2023年電大學習資料變化中的英語試題

中央廣播電視大學2023—2023學年度第二學期“開放本科”期末考試英語專業(yè)經貿英語(上)試題

2023年7月

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一、將你旳準考證號、學生證號、姓名及分校(工作站)名稱填寫在答題紙旳規(guī)定欄內。考試結束后，把試卷和答題紙放在桌上。試卷和答題紙均不得帶出考場。

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Paper1ListeningTest(15points)Informationforcandidates□Therearethreepartstothetestandyouwillhearcachparttwice.□Therewillbeapausebeforeeachparttoallowyoutolookthroughthequestionsandotherpausestoletyouthinkaboutyouranswers.□Writeyouranswersinthespacesindicatedinthetestpaper.Part1Youwillhearashorttalk.Asyoulisten,markthefollowingstatementsTrueorFalseaccordingtotheinformationyouhaveheard.(5points)1.Thistalkexplainswhymanysmallbusinessesfail.2.Whenpeoplestartanewbusinesstheyareusuallyoptimisticaboutitsfuture.3.ManysmallbusinessesfailintheUKandUSbecauseofworkingcapitalproblems.4.Intheirfirsttwoyearsabouthalfofsmallbusinessesgooutofbusiness.5.Mostofthefailedcompaniesdon’thaveenoughcustomers.

Part2YouwillhearpartofapresentationaboutaBritishcompany.Asyoulisten,answerquestions6-10.(5points)

2023,ourfifteenthyear,wasanotherrecordyear.

Turnoverwasupover(6)

%toalmost$14billionreflectingstrongorganicgrowth,thefirsttimefourthquarterinclusionofYoung&RubicamInc.andcontinuedrapidgrowthinourmediainvestmentmanagementactivities.

Revenuesgrewover37%toalmost$3billionforthefirsttime.Pre-taxprofitsrosebyover43%to$366million,earningspersharebyover26%to(7)

panddividendsby21%to3.75p.Theonlydisappointmentwasthattheshareprice,therealmeasureofyourwealth,fellby(8)

%during2023.However,yourCompany'ssharepric6performanceranks(9)

intermsofsharepriceappreciationagainstacompanygroupof14competitorssince1January(10)

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Part3Youaregoingtolistentopartofaconversation.Choosethebestansweraccordingtowhatyoulearnfromtheconversation.(5points)

11.Janedoesnotwanttouseaconsultantagencybecause

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a)itistooexpensive

b)itisnotasystematicapproach

c)itisnotsafetoaskforexternalhelp

12.Henrythinksthat

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a)thecompanyneedstospendalotofmoneyontheresearchimmediately

b)thecompanyshouldn'tspendalotofmoneyonresearchforthemoment

c)thecompanywillhavetospendalotofmoneyonresearchinthefuture

13.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasawayoffindingoutaboutthecompetition?

a)Talkingtoloyaloldercustomers.

b)Makingsomeenquiriesviaemail.

c)Visitingthelocallibraries.

14.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

a)Janeagreesthattheyshouldtrythesimplertacticsfirst.

b)HenryagreeswithJanebecausesheisfamiliarwithpresscoverage.

c)Johnobviouslyagreeswithhiscolleaguesattheendoftheconversation.

15.Whatarethepeopletalkingabout?

a)Waysofraisingmoneyforacompetitionresearch.

b)Waysofdoingacompetitionresearch.c)Waysofcontactingtheoutsideworld.

Paper2VocabularyandStructure(30points)Ⅰ.Matchthewordsontheleftwiththeirdefinitionsontheright.(8points)1.brokea)asmallgrouprepresentingalargegroup2.superviseb)havingnomoney3.mergerc)plaintd)joiningtogetherusuallyoftwocompanies5.novicee)watchoversomeonetomakesuretheydotheirjobcorrectly6.discountf)reductioninprice7.sampleg)cleverandabletoseequicklysomethingthatistoone'sadvantage8.astuteh)apersonwithnoskillorexperienceinasubject

