汕头大学（纳思教学点） 2013级商务英语专科第五学期
《实用商务英语阅读》闭卷考试（B卷）
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PART ONE (Questions 1-5)
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Look at questions 1-5. In each question, which sentence is correct? For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet. （请按照方框里提供的信息进行作答。）
1 Item 20 in this catalogue is withdrawn until further notice,
due to supply problems.
A Item 20 is now discontinued. B Item 20 has developed a fault.
C Item 20 is unavailable at the moment. 2 Jane Halton, currently Finance Director at Curtis Bank, is replacing
John Murphy as Chief Executive at Boulder Insurance.
A Jane Halton is moving from banking to insurance.
B Boulder Insurance hopes to appoint a new Chief Executive. C The post of Chief Executive at Curtis Bank has become vacant. 3 The London Centre
For your meeting, product launch, special event
? Purpose-built rooms
? Latest presentation technology
? First-class food
This organization
A rents luxury office space. B provides conference facilities. C markets other companies? goods. 4 FINEFOODS
Agent required for nationwide distribution.
Some experience in food retail an advantage.
Refrigerated van provided.
Fine foods requires an agent to
A own a suitable vehicle for delivery. B be a specialist in food distribution. C deliver goods all over the country. 5
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To… All Staff Cc… Subject: Accounts Course Staff wishing to enroll for the Accounts course should contact Jane Fellows, Who needs to know numbers. Staff should tell Jane Fellows
A how many people have enrolled for the course. B if they are interested in doing the course. C which of the courses they have decided to do.
PART TWO (Questions 6-10)
? Look at the list below. It shows a number of business training courses.
? For questions 6-10, decide which training course (A-H) each person on the opposite page needs.
? For each question, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. ? Do not use any letter more than once.
（请在方框内A-H中选择匹配的信息对应6-10题，A-H每条只对应一题，请不要多选。） Anniversary Party A Find suitable place to hold party B Organise food and drinks (catering specialist needed) C Create attractive invitations and posters D Find guest speaker – e.g. a local business leader good at public speaking E Type address labels for invitations F Book local hotel accommodation for guests G Select and check availability of entertainers H Meet and greet guests on arrival (confident person required) 6 Andrew Taylor used to work for a PR company, so has good social skills and mixes well at public events. 7 Robin Richards is skilled in art and computer-aided design, and previously worked for a publicity
company.
8 Fiona Murphy used to work for a local business producing CDs and has contacts with performers in the
music business.
9 Since working as an office manager, Mary Smith has gained experience of booking large local venues for
entertainment events.
10 John Albright, who worked briefly as a hotel porter, has developed accurate keyboard skills since he
joined the company.
PART THREE (Questions 11-15)
? Look at the charts below. They show profits before tax and profit margins for eight different companies from 1998 to 2002. ? Which chart does each sentence (11-15) describe?
? For each sentence, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet. ? Do not use any letter more than once.
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STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE
11 12 13 14 15
At the close of this day?s trading, shares dipped just below 630 pence, despite achieving higher levels throughout the rest of the day.
On this day share prices closed considerably lower than the previous working day, with the fluctuation between high and low being at its greatest.
Shares closed at their lowest value of the day?s trading, but narrowly avoided the worst performance of the period.
Shares closed at a higher value than the precious two days, although around 17 pence down on the high point for the day.
During this day shares rose and fell within only a narrow margin and closed in the middle of the range, before falling sharply at the end of the following day.
PART FOUR (Questions 16-22)
? Read the article below about a self-employed journalist.
? Are sentences 16-22 on the opposite page ?Right? or ?Wrong?? If there is not enough information to answer ?Right? or ?Wrong?, choose ?Doesn?t say?.
? For each sentence (16-22), mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Louise Wood’s Success Story
Three years ago, Louise Wood set up her own hair products company. She soon found she had more orders than she could handle by herself, and now employs ten people. Her turnover last year was ￡5.8 million.
?I used to work as a rep, selling hair products to people like famous hair-dressers. One day someone suggested to me that I should make and sell similar products myself, and I thought, “Why not?”?
