成都大學《BEC商務英語》2022-2023學年第一學期期末試卷

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《BEC商務英語》2022-2023學年第一學期期末試卷院(系)_______班級_______學號_______姓名_______題號一二三四五六總分得分第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、It’s_______forpeopletoblametrafficjams,thecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlife.A．reasonable B．a(chǎn)vailableC．a(chǎn)ccurate D．cautious2、“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally3、Iamsurethatthegirlyouaregoingtomeetismorebeautiful_______thaninherpictures.A．innature B．inmovement C．intheflesh D．inthemood4、________Isaysomethingtoyou?Youwerereally,reallysomethingbackthere.Incredible!Areyoutalkingtome?Whoa!A．Must B．Can C．Need D．Should5、May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing6、—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t7、Lifeisajourney_____withhardships,joysandspecialmoments.A．filled B．tofill C．filling D．havingfilled8、Itisreportedthehousingpricesinsomebigcitiesfallindifferentdegrees.A．whichB．whatC．thatD．where9、________backinhischair,themanbegantotellushisadventuresintheforests.A．SitB．SittingC．TositD．Sat10、Thoughhelacksexperience,thearrangementsareall_______forthemeetingnextThursdayaheadoftime.A．inparticular B．inplace C．inpreparation D．intime第二部分閱讀理解（滿分20分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AForallthepressuresandrewardsofregionalization(地區(qū)化)andglobalization,localidentitiesremainthemostdeeplyimpressed.Eveniftheendresultofglobalizationistomaketheworldsmaller,itsscopeseemstofostertheneedformoreprivatelocalconnectionsamongmanyindividuals.AsBernardPoignant,mayorofthetownofQuimperinBrittany,toldtheWashingtonPost,“Manisafragileanimalandheneedshiscloseattachments.Themoreopentheworldbecomes,themoretiestherewillbetoonesrootsandone’sland.”Inmostcommunities,locallanguagessuchasPoignant’sBretonserveastrongsymbolicfunctionasaclearmarkof“authenticity(原真性)”.Thesumtotalofacommunity’ssharedhistoricalexperience,authenticityreflectsanoticeablelinefromaculturallyidealizedpasttothepresent,carriedbythelanguageandtraditionsassociatedwiththecommunity’sorigins.Aconcernforauthenticityleadsmostsecular(世俗的)IsraelistodefendHebrewamongthemselveswhilealsoacquiringEnglishandevenArabic.ThesameobsessionwithauthenticitydrivesHasidicJewsinIsraelortheDiasporatochampionYiddishwhilealsolearningHebrewandEnglish.Ineachcase,authenticityamountstoacentralcoreofculturalbeliefsandinterpretationsthatarenotonlyresistanttoglobalizationbutalsoareactuallyreinforcedbythe“threat”thatglobalizationseemstopresenttothesehistoricalvalues.Scholarsmayarguethatculturalidentitieschangeovertimeinresponsetospecificrewardsystems.Butlocalsoftenresistsuchexplanationanddefendauthenticityandlocalmothertonguesagainsttheperceivedthreatofglobalizationwithnearreligiouseagerness.Asaresult,neverbeforeinhistoryhavetherebeenasmanystandardizedlanguagesastherearetoday:roughly1,200.Manysmallerlanguages,eventhosewithfarfewerthanonemillionspeakers,havebenefitedfromstate-sponsoredorvoluntarypreservationmovements.Onthemostinformallevel,communitiesinAlaskaandtheAmericannorthwesthaveformedInternetdiscussiongroupsinanattempttopassonNativeAmericanlanguagestoyoungergenerations.IntheBasque,Catalan,andGalicianregionsofSpain,suchmovementsarefiercelypoliticalandfrequentlyinvolvedloyalresistancetotheSpanishgovernmentoverpoliticalandlinguisticrights.ProjectshaverangedfromacampaigntoprintSpanishmoneyinthefourofficiallanguagesofthestatetothecreationoflanguageimmersionnurseryandprimaryschools.ZapatistasinMexicoarechampioningtherevivalofMayanlanguagesinanequallypoliticalcampaignforlocalautonomy.Inadditiontocausingthefeelingofthesubjectiveimportanceoflocalroots,supportersoflocallanguagesdefendtheircontinueduseonpracticalgrounds.Localtonguesfosterhigherlevelsofschoolsuccess,higherdegreesofparticipationinlocalgovernment,moreinformedcitizenship,andbetterknowledgeofone’sownculture,history,andfaith.Governmentandreliefagenciescanalsouselocallanguagestospreadinformationaboutindustrialandagriculturaltechniquesaswellasmodernhealthcaretodiverseaudiences.DevelopmentworkersinWestAfrica,forexample,havefoundthatthebestwaytoteachthevastnumberoffarmerswithlittleornoformaleducationhowtosowandrotatecropsforhigheryieldsisintheselocaltongues.Nevertheless,bothregionalizationandglobalizationrequirethatmoreandmorespeakersoflocallanguagesbemulti-literate.1、Inparagraph1,theauthorquotedamayor’swordtoshowthatglobalization________.A．