2023年湖北广播电视大学开放教育期末考试秋英语本科专业教学资源整合

湖北广播电视大学开放教育期末考试

本科英语专业《高级职业英语》试题

2023年1月

I.Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Choosethebestone.(20%)

WhenSirStamfordRaffles,afterwhomtheworldfamousRafflesHotelisnamed,arrivedin

Singaporeatthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury,therewereonlyfewfishermenlivingthere.

Today,itisamoderncity-statewitha(1)ofabout3millionpeople.

Singaporeisoneofthe(2)countiesintheworldwherethenumberof(3)ina

yearisgreaterthanthepopulation.Some7millionvisitorscometoseeandenjoyallthat

Singaporehastooffer.(4),theconsistentlywarmweather,withanaveragedaily(5)

ofabout26.5℃,makesitpossiblefortourism(6)theyear,althoughmanypeople

tryto(7)December,whichisusuallythewettestmonth.

WhilemanyvisitorsmakeSingaporetheir(8)holidaydestination,somevisit”in

transit“ontheirwaytoplacesthroughAustralia,Indonesiaandsoon.Others(9)

Singaporepartofatouroftheregion,perhapsvisitingThailandand(10)souththrough

MalaysiabeforecrossingtheborderintoSingapore.

1.A.peopleB.companyC.populationD.profile

2.A.fewB.smallC.lessD.big

3.A.suppliersB.peopleC.placesD.tourists

4.A.ReallyB.FortunatelyC.QuicklyD.Seriously

5.A.temperatureB.waiverC.tokensD.weekend

6.A.bespreadoffB.hasspreadthoughC.spreadingD.tobespreadthroughout

7.A.avoidB.arriveC.leaveD.spare

8.A.quiteB.mostC.allD.sole

9.A.makeB.nameC.proveD.enjoy

10.A.journeyB.journeyingC.tojourneyD.journeyed

II.Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerquestions.(50%)

Passage1

ChinastoreshavebeerdevelopingrapidlyinChinaduringthepastfewyearsandtakinghold

ofever-increasingretail(零售)marketshare,anofficialsuneyindicates.TheStateEconomicand

TradeCommission(SETC)surveyshowsthattheannualsalesvolumeofChina's20biggest

chainsleaptlastyearby43percentandthenumberoftheirretailstoresroseby46.7percent,

whilesalesforthewholeretailmarketgrewby10.1percent.ShanghaiHuaLianSupcnr.arkct

Companyholdsthetoppositionwith14.06billionyuan(US$1.7billions)insaleand1,223retail

stores.

Thestatisticsindicateihalthebiggeststoresareswallowingmoremarketshare,leavinglittle

developmentspaceformediumandsmallstores,saidanalysts(分析家).Analystsalsonotethat

almostallthegiantchainshavetheirheadquartersinEastChina,buttheyarclikelytoexplore

westernregionsinthenearfuture.WithChina'sentranceintotheWorldTradeOrganization,its

marketisattractingoverseasretailers.Too.Thecountryiscommittedtoopeninggraduallyits

retailbusiness,andasaresultmorechainstoresformoutsideChinawillhaveashareof(hepie.

Successfuldomesticretailersarepreparingtobattleformarketshare.ShopslikeHuaLianand

GuoMei.agianthomeappliancedistributorinBeijing,haveannouncedambitiousplantsfor

development.

Questions11-15.Choosethebestansweramongthechoicesgiven.

11.Accordingtothepassage,ShanghaiHuaLianSupermarketCompanyis.

A.abargainshop

B.achainofstores

C.adepartmentstore

D.agoodsdistributor

12.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.themarketshareofthe20biggestchainsgrewlastyearby10.1%

B.thenumberofretailstoresinChinaincreasedlastyearby46.7%

C.salesofChina's20biggestchainsincreasedlastyearby43%

D.1,225newretailstoresweresetupinShanghaiinrecentyears.

13.Facingthechallengeofforeignrivals,theChinesechainstoreswill

A.fightfortheirmarketsharewithconfidence

B.cooperatewithforeignretailchainstores

C.shifttheirfocustowesternareas

D.formevenbiggercompanies

14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thebiggeststoresareenjoyingmostofthemarketshare.

B.Anumberofchainstoreshavestartedtoexplorewesternareas.

C.Mediumandsmallstoresdon'thaveanyspacefbrdevelopment.

D.Chinawillallowmoreforeigninvestorstoinvestinitsretailbusiness.

