中职技能大赛英语通用职业能力试题

1、英语通用职业技能竞赛 （个人赛项目） 初赛职业能力在线试题 for the contestantsi. listening comprehension and typing (英文听打) directions：in the following practice, you will hear a short dialogue. please type the correct information on the answer sheet according to the5 questions given bellow:zhang hui去失物招领处寻找手机事宜，请听录音（附音频文件），根据录音内

2、容填写下面的相关信息：items informationwhats the lost property?1. when did she lost it ?2.where did she lost it ?3.name of person turning in the lost property4.description of the lost property5.ii. reading comprehension (阅读理解)directions: in the following practice，you are going to read 5 passages. after reading

3、 a passage, you will find questions or unfinished statements. for each question or statement, you are required to make the correct choice among a,b,c and dpassage 1what makes money valuable? why is a piece of paper marked $ 10 worth more than one marked $1? you could say there is no reason. its true

4、 that a special kind of paper is used to make dollar bills, and they are pretty, but thats not what makes them valuable. the real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes it is.ancient economies had no paper money or coins. some used barter- trading one thing for another. others used all k

5、inds of objects as money. any object would do, as long as there was not an unlimited amount of it. animals or metals were popular, and so were manufactured products like jewelry or weapons. wealth in ancient greece was measured in tools or cattle. this kind of money had two purposes. first, it was u

6、seful in itself. tools and cattle can be used for farming. and second, it was a way to symbolize and measure value. a house, for example, would be valued at a certain number of tools or cattle. this greatly simplified trade. other societies used money that was totally symbolic. for instance, america

7、n indians used wampum, which is made from seashells. and until recently on the pacific island of yap, people use large stone discs as money.in most places these types of money died out because more practical forms of money were invented. people started using precious metals, such as gold and silver,

8、 that were easier to carry around than tools or stones. and in the eighteenth century, paper money was introduced. at first people were suspicious of new currency, but they came to accept it because the government or bank issuing it would exchange an equal amount of gold for the paper. a $ 10 bill r

9、eally was worth $ 10 for gold. but now, people are used to the idea that the government doesnt have to back its money with gold. everyone believes that a $ 10 bill is worth $10 and that is good enough. but if, for some reason, people ever lost faith in paper money, ten dollars wouldnt be worth the p

10、aper its printed on.1. according to the writer the real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes _ .a. money is valuable b. gold is valuable c. money is gold d. money can buy gold2. the writer of this selection mentioned animals, metals and manufactured products like jewelry or weapons bec

11、ause _.a. they were valuable b. they were used as money in ancient timesc. people liked them d. they were useful3. paper money was invented _.a. to take the place of other types of moneyb. to be replaced by other types of moneyc. in the nineteenth centuryd. in the seventeenth century4. at first peop

12、le did not have trust in paper money because _.a. people can make it by themselvesb. the paper was not of good qualityc. it looked like an ordinary piece of paperd. it was not worth much5. people came to accept paper money when _.a. the government began to issue itb. the bank began to issue itc. the

13、y could exchange it for the same amount of goldd. people see it for the first time. passage 2americans with small families own a small car or a large one. if both parents are working, they usually have two cars. when the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van(住房汽车) a small

14、car can hold(容纳)four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded(拥挤). a van hold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel they could all travel together. mr.hagen and his wife had a third child last year. this mad

15、e them sell a second car and bus a van. their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases(衣箱)when they travel. when they arrive at their grandparentshome , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents. a

16、mericans call vans motor homes. a motor home is always used for holidays. when a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. all the members of a big family can

17、 enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. that is why motor homes have become very popular. in america there are many parks for motor homes. 6. from the passage, a van is also called _. a. a motor carb. a motor homec. a motorbiked. a big truck 7. before mr. hagen and his wife bought a

18、van, they_. a. sold their old houseb. moved to their grandparentshouse c. built a new place for a van d. sold their second car 8. a motor home is usually owned by a family with_.a. a baby b. much money c. more than two children d. interest in vans 9. americans usually use motor homes_. a. to travel

