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北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟试题1
北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试模拟试题
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PartⅠReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Ascientistwhowantstopredictthewayinwhichconsumers(消费者)willspendtheirmoneymuststudyconsumerbehavior.Hemustobtaindatabothontheresourcesofconsumersandonthemotivesthattendtoencourageordiscouragemoneyspending.
Ifaneconomistwereaskedwhichofthreegroupsborrowmost—peoplewithrisingincomes,Stableincomes,ordecreasingincomes—hewouldprobablyanswer,thosewithdecreasingincomes.Actuallyyears1947—1950,theanswerwas:
peoplewithrisingincomes.
Peoplewithdecreasingincomeswerenextandpeoplewithstableincomesborrowedtheleast.Thisshowsusthattraditionalassumptions(假设)aboutearningandspendingarenotalwaysreliable.Anothertraditionalassumptionisthatifpeoplewhohavemoneyexpectpricestogouptheywillhastentobuy.Iftheyexpectpricestogodown,theywillpostponebuying.Butresearchsurveyshaveshownthatthisisnotalwaystrue.Theexpectationsofpriceincreasesmaynotstimulatebuying.
Onetypicalattitudewasexpresserbythewifeofamechanicinaninterviewatatimeofrisingprices.“Inafewmonths,”shesaid,“we’llhavepaymoreformeatandmilk;we’llhavelesstospendonotherthings.“Herfamilyhadbeenplanningtobuyanewcarbuttheypostponedthispurchase.Furthermore,theriseinpricesthathasalreadytakenplacemaybedislikedandbuyer’sresistancemaybeproduced.Thisisshownbythefollowingtypicalcomment:
“Ijustdon’tpaytheseprices;theyaretoohigh.”
TheinvestigationsmentionedabovewerecarriedoutinAmerica;conditionmosthelpfultospendingappearstobepricestability.Ifpriceshavebeenstableandpeopleconsiderthattheyarereasonable,theyarelikelytobuy.Thus,itappearsthatthecommonbusinesspolicyofmaintainingstablepricesisbasedonacorrectunderstandingofconsumerpsychology(心理学).
1.Accordingtothepassage,ifonewantstopredictthewayspendtheirmoney,heshould_______
A.relyontraditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspending
B.trytoencourageordiscourageconsumerstospendmoney
C.carryoutinvestigationsonconsumerbehaviorandgetdataonconsumersincomesandmoneyspendingmotives
D.doresearchesinconsumerpsychologyinalaboratory.
2.Accordingtoparagraph2,onetraditionalassumptionisthatpeoplewith________incomesborrowmost.
A.averageB.stableC.decreasingD.rising
3.Accordingtoparagraph2,researchsurveyshaveprovedthat_________
A.priceincreasesalwaysstimulatepeopletohastentobuythings
B.risingpricesmaymakepeopleputofftheirpurchaseofcertainthings
C.womenaremoresensitivetotherisinginpricesthanmen
D.theexpectationsofpriceincreasesoftenmakebuyersfeelangry.
4.Fromtheresultsofthesurveys,thewriterofthisarticle_________
A.concludesthatthesavingandspendingpatternsinGreatBritainarebetterthanthoseinAmerica
B.concludesthattheconsumersalwaysexpectpricestoremainstable
C.concludesthatmaintainingstablepricesisacorrectbusinesspolicy
D.doesnotdrawanyconclusion
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisalwaysTRUEaccordingtothesurveysmentionedinthepassage?
A.Consumerswillputoffbuyingthingsiftheyexpectpricestodecrease.
B.Consumerswillspendtheirmoneyquicklyiftheyexpectpricestoincrease
C.Thepriceconditionhasaninfluenceonconsumerbehavior
D.Traditionalassumptionsaboutearningandspendingarereliable.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Theyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”aretalkingnothingbutnonsense,asintheirheartstheymustsurelyknow.
No,thevillageisnotdead.Thereismorelifeinitnowthanthereeverwas.Butitseemsthat“Villagelife”isdead.Goneforever.Itbegantodecline(衰落)aboutahundredyearsago,whenmanygirlslefthometogointoserviceintownmanymilesaway,andmenalsolefthomeinincreasingnumberinsearchofawork,andhomewaswhereworkwas.
