《商务英语阅读》期末考试试卷-B卷

1、精品文档精品文档商务英语阅读试题（B 卷）年级：考试形式：闭卷 考试时间：90 分钟Part I Multiple Choice(S5 points, 1 point each)DirectionThere 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.1. The buying of products on whic

2、h we have bee n pre-sole through advertis in gcOilled_.A. rati onal buying B. emoti onal buying C. reflex buying D. impulse buying2. Which of the followi ng isNOT a com mon form of payme nt in foreig n bus in esstra nsacti ons?A. Cheque B. CashC. Ba nk tran sferD. A sight bill3. A clea n bill is_ .A

3、.a spotless billB.a bill that is not accompa nied by shipp ing docume ntsC.an unu sed billD.an in valid bill4. 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 fixing5. Which of the following bel

4、ongs “Marketing Mix”A. Labor force B. Mach in es C. MaterialsD. Promotio n6.We can accept your order_ payme nt is made in adva nee.A. in the belief thatB. in order thatC. on the excuse thatD. on con diti on that7.The medical experts warned the authorities of the dan ger of diseases in the_of eiaethq

5、uake.A. con seque ncB aftermathC. resultsD. effect8.Research uni versities have to keep up with the latest computer and scie ntific hardwareprice.A. on acco unt of B. regardless Sf in additi on to D. not to men ti on9.I am surprised_ this city is a dull place to live in.A. that you would thinkB. by

6、what you are thinkingC. that you should thinkD. with what you were thinking10.Don t let the child play with scissors he cuts himself.A. in caseB. so thatC. now thatD. only if11.They always give the vacant seats to_comes first.A. whoeverB. whomeverC. whoD. whom12.Doi ng your homework is a sure way to

7、 improve your test scores, and this is especially tr_o_ itcomes 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 these days.A. promptlyB. i nsta ntlyC. readilyD. quickly14.Owing to_ competition among

8、 the airlines, travel expenses have been reducedsiderablyA. fierceB. stra ined C. eagerD. critical15.Doctor ofte n_ un eas in ess in the people they deal with.A. smellB. senseC. hearD. toughPart II Word Match (15 points, 1 point each)DirectionMatch the followi ng words with their defi niti ons withi

9、n each group of five words. Writedow n the matched letter on the an swer sheet.Group 11.authe nticA. hav ing powers of lear ning, reas oning or un mitme ntB. twist; cha nging shape3.exaggerateC. a promise or decisi on to do someth ing4.in tellige ntD. real; true and accurate5.distorti onE. say more

10、tha n the truth about somethi ngGroup 26.authorityA. basic; cen tral; forming the n ecessary basis of somethi ng7.don ateB. someth ing that is con sidered more importa nt tha n othermatters8.substa ntialC. the right or ability to con trol9.priorityD. give someth ing for the ben efit of others10.fun

11、dame ntalE. large in size, value or importa neePart III Sentence Completion (10 points, 1 point each)Direction Fill in each of the blanks with the given word in its proper form.1.George is not only a skillful pain ter, but also a_ writer. (tale nt)2.The_ Joh n to Mary was announced in the n ewspaper

12、s yesterdage)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 agai(need)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 E

13、n glish no vels helps_your vocabu(lHijge)8.His con duct_with his words, so now n obody believes in him. (agree)9.I was anno yed by that_ man. (mind, n arrow)题号-一- 二二三四五六七总分得分阅卷人得分得 分得 分精品文档精品文档10. Most people think that we have more n atural resources tha n we n eed, but it is not true. (necessary)e

14、very 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, forexample, uses on e-half cubic cen tim

15、eter of oxyge n every hour for each gram it weighs. The tiny shrew uses four cubiccentimeters of oxygen every hour for each gram it weighs. Because it uses oxygen eight times as fast, it is saidthat the mouse-like shrew is livi ng eight times as fast as the chicke n. The smallest of the warm-blooded

16、 creatures, thePart IV Cloze (20points, 1 point each)DirectionFor each blank in the following passage, choose the most suitable word from this list of wordsprovided undern eath. Each word can be used once only. Write your choice of word in the corresp onding bla nk得分hum min gbird, lives a hun dred t

