Directions: This part is to test your listening ability. It consists of 3 sections. Section A Directions: This section is to test your ability to give proper responses. There are 5 recorded questions in it. After each question, there is a pause. The questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. A) No, thank you. B) Yes. This way please. C) My pleasure. D) You’re right.
2. A) OK, thank you. B) It doesn’t matter. C) It’s over there. D) No way. 3. A) Here you are. B) Let’s go. C) Why not? D) Never mind.
4. A) You are so nice. B) Nice to meet you. C) I’d love to. D) It’s great. 5. A) No problem. B) Not at all. C) Is it true? D) Is it right? Section B
Directions: This part is to test your ability to understand short dialogues. There are 5 recorded dialogues in it. After each dialogue, there is a recorded question. Both the dialogues and questions will be spoken two times. When you hear a question, you should decide on the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D) given in your test paper. Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 6. A) Have a drink. B) Visit a company. C) Meet a friend. D) Write a report.
7. A) On television. B) Through the Internet. C) From a newspaper. D) Over the radio.
8. A) It snowed heavily. B) The wind was strong. C) It rained hard. D) The wind was strong.
9. A) In the city center. B) Away from the highway. C) Close to her office. D) Near the train station. 10. A) The man doesn’t like the mobile phone. B) The man has bought a new mobile phone.
C) The mobile phone has already been sold out. D) The mobile phone is too expensive for the man. Section C
Directions: In this section you will hear a recorded short passage. The passage is printed in the test paper, but with some words or phrases missing. The passage will be read three times. During the second reading, you are required to put the missing words or phrases on the Answer Sheet in order of the numbered blanks according to what you hear. The third reading is for you to check your writing. Now the passage will begin.
There are about 3.7 million businesses in the UK. About 75% of British jobs are in (11) industries—hotels, restaurants, travel and shopping. These are the fastest (12)) businesses and employ over twenty million
people. Most British people work a five-day week. The working week is, (13) , the longest of any country in Europe. In 1998 a new law (14) . The law says that workers do not have to work more than 48 hours a week if they
don’t want to. According to the law, British employers must give their workers (15) of 24 days a year. Part Ⅱ Vocabulary $ Structure
Directions: This part is to test your ability to use words and phrase correctly to construct meaningful and grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections. Section A Directions: There are 10 incomplete statements here. You are required to complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
16. I ________ in touch with you as soon as I receive more details from the manager.
A) am B) was C) will be D) have been
17. Traveling across the country costs a lot of money, but John can ________ it.
A) spend B) give C) build D) afford
18. It was not until 3:00 pm ________ the secretary found the missing report. A) where B) that C) as D) while
19. The police have not ________ the search even if it has lasted for a week. A) given up B) taken away C) broken in D) brought about 20. I decided to ________ as a waiter in a restaurant during my summer vacation. A) serve B) turn C) take D) make
21. I’m afraid we don’t have that book in stock, ________ we can order it for you.
A) as B) but C) since D) for 22. In this museum a guided tour ________ for you at no charge.
A) being provided B) to provide C) is provided D) provides 23. Generally speaking, a lot of patience is ________ to look after a sick patient.
A) regarded B) decided C) agreed D) required
24. Hold the money in your bank account ________ you use it for college courses. A) although B) as if C) unless D) wherever 25. ________ the price of the product, you will have to pay for shipping. A) In terms of B) In addition to C) In relation to D) In spite
of
Section B
Directions: There are also 10 in complete statements here. You should fill in each blank with the proper form of the word given in brackets. Write the word or words in the corresponding space on the Answers Sheet.
26. The factory is going to make a new model of bicycle, designed (special) ________ for women.
27. It is no use (try) ________ to advertise so much if you don’t know the users’ needs.
28. WE are informed that the company meeting will (hold) ________ next Saturday afternoon.
29. You should remember (lock) ________ the door when leaving the office. 30. There is no (possible) ________ for us to get the products before the Spring Festival.
