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1、-商务英语(中级)试卷密封线试卷类型： 成教商务英语(中级)试卷使用专业年级 2013级英语、商英 考试方式：开卷（ ）闭卷（） 共 8 页题号IIIIII合计得分PART I READING COMPREHENSION （每题2分，共40分）Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and

2、D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Twenty-five years ago, adoptive parents were provided with little or no information about the heritage o

3、f the child they will raise as their own. Many well-intentioned social workers and facilitators at adoption agencies felt that a fresh start would be the best approach to the adoption process. Today partially at the urging of adult adoptees, new parents are often provided with a great deal of inform

4、ation about their adopted child. Also, adults who were adopted now have the opportunity to search for answers to questions about their birth parents. Such searches often begin as a quest for a family medical history. Doctors often need to know about the physical problems of blood relatives of their

5、parents.At the same time that health connections are being examined, reunions of adoptees and their blood relatives often provide striking evidence of the influence of heredity on personality. To learn more about this area of genetics, Thomas Bouchard at the University of Minnesota has been conducti

6、ng a study since 1979. He has examined 100 pairs of identical and fraternal adult twins who were separated soon after birth and grow up in different families.Identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg that has split. They share exactly the same genes and may be difficult to differentiate i

7、n appearance. Fraternal twins are the products of two separate fertilized eggs and share about half of their genes. They are essentially siblings who happen to be born at the same time. The timing, however, often is critical, because they usually share similar experiences in the same environment.In

8、addition to Bouchards work, several other “twin studies” are being conducted. The similarities found in identical twins reared apart are extraordinary. The IQ scores of these twins were more similar than those of fraternal twins who grew up together. The identical twins also perceived their differen

9、t environments very similarly. When asked about parental pressure to achieve academic success, for example, the identical twins responded similarly about their respective parents. Reunions of these identical twins revealed remarkable “coincidences” in career choices, marital history, sense of humor,

10、 and so on. Certainly heredity cannot account for an individuals total personality. A childs early environment may play an important role in his or her temperament as well. What we do learn from genetic studies, though, should help us to deal with any physical and psychological difficulties that may

11、 be anticipated.1.The main idea of the passage is that _.A)Identical twins make interesting adopted children.B) Heredity plays an important part in our development.C)Adoptive parents should know the histories of their children.D)Adopted children usually do not get along with their adoptive parents.

12、2.In the past, social workers felt that adopted children should _.A)know their birth parents.B)make a fresh start.C)try to fit in with the new environment.D)be matched with adoptive parents. 3.For how long has Thomas Bouchard been conducting his twin study?A) One year B) Over ten years C) Less than

13、ten years and more than one year D)Twenty-five years 4.According to one study, IQ scores are _.A)significantly affected by environment.B)more similar for identical twins than for fraternal twins.C)influenced by the adoptive parents IQ scores.D)more or less the same for twins. 5.Identical twins raise

14、d apart share similar _.A) perceptions B) environments C) characters D) adoptive parents Passage TwoQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage.In general, our society is becoming one of giant enterprises directed by a bureaucratic(官僚主义的) management in which man becomes a small, well-oiled

15、cog(齿轮) in the machinery. The oiling is done with higher wages, Nell-ventilated factories and piped music, and by psychologists and “human relations” experts; yet all this oiling does not alter the fact that man has become powerless, that he is bored with it. In fact, the blue and the white-collar w

16、orkers have become economic puppets who dance to the tune of automated machines and bureaucratic management.The worker and employee are anxious, not only because they might find themselves out of a job; they are anxious also because they are unable to acquire any real satisfaction of interesting lif

17、e. They live and die without ever having confronted the fundamental realities of human existence as emotionally and intellectually independent and productive human beings.Those higher up on the social ladder are no less anxious. Their lives are no less empty than those of their subordinates. They ar

18、e even more insecure in some respects. They are in a highly competitive race. To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self-respect. When they apply for their first job, they are tested for intelligence as well as for the right mixture of submissiveness an

19、d independence. From the moment on they are tested again and again by the psychologists, for whom testing密封线is a big business, and by their superiors, who judge their behavior, sociability, capacity to get along, etc. This constant need to prove that one is as good as or better than ones fellow comp

20、etitor creates constant anxiety and stress, the very causes of unhappiness and illness.Am I suggesting that we should return to the preindustrial mode of production or to nineteenth-century “free enterprise “capitalism? Certainly not. Problems are never solved by returning to a stage which one has a

21、lready outgrown. I suggest transforming our social system form a bureaucratically managed industrialism in which maximal production and consumption are ends in themselves into a humanist industrialism in which man and full development of his potentialities those of all love and of reason are the aim

22、s of social arrangements. Production and consumption should serve only as means to this end, and should be prevented from ruling man.6. By “a well-oiled cog in the machinery” the author intends to deliver the idea that man is _. A) a necessary part of the society though each individuals function is

23、negligible B) working in complete harmony with the rest of the society C) an unimportant part in comparison with the rest of the society D) a humble component of the society, especially when working smoothly7. The real cause of the anxiety of the workers and employees is that _. A) they are likely t

24、o lose their hobs B) they have no genuine satisfaction or interest in life C) they are faced with the fundamental realities of human existence D) they are deprived of their individuality and independence8. From the passage we can conclude that real happiness of life belongs to those _. A) who are at

