2022年3936国开电大专科《商务英语2》期末一体化考试第三大题阅读理解选择题库

［2022秋期版］3936国开电大专科《商务英语2》期末一体化考试

第三大题阅读理解选择题库

说明：试题随机组合。

［短文首字母音序BJ

Bob：We'veundertakensomanychangesoverthepastfewmonths.Fdliketoknowhowthingsareshapingup.

john:Therehavecertainlybeensomechallenges,butI*dsaywe'reontracktohitourtargetsfortheyear'send.

Bob:Wheredoyouthinkourgreatestadvantageliesinourcompetition?

john:We*retakingadvantageoftheeconomiesofscale.Wefvebeenabletoreduceourpricepoint,whichgives

ustheadvantageoverthecompetitioninpricing.

BobzOumewsupplychainhasreallybeenpushedbythemanagement.We^ealsothinkingaboutexpandingthis

strategytoothersegmentsofthemarket.

john:It'sbeentoughonourcompetition,theyjustcan*tkeepup.Notonlythat,butouruniqueness（独——无二性）

isfinallybeingperceivedbyawideraudience.

Bob:Ourbreadthreallycan*tbebeat.Marketing'salsobeendoingexcellentjobongettingthatmessageout.

john:Oursportswearlinecombinesdurability（耐久性）,uniquenessandcomfort-atanincrediblyaffordable

price.Cantbeatthat!

Bob:We'realsotakingadvantageofsocialmedia,suchastheFacebook,Twitterandothersocialnetworking

toolstogetthemessageout.It'sanewterritory（领域）,butweneedtocontinuetohonethatmessage.

john:Socialmediaisanentirelynewgame.Marketing'sbroughtinsomeconsultingspecialiststohelpustake

advantageofthesenewtechnologies.

26.Howisthecompanydoingcurrently?

A.Ratherbadly.

B.Ratherwell.

C.Moderatelywell.

［答案］B

27.Wheredoesthegreatestadvantagelieintheircompetition?

A.Newmarketingschemes.

B.Widerangeofactivities.

C.Economiesofscale.

［答案］c

28.Whatqualityofthecompanyisbeingperceivedbyawideraudience?

A.Thecompany'squality.

B.Thecompany'sgrowth.

C.Thecompany'suniqueness.

［答案］C

29.Whattoolisthemarketingdepartmentusingtogettheirmessageout?

A.Socialmedia.

B.Sportswear.

C.Marketingchain.

［答案］A

30.Whatstepshasthemarketingdepartmenttakentoimprovetheirunderstandingofsocialmedia?

A.Ithascreatedanewjobfbrsocialmedia.

B.Ithasconsultedsomeconsultants.

C.Ithasignoredsocialmedia.

［答案］B

BusinessEthics

Nowadays,moreandmoreattentionisbeingpaidtot4BusinessEthics,9.Butwhatdoesitmean?Whatisthe

importanceofethicsinbusiness?

Businessethicsisnotaboutpersonality,thoughagoodpersonalityisvaluable.Ethicsistheprimaryelementand

prerequisiteforasuccessfulbusiness.Nomatterwhatyoudo,youshouldthinkofbusinessasamatterof

integrity.Nowadays,theslipinethicsandtheabsenceofsocialresponsibility,especiallyintegrity,haveledtoa

crisisinbusiness,seriouslyinfluencingsocialdevelopment.

Eventsresultingfromalossoftrustarebeingseennowandthenandtheyaffectsocietyinmanyunfortunate

ways.Mostpeopleknowtheimportanceofbusinessethics,butstillsomepeopledon'thonorthem.Weoftenhear

mediareportsonproblemsinbusiness,suchasaddingharmfulmaterialstoproducts.Thesebehaviorscause

muchdamagetoconsumers,whospendmoneybutdonotgetqualitygoods,especiallywhenthesecommodities

dogreatharmtotheirhealth.ltisdifficultforpeopletoforgetthecaseinwhichsomechildrenconsumedunsafe

milkpowderproducedbyafewimmoralbusinesses,andtheirhealthsufferedseriousdamageasaresult.People

can'tbearthiskindofbehaviorandthebusinessesresponsiblemustbecloseddownandtherelatedpersonnel

bepunished.

26.Whatrstheprimarycomponentfbraprosperousbusiness?

A.Goodmanagement.

B.Reliablecreditstatus.

C.Businessethics.

侍案］C

27.Whatistheinfluenceoflosingintegrity?

A.Ithinderssocialdevelopment.

B.Itworsensthecompany'sreputation.

C.Itreducespeople'strustbetweeneachother.

［答案］A

28.Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsbusinessethics?

A.A11peoplepayattentiontobusinessethics.

B.Lotsofpeopleknowitsimportancebutsomestilldon'thonorit.

C.Mostpeopleattachimportancetoitandfollowit.

［答案］B

29.WhichofthefollowingitemsisNOTmentionedinthispassage?

A.Nowadays,theabsenceofethics,especiallyintegrityhasledtoacrisisinbusinessworld.

B.Manufacture^immoralbehaviorsdolittleharmtoconsumers.

C.Mediaisveryimportantfbrpeopletoknowmoreaboutcommodities.

［答案］B

3O.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardimmoralbehaviorsinbusiness?

A.Critical.

B.Affirmative.

C.Indifferent.

［答案］A

［短文首字母音序E］

ElectronicBanking

Electronicbanking,ore-banking,hasradicallychangedthewaycustomerscandobanking.Beforee-banking,if

youwantedtocheckanaccountbalance,youphysicallyhadtogotothebankbranch.

Nowtherearemanybankingmethodsavailable.ATMshavebecomeveryusefulbecausetheyallowyouto

checkbalances,makedeposits,withdrawfundsandtransfermoney.Telephonebankingenablesyoutoconduct

electronicfundstransfer,checkbalancesandpaybills.Mobilebankingfunctionsnearlythesameastelephone

banking,exceptthatinformationiscarriedbyShortMessageService.Onlinebankingprovidesyouwithmany

moreservices.Theyincludechangingaccountdetailslikeaddressandpassword,arrangingbill

payments,viewingtransactionsandtransfemngmoneybetweenaccounts.

Itisimportanttoprotectyourpersonalinformationwhenbankingonline.Youshouldclearyourcookiesafter

eachbankingsession,andmakesurethatyourpasswordislongenoughtopreventitfrombeingeasilyhacked.

26.Howdidpeoplecheckhowmuchmoneytheyhadintheirbankaccountbeforee-banking?

A.Theytelephonedthebank.

B.Theywrotetothebank.

C.Wheywenttoabanktocheckit.

［答案IC

27.Therearebankingmethodsmentionedinthepassage.

A.3.

B.4.

C.5.

［答案］A

28.Accordingtothepassage,youcanthroughtelephonebanking.

A.changeaccountdetails

B.makedeposits

C.conductelectronicfundstransfer

［答案］c

29.Mobilebankingprovidesonlinebanking.

A.fewerservicesthan

B.asmanyservicesas

C.thesameservicesas

［答案］B

30.Howcanweprotectourpersonalinformationwhenweconductonlinebanking?

A.Wecancleanthecomputerwheneverweuseit.

B.Weonlycheckourownaccountbalances,

C.Wecansetlongerpasswordtomakeitdifficultforhackers,

［答案］C

［短文首字母音序F］

FarEastZLogisticalSolution

June1,2016

DearMr.Anderson,

Weappreciateverymuchthecooperationyouhavealwaysextendedtous.Iprovidemoreinformationbelow

aboutourcompanyandtheservicesweofferfbryourreference.

FarEastisaspecialistlogisticsserviceprovider.Weoperateinsectorsofcommerceandindustrywhereflexible

solutionsarerequired.We'reflexibleadaptableandinnovative.Everythingwedoisaboutyourbusiness.Wewill

tailorourservicestoyourexactneeds,orprovideauniquesolution.

AnexampleofarecentactionwasthedeliveryofsandbagstoRowlandsCastlethisweek.Ourcustomer

urgentlyrequiredthedeliveryduetothelocalflooding.

