国家开放大学《商务英语4》Unit8Self-test试题及答案

1、一、选择填空题（每题10 分，共 5 题） Okay, what is the decision? As you know, we have been a privately held, family-owned companyfor over 120 years,.选择一项：A. and I think it definitely has a bright futureB. but it may be time to consider some major changesC. but the company faces tough competition解析： 本题考核 “提出建议”的交际用

2、语。第一说话人询问对方做出怎样的决定，回答者答语的前半句话表明公司的状况，答语的后半句话给出的应是具体的决定，即回答者的建议，只有选项B 是针对第一说话人的问题进行回答，“但是可能是该考虑一些重大变化的时候了”，所以答案是 B。正确答案是：but it may be time to consider some major changes But then we'll have to accept a Board of Directors chosen by our stockholders. Wouldn't that limit us in many ways? Certai

3、nly. But if you consider the massive capital investment that we'll receive, you'll understand that this could take our company.选择一项：A. from being a big firm to being one of the medium-tier playersB. from being a medium-tier firm to being one of the big playersC. from being a medium-tier firm

4、 to being one of the small players解析：本题考核“说服某人”的交际用语。第二说话人给予第一说话人肯定答复后， 解释和说明限制之外的益处，用 “但如果你认为我们会收到巨大的资本投资 ,你会明白这可能会把我们公司从中等公司变成大公司之一”来说服对方；选项 A和 C 与假设矛盾，所以答案是B。正确答案是：from being a medium-tier firm to being one of the bigplayersHis ideas are linked to the theorymarkets are efficient, whichmeans marke

5、t actors taking all available information to create thecorrect price for things at any given time.选择一项：译文： 他的思想与市场有效理论相关，这个理论意味着市场参与者在任何给定的时间内利用所有可用信息来确定合适的价格。解析： 本题考核同位语从句的用法。同位语从句与定语从句容易混淆，区别在于：从语义角度看，同位语从句与先行词之间存在的是同位或等同的关系，而定语从句与先行词之间存在的是所属关系，表示“的”，起修饰限定作用。从先行词的词性来看，同位语从句的先行词大都为抽象名词，而定语从句的先行词可以是

6、名词，也可以是代词。从语法角度来看，引导同位语从句的that 是连词，只起连接作用，在从句中不充当任何成分；而引导定语从句的that 是关系代词，它除了起引导从句的作用之外，还要在从句中充当句子成分，主要是做主语或宾语。句中theory 是名词，意为“理论”，其后面的句子已经有了主语、系动词和表语，只是对theory 具体内容进行说明，因此，修饰theory 的是同位语从句 , 所以答案是C。正确答案是：thatWell ， the day we offer stock for sale is the day we will see howmuchthere is in our company

7、.选择一项：A. fact. fateC. faith译文：对了，我们股票出售那天，就是我们见证对公司信念之日。解析： fact 意为“事实”，是可数名词； fate 意为“命运”； faith 意为“信念，信仰”；根据句意，所以答案是C。正确答案是：faithThe same is trueindividual proprietorships.选择一项：. ofB. to. at译文：同样适用于独资企业。解析： be true of 是固定搭配，意为“对适用，符合于”； be true to 意为, 信守”； at 不与 true 搭配使用。根据句意，所以答案是A。正确答案是：of Can

8、you tell us why you think this makes good business sense to you? We've been doing quite well on our own and we could probably survive like this for quite a few more years to come, but if we really wantto take it to the next level, .选择一项：A. the board of directors needn't take the present econ

9、omic situation into considerationB. it's not necessary for us to develop the company any moreC. we are going to have to consider finding more investors解析：本题考核“说服某人”的交际用语。针对第一说话人的问题，回答者首先解释缘何对自己具有良好的商业意义的原因，然后转折话题， “但是如果我们真正要更上一层楼，我们将不得不考虑寻求更多的投资者”来说服对方。选项 A和 B 表明前后自相矛盾。所以答案是C。正确答案是：we are going