Therearestillanumberofpeoplealivetodaywhocanremember.What“villagelife”meanttheearlyyearsofthepresentcentury?
Itmeantknowingandbeingknownbyeverybodyelseinthevillage.Itmeantfindingyourentertainmentinthevillageofwithinwalkingdistanceofit.Itmeanthousewivestiedtothehomealldayandeveryday.Itmeantgoingtobedearlytosavelamp—oilandcoal.
ThencametheFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar.Aftereachwar,newideas,newattitudes,newtradesandoccupationswererevealedtovillagers.Thelong—establishedorderofsocietywasnolongertakenforgranted.Electricityandthemotorcarweresteadilyoperatingtomake“villagelife”and“townlife”almostalike.Nowwiththehighlydevelopedscienceandtechnologyandhigh—levelsocialwelfareforall,thereisnopointwhateverintalkinganylongerabout“villagelife.“Itisjustlife,andthatabetterlife.
Finally,ifwehaveanydoubtsaboutthefuture,oraboutthemanychanges,whichwehaveseeninourlives,wehaveonlytolookinattheschoolplaygroundanymid—morning;orseethechildrenastheywalkhomewardinlittlegroups.Obviouslythesechildrenarebetterfed,betterclothed,bettereducated,healthier,prettierandhappierthananygenerationofchildrenthateverbeforewalkedthevillagestreet.
6.Bysayingthatvillageisnotdead,but“villagelife”isdead,thewritersuggeststhat_________
A.thoseyoungpeoplewhotalkofthevillageasbeing“dead”arewrong
Bthetwostatementsareagainsteachother
C.“villagelife”todayisratheruninteresting
D.“villagelife”todayisnolongerlikewhatisusedtobe.
7.Itwas_________that“villagelife”begantotakeasharpturn.
A.aboutacenturyagoB.duringthetwoworldwars
C.withelectricityandmotorcarsintroducedintothevillageD.onlyrecently
8.Asissuggestedinparagraph2,villagersinthepast_________
A.livedasimplerlifethanvillagerstodayB.knewfewerpeoplethanvillagerstoday.
C.founditdifficulttoenjoythemselvesD.likedtowashthemselveswithcoldwater.
9.Theexpression“....”Thereisnopointwhateverintalkingaboutinparagraph3meansthat_________
A.thereisnoendtothetalkingabout....B.Itisharmfultotalkabout….
C.Itisnotmeaninglesstotalkabout....D.thereisnoreasonfor
talkingabout
10.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriter’sattitudetoward“villagelife”is__________
A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.unclear
Passage3
Themarketinvestigationisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyarecloselyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisforsaleonthemarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutfirstinvestigatingthemarket.
Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountriesandsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarketconditions.Inmakinginvestigations,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilaritemsthecompetitorsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting(报价),whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,howcanweobtainsuchinformation?
Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmakeuseofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'sofficesofourembassiesstationedabroadcanhelpusinmakingmarketinvestigations.Nowadays,ourimportandexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.Oneoftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.
Certainly,face-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarketinformation.TheChineseExportCommoditiesFairsandsomeotherfairsofsimilarnatureaswellasvisitsofforeignbusinessmenprovideuswithsuchopportunities.Ofcourse,therearesomeotherwaysofmakingmarketinvestigations.
11.Inmakingmarketinvestigation,oneshould_________.
A.getenoughinformationconcernedB.advertisehisproducts
C.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheabove
12.Theword"indispensable"inthefirstlinemeans_________.
A.impossible B.essential C.advisable D.available
13Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.Therelationshipbetweenmarketinvestigationandsalespromotionisjustasthatofthelipsandteeth.
B.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketinvestigation.
C.Therearevariouswaysofmakingmarketinvestigation.
D.Productiongoesbeforemarketinvestigation.
14.Makingmarketinvestigationisveryimportantbecause_________.
A.inmarket,goodsonsalearenumerousB.everyproducerisfacingkeencompetition
C.itcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheabove
15.Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept_________.
A.tohavecommercialcounselor’sofficeofourembassiesstationedabroad
B.topromotethequalityofourownproducts
C.tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen
D.tohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmen
PartⅡVocabularyandStructure(30%)
Directions:
Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesm