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《高級商務英語聽說》2023-2024學年第二學期期末試卷題號一二三四五六總分得分批閱人第一部分（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）1、AftertheargumentColinranawayand______since.A．Isn’theardof B．wasn’theardofC．hasn’tbeenheardof D．hadn’tbeenheardof2、——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting3、Allcolorfades,________undertheimpactofdirectsunlight.A．especially B．eventuallyC．appropriately D．merely4、Moreandmorepeopleprefertoliveinthecountryside,_______appealforthemliesinthequietandslow-pacedlife.A．who B．WhichC．whose D．what5、Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited6、Policementhinkthatwherethereisviolence,drugswithdamagingeffectsonkidsarealways______it．A．beyond B．before C．behind D．besides7、—Alicehasjustlostherhusbandtoheartfailure.—Her______smilecan’thidehersorrow.A．arbitrary B．artificialC．compulsory D．conventional8、thekeytothecarwhenmybosscametowardsme.FinallyIcoulddrivehimhomeasusual.A．NeverhadIfound B．SeldomdidIfindC．HardlyhadIfound D．NosoonerdidIfind9、______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound10、IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonationdrawticketsfromyou.A．buy B．buyingC．buys D．tobuy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。ATheFiveBestCountriesToMoveToForRetirementRetiringinadifferentcountryisgainingpopularity.Belowarefiveofthebestcountriestoseekretirement.CostaRicaMildclimate,breathtakinglandscapesandbeachesdrawretirees(退休人員)toCostaRica.Thecountryreadilywelcomesimmigrantsandoffersasimpleresidencyprocess.Withamonthlyincomeofatleast$1,000permonthfromSocialSecurityorasimilarsource,peopleenjoyahighstandardoflivingatamuchlowercostthantheU.S.MalaysiaRetireeswhochoosetomakeMalaysiahomewillappreciateitsrichcultureandattractivescenery.Moreover,thecountryoffersmodernfacilitiesatmodestprices.Immigrantsenjoyconvenienceandcomfortintheirdailylife.Youwillfindlow-costrentalunits,deliciousstreetfood,andvariousshoppingmalls.MexicoBecauseit’sclosetotheU.S.,MexicodrawsmorethanamillionAmericanretireestoitsborders.IncreasingimmigrantcommunitiesenjoyseasidelivingandconversationswithfriendlyEnglishspeakinglocals.Plus,legalresidentsovertheageof60receiveairline,grocery,andrestaurantdiscounts.PanamaGentleoceanwindtakestheheatoutofhotyear-roundtemperatures,whichhasbeenthechiefattractiontoforeignretirees.BeautifulbeachesandaboomingeconomyalsoattractretireestoPanama.Anincomeof$2,000permonthcoversmodestlivingcosts.Furthermore,thecountryoffersdiscountstoretireeswithaspecialvisa.EcuadorLazycoastaltowns,sun-shininghotspots,andnature-filledviewswaitforimmigrantsseekingacarefreelifestyle.PublictransportationcostsinEcuadormakeowningavehicleunnecessary.Abusrideonlycosts25centsandtaxirideswillrunabout$3.1、WhatdoCostaRicaandMalaysiahaveincommon?A．Convenientshopping.B．Relativelylowlivingcost.C．Variousculturalactivities.D．Simpleimmigrationprocedures.2、Whichcountry’slocationspeciallyattractsretireesfromtheU.S.?A．Malaysia’s.B．Mexico’s.C．Panama’s.D．Ecuador’s.3、WhatisthemainreasonforretireestochoosePanama?A．Beautifulbeaches.B．Aboomingeconomy.C．Apleasantclimate.D．Discountsforretirees.BAparentmightplacehisdaughter’sdrawingonthefridgeoutofaloveforhischildratherthanforthewonderfulimage,butformanypeople,thatchildrenartisactuallyquiteamazing.Infact,adultartistswereofteninspiredbychildren’sdrawing.Forthemuseum-goersouttherewhotendtopointtoapieceofmodernartandsay,“Mykidcouldhavemadethat!”It’sworthrememberingthatoften,that’sactuallyjustwhattheartisthadinmind.Formanykids,drawingisexcitingnotbecauseofthefinalproductitleadsto,butbecausetheycanlivecompletelyintheworldoftheirdrawingforafewminutes.Evenchildrenarescribbling(涂鴉),they’rerepresentingthroughaction,notthroughpictures.LianeAlves,aprekindergartenteacher,recalledastudentwhopresentedherwithadrawingfeaturingasinglestraightlineacrossthepage.Alvesassumedthechildhadn’tgiventoomuchthoughttothedrawinguntilheexplainedthatthelinewasoneofthestems(莖)fromThePrincessandthePea,oneofthefairytalestheyreadinclass.MaureenIngram,who’sapreschoolteacheratthesameschool,saidherstudentsoftentelldifferentstoriesaboutagivenpieceofartdependingontheday,perhapsbecausetheyweren’tsurewhattheyintendedtodrawwhentheystartedthepicture.“Weasadultswilloftensay,’I’mgoingtodrawahorse,’andwesetout...andgetfrustratedwhenwecan’tdoit,”Ingramsaid.“Childrenseemtotakeadifferentapproach,wheretheyjustdraw,andthentheyrealize,’itisahorse.’”Andwhataboutthoseoddorscary-lookingdrawings?Doesthatmeankidsaretellingthemselvesstoriesthatareoddorscary?It’shardtosay,butit’srarelyagoodideatoover-interpretit.EllenWinner,apsychologyprofessor,pointedtoparentswhoworrywhentheirkiddrawsachildbiggerthantheadults.What’smostimportanttorememberisthat“children’sarthasitsownlogic,”Winnersaid.