中职技能大赛英语通用职业能力试题

1、I. Listening Comprehension and typing （英文听打）Directions In the following practice, you will hear a short dialogue. Please type the correct in formati onon the an swer sheet accord ing to the5 questi ons give n bellow:Zhang Hui 去失物招领处寻找手机事宜，请听录音（附音频文件），根据录音内容填 写下面的相关信息：ItemsInformationWhats the lost p

2、roperty?1.When did she lost it ?2.Where did she lost it ?3.Name of pers on tur ning in the lost property4.Descripti on 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 a passage, you willfind questions or unfin

3、ished statements. For each question or statement, you are required to make thecorrect choice among A,B,C and DPassage 1What makes money valuable? Why is a piece of paper marked $ 10 worth more tha n one marked $1?You could say there is no reason .It s true that a special kind of paper is used to mak

4、e dollar bills, and theyare pretty, but that s not what makes them valuable. The real reason money is valuable is that every one believes it is.Ancient economies had no paper money or coins. Some used barter- trading one thing for another. Others used all kindsof objects as money. Any object would d

5、o, 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. Thiskind of money had two purposes. First, it was useful in itself. Tools and cattle can be used

6、for farming. And sec on d, it was away to symbolize and measure value. A house, for example, would be valued at a certain number of tools or cattle. Thisgreatly simplified trade. Other societies used money that was totally symbolic. For instanee, American Indians used wampum,which is made from seash

7、ells. And until recently on the pacific island of Yap, people use large stone discs as mon ey.In most places these types of money died out because more practical forms of money were inven ted.People started using precious metals, such as gold and silver, that were easier to carry around tha n tools

8、or ston es. And inthe eightee nth cen tury, paper money was in troduced. At first people were suspicious of new curre ncy, but they came toaccept it because the gover nment or bank issu ing it would excha nge an equal amount of gold for the paper. A $ 10 bill reallywas worth $ 10 for gold. But now,

9、people are used to the idea that the gover nment does n t have to back its ritoneydwEvery one believes that a $ 10 bill isworth $10 and that is good enough. But if, for some reason, people ever lost faith in paper money, ten dollars wouldn tbe worth the paper it s printed on.1. According to the writ

10、er the real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes _ .A. money is valuable B. gold is valuableC. money is gold D. money can buy gold2. The writer of this selection mentioned animals, metals and manufactured products like jewelry or weapons because.A. they were valuableB. they were used a

11、s money in ancient timesC. people liked themD. 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 people did not have trust in paper money because _ .A

12、. 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. they could exchange it for the same amount of gold

13、D. 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. Whenthe family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van（ 住房汽车 ）A small car can hold（ 容纳 ）four persons and a large car c

14、an hold six persons but it is very crowded（ 拥 挤 ）. A vanhold seven persons easily, so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could alltravel together.Mr.Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and bus a van. Their

15、children sixthand seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases（衣箱）when they travel. Whenthey arrive at their grandparents home , the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents.Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is

16、always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to themountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside, they can live in their motorhome for a few days or weeks. All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling toge

17、ther. Thatis 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 truck7. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van, they_ .A. sold their old houseB. moved to their

18、grandparents houseC. built a new place for a vanD. sold their second car8. A motor home is usually owned by a family with_ .A. a babyB. much moneyC. more than two childrenD. interest in vans9. Americans usually use motor homes_ .A. to travel with all the family members of holidayB. to do some shoppi

19、ng with all the family membersC. to visit their grandparents at weekendsD. to drive their children to school every day10. Motor homes have become popular because_ .A. they can take people to another city when people are freeB. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holi

20、daysC. some people think motor homes are cheapD. big families can put more things in motor homesPassage 3If you vebeen joining in chat room conversations, or trading e-mail with net pals(网友),you have become one of themillions who write in a special, short form of English.Throughout the world, every

21、night children and their elders areonlineman“y otaf ltkhi negm ar”e talkingat the same time.It fasst: trying talking to six people once. It csonvenient: three or four words per exchange. It takescleverness, concentration and quick fingers. And itrequires very simple language. There time telling six