Ⅱ.Completethefollowingsentences,usingtheappropriatephrasalverbsfromtheboxbelow.Remembertoputtheverbsinthecorrectform.(7points)windup

layoff

setout

getacrosslookinto

drawup

comeupwith1.Theengineers

todevelopanewtypeofloudspeaker.2.Aftershehadanoperation,shedecidedtoretireand

thebusiness.3.Hasanyone

anysuggestionsforanewlogo?4.Whatwehaveto

toourcustomersisthatalthoughthepricesarehigh,theyarepayingforveryhighquality.5.Canyou

alistofcompetitorsbynextMonday?6.Theirfinancialadvisoris

waysofimprovingtheirbudgetforsales.7.Thecompanyhasto

staffbecauseithasn’treceivedallyneworders.

Ⅲ.Chooseawordfromtheboxforeachspaceinthepassagebelow.Remembertoputthewordsinthecorrectform.(15points)

Ononeoccasionwereceivedaproposalfromacompanythatwasinterested1doingworkforaclientofoursasasubcontractor.Westudiedthe2verycarefullyanddecidedthattherewerefourteenpointsthatwewouldliketo3.Whilenotallfourteenwerecrucialtous,ifwecouldwinthemitwouldprovideaparticularlysatisfactoryoutcomeforourclient.

Thenegotiationwasundertakenatourclient'soffices.Whenthesubcontractor'sstaffarrivedwe4themwarmly,andoncetheywerecomfortablysettledinwesaid;‘Yourproposalis5,wearedelightedwithit.Butthereareforty-onepointsthatwehaveto

6ifwearetoreachagreement.Wouldyouliketowritethemdown?'

Peoplearedelightful.7yougivethemachancetobehavelikePavlov’sdogstheywilljumpatit.Thesubcontractor's8dutifullylistedtheissues.Whenwereachedpointforty-onewesimply9,'Canwestartwithnumberone?‘andwethenwent10intothenegotiation.

Notecarefullythedynamicsofthesituation.Thesubcontractor'sstaffhadjustthoughtontheirfeetandIlnownegotiatingforty-onepointsthattheyhadneverseenbefore,andhad12plannednorpreparedfor.Whatis13,twenty-sevenofthosepointswerefigmentsofourimagination.Wesimplymadethemup.Weusedthemtocreateroomtomanoeuvreandtocontroltheagenda.

Thesubcontractorwontwenty-sevenpoints14weonlywonfourteen.Theyhadclearly15us!

Paper3TranslationandShort-answerQuestions(25points)Part1TranslatethefollowingtwoparagraphsintoChinese.PleasewriteyourtranslationontheAnswerSheet.(10points)

The"Swoosh(翱翔旳翅膀)"-it'severywhere!Justforfun,trycountingtheswoosheswheneveryoupickupthesportspages,orwatchapickupbasketballgame,ortuneintoatelevisedgolfmatch.Nikehasbuilttheswoosh(whichrepresentsthewingofNike,theGreekgoddessofvictory)intooneofthebest-knownbrandsymbolsontheplanet.ThepowerofitsbrandandlogospeaksloudlyofNike'ssuperbmarketingskills.Thecompany'sstrategyofbuildingsuperiorproductsaroundpopularathleteshasforeverchangedthefaceofsportsmarketing.Nikespendshundredsofmillionsofdollarseachyearonbig-nameendorsements,splashy(轟動旳)promotionalevents,andlotsofattention-gettingads.Overtheyears,Nikehasassociateditselfwithsomeofthebiggestnamesinsports.Nomatterwhatyoursport,chancesaregoodthatoneofyourfavoriteathleteswearstheNikeSwoosh.

Part2Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedonwhatyouhavelearnedfromthetextbook.Youshouldusecompletesentences.(15points)1.WhatdoesthetermTQMmean?2.ExplainthedifferencebetweenSTEEPanalysisandSWOTanalysis.3.Whatcanwelearnaboutacompanyfromitsbalancesheet,profitandlossaccountandcashflowforecast?

Paper4ReadingComprehensionPassage1(15points)Readthefollowingtextandanswerquestions1-5.

