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湖北广播电视大学开放教育期末考试本科英语专业《高级职业英语》试题2006年1月________________________________________________________________________________I.Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestone.(20%)WhenSirStamfordRaffles,afterwhomtheworldfamousRafflesHotelisnamed,arrivedinSingaporeatthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury,therewereonlyfewfishermenlivingthere.Today,itisamoderncity-statewitha(1)______ofabout3millionpeople.Singaporeisoneofthe(2)______countiesintheworldwherethenumberof(3)_______inayearisgreaterthanthepopulation.Some7millionvisitorscometoseeandenjoyallthatSingaporehastooffer.(4)______,theconsistentlywarmweather,withanaveragedaily(5)______ofabout26.5℃,makesitpossiblefortourism(6)______theyear,althoughmanypeopletryto(7)______December,whichisusuallythewettestmonth.WhilemanyvisitorsmakeSingaporetheir(8)______holidaydestination,somevisit“intransit”ontheirwaytoplacesthroughAustralia,Indonesiaandsoon.Others(9)______Singaporepartofatouroftheregion,perhapsvisitingThailandand(10)______souththroughMalaysiabeforecrossingtheborderintoSingapore.1.A.peopleB.companyC.populationD.profile2.A.fewB.smallC.lessD.big3.A.suppliersB.peopleC.placesD.tourists4.A.ReallyB.FortunatelyC.QuicklyD.Seriously5.A.temperatureB.waiverC.tokensD.weekend6.A.bespreadoffB.hasspreadthoughC.spreadingD.tobespreadthroughout7.A.avoidB.arriveC.leaveD.spare8.A.quiteB.mostC.allD.sole9.A.makeB.nameC.proveD.enjoy10.A.journeyB.journeyingC.tojourneyD.journeyedII.Readthefollowingpassagesandanswerquestions.(50%)Passage1ChinastoreshavebeendevelopingrapidlyinChinaduringthepastfewyearsandtakingholdofever-increasingretail(零售)marketshare,anofficialsurveyindicates.TheStateEconomicandTradeCommission(SETC)surveyshowsthattheannualsalesvolumeofChina’s20biggestchainsleaptlastyearby43percentandthenumberoftheirretailstoresroseby46.7percent,whilesalesforthewholeretailmarketgrewby10.1percent.ShanghaiHuaLianSupermarketCompanyholdsthetoppositionwith14.06billionyuan(US$1.7billions)insaleand1,225retailstores.Thestatisticsindicatethatthebiggeststoresareswallowingmoremarketshare,leavinglittledevelopmentspaceformediumandsmallstores,saidanalysts(分析家).AnalystsalsonotethatalmostallthegiantchainshavetheirheadquartersinEastChina,buttheyarelikelytoexplorewesternregionsinthenearfuture.WithChina’sentranceintotheWorldTradeOrganization,itsmarketisattractingoverseasretailers.Too.Thecountryiscommittedtoopeninggraduallyitsretailbusiness,andasaresultmorechainstoresformoutsideChinawillhaveashareofthepie.Successfuldomesticretailersarepreparingtobattleformarketshare.ShopslikeHuaLianandGuoMei,agianthomeappliancedistributorinBeijing,haveannouncedambitiousplantsfordevelopment.Questions11-15.Choosethebestansweramongthechoicesgiven.11.Accordingtothepassage,ShanghaiHuaLianSupermarketCompanyis_______.A.abargainshopB.achainofstoresC.adepartmentstoreD.agoodsdistributor12.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat_______.A.themarketshareofthe20biggestchainsgrewlastyearby10.1%B.thenumberofretailstoresinChinaincreasedlastyearby46.7%C.salesofChina’s20biggestchainsincreasedlastyearby43%D.1,225newretailstoresweresetupinShanghaiinrecentyears.13.Facingthechallengeofforeignrivals,theChinesechainstoreswill_______.A.fightfortheirmarketsharewithconfidenceB.cooperatewithforeignretailchainstoresC.shifttheirfocustowesternareasD.formevenbiggercompanies14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thebiggeststoresareenjoyingmostofthemarketshare.B.Anumberofchainstoreshavestartedtoexplorewesternareas.C.Mediumandsmallstoresdon’thaveanyspacefordevelopment.D.Chinawillallowmoreforeigninvestorstoinvestinitsretailbusiness.15.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.therapidgrowthofbigchainstoresB.thepresentandfutureretailmarketinChinaC.theleadingroleofHuaLianSupermarketCompanyD.thecompetitionbetweendomesticandforeignchainstoresPassage2IwonderifanyotherreaderswhodonothaveajobfeelasfrustratedasIdobymanypeople’sresponses.Iamrepeatedlyasked“Whyaren’tyouworking?”andIfeelthisquestionisacriticism.PeopleseemtobesuggestingthatIamlazyanduseless,wastingmylife“doingnothing”.Isitsowrongtowanttostayathomeandtakecareofmyhomeandfamily?Ienjoyitandwouldliketoremindallthosewomenwhoarecriticalofpeoplelikemethatitispossibletostayathomeandfeelvaluedandfulfilled.Myhusbandandtwochildrenreallyappreciatemeandtheatmosphereinourhouseishappyandpositive.Luckily,myhusbandearnsenoughmoneytosupportusallbutIbelievethat,inmanyways,Isavemoneybystayingathome.IfIhadajob,Iwouldneedhelpwiththechildren,thehomeandthegarden.Iwouldneedtohaveafreezertostorefood,haveamicrowavecookertosavetime.IwouldhavetobuyexpensiveconveniencefoodsbecauseIwouldn’thavetimetocookproperly.Iwouldhavetopaybaby-sitters,musicteachers,odd-jobmenandmanyothers.Idonotwanttopayotherpeopletoworkformyfamily!Ilovebeingwiththeminallsortsofdifferentsituations.Mydaysareasbusyandsatisfyingasthoseofmostpeoplewhohavejobsoutsidethehome.Aswellasdoingtheusualcookingandcleaning,Imakehealthyandeconomicalsoups,jam,biscuitsandcakes.Ihelpmychildrenwiththeirhomeworkandorganizeexcitinggamesforthema