2022秋期版3897国开电大专科《商务英语1》期末一体化考试第三大题阅读理解选择题库

[2022秋期版]3897国开电大专科《商务英语1》期末一体化考试第三大题阅读理解选择题库

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AccountingisMoreThanNumbersAccountingcoulddatebacktoabout7,000yearsago.Peopleofthattimereliedonoldaccountingmethodstorecordthegrowthofcropsandherds.Accountinghasgreat1developedwiththegrowthofjoint-stockcompanies.

Whenyouthinkofaccounting.youmayfindpagesoftablesandnumbers.Thatimagedoesn'tusuallygiveyoutoomuchexcitement.Whenyouhaveyourownbusiness,though,thosenumberscometomeantheworldtoyoubecausetheygiveyoutherecordofhowmuchmoneyyou'veearnedorlost.

Actually,accountingisnotsimplyaboutstrangedollaramountsorboringnumbersithey'reyoursalesfigures,yourcosts,andyourprofts.Inotherwords,accountingisalanguageofbusiness.Onceyouknowhowtoworkwiththosenumbers,howtoreadthosenumbersandhowtoreadthestorytheytell,youwillbeabletomanageyourbusinesstowardgreatersuccess.

21.Accountingcoulddatebacktoaboutyearsago.

A.7,000

B.6,000

C.5,000

[答案]A

22.Peopleintheolddaysreliedonoldaccountingmethodstorecord

A.howmuchmoneytheyhad

B.themanagementoftheirbusiness

C.thegrowthoferopsandherds

[答案]C

23.Accountinghasgreatlychangedwiththedevelopmentof

A.cropsandherdsB.joint-stockcompanies

C.internetcompanies

[答案]B

24.Accountingisveryimportantinyourbusinessbecauseitshows

A.howmuchmoneyyou'veearnedorlost

B.pagesfulloftablesandnumbers

C.strangedollaramountsorboringnumbers

[答案]A

25.Accordingtothewriter,accountingis

A.alanguageofbusiness

B.yoursalesfigures,yourcosts,andyourprofits

C.BothAandB

[答案]C

Americanstudentslearnbusinessskillsinschool.HereisastoryaboutsomeAmericanstudentswho

learntbusinessskillsbyoperatingtheirownbanks.

InDecember1987,theTwigletBankwasopenedatanElementarySchoolinMiami,Florida.Itisarealbankthatacceptsmoneyforsavingsandmakesloans,anditisoperatedbystudentsbetween10and12yearsold.Thebankisopenforonehourtwodaysaweek.Studentscanputtheirmoneyintothebankandwithdrawitastheywish.Officialsfromalocalbankhelpedthestudentsstartthebank.Theytrainedtwenty-threeofthemtodoallthedifferentkindsofbankjobs,fromcountingmoneytoguardingthebank.Thestudentsneededmoneytostartthebank.Theyraisedmorethan$2,000byselling50-dollarsharesinthebanktoparents,teachers,thelocalbankworkers,andcustomers.

Organizingandoperatingthebankhastaughtthechildrenalotaboutthebankingbusiness.Theyhavelearnedaboutraisingandinvestingmoneyandhowtousecomputersandotherbankingequipment.Theyhavealso

learnedhowtoaskforajobandtoberesponsiblefortheirjobs.

1.Whohelpedthesechildrenstartabank?

A.Parents

B.Teachers

C.Bankstaff

[答案]C

2.Howdidchildrenraisemoneyfortheirbank?

A.Theirschoolsprovidedfinancialsupportforthem.

B.Theysoldsharestotheirparents,teachers,localbankworkersandcustomers.

C.Theyfoundanorganizationtodonateasetoffund.

[答案]B

3.WhoiscurrentlyoperatingTwigletBank?

A.Teenagers

B.Community

C.Government

[答案]A

4.WhichisnotTRUEforthebenefitsofchildrenfromoperatingtheirownbanks?

A.Theylearnedhowtousecomputersandbankingequipment.

B.Theylearnedhowtofindajobanddoitwell.

C.Theylearnedhowtoproducethemoney.

