山西管理职业学院《剑桥商务英语中级双语》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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山西管理职业学院《剑桥商务英语中级双语》
2023-2024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、Governments around the world increasingly ________ artificial intelligence to help promote economic growth.
A．put out B．roll out C．make out D．reach out

2、We have more than 80 flats in this building, each ____ solar heaters．
A．is equipped with B．equipped with
C．is equipped by D．equipped by

3、When they first came to the city, my parents often went to neighbors for a talk, just as they ________ in the countryside.
A．will do B．had done
C．have done D．were doing

4、Within even the weakest of human bodies lies a life that is precious indeed--- ____ needs to be respected and honored.
A．something that B．one C．one that D．something

5、With some snow on top of it,the Yellow Mountain looked fantastic this winter.Actually,I doubt whether we could visit 　　　 mountain in China.
A．a most beautiful B．the most beautiful
C．a more beautiful D．a beautiful

6、--- Is there any chance of my being promoted?
--- If you want a promotion, you’d better rather than get your way.
A．play the game B．cross your fingers
C．raise the red flag D．kill the fatted calf

7、I ____ about w hat you’ve said and I’ve decided to take your advice.
A．thought B．have been thinking
C．was thinking D．had thought

8、一"Peter, have you got your new flat furnished?
—Yes. I ______ some used furniture and it was a real bargain.
A．will buy B．have bought C．bought D．had bought

9、 Dimash appeared on the stage of Singer 2017,his voice instantly won hearts of Chinese audience.
A．As long as B．As soon as C．Now that D．Ever since

10、He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is .
A．slim B．fantastic
C．obvious D．gentle

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。
A
For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?
Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents “point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents” complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.
In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn’t matter what the topic is - politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg - the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority - someone who actually knows something - and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.
1、Why does the author compare the parent - teen war to a border conflict?
A．both can continue for generations.
B．Both are about where to draw the line.
C．Neither has any clear winner.
D．Neither can be put to an end.
2、What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.
B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict.
C．The teens cause their parents of misleading them.
D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents.
3、Parents and teens want to be right because they want to .
A．give orders to the other
B．know more than the other
C．gain respect from the other
D．get the other to behave properly

B
It is not hard to find evidence of the success of the “sharing economy”, in which people rent beds, cars and other underused assets directly from each other, or via the internet. One pointer is the large amount of demand and supply. Airbnb claims that 11m people have used its website to find a place to stay. Lyft, a company that matches people needing rides and drivers wanting a few dollars, has spread from San Francisco to 30-odd American cities. Another sign is the frothy values (泡沫价值) placed on sharing-economy companies: Airbnb is estimated to be worth $10 billion, more than hotel chains such as Hyatt and Wyndham, and Lyft recently raised $250m from venture capitalists. But perhaps the most flattering—and least welcome—indicator of the sharing economy’s rise is the energy being devoted by governments, courts and competitors to preventing it.
The main battlegrounds are the taxi and room-rental businesses. A court in Brussels has told Uber, another San Francisco ride-sharing and taxi-services startup, to stop operating in the city. Other cities have banned their services outright, or tried other ways of putting spokes in their wheels. Meanwhile the Hotel Association of New York has been lobbying for (游说) stricter enforcement of a rule that bans absent owners from letting their apartments for less than 30 days, which makes most of Airbnb’s listings there illegal.
The newcomers’ opponents, whether competitors, officials or worried citizens, complain that the likes of Airbnb and Lyft dodge (躲避) the rules and taxes that apply to conventional businesses. Regulations exist to keep hotel rooms clean and fire alarms in working order, to stop residential areas being filled with unlicensed hotels, and to see that drivers are insured, checked for criminality and tested on their knowledge of the streets. Cowboys such as Airbnb, Lyft and Uber, their critics claim, are a danger to an unsuspecting public.
The objectors have half a point. Taxes must be paid: a property-owner who rents a room should declare the income, just as a hotel should. Safety is also a concern: people want some assurance that once they bed down for the night or get into a stranger’s car they will not be attacked or robbed. Zoning (划分区域) and planning are also an issue: peace-loving citizens may well object if the house next door becomes a hotel.
Sharing-economy firms are trying to mitigate (缓和) these problems. They have tightened insurance cover for their drivers and have offered to collect hotel taxes. They have an interest in their participants’ good behavior: as hosts, guests, drivers and passengers all rate each other online, their need to protect their reputation helps to maintain standards and keep people honest. But if consumers want to go for the cheaper, less-regulated service, they should be allowed to do so.
The truth is that most of the rules that the sharing economy is breaking have little to do with protecting the public. The opposition to Lyft and Uber is coming not from customers but from taxi companies, which understand that GPS makes detailed knowledge of the streets redundant (多余的) and fear cheaper competition.
This all argues for adaptation, not prohibition. An unlikely pioneer is San Francisco. Lyft and Uber got going in the city partly because taxis were hard to find, but the authorities have tolerated them. San Francisco bans rentals of less than 30 days, but is considering allowing people to let their residence, provided they live there most of the time, register with the city and pay its 14% hotel tax.
1、According to Paragraph 1, the success of the “sharing economy” is indicated by the fact that __________.
A．many people are trading their underused assets freely via the internet
B．growth in online rental demand has exceeded supply in many regions
C．its total capital value has surpassed that of conventional business
D．sharing economy companies are suffering from a number of attacks
2、Opponents complain that the taxi and room-rental businesses _________.
A．frequently make anti-competitive market behavior
B．are often involved in illegal business practices
C．are lacking in necessary rules and regulations
D．have caused a lot of accidents and crimes
3、By “have a half point” in Paragraph 4, the author probably means the objectors “__________.”
A．fail to indentify the safety problems existing among sharing economy firms
B．have overstated the dangers brought about by sharing-economy firms to the public
C．fail to realize the need of zoning and planning in sharing economy
D．have overestimated the impact of sharing economy firms on the traditional counterparts
4、The author believes that the current opposition to sharing economy mainly reflects_________.
A．the mission of protecting the public B．the complaints from service consumers
C．the fear among conventional businesses D．the dissatisfaction among service providers
5、What is the author’s attitude toward the practice of San Francisco authorities?
A．Indifferent. B．Skeptical. C．Disapproving. D．Positive.