“Childrenarenotbeingcrazy.”1、Whatmaytheauthoragreemostprobablyaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A．Childrenaremoreskilledandcreativethanadultsinart.B．Theremightbesimilarpatternsinartists’andkids’drawings.C．Nooneknowswhatthedrawingexperiencemeanstochildren.D．Parentsshouldbecomedrawingteachersoftheirchildren.2、TheauthorgivestheexampleofLiane’sstudenttoprovethatA．simplescribblesfromchildrenaremeaningfulB．notallthechildrenlikedrawingintheclassroomC．children’sdrawingistoocomplicatedtounderstandD．teachersoftenfindithardtoteachchildrendrawing3、Whatismostimportantforchildrenwhiletheyaredrawing?A．Thebestimage.B．Drawingprocess.C．Acopyofrealthings.D．Theendingofstory.4、Whatshouldparentsdoiftheirchildrendrawthingsoddorscary?A．Askteacherstoshowthechildrenhowtodraw.B．Helpthechildrentodrawthepictureagain.C．Inviteotherchildrentohaveadiscussionaboutthedrawing.D．Takeiteasyandlistentothestorybehindthepicture.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．Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforafullviewofthebluesea,Ipausedtocatchmy1andthenpositionedmyselftotakeaphoto.Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehindand2herselfrightinfrontofmy3.Likeme,shewasheretostop,sighandappreciatethescenery.4asIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwould5take,Iwasupset.ShouldIaskherto6sothatIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomething7medoingso.Sheseemedso8inherobservation.Ididn’twanttomesswiththat.Another15minutespassedandIgrewmore9.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephoto10.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkher11inthephotoiswhatmakestheimage12.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathes13thiswomanisengagingwithit.Thisphoto,withthe14beautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthewomanwho15it,nowhangsonthewallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured(捕捉)and16onastrangersbedroomwall?Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichawomanIdon’tevenknowhasbeenkeptforever.Insomeways,shehasbeen17inmyhouse.Perhapsweallliveineachother’sspace.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:to18usthatweallappreciatebeauty,andthatweallshareacommon19forpleasureandconnection.Thisphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspoken20betweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.1、A．sightB．breathC．wayD．attention2、A．plantedB．foundC．lostD．enjoyed3、A．concernB．photoC．viewD．direction4、A．CautiousB．CuriousC．CasualD．Patient5、A．eventuallyB．randomlyC．extremelyD．hurriedly6、A．backawayB．gooverC．movealongD．stayout7、A．caughtB．sentC．gotD．prevented8、A．anxiousB．contentC．quietD．confident9、A．excitedB．annoyedC．worriedD．confused10、A．anywayB．somehowC．insteadD．indeed11、A．beautyB．behaviorC．determinationD．presence12、A．puzzlingB．disappointingC．interestingD．boring13、A．unlessB．becauseC．althoughD．until14、A．strangeB．regrettableC．distantD．unique15、A．ruinedB．createdC．missedD．discovered16、A．protectedB．observedC．frozenD．drawn17、A．hangingB．livingC．shiningD．wandering18、A．promiseB．tellC．convinceD．remind19、A．respectB．planC．desireD．sense20、A．conversationB．resultC．trustD．love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。ChinesearchitectureisastylethathastakenshapeinEastAsiaovermanycenturiesThestructuralprinciplesofChinesearchitecturehaveremainedlargely1．(change),themainchangesbeingonlythedecorativedetailsSincetheTangDynasty,Chinesearchitecturehas2．(have)amajorinfluence3．thearchitecturalstylesofKorea,Vietnam,andJapanThearchitectureofChinaisasoldasChinesecivilizationFromeverysourceofinformation,thereisstrong4．(evident)thattheChinesehavealwaysenjoyedanativesystemofconstructionthathaskeptitsprincipalcharacteristicsfromoldtimestothepresentdayOverthelargeareafromChineseTurkistan(突厥)toJapan,thesamesystemofconstructionispopularandthisistheareaofChineseculturalinfluenceThroughout5．20thcentury,western-trainedChinesearchitectshavetried6．(combine)traditionalChinesedesignsintomodernarchitecture,withgreatsuccessMoreover,thepressureforurbandevelopmentthroughoutcontemporaryChinarequiredhigherspeedofconstructionandhigherfloorarearatio(容積率),7．meansthatinthegreatcitiesthedemandfortraditionalChinese8．(build)hasdeclinedinfavorofmodernarchitecture9．,thetraditionalskillsofChinesearchitecture,10．(include)majorandminorcarpentry(木工),andmasonry(石工),arestillappliedtotheconstructionofvernaculararchitectureinthelargeruralareainChina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、刪改或修改。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。ItwasMondaymorning,andthewritingclasshadjustbegin、Everyonewassilent,waittoseewhowouldbecalledupontoreadhis