国家开放大学《商务英语4》形考任务8参考答案.docx

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国家开放大学《商务英语4》形考任务8参考答案

国家开放大学《商务英语4》形考任务（单元测试8）参考答案

一、选择填空题（每题10分，共5题）

1、—Butthenwe'llhavetoacceptaBoardofDirectorschosenbyourstockholders.Wouldn'tthatlimitusinmanyways?

—Certainly.Butifyouconsiderthemassivecapitalinvestmentthatwe'llreceive,you'llunderstandthatthiscouldtakeourcompany——————.

A.frombeingabigfirmtobeingoneofthemedium-tierplayers

B.frombeingamedium-tierfirmtobeingoneofthebigplayers

C.frombeingamedium-tierfirmtobeingoneofthesmallplayers

2、—We'vedoneverywellsofarbutifwewanttoseeseriousgrowth______________.

—Yeah...maybe.ButIhavemydoubts.

A.itmightbetimetosticktooriginalbusinessmodel

B.itmightbetimenottochangecompanymodel

C.itmightbetimetoditchouroldbusinessmodelandgopublic

3、Well，thedayweofferstockforsaleisthedaywewillseehowmuch______thereisinourcompany.

A.fact

B.fate

C.faith

4、Theproprietorownsallofthepropertyofthebusinessandisresponsible________everything.

A.to

B.for

C.at

5、Hisideasarelinkedtothetheory________marketsareefficient,whichmeansmarketactorstakingallavailableinformationtocreatethecorrectpriceforthingsatanygiventime.

A.which

B.who

C.that

6、—Canyoutelluswhyyouthinkthismakesgoodbusinesssensetoyou?

—We'vebeendoingquitewellonourownandwecouldprobablysurvivelikethisforquiteafewmoreyearstocome,butifwereallywanttotakeittothenextlevel,____________.

A.theboardofdirectorsneedn'ttakethepresenteconomicsituationintoconsideration

B.it'snotnecessaryforustodevelopthecompanyanymore

C.wearegoingtohavetoconsiderfindingmoreinvestors

7、—Okay,whatisthedecision?

—Asyouknow,wehavebeenaprivatelyheld,family-ownedcompanyforover120years,_____________.

A.andIthinkitdefinitelyhasabrightfuture

B.butitmaybetimetoconsidersomemajorchanges

C.butthecompanyfacestoughcompetition

8、Onekindofpartnershipiscalledalimited________partnership.

A.obligation

B.responsibility

C.liability

9、ButJerry,haveyoureallythoughtthis______?

Youwouldessentiallybegivingupthecompanythatyourgreat-grandfatherbuilt.

A.through

B.of

C.about

10、Ifpeople________we'reveryvaluabletheywon'tbuyourstock.

A.dothink

B.think

C.don'tthink

11、—Youmean...likebecomingapublicly-tradedcompany?

—That'sright.______________.

A.It'ssomethingweshouldgiveseriousconsiderationto

B.Itwillstillbeaprivatelyheldcompany

C.Itwillbecomeaprivatelyheldcompany

12、Okay,let'ssaywemakeadecision_____;whatkindofpricearewethinkingaboutchargingforourstock?

A.togopublic

B.goingpublic

C.gopublic

13、Canyoutelluswhyyouthinkthismakesgoodbusiness______toyou?

A.deal

B.sense

C.program

14、Thesameistrue______individualproprietorships.

A.of

B.to

C.at

15、HismethodsupportsMrShiller'sfindingsandhas________effortstopredictpricesinthefinancialindustry.

A.influenced

B.influentially

C.influence

二、阅读理解/翻译/完形填空（题型随机）（共50分）

阅读理解：

根据文章内容，选择正确答案（每题10分）。

OrganizingaBusinessinDifferentWays

　　Businessesarestructuredindifferentwaystomeetdifferentneeds.Thesimplestformofbusinessiscalledanindividualorsoleproprietorship.Theproprietorownsallofthepropertyofthebusinessandisresponsibleforeverything.

