广东外语外贸大学《商务英语会话（三）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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《商务英语会话（三）》2023-2024学年第二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、—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy2、Ibelievedhimtobehonestbuthisactionsshowedthathehad________.A．thetopdogB．thefeetofclayC．hiscupofteaD．theappleofhiseye3、AnnawasinInnerMongoliafortwoyears,____asavolunteerteacher.A．havingworkedB．workingC．workedD．towork4、－Youknow,peoplehavedifferentopinionsabouttheconstructionoftheproject.－Wewelcomeanycommentsfromthem,favorableor_______.A．so B．otherwiseC．else D．rather5、Abrahamsethimselfupinfrontofhisdaughter,hands________herhair,andwasclosetotears,reluctanttotearhimselffromher.A．totoywith B．toyedwith C．toyingwith D．beingtoyedwith6、—Oh,HannahjusttoldmethatshewasunabletotranslatethereportintoEnglish.—________？Sheoncespent10yearslivinginLondon.A．Guesswhat B．Whynot C．Sowhat D．Howcome7、Ipreferaschool______teachershavetoworkasateam,insteadoffightingagainsteachother.A．where B．that C．as D．when8、—It’sreallygreattohaveacomputertostoremyphotos.—Don’tcountonittoomuch.It________breakdownandyou’dbettermakeacopyofthem.A．must B．canC．should D．will9、___thesafetyofgas,thegovernmenthascheckedthecity’sgassupplysystemthoroughly.A．ToensureB．EnsuringC．HavingensuredD．Tohaveensured10、________toherownwork，shespentlittletimewithherfamilyA．DevotingB．TobedevotedC．DevotedD．Havingdevoted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。AJameyTurneroftenperformstolargecrowdsinOldTownAlexandria,Virginia.Youcanfindhimplayinganunusualmusicalinstrument,theglassharp(竖琴),nearAlexandria'shistoricwaterfront.Aglassharpismadeupofdifferent-sizeddrinkingglasses,eachfilledwithwater.Turnermakesmusicbyrunninghisfingersoverthetopsoftheglasses.Bydoingso,eachglassmakesadifferentmusicalsound.Turneris78yearsoldnow.Hebecameinterestedinplayingtheglassharpattheageofsix,whenheheardhisfatherplayingwithaglassofwateratthedinnertable.Hehasbeenplayingitfor50years.TodayTurnerputstogetherhisinstrumentbyplacing60differentglassesonawoodensoundboard.Heholdstheglassesinplacewithrubberbands,whichkeepsthemfrombreaking.Hethenaddsdifferentamountsofwatertoeachonetocreatedifferentmusicalnotes.Addingortakingawayjustalittlewaterwillchangethesound.Addingwatertoaglasswillmakealowersound.Thesmallerbowlsofwaterproduceahighersound,whilethelargeronesproducealower,deepersound.Turneralwaysuseslow-pricedglassbecauseitsoundsbetterthancostlycrystal(水晶)andhehasmorecontroloverthesound.Beforebuyingnewglasses,hewilltesttheminstores.Theglassharpwaspopular300yearsagowhencomposerslikeWolfgangMozartwrotemusicfortheinstrument.Therehavebeenabout400piecesofmusicwrittenjustfortheglassharp.ButTurnerplaysallkindsofmusic,evenpopularmusicfromChina.Fewpeopleplaytheglassharpthesedays,butTurnersaysheseesvideosofpeopleexperimentingwiththeinstrumentonYouTube.Hehopesthenextgenerationwillcontinuemakingtheirmusic.1、WhatdoweknowaboutTurner?A．Hebeganplayingtheglassharpatsix.B．Heoftenteachesglassharplessonsonline.C．HeisagreatmasteroftheChineselanguage.D．Hewasinspiredbyhisfathertolearntheglassharp.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheglassharp?A．ItsinventorisWolfgangMozart.B．Itismadeupofglassesofthesamesize.C．Itappearstobegaininginpopularitytoday.D．Itssoundsareaffectedbythewaterintheglasses.3、WhydoesTurnerprefertousecheapglass?A．Tosavemoney.B．Toproducebettersounds.C．Tohelprecycledrinkingglasses.D．Toincreasedifficultyinperforming.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MusicianPleasesCrowdsbyPlayingGlassesB．PlayingtheGlassHarp:aNewTrendC．JameyTurner'sDreamComingTrueD．WonderfulMusicHasNoBordersBTheworld’sinsectsaregoingdownthepathofextinction，threateninga“catastrophiccollapseofnature’secosystems”，accordingtothefirstglobalscientificreview．Morethan40％ofinsectspeciesaredecliningandthirdareendangered，theanalysisfound．Therateofextinctioniseighttimesfasterthanthatofmammals，birdsandreptiles．“Itshouldbeofhugeconcerntoallofus，forinsectsareattheheartofeveryfoodweb．Theypollinate(授粉)thelargemajorityofplantspecies，keepthesoilhealthy，recyclenutrients，controlpests，andmuchmore．Lovethemor1oathethem，wehumanscannotsurvivewithoutinsects，”saidProfDaveGoulsonattheUniversityofSussexintheUK．Theanalysis，publishedinthejournalBiologicalConservation，saysintensive(集约型)agricultureisthemaindriverofthedeclines，particularlytheheavyuseofpesticides．Urbanisationandclimatechangearealsosignificantfactors．