《商务英语阅读》期末考试试卷-B卷

《商务英语阅读》试题（B 卷）

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Direction: There are 15 in complete senten ces in this part. For each sentence there are four

1. The buying of products on which we have bee n pre-sole through advertis in gcOilled __ . A. rati onal buying B. emoti onal buying C. reflex buying D. impulse buying

2. Which of the followi ng isNOT a com mon form of payme nt in foreig n bus in esstra nsacti ons? A. Cheque B. Cash C. Ba nk tran sfer D. A sight bill

3. A clea n bill is ____ . A. a spotless bill

B. a bill that is not accompa nied by shipp ing docume nts

C. an unu sed bill

D.

an in valid bill

4. If competitors get together to raise or lower prices, this act is _____.

A. price discrim in atio n

B. deceptive pric ing

C. resale price maintenance

D. price fixing 5. Which of the following belongs “Marketing Mix ” A. Labor force B. Mach in es C. Materials D. Promotio n

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 that 7. The medical experts warned the authorities of the dan ger of diseases in the ______ of eiaethquake. A. con seque ncB aftermath

C. results

D. effect

8. Research uni versities have to keep up with the latest computer and scie ntific hardware

price.

A. on acco unt of

B. 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 ______ comes first.

A. whoever

B. whomever

C. who

D. whom

12. Doi ng your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially tr_o ___ it comes to classroom tests.

A. whe n

B. since

C. before

D. after

13. Pers onal computers are no Ion ger somethi ng bey ond the ordinary people; they are available these

days.

A. promptly

B. i nsta ntly

C. readily

D. quickly 14. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reducedsiderably

A. fierce

B. stra ined

C. eager

D. critical

15. Doctor ofte n _____un eas in ess in the people they deal with.

A. smell

B. sense

C. hear

D. tough

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 words. Write dow n the

matched letter on the an swer sheet. Group 1

1.

authe ntic A. hav ing powers of lear ning, reas oning or un dersta nding 2. commitme nt B. twist; cha nging shape

3. exaggerate C. a promise or decisi on to do someth ing

4. in tellige nt

D. real; true and accurate

5. distorti on E. say more tha n the truth about somethi ng

Group 2

6. authority A. basic; cen tral; forming the n ecessary basis of somethi ng

7. don ate B. someth ing that is con sidered more importa nt tha n other matters

8.

substa ntial C. the right or ability to con trol

9. priority

D. give someth ing for the ben efit of others 10. fun dame ntal

E. large in size, value or importa nee

Part 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

writer. (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 agaiOieed)

5. rm afraid the girl is a little ________ for her age and height. (weight)

6. Because of his ______ words, the widow committed suicide. (resp on sibility)

7.

Readi ng En glish no vels helps _____ your vocabu(lan5ge)

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His con duct _ with his words, so now n obody believes in him. (agree) I was anno yed by that ____ man. (mind, n arrow)

Most people think that we have more n atural resources tha n we n eed, but it is not true. 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 of words provided undern eath. Each word can be used once only. Write your choice of word in

the corresp onding bla nk on theANSWER SHEET. 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 the earth ' s surface is covered with water. But about 97 per cent2)fthis hiigesea water or salt - water.

Man can only drink and use the (3) __________ 3 per centthe fresh water (4) _____ comes from rivers, lakes,-

un dergro und, and other sources. And we cannot even use (5) ____ of that, because some of it is in the (6)二 ___________________________________________________________ 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) ___ w ater 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

shortage

later on. A limited water supply would have (12) ____ bad effect on agriculture and in dustry. We all ha r e to

Idarn

(13) ____ to stop wasti ng our precious water. One of the first steps we (14) _____ take is to develop ways of 线

us ing

it. Experime nts have already bee n done in this field, but on ly (15) ___________ a small scale.

