20189月南开大学现代远程教育学院考试卷大学英语一

26. For Web addresses, Chinese speakers now have to use ________. A) pinyin B) signs C) numbers D) characters 27. The approval of the use of 16 languages by ICANN will allow web users to ________. A) change their email address B) email their messages in characters C) have the chance to learn other languages D) use addresses in their own language 28. The new system will allow the suffix of a Web address to be expressed by ________. A) any native language B) figures and numbers C) Chinese characters D) symbols and signs 29. Which of the following is one of the problems in using the new system? A) Certain characters have several different meanings. B) Chinese is a truly difficult language to learn. C) People find it difficult to type their address in characters. D) Some experts think it is impossible to use Chinese characters. 30. Many experts do not believe that ________. A) there are still some problems to work out B) there will be competition to get popular addresses C) companies are willing to change their web addresses D) the change will affect the use of the Internet greatly Task 3

Directions: The following is an advertisement. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 31 to 35 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below.

Hard Work, Good Money

We need:

Staff (员工) to work in a busy operations center. You to be working in Hangzhou. We are:

A rapidly expanding international IT company.

Based in the UK and USA, with 500 employees worldwide. We want to:

Recruit (招聘) staff for our office in Hangzhou. Recruit 30 staff members in the first year. You should be: Chinese;

A college graduate, majoring in Computer Science;

Flexible, efficient, active; Willing to work in Hangzhou;

Able to work unusual hours, e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. You should have:

Good basic English language skills, holding Level-A Certificate of Practical English Test for Colleges (PRETCO). Keyboard skills.

Way to contact us:

0571-88044066

For more details about the job, please visit our website: www.aaaltd.cn. A Job Advertisement Recruitment: staff to work in an operations center Work place: 31 Qualifications (资格): Education: college graduate majoring in 32 Foreign language: English, with Level-A Certificate of PRETCO Personal qualities: flexible, 33 , active Working hours: 34 , e.g. 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Way to get details about the job: visit the website: 35 Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms related to employment. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent to (与…等同) those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 36 through 40.

A --------------- annual bonus

B --------------- basic salary C --------------- benefit

D --------------- commission E --------------- head hunter F --------------- health insurance G --------------- housing fund H --------------- job center I --------------- job fair J --------------- job offer K --------------- labor market L --------------- labor contract M --------------- minimum wage

N --------------- retirement insurance O --------------- trial period

P --------------- unemployment insurance Q --------------- welfare

Examples: (A) 年终奖 (O) 试用期 36. ( ) 招聘会 ( ) 最低工资 37. ( ) 劳动合同 ( ) 福利 38. ( ) 养老保险 ( ) 住房基金 39. ( ) 猎头 ( ) 基本工资 40. ( ) 劳务市场 ( ) 失业保险 Task 5

Directions: Here are two letters. After reading them, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions (No.41 to No.45). You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Letter 1 December 1, 2009 Dear Mr. John Campbell,

We have received your letter of November 20, 2009 about your latest model of mountain bikes, in which we are very much interested. We believe that they will sell well here in the U.S.A. Please send us further details of your prices and terms of sales. Your favorable quotation (报价) will be appreciated. We look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Robert Loftus Marketing Manager Letter 2

December 4, 2009

Dear Mr. Robert Loftus,

Thank you for your letter of December 1st inquiring about our latest model of mountain bikes. We are pleased to send you the catalogue (产品目录) and price list you asked for. You will find our quotation reasonable with attractive terms of sales. We are looking forward to receiving your order at the earliest time.

Very truly yours, John Campbell Sales Manager

41. What product is inquired about in the first letter?

The latest model of ___________________________________. 42. What information of the product does Mr. Robert Loftus ask for?

Further details of the prices and _________________________. 43. What is enclosed with the second letter?

The catalogue and ____________________________________. 44. Who writes the second letter?

John Campbell, ________________________________ manager. 45. What does Mr. John Campbell say about the quotation of the product? He says it is __________________ with attractive terms of sales.

Part IV Translation -- English into Chinese (25 minutes)

Directions: This part, numbered 46 to 49, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences (No.46 to No.49) is followed by four choices of suggested translation marked A), B), C) and D). Make the best choice and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Write your translation of the paragraph (No.50) in the corresponding space on the Translation/Composition Sheet. 46. Not until this week were they aware of the problems with the air-conditioning units in the hotel rooms.

A) 这个星期旅馆里的空调间出问题了，他们没有意识到。 B) 直到这个星期他们才意识到该修理旅馆房间里德空调了。 C) 直到这个星期他们才知道旅馆房间里的空调设备有问题。 D) 他们查不出旅馆房间内空调的故障，这个星期会请人来检查。 47. We sent an e-mail to your Sales Department a week ago asking about the goods we had ordered.

A) 一周前你方销售部发来电子邮件，询问我方是否需要购买该产品。 B) 一周前我们给你方销售部发了电子邮件，查询我们所订购的货物。 C) 一周前我们给你们销售部发了电子邮件，想核查我们要买的货物。 D) 一周前你方的销售部派人来核实我们的订购货物的有关电子邮件。 48. Candidates applying for this job are at using a computer and good at spoken English. A) 申请该岗位的应聘者应熟练使用计算机并有良好的英语口语能力。 B) 本项工作的申请人希望能提高使用计算机的能力和善于说英语。 C) 本工作的受聘人员在应聘前应受过使用计算机的训练并懂得英语。 D) 申请人在应聘本岗位时有可能被要求使用计算机和说良好的英语。 49. It is widely accepted that the cultural industry has been one of the key industries in developed countries. A) 发达国家广泛接受，文化是支撑国家工业发展的关键事业。 B) 发达国家已普遍接受，文化产业应看成一种关键性的事业。 C) 大家普遍接受，发达国家应把文化事业看成一种关键产业。 D) 人们普遍认为，文化产业已成为发达国家的一个支柱产业。 50. Journalist Wanted (招聘记者) Student Newspaper is looking for a journalist. Applicants (申请人) should be studying at the university now, and should have at least one year’s experience in writing news reports.

The successful applicant will be expected to report on the happenings in the city and on campus. If you are interested, please send your application to the Student Newspaper office before the end of June. For more information, please visit our website.

Part V Writing (25 minutes)

Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write an Invitation Letter based on the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the Translation/ Composition Sheet. 写信日期：2009年12月20日 邀请人：UST 电子公司总经理 Mike Kennedy 被邀请人：张威 内容： UST 电子公司为庆祝公司创立三十周年，定于2009年12月29日（星期二）晚上7点在假日酒店举行庆祝晚宴。 为了感谢张威先生多年来的支持和合作，CUST 电子公司总经理邀请他出席庆祝晚宴。 Words for reference 电子公司Electronics Corporation 三十周年 30th anniversary 庆祝晚宴 dinner party 假日酒店 Holiday Inn来源: