贺州学院《商务英语阅读》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语阅读》2022-2023学年第一学期期末试卷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、Someanalystssuspectedthattherebellionwas_______andfinancedbyawesterncountry.A．launchedB．backedC．evaluatedD．crushed2、—Areyoudoingyourhomework？—No,I’mwritingashortplay．It_____attheChristmasparty．A．willbeputon B．willputonC．putson D．isputon3、Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．answerforD．accountfor4、____cleargoals,webecomestrangelyloyaltoperformingdailydoingsuntilwebecomeslavesofthem.A．OntopofB．InthesilenceofC．OnaccountofD．Intheabsenceof5、Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound6、Ihadhardlyrungthebell________thedoorwasopenedsuddenly,andmysonrushedouttogreetme.A．beforeB．untilC．asD．since7、Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly8、Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone9、--Alison,I'msorry.Ican'tcometotheweddingwithyoutomorrowmorning.--________?--Mygrandmawasseverelyill,soIhavetostayinthehospitaltolookafterher.A．HowisitB．Howcome C．SowhatD．What'stheproblem10、—Nancy,whatclassesareyoutakingthisterm?—_____IwanttotaketwoEnglishcourses,ormaybeSpanish.A．What’sup?B．It’snoneofyourbusiness.C．I’venoidea. D．I’mnotsureyet.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。ANaturalselectionistheprocessbywhichonetypeofanimalwithinaspeciesthrivesbecauseofcertaincharacteristicsthatmakeitmorelikelytolivethanothersinitsgroup.Thehistoryofthepepperedmoth(灰蛾)isanexampleofthenaturalselectionprocess.In19thcenturyEngland,certaintypesofpepperedmothswereabletobetterblend（融合）intotheirsurroundings.Duringthattimeperiod,greatchangeswerehappeninginGreatBritain.TheIndustrialRevolutionwaspartofthischange,andwithitcameairpollution.Naturalselectionoftentakeshundredoreventhousandsofyearstooccur.Forthepepperedmoth,thisprocessoccurredcomparativelyquickly.AtthebeginningoftheIndustrialAge,mostpepperedmothsinEnglandwerelight-coloredandcoveredwithblackmarkings,althoughafewmothshaddark-coloredwings.Becausethelight-coloredmothsblendedintothelight-coloredbarkonthetrees,theycouldnotbeeasilyseenbybirdsthatwouldeatthem.Astheairgrewmorepolluted,however,treetrunksbecamecoveredwithsoot(烟煤)andbecamedarker.Thelight-coloredmothsbecameeasyforbirdstoseeagainstthedarktreetrunks.Sincethedark-coloredmothsnowhadtheadvantage,theirnumbersgrew.Within50years,thepepperedmothwentfrombeingmostlylight-coloredtobeingmostlydark-colored.Inthe20thcentury,theairclearedup,andthepepperedmothpopulationchangedagain.Astreetrunkslightedduetolesssootintheair,light-coloredmothsonceagainhadanadvantage.Theirnumbersincreasedassootlevelsdeclined.Dependingontheirenvironment,thecolorationofthemothshelpedthemtobe“naturallyselected”tosurvive.1、Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“thrives”inthefirstparagraph?A．Reduces.B．Booms.C．Changes.D．Endangers.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthepepperedmoth’snaturalselectionprocess?A．Thelengthoftimewasunusual.B．ThesootlevelsinEnglanddidnotaffectit.C．Thistypeofcolorchangewastypicalformoths.D．Itwasagoodexampleofenvironmentalprotection.3、What’sthedifferencebetweenlight-coloredanddark-coloredmoths?A．Dark-coloredmothswereoriginallyeasytoseeontrees.B．Bothkindsofmothspreferredthedark-coloredtrees.C．Birdsfailedtoseelight-coloredmoths.D．Thecolorofmothswasunimportant.4、WhichwouldmostlikelyhappenifsootdarkenedEngland’streesagain?A．Birdswouldeatfewermoths.B．Mothswouldnotbeabletostayalive.C．Light-coloredmothswoulddisturbpeople’slife.D．Thepopulationofdark-coloredmothswouldincrease.BGardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhavefoundthatflowerscanactasaplant’s“ears”tohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar(花蜜)ofitsflowersincreased.Thefluid,producedtoattractpollinating(授粉)insects,wasonaverage20percenthigherinflowersexposedtothebuzzcomparedtothoseleftinsilenceorexposedtohigherpitchedsounds.

ProfessorLilachHadany,wholedthestudy,said:“Ourresultsdocumentforthefirsttimethatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinatorsoundsinanecologicallyrelevantway.”However,ProfHadanysaidaplant’sabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedincityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.

