大学英语第三册复习练习1-4

CollegeEnglishBookIIIPracticeTest1ReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare10passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Doingbusinessbeyondourbordersisnowcommonplace.Procter&GambleissellingdisposablediapersinAsia;RubbermaidwouldliketoseeitsplasticproductsinallEuropeankitchens;andUnileverpromotesitsdetergentsaroundtheworld.Asmarketsexpand,nationalboundariesmeanlessandless.WhentheGermanmanufacturerDaimler-Benz,makersofMercedesluxurycars,mergeswithChrysler,oneexecutivecommented:TherearenoGermanandAmericancompanies.Thereareonlysuccessfulandunsuccessfulcompanies.Tobesuccessfulinthisinterdependentglobalvillage,NorthAmericancompaniesareincreasinglyfindingitnecessarytoadapttoothercultures.InChinaandKorea,Procter&Gamblelearnedtopromoteunisexwhitediapers.AlthoughNorthAmericanspreferredpinkforgirlsandblueforboys,KoreanandChinesehousewivesdon'tliketheidea.Inasocietywhereintensesexismfavorsboys,shopperspreferredwhitediapersthatdidnotsignaltheirchild'ssex.What'scausedthisrushtowardglobalizationofmarketsandblurringofnationalidentities?Onesignificantfactoristhepassageoffavorabletradeagreements.TheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT)promotesopentradeglobally,whileNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)expandsfreetradeamongCanada,theUnitedStates,andMexico.NAFTAcreatedthelargestandrichestfree-traderegiononearth.TheopeningofEasternEuropeandtheeconomicgrowthinRussiahavealsofueledtheprogresstowardexpandingworldmarkets.1.Accordingtothepassage,moreandmorecompaniesA)areexpandingtheiroverseasmarketsB)aresellinggoodstoEasternAsiaC)aredoingbusinesswithEuropeancountriesD)arebenefitingfromNAFTA2.Itfollowsthatasmarketexpands,A)therearefewerandfewerconflictsbetweencountriesB)thereisnoboundarybetweendifferentcountriesC)therearemoreandmoresuccessfulcompaniesD)therearemoreandmoremultinationalcorporations3.P&GonlysellswhitediaperinChinaandKoreaA)forpeopletheredon'tlikepinkcolorB)becausepeopletherethinkitunnecessarytousedifferentcolorsC)becauseitwantstocutdownthecostsD)becauseithastocatertothelocalpeople'sdemands4.NAFTAcoversA)ChinaandKoreaB)CanadaandGermanyC)theU.S.andMexicoD)BritainandtheU.S.5.Whichisnotlistedasafactorcontributingtothegrowthofworldmarkets?A)TheeconomicgrowthinRussia.B)Thepassageoffavorabletradeagreements.C)Thedifferencesinconsuminghabitsthatpeoplehave.D)D)EasternEuropeancountries'open-doorpolicies.Passage2Verbalskillsinanotherculturecangenerallybemasteredifonestudieshardenough.Butnonverbalskillsaremuchmoredifficulttolearn.Nonverbalbehaviorsmainlyincludeeyecontact,facialexpression,posture,gestures,andtheuseoftime,space,andterritory.Themessagessentbybodylanguageandthewaywearrangetimeandspacehavealwaysbeenopentointerpretation.Whenculturesdiffer,itbecomesverydifficulttounderstandnonverbalbehaviors.Inwesterncultures,forexample,peopleperceivesilenceasanegativetrait(品质).Itsuggestsrejection,unhappiness,depression,regret,embarrassment,orignorance.However,theJapaneseadmiresilenceandconsideritakeytosuccess.AJapaneseproverbsays,Thosewhoknowdonotspeak;thosewhospeakdonotknow.Silenceisequatedwithwisdom.Gesturescanalsocreatedifferentreactionsindifferentculturesandthusonemustbecarefulinusingandinterpretingthem.Insomesocietiesitisextremelybadpointingone'sfingerasingivingdirections.Otherhandgesturescanalsocausetrouble.Thethumbsupsymbolmaybeusedtoindicateapprovalinmanycountries,butinIranandGhanaitisavulgar(粗俗的)gesture.Asbusinesspeopleincreasinglyinteractwiththeircounterpartsfromothercultures,theywillbecomemoreawareofthesedifferences.Somebehaviorsareeasytowarnagainst,suchastouchingpeoplefromtheMiddleEastwiththelefthand.However,learningallofthemisimpossible,andsuchlistsaremerelythetipoftheculturaliceberg.6.Non-verbalbehaviorsdon'tincludeA)postureB)facialexpressionsC)makinganaddressD)theuseofspace7.Differencesin_____________willleadtodifferencesincommunications.A)culturesB)languagesC)verbalskillsD)habits8.TheJapaneseagreethatsilenceisassociatedwithA)goodmannerB)unhappinessC)depressionD)littleknowledge9.ItcannotbeinferredfromthepassagethatA)differentcultureshavedifferentinterpretationsofsimilargesturesB)itisgoodforthebusinesspeopletoknowofthedifferentmeaningsofsimilargesturesC)westernculturesaredistinctivelydifferentfromorientalculturesD)nonverbalbehaviorsaremorecomplicatedthanverbalbehaviors10.Wemaynotfind______________intheculturaliceberg.A)thoseverbalskillspeoplemayuseB)theculturaldosanddon'tsC)thosenonverbalskillsusedbypeopleD)thegoodhygienichabitspeoplehavePassage3AddLittleton,Colorado,tothelistofcitiesdazedwithgriefafteraschoolslaughter.Twostudentsshotandkilled12otherstudentsandateacherbeforetakingtheirownlives.Themassacrewasthelargestinthehistoryofthisnation.Thistypeofcrimedidn'texist10yearsago.Americansshouldstopactingsurprisedthattheseshootinghappeninnicerneighborhoods.That'stheonlyplacetheyhappen.Noneoftherecentschoolmassacrestookplaceatani