2023秋期版国开电大本科《商务英语4》在线形考(单元自测5)试题及答案

[2023秋期版]国开电大本科《商务英语4》在线形考(单元自测5)试题及答案一、交际用语（选择题：每题2分，共10分）1.—Whatkindofarrangementshouldwemakeaccordingtotheagenda?—_A.Ithinkweneedtoleavesometimefordiscussionaftereachpresentation.B.Theagendahasbeenprintedanddistributedtoallparticipants.C.Themeetingwillbeheldinthemainconferencehallonthethirdfloor.答案：A解析：题干询问根据议程需要做什么安排，回答需要对应安排内容，A选项提出每个发言后留讨论时间，符合语境；B是说明议程的状态，C是说明会议地点，均不对应提问内容。2.—Couldyouexplainthepurposeofthisstakeholdermeetingtome?—_A.Stakeholdersarepeoplewhohaveaninterestinourproject.B.Themainpurposeistoalignexpectationsandgeteveryoneonthesamepage.C.Wehaveinvitedmorethantwentystakeholdersthistime.答案：B解析：题干询问会议的目的，B选项直接说明了核心目的是统一预期、达成共识，符合要求；A是解释利益相关者的定义，C是说明参会人数，均不回答目的问题。3.—Howdoyouplantomeasurethesuccessofthisproject?—_A.WehavesetclearKPIscoveringbudget,timelineandcustomersatisfaction.B.Theprojectwillbecompletedinabouttwelvemonthsfromnow.C.Thesuccessoftheprojectdependsonthecooperationofallteams.答案：A解析：题干询问衡量项目成功的方式，A选项提出了覆盖预算、时间线、客户满意度的关键绩效指标，明确回答了衡量方法；B是说明项目工期，C是说明成功的影响因素，均不对应提问。4.—I'mafraidwedon'thaveenoughbudgettocoverthispartofthework.—_A.Thebudgetwasapprovedbytheboardlastmonth.B.Thenweneedtoprioritizethecoretasksandcutdownthenon-essentialexpenses.C.Thefinancedepartmentwillcheckthebudgetagainnextweek.答案：B解析：题干提出预算不足的问题，回答需要给出应对方案，B选项提出优先核心任务削减非必要开支，是合理应对；A只是说预算之前获批，C说财务会再检查，均没有解决问题的对应内容。5.—WouldyouliketobookasingleroomoradoubleroomforourguestfromtheLondonoffice?—_A.HeiscomingtoattendourannualmeetingnextMonday.B.Asingleroomwithacityviewwouldbeperfect,hedoesn'tlikenoisyplaces.C.Thehotelisjusttenminutesawayfromourcompanybycar.答案：B解析：题干询问房型选择，B选项明确给出选择带城景的单间并说明原因，符合提问要求；A说明客人参会时间，C说明酒店距离，均不回答房型问题。二、词汇与结构（选择题：每题2分，共20分）6.Allthemeetingdocumentshavebeen_totheparticipantsviaemailthreedaysinadvance.A.distributedB.contributedC.attributedD.substituted答案：A解析：distribute表示分发、发送；contribute是贡献，attribute是归因于，substitute是替代，此处指分发会议文件，因此选A。7.Theprojectmanagerstressedthatthekey_ofthismeetingistosolvetheongoingconflictbetweenthetwodepartments.A.subjectB.topicC.objectiveD.argument答案：C解析：objective表示目标、目的；subject是主题，topic是话题，argument是争论，此处指会议的核心目标，因此选C。8.Ifyouwanttorunameetingeffectively,youneedtomakeaclearanddetailed_beforeitstarts.A.scheduleB.agendaC.timetableD.plan答案：B解析：agenda特指会议议程，是会议前准备的议题安排；schedule是日程表，timetable是时间表，plan是泛指计划，此处会议场景用agenda最合适，因此选B。9.Themeetingwas_becausemorethanhalfoftheparticipantsdidn'tshowupduetotheheavysnowstorm.A.calledoffB.calledonC.calledupD.calledfor答案：A解析：calloff表示取消；callon是拜访、号召，callup是打电话、召集，callfor是要求、需要，此处因为多数参会者没来所以取消会议，因此选A。10.Wehavereceivedfeedbackfromseveralstakeholdersthattheyarenotsatisfied_thecurrentprogressoftheproject.A.atB.withC.toD.for答案：B解析：besatisfiedwith是固定搭配，表示对……满意，因此选B。11._themeetingstarts,allparticipantsneedtoturnofftheirmobilephonesorsetthemtosilentmode.A.BeforeB.AfterC.WhileD.When答案：A解析：根据会议礼仪，需要在会议开始前完成手机调静音的操作，因此用before引导时间状语，选A。12.TheHRdepartmentisresponsiblefor_accommodationandtransportationforalltheguestsattendingtheinternationalconference.A.arrangingB.toarrangeC.arrangeD.arranged答案：A解析：beresponsiblefor是固定搭配，for是介词，后面接动名词形式arranging，因此选A。