2023年湖北广播电视大学开放教育期末考试秋英语本科专业教学资源整合.doc

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

2023年1月
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I. For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one. (20%)
When Sir Stamford Raffles, after whom the world famous Raffles Hotel is named, arrived in Singapore at the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were only few fishermen living there. Today, it is a modern city-state with a (1) ______ of about 3 million people.
Singapore is one of the (2) ______ counties in the world where the number of (3) _______ in a year is greater than the population. Some 7 million visitors come to see and enjoy all that Singapore has to offer. (4) ______ , the consistently warm weather, with an average daily (5) ______ of about 26.5℃, makes it possible for tourism (6) ______ the year, although many people try to (7) ______ December, which is usually the wettest month.
While many visitors make Singapore their (8) ______ holiday destination, some visit “in transit” on their way to places through Australia, Indonesia and so on. Others (9) ______ Singapore part of a tour of the region, perhaps visiting Thailand and (10) ______ south through Malaysia before crossing the border into Singapore.
1.
A. people
B. company
C. population
D. profile
2.
A. few
B. small
C. less
D. big
3.
A. suppliers
B. people
C. places
D. tourists
4.
A. Really
B. Fortunately
C. Quickly
D. Seriously
5.
A. temperature
B. waiver
C. tokens
D. weekend
6.
A. be spread off
B. has spread though
C. spreading
D. to be spread throughout
7.
A. avoid
B. arrive
C. leave
D. spare
8.
A. quite
B. most
C. all
D. sole
9.
A. make
B. name
C. prove
D. enjoy
10.
A. journey
B. journeying
C. to journey
D. journeyed

II. Read the following passages and answer questions. (50%)

Passage 1
China stores have been developing rapidly in China during the past few years and taking hold of ever-increasing retail (零售) market share, an official survey indicates. The State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) survey shows that the annual sales volume of China’s 20 biggest chains leapt last year by 43 percent and the number of their retail stores rose by 46.7 percent, while sales for the whole retail market grew by 10.1 percent. Shanghai Hua Lian Supermarket Company holds the top position with 14.06 billion yuan (US$1.7 billions) in sale and 1,225 retail stores.
The statistics indicate that the biggest stores are swallowing more market share, leaving little development space for medium and small stores, said analysts (分析家). Analysts also note that almost all the giant chains have their headquarters in East China, but they are likely to explore western regions in the near future. With China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization, its market is attracting overseas retailers. Too. The country is committed to opening gradually its retail business, and as a result more chain stores form outside China will have a share of the pie. Successful domestic retailers are preparing to battle for market share. Shops like Hua Lian and Guo Mei, a giant home appliance distributor in Beijing, have announced ambitious plants for development.
Questions 11-15. Choose the best answer among the choices given.
11. According to the passage, Shanghai Hua Lian Supermarket Company is _______.
A.      a bargain shop
B.      a chain of stores
C.      a department store
D.     a goods distributor

12. We learn from the first paragraph that _______.
A.      the market share of the 20 biggest chains grew last year by 10.1%
B.      the number of retail stores in China increased last year by 46.7%
C.      sales of China’s 20 biggest chains increased last year by 43%
D.     1,225 new retail stores were set up in Shanghai in recent years.

13. Facing the challenge of foreign rivals, the Chinese chain stores will _______.
A.      fight for their market share with confidence
B.      cooperate with foreign retail chain stores
C.      shift their focus to western areas
D.     form even bigger companies

14. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.      The biggest stores are enjoying most of the market share.
B.      A number of chain stores have started to explore western areas.
C.      Medium and small stores don’t have any space for development.
D.     China will allow more foreign investors to invest in its retail business.

