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英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 1 of 12 I Listening Comprehension and typing 英文听打英文听打 Directions In the following practice you will hear a short dialogue Please type the correct information on the answer sheet according to the5 questions given bellow Zhang Hui 去失物招领处寻找手机事宜 请听录音 附音频文件 根据录音内容 填写下面的相关信息 Items Information II Reading Comprehension 阅读理解阅读理解 Directions in the following practice you are going to read 5 passages After reading a passage you will find questions or unfinished statements For each question or statement you are required to make the correct choice among A B C and D Passage 1 What makes money valuable Why is a piece of paper marked 10 worth more than one marked 1 You could say there is no reason It s true that a special kind of paper is used to make dollar bills and they are pretty but that s not what makes them valuable The real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes it is Ancient economies had no paper money or coins Some used barter trading one thing for another Others used all kinds of objects as money Any object would do as long as there was not an unlimited amount of it Animals or metals were popular and so were manufactured products like jewelry or weapons Wealth in ancient Greece was measured in tools or cattle This kind of money had two purposes First it was useful in itself Tools and cattle can be used for farming And second it was a way to symbolize and measure value A house for example would be valued at a certain number of tools or cattle This greatly simplified trade Other societies used money that was totally symbolic For instance American Indians used wampum which is made from seashells And until recently on the pacific island of Yap people use large stone discs as money In most places these types of money died out because more practical forms of money were invented People started using precious metals such as gold and silver that were easier to carry around than tools or stones And in the eighteenth century paper money was introduced At first people were suspicious of new currency but they came to accept it because the government or bank issuing it would exchange an equal amount of gold for the paper A 10 bill really was worth 10 for gold But now people are used to the idea that the government doesn t have to back its money with gold Everyone believes that a 10 bill is What s the lost property 1 When did she lost it 2 Where did she lost it 3 Name of person turning in the lost property4 Description of the lost property5 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 2 of 12 worth 10 and that is good enough But if for some reason people ever lost faith in paper money ten dollars wouldn t be worth the paper it s printed on 1 According to the writer the real reason money is valuable is that everyone believes A money is valuable B gold is valuable C money is gold D money can buy gold 2 The writer of this selection mentioned animals metals and manufactured products like jewelry or weapons because A they were valuable B they were used as money in ancient times C people liked them D they were useful 3 Paper money was invented A to take the place of other types of money B to be replaced by other types of money C in the nineteenth century D in the seventeenth century 4 At first people did not have trust in paper money because A people can make it by themselves B the paper was not of good quality C it looked like an ordinary piece of paper D it was not worth much 5 People came to accept paper money when A the government began to issue it B the bank began to issue it C they could exchange it for the same amount of gold D people see it for the first time Passage 2 Americans with small families own a small car or a large one If both parents are working they usually have two cars When the family is large one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van 住房汽车 A small car can hold 容纳 four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded 拥 挤 A van hold seven persons easily so a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel They could all travel together Mr Hagen and his wife had a third child last year This made them sell a second car and bus a van Their children sixth and seventh seat are used to put other things for a family of five must carry