甘肃政法大学《剑桥商务英语（2）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《剑桥商务英语（2）》2023-2024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、Allchildrenshouldgetaccesstoahigh-qualityeducation________theirrace,zipcodeorfamilyincome.A．dependingon B．regardlessofC．dueto D．apartfrom2、Comparisonmaymakesomethingappearmorebeautifulthanitiswhen_____alone．A．seen B．seeing C．see D．tosee3、—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth4、Thebuswouldnothaverunintotheriver________forthebadtemperedlady.A．ifitwerenot B．haditnotbeenC．ifitwouldnotbe D．shoulditnotbe5、Thiskindofglassesmadebyexperiencedcraftsmen_________comfortably.A．iswornB．wearsC．wearing D．areworn6、Don’tleavematchesorcigarettesonthetablewithin______ofchildren.A．stretch B．expand C．reach D．extend7、Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X8、Playingwiththeirpeers,childrenlearntoandnotdoexactlywhattheywanttodo.A．compromiseB．competeC．contributeD．construct9、Whyaresomebrandsmorepopularthanothers______theproductsareofsimilarquality?A．asthough B．evenif C．sothat D．incase10、Eventually,shehasrecognized____,whateverhappensandhoweverbad____seemstoday,lifestillgoesonandeverythingwillbebettertomorrow．A．that;it B．it;that C．it;what D．that;what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。ADoyouwanttoreadsomenewbooks?HereareafewofBillGates’favoritesin2018.21Lessonsforthe21stCenturyAuthor:YuvalNoahHarariPrice:$20.2Theauthor,whoisareallystrongthinker,makesitclearthatbigproblemsarenotsolvablebyasinglecountry.Hefindsthathumanmindwantstoworryaboutthedilemmaswefacetoday.Thebookisabetterframeworkforalltheproblemsthatpeopleareworryingabout.MeditationandMindfulnessAuthor:AndyPuddicombePrice:$18.5Whenyoumeditate,theysometimessayyoushouldemptyyourmind,butthatreallyneverhappens.Sotheauthor’sanalogy(比喻)isideasthatarelikecloudscomingacrossyourhead.Youshouldjustpushawaygently.Ifthebookcangetpeopledoing10minutesdailymeditation,thatisfantasticforrelaxingyourmind.ArmyofNoneAuthor:PaulScharrePrice:$46.1Itisaboutwhatarmiesaregoingtolooklikeinthefuture.Shouldadrone(无人机)beabletogooutandfindenemiesandattackthem?Shouldthesoftwarebelettingthehumansmakethedecisionsornot?Theauthoriswarningthatweneedtoholdbackandnotgoallthewaytoroboticwarfare.Theauthorthinksweshouldnotgiveuphumaninvolvementintheseweapons.BadBloodAuthor:JohnCarreyrouPrice:$43.4ItisastoryofsecretsandliesinaSiliconValleystart-up.Theranos,thefoundersweredoingdiagnostics(诊断)thatcanbeverycheap,notneedasmuchblood,readoutevenyourDNA．Butwhenitallwasrevealed,theyreallydidn’thavewhattheyweretalkingabout.Infact,theyhadbeengivingpatientsdiagnoses,whichwereactuallydangerousbecausetheyweresowrong.Itisathrillerwithatragicending.1、Whichbookissuitableforapersonwhowantstofindawaytogetrelaxed?A．21Lessonsforthe21stCentury. B．MeditationandMindfulness.C．ArmyofNone. D．BadBlood.2、Whowroteathrillerin2018?A．YuvalNoahHarari. B．AndyPuddicombe.C．PaulScharre. D．JohnCarreyrou.3、HowmuchwillyoupayforArmyofNone?A．$20.2. B．$18.5.C．$46.1. D．$43.4.BMeasles(麻疹)isonlyfoundinhumanbeings.Thereisahighlyeffectiveandsafevaccine(疫苗)forthedisease.So,intheory,measlescouldbedestroyed.Yetthenumberofmeaslescasesisontherise.TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)reportsthat,inthefirstthreemonthsof2019,thenumberofcasesisthreetimeshigherthanitwaslastyear.Africaalonehashada700percentincreasecomparedtolastyear.TheDemocraticRepublicofCongoreported67,000measlescasesand901measles-relateddeathsin2018.Thisyear,WHOofficialshavenotedmorethan40,000suspectedmeaslescasesinthecountry.Thatnumberincludes284measles-relateddeathsinthefirstweeksof2019.BetweenSeptember2018andFebruary2019,Madagascarreportedover67,000measlescases,including828deaths.Dr.Fauci,whodirectstheNationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseaseintheUSA,saidthat―onein10childrenwhogetinfectedwithmeasleswillgetanearinfectionthatcouldcausedeafness.Onein20wouldgetpneumonia.Oneinathousandwouldgetbrainswelling,andonetothreeperthousandwoulddie.Tosaythatmeaslesisaslightdiseaseiscompletelyincorrect.WalterOrensteiniswiththeEmoryUniversityVaccineCenterinAtlanta,Georgia.Hehasspenthislifeworkingtoendmeasles.Orensteinsayspossibleeffectsofthediseaseareworseinpoorcountries.