铜仁学院《商务英语语言学》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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《商务英语语言学》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、Joinusandyouwilldiscoveranenvironment______youcanmakethemostofyourskillsandtalents.A．that B．whereC．how D．what2、Therealreasonwhyprices____,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A．were B．willbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen3、Modestyisakindofgoodquality,whichis______ittakestobeyourpersonalbest.A．what B．where C．which D．when4、TheywerestandingsofarawaythatIcouldn’t_____theirfacesclearly.A．makeout B．makefor C．makeoff D．makeup5、Theonlineword“selfie”isgaining______andmoreandmorepeopletendtouseitnowadays.A．accessB．admissionC．controlD．currency6、How’syourtouraroundtheNorthLake?Isitbeautiful?It________be,butitisnowheavilypolluted.A．willB．wouldC．shouldD．must7、Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where8、I'veheardthatpreparations______forthecomingfestival.Let'sgivethemahand.A．arebeingmade B．havebeenmadeC．aremaking D．havemade9、TheleadersoftheBRICScountriesFridayreachedimportant________onbuildinganopenworldeconomyandimprovingglobaleconomicgovernance(管理)duringtheirinformalmeetingonthesidelinesoftheG20SummitinHamburg,Germany.A．considerationB．consensusC．commitmentD．confirmation10、Ellenisafantasticdancer.IwishI________aswellasher.A．dance B．willdanceC．haddanced D．danced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。AThehighestbeefpricesinalmostthreedecadeshavearrivedjustbeforethestartofthehotseason,causingagreatshocktobothconsumersandrestaurantowners—andreliefisn'tlikelyanytimesoon.AdecreasingnumberofcattleandgrowingexportdemandfromcountriessuchasChinaandJapanhavecausedtheaveragepriceoffreshbeeftoclimbto$5.28apoundinFebruary,upalmostaquarterfromJanuaryandthehighestpricesince1987.Everythingthat'sproducedisbeingconsumed,saidKevinGood,ananalystatCattleFax,aColorado-basedinformationgroup.PriceswilllikelystayhighforacoupleofyearsascattleproducersstarttorebuildtheircattleamongbigquestionsaboutwhethertheSouthwestandpartsoftheMidwestwillseeenoughraintowaterthegrass."Iquitbuyingsteaksawhileagowhenthepricewentup,"said59-year-oldLenMarkham,whoworksatTexasTech.Shesaysshelimitsredmeatpurchasestohamburger,choosingchicken,porkandfishinstead.Restaurantowners,too,mustdealwiththehighprices.MarkHutchens,ownerofthe50YardLineSteakhouseinLubbock,raisedhismenupricesforbeefitemsbyabout5percentinNovember.Sincethen,theownerofthesmalleatinghousehastriedtomakecutselsewheretoavoidpassingitontocustomers."Itreallyputsmorepressureonthesmallguys,"hesaidofnon-chainrestaurants."Ijustthinkyouhavetostaycompetitiveandkeepyourcostslow."“White-tableclothrestaurantshaveadjustedthesizeoftheirsteaks,makingthemthinner”,saysJimRobb,directoroftheColorado-basedLivestockMarketingInformationCenter.“Andfast-foodrestaurantsarecuttingcostsbyreducingthenumberofmenuitemsandareofferingothermeatoptions,includingturkeyburgers,Robbsaid.Chainrestaurantsalsotrytobuybeefasmuchastheycan,whichessentiallygivesthemadiscount”,IowaStateUniversityassistanteconomicsprofessorLeeSchulzsaid.Thehighpricesarewelcomenewsforatleastonegroup:ranchers(大农场经营者),especiallythoseinTexaswhoforyearshavestruggledamiddrought（干旱）andhighfeedprices.Butevenasranchersbreatheasighofrelief,someworrylastinghighpriceswillcauseconsumerstopermanentlychangetheirbuyinghabits—switchingtochickenorpork.PeteBonds,a62-year-oldTexasrancherandpresidentoftheTexasandSouthwesternCattleRaisersAssociation,saidthat'sabigconcern.