商务英语中级模拟试题

商务英语中级模拟试题(17)

(1~7/共7题)READINGPARTONE-Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonoutdoor

advertisingontheoppositepage.•Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7,refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.­Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

ThesoybeanisalegumenativetoChina.For5000years,Chinahasbeenusingsoybeansasa

sourceoffoodandmedicine.AsoneofthefivesacredgrainsinChina,soybeanswereextensively

cultivatedandhighlyvalued.Intheeighteenthcentury,soybeanswereintroducedinEuropefor

thefirsttimeandwereregardedmerelyasanobjectofbotanicalcuriosity.Itwasonlyinthe

1930'swhentheUnitedStatesbeganexploringanddevelopingsoybeanvarieties

throughhybridization.Today,asamainsourceofprotein,soybeansarearegularcomponentof

humandietincountriessuchasChina,JapanandIndonesia.

B

Manycountriesaroundtheworldproduceaswellasconsumesoybeansfordifferentreasons.In

Asia,thesoybeanisgrownchieflyforthebeans,whichisconsumedfresh,fermented,ordried.

Asasourceofproteinandoil,soybeanmilkismadewiththewholesoybeans.Beancurdismade

fromsoymilkandtofuisseasonedorcookedtogetherwithotherdishes.IntheWest,soybeans

areproducedprimarilyforthesoybeanmealusedaslivestockfeed.Asmoreinvestigativeresults

ofresearchhaveunveiledthehealthbenefitsofsoybeanfoodproducts,soyfoodsaregaining

morepopularityasahealthproduct.

C

Soyhasbeenavailableformorethantwodecadesinhealthfoodstores,specialtymarketsand

restaurantsthatservehealthy,hotmeals.Butnowit'spoisedtobecomethefoodofthenext

millennium,availablesooninnearlyeverything,everywhere.Somepeoplebelievethesoy

proteinbusinesswilltripleoverthenexttwoyearsbecauseoftheFDAannouncement(TheFDA

isnowlettingcompaniesadvertiseaconnectionbetweensoyproteinandahealthyheart,andit

issuretomeanhealthyprofits).

D

Todaytheone-billion-dollar-a-yearsoybeanbusinessisdominatedbycompaniesthatproduce

soyburgers,soymilkandtofu,butthefutureisinnewproductslikesoypizza,soypeanutbutter;

evensoybreakfastcereal.Butexperiencehasshownthatunlesshealthyfoodtastesgood,itfails

inthemarketplace.Andmanyconsumersconsiderthetasteofsoy,inthiscasetofu,blandorat

best,bean-like.InBocaBurgerinChicagotheywon'tsayhowtheymaketheirsoyburgerstaste

likemeat,butthey'reconvincingenoughtobefeaturedinschoolcafeteriasandfastfood

restaurants.

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Infoodindustrysalesvolumeisdeterminedbynothingotherthanflavor.

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PeopleinAsiancountrieseatsoyproductsregularlytoobtainprotein.

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Considerableprofitswillbeachievedinfoodindustrybecauseofadvertisementsonsoyproducts.

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Thesoybeanisusedasasourceoffoodforbothhumanandlivestockaroundtheworld.

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Thewesterncountriesprimarilyregardedsoybeanasaninterestingandrareplant.

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Soywillbecomeoneofthemostpopularfoodsinthe21stcentury.

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Soyproductmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.

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(8~12/共5题)PARTTWO♦Readthearticlebelowaboutbanks.•Choosethebestsentence

fromtheoppositepagetofilleachofthegaps.•Foreachgap8—12,markoneletter(A—G)on

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

IBMwasestablishedinthestateofNewYorkonJune15,1911asthe

Computing-Tabulating-RecordingCompany.Butitsoriginscanbetracedbackto1890,whenthe

UnitedStateswasexperiencingwavesofimmigration.TheU.S.CensusBureauknewits

traditionalmethodsofcountingwouldnotbeadequateformeasuringthepopulation,soit

sponsoredacontesttofindamoreefficientmeansoftabulatingcensusdata.Thewinnerwas

HermanHollerith,whosePunchCardTabulatingMachineusedanelectriccurrenttosenseholes

inpunchcardsandkeeparunningtotalofdata.Capitalizingonhissuccess,Hollerithformedthe

TabulatingMachineCo.in1896.