Also,thecustomerworkednights,sowehadtomakethedeliveryfitwithherworkschedule.Tomakeitmore

manageable,wedividedthesandbagsontotwopallets.

Onarrival,ourstaffparkedinonefootdeepwaterandassistedthecustomerwithplacingthesandbagssothat

theystoppedherpropertyfrombeingflooded.Needlesstosay,ourcustomerwasveryhappywiththequalityof

service.

Thefactisthatwecareaboutourcustomersandwearepassionateaboutcurservices.Thankyouforyour

attention.

Yourssincerely,

LinHanxue(Ms.)

LogisticsOfficer

26.LinHanxuethanksMr.Anderson.

A.fbrhiskindness

B.togetmorehelp

C.fbrtheirjointwork

［答案］C

27.FarEastisaspecialistlogisticsserviceproviderwhich.

A.worksatnight

B.isflexible,adaptableandinnovative

C.providesinformation

［答案］B

28.Thecustomerurgentlyaskedthemtodeliverthesandbags.

A.becausetheycareaboutthecustomer'sbusiness

B.becausetheycansplitdownthesandbagsintotwopallets

C.tostopherpropertyfrombeingflooded

［答案］c

29.Theydividedthesandbagsontotwopallets.

A.tomakethedeliveryfitwiththerequirements

B.becausetheyaretooheavy

C.tomakeiteasytohandle

［答案］C

3O.Themainpurposeoftheletteristoshowthat.

A.FarEastcaresabouttheircustomersandtheyarepassionateabouttheirservice

B.theircustomersareveryhappywiththequalityofservice

C.anexampleoftheirlatestactions

［答案］A

［短文首字母音序N］

BusinessEthics

Nowadays,moreandmoreattentionisbeingpaidto44BusinessEthics^.Butwhatdoesitmean?Whatisthe

importanceofethicsinbusiness?

Businessethicsisnotaboutpersonality,thoughagoodpersonalityisvaluable.Ethicsistheprimaryelementand

prerequisitefbrasuccessfulbusiness.Nomatterwhatyoudo,youshouldthinkofbusinessasamatterof

integrity.Nowadays,theslipinethicsandtheabsenceofsocialresponsibility,especiallyintegrity,haveledtoa

crisisinbusiness,seriouslyinfluencingsocialdevelopment.

Eventsresultingfromalossoftrustarebeingseennowandthenandtheyaffectsocietyinmanyunfortunate

ways.Mostpeopleknowtheimportanceofbusinessethics,butstillsomepeopledon'thonorthem.Weoftenhear

mediareportsonproblemsinbusiness,suchasaddingharmfulmaterialstoproducts.Thesebehaviorscause

muchdamagetoconsumers,whospendmoneybutdonotgetqualitygoods,especiallywhenthesecommodities

dogreatharmtotheirhealth.ltisdifficultforpeopletoforgetthecaseinwhichsomechildrenconsumedunsafe

milkpowderproducedbyafewimmoralbusinesses,andtheirhealthsufferedseriousdamageasaresult.People

can'tbearthiskindofbehaviorandthebusinessesresponsiblemustbecloseddownandtherelatedpersonnel

bepunished.

26.What'stheprimarycomponentfbraprosperousbusiness?

A.Goodmanagement.

B.Reliablecreditstatus.

C.Businessethics.

［答案］C

27.Whatistheinfluenceoflosingintegrity?

Althinderssocialdevelopment.

B.Itworsensthecompany'sreputation.

C.Itreducespeople'strustbetweeneachother.

［答案］A

28.Whatispeople'sattitudetowardsbusinessethics?

A.A11peoplepayattentiontobusinessethics.

B.Lotsofpeopleknowitsimportancebutsomestilldon'thonorit.

C.Mostpeopleattachimportancetoitandfollowit.

［答案］B

29.WhichofthefollowingitemsisNOTmentionedinthispassage?

A.Nowadays,theabsenceofethics,especiallyintegrityhasledtoacrisisinbusinessworld.