22、friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brotherwhen BRB (=be right back) will do?Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI (=pardon me for jumping in).Interested in whom you re talking to? Type A/S/L, the common request to know your pal location. You may get 15/M/NYas

23、a reply from your pal.If something makes you laugh, say youre OTF (=on the floor), or LOL (=laughing out loud), or joein thtwo into ROTFL (=rolling on the floor laughing).And when it s 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

24、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 feeling, as it takes more time to hold down the“ shift ” key and use capitals. Pun ctua 标点()is going too.11. The passage mainly talks about _ .A. how to sa

25、ve money onlineB. how to make friends onlineC. how to use simple language onlineD What a computer can do12. When people are on li ne, they talk by_ .A. using body Ian guageB. draw ing some stra nge picturesC. making phone callsD. making use of an especially short form of En glish13.The sentence “ Th

26、ere simensornsepitahceer tfor explanations. Why wastevaluables age, sneither time nor space for explanations” means that_A. people should use words properlyB. people should know what time it is whe n they are talk ingC. people on li ne have to express themselves in a simple wayD. people should com m

27、uni cate in a funny way14. If you get 17/F/NY as an an swer to your A/S/L, it mea ns_ .A. the people on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fineB. you are talki ng to a girl who is 17 and lives in New YorkC. you are talking to 17 girls who are from New YorkD. the people you are talking to is

28、 a 17-foot tall New York girl15. Which of the follow ing is a way to save on li ne time?_ .A. People seldom use capital letters or pun ctuati on marks.B. Many people draw pictures.C. People only use the mouse in stead of the keyboard.D. People n ever use the“ shift ” key.Passage 4Computers are very

29、important to modern life . Many people think that in the future computers will be usedin lots of everyday life . It is thought that we won t have to go shopping because we will be able to get mostthings which are sold in shops on the Internet . There will be no more books because we will be able to

30、get all texts fromcomputers . The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food . Most teleph one calls will be made bycomputers, too .Some people are glad about those new ways of shopp ing and com muni cati ng . Others do not think that computers willreplace our old ways .Some people

31、thi nk that one day we will not read books made of paper. I nstead, we will buy and read books using computers,which will keep many different books in them at the same time . We won t need to turn lots of pages and paper will besaved . Computerized books will be used more and more .While many people

32、 say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy . It is also un likely that many peoplewill want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly . Maybe computers won t change these two habits16. Which is the main idea of this passage

33、?_ .A. People like going shopp ingB. Read ing books is importa ntC. Computer can be used to play gamesD. Computers are importa nt17. There will be no more books because_.A. There is no paper in the future.B. People don t like reading books.C. They are very expe nsive.D. We c an read passages from co

34、mputers.18. Which of the followi ng is TRUE?_ .A. We can see films by computers.B. People all like to go shopp ing by computers.C. We can t buy anything using computers.D. All the people like reading books from computers.19. Which of the following is mentioned （ 提到 ） in the passage?_.A. Computers ca

35、n 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 （inPara.2） refers to “_ ”.A. buying goodsB. exchanging ideasC. taking exerciseD. playing gamesPassage 5Terms

36、 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 the first morning ，report to yo

37、ur line manager John Knight.Health and safety ： Please read the safety regulations attached. If you have any questions ， contact the health andsafety officer ， whose name is at the top of the regulation sheet. If you have health problems ， please inform the SeniorNurse ，Chris Thomas. If you cannot w

38、ork because of illness ，please telephone the factory.Annual leave ： During your first year of employment you ale allowed twenty days leave. This shouldbe arranged with your line manager.Overtime（ 加班 ） ： If you work more than forty hours a week ，you will be paid at the current overtime rate. Your lin

39、emanager will keep a record of the overtime you work. If you work on public holidays， youwill 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 Supplies of your size

40、 two days before you needthem. 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 weeklyB is adjusted every quarterC is re-examined from year to year D is fixed for the whole contract period22. If employee

41、s have any health problem ， they should_.A telephone the factoryB inform the Senior NurseC report to t11eir line managerD contact the health and safety officer23. The line manager is responsible for_.A giving a pay raiseB signing a contractC arranging annual leave D helping with personal affairs24.

