商务英语泛读期末考试试卷
商务英语泛读期末考试试卷
一、Reading in Depth
Directi ons: In this sect ion, there is a passage with ten bla nks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passagethrough carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questi ons 47 to 56 are based on the followi ng passage 将正确答案的序号填入题中
的括号内，错选、多选均不得分。本大题共30小空，每空1分,共30分）
TEXT A
Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me that writi ng is too hard. They n ever write, uni ess assig nments __1__ it. They find the writ ing process ___2_ and difficult.
How awful to be able to speak in a Ianguage but not to write in it --- __3__ English, with its rich vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in an
__4__ mansion 豪宅）and n ever leav ing one small room. When I meet stude nts who think they can wr'et I knots, as a teacher my _5__ is to show them the rest of the rooms. My task is to build flue ncy while providi ng the opport un ity in here nt in any writi ng activity to __6__ the moral and emoti onal developme nt of my stude nts. One great way to do this is by hav ing stude nts write in a jour nal in class every day.
Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done __7__, just like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve quickly with writi ng practice. I often see a rise in stude nt con fide nce and __8__ after only a few weeks of journal writing.
Express ing on eself in writi ng is one of the most importa nt skills I teach to stre ngthe n the whole stude nt. When my stude nts practice journal writ ing, they are practicing for their future academic, political, and __9__ lives. They build skills so that some day they might write a great no vel, a piece of sorely n eeded legislati on, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals puts them a step __10_ to flue ncy, eloque nce （雄辩），and comma nd of Ian guage.
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TEXT B
Fire can 11 many thin gs. It is dan gerous to every one, but it is 12 useful. We cannot live without 13.ln other words, fire is both the 14 and enemy of us. This 15 on whether we use it wisely or not.
To the people 16 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the
location 17 most of their houses are made of wood, which 18_ catches fire. Especially in win ter the air is 19 and the wind is ofte n 20」f one of these houses is on fire, the wind will 21 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire will soon 22 all over the area. If this happens 23 , it may not be too bad. 24 if it happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 25 ,and many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 26 all the things behind. Some people even do not know 27 is going on, and they 28 in their dreams.
We should do our best to29_ the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by people ' s careless ness. Therefore, not only the people of^eareas but every one else
should be very careful in using fire.
二、Reading Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks f or you to f ulfill. Y ou should read the readi ng materials carefully and do the tasks ns you are instructed.(在每小题的四个备选答案中，选出一个正确答案，并将正确答案的序号填在题干后的括号内。本大题有4段短文，每段短文各有5小题，共20小题，每小
题2分，共40分)
TASK 1
Uni ess we spe nd money to spot and preve nt asteroid小行星)now, one might crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it say some scientists. Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night sky.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also thousads whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth.
Buy $ 50 milli on worth of new telescopes right now. The n spe nd $ 10 millio n a year for the n ext 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a fatal one, the scientists say we'll have a way to change its course.
Some scie ntists favor push ing asteroids off course with nu clear weap ons. But the cost would n't be cheap.
Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How likely the eve nt is; and 2) How bad the con seque nces if the eve nt occurs.Experts thi nk an asteroid big eno ugh to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve ry 500，000 years.Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the world. “If we don't take care of these big asterojdshey'll take care of us，” says one scie ntist.
“It's that simple. ”
The cure, though, might be worse than the disease.Do we really want fleets of nu clear weap ons sitt ing around on Earth? “ The world has less to fear from
doomsday毁灭性的)rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them” said a New York Times article.
31. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids?
A) They are heave nly bodies differe nt in compositi on.
B) They are heave nly bodies similar in n ature.
C) There are more asteroids tha n meteoroids.
D) Asteroids are more mysterious tha n meteoroids.
32. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth?
11. A. make B. build C. lose D. destroy
12. A. also B. too C. hardly D. not
13. A. water B. air C. food D. fire
14. A. help B. friend C. compa nion D. n eighbor
15. A. happens B. lies C.depends D. decides
16. A. where B. which C. what D. who
17. A. because B. so C. why D. that
18. A. easily B. hardly C. carefully D. frie ndly
19. A. thick B. thin C. wet D. dry
20. A. cold B. freez
ing C. gen tle D. strong
21. A. make B. let C. blow D. give
22. A. cross B. pass C.happen D. spread
23. A. at night B. on Sun day C. in the eve ning D. in the day time
24. A. But B. When C. So D. Even
25. A. careless B. sleeping C. afraid D. frighte ned
26. A. leave B. take C. bring D. have
27. A. that B. what C. who D. which
28. A. think B. smile C. die D. live
29. A. help B. preve nt C. develop D.keep
30. A. city B. develop ing C. factory D. forest
A) It is very un likely but the dan ger exists.
B) Such a collisi on might occur once every 25 years.