“Butsuchfearsmaybeunfounded,Robbsaid.“Threeyearsago,economiststhoughtconsumerswouldstartfindingsubstitutionsforbeefasthedroughtspread.We'resurprisedwehaven'tseenmoreofthat,"hesaid.SouthDakotarancherChuckO'Connorthinksthatconsumerswon’tabandonbeefforgood."I'msuresomearemaybegoingtocutbacksome,buttosaythatpeoplearen'tgoingtobuyitanymore,Idon'tthinkthat'sgoingtohappen,"hesaid,adding,"Ihopenot."1、Thepriceofbeefhasincreasedbecause________.A．thereisagrowingdemandoffreshbeefamongAmericansB．cattleproducershavesucceededinraisinganewtypeofcattleC．thereisalackofrainandtheexportofbeefisincreasingD．ranchershavefoundwaystodealwithhighfeedprices2、WhichmethodisNOTusedbyrestaurantownerstodealwiththehighbeefprices?A．Theyhavemadethesteakssmallerthanbefore.B．Theyhaveincreasedthepricesofbeef-relateddishes.C．Theyhavemadehamburgerswithmanyotherkindsofmeat.D．Theyhavesoughtdiscountbypurchasinglargeamountsofbeef.3、JimRobbgivesanexampleinthesixthparagraphinorderto________.A．tellpeoplethatitisatoughjobtolookforsubstitutionsforbeefB．showhisfearthatchickenorporkmaybeanalternativetobeefC．explainthatcustomerswon’tchangetheirbuyinghabitscompletelyD．indicatethatranchersmaybeleastaffectedbythehighbeefpricesBFrom100yearsofBauhausto350yearssinceRembrandt’sdeath,ahostoflandmarkarteventsandexhibitionsareopenaroundEuropethisyear.JohnRuskin200thEnglandThisyearisalsothebicentenary（200周年纪念）ofthebirthofJohnRuskin,theartcritic,writerandreformer.ThereareexhibitionsthroughouttheyearatBrantwood,hisformerhomeinCumbria,ontopicsfromhisclothestohisinterestingeologyandhislegacyinJapan.OnRuskin’sbirthday,8February,thereisafreepubliclectureonhisloveoftreesatOxfordUniversityMuseumofNaturalHistoryandaneveningofreadingsandmusicattheRoyalAcademy,London.Rembrandt350thTheNetherlandsItis350yearssincethedeathofRembrandtvanRijn.Thereisayear-longprogrammeofeventsinnineDutchcities,focusingonRembrandtandtheDutchgoldenage.InAmsterdam,theRijksMuseum(15Feb-10June)willdisplayallofits22paintings,60drawingsand300engravings–thebiggestRembrandtcollectioneverseeninasingleexhibition.Bauhaus100thGermanyGermanyiscelebratingthecentenaryofBauhaus,therevolutionaryartschoolfoundedbyWalterGropiusin1919.TheopeningfestivalisalreadyunderwayattheBerlinAcademyofArts,withaprogrammeofconcerts,playsandvirtualrealityinstallations(untilThursday24Jan).Butvisitorsareencouragedtoexplorebeyondthecapitalthroughouttheyearonaself-guidedroadtrip.Renoir100thFranceAugustRenoirdied100yearsagoinDecember.TheEauetLumièreAssociation,whichhascreated12“ImpressionismsRoutes”linkingsitesthatinspired12Europeanimpressionistpainters,hasdeclared2019tobeRenoirYear.IthopestoattractmoreartloverstoattractionsontheRenoirRoute–visitorstoPariscouldtrytheMuseumofMontmartreandRenoirGardens,whereheoncelived,ortheMuséedelaGrenouillèreinnearbyCroissy-sur-Seine,wherehepaintedriverscenes.1、WhatcantouristsdoatthecelebrationofJohnRuskin’s200thbirthday?A．Meetfamouspeople. B．Goonaself-guidedroadtrip.C．Attendapubliclectureforfree. D．Appreciateimpressionists’works.2、WhatisspecialabouttheexhibitioninRijksMuseum?A．Itwillbeayear-longevent.B．Itisacollectionofallpaintingstyles.C．Itmarkstheendofthecelebrationsinothercities.D．ItbringstogethermostofRembrandt’sworks.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Anartshowreview. B．Anexhibitionguide.C．Aresearchpaper. D．Anofficialreport.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．OnedayIwaswalkingtothemailboxwithmydad,whenIsawsomethingdropfromatree.Icouldn't1whatitwas,soIkeptmyeyesonthespotaswecamenear.Itwasababybird,whichhadfallenfromitsnest.Ithadlong,awkwardwingsandfeet,and2thatfoughttostayopen.Itwas3,soIsatnexttoitwatchingwhilemydadgotthemail.I4itsnestandmother,5whatwouldhappentoit.Mydadsaidwehadto6it;therewasnothingwecoulddo.Hesaidifthebirdmothersmelledanytraces（踪迹）of7,shewouldn'tgonearthe8again.Aswebegantowalkaway,awoman9."Diditfalloutofanest?"sheasked."Yeah."Ianswered."It10alot.Notmuchwecando,"shesaid."Trynottothinkaboutitwhenyougotosleeptonight."Iwalked11themailboxthenextday.Thebabybirdlay12inthegrass.Irealizethat"Trynottothinkaboutit"isthe13ofmanypeopletowardsthingswhich14toprovidethemwithperfectexcuses15notbothering.Thewomanwasn'tbeing16;shewasactuallyquitenice.Butwheneveryonesays"there's17Icando—justtrynottothinkaboutit,"wherewillwefinally18?Whenbillionsofpeople19trynottothinkaboutitwhentheygotobedatnight,theremightbemillionsoffallenbirdslyingdeadand20inthegrassthenextmorning.1、A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell2、A．eyes B．arms C．feathers D．claws3、A．bored B．stupid C．lovely D．clever4、A．turnedback B．staredat C．pointedto D．lookedfor5、A．suggesting B．deciding C．wondering D．finding6、A．help B．leave C．catch D．kill7、A．children B．humans C．animals D．insects8、A．tree B．grass C．baby D．person9、A．returned B．interrupted C．approached D．left10、A．happens B．cries C．suffers D．changes11、A．from B．beyond C．past D．into12、A．asleep B．dead C．still D．alive13、A．attitude B．feeling C．consideration D．understanding14、A．fail B．prove C．refuse D．seem15、A．from B．of C．about D．for16、A．cruel B．kind C．silly D．friendly17、A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything18、A．startout B．comefrom C．settledown D．endup19、A．possibly B．simply C．particularly D．luckily20、A．forgotten B．buried C．eaten D．remembered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。EnoughsleepisimportanttohealthTheamountofsleepneeded1．(depend)ontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsin2．sleeptakesplaceTheyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,butusuallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-upsSomecandowith3．thanthisamount,but4．mayneedmoreEverypersonknowshisownneed5．isthenamatterofgoodjudgmenttosatisfyhisneedSleep6．alwaysbeenoughtomakeonebringbackhis7．(strong)andgetreadyforaday’sworkFreshairisnecessarytosoundsleepSoitisnotwithoutreasonforsomepeopletothinkthatitispracticabletosleepintheopenairAbathatbedtime,8．hotnorcoolbutofbodytemperature,maybe9．(help)tosleepSleepproducingdrug(帮助睡眠的药物)shouldneverbetakenexceptwhen10．(suggest)byadoctor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。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。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。Someinternationalstudentsvisitedourschoolinlastweek、Tohelpthembetterunderstandourtea-drinkingculture,Itakethemtothetearoominourschoolbutintroducedthehistoryoftea-makingandteaculturetothem、Alltheinternationalstudentswasquiteinterestedinmyintroduction、ThenIshowedthemwhattomaketea、Isatata