_8_ThecombinedComputing-Tabulating-RecordingCo.,orC-T-R,manufacturedandsold

machineryrangingfromcommercialscalesandindustrialtimerecorderstomeatandcheese

slicersand,ofcourse,tabulatorsandpunchcards.

ThomasJ.Watsonjoinedthecompanyasgeneralmanagerin1914,whenthediversified

businessesofC-T-Rproveddifficulttomanage.Watsonboostedcompanyspiritwithemployee

sportsteams,familyoutingsandacompanyband.Hepreachedapositiveoutlook,andhis

favoritesloganwas"THANK"._9_Heunderstoodthatthesuccessoftheclienttranslatedinto

thesuccessofhiscompany,abeliefthat,yearslater,manifesteditselfinthepopularsaying,

"NobodywaseverfiredforbuyingfromIBM."

Within11monthsofjoiningC-T-R,Watsonbecameitspresident.Thecompanyfocusedon

providinglarge-scale,custom-builttabulatingsolutionsforbusinesses,leavingthemarketfor

smallofficeproductstoothers.DuringWatson'sfirstfouryears,revenuesdoubledto$2million.

Healsoexpandedthecompany'soperationstoEurope,SouthAmerica,AsiaandAustralia._10_

DuringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s,IBMmanagedtogrowwhiletherestoftheU.S.

economystruggled.Watsontookcareofhisemployees._11_Whilemostbusinesseshadshut

down,Watsonkepthisworkersbusyproducingnewmachinesevenwhiledemandwasslack.

Thankstotheresultinglargeinventoryofequipment,IBMwasreadywhentheSocialSecurityAct

of1935broughtthecompanyalandmarkgovernmentcontracttomaintainemploymentrecords

for26millionpeople.Itwascalled"thebiggestaccountingoperationofalltime,"anditwentso

wellthatordersfromotherU.S.governmentdepartmentsquicklyfollowed.

IBM'ssizeandsuccessinspirednumerousanti-trustactions.A1952suitbytheJustice

Department,settledfouryearslater,forcedIBMtosellitstabulatingmachines-atthetime,IBM

offeredthemonlythroughleases-inordertoestablishacompeting,used-machinemarket.

Anotherfederalanti-trustsuitdraggedonforthirteenyearsuntiltheJusticeDepartment

concludeditwas"withoutmerit"anddroppeditin1982._12_.

[A]IBMwasamongthefirstcorporationstoprovidegrouplifeinsurance,survivorbenefits

andpaidvacations.

[B]IBMisthemostprominentcasualtyofthetechnologyspendingfreeze,butothersare

sufferingaswell.

[C]In1911,Hollerith'scompanywasmergedwithtwoothers,ComputingScaleCo.,of

AmericaandInternationalTimeRecordingCo..

[D]Butitsoriginscanbetracedbackto1890,whentheUnitedStateswasexperiencing

wavesofimmigration.

[E]IBM*scompetitorsfiled20anti-trustsduringthe1970sandnonesucceeded.

[F]In1924,toreflectC-T-R'sgrowingworldwidepresence,itsnamewaschangedto

InternationalBusinessMachineCorp.,orIBM.

[G]Watsonalsostressedtheimportanceofthecustomer,alastingIBMprinciple.

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(13~18/共6题)PARTTHREE-Readthearticlebelowabouteffectsoftaxation,andthequestions

ontheoppositepage.•Foreachquestion13—18,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswer

Sheetfortheansweryouchoose.

HOWDOAMERICANCONSUMERSBORROW?

Youngconsumersoftenhavenotestablishedtheircreditratings.Manydonothavesteady

incomes.Theymighthavedifficultyborrowingmoneyfromanagencyinbusinesstomakeloan.

Parentsorrelativesareusuallytheirbestsourceofloans.Ofcourse,theparentsorrelatives

wouldhavemoneyavailableandbewillingtolendit.Youmightevengetaninterest-freeloan.

