商务英语阅读试题A

1商务英语专业商务英语阅读试题APartIMultipleChoice(20points)Completethesentencesbychoosingfromthewordsbeloweachsentence.1.Technicalskillsperformingspecializedtaskswithintheorganization.a.areassociatedwithb.differfromc.aresimilarto2.Corporatecultureisthesharedexperiences,stories,beliefs,andnorms.a.whichcreatesacompanyb.thatcharacterizeacompanyc.whosecompanyhasgot3.Ifacompanyistogetthemostoutofitsworkers,itmustthoseworkers.a.developb.selectc.promote4.Intheory,acompany’sauditorsareappointedindependentlybyitsshareholders,towhomtheyreport.“Whom”represents.a.auditorsb.accountantsc.shareholders5.Over-capacityinthecarbusinessleadstoaseriesofjointagreementsandmergersbetween.a.carcompaniesb.jointsventuresc.capacitylevel6.FordintendedtoVolvosandhopedtouseVolvo’stechnologytodevelopnewcars.a.shareb.focusc.distribute7.TheprinciplesintheOrganizationalChaosModelcanalsobeusedtothecompany’scompetition.a.introduceb.overcomec.understand8.Asaseniorstudent,youaresupposedtoknowbetterthanjustuntiltheexaminationtime.a.fooledaroundb.tofoolaroundc.havingfooledaround9.TransnationalcompanieswillinChina.a.continuelocatingb.continuestolocatec.continuetolocate10.E-businessisabouttransformingbusinessprocessand_______themwithInternettechnologies.a.integratesb.integratingc.tointegrate11.OthercompaniesuseWebtechnologyto______businesselectronicallyatthewholesaleorretaillevel.a.supportb.exchangec.transact12.Thefundsneededtooperateanenterprisearerefereedtoas.a.labourb.capitalc.resources13.Theyalsowanttointegratethesesystems_______therestoftheirbusinessprocess.a.withb.andc.for214.Accountingfirmsfrequently_________theirauditclients.a.buymanagementskillsfromb.sellconsultingservicestoc.provideauditassignmentfor15.Iwenttobuyanewtieto_______thisbrownsuit.a.gointob.gowithc.goafter16.Thesecretaryenteredwithapencilandpaper,and_________everywordthemanagersaid.a.madeforb.tookupc.tookdown17.Thefinancingofinternationaltradeismorecomplexthanthatofdomestictrade.‘That’heremeans.a.financingb.internationaltradec.domestictrade18.Theprocessofeducation,experience,moreeducation,andtheniscalledacyclicalprocess.a.lesseducationb.moreexperiencec.educationandexperience19.Hardly_______theairportwhenhestartedforhisdestination.a.Ihadreachedb.hadIreachedc.Ireached20.Theclimberstriedtofindanew______tothetopofthemountain.a.approachb.routec.entrancePartIIMatch(20points)SectionAChoosethecorrectwordorwordsfromtheboxtocompletethepassage:theIndustrialRevolutioncustomers’needsthemarketingconceptproductionandsellingthesellingofgoodsbusinessfocusBusinesspeoplefocusedontheproductionofgoodsfrom21untiltheearlytwentiethcentury,andon22fromthe1920stothe1950s.Marketingreceivedlittleattentionuptothatpoint.After1950,however,businesspeoplerecognizedthattheirenterprisesinvolvednotonly23butalsothesatisfactionof24.Theybegantoimplement25,abusinessphilosophythatinvolvestheentirebusinessorganizationinthedualprocessofsatisfyingcustomerneedsandachievingtheorganization’sgoals.SectionBChoosethecorrectwordorwordsfromtheboxtocompletethefollowingsentences:marketingconceptbenefitsmoderationdiscount3labourforce26.Chinaisnowatthestageofdevelopmentofbuildingawell-offsocietyandacceleratingsocialist.27.Implementationofthebeginsandendswiththeinformationaboutcustomers.28.Sellingsomethingatareducedpriceiscalledgivinga.29.Carryingoutthebusinessofsuchahugecompanyrequires.30.Compensationprogrammesincludewagesandsalaries,incentives,and______forworkers.PartIIIReadingcomprehension(40points)Passage1Whatmakesmoneyvaluable?Whyisapieceofpapermarked$10worthmorethanonemarked$1?Youcouldsaythereisnoreason.It’struethataspecialkindofpaperisusedtomakedollarbills,andtheyarepretty,butthat’snotwhatmakesthemvaluable.Therealreasonmoneyisvaluableisthateveryonebelievesitis.Ancienteconomieshadnopapermoneyorcoins.Someusedbarter----tradingonethingforanother.Othersusedallkindsofobjectsasmoney.Anyobjectwoulddo,aslongastherewasnotanunlimitedamountofit.Animalsormetalswerepopular,andsoweremanufacturedproductslikejewelryorweapons.WealthinancientGreecewasmeasuredintoolsorcattle.Thiskindofmoneyhadtwopurposes.First,itwasusefulinitself.Toolsandcattlecanbeusedforfarming.Andsecond,itwasawaytosymbolizeandmeasurevalue.Ahouse,forexample,wouldbevaluedatacertainnumberoftoolsorcattle.Thisgreatlysimplifiedtrade.Othersocietiesusedmoneythatwastotallysymbolic.Forinstance,AmericanIndiansusedwampum,whichismadefromseashells.AnduntilrecentlyonthepacificislandofYap,peopleuselargestonediscsasmoney.Inmostplacesthesetypesofmoneydiedoutbecausemorepracticalformsofmoneywereinvented.Peoplestartedusingpreciousmetals,suchasgoldandsilver,thatwereeasiertocarryaroundthantoolsorstones.Andintheeighteenthcentury,papermoneywasintroduced.Atfirstpeopleweresuspiciousofnewcurrency,buttheycametoacceptitbecausethegovernmentorbankissuingitwouldexchangeanequalamountofgoldforthepaper.A$10billreallywasworth$10forgold.Butnow,peopleareusedtotheideathatthegovernmentdoesn’thavetobackitsmoneywithgold.Everyonebelievesthata$10billisworth$10andthatisgoodenough.Butif,forsomereason,peopleeverlostfaithinpapermoney,tendol