商务英语期末试卷.doc

20082009第一学期商务英语期末试卷 一、 单词翻译. 120=20（1）中翻英1.human resources manager 2.run out of 3.personnel 4.line manager5.joint venture 6.head office 7.turnover 8.take place 9.over the counter 10.stationery(2) 英翻中1.会计师 2有限责任公司 3大量生产 4达到平衡、趋于稳定 5副作用6操作说明 7私有化 8命令、处方 9登记、注册 10义务、职责二、 单项选择（根据每题的口信或留言条等，选出正确的一项）21 0=201. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the conference will be postponed.A. The conference will take place as plannedB. The conference will take not placeC. The conference will take place at a later date2. For additional charges, please refer to page 10. You should turn to page 10A. to see about possible discountsB. to find out about extra costsC. for information about the product3. Tick if you wish to make an immediate purchase.You have to tell the company if you wantA. to buy the productB. more informationC. a production demonstration4. Punctuality improves on bus services.A. The quality of service is improving busesB. More buses are now running on timeC. Buses are becoming cheaper to use5. Mrs Rothe called -shes unavailable for the meeting tomorrow. Mrs Rothe willA. be late for the meeting tomorrowB. take part in the meeting tomorrowC. not be at the meeting tomorrow6. European sales have recovered this year.Compared to last year, European sales haveA. improvedB. remained steadyC. decreased7.Chris Call Annette Pohl. Shes on her way to a meeting so try her mobile on 0486 366 57.Annette Pohl is inA. her office B. a meetingC. her car8. Mr Ranson called while you were on the phone. Hell try again this afternoon. Mr Ranson A. promised to call backB. left a message C. was put through9. Sales were good but distribution problems led to a slight drop in profits. The company had problems withA. producing enough goodsB. delivering enough goodsC. selling enough goods10. Delegates are asked to check out by 10.30 a.m. The delegates should leave their roomsA. before half past tenB. at half past tenC. earlier than half past eleven三、 完形填空1.512=18New call centre creates 2000 jobs in north-eastMore good news. Barclays Bank is setting up a call in Sunderland(1) of the growth of its telephone banking service. This is a welcome decision for the north-east, (2)- companies considered less attractive (3)- regions such as London and Scotland in(4)-list of the best locations for call centres. Opening early next year, the centre(5)-expected to employ 2000 people over the next three years. Barclaycall, the telephone banking services,(6)-introduced in 1994 and has(7)-than 600,000 customers. The service has 650 employees in Coventry and(8)-200 at a centre in Manchester. Barclaycall is (9)-25,000 new customers every month and the bank expects one million customers(10)-the next two years. One director said:“Opening another call centre shows (11)- popular our telephone banking service is (12)- our cuswtomers” Barclays will continue to invest to satisfy their needs.1. A because B despite C due2. A where B what C which3. A that B than C as4. A there B their C its5. A are B be C is6. A was B were C have7. A more B many C much8. A extra B different C another9. A attractive B attracted C attracting10. A at B over C on11. A why B very C how12. A with B between C through四、 阅读理解21 5=30ATwenty-three senior high school graduates of 1997 from Wuhan ,Hubei Province ,have recetly left for Germany on a work -study program ,according to Xian Evening News.They will study hotel managment in Bavaria Hotel Management School for a year and then take up two -year practice in Germany.Upon graduation ,they will also get diplomas recognized internationally .During their two-year practice ,they can earn no less than 1，200 Deutsche Marks （德国马克）a month .The program ,organized by a company in Wuhan ,aims at providing the citys high school graduates with new job opportunities .Applicants must first pass an exam given by the German side and pay 140,000yuan covering the three yearsstudy and live expenses in Germany .In spite of this ,the program still attracted a lot of high school graduates and their parents .And applicants came in a continuous stream .The chance for my child to go to college is small .We find the work -study program an equally way for him,a parent said .We dont worry much about the high costs because the total income from the two-year -long practice will be quite enough to clear them.1.This text is mainly about_.A.a hotel management school in Bavearia ,Germany B.students form Wuhan studying in Germany C.students going abroad on work-study program D.new job opportunities offered in Germany 2. Which of the following words best describes the parents of these 23students?A.wastful B.wise C.sorry D.worried 3.We can infer that these applicants found it hard _.A.to go to college at home B.to pay for the cost C.to pass the test given by the Germans D.to get a job when they return home BAt Harton College-an English boarding school for boys -there are many rules .15year -old Bob Sanders often breaks them .The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class .But they must return to the school at six oclock .One afternoon Bob walked to the town .He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema .After the film,he looked at his watch .It was after eight oclock .He was a little worride .He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible .When he arrived ,he ran quickly to the main entrance .It was locked .He went round the school building to another door ,which was locked too .He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor .The window was open .But it was quite dark and he could not climb up the wall easily .Then he saw another open window on the ground floor .It was the window of the headmasters study .He looked into the foom-no one was there .Bob quickly climbed on to the window still （窗台）and jumped into the room .Just then he heard a noise .Then someone turned on a light in the corridor. Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa .One minute later ,Mr Mannering ,the headmaster ,came in .He turned on the light on his desk ,and sat down on the sofa .Then he opened a look and began to read .Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible .He couldnt move .The floor was cold and nu-comfortable .He looked at the headmasters shoes and scols for an hour .Why doesnt he get up and go to bed ?Bob thouht .Mr Mannering read his book for another hour .Finally ,the headmaster closed his book and stood up .He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door .Thank heavens he didnt find me under the sofa,thought Bob .Then Mr Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa.Would you turn off the light when you leave?He said ,and left the study .4.Bob didnt go to his cormitory because_.A.its door was locked B.the window was shut C.it was quite dark D.the wall was too high for him to climb up 5.Who had turned on a light in the corridor?A.Bob himself B.Another pupilC.An office clerk D.Mr mannering 6.When the headmaster came in ,Bob_.A.was sitting on the sofa B.was lying under the sofa C.hid himself behind the bookshelf Dhid himself under the desk 7. It can be inferred that Mr Mannering_.A.knew that Bob was still at the cinema B.knew that Bob was in the dormitory C.knew exactly where Bob was Ddidnt know clearly where Bob was CTICONDEROGA,New York-A company is trying to remove an embarrassing mistake it made on pencils bearing an anti -drug message .The pencils carry the words:Too Cool Do Drugs .But a sharp -eyed fourth -grader in notrhern New York noticed that when the pencils are sharpened ，the message turns into Cool To Do Drugsthen simply Do Drugs.As a result of the discovery by 10-year -old Kodi Mosier of Ticonderoga Elementary School ,the company ,called The Bureau for At-Risk Youth of Plainview ,recalled the pencils .Were actually a little embarrassed that we didnt notice that sooner ,spokeswoman Darlene Clair told the local newspaper .A new batch（批）of pencils will have the message written in the opposite direction ,so when they are shorpened ,they readToo Cool To Doand finally Too Cool For pointing out the problem ,Moiser earned his class a letter of apology from the company and box full of Tshirts.Why does Kodi think the company didnt catch the mistake themselves?I guess they didnt sharpen their pencils.he said .8.When a pencil is sharpened now ,the last word left on it is _.A.Too B.To C.Do D.Drugs 9. The wordCoolin the message Cool To Do Drugsmeans_.A.not hot ;not very cold B.calm ;unexcited C.unfriendly D.pleassant; fine 10. Who or what may have helped discover the mistake ?A.Kodis teacher or parents B.Kodis classmates C.A sharpener used by KodiD.A pencil with the message written in the opposite way DThere are many famous museums throughout the word where people can enjoy art .Washing-ton ,D.C.has the National Gallery of Art;Paris has the Luvre ;London ,the British Museum . Florida International University （FIU）in Miami also shows art for people to see .And it does so without a building ，or even a wall for its drawings and paingitns FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States .You dont have to visit the University to see the art .You just need a computer linked to a telephone .You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it .All of the art is stored in the school computer .It is computer art ,produced eletronically by artists on their own computers .In only a few minutes ,your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.Robert Shostak is director of the new computer nuseum .He says he starts the museum because computer artistes had no place to show their work .A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records ,or floppy discs ，to others to see on their computers .He could also but his pictures on paper .But to print good pictures on paper .the computer artist needed an expensive laser printer .Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or eomputer students at schools and universities .Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students.Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists becarse more people can see it .He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience.And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum .11.The main purpose of this text is to give information about_.A.famous museums throughout the world B.an electronic art museum in Miami,U.S.AC.art exhibitions in Florida International UniversityD.latest development of computer art 12.To see the art in FIUmuseum ,your special needs nulude_.A.floppy discs B.a computer and a printer C.pictures and drawings on paper D.a computer connected to the museum by telephone line 13.What are stored in this museum?A.painting