C) Collisi ons of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more ofte n tha n expected.
D) It's still too early to say whether such a collision might occur..
33. W hat do people think of the suggesti on of using nu clear weap ons to alter the
course of asteroids?
A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem.
B) It may create more problems than it might solve.
C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very uni
ikely.
D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable.
34. We can con clude from the passage that .
A) while push ing asteroids off course nu clear weap ons would destroy the world
B) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future
C) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is unlikely to happen in our lifetime
D) workable solutio ns still have to be found to preve nt a collisi on of asteroids with
Earth.
35. Which of the follow ing best describes the author's tone in this pass age?
A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary.
TASK 2
Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉)can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形)pa in ted on the roads make drivers think that they are d riving faster tha n they really are, and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to rep eat Japan's success. Start ing n ext year, the foun dati on will paint chevr ons and other patter ns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patter ns reduce highway crashes. Excessive speed plays a major role role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation .To help reduce those acciden, the foun datio n will con duct its tests in areas where speed - related hazards are the greatest - curves exit slopes, traffic circles , and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight, horiz on tal bars pain ted across roads can in itially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic ofte n returns to full speed within mon ths as drivers become used to see ing the pain ted bar. Chevronsscie ntists say not only give drivers the impress ion that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane spear to be n arrower. The result is a Ion ger last ing reduct ion in once wove n into a dress. But some popular highway speed and the nu mber of traffic accide nts.
36. The passage mainly discusses .
A) a new way of highway speed con trol
B) a new patter n for painting highways
C) a new approach to trai ning drivers
D) a new type of optical illusi on
37. On roads pain ted with chevr ons drivers tend to feel that.
A) they should avoid speed - related hazards
B) they are driving in the wrong lane
C) they should slow dow n their speed
D) they are approach ing the speed limit
38. The America n Associatio n Foun datio n for Traffic Safety pla ns to .
A) try out the Japa nese method in certa in areas
B) change the road sig ns across the country
C) replace straigh, horiz on tal bars with chevr ons
D) repeat the Japa nese road patter ns
39. The advantage of chevrons over straight horizontal bars is that the former .
A) can keep drivers awake
B) can cut road accide nts in half
C) will have a Ion ger effect on drivers
D) will look more attractive
40. What does the author say about straighthoriz on tal bars pain ted acr oss roads?
A) They are falli ng out of use in the Un ited States.
B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C) They are applicable only on broad roads.
D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles..
TASK 3
The Januaryfashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green desig n has co Organized by the New York-based non profit Earth Pledge, the show in spired many top desig ners to work with susta in able fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to in clude orga nic fabrics in their lin es.
The desig ners who un dertake gree n fashi on still face many challe nges. Scott Hahn, cofo un der with Gregory of Roga n and Loomstate, which uses all-orga nic cott on, say high-quality susta in able materials can still be tough to find. “ Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren ' t comparable fabrics that just replace what you ' re doing and what your customers are used to, ” he sa example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable
syn thetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-frie ndly equivale nts.
Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the in flue ntial trade show Desig ners & Age nts stopped charg ing its participatio n fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los An geles and New York and gave special recog niti on to desig ners whose collect ions are at least 25% susta in able. It now counts more tha n 50 gree n designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional (过渡型
的)cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key susta in able material. “ Main stream is about to occur, ” ss Some analysts (分析师)are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any susta in able clothes, she replied: “ Notthat I ' mware of. ” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she the hunt for ' “ cute stuff that isn ' t too expensive. ” By her own admission, green ju her mind. But—thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be.
41. What is said about Future Fashio n?
A) It in spired many lead ing desig ners to start going gree n.
B) It showed that desig ners using orga nic fabrics would go far.
C) It served as an example of how fashi on shows should be orga ni zed.
D) It convin ced the public that fashi on able clothes should be made durable.
42. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go
orga nic is that ___ .
A) much more time is n eeded to fin ish a dress using susta in able materials
B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of orga nic materials
C) customers have difficulty telli ng orga nic from non-organic materials
D) quality orga nic replaceme nts for syn thetics are not readily available
43. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion
A) can atte nd various trade shows free
B) are readily recog ni zed by the fashi on world C ) can buy orga nic cott on
at favorable prices D) are gai ning more and more support
44. What does the author thi nk of gree n fashi on?
A) Gree n products will soon go mai nstream.
B) It has a very promis ing future.
C) Con sumers have the final say.
D) It will appeal more to young people.
45. What is Natalie Hormilla ' s attitude toward ecofashion?
A) She doesn' t seem to care about it.
B) She does n' t think it is susta in able.
C) She is doubtful of its practical value.
D) She is very much opposed to the idea.
