商务英语中级模拟试题十

商务英语中级模拟试题(10)

(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.

AMicrocomputer

Amicrocomputerisadesktopornotebooksizecomputingdevicethatusesamicroprocessor

asitsCentralProcessingUnit,orCPU.MicrocomputersarealsocalledPersonalComputers(PCs),

homecomputers,smallbusinesscomputers,andmicros.Thesmallest,mostcompactarecalled

laptops.Whentheyfirstappeared,theywereconsideredsingleuserdevices,andtheywere

capableofhandlingonlyfour,eight,or16bitsofinformationatonetime.Morerecentlythe

distinctionbetweenmicrocomputersandlarge,mainframecomputers(aswellasthesmaller

mainframetypesystemscalledminicomputers)hasbecomeblurred,asnewermicrocomputer

modelshaveincreasedthespeedanddatahandlingcapabilitiesoftheirCPUsintothe256bit.or

evenmuchmorebitmulti-userrange.

BMinicomputer

Aminicomputerisamid-levelcomputerbuilttoperformcomplexcomputationswhiledealing

efficientlywithahighlevelofinputandoutputfromusersconnectedviaterminals

Minicomputersalsofrequentlyconnecttootherminicomputersonanetworkanddistribute

processingamongalltheattachedmachines.Minicomputersareusedheavilyintransaction

processingapplicationsandasinterfacesbetweenmainframecomputersystemsandwidearea

networks.

CMainframeComputer

Amainframecomputerisahighlevelcomputerdesignedforthemostintensivecomputational

tasks.Mainframecomputersareoftensharedbymultipleusersconnectedtothecomputervia

terminals.Themostpowerfulmainframes,calledsupercomputers,performhighlycomplexand

timeconsumingcomputationsandareusedheavilyinbothpureandappliedresearchby

scientists,largebusinesses,andthemilitary.

DSupercomputer

Incomputerscience,supercomputersarelarge,extremelyfast,andexpensivecomputersused

forcomplexorsophisticatedcalculations.Typicallytheyaremachinescapableofpipelining

instructionexecutionandprovidingvectorinstructions.Asupercomputercan,forexample,

performanenormousnumberofcalculationsrequiredtodrawandanimateamovingspaceship

inamotionpicture.Supercomputersarealsousedforweatherforecasting,largescalescientific

modelingandoilexplorationandsoonandsolike.

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Theyareoftenusedforjobslikeengineeringdesignandtesting,seriousdecryption,economic

forecasting,etc.______________

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Manypublicschoolsnowemploythedevicesforprogrammedlearningandcomputerliteracy

courses.___________

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Computersaredesignedforuseinhomes,schools,andofficesettings.

第4题

Theyefficientlydealwithahighlevelofinputandoutputfromdifferentusers.

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Theyareusedforjobsthattakemassiveamountsofcalculating

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Theyareusuallyusedintransactionprocessingapplications.

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Theyareoftensharedbymanyusersconnectedtothecomputer.

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

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

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

ACONDENSEDEMPLOYEELIFECYCLE

Anemployeelifecycleisthestepstheemployeesgothroughfromthetimetheyentera

companyuntiltheyleave.OftenHumanResourcesprofessionalsfocustheirattentiononthe

stepsinthisprocessinhopesofmakinganimpactonthecompany'sbottomline.Thatisagood

thingforthemtodo.Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.

Employeesareoneofacompany'slargestexpensesthesedays.Unlikeothermajorcapitalcosts

(buildings,machinery,technology,etc.)humancapitalishighlyvolatile.You,asamanager,arein

akeypositiontoreducethatvolatilityusingthecondensedemployeelifecycleofHIAR

(pronouncedhire)—Hire,Inspire,Admire,andRetire.

Hire:Thisfirststepisprobablythemostimportant.Itisimportanttohirethebestpeopleyou

canfind._8_Thecostofreplacingabadhirefarexceedsthemarginaladditionalcostofhiring

thebestpersoninthefirstplace.

Inspire.Onceyouhaverecruitedthebestemployeestocometoworkonyourteam,thehard

partbegins.Youhavetoinspirethemtoperformtotheircapabilities._9_Thatiswhereyouwill

gettheirbesteffortandtheircreativitywhichwillhelpyourorganizationexcel.

