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《高級商務英語視聽說》2023-2024學年第一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、___________theeffectofcultureshock,heistryingtoreadalotaboutitbeforegoingtoFranceforfurtherstudy.A．ToreduceB．ReducedC．ReducingD．Havingreduced2、Newideassometimeshavetowaitforyearsbefore_____.A．beingfullyacceptingB．fullyacceptingC．havingfullyacceptedD．fullyaccepted3、Thehalloftheschoolcanonethousandpeople.A．sit B．seat C．besat D．beseated4、Ifyouarefeelingsotired,perhapsalittlesleepwould____．A．act B．helpC．serve D．last5、_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As6、---Areyousatisfiedwiththishouse?________.Wecan’thaveaniceroneA．NotalittleB．NotabitC．AlittleD．Abit7、Distinguishedguestsandfriends,welcometoourschool,_____theceremonyofthe50thAnniversarythismorningareouralumni（校友）fromhomeandabroad.A．Attend B．Toattend C．Attending D．Havingattended8、—________!Somebodyhasleftthelabdooropen.—Don’tlookatme.A．Hi,there B．DearmeC．Thankgoodness D．Comeon9、_______thatIwouldn’tsupportmyselfatthatmoment.A．IwasweakenoughB．IwastooweakC．SoweakwasID．SuchweakwasI10、FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout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。ANoteveryparentlooksforwardtothedaywhentheirchildgoesofftoschool.Infactsomeparentsarenotsendingtheirchildrentoschoolatall.Insteadtheyarechoosingtoteachtheirchildrenathome.Thisiscalledhomeschooling.Parents,caregivers,orprivatetutorseducatechildrenindividuallyathomeinsteadofsendingthemofftobeformallyeducatedinpublicorprivateschools.IntheU.S.onlyaboutthreepercentofchildrenarehomeschooled.Therearemanyreasonswhysomeparentschoosetohomeschool.Onereasonisthatsomeparentsdonotfeeltheirchildrenaresafeinschoolbecauseofbullying（恃強凌弱）.Itissaidthatbullyingisverycommonintheschool.Otherparentswanttheirchildren'seducationtobebasedontheirreligionormoralbeliefs.Yetotherparentsthinktheeducationinschoolisnotgoodenough.Homeschoolingisalsoseenasachoiceforfamiliesthatliveinruralareas,andfamiliesthatmovefrequently.Therearemanydifferentwaystohomeschool,andhomeschoolingallowsparentstodesignlessonsbasedontheirchildren'sneeds.Familiescanpurchasetextbookstouseorcreatetheirownmaterials.Someparentsfollowaphilosophycalledunschooling,whichallowsachildtodeterminewhenandhowtheywanttolearnbasedontheirnaturalability.Someworrythathomeschoolingmeansstudentswon'thaveopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.Tosolvethisproblem,somefamilieshavecreatedactivities,whereagroupofhomeschooledstudentswilllearnandplaytogetherandparticipateinactivitiesthatwouldnormallyhappeninschoollikefieldtrips.Besides,beinghomeschooleddoesn'tmeanastudentcannotgotocollege.Mostcollegesaccepthomeschooledstudents.Andthehomeschooledstudentscangetthesamedegrees,too.1、HowmanyAmericanstudentsgotopublicorprivateschools?A．About3%.B．About97%.C．About50%.D．About70%.2、Whichisthereasonthatsomeparentschoosehomeschooling?A．Schoolbullyingexistsinsomeschools.B．Someparentscannotaffordtheeducationfeesinschool.C．Somechildrenwanttheireducationtobebasedontheirreligion.D．Someparentsthinktheschoolistoofaraway.3、Whatwilltheparentsdotohelptheirchildrencommunicate?A．Theparentscanbuysometextbooks.B．Theparentswillallowchildrentochoosewhattolearn.C．Theparentswillorganizethechildrentoplaytogether.D．Theparentswillteachthechildrenbythemselves.