吉首大学《基础商务英语4》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、Youcanaskanyoneforhelp.________hereiswillingtolendyouahand.A．Everyone B．NooneC．One D．Someone2、Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．apartfrom D．farfrom3、Sincemanyformerdrugabusershavepsychologicalproblems,theyoftenneedsupportgroups_________theycantalkabouttheirstrugglesandfindnewwaystomanageintheworld.A．which B．whatC．where D．when4、TheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisnecessaryforlearningEnglish，soyou'dbetterbuy__________．A．this B．that C．it D．one5、Largequantitiesoftime______forpractisingguidedwritings.A．wasneeded B．areneeded C．needs D．isneeded6、Asyoucansee,thenumberofcarsonourroads________risingthesedays.A．waskeeping B．keepC．keeps D．werekeeping7、Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe8、Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded9、Duetoaterriblefluthat________on,manystudentsdon’tshowuptoschooltoday.A．goes B．wasgoing C．isgoing D．hasgone10、TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation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。ATheminuteyoustarttalkingaboutwhatyou’regoingtodoifyoulose,youhavelost.Somepeoplehaveagreatfearoflosing.Infact,fearisnotthebestdescriptionofwhattheyhave.Itismorelikeacrazyphobia(恐惧症)thattheycannotkeepawayfrom.Dayafterday,thesepeopleallowtheirfearoflosingtocontroleverythingintheirlives.Theyaresoafraidoflosingthattheytrytokeepawayfromlosingwithoutconsideringthecostofdoingso.Whenthingsstarttogetoutofcontrol,fearbeginstocomein.Asthefearoflosingorgettinghurtoverwhelms(充溢)them,theyquicklylookforexcuses,ratherthanfightbackorfindawaytodealwiththeirfear.Theyneverrealizethatlosingisjustascommonaseatingandbreathing.Ifoneisgivenachoice,whowouldn’tpreferwinningoverlosing?Afterall,winningisexcitingandwinningiswhatlivingisallabout.Althoughwemighttryhardallthetime,we’renotgoingtowineverytime.Infact,mostofusaregoingtolosealotmoreoftenthanwewinand,believeitornot,it’snotallbad.Inordertomakethemostofourabilities，wehavetotakeriskseverynowandthen.Whenwetakerisks,wemightgetknockeddown,orevenknockedflat,butwitheachfailureandeachloss,wehaveanopportunitytogetbetterandgetclosertothelifeweexpect.1、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheBadEffectsofLosingB．MaketheMostofEverySuccessC．WeWinSomeandWeLoseSomeD．WinningIstheMainPurposeinLife2、Bysayingtheunderlinedsentence“Theyaresoafraid...”inparagraph2,theauthormeans.A．oneshouldavoidlosingbyusinganykindofmeansB．oneistooafraidtodealwithlosingproperlybyhimselfC．oneissoafraidoflosingthathecan’tstepforwardatallD．oneshouldmakeeffortstodealwithlosingratherthanavoidit3、Wecanknowfromthepassagethat.A．fearworksmostwhenoneiseagertowinB．losingisacommonpartofourdailylivesC．oneshouldavoidlosingwithoutconsideringthecostD．themorelosingoneexperiences,thestrongeronewillbecome4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Losingisofgreatvaluetosuccess.B．Themorewefear,thebetterwewillperform.C．Onlywhenweimproveourabilitiescanwewin.D．Onlythroughexperiencinglosingcanwegetwhatwewant.BIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreater,theyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDrAndreaMichelle,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的).”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1、Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．languagecanhelpbrainpowerD．languagelearningandmathsstudy2、Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto______.A．saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB．provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe(she)islearningalanguageC．toshowtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD．makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell3、Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearningB．apersonwhoisgoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD．anactivelanguagelearner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．OnedaywhenIwasaboutnineyearsold,Iranintomymother’sbedroomandopenedthedresser(梳妆台).Theninthetopdrawer,wasasmalljewelrybox.Iwasfascinatedbyitstreasures.ThenIsawtherewassomethingunderthepieceofredcloth.thecloth,Ifoundalittlewhitechipofchina(瓷器).Whydidmymotherkeepthisthing?Shiningslightlyinthelight,noanswers.Somemonthslater，IwassettingthedinnertablewhenmyneighbourMargeknockedatthedoor.Cominginandthetable,Margesaid,"Oh,youareexpectingcompany.I’llanothertime.""No,comeonin."Momreplied."Wearenotanyone.""Butisn'tthatyourgoodchina?"Margeasked."I'dtrustkidstohandlemygooddishes！"Momlaughed."Tonight'smyfamily'sfavoritemeal.Ifyousetyourbesttablefora(n)1mealwithguests,whynotforyourown?Afewbrokenplatesareasmalltopayforthejoywegetusingthem"Thensheadded."2everychipandcrackhasastorytotell."Momwenttothecupboardandtookdownaplate.Shesaid,"Seeingthisontheedgehere?IthappenedwhenIwas17".Hervoice,"Onedaymybrotherinvitedayoungmantodinnerandsathimnexttome.IwassothatwhenIlooktheplate,itandknockedagainstthefork.Astheyoungmanwasleaving,heapieceofbrokenchinainmyhandwithoutsayingaword."Icouldn'tforgetaboutthatplatewiththechip.Iwentuptotakeoutthelittlewoodenjewelryboxagain.Iexaminedthechip.Thechipmotherhadsavedwithcarebelongedtotheplateshebrokeonthedayshemetmyfather.1、A．silverB．goldC．woodenD．china2、A．hiddenB．drawnC．removedD．fixed3、A．CoveringB．LoweringC．SpreadingD．Lifting4、A．usefulB．brokenC．beautifulD．valuable5、A．foundB．inventedC．selectedD．offered6、A．watchingoverB．glaringatC．glancingatD．sweepingup7、A．gobyB．passbyC．standbyD．stopby8、A．expectingB．invitingC．scoldingD．celebrating9、A．alwaysB．usuallyC．sometimesD．never10、A．familyB．relativeC．neighbourD．ancestor11、A．valueB．attentionC．priceD．visit12、A．commonB．specialC．ordinaryD．especial13、A．HoweverB．BesidesC．ThoughD．Otherwise14、A．breakB．flowerC．colorD．design15、A．hardenedB．raisedC．softenedD．sharpened16、A．excitedB．nervousC．surprisedD．pleased17、A．jumpedB．escapedC．leftD．slipped18、A．laidB．threwC．examinedD．picked19、A．requiredB．remainingC．missingD．replaced20、A．secretlyB．carefullyC．gratefullyD．proudly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。Lastyear,twodaysbeforeChristmas,myfriendscalled,tellingmetheirkitchencaughtfire,1．(destroy)everythinginitIdrovetotheirhouse,takingallthefoodthatIhadTheyweresohappytoseeme,butfelt2．(embarrass)havingnothingtogivemeinreturnIwenthome,veryupset3．(actual),Iwasalsoinahardplacefinanciallyandunabletodo4．(much)forthemIcalledafriendof5．(I)aboutthis,whoresponded,"ThesepeoplemeanalottoyouandIwanttohelpthem"Sincehehadnevermetthem,herequestedme6．(go)tothegrocerystore,allonhimAtthecheck-out,Inoticedhimlackingmoney,sothatIhadtohavesomeitemstakenbackWewerewalkingaway7．Iheardavoicebehindmeaskingtheclerk,"Howmucharethosethings?Idecidetopayforthem"Iturnedaround,8．(thank)thekindmanandtoldhimeverythingHeexplainedthatheunderstoodashehadlosthisjobtheyearbeforebutnowwasworkingagain9．tearsinoureyes,allofuswentawayItwassuch10．wonderfulfeelingtoseefolksstepupwhensomeoneneededhelp,evenatotalstranger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