TASK 4
ys Hahn
?Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they the answer, and it comes down to the structure of the food, not its chemical composition - a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical s on preservatives. C ream and butter con tai n pretty much the same substa nce s o why
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bream shoulcfso/^much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions - tiny globules(小球)of one liquid eve nly distributed throughout ano ther. The differe nee lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid , says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation. In cream, fatty globules and what's in the surrounding liquid, says Brocklehurst, who led the investigation. In cream, fatty globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter, globules of a watery solution are locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live in the watery regions of the mixture. ” This means that in crem, the bacteria are free to grow throughout the mixture, ” he sayWhen the situation is reversed the bacteria are locked away in compartme nts 密圭寸仓)buried deep in the sea of fat. Trapped in this way, in dividual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of nutrients. They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products. ” butter, you get a self - limiting system which stops the bacteria growing , ” says Brocklehurst. The researchers are already worki ng with food com panies kee n to see if their products can be made resista nt to bacterial attack through alteratio ns to the food's structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the emulsions used in salad cream for instanee, more like that in butter. The key will be to do this while keep ing the salad cream liquid and not turning
it into a solid lump.
46. The sig nifica nee of Brocklehurst's research is that_____ .
A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives
B) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butter
C) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butter
D) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical compositi on
47. According to the researchers. cream sours faster than butter because bacteria ____ .
A) are more eve nly distributed in cream
B) multiply more easily in cream than is butter
C) live on less fat in cream than in butter
D) produce less waste in cream than in butter
48. According to Brocklehurst, we can keep cream fresh by _____ .
A) rem oving its fat B) killi ng the bacteria
C) reduci ng its water content D) alteri ng its structure
49. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream
can be made resista nt to bacterial attack _____ .
A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lump
C) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid form
50. The word “ colonies ”(Li,e°ara.4) refers to _____ .
A) tiny globules B) watery regi ons
C) bacteria com mun ities D) little compartme nts
、answer the questions^本大题共10小题，每小题2分,共20分。) TEXT A
When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn ' t take Cuddles out for
walk —Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. It is a two-foot-high mini ature horse and serves as the guid ing eyes of Shaw, who is bli nd.
When Shaw lost his sight, his wife suggestedhe apply for a guide dog. Shaw, an animal lover, said he couldn ' t beatuhtoi plag (which usually
lives about eight to ten years) and get used to a new one, perhaps several times in his life.
Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He lear ned that the horse possessma ny qualities that that make them an excelle nt choice for guidi ng people. They are clea n frie ndly, smart and have great memories. They can be trained to rema in calm in no isy and crowded places. Best of all, they live for 25-25years, which would en able Shaw to have the same guide compa nion for most or all of his life.
Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The in sta nt he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the right choice. Then he bega n his training.
Through training ,Shaw and Cuddles lear ned to find way on busy streets, step over curbs (便道沿儿)and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even dem on strated (显
示)its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him, to
prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation. The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any difficulties. Now Shaw is con fide nt that Cuddles will cha nge his life for the newspapers some chose bottled water；some sold environmentally friendly shopp ing bags and bamboo baskets.
Hu Qing ' s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their
miniature ” in Paragraplchli?No. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers. The officers
54. How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles? (No office.
Men gZhaoxia ng and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four
hours, spe nding 39.5 Yua n and gett ing back 80 Yua n. They made 4O.5uan.
“Itwas not easy to make the money,”said Meng. “ Some)eople just looked.
Others just tasted but did n 'w bkyow how hard it is for our pare nts to
make money we n eed to lead happy lives. ”
TEXT B
What is the hottest topic at your school rece ntly? In Han gzhou Yon gji n college, it ' s mon ey. 56. . What is the main idea of the text? (No more than ten words)
more tha n 2
words)
52. Why didn ' Sthaw want to choose a dog as his guide? (No more than 15 words)
53. What does Paragraph 3 mai nly tell us? (No more than 10
words) asked them to leave. “ We playednhkteek with the offices for the whole
morning, ” said Hu. “ Fin ally we had to give up. ”
Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They did n
officers. But few people were in terested in what they were selli ng. The team
then put up a board say ing “ For CountMyvKjcfeed. More people
came to
their stall (小摊).A foreigner even gave them 100 Yuan. “ He
didn
cha nge. He said he wan ted to help the childre n, said Wang. “ Wewere
touched. ” Later that day they gave the 100 Yuan and more to the
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51. What ' s the meaning of the underlined word
more tha n 10 words)
55. In your opinion, what is the ideal relati on ship betwee n man and ani mals?
(No more tha n 20 words)
57. .Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (No more than ten
The school held an activity called making money ” last weekend. Aboutwords)
200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 stude nts were divided into 30 teams. They went out
___________________________ .What did they choose to sell? Some sold 58. . What does the underlined “ it ” in Paragraph 4 refer to?