B.Manufacturedimmoralbehaviorsdolittleharmtoconsumers.

C.Mediaisveryimportantforpeopletoknowmoreaboutcommodities.

［答案］B

3O.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardimmoralbehaviorsinbusiness?

A.Critical.

B.Affirmative.

C.Indifferent.

［答案］A

［短文首字母音序P］

PersonalIncomeTaxRate

PersonalIncomeTaxRate(monthly)

(ValidfromSept.l,2011)

bracketgradingtaxrate(%)(TR)simplecoefficient(SC)

1lessthan1,50030

21,500-4,50010105

34,500-9,00020555

49,000-35,000251005

535,000-55,000302755

655,000-80,000355505

7Over80,0004513505

Note:Tax=(income-3500)*TR-SC

TheabovetableshowsindividualincometaxinChina.Thetaxfreethresholdis3,500RMBpermonth.Thetax

ratesaredividedinto7brackets.Thelowestrateis3%forincomebetween3,501and5,000,whilethehighest

rateis45%fbrincomeover83,500.Therefore,thehigherourincomeis,themoretaxweshouldpay.

Tax,whichcanbeusedinpublicservicessuchaseducation,roadconstruction,publichealthandsoon,isvery

importanttoourcountry.Asweallknow,taxmakesupagreatpartofourcountry'srevenue,andthe

developmentofourcountrydependsonit.

Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wecanseethatitiseveryone'slegaldutytopaytaxbecausetaxes

contributetothecountryandcreatebenefitsforeveryone.Thosewhotrytoevadetaxationaresuretobe

punished.Inshort,payingtaxisourresponsibilitytosociety.

26.Ifyourincomeis3450RMBamonth,thetaxrateforyouis.

A.zero

B.10%

C.3%

［答案］C

27.Taxrateforincomeover85000is.

A.different

B.thesame

C.increasing

【答案】B

28.Countriesdependontaxfortheirrevenue.

A.greatly

B.slightly

C.somewhat

［答案］A

29.Taxescontributetoandthecountry.

A.personalincome

B.publicservices

C.people'sresponsibilities

［答案］B

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.supportstheideaofpayingnecessarytax

B.doesn'twanttopayhistaxnextyear

C.sometimesevadestaxation

［答案］A

ProductAdvertising

Productadvertisingisanimportantpartofmarketing.ltaimsatinereasingsalesbymakingaproductor

serviceknowntoawideraudience,andbyemphasizingitspositivequalities.Acompanycanadvertisein

variousways,dependingonhowmuchitwishestospend.Therearedifferentmediaforadvertisingincluding

television,radio,newspapers,magazines,theInternetanddirectmaiLThedesignandorganizationofadvertising

campaignsisusuallythejobofanadvertisingagency.Agoodadvertisingprogramtellspotentialcustomerswhy

theyneedtheproduct,howitisusedandthebenefitsderivedfromitsuse.Asuccessfulprogramalsotellsthe

consumerhowtheproductisbetterthansimilarofferingsbycompetitors.

Corporateadvertisingisnotdirectlyconcernedwithincreasingthesalesofaparticularproductorservice,but

morewiththebrandimageandreputationacompanywantstopresenttothegeneralpublicorwithinan

industry.Corporateadvertisingcomesinthreedifferenttypes:imageadvertising,opinionadvertisingand

investmentadvertising.Imageadvertisingattemptstopromotetheimportanceofacompany.Opinionadvertising

presentstheimpressionofdoingapublicservicebyaddressingtheimportanceofacompany.Investment

advertisingisdesignedtoattractpotentialinvestors.

26.Generallyspeaking,whatsanadvertisingagencyresponsiblefor?

A.Tellingcustomerswhattheyneedtobuy.

B.Emphasizingpositivequalitiesofproducts.

C.Designingandorganizingadvertisementsforcustomers.

［答案］C

27.Companiescanchoosehowtoadvertisetheirproductsaccordingto.

A.theirproductquality

B.theiradvertisingbudget

Cxustomers9likesanddislikes

［答案］B

28.Agoodadvertisingprogramcantellpeople.

