华南理工大学《商务英语笔译》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语笔译》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第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May2、Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard3、--TurnofftheTV,Jack._______yourhomeworknow?--Mum,justtenmoreminutes,please.A．Willyoubedoing B．ShouldyoubedoingC．Shouldn'tyoubedoing D．Couldn’tyoubedoing4、Iwritingthepaperasscheduled,butmymother’sillnessinterfered.Ihopeyouwillexcuseme.A．amtohavefinishedB．wastohavefinishedC．wastofinishD．oughttofinish5、Wefirmlybelievethat______thenewexaminationsystemcomesintoexistence,completelynewsituationswillarise.A．consideringB．supposedC．providingD．given6、TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when7、YesterdayItookmycartothegaragetohavethem________theair-conditioner.A．tocheck B．checking C．checked D．check8、Iwouldn’thavemissedthetrainifI______upearlier.A．got B．hadgot C．willget D．havegot9、________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give10、Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill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。AWhenyou’reworkingyourwaythroughoneoflife’sstorms,itishumannaturetofocusongettingbacktonormal,to“bounceback”asquicklyaspossibletoaplacewherethingsarecalm,familiarandcomfortable.However,actuallyitisunrealistictothinkwecanevertrulyreturnemotionallyandintelligentlytowherewewerebeforethestormbecauseeveryexperiencechangesusinsomeway.Forexample,whenweexperienceamajorhealthscare,possiblyinvolvingsomehospitaltime,wecannevergobacktobeingthepersonwewerebeforetheeventevenifwefullyrecoverbecausewehaveexperiencedfirsthandthefragility(脆弱)oflife,nottomentioncomingfacetofacewithdeath.So,nowthatwecanneverreturn,whatshouldwedo?Considerthis…howisitthattwopeoplecanbefacedwiththesamehardshipandwhileonebecomeshopelessandfeelsangerandupset,theotherisabletoovercometheircircumstancesandgrowstrongerthaneverasaresultoftheexperience?Atoneextreme,wemaychoosetoaccepttheroleofunluckyvictim,orbecometrappedinthe“Whyisitalwaysme!”negativeandfrustrating(令人沮丧的)situations.Eitherwayistheresultofafixedmindset(思维模式)thatisresistanttogrowthandchange.Ifthisisyourapproachtolife,youwillbefarlesslikelytobeactiveineffectivelymanagingchangeandrecoveringfrombadsituations.Butthereisanotherchoice.Ifyouarehonestenough,youmayconsiderwhatwasonce“normal”foryouwasjustthemaincauseofyourstorm.Youcanchoosetohugchangeanduncertaintyandlearntogrowforwardthroughallofyourexperiences.Ofcourse,thismeansdoingtheworktodeveloptheskillsandhabitsthatwillenableyoutohandlelife’soccasionalstorms.Inconclusion,itisuptoeachofustochoosethemeaningweapplytooursituationsatalltimes.Differentchoiceswillleadtodifferentlives.Ofcourseyoucangrowforwardifyouaredeterminedtochooseliveapositiveliferegardlessofwhateverhardshipsyouarefacing.1、Whatdoestheauthortrytoconveywiththeexampleinthesecondparagraph?A．Wewillunderstandlifemuchbetterafteranescapefromdeath.B．Itusuallytakesalongtimetorecoverfromahealthproblem.C．It’sunlikelytoreturntowherewewereaftercertainevents.D．Wecanrecoverfromanemotionalproblemmuchmoreeasily.2、Whenfacedwithhardships,somepeoplechoosetobeavictimbecauseof________.A．theirterribleexperiencesB．theirnegativethoughtsC．theirpoorhealthD．theirbadluck3、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadviseustomanagebademotions.B．Topersuadeustogetbacktonormal.C．Toofferususefulskillstoworkwith.D．Toencourageustoovercomehardships.4、Ifyou’redeterminedtogrowforwardyouhaveto________.A．experiencelife’sfragilityB．welcomeuncertaintyandchangeC．developnewskillsandhabitsD．overcomethefearofdeathBTheweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinchesofsnowbringsthecountrytoastandstill.Butthen,whathappensnextisevenmoresurprisingandcatchesthefolkoffguardcompletely.Andwhocouldpossiblyhavepredictedit?!ITMELTS!Flooding!Whatasurprise!Theninthesummer,itgetsveryhot.IfithadbeenThailandorAustralia,there'dbenoproblem.Itissupposedtobehot,so,thereisairconditioning.ButintheUK,justtotalconfusionatthesuddenhotweather.Shock,healthproblems,anddespitethefactthatthecountryisconsideredtobewhereitalwaysrains,summertimebringsdrought!Butdopeoplehavecisterns（水箱）andreservewatertanks?Wouldn’titmakesenseforpeopletostorerainwaterincaseofdrought?Ofcourseitwould,butitisadependency-culturewherepeoplehavebeentrainedtobedependentonthestate,whichthenmeansthatinemergencypeoplearestuck!WhyistheBritishweathersostrange?ItissomethingtodowiththecombinationofanalmostArcticlatitude（纬度）combinedwithbeinganislandandhavingtheGulfStreambringingwarmweatherfromthetropics.Helpfulpeopleintheknowongeographicalmeteorology（气象学）havecommentedthatthegeneralsituationwiththeUKweatherisevenmorecomplex,asmanydifferentthingscontributetothechangeableweather.AswellastheNorthAtlanticdrift,thereisthefactthattheUKisaffectedbythefollowingmajorairmasses:thetropicalmaritime（海的）GulfStream,thePolarMaritimeairfromtheNorth,theArcticMaritime,thePolarContinental,andtheTropicalContinental.There'salsofastflowingairinJetstreams.AirgoesaroundinconvectioncurrentsinHadleycellsandinFerrelCells.BecausetheBritishIslescangetweathercomingfromhotorcoldzones,andfromlandorsea,achangeablehot/coldwet/dryweatherisfound.1、WhatistheBritishattitudetowardheatandcold?A．Serious.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Careful.2、HowdotheBritishfeelwhentheyseesnowinwinter?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Amazed.D．Disappointed.3、WhathappenswhentheBritishmeetadroughtinsummer?A．Theyhavegotwell-prepared.B．Theygetwaterfromtheriver.C．Theyalwayshelpeachother.D．Theymaybefallintotrouble.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhyweatherintereststheBritish.B．Englishmen'sattitudetoweather.C．WeatherintheUnitedKingdom.D．WhataffectstheweatherintheUK.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．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A．B．C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Abbaye,amasterartist,wasreadytoretirein112.Oneday,Bartoli,arichItalianmerchant,1himsaying,"Couldyou____________myportraitonmybanquetroomwall?It's20feettall.”“I'mreadytoretire,"Abbayeshookhishead,“soI'mnot2．”ButseeingthedisappointmentinBartoli'seyes,he____________4hismind,"Well,there'sapossibilityifyoucanfinditinyour3toallowmetoexplorethe4fmyabilities.Furthermore,alreadyIcanseeyour5.SoIinsistthatwhilelworkyourportraitstay6evenfromyou!”“Noproblem,"Bartoliagreed,thoughhethoughtitwas7，"Anythingyouwish,butitmustlookrealistic．”Immediatelythemasterartist8ahighcurtaininfrontofthewall,-throughwhichBartolicouldn'tseeatall.Aweekpassed."Howisitcoming?"askedthe9Bartoli.“It'scomingquitewell.Yousee,amasterpiece10quiteawhileatleast.”Abbayeansweredfrombehindthe___________．Anotherthree,fourweekspassedand11halfayearwentby.Bartolilosthis12“TodayImustseeit!"heshouted.Steppingfrombehindthecurtain___________surprisedbysuchanger,Abbayesaidcalmly,"That'sfine.Youneededonlytorequestit.”Andhe13asidethe20-footcurtain.Bartolistaredatthemasterpieceandthenhismouth___________open.Hewasobviouslysoangrythathiseyes14red.Sowhatwaswrong?Abbayehaddrawntohisheart's15for20feettall.PerhapsBartolicouldn'ttoleratehisabstractexpression,whichPicassowouldhavebeenproudof.1、A．sentfor B．thoughtof C．laughedat D．heardfrom2、A．fix B．make C．paint D．repair3、A．possible B．free C．reliable D．available4、A．formed B．changed C．got D．insisted5、A．heart B．mind C．room D．brain6、A．challenges B．limits C．control D．confidence7、A．figure B．portrait C．image D．masterpiece8、A．safe B．lonely C．private D．cool9、A．terrible B．common C．funny D．strange10、A．brought B．decorated C．hung D．bought'11、A．hopeful B．anxious C．serious D．careful12、A．affords B．spends C．costs D．takes13、A．wall B．curtain C．picture D．ladder.14、A．intotal B．obviously C．eventually D．aboveall15、A．money B．mood C．temper D．taste16、A．asif B．evenif C．nowthat D．incase17、A．set B．pulled C．left D．stood18、A．felt B．remained C．kept D．fell19、A．changed B．showed C．found D．turned20、A．content B．confidence C．power D．design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。Asisknowntoall,the1．(tradition)Chineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solar2．(term)MajorSnowisthe21stsolartermoftheyearThesnowinNorthChinamaylastawholeday,blockingtheroadAboutthesnow,aproverb3．(go),“Atimelysnowpromisesagoodharvest”Thetemperaturedrops4．(sharp)Asthesnowcoverstheground,pests5．(live)throughthewinterwillbekilledbythelowtemperatureDuringthisperiod,6．(prevent)respiratory(呼吸的)illness,thepeopleshouldwearwarmclothesWintersweet,7．originatedinChina,usuallycomesoutinmid-to-lateDecemberinsomesoutherncitiesofChinaWithpineandbamboo,it8．(refer)toasoneoftheThreeFriendsofWinterDuringMajorSnow,ChinesepeopleinSouthChinasuchasinNanjing,Hangzhou,Hefei,Chongqingmakesausages,9．importantpartofpreparationfortheSpringFestivalThesausageshould10．(dry)inan(通风的)placeintheshade,Afteraweek,cutacertainamountoff,andboilorfryitasyoulike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．Iwenttotheseasidetospendingmysummerholidaywithmyfamily．Westayedthereforabouttwoweek．Theweatherwasmuchhotterthaninmyhometown，butIgotused