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08工商管理、09工商管理、08经济管理
《英语》期末试卷A
共 6 页 出卷人：孙梦甜 出卷日期：6.10
Part I Reading comprehension (30%) Passage 1
It’s the world’s fastest growing economy and shows no evidence of slowing down. If a British company wishes to stay ahead in international trade, doing businesses with China is now on rig top of the list. Now schools in the United Kingdom want to offer their students Mandarin lessons—and they are making it a required course.
Brighton College is a private school on the south coast of Britain and already teaches Latin, Spanish and French to its 1,200 pupils. Students can choose among these languages, but from the autumn, which is the beginning of the new school year in British schools, every student must study Mandarin whether they like it or not.
Richard Cairns, headmaster of Brighton College, will begin Mandarin classes in September—as a pupil in an ordinary class of students. He said: “One of my key tasks is to make sure pupils are aware of the realities of the 21st century and one is that China has the fastest growing economy.”
Mandarin is getting more and more popular. There is a growing number of students taking language examinations. It is predicted that if that level of growth continues, the studying of Mandarin in the UK could overtake Spanish in less than five years. 1. What does “it” at the beginning of the passage refer to? A. Teaching Mandarin in British schools. B. Chinese economy
C. Doing business with China
D. Studying Latin, Spanish and French
2. What is important for a company to be in a more advanced position in international trade? A. Going to Brighton College to study Mandarin. B. Catching up with the fastest growing economy. C. Paying no attention to the world economy. D. Doing business with China.
3. What are the students in Brighton College required to do from autumn? A. They are required to study Mandarin.
B. They are required to study Mandarin and one other language. C. They are required to choose from Latin, Spanish and French. D. They are required to study either Mandarin or French.
4. Why does the headmaster of Brighton College think it necessary to teach his students Mandarin?
A. Because China has the fastest growing economy. B. Because he was studying Mandarin himself.
C. Because he is aware of the realities of the 21st century.
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D. Because his students will be more successful in business if they study Mandarin. 5. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. No one is studying Spanish in Britain.
B. More and more people are studying Mandarin in Britain. C. The study of Mandarin will be less popular in five years. D. More people will be studying Spanish in five years.
Passage 2
I worked with an author once. He taught me a great deal about being grateful. The whole time he was dying from a genetic disease that had already killed all his brothers. He had lived a good deal longer than many other people with his disease and I was lucky to know him, even if it was only for the last nine months of his life. I don’t believe Bill ever ended a conversation with me without thanking me for publishing his book.
About two weeks before he died, Bill called me and spent a whole hour telling me how blessed his life had been. He told me how grateful he was for everything he had been given. He told me about how much he valued his wife and all the people he had met, how thankful he was for seeing his book in print before he died, and much more.
Thankfulness is not something that can be faked very successfully. When I made a major move across the country some years ago I often fell lonely and homesick. So I took a few moments each evening to recall the past. I didn’t make anything up, and didn’t offer thanks for things I wasn’t grateful for. It was hard to do at first, and it didn’t decrease my sadness right away. My sadness was the stronger feeling and controlled more of my attention than joy did. But over time it helped me shift my focus to the gifts of my new life, instead of the losses from my old one. 6. I once worked with Bill from whom _______. A. I knew the importance of being grateful B. I knew about his past experiences
C. I learned that thankfulness can be faked
D. I knew that my sadness helped me shift my focus to the gifts of my new life 7. The whole time we worked together Bill was dying from a disease__________. A. that was passed from husband to wife B. that was passed from wife to husband C. that was running in the family
D. that was running from one family to another 8. Even though Bill was dying, he_______.
A. still told me how grateful he was for everything he had been given B. still remembered to thank me for publishing his book C. still worked day and night
D. told me about his blessed feeling
9. According to the passage, _______ is not something that can be pretended successfully. A. hatred B . compassion C. sadness D. thankfulness
10. How did the author overcome loneliness and homesickness some years ago? A. He offered thanks for things he wasn’t grateful for.
