商务英语阅读I 试卷（A卷）+答案

第第页 学年度第学期期末考试《商务英语阅读I》（A）卷专业班级姓名学号一、阅读理解(每小题4分，共100分)（1）SteveBallmerisalwaysexciting,ashewasthistimeinfrontofover2,000studentsfromQinghuaUniversityandBeijingUniversity.Ballmer,presidentofMicrosoftCorp.,receivedawarmwelcomeatQinghuaUniversitywhenhegaveatalkonthenextgenerationoftheInternetonSeptember19th.HecametoChinalastweekforatwo-dayvisit,duringthetimehesleptonlyfourhoursandhadmanymeetingswithgovernmentofficialandbusinessmen.Afterallthosebusinessmatters,hecametoQinghuaandwasaskedthousandsofquestionsfromtheexcitedstudents.Ballmer,whojoinedMicrosoftin1980,wasthefirstbusinessmanagerhiredbyBillGates,aschoolmateofBallmeratHarvard.GatesfirstdroppedoutofschooltostartMicrosoftandBallmerwasstillstudying,butalsogaveuphisstudiesandjoinedBillGates’five-year-oldMicrosoftin1980.Inhistalktothestudents,BallmerdescribedwhattheInternetwillbringtotheirlife.HesaidthereareseveralhundredQinghuagraduatesnowworkingorbeingtrainedatMicrosoftbothinChinaandintheUS.HealsowarnedthestudentsnottodropoutofschoolandfollowtheexamplesofBillGatesandhimself.1. Ballmergaveatalkon______atQinghua.（

）A.hefutureoftheInternetB.howtousethesoftwaremadeinhiscompanyC.whatcomputerswillbringtouniversitiesD.hisownexperiencefromHarvardtoMicrosoft2. ItseemedthatBallmercametoChinamainly_______.（

）A.tomeetsomegovernmentofficialsB.togiveatalkatQinghuaUniversityC.forbusinessmattersD.tovisitplacesofinterest3. HeencouragedChinesestudent_________.（

）A.toworkonsoftwareB.tostudyhardandfinishtheircollegeeducationC.toworkforMicrosoftinChinaorinAmericaD.tofollowtheexamplesofBillGatesandhimself4. FromthepassageweknowSteveBallmer________.（

）A.graduatedfromHarvardUniversityB.askedthestudentsalotofquestionsC.wasGates’schoolmateD.startedMicrosoftCorp.in19805. WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?（

）A.BillGatesstartedMicrosoftCorp.in1980.B.BallmerstayedinChinaforonlyfourhours.C.BallmerdroppedoutofschoolearlierthanGates.D.BallmergaveatalktothestudentsfromBeijingUniversityandQinghuaUniversit（2）Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?Ashorttimeago,atestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferentages,from12to83,wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetest,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswantedtoseehowwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Theresultshowthatifapersoneatsarightbreakfast,heorshewillworkbetterthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenmorecarefullyinclass.

Theresultisoppositetowhatsomepeoplethink.Havingnobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosingit.Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.6. Duringthetest,thepeopleweregiven_______________.（

）A.nobreakfastatallB.differentfoodsorsometimesnoneC.veryrichbreakfastsD.littlefoodforbreakfast7. Theresultsshowthat______________.（

）A.breakfasthasgreateffectonworkandstudiesB.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson’sworkC.apersonwillworkbetterifheonlyhasfruitandmilkD.girlstudentsshouldhavelittleforbreakfast8. Accordingtothepassage,somepeoplethinkthatiftheydon’thavebreakfast,youwill_______________.（

）A.behealthier B.workbetterC.loseweight D.loseyourway9. Theword“reduce”inthelastsentencemeans_____________.（

）A.increase B.minusC.giveupD.enjoy 10. WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?（

）A.Itisbadforyourhealthtohavenobreakfast.B.Toolittleforbreakfastandtoomuchforlunchmaymakeyoufatter.C.Ifyoudon’teatmuchforlunchandsupper,youmayloseweight.D.Themorebreakfastyouhave,themorequicklyyou’lllearninclass.（3）AsmorewomenintheUnitedStatesmoveuptheprofessionalladder,morearefindingitnecessarytomakebusinessjourneysalone.Sincethisisnewformany,someusefulpiecesofadvicearecertainlyinorder.Ifyouaremarried,itisagoodideatoencourageyourhusbandandchildrentolearntocookafewsimplemealswhileyouareaway.Theywillbemuchhappierandprobablytheywillenjoytheexperience.Ifyouwillbeeatingaloneagoodmeal,choosegoodrestaurant.Intheend,theywillbemuchbetterforyourdigestion.Youmayalsofinditusefultocalltherestaurantinadvanceandstatethatyouwillbeeatingalone.Youwillprobablygetbetterserviceandalmostcertainlyabettertable.Finally,andmostimportantly,consideraheadoftimeyourtravelneedsasabusinesswoman,thisstartswithlightweightluggagewhichyoucaneasilymanageevenwhenfullyfilledwiththings.Takeafoldingcaseinsideyoursuitcase,itwillbeextremelyusefulforbusinesspapersyounolongerneedonthejourney.Andmakesureyouhaveabriefcasesothatyoucankeepcurrentlyrequiredpapersseparate.Obviously,experiencehelps,butyoucanmakethingseasieronyourselffromthefirstbycarefulplanning,sothatrightfromthestartyoureallycanhaveagoodjourney.11. Whomisthispassagewrittenfor?（

）A.Itisforwomenwhofindithardtomoveontheprofessionalladder.B.Itisforwomenwhohavenotalotofexperienceoftravelingalone.C.Itisforwomenwhodon’tknowwhattodowiththeirfamilywhentheyareawayonbusiness.D.Itisforwomenwhoseldomeatoutalong.12. Whatshouldn’tthesewomendo,accordingtothepassage?（

）A.Asktheirhusbandorchildrentocooksimplemealsforthem.B.Eatinagoodrestaurantwhentheywanttoeatagoodmealalone.C.Informtherestaurantinadvancethattheywouldeatalone.D.Considerthetravelneedsaheadoftime.13. Whyshouldtheychooseagoodrestaurantwhentheyeatalone?（

）A.Becausefoodservedtherewillbegoodfortheirdigestion.B.Becausetheywillhaveagoodtable.C.Becausetheywillhaveagoodview.D.Becausetheywillgetgoodservice.14. Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantaccordingtothepassage?（

）A.Askthefamilytocookmealsforthemselves.B.EatinagoodrestaurantC.Considerthetravelneedsaheadoftime.D.Noneoftheabove.15. Whereisthispassagemostlikelytoappear?（

）A.Women’smagazineB.NewsWeekC.TravelguideD.Journalforprofessionalmothers（4）Whenwereadfascinatingstoriesofanimalsintheirnaturalsettingsandseegorgeouscoloredpicturesoftheanimals,fewofusrealizewhatsomepeoplewentthroughtomakeallthispossible.Tostudybats,investigatorshavetoentercaveswhichcanpresentmanyproblems,includingtheguano,whichproduceunpleasantsmell.OnecaveinTexas,whereMerlinTuttlewenttophotographbats,had20millionofthecreaturesandtonsofguano.Tuttlecouldbreatheonlywitharespirator.Thatwasnoteasywiththetemperatureat102degreesandthehumidityat100percent.Hisrespiratorfailedlittlebylittle,buthedidn’tnoticeit.Eventually,helandedinthehospitalwith40%ofhislungcapacitydestroyed.Contrarytodoctors’predictionshemanagedtorecover.Onhisfirsttripafterhisrecovery,hegrabbedatreebranchtoswingoveranabandonedmineshaft.Thetreelimbbrokeandhefellontolargerocks.Thistimehehadbrokenribs,butheisreadytogoagain.16. Inwhichparagraphcanyoufindthemainidea?（

）A.Thefirstparagraph. B.Thesecondparagraph.C.Thethirdparagraph. D.Nowhere.17. Whatshouldinvestigatorsdoiftheywanttostudybats?（

）A.Gotocaves. B.GotoTexas.C.GotoUSA. D.Gotoanydangerousplace.18. WhydidMerlinTuttlegotoacaveinTexas?（

）A.Toobservebats. B.Totakepicturesofbats.C.Towriteareportofbats. D.Wedon’tknow.19. Whywasthe40%ofhislungcapacitydestroyed?（

）A.Becausehestayedinthecavefortoolong.B.Becausetherespiratorfailedtoworklittlebylittleandhedidn’trealizeit.C.Becausehewasafeebleman.D.Becausehehadlungproblemsbeforeandhislungwasweak.20. Which

ofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMerlinTuttle?（

）A.Careless.B.Adventurous.C.Ignorantofhisdutyasahusbandandfather.D.Impractical.（5）Aslongasthesunshines,theearthwillnotrunoutofenergy.Thesunpoursmoreenergyonearththanwecaneveruse.Mostofthatenergycomestousasheatandlight.Energyfromthesuniscalledsolarenergy.Anythingtodowiththesuniscalled“solar”.ThewordbeganwiththeRomanwordfrothesunandtheirgodofthesun,whowascalledSol.Solarenergyisasafekindofenergy.Itdoesn’tmakepollutionorhavedangerousleftovers.Thatiswhyscientistsandinvestorsareexperimentingwithwaysofharnessingthesuntodosomeofthejobsfossilfuelshavebeendoing.Buttomakethesundoworklikethat,theyhavetosolvesomeproblems.Theyhavetocollectthesun’senergy.Collectingsunshineisnoteasy,unlessyouareaplant.Sunshineisnoteasytostore,either.Youcan’tfill