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《商務英語（上）》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷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、Whentheoldmanwokeup,hefoundsomeonehisTVinthelivingroom.A．stole B．steal C．stealing D．stolen2、—Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou?—No,thankyou.I’mjustlookingaround.—________A．It’suptoyou. B．Howareyoufeelingtoday?C．Thanksforcomingtoseeme. D．Takeyourtimethen.3、It’sdifficultforustolearnalessoninlife________we’veactuallyhadthatlesson.A．whileB．sinceC．untilD．when4、Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup5、Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang6、Hotthenightairwas,wesleptdeeplybecauseweweresotiredafterthelongjourney.A．althoughB．whileC．asD．however7、Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon8、Aproblemhasoccurredweshoulddevelopinnovativethinkingabilitiesintheclassroomsbygivingstudentsopportunitiestogeneratenewideas.A．whatB．whereC．whetherD．that9、________competenceinacquiringEnglishtodaycomesfromtheabilitytoexpressoneselfratherthaninsimplypassingexams.A．Due B．RawC．Core D．Keen10、Sincethemiddleofthelastyear,thebike-sharingmarket_____inBeijing.A．boomedB．wasboomingC．willboomD．hasboomed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。AItseemsthatweareonestepclosertofindingalienlifeandmaybeafuturehomeforhumanity.ScientistsfromNASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration)havefoundanewsolarsystemfilledwithplanetsthatlooklikeEarthandcouldevensupportlife.Thegroupofsevenplanets,whichorbitsastarcalledTrappist-1,is40lightyearsawayfromEarthintheconstellationofAquarius(水瓶座).Andthreeofthemareintheso-called“habitable(宜居的)zone”theareaaroundastarwhereliquidwaterismostlikelytobefound.Thisisimportantbecausewaterisanecessaryingredientforlife.Alloftheplanetswerefoundusingamethodcalled“transitphotometry.”Thisworksbywatchingoutforwhenaplanetpassesinfrontofitshoststart.Thisblocksoutasmallamountoflight,allowingustoseetheplanetandlearnaboutitssize.“Thisisanamazingplanetarysystemnotonlybecausewehavefoundsomanyplanets,butbecausetheyareallsurprisinglysimilarinsizetotheEarth,”astronomerMichaelGillonfromtheUniversityofLiegeinBelgiumtoldTheIndependent.Trappist-1isa“dwarfstar(矮星)”whichiscolderandshinesdimmerthanoursun.Ifapersonwereononeofthesevenplanets,everythingwouldlookalotdarkerthanusual.Theamountoflightheadingtowardoureyeswouldbeabout200timeslessthanwegetfromthesun,accordingtoTheIndependent.Becauseofthat,Trappist-1,togetherwithmanyotherdwarfstars,wasneveronthelistofplaceswherescientistslookforalienlife.butMichaelGillon,leadresearcherbehindthediscovery,decidedtogivedwarfstarsachance.HebuiltatelescopeinChiletoobserve60oftheclosestdwarfstars,anditturnedoutthatTrappist-1wasworthyoftheeffort.Theresearchershopethattheycanspendmoretimewatchingthenewlyfoundplanetstolearnmoreaboutthem.Eventhoughmoreresearchisneededbeforedeterminingwhethertheseplanetscouldreallysupportlife,thediscoveryisstillencouraging.ItshowsjusthowmanyEarth-sizeplanetscouldbeoutthere.“ThediscoverygivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotjustamatterofif,butwhen,”NASAscientistThomasZurbuchentoldtheTelegraph.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewlyfoundplanets?A．Itwilltakehumanbeingsabout40yearstotraveltothemB．SomeofthemmighthavetheproperconditionstosupportlifeC．TheyarespreadoutinthehabitablezonearoundTrappist-1D．Undergroundicehasbeenfoundinsomethem2、“Transitphotometry”isaspecialmethodmainlyusedto________.A．tellapartdifferentstarsB．testthebrightnessofstarsC．searchforandmeasureplanetsD．workoutthedistancebetweenstars3、Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_______.A．scientistswillsoonfindanEarth-likeplanetthatcansupporthumanlifeB．researchersknowalittleabouttheenvironmentonthenewlyfoundplanetsC．dwarfstarshavelongbeenapopularchoiceinthehuntforEarth-likeplanetsD．thesizeofaplanetisthetopconcernwhenscientistssearchfora“secondEarth”4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Lifeinspacesoon?B．Anyaliensinspace?C．Trappist-1,adarkdwarfstarD．Newrecord,sevennewsolarsystemsBForaslongastherehavebeengifts,wenaturallymakechoicesbasedontherecipient(接受者).Butwhatifwehavebeenwrongallalongandthatwecouldturnthingsaround,whichnotonlymadegiftbuyingeasier,buttherecipienthappier?In2015,psychologistsLaurenHumanandLaraAkninconductedanonlinesurvey,whichsuggestedthatwhenpeoplebuygifts,theyprefertochoosesomethingbasedontherecipient’spersonalityandtastes.Mostpeoplealsosaidthattheypreferredreceivinggiftsboughtwiththeminmind:giftsforthem.ButHumanandAkninwonderedifthisapproachtogivingfailedtotakeadvantageofthewayweconnectaspeople.Sotheysent78volunteersintoashoppingcentrebeforeMother’sDay.Halfweretoldtobuyacardthat“reveals(揭示)yourknowledgeoftherecipient”whiletheotherssetouttobuyacardthat“revealsyourtrueself”.Afterthepurchase,thegiverswhohadthoughtpartlyofthemselvesreportedfeelingemotionallyclosertotheirmothers.Tofindouthowthatapproachgoesdownwithrecipients,thepsychologistsdidanothertest,askingmorethan100studentstochooseasongoniTunestogivetoafriend,partnerorfamilymember.Eachhalfofthegroupreceivedthesameinstructionsasthecardbuyers.Resultsrevealedthatrecipientsofsongsthatrevealedsomethingofthegiversfeltclosertothemthanthosewhoreceivedgiftsboughtonlywiththeminmind.HumanandAkninsuggestitmightapplytoallgifts.