15.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.therapidgrowthofbigchainstores

B.thepresentandfutureretailmarketinChina

C.theleadingroleofHuaLianSupermarketCompany

D.thecompetitionbetweendomesticandforeignchainstores

Passage2

IwonderifanyotherreaderswhodonothaveajobfeelasfrustratedasIdobymany

people'sresponses.Iamrepeatedlyasked“Whyaren'tyouworking?”andIfeelthisquestionisa

criticism.PeopleseemtobesuggestingthatIamlazyanduseless,wastingmylife"doing

nolhing”.Isitsowrongtowanttostayathomeandtakecareofmyhomeandfamily?Ienjoyit

andwouldliketoremindallthosewomenwhoarecriticalofpeoplelikemethatitispossibleto

stayathomeandfeelvaluedandfulfilled.Myhusbandand(wochildrenreallyappreciatem?and

theatmosphereinourhouseishappyandpositive.

Luckily,myhusbandearnsenoughmoneytosupportusallbutIbelievethat,inmanyways,

Isavemoneybystayingathome.IfIhadajob,Iwouldneedhelpwiththechildren,thehomeand

thegarden.Iwouldneedtohaveafreezertostorefood,haveamicrowavecookertosavetime.I

wouldhavetobuyexpensiveconveniencefoodsbecauseIwouldn'thavetimetocookproperly.I

wouldhavetopaybaby-siltcrs,musicteachers,odd-jobmenandmanyothers.Idonotwantto

payotherpeopletoworkformyfamily!Ilovebeingwiththeminallsortsofdifferentsituations.

Mydaysareasbusyandsatisfyingas(hoseofmostpeoplewhohavejobsoutsidethehome.

Aswellasdoingtheusualcookingandcleaning,Imakehealthyandeconomicalsoups,jam,

biscuitsandcakes.Ihelpmychildrenwiththeirhomeworkandorganizeexcitinggamesforthem

andtheirfriends.

Stayingathomealldayisnotboring.Idoallthehouseholddecoratingandrepairs.Imake

clothesforthewholefamily.And,whatismoreimportant,Ihavetimetoreallytalktomy

husbandandchildren.

IplanmytimecarefullysothatIcanattendcoursesatthelocalcollegeandtakepartIlocal

politicsandcharitywork.

Iwouldadviseanyparentwhocanaffordittostayathome.Itiseconomicallyand

psychologicallywisetodoso-----ifthat'swhatyouwant.Perhapssomeofmymaincriticsare

peoplewhodon51enjoyworkingathomefbrthefamily.Idonotcriticizepeoplewhochooseto

work.IjustwishtheywouldallowmetodoasIchoose.Iamproudtobeahousewife.

Questions16-25.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriatewordsinthepassage.

Thispassageiswrittenbyamotherwithtwochildren.Atthebeginning,she(ellsusshe

doesn'thavea(16).Shefeels(17)whensheisaskedwhysheisn'tworking.Then,

shegivesusherreasons.Firstly,shecan(18)moneybystayingathome.Secondly,sheis

as(19)asthosewhohavejobsoutside,becauseshehasalotofthingstodo.Lastly,todo

householddecoratingandrepairsandtotalktoherhusbandare(20)forher.

Questions21-25.MarkthefollowingstatementsasT(true)orF(false):

21.Thewriterdoesn'thaveajobbecausesheislazyanduseless.

22.Thewriterisonlyahousewife,exceptthat,shedoesnothing.

23.Sinceherhusbandcansupportthewholefamily,shedoesnotneedtoworkoutside.

24.Thewriterfeelsfrustratedwhenworkingwithothers,soshestaysa(home.

25.Thewriterlakesonvariesrolesinherdailylife.

Passage3

Thiscoursepreparesnon-nativespeakersfbrtheinternationallyrecognizedFirstCertificate

inEnglish.

力（课程大纲）

Speakingskillsaretaughtaspartofaintegratedapproach.Specialemphasisisplacedonthe

abilitytocommunicatesuccessfullyalalllevels.Listeningskillsarealsotaughtaspartof

integratedapproach.Extensiveuseismadeofourmodemlanguagelaboratoryandvideo

self-accesscenter.

Grammarpracticeisanessentialpartofthepreparationfortheexamination.Studentsare

introducedtowordprocessingoncomputers.

Integratedintoourbasicsyllabusforspeaking,listeningandreadingareregularclasseson

Britishlifeandinstitutionsincludingthelegalsystem,politicsandthepress.Literary（文学町

textsformapartofallcourses.Careersandfuturestudy

TheFCEisanintermediatequalificationinternationallyrecognizedincommerce,industryand

highereducation.

Admission

Application-----referdirecttotheLanguageCenter,UniversityBrighton,Falmer,Brighton

BN19PHfordetailsandapplicationform.

