2020年度必过05439商务英语阅读自考试卷

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商务英语阅读试卷

（课程代码5439）

I.Translatethefollowingwordsorexpressions.

A.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1.C.P.I.(consumerpriceindex)2.monopoly

3.parvalue

4.IPO(initialpublicoffering)5.financial

institution6.incomefunds

7.GNP(grossnationalproduct)8.production

line

9.C.I.F.(cost,insuranceandfreight)

10.boardofdirectors

11.registeredcapital12.F.OB

13.circulatingfund

14.CleanBill15.publicrelations

16.redchips

17.ernmentbond

19.GDP(grossdomesticproduct)

20.billofexchange21.premium

22.commission

23.durablegoods24.savingsbond

25.stockexchange

26.mutualfund27.marketshare

28.productmix

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29.LettersofCredit(L/C)30.incomestatement

31.retailer

32.stockmarket33.tangibleproduct

34.productline

35.currentassets36.installment

37.Hshares

38.monshares

40.preferenceshares

41.netasset42.bearerbond

43.stockcertificate

44.promissorynote45.policyholder

46.insurancepolicy-

47.middleman48.publicity

49.massselling

50.targetreturn

B.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.

51.信用证52.营销组合53.风险资本54.

普通股

55.索赔56.资产57.直销58.

保险单

59.促销60.购买力61.有限责任公司62.

预算

63.固定资产64.证券交易所65.汇率66.

物流

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67.佣金68.折旧69.客户服务70.

红利

71.面值72.市场细分73.流动资产74.

公共关系

75.净收入76.合同77.优先股78.

人寿保险

79.债券80.有限责任81.保险82.

净资产

83.退货84.集装箱85.汇票86.

期初存货

87.股东88.离岸价89.电汇90.

债券持有者

91.电话销售92.垄断93.定价94.

盈亏平衡点

95.购买力96.投资经纪人97.营销组合98.

利率

99.收入保险100.保险费

II.Choosethebestanswertofillintheblanks.

1.Thebuyingofproductsonwhichwehavebeenpre-sole

throughadvertisingiscalled.

A.rationalbuyingB.emotionalbuyingC.reflex

buyingD.impulsebuying

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacommonformofpayment

inforeignbusinesstransactions?

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A.ChequeB.CashC.BanktransferD.A

sightbill

3.Acleanbillis.

A.aspotlessbill

B.abillthatisnotaccompaniedbyshippingdocuments

C.anunusedbill

D.aninvalidbill

4.Ifcompetitorsgettogethertoraiseorlowerprices,

thisactis.

A.pricediscriminationB.deceptivepricingC.

resalepricemaintenanceD.pricefixing

5.Whichofthefollowingbelongsto"MarketingMix"?

A.LaborforceB.MachinesC.MaterialsD.

Promotion

6.Whatdoyouthinkisthestrengthofpublicity?

A.BeingflexibleB.Avoidingmediacosts

C.SavingpreparationtimeD.Reachingalarger

numberofaudiences

7.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTbeafeatureofabond?

A、Ithasacertaindenomination.B、Ithasaprefixed

interestrate.

C>Itinvolveshighrisk.D、Ithasaprefixed

maturitydate.

8.Whichofthefollowingisalegaltender?

A.I0UchequesB>U.S.dollarsC>LumpsofsilverD、

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Bankdeposits

9.Ifyouadvertiseaproduct,yourmainpurposeofdoing

soisto.

A.earnmoremoneyfortheadvertisingagency

B.promotesalesofthatproduct

C.competewithotherfirmsthatproducethesamekindof

product

D.introducethatproducertothepublic

10.Whatdoyouthinkisthestrengthofpersonalselling?

A.HighefficiencyB.Greatflexibility

A.documentaryB.irrevocableC.dishonoredD.

confirmed

12.Adishonouredbillis

A.onewhichtheimporterisashamedof

B.onewhichtheimporterfailstopayontheduedate

C.onewhichthedrawerfailstopay

D.onewhichtheexporterfailstoclear

13.Intermsofsafeness,amortgagebonda

debenturebond,

A.isthesameasB.issaferthanC.involves

moreriskthanD.isnotassafeas

14.Whatisaninsurancepolicy?