19、with all the family members of holiday b. to do some shopping with all the family members c. to visit their grandparents at weekends d. to drive their children to school every day 10. motor homes have become popular because_. a. they can take people to another city when people are free b. they can l

20、et families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays c. some people think motor homes are cheap d. big families can put more things in motor homes passage 3if youve been joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals(网友), you have become one of the millions who wr

21、ite in a special, short form of english.throughout the world, every night children and their elders are “talking” onlinemany of them are talking at the same time.its fast: trying talking to six people once. its convenient: three or four words per exchange. it takes cleverness, concentration and quic

22、k fingers.and it requires very simple language. theres neither time nor space for explanations. why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when brb (=be right back) will do?want to enter a conversation? just type pmfji (=pardon me f

23、or jumping in).interested in whom youre talking to? type a/s/l, the common request to know your pals age, sex and location. you may get 15/m/ny as a reply from your pal. if something makes you laugh, say youre otf (=on the floor), or lol (=laughing out loud), or join the two into rotfl (=rolling on

24、the floor laughing). and when its time to get back to work or go to bed, you type gtg (=got to go) or ttyl (=talk to you later).people want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can. capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing feeli

25、ng, as it takes more time to hold down the “shift” key and use capitals. punctuation (标点) is going too.11. the passage mainly talks about _. a. how to save money online b. how to make friends online c. how to use simple language online d what a computer can do12. when people are online, they talk by

26、 _.a. using body language b. drawing some strange pictures c. making phone calls d. making use of an especially short form of english13. the sentence “theres neither time nor space for explanations” means that _.a. people should use words properly b. people should know what time it is when they are

27、talking c. people online have to express themselves in a simple way d. people should communicate in a funny way 14. if you get 17/f/ny as an answer to your a/s/l, it means _.a. the people on the other end is 17 from new york and he is fineb. you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in new yorkc

28、. you are talking to 17 girls who are from new yorkd. the people you are talking to is a 17-foot tall new york girl15. which of the following is a way to save online time?_.a. people seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks. b. many people draw pictures.c. people only use the mouse instead of

29、 the keyboard. d. people never use the “shift” key. passage 4computers are very important to modern lifemany people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday lifeit is thought that we wont have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shop

30、s on the internetthere will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computersthe internet will be used to play games, see films and buy foodmost telephone calls will be made by computers, toosome people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicatingothers do not t

31、hink that computers will replace our old wayssome people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. instead, we will buy and read books using computers, which will keep many different books in them at the same timewe wont need to turn lots of pages and paper will be savedcomputerized b

32、ooks will be used more and morewhile many people say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buyit is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. because paper books will perhaps be more friendlymaybe computers wont change these two habits1

33、6. which is the main idea of this passage? _.a. people like going shopping b. reading books is importantc. computer can be used to play gamesd. computers are important 17. there will be no more books because_.a. there is no paper in the future. b. people dont like reading books.c. they are very expe

34、nsive. d. we can read passages from computers. 18.which of the following is true?_.a. we can see films by computers. b. people all like to go shopping by computers.c. we cant buy anything using computers. d. all the people like reading books from computers.19. which of the following is mentioned (提到

35、) in the passage?_.a. computers can help us e-mail our friends. b. we can chat by using computers.c. computers can help us make telephone calls. d. we can listen to the music by computers.20.the underlined word “communicating (in para.2) refers to “_”. a. buying goods b. exchanging ideas c. taking e

36、xercise d. playing gamespassage 5terms and conditions of employmentthese terms and conditions should be read before you sign your contract. salary：your starting salary is：$15，000.this is reviewed annually. hours： work are eight hours a day，monday through friday. you will start work on feb.21，2008.on

37、 the first morning，report to your line manager john knight. health and safety：please read the safety regulations attached. if you have any questions，contact the health and safety officer，whose name is at the top of the regulation sheet. if you have health problems，please inform the senior nurse，chri

38、s thomas. if you cannot work because of illness，please telephone the factory. annual leave：during your first year of employment you ale allowed twenty days leave. this should be arranged with your line manager. overtime(加班) ：if you work more than forty hours a week，you will be paid at the current ov

