无锡南洋职业技术学院《商务英语（高级）》2024-2025学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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无锡南洋职业技术学院《商务英语（高级）》2024-2025学年第一学期期末试卷
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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1、Some people are able to multitask well—they can two or more businesses at the same time very well.
A．turn to B．relate to
C．lead to D．attend to

2、Most students study because it’s unavoidable. ________, there are students who actually enjoy it.
A．As a result B．In addition
C．In conclusion D．By contrast

3、During the 2008 financial crisis，the French president Nicolas Sarkozy agreed to provide millions of emergency fund aid to help unemployment．
A．release B．resemble C．relieve D．recommend

4、Everyone in the village hoped that he would ______ after a few days’ treatment.
A．pick up B．come up C．keep up D．make up

5、It really matters _______ he treated the latest failure, for the examination is around the corner.
A．if B．that
C．why D．how

6、Take the note as a reminder ______ you forgot to buy some sweets for the kids while shopping there.
A．how B．that
C．in case D．even if

7、I________________ a flu when I was on a spring outing with my classmate.
A．caught up B．picked up
C．took up D．brought up

8、After three years of preparation for the 2011 Xi’an International Horticultural Expo (西安园博)
会），the city is presenting the world______ many people think is the green Special Olympics．
A．that B．which C．what D．where

9、---May! How is your plan? I heard you started it last Sunday.
---Oh! I for it, but I haven’t decided where to start it.
A．have prepared B．had prepared C．have been preparing D．was preparing

10、I am at a loss why Mike is always ________ every time I meet him. Believe it or not, we used to be best friends.
A．giving me the cold shoulder B．making my day
C．following suit D．beating around the bush

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。
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The Broadcom MASTERS competition aims to find a balance between celebrating individual accomplishments and acknowledging that science seldom happens alone.The competition takes off when students from around the country are teamed up and have to solve a series of hands—on challenges in the spotlight.
Nowadays，kids are fed with“the myth of the lone scientist”，so placing such challenges in the middle school period has a huge potential for impact.The focus on teambuilding skills gets students excited before more fears and stereotypes(成见)set in.
The initial pool of qualified students comes from the participants in nation-wide science fairs.Those who score in the top 10％(about 1 0，000 kids)have the qualification to apply.The judges select the top 300 young scientists，and that group is finally narrowed to 30 finalists.
Selection at this stage is clearly an honor in itself，but it counts as step one for the finalists.They are then flown to Washington，D．C．and placed into teams of five for the hands-on part of the competition.Each team is made up of students with different talents and skills，including academic focus and experience.
Unlike the science fairs，where most of the work takes place behind the scenes and students share a polished outcome，the hands-on challenges create a space where the work is the competition itself.The students take up a range of challenges in science，technology，engineering，math and so on.Each of the challenges will need the insight and skills of multiple team members.
Judges observing the challenges aren’t just looking for outcomes but also for leadership，teamwork and problem solving.
The Broadcom MASTERS attracts increasing numbers of passionate and talented young people who are eager to take part in a program that helps them grow as scientists，engineers and inventors.It lets the students experience a sense of coming together with true peers.More importantly，it provides them with new skills to tackle future challenges.
1、What does the Broadcom MASTERS competition mainly focus on?
A．Individual accomplishments. B．Hands-on challenges.
C．Academic performance. D．Team work.
2、What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?
A．A large number of kids take part in the science fairs.
B．It’s not easy to be qualified as a member of the finalists.
C．The judges are too strict with the participants.
D．The nation-wide science fairs are well organized.
3、What can we infer from the text?
A．The Broadcom MASTERS competition has an increasing impact.
B．Middle school students prefer to challenge each other.
C．Students can learn more new skills from the Broadcom MASTERS.
D．The science fairs will be completely replaced by the Broadcom MASTERS.
4、What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Learning to Take on Scientific Challenges
B．Outstanding Students are Publicly Honored
C．Bringing Individual Potential to a Team Opportunity
D．The Science Fair:A Platform Where Students’Dreams Take off

B
Recently， a 1935 letter in which Ernest Hemingway detailed his catch of a 500lb blue marlin（青枪鱼）， an adventure that is believed to have partly inspired his novel The Old Man and the Sea， has been sold for﹩28，000 （£22，000）．
The handwritten letter was sent by Hemingway on 8 May to the fishing editor of the Miami Herald， laying out in great detail how the author and his friend Henry Strater battled to keep sharks away from the marlin after catching it off the Bahamian island of Bimini．
Nate D Sanders， the auction（拍卖） company which sold the letter， said it documented for the first time in Hemingway's own words not only the size of the marlin， but also the attack by sharks， reflecting the plot of the novel．
The company added that Hemingway's account of the marlin catch differed from other anecdotes of it， one of which described Hemingway using a machine gun on the sharks， which is said to have attracted more sharks rather than frightened them away．
The Old Man and the Sea was also inspired by an anecdote told by Hemingway's Cuban friend Carlos Gutierrez． In 1936， Hemingway wrote in a magazine that Carlos had told him about an old fisherman who caught a great marlin alone．
Three years later， Hemingway told his editor Max Perkins that he was planning a short story about the old commercial fisherman who fought the swordfish all alone in his sailing boat． Instead， he ended up writing For Whom the Bell Tolls， not returning to the story about the old fisherman until January 1951． It won him the Pulitzer in 1953， and was specifically cited when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1954．
1、What does the underlined phrase "laying out" in the second paragraph mean？
A．Discussing．
B．Wondering．
C．Imagining．
D．Presenting．
2、What did the auction company stress when selling the 1935letter？
A．The style of the writer．
B．The history of the letter．
C．The contents of the letter．
D．The popularity of the writer．
3、What inspired Hemingway to write The Old Man and The Sea besides his own adventure？
A．Henry Strater's account．
B．Carlos Gutierrez's story．
C．Max Perkins' life experience．
D．Nate D Sanders' description．
4、Which is the correct order of time for the following facts in the passage？
1Hemingway wrote a letter to describe his adventure．
2Hemingway caught a big blue marlin．
3The letter was sold at auction．
4The Old Man and The Sea won the Nobel Prize．
A．①③②④
B．②①④③
C．②④①③
D．②③①④