A.Agovernmentlawoninsurance.

B.Awrittencontractbetweentheinsurerandtheinsured.

C.Apieceofpaperwiththeinsurer'ssignatureonit.

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D.Asetofrulestoregulatetheinsurancemarket.

15.Whatcanwesayforcertainabouttransportationand

physicaldistribution?

A.Transportationisthesamethingasphysical

distribution.

B.Transportationisnotasimportantasphysical

distribution.

C.Transportationisoneofthecomponentsofphysical

distributionsystem.

D.Thetermtransportationiswidelyusedtomeanphysical

distribution.

16.Customerrelationsshouldberesponsibleforallof

thefollowingEXCEPT.

A.thequalityofproductorserviceB.

customerinquiriesandcomplaints

C.findingnewresourcesforthecompanyD.

attractingnewcustomers

17.Whatisthemajorfeatureofaglobalmarketing

strategy?

A.UniformityB.FlexibilityC.LocalizationD.

Diversity

18.Whatismeantby“consideration“inacontract?

A.Anitemofconsiderablevaluegiventotheotherparty.

B.Anitemofvaluegiventotheotherparty.

C.Moneyinexchangeofgoods.

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D.Carefulthinkingbeforesigningacontract.

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Packagingmeansmorethantheboxes,wrappingsandother

materialsthatgoroundthephysicalproduct.

B.Packagingcanchangethequalityofaproduct.

C.Packagingcanchangeaproductinthemindsofconsumers.

D.Packagingcanhelptoopenlargermarkets.

20.Tobeawisecustomer,wemustevaluateand

choosetobuywhatis.

A.theprice;thecheapest

B.theproductquality;oftopquality

C.thetotalproductoffer;ofthebestvaluetous

D.theafter-saleservice;providedwiththebest

after-saleservice

21.Themostmajorfunctionofmoneyis.

A.astoreofvalueB.theunitofaccount

C.themediumofexchangeD.astandardofdeferred

payment

22.pointstotheadvantagesoftheadvertiser's

productovercompetingproducts.

A、Primary-demandadvertisingB、Comparative

advertising

C]Direct-actionadvertisingD、Institutional

advertising

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23.Whenapersoninsuressomething,thewrittenagreement

betweentheinsurerandtheinsurediscalled.

A.insurancepolicyB.claimC.liability

D.autoinsurance

24.Aisbackedonlybytheinsurerspromiseto

paywhentheinterestandprincipalaredue.

A、bearerbondB、debenturebondC、mortgagebond

D、corporatebond

25.isstockwithfirstclaimonthecorporation's

earningsandassetsaftertheclaimsofbondholders.

A、PreferredstockB、StockexchangeC、Commonstock

D、Stockcertificates

26.Inforeigntrade,isthefastestmethodof

sendingmoneyabroad.

A.sightbillB.internationalmoneyordersC.bill

ofexchangeD.telegraphedtransfer

27.isNOTconsideredasanactionthatcouldhurt

competitionandconsumers.

A.PricefixingB.DeceptivepricingC.Resale

pricemaintenanceD.Settingtargetreturn

28.Marketerscancommunicatewithlargenumbersof

potentialcustomersatthesametimeby.

A.personalsellingB.directsellingC.mass

sellingD.sendingleaflets

29.Adishonoredbillis.

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A、onethatisnotaccompaniedbyshippingdocuments.B、

onethatisnotpaidontheduedate.

C、onethatmustbepaidatsight.D、

onethatcannotbecancelled.

30.Wecangetinformationaboutacompany'sassetsand

liabilitiesfrom.

A、aninsurancepolicyB、anincomestatementC、a

balancesheetD>abillofexchange

31.promotestheuseofaparticularbrandamong

competingproducts.

A.ComparativeadvertisingB.Brand

advertising

C.Primary-demandadvertisingD.Institutional

advertising

32.willpayapersonmoneywhenhe/sheisunable

towork.