31. (Realize) ________ that he had left an important document in the office, Harry ran back for it.
32. Their excellent performance has left a deep (impress) ________ on the audience.
33. Last month I went to Germany and (take) ________ part in the World Skills Competition.
34. The interview is very (success) ________, so you will get a chance to work for the famous software company.
35. (Compare) ________ with those products, ours are more reasonable in price and better in quality.
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension
Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are 5 tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the reading materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed.
Task 1
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statement, numbered 36 to 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Companies sometimes receive hundreds of applications for a single job, and it is becoming more common for managers to conduct screening(筛选) interviews over the phone. This saves them considerable time and money—especially if a candidate lives out of town.
Don’t take these interviews lightly. It is important to prepare for a telephone interview just as you would do foe a regular interview.
The employer will normally call or e-mail you in advance to set up an interview time. If possible, arrange for the interview to be held over a landline phone(座机), as it is more reliable than a mobile phone. Make sure that children, pets and other sources of interruption will be out of the room. Keep a glass
of water nearby.
Phone interviews can often last a half-hour to an hour and be sure to have your resume in front of you. Do your best to be personal, but don’t overdo it by, say, trying to tell a joke.
36. Screening interviews over the phone is becoming more common because ________.
A) It is simple and fair B) it is easier to prepare C) it seems more friendly D) it saves time and money
37. An employer usually arranges the time for the interview by ________. A) paying you a personal visit first B) calling or e-mailing you in advance C) announcing the date in the newspaper
D) asking you to visit the company’s website 38. A landline phone is preferred for the interview because it is more ________. A) reliable B) economical C) efficient D) practical 39. What should you do with your resume during a phone interview? A) Keep it in front of you. B) Read it out if required. C) Post it up online. D) Send it by e-mail.
40. In the last sentence, by saying “…but don’t overdo it…”, the author means “don’t be too ________”.
A) nervous B) proud C) personal D) formal Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 to 45.
If you’re looking for ways to improve your products or services, customers can be one of your most valuable sources of information and market research. So why not take it a step further and visit some of them?
Ideally, you want to do this in person, so you may need to offer you customers something for their time. They may be pleased that you take their opinion seriously, and they may also enjoy getting a chance to help influence your products or services. If you customers are in different places, you could make such visits part of your business travel to get a wider range of responses.
One expert recommends that you make your customers feel comfortable during the visits. You’re not trying to sell anything through these meetings, so plan to spend 80 percent of your time listening.
Don’t try to lead your customer to give responses that you really want to hear. Instead, ask questions that focus on the customer’s experience, such as whether they got what they were hoping for and what they found difficult or enjoyable.
41. According to the passage, your customers can be very helpful in ________. A) expanding your business B) reducing your production cost
C) selling your products or services D) improving your products or services
42. In the first paragraph, the author suggested ________.
A) paying a visit to some customers B) finding out sources of information C) advertising your products or services D) carrying out various market researches
43. Your customers may feel happy if you ________.
A) take them as your good friends B) treat their opinions seriously C) offer quick responses D) visit them regularly
44. According to the expert, the way to make your customers comfortable during the visit is ________.
A) to promise them the best price B) to explain your sales plan to them C) to spend most of your time listening
D) to tell them the advantages of your products
45. The focus of your questions during the visit should be on ________. A) the development o your business B) responses that you want to hear C) the customer’s experience D) your future sales plan Task 3
Directions: Read the following passage. After reading it, you should complete the information by filling in the blanks marked 46 to 50 (in no more than 3 words) in the table below.
This reminder(提示) is intended to offer guidance for using e-mail. This is not a “how-to” document, but it is rather a document that offers advice to prevent you from being cheated or troubled by e-mails.