42、If employees work on public holidays ， usually they will get_ .A extra days off B extra money C a pay raise D paid holidays25. When they need overalls for their job ， employees should inform the Supplies Department of.A the sizeB the colorC the styleD the quantityIII. Translation- English into Chine

43、se（英译中）Directions:This part is to test your ability to tran slate En glish into Chin ese. Each of the four senten cesis followed by four choices of suggested tran slati on marked A, B, C and D. Make the best choice andwrite the corresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet.1. All orders, placed directl

44、y or via our represe ntatives betwee n now and July 1, will be honored at ourprevious prices.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. Due to the in cr

45、ease in the price of fuel, we will limit our free delivery service to any orders over $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 pers onal item on most f

46、lights, and they are both subject tosize restrict ion.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. Your Ian dlord is allowed to in crease the rent by any amount as long as the in crease is not fo r anillegal reas on

47、.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 只要征得你的同意，房东就可以提前数月终止租房协议。5.Once your applicati on has bee n processed, the details of the ben efits and services will be s ent toyou within 5 workdays.A. 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

48、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. Professi onal hair-care products in dicates that con sumers are pay ing as much atte ntio n to their hairas 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

49、行业的发展，消费者认为美发和护肤同等重要。7. Wome n would double their risk of sufferi ng from lung can cer if they were exposed to 40 or moreyears 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

50、quite advaneed today， the Internet is far from being popular with averagehousehold users in some develop ing coun tries.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 woul

51、d not have sold so well but for a lot of advertisements we put on the televisi on.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。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 pare nt or know some one who is, this 30-page booklet may be of great help to you

52、.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-refun dablepayme nt of RMB 2.799 each set.A 标书要寄到下列地

53、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 兀，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2，799 元，标书不得更改。12. During the meeti ng held in Brazil last mon th, the supporters of free econo mic policies could ben efitall n ati ons.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

54、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 in dustry as part of the en terta inment bus in ess is catch ing up fast with movies and TVsin 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

55、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 party wants to renew the con tract, it should submit a writte n no tice to the other party threemon ths prior to the expirati on of the con tract.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

56、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 sig n that the world econo mic crisis will lesse n in the n ext few mon ths, 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

57、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触底，但我们肯定会看到世界经济 的复苏。16. Most of the issues concerning personnel management have been solved satisfactorily; only a few ofsec on dary importa nee rema in to be discussed.A 多数有关人员管理的问题顺利地解决了，仅剩下几个问题还需要进行第二次讨论。B 大多数有

58、关人事管理问题已经得到圆满解决，只剩下几个次要的问题还有待于讨论。C 很多有关人员配备问题基本上都得到了答复，只有第二个重要问题还未经过讨论。D 第二个重要问题是有关人员调动的问题，这次已经得到妥善解决，不必再次讨论。17. Only in this way can Chinese enterprises improve their competitiveness and avoid beingdefeated by their foreig n rivals after Chi naentry into the WTO.A 只有这个方法才能帮助中国企业去参加竞争，避免在加入世贸组织后被其外国

59、对手所击败。B 只有这样中国企业才能提高竞争力，并且在中国加入世贸组织后不会败给它们的 外国对手。C 如果中国企业要想在世贸组织中参加竞争，必须通过这种办法才能击败它们的外 国对手。D 中国企业只有通过这种途径来击败外国的对手，才能表明它们在世贸组织中具备竞争力。18. For your safety，the electrical applianee can only been correctly mounted on a dry and coolbase.A 你只有在干燥通风的地方操作这一台电子仪器才安稳。B 只有在干燥通风的场所才能使电子仪器持续运转。C 为了安全起见，本电器设备只有安装在

60、通风阴凉处才能确保其正常运行。D 为了安全起见，本电器装置只有正确安装在干燥阴凉的基座上才能运行。19. Not only does asking questions at a meeting involve you in discussions it is also a good wayto dem on strate your professi onal kno wledge.A 会上提问不仅能使你参与到讨论中，而且还是一种展示你专业知识的好方法。B 会上提问不仅可以讨论你所提出的问题，而且还可以很好地利用你的专业知识。C 提问题不仅能使会议讨论你所关注的问题，还是一种表现你专业技能的好途