many suitcases 衣箱 when they travel When they arrive at their grandparents home the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry the grandparents Americans call vans motor homes A motor home is always used for holidays When a family are traveling to the mountains or to the seaside they can live in their motor home for a few days or to the seaside they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks All the members of a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together That is why motor homes have become very popular In America there are many parks for motor homes 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 3 of 12 6 From the passage a van is also called A a motor car B a motor home C a motorbike D a big truck 7 Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van they A sold their old house B moved to their grandparents house C built a new place for a van D sold their second car 8 A motor home is usually owned by a family with A a baby B much money C more than two children D interest in vans 9 Americans usually use motor homes A to travel with all the family members of holiday B to do some shopping with all the family members C to visit their grandparents at weekends D to drive their children to school every day 10 Motor homes have become popular because A they can take people to another city when people are free B they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays C some people think motor homes are cheap D big families can put more things in motor homes Passage 3 If you ve been joining in chat room conversations or trading e mail with net pals 网友 you have become one of the millions who write in a special short form of English Throughout the world every night children and their elders are talking online many of them are talking at the same time It s fast trying talking to six people once It s convenient three or four words per exchange It takes cleverness concentration and quick fingers And it requires very simple language There s neither time nor space for explanations Why waste valuable time telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB be right back will do Want to enter a conversation Just type PMFJI pardon me for jumping in Interested in whom you re talking to Type A S L the common request to know your pal s age sex and location You may get 15 M NY as a reply from your pal If something makes you laugh say you re OTF on the floor or LOL laughing out loud or join the two into ROTFL rolling on the floor laughing And when it s time to get back to work or go to bed you type GTG got to go or TTYL talk to you later People want to write as fast as possible and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can Capital letters are left in the dust except when expressing feeling as it takes more time to hold down the shift key and use capitals Punctuation 标点 is going too 11 The passage mainly talks about A how to save money online B how to make friends online C how to use simple language online D What a computer can do 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 4 of 12 12 When people are online they talk by A using body language B drawing some strange pictures C making phone calls D making use of an especially short form of English 13 The sentence There s neither time nor space for explanations means that A people should use words properly B people should know what time it is when they are talking C people online have to express themselves in a simple way D people should communicate in a funny way 14 If you get 17 F NY as an answer to your A S L it means A the people on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine B you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York C you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York D the people you are talking to is a 17 foot tall New York girl 15 Which of the following is a way to save online time A People seldom use capital letters or punctuation marks B Many people draw pictures C People only use the mouse instead of the keyboard D People never use the shift key Passage 4 Computers are very important to modern life Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life It is thought that we won t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers The Internet will be used to play games see films and buy food Most telephone calls