《世纪商务英语-----阅读教程》(第四版) 专业篇I

《世纪商务英语-----阅读教程》（第四版）专业篇ITest 1Part OneMatch the words and the definitions. Choose the correct word from the word box to each definition and write down the word in the bracket. (20 X 0.5%=10%)1. a written assurance that some products and service will be provided ( )2. a set of international recognized quality management standards. ( )3. the official process of settling an argument or a disagreement by sb. who is not involved.( )4. an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy. ( )5. it can make something know generally, especially, in order to sell it. ( )6. a small piece of printed paper that you can exchange for something or that gives you the rightto buy something at a cheaper price than normal. ( )7. amount of money spend ( )8. income, especially the total income of a company in a certain period. ( )9. the ability to make a profit. ( )10. legal procedure of being declared by a court of law not to be capable of paying its debts.( )11. discount. ( )12. the value of a company’s shares. ( )13. only to be used by one particular person or group. ( )14. formal permission given by a company to sb who wants to sell its goods or services in aparticular area. ( )15. a person or company that provides people with insurance. ( )16. showing what you must pay. ( )17. a written statement of a contract of insurance. ( )18. a failure to do sth. that must be done by law. ( )19. that cannot be changed ; final. ( )20.the act of ending sth. ( )Part TwoTranslate the following phrases into Chinese. (20X1%=20%)1.custom-designed2.freight bill3.quality standard4.real estate5.market segment6.executory contract7.property insurance8.gross profit9.sales volume10.profit margin11.market research12.junk mail13.product marketing14.Board of Director15.Maintenance Engineer16.budgeted account17.finished goods18.debt capital19.standard product20.Internal AuditPart ThreeChoose the best word to complete each sentence. （10X1%=10%）1.All organizations create_____ for customers.A. materialB. productionC. productsD. product2. The house is ______.A. for saleB. in saleC. to saleD. for in sale3. Part of my job is to _______good relationship with our suppliers.A. haveB. keep touch withC. keepsD. maintain4. What ________ of PC do you like?A. brandB. makeC. nameD. title5. The sales promotion team is ______ of well-known professionals in this fields.A. madeB. comprisedC. consisted upD. make up6. The manager needs to make joint decisions that are _______.A. badB. illC. badlyD. optimal7. The shop has been ______ to sell tobacco.A. licencedB. licensedC. licensingD. licencing8. We’ve decided to ______with the employees about our wage claim.A. appealB. meetC. negotiateD. call in9. He _____ a lot of money on repairing his house.A. paid outB. paid offC. paid upD. cost10. Commercial law offers a normal business environment and strong legal______ to operators.A. plansB. guaranteeC. policyD. decisionsPart FourCloze Test (15X1%=15%)The dynamic developing economies of the world are ripe with potential. Not only have they demonstrated extraordinary levels of 1 , but we believe this looks set continue, backed by 2 inflows of foreign investment. 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A. slow B. increasing C. reducing D. fast3. A. thought B. designed C. considered D. supposed4. A. road B. method C. reason D. key5. A. words B. slogans C. ways D. strengths6. A. independent B. wealthy C. prosperous D. national7. A. intensive B. thick C. narrow D. extensive8. A. move B. apply C. reply D. demand9. A. situations B. disadvantages C. opportunities D. conditions10. A. few B. many C. honorable D. leading11. A. currently B. formerly C. recently D. likely12. A. look B. discover C. find D. learn13. A. news B. data C. information D. knowledge14. A. money B. pay C. fee D. charge15. A. live B. wait C. talk D. sleepPart FiveTranslate the following passage into Chinese.(1X15%=15%)Products available from business information fall into three broad categories: standard products(i.e. publications developed and approved by BSI committees), non-physical products(i.e. guide, training materials and electronic products) and joint products (i.e. combination of standard and non-standard.)In marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. It is of two types, tangible (physical) and intangible ( non- physical). All productsoffered on a market can be placed between Tangible (Pure Product) and Intangible (Pure Service) items.Part SixThere are 3 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice. (15 X 2%=30%)Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue restaurant, and then another drive-in. But in their new operation, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new concept: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity, for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks' sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake-mixing machines. He quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers' fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise other copies of their restaurants. The agreement struck included the right to duplicate the menu. The equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches.Today McDonald's is really a household name. Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the decades since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to orderfifteen-cent hamburgers. In 1976, McDonald's had over $ 1 billion in total sales. Its firsttwenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history.1. This passage mainly talks about.A）the development of fast food servicesB）how McDonald's became a billion-dollar businessC）the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonaldD）Ray Kroc's business talent2. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except.A）a drive-in B）a cinema C）a theater D）a barbecue restaurant3. We may infer from this passage that.A）Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to KrocB）The location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in C）Forty years ago there were numerous fast-food restaurantsD）Ray Kroc was a good businessman4. The passage suggests that.A）creativity is an important element of business successB）Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothersC）Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray KrocD）California is the best place to go into business5. As used in the second sentence of the third paragraph, the word “unique ”means. A）special B）financial C ）attractive D）peculiarPassage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. When it was introduced, m ost people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee, and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity, and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while, people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). Sales went into a slight decline. when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).The importance of the product life cycle to marketers is this: Different stages in the product life cycle call for different strategies. The goal is to extend product life so that sales and profits do not decline. One strategy is called market modification. It means that marketing managers look for new users and market sections. Did you know, for example, that the backpacks that so many students carry today were originally designed for the military? Market modification also means searching for increased usage among present customers or going for a different market, such as senior citizens. A marketer may re-position the product to appeal to new market sections.Another product extension strategy is called product modification. It involves changing product quality, features, or style to attract new users or more usage from present users. American auto manufacturers are using quality improvement as one way to recapture world markets. Note, also, how auto manufacturers once changed styles dramatically from year to year to keep demand from falling.6. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will ________.A) decrease graduallyB) remain at the same levelC) become unstableD) improve enormously（B）7. The first paragraph tells us that a new product is ________.A) not easily accepted by the publicB) often inferior to old ones at firstC) often more expensive than old onesD) usually introduced to satisfy different tastes（A）8. Marketers need to know which of the four stages a product is in so as to ________.A) promote its productionB) work out marketing policiesC) speed up its life cycleD) increase its popularity（B）9. The author mentions the example of “backpacks” (Line 4, Para. 2) to show the importance of ________.A) pleasing the young as well as the oldB) increasing usage among studentsC) exploring new market sectionsD) serving both military and civil needs（C）10. In order to recover their share of the world market, U.S. auto makers are ________.A) improving product qualityB) increasing product featuresC) modernizing product styleD) re-positioning their product in the market（A）Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.In 1960-1961, Chad （乍得）harvested 9800 tons of cotton seed for the first time in its history, and put out the flag a little too soon. The efforts of the authorities to get the peasants back to work, as they had slacked off （松懈）a great deal the previous year during independence celebrations, largely contributed to it. Also, rains were well spaced, and continued through the whole month of October. If the 1961-1962 total is back to the region of 45000 tons, it is mostly because efforts slackened again and sowing was started too late.The average date of sowing is about July 1st. If this date is simply moved up fifteen or twenty days, 30000 to 60000 tons of cotton are gained, depending on the year. The peasant in Chad sows his millet （小米）first, and it is hard to criticize this instinctive priority given to his daily bread. An essential reason for his lateness with sowing cotton is that at the time when he should leave to prepare the fields he has just barely sold the cotton of the previous season. The work required to sow, in great heat, is psychologically far more difficult if one's pockets are full of money. The date of cotton sales should therefore be moved forward as much as possible, and purchases of equipment and draught animals encouraged.Peasants should also be encouraged to save money, to help them through the difficult period between harvests. If necessary they should be forced to do so, by having the payments for cotton given to them in installments. The last payment would be made after proof that the peasant has planted before the deadline, the date being advanced to the end of June. Those who have done so would receive extra money whereas the last planters would not receive their last payment until later.Only the first steps are hard, because once work has started the peasants continue willinglyon their way. Educational campaigns among the peasants will play an essential role in this basic advance, early sowing, on which all the others depend. It is not a matter of controlling the peasants.Each peasant will remain master of his fields. One could, however, suggest the need for the time being of kind but firm rule, which, as long as it cannot be realized by the people, should at least be for the people.11. In 1960-1961, Chad had a good harvest of cotton because.A）the government greatly encouraged peasants1.B）rains favored the growth of cottonC）Chad gained independence in the previous yearD）Both A）and B）12. We learn from the passage that the date of sowing cotton is usually.A）on June 15th B）on July 15th C）on July 1st D）on July 20th13. As used in the third sentence of the second paragraph, daily bread refers to. A）breakfast B）bread and butter C）rice D）millet14. In order to help them through the difficult time between harvests the peasants haveto.A）sell cotton in advance B）be encouraged to save moneyC）sow cotton in time D）plant millet first15. Which of the following is NOT true?A）Educational campaigns are very important to early sowing.B）Of all the advances that the writer hopes for, early sowing is the most important.C）Peasants should remain the masters of their fields.D）Government might as well make good and firm rule for peasants.AnswersPart OneMatch the words and the definitions. Choose the correct word from the word box to each definition and write down the word in the bracket. (20 X 0.5%=10%)1. warranty2. ISO3. arbitration4. premium5. advertising6. coupon7. expenditure8. revenue9. profitability 10. bankruptcy11. allowance 12. equity 13. exclusive 14. franchise 15. insurer16. invoice 17. policy 18. breach 19 irrevocable 20. terminationPart TwoTranslate the following phrases into Chinese. (20X1%=20%)1. 定制的2. 运输费 3 质量标准 4. 房地产 5. 市场份额6. 执行合同7. 财产保险8. 毛利9. 销售额10. 利润空间11. 市场调查12. 垃圾邮件13. 产品推广14. 董事会15. 维修工程师16. 预算账户17 成品18. 债务资金19. 标准产品20. 内部审查Part ThreeChoose the best word to complete each sentence. （10X1%=10%）1. C2. A3. D4. A5. B6. D7. C8. C9. A. 10. BPart FourCloze Test (15X1%=15%)1.A2.B3.D4.D5.D6.A7.D8.B9.C 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.C 14. D 15. APart FiveTranslate the following passage into Chinese.(1X15%=15%)从商业资讯中获得的产品分为三大类：标准产品（即按英国标准学会委员会公布的标准许可生产的产品）、非标准产品（即产品指南，训练器材和电子产品）和组合产品（即标准产品和非标准产品的一体化产品）。