职业综合英语(1) 作业1

1 对外经济贸易大学继续教育学院对外经济贸易大学继续教育学院 夜大教育部 2010 2011 学年度第二学期 2011 金融高本专业 新职业英语 职业综合英语 1 作业 1 Match the words or phrases on the left with their meanings on the right Group One 1 acquireB A make something increase 2 operateGB obtain something 3 entertainF C keep one s distance from 4 individualED be likely to do 5 tend toJ E a single person or thing 6 fuelAF receive people as guests 7 implyD G cause to work manage 8 stay away fromC H person elected or appointed to act for others 9 reflectI I express or mean indirectly 10 representativeH J make clear show Group Two 1 locateHA way of acting or behavior towards other people 2 sketchFB the possibility that something will happen 3 manner A C an act of trying to do something 4 remoteJD improve the quality value or extent of something 5 enhanceDE program or timetable for work 6 prospectB F a rough or unfinished drawing or painting 7 flatten IG an objective or result towards which efforts are directed 8 targetGH find the exact position of something 9 attemptC I make or become flat 10 scheduleE J far away in space or time Multiple Choice For each sentence there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that best completes the sentence Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 1 He had been a doctor for five years by the time he D from the medical school A will graduateB will have graduatedC graduatesD graduated 2 An exhibition of paintings B at the museum next week A are to be held B is to be heldC are holdingD will hold 3 After the project C the engineers immediately started a new one A completed B has completed C had been completedD has been completed 4 We D for an hour when the bus finally came A waitedB have waitedC have been waitingD had been waiting 5 Will you please lend me the manual when you C it A will finishB have finishedC will have finishedD finishing 2 6 Rebecca is too young to B in the house without a babysitter A be leftB leaveC be leavingD leaves 7 I don t remember A a chance to make a presentation before so many customers A having been givenB having given C to have been given D to have given 8 The room A at the moment so it isn t looking A is being painted its bestB has painted the best C is painted its bestD has been painted best 9 When her husband died all her happiness A A was destroyedB damagedC had damagedD destroyed 10 Once environmental damage D it takes many years for the system to recover A has doneB is to doC doesD is done 11 The old B treated badly in some countries A isB areC has D was 12 Both the secretary and the manager B agreed to cancel the meeting A hasB haveC areD was 13 Either you or I A going to the manager s office after work A amB isC areD will 14 This is one of the best products that A sold this year A have beenB hasC had beenD have 15 About 80 percent of the work D done yesterday A areB isC wereD was 16 I don t think it s necessary to go B all the details in the mind A offB overC onD by 17 I m not sure whether it is good or not It B the result A leads to B depends onC brings aboutD results in 18 You need an C production manager to solve the problems A efficientB effectiveC capableD emotional 19 The students gave their classrooms an extra clean and were ready B the leader s arrival A to B forC withD in 20 The old lady s death was not known C the policemen broke into her room A whenB afterC untilD while 21 The guide A taking the small path to the scenic spot A decidedB proposedC thoughtD planned 22 We feel lonely because we haven t spent much time communicating A our friends A withB toC fromD on 23 The president brought B all of the new ideas in the meeting and considered them one by one in the following days A upB forwardC togetherD about 24 My teacher said that I had a gift for art and if I stuck to A A painting B paintC be paintingD be painted 25 The experts B this film would be popular in the world like Titanic 3 A made senseB made sureC made believeD made up 26 He got B his bicycle and bought two kilos of tomatoes A out ofB downC upD off 27 The strong wind was D the broken window A ready for B responsible for C sure ofD free from 28 My argument is based B a lot of facts A inB onC toD from 29 Confucianism is A to most foreigners but understandable to most Chinese A complexB easyC compoundD complicated 30 It s said that rabbits C rather quickly A addB minusC multiplyD divide Cloze 2x 10 Each blank in the following passages is provided with four choices marked A B C and D Read the whole passage and choose the best answer for each blank Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet Passage One Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the US Trains were used only for long distance transportation Today the car is the most popular 1 D of transportation in all of the US It has completely replaced the horse as a means of everyday transportation Americans use their cars for nearly 90 of all personal travel Most Americans are able to 2 A cars The average price of a recently made car was 2 500 in 1950 2 740 in 1960 and up to 4 750 3 B 1975 during this period American car manufacturers set about 4 D their products and work efficiency As a result the yearly income of the 5 C family increased form 1950 to 1975 6C than the price of cars For this reason 7 D anew car takes a smaller part of a family s total earnings today In 1951 proportionally it took 8 1 months of an average family s income to buy a new car In 1962 a new car 8 D 8 3 months of a family s annual earnings By 1975 it only took 4 75 month s income In addition the 1975 cars were technically superior to models from previous years The influence of the automobile extends throughout the economy 9B the car is so important to Americans Americans spend more money 10 C their cars running than on any other items 1 A kindsB sortC meanD types 2 A buyB sellC raceD see 3 A onB inC behindD about 4 A raisingB makingC reducingD improving 5 A unusualB interestedC averageD biggest 6 A slowestB equalC fasterD less 7 A bringingB obtainC buyD purchasing 8 A usedB spentC costD needed 9 A thenB asC soD which 4 10 A startingB leavingC keepingD repairing Passage Two Mr Smith was a wealthy industrialist but he was not C with life He didn t sleep well and his food didn t C with him The situation lasted for some time Finally after a C of sleepless nights he decided to consult his doctor The doctor advised a change of surroundings Go abroad he said But I m not good at foreigh languages said Mr Smith It doesn t matter said the doctor It won t B to take a little lesson A on a voyage Take plenty of exercise Try to reduce your weight Avoid rich food Mr Smith went to Switzerland He didn t know French or German and had to communicate through gestures He attended a physical training course The instructor made him B his knees swing his arms stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly He had to lie on the ground and B his right and left legs alternately After a time he D grew hard and firm He almost put aside his financial worries and nearly forgot the importance of making more money He ate and slept well Finally he returned home but unfortunately he A was temporary Soon he was a normal businessman again worried about his property his profits his savings his success in a A society 1 A impressedB hopefulC satisfiedD healthy 2 A agreeB tasteC suitD fit 3 A amountB courseC numberD few 4 A injureB hurtC woundD damage 5 A GoB JoinC StartD Leave 6 A strikeB bendC pullD twist 7 A riseB raiseC extendD remove 8 A fibreB bonesC temperD muscles 9 A achievementB advancementC improvementD advantage 10 A competitiveB commercialC strugglingD ornamental Error Identification Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts marked A B C and D Identify the one that is not correct Then mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 1 The group will be examined the device first be examined 改成 examine A B C D 2 The new MP3 player was cost him 100 yuan Was 去掉 A B C D 3 How long will the meeting be lasted be lasted 改成 last A B C D 4 It was his carelessness that led this accident Led 后加 to A B C D 5 The room needs a thorough cleaning and Jane will help you to it to 后面加 do A B C D 6 Kitty likes to make use the new words she hears from her mother use 后面加 of A B C D 5 7 I got a great deal of money which would enable me going to Canada going 改成 to go A B C D 8 Mr Smith saved aside enough money for his old age enough 去掉 A B C D 9 We filled all the forms when we went abroad forms 改成 form A B C D 10 I got the scholarship and as well as a dictionary and 去掉 A B C D 11 You can use the commit room to make furniture in A B C D 12 Regularly review can help make your knowledge permanent regularly 改成 regular A B C D 13 No matter how busy he is he never forgets his week visit to his old friend Ann Week 改成 weekly A B C D 14 People with slippers are not allowed to enter the theatre With 改成 in A B C D 15 He s so practical to enjoy romantic life with Anna so 改成 too A B C D Reading The passages are followed by some questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D You should decide on the best choice and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 X 5 Passage One What is meant by the term economic resources In general these are all the natural man made and human resources that go into the production of goods and services This obviously comers a lot of ground factories and farms tools and machines transportation and communication facilities all types of natural resources and labor Economic resources can be broken down into two general categories property resources land and capital and human resources labor and entreprenenrial skills What do economists mean by land Much more than non economists Land refers to all natural resources that are usable in the production process cultivatable land forests mineral and oil deposits and so on What about capital Capital goods are all the man made aids to producing storing transporting and distributing goods and services Capital goods differ from consumer goods in that the latter satisfy wants directly while the former do so indirectly by facilitating the production of consumer goods It should be noted that capitals as defined here do not refer to money Money as such produces nothing The term labor refers to the physical and mental talents of humans used to produce goods or services with the exception of a certain set of human talents 6 entrepreneurial skills which will be considered separately because of their special significance Thus the services of a factory worker or an office worker a ballet dancer or an astronaut all fall under the general heading of labor 1 In Paragraph 1 the author uses the expression This obviously covers a lot of ground to indicate that C A a factories and farms discussed in the passage are very large B economic resources will be discussed in great depth C the topic of economic resources is a broad one D land is an important concept in economics 2 When non economists use the term land its definition A is much more general than when economists use it B is much more restrictive than when economists use it C changes from place to place D includes all types of natural resources 3 Which of the following could be considered a kind of capital goods as defined in the passage A A A railroad B Money C A coal deposit D Human skills 4 The word heading in the last sentence is closest in meaning to A directionB practiceC categoryD utility 5 What is the author s main purpose in writing this passage D A To explain the concept of labor B To criticize certain uses of capital C To contrast capital goods and consumer goods D To define economic resources Passage Two One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase This phase is two fold comprising recovery and prosperity During the recovery period there is ever growing expansion of existing facilities and new facilities for production are created More businesses are created and older ones expanded Improvements of various kinds are made There is an ever increasing optimism about the future of economic growth Much capital is invested in machinery or heavy industry More labor is employed More materials are required As one part of the economy develops other parts are affected For example a great expansion in automobile production results in an expansion of the steel glass and rubber production More roads are also required hence stimulating paving and machinery industries Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials including farmers This increases purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold Thus prosperity is diffused among various portions of the population This prosperity period may continue to rise without an apparent end However a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops spiraling upwards This is the end of the expansion phase 1 Which of the following would be the best title of the passage C A The Labor Force and