Whileplantsrequirewater,sunlightandtherighttemperaturetogrow,itiswidelybelievedtheydonothavesensesinthewayanimalsdo.Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.“Plants’abilitytohearhasimplicationswellbeyondpollination—plantscouldpotentiallyhearandrespondtoherbivores,otheranimals,theelements,andpossiblyotherplants,”ProfHadanyadded.Amonth-longexperimentconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSocietyin2009foundfemalevoicesappeartospeedupthegrowthoftomatoes.Theresearchoffersapossibleexplanation—women’svoiceswereattherightfrequencyfortheplantstohear.1、What’seveningprimroseflowers’responsetobees’buzz?A．Longerbloom. B．Sweeternectar.C．Brightercolor. D．Lessfluid.2、WherecanplantsgrowbetteraccordingtoHadany?A．Onasquare. B．Besideahighway.C．Inthewoods. D．Alongthestreet.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?A．PrinceCharlesproveskindofstupid.B．Plantscanonlypotentiallyhearanimals.C．Plantsrespondtosoundsslowlyandecologically.D．Plantsgardenerstalktofrequentlydevelopwell.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Flowerscanhear.B．Beesarebestpollinators.C．Plantscan’tgrowwithoutsound.D．Women’svoicesimproveplants’growth.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．I’msittinginaquiethotelroom.It’sjustpastnoon,lateJuly,andI’mlisteningtothe1soundsofalife-or-deathstrugglegoingonafewfeetaway.There’sasmallflyburningoutthe2ofitsshortlife’senergiesinafruitlessattemptto3throughtheglasswindow.Thebeatingwingstellthemovingstoryofthefly’s4:Tryharder.Butit’snot5.Thecrazyeffortoffersnohopefor6.Ironically,thestruggleispartofthe7.Itis8fortheflytotryhardenoughtosucceedinbreakingthroughtheglass.Thisflyisdoomed.Itwilldiethereonthewindowsill.Acrosstheroom,tenstepsaway,thedooris9.Tensecondsofflyingtimeandthissmallcreaturecould10theoutsideworlditseeks.Withonlyafractionoftheeffortnowbeing11,itcouldbefreeofthisself-createdtrap.Whydoesn’ttheflytryanotherapproach,somethingdramatically12?Howdiditgetso13intheideathatthisparticularrouteoffersthemostpromiseforsuccess?Whatlogicisthereincontinuingtoseeka/an14byrepeatingthesamefailedaction?Thereisnodoubtthattheapproachof“keeptryinghard”makessensetothefly.Regrettably,it’sthesameideathatwilleventually15thefly.Tryingharderisn’t16thesolutiontoachievingmore.Itmaynotofferanyreal17forgettingwhatyouwantoutoflife.Sometimes,tryingharderistheproblem.Ifyou18yourhopesforabreakthroughontryingharderthanever,youmay19yourchancesforsuccess.Youshouldtryharderbytrying20.1、A．sweet B．desperate C．mysterious D．curious2、A．last B．first C．best D．Worst3、A．put B．run C．see D．fly4、A．performance B．strategy C．contribution D．dream5、A．working B．improving C．moving D．living6、A．pleasure B．return C．peace D．escape7、A．prize B．design C．trap D．success8、A．irresponsible B．impossible C．reasonable D．practical9、A．bright B．broken C．open D．wide10、A．reach B．see C．own D．leave11、A．done B．tried C．sought D．wasted12、A．dangerous B．demanding C．different D．powerful13、A．concerned B．worried C．frustrated D．locked14、A．breakthrough B．explanation C．improvement D．guarantee15、A．interrupt B．kill C．encourage D．Persuade16、A．completely B．importantly C．necessarily D．appropriately17、A．experience B．promise C．position D．challenge18、A．follow B．shift C．get D．risk19、A．miss B．increase C．abandon D．substitute20、A．simpler B．sooner C．smarter D．braver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。Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankIsClimateChangeConsumingYourFavoriteFoods?Duetoclimatechange,theworld’sendangeredlistsarenolongerjustforanimalsWemaynotonlyneedtoadaptourselvestolivinginawarmerworldbuta1．(tasty)oneaswellAstheincreasedamountofcarbondioxideintheairlinkedtoglobalwarming2．(continue)toaffectweather,weoftenforgetthattheyarealsoimpactingthequantity,thequality,andthegrowinglocationsofourfoodSomefoodshavealreadyfelttheimpactwhile3．mayevenbecomescarcewithinthenext30yearsWhetherornotyoutrytolimityourself4．onecupofcoffeeaday,theeffectsofclimatechangeontheworld'scoffee-growingregionsmayleaveyoulittlechoiceRisingtemperaturesandunpredictablerainfallpatternsarereportedtohavebeenthreateningcoffeeplantationsinSouthAmerica,Africa,Asia,andHawaiiTheresult?SignificantcutsincoffeeyieldAccordingtoorganizationslikeAustralia'sClimateInstitute,halfofthepresentcoffee-producingareas5．(estimate)nottobesuitablebytheyear2050,ifcurrentclimatepatternscontinueWithtemperaturescontinuouslyrising,oceansareabsorbingsomeoftheheatandundergoingwarmingoftheirown,6．(cause)adeclineinfishpopulation,includinginlobstersthatarecold-bloodedcreatures,andinsalmons(鲑鱼)7．eggsfindithardtosurviveinhigherwatertemperaturesWarmerwatersalsoencouragesomepoisonousmarinebacteriatogrowandleadtoillnessinhumanswhenever8．(take)withrawseafood,likeoystersAndhowaboutthatsatisfying“crack”whichyougetwhenyouareeatingcrabsandlobsters?Itcouldbesilenced9．shellfishhavebeenstrugglingtobuildtheircalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙)shells,whichisaresultofoceanacidificationEvenworseisthepossibility10．wewillhavenoseafoodtoenjoyatallIna2006DalhousieUniversitystudy,scientistspredictedthatifover-fishingandrisingtemperaturetrendscontinuedattheirpresentrate,theworld'sseafoodstockswouldrunoutbytheyear11．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，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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（