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《金融英語》2023-2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)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、—Onlythosewhohavealotincommoncangetalongwell.—_________.Oppositessometimesdoattract.A．Ihopenot B．IthinksoC．Iappreciatethat D．Ibegtodiffer2、Haditnotbeenforhisexperienceintheforest，we____________inthebattlewiththefiercebear.A．hadn'tsurvived B．wouldn'thavesurvivedC．didn'tsurvived D．wouldn'tsurvive3、WhileworkinginKunming,hecheckedtheweathereachmorningformonths________herealizeditwouldbethesameeveryday.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．beforeD．since4、--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou5、Sometimessmilesaroundtheworld___________befalse,hidingotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.A．can B．wouldC．should D．must6、Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where7、Aftertalkingwithherteacherforaboutanhour,shefeltrelievedandbegantoknowhowtothiskindofsituation.A．handleB．raiseC．exploreD．strengthen8、IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift9、Theseniorteacheralwaysgoesswimminganddoespush-upstostay________.A．inplace B．inorderC．inshape D．infashion10、Wasitfromthelake______heoftenwentfishing______hesavedthedrowninggirl?A．that;thatB．where;whereC．where;thatD．that;where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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.However,Hipphasrackedup(累計(jì))$100,000(about0.67millionyuan)instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.Tosomedegree,multigenerationalhouseholdshavealwaysbeenapartofAmericanlife.However,thenumberofadultswhohavebeenmovingbackinwiththeirparentsorneverleavinghomeinthefirstplacehasbeengrowingsteadily.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2016wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Until2016,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors（導(dǎo)師）.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,said“Althoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,thatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest,hesaid.“Theymaylikelivingathomeandbeingabletosavemoney.”Headded,“Whileithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthings,theyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmore.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues,it’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、What’sthepurposeofCaitlinHipp’sstory?A．Toprovetheauthor’sview.B．Tointroducehersituation.C．Topresentthetopic.D．Tomakereadersrethinkabouttheproblem.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart(Paragraph1)probablyreferto?A．livewithparentsB．liveindependentlyC．stayathomeD．leavehome3、AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B．Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C．Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D．Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.4、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whyisthenumberofthemillennialgrowingsteadily?B．Whyhasthepercentageofadultslivingwiththeirparentsbeenontherise?C．Whyareparentswillingtohelpfundforyoungadults?D．Whydomoreadultstreattheirparentsaspeers,friendsandguides?BOnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起訴訟).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(繼續(xù)進(jìn)行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(責(zé)任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危險(xiǎn)).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪審團(tuán))—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．a(chǎn)cceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.1,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived2formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora3.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson4.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong5overthehills.Theyhadbeen6thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays7.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome8.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland,Robert9thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof10.“What’sthat?”heasked.“That’sthe11treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly12somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s13.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe14atwelve-year-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate(海盜)？RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe15ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto16suchamaninastory.17LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was18.So,thankstoa19SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest20storiesintheEnglishlanguage.1、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally2、A．a(chǎn)lone B．nextdoor C．a(chǎn)thome D．a(chǎn)broad3、A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job4、A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John5、A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game6、A．a(chǎn)ttempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying7、A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold8、A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising9、A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized10、A．thesea B．thehouse C．Scotland D．theisland11、A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected12、A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned13、A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind14、A．star B．hero C．writer D．child15、A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom16、A．praise B．produce C．include D．a(chǎn)ccept17、A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus18、A．read B．born C．hired D．written19、A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy20、A．news B．love C．real-life D．a(chǎn)dventure第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Nooneknowsexactly1．theearthbeganHowever,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebegan2．a(chǎn)“BigBang”Thenthedust3．(settle)intoasolidglobeAstheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurfaceMany4．(science)believethatitwasthepresenceofwaterthatallowedtheearthtodissolve5．(harm)gasesandacidsintooceansandseas,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelopMillionsofyearslater,thefirstsmallplantsappearedonthesurfaceofthewaterTheirdevelopment6．(follow)byearlyshellfish,allsortsoffish,greenplantsandlandanimalsReptiles7．(produce)younggenerallybylayingeggswhilemammalsgavebirthtoyoungbabyanimalsDinosaursexistedontheearthforover140millionyearsbeforetheysuddenlydisappearedThereason8．theydisappearedstillremainsamysteryFinally,humansappearedandspreadallovertheearthButtheyareputtingtoomuchc