39、ertime rate. your line manager will keep a record of the overtime you work. if you work on public holidays，you will be paid at the current rates. if you prefer，time can be taken instead of extra pay for public holidays and overtime. clothing：the supplies department provides overalls(工作服) .inform sup

40、plies of your size two days before you need them. you can also order any other equipment you need for your job from supplies. 21. according to the contract，the salary of the employee_. a is paid weekly b is adjusted every quarter c is re-examined from year to year d is fixed for the whole contract p

41、eriod 22. if employees have any health problem，they should_. a telephone the factory b inform the senior nurse c report to t11eir line manager d contact the health and safety officer 23. the line manager is responsible for_. a giving a pay raise b signing a contract c arranging annual leave d helpin

42、g with personal affairs 24. if employees work on public holidays，usually they will get_. a extra days off b extra money c a pay raise d paid holidays 25. when they need overalls for their job，employees should inform the supplies department of_. a the size b the color c the style d the quantityiii. t

43、ranslationenglish into chinese（英译中）directions: this part is to test your ability to translate english into chinese. each of the four sentences is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked a, b, c and d. make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the answer sheet. 1.all

44、orders,placeddirectlyorviaourrepresentativesbetweennowandjuly1,willbehonoredatourpreviousprices.a从现在起至7月1日的所有订单，凡是直接向我公司代理订购的，都将享受以前优惠的价格。b现在至7月1日的所有订单，无论是直接下单或通过我方代表下单，都将享受我方原定价格。c从7月1日至现在，由于生产成本成倍增长，本公司不再接收新的订单，敬请老客户谅解。d7月1日至今的所有订单，无论是直接订的还是经由别人代订的，都将以调整后的价格结算。2.duetotheincreaseinthepriceoffuel,we

45、willlimitourfreedeliveryservicetoanyordersover$200.a由于快递价格调整，就是200美元的订单也可以享受免费送货的服务。b由于快递价格上浮，本公司将不再执行200美元以上订单的优惠规定。c由于燃油价格上涨，我们的免费送货服务将限于200美元以上的订单。d由于燃油价格调整，公司决定免费送货的服务只限于200美元的订单。3.you are allowed to carry-on item and one personal item on most flights, and they are both subject to size restricti

46、on. a航空公司规定旅客一律禁止随身携带液态物品，行李超重另行收费。b多数航班规定只能随身携带个人物品一件，超过部分要另行收费。c大多数航班允许随身携带一件行李和一件个人物品，大小不受限制。d大多数航班允许携带一件手提行李和一件个人物品，尺寸都有限制。4.yourlandlordisallowedtoincreasetherentbyanyamountaslongastheincreaseisnotforanillegalreason.a只要不是出于非法原因，允许房东提高租金，数额不限。b只要经过协商，房东可以在和你签订新租约时提高租金。c只要出于合理的原因，房东就可以增加一定数额的租金。d

47、只要征得你的同意，房东就可以提前数月终止租房协议。5. onceyourapplicationhasbeenprocessed,thedetailsofthebenefitsandserviceswillbesenttoyouwithin5workdaysa.当你的申请输入电脑后，福利和服务的详细情况将在5个工作日后送达你处。b.假如你需要了解有关福利和服务的情况，请你提前5个工作日提出书面申请。c.你的申请一旦处理完毕，有关福利和服务的详情将在5个工作日内发送给你。d. 一旦你的申请审核后，福利和服务的详细情况将在5个工作日内发给你。6. professional hair-care pro

48、ducts indicates that consumers are paying as much attention to their hair as to their skin. a专业护发产品的增加表明消费者既关心护发，也关心护肤。 b 专业护发产品销量的增加表明消费者既重视护肤，也重视护发。 c 随着美发行业的发展，消费者越来越重视美发和护肤。 d 随着美发行业的发展，消费者认为美发和护肤同等重要。 7. women would double their risk of suffering from lung cancer if they were exposed to 40 or m

