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自考英语模考阅读一
自考英语模考阅读一
《英语阅读一》模拟试题
(一)
READINGCOMPREHENSION
Passage1
Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-age
collegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthe
poll.
Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportant
thaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnot
literatureorhistorybutaccounting.
Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe―altruistic‖fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.
That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob—evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociate
degree.
Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions-betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.
Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.
Nocompany,nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!
Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机):
“MissBaxter,”hesays,“could
youpleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?
”
Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.
21.Accordingtotheauthor’sobservation,collegestudents
A.haveneverbeensomaterialisticastoday
B.haveneverbeensointerestedinthearts
C.haveneverbeensofinanciallywelloffastoday
D.haveneverattachedsomuchimportancetomoralsense
22.Thestudents’criteriaforselectingmajorstodayhavemuchtodowith
A.theinfluencesoftheirinstructors
B.thefinancialgoalstheyseekinlife
C.theirowninterpretationsofthecourses
D.theirunderstandingofthecontributionsofothers
23.Bysayng“Whileit’struethat„betheyscientificorartistic”(Line1-3,para.5).Theauthormeansthat
A.businessmanagementshouldbeincludedineducationalprograms
B.humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeed
C.humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheights
D.theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlooked
24.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan
A.createvaryingartisticinterests
B.helppeopleseethingsintheirrightperspective
C.helpimproveconnectionsamongpeople
D.regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeople
25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Businessmenabsorbedintheircareerarenarrow-minded.
B.Managersoftenfindithardtotellrightfromwrong
C.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife
D.Careerseekersshouldnotfocusonimmediateinterestsonly.
Passage2
Newtechnologylinkstheworldasneverbefore.Ourplanethasshrunk.It’snowa“globalvillage”where
countriesareonlysecondsawaybyfaxorphoneorsatellitelink.And,ofcourse,ourabilitytobenefitfromthishigh-techcommunicationsequipmentisgreatlyenhancedbyforeignlanguageskills.
Deeplyinvolvedwiththisnewtechnologyisabreedofmodernbusinesspeoplewhohaveagrowingrespectfortheeconomicvalueofdoingbusinessabroad.Inmodernmarkets,successoverseasoftenhelpssupportdomesticbusinessefforts.
Overseasassignmentsarebecomingincreasinglyimportanttoadvancementwithinexecutiveranks.theexecutivestationedinanothercountrynolongerneedfearbeing“outofsightandoutofmind.”Heorshecanbe
surethattheoverseaseffortiscentraltothecompany‘splanforsuccess,andthatpromotionsoftenfollowor
accompanyanassignmentabroad.Ifanemployeecansucceedinadifficultassignmentoverseas,superiorswillhavegreaterconfidenceinhisorherabilitytocopebackintheUnitedStateswherecross-culturalconsiderationsandforeignlanguageissuesarebecomingmoreandmoreprevalent(普遍的)。
Thankstoavarietyofrelativelyinexpensivecommunicationsdeviceswithbusinessapplications,evensmallbusinessesintheUnitedStatesareabletogetintointernationalmarkets.
Englishisstilltheinternationallanguageofbusiness.Butthereisanever-growingneedforpeoplewhocan
speakanotherlanguage.Asecondlanguageisn’tgenerallyrequiredtogetajobinbusiness,buthavinglanguageskillsgivesacandidatetheedgewhenotherqualificationsappeartobeequal.
Theemployeepostedabroadwhospeaksthecountry’sprincipallanguagehasanopportunitytofast–forward
certainnegotiations,andcanhavetheculturalinsighttoknowwhenitisbettertomovemoreslowly.Theemployeeatthehomeofficewhocancommunicatewellwithforeignclientsoverthetelephoneorbyfaxmachineisanobviousassettothefirm.
26.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardhigh-techcommunicationsequipment?
A.Critical
B.Prejudiced
C.Indifferent
D.Positive.
27.Withtheincreaseduseofhigh-techcommunicationsequipment,businesspeople
A.havetogetfamiliarwithmoderntechnology
B.aregainingmoreeconomicbenefitsfromdomesticoperations.
