英语通用职业技能竞赛(个人赛项目)初赛——职业能力在线试题ForthecontestantsPage1of11I.ListeningComprehensionandtyping(英文听打)Directions:Inthefollowingpractice,youwillhearashortdialogue.Pleasetypethecorrectinformationontheanswersheetaccordingtothe5questionsgivenbellow:ZhangHui去失物招领处寻找手机事宜,请听录音(附音频文件),根据录音内容填写下面的相关信息:ItemsInformationII.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解)Directions:inthefollowingpractice,youaregoingtoread5passages.Afterreadingapassage,youwillfindquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatement,youarerequiredtomakethecorrectchoiceamongA,B,CandDPassage1Whatmakesmoneyvaluable?Whyisapieceofpapermarked$10worthmorethanonemarked$1?Youcouldsaythereisnoreason.It’struethataspecialkindofpaperisusedtomakedollarbills,andtheyarepretty,butthat’snotwhatmakesthemvaluable.Therealreasonmoneyisvaluableisthateveryonebelievesitis.Ancienteconomieshadnopapermoneyorcoins.Someusedbarter----tradingonethingforanother.Othersusedallkindsofobjectsasmoney.Anyobjectwoulddo,aslongastherewasnotanunlimitedamountofit.Animalsormetalswerepopular,andsoweremanufacturedproductslikejewelryorweapons.WealthinancientGreecewasmeasuredintoolsorcattle.Thiskindofmoneyhadtwopurposes.First,itwasusefulinitself.Toolsandcattlecanbeusedforfarming.Andsecond,itwasawaytosymbolizeandmeasurevalue.Ahouse,forexample,wouldbevaluedatacertainnumberoftoolsorcattle.Thisgreatlysimplifiedtrade.Othersocietiesusedmoneythatwastotallysymbolic.Forinstance,AmericanIndiansusedwampum,whichismadefromseashells.AnduntilrecentlyonthepacificislandofYap,peopleuselargestonediscsasmoney.Inmostplacesthesetypesofmoneydiedoutbecausemorepracticalformsofmoneywereinvented.Peoplestartedusingpreciousmetals,suchasgoldandsilver,thatwereeasiertocarryaroundthantoolsorstones.Andintheeighteenthcentury,papermoneywasintroduced.Atfirstpeopleweresuspiciousofnewcurrency,buttheycametoacceptitbecausethegovernmentorbankissuingitwouldexchangeanequalamountofgoldforthepaper.A$10billreallywasworth$10forgold.Butnow,peopleareusedtotheideathatthegovernmentdoesn’thavetobackitsmoneywithgold.Everyonebelievesthata$10billisWhat’sthelostproperty?1.Whendidshelostit?2.Wheredidshelostit?3.Nameofpersonturninginthelostproperty4.Descriptionofthelostproperty5.英语通用职业技能竞赛(个人赛项目)初赛——职业能力在线试题ForthecontestantsPage2of11worth$10andthatisgoodenough.Butif,forsomereason,peopleeverlostfaithinpapermoney,tendollarswouldn’tbeworththepaperit’sprintedon.1.Accordingtothewritertherealreasonmoneyisvaluableisthateveryonebelieves_________.A.moneyisvaluableB.goldisvaluableC.moneyisgoldD.moneycanbuygold2.Thewriterofthisselectionmentionedanimals,metalsandmanufacturedproductslikejewelryorweaponsbecause_______________.A.theywerevaluableB.theywereusedasmoneyinancienttimesC.peoplelikedthemD.theywereuseful3.Papermoneywasinvented___________.A.totaketheplaceofothertypesofmoneyB.tobereplacedbyothertypesofmoneyC.inthenineteenthcenturyD.intheseventeenthcentury4.Atfirstpeopledidnothavetrustinpapermoneybecause___________.A.peoplecanmakeitbythemselvesB.thepaperwasnotofgoodqualityC.itlookedlikeanordinarypieceofpaperD.itwasnotworthmuch5.Peoplecametoacceptpapermoneywhen___________.A.thegovernmentbegantoissueitB.thebankbegantoissueitC.theycouldexchangeitforthesameamountofgoldD.peopleseeitforthefirsttime.Passage2Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusuallyhavetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan(住房汽车)Asmallcarcanhold(容纳)fourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded(拥挤).Avanholdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilythreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravelTheycouldalltraveltogether.Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbusavan.Theirchildrensixthandseventhseatareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyoffivemustcarrymanysuitcases(衣箱)whentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents’home,thesuitcasesarebroughtintothetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedforholidays.Whenafamilyaretravelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomeforafewdaysorweeks.Allthemembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotorhomeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksformotorhomes.英语通用职业技能竞赛(个人赛项目)初赛——职业能力在线试题ForthecontestantsPage3of116.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalled____________.A.amotorcarB.amotorhomeC.amotorbikeD.abigtruck7.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,they__________.A.soldtheiroldhouseB.movedtotheirgrandparents’houseC.builtanewplaceforavanD.soldtheirsecondcar8.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywith__________.A.ababyB.muchmoneyC.morethantwochildrenD.interestinvans9.Americansusuallyusemotorhomes____________.A.totravelwithallthefamilymembersofholidayB.todosomeshoppingwithallthefamilymembersC.tovisittheirgrandparentsatweekendsD.todrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday10.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecause___________.A.theycantakepeopletoanothercitywhenpeoplearefreeB.theycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygooutfortheirholidaysC.somepeoplethinkmotorh