云南师范大学《商务英语阅读》期末试卷B卷及答案

云南师范大学2009-2010学年上学期统一考试《商务英语阅读》试卷（ B卷）学院：经济学院班级： 姓名： 学号： 考试方式：闭卷 考试时间：150分钟题号题号得分二三四五六七总分评卷人得分得分评卷人—.READINGPARTONEQuestions1-7Readthesesentencesandtheinstructionsthatfollow.Whichmethoddoeseachsentencedescribe?Foreachsentencemarkoneletter(A,CorD)onyouranswerSheetExampleYoucandictateamessagealmostanywhereatyourconvenience.Answer:BYouspeak，whileyoursecretarytypesdownyourwords.Youhavetospeakslowlyandveryclearly.Oneofthesemethodscanbeusedwhenyouareinahurry.Whiledictating,youusesometapes・Oneofthedisadvantagesofthismethodisthatyouaretotallystrangetothetranscriber.thedictationisdonewithyourspeaking,amachine'srecording,andyoursecretary'stranscribing.themachinerecordsyourwordsandthenprovidethetranscription.Dictationtoyourownsecretarydictation,takenbyapersonwhobecomesfamiliarwithyourdictatingcharacteristics・Dictationtoamachine,withyoursecretarytranscribing.InexpensivecassetterecordersprovideGREatflexibilityindictation.Youcandictateintheoffice,athome,inanautomobile,inanairplane,andinanyout-oi-the-officesituation・Yourdictationtapescanbetranscribedbybeingplayedbackonmodemtranscribingequipment.Dictationtoamachine,withawordprocessingcenterprovidingthetranscriptioninthiscase,thetranscriberwillprobablynotbefamiliarwithyourdictationmannersandpeculiarities.Otherdictationmethods,suchasbytelephonecallsorbydirectsecretarialtranscriptionatthetypewriter.ThesemethodsarenotroutinebutareusedtypicallyinHrushnsituationsTheyrequireaslowvoicespeedandclearpronunciation.PARTTWOQuestions8-12ReadthistextaboutelectricalpowerinCanada.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Itofilleachoftheblanks.Foreachblank(8-12)markoneletter(A-I)onyourAnswerSheetDenotmarkanvlettertwice.Oneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.ELECTRICITY:WEALTH,MONEY,POWERCanadianindustrieshaveprosperedformorethanacenturyonthecountry'sabundanceofcheap,reliableelectricalpower.•.example…Infact.CanadaconsumesmoreelectricityonaperpersonbasisthananycountryexceptforNorway…8・・・ElectricityisasignificantsourceofexportincomeforCanada…9…Butinthe1970s,CanadianexportsrosesharplytoaddresstheU.S.demandforcheaperandmorereliable.In1985,exportsofCanadianelectricalpowerreached1,400millionUSdollars…10・..Netelectricityexportsaccountformorethan60%ofCanadarsbalanceoftrade.Domestically,Canadacontinuestogenerateelectricalpower,primarilyfromwater…11…Exportsofelectricityarenowsubjecttoforcesfarbeyondthecontrolofutilitymanagers…12…Example:BBesides,electricityfromcoalandnuclearis50/00to75/00cheaperthanmanyotherindustrialnations.Generatedprimarilybywater,ourpowersupplieshaveattractedandsupportedenergy-intensiveindustriessuchasmining.Italsoranksamongthetopthreeelectricityproducersintheworld,behindtheUS.andRussia.Nexttoelectricity,Canadianpaperexportscameto900millionUSdollarseveryyearinthe1960s.E・Twolargenuclearpowerplantsbegantogenerateelectricity.F.Sincethen,electricity1exportshavedeclinedbuttheyhavecontinuedtoexceed700millionUSdollars.G.Environmentalandtradepoliciesallinfluenceelectricalproductionandtrade・H・CanadaandtheU・S・importedandexportedpowerinalmostequalmeasuresafter1901・therefore,theCanadiangovernmenthaslittleinfluenceontheseforces.PARTTHREEQuestions13-20ReadthistextaboutsouthKoreafseconomicdevelopment,andanswerthequestionsthatfollow.TheKoreansseetheSeoulOlympicsasachancetoshowtheirrapidproGREss・TheTokyoOlympicGamesin1964servedthesamepurposeforadevelopingJapan.Within13years,accordingtoadetaileddevelopmentplan.Koreaisdeterminedtobeamongtheworld'stenlargesttradingnations,upfromthe13thnow.Muchoftheeconom/sdevelopmentinrecentyearscomesfromwhatKoreanleaderscallthethreeblcssings-lowcroilprices,lowerworldwideinterestrates,andacurrencythatisweakagainsttheJapaneseyen.TheKoreanwoniscloselyrelatedwithmanyothercurrencies,thoughthefinanceministrywillnotsaywhichonesObviouslytheU.dollaristhemostimportant.WhenitsvaluedropsagainsttheJapaneseyen,theKoreanwonwentdowntoo.SinceSeptember1985thewonhasdecreasedabout40%againsttheyen,givingKoreaahugeadvantageoverJapanintheU.S.market.theKoreansmadegooduseofthisadvantage,pouring40%oftheirexportsintoAmerica.WhentheU.S.respondedwithtoughprotectionismtalk,theypretendedtobesurprisedandangry.TheKoreansstillseethemselvesasrelativelypoordependentsoftheU.S.andtakeAmericanprotectionismasbetrayalbyabigbrother.Theyareright.TheKoreaneconomyisonly6%ofJapan'sTallbuildingsinSeoulresemblethoseinTokyo,buttheKoreancapitalisfullofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouseslikeaInthecountrysidesome20%ofhomelackrunningwater.Moreover,Koreahasaheavydefenseburdenaswellasthatbigforeigndebt.AndKoreahassufferedsettacksbeforeInthe1970sthegovernmentsupportedheavyindustry,creatingsomebigbutuselessenterprises.TheTreasuryMinistryisstillquietlysupportingsomeillshippingandoverseascompanies・Meanwhilethegovernmentdoesnotknowhowtosetupwiningindustries.theKoreansarealsoquicktopointoutthattheir7」billiontradesurpluswiththeU.S.isjust4%ofthetotalAmericantradedeficit・Japanaccountfor35%・IntheU・S・theKoreansarecompetingwithJapanesenotAmerican,Products.TheycomplainthatU.S.protectionismpunishesthemforAmericans'lazyworkhabitsanddrugabuseTheysaytheunionruleshaveruinedUScompetitiveness.Questions13-16Forquestions1316,choosethecorrecttitleforeachparagraphfortheboxbelow.Foreachparagraph(l-4)markoneletterA・G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotmarkanylettertwice.Paragraph1…Paragraph2・・・Paragraph3・・・Paragraph4•…Economy'sdevelopmentLessonsfromthepastKoreanproductsinUSmarketExportsintoAmericaE・FavourableeconomicbackgroundF.TradesurplusG.DisadvantageousfactorsQuestions17-20Usingtheinformationinthetext,completeeachsentence17-20,withaphrasefromthebelow(A-G)・Foreachsentence(17-20)markoneletter(A-G)onyourAnswerSheet.Donotmarkanylettertwice.FortheJapanese,theTokyoOlympicGameswasregarded..・theKoreansthinkoftheUSprotectionism...therecenteconomicdevelopmentofsouthKoreaisdue…theJapanesetradesurplusaccounts..