areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublicB．cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedC．spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD．carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame2、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A．Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.B．Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C．Well­knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D．Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.3、Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A．Availabilityofmodernmedia.B．Inadequatesocialrecognition.C．Lackoffavorablechances.D．Hugepopulationoffans.4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A．Sincere. B．Sceptical.C．Disapproving. D．Sympathetic.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．Sevenyearsago,Ibeganaccompanyingmyfathertothelocalmarkettosellvegetablesweharvestedfromourfarm.Atthebeginning,IdidwhatIcouldto1himwhileIalsocommunicatedwithotherparticipantsinthemarket.Astimewentby,Iincreasingly2thecraftofgardening,3Ibeganplantingagardenofmyownto4asellermyself.Themarketsoonbecamemy5formanysummerstocome.Thesellersinthemarketwere6andmorethanwillingtosharetheirgardeningexperience.Manysellerswerethenewgenerationoffarmersandacquiredknowledgethroughtheexperienceoftheir7.TheyearsIparticipatedinthemarkethelpedmegrow,taughtmemanynewskillsandopeneddoorstosuccessI8imagined.ResponsibilitycameratherquicklyasI9tomanagemyowngardeningbusiness.Therewasahugeofworkbeingself10.Ihadtodoeverythingbymyself.Ilearnedthatself-discipline(自我约束)andtimemanagementwereimportantinorderto11aproductivegarden.Rising12inthemorningat4a.m.toarriveatthemarketwithmy13produceensuredIwouldbetheretogreetearly14ThemarketopenedadoorofopportunityIneverdreamedof.It15metomakeaprofittostartagreenhousebusiness.Itisa(n)16feelingwhenIseetheseedscomeoutandraisethemastheycontinueto17untiltheyarereadyforsale.I’velearned18becauseitisimpossibletorushMotherNature!Ittakestimeandworktomaketheplantsgrowandbecomemature.Itisnotanovernight19.Severalweeksarerequiredfortheplantstobeready,butthe20isworthallthetimeIspendandallworkIdo.1、A．saveB．appreciateC．improveD．help2、A．designedB．usedC．enjoyedD．trusted3、A．soB．butC．forD．or4、A．admireB．becomeC．supportD．defend5、A．jobB．secretC．trickD．experiment6、A．politeB．kindC．proudD．smart7、A．servantsB．teachersC．neighborsD．fathers8、A．justB．alsoC．neverD．sometimes9、A．expectedB．askedC．agreedD．learned10、A．employedB．protectedC．adjustedD．analyzed11、A．digB．ownC．waterD．weed12、A．earlyB．slowlyC．latelyD．sharply13、A．freeB．freshC．roughD．large14、A．touristsB．driversC．officersD．customers15、A．advisedB．forcedC．allowedD．warmed16、A．amazingB．strangeC．puzzlingD．popular17、A．spreadB．growC．increaseD．rise18、A．strengthB．freedomC．experienceD．patience19、A．messageB．ideaC．processD．goal20、A．skillB．sleepC．waitD．chance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。SilkismainlyproducedinthesouthoftheYangtzeRiverDeltaThepeople1．(live)intheregionweretheinventorsofsilkfabric,andnootherculturediscoveredthisprocessindependentlyThehistoryofsilkmaking2．(begin)6,000yearsago,andtheearliestexampleofsilkfabric3．hasbeendiscovereddatesfrom3630BCinHenanSilkclothproducingprocesswaswelladvancedduringtheShangDynasty(1600—1046BC)eraChinaproducesabout150,000tons4．(annual)ThisismuchmorethantherestoftheworldOnlyIndiahasacomparablylargeindustrythatproducesabout30,000tonsItisthoughtthatsilk5．(export)alongtheSilkRoadroutesabout400BCagoButafterthat,the6．(variety)kingdomskeptsecretthemethodsofsilk7．(produce)foranotherthousandyearsItmighthavebeenoneofthemostenergeticallyguardedsecretesinhistoryAnyone8．(find)secretlycarryingsilkwormeggs,ormulberry(桑树)seedswasput9．deathSilkgarmentswerewornbyemperorsandroyaltyItwasastatussymbol,10．commonpeoplewereprohibitedfromwearingsilkSilkwasalsousedforanumberofotherapplicationsincludingluxurywritingmaterial第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Throughouthistorymanhaschangedtheirphysicalenvironmentinordertoimprovehiswayoflife、Withthetoolsoftechnologythathehaschangedmanyphysicalfeaturesoftheearth、Thus,man’schangestothephysicalenvironmenthasnotalwayshadbeneficial