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1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全初级阅读题自测训练(三)初级阅读题自测训练(三)READINGPART ONE Look at questions 1-5. In each question, which sentence is correct? For each question, mark one letter (A,B or C) on your Answer Sheet. 问题:1. Send $30 for catalog. Refundable against purchase.A.$ 30 will be returne

2、d if you buy the product.B.Customers should pay $ 30 for the catalog.C.The money can not be taken back.答案:A问题:2. Press a third button so that the alarm is set.A.To set the alarm, you need to press the button three times.B.There are three buttons needed to set the alarm.C.After pressing a third butto

3、n, you finish setting the alarm.答案:C问题:3. Meeting Hall Multi-language instant translation system, 4th floor.A.Translation is done at the same time.B.Speeches will be translated later.C.You will get translated version right away.答案:A问题:4. If any problem occurs, contact your nearest Sony dealer, Whene

4、ver something goes wrong, _.A.call the local maintenance engineerB.contact the seller closest to youC.repair it yourself答案:B问题:5. Joan, our Shanghai agent, is to come to our company within this week.A.Joan, our Shanghai agent, has to come to our company in a week.B.Our Shanghai agent, Joan, is going

5、 to come to our company as planned before next week starts.C.Joan, our Shanghai agent, may come to our company within this week.答案:BPART TWO Look at the advertisement below. It shows services offered by a business consultancy. For questions 6-10, decide which (A-H) would be suitable for each person.

6、 For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. THINKING OF STARTING A BUSINESS? Need expert advice and/or assistance in one or more of the following areas? A. Market Research B. Constructing a schedule C. Calculating costs D. Meeting legal requi

7、rements E. Obtaining finance F. Renting or purchasing premises G. Recruiting and training staff H. Promoting products and services 1. Margaret Williams needs help in choosing the business loan with the most competitive terms.答案: E2. Abraham Shah wants to be sure that there will be enough demand for

8、his product.答案: A3. Maria Fernandez would like some advice about where to advertise a new line of goods.答案: H4. Kim Seng wants to research new laws on constructing buildings.答案: D5. Peter Andersen needs to know whether his existing funds are enough to set up his business.答案: CPART THREE Look at the

9、chart below. It shows the shareholder returns produced by winning, climbing and losing companies over eight-year period. Which year does each sentence (11-15) describe? For each sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. Do not use any letter more than once. 1. In this year, the returns t

10、o shareholders by Winners leveled out while the returns by Losers had a sudden drop.答案: C2. The returns generated by Losers rose gently in this year, meanwhile the returns by Climbers increased greatly and Winners abruptly.答案: H3. Although Losers returns were lower than Climbers, it increased steadi

11、ly just as Winners did.答案: A4. Shareholders got a bit more returns from Losers than the previous year before their returns declined; however, the returns of Climbers remained almost the same.答案: B5. Compared to the slightly increasing returns of Climbers and Winners in this year, the returns of Lose

12、rs decreased a bit.答案: EPART FOUR Read the article below about advertising strategy. Are sentences 16-22 Right or Wrong? If there is not enough information to answer Right or Wrong, choose Doesnt Say. For each sentence 16-22, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. Competitive Advertising

13、Strategy In terms of its advertising strategy, Coca-Cola France decided in 2002 to have a three-year partnership with the football player Thierry Henry, in order to benefit from his considerable popularity, especially amongst teenagers. Using celebrities shows a new approach for the company, adoptin

14、g a communication strategy similar to that of its rival, Pepsi Co. During the football World Cup, special promotions were organized in some supermarkets. The companys good results in the soft drinks market are partly due to its strategy to limit the impact of seasonality by doing all year round prom

15、otions. Coca-Colas attempts to diversify its range of products were illustrated by the successful introduction of the Aquarius brand within the emerging functional drinks sector. The companys recent strategy to develop new products specifically targeted at national markets was successfully illustrat

16、ed in France by the good performance of Fanta Lafina and Fanta Madness in 2001, two beverages designed to appeal to French teenagers tastes. The growth of the low-calorie variant Coca-Cola Light was boosted by major advertising campaigns to position it as a distinct brand, rather than as just a vari

17、ant within the Coca-Cola range. Thus it was extended by the introduction of a lemon-flavoured variant in 2002. 1. The three-year cooperation with the football player Thierry Henry has helped Coca-Cola France sell its products well.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt Say答案:C2. Using celebrities is a new way of ma

18、king ads for Pepsi Co.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt Say答案:B3. Coca-Cola was a major sponsor for the football World Cup in France.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt Say答案:C4. The companys soft drinks sell well all year round.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt Say答案:A5. Coca-Colas attempts to diversify its product have been proved