10、to have to consider finding more investorsOkay, let's say we make a decision ; what kind of price are wethinking about charging for our stock?选择一项：A. to go publicB. going publicC. go public译文：好,假设我们做出决定上市, 我们正考虑我们的股票收取怎样的价格呢？解析： 选项 A 是动词不定式，选项 B 是动名词，选项 C 是动词原形；词组 makea decision 后需接动词不定式to do st

11、h. ， 意为 “决定做某事”， 所以答案是A。正确答案是：to go publicCan you tell us why you think this makes good business to you?选择一项：A. dealB. senseC. program译文：你能告诉我们为什么你认为这对你具有良好的商业意义呢？解析： deal 意为 “交易” ； sense 意为 “意义” ； program 意为 “项目” ； makegood business sense 意为 “具有良好的商业意义”； 根据句意，所以答案是B。正确答案是：sense You mean. like becom

12、ing a publicly-traded company? That's right. .选择一项：A. It's something we should give serious consideration toB. It will still be a privately held companyC. It will become a privately held company解析：本题考核“说服某人”的交际用语。选项 A 对于问话者做出积极的正面回应， 使用强调句型，进一步给予说明和解释： “这事儿， 我们应该认真考虑”；A。选项 B 和 C 说明答话者前后自相矛盾，

13、所以答案是正确答案是：It's something we should give serious consideration toThe proprietor owns all of the property of the business and isresponsibleeverything.选择一项：. toB. forC. at译文：企业的经营者拥有企业的所有财产, 并负责一切。解析： be responsible for 是固定搭配，表示 “对负责”； be responsible to表示“对某人负责，有责任于”；at 不与 responsible 搭配使用；所以答案是 B

14、。正确答案是：forpartnership.One kind of partnership is called a limited选择一项：. obligationB. responsibilityC. liability译文：一种合作关系被称作有限责任合伙。解析：这三个名词都有“义务”或“职责”之意。 obligation 指道义上或法律 上对他人的义务，强调强制性，也指因作出承诺而被迫履行的某种义务；responsibility 指任何义务、职责、责任或职务上所应尽的本分，强调对他人的责任； liability 指责任 , 义务 , 债务 , 负债 , 与 assets 相对。 根据句意，

15、所以答案 是 C。正确答案是：liability We've done very well so far but if we want to see serious growth Yeah.maybe. But I have my doubts.选择一项：A. it might be time to stick to original business model. it might be time not to change company modelC. it might be time to ditch our old business model and go public解析

16、：本题考核“提出建议”的交际用语。第一说话人谈话出现转折，表明不是 顺着“到目前，我们做得很好”往下谈论，而是提出不同的建议，符合这个的答复只有选项B， “可能是抛弃旧的商业模式而进行上市的时候了”，所以答案是C。正确答案是：it might be time to ditch our old business model and gopublicBut Jerry, have you really thought this ? You would essentially begiving up the company that your great-grandfather built.选择一项

17、：A. throughB. ofC. about译文： 但是， 杰里， 你真地仔细考虑过这个吗？你实质上将会放弃你曾祖父建立的这个公司。解析： think through 是固定搭配，意为“仔细考虑，彻底想清楚”； think of表示“记起，想起”； think about 表示“思考，考虑”。根据句意，所以答案是 A。正确答案是：throughIf people we're very valuable they won't buy our stock.选择一项：. do think. thinkC. don't think译文：如果人们认为我们不具有价值，他们就不会

18、买我们的股票。解析： 英语否定词一般应该放在所要修饰的动词之前，但主句谓语动词是think,believe, imagine, suppose 和 consider 等表示看法和感觉的动词时，宾语从句的否定词需要放在主句中，但语义却是否定后面的宾语从句。根据句意，答案应该是C。正确答案是：don't thinkHis method supports Mr Shiller's findings and has efforts topredict prices in the financial industry.选择一项：A. influencedB. influentially.

