《英语》模拟真题-2

【模拟真题-2】Test2试卷册注意事项一、本考试共分三个部分，依次为：第一部分：阅读；第二部分：写作；第三部分：口语。二、全部考试时间为100分钟，其中阅读部分为50分钟，写作部分为40分钟，口语部分为10分钟。三、请将选择题的答案填涂在答题卡上；写作(WRITING)部分的答案写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。四、选择题每题只能选一个答案。选定答案后，用HB或2B浓度以上的铅笔在相应字母中部划一条横线。正确方法如下：T[B][C][D]划线要有一定粗度，浓度要盖过字母底色。五、如需改动答案，须先用橡皮擦净原来答案，再按上面的方法重新填涂。PartIREADING(50minutes)SectionADirections:ChoosethebestanswerforeachstatementfromthefourchoicesmarkedAfB,CandD,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Thecontractwassignedbythethreepartnerswhothusagreedtobytermsandconditionscontainedinit.A.adhereB.followC.abideD.stickAfterthecomplainthadbeenreceivedfromthecustomeraboutpoorservice,shewasgivenawrittenthatthematterwouldbeputright.A.paperB.insuranceC.assuranceD.convictionInthedisputeresolutionprocess,Itriedtomyindependence.A.serveB.resolveC.takeD.preserveAisanaccountingstatementthatreflectsthefinancialpositionofanenterpriseataspecificdate.A.balancestatementB.incomestatementTest2答题纸PartIIWRITINGSectionA32阅卷签名WhomitmayconcernSubject:BankreferenceletterSectionB33得分阅卷签名DearMr.Johnny,答题卡（略）Test2参考答案PartIREADINGSectionA1-12BADACDBCADCBSectionB13-15BDC16-18CDASectionC19-23ABFECSectionD24-26CCD27-31DBADAPartIIIWRITINGSectionA32DearSir,Wehavereceivedanorderfor$20,000fromBridgeTradingCompanyof701FirstAvenue,Sunnyvale,CA.TheyaskforcreditandhavegivenBankofAmerica,501FirstAvenue,Sunnyvale,CA,asareference.Pleasemakeenquiriesandletusknowwhetherthefinancialstandingofthisfirmisreliable.Yoursfaithfully,TomAndersonSectionB33DearMr.Johnny,Ihaveworkedhereasrecruitmentassistantfor5years.Ireallyenjoyworkinghere.Forme,thepastyearisanunforgettableandworthyyear.Asforschoolrecruitment,ourteamhiredquiteafewpromisinggraduateswhichareperformingverywellnow.AlsoIdidinternalrecruitmentforseniormanagerstodopreparationjobs.Astodisadvantages,manythingsneedtobelearnedsuchasHRtheoryandrecruitmentapproaches.Tilkeepgoingonit.Yourstruly,TomSandersSPEAKINGPARTONE(Answerforreference)Whenmakingajobapplication,it'simportanttoknowaboutthecompany.Knowledgeaboutthecompanycanhelpyoutoidentifywhetheryouwilladapttothecompanyculture,whetheritwilldogoodtoyourfuturecareerdevelopment,andwhetheritwillbeapromisingprospectforyouandsoon.Besides,it'salsoimportanttopreparefbrquestions.Abetterpreparedapplicantwon'tbethrownbynervesonthedayofinterview.Insteadgoodpreparationwillbringyouconfidence.Itmakessensetoknowinterviewers9prioritiesandletthemhearthethingsaboutyoutheywanttohear.Routinequestionscanberehearsed.Questionsconcerningfutureplancanalsobeprepared.Furthermore,it'simportanttoironyourapplicationform.Keepingtheapplicationformfrombeingfoldedandbatteredwillgiveaninitialimpressionwhichmaygetyourapplicationtothetopofthepile.PARTTWO(Answerforreference)Inmyunderstanding,corporatecultureisvirtuallythepersonalityofanorganization,asitdetermineshowthingsaredonearoundhere.Imean,allourdecisionsareguidedbyourcorporatevalues.Buttheproblemisthattherearestillalotofweaknessesinourculture.Soinsteadofleavingittogrowonitsown,weshouldmakeeffortstoreshapeourculture,tonurtureitintoastrongone.Yes.Nowlet'smakealistofthenoticeableweaknessesinourcompanyculture:firstly,intermsofourstaffbehavior,mostemployeesarenotquitespontaneousincommunicatingtheirthoughtsandideastoeachother,particularlytolinemanagers.Thisisagreatbarrierinpromotingaculturewhichvaluesinnovation,creativityandtrustamongeachother.Secondly,moststaffmembersfeelthattheirgoodperformancehasnotbeendulyrecognized.Thisismostunfavorabletoourcommitmenttocreatinganenvironmentthatbreedsloyaltyandmotivation.Thisisaveryseriousproblem,doyouagree?Yes.Tmquitewithyouhere.Anotherproblemisthatstaffmembersdonothavemanychancestogetpromoted,sincemanyofourlinemanagersarerecruitedfromoutsidethecompany.Andthere'sanotherareathatneedsimprovement:ouremployeescomplainthatthey9renotgettingenoughjob-relatedskillsdevelopmenttraining.Sotoenergizeourcorporateculture,wehavetoprovidesomepracticalsolutionstotheseproblems.Yousee,ourfirstpriorityistoenhancejobsatisfactioninouremployees.Soweneedtoprovidemorechannelsofcommunicationamongandbetweenmanagementandstaff,doyouthinkso?Yes,wecanprovidetrainingprograms,outdoorevents,in-companyseminars,etc.soastoincreasepersonalawarenessofabilitiesandcomplementaryskillsincolleagues.Andinturn,theywillenhanceteamspiritandopencommunication.Weshouldalsoreadjustourstaffappraisalpolicyandprovideenoughincentivestoshowthatwerecognizeandrewardthecommitmentsandtalentsofouremployees.Forexample,wecanofferadditionalbenefitstoexcellentperformers,likeapaidholidayorretailvouchers.Good.Solefsputthesedown.Wealsoneedtoreconsiderourpromotionpolicyandmakeitanincentiveforourstaff.Weusedtoopenupthecompetitionforapositiontoexternalcandidates,thatreduceschancesofpromotionforexistingworkers.Soouremployeesfeelthatthereislittleopportunityforinternalcareeradvancement.Yes.Afairsystemofinternalpromotionshouldbesetuptomakeeachindividualfeelincludedandappreciated.Thisenvironmentwillenableouremployeestocontributetotheirfullpotential.A:Good.Ithinkthesesolutionsshouldbeeffectivetotheimprovementofourcorevalues.balancesheetcashflowstatementIfitisurgent,IsuggestyousenditservicesothatwecouldgetitASAP.balancesheetcashflowstatementA.bynormalmailB.withnormalmailC.withcourierD.bycourierHeisarealcheaterandshouldyoulendhimanymoney.A.atanycircumstancesB.atnocircumstancesC.underanycircumstancesD.undernocircumstancesInviewofourrelationship,wewouldofferyouaof5%.A.amountB.discountC.priceD.valueOurmarketsurveyinformsusthatyouareAudioandElectronicEquipment.A.insidethemarkettoB.forthemarketofC.onthemarketaboutD.inthemarketforInordertogetafull,customersmustsendbackgoodsintheoriginalpackaging.A.discountB.refundC.deliveryD.revenueSomanydirectorsbeingabsent,theboardmeetinghadtobe.A.putdownB.putupC.putinD.putoffIfthecustomersknowyou,yourhandforashakeandtellhimorherhowniceitistoseethemagain.A.expandB.reachC.exceedD.extendInthedifficultconditions,ouremployeesremainourmostvaluable.A.assemblyB.assetC.assignmentD.assessSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Awordorphraseismissinginsomeofthesentences.Fouranswerchoicesaregivenbeloweachofthesesentences.Selectthebestanswertocompletethepassage.FilleachgapwiththebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedAfB,CandDyandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Companiesareconstantlydownsizingandofferingearlyretirementtoemployees(13)whatwhowhomwhicharenearretirementage.Youcanmakethislesstraumaticifyoudosomeplanningbeforeithappens.