商务英语泛读A卷.doc

班级：_ 姓名：_ 学号：_ -密-封-线-衡水职业技术学院期末考试试卷2011-2012学年度第一学期2010级商务英语、应用英语商务英语泛读 A卷注意事项：考生只可在答题纸上答题，在试题卷上作答无效。. Vocabulary: Match the following words with their definitions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.1. wholesaler A it refers to the channel by which a product or service is sold 2. inventory B physical product, pure product 3. discount C a detailed list of all the items in stock. 4. life assurance D a person or business that sells goods to the public 5. tangible product E the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise6. placement F insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies7. retailer G simplest, oldest, and most common form of business ownership in which only one individual acquires all the benefits and risks of running an enterprise8. cash H someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells them to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers. 9. shareholder I money in coins or notes 10. sole proprietorship J owner of (business) shares or stocks, they are also called stockholders. Multiple Choices（2 points for each question, 20 points in total）Questions 1-10: There are 2 passages in this part that are followed by 10 questions. For each question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Read the passages. Carefully and then choose the best answer to each of the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Passage 1Each morning his radio wakes him up with gentle music; the light gradually becomes brighter; the heater switches on and the coffee-percolator begins to make coffee.For his cat, Bob has provided a warm mat, which he can switch on by computer system if he thinks it may be a bit cold for the cat while hes out at work. And hes working on an automatic cat feeder.Needless to say, he has a security system and a video phone as well as lots of TV sets, a mini-cinema and a satellite system, all controlled by computer. As he comes home from work, he uses his cellular phone to contact the central controller in the house to make sure the percolator is switched on so that he can have coffee as soon as be gets in.He lives alone with his cat, so he doesnt need the central control to switch off the television or the computer to stop children staying up late or wasting their time when they should be doing their homework!1. Bob hears gentle music on his radio_. A. after his work every day in the afternoon B. while he is repairing his computer at night C. in order to wake up himself in the morning D. in order to learn a popular song2. Bob warms the cats mat_ when hes out at work. A. by controlling his home computer system B. by setting an automatic switch before he leaves home C. by teaching his cat to use the switchD. by giving a call to the guard of his building3. What statement is TRUE according to the passage? A. He has a security system and a video phone as well as a satellite system at home. B. He has a part-time servant to help him with the breakfast. C. He has to get up very early to go out to work at weekends. D. He lives with his children and a cat.4. Bob uses his cellular phone to check _ A. whether his supper is ready or not B. that no other people break into his house C. whether the coffee percolator is switched on D. whether his children stay up late or not5. The central control of his house can be used to switch off the television or the computer_. A. if he feeds too many cats B. if he has troubles with his cat C. if hes working on an automatic cat feeder D. if children stay up too late or waste their timePassage 2Perhaps the most amazing thing to come out of kinesics, the study of body movement, was suggested by Professor Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally programmed. In other words, we learn our lookswe are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed facial(脸部的)features. A baby, according to Birdwhistell, learns where to set eyebrows by looking at those aroundfamily and friends.This helps explain why the people of some regions of the United States look so much alike New Englanders or southerners have certain common facial characteristics that cannot be explained by genetics (遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth. It is learned later. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well into adolescence (青春期). A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. in the United States, for example, the South is the part where people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peach Tree Street in Atlanta, Georgia. People in densely populated urban areas also tend to smile and greet each other in public less than do people in rural areas and small towns. 6. What does the passage mainly say about babies? A)Babies copy their facial features from their parents。 B) They always look at people around them. C) Their facial features are formed after birth. D) They have different facial features. 7. How does the writer feel about Prof. Birdwhistells conclusion? A) He is very surprised but believes it. B) He is quite worried about it. C) He is rather doubtful about it. D) He is puzzled about it. 8. What does the passage tell us about the mouth shape? A) New Englanders and southerners have similar mouth shape. B) Husband and wife usually share their mouth shape. C) People living close together may have similar mouth shape. D) It takes a few years to shape the mouth. 9. Which group of the people in the US look most unfriendly according to the passage? A) People in the city of New York. B) People in western rural areas. C) People in the city of Atlanta. D) People in southern states. 10. What is the main idea of the passage? A) People in rural areas and small towns are usually more friendly. B) Both babies and adults learn from their environment. C) Genetics cannot explain certain common facial characteristics. D) Physical appearance is learned after birth.Passage（5 points for each question,25 points in total）Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so Im going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning. The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in any public space.Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person cant walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost.So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Dont dial. Just hold that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade.For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business: Yes, Im glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. Whats that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins right there.Be animated. Be engaged in your fake fone conversation. Make eye contact with the people passing, nod to them, gesture keen interest in talking to them at a later time, point to your phone, shrug and move on.Shoppers should consider fake foning anytime they spot a talky neighbor in the produce department pinching (用手捏) unripe peaches. Without your phone at your face, youd be in for a 20-minute speech on how terrible the world is.One important caution about fake foning. The other day I was fake foning my way past a colleague, and he was actually following me to get my attention. I knew he wanted to ask about a project I had not yet finished. I was trying to buy myself some time, so I continued fake foning with my doctor. So I dont need the operation? Oh, doctor, that is the best news.And then: Brrrrrrng! Brrrrrmg! Brrrrrmg! My phone started ringing, right there while it was planted on my face. My colleague looked at me, and I at him, and naturally I gasped. What is the matter with this thing? I said, pulling the phone away to look at it, and then putting it back to my ear. Hello? Are you still there? Oops.1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A. Cellphone service is popular among people.B. Cellphone has much use in office.C. Fake foning is a new cellphone service.D. Fake foning is a new discovery.2. What is fake foning?A. A strategy to avoid people.B. A device newly produced.C. A service provided everywhere.D. A skill of communication.3. In the authors opinion, in order to make fake foning look real one has toA. talk about interesting matters.B. behave politely to people passing by.C. hold the phone while walking.D. appear absorbed in conversation.4. What does the last example show?A. One effective way is to fake fone ones doctor.B. One has to be careful while fake foning.C. Fake foning may not deceive people.D. Fake foning is always quite successful.5. After his phone suddenly began ringing, the authorA. immediately started talking to the caller.B. immediately started talking to his colleague.C. put the phone away and stopped talking.D. continued with his fake conversation. ClozeA young woman was driving through the _1 countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman _2 the side of the road, _3_ her hand out as if she wanted _4_. “I cant _5_ her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman _6 and climbed into the car. After a _7 she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “_8_,” thought the young woman. She _9_ again. “Bad weather for the time of the year.” She said. The old woman nodded. No matter _10_ the young woman said the hitchhiker(搭便车的人) gave no answer _11_ a nod of the head.Then the young woman _12_ the hitchhikers hands, which were large and hairy. Suddenly she _13_ that the hitchhiker was _14_ a man! She stopped the car. “I cant see out of t he rear screen,” she said, “Would you mind _15 it for me?” The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. _16_ the hitchhiker was out of the car, the frightened young woman _17 When she got to the next village she _18_ to a stop. She noticed that the hitchhiker had _19_ his handbag _20 She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp(喘气); inside the bag was a gun!1. A. lovely B. lonely C. noisy D. crowded2. A. at B. beside C. by D. near3. A. holding B. to hold C. to be holding D. to be held 4. A. an aid B. a taxi C. a car D. a lift5. A. permit B. leave C. allow D. order6. A. answering B. shook C. nodded D. smiles7. A. while B. moment C. time D. period8. A. Curious B. Interesting C. Strange D. Wonderful9. A. told B. did C. made D. tried 10. A. when B. which C. how D. what 11. A. except for B. apart from C. other than D. more than12. A. saw B. noticed C. watched D. observed 13. A. recognized B. realized C. recovered D. remembered 14. A. practically B. basically C. actually D. probably15. A. clear B. cleared C. to clear D. clearing 16. A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. As well as 17. A. raced off B. ran away C. fell down D. moved on18. A. pulled B. picked C. pushed D. paused19. A. lift B. lost C. laid D. left 20. A. beneath B. behind C. backwards D. afterwards. Translation from English into ChineseDirections: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined sections, numbered1 to 5. After reading the passage carefully, translate the underlined sections into Chinese. Remember to write your translation on the Translation Sheet.There is nothing similar in the way men and women shop for groceries. Believe me, I know, because I work in a major supermarket. 1) After watching scores of people shop for food day in day out, I have become somewhat of an expert on the habits of American consumers. I have noticed many things about them, but nothing stands out more clearly than the differences between men and women when they shop. First of all, men never know where anything is, Despite the recent trends in equality, which demands that a man should share the domestic chores, there are still more women shoppers in Americas grocery stores. And these women know what theyre doing. 2) Women are exceptional food shoppers, who always know where something is. Nine times out of ten, it will be a man who asks an employee to find a product for him. I dont know how many men shoppers come up to me during a night to ask me where something is, but 50 of those who invariably return to me in five minutes still unaware of the products location. Men have no sense of direction in a supermarket. Women, on the other hand, rarely ask for an items location. 3) When they do, it is usually for some product that only they have ever hear of and whose name only they can pronounce. Another difference between men and women is that women shop at speeds that would get them