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．Homeschooledstudentscannotgetenoughchancestogotocollege.B．Americancollegesarefondofthehomeschooledstudents.C．HomeschooledstudentsfinditeasytogotosomeAmericancolleges.D．Homeschooledstudentshavethesamerightsasstudentswhoareformallyeducatedinschools.BWhenwetalkaboutAmericansbarelyintoadulthoodwhoaresaddledwith(擔負著)unbearablelevelsofdebt’theconversationisalmostalwaysaboutstudentloandebt.Butthere’sagrowingbodyofevidencesuggestingthattoday’syoungadultsarealsodrowningincredit-carddebtandthatmanyofthemwilltakethisdebttotheirgraves（墳墓）.Morethan20%overspenttheirincomebymorethan$100everysinglemonth.Sincetheyhaven’tbuiltuptheircredithistoriesyet,it'sasafebetthattheseyoungadultsarepayingrelativelyhighinterestratesontheresultingcreditcarddebt.Althoughmanyyoungpeopleblame"socializing"asabarriertosavingmoney,mostofthemaren’tpurchasing$20drinksintrendybars.They’restrugglingwithmuchmoredailyfinancialdemands.Toadisturbinglylargeextent,theyoungandthebrokearerelyingoncreditcardstomakeituntiltheirnextpayday.Thisobviouslyisn’tpermanentinthelongrun,andit’sgoingtoputahugedragontheirspendingpowerevenaftertheyreachtheirpeakearningyears,becausethey’llstillbepayinginterestonthatbottleoforangejuiceorboxofspaghetti(意式面條）theyboughtadecadeearlier.AnewstudyoutofOhioStateUniversityfoundthatyoungadultsareaccumulatingcreditcarddebtatamorerapidratethanotheragegroups,andthatthey'resloweratpayingitoff."Ifwhatwefoundcontinuestoholdtrue,wemayhavemoreelderlypeoplewithsubstantialfinancialproblemsinthefuture’"warnsLuciaDunn,professorofeconomicsatOhioState."Ifourfindingspersist,wemaybefacedwithafinancialcrisisamongelderlypeoplewhocan’tpayofftheircreditcards."Dunnsaysalotoftheseyoungpeoplearenevergoingtogetoutfromundertheircreditcarddebt."Manypeopleareborrowingoncreditcardssoheavilythatpayoffratesattheselevelsarenotplentytorecovertheircreditcarddebtbytheendoftheirlifewhichcouldhavelossimpactsforthecreditcardissuingbanks,"1、Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．ManyyoungAmericanswillneverbeabletopayofftheirdebts.B．Creditcardsplayanincreasinglyimportantroleincollegelife.C．Creditcardsaredoingmoreharmthanstudentloans.D．TheAmericancreditcardsystemisundercriticism.2、Whydoyoungpeoplehavetopayahigherinterestontheircreditcarddebt?A．Theytendtoforgetaboutthedeadlines.B．Theyhaven'tdevelopedacredithistory.C．Theyareoftenunabletopaybackintime.D．Theyareinexperiencedinmanagingmoney.3、Whatissaidtobetheconsequenceofyoungadultsrelyingoncreditcardstomakeendsmeet?A．Itwillplaceanunnecessaryburdenonsociety.B．Itwillgivethemnomotivationtoworkhard.C．Itwillexertpsychologicalpressureonthem.D．Itwillaffecttheirfuturespendingpower.4、WhatwillhappentoyoungadultsiftheircreditcarddebtkeepsaccumulatingaccordingtoLuciaDunn?A．Theywillhavetopayanincreasinglyhigherinterestrate.B．Theymayexperienceafinancialcrisisintheiroldage.C．Theirqualityoflifewillbeaffected.D．Theircreditcardsmaybecancelled.5、WhatdoesLuciaDunnthinkmightbeariskforthecreditcardissuingbanks?A．Theygobankruptasaresultofover-lending.B．Theyloselargenumbersoftheirregularclients.C．Theirclientsleavetheirdebtsunpaidupondeath.D．Theirinterestrateshavetobereducednowandthen.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．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。