商务英语泛读期末考试试卷A卷

商务英语泛读期末考试试卷A卷 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 likely the event is; and 2) How bad the consequences if the event occurs.Experts *长沙商贸旅游职业技术学院 think an asteroid big enough to destroy lots of life might strike Earth once eve ry ，000 years.Sounds pretty rare-but if one did fall，it would be the end of the 500*2011学年第二学期 期末考试试卷 world.“If we don't take care of these big asteroids，they'll take care of us，”says *one scientist.“It's that simple.” 课程名称:商务英语泛读 课程编号: ?A卷 The cure，though，might be worse than the disease.Do we really want fleets of * 题号 一 二 三 四 总分 nuclear weapons sitting around on Earth?“The world has less to fear from * ) rocks than from a great nuclear fleet set against them，” said doomsday(毁灭性的得分 a New York Times article. * 评卷人 *1. What does the passage say about asteroids and meteoroids? 复查人 A) They are heavenly bodies different in composition. * B) They are heavenly bodies similar in nature. * C) There are more asteroids than meteoroids. 合分 题号 D) Asteroids are more mysterious than meteoroids. * 2. What do scientists say about the collision of an asteroid with Earth? 一 * A) It is very unlikely but the danger exists. 一、Reading Comprehension B) Such a collision might occur once every 25 years. * Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks f or you C) Collisions of smaller asteroids with Earth occur more often than expected. * D) It's still too early to say whether such a collision might occur.. to f ulfill. Y ou should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks ns you 3. What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the *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 course of asteroids? * A) It sounds practical but it may not solve the problem. 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 B) It may create more problems than it might solve. *题2分，共40分) C) It is a waste of money because a collision of asteroids with Earth is very * TASK 1 unlikely. Unless we spend money to spot and prevent asteroids(小行星)now，one might D) Further research should be done before it is proved applicable. * crash into Earth and destroy life as we know it，say some scientists. 4. We can conclude from the passage that . *Asteroids are bigger versions of the meteoroids(流星)that race across the night A) while pushing asteroids off course nuclear weapons would destroy the world sky.Most orbit the sun far from Earth and don't threaten us. But there are also B) asteroids racing across the night sky are likely to hit Earth in the near future * thousads whose orbits put them on a collision course with Earth. C) the worry about asteroids can be left to future generations since it is *装 Buy $ 50 million worth of new telescopes right now. Then spend $ 10 million a 订 线 unlikely to happen in our lifetime year for the next 25 years to locate most of the space rocks. By the time we spot a D) workable solutions still have to be found to prevent a collision of asteroids *系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 fatal one，the scientists say，we'll have a way to change its course. with Earth. * Some scientists favor pushing asteroids off course with nuclear weapons. But 5. Which of the following best describes the author's tone in this pass age? the cost wouldn't be cheap. A) Optimistic. B) Critical. C) Objective. D) Arbitrary. * Is it worth it? Two things experts consider when judging any risk are: 1) How * 第 1 页 共 7 页 * 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 TASK 2 C) replace straight，horizontal bars with chevrons * Believe it or not，optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes. Japan is a D) repeat the Japanese road patterns case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 10. What does the author say about straight，horizontal bars painted acr oss roads? * percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes，called chevrons (人字 A) They are falling out of use in the United States. *形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are d riving faster than they B) They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time. really are，and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Association Foundation C) They are applicable only on broad roads. * for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to rep eat Japan's success. D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.. * Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes TASK 3 The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway * crashes. Excessive speed plays a major role role in as much as one fifth of all fatal design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the *show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first traffic accidents, according to the foundation .To help reduce those accidents，the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed - related hazards are the time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines. * greatest - curves，exit slopes，traffic circles，and bridges. Some studies suggest that The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott *straight，horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic drivers in half. However，traffic often returns to full speed within months as cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most * drivers become used to seeing the painted bar. Chevrons，scientists say，not only designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable fabrics that can * give drivers the impress ion that they are driving faster than they really are but just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For also make a lane spear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable * once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have highway speed and the number of traffic accidents. *6. The passage mainly discusses . few eco-friendly equivalents. Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year A) a new way of highway speed control * B) a new pattern for painting highways the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation * C) a new approach to training drivers fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家)who attend its two springtime shows D) a new type of optical illusion in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose * 7. On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that. collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green * A) they should avoid speed - related hazards designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to B) they are driving in the wrong lane announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy * C) they should slow down their speed transitional (过渡型的)cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply * D) they are approaching the speed limit of a key sustainable material. “Mainstream is about to occur,” says Hahn. 8. The advantage of chevrons over straight， Some analysts (分析师)horizontal bars is that the former . are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even * A) can keep drivers awake aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a *装 订 线 B) can cut road accidents in half fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she C) will have a longer effect on drivers owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most *系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 D) will look more attractive consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for * 9. The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to . “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on A) try out the Japanese method in certain areas her mind. But—thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and * B) change the road signs across the country suppliers—one day it will be. * 第 2 页 共 7 页 * 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 11. What is said about Future Fashion? surrounding liquid，says Brocklehurst，who led the investigation. In cream，fatty *A) It inspired many leading designers to start going green. globules drift about in a sea of water. In butter，globules of a watery solution are B) It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far. locked away in a sea of fat. The bacteria which make the food go bad prefer to live * C) It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized. in the watery regions of the mixture. ”This means that in cream，the bacteria are * D) It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable. free to grow throughout the mixture，”he says. When the situation is reversed，the 12. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go bacteria are locked away in compartments (密封仓) buried deep in the sea of fat. * organic is that ____. Trapped in this way，individual colonies cannot spread and rapidly run out of * A) much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials nutrients. They also slowly poison themselves with their waste products.” In B) they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials you get a self - limiting system which stops the bacteria growing，”says butter，* C) customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials Brocklehurst. The researchers are already working with food com panies keen to *see if their products can be made resistant to bacterial attack through alterations to D) quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available 13. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion the food's structure. Brocklehurst believes it will be possible to make the * ____. emulsions used in salad cream，for instance，more like that in butter. The key will * A) can attend various trade shows free be to do this while keeping the salad cream liquid and not turning it into a solid B) are readily recognized by the fashion world lump. * C) can buy organic cotton at favorable prices * D) are gaining more and more support 16. The significance of Brocklehurst's research is that ______ . 14. What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward ecofashion? A) it suggested a way to keep some foods fresh without preservatives * A) She doesn’t seem to care about it. B) it discovered tiny globules in both cream and butter *B) She doesn’t think it is sustainable. C) it revealed the secret of how bacteria multiply in cream and butter C) She is doubtful of its practical value. D) it found that cream and butter share the same chemical composition * D) She is very much opposed to the idea. 17. According to the researchers. cream sours faster than butter because * 15. What does the author think of green fashion? bacteria_____ . A) Green products will soon go mainstream. A) are more evenly distributed in cream * B) It has a very promising future. B) multiply more easily in cream than is butter * C) Consumers have the final say. C) live on less fat in cream than in butter D) It will appeal more to young people. D) produce less waste in cream than in butter * 18. According to Brocklehurst，we can keep cream fresh by ______ . *TASK 4 A) removing its fat B) killing the bacteria C) reducing its water content D) altering its structure Why does cream go bad faster than butter? Some researchers think they the * 19. The word “colonies”(Line 2，answer，and it comes down to the structure of the food，not its chemical Para.4) refers to ______ . *装 订 线 composition - a finding that could help rid some processed foods of chemical A) tiny globules