Oneofthemostsignificantdevelopmentsintheglobaleconomyinrecentyearshasbeenthegrowthandspreadofstrategicalliances-variousformsofcollaboration-betweenfirmsasaninternationalscale.Theyarisefromthekindsofchangeswhichhavebeenoccurringintheglobaleconomy,notably;intensificationofcompetition,accelerationintechnologicalchange,increasedcostsofdeveloping,producingandmarketingnewproducts.Themajorobjectiveofastrategicallianceistoenableafirmtoachieveaspecificgoalwhichitbelievesthatitcannotachieveonitsown.Inparticular,anallianceinvolvesthesharingofrisksaswellasrewardsthroughjointdecision-makingresponsibilityforaspecificventure.Strategicalliancesarenotthesameasmergers,inwhichtheidentitiesofthemergingcompaniesarecompletelysubsumed.Inastrategicallianceonlysomeoftheparticipants’businessactivitiesareinvolved;ineveryotherrespectthefirmsremainnotonlyseparatebutalsocompetitors.

Internationalstrategicalliancesaresubdividedintotwobroadtypes.Alliancejointventuresusuallyinvolvethepartnersincreatingaseparateentityforaspecificpurposeinwhicheachholdsashareoftheequity.Suchjointventurescanbeeitherbroadornarrowinscope.Theymayalsoinvolveapartnershipbetweenprivatefirmsontheonehandandpublic/state--ownedfirmsontheother.Incontrast,functional-specificalliancesusuallydonotinvolvethecreationofaseparatelegalentitybutratherareveryspecifictypesofcollaboration.

Itisclaimedthat'byco-operating,companiescancombinecomplementarytechnologies,R&Dcapabilities,skills,products,marketpresence,productioncapacityetc.,inawaythatwillstrengtheneachpartner'.Butnoteverybodysharesthisrosyview.TheAmericanwriter,RobertReich,isstronglycritical,particularlyofalliancesbetweenUSandJapanesecompanies,onthegroundsthattheywillseverelydamagethelong-termcompetitivenessofUSfirms.ThefearisthatenteringintosuchallianceswillresultinthelossofkeytechnologiesbytheUSpartners.Morebroadly,strategicalliancesareclearlymoredifficulttomanageandco-ordinatethansingleventures;thepotentialformisunderstandinganddisagreement,particularlybetweenpartnersfromdifferentcultures,isgreat.Certainlymanysuchallianceshaverelativelyshortlives.Nevertheless,theobviousattractionsofinternationalstrategicalliancesintoday'svolatileandcompetitiveglobaleconomyarelikelytoguaranteetheircontinuedgrowthasamajororganizationalform.1.Whatisthedifferencebetweenastrategicallianceandamerger?2.Whatdoesafunctional-specificalliancenotinvolve?3.Forwhatdoesstrategicalliancesgrowandspread?

4.WhyisRobertReichstronglycriticalofUSallianceswithJapanesecompanies?

5.Whatarethetwogeneraltypesofinternationalstrategicalliances?Passage2(15points)Onepointthatshouldbemadeclearnowisthattheworkyouengageindoesn'thavetosatisfyeveryoneofyourneeds.Acarefullyconductedinvestigationrevealedthatifaperson'stwoorthreestrongestneedsaresatisfied,hetendstofeeloverallsatisfaction.

Theremaybenooccupationorworksituationthatcancompletelysatisfyyourparticularcombinationofespeciallyimportantneeds.Insteadofholdingoutendlesslyforanoccupationwhosesatisfactionsperfectlymatchyourneeds,youmightbewisertomakearealisticchoicethatpromisestosatisfyyourtoptwoorthreeneeds.

Someneedsnotsatisfiedbythekindofworkyoudomaybesatisfiedbythesettinginwhichtheworkisdone.Astenographerwholovesmusicandeverythingaboutit,forexample,maybehappierworkingforamusicpublisherthanforanyotherkindofcompany.

Needsthatremainunsatisfiedbyyourworkorworksettingcanbesatisfiedthroughleisure-timeactivities.Ifyourworkfailstoofferthevarietyofactivitiesyouneed,yourhobbiesmaydoso.Theindependenceandchancetodothingsonyourownthataredeniedyoubymanyworksituationsmaybeprovidedbyyourchoiceofactivitiesafterbusinesshours.

