湖北大学知行学院《商务英语阅读》2021-2022学年第一学期期末试卷

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2021-2022学年第一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、Topgraduatesfromuniversitiesare________bymajorcompanies.A．chased B．registeredC．offered D．compromised2、Theirflight______duetobadweather.Theywouldliketoknowwhentheflightwilltakeoff.A．hadbeendelayedB．wasdelayedC．hasbeendelayedD．willbedelayed3、Theinfluenceofthisbookmightnothavebeenreachingsofar,________forMr.William,whodaredtopublishit.A.ifhaditnotbeen B．isitnotbeing C．haditnotbeen D.itsonlyhavingbeen4、Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoften______thebestqualitiesofaperson.A．cheerup B．takeoverC．bringout D．putaway5、Althoughpassingthedrivingtest________bedifficultnow,it’sworththeefforts.A．need B．shallC．can D．should6、-Excuseme,butwhyamInotallowedtousethegym?-________，butyourroompricedoesn'tcoverit.A．NohurryB．NowonderC．NooffenceD．Noproblem7、—Listeningtolanguagerecordinginbedseemslikeaneasywayto_______somenewvocabulary.—Butdoesthislearningmethodactuallywork?A．polishupB．makeupC．pickupD．buildup8、Mostgraduatesinbigcitiesaresufferingformconnectedtosoaringhousepricesandjobhunting.A．curiosity B．eagerness C．thirst D．anxiety9、ItisobviousthatJohnisunhappy._________,itcomesasnosurprisethatshehasdecidedtochangeherjob.A．However B．Otherwise C．Moreover D．Therefore10、_____shouldwelookdownuponthepoor.I’mwithyouonthat.A．Byallmeans B．Byanymeans C．Bymeansof D．Bynomeans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。AItusedtobeamatteroffactwhenPeterPan—acharacterfromJamesMatthewBarrie’s1911book—said:“Allchildren,exceptone,growup.”Butthis“fact”doesn’tseemtoapplytotoday’sworldanymore.AccordingtotheNPDGroup,aUSmarketresearchcompany,salesoftoystoadultsintheUKincreasedbymorethan20percentin2016,threetimesthepaceofthechildren’stoymarketitself.ThesetoysrangedfrompuzzlesandLegobuildingsetstovehiclemodelsandactionfigures.Andmorethanhalfofthesalescamefrommillennials—peoplebornbetweenthe1980sand2000s.“Adultsofthe21stcenturyarechannelingtheirinnerchild,onetoyatatime,”commentedwebsiteKoreaboo.Thisisalsowhytheseadultsaresometimesreferredtoas“kidults”.AccordingtoFrederiqueTutt,ananalystatNPD,themotivationofthesegrown-upsistoescapethestressoftoday’sfast-pacedworld.Theyaredriventowardthemoreimmediatepleasuresbroughtbytoysthanthosebroughtby,say,gettingapromotion,whichisfarlesseasytoachieve.“Itremindsmeoftheplayfulsideoflife,”RobWillner,a25-year-oldPhDstudentintheUK,toldTheTelegraphwhentalkingabouthisloveforLego,whichhesaidbringshimbothcomfortandentertainment.Despitethis,somesocialscientistsseethetrendasdisturbing.ToFrankFurendi,aprofessorattheUniversityofKentintheUK,thefactthatsomanyadultsarepursuing“thethrillsofyouth”istheevidencethat“adulthoodhasgotnothingattractiveaboutitanymore”,hetoldTheNewYorkTimes.“That’sactuallyquitesad.”Butscientistsareprobablyjustworryingtoomuch.AccordingtoCanadiancomicbookartistToddMcFarlane,collectingtoyscouldsimplybeawayforpeopletoexpresstheirindividuality.“It’sjustpopculturestuff.It’sstuffthatsays,‘IlikealittleofthisandIlikealittleofthat’,”hetoldABCNews.“It’snobigdeal.”Sonowthatover100yearshavepassedsincePeterPan,perhapsit’stimetointroduceanew“fact”,asstatedinthetagline(标语)oftheUKfashionbrandKIDULT:“Growingoldismandatory(被迫的),butgrowingupisoptional.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2imply?A．Somethingoldisnotsuitableforanewworld.B．Manyadultsstillhavesomechildlikefeatures.C．Allchildrengrowupastheybecomeadults.D．It’sdifficultforsomechildrentogrowupintoday’sworld.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．FrederiqueTuttbelievesthatsomeadultsenjoyplayingwithchildren’stoystoescapethestress.B．RobWillnerbelievesthatthepleasurebroughtbytoysiseasiertoachieve.C．FrankFurendibelievesthatthethrillofyouthdoesnotattractadults.D．ToddMcFarlaneisworryingtoomuchaboutcollectingtoys.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetrendofgrowingkidults?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GrowingOldOrGrowingUpB．ToysSalesOnTheRiseC．StayingYoungForeverD．KidultsInFashionAgainBAsayoungchild,AnnMakosinskiwouldspendhoursexperimentingwithhertoysandothereverydayobjectsaroundhertocreateherowninventions.Nowafirst-yearArtsstudent,Makosinskiisawell-knowninventor.ShewontherecentSustainableEntrepreneurshipAwardofExcellence,whichrecognizescreativebusinesssolutionstosocialproblems--thesamerecognitionwasgiventoBarackObamain2014.Hertwoinventions—theHollowFlashlightandthee-Drink—havebeencausingexcitementinternationallysincetheircreation.WhenMakosinskiwas15yearsold,shecreatedaflashlightpoweredbytheheatofone'shand.Thisinventionwastheresultofa9thgradescienceproject,buthergoalwastoofferapracticalsolutiontopeoplewithunlimitedaccesstopowerandelectricity.“OneofmyfriendsfromthePhilippinestoldmethatshefailedschoolbecauseshehadnolighttostudywithatnight,sothatwaskindoftheinspiration.”Makosinskiexplained.At12thgrade,Makosinskithenwentontocreatethee-Drink.Itisacoffeecupthatharveststheextraheatofahotdrinkwhileitcools,storesitaselectricityinaninternal(内置的)batteryandmakesitavailabletochargeanexternaldevicesuchasaphone,whoselifecannowbelongerbyapproximately10to30minutes.“Myfavoritepartofcreatinginventionswouldbewhenyouhadtheideaandyouhavetophysicallybuildit，anditdoesn'tworkout,”shesaid.“Soyouhavetofigureoutdifferentwaystosolveit.Alotoftimes,I'llgiveupandI’llcomebackafteracoupleofdaysandI'lltakeitupagain.”Heradvicetootherstudentinnovators?“Startnow.There’snothingholdingyouback.Actually,youcandowhateveryouwant.”Makosinskisaid，“Ifyouwanttomakesomething，followyourheart,thengoahead.Ifthere'ssomethingyoureallywanttodo,youwillmaketimeforitandyouwillfindtimeinthedaytodoyourschoolwork.”1、Makosinskycreatedthepowerlessflashlightmainlyto________.A．satisfyherdesiretocreateinventionsB．settleproblemsinstudyforherfriendC．helpthosewhoareshortofelectricityD．finishtheassignmentofascienceproject2、Whichofthefollowingismainlyexplainedinparagraph4?A．Howthee-Drinkwasinvented. B．Whythee-Drinkwascreated.C．Whatthee-Drinkbrings. D．Howthee-Drinkworks.3、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．PopularInventionsbyaTeenagerGirlB．TeenagerGirlAdvancinginCreationC．ValuableAdvicefromaCreativeGirlD．AwardsGiventoaYoungInventor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．OnDyec.13,2014,NubiaWilsonturned16.Butinsteadof

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