(16) ________________________________________ evenzif every city

purified and reused its water, we still would not have ( . All we ' d have to do to make use o f

8)e v^st (1

of sea water in the world is (19 the salt. And then we 20) ' llbea n ger of drying up. -

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Part

V Read ing Comprehe nsion (40 poi nts,2 poi nts each) - - Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questi ons or unfini she - state -fe nts. For each question, there are four choices marked A, B, C andoD.should choose the best

answSnen mar - the - corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle line through the cen ter Passage 1 The passage says that every ani mal is a livi ng radiator because it ___ .

A. produces heat in its body cells

B. burns fuel to produce heat

C. sends out heat from its bodies

D. requires oxyge n to produce heat

Warm-blooded ani mals maintain a steady temperature by ____ .

A. restoring heat continually

B. stori ng heat in their body cells

C. regulati ng the amount of heat produced

D. regulat ing the amount of heat give n off

The amount of oxyge n an ani mal uses depe nds on __ .

A. how much it weighs

B. what food it eats

C. what it is like

D. how long it lives An animal weighing less than 2.5 grams would starve because it would not be able to .

A. get eno ugh oxyge n

B. maintain its body temperature

C. burn its food fast eno ugh

D. 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-blooded creature.

8. 9. 10. (n ecessary)

a bei ng form reserves some as but how remove take all

can no shape that amount enough on should use at

for other si nee whe n

2.

3.

of

4. 5. 班级

Every ani mal is a livi ng radiato — heat formed in its cells is give n off through its skirauiAAblooded an ntai n a steady temperature by con sta ntly replaci ng lost surface heat; smaller ani mals, which have more s

every ounce of body weight, must produce heat faster tha n bigger on es. Because smaller ani mals bur n fu

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

for example, uses on e-half cubic cen timeter of oxyge n every hour for each gram it weighs. The tiny shrew

cubic centimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs. Because it uses oxygen eight times as fast

that the mouse-like shrew is livi ng eight times as fast as the chicke n. The smallest of the warm-blooded cre

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 a grams would starve to death. It would burn up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast eno ugh

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C. Small ani mals have less skin for their body weight tha n large on es.

D. The hum min gbird is the smallest of the warm-blooded ani mals.

Passage 2

California is a land of variety and con trast. Almost every type of physical land feature, short of arctic ic

and tropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to

ther.

----- PopJe-Uving in Bakersfield, for in sta nee, can visit the Pacific Ocea n anthe coastal pla in, the fertile S

Joaq uin Valley, the arid Mojave Desert, and the high Sierra Nevada, all within a radius of about 100 miles.

areas it is possible to go snow skii ng in the morning and surfi ng in the eve ning of the same day, without ha

trave I long dista nces.

Con trast abo unds in Califor nia. The highest point in the Un ited States (outside Alaska) is in Califor n

so is the lowest point(including Alaska). Mount Whitney, 14 494 feet above sea level, is separated from Dea

282 feet below sea level, by a dista nee of only 100 miles. The two areas have a differe nee in altitude of alm

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Califor nia has deep, clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe, the deepest i n the coun try, but it also has

236 feet below sea level. Some of its lakes, like Owe ns Lake in Death Valley, are not lakes at all; they are dried-up lakebeds.

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 Valley

D. 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 H0ut miles of

Bakersfield?

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 withinadius of about 100 miles.

D. Owe ns Lake, in Death Valley, is n ot really a lake at all. Passage 3

Childre n are a relatively moder n inven tio n. Un til a few hun dred years ago they did not exist. I n medieval and Ren aissa nee pain ti ng you see pin t-sized men and wome n, weari ng grow n-up clothes and grow 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.

B. adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had a lot of work to do

C. childre n looked and acted like adults at that time

D. children were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time 12. In the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _______ .

A. to show differe nces in family size

B. to show differe nces in attitudes towards family relati ons

C. to sow two kinds of geography

D. 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 creativity

B. America ' s childish and queer behavior

C. why America hasn

' t grown up

D. 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 taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the country

D. America is more of Kids ' Country tha n any other coun tries in the world.

15. By saying

“ condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging-dpsng pushgainst

eternity ” the author means that .