Admire.Onceyouhavehiredthebestemployeesandhavechallengedandmotivatedthem,

youcannotrelax._10_Thesameattentionyoushouldpaytotheirworkassignments,totheir

satisfactionlevels,totheirsenseofbeingpartofagreatteamneedstocontinueforaslongas

theyareinyourgroup.Assoonasyoustarttoslackoff,theirsatisfactionandmotivationwill

decrease.Ifyoudon'tdosomething,theywillbecomedisenchantedandwillleave.Theywill

becomepartofthe"employeeturnover"statisticyouweretryingtoavoid.

Retire:Thisiswhenyouknowhavebeensuccessful.Whenemployeesseeyourcompanyasthe

employerofchoice,theywilljoinyou._11_Aslongasyoucontinuetoinspire,motivate,and

challengethem,theywillcontinuetocontributeatthehighlevelsyouneedinordertobeatyour

competition.Theywillbelong-termemployeesevenstayingwithyouandyourcompanyuntil

theyretire._12_Youwillattractandretainsecondandeventhirdgenerationemployees.

[A].Thisisnotatimetobecheap.

[B].Whentheyrecognizeyouasagoodbossandarealleader;theywillstayaround.

[C].Totheextentthatyoucanbeagoodboss,youcankeepemployees,keepthemhappy,and

reducethecostsassociatedwithemployeeturnover.

[D].Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.

[E].Thebiggestmistakeamanagercanmakeistoignoreemployees.

[F].Youhavetochallengeandmotivatethem.

[G].Theywillreferotherqualityemployeestoyourcompany,includingtheirrelatives.

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

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

Sheetfortheansweryouchoose.

ProblemsPotentialExportersAreFacing

Manyfirmsfailtosucceed,becausewhentheybeginexportingtheyhavenotresearchedthe

targetmarketsordevelopedaninternationalmarketingplum.Tobesuccessful,afirmmust

clearlydefineitsgoals,objectivesandpotentialproblems.Secondly,itmustdevelopadefinitive

plantoaccomplishitsobjectives,regardlessoftheproblemsinvolved.Unlessthefirmis

fortunateenoughtopossessastaffwithconsiderableexpertise.Itmaynotbeabletotakethis

crucialfirststepwithoutqualifiedoutsideguidance.

Oftentopmanagementisnotcommittedenoughtoovercometheinitialdifficultiesand

financialrequirementsofexporting.Itcanoftentakemoretimeandefforttoestablishafirmina

foreignmarketthaninthedomesticone.Althoughtheearlydelaysandcostsinvolvedin

exportingmayseemdifficulttojustifywhencomparedtoestablisheddomestictrade,the

exportershouldtakeamoreobjectiveviewofthisprocessandcarefullymonitorinternational

marketingeffortsthroughtheseearlydifficulties.Ifagoodfoundationislaidforexportbusiness,

thebenefitsderivedshouldeventuallyoutweightheinvestment.

Anotherproblemareaisintheselectionoftheforeigndistributor.Thecomplicationsinvolved

inoverseascommunicationsandtransportationrequireinternationaldistributorstoactwith

greaterindependencethantheirdomesticcounterparts.Also,sinceanewexporter'strademarks

andreputationareusuallyunknownintheforeignmarket,foreigncustomersmaybuyonthe

strengthofthedistributingagent'sreputation.Afirmshouldthereforeconductathorough

evaluationofthedistributor'sfacilities,thepersonnelhandlingitsaccount,andthemanagement

methodsemployed.

Anothercommondifficultyforthenewexporteristheneglectoftheexportmarketoncethe

domesticonebooms,toomanycompaniesonlyconcentrateonexportingwhenthereisa

recession.Othersmayrefusetomodifyproductstomeettheregulationsorculturalpreferences

ofothercountries.Localsafetyregulationscannotbeignoredbyexporters.Ifnecessary

modificationsarenotmadeatthefactory,thedistributormustmakethem,usuallyatagreater

costandprobablynotassatisfactorily.Itshouldalsobenotedthattheresultingsmallerprofit

marginmakestheaccountlessattractive.

