市场营销贸易逆差

1、College English Test (Band II)Second Semester (2003-2004)Part I Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear five short conversations. After each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and question will be read only once. Listen

2、carefully and choose the best answer to each question. 1. A. In the closet.B. She said she lost it.C. On the desk.D. She couldnt remember exactly.2. A. 20 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 15 minutes. D. 10 minutes. 3. A. Jim is with his girl now. B. Jim is at a meeting now.C. Jims roommate is out.D. Jim h

3、as moved to another room.4. A. In 1980.B. In 1982.C. In 1981.D. In 1983.5. A. The secretary is very efficient.B. The secretary is a man.C. The secretary is married.D. The secretary has been working there very long.Section BDirections: In this section, youll hear a short passage. The passage will be

4、read twice. At the end of the passage, youll hear five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question.6. A. People who cant stop quickly.B. Young boys and girls.B. Mothers and their children.C. Old people and children.7. A. Because they like to look right or left.B. Because

5、they walk too slowly. C. Because they are usually careless. D. Because they cant see or hear clearly.8. A. Because it moves many meters a second. B. Because people dont understand how a car travel. C. Because some drivers are too careless.D. Because it cant stop very quickly.9.A. To look both ways w

6、hile crossing the road. B. To walk slowly while crossing the road. C. To wait until all the cars have stopped.D. To know how fast a car can run.A. Because cars travel faster than they do.B. Because drivers cant judge how fast they run.C. Because they cant stop before a car hits them.D. Because they

7、are likely to fall to the ground.Section CDirections: There is a passage with ten blanks in this section. Youll hear the passage read twice. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with what you have heard. Many years ago movies were (11) _. A man Walt Disney made a cartoon Mouse that could talk in

8、his movies. He (12) _ this mouse Mickey Mouse. People were very (13) _ at the talking mouse. Soon, Mickey became a great (14) _ with both young and old people. Children loved to see their lovely friend, because he brought joy and (15) _ to them. Mickey was a clean mouse right from the (16) _. Perhap

9、s this is one reason why people hate real (17) _ but love Mickey Mouse. In his early life Mickey made some (18) _. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said they did not want Mickey to do (19) _ things. Now our Mickey Mouse is not only clean, but he also appears as a star of beauty and (

10、20) _. He has his friends in almost every country.Part II Reading comprehension (40%)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best a

11、nswer to each question.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:Newspapers, along with reporting the news, instruct, entertain, and give opinion. An important way for reading a large, big-city newspaper is knowing how to take it apart. Can you find these separate sections: world news, nat

12、ional and local news, sports, business, entertainment, opinions, classified ads? Does your paper have other sections?New stories give facts, not the authors opinions. Editorials do the opposite: you can expect and editorial to take sides. Some newspaper editorials have a by-line with the authors nam

13、e, but many newspapers have unsigned editorials. These reflect the opinions of the publisher or editor.You can be a better reader if you know what to expect in a newspaper. For example, you can expect headlines to omit unnecessary words. You can expect to find the most important facts in the lead pa

14、ragraph (the first paragraph) of a news story. YOU can expect important news items to be on the front page. Yu expect less important items t be on the inside pages.Most of all, the more you know about the currents, the more you will understand what is in the newspaper: important stories are generall

15、y presented one day and followed up on following days. So, an important way for reading newspapers is reading one frequently.1. To read a large newspaper, a good way is _.A. to read it from cover to coverB. to do some paper-cuttingC. to find separate sectionsD. to predict what is inside the newspape

16、r2. Which of the following statements about new stories is true?A. New stories tell the facts without comment.B. News stories contain both facts and opinionsC. New stories reflect the opinions of the editor.D. New stories express the writers point of view.3. If you want to know less important news w

17、ithout any detail, you can read_.A. the lead paragraphs of the news on the front pagesB. the headlines on the inside pagesC. new stories on the front pageD. new items on the inside pages only4. To follow the current news, the best way is to .A. read extensively and thoroughlyB. read various newspape

18、rs skillfullyC. read one newspaper frequentlyD. read a large big-city newspaper carefully5. The main idea of this passage is _.A. how to read stories and editorials B. how to find important news storiesC. how to tell apart different new sectionsD. how to read newspapers effectivelyQuestions 6 to 10

