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15秋开学测试题
2015秋开学测试题
2015-2016学年秋季学期快班开学测试 2015.9 PartOneListeningComprehension(50points) SectionAShortRecordings(16points:
2pointseach) Youwillhear8shortrecordings,foreachquestionmarkoneletter(A,B,orC)forthecorrectanswer.Youwillhearthe8recordingstwice. 1.WhendidJanetsendtheletter?
A.13June B.30July C.14June 2.Whichtrainingcoursedotheychoose?
A.Negotiationskills B.Presentationskills C.Computerskills 3.WhataretheopeningtimesofthefactoryoutletonThursday?
A.9:
00am--6:
15pm B.9:
00am--7:
50pm C.9:
00am--7:
15pm 4.WhichlogodoesJanetprefer?
A. B. P&W C. P&WP&W 5.Whereisthestandlocatedattheexhibition?
A.HallJ,standNo.18B.HallA,standNo.80C.HallH,standNo.18 6.Howmanyvisitorswerethereatthisyear’sexhibition?
A.50,312 B.15,312 C.15,311 7.Whichslideiscorrect?
A. B. C. 8.Howmanymorebottlesdotheyneed?
A.20 B.100 C.120 SectionBBlankFillings(18points:
2pointsfor1-7;4pointsfor8) LouisworksatMapleplc.Lastweekshehadanaccidentatwork,buttheaccidentreportformwasnotcompletedcorrectly.ListentotheconversationbetweenLouiseandRuth,fromthequalitydepartment.FillinpartsAandBoftheformwithoneortwowordsornumbers. 1 A.Abouttheaccidentdatetimeplace(inside/outside)injury(statepartofbodyinjured)firstaidgiven(yes/no)B.Abouttheinjuredperson
(1)_____________________________
(2)_____________________________(3)_____________________________(4)_____________________________(5)_____________________________fullname(6)Louise__________________departmentNewAccountsnumberofdaysoffwork(7)_________________________ListentotheconversationagainandcompletesectionCoftheform. C.Briefdescriptionofaccident(stateifvehicles,machinery,etc.involved)(8) SectionC(16points:
2pointseach) YouwillheararadiointerviewwithRichardOrson,whointroducedanenvironment-friendly policyintohiscompany,PersonalTouch.Foreachquestion1-8,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer.Youwillheartheconversationstwice. 1.WhendidPeterWalkerstartthinkingaboutanenvironment-friendlypolicy?
A.afterprofitshadsuffered B.afterameetingorganizedbythelocalbusinessassociationC.aftergivingsomeseminars 2.Whatdidtheenvironment-friendlypolicyinvolve?
A.carefulplanningofproductionprocedures B.spendingsomeoftheprofitstochangethebusinessapproachC.reducingwaste 3.Howmanyvisitsdidtheassessmentcompanymake?
A.one B.two C.three 4.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTmentionedinthefirstreport?
A.heatingandlighting B.waterandelectricityconsumptionC.recyclingdrinkscans 5.Byhowmuchdidthecompanyreducesolidwaste?
A.over25% B.over30% C.over40%6.Howwerecompanyemployeesinvolved?
A.Peoplewereappointedtocollectsuggestions.B.Peoplewereappointedtorecycledrinkscans. C.Peoplewereappointedtocheckcomputersandlights. 2 7.HowmuchmoneydoesPersonalTouchsaveeveryyear?
A.£34,000 B.from£3,000to£4,000 C.from£23,000to£24,0008.WhatkindofcompaniesdoesRichardthinkthatanenvironment-friendlypolicycould benefit?
A.allcompanies B.onlysmallcompanieslikehis C.largecompanies PartTwoReadingComprehension(50points:
2pointseach) SectionAReadthefollowingarticle.Decidewhetherthesesentencesare“Right”or“Wrong”.Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtochoose“Right”or“Wrong”,choose“Doesn’tsay”. Ithasbeendescribedasartbysomepeople,buttoothersit’sanuglyanddepressingaspectofmodernlife.Whatisit?
Graffiti,ofcourse.Lookaroundyourcitytodayandyoucanseegraffitionbuildings,walls,doorsandevenonbusesortrainsthathavestayedinoneplacefortoolong.Butwheremoderntechnologycreatesaproblem,italsofindsasolution.Lastweek,WeekendWestwasshownaroundthefactoryofasmallbuthighlyinnovativeandsuccessfulcompany,Hubdean. Hubdean’sachievementisaseriesofspecialpaintswhicharegraffiti-resistant.Howdotheywork?
Itcouldn’tbesimpler.Takeanygraffiticoveredsurface.First,atreatmentcalledAgproclearisapplied.Then,usingaveryhotpressurejet,thistreatmentisremovedandthegraffitidisappearsatthesametime.Nowyouhaveacleanwall.Butbeforethiscleanwallcanbepaintedonbyvandals,anewproduct,Agproshieldisapplied.Thispainthasaspecialsurfacewhichgivesittwoimportantproperties.Firstly,spraypaintwon’tsticktothesurfaceverywell,andsecondly,thewholesurfacecanbecleanedveryeasily,justusingwater.Oncethesurfaceispainted,nospecialistequipmentisneededtokeeptheareacleanandgraffiti–free. Notsurprisingly,Hubdean’sproductsareusedbybothlocalcouncilsandprivatecompaniesallovertheUK,andnowordersarebeingreceivedfromaroundtheworld.Thispresentsthecompanywithaproblem,however.Cantheyincreaseproductiontosatisfytheextrademand?
Optionsincludebuildingasecondfactory,dedicatedtothemostpopularproducts,orlicensingamajorinternationalcompanytomanufacturetheirproducts.ThefutureislookinggoodforHubdean!
1.AgproclearwasdevelopedbyHubdean. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay 2.AfterpaintingasurfacewithAgproshield,youcanwashitwithwater. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay 3.MostofHubdean’sbusinesscomesfromprivatecompanies. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay4.HubdeanhastwofactoriesintheUK. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay 5.AlargeinternationalcompanyisgoingtobuyHubdean. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay 6.Hubdeanmakesspecial,graffiti-resistantpaintsandanti-graffititreatment. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay 7.UniversitiesallovertheUKuseHubdean’sproducts. A.Right B.Wrong C.Doesn’tsay 3 SectionBReadthefollowingthreearticles.Choosethebestending(A,BorC)foreachsentence(8-20). Thesedays,mosthouseshaveappliancesthatcontainsomelevelofremotecontrol.Inthefuture,withouruniqueresidentlnteldomoticssystem,youcanextendthisremotecontroltoallpartsofyourhome.Withtheresidentlntelsysteminstalled,yourhomecouldcontainseveralcomputers,somebuiltintothewalls,enablingyou,thehomeowner,tocontrolapplicationsinoneroom,fromanyotherroominthehouse.Residentlntelmakesyourhomelifeeasierandmoreconvenient. PERSONALISEDSPACES Oursystemcanactuallyrecognisethepersonwhoenterstheroom,andadjusttheheatingandlightingsettingtothatperson’spersonalpreferences.Itcaneventurnonyourfavouritemusic.Yousimplywearabadgesothatthesystemcanidentifyyou.Ourmoresophisticatedsystemscanidentifyyoufromyourmovements,bodytemperatureandothercharacteristics.MONEY-SAVINGINTELLIGENCE Residentlnteltakesadvantageofcheaper,non-peakelectricityrates,andgiveschoicesforcomfort,safetyandenergyconservation.Oursystemisthemostadvancedonthemarketandguaranteesyousaving. HOMESECURITY Whenyouareaway,onholiday,forexample,oursystemcanswitchlightsonandoff,makingthehouselookoccupiedtopotentialburglars.Andwhenthereisanemergency,thesystemcancallthepoliceorfirebrigade.TOTALCONTROL Andyoucanevencontrolthesystemwhenyouareoutofhouse.Justcallusingyourcellphoneoranordinaryphone,andyou’llbeabletocommunicatewithyourhouse:
makeitwarmerforyourarrivalhome,turntheovenonorstarttheDVDrecorder.It’stheeasiestwaytofeelincontrol. GREENGARDEN Residentlntelcancontrolwateringsystemsforyourgardenandindoorplantssothattheywillreceivewateronlywhentheyneedit.Yourgardenwillbethemostattractiveinyourstreet,evenwhenyouareonholiday. 8.Inthefuture,homescould A.requiremoremaintenancebythehomeowner.B.haveahigherlevelofremotecontrol.C.beveryexpensive. 9.Oneadvantageofthesystemisthat A.itcanbecontrolledfromanywhereinthehouse.B.itswitchesoffwhenyouareonholiday.C.yourtelephonebillswillbecheaper.10.Thesystemcan A.calculateyourelectricitybill. B.recognizeapersonfromthewayhe/shemoves.C.callyouonyourcellphone. 4 11.BillfromIllinoissaid:
“Atlast!
Awaytokeepmyhouseplantsaliveandlookingbeautiful!
”He isreferringto A.Totalcontrol B.Personalisedspaces C.Greengarden 12.LynnefromCardiffsaid:
“It’sgreattohaveasystemthatknowswhatIlikeanddoesthose thingsforme!
”Heisreferringto A.Personalisedspaces B.Money-savingintelligence C.Homesecurity Business2business:
globalcommunication Teleconferencingisagreatwaytoconnectpeoplewhoworkindifferentpartsoftheworld.It’scheaperandquickerthanface-to-facemeetings,andpeoplecancommunicatemoreinformally,sittingintheirofficesorevenworkingfromhome. Ifyouwantyourteleconferencetobeeffective,youshouldplanitlikeaface-to-facemeeting.Firstofall,findadatethat’sconvenientforeveryone.Remembertimedifferences,andbecarefultospecifythelocaltimeofthevirtualmeeting:
NewYorkisfivehoursbehindLondon,soifyouwantateleconferencewithsomeoneinNewYork,thebesttimeisprobablyafter2pminLondon.Limitthenumberofparticipants–managingateleconferencewithmorethanfivepeoplecanbestressful.Beforethemeeting,sendouttheagendasothateverydayknowsthetopicsfordiscussion.Sendallparticipantsthedocumentsforthemeeting. Thepersonwhocallsthemeetingisusuallyalsothe‘moderator’.Beforeyouspeak,always