Ifexportersexpectdistributingagentstoactivelypromotetheiraccounts,theymustbetrained,

andtheirperformancecontinuallymonitored.Thisrequiresacompanymarketingexecutivetobe

locatedpermanentlyinthedistributor'sgeographicalregion.Itisthereforeadvisablefornew

exporterstoconcentratetheireffortsinafewgeographicalareasuntilthereissufficientbusiness

tosupportacompanyrepresentative.Thedistributorshouldalsobetreatedonanequalbasis

withdomesticcounterparts.Forexample,specialdiscountoffers,salesincentiveprogrammes

andspecialcredittermsshouldbeavailable.

Consideringajoint-ventureorlicensingagreementisanotheroptionfornewexporters.

However,manycompaniesstilldismissinternationalmarketingasunviable.Thereareanumber

ofreasonsforthis.Theremaybeimportrestrictionsinthetargetmarket,thecompanymaylack

sufficientfinancialresources,oritsproductlinemaybetoolimited.Yet,manyproductsthatcan

competeonanationalbasiscanbesuccessfulinthemajorityofworldmarkets.Ingeneral,all

thatisneededforsuccessisflexibilityinusingthepropercombinationsofmarketingtechniques.

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Inthefirstparagraph,thewritersuggeststhatfirmsthinkingaboutexportingshould

A.getprofessionaladvice.

B.studyinternationalmarketing.

C.identifythemostprofitablemarkets.

D.havedifferentobjectivestootherexporters.

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Thewriterbelievesthatifsufficientpreparationisundertaken

A.initialdifficultiescanbeeasilyavoided.

B.thecostscanberecoveredquitequickly.

C.managementwillbecomemorecommitted.

D.theexporterwillbesuccessfulinthelongterm.

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Anexportershouldchooseadistributorwho

A.hasexperiencedpersonnel.

B.hasgoodcommunicationskills.

C.iswell-establishedinthetargetmarket.

D.isnotfinanciallydependentontheimportbusiness.

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Newexportersoftenmakethemistakeofignoringtheexportmarketwhen

A.distributioncostsaretoohigh.

B.theirproductissellingwellathome.

C.thereisaglobaleconomicrecession.

0.distributorscannotmakesafetymodifications.

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Foradistributortobesuccessful,theexportermust

A.focusononeparticularregion.

B.financelocaladvertisingcampaigns.

C.givethesamesupportastodomesticagents.

D.makesuretherearesufficientmarketingstafflocally.

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Inthelastparagraph,thewriterstatesthatsomecompaniesarereluctanttoexportbecause

A.thereislittledemandfortheirproducts.

B.theimportationofcertaingoodsiscontrolled.

C.theydonothavegoodmarketingtechniques.

D.theyarenotabletocompetewithlocalbusinesses.

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

gapfromA,B,C,orDontheoppositepage.-Foreachquestion19—33,markoneletter(A,B,C,

orD)onyourAnswerSheet.

Whenisalow-costairlinenota'no-frills'airline?Whenitaddsfrills,businesstravellerswhohave

takenenthusiasticallytovalue-for-moneyair_19_arenowbeingofferedpackagesmore

commonlyassociatedwithmainstreamairlines.

Todate,theattractionofno-frillsairlineshasbeenbasedonprice;forgetthemoreconvenient

departurepoints,creaturecomfortsoreaseof_20_.Easyjet,RyanairandDebonairhaveall

undercutleadingcarriersbyas_21_as70percentonhighvolumeroutes.

However;inthewakeofincreasedcompetitionandaggressiveprice-cuttingfrommainstream

airlinessuchasKLMUK,threeno-frillsairlinesarechangingtack.VirginExpressis_22_legroom

andiscontemplatingthe_23_ofafrequent-flyerprogramme;Go,ownedbyBritishAirways,is

wooingthebusinesstraveller;andDebonairisintroducingabusinessclasssectionnextweek.

Debonair,basedatLutonAirport,northofLondon,waslaunchedjustovertwoyearsagoand

wentinto_24_forthefirsttimethissummer.Evenwhenitstarted,it_25_itselfslightlyapart

fromitslow-costcompetitorsbyofferingmoreseatcomfort,adrinkin-flightand

a_20_frequent-flyerscheme.