17、imes 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 ahalf grams would starve to death. It would burn up its food too rapidly and would not be able to eat fast eno ugh tosupply more fuel.1. The passage says that every ani

18、 mal is a living radiator because it_.abei ngformreservessomeasbuthowremovetakeallcannoshapethatamountenoughonshoulduseatforothersi neewhe non theANSWER SHEET.2.A Thirsty World3.A. produces heat in its body cells B. burns fuel to produce heatC. sends out heat from its bodies D. requires oxyge n to p

19、roduce heatWarm-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_ .The world is not only hun gry,

20、 it is also thirsty for water. This may seem stra nge to you, (1)_n early 75 percent of the earth s surface is covered with water. But about 97 per cent2Qfthis hiigesea water or salt - water. Man canonly drink and use the (3)_ 3 per centthe fresh water (4)_ comes from rivers, lakes三un dergro und, an

21、d other sources. And we cannot even use (5)_ of that, because some of it is in the (6) _h_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 rai(Ol

22、ynost day by_day.-Only if we (10)_steps to deal with this problem now (11)_ we avoid a severe worldwide watthr shortagelater on. A limited water supply would have (12)_bad effect on agriculture and in dustry. We all hahe to learn(13)_to stop wasti ng our precious water. One of the first steps we (14

23、)_take is to develop ways of 线 us ingit. Experime nts have already bee n done in this field, but on ly (15)_ a small scale. (16)_ evenhif every citypurified and reused its water, we still would not have ( _. All we d have to do to make use oh 8)e vast (1_ of sea water in the world is ) _the salt. An

24、d then we 20) _ beanger of drying up.一名姓4.of5.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 to .A. get eno ugh oxyge nB. maintain its body temperatureC. burn its food fast eno ughD. eat

25、fast eno ugh to supply fuelWhat 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.C. Small ani mals have less skin for their body weight tha n large on es.D. The hum min

26、gbird is the smallest of the warm-blooded ani mals.得分Passage 2California is a land of variety and con trast. Almost every type of physical land feature, short of arctic ice fields andtropical jungles can be found within its borders. Sharply contrasting types of land often lie very close to one ano t

27、her.-jPeopJe-iving in Bakersfield, for in sta nee, can visit the Pacific Ocea n and the coastal plai n, the fertile San Joaquin Valley, the arid Mojave Desert, and the high Sierra Nevada, all within a radius of about 100 miles. I n other areas itis possible to go snow skii ng in the morning and surf

28、i ng in the eve ning of the same day, without havi ng to trave I longdista nces.Con trast abo unds in Califor nia. The highest point in the Un ited States (outside Alaska) is in Califor nia, and sois the lowest point(including Alaska). Mount Whitney, 14 494 feet above sea level, is separated from De

29、ath Valley, 282 feetbelow sea level, by a dista nee of only 100 miles. The two areas have a differe nee in altitude of almost three 学号 miles.Califor nia has deep, clear mountain lakes like Lake Tahoe, the deepest i n the coun try, but it also has shallow,班级Part V Reading Comprehension (40 points,2 p

30、oints each)二二DirectionsThere are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questi ons or unfini sheh state!封 e nts.For each questio n, there are four choices marked A, B, C an doD.should choose the best an swSne n mar_ thecorresp onding letter on the An swer Sheet with a sin gle l

31、ine through the cen ter二二Passage 1号Every ani mal is a livi ng radiator heat formed in its cells is give n off through its skinarW-blooded animalsmai ntain a steady temperature by con sta ntly replaci ng lost surface heat; smaller an imals, which have m 封封 e-skfrrfor- Uy-chsserUakeis. It has Lake Tul

32、ai nyo,12 020feet above sea level, and the lowest lake in the country, the Salton Sea,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姓名精品文档精品文档精品文档精品文档lakebeds.In addition to mountains, lakes, valleys, deserts, and plateaus, Cali

33、fornia has its Pacific coastline, stretchinglonger than the coastlines of Oregon and Washington combined.6.Which of the following is the lowest point in the United States?A. Lake Tulainyo. B. Mojave Desert. C. Death ValleyD. . The Salton Sea.7.Where is the highest point in the United States located?