Inthesummerofmyeleventhyear,thehomeIhadgrownupinwas1inthemiddleofthenight.Thankfully,mymom,dad,brothersandI2throughthesmoke.However.wehadonlythenightclotheswewere3in.I4therestofthatnightwithfriendsofourfamily5tryingtosleepinabedintheirbasement.That’sbecauseIwastoo6tosleep.Ididn’tknowwhat7thingswouldlieaheadofus.Thenextday,mymom8meafewT-shirtsandpairsofjeansgiventoherbyanotherfriend.OnepairofjeanswastooshortandtheotherwastoolongbutIdidn’t9.AtleastIhadsomeclothesagain.Meanwhilemydad10totheblackenedruinsofourhometoseewhathecouldfind.Theonlythinghecould11wasmymom’sweddingrings.Theplasticcaseshehadputtheminthatnighthadmeltedbutprotectedtheringsfromthe12.Asthe13dayswenton,inspiteofhavinglittlemoney,mydadwasableto14usadustyoldhousebythesideoftheroadnearwhereouroldhousehadbeen.Aswemovedin,ourfriendsandourcommunitycontinuedto15alltheycouldtohelpus16ourfeet.Therewasmoreclothes,furniture,food,moneyandevensomebooksformetorecoverfromthedisaster.Lookingbacknow,Iam17forallwewentthroughbecauseit18mesomuchaboutlife,loveandpeople.Itshowedthatloveisenoughforthefirsttime,whenyouhavenothingleftbut19.Soheremayyoualwayshave20loveforallthedaysofyourlife.1、A．burnedout B．repaired C．moved D．washedaway2、A．walked B．escaped C．looked D．rested3、A．working B．eating C．entertaining D．sleeping4、A．preferred B．forgot C．spent D．described5、A．usually B．unsuccessfully C．formally D．irregularly6、A．scared B．crazy C．hesitant D．old7、A．illegal B．harmonious C．terrible D．smooth8、A．purchased B．brought C．awarded D．paid9、A．regret B．respond C．care D．contradict10、A．returned B．added C．referred D．admitted11、A．lose B．sense C．save D．recall12、A．mud B．ruins C．dust D．flames13、A．summer B．spring C．autumn D．winter14、A．buy B．rent C．borrow D．sell15、A．explain B．discount C．empty D．donate16、A．makeuseof B．checkon C．getbackon D．relieveof17、A．hateful B．anxious C．bound D．grateful18、A．guaranteed B．taught C．cautioned D．discouraged19、A．love B．clothes C．furniture D．food20、A．shallow B．romantic C．selfish D．sufficient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。Thesilentkiller—airpollutioncausessevenmillionpremature(過早的)1．(death)ayear,notjustin2．(develop)countriesbutalsoinUKandtheUSAaswellInChina，peoplearewellawareofthehealthproblemsitbringsIcheckeveryparteverydayIfithasheavyairpollution,IwillpreparemasksformyfamilyIdislike3．whentheairisbadBecausebadairmakesitdifficultformetobreatheandIthinkitdoesinfluencemy4．(perform)atworkAnewresearchinchinahasalsofoundalinkbetweenairqualityandlevelsofintelligenceInthestudy,25,000peoplelivingacrossChina5．(test)inlanguageandmathskillslastyearTheyfoundtheresultsofthose6．livedinmorepollutedareaswere7．(negative)impacted,especiallyinlanguagesItaddstoagrowingbodyofevidencethatairpollutionhasaneffectnotjustonthelungsandheart8．onthebrainThisresearchshowsthatthelongerweareexposedtoairpollution,the9．(many)problemswe’restoringupforlaterlifeCampaignershopethisstudywillpersuadetheBritishgovernment10．(think)hardbeforeitpublishesitscleanairstrategynextyear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。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除和修改。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。DearTom，Howisitgoing?KnowingthatyouareinterestinginChinesecalligraphy,I’mwritingtotellyouit’smypleasuretohelpyoulearnthem、AsIhavebeenpracticingitformanyyears,Ihavemuchvaluab