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，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I grew up with a fat dad------450 pounds at his heaviest. Every week he’d try a new diet, and my family____ eating whatever freeze-dried he was trying at that moment. He hoped every new diet could stop his waistline from______ .My mother, on the other hand, had no____ in preparing food. Therefore, almost all of our meals____ my dad’s diet foods.
What I remember most about those years is that I was always hungry ------ hungry for food, hungry for nice clean clothes, hungry for someone to ____ when I ran away from home or hid in the closet(壁橱) for hours. I just ____ to be cared for.
But on Friday nights, I was____ hungry. My grandmother would take me to her home for the weekend. When we____, there was always a pot of something cooking on the stove. She taught me how good it felt to be cared for, and how to care for myself and others through____. My grandmother was always____ of my parents’ strange eating habits and ____ on processed diet foods, and made it her duty to teach me how to ____ myself.
After my third-grade year, my dad changed his jobs. ____ as I was, I had to move away from my hometown, Chicago, and leave my grandmother and her delicious food behind. I felt extremely lonely and lost, and I____ my grandmother terribly. My grandmother knew just how I felt------ and she knew the ____: Every week, she would send me a card with a $20 bill, a recipe and a list of what to buy at the market. Her____ filled my body and soul.
Now I’ve grown to better understand my father’s struggles with____. Today, he weighs 220 pounds. Food is no longer a barrier that keeps us____, but a bridge that keeps us connected. There’s nothing my dad enjoys more than talking with me about dietary theories and his weight-loss____. And now I am the one____ sending recipe cards to my father’s house, just as my grandmother did for me.
1、A．put off B．set out C．gave up D．ended up
2、A．changing B．expanding C．decreasing D．disappearing
3、A．fault B．difficulty C．interest D．pride
4、A．consisted of B．differed from C．belonged to D．made up
5、A．follow B．accompany C．stop D．notice
6、A．forgot B．desired C．proved D．pretended
7、A．undoubtedly B．especially C．even D．never
8、A．arrived B．approached C．agreed D．returned
9、A．creativity B．guidance C．cooking D．observing
10、A．envious B．skeptical C．proud D．fond
11、A．judgment B．influence C．dependence D．impression
12、A．feed B．relax C．convince D．enjoy
13、A．Embarrassed B．Unfortunate C．Ashamed D．Unwilling
14、A．appreciated B．missed C．imagined D．responded
15、A．cure B．reason C．feeling D．rule
16、A．expectations B．recipes C．promises D．words
17、A．health B．money C．weight D．promotion
18、A．apart B．down C．up D．out
19、A．problems B．anxieties C．benefits D．victories
20、A．completely B．casually C．regularly D．gradually

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。
There are all kinds of festivals throughout the world Festivals are held 1．(satisfy) and please the ancestors, to honour some famous people or important 2．(event), and to express people's gratitude to the God for bringing them a year of plenty For example, in India, October 2 is 3． national festival to honour Mahandas Gandhi, the leader 4． helped gain India’s 5．(independent) from Britain 6．(traditional), in China the Spring Festival, which 7．(celebrate) in January or February, is the most 8．(energy) and important because it is a festival that looks forward 9．the coming of spring Why are all these festivals everywhere? Because during the festivals, people can get together to eat, drink and have fun with each other, 10．(forget) all the daily struggle and demands for a while

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处语言错误，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（∧），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。
Today I visited an experienced English teacher, who used to be mom’s teacher、 Both mom and I were eager to get some advice to improve her English、 He welcomed us warm and began testing my English knowledge, asking me to read the texts and spelling some words、 I did well as I had interested in English since childhoo、 He was pleased with my performance but gave me valuable suggest: preview and review、
Then he goes through my English papers, only to find my bad handwriting, which needed being improving badly、 Under his guidance, I practiced writing letters, words, sentences and a whole text、
I was surprised at what beautifully I wrote! What the wonder!

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你叫李华，你的笔友Jack 发来电子邮件，询问你所在城市的环境如何，在日常生活中你的一些习惯是否污染了环境，以及你可以为环境保护做些什么。请你用英文给Jack 回一封邮件。
注意：
1. 词数120-150左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 邮件开头结尾已给出，不计入词数。
提示词：环境-environment 污染-pollution 二氧化碳-Carbon dioxide
Dear Jack,
Glad to hear from you._________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua

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