“Ifbuildingstrongersocialconnectionsistheunderlying(潛在的)goal”ofagiftandsurelyitshouldbe—thenwe“maywellbeadvisedtooffermoreself-reflectivegifts”.Inshort,forapresenttobemeaningful,youneedtogiveawayabitofyourself,evenifthereisariskthatthegiftmightnotsocloselysuittherecipient’spracticalneedsortastesasoneacquiredpurelywiththatinmind.Moreover,givingsomethingofoneselfcanbeasaferact,thepsychologistsadded.Becauseitreducestheriskofrevealingpoorknowledgeofarecipientbyattemptingtobuysomethingthatfitstheircharacter—andfailing.Butanoteofcautionhere:whattheresearchdoesnotexamineisthepotentialriskinrepeated,unsympatheticgiver-centeredgiving,which,accordingtoHumanandAknin“couldsignalself-obsession”—andnobodywantstorevealthataboutthemselves.1、FromtheMother’sDaycardtest,wecanconcludethat________.A．giftschosenwiththegiverinmindworkwellonthegiverB．mostpeoplechoosegiftswiththerecipientinmindC．mostpeoplechoosegiftsbasedontheirpersonaltastesD．giftschosenwiththegiverinmindworkwellontherecipient2、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“them,them”refertoinorderofappearance?A．Therecipients;thegivers. B．Thegivers;therecipients.C．Thegivers;thegivers. D．Therecipients;therecipients.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthesignificanceofgiftgiving?A．Makingthegiver’slifehappier.B．Showingone’sknowledgeoftherecipient.C．Establishingandstrengtheningsocialconnections.D．Meetingtherecipient’spracticalneeds.4、WhichofthefollowingisHumanandAknin’sadviceongiftgiving?A．Choosegiftsthatreflectmoreofyourself.B．Justfocusonyourowntasteswhenchoosinggifts.C．Buysomethingthatfitstherecipient’scharactermost.D．Becarefulnottosignalyourtruepersonality.5、Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Thetraditionofgiftgiving. B．Thepurposeofgiftgiving.C．Theeffectofgiftgiving. D．Thepsychologyofgiftgiving.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（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．Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand1,theoldmanguardedthehills,2theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave3andpollutedthefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists.Elegantswans(天鵝)floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful4words.Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown5met.Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman’s6caughtsightofthesalary7beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,“Whoistheoldman?Whydow8toemployhim?Nooneintownever9him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn’tdoinghisjob.Hispositionisn’t10anylonger.”Thentheyvotedto11theman.Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged….Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto12theirleaves.Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolsofthehills,13theflowoftheshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown14intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch15Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible16wassoonsensed.Swansleftandsodidthe17Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.Quickly,the18towncommitteecalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirhugeerrorin19,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup.SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps.Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,joborlife.Theymayallmakea201、A．regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．actually2、A．cut B．burned C．removed D．selected3、A．carried B．poured C．changed D．blocked4、A．beyond B．with C．in D．after5、A．office B．association C．department D．committee6、A．eye B．care C．hand D．mind7、A．list B．form C．figure D．account8、A．promise B．continue C．stop D．tend9、A．visits B．hires C．tells D．sees10、A．powerful B．important C．necessary D．suitable11、A．find B．fire C．support D．forgot12、A．lose B．miss C．fall D．grow13、A．pulling B．speeding C．slowing D．pushing14、A．fish B．color C．flower D．leaf15、A．deeper B．cooler C．warmer D．darker16、A．sound B．smell C．wave D．taste17、A．managers B．passengers C．villagers D．tourists18、A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．discouraged D．diappointed19、A．arrangement B．assignment C．judgement D．amusement20、A．suggestion B．difference C．progress D．decision第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。In1914,ThomasEdison,attheageof67,losthisfactory,1．wasworthafewmilliondollars,toafireIthadverylittleinsuranceNolongerayoungman,Edisonwatchedhislifetimeeffort2．(go)upinsmokeandsaid,“ThereisgreatvalueindisastersAllourmistakesareburntupThankGodwecanstartanew”Inspiteofdisasters,threeweekslater,3．inventedthephonograph(留聲機)What4．attitude!Belowaremoreexamplesofsuccessfulpeople5．hadfailedbeforesucceedingThomasEdisonfailed6．(approximate)10,000timeswhileheworkedonthelightbulbHenryFordfiredLeeIacocca7．theageof8．YoungBeethoven9．(tell)thathehadnotalentformusic,10．hegavesomeofthebestmusictotheworldSetbacks(挫折)areinevitableinlifeAsetbackcanactasadrivingforceandalsoteachushumilityIngriefyouwillfindthecourageandfaith11．(overcome)thesetback第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交