13.Ourteamspentthreehoursdiscussingtheproblem,butwestillhaven'treachedaclear_.A.conclusionB.resultC.decisionD.agreement答案：A解析：reachaconclusion是固定搭配，表示得出结论；此处讨论后没有得出明确结论，符合语境，result是结果，decision是决定，agreement是同意，因此选A。14.Themarketingmanagersuggestedthatwe_asmallgrouptoworkoutthedetailedpromotionplannextweek.A.formedB.formC.willformD.wouldform答案：B解析：suggest表示建议时，后面宾语从句要用虚拟语气，结构为(should)+动词原形，should可以省略，因此用动词原形form，选B。15.Comparedwithface-to-facemeetings,onlinemeetingscansavealotoftimeandtravelexpenses,_theyarenotaseffectiveforbuildingpersonalrelationships.A.becauseB.unlessC.althoughD.since答案：C解析：逗号前后是转折让步关系，although表示尽管，引导让步状语从句，符合逻辑：尽管线上会议不利于建立人际关系，但能节省时间成本，因此选C。16.Bytheendofthismeeting,we_allthekeyissueslistedontheagenda.A.willhavediscussedB.havediscussedC.haddiscussedD.discussed答案：A解析：bytheendof+表示将来的时间，这里“这次会议结束”是将来时间，所以要用将来完成时willhavediscussed，表示到将来某个时间点已经完成的动作，因此选A。17.Ifanyparticipantwantstospeak_themeeting,theyneedtoraisetheirhandfirsttogetthepermissionofthechairperson.A.insteadofB.becauseofC.infrontofD.during答案：D解析：during表示在……期间，此处指在会议期间发言，符合语境；insteadof是代替，becauseof是因为，infrontof是在……前面，因此选D。18.Thechairpersonshouldmakesurethatnoone_themeetingandallparticipantscanhavethechancetoexpresstheiropinions.A.dominatesB.dominatesC.dominatedD.hasdominated答案：A解析：此处描述一般情况，用一般现在时，主语noone是第三人称单数，谓语动词用dominates（支配、控制，指垄断发言），因此选A。19.Agoodmeetingminutesneedto_allthekeydecisionsandactionitemsthatwereagreedduringthemeeting.A.catchB.captureC.carryD.collect答案：B解析：capture表示准确记录、捕捉，指把会议的核心决定和行动项准确记录下来，比catch更正式，符合商务场景；carry是携带，collect是收集，因此选B。20.Accordingtotheprojecttimeline,thenextstageofdevelopmentis_tostartonthe15thofNovember.A.scheduledB.organizedC.appointedD.assigned答案：A解析：bescheduledto是固定搭配，表示预定、安排做某事，此处指下一阶段预定11月15日开始，符合语境；organize是组织，appoint是任命，assign是分配，因此选A。三、完形填空（选择题：每题3分，共30分）Meetingsareanessentialpartofanybusinessoperation,andrunninganeffectivemeetingisakeyskillforeverymanager.Awell-organizedmeetingcansavetime,alignteams,solveproblemsand21decisionsthatpushthebusinessforward.Onthecontrary,apoorlyplannedmeetingcanwastehoursofproductivetime,confuseparticipantsand22teammorale.Beforeyou23ameeting,youshouldfirstaskyourselfaveryimportantquestion:isthismeetingreallynecessary?Manycompaniesholdroutinemeetingsthatcouldeasilybereplacedbyanemailorashortonlinechat.Ifyouonlyneedto24informationtoyourteam,awrittenupdateisoftenmoreefficientthanaface-to-facemeeting.Ifyouneedtosolveacomplexproblemorgetinputfrommultiplestakeholders,thenameetingisusuallytherightchoice.Onceyoudecidetoholdameeting,thenextcriticalstepistoprepareaclearanddetailed25.Thisdocumentshouldlistallthetopicsthatwillbediscussed,thepersonresponsibleforleadingeachtopic,andthetimeallocatedforeachdiscussion.Youshouldsendthisdocumentandanyrelevantpre-readingmaterialstoallparticipants26atleast48hoursinadvance.Thisgiveseveryonetimetopreparetheirthoughtsandcontributestoamoreproductivediscussion.Whenthemeetingstarts,thechairpersonneedstokeepthemeetingontrack.Youshouldstartthemeetingontime,27waitingforlateparticipants,andendthemeetingatthescheduledtime.Duringthediscussion,youneedtomakesurethateveryonegetsachancetospeak,andthatnoonedominatestheconversation.Ifthediscussionstartstogoofftopic,youneedtogentlyguideitbacktotheagenda.Itisalsoimportantto28differentopinionsandencourageopencommunication,evenwhenthereisdisagreement.Disagreementisnotabadthing—itcanoftenleadtobettersolutionsthaneveryonesimplyagreeingwitheachother.Attheendofthemeeting,youshould29allthekeydecisionsandactionitemsthathavebeenagreed.Thismakessurethateveryoneleavesthemeetingwithaclearunderstandingofwhattheyneedtodonext.Afterthemeeting,youneedtosendoutthemeetingminutestoallparticipantsandrelevantstakeholderswithin24hours.Theminutesshouldclearlylisteachactionitem,theperson30forcompletingit,andthedeadline.Followupwithparticipantstomakesuretheyaremakingprogressontheirassignedtasksbeforethenextmeeting.21.A.makeB.doC.takeD.get答案：A解析：makedecisions是固定搭配，表示做决策，符合商务语境“做出推动企业发展的决策”，因此选A。22.A.increaseB.reduceC.raiseD.maintain答案：B解析：前文提到计划糟糕的会议浪费时间，让参会者困惑，因此会降低团队士气，reduce表示减少、降低，符合逻辑，因此选B。23.A.calloffB.callforC.callinD.callon答案：B解析：callfor表示召集、要求召开会议，calloff是取消，callin是召集（某人），callon是拜访号召，此处指在召开会议前先思考是否需要开，因此选B。24.A.giveawayB.passbyC.passonD.giveout答案：C解析：passoninformation表示传递信息，giveaway是泄露赠送，passby是经过，giveout是分发（实物），此处指传递信息，因此选C。25.A.timetableB.agendaC.scheduleD.plan答案：B解析：会议前准备的是会议议程agenda，专门指会议的议题安排，因此选B。26.A.atB.inC.forD.with答案：A解析：atleast是固定搭配，表示至少，此处指至少提前48小时，因此选A。27.A.avoidB.avoidtoC.avoidofD.avoiding答案：A解析：此处是祈使句，用动词原形avoid，avoid后面接动名词，结构是start...ontime,avoidwaiting...，因此选A。28.A.refuseB.welcomeC.rejectD.ignore答案：B解析：前文提到鼓励开放沟通，因此要欢迎不同意见，welcome表示欢迎，符合逻辑，refuse是拒绝，reject是反对，ignore是忽视，因此选B。29.A.repeatB.rewriteC.summarizeD.remember答案：C解析：会议结束时要总结所有核心决定和行动项，summarize表示总结，符合流程；repeat是重复，rewrite是重写，remember是记住，因此选C。30.A.responsibleB.responseC.respondD.respective答案：A解析：thepersonresponsiblefor是固定搭配，表示负责做某事的人，responsible是形容词“负责的”，response是名词“回应”，respond是动词“回应”，respective是“各自的”，因此选A。四、阅读理解（选择题：每题4分，共20分）Passage1Effectivemeetingmanagementisoneofthemostoverlookedskillsinmodernbusiness.A2023studybytheHarvardBusinessReviewfoundthattheaverageemployeespendsmorethan23hoursperweekinmeetings,whichisa10percentincreasecomparedtotenyearsago.Thesamestudyalsofoundthatmorethan60percentofemployeesbelievethatmostmeetingstheyattendareunproductiveandawasteoftime.Thismeansthatbusinessesaroundtheworldarelosingbillionsofdollarseveryyeartoinefficientmeetings.Oneofthemostcommonmistakesthatleadtounproductivemeetingsisthelackofaclearagenda.Manymanagerscallameetingwithoutpreparingadetailedlistoftopicstobediscussed.Whenthereisnoclearagenda,themeetingoftengoesofftopic,andparticipantsenduptalkingaboutissuesthatarenotrelevanttothepurposeofthemeeting.Anothercommonmistakeisinvitingtoomanypeoplewhodonotneedtobeatthemeeting.Whentherearetoomanyparticipants,thediscussiontakeslonger,itishardertoreachadecision,andmanypeopleendupsittingidleformostofthemeeting.Thegoodnewsisthatinefficientmeetingscanbefixedwithafewsimplechanges.First,alwaysaskyourselfifameetingisnecessarybeforeyousendouttheinvitation.Ifyoucansharetheinformationormakethedecisionthroughanemail,ashareddocument,oraone-on-onechat,dothatinsteadofholdingagroupmeeting.Second,ifyoudoneedtoholdameeting,prepareaclearagendaandshareitwithparticipantswellinadvance.Theagendashouldclearlystatethepurposeofthemeeting,thetopicstobediscussed,andanypre-workthatparticipantsneedtodobeforetheycome.Third,onlyinvitethepeoplewhoaredirectlyinvolvedinthetopicsbeingdiscussed.Donotinvitepeoplejusttokeeptheminformed—youcansendthemthemeetingminutesafterthemeetingends.Anotherimportanttipforrunningeffectivemeetingsistostartandendontime.Manymeetingsstartlatebecausethechairpersonwaitsforparticipantswhoarrivelate,whichpunishespeoplewhoshowedupontime.Ifyoustartontimeeverytime,peoplewillquicklylearntoarriveontime.Duringthemeeting,keepthediscussionfocusedontheagenda,anddonotallowpeopletogooffontangents.Ifanewtopiccomesupthatisnotontheagenda,scheduleaseparatemeetingforthattopicinsteadofdiscussingitinthecurrentmeeting.Attheendofthemeeting,clearlysummarizealldecisionsandactionitems,andmakesureeveryoneknowstheirresponsibilities.Afterthemeeting,sendoutthemeetingminuteswithin24hourssoeveryonehasawrittenrecordofwhatwasagreed.31.Accordingtothe2023HBRstudy,howmuchtimedoestheaverageemployeespendinmeetingsperweek?A.Lessthan10hoursB.Around13hoursC.Morethan23hoursD.Morethan30hours答案：C解析：文章第一段明确提到“A2023studybytheHarvardBusinessReviewfoundthattheaverageemployeespendsmorethan23hoursperweekinmeetings”，因此选C。32.Whatpercentageofemployeesbelievethatmostmeetingstheyattendareunproductive?A.Lessthan30percentB.Around40percentC.Morethan60percentD.Nearly90percent答案：C解析：第一段提到“Thesamestudyalsofoundthatmorethan60percentofemployeesbelievethatmostmeetingstheyattendareunproductiveandawasteoftime”，因此选C。33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTacommonmistakethatleadstounproductivemeetings?A.LackofaclearmeetingagendaB.InvitingtoomanyunnecessaryparticipantsC.StartingthemeetingontimeD.Noclearpurposeforthemeeting答案：C解析：文章第二段提到常见错误包括没有清晰议程、邀请太多不必要的人，没有清晰目的也属于错误，而按时开始会议是正确做法，不是错误，因此选C。34.Accordingtothearticle,whatshouldyoudoifanewoff-topicissuecomesupduringthemeeting?A.StopthecurrentdiscussionandtalkaboutthenewissueimmediatelyB.ScheduleaseparatemeetingtodiscussthenewissueC.AskthepersonwhobroughtuptheissuetotalkaboutitafterthemeetingendsD.Ignorethenewissueanddonotmentionitagain答案：B解析：文章最后一段提到“Ifanewtopiccomesupthatisnotontheagenda,scheduleaseparatemeetingforthattopicinsteadofdiscussingitinthecurrentmeeting”，因此选B。35.Whenshouldthemeetingminutesbesentoutafterthemeetingendsaccordingtothearticle?A.Within24hoursB.Within48hoursC.WithinthreeworkingdaysD.Beforethenextmeeting答案：A解析：文章最后一句提到“Afterthemeeting,sendoutthemeetingminuteswithin24hourssoeveryonehasawrittenrecordofwhatwasagreed”，因此选A。