19、are based on the following passage: Many countries face a somewhat more serious economic problem in the form of unfavorable trade balance with other nations. Such an imbalance exists when the total value of a countrys imports exceeds that of its exports. For example, if a country buys $25 billion of

20、 products from other countries, yet still only $10 billion of its own products overseas, its trade deficit (贸易逆差)is $15 billion Many underdeveloped nations find themselves in this position because they lack natural resources or the industrial capacity to use these resources, and thus have to import

21、raw materials or manufactured goods. One effect of a trade deficit is the flow of currency out of a country. In the case of an underdeveloped nation, this can cause many financial difficulties, including failure to meet debt payments and obstacles to creation of an industrial base. Even in the case

22、of a fully developed nation such as the United States, a large trade deficit is a reason for alarm. American products, made by well-paid workers in U.S. industries, cost more to produce than those made in places like Asia, where labor and material costs are much lower. Money spent on foreign product

23、s is money not spent on items produced by domestic industries.6. What does the passage mainly discuss? A. Some worldwide economic problems. B. The cause and consequences of trade deficit. C. Lack of resources in underdeveloped countries. D. High labor and material costs in developed countries.7. Acc

24、ording to the passage, a trade imbalance occurs when_. A. a country is facing serious financial problems B. a country buys more from other countries than it sells overseas C. the value of a countrys exports is greater than that of its importsD. products imported are more expensive than those exporte

25、d8. Many underdeveloped countries have trade deficits because_ A. they failed to meet debt payments B. they export most of their natural resources to other countries C. they borrow too much money from other countries D. they have to import most of their manufactured products 9. Which of the followin

26、g is NOT mentioned as a possible cause of a trade imbalance? A. The flow of currency out of the country. B. Low labor and material costs in Asian countries.C. Lack of natural resources. D. An undeveloped industrial base.10. It can be inferred from this passage that American industries_.A. do not pay

27、 their workers sufficientlyB. are hurt by a trade imbalance C. imported labor and material from abroadD. are able to prevent a trade deficit Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. “Get out of th

28、e classroom into a job,” it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket. “Youre lucky, Ron,” he said. “For every boy with a job these days, theres a dozen with-out.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.For a year he spent his

29、days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school-days as a time of great variety (多样性) and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry (卡车) going south. Wit

30、h nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had a sandwich and a drink in a caf run by an elderly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the res

31、t of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Rons breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old mans arithmetic in the records of the business.At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how

32、straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there; he was the only one who could keep the books.11. W

33、hy did Ron Mackie leave school at sixteen? A. His father made him leave. B. He had reached the age when he had to leave. C. He left because he was worried about the future. D. He left because he wanted to start work.12. What did Rons father think about his leaving school? A. He thought his son was d

34、oing the right thing. B. He advised him to stay at school to complete his education. C. He did not like the idea, but he helped Ron to find work. D. He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one.13. It took about a year for Ron to realize that A. he worked well because he was interested in th

35、e job. B. his work at the supermarket was dull. C. being at work was much better than going to school. D. the store manager wanted to get rid of him.14. Why did Ron leave the supermarket? A. He knew he would find work in Bournemouth. B. He took a job as a lorry driver. C. He gave up the job because

36、he felt unwell. D. He wanted to work at the seaside.15. Ron was able to take over the shoe shop because A. he got on well with the manager there.B. he knew how to keep the accounts of the business.C. he had had experience of selling books.D. he was young and strong.Questions 16 to 20 are based on th

37、e following passage: Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor and industrialist, was a man of many contrasts. He was the son of a bankrupt (破产者), but became a millionaire; a scientist with a love of literature, an industrialist who managed to remain an idealist. He made a fortune but lived a simple life,

38、and although cheerful in company he was often sad in private. A lover of mankind, he never had a wife or family to love him; a patriotic son of his native land, he died alone on a foreign soil. He invented a new explosive, dynamite (甘油炸药), to improve the peacetime industries of mining and road build