―Inthosecountrieschildrenarealreadyatgreaterrisk.Theymaybemalnourished(营养不良的).Theymayhavedamagedimmunesystems.Theymaybeunderweightandmayhavenoaccesstohealthcaresomeaslesisabigkiller,hesaid.Youhavea90percentchanceofgettingmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinatedandyoucomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasit.Dr.RebeccaMartinistheDirectoroftheCenterforGlobalHealthattheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControl.SheisworkingtoremovemeaslesfromAfricacompletely.―Itisveryinfectious.Itwillfindnearlyeverybodywhoisnotprotectedagainstmeasles,Martinsaid.Healthexpertsadvisepatientstogettwotreatmentsofthemeaslesvaccine.U.S.healthofficialssayeducatingparentsaboutboththediseaseandthevaccineisanimportantstepinstoppingthespread.Equallyimportantismakingvaccinationatopgoalofhealthsystemsworldwide.1、Thewritershowsthesharpincreaseinmeaslescasesby.A．givingexamples B．listingfiguresC．analyzingcauses D．followingtimeorder2、Thefollowingarethepossibleresultsofmeaslesexcept.A．anearinfection B．pneumoniaC．brainswelling D．beingunderweight3、Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Youaresuretogetmeaslesifyouhavenotbeenvaccinated.B．Itissafetocomeincontactwithsomeonewhohasmeasles.C．Parentsshouldbeeducatedaboutboththediseaseandthevaccine.D．MakingvaccinationagoalofhealthsystemsisonlynecessaryinAfrica.4、Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．showtheserioussituationofmeaslesB．provemeaslescouldbedestroyedC．describetheresultoftheresearchonmeaslesD．warnusofthecausesofmeasles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．A17-year-oldgirlfoundlivinginaGeorgiahomeafterbeingmissingformorethanayearisnowsafeatherNorthCarolinahomewithherfamily.ButhermothertoldlocalTVstationWOSCthatherdaughterisnotthesame.“Thereare1inmydaughter,”ShaunnaBurnssaid.“Sheisnotthesamepersonthat2andthatisthehardestpartofthis.”Haileywas3missingonMay23,2016,whowas14yearsold,aftershewalkedoutofherhome4tellinganyonewhereshewasgoing,WOSCreports.AfterHaileywent5,herfamilysaidshehadrunawaywithamanshemetonline."He6hertolistentohimandnottofollowour7andthenmydaughterwasn’tcommunicatingwithme,”herfathertoldWBTV.OnJune24，Hailey’sparentswere8thattheirdaughterwasinDuluth,Georgia.Hourslater,shewas9byfederalagentsandtakentoalocal10beforebeingreturnedtoher11,accordingtoFBIofficials.MichaelRenWysolovski,31,wasarrestedatthe12.Hesupposedlysharedthe13withHailey,whoappearedtobephysically14exceptforweightloss,accordingtotheFBI.Wysolovskihasbeen15withfalseimprisonmentand16tochildren.OnMonday,Hailey’sfathersharedthefamily’s17onsocialmedia.“Iwokeupto-daycryingandbeing18forthemiraclethathashappenedinourlive,”AnthonyBurnswroteonFacebook.“Wenever19.Sheishappytobehome.Wecannow20again."1、A．storiesB．changesC．difficultiesD．wonders2、A．leftB．workedC．roseD．remembered3、A．witnessedB．foundC．doubtedD．denied4、A．afterB．sinceC．besidesD．without5、A．wrongB．impatientC．missingD．impolite6、A．forcedB．ledC．allowedD．advised7、A．promisesB．explanationC．directionsD．introductions8、A．warnedB．informedC．suggestedD．persuaded9、A．betrayedB．trackedC．rescuedD．seized10、A．schoolB．companyC．shelterD．hospital11、A．teamB．classC．familyD．organization12、A．showB．sceneC．beginningD．moment13、A．homeB．dreamC．experienceD．adventure14、A．unharmedB．unavailableC．uncompletedD．unacceptable15、A．suppliedB．awardedC．connectedD．charged16、A．murderB．crueltyC．kindnessD．tolerance17、A．sorrowB．prayerC．reliefD．anger18、A．surprisedB．dissatisfiedC．hopefulD．grateful19、A．ranawayB．wokeupC．wentawayD．gaveup20、A．breatheB．fightC．climbD．behave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。Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsareneccessaryFirstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear

1．spokenSecondly,wemustbeabletospeakitcorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation2．,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteitWemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrectThereisnoeasywaytosuccess3．languagelearning4．goodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenoughonly5．(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbookItisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistofwordsand6．meaning,studyingthedictionaryandsoonWemustlearnbyusingthelanguage7．wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceof8．(advise)forthose9．arestudyinganewlanguagePracticeisimportantWemustpractisespeakingand10．(write)thelanguagewheneverwecan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。错误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）不记分。StartedinSeptemberof2003,smilec