A.howtheycanbenefitfromusingtheproduct

B.wheretheproductisproduced

C.howtheproductisdifferent

［答案］A

29.ismoreinterestedinincreasingthesalesofproducts.

A.Productadvertising

B.Successfuladvertising

C.Corporateadvertising

［答案］A

30.Corporateadvertisingaimstobuildupthecompany*sgeneral.

A.salesvolume

B.positivequalities

C.imageandreputation

［答案］C

［短文首字母音序R］

RolesandFunctionsofBanks

Therolesandfunctionsofbankshavechangedovertheyears.Todaytheservicesthatabankoffersdependon

thetypeofbankandthecountry.Manyofthelargerbanksmaydealinfinancialinstrumentssuchasshare

certificates,certificatesofdeposit,andbillsofexchange.Afinancialinstrumentisalegaldocument.ltshowsthat

moneyhasbeenlentorborrowed,investedorpassedfromoneaccounttoanother.

Somebanksalsoofferonlinebankingandinsurancetotheircustomers.However,oneofthebasicfunctionsofa

bankistoprovideservicesrelatedtothestoringandmanagementofmoney.Theseservicesincludeaccepting

deposits,makingloans,payingorcharginginterest,transferringandinvestingmoney,providingATMnetworks

andsoon.Nowadays,onlinebankingallowsustohavemorechoicesandservices,includingopening

accounts,transferringmoneybetweenaccounts,payingbillsandevengettingloans.

26.Differenttypesofbankmayoffer.

A.differentfunctions

B.differentservices

C.differentroles

［答案］B

27.banksmayprovideservicesaboutfinancialinstruments.

A.Smaller

B.Medium

C.Larger

［答案］c

28.Afinancialinstrumentprovesthatistransferredfromoneaccounttoanotherinacertainway.

A.money

B.aservice

C.alegaldocument

［答案］A

29.isoneofthebasicfunctionsofabank.

A.Insurance

B.Offeringbillsofexchange

C.Storingandmanagementofmoney

［答案］C

30.providesmorechoicesandservices.

A.ATMnetwork

B.Onlinebanking

C.Anfinancialinstrument

［答案］B

［短文首字母音序T］

RolesandFunctionsofBanks

Therolesandfunctionsofbankshavechangedovertheyears.Todaytheservicesthatabankoffers

dependonthetypeofbankandthecountry.Manyofthelargerbanksmaydealinfinancialinstrumentssuchas

sharecertificates,certificatesofdeposit,andbillsofexchange.Afinancialinstrumentisalegaldocument.lt

showsthatmoneyhasbeenlentorborrowed,investedorpassedfromoneaccounttoanother.

Somebanksalsoofferonlinebankingandinsurancetotheircustomers.However,oneofthebasicfunctionsofa

bankistoprovideservicesrelatedtothestoringandmanagementofmoney.Theseservicesincludeaccepting

deposits,makingloans,payingorcharginginterest,transferringandinvestingmoney,providingATMnetworks

andsoon.Nowadays,onlinebankingallowsustohavemorechoicesandservices,includingopening

accounts,transferringmoneybetweenaccounts,payingbillsandevengettingloans.

26.Differenttypesofbankmayoffer.

A.difTerentfunctions

B.differentservices

C.differentroles

［答案］B

27.banksmayprovideservicesaboutfinancialinstruments.

A.Smaller

B.Medium

C.Larger

［答案］c

28.Afinancialinstrumentprovesthatistransferredfromoneaccounttoanotherinacertainway.

A.money

B.aservice

C.alegaldocument

［答案］A

29.isoneofthebasicfunctionsofabank.

A.Insurance

B.Offeringbillsofexchange

C.Storingandmanagementofmoney

【答案】c

30.providesmorechoicesandservices.