Studies show that knowledge workers spend about 20 hours a week doing e-mail and one-third of that e-mail is useless. Still worse, 70% of this e-mail gets handled within six minutes of arrival and the average worker is interrupted every three minutes. As a consequence, there is a cost to our organizations. While we can’t control what we receive from the outside, we can make some progress from the inside. Please read this paper and take action by following its instructions. Many thanks go to Earl Hacker (CIO. WBB Consulting, Inc.) for providing some of this information from an internet site. Reminder of Using E-mail Purpose: to prevent the user from being (46) by e-mails Problems with e-mailing: 1) knowledge workers spend about 20 hours (47) doing e-mail 2) one-third of that e-mail is useless 3) 70% of this e-mail gets handled within six minutes of (48) 4) the average worker is interrupted every three minutes Consequence: being a (49) to organizations What e-mail users are advised to do: Read this paper and (50) according to the instructions Task 4 Directions: The following is a list of terms used in an Application Form for Import/Export of Articles for Personal Use (进出境自用物品申请表). 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 brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.
A—Applicant’s Name B—Nationality C—Date of Birth D—Address
E—Passport No. F—Permit No. of Articles G—Departure Country H—Telephone
I—Entry/ Exit Port J—Destination Country K—Port of Loading L—Means of Transport M—Bill of Lading N—number of Piece(s) O—Port of Delivery P—Gross Weight Q—Remarks
Examples: (F)?物品批文号 (M)提货单 51.（ ）国籍 （ ）件数 52.（ ）毛重 （ ）运输方式 53.（ ）装货港 （ ）联系电话 54.（ ）住址 （ ）出生日期 55.（ ）运抵国 （ ）护照号码 Task 5 Directions: Read the following passage. After reading it, you are required to complete the answers that follow the questions (No. 56 to No. 60). You should write your answers (in no more than 3 words) on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Dear Mr. Harrison,
It was a pleasure speaking with you on the phone this afternoon. I am very happy to accept the position of Project Manager with Harrison Consultants(哈里森咨询公司). Thank you very much for the opportunity to join your team. I am excited about the possibilities for this position, and I am eager to work with your team.
As we discussed in our conversation, my starting yearly salary will be $50 000. I understand that after being employed for 30 days, I will receive health and life insurance benefits. After working for Harrison Consultants for six months, I will receive one week’s paid vacation.
I am prepared to start work on January 1, 2014, as you requested. If there is any paperwork I need to complete before I start work, or if you need any additional information, please contact me at (732) 294-5103.
I appreciate the help your associate(合作伙伴) Mr. Ken Knox provided by recommending me for this position.
Thank you.
Evelyn Wauson
56. What position is the letter writer going to accept? The position of __________________.
57. What is the starting yearly salary for the position? It is _________________________.
58. What benefits will the letter writer receive after working for 30 days?
Health and ________________ benefits.
59. When will the letter writer be able to have a one-week paid vacation? After working for the company for ______________.
60. Who recommended the letter writer for this position? Mr. _________________.
Part Ⅳ Translation—English into Chinese
Directions: This part, numbered 61 to 65, is to test your ability to translate English into Chinese. Each of the four sentences (No. 61 to No. 64) 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. 65) in the corresponding space on the Translation/ Composition Sheet.
61. You should take into account the delivery time when you plan to order our products.
A) 在决定采购我们的产品时，你应该核算交货时间。 B) 在计划订购我们的产品时，你应该考虑交货时间。 C) 在检验我们的产品前，你必须明确告知具体时间。 D) 在收到我们的产品前，你应该知道具体发货时间。
62. Partly because of the increasing demand, the prices of sea food in this region have almost doubled recently.
A) 人们越来越认识到海产品的价值，因此都涌到这个地区争相抢购海鲜。 B) 由于海产品很受人喜爱，消费量翻番，使得这个地区海鲜的价格猛涨。 C) 这个地区海产品价格再次翻了一番，是因为人们对海产品有更大需求。 D) 这个地区海产品的价格近来几乎翻了一番，部分原因是需求日益增加。