19、to be successful.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt Say答案:A6. Fanta Latina and Fanta Madness are designed to appeal to French consumers.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt Say答案:B7. The low-calorie variant Coca-Cola Light regarded as a distinct brand was the result of the companys advertising strategy.A.RightB.WrongC.Doesnt

20、 Say答案:APART FIVE Read the article below about the British longer working hours. For each question 23-28, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (A,B or C) on your Answer Sheet. The British work longer hours than anyone else in the European Union (EU), which may account for Britains faster rate

21、of economic growth in the past decade. But the European Commission wants to put a stop to it. In a recent report it notes disapprovingly that, the UK is the only member state where weekly working time has increased over the last decade. The commission believes that British companies may be systemati

22、cally violating the EUs Working Time Directive. This demands that Europeans should work a maximum of 48 hours a week on average. Under the directive, workers can sign an opt-out, agreeing to work more than 48 hours. Some 33% of British workers have signed such opt-outs, although only 16% are believe

23、d actually to be working more than 48 hours. Anna Diamantopoulou, the European commissioner for employment and social affairs, has a doubt about that. Firms in other European countries have not made much use of opt-outs. But, she thinks, some British bosses may be forcing workers to sign opt-outs as

24、 a condition of taking a job. (Some Americans may actually want to work more than 48 hours, but surely no European would be so silly, seems to her reasoning. ) Citing reasons ranging from health and safety to the need to maintain minimum social standards in the EU and to strike a better balance betw

25、een work and family life, the commission is launching a consultation of interested parties on possible changes to the directive. The commissioner hopes that Britain will be able to come up with solutions on a voluntary basis. This sounds innocent enough. But, in reality, if it does not, the commissi

26、on will probably devise a new directive. The commission is likely to push for tighter definitions of the conditions under which opt-outs can be used. This will inevitably reduce labour-market flexibility and may introduce yet more burdensome corporate form-filling and regulation. The British governm

27、ent claims to welcome the commissions review. Privately, however, it hopes that the appointment of a new commission next autumn will ensure that Mrs Diamantopoulou does not have enough time to revise the directive. She will certainly need to work long hours to get it done. Fortunately, being classif

28、ied as a manager, at least she has an automatic opt-out from the Working Time Directive. 1. What is the attitude of the European Commission toward Britains longer working hour?A.It firmly supports it.B.It pays no attention to it.C.It wants to get rid of it.答案:C2. British companies may be against the

29、 EUs Working Time Directive by asking their employees to work _.A.52 hoursB.48 hoursC.45 hours答案:A3. Which of the following is Annas belief?A.French firms have made much use of opt-outs.B.British bosses may force workers to sign opt-outs.C.American corps dont need any opt-outs.答案:B4. What will be th

30、e outcome of the commissions push for tighter definitions?A.Labour-market flexibility will be reduced.B.Corporate form-filling and regulation will become simple.C.A new directive will be devised.答案:A5. What do we learn about Annas revision of the directive?A.She will appoint a new commission to revi

31、se it.B.She will have to give it up due to lack of time.C.She will make use of opt-out to revise it.答案:C6. Which of the following is true of Britains practice?A.Most of British workers have to work more than 48 hours a week.B.British government doesnt want to change its policy voluntarily.C.Britains

32、 faster rate of economic growth is owed to its longer working hour.答案:BPART SIX Read the advertisement below about a consultant vacancy. Choose the correct word to fill each gap, from A, B, or C. For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A,B or C) on your Answer Sheet. As a result of our growing bus

33、iness, OXERA (Oxford Economic Research Associates Ltd.) one of the UKs foremost economic consultancies specializing 1 economic and financial analysisis recruiting new entrants at consultant level. We are interested in excellent candidates with general microeconomic background 2 have done postgraduat

34、e degrees in economics. 3 the moment, we are also particularly looking 4 candidates either with transport demand modeling experience 5 with experience in the communications sector. Our interests cover a wide range 6 business sectors worldwide: competition policy, financial economics, and environment

35、al economics. New staff are quickly 7 in challenging projects for clients or in OXERAs own program of events and publishing. 8 of OXERAs work is at the cutting edge and there can be 9 better places to apply your economic skills. Direct experience of one of our core sectors energy, water, communicati

36、ons and transport would be helpful 10 your application, 11 it is not essential, what you 12 have is. 1.A.inB.overC.on答案:A2.A.whomB.whoC.those答案:B3.A.DuringB.UponC.At答案:C4.A.forB.upC.into答案:A5.A.andB.norC.or答案:C6.A.fromB.ofC.across答案:B7.A.involvingB.involvedC.involve答案:B8.A.MuchB.NoneC.Lots答案:A9.A.littleB.fewC.many答案:B10