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高等教育自学考试中英合作金融管理专业考试试题
2001年10月高等自学考试中英合作金融管理专业考试
商务英语试题
(课程代码0796)
(阅读与写作部分)
READING
PARTONE
Question1-5
·Lookatquestion1-5.
·Ineachquestion,whichphraseorsentenceiscorrect?
·foreachquestion,circleoneletterA,BorC.
Example:
Don’tforget-
FightBA6926.45PM
Theplanearrivesat
Aquartertoseveninthemorning
Bquarterpastsixintheevening
Cquartertosevenintheevening
ThecorrectanswerisC,socircleCasshownabove.
1.
PRICESHELDAT
LASTYEAR’S
LEVEL
Thisyearthegoodswillcost
Alessthanlastyear
Bmorethanlastyear
Cthesameaslastyear.
2
TRADEEXHIBITIONTODAY
Displayandsaleofnewandsecond-handboats
2:
00p.m.-5;00p.m.
NOADMISSIONCHARGE
Whatdoesthisnoticetellusabouttheexhibition?
AMostoftheboatsarenew
BPeopledonothavetopaytoattend
C.Itwillbeopenthewholeday.
3.
FINCON
EXPERTFINANCIALADVICEFORALLTYPESOFMANUFACTURINGCOMPANIES
SMALLCOMPANIESPARTICULARLYWELCOME
TEL:
02026283445
ThisadvertisementtellsusthatFinconoffersadviceonlyto
Asmallcompanies
Bmanufacturingcompanies
Cfinancecompanies
4.
To:
SalesStaff
From:
Subject:
JobVacancy
FollowingJohnGreen’spromotiontosalesmanager,applicationsareinvitedforthepostofassistantmanagerfromsalespersonnel.
Whichjobisvacant?
Asalesmanager
Bassistantmanager
Csalesperson
5.
StaffarerequestedtofillintheenclosedformsandreturnthemtoPersonnelurgently.
Staffneedto
Asendtheircompletedformsbackimmediately.
BencloseaCVwiththeirforms
Csendtheformsoutassoonaspossible.
Questions6-10
·Lookatthelistbelow.Itshowssectionsfromabusinessservicesdirectory..
·Forquestions6-10,decidewhichsectionofthedirectory(A-H)eachpersonshouldconsult.
·Foreachquestion;markoneletterA-HonyourAnswerSheet.
·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
SectionAZBusinessdirectory
ACateringservices
BOfficeequipmentsuppliers
CRemovalandstoragecompanies
DMarketresearchagencies
EExportadvisors
FPromotionalmaterialssuppliers
GBuildersanddecorators
HSoftwareconsultants
6.JohnSunderlandneedstobuyafilingcabinetforhisInternationalmarketingcompany.
7.ClareFrankwantstopaintthestoreroomofhercomputershop.
8.NigelPlantwouldliketogivefreet-shirtstocustomersathisrestaurant.
9.GillianBreamwantsadviceaboutupdatinghersalesdatabase.
10JudithSarkneedsrefreshmentsforapartyatherinterioudesigncompany.
Question11-15
·lookatthechartsbelow.Theyshowdomesticandforeignsalesfiguresforeightmodelsofcarsoldbythesamemanufactureroveratwelve-monthperiod.
·Whichmodeldoeseachsentence11-15describe?
·Foreachsentence,markoneletterA-HonyourAnswerSheet..
·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce.
CARSALES
DomesticsalesForeignsales
ModelAmodelB
modelCModelD
ModelEModelF
ModelGModelH
11Foreignsaleswerehigherthandomesticsalesinthefirsttwoquarters,butdroppedbelowthemduringthethirdandfourthquarters.
12Thegapinthefirstquarterbetweenforeignanddomesticsalesnarrowedsteadilyovertheyear,withforeignsalesovertakingdomesticsalesinthefinalquarter.
13Foreignsalesincreasedsteadilyoverthetwelve-monthperiod,whiledomesticsalesfellinthelastquarterafterhavingastrongstartinthefirstthree.
14Althoughdomesticsaleswerelowerthanforieignsalesinthefirsttwoquarters,theyequaledtheminthethirdbeforedroppingattheyearend.
15Domesticsalesincreasedsteadilyovertheyearbuttheyneverovertookforeignsalesdespiteequalingtheminthesecondquarter.
PARTTWO
Question16-20
·Readthepassagebelowaboutacommunicationstrainingcompany.
·ChoosethecorrectwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,CorD.
·Foreachquestion,markoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet.
EFXCommunicateLTD
Everybodysayspeoplearecommunicatinglikenever(16)……inbusiness.Certainly,peoplearetalkingalot.Butaretheydeliveringanythingmeaningful?
Communicationismuchmorethanjusttalking.It(17)……ofpsychologicalfactors,bodylanguage,listening,organization,etc.
EFXofferstrainingtobenefitclientsinimprovingtheircommunications(18)……thetopicswecoverare:
·howtowriteandgiveeffectivepresentations
·howleaderscanprovidedirectionandmotivationtotheteam
·howto(19)……outwhatcustomersreallywantandgetyourmessagetothem.
Wewillbehappyto(20)……yourexactrequirementswithyou.
16AsoonerBpreviouslyCbeforeDearlier
17AconsistsBincludesCcontainsDinvolves
18AAmongBBetweenCAcrossDAlong
19.AlearnBknowCfindDstudy
20.AspeakBinformCdiscussDexplain
Question21-25
·Readthepassagebelowaboutconferenceservices..
·Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgap,fromA,B,CorD.
·Foreachquestion,makeoneletterA,B,CorDonyourAnswerSheet.
Conferenceandvenueservices
Ifyouareplanningaconferenceyou(21)……probablyrequiretheservicesofareliableequipmentsupplierandtechnicians.EventServicesLtdisyourconferenceasuccess.
Weareabletosupplyandinstallacomprehensiverangeofproducts(23)……asimpledataprojectorforasmallmeetingtoacompleteconferencestagewithsound,lightingandproduction.Theseproductsareallchosenspecifically(24)……theconferenceenvironment.Ourtechnicianshavehigh(25)……ofskillandexperience.
Callustodaytodiscussyourrequirements.
21AwillBcanCmayDought
22AdoBgetCputDmake
23AacrossBfromCbetweenDalong
24.AforBatCtoDon
25.ArangesBlevelsCgradesDtypes
Question26-35
·Readthearticlebelowaboutinterviewtechniques.
·ChoosethecorrectwordtofilleachgapfromA,B,Contheoppositepage.
·Foreachquestion26-35,markoneletter(A,BorC)onyourAnswerSheet.
ASKTHEEXPERT
I’mnotverygoodatinterviews;howcanIdobetter?
Trytoresearchthecompanybeforeyougototheinterviewbyreferringtoitswebsiteorrequestingsomebrochures.Alsofindoutaboutthejobyouareapplying(26)……,whatresponsibilitiesare(27)……,andwhatskills,trainingandqualificationstheemployerexpects.Think(28)……whatquestionsyouwillprobablybeaskedandthenplan(29)……youcluldanswerthem.(30)……youcan,practicetheinterview.(31)……afriendtoaskyouthequestions(32)……practicemakesperfect!
Onthedayoftheinterview,besmart,confidentandpunctual(33)……youentertheinterviewroom,smile,makeeyecontactandgiveafirmhandshake.Thefirsttwentysecondsoftheinterviewarethemostimportant.Trytocreate(34)……goodimpressionfromthestartandensure(35)……istheperformancetheinterviewerismostlikelytoremember.
26AtoBforCwith
27AaccompaniedBrelatedCinvolved
28AoutBtoCof
29.AhowBwhyCwhen
30.AUnlessBIfCWhether
31AGetBExpectCNeed
32AhoweverBalthoughCbecause
33AAsBDuringCUntil
34.AoneBaCthe
35.AyouByourCyours
Question36-45
·Readthepassagebelowaboutasupermarketchain.
·Choosethecorrectwordtofilleachgap,fromA,B,CorD.ontheoppositepage
·Foreachquestion,markoneletterA,Bor,ConyourAnswerSheet.
Storewiseplc
Storewiseplcsharesjumped(36)………anewhighfortheyearaftertheretailinggiantunveileditsbestquarterlytradingperformance(37)……1998.Same-storesalesatStorewiserose6.9%forthe14weeksendingNovember15,withstrongwolumesof6.6%,(38)……weremuchbetterthaninvestmentanalystsexpected.Storewisesharesyesterday(39)……8pto252pinresponsetothenews.
Storewisealready(40)……for£1ofevery£8spentinallshopsintheUK.Analystssaidthatitispickingupevenfurthermarket(41)……benefitingfromthecurrentweaknessofitsrivals.
Thechain’sperformanceinnon-foodbusinessis(42)……market-leadingpositionsinbooks,CDsandcosmetics.
StorewisedirectorGeorgeBloomsaid,’We’re(43)……agoodjobforourcustomers.Ourstoresareverybusy,sowe’vebeenputtingextrastaff(44)……ourstores.There’s(45)……agoodeffortbyeveryoneintheorganization.’
36AupBtoCon
37AsinceBasCbefore
38AwhatBwhenCwhich
39.AclimbedBextendedCraced
40.AcatersBmeasuresCaccounts
41AshareBdivisionCsegment
42AarrivingBreachingCgetting
43AdoingBhavingCmaking
44.AalongBintoCbetween
45.AgoneBbeenChad
PARTTHREE
Question46-52
·ReadthetextbelowaboutRCT,aleadinglawfirm.
·Aresentences46-52below‘Right’or‘Wrong’?
·Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer’Right’or‘Wrong’,choose‘Doesn’tsay’.
·Foreachsentence46-52,circleoneletterA,B,orC.onyourAnswerSheet.
RCT-ALAWFIRMWITHADIFFERENCE
RCT,oneoftheUK’slargestlawfirms,introduceditsnewbrandnamethisyear,replacingthesurnamesoftheoriginalpartners,Richardson,CraneandTruman,whoestablishedtheirlawfirminthelate19thcentury.
In1987thefirmhadaturnoverof£1m.Nowithas11offices,259lawyers–83ofthemwomen(agreaterratiothantheaveragelawfirm),asupportstaffofnearly2,000anditsturnoverismorethan£140m.ThefirmrepresentsanumberofmajorUKcompaniesandhasastronginternationalnetwork.Althoughverycompetitiveinthemarketplace,RCThascreatedacaringenvironmentforitsstaff.Forexample,theworkingweekwascutrecently,whilepayremainedthesame.
RCTsaysitssuccessisduetothewayitslawyersarepaid.Theprofitshareforeachlawyeriscalculatedannuallyandisbasedonworkcompletedratherthanbeinganautomaticrewardforlengthofservice.Anotherdifferencebetweenthisfirmandmanyothersisthantherearenofixedofficehours;staffdecideontheirownworkpattern,althoughtherea