49、ore years of household tobacco smoke. a 妇女在家里吸烟长达40年或更长时间，她们患肺癌的痛苦就会加倍。 b 家庭妇女接触油烟，她们患肺癌的痛苦就会加倍。 c 妇女在家里吸烟的时间，她们患肺癌的危险就会加倍。 d 妇女在吸烟的家庭环境中生活40年或更长时间，她们患肺癌的风险就会加倍。 8. though technically quite advanced today，the internet is far from being popular with average household users in some developing countrie

50、s. a 尽管互联网技术现在已经很先进，但在一些发展中国家还未受到家庭用户的广泛青睐。 b 尽管互联网技术现在已经很先进，但在一些发展中国家还远远没有普及到一般家庭。 c尽管今天科学技术已经很先进，但在一些发展中国家互联网离大众的生活还是很远。 d 尽管今天科学技术已经很先进，但在一些发展中国家互联网还没有进人普通家庭。 9. your new product would not have sold so well but for a lot of advertisements we put on the television. a 如果我们没在电视上作大量广告，你们的新产品就不会有很好的销路

51、。 b 虽然我们未在电视上作大量广告，你们的产品依然销路很好。 c若不是我们作了大量的电视广告，你们的新产品销路不会这么好。d 尽管我们在电视上作了大量的广告，你们的产品依然销售不好。10. if you are parent or know someone who is, this 30-page booklet may be of great help to you. a 假如你注意的话，你会知道这本小册子有30页，会对你的父母和你认识的人很有用。 b 要是这本30页的小册子很有用，可以给你的父母和你认识的人各买一本。 c如果你所照顾的父母或认识的亲人年事已高，这本30页的小册子会对你有很

52、大的帮助。 d 若你在照看年迈父母或知道有人在这样做，这本30页的小册子会对你们有很大帮助。 11. bidding documents can be obtained at the following address upon receipt of a non-refundable payment of rmb ￥2.799 each set. a 标书要寄到下列地址，2，799元，标书文本不得更改。 b 招标文件可在下列地址获取，每套文件为人民币2，799元，不可退换。 c 可向下列地址索取招标文件，每套需支付人民币2，799元，恕不退款。 d 到下列地点办理相关招标手续，交付人民币2，7

53、99元，标书不得更改。 12. during the meeting held in brazil last month, the supporters of free economic policies could benefit all nations. a 支持者上个月在巴西召开自由贸易会议，他们辩称这些经济政策有利于所有的国家。 b 上月在巴西召开的会议上自由贸易的支持者辩称，这些经济政策会使所有国家都受益。 c 自由贸易的支持者在上个月召开巴西会议时提出了这些经济政策，以帮助所有国家。 d 在上个月的会议上，政策是否有利于所有国家展开了辩论。 13. the game industr

54、y as part of the entertainment business is catching up fast with movies and tvs in terms of both popularity and yearly profit. a 游戏业和娱乐业一样，在受欢迎的程度和年收入方面都飞快超越了电影和电视。 b 游戏产业作为娱乐业的组成部分，它在普及性和年收入方面都在很快超越电影和电视。 c 作为娱乐业的组成部分，游戏产业在其普及性和年利润方面都迅速逼近电影和电视。 d 游戏业和部分娱乐业如同电影和电视一样，越来越受欢迎，收入逐年迅速提高。14. if either par

55、ty wants to renew the contract, it should submit a written notice to the other party three months prior to the expiration of the contract. a 如果任何一方希望撤销合约，必须将撤销的理由在三个月内通知对方。 b 如果合同一方希望重签合同，必须在合同到期三个月内写信通知对方。 c 如果任何一方希望更改合同，必须提前三个月向对方书面提交其理由。 d 如果合同一方希望续签合同，必须在合同期满前三个月书面通知对方。 15. there is no sign that the world economic crisis will lessen in the next few months, although a certain degree of recovery is in sight. a 尽管没有人认为未来几个月内世界经济危机会消失，但是在一定程度上的复苏是肯定的。 b 尽管世界经济复苏的迹象是肯定的，但是未来几个月内经济危机缓和的现象还不很明显。 c 尽管已经显现出一定程度的经济复苏，但没有迹象表明世界经济危机在未来几个月会减缓。 d 尽管没有人承认未来几个月内世界经济危机会