2023年电大商务英语专业阅读试卷

北京华夏管理学院2009-2010学年第二学期08级《英语阅读》考试试卷（A卷）班级_____________姓名_____________考号_____________题号PartIPartII

PartⅢ

PartIV

总分评卷人审核人得分PartI

MultipleChoicesQuestions1-10:Thereare2passagesinthispartthatarefollowedby10questions.Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassages.Carefullyandthenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(20points,2pointseach)Passage1

Eachmorninghisradiowakeshimupwithgentlemusic;thelightgraduallybecomesbrighter;theheaterswitchesonandthecoffee-percolatorbeginstomakecoffee.Forhiscat,Bobhasprovidedawarmmat,whichhecanswitchonbycomputersystemifhethinksitmaybeabitcoldforthecatwhilehe’soutatwork.Andhe’sworkingonanautomaticcatfeeder.

Needlesstosay,hehasasecuritysystemandavideophoneaswellaslotsofTVsets,amini-cinemaandasatellitesystem,allcontrolledbycomputer.Ashecomeshomefromwork,heuseshiscellularphonetocontactthecentralcontrollerinthehousetomakesurethepercolatorisswitchedonsothathecanhavecoffeeassoonasbegetsin.

Helivesalonewithhiscat,sohedoesn’tneedthecentralcontroltoswitchoffthetelevisionorthecomputertostopchildrenstayinguplateorwastingtheirtimewhentheyshouldbedoingtheirhomework!1.Bobhearsgentlemusiconhisradio________.

A.afterhisworkeverydayintheafternoon

B.whileheisrepairinghiscomputeratnight

C.inordertowakeuphimselfinthemorning

D.inordertolearnapopularsong2.Bobwarmsthecat’smat__________whenhe’soutatwork..

A.bycontrollinghishomecomputersystem

B.bysettinganautomaticswitchbeforeheleaveshome

C.byteachinghiscattousetheswitchD.bygivingacalltotheguardofhisbuilding3.WhatstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hehasasecuritysystemandavideophoneaswellasasatellitesystemathome.

B.Hehasapart-timeservanttohelphimwiththebreakfast.

C.Hehastogetupveryearlytogoouttoworkatweekends.

D.Heliveswithhischildrenandacat.4.Bobuseshiscellularphonetocheck__

A.whetherhissupperisreadyornot

B.thatnootherpeoplebreakintohishouse

C.whetherthecoffeepercolatorisswitchedon

D.whetherhischildrenstayuplateornot5.Thecentralcontrolofhishousecanbeusedtoswitchoffthetelevisionorthecomputer___.

A.ifhefeedstoomanycats

B.ifhehastroubleswithhiscat

C.ifhe"sworkingonanautomaticcatfeeder

D.ifchildrenstayuptoolateorwastetheirtimePassage2

Forsomestrangereasonsparentsinsistontakingtheirchildrentovisitrelativesandfriendsoftheirswhoareamongthemostboringpeoplethehumanracehaseverproduced.Whatisworse,parentsinsistduringthesevisitsthattheirchildren:(a)dressin"smartuncomfortableclothes;(b)remainsilentduringthevisit,withonlytheoccasionalspotofquietbreathingallowed.

Ithasalwaysstruckusthatthisisaperfectexampleofthehypocrisyofparents.Theyspendyearsteachingtheirchildrentowalkandtalk,andassoonastheycan,theytellthem:‘Sitdownandkeepquiet.’

Whydotheyinsistontheirchildrenaccompanyingthemontheseawfulvisits?Whentheirchildcomplains,parentsSay,"Ifyoudon’tshutupwe"Illeaveyouhereandgowithoutyou."Whenthechildsays,"Good,that’swhatIwant.The.parentsignorethisremarkandforcetheiroffspringintohideousclothes,bundlethemintothenearestformoftransport,andforcethemtoenduremind-numbingboredomforwhatseemsliketwoeternities.6.Parentsinsistontakingtheirchildrentovisitrelativesandfriendswho____.

