2009年5月三级涉外秘书资格考试英语真题

2009年5月三级涉外秘书资格考试英语真题A．ListeningTest【注意:本试卷听力部分录音在“秘书英语听力录音三级05”中】Ⅰ.Directions:Listentothetextaboutthemeetingandchoosethebestanswersforthequestions.(5questions,2marksforeachquestion,10marks)1.Thesayingprobablytakeplace________.(A)inthemeetingroom(B)atrestaurant(C)intheopeningceremonyofcompany(D)intheoffice2.Whoshouldhavepresidedoverthemeeting?________.(A)Theman(B)Mr.Hampton(C)Susan(D)Mr.Smith3.WhywillSusanmakenotes?________.(A)Companywillkeepit(B)Mr.Hamptonwellgetsomeinformation(C)Everyonewillgetacopy(D)Thedecisionwellbeannounced4.Everyonewillbeallowed_______tospeak.(A)15minutes(B)atleast15minutes(C)5minutes(D)nomorethan50minutes5.Whichfollowingstatementisright?_______.(A)OnlyMr.Smithwillspeak(B)Someonewillspeak(C)EveryoneexceptMr.Smithwillspeak(D)EveryonewillspeakⅡ.Directions:ListentothedialogueandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.WritTforTrueandFforFalseinthebrackets.(5questions,2markseachquestion.10marksaltogether)1.[]Thepricesaregivenwithagreement.2.[]Themanthinksthepricesaretoohigh.3.[]Thewomanthinksthatthecostofproductionhasbeenraisinginrecentyears.4.[]Themanwilldecidetoorderbasedonprices.5.[]Themanhopesthatthepricescanbereducedby3percent.B.writtentestⅠ.VocabularyandstructureDirections:Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.Choosethemostappropriateone(1markeachquestion,20questions,20marksaltogether)1.Theactualcostofthebuildingwasmuchhigherthanouroriginal_______.(A)consideration(B)judgment(C)estimate(D)plan2.Thegirlshadso______incommonthattheysoonbecamegoodfriends.(A)little(B)few(C)much(D)many3.What’sthematterwithHarry?Idon’tknow,buthelooks_______thisdifficultmathproblem.(A)that(B)sothat(C)as(D)asif4.Theboyspenthalfanhour______thisdifficultmathproblem.(A)havingworkedon(B)toworkon(C)onwork(D)workingon10.Therealtrouble______theirlackofconfidenceintheirabilities.(A)liesin(B)lieson(C)resultsin(D)leadsto11.Manyoldagepensionershavenoothersourceofincomeandpensionlevelsarenotadequate______.(A)livingon(B)toliveonit(C)toliveon(D)livingonit12.Thispopularsportscarisnowbeing_____attherateofathousandaweek.(A)turneddown(B)turnedout(C)turnedup(D)turnedon13.Bythenourexperimenthadreached______stage.(A)aprofound(B)abest(C)afuture(D)avital15.Vicky,oneofmydoctoralstudents,hadherdissertation______assoonasshefinished_____it.(A)tobetyped,towrite(B)typed,towrite(C)beingtyped,writing(D)typed,writing16.shehadn’tseenPeterforweeks,_______.(A)norshehadtelephoned(B)norshehadn’ttelephoned(C)norhadn’tshetelephoned(D)norhadshetelephoned17.Thepatientwesenttohospitalwas_____lastnight.(A)operatedwith(B)operated(C)operatedon(D)operatedat18.He_____whenhewasathighschoolbutnowheisfamousallovertheworld.(A)oftenplayedtennis(B)didliketennisverymuch(C)wasnotmuchofatennis-player(D)didn’tthinkmuchoftennis19.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemed_____whenitwasfirstintroduced.(A)unbelievable(B)unaccountable(C)impossible(D)acceptable20.Henrylookedverymuch_____whenhewascaughtcheatinginthebiologyexam.(A)discouraged(B)embarrassed(C)disappointed(D)bewilderedⅡ.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassageandtothemultiplechoicequestions.(2markseach,10marksaltogether)Hereareafewexamplesofbusinesscustomsinforeignlandsthatoneshouldbecognizantof:InBrazil,conversationscanbecomeveryanimatedandinvolvephysicalcontactandraisedvoices.Yettryingtodominatetheconversationwillmeetwithdisapproval.InChina,it’sconsideredimpolitetoreplynegatively.Answerslike“weshoulddiscussthisfurtheratanothertime”or“perhaps”aremuchbetterthanasimple“no”.Thedetailscanbeworkedoutlater.Whengivinggifts,avoidusingwhiteorgreenwrappingpaperasthosecolorsareconsideredtobeinauspicious.InGermany,it’scustomarytowaittobeintroducedsomeonenewbyathirdparty.Peopleareuncomfortablewhenapproachedbycompletestrangers.Whendiningwithco-workersinJapan,alwaysletthehostpayforthemeal.Besuretoneverleaveyourchopsticksplacedverticallyinabowlofriceasthisisonlydoneatfunerals.TheIrishareenthusiasticconversationalistswhooftenindulgeincriticismofthemselvesasapeopleandIrelandasacountry.Ifyou’reinvolvedinthistypeofconversationcountrywillberoundlyabused.Evenin“close”countrieslikeCanada,therearesomedifferencesinthewaybusinesspeopleinteract.Luckilytherearemanytrainingprogramsavailabletofamiliarizebusinesstravelersandcareerpeoplewiththeinsandoutsofdongbusinesstheinternationalarena.Questions:1.WhichofthefollowingistrueinBrazil?Conversationscanbe_____.(A)veryinterestingwithphysicalcontactandraisedvoices(B)animatedandanyonecandominatetheconversation(C)animatedandeveryonelikestocontrolit(D)veryinterestingyetpeoplemaydisapprovetoeachother2.InChina,colorslikewhiteorgreen______.(A)maybeusedinanycase(B)arethecolorspeoplelikeverymuch(C)areusuallynotusedtowrapgifts(D)areoftenusedtowrapgiftsfortheforeigners3.Whenhavingdinner,theJapanesepeople______.(A)lettheirfriendspayforthemealsometimes(B)shouldnotpayforthemeal(C)donotputtheirchopsticksonthebowls(D)donotplacetheirchopsticksverticallyinaricebowls4.WheninvolvinginaconversationwiththeIrishpeoplewhoarecriticizingtheirowncountries,______.(A)justfeelfreetojoinint