[答案]C

5.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.ABankofMiami

B.AStudents'Bank

C.TheOperationofAmericanBanks

[答案]B

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Doeseveryoneinyourofficealwaysagreeallthetime?Whensomeonemakesasuggestion,doeseveryonejustsmileandnodinagreement?Whenyoubringforwardanidea,dopeoplejustacceptit?Well,ifyouanswered"yes"toanyofthesequestions,youareinanextremelyunusualworkplace.Peoplearepeople.Theydisagree,theyargue,andtheyfight.Youcan'tgetaroundit.Butyoucanlearntodealwithit.

Toholdyourown,youneedtolearnhowtoargueeffectively.Ifyou'vegotanopinion,youneedtodefendit.Andifyouhaveaproblemwithsomethingacolleaguehasdone,youneedtoletthemknow.Thiscanmakeforsomedifficultdiscussionsandmeetings,butthisisjustapartoflifeandbusiness.

21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthatintheoffice

A.peoplesometimesargue

B.peoplealwaysagree

C.peoplealwaysgetaroundit

[答案]A

22.Theunderlinedsentence"Peoplearepeople."means

A.peoplearealwaysthesame

B.peopledislikeeachother

C.peoplehavetheirownopinions

[答案]C

23.Thewritersuggeststhatifyouhavegotanopinion,youneedto

A.getaroundit

B.fightforit

C.argueinsupportofit

[答案]C

24.Youneedseveralskillsto

A.letyourcolleaguesknow

B.argueeffectively

C.makefordiscussionsandmeetings

[答案]B

25.Themainpointofthispassageisabout

A.thefactofdisagreementandargumentintheoffice

B.howtoavoiddisagreementandargumentintheoffice

C.howtoargueeffectivelyintheoffice

[答案]A

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Everyonelikeslivinginacleanandcomfortableenvironment.Iftheenvironmentisbad,itwillaffectourbody,andmakeusnotfeelwell.Sometimeswemaybeterriblyill.Atthattimewedon'twanttowork,andwehavetostayinbedandrestathome.Sotheenvironmentisveryimportanttous.

It'sthegermthatmakesusillTherearegermseverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyourowneyes.Youcanseethemwithamicroscope.Theremaybehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.Germscanalwaysbefoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,weshallseetheminit.Germscanalsobefoundinairanddust.Ifyoucutyourfinger,someofthedustfromthefloormaygointoit,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswillgointoallofyourbody,andyouwillhavepaineverywhere,

Tokeepushealthy,weshouldtryourbesttomakeourenvironmentbecomecleanerandtidier.Thisneedsustoacttogether.

21.Thewritertellsusthat

A.welikeworkingwhenweareill

B.wecan'tfeelilliftheenvironmentisbad

C.wefeelwellwhentheenvironmentisgood

[答案]C

22.Germsare

A.verysmallthingsthatyoucan'tseewithyoureyes

B.thethingsthatdon'teffectpeople

C.thethingsthatyoucanfindwithyoureyes

[答案]A

23.Wherecangermsbefound?Theycanbefound

A.everywhere

B.inairanddust

C.onlyindirtywater

[答案]A

24.Howwillyoufeelifgermsgointothefingerthatiscut?

A.Iwillfeelnothing.

B.Iwillfeeltense

C.Iwillfeelpainful.

[答案]C

25.Fromthepassageweknowthat

A.environmentdoesn'taffectourlife

B.wedon'tneedtoimproveourenvironment

C.germsmaymakeusill

[答案]C

Exportsareeitherrawmaterialsormanufacturedgoods.Rawmaterialsareproductsoftheland,such

ascotton,timberorrubber.Somerawmaterials,suchasironore,comefrommines.Theserawmaterialsareoftenexportedbythecountriesthatproducethemtoothercountrieswheretheyaremadeintomanufacturedgoods.

Somecountriesproducefoodforexport,forexample,meat,sugar,orcerealssuchaswheatandmaize.Thesecountriesareagriculturalcountries.Anagriculturalcountryneedsfertilelandandagoodclimate.Acold,dryclimateisnotsuitableforagriculture.

Acountrywhichproducesmanufacturedgoodsisknownasanindustrializedcountry.Anindustrializedcountrycannotalwaysproduceenoughfoodforitsownneeds.Inthiscase,itdoesnotexportfoodstuffs.Insteadithastoimportthem.Itreliesonexportsofmanufacturedproduetsandpaysforimportswiththemoneyitearnsfromtheexportedgoods.

21.Fromthefirstsentenceofthepassagewecanknowthattherearekindsofexports.

A.two

B.three

C.four

[答案]A

22.Rawmaterialsareoftenexportedbythecountriesthatproducethemtoothercountrieswhere。A.theyareconsumed

B.theyaremadeintofinishedproducts

C.theyarewasted

[答案]B

23.Thecountrieswhichproducefoodforexport,forexample,meat,sugar,orcerealssuchaswheatandmaize

arecountries.

A.developed

B.industrial

C.agricultural

[答案]C

24.Anindustrializedcountryusuallyhastoimportfoodstuffsbecause

A.itcannotalwaysproduceenoughfoodforitsownneeds

B.itdoesn'thavefertilelandandagoodclimate

C.itreliesonexportsofmanufacturedproduets

[答案]A

25.Thebesttitleofthispassageis

A.AgricultureandIndustry

B.Export

C.Production

[答案]B

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February1,2015

DearMs.Lin,

SpecialRequirementsforPacking(OrderNo.MI063)

Withreferencetotheorderofwoolenglovesabove,thepackinginstructions1(list)asfollows:

Thewoolengloves2(pack)intwentyboxes,andtheboxes3(pack)inacarton.Alltheboxes4(put)closetogetherinordertoavoidbeingflattened.

Thecarton5(line)withwaterproofclothinsideand6(strap)withmetalbandsoutside,whichisstrongenoughforseatransportation.

BobSmith

Smallholes7(make)inthewaterproofclothtoletthemoistureout.

Please8(follow)thepackinginstructionsabove.Thankyouforyourattention.

Yourssincerely,

DanielAnderson

1.Thewoolenglovesshouldbe

A.packedinacarton

B.strongenough

C.packedintwentyboxes

[答案]C

2.Alltheboxeswereputclosetogether

A.forseatransportation

B.toavoidbeingcrushed

C.tobeingoodorder

[答案]B

3.Thecartonwasstrappedwithmetalbandsoutside

A.tobestrongenough

B.toletthemoistureout

C.tobewaterproof

[答案]A

4.Toletthemoistureout.smallholesshouldbemade

A.intwentyboxes

B.inthewaterproofcloth

C.inthecarton

[答案]B

5.Themainpurposeoftheletteristo

A.orderwoolengloves

B.followpackinginstructions

C.makepackinginstructions

[答案]B

From:BobSmith<bobsmith@3>

To:TompsonHarris<tompsonharris@>

10:12AM,Monday,Dec.21,2015

DearMr.Harris,

Thankyouforyourcooperationforourbusinessintherecentyears.Withyourgreathelpandsupport,wehavetripledourproductsinthelastthreeyears.Andtheprofitsofourcompanyincreasessteadily.

Now,wehaveenlargedandconsolidatedourdomesticmarketandEuropeanmarket.NextstepweintendtoexploretheNorthAmericanmarket,especiallyCanada'sandUSA's.However,wedonothavegoodconnectionsinthisregion.

Therefore,weshallbeveryobligedifyoucouldkindlyintroduceustosomeofyourreliablepartnersinNorthAmericawhoareinterestedinourproducts.

Welookforwardtoyourearlyreply.MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear!

Yourssincerely,

Projectmanager

1.HowdoesBobbeginwithhisemail?

A.Withaself-introduction.

B.Withhiscompany'scurrentsituation.

C.Withpresentingthanksforhelpandsupport.

[答案]0

2.What'sthecurrentsituationofBob'scompany?

A.Verygood.

B.Notsogood.

C.JustSoSo.

[答案]A

3.WhatarethemarketareasofBob'scompany?

A.DomesticandAsianmarket.

B.DomesticandNorthAmericanmarket.

C.DomesticandEuropeanmarket.

[答案]C

4.WhatistherecentplanofBob'scompany?

A.ToenlargethedomesticandEuropeanmarket.

B.ToexploretheNorthAmericanmarket.

C.TowithdrawfromEuropeanmarketandstrengthentheNorthAmericanmarket.

[答案]B

5.Whatisthepurposeoftheemail?

A.TogivebestwishesforthecomingChristmasandNewYear.