B) watery regions preservatives. C ream and butter contain pretty much the same substances，so why C) bacteria communities D) little compartments *系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 cream should sou r much faster has been a mystery. Both are emulsions - tiny 20. Commercial application of the research finding will be possible if salad cream * globules(小球)of one liquid evenly distributed throughout another. The difference can be made resistant to bacterial attack ______ . lies in what's in the globules and what's in the surrounding liquid，says A) by varying its chemical composition B) by turning it into a solid lump * Brocklehurst，who led the investigation. In cream，fatty globules and what's in the C) while keeping its structure unchanged D) while retaining its liquid form * 第 3 页 共 7 页 * 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 合分 quickly with writing practice. I often see a rise in student confidence and __28__ 题号 * after only a few weeks of journal writing. 二 * Expressing oneself in writing is one of the most important skills I teach to 二、Reading in Depth * strengthen the whole student. When my students practice journal writing, they are Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to * practicing for their future academic, political, and __29__ lives. They build skills select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank * so that some day they might write a great novel, a piece of sorely needed following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your * legislation, or the perfect love letter. Every day that they write in their journals choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the * puts them a step __30_ to fluency, eloquence (雄辩)，and command of language. 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. * A) closer I) painful Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage. (将正确答案的序号填入题中* B) daily J) performance 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) * C) emotional K) profession TEXT A * D) enhance L) remarkably Every year in the first week of my English class, some students inform me * E) enormous M) require that writing is too hard. They never write, unless assignments __21__ it. They find * F) especially N) sensitive _ and difficult. the writing process __22* G) hinder O) urge How awful to be able to speak in a language but not to write in it --- __23__ * H) mission English, with its rich vocabulary. Being able to speak but not write is like living in * an __24__ mansion(豪宅) and never leaving one small room. When I meet TEXT B * Fire can 31 many things. It is dangerous to everyone, but it is 32 useful. We students who think they can’t write, I knots, as a teacher my __25__ is to show * cannot live without 33.In other words, fire is both the 34 and enemy of us. them the rest of the rooms. My task is to build fluency while providing the *This 35 on whether we use it wisely or not. opportunity inherent in any writing activity to __26__ the moral and emotional *To the people 36 live in the forest area, fire is particularly dangerous. It is the 装 订 线 location 37 most of their houses are made of wood, which 38 catches fire. development of my students. One great way to do this is by having students write *系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 Especially in winter the air is 39 and the wind is often 40 .If one of these houses in a journal in class every day. * is on fire, the wind will 41 the fire to the neighboring houses quickly, and the fire Writing ability is like strength training. Writing needs to be done __27__, just * will soon 42 all over the area. If this happens 43 , it may not be too bad. 44 if it like exercise; just as muscles grow stronger with exercise, writing skills improve happens at night, the situation will be very bad, for most people are 45 ,and * 第 4 页 共 7 页 * 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 many of them cannot run away in time. If they can, they will just 46 all the away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn’t take Cuddles out for * things behind. Some people even do not know 47 is going on, and they 48 in walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. *their dreams. It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw, * We should do our best to49 the breakout of fire, which is mostly caused by who is blind. people’s carelessness. Therefore, not only the people of the 50 areas but everyone * else should be very careful in using fire. When Shaw lost his sight, his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog. * 31(A. make B. build C. lose D. destroy Shaw, an animal lover, said he couldn’t bear to part with a dog (which usually *32(A. also B. too C. hardly D. not lives about eight to ten years) and get used to a new one, perhaps several times 33(A. water B. air C. food D. fire * 34(A. help B. friend C. companion D. neighbor in his life. * 35(A. happens B. lies C. depends D. decides Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that *36(A. where B. which C. what D. who the horse possess many qualities that that make them an excellent choice for 37(A. because B. so C. why D. that * 38(A. easily B. hardly C. carefully D. friendly guiding people. They are clean friendly, smart and have great memories. They * 39(A. thick B. thin C. wet D. dry can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places. Best of all, they live *40(A. cold B. freezing C. gentle D. strong for 25-25years, which would enable Shaw to have the same guide companion *41(A. make B. let C. blow D. give for most or all of his life. 42(A. cross B. pass C. happen D. spread * 43(A. at night B. on Sunday C. in the evening D. in the day time Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to *44(A. But B. When C. So D. Even receive a guide horse. The instant he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the *45(A. careless B. sleeping C. afraid D. frightened right choice. Then he began his training. 