Formostconsumersthecheapestplacetoborrowisatthecommercialbank.Banksareagood

sourceofinstallmentloanwhichmayrunfor12monthsupto30.Mostofbanksalsomake

single-paymentloanstoconsumersforshortperiods-30,60,or90days.Thenewesttypeofbank

loanisonethatadepositorcangetsimplybywritingacheck.Itworkslikethis.Adepositoris

givenalimitedamountofcredit,usuallybetween$500and$1,000.Heorshemaywritechecks

uptotheamountallowed.Onceacheckhasbeenwritten,theamountofthecheckbecomesa

loan.Usuallynochargeismadeforinterestuntiltheloanismade.Atypicalinterestrateis3

centsper$100perday,orjustunder1%amonth.Supposethatyouused$100ofyourcreditand

repaiditin30days.Thecostwouldbe90cents.Ifyourepaiditin10days,thecostwouldbeonly

30cents.

Thereisanothersourceofconsumerloansthatmaybeevencheaperthanabank.Itisacredit

union.Butyouhavetobeamembertoborrowfromone.Acreditunionisacooperative.You

rememberthatacooperativeisabusinessorganizedtoprovideitsowners,ormembers,with

goodsorservicesatasaving.Likeabank,acreditunionisbothasavingsandalending

organization.Itsmembersdeposittheirsavingsinthecreditunionandarepaidinterestinreturn.

Thesesavingsareusedtomakeloanstomembersatlowrates.Membersofacreditunionare

peoplewithacommonbond.Theymayworkforthesamefirmorbelongtothesamechurch,

lodge,orlaborunion.

Consumerloansaresmallinamountcomparedtothosemadetobusinessfirms.Companies

thatspecializeinmakingloanstoconsumers,therefore,aresometimescalledsmall-loan

companies.Thesecompaniesoperateunderstatelawswhichregulateboththemaximum

amountthatcanbeloanedandtheratescharged.Regulationsvaryfromonestatetoanother.In

general,however,therateschargedbysmall-loancompaniesarehigherthanthoseofotherlegal

lendersexceptpawnbrokers.Thefollowingfactsshouldtellyouwhy.

Halformoreoftheloansmadebysmall-loancompaniesaresignatureofcharacterloans.

Practicallyallloansarepaidininstallments.Insomestates,small-loancompanieswilllendas

littleas$25or$50.Manyoftheircustomersarepersonswhosecreditratingsaresopoorthat

theycannotborrowelsewhere.

Anotherpossiblesourceofloansisalifeinsurancepolicy.Lifeinsuranceloansareeasyto

obtain.Theratechargedislessthanthatforalmostanyothertypeofloanavailabletoconsumers.

Thisisbecausethelendertakesnorisk.Also,borrowersmaytakeaslongastheywanttorepay

theirloans.Althoughthatmayseemlikeanadvantage,itcanalsobeadisadvantage.Whena

borrowerisnotrequiredtorepayaloanwithinacertaintime,itiseasytoletitrunonandon.

Thisincreasesthedollarcostoftheloanbecauseinterestmustbepaidforaslongastheloan

continues.

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Whyisitdifficultforyoungconsumerstoborrowmoneyfrombank?

A.Becausetheyhavenosteadyworkandcan'tregisteracreditcard.

B.Becausetheydragouttheloan.

C.Becausetheyareunlikelytopaythethingspurchasedbycredit.

0.Becausetheyareunwillingtopayinterest.

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Accordingtothepassage,whatdoessingle-paymentloanreferto?

A.Youmayrunloansfrom30to60,or90days.

B.Youmustrepaydebtsoncein30,60,or90days.

C.ltisthenewesttypeofbankloan.

D.ltreferstotheloanprovidedforonlyonedepositor.

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Accordingtoparagraph2,ifyouuse$100ofyourcreditandrepayitin20days,howmuch

interestwillyoupay?

A.70cents.

B.60cents.

C.80cents.

D.50cents.

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Whatistherequirementtoborrowfromacreditunion?

A.Consumersmustbethemembersofacreditunion.

B.Consumersmusthavesteadyincome.

C.Theorganizationmustlendmoneyatlowratesofinterest.

0.Consumersmustdeposittheirsavingsinthecreditunion.

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Whichisnotmentionedonborrowingfromasmall-loancompany?

A.Thesecompaniesoperatedifferentlyunderstatelaws.

B.Thesecompanieschargedlowerthanpawnbrokers.

C.Mostoftheloansmadebythesecompanieshavenoguarantee.

□.Customersmustrepaytheloansininstallment.

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Whatisbothanadvantageanddisadvantageofborrowingonlifeinsurance?