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．
阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Teaching is challenging and teaching college is often a mixed bag. Sometimes my class feels more like a cafeteria, where students come and go, ____in the middle of my lectures. Mostly these students have entered college right out of high school. College seems to them like ____a continuation of high school, ____ the sense of newness that often drives curiosity and achievement.
But there is a category of students that gives everyone reasons for ____.They are the so­ called “nontraditional students” ：those who, for one reason or ____， didn't go to college when they were 18. but many years later. Some years back in my teaching, while calling out names from the name list on the first day，I noticed a gray ­haired woman of about 70.She was wandering in the doorway, ____ her new books like a schoolgirl.
“I'm not on the name list，” she volunteered. “But I was ___if I could sit in for the first class, to see what marine (海洋) biology is about.” This woman's eagerness ____me, so I invited her to have a seat. I began the class with questions to get a (n) ____of how much knowledge they were bringing to the course. As I questioned them about the difference between fishes and seagoing mammals, most of my new students remained ___.But Natalie, the older woman, was on the edge of her seat, ____answers.At the end of the class, she came up to me and apologized for being the “extra” student. She said，“Will you ____ me another chance？” ____ at losing her, I acted quickly to remove her ____.“I'll see you next class，”I said.
Natalie turned out to be a vital and ____student.She commuted 50 miles each day to get to school, often in the severe winter, and never missed a class.___this, she was enthusiastic about helping my younger students. Apparently these older students have the ____over them. It lies in the broadth and depth of their path of life. After having ____ numerous personal and professional barriers, they have an expansive world view. ____ a return to school may, at first, be frightening for them, they tend to make it because they are ____ great trouble to put their studies into an already­ full life.
1、A．never B．seldom C．often D．hardly
2、A．more than B．no more than C．rather than D．other than
3、A．creating B．inspiring C．involving D．lacking
4、A．hope B．desperation C．anger D．pity
5、A．the other B．others C．another D．none
6、A．holding B．buying C．bringing D．fetching
7、A．hoping B．expecting C．thinking D．wondering
8、A．puzzled B．embarrassed C．impressed D．amused
9、A．plan B．idea C．concept D．sense
10、A．enthusiastic B．calm C．interested D．silent
11、A．asking B．volunteering C．rejecting D．repeating
12、A．learn B．make C．offer D．introduce
13、A．Alarmed B．Relaxed C．Relieved D．Annoyed
14、A．concern B．curiosity C．attention D．concentration
15、A．intelligent B．humorous C．diligent D．open-­minded
16、A．Regardless of B．But for C．Except D．Apart from
17、A．advantage B．experience C．ability D．belief
18、A．got away from B．got across C．got over D．got through
19、A．Unless B．Until C．When D．While
20、A．demanding B．taking C．sparing D．Escaping

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。
As a doctor, I became the 1． (great) surgeon in the country and the president of the National Society of Surgeons For this reason, a celebration 2． (hold) in my honor But I couldn’t help feeling sad
On the day, my friend came up to me and said: “You’ve achieved something that others can’t even dream about 3． are you so sad?”
“I’ve achieved something that I didn’t even want,” I said, “I 4． wanted to be a surgeon and now I can’t escape from it If I would suffer a 5． (fail) then maybe I would have a chance to do something that I really love But for now, I’m chained to a thing that I don’t evenlike”
“You 6． be joking?” my friend cried out, “The biggest honor for a surgeon is 7． (become) the president of our national society Your wife is happy, your children are happy Everyone has the highest respect for you!”
But I don t respect myself, that’s 8． is wrong I wanted to be a dancer, but my parents were against 9． and I listened to them I was weak I became a great surgeon, but I am not working in the field that I wanted to devote my life 10． That is why I am unhappy

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(Λ)，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。
When I was young, I was terribly poor in the Chinese、 Be afraid of expressing myself was one of the reasons that I rarely did well in school、 Once I failed in a mid-term exam、 When I got the papers, I realized things could have been better if I listened to the teacher much more attentive、 So I turned to my teacher for helps and he told me, “Where there is a will, there is a way、 If we are devoted to learning Chinese, you’ll make it、” I couldn’t agree much、 From then on, I began to work harder、 Out of my expect, I made great progress soon、 Today, Chinese is where my strength lies、 And I’m grateful for my Chinese teacher、45

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，从网上得知你的美国朋友Phil的家乡遭受龙卷风(tornado)袭击。请你写封邮件安慰他。内容包括:
1. 说明情况;
2. 询问灾情，表示安慰。
注意:1. 词数100左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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