　　Anotherkindofbusinessisapartnership.Twoormorepeoplegointobusinesstogether.Anagreementisusuallyneededtodecidehowmuchofthepartnershipeachpersoncontrols.Onekindofpartnershipiscalledalimitedliabilitypartnership.Thesehavefullpartnersandlimitedpartners.Limitedpartnersmaynotshareasmuchintheprofits,buttheyalsohavelessresponsibilityforthebusiness.Doctors,lawyersandaccountantsoftenformpartnershipstosharetheirrisksandprofits.Ahusbandandwifecanformabusinesspartnershiptogether.Partnershipsexistonlyforaslongastheownersremainalive.Thesameistrueofindividualproprietorships.

　　Butcorporationsaredesignedtohaveanunlimitedlifetime.Acorporationisthemostcomplexkindofbusinessorganization.Corporationscansellstockasawaytoraisemoney.Stocksrepresentsharesofownershipinacompany.Investorswhobuystockcantradetheirsharesorkeepthemaslongasthecompanyisinbusiness.

　　Acorporationisrecognizedasanentity—itsownlegalbeing,separatefromitsowners.Aboardofdirectorscontrolscorporatepolicies.Thedirectorsappointtopcompanyofficers.Thedirectorsmightormightnotholdsharesinthecorporation.Corporationscanhaveafewmajorshareholders,orownershipcanbespreadamongthegeneralpublic.Butnotallcorporationsaretraditionalbusinessesthatsellstock.Somenon-profitgroupsarealsoorganizedascorporations.

1.Thispassageismainlyabout（C）.

A.whydifferentformsofbusinessrun

B.whendifferentformsofbusinessraisemoney

C.howdifferentformsofbusinessareorganized

2.Whatisusuallyneededtodecidetheportionofthepartnershipeachpersoncontrols?

（B）

A.Arule.

B.Anagreement.

C.Aregulation.

3.Whoarenotincludedinlimitedliabilitypartnerships?

（C）

A.Fullpartners.

B.Limitedpartners.

C.Unlimitedpartners.

4.Howcancorporationsraisemoney?

（A）

A.Bysellingstock.

B.Bybuyingstock.

C.Byholdingcorporationshares.

5.Whocontrolscorporatepoliciesinacorporation?

（B）

A.Chairmanoftheboard.

B.Aboardofdirectors.

C.Theownerofthecorporation.

二、阅读理解/翻译/完形填空（题型随机）（共50分）

完形填空：

选择正确答案，补全文章（每题10分）。

AlibabaSeekstoRaiseBillionsinIPO

　　InvestorsintheUnitedStatesarepreparingforthefirstpublicsaleofstockintheChinesecompanyAlibaba.Thecompanysellsgoods（C）linkingbuyersandsellersinthehugeChineseonlinemarket.Alibabaisexpectedto（B）itsinitialpublicoffering,calledanIPO,inSeptemberontheNewYorkStockExchange.

　　Thetotalvalueofthecompany,basedinHangzhou,hasbeenestimatedatabout$200billion.ReportsfromBloombergNewssayAlibabaisofferinginvestorsa12percent（A）ofthecompany.Thatwouldmeanthecompanycouldraise（B）$20billiondollarsinthepublicstocksale.

AftertheIPO,Alibabacouldbecomeoneofthemost（C）technologycompaniesintheworld.Apple,forexample,hasamarketvalueofabout$600billion.Googleisvaluedatabout$390billionandMicrosoftisworthabout$370billion.

二、阅读理解/翻译/完形填空（题型随机）（共50分）

翻译：

为句子选择正确的翻译（每题10分）。

1.Notallcorporationsaretraditionalbusinessesthatsellstock.

A.所有的公司都不是出售股票的传统企业。

B.并非所有的公司都是出售股票的传统企业。

C.并非所有的公司都是非出售股票的传统企业。

2.Butdon'tforget,someofthosecompaniesmadeakilling.