46(A. leave B. take C. bring D. have * 47(A. that B. what C. who D. which Through training ,Shaw and Cuddles learned to find way on busy streets, * 48(A. think B. smile C. die D. live step over curbs(便道沿儿)and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even *49(A. help B. prevent C. develop D. keep demonstrated(显示)its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him, to *50(A. city B. developing C. factory D. forest prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation. The little horse also *合分 题号 装 订 线 expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any *三 系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 difficulties. Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the * 三、answer the questions (本大题共10小题，每小题2分,共20分。) better. * TEXT A * When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far 第 5 页 共 7 页 * 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 51. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 1?(No asked them to leave. “We played hide-and-seek with the offices for the whole * more than 2 words) morning,” said Hu. “Finally we had to give up.” * ________________________________________________________________________ Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn’t meet any * 52. Why didn’t Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide? (No more than 15 officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team * words) then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”. It worked. More people came to * ________________________________________________________________ their stall(小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 Yuan. “He didn’t want any * 53. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us? (No more than 10 words) change. He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang. “We were * ________________________________________________________________touched.” Later that day they gave the 100 Yuan and more to the “Project Hope” * 54. How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles? (No office. * more than 10 words) s in MengZhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cake* ________________________________________________________________ four hours, spending 39.5 Yuan and getting back 80 Yuan. They made 40.5 Yuan. * 55. In your opinion, what is the ideal relationship between man and animals? “It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng. “Some people just looked. * (No more than 20 words) Others just tasted but didn’t buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to * ______________________________________________________________________ make money we need to lead happy lives. ”* TEXT B 56(. What is the main idea of the text? (No more than ten words) * What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin ________________________________________________________________ * college, it’ s money. 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. About words) * 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students 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? * ________________________________________________________________ newspapers;some chose bottled water;some sold environmentally friendly *装 订 线 shopping bags and bamboo baskets. 59(. What is the writer’s attitude towards the activity? *系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 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 60(.What is the purpose of holding the activity? (No more than twelve words) * children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers. The officers _______________________________________________________________________ * 第 6 页 共 7 页 * 商务英语泛读课程考试试卷 合分 62. ( ) Bobby has not made a timetable for Tommy’s visit yet. 题号 * 63. ( ) The Buddha at the Temple of the Golden Buddha has gold paint on it. 四 * 64. ( ) You can see very old paintings at Lettuce Farm Palace. 四、true or false (下列每小题说法中正确的在题干前的括号内写“T”，错误的在* 65. ( ) You can see people selling meat and vegetables on a floating market. 题干前的括号内写“F”并予以改正，只做判断不做改正可得×分。本大题共5小题，* 每小题2分,共10分。) * Dear Tommy, * Dad has just told me that you will visit us next month. How exciting! Let me * tell you about some of the places you may want to visit. * There is an interesting palace called Lettuce Farm Palace. You will not see * any lettuces there, but you will see ancient Thai houses and furniture. You will * also see some ancient Thai paintings. Another place you can visit is the Temple of * the Golden Buddha. This temple is famous because the Buddha is made of gold! * Have you ever seen people putting their hands in the mouths of snakes? If * you have not, then you can see this at the Snake Farm. Have you ever been to a * floating market? There are many in Bangkok. They are called floating markets * because people sell meat and vegetables in the little boats on the rivers. We can go * to the one near my home. It is the biggest in the city. * You should also go to the largest outdoor restaurant in the world. This * restaurant can hold 10,000 people for lunch and dinner. The waiters all wear * roller-skates because they have to move very quickly. * Would you like to see any of these places? Please write and tell me. Dad and *装 订 线 I will make a timetable for your visit. Bye! *系部 专业 班级 学号 姓名 Love, * Bobby * 61. ( ) You can see people killing snakes at the Snake Farm. * 第 7 页 共 7 页 *