34、A. Lake Tahoe.B. Sierra Nevada. C. Mount Whitney. D. Alaska.8.How far away is Death Valley from Mount Whitney?A. About 3 miles. B. Only 100 miles. C. 282 feet. D. 14 494 feet.9.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as being within a radius of a1b0o0ut miles ofBakersfield?A. The Paci

35、fic Ocean.B. San Joaquin Valley.C. Mojave Desert. D. Oregon and Washington.10.Which statement best demonstrates that California is a land of variety and contrast?A. The highest lake in California is Lake Tulainyo.B. It is possible to go surfing and snow skiing in some parts of California without hav

36、ing troavel long distance.C. Sierra Nevada, San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert and the Pacific Ocean all lie withinraadius of about 100miles.D. Owens Lake, in Death Valley, is not really a lake at all.Passage 3Children are a relatively modern invention. Until a few hundred years ago they did not exis

37、t. In medieval andRenaissance painting you see pint-sized men and women, wearing grown-up clothes and grown-up expressions,performing grown-up tasks. Children did not exist because the family as we know it had not evolved.D. children were not permitted to appear in family paintings at that time12.In

38、 the third paragraph, the Old Country is contrasted with America _ .A. to show differences in family sizeB. to show differences in attitudes towards family relationsC. to sow two kinds of geographyD. to show two different kinds of economic relations between generations13.Going to the moon is an exam

39、ple of _.A. Americas dreams and creativityB. America childsish and queer behaviorC. why America hasnt grown upD. why America is considered the greatest country in the world14.According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. It is very difficult for the middle-aged to live in America.B. Am

40、erica is KidsCountry because the majority of its people are young and vigorous.C. Kids Country was taking shape in America when immigrants poured into the countryD. America is more of Kids Country than any other countries in the world.15.By saying “ condemning all of us to remain boys and girls fore

41、ver, jogging-udposing pusahgainstChildren today not only exist; they have taken over, in no place more than in America, and at no time morethaneternity, ” the author means_t_h_a_tnow. It is always Kids Country here. Our civiliz-caetinotneriesdc,hcilhdildo-bsessed. A kidsbodyisourphysicalideal. In Ki

42、ds Country we do nmoitdpdelerm-aigt e. Thirty is promoted over 50, but 30 knows that soon his time tobe overtaken will come.We are the first society in which pare nts expect to lear n from their childre n. Such a tops 颠倒 rv%(tuationC. American society is overemphasizing youth and physical appearance

43、D. what happened to children centuries ago may occur to adults in America soonhas come about at least in part because, unlike the rest of the world, ours is an immigran,t asnodciefotyr immigrantthe only hope is in the kids. In the Old Count,rythat is, Europe, hope was in the farther, and how much we

44、alth he Passage 4could accumulate and pass along to his children. In the growth pattern of America and its ever-expanding frontier, the By far the most common snake in Britain is the adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all.The young man was ever advised to GO WEST; the farther

45、was ever inheriting from his son. Kidsadderis aClsoounthtrey omnaly Bberittishhe snake with a poisonous bite. Itcan be found almost anywhere,but prefers sunnyinevitable result.Kids Country is not all bad. American is the greatest country in the world to grow up in because it is KidsCountry. We not o

46、nly wear kids clothes and eat kids food; we dream Kids dreams andafter all, a boy s game to go to the moon.If in the old days children did not exist, it seems equally true today that adults, as a class, have begun todisappear, condemning all of us to remain boys and girls forever, joggi ng and doing

47、 push-up 俯 卧撑)aga insteternity.11.The author uses the example of the Renaissance painting to show that _ .A. adults showed less concern for children than we do nowB. adults were smaller and thinner at that time, but they still had a lot of work to doC. children looked and acted like adults at that t

48、imehillsides and rough open coun,tirnycluding high ground. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.make tMheomst cpoemopeletr rueg.aItrdwsansa,kebitesas a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious,andvery few are fatal. Sometimesattemptsat emergencytreatmentturn out to be more dangerousthan the

49、biteitself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenl,ytrying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.All snakes have small teeth, so it follows that all snakes can bite, but only the bite of the adder presentsA. she thinks people shouldnbe so concertned about physical fitnessB. she feel

50、s too old and tired to do such hard exercise精品文档精品文档any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be ofthem. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on itaccidentally or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes i ntense. lIyf it hears you coming, it willnormally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move