25、 the bottom of the society B) who are higher up in their social status C) who prove better than their fellow competitors D) who could dip far away from this competitive world9. To solve the present social problems the author puts forward a suggestion that we should _. A) resort to the production mod

26、e of our ancestors B) offer higher wages to the workers and employees C) enable man to fully develop his potentialities D) take the fundamental realities for granted10. The authors attitude towards industrialism might best be summarized as one of _.A) approval B) dissatisfaction C) suspicion D) susc

27、eptibilityPassage ThreeQuestions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may determine whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to rem

28、ember that our objective during the interview may differ from the objective of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths, is well qualified, and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interv

29、iewers task is not to embarrass you or to trip you up, but to hire the right person for the job.Remember, job hunting is very competitive. Anything you can do to enhance your interview techniques will be to your advantage. The following suggestions may help you land the most important job.Your goal

30、in this interview is to make sure your good points get across. The interviewer wont know them unless you point them out, so try to do this in a factual and sincere manner.Do not make slighting (轻蔑的) references to former employers or professors. If you have been fired from a job and the interviewer a

31、sks about it, be frank in your answer.Show the interviewer that you are interested in the company by asking relevant questions. Ask about responsibilities, working conditions, promotion opportunities and fringe benefits (附加福利) of the job you are interviewing for.If at some point you decide the inter

32、view is not going well, do not let your discouragement show. You have nothing to lose by continuing a show of confidence, and you may have much to gain. It may be real, or it may be a test to see how you react to adverse conditions.Some interviewers may bring up salary early in the interview. At thi

33、s time, you may indicate that you are more interested in a job where you can prove yourself than a specific salary. This politely passes the question back to the interviewer. If the interviewer continues to press, give him a range or suggest the going rate for a particular job. If possible, you shou

34、ld negotiate for salary after you have been offered a job and when you are ready to complete the paperwork.11. To get the job you want, during the interview you should_.A) avoid the interviewers questions that are designed to trip you upB) remember that you are the best qualified candidateC) make yo

35、urself stand out as the right person for the jobD) keep in mind that it determines whether or not you get the particular job you want12. If you did not get along with your former employer, you_.A) should tell the employer franklyB) should not speak ill of himC) should refer to him in a casual manner

36、D) should never mention it13. When you find the interview is not going well you should _.A) keep up your confidenceB) bring it to an end as soon as possibleC) tell your interviewer how you react to adverse conditionsD) tell yourself you have much to gain and nothing to lose14. The best time to discu

37、ss your salary is _.A) when you have been offered the jobB) at the end of the interviewC) after you have completed the paperworkD) when the interview brings this matter up15. The most important thing to do during an interview is _.A) to make your strengths understoodB) to show your intense interest

38、in the job you are applying forC) to be frank and sincereD) to be natural and confident密封线Passage FourQuestions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage.There is one difference between the sexes on which virtually every expert and study agree men are more aggressive than women. It shows up in 2-y

39、ear-olds. It continues through school days and persists into adulthood. It is even constant across cultures. And there is little doubt that it is rooted in biology in the male sex hormone testosterone.If theres a feminine trait thats the counterpart of male aggressiveness, its what social scientists

40、 awkwardly refer to as “nurturance”. Feminists have argued that the nurturing nature of women is not biological in origin, but rather has been drummed into women by a society that wanted to keep them in the home. But the signs that it is at least partly inborn are too numerous to ignore. Just as tin

41、y infant girls respond more readily to human faces, female toddlers learn much faster than males how to pick up nonverbal cues from others. And grown women are far more adept than men at interpreting facial expressions. A recent study by University of Pennsylvania brain researcher Ruben Gur showed t

42、hat they easily read emotions such as anger, sadness and fear. The only such emotion men could pick up was disgust.What difference do such differences make in the real world? Among other things, women appear to be somewhat less competitive -or at least competitive in different ways-than men. At the

43、Harvard Law School, for instance, female students enter with credentials just as outstanding as those of their male peers. But they dont qualify for the prestigious Law Review in proportionate numbers, a fact some school officials attribute to womens discomfort in the incredibly competitive atmosphe

44、re.Students of management styles have found fewer differences than they expected between men and women who reach leadership positions, perhaps because many successful women deliberately imitate masculine ways. But an analysis by Purdue social psychologist Alice Eagly of 166 studies of leadership sty

45、le did find one consistent difference. Men tend to be more “autocratic”-making decisions on their own-while women tend to consult colleagues and subordinates more often. Studies of behavior in small groups turn up even more differences. Men will typically dominate the discussion, says University of

46、Toronto psychologist Kenneth Dion, spending more time talking and less time listening.16. The passage mainly discusses _.A) how sex differences are demonstrated in social relationsB) how hormone determines sex differencesC) why there are differences between males and femalesD) why men and women have

47、 different social roles17. Which of the following is true of womens nurturing nature according to the passage?A) It is not inborn in any sense.B) It is inspired by womens families.C) It is caused by social prejudice.D) It is partly biological in origin.18. The Harvard Law School example in paragraph 3 suggests that _.A) women are not as competitive as menB) law is not the fight profession for womenC) women are as excellent as men when they are youngD) academic credentia