A.arefromothercountries

B.comefromthesamenation

C.arenotinterestingatall

D.havesomanystrangeideas

7.Inthethirdparagraph,thesentence"Ifyoudon’tshutupwe’llleaveyouhereandgowithoutyou"isa(n)_____.

A.offer

B.hospitality

C.suggestion

D.intimidation

8.Theword"offspring"couldbereplacedby_____.

A.relatives

B.classmates

C.colleagues.

D.children

9.Thewords"forcethemtoenduremind-numbingboredom"couldberewrittenas____.

A....makechildrensuffersuchaboringtimethattheirmindsgodead

B."..notallow~childrentomovethattheirlegsloseconsciousness

C."-makekidsremainsilencethattheyfallasleep

D.""notallowkidstojoinadults"conversationthattheybecomestupid

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementisFALSEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Childrenareunwillingtogotothevisitsoftheirparents"friends.

B.Parentsusuallypayattentiontotheirchildren’sremarks.

C.Whilevisitingtheirrelatives,childrenareaskedtokeepsilent.

D.Parents"hypocrisyisshowedduringthesevisits.PartII

MultipleChoicesQuestions11-20:Thereare2passagesinthispartthatarefollowedby10questions,Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagescarefullyandthenchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(40points,4pointseach)

Passage3

Chinahas267millionfamilies.About10millionnewlywedsestablishnewhouseholdseveryyear.Manyofthesenewhouseholdsdiffersignificantlyfromtraditionalfamilies.

Todaywomenplayamajorroleinthefamily.Theoldpatriarchalfamilyisbeingreplacedbyamoreorlessequalspousalrelationship.ThischangewasnotsimplyaresultofChineselawsthatstipulatemenandwomenareequal.Chinesewomenarereceivingmoreeducation,areactivelyemployedandaremakingsignificantcontributionstofamilyincomes.

Theirfinancialcontributionhasincreasedfrom20percentinthe1950sto40percenttoday.Insomefamiliesitisevenhigher.

Twonationalstudiesonthestatusofwomenreachedsimilarconclusions:Womenhavemorepowerinthefamily.Incities,morewomenmakedecisionsonfamilymatters,achangemanyChinesemenarehappywith.

Theconceptofmarriageischangingsothatpeoplenowmarryforhappinessratherthantocarryonthefamilyline.Inchoosingaspouse,manywillmarrysomeonetheylove,otherwisetheymaychoosetoremainsingle.Mostpeoplehopetofindaspousewhoiswell-educatedandconsiderate.Whiletheyvalueloveinamarriage,mostpeoplealsoconsiderthematerialwell-beingofapotentialspouse.Inbothruralandurbanareas,peoplehavemoresayaboutwhotheymarry.

Chinaisrapidlychangingfromthetraditionalbeliefthatmorechildrenmeansmorehappinesstothemodernconceptoffewerandhealthierbirths.Inlessthantwodecades,China’sfertilityratehasdroppedbymorethan50percent.Increasingly,youngcouplesarepostponinghavingachildtoallowfortheirownpersonalgrowthandenjoyment.

Somecouplesaredecliningtohavechildren.Intheseeases,womengenerallyplayapivotalrolethissituationismostcommoninlargecitiessuchasBeijing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou.

Startinganewhouseholdisreplacingthetraditionofmarryingintotheman’sfamily.Inatraditionalmarriage,thewifebecameamemberofthehusband’sramify.

Itwasevenstipulatedbylawthatawifemustmakeherhusband’shomeherlegalresidence,Thismeantthatawomanwastransferredfromherparent’hometoherparents-in-law’shome,wheresheassumedasubordinateposition.

Afterthenewlaw.wasenactedin1980,traditionalmarriagesbegandisappearingincities.Today,abouthalfofallhouseholdsarenuclearfamilies;thesehouseholdspromoteequalitybetweenmenandwomen.Inruralareasitisstillcommonforawomantomoveintotheman’shomewhenshemarries.

