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浙江教育学院《大学英语》第四学期1
浙江教育学院《大学英语》第四学期
期终试卷
I.ListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
M:
Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?
W:
Worklate?
Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit’snecessary.
Q:
Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytookplace?
Youwillread:
A)Attheoffice.
B)Inthewaitingroom.
C)Attheairport.
D)Inarestaurant.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.Youshouldchoose[A]andmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.A.Shedoesn’twantherboyfriendtogiveheracar.
B.Herboyfriendhasalotofmoney.
C.Themanoughttolendsomemoneytoherboyfriend.
D.Herboyfriendwasmakingfunoftheman.
2.A.Calltheoffice.B.Helpthemancookinthekitchen.
C.Gettotheoffice.D.Helpherselftosomefoodinthekitchen.
3.A.Heisgoingtochangehisjob.B.Heisn’tdoingwellwithhiswork.
C.Heisdoingprettywellnow.D.Hedoesn’tlikehiswork.
4.A.Inthecity.B.Inthecountry.C.Nearhiswork.D.Nearthetown.
5.A.Inabank.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inataxi.D.Intheman’shome.
6.A.Typingaproposal.B.Writingaproposal.
C.Postingaproposal.D.Checkingaproposal.
7.A.Followthedoctor’sadvice.B.Forgettotakeanypills.
C.Takefivepills.D.Taketwopills.
8.A.Thewomandidn’thearthemancomein.
B.Thewomanpretendedtobedeafwhenthemancamein.
C.Thewomandidn’tmindtheman’sdisturbingher.
D.Thewomanaskedthemantogethomeearlynexttime.
9.A.Heisgoingtothemovies.B.Heisgoingtohavedinnerwiththewoman.
C.Heisgoingtoameeting.D.Heisgoingtoseeaplay.
10.A.14th.B.16th.C.17th.D.19th.
SectionBCompoundDictation(10%)
(注意:
听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDiction),题目在试卷二上,现在请取出试卷二。
)
II.ReadingComprehension(30%)
PassageOne
E-businessrequiresinstantaneousdecision-makingandKM(knowledgemanagement)hasa
tremendousroletoplayinachievingthisaswellasquality
feedback.Real-timebusinesswithoutproperknowledgeandfeedback
informationquicklyturnsintoreal-timeunsupervisedandvalueless
chaos.Lackofadequateknowledgeflowandcoherentreal-timeviews
ofasituationinevitablyleadtodisastrousconsequences.
TheinfamousBaringsBankoperatedareal-timefuturesbusiness
withoutreal-timechecksandbalances,anddidnotensureadequate
qualityofknowledgeflowsfromthetradingfloortocontrollersand
managers.Itwastoo-much-too-fastcoupledwith
too-little-quality-feedbackandinsufficientunderstanding.There
wastoolittlereal-timeknowledgeathandanditturnedoutaspectacular
disaster.
ThemissinglinkwasKM.Noseriouse-businesseffortshouldbe
undertakenwithoutconsidering,planningandimplementingastrong
KMinfrastructure.Real-timeknowledgemustflowfromthosewhohave
ittothosewhomustbeabletomaketherightmoveattheright
time.Andthereisnotimetospare.
E-businessesmustbeequippedwithinteractiveworkflowtoolsand
real-timebusinessintelligencefeedbackinaclearand
understandableformat.Peopleinvolvedmusthaveaccesstoall
underlyingdocumentsatalltimesatasnapoftheirfingers.
Otherwisetheywillguessratherthanmakeinformeddecisions.Or
worse,infearofmakingahugemistake,peoplewillmakeno
decisionsatall.
Takeahomeloanapplicationprocessforexample.Youwouldmost
likelyapplytoanumberofbanksatthesametime.Theywould
obviouslycompeteonpricing,butthebankthatcanmakeyourcredit
assessmentfirstandmosteffectively,processthe
documentationandinformyouontheprogresseverystepoftheway
willgetyourbusiness.Therestmaybestuckwithlessdemanding,
morerisk-pronecustomers.Thismayaffecttheiroverall
profitability,andabilitytocompeteonpriceandserviceinthe
future.Itcouldputthemoutofbusinessaltogether.
Soistherealinkbetweene-businessandKM?
Isurelythinkso.
11.Accordingtothepassage,indoingE-business,youmust____________.
A.makequickdecisionsB.learnmanydisciplines
C.workhardD.knowhowtopromoteyourself
12.Astheauthorputsit,beingshortof_________willleadtofailureinE-business.
A.supportfromthegovernment
B.sufficientknowledgeflowandaccurateviewsofthesituation
C.qualifiedmanagers
D.loanfromthebank
13.BaringsBankwentbankruptbecause_________.
A.itinvolveditselfinthefuturesbusiness
B.itsmanagerwasnotanexpert
C.itfailedtosmooththeknowledgeflowandthefeedbackprocesses
D.ofitsslowdecision-makingprocess
14.Somemanagersdonotmakedecisionsbecause_________.