A.IncomeinsuranceB.HealthcareinsuranceC.

AutoinsuranceD.Lifeinsurance

33.Iftheapplesinafruitstorelookveryluscious,and

youbuyadozenwhichactuallyisoutofyour

expectation,wecansaythisactionisakindof.

A、reflexbuyingB、impulsebuying

C、neitherimpulsebuyingnorreflexbuyingD、

installmentbuying

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34.Inabillofexchange,ifitissaying"30daysafter

sight”,thatmeansthebillcanbepaid.

A.immediatelyB.within30

daysafteritisdrawn.

C.within30daysafteritispresentedD.regardless

thedate

35.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoaMarketing

Mix”？

A.PlacementB.ProductC.Point-of-saleD.

Promotion

36.Asa,youareoneoftheownersofacompany.

A.stockholderB.bondholderC.vendor

D.creditor

37.Theisreachedwhenthemoneyfromthesales

ofproductequalsthetotalcostsandexpensesinvolved

inproducingandmarketingit.

A、equilibriumpriceB、balancesheetC、pricefixing

D、break-evenpoint

38.Thesharecapitalofacompanyis.

A、themoneyyousharewithothersB、

issuedeitherbyabusinessorbyagovernment

C、stockthatpermitownerstoshareanyprofitsorlosses

D、thetotalinvestmentfromalloftheshareholders

39.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTberegardedasreal

property?

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A、FarmlandB、BuildingsonlandC、Thecomputeron

alecturedeskD、Treesinagarden

40.Theisanaccountingstatementthatsummarizes

acompany'srevenues,costofgoodssold,expenses,

andnetprofitorlossoveraperiodoftime.

A.balancesheetB.incomestatementC.premium

statementD.insurancepolicy

41.Anotherfactorthataffectsthepriceofbondsisthe

creditratingofcompanyorgovernmentunitissuingthe

bond.

A.ratinggiventoanindividualorbusinessfirmasacredit

risk,basedonpastrecordsofdebtrepayment,

financialstatus,etc.

B.ratinggiventoacompanyastoitssalespower

C.assessmentofacompany'sproduction

D.assessmentofacompany'smoneydepositedinthebank.

42.Wheninterestpaymentsaredueonabearerbond,its

possessorclipsacouponfromthebondandsendsthe

coupontotheissuerforpayment.

A.acertificateorticketentitlingtheholdertoa

specifiedright,asreducedpurchaseprice

B.adetachableprintedstatementonabond,specifyingthe

interestdueatagiventime

C.apartofaprintedadvertisementasforuseinordering

goods,samples,orliterature

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D.aformsurrenderedinordertoobtainanarticle,service,

oraccommodation

43.Sinceourreceiptsdonotalwaysmatchoutexpenditures,

wegenerallykeepsomemoneyinacheckingaccount

balance.

A.payrollB.paymentC.incomeD.property-

44.Severalattemptstounionizetheworkforcehavebeen

defeatedbymarginsashighas3to1.

A.edgeorborderB.

blankspaceonapage

C.differencebetweenthebuyingandsellingD.

differenceintheamountofvotes

45.Buyersofthesegoodsusuallyprovideprospective

supplierswithadescriptionoftheproductorservice

andrequestthatbidsorpricequotationsbesubmitted.

A.servicesB.ordersC.productsD.

offersofprices

46.Ofthefollowing,arenormallyNOTconsidered

akindofsecurities.

A.mutualfundsharesB.registeredbondsC.

commonstocksD.savingsaccounts

47.istheprotectionagainsteconomicloss

providedbysharingtheriskwithothers.

A.FinanciallossB.InsuranceC.Premium

D.Stock

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48.areusedbytheconsumerorhouseholdthatbuys

themandcomeinaready-to-useformthatcallsforno

furtherindustrialorcommercialprocessing.

A.ConsumergoodsB.ConveniencegoodsC.Shopping

goodsD.Durablegoods

49.Thenormsandexpectationsaboutthewaypeopledo

thingsinaspecificcountryare.