Chinesemarriagesarestillrelativelystableeventhoughpeople’sideasandconducthavechangedsignificantlysinceChina’sreformandopeningtotheoutsideworld.TheaverageageatwhichChinesepeoplefirstmarryisbetween22and23,thisagebeingsomewhatlowerinruralareasandsomewhathigherinthecities.China’smarriagerateishigh;veryfewpeopleremainsingleintheirentirelives.Mostwomenmarrybetweentheagesof20to24.

Inrecentyearsthedivorceratehasslowlyclimbed,butitisstillonlyone-thirdtoone-fifththatofdevelopingcountriessuchasIndiaandThailand.ThedivorcerateinEuropeanandAmericancountriesis10timesthatofChina.

ThisindicatesrelativestabilityeventhoughChinesemarriagesandfamiliesarechanging.11.Inchoosingtheirspouse,peopleusuallyconsider____

A.love

B.materialwealth

C.educationalbackground

D.alloftheabove12.Inthelasttwodecades,thefertilityratehasdroppedsharplybecause__

A.mostcouplesareunwillingtohavechildren

B.thetraditionalbeliefofmorechildrenmeaningmorehappinesshaschanged

C.mosturbancouplescaremoreabouttheirpersonalhappiness

D.manywomenarebecomingeconomicallyindependent13.Oneofthefeaturesofnuclearfamiliesisthat____

A.husbandandwifeareequaltoeachother

B.thewifelistensmoretoherhusband

C.thewifenormallymovestoherhusband’shome

D.thewifeidentifiesherselfasamemberofthehusband’sfamily14.Thearticlestatesthat"China’smarriagerateishigh",whichimpliesthat__

A.peopleinruralareasgetmarriedearlierthanpeopleincities

B.mostpeoplegetmarriedattheageof24

C.menmarrylaterthanwomendoD.mostpeoplegetmarriedsoonerorlaterintheirlives15.ThedivorcerateinChinais___

A.oneofthelowestintheworld

B.tentimesthatoftheEuropeancountries

C.onefifthofthemarriagerateinthecountry

D.tentimeshigherthanitwastenyearsagoPassage4

MostCHINESEininlandChinadidnotknowthatHongKongresidentsprerredfreshseafooduntiltheendofthe1980s,whenCantoneserestaurantsappearedininlandareas.However,asearlyasthe1960s,mostfreshseafoodconsumedbyHongKongresidentswastransportedfrominlandareasbythreeexpresstrains,whichfirstcameintousein1962.

HongKonghasmanypeoplebutlittleland.Itlacksresourcesandhasnoagriculturalbase.Non-staplefoodsneededbymorethan6millionHongKongresidentshavebeensuppliedpredominantlybyChineseinlanders.

Beforethethreeexpresstrainswereoperational,freshcommoditiestoHongKongandMacaoweretransportedascommongoods.Becauseofthelongtimespentintransit,manygoodsspoiledandlivestockinjuryanddeathrateswerehigh.Onetrainofpigshad70percentdieonthetrip,andonlyonechickensurvivedinoneshipmentofpoultrytoHongKong.Therefore,ChairmanMaoZedong,PremierZhouEnlai,theMinistryofForeignEconomicRelationsandTradedecidedtouseexpresstrainstosupplyfreshgoodstoHongKongandMacao.

In1962,trainNos.751,753and755beganoperationfromWuhan,ShanghaiandZhengzhourespectively,toHongKongandMacao.Bynow,Chinahasmade36,100suchshipments,covering52,47millionkilometers.

Overthe34years,thethreeexpresstrainshavetransported85millionpigs,5millionheadsofcattle,Imilliontonsoffrozenfood,severalbillionchickens,ducksandgeese,andinnumerablefish,fresheggs,fruitsandvegetables.Duringthepast34year,thethreeexpresstrainsneverstoppedrunning,eventhoughmanyfreighttrainswereunabletooperatenormallywhenfaminestruckChinafrom1959to1961,orduringtheculturalrevolutionwhenrailwayswereunabletofunctionproperly.Atpresent,theMinistryofRailwaysoperates100carsforlivecattle,1000refrigeratedcars.Therearemorethan7000escortsforthethreeexpresstrainsfrominlandforeigntradedepartments,andtwelveservicecentershavebeensetupwithfacilitiestofeedandwateranimals.