Passage2Stakeholdermeetingsareaspecifictypeofbusinessmeetingthatbringstogetherallpartiesthathaveaninterestinaparticularproject,product,orbusinessinitiative.Stakeholderscanincludeinternalstakeholderssuchasprojectteammembers,departmentmanagers,companyexecutives,andemployees,aswellasexternalstakeholderssuchasclients,suppliers,investors,regulatoryagencies,andevencommunitygroupsthatareaffectedbytheproject.Themaingoalofastakeholdermeetingistoalignexpectations,communicateprogress,addressconcerns,andgetbuy-inforkeydecisionsthatwillaffecttheproject.Oneofthebiggestchallengesoforganizingastakeholdermeetingismanagingthedifferentexpectationsandinterestsofdifferentstakeholdergroups.Forexample,investorsareprimarilyfocusedonthefinancialreturnoftheprojectandwhetheritwillstaywithinbudget.Clientsarefocusedonwhethertheproductorservicewillmeettheirneedsandbedeliveredontime.Internalteammembersarefocusedonthescopeofworkandwhethertheyhavetheresourcestheyneedtocompletetheirtasks.Regulatorsarefocusedonwhethertheprojectcomplieswithallrelevantlawsandregulations.Ifthesedifferentinterestsarenotaddressedproperlyinthestakeholdermeeting,itcanleadtoconflict,delays,andeventhefailureoftheentireproject.Torunasuccessfulstakeholdermeeting,youneedtopreparethoroughlybeforethemeetingstarts.First,youneedtoidentifyallkeystakeholdersandunderstandtheirspecificinterestsandconcernsrelatedtotheproject.Thiswillhelpyoutailorthecontentofthemeetingtoaddressthemostimportantissuesforeachgroup.Second,youneedtosetaclearobjectiveforthemeeting.Areyousharingprojectupdates?Areyouaskingforapprovalforamajorchange?Areyousolvingaspecificconflictbetweenstakeholdergroups?Havingaclearobjectivewillhelpyoucreatetherightagendaandinvitetherightpeople.Third,youneedtoprepareallrelevantmaterialsinadvance,includingprojectprogressreports,financialstatements,riskassessments,andproposedsolutionstoanyongoingissues.Sharethesematerialswithstakeholdersatleastthreedaysinadvancesotheyhavetimetoreviewthembeforethemeeting.Duringthemeeting,itisimportanttoencourageopencommunicationandcreateanenvironmentwherestakeholdersfeelcomfortablesharingtheirconcerns.Startthemeetingbyrestatingtheobjectiveandtheagenda,soeveryoneknowswhattoexpect.Giveaclearandconciseupdateonthecurrentstatusoftheproject,highlightingprogress,keyachievements,andanychallengesthathavearisen.Then,openthefloorforquestionsandcomments.Makesureyoulistencarefullytoeveryconcern,evenifyoudonotagreewithit.Acknowledgedifferentperspectivesandaddresseachconcernclearly.Ifyoucannotansweraquestionimmediately,promisetofollowupwiththeanswerafterthemeeting.Attheendofthemeeting,summarizeallkeydecisionsandactionitems,andclearlyassignresponsibilitiesanddeadlinesforeachactionitem.Afterthemeeting,followupisjustasimportantasthepreparationandthemeetingitself.Sendoutthemeetingminutestoallstakeholderswithin24hours,includingaclearlistofallactionitems,responsibleparties,anddeadlines.Followupwithanystakeholderswhoaskedforadditionalinformationorpromisedyouwouldprovideananswertotheirquestion.Tracktheprogressofallactionitemsandupdatestakeholdersregularlybeforethenextmeeting.Goodfollow-upbuildstrustbetweentheprojectteamandstakeholders,andensuresthateveryonestaysalignedandaccountablefortheirpartintheproject.36.