Debonair'sbusinessclass,calledABC,willgive_27_moreprivacyduringtheflight,a

fully-refundable,flexibleticket,afreebar,asnackandadedicatedcheckindesk.Yet

the_28_willremainasmuchas40percentbelowtheaveragebusinessclassticketprice.

Otherlow-costairlines,however;arestanding_29_Evenso,Easyjet,whichmarketsitselfon

lowestprice,nocateringanddirectsell,hasnowintroduceda£10_30_toallowits

passengersto_31_fromoneEasyjetflighttoanother.Thisiseffectivelyaconcessiontothe

businesstraveller,whoneedsmoreflexibility.

AttemptsbyVirginExpress,GoandDebonairtomoveupmarketarebeing_32_bysomeas

thebeginningofaconsolidationinthesector.Withsomuch_33_onprice,itseemslikelythat

someplayersinthelow-costairlinebusinesswillfailtosurvive.

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A.journey

B.travel

C.tour

D.trip

第20题

A.scheduling

B.planning

C.setting

0.traveling

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A.many

B.few

C.more

D.much

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A.decreasing

B.increasing

C.extending

D.diminishing

第23题

A.set

B.issue

C.launch

D.make

第24题

A.profit

B.benefit

C.earning

D.gain

第25题

A.take

B.put

C.lay

D.set

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A.complicated

B.tense

C.simple

D.plain

第27题

A.traveler

B.passengers

C.customer

D.tourer

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A.fee

B.fare

C.toll

□.payment

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A.stiff

B.straight

C.firm

D.aside

第30题

A.charge

B.bill

C.price

D.order

第31题

A.move

B.go

C.change

D.transfer

第32题

A.considered

B.regarded

C.viewed

0.thought

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A.competition

B.rivalship

C.contrast

0.contest

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

word.Itiseithergrammaticallyincorrectordoesnotfitinwiththemeaningofthetext.Some

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

isanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerSheet.

MilairLetterofApology

DearCustomer;

Overthelasttwoyears,Milairhasbeenexperiencedunprecedentedgrowth.Whileweare

delightedattheincreasingpopularityofourproducts,thissuccesshasbroughtwith

34.itsomeproblems.Eventhoughwithover450trainedcustomerservicestaff,ourtelephone

35.answeringstandardshavefallenonanumberofoccasions,particularlyduringJulyand

36.August.Thevastmajorityofourcustomershavecontinuedsotoreceiveagoodqualityof

37.service,butsomehaveexperiencedbyaservicewellshortoftheir,andour.expectations.

38.Asaresult,wespeedupourrecruitmentprogrammedtohavethe

39.morepeopleavailable

40.totakeyourcalls.Wearealsomakingmuchgreateruseofautomatedtelephone

technology.

41.AsManagingDirectorofMilaii;Iwanttotakethisopportunitytocontactthoseofyou

42.whohavebeenaffectedandforassureyouthatmycolleaguesandIarededicatedto

43.deliveringthehighestpossiblestandardofaservice.Iamconfidentthatthestepsweare

44.takinginwillhelpustodothis,andapologizeforanyinconveniencecaused.

45.Yoursincerely

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PARTTWO

•Youworkforacompanythatsellselectricalgoods.Youhaverecentlyvisitedapotential

supplierinSlovakia.

•Readthefollowingmemobelowonwhichyouhavemadesomehandwrittennotes.

•Usetheinformationinthememotowriteashortreportdiscussingwhetheryourcompany

shoulddealwiththesupplierornot.

-Write120-140words.

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(48~51/共12题)LISTENINGPART1-Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsor

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

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

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

PhoneMessagePad

TO:ThomasSolis

FROM:VincentSpanoinBerlin

MESSAGE:

HeadOfficeVisit

Timeofarrivalchangesto_52_,Monday.

Expecttofixupameetinginthe_53_withpeoplefrom_54_

Talkabouttheir_55_foradvertisingthenewproduct.

Pleasecallbackifthereareproblems.

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（56~59/共12题）LISTENINGPART1-Youwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsor

messages.-Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorforms

below.-Youwillheareachrecordingtwice.

