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自考英语模考阅读一

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（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