A.customsB.valuesC.modesofconductD.

statesofexistence

50.referstopromotionactivitiesthatstimulate

interest,trialorpurchasebyfinalcustomersor

othersinthechannel.

A.AdvertisingB.SalespromotionC.Publicity

D.Massselling

III.Inthispart,therearesomereadingpassagesfollowed

by5questionsorunfinishedstatementseach.Foreach

ofthemtherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.

Youshoulddecideonthebestoneaccordingtoyour

understanding.

PassageOne

BillGates,thebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithouta

singleearneduniversitydegree,isbyhissuccess

raisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusiness

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world'sfavoriteacademictitle:theMBA（Masterof

BusinessAdministration）.

TheMBA,a20th-centuryproduct,alwayshasbornethemark

oflowlycommerceandgreed（贪婪）onthetree-lined

campusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophy

andliterature.

Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycuttingintothe

hiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about79,000

peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisis

nearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,

atestimony（宣言）tothewidespreadassumptionthat

theMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhowantto

runcompaniessomeday.

“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstill

adisadvantagenottohaveone,“saidDonaldMorrison,

professorofmarketingandmanagementscience."But

inthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,

'ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,'theansweralot

moreis:Itdepends.”

ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthe

lateSamWaltonofWal-MartStoresInc.,hashelped

inspireself-consciousdebatesonbusinessschool

campusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhether

managementskillscanbetaught.

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TheHarvardBusinessReviewprintedalively,fictional

exchangeofletterstodramatizecomplaintsabout

businessdegreeholders.

ThearticlecalledMBAhiresaextremelydisappointing^

andsaid“MBAswanttomoveuptoofast,theydon't

understandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren'table

tofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyear.

Butbythen,they'reoutlookingforotherjobs.”

Theproblem,mostparticipantsinthedebateacknowledge,

isthattheMBAhasacquiredanaura（光环）offuture

richesandpowerfarbeyonditsactualimportanceand

usefulness.

Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsexplodedinthe1970sand

1980sandcreatedtheassumptionthatnoonewhopursued

abusinesscareercoulddowithoutone.Thegrowthwas

fueledbyabacklash（反冲）againsttheanti-business

valuesofthe1960sandbythewomen'smovement.

BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythose

withthedegreesoftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbut

arenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople."Theydon't

getalotofgroundinginthepeoplesideofthe

business,“saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentand

principaloftheTowersPer-finmanagementconsulting

firm.

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1.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitude

towardsbusinessoncampusesdominatedbypurer

disciplines?

A.Scornful

B.Appreciative.

C.Envious.

D.Realistic.

2.Itseemsthatthecontroversy（争辩）overthevalueof

MBAdegreeshasbeenfueledmainlyby.

A.thecomplaintsfromvariousemployers

B.thesuccessofmanynon-MBAs

C.thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines

D.thepoorperformanceofMBAsatwork

3.WhatisthemajorweaknessofMBAholdersaccordingto

TheHarvardBusinessReview?

A.Theyareusuallyserf-centered.

B.Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.

C.Theykeepcomplainingabouttheirjobs.

D.Theyarenotgoodatdealingwithpeople.

4.FromthepassageweknowthatmostMBAs.

A.canclimbthecorporateladderfairlyquickly

B.quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliarwiththeir

workmates

C.receivesalariesthatdonotmatchtheirprofessional

training

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D.cherishunrealisticexpectationsabouttheirfuture

5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.WhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAprograms.

B.ThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusiness

schools.

C.DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.

D.Adebateheldrecentlyonuniversitycampuses.

PassageTwo

Therelationshipbetweenthehomeandmarketeconomieshad

gonethroughtwodistinctstages.Early

industrializationbegantheprocessoftransferring

someproductionprocesses(e.g.cloth-making,sewing

andcanningfoods)fromthehometothemarketplace.