Someneedsarelesslikelythanotherstoreceivesufficientsatisfactionthroughwork.Astrongneedforaffection,forexample,mayneverbemorethanpartiallysatisfiedonthejob.

Workdoessatisfyneeds,however,thatcouldnototherwisebesatisfied.Evenpartialsatisfactionofaparticularneedmayincreaseaperson'stotalhappiness.Markstatements6-10TrueofFalseaccordingtotheinformationprovidedinthetextabove.

6.Peopleareunlikelytobehappyuntilmostoftheirtopneedsaresatisfied.

7.Theplacewherepeopleworkmaygivepeoplecertainsatisfaction.

8."holdingoutendlesslyfor"meanscontinuingtodemand.

9."leisure-timeactivities"inthetextincludebothhobbiesandactivitiesafterbusinesshours.

10.Thispassageismainlyabouthowtorecognizeyourimportantneeds.中央廣播電視大學2023—2023學年度第二學期“開放本科”期末考試英語專業(yè)經貿英語(上)試題答案及評分原則(供參照)

2023年7月

Paper1ListeningTest□

1pointforeachcorrectanswer.Part11.True

2.True

3.True

4.False

5.FalsePart26.49

7.28.4

8.11.1

9.third(3rd)

10.1999Part311.a

12.b

13.b

14.a

15.b

Paper2VocabularyandStructure□

1pointforeachcorrectanswer.I.Matchthewordsontheleftwiththeirdefinitionsorexplanationsontheright.1.b

2.e

3.d

4.c5,h

6.f

7.a

8.gⅡ.Completethefollowingsentencesusingtheappropriatephrasalverbs.1.setout

2.windup(woundup)

3.comeupwith4.getacross

5.drawup

6.lookinginto7.layoffⅢ.Chooseawordfromthelistforeachspace.1.in

2.proposal

3.win

4.greeted

5.excellent6.discuss

7.If

8.negotiators

9.said

10.straight11.were

12.neither

13.more

14.and

15.beaten

Paper3TranslationandShort-answerQuestionsPartITranslatethefollowingtwoparagraphsintoChinese.□

10pointsintotal.

“翱翔旳翅膀”一它隨地可見!無論你是隨手翻閱報紙旳體育版，觀看一場臨時拼湊旳隊伍進行籃球比賽，還是收看一場電視轉播旳高爾夫球賽，作為消遣，試著數一數它旳數量。耐克企業(yè)已將翱翔旳翅膀(它代表希臘勝利女神耐克旳翅膀)打導致為地球上最著名旳品牌符號之一。耐克品牌及標志所具有旳威力，很有力地證明了企業(yè)卓越旳營銷技巧。耐克企業(yè)圍繞當紅運動員生產優(yōu)質產品，這樣旳戰(zhàn)略永遠變化了體育營銷旳面貌。企業(yè)每年花費數億美元，用在請大牌明星做代言人、轟動旳促銷活動、許多令人注目旳廣告上。數年來，耐克企業(yè)已經把它和體育界某些偉大旳名字聯絡在一起。無論你喜好什么運動項目，很也許你會看到你所鐘愛旳運動員之一身著耐克產品。Part2Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedonwhatyouhavelearnedfromthetextbook.Youshouldusecompletesentences.□

5pointsforeachcorrectanswer.□

Noexactmatchingofwordingisrequired,butthestudentsmustdemonstratecorrectunderstandingofthetermsanduseEnglishproperly.1.TQM,totalqualitymanagement,isanapproachtomanagementwhichinvolvesacompletededicationtotheideaofquality.Totalmeansthateveryoneintheorganizationisinvolvedinthefinalproductorservicetothecustomer.Qualityconcernstheobjective,measurableandmanageablecriteriathateveryonemustunderstandandcommitto.

Managementisaproactiveratherthanareactiveprocess,recognizingthatTQMisamanagedprocesswhichinvolvespeople,systemsandsupportingtoolsandtechniques.2.STEEPstandsforsociological,technological,economical,ecologicalandpolitical.Theyrepresentfivegeneralcategoriesofexternalfactorsthatmayaffectbusines