19、 influence译文： 他的方法支持席勒先生的研究发现，并且在金融业对预测价格具有影响力。解析： influenced 是形容词，是动词 influence 的过去分词，意为 “受影响的”；influentially 是副词，表示“有影响地，有势力地”； influence 既是名词也是动词，表示“影响，势力”；此处需要一个形容词做定语，所以答案是A。正确答案是：influenced二、阅读理解/翻译 /完形填空（题型随机）（共50 分）完形填空：选择正确答案，补全文章（每题10 分）。Alibaba Seeks to Raise Billions in IPOInvestors in t

20、he United States are preparing for the first public sale ofC. bystock in the Chinese company Alibaba. The company sells goodslinking buyers and sellers in the huge Chinese onlinemarket. Alibaba is expected toB. makeits initialpublic offering, called an IPO, in September on the NewY ork Stock Exchang

21、e.The total value of the company, based in Hangzhou, has been estimated at about $200 billion. Reports from Bloomberg Newss ay Alibaba is offeringinvestors a 12 percentA. shareof the company. Thatwould mean the company could raise billion dollars in the public stock sale.B. as much asAfter the IPO,

22、Alibaba could become one of the mostC. valuabletechnology companies in the world. Apple, forexample, has a market value of about $600 billion. Google is valued at about $390 billion and Microsoft is worth about $370 billion.10 分）。$20Organizing a Business in Different WaysBusinesses are structured in

23、 different ways to meet different needs. The simplest form of business is called an individual or sole proprietorship. The proprietor owns all of the property of the business and is responsible for everything.Another kind of business is a partnership. Two or more people go into business together. An

24、 agreement is usually needed to decide how much of the partnership each person controls. One kind of partnership is called a limited liability partnership. These have full partners and limited partners. Limited partners may not share as much in the profits, but they also have less responsibility for

25、 the business. Doctors, lawyers and accountants often form partnerships to share their risks and profits. A husband and wife can form a business partnership together. Partnerships exist only for as long as the owners remain alive. The same is true of individual proprietorships.But corporations are d

26、esigned to have an unlimited lifetime. A corporation is the most complex kind of business organization. Corporations can sell stock as a way to raise money. Stocks represent shares of ownership in a company. Investors who buy stock can trade their shares or keep them as long as the company is in bus

27、iness.A corporation is recognized as an entity its own legal being, separate from its owners. A board of directors controls corporate policies.The directors appoint top company officers. The directors might or might not hold shares in the corporation. Corporations can have a few major shareholders,

28、or ownership can be spread among the general public. But not all corporations are traditional businesses that sell stock. Some non-profit groups are also organized as corporations.1. This passage is mainly aboutA. why different forms of business runB. when different forms of business raise money C.

29、how different forms of business are organized2. What is usually needed to decide the portion of the partnership each person controls?A. A rule.B. An agreement.C. A regulation.3. Who are not included in limited liability partnerships?A. Full partners.B. Limited partners.C. Unlimited partners.4. How c

30、an corporations raise money?A. By selling stock.B. By buying stock.C. By holding corporation shares.5. Who controls corporate policies in a corporation?A. Chairman of the board.B. A board of directors.C. The owner of the corporation.阅读理解：根据文章内容，判断正误（每题10 分）。Three Americans Win Nobel Economics PrizeT

31、he Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in economics to three Americans, Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller on Oct. 14, 2013. Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen are both professors at the University of Chicago. Robert Shiller is a professor at Yale University. They

32、 will share the prize worth about 1.2 million dollars.“ This year's prize in economic sciences is about predictions. ” All three of this year's prize winners are mainly known for their research and explanations of pricing forces in financial markets. They have had a big influence on the way

33、people look at and talk about financial markets. Eugene Fama's research on financial markets in the 1960s led market watchers to change their ideas about investing. His ideas are linked to the theory that markets are efficient, which means market actors taking all available information to create

34、 the correct price for things at any given time. This also means that over short periods of time, it is not possible to predict prices.Robert Shiller found, however, that over long periods, the opposite is true. It is possible to predict the movement of prices and that price changes are linked to hu

35、man behavior.The findings of both economists have led to the growth of index funds, investing many different securities as a way to reduce risk. MrShiller also helped to create the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller home prices index. That index follows home prices across the United States.Lars

36、Peter Hansen developed a method for studying historical pricing information. His method supports Mr Shiller's findings and has influenced efforts to predict prices in the financial industry.The Nobel Prize in economics was not created by Alfred Nobel, but was established in his memory by Sweden's central bank in 1968.1. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in electronics to three Americans on Oct. 14, 2013.2. Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shil