Althoughthehomeeconomycouldstillproducethese

goods,theprocesseswerelaboriousandthemarket

economywasusuallymoreefficient.Soonthemore

importantsecondstagewasevident一一themarketplace

beganproducinggoodsandservicesthathadneverbeen

producedbythehomeeconomy,andthehomeeconomywas

unabletoproducethem(e.g.electricityand

electricalappliances,theautomobile,advanced

education,sophisticatedmedicalcare).Inthesecond

stage,thequestionofwhetherthehomeeconomywasless

efficientinproducingthesenewgoodsandserviceswas

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irrelevant;ifthefamilyweretoenjoythesefruits

ofindustrialization,theywouldhavetobeobtained

inthemarketplace.Thetraditionalwaysoftakingcare

oftheseneedsinthehomesuchasinnursingthesick,

becameunacceptable(and,inmostseriouscases,

probablylesssuccessful).Justastheappearanceof

theautomobilemadetheuseofthehorsedrawncarriage

illegalandthenimpractical,andtheappearanceof

televisionchangedtheradiofromasourceof

entertainmenttoasourceofbackgroundmusic,somost

ofthefruitsofeconomicgrowthdidnotincreasethe

optionsavailabletothehomeeconomytoeitherproduce

thegoodsorservicesorpurchasetheminthemarket.

Growthbroughtwithitincreasedvarietyinconsumer

goods,butnotincreasedflexibilityforthehome

economyinobtainingthesegoodsandservices.Instead,

economicgrowthbroughtwithitincreasedconsumer

relianceonthemarketplace.Inordertoconsumethese

newgoodsandservices,thefamilyhadtoenterthe

marketplaceaswageearnersandconsumers.The

neoclassical(新古典主义的)modelthatviewsthe

familyasdecidingwhethertoproducegoodsand

servicesdirectlyortopurchasetheminthe

marketplaceisbasicallyamodelofthefirststage.

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Itcannotaccuratelybeappliedtothesecond(and

current)stage.

6.Thereasonwhymanyproductionprocessesweretakenover

bythemarketplacewasthat.

A.itwasanecessarystepintheprocessof

industrialization

B.theydependedonelectricityavailableonlytothe

marketeconomy

C.itwastroublesometoproducesuchgoodsinthehome

D.themarketplacewasmoreefficientwithrespectto

theseprocesses

7.Itcanbeseenfromthepassagethatinthesecondstage

A.sometraditionalgoodsandserviceswerenotsuccessful

whenprovidedbythehomeeconomy

B.themarketeconomyprovidednewgoodsandservices

neverproducedbythehomeeconomy

C.producingtraditionalfoodsathomebecamesocially

neverproducedbythehomeeconomy

D.whethernewgoodsandserviceswereproducedbythehome

economybecameirrelevant

8.Duringthesecondstage,ifthefamilywantedtoconsume

newgoodsandservices,theyhadtoenterthe

marketplace.

A.aswageearners

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B.bothasmanufacturersandconsumers

C.bothasworkersandpurchasers

D.ascustomers

9.Economicgrowthdidnotmakeitmoreflexibleforthe

homeeconomytoobtainthenewgoodsandservices

because.

A.thefamilywasnotefficientinproduction

B.itwasillegalforthehomeeconomytoproducethem

C.itcouldnotsupplythembyitself

D.themarketforthesegoodsandserviceswaslimited

10.Theneoclassicalmodelisbasicallyamodelofthefirst

stage,becauseatthisstage.

A.Thefamilycouldrelyeitheronthehomeeconomyorthe

marketplacefortheneededgoodsandservices.

B.manyproductionprocesseswerebeingtransferredtothe

marketplace

C.consumersreliedmoreandmoreonthemarketeconomy

D.thefamilycoulddecidehowtotransferproduction

processestothemarketplace

PassageThree

Asisknowntoall,theorganizationandmanagementofwages

andsalariesareverycomplicated.Generallyspeaking,the

AccountDepartmentisresponsibleforcalculationsofpay,

whilethePersonnelDepartmentisinterestedindiscussions

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withtheemployeesaboutpay.

Ifafirmwantstoadoptanewwageandsalarystructure,itis

essentialthatthefirmshoulddecideonamethodofjob

evaluationandwaysofmeasuringtheperformanceofits

employees.Inordertobesuccessful,thatnewpaystructure

willneedagreementbetweenTradeUnionsandemployers.