A.但是不要忘记，一些公司垮掉了。

B.但是不要忘记，一些公司进行了谋杀。

C.但是不要忘记，一些公司赚了大钱。

3.Idon'tthinkthere'salotofappetiteforadventureinthemarketrightnow.

A.我不认为如今在市场中有很多冒险的欲望。

B.我认为如今在市场中没有很多冒险的欲望。

C.我认为如今在市场中有很多冒险的好奇心。

4.Iseeourcompanyasenteringatransitoryperiod.

A.我认为我们公司正进入一个过渡期。

B.我明白我们公司正进入一个过渡期。

C.我看着我们公司正进入一个过渡期。

5.Wesimplydon'thavethefundstomakeanyseriousinvestmentstowardsobtainingabiggermarketshare.

A.我们根本没有资金进行严肃的投资买到更大的市场股份。

B.我们根本没有资金进行严重的投资达到更大的市场分享。

C.我们根本没有资金进行大量的投资获取更大的市场份额。

二、阅读理解/翻译/完形填空（题型随机）（共50分）

阅读理解：

根据文章内容，判断正误（每题10分）。

ThreeAmericansWinNobelEconomicsPrize

　　TheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesawardedtheNobelPrizeineconomicstothreeAmericans,EugeneFama,LarsPeterHansenandRobertShilleronOct.14,2013.EugeneFamaandLarsPeterHansenarebothprofessorsattheUniversityofChicago.RobertShillerisaprofessoratYaleUniversity.Theywillsharetheprizeworthabout1.2milliondollars.

　　“Thisyear'sprizeineconomicsciencesisaboutpredictions.”Allthreeofthisyear'sprizewinnersaremainlyknownfortheirresearchandexplanationsofpricingforcesinfinancialmarkets.Theyhavehadabiginfluenceonthewaypeoplelookatandtalkaboutfinancialmarkets.

EugeneFama'sresearchonfinancialmarketsinthe1960sledmarketwatcherstochangetheirideasaboutinvesting.Hisideasarelinkedtothetheorythatmarketsareefficient,whichmeansmarketactorstakingallavailableinformationtocreatethecorrectpriceforthingsatanygiventime.Thisalsomeansthatovershortperiodsoftime,itisnotpossibletopredictprices.

　　RobertShillerfound,however,thatoverlongperiods,theoppositeistrue.Itispossibletopredictthemovementofpricesandthatpricechangesarelinkedtohumanbehavior.

　　Thefindingsofbotheconomistshaveledtothegrowthofindexfunds,investingmanydifferentsecuritiesasawaytoreducerisk.MrShilleralsohelpedtocreatetheStandard&Poor'sCase-Shillerhomepricesindex.ThatindexfollowshomepricesacrosstheUnitedStates.

LarsPeterHansendevelopedamethodforstudyinghistoricalpricinginformation.HismethodsupportsMrShiller'sfindingsandhasinfluencedeffortstopredictpricesinthefinancialindustry.

　　TheNobelPrizeineconomicswasnotcreatedbyAlfredNobel,butwasestablishedinhismemorybySweden'scentralbankin1968.

1.TheRoyalSwedishAcademyofSciencesawardedtheNobelPrizeinelectronicstothreeAmericansonOct.14,2013.（F）

2.EugeneFama,LarsPeterHansenandRobertShillerwontheprizefortheirresearchandexplanationsofpricingforcesinfinancialmarkets.（T）

3.EugeneFama'sresearchonfinancialmarketsinthe1960sresultedinsomechangeinhowmarketwatcherslookatinvesting.（T）

4.Thefindingsofbotheconomistshaveledtothegrowthofpriceprediction,investingmanydifferentsecuritiesasawaytoreducerisk.（F）

5.TheNobelPrizeineconomicswasestablishedinmemoryofAlfredNobelbySweden'scentralbankin1968.（T）