ITDepartmentMessageTime:10:30a.m.

Tom,

DaveProctorfrom_56_Departmentcalled—hehassomeonewhomightbesuitableforthe

_57_job.

Canyougooverthereandtakeadepartmental_58_withyou?

Thecandidatewillwaitforupto_59_

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[A],aseatforaconcert

[B].atableinarestaurant

[C].aflight

[D].aholiday

[E].arentalcar

[F].ameetingroom

[G].atenniscourt

[H].aparkingspace

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[A],areceptionist

[B].aninterpreter

[C].anaccountant

[D].atypist

[E].alawyer

[F].asalesperson

[G].atrainer

[H].acourier

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Mr.BensonsentalettertoWealdon

A.March29th.

B.March28th.

C.March27th

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TheWealdwillpresentadinnerforMr.Bensonon

A.Sundayevening.

B.Tuesdayevening.

C.Mondayevening.

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Mr.Bensonwillstayinthehotelfor

A.onenight.

B.twonights.

C.threenights.

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Thephonenumberofthehotelis

A.09237377218.

B.09237372218.

C.09327372218.

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PatThompsonrecommendedMr.Bensontostayin

A.London.

B.Heathrow.

C.Wafford.

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Mr.BensonwillarriveinWaffordon

A.Sunday.

B.Monday.

C.notmentioned.

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PatThompsonwillfetchMr.Bensonat

A.11o'clock.

B.10:45.

C.ll:15.

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PatThompsonwillfetchMr.Bensonat

A.theairport.

B.therailwaystation.

C.thehotel.

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(1/1)SPEAKINGPART-1Theinterview—about3minutesInthisparttheinterlocutorasks

questionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogiveinformationaboutyourselfand

expresspersonalopinions.

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Inthispart,theinterlocutorasksquestionstoeachofthecandidatesinturn.Youhavetogive

informationaboutyourselfandexpresspersonalopinions.

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

ashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthethreebelowand

thentalkforaboutoneminute.Youhaveoneminutetoprepareyourideas.

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(l/l)PART-3Discussion—about5minutesInthispartofthetestyouaregivenadiscussion

topic.Youhave30secondstolookatthepromptcard,anexampleofwhichisbelow,andthen

about3minutestodiscussthetopicwithyourpartner.Afterthatexaminerwillaskyoumore

questionsrelatedtothetopic.

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答案及解析

(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.

AMicrocomputer

Amicrocomputerisadesktopornotebooksizecomputingdevicethatusesamicroprocessor

asitsCentralProcessingUnit,orCPU.MicrocomputersarealsocalledPersonalComputers(PCs),

homecomputers,smallbusinesscomputers,andmicros.Thesmallest,mostcompactarecalled

laptops.Whentheyfirstappeared,theywereconsideredsingleuserdevices,andtheywere

capableofhandlingonlyfour,eight,or16bitsofinformationatonetime.Morerecentlythe

distinctionbetweenmicrocomputersandlarge,mainframecomputers(aswellasthesmaller

mainframetypesystemscalledminicomputers)hasbecomeblurred,asnewermicrocomputer

modelshaveincreasedthespeedanddatahandlingcapabilitiesoftheirCPUsintothe256bit.or

evenmuchmorebitmulti-userrange.

BMinicomputer

Aminicomputerisamid-levelcomputerbuilttoperformcomplexcomputationswhiledealing

efficientlywithahighlevelofinputandoutputfromusersconnectedviaterminals

Minicomputersalsofrequentlyconnecttootherminicomputersonanetworkanddistribute

processingamongalltheattachedmachines.Minicomputersareusedheavilyintransaction

processingapplicationsandasinterfacesbetweenmainframecomputersystemsandwidearea

networks.

CMainframeComputer

Amainframecomputerisahighlevelcomputerdesignedforthemostintensivecomputational

tasks.Mainframecomputersareoftensharedbymultipleusersconnectedtothecomputervia

terminals.Themostpowerfulmainframes,calledsupercomputers,performhighlycomplexand

timeconsumingcomputationsandareusedheavilyinbothpureandappliedresearchby

scientists,largebusinesses,andthemilitary.