“Ifinsectspecieslossescannotbestopped，thiswillhavecatastrophicconsequencesforboththeplanet’secosystemsandforthesurvivalofmankind．Itisveryrapid．In10yearsyouwillhaveaquarterless，in50yearsonlyhalfleftandin100yearsyouwillhavenone，”saidreviewauthorFranciscoSánchez-Bayo，attheUniversityofSydney，Australia．Oneofthebiggestimpactsofinsectlossisonmanybirds，reptiles，amphibiansandfishthateatinsects．“Ifthisfoodsourceistakenaway，alltheseanimalsstarvetodeath，”hesaid．SucheffectshavealreadybeenseeninPuertoRico，wherearecentstudyrevealeda98％fallingroundinsectsover35years．MattShardlow，attheconservationcharityBuglife，said：“Itisthoughtfultoseethisevidencethatshowsthepitifulstateoftheworld’sinsectpopulations．Itisincreasinglyobviousthattheplanet’secologyisbreakingandthereisaneedforastrongandglobalefforttopreventandchangetheseterribletrends．”1、Whyarepeopleworriedabouttheinsectdecline?A．Theyarevitaltoecosystems． B．Theyprovidefoodforpests．C．Theypollinateallplants． D．Theyenrichthesoil．2、Whatisthemaincauseofinsectlosses?A．Moreandmoretrees． B．Restrictionsonpesticides．C．Upgradingagriculture． D．Friendlyenvironment．3、Wherecanyoufindtheexacttimeofinsectlosses?A．Inparagraph1． B．Inparagraph2．C．Inparagraph3． D．Inparagraph4．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．HumanscansurvivethepunishmentofnatureB．Insectdecliningisbreakingnature’secosystemsC．Nature’secosystemsareinfluencedbyhumansD．InsectsandanimalsaredyingoutinPuertoRico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．Ibelieveitisinmynaturetodancebyvirtueofthebeatofmyheart,thepulseofmybloodandthemusicinmymind.SoIdance1.Mydiningroomisnowa2ballroom.EachmorningwhenI3thehouseonthewaytomakecoffee,Iturnonthe4,andit'sdancetime!Idancealonetowhateverisplaying.Tango(探戈)isarecententhusiasm.It'sacomplexand5dance.ThefirsttimeIwenttangodancingIwastoo6togetoutonthefloor.7,Istayedonedgeofthedancefloorwhenthedancingbegan.Thefancyfootwork8me.“Don'tmakeafoolofyourself.Just9it.”Ithought.10mymind,anolderwomandroppedoutofthe11,satdownbesideme,andsaidshehadasecretforme.She12,“Ifyoudonotjointhedancing,wewillknowyouareafool.Butifyoudance,wewillthinkwellofyoufor13”Inspiredbyher14words,Itookupthe15oftango.AfriendaskedmeifIwasalittletoo16.“Tango?Atyourage?Youmustbeoutofyourmind!"Onthecontrary,it’sadeeplyconsidered17Iseekthesharp,scary18thatcomesfrombeginningsomethingnew,which19allmyresourcesandchallengesmybodyandmind.So,whenpeoplesay,“Tango?Atyourage?”I20answer,“Yes!”1、A．crazilyB．skillfullyC．dailyD．casually2、A．privateB．formalC．temporaryD．grand3、A．passbyB．walkthroughC．cleanD．leave4、A．lightB．tapC．heatD．music5、A．dangerousB．terribleC．difficultD．dull6、A．scaredB．excitedC．foolishD．proud7、A．OtherwiseB．StillC．InsteadD．Anyhow8、A．amazedB．disappointedC．comfortedD．confused9、A．watchB．finishC．joinD．stop10、A．OccupyingB．ReadingC．OverlookingD．Entering11、A．classB．showC．danceD．conversation12、A．arguedB．admittedC．declaredD．whispered13、A．tryingB．waitingC．comingD．sharing14、A．bitterB．braveC．wiseD．familiar15、A．talkB．challengeC．taskD．duty16、A．carefulB．humorousC．practicalD．ambitious17、A．decisionB．suggestionC．beliefD．answer18、A．securityB．pleasureC．freedomD．relief19、A．changesB．wastesC．savesD．requires20、A．roughlyB．simplyC．politelyD．possibly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。WhenVictorGaowasgrowingupinruralChinain1．1970s,carsweresorarethathewouldchasethemwiththeotherchildrenthroughthedirtroads,2．(excite)bythestrangesightToday,Chinaistheworld'slargestcarsproducer3．morethandoublethenumberoftheUnitedStates"Inever4．(expect)thatanordinaryChinesefamilywouldownacarandChinawouldbeamajorcarmakingcountry,"Gaosaid,"Itwouldbe5．(complete)beyondmywildestdreamsthatChinawouldproducemoreautomobilesthantheUS"1992markedthestartingpointwhenChina6．(change)fromapoorcountryintoaneconomicsuperpowerdayandnightThisperiodofgreatchange7．(know)broadlyas"TheReformandOpeningup"Atthebeginningofthereformera,China'sGDPincludingthe8．(desert)areas，wasjustunder$150billion,9．ithassharplyincreasedtoover$12trilliontoday,merelyfollowingtheUnitedStatesandleavingfewerthan1%ofthepopulationinextremepovertyChinanowhas600billionaires,a10．（high）numberthananywhereelseintheworld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。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。WhenIstartedlearningEnglish,Ifounditverydifficulty、NomatterwhathardItried,Ijustcouldnotunderstandthegrammar、Thenoneday,mysisteraskedmewhyIwassoconfusingbyEnglishan