WuYi,MinisterofForeignEconomicRelationsandTrade;praisedthethreeexpressrainsas"creatingamiracleintheforeigntradehistory:.16.ItcanbejudgedfromParagraph1that

A.mostinlandChineselearntaboutHongKongresidents’preferenceforseafoodinthelate80’s

B.HongKongpeopledidn’tlikefreshseafooduntilthelate80’s

C.Cantoneserestaurantsstartedtoserveseafoodattheendofthe80’s

D.HongKongpeoplegaveuptheirlikingoffreshseafoodabouttenyearsago17.Thethreeexpresstrains

A.transportedmostfreshseafoodfromHongKongtoinlandareas

B.providedapassengertransportationservicetoHongKongresidents

C.werepresentedtoHongKongresidentsbytheChinesegovernment

D.startedtooperateintheearly60"s18.Thethreeexpresstrainscameintooperationbecause__

A.trainsatthenormalspeedwouldbetooslowtosupplyenoughgoodsforHongKongpeople

B.freshgoodstransportedatanormalspeedsufferedseverelosses

C.70percentofthepigsWoulddieonanormaltrainbeforereachingtheirdestination

D.sendingchickensbyshipwouldbetoocostly

19.Overthreedecades,thethreeexpresstrainshavetransported___________toHongKong.

A.85millionducksandgeese

B.5millionheadsofsheep

C.1milliontons"offrozenpigs

D.anenormousamountoffish,fresheggs,fruitsandvegetables20.The"escorts"inParagraph7referto__

A.expertsonexpresstraintransportation

B.governmentofficialsinchargeofthework

C.workerswhoaccompanyandlookafterthelivestock

D.customsofficialswhoinspectthegoodsPartⅢ

TrueorFalseQuestions21-30:Readthepassagebelowandthenjudgewhetherthestatementsafterthepassagearetrueorfalseaccordingtothepassage.MarkthestatementsasTforTrueandFforFalse.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(20.points,2pointseach)Passage5

ThefirstjobIeverhadwasasawaitress.IdiditthesummerbeforeIstartedatuniversity,whenIwaseighteen.

IwasworkinginaverynicehotelinasmalltowninScotlandwheretherearealotoftouristsinsummersotheyweretakingonextrastaff.Iarrivedthereintheeveningandmetsomeoftheothergirlswhowereworkingatthehotel--wealllivedinalittlehouseoppositethehotel.Anyway,theywereallreallyfriendlyandwehaddinnertogetherandthensataroundchattinganddrinkingcoffee--Ididn’tgotobeduntilafteroneo’clock[nthemorning.Ihadtobeatworkinthediningroomatseventhirtyinthemorningtostartservingbreakfast.Well,Ididn’twakeuptillsevenfifteen!SoIthrewmyclothesonandrushedovertothehotel.Imusthavelookedarealmessbecausetheheadwaiterjustlookedatmeandtoldmetogettothebathroomtotidymyselfup--Iwassoembarrassed!

ThefirstthingIlearnedwasthatthereweretwoheavyswingdoorsintothekitchenfromtherestaurant--oneforgoingintothekitchenandoneforgoingout,sothatthewaiterscomingindidn"tbumpintotheonesgoingout.Anyway,thatmorningIwassofrightenedoftheheadwaiterthatIdidn"tlistenproperlytowhathewassaying,sowhenoneofthewaitersaskedmetogivehimahandandtaketwoplatesofeggsandbaconandanorangejuiceouttotherestaurant,Iwentstraighttowardsthewrongdoorandcollidedwithanotherwaitercomingin!Youcan"timaginethemess--eggs,baconandorangejuicealloverthefloor,thedoor,thewaiterandme.Theotherwaiterthoughtitwasquitefunny,buttheheadwaiterwasfuriousandmademecleareverythingupstraightawayincasesomeoneslippedandfell.Afterservingbreakfast,ataboutteno"clock,wehadourownbreakfast.Iwasstarvingbythen,andjustwantedtositdownandeatquietly.ButsomeofthewaitersstartedmakingfunofmyEnglishaccent--theywereallScottish.Ithoughttheywerejusttryingtocheermeupandhaveajoke,butIwassoupsetandhungrythatIjustrushedofftothebathroomintearsIthoughteverybodyhatedme]BythetimeIcameback,theyhadclearedupallthebreakfastthings,andIhadn"thadachancetoeatanything!

Well,straightawaywestartedgettingthediningroomreadyforlunch--cleaningthesilver,settingthetables,hoveringthefloor.Theroomhadabeautifulviewoverariverwiththemountainsbehind,butofcourse,assoonasIstoppedworktohavealookoutofthewindow,theheadwaiterspottedmeandtoldmeoffagain.

Ididn’tmaketoobadajobofservinglunch

oneofthewaiterslookedaftermeandshowedmehowtodothings.Oneofthecustomersorderedsomeexpensivewhitewine,andIgavehimabottlefromthecupboard,notfromthefridge,soitwasn’tcoldenough.ButfortunatelytheotherwaitershidthebottleI’dopenedwronglyandIgavehimanotherbottlefromthefridgesotheheadwaiterdidn’tfindout.Iwouldhavebeenquitehappy,butIhadanotherproblem,whichwasthatI’dgotupinsuchahurryIjustputontheshoesI’dbeen.Wearingthenightbefore.Well,theseshoeslookedquitesmartbuttheyhadreallyhighheels,andafterafewhoursonmyfeetIwasinagonyandtherewasnothingIcoulddoaboutit,therewascertainlynotimetogoandchangethem.IcantellyouIneverworethoseshoestoworkagain!

Anyway,afterlunchwehadourownlunch-Imanagedtogetsomethingtoeatthistime,andwewerefreeintheafternoon.IwentforawalkwithoneoftheothergirlsandwegotabitlostsoIdidn’t.havetimeforanyrestbeforewewentbacktoworkatsix.BythetimewefinishedservingdinneratabouttenthirtyIwascompletelyexhausted.I’dneverworkedsohardinmylife,Ithink.ofcourse,Istayeddochattingwiththeothergirlsthatnighttoo,andmostoftheothernightsIwasthere.Ifellintobedatnightandoutofitatseventhenextmorning,butIlovedthejobafterawhile,believeitornot,andIevenwentbacktoworktherethenextyear!InevergotonveryWellwiththeheadwaiter,though.21.Shehadabigbreakfastthatmorning.22.Shecouldn’tbearbeinglaughedalsosheburstintotears.23.Togetherwithothers,shestartedgettingthediningroomreadyforlunch,havinglittletimetoenjoythebeautifulsceneryoutsidethewindow.24.Shestarteddoingeverythingallbyherself.25.Theheadwaiterfoundoutshehadopenedabottleofwinewrongly.26.Hershoeslookedsmartandwereverycomfortable.27.Intheafternoonshedidn’ttakemuchresteventhoughshewasfree.28.Shehatedherjobandneverdiditagain.29.Actuallyshegotonquitewellwiththeheadwaiter.30.Sheworkedveryhardandwasexhaustedthatday.

PartIV

ShortAnswerQuestions31-35:Readthepassagebelowandthenanswerthequestionsafterthepassagebriefly.WriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.(20points,4pointseach)Passage6LosAngelespoliceyesterdayaddedanewnametothelistofvictimsofwhattheybelieveisanewserialkiller.LikethefirstfourvictimsJosephGriffinwasahomelessmanshotintheheadwhilesleepingalone.NPR"sSalaswasonreportsfromLosAngeles.

EarlythismonththepolicedepartmentsentnoticestoeveryhomelessshelterabouttheTransientskiller.S