39、ing, but saw it used as a weapon of war to kill and injure his fellow men. During his useful life he often felt he was useless: “Alfred Nobel,” he once wrote of himself, “ought to have been put to death by a kind doctor as soon as, with a cry, he entered life.” World-famous for his works he was neve

40、r personally well known, for throughout his life he avoided publicity. “I do not see,” he once said, “that I have deserved any fame and I have no taste for it,” but since his death his name has brought fame and glory to others. He was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833 but moved to Russia with hi

41、s parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Like his father, Alfred Nobel was imaginative and inventive, but he had better luck in business and showed more financial sense.16. According to the author scientists usuallyA. take a serio

42、us interest in literature as well as science.B. take no serious interest in literature.C. take a serious interest in literature.D. none of the above.17. Generally an industrialistA. attaches more importance to practical considerations than to ideals.B. pays more attentions to ideals than to practica

43、l considerations.C. pays attention to practical considerations but manages to remain idealistic atthe same time.D. considers practical matters as important as ideals.18. Alfred Nobel said he did not deserve any fame and had no taste for it. From this we can infer that Alfred Nobel wasA. a modest per

44、son.B. a generous person.C. a self-conscious person. D. a humble person.19. The expression “have no taste for” means A. dont like. B. have no ability to enjoy.C. try to avoid. D. have no sense.20. The expression “made a strong position for himself” could most suitably be replaced byA. made large pro

45、fits.B. made great effort.C. won himself a well-paid job.D. became well established. Part III Vocabulary (20%)Section ADirections: For each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that is closet in meaning to the underlined part in the sentence.

46、1. It has taken Joe a long time to come to terms with the fact that he wont be able to go to college. A. refuseB. accept C. shrug offD. live on2. Then the civil war broke out, setting back the modernization of the country by 10 years. A. cancelingB. dismissing C. delayingD. damaging3. It was an unpo

47、pular policy and causes a number of conflicts within the party. A. quarrelsB. hardships C. contestsD. battles4. Those who felt like hearing the story again came over and added themselves to the audience. A. enjoyed hearingB. wanted to hear B. would rather hearD. had better hear 5. Kids often end up

48、resenting parents who push them too hard at school. A. getting angry withB. becoming tired of C. revolting D. betraying6. Weve got copies of all the documents, but we havent managed to track down the originals. A. show upB. get hold C. revealD. find 7. Joe is not good in sports, but when it comes to

49、 arithmetic hes the best in the class. A. since we are talking about arithmetic B. as it turns out to be arithmetic C. as far as arithmetic is concerned D. when it happens to be arithmetic 8. The handbook gives specific instructions on how to set the channels of the TV. A. especialB. typicalC. singu

50、larD. detailed 9. The report charged him with using the companys money for his own purpose. A. involved him in B. dismissed him for C. accused him of D. confirmed him in10. He was not much of a tennis-player when he was at high school.A. seldom played withB. was not a good tennis-playerB. didnt like

51、 tennis very muchD. didnt think much of tennisSection BDirections: For each of the following incomplete sentences, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.11. The cost of the reconstruction would _ from 2.5 to 3 million pounds.A. deserveB.

52、rangeC. spendD. include12. By the time I saw the job advertised it was already too late to _.A. applyB. appointC. demandD. seek13. “Shall I help you with the washing up?” “Dont _ Ill do it later.”A. botherB. careC. troubleD. disturb14. The sudden rise in oil prices led to an economic _ in the countr

53、y.A. crashB. threatC. crisisD. danger15. It would be unwise to _ too much importance to these opinion poll.A. stickB. applyC. attach D. mention16. I _ the rush-hour traffic so much that I often avoid it by coming late to work.A. disappointB. disregardC. frightenD. dread17. Several people were report

54、ed to have suffered _ and physical attacks. A. verbalB. bodilyC. sound D. spoken18. Many women find it difficult to combine _ a career with having children.A. chasingB. runningC. pursuingD. searching19. Because of the rain, his car swerved and _ into a wall.A. smashedB. strokeC. droppedD. rushed20. How can I have any self-confidence when youre always so _ of me?A. seriousB. criticalC. unpleasantD. mistakenPart IV Translation (10%)Directions: There a