strengthenslocalidentities B．weakensregionalizationC．strengthensindividualism D．weakenslocalattachments2、Theinfluenceofglobalizationonauthenticityisthatit________.A．weakenstheauthorityofauthenticityB．preventsthedevelopmentofauthenticityC．enhancestheimportanceofauthenticityD．promotesthematurityofauthenticity3、Intermsofcampaignsforlanguageprotection,AmericadiffersfromSpainandMexicointhat______.A．itsvolunteershaveenoughsponsorshipfromthestate.B．itslocalsarenotinterestedinfindingnativeAmericans.C．itsyouthsareeagertopassonthelocaltraditions.D．itsmovementsarenotpolitical.4、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．Practically,locallanguagesarelessusedthanEnglish.B．Locallanguagesaremoreimportantindailylife.C．Thesmallertheworldis,themoreunitedthelocalsare.D．Therelationbetweenlocalizationandglobalizationisdouble-win.BArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能見度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.6feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(證實)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．Anoldwomanwalkedaroundasshepushedhershoppingcartfullofmanythings.Shewas1Herhairwasuntidy.Herclothesweretorn.Andsomeofherteethweremissing.She2andaskedmeforchange.Insteadofgivingherchange,I3hertoeatoutandshe4Wewentacrossthestreettoanoutdoorcafésoshecould5hercartwhilewehadlunch.The6wassurprisedwhenthiswomanappearedanddidnotwanttoserveus,7sheforcedherself.Weateourlunch.Shewasvery8andthefooddisappearedalmostassoonasitarrived.Whenwewerereadyto9,Iwasfeelingverygoodaboutmyselfandthensheaskedfora10ItwasthenthatIhadto11myselfandallthehiddenbias(偏見)thatIhadtowardsthis12Shewasn’twrong,butmyreluctance(不愿)musthave13.Iheldherinmyarmscarelesslyand14Ifeltshame.Shethankedmeforlunchandthenleft.I15thereforamomentandrealizedthatIhad16togivethiswomantheonethingthatcost17—love.IranafterthewomanandcaughtupwithherandaskedherifIcouldgivehera18hugandsheagreed.IgavethewomanthebestoneI’veevergivenanyone.“That’sgettingitright,”shesaidandherbig19litmypathasweparted.The20Ilearnedwasthatifyou’regoingtogive,thengiveityourallandgetitrightthefirsttime.1、A．happy B．dirty C．nervous D．small2、A．ran B．a(chǎn)rrived C．stopped D．hid3、A．invited B．pushed C．forced D．wished4、A．refused B．returned C．left D．a(chǎn)greed5、A．watchover B．getholdof C．reachfor D．catchupwith6、A．customer B．shopper C．waitress D．traveler7、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so8、A．thirsty B．sleepy C．tired D．hungry9、A．leave B．rest C．move D．a(chǎn)pologize10、A．break B．gift C．hug D．partner11、A．believe B．face C．hurt D．introduce12、A．behavior B．nation C．person D．district13、A．gone B．shown C．resulted D．remained14、A．slowly B．a(chǎn)gain C．gradually D．soon15、A．stood B．cried C．lay D．drank16、A．decided B．hoped C．tried D．failed17、A．a(chǎn)nything B．nothing C．something D．everything18、A．real B．quiet C．brave D．safe19、A．teeth B．smile C．feet D．mouth20、A．fact B．information C．lesson D．expression第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Mostpeoplenowadaysare1．busywiththeirlivesthattheydonothavetimetoenjoyahealthyand2．(balance)dietFormostindividuals,as3．resultofeatingfoodsrichinfatsandsugarseveralyears,theychoose4．(go)onadietbutdonotsucceedattheendBesuretobewithastrongawareness(意識)thatyouare5．youeat!Therefore,maintainingahealthydietnotonly6．(provide)yourbodywithenergybutalsonumeroushealthbenefitsOneisthatyouwillkeepahealthyweightandisalsotheeasiestandmost7．(benefit)wayinwhichyoucanbeenergeticandprotectyourself8．a(chǎn)numberofdiseaseswhen9．(grow)oldAnotherbenefitisthatyouwillmeetyoureverydaynutritionalrequirements(要求)Basicallyspeaking,youshouldensurethatyoutakegoodamountofvegetables,grains,milkandproteinsInmostcases,ahealthydietcanhelpyoudecreasetheriskof10．(get)somediseaseslikediabetesandcancer第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文，文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Ifeltde