?before I started, I thought running my own business would be similar to my previous job, but straight
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away I had problems I?d never dealt with before. I?m glad I took the risk, though.?
?I?ve always insisted on 90 day?s credit to make the company self-supporting, without huge loans from banks. Luckily my manufactures agreed!?
Louise uses local suppliers and expects them to come to her if they want to do business with her. ?I rarely leave the office and try to fit everything onto normal working hours. I?m no good at working late.?
So what are Louise?s plans now? ?My friends predicted I wouldn?t keep this business for long as I?m always having new business ideas, but at the moment I want to see this project through.?
16 Louise Wood recruited her staff as soon as she set up her business.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say 17 As a rep, Louise enjoyed meeting famous hairdressers.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say
18 Louise?s first few months of business were less difficult than she had expected.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say
19 Louise has avoided borrowing large amounts of money to finance her business.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say 20 Her suppliers have complained about having meetings at her office.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say 21 Louise regularly does overtime.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say 22 Louise feels committed to this business for the present.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn?t say
PART FIVE (Questions 23-28)
● Read the article below about a company which repairs turnstiles (the metal gates used at sports grounds).
● For each question (23-28) on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. ● Mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Cultural Wars
Films made in the United Stated have continued to sweep the globe. According to the list of 1998?s most successful movies put together by Variety magazine, U.S. films took the top 39 places; Britain?s The Full Monty came in at number 40. As a consequence, British movie?s market share fell to 14 percent of the home market, while the respective figures for French films were 27 percent in France and 10 percent for German films in Germany. The European Union?s trade deficit with the United States in films and television is annually between $ 5 and $ 6 billion.
Several of Hollywood?s most successful movies have drawn from international resources. There men and a Baby was a remake of French comedy. Total Recall was made partly by French money, was directed by a Dutch man and starred an Austrian. The English Patient was directed by a Briton, shot in Italy, and starred French and British talent. The quest for new ideas and fresh talent has lead studios to develop subsidiaries in Europe: Sony?s bridge in London, Miramax in Berlin, and Warner Brothers both in Berlin and Paris.
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23. American films have continued to ______________ the world. A. influence B. win C. challenge 24. British films share the 14 percent in its ___________ in 1998. A. home market B. American market C. European market 25. German films have a ten percent share in ______________. A. France B. British C. German
26. Three Men and a Baby was a remake of French comedy. A “remake” means ___________. A. a copy B. a reprint C. reproduction
27. The English Patient was directed by a Briton, shot in Italy, and starred French and British talent. A Briton means ___________.
A. a British B. an Italian C. a German
28. Which country is not mentioned in the passage? ______________. A. Germany B. U.A.E. C. U.S.A.
PART SIX (Questions 29-40)
? Read the information leaflet below about an exhibition.
? Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C on the opposite page ? For each question, mark one letter (A, B or C) on your Answer Sheet.
WORKING IN SALES
Working in sales is one of the few areas where first impressions really matter. Good sales people (29) _____ to have the personality to get on with customers. Three years ago, Julian Agostino identified a (30) _____. for matching (31) _____ right people to sales jobs, and began Sales Moves, a recruitment fair, to achieve (32) _____ He got the idea after he was (33) _____ in setting up a telesales company and found (34) _____ was difficult to recruit good people. He says: ?(35) _____ the sales sector is enormous, there appeared to be (36) _____ specialist recruitment help. I decided to hold fairs across the country, which allowed employers and employees to meet.? His company is doing very well. (37) _____ recently, most companies asked for graduates and offered the chance to go on to work in (38) _____ parts of the company later on.
Today, many are more interested (39) _____,recruiting good sales people – high achievers (40) _____ career will continue in sales.
29 A need B must C should 30 A request B claim C demand 31 A a B some C the 32 A there B this C those 33 A involved B concerned C required 34 A that B it C he 35 A Although B Despite C If 36 A any B few C no
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2014商务英语阅读试卷B卷
