湘潭大学《高级商务英语视听说（二）》2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷

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2023-2024学年第二学期期末试卷院(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、_____everyyear,manypeopledonotholdahighopinionoftheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,ithasbecomeasomewhatnecessarypartofthefestival.A．AsB．ThereforeC．While D．Since2、Itissodifficultaquestion_______noneofthekidscouldworkitout.A．as B．that C．which D．X3、—What'swrongwithhim?Heseemedupset.—Hehadtogiveuphisdrawing,notbecausehewanted________thatwaybutbecausehehadtobe.A．thisB．oneC．itD．such4、Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which5、ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that6、Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/7、．Whenhegoesout,heoftenwearssunglasses_______nobodycanrecognizehim．A．sothat B．nowthat C．incase D．asthough8、一Didyouforgetyourpromise,dear?一Ihavefinishedmyhomeworkontime,mom.A．Excuseme. B．Surely.C．Whynot? D．HowcouldI?9、BillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwardsagainthisyear,andhisperformancesalways________theexpectationsofmostaudience.A．signupfor B．dropoutofC．bebenton D．liveupto10、________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until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。AScientistsfearrisingenergybillsmayleadtoanincreaseinobesity（肥胖）afterdiscoveringalinkbetweenpoorly-heatedhomesandhigherbody-fat．ResearchersfromtheUniversityofStirling’sBehaviouralScienceCentresetouttoexploreclaimsthatwarmindoortemperatureshavecontributedtorisingobesitylevelsinwinter．Instead,theteamfoundthatpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesaremorelikelytohavelowbodymassindex（体重指数）levelswhilethosewhokeeptheirheatingturneddownorofftendtobeheavier．DrMichaelDaly,behavioralscientistandseniorlecturer,said:"Wesetouttoinvestigatethescientificclaimsthatcoolerindoortemperatureshelpusmaintainahealthyweightbypushingourbodiestouseupmoreenergy.Infact,theresearchsuggestspeoplemayeatlessandburnmoreenergywheninawarmerindoorenvironment．The13-yearstudy,publishedinthejournalObesity,involvedmorethan100,000adultsacrossEngland．Researchersfoundreducedweightlevelsamongpeoplelivinginhomesheatedtoabove23°C（73F）,whichinvolvedabout15,000ofthehouseholdsstudied．DrDalysaid:"Asnationalgasbillscontinuetorisefasterthantherateofinflation,thisresearchsuggeststheobesitycouldworsenwhereheatingisturneddownbelowcomfortablelevelsoroffforlongperiodstocutcosts．"Thisisnotjustaboutpeoplewholiveinwell-heatedhomesbeinginthefinancialpositiontoaffordmoreexpensivelow-caloriefoods,exerciseclassesandsportingactivities,andthereforefindingiteasiertomaintainalowBMIlevel．Thestudytookage,sex,socialclassandotherfactorsintoaccount．"Thecomfortabletemperatureof20°C-23°Ciswherewefeelcomfortableinourclothesandareneitherhotnorcold．Attemperaturesabovethis,weusemoreenergyandweeatlessbecauseourappetiteisaffected．"1、Thefindingsoftheresearchcanbedescribedas．A．horrible B．surprisingC．funny D．encouraging2、Accordingtothepassage,withrisinggasbills,peoplemayturndownorofftheirheatingto______.A．stayinshape B．maintainalowBMIlevelC．savemoney D．avoideatingmore3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Obesitylinkstopoorly-heatedhomesB．Well-heatedhome'scontributetoobesityC．ObesityAweightyprobleminEnglandD．RisingenergybillshelpmaintainahealthyweightBReducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.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．AsIwrite,agentle,muchneededrainisfallingthismorning.Ithasbeenadry1hereinVermont,2drythattheSpringPeepers(雨蛙)werelateincomingthatmanythoughtthesefrogswouldfailtoblessuswiththeirsong.Buttheycame,andIcan’t3themforbeinglate.Theyarea4ofspring,andofrebirth.ItislateJuneandthemountainsnowhas5thehigherslopesofthemountains.Myfamily6ourgardenduringthelastweekendofMay,andfrostcametwicesincethen,7notakillingfrost.Butotherswerenotsolucky:theylostmostofyoungplantsthisyear.Twicethisspringhasbeen8enoughinthedaysothatmyfamilywentswimming,buttherewas9onthegroundthenextmorning.PlantingagardeninVermontamountstoanactof10.Willoursweat11,orwilltheseeffortsbeinvain?Myfamilywasrecentlyfacedwitha12decision:shallweleavethisplaceanditspeople,orshallwestayandmakea13?Well,wehavedecidedthisis14wewillmakeourstand.15thegarden,thisyearwehaveplantedourselves.Willmyfamilybe16withwhatisneededtogrowandflourish(兴旺)?Wehavenowayofknowingthisbutwedohavefaith.Whatisplantedmustberevisitedoftenandthegardenmustbetakencareofwithlove,which17toourlivesaswell.Hopesanddreamsmustberevisitedoftenforfearthatwelosesightofthethingsthat18.Commitmentsmustbe19ascarefullyasanygardenplot.Butaswithgardening,thereareno20.Butthereisfaith,andtodayisabeautifulday.1、A．summerB．springC．fallD．winter2、A．tooB．ratherC．soD．much3、A．appreciateB．blameC．thankD．hate4、A．sceneB．rewardC．messageD．sign5、A．coveredB．decoratedC．leftD．awoken6、A．weededB．wateredC．clearedD．planted7、A．fortunatelyB．properlyC．obviouslyD．naturally8、A．freshB．warmC．bitterD．cool9、A．snowB．rainC．mistD．frost10、A．loveB．prayerC．faithD．choice11、A．payoffB．floodoutC．falloffD．runout12、A．primaryB．toughC．randomD．casual13、A．mistakeB．profitC．commitmentD．compromise14、A．whyB．whatC．howD．where15、A．DuetoB．RatherthanC．AlongwithD．Regardlessof16、A．blessedB．surroundedC．filledD．satisfied17、A．appliesB．occursC．appealsD．happens18、A．hurtB．changeC．matterD．stay19、A．madeB．tendedC．settledD．reviewed20、A．harvestsB．possibilitiesC．guaranteesD．advantages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。Theimportanceofpunctuality(守时)inourdailylives1．(be)obviousItaffectsboththeindividual(个人)andtheworkplaceOn2．whole,theworkplaceoperatesmoresmoothlywhenemployeesarepunctualForexample,wheneveryoneisontimeforameeting,themeetingwillstartsmoothlyasit3．(schedule)PunctualitymayhelpyouachieveadvancementResearchshowsthatmanagersareless4．(like)topromotelateemployeesLackofpunctualityaffectsthepeopleintheworkplaceItmayleadtoanger,ascolleagueswhoareontimecompare5．(they)withlate-comersBeinglatethrowsyououtofthegroup,asyoumaymissimportant6．(inform)ThiscausesaharmfuldivisionamongemployeesLeadersaffecttheentireworkplaceWhenleadersarelate,itsendsanirresponsiblemessagetoemployees,7．maydecreasetheirworkenthusiasmLatenessleadstostress,andstressbrings8．poorworkplaceperformanceBeingconsistentlylatemaycauseyou9．(start)believingyourlatenessisacceptableWhenthishappens,youbegintoblameoutsidecircumstancesandlosefocusonpotentialsolutionsTomakematters10．(bad),constantlatenesscaneventuallymakeyouloseyourjob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，