betwee n researchers and teachers.A. joi ntB. i nten siveC. overallD. decisive 6.We can accept your order ______ payme nt is made in adva nee. A. in the belief that B. in order that C. on the excuse that D. on con diti on that7. The medical experts warned the authorities of the dan ger of diseases in the ______ of eiaethquake. A. con seque ncB aftermathC. resultsD. effect8. Research uni versities have to keep up with the latest computer and scie ntific hardware price.A. on acco unt ofB. regardless Sf in additi on to D. not to men ti on 9.I am surprised_______ this city is a dull place to live in. A. that you would think B. by what you are thinking C. that you should think D. with what you were thinking 10. Don ' t let the child play with scissors he cuts himself. A. in case B. so that C. now that D. only if 11. They always give the vacant seats to _______ c omes first.A. whoeverB. whomeverC. whoD. whom12. Doi ng your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ___ itPart III Sentence Completi on (10 poin ts, 1 point each)Direction: Fill in each of the bla nks with the give n word in its proper form. 1. _________________________________ G eorge is not only a skillful pain ter,but also a ___________________________ w riter. (tale nt)2. __ The Joh n to Mary was announced in the n ewspapers yesterd^e)3. ____________________ I love the movie because the is my favorite. (act)4. to saythis abse nt-min ded professor left his umbrella in the classroom agaimeed)5. ___________________ rm afraid the girl is a little f or her age and height.(weight)广东外语外贸大学成人高等教育商务英语（专科）2018学年第1学期《商务英语阅读》试题（A 卷）年级：考试形式：闭卷 考试时间：90分钟comes to classroom tests.A. whe nB. si neeC. beforeD. after13. Pers onal computers are no Ion ger somethi ng bey ond the ordinary people; they are available thesedays.A. promptlyB. i nsta ntlyC. readilyD. quickly 14. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reducedsiderablyA. fierceB. stra inedC. eagerD. critical15. Doctor ofte n ____ un eas in ess in the people they deal with.A. smellB. senseC. hearD. toughPart I Multiple Choices(15 points, 1 point each) Direction: There are 15 in complete senten ces in this part. For each sentence there are four Choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE an swer that best completes the senten ce. Part II Word Match (15 points, 1 point each)Directi on: Match the follow ing words with their defi niti ons with in each group of five wordsWrite dow n the matched letter on the an swer sheet. Group 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The fifth gen erati on computers, with artificial in tellige nee, ____ and perfected now. A. developed B. have developed C. are being developed D. will have bee n developed You ______ er in her office last Friday; she ' s been out of town for two weeks. 1.authe nticA. hav ing powers of lear ning, reas oning or un dersta nding 2. commitme ntB. twist; cha nging shape3. exaggerate C. a promise or decisi on to do someth ing4. in tellige ntD. real; true and accurate5. distorti onE. say more tha n the truth about somethi ngGroup 2 A. needn ' t have seen B. must have see n C. might have see nShe ' s always bee n ki nd tohcan A. my back B. my head D. can ' t have seen t just tur n _____ on her now that she n eeds my help. C. my eye D. shoulder Careful surveys have in dicated that as many as 50 perce nt of patie nts do not take drugs directed. A. likeB. soC. whichD. asThe _______ g oal of the book is to help bridge the gap betwee n research and teacpiairgcularly the gap 6. authorityA. basic; cen tral; forming the n ecessary basis of somethi ng 7. don ateB. someth ing that is con sidered more importa nt tha n other matters 8. substa ntialC. the right or ability to con trol9. priority D. give someth ing for the ben efit of others 10. fun dame ntalE. large in size, value or importa neeBecause of his __ words, the widow committed suicide. (resp on sibility) Readi ng En glish no vels helps _ y our vocabu(lHrge)His con duct with his words, so now n obody believes in him. (agree) I was anno yed by that _____ m an. (mind, n arrow)Most people think that we have more n atural resources tha n we n eed, but it is not t 二je.A Thirsty WorldThe passage says that every ani mal is a livi ng radiator because it __ .A. produces heat in its body cellsB. burns fuel to produce heatC. sends out heat from its bodiesD. requires oxyge n to produce heat Warm-blooded ani mals maintain a steady temperature by ____ . A. restoring heat continuallyB. stori ng heat in their body cellsC. regulati ng the amount of heat producedD. regulat ing the amount of heat give n offThe amount of oxyge n an ani mal uses depe nds on __ .6. 7. 8. 9. 10.(n ecessary)Part IV Cloze (20poi nts, 1 poi nt each)Direction: For each blank in the following passage, choose the most suitable word from this list ofwords provided undern eath. Each word can be used once only. Write your choice of word in the corresp onding blank on theANSWER SHEET. abei ng form reserves some as but how remove take all can no shape that amount enough on should use atforothersi neewhe n2.3.corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center Passage 1Every ani mal is a livi ng radiato — heat formed in its cells is give n off through its skimrmAblooded ani mals mai ntai n a steady temperature by con sta ntly replaci ng lost surface heat; smaller ani mals, which have more ski n for every ounce of body weight, must produce heat faster tha n bigger on es. Because smaller ani mals bur n fuel faster, scie ntists say they live faster.The speed at which an ani mal lives is determ ined by measuri ng the rate at which it uses oxyge n. A chicke n, for example, uses on e-half cubic cen timeter of oxyge n every hour for each gram it weighs. The tiny shrew uses four cubic centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs. Because it uses oxygen eight times as fast, it is said that the mouse-like shrew is livi ng eight times as fast as the chicke n. The smallest of the warm-blooded creatures, the hum min gbird, lives a hun dred times as fast as an elepha nt.There is a limit to how small a warm-blooded animal can be. A mammal or bird that weighed only two and a halfgrams would starve to death. It would burn up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast eno ugh to supplymore fuel.1. 得 分of5 得 分号of that, because some of it is in the (6) A. get eno ugh oxyge n B. maintain its body temperatureC. burn its food fast eno ughD. eat fast eno ugh to supply fuel What is implied but not stated in the passage?A. There is no limit as to how large a warm-blooded ani mal can be.B. The hum min gbird lives faster tha n any other warm-bloodedcreature C. Small ani mals have less skin for their body weight tha n large ones.take is to develop ways of 线us ing Passage 2California is a land of variety and con trast. Almost every type of physical land feature, short of arctic iand tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close tother. ----- -PeG-jJe-Hving in Bakersfield, for in sta nee, can visit the Pacific Ocea n and the coastal plai n, the ferJoaq uin Valley, the arid Mojave Desert, and the high Sierra Nevada, all within a radius of about 100 miles. I n other areas it is possible to go snow skii ng in the morning and surfi ng in the eve ning of the samewithout havi ng to Part V Readi ng Comprehe nsion (40 poi nts,2 poi nts each) ----------------- 二 - travel lo ng dista nces. Directio ns: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questi ons or unfin ishe _ state 封e nts. Co nt _ast abou nds in California. The highest poi nt in the United States (outside Alaska) is in California,For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C andoD.should choose the best answSnen mar _ the - cluding Alaska). Mount Whit ney, 14 494 feet above sea level, is separated from Death Valley,_ - 282 feet below sea level, by a dista nee of only 100 miles. The two areas have a differe nee in altitude of a three _ -学号 un dergro und, and other sources. And we cannot even use (5) icebergs and glaciers. However, (7) ____ things sta ndtoday, this small amount of fresh water, which is con sta ntly(8) ___ -replaced by rain fall, is still eno ugh for us. But our n eed (9) ___ water is in creas ing ra —i (Olynost day by _day.-Only if we (10) ____ steps to deal with this problem now (11) ____ we avoid a severe worldwide water shortagelater on. A limited water supply would have (12) ____ bad effect on agriculture and in dustry. We all ha _e to learn (13) _____ t o stop wasti ng our precious water. One of the first steps we (14) it. Experime nts have already bee n done in this field, but on ly (15) ___ a small scale. (16) _____ evenJf every citypurified and reused its water, we still would not have ( ____ . All we ' d have to do to make use c_ 8)e v^st (1of sea water in the world is )19 the salt. And then we 20) ' llbea n ger of drying up. 二 -班级 名 - 姓 -4.The world is not only hun gry, it is also thirsty for water. This may seem stra nge to you, (1) ___ n early 75 per cent of theearth ' s surface is covered with water. But about 97 per cent of thi2huge ( is sea water or salt - water.Man can only drink and use the (3) __________ 3 per cemtthe fresh water (4) ____ comes from rivers, lakes,-A. how much it weighsB. what food it eatsC. what it is likeD. how long it livesAn animal weighing less than 2.5 grams would starve because it would not be able toeternity 16. Which of the following statements NOT true?In addition to mountains, lakes, valleys, deserts, and plateaus, California has its Pacific coastline, stretching Ion ger tha n the coastli nes of Orego n and Wash ington comb in ed. 6. Which of the following is the lowest point in the United States?A. Lake Tulai nyo.B. Mojave Desert.C. Death ValleyD. The Salton Sea. 7. Where is the highest point in the Un ited States located? A. Lake Tahoe.B. Sierra Nevada. C. Mount Whitney. D. Alaska. 8. How far away is Death Valley from Mou nt Whit ney? A. About 3 miles. B. Only 100 miles. C. 282 feet. D. 14 494 feet.9.Which of the follow ing is not men tio ned in the passage as being with in a radius of albout miles ofBakersfield?A. The Pacific Ocea n.B. San Joaq uin Valley.C. Mojave Desert.D. Orego n and Wash ington.10. Which stateme nt best dem on strates that California is a land of variety and con trast?A. The highest lake in California is Lake Tula inyo.B. It is possible to go surfi ng and snow skii ng in some parts of Califor nia without havi ng t oavel long dista nee.C. Sierra Nevada, San Joaq uin Valley, Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocea n all lie withiradius of about 100 miles.D. Owe ns Lake, in Death Valley, is n ot really a lake at all.Passage 3Childre n are a relatively moder n inven tio n. Un til a few hun dred years ago they did not exist. I nmedieval and Ren aissa nee pain ti ng you see pin t-sized men and wome n, weari ng grow n-up clothes andgrow n-up expressi ons, perform ing grow n-up tasks. Childre n did not exist because the family as we know it had not evolved.12. In the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _______ .A. to show differe nces in family sizeB. to show differe nces in attitudes towards family relati onsC. to sow two kinds of geographyD. to show two differe nt kinds of econo mic relati ons betwee n gen erati ons 13. Going to the moon is an example of_______ .A. America ' s dreams and creativityB. America ' s childish and queer behaviorC. why America hasn ' t grown upD. why America is con sidered the greatest country in the world 14. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.B. America is Kids ' Country because the majority of its people are young and vigorous.C. Kids ' Country was tak ing shape in America whe n immigra nts poured into the countryD. America is more oKids ' Country than any other countries in the world. 15. By saying“ condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, joggipushgainsteternity ” the author means that .A. she thinks people shouldn ' t be so con 。