B. He made something up and it decreased his sadness right away.
C. He didn’t focus on the gifts of his new life but on the losses from his old one.
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D. He developed the practice of taking a few moments each evening to recall people of that day.
Passage 3
Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists(考古学家)learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don’t break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal。
It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally, the bacteria(细菌)in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different。
In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police, who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly—buy it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man’s stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!
Why was this man so well preserved? It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes。
How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called, “Lindow Man”. His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in this life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn’t died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods。 11. Which language does the word “archaeology” come from? A. French. B. Greek C. Roman. D. German.
12. The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to _____. A. letters B. photographs C. paintings D. objects
13. Which of the following helped to preserve “Lindow Man”? A. Ice and low temperature. B. Bacteria and oxygen. C. Soil and energy. D. Acid and water.
14. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE? A. “Lindow Man” was named after the person who first found him.
B. Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence. C. “Lindow Man” was found by two archaeologists in the south of England. D. “Lindow Man” was good at manual work. 15. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What Is Archaeology? B. Archaeology and History C. An Amazing Archaeological Discovery D. The Death of “Lindow Man”
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Part II Chose the best answer (15%)
16. The heat of the sun warms some ocean water. The surface of the water evaporates, forming a cloud of warm, wet air that moves upward.
A. freezes B. turns to gas C. turns to ice D. melts
17. You have failed to finish the project as scheduled; this is a clear breach of our contract. A. break B. sign C. proof D. end
18. Finally the enemy surrendered. They threw down their weapons and walked out with their hands over their heads.
A. began to fire B. launched an attack C. stopped fighting and admitted defeat D. continued fighting
19. Mother was tall, fat and middle-aged. The principal of the school was an older woman, almost as plump as mother, and much shorter. A. pure B. fat C. slim D. modest 20. He is a resolute man. Once he sets up a goal, he will not give up easily. A. strict B. simple C. determined D. characteristic
21. It is believed that as many as half of world-class athletes are using illegal drugs to enhance performance.
A. avoid B. improve C. delay D. treat
22. Many movies receive disparaging reviews and yet become very successful. A. positive B. negative C. fair D. unfair
23. The female mosquito is a vampire and lives on blood. A. bloodsucker B. ghost C. insect D. butterfly 24. And now, it’s like, I’m really into it. A. disappointed at B. puzzled by C. interested in D. bored at 25. The major points of your plan are clear to me, but the details are still hazy. A. dirty B. polluted C. unclear D. pure Part III Replace the underlined words. (15%) 26. In 1995, he finished all courses and left college.
27. She had defeated a lot of difficulties before finishing the housing project.
28. It’s extremely surprising that Anna is now in charge of the company.
29. It will be interesting to see if the investment is successful.
30. Grandma doesn’t need help or money from other people and she always goes to the shop on her own.
31. They have confidence in future development.
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32. He took hold of the chance of a free ride.
33. My experiences aboard have influenced my life.
34. We are grateful to all the help you gave us last week.
35. He had changed in every way-----I didn’t recognize him.
36. He speaks in a foreign language.
37. The employees are not very happy about the latest pay increase.
38. I can’t adapt to this kind of life.
39. Cancer is a disease that is likely to cause death.
40. He ran quickly up the stairs.
Part IV Fill in the blanks (10%) 41. She is married ______ Mr. Collins. 42. We need to learn _______ past mistakes. 43. These factors are independent _______ each other.
44. I have no way ______ finding out whether they are competent. 45. She quit her job last year to devote more time ______ her family. 46. They have made great progress ______ the field of science. 47. You must learn to face _________ your responsibilities.
48. He knew when to give me advice _________ courses, tests and teaching staff. 49. The teacher divided the students _________ two groups. 50. The boy finished his homework _______ his own.
Part V Translation (30%)
51. Computers have completely changed how we learn, giving kids everywhere a window into all
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成教专科英语试卷A