(14)atyourfinancialsituationandclearupanymajordebts,putA.LookingB.LookedTolookLookbackmoneyforemergencies,don'tfallvictimtocreditdebt,andlive(15)yourmeans.onwithwithinoutEachweekCampusHumanResources(16)CurrentJobOpeningswhichgivestheA.prescribesB.expiresC.publishesD.establishesname,locationanddescriptionofeachnewjobopening.Asa(an)(17)employee,A.diversenaiveC.greedyD.eligibleyoumay(18)directlyforalistedjobopeningbymailingtheStaffEmployeeA.applyB.contributeacceptrequestTransferApplicationtothehiringdepartment.Allemployees,includingthoseseekingtransferwithintheirowndepartment,shouldusethisprocedure.SectionCDirections:Readthepassageaboutattitudeofsomecompaniestotraining.ChoosethebestsentencefromthelistA-Gtofillineachofthegaps.Donotmarkanylettertwice.Asurprisinglylargenumberofcompaniesstillregardtrainingasanexpensiveluxuryexample.Notsurprisingly,allsurveysconductedinthisfieldhaveshownthatthecompanieswiththelargestbudgetsfortrainingareusuallyfarmoresuccessfulthanthosewithsmalltrainingbudgets.Inspiteofsuchsurveys,toomanybusinesspeopleremainsuspiciousoftheneedfortraining(19).Evenwherethereisanemphasisontraining,thewholequestionofsendingpeopleoncoursesisoftenmishandled(20).Althoughtheyseemhappytospendtheircompany'smoney,theyneglecttoaskessentialquestionsabouttherelevanceofaparticularcoursefortheircompany.

Somemanagersspecifythetypeofcoursetheywantforacompanyemployeebutisusuallyfartoogeneral(21)However,thisdoesnotimplythateverysuccessfultrainingcourseshouldmeetonlylimited,short-termobjectives:(22)Bythattime,theindividualattendingacourseandseniorpersonnelinthecompanyheorsherepresents(23)Inaddition,abuilt-inflexibilitycanproveusualforequippingsomeonewithabetterunderstandingofnewskillsandfreshapproachesastechnologieschangeorastheemployee'sjobchanges.Example:G□AnBnCnDnEnFhGSuchbusinesspeoplearguethattheyhavemanagedtheircompniesverysuccessfullywithoutanytrainingatall.Unfortunately,anumberofmanagers,forinstance,rushintothiswholematterwithoutenoughcarefulthoughtbeforehand.Inthisway,bothshort-termandlong-termskillsmaybeidentified.Ontheotherhand,theyrefusetopayconsiderablesumstosendtheirstaffoncourses.Wherethisisthecase,themanagementskillsacquiredmaybeinappropriateafterafewyears.Toooftentheywantacourseaimedatanill-definedaveragegroupratherthanatspecificdevelopmentneeds.Inspiteofsuchobjectives,atrainingcoursecanbeverysuccessfulinmeetingfutureneeds.nAnBnAnBnAnBnAnBnAnBnAnBnAnBnAnBnAnB□CnD□CnD□CnD□CnD□CnDEdFnGEnFnGEnFnGEdFnGSectionDDirections:Inthispart,youwillreadaselectionoftexts,suchasmagazineandnewspaperarticles,letters,andadvertisements.Eachtextisfollowedbyseveralquestions.SelectthebestanswerforeachstatementorquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Eugene'sPizzaHouse(3%salestaxforallorders)Eugene'sSausageComboSmall$10.20Medium$14.50Large$18.90SweetPotato&BeefSpecial$8.00$9.50$12.50VegetarianSpecial$7.50$11.40$16.50SuperMeatComboSpecial$11.50$15.30$19.70Take-outswelcome•Call230-3745until10pmforfreedelivery.Whichsmallsizepizzaisthecheapest?Eugene'sSausageCombo.SweetPotato&BeefSpecial.VegetarianSpecial.SuperMeatComboSpecial.Whichpizzaisintendedforpeoplewhocan'teatmeat?Eugene'sSausageCombo.SweetPotato&BeefSpecial.VegetarianSpecial.SuperMeatComboSpecial.WhichofthefollowingisNOTshownonthemenu?Thecontactnumber.Howmuchtaxwillbeappliedtoorders.Thedeliveryhours.Thelocationofthepizzahouse.CostReductionProgramsMarketingExclusiveIvidescustomizedcostreductionplanswhicharedesignedtoimproveprofitability.Theseplansareverystructuredandwillcoverawiderangeofcostrelatedareasofyourorganization.Followinganinitialconsultation,wewillclarifytheshorttermandlongertermobjectivesofyourcostreductionplanandthenworkwithyoutodevelopandimplementaccordingly.Whileacostreductionplancanbeimplementedsuccessfullyinisolationfromotherbusinessimprovementactivities,wesuggestthatyoualsoreviewourproductivityimprovementservicealongwiththebusinessplanningservicesandsoftwarethatweoffer.Pleasecontactusforfurtherinformation.STCSemiconductorAnnouncedCostReductionPlanTheCompanyPlanstoReduceItsWorkforcefortheFirstTimeafter201TsRestructuring.TodaySTCSemiconductorLtd.hasannouncedthatitisimplementingaseriesofcostreductionmeasurestoadjustitscapitalandoperatingexpenditurestoexistingandshort-termmarketconditions.STCplansanacross-the-boardworkforcecutbackofapproximately170positions,representingapproximately12percentofSTC'semployeebase.Theactionsannouncedtodayareexpectedtobeimplementedbytheendoftheyearandproducednetannualizedsavingsofapproximately$20million.“Inordertorespondtotheexistingandshort-termmarketconditions,ourrecentfinancialresultsandrecenteconomicslowdown,wehavemadesometoughdecisionstoreduceourworkforceandcutcosts."saidCarmelVernia,chairmanandchiefexecutiveofficerofSTC.“Atthesametime,weremainpreparedtorespondtocustomers9needs,andcommittedtoourmostimportantstrategyofestablishingSTCasaleadingsemiconductormanufacturer,addedVernia.“Inlinewithourstrategicroadmap,weexpecttocontinueourlevelofinvestmentinkeyprocessdevelopmentinitiativesthatwouldimproveouruniquetechnologies,whicharelesseffectedbymarketconditions.Weareconfidentthatwewillcontinuetoprovidethehighestlevelofawardwinningcustomerserviceanddeliverexceptionalcustomervalue.^^Whatwillbedoneafteraninitialconsultation?Analyzingexistingfinancialconditions.Interviewingdepartmentheads.Developingspecificguidelines.Establishinggoalsofcostcuttingplan.WhatcanbetrueaboutMarketingExclusiveInc.?Itworksforgovernmentagencies.Itprovidescorporaterestructuringplans.Itofferstraining.Itsellssoftware.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSTCSemiconductor?Itwentthroughdownsizingbefore.It'sthebiggestsemiconductormanufacturer.Itplanstoexpandintooverseasmarkets.IthasrecentlyreplacedtheCEO.Howmanyemployeeswillbeaffectedbythecostreductionplan?Morethan170positions.About2percentofallemployees.Lessthan12percentofallemployees.About170positions.WhatislikelytobethemostimportantbusinessgoaloftheCEO?Topositionthecompanyasanindustryleader.Toimproveitsuniquetechnologies.Toincreaseinvestmentindevelopingnewproducts.Toconsistentlyprovidequalitycustomerservice.PartIIIWRITING(30minutes)SectionA

Question32Directions:Writeanemailof30-40wordsaccordingtothegiveninformation,andwriteitonAnswerSheet.•SupposeyouaretheexportmanagerofaTextilesCompany.Pleasewriteanemailof30-40wordstoBankofChinarequestingforabankreferenceletterforyouroverseasclien