Injobevaluation,alloftherequirementsofeachjobaredefined

inadetailedjobdescription.Eachofthoserequirementsis

givenavalue,generallyin“points”,whichareadded

togethertogiveatotalvalueforthejob.Formiddleand

highermanagement,aspecialmethodisusedtoevaluate

managersontheirknowledgeofthejob,theirresponsibility,

andtheirabilitytosolveproblems.Becauseofthedifficulty

inmeasuringmanagementwork,however,jobgradesfor

managersareoftendecidedwithoutreferencetoan

evaluationsystembasedonpoints.

Inattemptingtodesignapaysystem,thePersonnelDepartment

shouldcomparethevalueofeachjobwiththoseinthejob

market.Itshouldalsoconsidereconomicfactorssuchasthe

costoflivingandthelaborsupply.

Itisnecessarythatpaymentforajobshouldvarywithany

distinctionsinthewaythatjobisperformed.Whereitis

simpletomeasuretheworkdone,asintheworkdonewith

thehands,monetaryencouragementschemesareoften

chosen;forindirectworkers,wheremeasurementisdifficult,

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methodsofadditionalpaymentsareemployed.

11.Ifacompanywantsitsnewpaystructuretobesuccessful,itis

necessaryto.

A.givetheworkersextrapaytoencouragethemB.sharethe

sameopinionbetweentheTradeUnionandtheemployers

C.consultsomeproblemsassociatedwithpayD.adopta

specialwaytoevaluatetheperformanceofitsemployees

12.Themethodsof

additionalpaymentsareadoptedforindirectworkers

because.

A.theydon'thaveahigherpay

B.thefirmhasn'tenoughfund

C.themeasurementoftheirworkisverydifficult

D.theirworkislessimportantthanthatofotherworkers

13.Whatshouldafirmconsiderindesigninganewpay

system?

A.Thevalueofeachjobalone.B.Themethodof

calculatingthepay.

C.Therequirementsofeachjob.D.Thelaborsupply

andthecostofliving.

14.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.onlytheAccountsDepartmentisinvolvedinthemanagement

ofsalaries

B.differentjobperformancesshouldbegivendifferentpayments

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C.anevaluationsystembasedonpointsisusuallyusedto

measuremanagementwork

D.evaluatingmanagementworkmakesnodifferencefromother

work

15.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.

A.explainhowtheperformanceofajobcanbemeasuredin

points

B.describetheresponsibilitiesofvariousdepartments

C.tellreadershowafirmcansucceedinadoptinganewpay

system

D.tellreadershowdifficultthemanagementworkis

PassageFour

Theso-calledAmericanizationphenomenonseemstobea

consequenceoftherecentglobalizationinourworld.

IfwefindAmericanproductsworldwide,itisalso

increasinglycommontofindAsianproductsinthe

UnitedStates.

GoingtoanycountryinAsianowadays,wearegoingtosee

alotoftheAmericanicons（图标）everywhere.Afew

yearsagowhenIwasinHo-Chi-MinCity,formerlyknown

asSaigon,Iwascompletelyastonishedatthenumber

ofbillboardsadvertisingproductsfrommultinational

companies,manyofthemAmerican.Itisunforgettable

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forme—thevisionofthespectacularCoca-Cola

billboardonaHo-Chi-MinStreet.

LivingintheUnitedSlatesnow,1amdiscoveringmanyAsian

productsinAmerica,fromfoodtomovies.Inoneday

inSanFrancisco,orSeattle,orHouston,wecanbuy

SisheidocosmeticsfromJapanattheGalleriaMall,

have•（寿司）andsashimi（生包片）inoneofthemany

Japaneserestaurantsinthecity,gotothecinemaand

enjoythebeautifulAmerican-ChinesemovieCrouching

Tiger,HiddenDragon,andtakehomespringrollsfrom

oneofthemanyChineserestaurantsintown.

Iunderstandthatagreatmanypeoplewouldliketohold