A. she thinks people shouldn

' t be so concerned about physical fitness

B. she feels too old and tired to do such hard exercise

C. America n society is overemphasiz ing youth and physical appeara nee

D. what happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soon Passage 4

By far the most com mon sn ake in Brita in is the adder. I n Scotla nd, in fact, there are no other sn akes at all. The

Childre n today not only exist; they have take n over, i n no place more tha n in America, and at no time more tha nadder is also the only British sn ake with a pois onous bite. Itca n be found almost any where, but prefers sunny now. It is always Kids ' Country here. Our civilizIaiiratelie(ehCldild)bsessed. A kid ' s body is our physical hillsides and rough open courjtrycluding high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all. ideal. I n Kid "trysvCDdo not permit middle-age. Thirty is promoted over 50, but 30 knows that soon his time to

Most people regards nakebitesas a fatal misfort une, but not all bites are serious,a nd very few are

fatal.

be overtake n will come.

We are the first society in which pare nts expect to lear n from their childre n. Such a tops 颠倒rvys(tuati on has come about at least in part because, un like the rest of the world, ours is an immigra nt aodiey immigra

nt the only hope is in the kids. In the Old Coun tjryhat is, Europe, hope was in the farther, and how much

wealth he Sometimesattemptsat emerge ncytreatme nttur n out to be more dan geroustha n the bite itself, with

amateurs heroically, but mistake nlytrying do-it-yourself surgery and other unn ecessary measures.

All sn akes have small teeth, so it follows that all sn akes can bite, but only the bite of the adder prese nts any dan ger. British sn akes are shy ani mals and are far more frighte ned of you tha n you could possibly be of them. The

could accumulate and pass along to his children. In the growth pattern of America and its ever-expanding frontier, theadder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally or if you young man was ever advised to GO WEST; the farther was ever in heriti ng from his son. Kids try to catCounnpmiayt biptheiich it dislikes inten self it hears you comi ng, it will n ormally get out of the way as

in evitable result.

quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before movi ng if you are very close.Kids ' Country is not all bad. American is the greatest country in the world to grow up in because it is Kids

The effect of a bite varies considera.bIltydepends upon several things, one of which is the body-weight of

the

Country We not only wear kids ' clothes and eat kids ' food; we dream Kids ' dreams and maksohemteonThtEueggev ahe pers on, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why childre n suffer far

more

salty desert lakes. It has Lake Tula inyo, 12 020 feet above sea level, and the lowest lake in the coun try, the Salt on Sea,

after all, a boy ' s game to go to the moon.

If in the old days childre n did not exist, it seems equally true today that adults, as a class, have beg un to disappear, condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, jogging and doing push-up俯卧撑)against eternity

11. The author uses the example of the Renaissanee painting to show that ______ .

A. adults showed less concern for childre n tha n we do now seriously from snake bites than adults. A healthy person will also have better resistance against the poison.

Very few people actually die from snakebites in Britain, and though these bites can make some people very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.

16. Which of the following statements NOT true?

A. The adder is the only pois onous sn ake in Brita in.

B. In Scotland there are no other snakes except the adder.

C. Snake bites seem more dangerous than they actually are.

D. People ' s attempts at emergency treatment are utterly unnecessary

17. Adders are most likely to be found ______ .

A. in wilder parts of Britain and Ireland

B. in Scotia nd and no where else

C. on uncultivated land throughout Britain

D. in shady fields in England

18. We are told that British snakes are ____ .

A. afraid of human beings

B. poisonous including the adder

C. dangerous except the adder

D. friendly towards human beings

19. When will the adder not attack you?

A. When you try to catch it.

B. When you are some distanee away from it.

C. When you happen to step on it.

D. When you try to pick it up.

20. If an adder hears you comi ng, it will usually _____ .

A. attack you immediately

B. disappear very quickly

C. wait to frighten you

D. move out of the way

B. Drunken Drivers.

C. Drunken Pedestrian Accidents.

D. A Severe Highway Safety Problem.