湖南都市职业学院《文化商务英语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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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批阅人第一部分（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1、It_____aSaturdayafternooninMay____Margaretcouldarrangeformetomeetherelder,sister.A．wasuntil;whenB．wasuntil;thatC．wasnotuntil;whenD．wasnotuntil;that2、Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when3、Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．couldC．would D．shall4、Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify5、IthinkTomwillmakeagoodmonitor,________I’dliketovoteforhim.A．butB．forC．orD．so6、Theirproductsenjoy30percent________ofthemarketinthiscountrybecauseboththequalityandtheirservicearefine.A．featuresB．sharesC．interestsD．sales7、－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．affordC．sacrifice D．dismiss8、Humansspendalotoftimeandmoneyontheirpetsandthepetsgivealltheyhave_____forthat.A．inreturnB．infactC．inshortD．inall9、_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though10、Theeconomyinbigcitieshascontinuedtorisethankstothelocalgovernmentstoincrease______.A．thatB．themC．itD．those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。ASeventy-three-year-oldGeorgeMcNeilonselectedhisfoodinValueMartverycarefully.Afterleavingthecashier,heestimated(估计)thathehadsaved80centsandthoughtthathehadgotgoodvalueforhismoneyagain.Attheexit,thechillywindremindedhimofhisgloves.“Nowwherearethey?”Hesearchedhereandthere,butnowherecouldhefindthem.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Theworriedmanmadeasecondsearchinallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Hewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore.Georgeboughttheglovesata25%discount,forjust$30,tenyearsago.Theyweregenuinelambskin(小羊皮),soft,warmanddurable.Untilthen,hehadworncheaperman-madematerialthatlastednomorethanthreeyears.Hisimpulsivedecisiontobuytheexpensiveglovesturnedouttobeagoodone,whichevenpromotedhissocialstatusonthebus,aspassengersstaredathimenviouslyforsixmonthsoutoftheyear.Heenjoyedbeingenvied.Badluck,Georgethought,tolosehisexpensiveglovesonNewYear’sEve.Hereenteredthestoreandfollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore.Butseveralminutesofanxioussearchturnedouttobeinvain.“Societyhaschanged.Peoplehavechanged…”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifpeoplepickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback.”Backhome,Georgewasataloss.Indeepwinter,hecouldnotdoanythingwithoutapairofgloves.Ifheboughtcheapones,hewouldhavetoreplacethemverysoon.Ifheboughtnewleatherones,theywouldcostfortydollars.Aftertheholiday,poorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Beforeboardingthesubway,hesteppedintoValueMartagaintoseeifbyanychancehisgloveshadbeenreturnedtothelostandfoundoffice.“Whatcolorarethey?”thewomanintheofficeasked.“Black,”heanswered.Shelookedintoherdraweranddrewoutapairofmen’sleathergloves.“Arethey?”“Yes!Thosearemine!”1、WhichofthefollowingisthemostprobablereasonforGeorge’sshopping?A．TokilltimeinValueMartasusual.B．ToprepareforthecomingNewYear.C．Toprovehowwisehewaswithmoney.D．Toseewhethertherewereglovesonsale.2、WhatdoweknowaboutoldGeorgeMcNeilon?A．Purebutimpolite.B．Cleverbutsimple.C．Economicalbutvain.D．Warmheartedbutpoor.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Indailylife,accidentswillhappen.B．Nevereverjumptoconclusions.C．Apennysavedisapennyearned.D．Alossmayturnouttobeagain.BHaveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.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．Iwasshoppinginastore,whenalittleboy1mewithadollinhishandandasked,“Sir,the2toldmeIdon’thaveenoughmoneyforthedoll.Canyoucountitforme?”Ididasheaskedandgaveadisappointing3tohim.Thelittleboywasstill4thedoll.“It’sthedollthatmysisterwantedsomuch.Iwantedto5herforherBirthday.ButshehasgonetobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGod

verysoontoo;6Ithoughtthatshecouldtakethedollwithhertogiveitto

mysister.”Thenhelookedagainatthedollwith7eyes,veryquietly.Iquickly8

formywalletandsaidtotheboy.“Supposewecheckagain,just9youdohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll?”Heagreedwithhopefuleyes.

I10someofmymoneytohis11seeing.

Therewasenoughforthedollandevensome12money.IfinishedmyshoppinginatotallydifferentstatefromwhenI13.I

couldn’tgetthelittleboyoutofmy14ThenIrememberedapieceofnewsthata15maninatruckhitacar16byayoungwomanandalittlegirl.Thelittlegirldied17,

andthemotherwasleftinacriticalstate.Twodays18thisencounterwiththelittle

boy,Ireadinthenewspaperthattheyoungwomanhad19.Icouldn’t

stopmyself.The20thatthelittleboyhadforhismotherandhissisterisstill,to

thisday,hardtoimagine.Andinafractionofasecond,adrunkdriverhad

takenallthisawayfromhim…1、A．providedB．turnedtoC．greetedD．turnedup2、A．cashierB．guideC．customerD．guard3、A．permissionB．replyC．allowanceD．impression4、A．takingB．showingC．holdingD．keeping5、A．celebrateB．appreciateC．sendD．gift6、A．soB．butC．thereD．besides7、A．regretfulB．guiltyC．sadD．surprised8、A．appliedB．reachedC．pickedD．found9、A．asifB．evenifC．sothatD．incase10、A．putB．attachedC．addedD．saved11、A．beyondB．withoutC．withinD．from12、A．spareB．abundantC．availableD．possible13、A．sawB．startedC．stayedD．entered14、A．abilityB．heartC．mindD．control15、A．tiredB．sleepyC．lostD．drunk16、A．occupiedB．drivenC．obtainedD．bought17、A．bycoincidenceB．byaccidentC．rightnowD．rightaway18、A．beforeB．afterC．atD．upon19、A．wentthroughB．turnedawayC．passedawayD．diedout20、A．connectionB．admirationC．loveD．gratitude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。MaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedatinyvillageofPerachoraOneofMary'sprize1．(possess)wasalittlewhitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher,Shekeptit2．(tie)toatreeinafieldOneevening,however,thelambwasmissingTheropehadbeencut,soitwasobviousthatthelambhadbeenstolenWhenDimitricameinfromthefields,hiswifetoldhim3．hadhappenedDimitriatoncesetouttofindthethiefAftertellingseveralofhisfriendsaboutthetheft,Dimitrifoundoutthathisneighbour,A1eko,hadsuddenlyacquiredanewlambDimitri4．(immediate)wenttoAleko'shouseandangrilyaccusedhim5．stealingthelambHetoldhimhehadbetterreturnitorhewouldcallthepoliceAleko6．(deny)takingitandledDimitriintohisbackyardItwastruethathehadjustboughtalamb,heexplained,buthislambwasblack7．(shame)ofhavingactedsorashly,DimitriapologizedtoA1ekoforhavingaccusedhimWhiletheyweretalkingitbegan8．(rain)andDimitristayedinA1eko'shouseuntiltherainstopped9．hewentoutsidehalfanhourlater,hewas10．(astonish)tofindthatthelittleblacklambwasalmostwhiteItswool,whichhadbeendyedblack,hadbeenwashedcleanbytherain!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