B.ToaskfortheintroductionofsomebusinesspartnersinNorthAmerica.

C.Toconsolidatethebusinessrelationship.

[答案]B

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Ifyoudon'thavemuchexperienceofmakingphonecallsinEnglish,makingabusinesscallcanbea

worryingexperience.

Mostbusinesspeople,unlesstheyfeelveryconfident,prepareforanimportantphonecallinaforeignlanguagebymakingnotesinadvance.Andduringthecalltheymakenoteswhilethey'retalkingtohelpthemtorememberwhatwassaid.

Althoughit'squickandconvenienttophonesomeonetogivetheminformationortoaskquestions,thedisadvantageisthatthereisnothinginwritingtohelpyoutorememberwhatwassaid.It'sessentialtomakenotesandoftenwhenanagreementisreachedonthephone,oneofthespeakerswillsendafaxore-mailtoconfirmthemainpointsthatweremade.

Becauseit'ssoeasytobemisunderstoodwhentalkingonthephone,it'sagoodideatorepeatanyimportantinformation(especiallynumbersandnames)backtotheotherpersontomakesureyou'vegotitright.Alwaysmakesureyouknowthenameofthepersonyou'retalkingto.Ifnecessary,askthemtospellitouttoyou,sothatyoucanmakesureyou'vegotitright-andtrytousetheirnameduringthecall.Andmakesurethattheyknowyournametoo

21.Ifyoudon'thavemuchexperienceofmakingphonecallsinEnglish,makingabusinesscallcan

be.

A.aneasything

B.ahappyexperience

C.apainfulthing

[答案]C

22.Mostbusinesspeopleprepareforanimportantphonecallinaforeignlanguagebymakingnotesinadvancebecause

B.cat

A.theyareverycareful

B.theirforeignlanguageisn'tsogood

C.theydon'twanttomissanyimportantinformation

[答案]B

23.Whenthespeakersreachanagreementonthephone,willsendafaxore-mailinordertoconfirmthemainpointsthatweremade.

A.oneofthem

B.bothofthem

C.noneofthem

[答案]A

24.Whatdoes“it"refertointhefirstsentenceinParagraphFour"…it'sagoodideatorepeatanyimportantinformation(especiallynumbersandnames)backtotheotherpersontomakesureyou'vegotitright”?

A.importantinformation

B.theotherperson

C.agoodidea

[答案]A

25.Thebesttitleofthispassageis

A.TheImportanceofTakingNotes

B.BusinessCalls

C.TalkingonthePhone

[答案]B

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Onceuponatime,therelivedarichman.Hehadaservant.Heandtheservantlovedwineandgoodfoodverymuch.Eachtimetherichmanlefthishome,theservantwoulddrinkthewineandeatupallthenicefoodinthehouse.Therichmanknewwhathisservantdid,buthehadnevercaughthisservantdoingthat.

Onemorning,whenhelefthome,hesaidthatthereweretwobottlesofpoisonandsomenicefoodinthehouse.Withthesewords,hewentout.

Buttheservantknewthatwhattherichmanhadsaidwasuntrue.Aftertherichmanwasawayfromhishome,heenjoyedanicemeal.Becausehedranktoomuch,hewasdrunkandfelltotheground.Whentherichmancameback,hecouldn'tfindhisfoodandhiswine,Hebecameveryangry.Hewoketheservantup.Buttheservanttoldhisstoryverywell.Hesaidacathadeatenupeverything.Hewasafraidtobepunished,sohedrankthepoisontokillhimself.

21.Inthestory,likedwineandgoodfoodverymuch.

A.therichman

B.theservant

C.bothAandB

[答案]C

22.Therichmanknewthatitwasthatdrankthewineandateupallthenicefood.

A.thecat

B.himself

C.theservant

[答案]C

23.Therichmantoldtheservantthattherewaspoisoninthetwobottles,becauseA.therewasinfactpoisoninthebottles

B.hedidnotwanttheservanttodrinkhiswine

C.hewantedtokillthecat

[答案]B

24.Infact.ateallthenicefoodanddrankthewine.