・tohavethreeadvantages・amongthetenbiggestcountriesinforeigntrade.C・forthirty-fivepercentofthetotalAmericantradedeficit・asanexhibitionofrapideconomicgrowth・againsttheJapanesecurrency.ofnarrowstreetsandpoorhouses・ascheatingalittlebrother.PARTFOURQuestions21-35Readthisnews.Choosethebestwordtofilleachgap.Foreachquestion(21-35)markoneletter(A,B,CorD)onyourAnswerSheetOneanswerhasbeengivenasanexample.ThreeBootleggersJailedThreemenwhoranacross-channelsmugglinggroup,sellingcheapFrenchbeer,wincandchampagneinBritain,werejailedyesterday.Themenwereleadersofan11-mangroupwhichmadeatleast42…example…ontheDover-Calaisferryinthreemonths.Trucksofcheapdrinkwerebroughtintothecountryandsold…21・・.atSundaymarket,AndcomershopsinSouthWales,Twosecretteamsofcustomsofficers…22…vehiclesbetweenKentandCardiffinanoperationcalled"chancer”.Elevenmenadmittedtheirpartina.....23…toavoidpayingdutyonbeerandspirits・Mr.RogerThomassaiditwas...24...that70,OOOpoundsofunpaiddutywasinvolvedbetweenJanuaryandAprillastyearwhenthegangwas…25…thesmugglinggroup・Casesofbeer,wineandchampagnewerebroughttoarentedwarehouseinCardiffbeforebeing・・・26・・・totraders.Mr.RichardNichols,afonnermarkettrader,Mr.QichardSpencer,ashopowncr,andMrRaymondTout,wereputinprisonfor…27…ofnine,fourandthreemonths…28…JudgeMichaelBurrsaidthegrouphadusedManarmyofhelpersHinanorganizedconspiracytomake...29...moncy.Heorderedsixothermentocarryoutcommunityserviceandconditionally…30…twootherswhohadplayedalesserrole.Afterthe,,,31.^customsinvestigatorssaidthatthegroupmadeasmanyasfourcrosschanneltripsaday...32...toahypennarketnearCalais.Theywentintobusinessonlythreeweeksafterthenewcustomslawscameinto…33…onNewYear'sdaylastyear.Theinvestigatorsadded:"Wehopethesejail…34…willbeabighelptotackle(his…35…crimewhichiscausingconcerntotheretailindustry.ExampleA.holidaysB.toursC.tripsD.voyagesAnswer:CA.lawfullyB.secretlyC.legallyD.illegallyA.trackedB.travelledC.sawD.watchedA.accidentB.conspiracyChopeDdreamA.calculatedB.consideredCcountedD.estimatedA.meetingB.talkingCorganizingD.usingA.movedBrentedCdistributedD.usingA.timesB.lengthsCtermsD.periodsA.eachB.altogetherClongD.respectivelyA.hardB.easyC.comfortableD.simpleA.closedB.dischargedCopenedD.liberatedA.trialB.sentenceCaccidentD.caseA.occasionallyB・particularlyC・ mainlyD.consequentlyA.beingB.forceCstrengthD.useA.wordsB.sentencesC.phrasesD.punishmentA.widespreadB.terribleCseriousD.rarePARTFIVESectionAQuestions36-40ReadthistextaboutTurkishAirlinesInmostofthelines(36 40)thereisoneextrawordwhichdoesnotfitin.Oneortwolines,however，arecorrectIfthelineiscorrect,putatick()inthespaceonyourAnswerSheetIfthereisanextrawordintheline(36-40)thatwordinthespaceonyourAnswerSheetExample:BecauseweTurksarefamousforhospitality,youmayjustfindyourself…7…ThinkingthereforewcYcanimportantcentreofmoderncivililzation...therefore...ISTANBULForcenturies,istanbulwasthece4treofancientcivitisation.Andtodayit'seasytoseewhy.Althoughmuchhaschanged,butIstabulisstillverycentralwhentravelingtotheMiddleEastorAsia.Andpossiblyit'sverycentraltotheenjoymentofyourtripaswellas.OnTurkishAirlines,you'llhavethecomfortofourmodemplaneswhichoffertoyouextraroomforyourlegsandwideBusinessClassseating,nottomentiontheordinaryrecreations.SectionBQuestions41-45YourfriendworksassecretaryinaBritishcompanyinChina.HehaswrittenaletterinanswertoaCanadianCustomer'scomplaintIneachlinethereisonewrongword.Foreachnumberedline(41 