63. Our customer service workers will contact you within 14 working days of receiving your complaint about the product.
A) 我们的客服部门一收到你的意见，就会在第14个工作日给您一个满意答复。 B) 我们的客服部门将在14个工作日之后，发函征询你对我们产品的反馈意见。 C) 在收到你对产品的投诉之后，我们的客服人员将在14个工作日内和你联系。 D) 一旦你投诉我们的产品，我们的客服人员将在14个工作日后和你取得联系。 64. Nowadays it is a well-known fact that second hand smoking does even more harm to human health.
A) 二手烟对人类健康危害十分巨大，这在今天已经是无可争辩的事实。 B) 二手烟对人类健康的危害甚至更大，这在今天已是众所周知的事实。 C) 今天大家都知道这样一个事实，二手烟对人类的危害已是不容置疑。 D) 今天广为传播的说法已被证实，二手烟对人类的危害并非有意夸大。
65. It’s our responsibility to provide our staff with the best technical support services. We are working hard to give clear information about each of the services we provide. And we also aim to achieve the highest service standards.
However, please remember that things can sometimes go wrong. If this happens, please let us know right away by calling 01782 29 4443. We will do everything we can to put things right. Part Ⅴ Writing
Directions: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to fill in the Application Form according to the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do your writing on the Translation/Composition Sheet.
说明：请根据下列内容填写一份求职申请表。 申请人：王军
申请日期：2013年12月22日 联系地址：海东市东方路450号 电子邮件：
申请职位：机械工程师
可开始工作日期：2014年1月1日 预期工资：不低于人民币5 000元/月
个人经历：2003年毕业于东方学院；现在在SFG公司工作，担任机械工程师，负责维护机器设备。工作期间，接受过国内与国外的技术培训。 优点：善于沟通，并能很好地与团队成员合作。
Words for reference: 机械工程师mechanical engineer 维护maintain APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Date of Application: (1)____ PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: (2) Address: 450 Dongfang Road, Haidong Contact Information: 1) Mobile: (3) 2) E-mail: (4) Available Start Date: (5) Desired Monthly Pay?: no less than RMB ￥5 000 Position Applied for: Mechanical Engineer Education and work experience: (6)________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Strong points: (7)_________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ 参考答案： 1-5 BCADA 6-10CBACD
11 service 12 growing 13 on average 14 was passed 15 a paid holiday 16-20 CDBAA 21-25 BCDCB
26 specially 27 trying 28 be held 29 to lock 30 possibility 31 Having realized 32 impression 33 took 34 successful 35 Compared 36-40 DBAAC 41-45 DABCC
46 cheated or troubled 47 a week 48 arrival 49 cost 50 take action 51 BN 52 PL 53 KH 54 DC 55 JE
56 Project Manager 57 $50000 58 life insurance 59 six months 60 Ken Knox
61 B-A-D-C 62 D-C-B-A 63 C-D-B-A 64 B-A-C-D
65 我们有责任为员工提供最好的技术支持服务。我们努力给出我们所提供的每一项服务的准确信息。我们也力求达到最高的服务标准。
不过，要知道有时候事情会出错。如果真的出现了错误，请立即拨打电话01782 29 4443告知我们。我们将权力改正。 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Date of Application: (1)December 22, 2013_ PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: (2) Wang Jun Address: 450 Dongfang Road, Haidong Contact Information: 1) Mobile: (3) 2) E-mail: (4) Available Start Date: (5)January 1, 2014 Desired Monthly Pay?: no less than RMB ￥5 000 Position Applied for: Mechanical Engineer Education and work experience: (6)_Graduated from Dongfang College in 2003; now working as a mechanical engineer in SFG Company, responsible for the maintenance of machinery and equipment; received domestic and foreign technical training during the period. Strong points: (7)Good at communication, cooperating with term members perfectly.
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