DSupercomputer

Incomputerscience,supercomputersarelarge,extremelyfast,andexpensivecomputersused

forcomplexorsophisticatedcalculations.Typicallytheyaremachinescapableofpipelining

instructionexecutionandprovidingvectorinstructions.Asupercomputercan,forexample,

performanenormousnumberofcalculationsrequiredtodrawandanimateamovingspaceship

inamotionpicture.Supercomputersarealsousedforweatherforecasting,largescalescientific

modelingandoilexplorationandsoonandsolike.

第1题

Theyareoftenusedforjobslikeengineeringdesignandtesting,seriousdecryption,economic

forecasting,etc.______________

参考答案：D

详细解答：根据题意：这种计算机被应用在工程设计、测试、重要的密码破译和经济预测

等方面。段落D主要讨论的是巨型计算机，根据介绍，巨型计算机被用于“complexor

supplicatedcalculations”,因而可以推测本题讲的是巨型计算机。故选D。

［拓展］beusedforsth/doingsth被用于做；此外有关used的几个短语也应该格外注

意:beusedtodosth被用于做...；beusedtodoingsth习惯于做某事；usedtodosth过去

常常做某事。

第2题

Manypublicschoolsnowemploythedevicesforprogrammedlearningandcomputerliteracy

courses.___________

参考答案：A

详细解答：根据段落A关于微型计算机的介绍，

aMicrocomputersarealsocalledPersonalComputers(PCs),homecomputers,smallbusiness

computers,andmicros,vBP：计算机又称个人计算机，家庭计算机，小型商务机，或微机。

本题的题意：许多公立学校开始使用这种设备进行程序化学习和计算机教学。可以推断，这

种设备指的就是microcomputer。故选A。

第3题

Computersaredesignedforuseinhomes,schools,andofficesettings.

参考答案：A

详细解答：根据段落AMicrocomputersarealsocalledPersonalComputers(PCs),home

computers,smallbusinesscomputers,andmicros.^^计算机就是为了在家、在学校和在办公室

使用而设计的。故选A。

第4题

Theyefficientlydealwithahighlevelofinputandoutputfromdifferentusers.

参考答案：B

详细解答：根据题意：计算机可以高效地处理不同使用者的输入和输出信息。故选B。

第5题

Theyareusedforjobsthattakemassiveamountsofcalculating

参考答案：D

详细解答：根据题意：这种计算机承担巨量的计算任务。段落D在谈到supercomputer时

**Asupercomputercan,forexample,performanenormousnumberofcalculations-"w因而可

以推测本题讨论的就是巨型计算机。故选Do

第6题

Theyareusuallyusedintransactionprocessingapplications.

参考答案：B

详细解答：根据题意：他们一般用于处理程序。段落B介绍的是小型计算机的用途，文中

aMinicomputersareusedheavilyintransactionprocessingapplications-"故选B。

第7题

Theyareoftensharedbymanyusersconnectedtothecomputer.

参考答案：C

详细解答：根据题意：他们经常被很多连接到计算机上的用户分享。段落C主要介绍的是

主机，“Mainframecomputersareoftensharedbymultipleusersconnectedtothecomputervia

terminals."即：主机通过终端把很多用户连接起来，使大家共同分享资源。故选C。

[拓展]connect...to/with...把...与连接起来。

下一题

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

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

yourAnswerSheet.•Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.

ACONDENSEDEMPLOYEELIFECYCLE

Anemployeelifecycleisthestepstheemployeesgothroughfromthetimetheyentera

companyuntiltheyleave.OftenHumanResourcesprofessionalsfocustheirattentiononthe

stepsinthisprocessinhopesofmakinganimpactonthecompany'sbottomline.Thatisagood

thingforthemtodo.Theirgoalistoreducethecompany'scostperemployeehired.

Employeesareoneofacompany'slargestexpensesthesedays.Unlikeothermajorcapitalcosts

(buildings,machinery,technology,etc.)humancapitalishighlyvolatile.You,asamanager,arein

akeypositiontoreducethatvolatilityusingthecondensedemployeelifecycleofHIAR

(pronouncedhire)—Hire,Inspire,Admire,andRetire.

Hire:Thisfirststepisprobablythemostimportant.Itisimportanttohirethebest