will be made by computers too Some people are glad about those new ways of shopping and communicating Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper Instead we will buy and read books using computers which will keep many different books in them at the same time We won t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved Computerized books will be used more and more While many people say it is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers Because paper books will perhaps be more friendly Maybe computers won t change these two habits 16 Which is the main idea of this passage A People like going shopping B Reading books is important C Computer can be used to play gamesD Computers are important 17 There will be no more books because A There is no paper in the future B People don t like reading books C They are very expensive D We can read passages from computers 18 Which of the following is TRUE A We can see films by computers B People all like to go shopping by computers 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 5 of 12 C We can t buy anything using computers D All the people like reading books from computers 19 Which of the following is mentioned 提到 in the passage A Computers can help us e mail our friends B We can chat by using computers C Computers can help us make telephone calls D We can listen to the music by computers 20 The underlined word communicating in Para 2 refers to A buying goods B exchanging ideas C taking exercise D playing games Passage 5 Terms and Conditions of Employment These terms and conditions should be read before you sign your contract Salary Your starting salary is 15 000 This is reviewed annually Hours work are eight hours a day Monday through Friday You will start work on Feb 21 2008 On the first morning report to your line manager John Knight Health and safety Please read the safety regulations attached If you have any questions contact the health and safety officer whose name is at the top of the regulation sheet If you have health problems please inform the Senior Nurse Chris Thomas If you cannot work because of illness please telephone the factory Annual leave During your first year of employment you ale allowed twenty days leave This should be arranged with your line manager Overtime 加班 If you work more than forty hours a week you will be paid at the current overtime rate Your line manager will keep a record of the overtime you work If you work on public holidays you will be paid at the current rates If you prefer time can be taken instead of extra pay for public holidays and overtime Clothing The Supplies Department provides overalls 工作服 Inform Supplies of your size two days before you need them You can also order any other equipment you need for your job from Supplies 21 According to the contract the salary of the employee A is paid weekly B is adjusted every quarter C is re examined from year to year D is fixed for the whole contract period 22 If employees have any health problem they should A telephone the factory B inform the Senior Nurse C report to t11eir line manager D contact the health and safety officer 23 The line manager is responsible for A giving a pay raise B signing a contract C arranging annual leave D helping with personal affairs 24 If employees work on public holidays usually they will get A extra days off B extra money C a pay raise D paid holidays 25 When they need overalls for their job employees should inform the Supplies Department of A the size B the color C the style D the quantity 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 6 of 12 III Translation English into Chinese 英译中 英译中 Directions This part is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese Each of the four sentences is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A B C and D Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 1 All orders placed directly or via our representatives between now and July 1 will be honored at our previous prices A 从现在起至 7 月 1 日的所有订单 凡是直接向我公司代理订购的 都将享受以前优 惠的价格 B 现在至 7 月 1 日的所有订单 无论是直接下单或通过我方代表下单 都将享受我方 原定价格 C 从 7 月 1 日至现在 由于生产成本成倍增长 本公司不再接收新的订单 敬请老客 户谅解 D 7 月 1 日至今的所有订单 无论是直接订的还是经由别人代订的 都将以调整后的 价格结算 2 Due to the increase in the price of fuel we will limit our free delivery service to any orders over 200 A 由于快递价格调整 就是 200 美元的订单也可以享受免费送货的服务 B 由于快递价格上浮 本公司将不再执行 200 美元以上订单的优惠规定 C 