Contact

Courseleader:MartinWilson

Question26-30.Completetheoutlinebelow.Youshouldwriteyouranswersbriefly（nomore

than3words）.

TrainingCourseforFCE

Intendedfor:_____26______ofEnglishtoobtaintheinternationally

recognizedFirstCertificateinEnglish

Skillstobetrained:Speaking,_____27_____andreading

Teachingaidsavailable:Modem_____28_______and______29_____self-accesscenter

Contactperson:____30______

Passage4

SocietiesandHealth

PeterDavis,ProfessorofPublicHealthatChristchurchUniversityinNew

Zealandbelievesthattoomuchinterestisplacedonindividualcausesofillnessand

disease.Heargueshealthresearchandhealthpolicyshouldfocusonsocialcausesof

disease.Heproposesaclassificationofdiseasebasedonthefollowingfour

dimensionsofwesternsociety:economic,social,culturalandpolitical.

InProfessorParker'smodeltheeconomicdimensionisbasedontheinstitutions

ofthelabormarket,capitalandprofit.Thesocialdimensionisbasedonthe

institutionsoffamily,kinshipandcommunity.Beliefs,practicesandlifestylearethe

institutionsoftheculturaldimensionandpowerstructuresaretheinstitutionsofthe

politicaldimension.

First,ProfessorDavisexaminestheeconomicdimension.Becauseprofitis

placedbeforesafetyinthecompetitiveworldofthemarket,occupationsarethecause

ofaccidents,deafnessandevenearlydeaths.WhenProfessorDavisexamineshis

seconddimension,thesocial,heclaimsthatfamilylifeinWesternsocietyisoneof

themajorcausesofhypertensionandmentalillness.Theculturaldimensionaffects

thewayweeatanddrink:theWesterndietisthecauseofobesityandour

commitmenttosmokinganddrinkingcontributestoourhighlevelsoflungcancer

andbowelcancer.Thepowerstructuresinthepoliticaldimensionmeanthatthereisa

greatdealofsocialinequality.Thisleadstounequalaccesstohealthservices.The

resultofthisinequalityishigherillnessandmortalityratesforthosewithlesspov/er.

Questions31-35.Completethefollowingtablewhichsummarizesthefacts

mentionedinthetext.

DimensioInstitutionOutcome

n

EconomicLabormarket,capital&profitOccupationalaccidents,deafness

andearlydeaths

Social__________(31)kinship&Hypertensionand________

community_______(32)

Beliefs,practicesandlifestylesObesity,bowelcancerand_______

(33)________(34)

PoliticalPowerstructuresHighillnessand________(35)

ratesforpeopleinpowerlessgroups

Passage4

Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.

Amangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecided

inadvance.Heknowswhathewants,andhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;the

priceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandaskthe

assistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock,thesalesmanpromptly

producesit,andthebusinessoftryingitonproceedsatonce.Allbeingwell,thedeal

canbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminutes,withhardlyanychatandto

everyone'ssatisfaction.Foraman,slightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnot

havewhathewants,ordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.Inthatcasethesalesman,

asthenameimplies,triestosellthecustomersomethingelse,heoffersthenearesthe

cantothearticlerequired.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitutewithout

leastconsideration;hedoessowithskillandpolish:"Iknowthisjacketisnotthe

styleyouwant,sir,butwouldyouliketotryitforsize.Ithappenstobethecoloryou

mentioned."Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatment,andtheusualresponseis:

“ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldbewastingmytimeand

yoursbytryingiton.Nowhowdoesawomengoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmost

everyrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.Hershoppingisnotoftenbasedon

need.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewants,andsheisonly"havinga

lookround".Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion:indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthe

saleswomantellsher,evenbywhatcompaniontellher.Shewilltryonanynumberof

things.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryone

thinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokes,mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseof

valuewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfbrtheunexpected

bargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdresses,awomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoing

fromonerailtoanother,toandfrooftenretracinghersteps,beforeselectingthe

dressesshewantstotryon.Itisatiresomeprocess,butapparentlyanenjoyableone.

Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.

Questions36-40.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothefactsmentionedinthe

text.

36.Whatdoesamanusuallydowhenheisbuyingclothes?

37.Whatdoesthepassage(ellusaboutwomenshoppersforclothes?

38.Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?

39.Manyjokesmakefunofwomenshoppersbysayingthat

40.Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?

III.Writing(20%)

Directions:

Writeaboutyourhealth.Youmaywriteaboutyourdiet,theamountofexerciseyoutake

duringtheday,thestresslevelsofyourwork,andthepollution