A.ATMnetwork

B.Onlinebanking

C.Anfinancialinstrument

［答案］B

PersonalIncomeTaxRate

PersonalIncomeTaxRate(monthly)

(ValidfromSept.1,2011)

bracketgradingtaxrate(%)(TR)simplecoefficient(SC)

1lessthan1,50030

21,500-4,50010105

34,500-9,00020555

49,000-35,000251005

535,000-55,000302755

655,000-80,000355505

7Over80,0004513505

Note:Tax=(income―3500)*TR-SC

TheabovetableshowsindividualincometaxinChina.Thetaxfreethresholdis3,500RMBper

month.Thetaxratesaredividedinto7brackets.Thelowestrateis3%fbrincomebetween3,501and5,000,while

thehighestrateis45%forincomeover83,500.Therefore,thehigherourincomeis,themoretaxweshouldpay.

Tax,whichcanbeusedinpublicservicessuchaseducation,roadconstruction,publichealthandsoon,isvery

importanttoourcountry.Asweallknow,taxmakesupagreatpartofourcountry'srevenue,andthe

developmentofourcountrydependsonit.

Fromwhathasbeendiscussedabove,wecanseethatitiseveryone'slegaldutytopaytaxbecausetaxes

contributetothecountryandcreatebenefitsforeveryone.Thosewhotrytoevadetaxationaresuretobe

punished.Inshort,payingtaxisourresponsibilitytosociety.

26.Ifyourincomeis3450RMBamonth,thetaxrateforyouis.

A.zero

B.10%

C.3%

［答案］C

27.Taxrateforincomeover85000is.

A.different

B.thesame

C.increasing

［答案］B

28.Countriesdependontaxfbrtheirrevenue.

A.greatly

B.slightly

C.somewhat

［答案］A

29.Taxescontributetoandthecountry.

A.personalincome

B.publicservices

C.people'sresponsibilities

［答案］B

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.supportstheideaofpayingnecessarytax

B.doesn*twanttopayhistaxnextyear

C.sometimesevadestaxation

［答案］A

［短文首字母音序W］

WearedisappointedtolearnfromyourletterofMarch15that50outofthe3000cartonsofHerbs

suppliedtoyourOrderNo.DF-3werefounddeterioratedonarrivalattheportofdestination.

WehavebeenexportingHerbsformanyyears.Allourgoodswerecarefullyinspectedbeforeshipmentby

ChinaCommodityInspectionBureauandwerefoundtobeofstandardquality,andenjoyagoodreputationon

internationalmarkets.Butforanypossibledeteriorationfbrwhichwearefoundliable,weshallalwaysbeready

tocompensate.

Forthisparticulartransaction,however,wehavetopointthatthegoodswereingoodconditionwhen

shipped,whichwasclearlystatedinthecleanBillofLading.We,therefore,arecertaintheyweredamagedor

stainedthroughcarelesshandlingwhileintransit,ortheywereputintheopenanddamagedbyrain.

Shouldyouwishtoplaceanorderforanewbatchof50cartonstomakeupforyourdeterioratedgoods,please

letusknowandwewillbewillingtodoso.

Yoursfaithfully,

TomWhite

26.WhydoesTomWhitefeeldisappointed?

A.50outofthe3000cartonsofHerbssuppliedwerefounddeteriorated.

B.Hereceivedacomplaintletterfromtheclient.

C.Thegoodsweredeliveredlate.

［答案］A

27.HowwerealltheHerbsbeforeshipment?

A.Theywerefounddeteriorated.

B.Theywerefoundtobeofstandardquality.

C.Theywerefoundinpoorquality.

［答案］B

28.1sTomWhitewillingtocompensatethelossoftheclient?

A.No,hedoesn*tthinkitishisfault.

B.No,hethinksthetransportationcompanyshouldcompensate.

C.Yes,heiswillingtocompensatefortheirloss.

［答案］C

29.Whichmightnotbethereasonofthedamage?

A.Tom'scompanydidn'tinspectitclearly.

B.Theyweredamagedorstainedthroughcarelesshandlingwhileintransit.

C.Theywereputintheopenanddamagedbyrain.

［答案］A

30.HowwillTom*scompanymakeupfortheHerbsdamaged?

A.Theywillsendallthegoodsagain.

B.Theywill