由于燃油价格上涨 我们的免费送货服务将限于 200 美元以上的订单 D 由于燃油价格调整 公司决定免费送货的服务只限于 200 美元的订单 3 You are allowed to carry on item and one personal item on most flights and they are both subject to size restriction A 航空公司规定旅客一律禁止随身携带液态物品 行李超重另行收费 B 多数航班规定只能随身携带个人物品一件 超过部分要另行收费 C 大多数航班允许随身携带一件行李和一件个人物品 大小不受限制 D 大多数航班允许携带一件手提行李和一件个人物品 尺寸都有限制 4 Your landlord is allowed to increase the rent by any amount as long as the increase is not fo r an illegal reason A 只要不是出于非法原因 允许房东提高租金 数额不限 B 只要经过协商 房东可以在和你签订新租约时提高租金 C 只要出于合理的原因 房东就可以增加一定数额的租金 D 只要征得你的同意 房东就可以提前数月终止租房协议 5 Once your application has been processed the details of the benefits and services will be sent to you within 5 workdays A 当你的申请输入电脑后 福利和服务的详细情况将在 5 个工作日后送达你处 B 假如你需要了解有关福利和服务的情况 请你提前 5 个工作日提出书面申请 C 你的申请一旦处理完毕 有关福利和服务的详情将在 5 个工作日内发送给你 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 7 of 12 D 一旦你的申请审核后 福利和服务的详细情况将在 5 个工作日内发给你 6 Professional hair care products indicates that consumers are paying as much attention to their hair as to their skin A 专业护发产品的增加表明消费者既关心护发 也关心护肤 B 专业护发产品销量的增加表明消费者既重视护肤 也重视护发 C 随着美发行业的发展 消费者越来越重视美发和护肤 D 随着美发行业的发展 消费者认为美发和护肤同等重要 7 Women would double their risk of suffering from lung cancer if they were exposed to 40 or more years of household tobacco smoke A 妇女在家里吸烟长达 40 年或更长时间 她们患肺癌的痛苦就会加倍 B 家庭妇女接触油烟 她们患肺癌的痛苦就会加倍 C 妇女在家里吸烟的时间 她们患肺癌的危险就会加倍 D 妇女在吸烟的家庭环境中生活 40 年或更长时间 她们患肺癌的风险就会加倍 8 Though technically quite advanced today the Internet is far from being popular with average household users in some developing countries A 尽管互联网技术现在已经很先进 但在一些发展中国家还未受到家庭用户的广泛青 睐 B 尽管互联网技术现在已经很先进 但在一些发展中国家还远远没有普及到一般家庭 C 尽管今天科学技术已经很先进 但在一些发展中国家互联网离大众的生活还是很远 D 尽管今天科学技术已经很先进 但在一些发展中国家互联网还没有进人普通家庭 9 Your new product would not have sold so well but for a lot of advertisements we put on the television A 如果我们没在电视上作大量广告 你们的新产品就不会有很好的销路 B 虽然我们未在电视上作大量广告 你们的产品依然销路很好 C 若不是我们作了大量的电视广告 你们的新产品销路不会这么好 D 尽管我们在电视上作了大量的广告 你们的产品依然销售不好 10 If you are parent or know someone who is this 30 page booklet may be of great help to you A 假如你注意的话 你会知道这本小册子有 30 页 会对你的父母和你认识的人很有用 B 要是这本 30 页的小册子很有用 可以给你的父母和你认识的人各买一本 C 如果你所照顾的父母或认识的亲人年事已高 这本 30 页的小册子会对你有很大的帮 助 D 若你在照看年迈父母或知道有人在这样做 这本 30 页的小册子会对你们有很大帮助 11 Bidding documents can be obtained at the following address upon receipt of a non 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 8 of 12 refundable payment of RMB 2 799 each set A 标书要寄到下列地址 2 799 元 标书文本不得更改 B 招标文件可在下列地址获取 每套文件为人民币 2 799 元 不可退换 C 可向下列地址索取招标文件 每套需支付人民币 2 799 元 恕不退款 D 到下列地点办理相关招标手续 交付人民币 2 799 元 标书不得更改 12 During the meeting held in Brazil last month the supporters of free economic policies could benefit all nations A 支持者上个月在巴西召开自由贸易会议 他们辩称这些经济政策有利于所有的国家 B 上月在巴西召开的会议上自由贸易的支持者辩称 这些经济政策会使所有国家都受 益 C 自由贸易的支持者在上个月召开巴西会议时提出了这些经济政策 以帮助所有国家 D 在上个月的会议上 政策是否有利于所有国家展开了辩论 13 The game industry as part of the entertainment business is catching up fast with movies and TVs in terms of both popularity and yearly profit A 游戏业和娱乐业一样 在受欢迎的程度和年收入方面都飞快超越了电影和电视 B 游戏产业作为娱乐业的组成部分 它在普及性和年收入方面都在很快超越电影和电 视 C 作为娱乐业的组成部分 游戏产业在其普及性和年利润方面都迅速逼近电影和电视 D 游戏业和部分娱乐业如同电影和电视一样 越来越受欢迎 收入逐年迅速提高 14 If either party wants to renew the contract it should submit a written notice to the other party three months prior to the expiration of the contract A 如果任何一方希望撤销合约 必须将撤销的理由在三个月内通知对方 B 如果合同一方希望重签合同 必须在合同到期三个月内写信通知对方 C 如果任何一方希望更改合同 必须提前三个月向对方书面提交其理由 D 如果合同一方希望续签合同 必须在合同期满前三个月书面通知对方 15 There is no sign that the world economic crisis will lessen in the next few months although a certain degree of recovery is in sight A 尽管没有人认为未来几个月内世界经济危机会消失 但是在一定程度上的复苏是 肯定的 B 尽管世界经济复苏的迹象是肯定的 但是未来几个月内经济危机缓和的现象还不 很明显 C 尽管已经显现出一定程度的经济复苏 但没有迹象表明世界经济危机在未来几个 月会减缓 D 尽管没有人承认未来几个月内世界经济危机会触底 但我们肯定会看到世界经济 的复苏 英语通用职业技能竞赛英语通用职业技能竞赛 个人赛项目 个人赛项目 初赛初赛 职业能力在线试题职业能力在线试题 For the contestants Page 9 of 12 16 Most of the issues concerning personnel management have been solved satisfactorily only a few of secondary importance remain to be discussed A 多数有关人员管理的问题顺利地解决了 仅剩下几个问题还需要进行第二次讨论 B 大多数有关人事管理问题已经得到圆满解决 只剩下几个次要的问题还有待于讨论 C 很多有关人员配备问题基本上都得到了答复 只有第二个重要问题还未经过讨论 D 第二个重要问题是有关人员调动的问题 这次已经得到妥善解决 不必再次讨论 17 Only in this way can Chinese enterprises improve their competitiveness and avoid being defeated by their foreign rivals after China s entry into the WTO A 只有这个方法才能帮助中国企业去参加竞争 避免在加入世贸组织后被其外国 对手所击败 B 只有这样中国企业才能提高竞争力 并且在中国加入世贸组织后不会败给它们 的外国对手 C 如果中国企业要想在世贸组织中参加竞争 必须通过这种办法才能击败它们的 外国对手 D 中国企业只有通过这种途径来击败外国的对手 才能表明它们在世贸组织中具 备竞争力 18 For your safety the electrical appl