A.theservant

C.therichman

[答案]A

25.Fromthestory,weknowthattheservantisvery

A.lazy

B.bad

C.clever

[答案]C

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Thisisasituationyou'veprobablyexperiencedmanytimes:youarriveforameetingtenminutesearly.Thereareseveralpeoplealreadythere.Yousayhelloandthen.Whatdoyoutalkabout?Whatdoyousay?Inthissituation,youneedtobeabletomakeasmalltalk.Asmalltalkisaninformalconversation.Weusetheterm"smalltalk"becauseitisnotaboutexchanginginformationormakingdecisionsorhavingaseriousdiscussion.It'sawaytoavoiduncomfortablesilencesandbuildstrongerrelationships.

Smalltalkmightseemtobeaboutnothingimportant,butitisimportantinitself.Beingabletomakeasmalltalk

willallowyoutomakeyourselfpartofagroup.Itwillsetthestageformoreserioustypesofcommunication.21.Accordingtothepassage,“smalltalk”isakindofdialog.

A.formal

B.informal

C.serious

[答案]B

22.Thepurposeofmakingasmalltalkis

A.toavoiduncomfortablesilences

B.toexchangeinformation

C.tomakedecisions

[答案]A

23.Thephrase“setthestagefor”inPara.3means

A.makepreparationsfor

B.putanendto

C.besuitablefor

[答案]A

24.Inthepassage,youcanbeamemberofagroupthrough

A.playinggames

B.workingtogether

C.makingsmalltalks

[答案]C

25.Thetitleofthepassageshouldbe

A.TheImportanceofCommunication

B.SmallTalkBeforeaMeeting

C.Don'tBeLateforaMeeting

[答案]B

Time:2:30p.m.,March5,2015

Place:Conferenceroom,secondfloorof3TCo.Ltd.

Participants:Allthedirectors

Chairman:Chairmanoftheboard,Mr.WilliamForest

Minuteskeeper:Linda

Themainactivitiesatthemeetingareasfollows:

Firstly,Mr.WilliamForest,chairmanoftheboard,madeareportontheworkandtotalsalesofthecompanythisseason.Thenthereportwasfollowedbyaheateddiscussion.

Secondly,allthedirectorsagreedtoholdapressconferenceforthecompanynextmonth.

Thirdly,themeetingsuggestedinvitingexpertsfromCanadatogiveafive-daytrainingcoursetostaffinthe

B.Apicture.

SalesDepartment.

Themeetingfinishedat3:30p.m.

1.Whoarethemeetingparticipants?

A.Theexecutiveassistants.

B.Thedirectors.

C.Theinterviewees.

[答案]B

2.Howmanyactivitiesdoesthemeetinghave?

A.Theexecutiveassistants.

B.Thedirectors.

C.Theinterviewees.

[答案]C

3.Mr.WilliamForestmadeareportthisseason.

A.ontrainingcoursetostaffintheSalesDepartment

B.ontheadvertisementpoliciesofthecompany

C.ontheworkandtotalsalesofthecompany

[答案]C

4.Whatdidallthedirectorsagreetodo?

A.Tocarryoutatrainingprojectinthecompanynextyear.

B.Tohaveanotherboardmeetingofalldirectorsnextseason.

C.Tohaveapressconferenceforthecompanynextmonth.

[答案]C

5.Howlongdidthemeetinglast?

A.1.5hours.

B.1hour.

C.2hour.

[答案]B

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Whenacompanyneedstoemploynewpeople,itmayadvertisethejobinanewspaperoronawebsite.Howevernowadays,peoplemoreoftenfindsuchadvertisementsonawebsite.

Thenpeople,whoareinterested,canapplyforthejob.Theysendinaletter(oranemail)andalsoaresume(orCV)aswell

Thetwopartsareveryimportantinjob-hunting.Theformerisusedtoapplyforacertainposition.Thelatterisusedtointroducehisorhereducationbackgroundandworkexperiences.

Butmoreandmorecompaniesmayoftenaskpeopletofilloutastandardform.Thecompany'sHumanResourcesDepartmentwillthenselectthemostsuitablepeopletoattendaninterview.

1.Accordingtothepassage,wherecanwefindjobadvertisementsmoreoftennowadays?.A.Inamagazine.

B.Inanewspaper.

C.Onawebsite

[答案]C

2.Howdopeopleapplyforajob?.

A.Byphone.

B.Byemail.

C.Gotovisitthe