C.areattachingmoreimportancetotheiroverseasbusiness
D.areeagertoworkoverseas
28.Inthispassage,“Outofsightandoutofmind”(Line2,Para.3)probablymeans
A.beingunabletothinkproperlyforlackofinsight
B.beingtotallyoutoftouchwithbusinessathome
C.missingopportunitiesforpromotionwhenabroad
D.leavingallcareandworrybehind
29.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanimportantconsiderationofinternationalcorporationsinemployingpeopletoday?
A.Connectionswithbusinessesoverseas.
B.Abilitytospeaktheclient’slanguage
C.Technicalknow-how
D.Businessexperience
30.Theadvantageofemployeeshavingforeignlanguageskillsisthattheycan
A.bettercontrolthewholenegotiationprocess
B.easilyfindnewapproachestomeetmarketneeds
C.fast-forwardtheirproposalstoheadquarters
D.easilymakefriendswithbusinesspeopleabroad
Passage3
Inrecentyears,Israeliconsumershavegrownmoredemandingasthey’vebecomewealthierandmoreworldly
wise.Foreigntravelisanationalpassion:
thissummeralone,onein10citizenswillgoabroad.Exposedtohigherstandardsofserviceelsewhere,Israelisarereturninghomeexpectingthesame.Americanfirmshavealsobegunarrivinginlargenumbers.ChainssuchasKFC,McDonald‘sandPizzaHutaresettinganewstandardofcustomerservice,usingstrictemployeetrainingandconstantmonitoringtoensurethefriendlinessoffrontlinestaff.EventheAmericanhabitoftellingdepartingcustomersto―Haveaniceday‖hascaughtonalloverIsrael.―Nobodywakesupinthemorningandsays,?
Let‘sbenicer,‘‖saysItsikCohen,directorofaconsultingfirm.―Nothinghappenswithoutcompetition.‖
Privatization,orthethreatofit,isamotivationaswell.Monopolies(垄断者)thatuntilrecentlyhavebeenfree
totaketheircustomersforgrantednowfearwhatMichaelPerry,amarketingprofessor,calls“therevengeful(报
复的)consumer.”WhenthegovernmentopenedupcompetitionwithBezaq,thephonecompany,itsinternationalbranchlost40%ofitsmarketshare,evenwhileofferingcompetitiverates.SaysPerry,―Peoplewantedrevengeforalltheyearsofbadservice.‖Theelectriccompany,whosemonopolymaybeshort-lived,hassuddenlystopped
requiringuserstowaithalfadayforarepairman.Now,appointmentsarescheduledtothehalf-hour.ThegracelessE1A1Airlines,whichisalreadyatauction(拍卖),hasreturneditsemployeestoemphasizeserviceandisboastingabouttheresultsinanadcampaignwiththeslogan,―Youcanfeelthechangeintheair.‖Forthefirsttime,praiseoutnumberscomplaintsoncustomersurveysheets.
31.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat
A.customerserviceinIsraelisnowimproving
B.wealthyIsraelicustomersarehardtoplease
C.thetouristindustryhasbroughtchainstorestoIsrael
D.Israelicustomerspreferforeignproductstodomesticones
32.Intheauthor’sview,higherservicestandardsareimpossibleinIsrael
A.ifcustomercomplaintsgounnoticedbythemanagement
B.unlessforeigncompaniesareintroducedingreaternumbers
C.ifthere’snocompetitionamongcompanies
D.withoutstrictroutinetrainingofemployees
33.IfsomeoneinIsraeltodayneedsarepairmanincaseofapowerfailure,
A.theycanhaveitfixedinnotime
B.it‘snolongernecessarytomakeanappointment
C.theappointmenttakesonlyhalfadaytomake
D.theyonlyhavetowaithalfanhouratmost
34.TheexampleofE1A1Airlinesshowsthat
A.revengefulcustomersareathreattothemonopolyofenterprises
B.anadcampaignisawayoutforenterprisesinfinancialdifficulty
C.agoodsloganhasgreatpotentialforimprovingservice
D.staffretrainingisessentialforbetterservice
35.WhydidBezaq’sinternationalbranchlose40%ofitsmarketshare?
A.Becausetheratesitofferedwerenotcompetitiveenough