A.theyarenotprovidedwithsufficientinformation
B.theyareslowinthinking
C.theyareverydemocratic
D.theyhavelimitedrightsinthecompany
15.Whenyouapplyforahomeloan,youtendtochooseabandwhich_________.
A.offersthelowestinterest
B.islocatedquiteneartoyourhouse
C.willkeepyouinformedoftheon-goingsintheprocess
D.isbigandfamous
PassageTwo
JonathonH.Stillman,amarinebiologistatStanfordUniversity,
testedtheheattoleranceoffourspeciesofcrabsfoundinthe
shallowwatersofthePacificOcean.
TwoofthecrabspecieswerefromtheOregoncoastandlivedin
watersthatrangefrom47degreesto59degreesintemperature.The
othertwocamefromtheGulfofCaliforniainMexicoandthrivein
watersof54degreesto86degrees.
Livespecimensoftheanimalswereplacedinaquariums(鱼缸)whichwere
heldataconstanttemperaturejustattheupperthermalrangeof
theirnaturalhabitat.Thecrabswerethenoutfittedwithsensors
thatmeasuredheartbeat.
Thetemperatureswereraisedintheindividual
aquariumsbyaboutafifthofadegreeaminuteuntiltheanimals’
heartbeatstopped.Thisestablishedtheupperthermaltolerance
limitforeachofthespecies.
TheMexicancrabsthatlivedinthehottestclimatewerethe
leastabletoadapttoanincreaseintemperaturesabovethatwhich
theynormallyencounterintheirnaturalhome.Temperaturesinthe
habitatofoneofthecrabsoftenreaches105.8degreesF,butthe
animalsdiedat106.2,lessthanadegreeabovenormal.
OneoftheOregonspecieswasacclimatedtoatemperatureof65,but
surviveduntiltheaquariumtemperaturereached87.
ThecrabsthatcamefromtheOregoncoastadaptedbesttoarisein
temperatureandhadthegreatestcapacitytoincreasetheirheat
tolerance.
16.Thecrabsfromthe_________cansurviveinwaterswithhighertemperature.
A.OregonCoastB.AtlanticOcean
C.GulfofCaliforniainMexicoD.StateofCalifornia
17.Theresearchersstudiedthecrabstofindout_________.
A.theirheattoleranceB.theirheartbeats
C.theirlivingstylesD.thedifferencesbetweentwospeciesofcrabs
18.Theresearchersdidn’t_________inthestudy.
A.measurethecrabs’heartbeatsB.placethecrabsinaquariums
C.fixsensorsonthecrabsD.raisethetemperatureofthewatergradually
19.TheMexicancrabs_________.
A.livedinahotterclimateB.liveinwatersof47-59degrees
C.hadbetterheattoleranceD.werelesssensitivetothechangeintemperature
20.TheOregoncrabs_________.
A.livedinahotterclimate
B.diedat106.2,lessthanadegreeabovenormal
C.onlydiedat87
D.hadgreatercapacitytoincreasetheirheattolerance
PassageThree
Scienceand
technologyareproductiveforces.Thescientificandtechnological
revolutionhasplayedaveryimportantroleinthehigh-speeddevelopment
oftheeconomiesofwesterncountriesincludingtheUnitedStatessince
thewar.
Rightbeforetheendofthewar,theU.S.achievedprominent
breakthroughsinthethreefieldsofatomicenergy,electroniccomputers
andspacenavigation.Thesethreegreatinventions,togetherwithother
inventionsinmilitaryscope,wereappliedtocivilindustriesinthepostwar
period,whichhasledtothethirdgreatscientificandtechnological
revolutioninman’shistory.ItwasoriginatedfromtheU.S.andit
benefitedtheU.S.most.
Thefirstcomputercameintobeingin1945andinthesameyear,the
firstatombombwastested.Soonafterthefirstman-madeearthsatellite
oftheSovietUnionwassentintotheskyin1957,theU.S.launchedher
earthsatelliteintotheorbit.ThentheU.S.startedanunprecedented
Apolloprogram,withtheaimofsendingmantothemoonwithina
decade.Theprojectwassuccessfullycarriedoutandin1969,forthefirst
timeinman’shistory,twohumanbeingslandedonthemoon.Itwasthe
mostremarkabletriumphinthetwentiethcentury.
Sciencehasbeengreatlyresponsiblefortheriseonbigbusiness,asit
hasgivenindustrycertaintechnologicaladvances,suchasassembly-line
production,automation.SinceWorldWarII,thecomputerhasproduced
majorchangesinourwayofdoingthings.Computershavealsohelped
socialscientiststotakeamoreexperimentalviewofhumansandtheir
universe.
21.TheU.S.accomplishedthreegreatinventions_________.
A.inmilitaryscopeB.forc