A.Lifeinsuranceloansareavailabletoeveryone.

B.Sometypesofinsurancehaveacashvalue.

C.Customerswillletaloanrunonandon.

D.Thedeadlineofrepayingtheloansisflexible.

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(19~33/共15题)PARTFOUR-Readthenewsbelow.-Choosethebestwordorphrasetofilleach

gapfromA,B,C,orDontheoppositepage.-Foreachquestion19-33,markoneletter(AzB,C,

orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

CruiseShipHolidays

Passengersoncruiseshipholidays,astheyare_0_onTVprogramsandfilms,usuallyappear

tobebothrichandelderly.Suchpeopledonot,however,accuratelyrepresentthe6.8

million_19_whotookthiskindofholidaylastyear.Overthelastfewyearstheworldcruise

industryhasconcentratedon_20_toyounger;lesswealthypeople,givingthema/an_21_

morelikeafloatingdiscothanthetraditionalquietholidayonaluxuryship.Evenfamilieswith

youngchildrenarenolongerso_22_oncruiseship.Partlyasaresult,thenumberof

passengerstakingacruisehasincreasedbya/an_23_of8.5%ayearsince1990.

CruiseStarisnowtheworld's_24_cruiseline.TheothertwomajorcompaniesareIntersail

andSeaways.Togetherthesethreecarry_25_halftheworld'scruisepassengersand_26_

almostalltheindustry'sprofits.Forthe30orsosmallerfirms,lifeismuchtougher.Thatis

because_27_sizebringssomanybenefitstothelargefirms.Theycannegotiatebulkdiscounts

on_28_suchasfoodandfuel,andeven,iftheyorderenoughofthem,onships.A

secondary_20_forthesmalleroperatorsisthattheycannotspreadoverheadssuchbroadly

marketing.Asignificantpartofthecostof_30_peopleonacruisehappensbeforetheygoon

boardtheship.Thethreelargecompaniesbetweenthemspendmorethan$100millionayear

onTV_31_inAmerica.They_32_armiesofsalesman.Deliveringpassengerstotheshipis

partofpackagedealand,onceagain,_33_meanssavings:CruiseStaristhebiggestsingle

buyerofairlineticketsinAmerica.

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A.passengers

B.holders

C.managers

0.producers

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A.calling

B.showing

C.appealing

0.applying

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A.symbol

B.experience

C.product

D.idea

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A.rare

B.big

C.many

D.short

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A.figure

B.gap

C.edge

□.average

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A.only

B.largest

C.first

□.expensive

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A.more

B.nearly

C.sometimes

D.hardly

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A.produce

B.take

C.receive

D.make

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A.whole

B.complete

C.sheer

□.partial

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A.goods

B.items

C.provisions

0.supplies

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A.practice

B.disadvantage

C.purpose

□.strength

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A.sending

B.permitting

C.making

0.refusing

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A.advertising

B.applying

C.broadcasting

0.loading

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A.fire

B.employ

C.help

□.accept

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A.profit

B.cost

C.money

□.volume

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（34~45/共12题）PARTFIVE-Readthetextbelow.-Inmostofthelines34—45thereisoneextra

word.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Some

lines,however,arecorrect.-Ifalineiscorrect,writeCORRECTonyourAnswerSheet.-Ifthere

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

EthicsandMissionStatements

CorrectAsbusinessemergedfromtheprofit-oriented1980s,valuesandsocial

onresponsibilitieswerebeingemphasizedonincorporatemissionstatements.

34BecauseGreedwasout,andethicswerein.Businessesandtheiremployees

35becameactivelyengagedinlessactivitiesthatcontributedtotheircommunities.

36Tospellouttheirgoals,companieswereincreasinglydevelopedcodesofethics.

37Missionstatementsthatwerewrittenbecausetheyrequiredconsensusand

38commitment.Noteveryonewho,however,agreedwiththetrendtowardthe

39strongsocialstancesofsomepubliccorporations.RespectedeconomistMilton

40Friedmancontended,"ManyFewtrendscouldsothoroughlyunderminethevery

41foundationofourfreesocietyastheacceptancebycorporateofficialsofasocial

42responsibilityotherthantomakeasmuchmoremoneyfortheirstockholdersas

43possible."TheCEOofLeviStrauss&Co.expressedanotheroneviewpointabout

44missionstatements,sayingthat"ourcompliance-basedprogramsenttoa

45disturbingmessagetoourpeople-WEDON*TRESPECTYOUR

INTELLIGENCEORTRUSTYOU!"

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•YouaretheCustomerServiceManagerinatelemobilecompanywhohasreceivedacallfroma

customercomplainingaboutthedelayofdelivery.

•Writeamemotoyoursecretary:

•Tellingherabouttheclaim

•Mentioningtheserialnumberoftheorderanddateofdelivery

•Askingforrelevantfilesandtheduplicateinvoice

•Write40-50wordsonaseparatesheet

MEMO

DearMsJones,

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(48~51/共12题)USTENINGPART1-Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsor

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

Message

Date8May2005

ToRupertGrint

FromPatrickFisher;_48_Department

Message

Mr,Fisherhasreceivedan_49_inColinCo.

Hewantstodiscussabouthis_50_.

Hehastoreplyby_51_.

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（52~55/共12题）LISTENINGPART1-Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsor

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

BookingForm

Bookingreference_52_

NameSteveMason

CompanyTabcoLtd.

FlighttoCairo

DepartureAt_53_,29October

Classofticket54

Cost（returnflight）Totalamount_55—.

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messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

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[A]anundergraduate

[B]aparent

[C]apersonnelexecutive

[D]asociologist

[E]aconsultantforjob-seekers

[F]aradiojournalist

[G]apsychologist

[H]ageneralmanager

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[A]trainingcourses

[B]websitedesigners

[C]conferencevenues

[D]securitysystems

[E]promotionalpackages

[F]after-dinnerspeakers

[G]pensionschemes

[H]transportationsystems

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•YouwillhearapaneldiscussioninwhichthehostisjoinedbythechairmanofSCI；acomputer

technologycorporationprovidingInternettechnology,andpresidentofClientSoftIncorporated,a

softwaretechnologyenterprise.

,Foreachquestion70-77,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.

•Youwillheartherecordingtwice.

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HowdidScotthelporganizationsmaximizetheirtechnology?

A.Byextendingtheenterprise.

B.Byusingproprietarytechnology.

C.Byimprovingcustomerrelationships.

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Accordingtotheinterview,whatdoestranslationofinformationmean?

A.InformationofdifferentlanguageswastranslatedintoEnglish.

B.Userscanacqu汗eandunderstandtheinformation.

C.InformationonproductsofsoftwarecompanyisbuiltintoWeb-basedapplications.

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Whatisthemainfunctionofbrowsersclickedbyaninsuranceagent?

A.Itsubmitsapolicyonpapertotheparentcompany'smainoffice.

B.ltgivesaccesstomainframeandnavigatesasecureandaccuratepolicytransaction.

C.ltconnectstocompany'smainframeandcontributestoinstantpolicytransaction.

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ThelanguageofthecomputermainframeandEnglish.

A.arequitedifferentfromeachother

B.arequitesimilartoeachother

C.areusedbydifferentpeopleindifferentoccasions

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TheservicenatureofSCTcompanyis.

A.usingInternettechnologytohelporganizationsleveragekeyrelationship

B.usingInternettechnologytohelporganizationsexpandtheirinvestment

C.usingWebpack2000tomakelifeeasier

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WhatcanCampusPipelineSolutionsprovide?

A.Onlineregistration.

B.E-businessapplications.

C.Tacultyadministrations.

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What'sthebottomlineof$CT?

A.Toharvestfromcustomersmultiplemillionsofdollarsinsomeexamples.

B.Tbgiveeachusertheirownpersonalizedpipeline.

C.Tobuildthelong-termrelationshipwiththeclients.

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WhydidutilitiesfacingderegulationneedsystemsprovidedbySCT?

A.Theywantedtousethesystemtomakenewregulations.

B.TheyweedrivenbytheglobalcompetitiontocompeteforabusinesswithClientsoft.

C.Theywantedtosolicitandmaintainrelationshipwiththeirclients.

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(1/1JSPEAKINGPART-1Theinterview—about3minutesInthisparttheinterlocutorasks

questionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogiveinformationaboutyourselfand

expresspersonalopinions.

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Theinterview-about3minutes

Inthisparttheinterlocutorasksquestionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogive

informationaboutyourselfandexpresspersonalopinions.

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(l/l)PART-2/Minipresentations,—about6minutesInthispartofthetestyouareaskedtogive

ashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthethreebelowand

thentalkforaboutoneminute.Youhaveoneminutetoprepareyourideas.

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(1/1)PART-3Discussion—about5minutesInthispartofthetestyouaregivenadiscussion

topic.Youhave30secondstolookatthepromptcard,anexampleofwhichisbelow,andthen

about3minutestodiscussthetopicwithyourpartner.Afterthatexaminerwillaskyoumore

questionsrelatedtothetopic.

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答案及解析

(1~7/共1题)READINGPARTONE-Lookatthestatementsbelowandtheinformationonoutdoor

advertisingontheoppositepage.•Whichsection(A,B,C,orD)doeseachstatement1—7,refer

to?•Foreachstatement1—7,markoneletter(A,B,C,orD)onyourAnswerSheet.•Youwill

needtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.

A

ThesoybeanisalegumenativetoChina.For5000years,Chinahasbeenusingsoybeansasa

sourceoffoodandmedicine.AsoneofthefivesacredgrainsinChina,soybeanswereextensively

cultivatedandhighlyvalued.Intheeighteenthcentury,soybeanswereintroducedinEuropefor

thefirsttimeandwereregardedmerelyasanobjectofbotanicalcuriosity.Itwasonlyinthe

1930'swhentheUnitedStatesbeganexploringanddevelopingsoybeanvarieties

throughhybridization.Today,asamainsourceofprotein,soybeansarearegularcomponentof

humandietincountriessuchasChina,JapanandIndonesia.

B

Manycountriesaroundtheworldproduceaswellasconsumesoybeansfordifferentreasons.In

Asia,thesoybeanisgrownchieflyforthebeans,whichisconsumedfresh,fermented,ordried.

Asasourceofproteinandoil,soybeanmilkismadewiththewholesoybeans.Beancurdismade

fromsoymilkandtofuisseasonedorcookedtogetherwithotherdishes.IntheWest,soybeans

areproducedprimarilyforthesoybeanmealusedaslivestockfeed.Asmoreinvestigativeresults

ofresearchhaveunveiledthehealthbenefitsofsoybeanfoodproducts,soyfoodsaregaining

morepopularityasahealthproduct.

C

Soyhasbeenavailableformorethantwodecadesinhealthfoodstores,specialtymarketsand

restaurantsthatservehealthy,hotmeals.Butnowit'spoisedtobecomethefoodofthenext

millennium,availablesooninnearlyeverything,everywhere.Somepeoplebelievethesoy

proteinbusinesswilltripleoverthenexttwoyearsbecauseoftheFDAannouncement(TheFDA

isnowlettingcompaniesadvertiseaconnectionbetweensoyproteinandahealthyheart,andit

issuretomeanhealthyprofits).

D

Todaytheone-billion-dollar-a-yearsoybeanbusinessisdominatedbycompaniesthatproduce

soyburgers,soymilkandtofu,butthefutureisinnewproductslikesoypizza,soypeanutbutter;

evensoybreakfastcereal.Butexperiencehasshownthatunlesshealthyfoodtastesgood,itfails

inthemarketplace.Andmanyconsumersconsiderthetasteofsoy,inthiscasetofu,blandorat

best,bean-like.InBocaBurgerinChicagotheywon'tsayhowtheymaketheirsoyburgerstaste

likemeat,butthey'reconvincingenoughtobefeaturedinschoolcafeteriasandfastfood

restaurants.

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Infoodindustrysalesvolumeisdeterminedbynothingotherthanflavor.

参考答案：D

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PeopleinAsiancountrieseatsoyproductsregularlytoobtainprotein_

参考答案：A

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Considerableprofitswillbeachievedinfoodindustrybecauseofadvertisementsonsoyproducts.

参考答案：C

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Thesoybeanisusedasasourceoffoodforbothhumanandlivestockaroundtheworld.

参考答案：B

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Thewesterncountriesprimarilyregardedsoybeanasaninterestingandrareplant.

参考答案：A

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Soywillbecomeoneofthemostpopularfoodsinthe21stcentury_

参考答案：C

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Soyproductmayreducetheriskofheartdisease.

参考答案：C

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