45)writethecorrectwordinthespaceonyourAnswerSheetExample:Mr.Davidsonworkshardlyeverydayandheisamodelworker・..hard...DearMrs.David,IreceivedyourletterdatedDecemberthe21stcomplaining41・aboutthequalifyofourTL135camera!checkedwithourmanagerandIamnowansweryourquestions:Yourcanmailtheflawedcameratousandpayingthepostagebyyourself.Thenuponreceivingyourpackage,wefllimmediatesendyouanewone.Andthepostageisonus.Ilookforwardtohearfromyou.Thankyourforyourletter.FARTONEQuestion46Youhavereceivedafaxfromacustomerwhointhefaxcomplainedthathehadreceived100GREENcolorbicyclesinsteadof50greenand50bluecolorbicycles.Inordertosolvetheproblemandfindoutthefacts,youwriteashortnotetothewarehouse・WriteashortnotetoMr.RandySimonwhoisinchargeofdeliveringgoodsfromwarehouse・Tellhimabouttheclaim.Mentionthedateofdelivery.Askfortheduplicateinvoice・・Write30-40wordsonyourAnswerSheet.PARTTWOQuestion47youworkforAlla,ashopwhichsellsupmarketclothing.Youareaskedtofindawaytoincreasetheprofitsofyourshop・Readthefollowingfigureshowingtheresultsofasurveyoftwoupmarketspecialtyshops・PointAreferstoyourshop・PointBreferstoBettyFashionshop,yourmaincompetitor,nearyourshop.Usethefiguretowriteareport(about100-120words)recommendingwaysofimprovingthequalityandpricingofyourshop・WriteonyourAnswerSheet.PARTTHREEQuestion48-52Explainthemeaningofthefollowingwordsandphrasesprogressive-adaptivecultureXtheoryglobalizationleadership52 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年级 试卷编号：(B卷)PARTTHREE13.E14.G15.B16.C17.Dl&G19.A20.CPARTFOUR21.D22.A23.B24.D25.C26.C27.C28.D29.B30.B31.D32.C33.B34.B35.APARTFIVESectionAbutastoSectionBqualify应改为qualityanswer应改为answeringpayingpayimmediateimmediatelyhearhearing二.写作部分PARTONEQuestion46.(Sampleforreference)DearMr.Simon,Acustomercomplainedthathehadreceived100GREencolouredbicyclesinsteadof50greenand50bluecolourbicycles,whichhadbeenshippedon11thMay.CouldyoupleasesendmetheimmediateinvoiceundercontractNo.TXI2-1induplicate?PARTTWOQuestion47(Sampleforreference)BothBettyFashionShopandourshopareincitycentre,therefore,wehavealmostthesamecustomers.ButthereexistsafactthatcustomersaremorelikelytospendtheirmoneyinBettyshop.Aftercarefulresearch,wenoticethat,althoughBettyshophashigherprices.theyalsohavemorefashionableclothes.ComparedwithBettyShop,ourrealpricesarenothigh,butthecomparativepricestofashionarehigh・Therefore,ifourshopdecidestoincreasetheprofits,we'shouldpurchasehighlyfashionableclothes,atleastasfashionableasBettyShop,withthepriceslowerthanBettyShop's・Ascustomershateincreasingprices,itisbettertodothisgradually・三、名词解释itisaculturethatadjustquicklytoshiftingmarketconditionsDouglasMcGregordevelopedaphilosophicalviewofhumankindwithhisTheoryXandTheoryYin1960.ThesearetwoopposingperceptionsabouthowpeopleviewhumanbehavioratworkandorganizationallifQ.WithTheoryXassumptions,management'sroleistococrccandcontrolemployees.Peoplehaveaninherentdislikeforworkandwillavoiditwheneverpossible・Peoplemustbecoerced,controlled,directed,orthreatenedwithpunishmentinordertogetthemtoachievetheorganizationalobjectives.Peopleprefertobedirected,donotwantresponsib