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofanexternalstakeholder?A.AprojectteammemberworkingontheprojectB.AdepartmentmanagerinthecompanyC.AclientthatorderedtheprojectD.Acompanyexecutivethatapprovedtheproject答案：C解析：第一段提到“externalstakeholderssuchasclients,suppliers,investors...”，客户属于外部利益相关者，其他选项都是内部利益相关者，因此选C。37.Whatareinvestorsprimarilyfocusedonforaprojectaccordingtothearticle?A.WhethertheprojectwillmeetcustomerneedsB.WhethertheprojectwillstaywithinbudgetandprovidegoodfinancialreturnC.WhethertheprojectcomplieswithallrelevantlawsandregulationsD.Whethertheprojectteamhasenoughresourcestocompletethework答案：B解析：第二段提到“investorsareprimarilyfocusedonthefinancialreturnoftheprojectandwhetheritwillstaywithinbudget”，因此选B。38.Whatisthefirststepyouneedtodotoprepareforasuccessfulstakeholdermeeting?A.SetaclearobjectiveforthemeetingB.PrepareallrelevantprojectmaterialsC.IdentifyallkeystakeholdersandunderstandtheirinterestsandconcernsD.Inviteallstakeholderstothemeeting答案：C解析：第三段提到“First,youneedtoidentifyallkeystakeholdersandunderstandtheirspecificinterestsandconcernsrelatedtotheproject”，因此选C。39.Whatshouldyoudoifyoucannotanswerastakeholder'squestionimmediatelyduringthemeeting?A.IgnorethequestionandmoveontothenexttopicB.PromisetofollowupwiththeanswerafterthemeetingC.AskthestakeholdertoexplainthequestionagainD.Askanotherstakeholdertoanswerthequestion答案：B解析：第四段提到“Ifyoucannotansweraquestionimmediately,promisetofollowupwiththeanswerafterthemeeting”，因此选B。40.Whyisgoodfollow-upafterastakeholdermeetingimportant?A.ItbuildstrustbetweentheprojectteamandstakeholdersB.ItensuresthateveryonestaysalignedandaccountableC.IthelpstrackprogressonactionitemsD.Alloftheabove答案：D解析：最后一段提到“Goodfollow-upbuildstrustbetweentheprojectteamandstakeholders,andensuresthateveryonestaysalignedandaccountablefortheirpartintheproject”，同时前文提到“Tracktheprogressofallactionitems”，因此三个选项都对，选D。五、写作（共20分，参考范文如下）题目：Writeameetingagendaforaprojectkick-offmeetingofyourcompany'snewproductlaunch.Youragendashouldincludeatleast8items,andcoverallnecessaryinformationforthemeeting.MeetingTime:November10,2023,9:00AM–11:30AM(BeijingTime)MeetingLocation:3rdFloorMainConferenceHall,CompanyHeadquartersChairperson:LiMing,MarketingDirectorMinutesTaker:ZhangHua,ProjectCoordinatorParticipants:1.ProductR&DDepartmentTeam2.MarketingDepartmentCoreTeam3.SalesDepartmentManager4.SupplyChainDepartmentManager5.FinanceDepartmentRepresentative6.CustomerServiceDepartmentManager1.09:00–09:10Welcomeandopeningremarks(Chairperson:LiMing)Introducethecoreteammembersattendingthekick-offmeetingBrieflystatetheoverallgoalofthenewproductlaunchprojectExplaintheimportanceofcross-departmentcooperationfortheprojectsuccess2.09:10–09:30Newproductintroductionandmarketpositioning(Speaker:WangFang,R&DManager)OverviewofproductfunctionsandcorecompetitiveadvantagesExplanationoftargetcustomergroupandmarketpositioningAnswerbasicquestionsfromparticipantsaboutproductfeatures3.09:30–09