15. The passage is mainly about _______.
A.      the rapid growth of big chain stores
B.      the present and future retail market in China
C.      the leading role of Hua Lian Supermarket Company
D.     the competition between domestic and foreign chain stores

Passage 2
I wonder if any other readers who do not have a job feel as frustrated as I do by many people’s responses. I am repeatedly asked “Why aren’t you working?” and I feel this question is a criticism. People seem to be suggesting that I am lazy and useless, wasting my life “doing nothing”. Is it so wrong to want to stay at home and take care of my home and family? I enjoy it and would like to remind all those women who are critical of people like me that it is possible to stay at home and feel valued and fulfilled. My husband and two children really appreciate me and the atmosphere in our house is happy and positive.
Luckily, my husband earns enough money to support us all but I believe that, in many ways, I save money by staying at home. If I had a job, I would need help with the children, the home and the garden. I would need to have a freezer to store food, have a microwave cooker to save time. I would have to buy expensive convenience foods because I wouldn’t have time to cook properly. I would have to pay baby-sitters, music teachers, odd-job men and many others. I do not want to pay other people to work for my family! I love being with them in all sorts of different situations.
My days are as busy and satisfying as those of most people who have jobs outside the home. As well as doing the usual cooking and cleaning, I make healthy and economical soups, jam, biscuits and cakes. I help my children with their homework and organize exciting games for them and their friends.
Staying at home all day is not boring. I do all the household decorating and repairs. I make clothes for the whole family. And, what is more important, I have time to really talk to my husband and children.
I plan my time carefully so that I can attend courses at the local college and take part I local politics and charity work.
I would advise any parent who can afford it to stay at home. It is economically and psychologically wise to do so ----- if that’s what you want. Perhaps some of my main critics are people who don’t enjoy working at home for the family. I do not criticize people who choose to work. I just wish they would allow me to do as I choose. I am proud to be a housewife.
Questions 16-25. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the passage.
This passage is written by a mother with two children. At the beginning, she tells us she doesn’t have a (16)______. She feels (17)______ when she is asked why she isn’t working. Then, she gives us her reasons. Firstly, she can (18)______ money by staying at home. Secondly, she is as (19)______ as those who have jobs outside, because she has a lot of things to do. Lastly, to do household decorating and repairs and to talk to her husband are (20)______ for her.
Questions 21-25. Mark the following statements as T (true) or F (false):
21.   The writer doesn’t have a job because she is lazy and useless.
22.   The writer is only a housewife, except that, she does nothing.
23.   Since her husband can support the whole family, she does not need to work outside.
24.   The writer feels frustrated when working with others, so she stays at home.
25. The writer takes on varies roles in her daily life.

Passage 3
This course prepares non –native speakers for the internationally recognized First Certificate in English.
Syllabus (课程大纲)
Speaking skills are taught as part of a integrated approach. Special emphasis is placed on the ability to communicate successfully at all levels. Listening skills are also taught as part of integrated approach. Extensive use is made of our modern language laboratory and video self-access center.
Grammar practice is an essential part of the preparation for the examination. Students are introduced to word processing on computers.
Integrated into our basic syllabus for speaking, listening and reading are regular classes on British life and institutions including the legal system, politics and the press. Literary (文学旳) texts form a part of all courses. Careers and future study
The FCE is an intermediate qualification internationally recognized in commerce, industry and higher education.
Admission
Application ----- refer direct to the Language Center, University Brighton, Falmer, Brighton BN 19 PH for details and application form.
Contact
Course leader: Martin Wilson
Question 26-30. Complete the outline below. You should write your answers briefly (no more than 3 words).

Training Course for FCE
Intended for:
_____26______ of English to obtain the internationally recognized First Certificate in English
Skills to be trained:
Speaking, _____27_____ and reading
Teaching aids available:
Modern _____28_______ and _____29_____ self-access center
Contact person:
____30______

Passage 4
Societies and Health
Peter Davis, Professor of Public Health at Christchurch University in New Zealand believes that too much interest is placed on individual causes of illness and disease. He argues health research and health policy should focus on social causes of disease. He proposes a classification of disease based on the following four dimensions of western society: economic, social, cultural and political.
In Professor Parker’s model the economic dimension is based on the institutions of the labor market, capital and profit. The social dimension is based on the institutions of family, kinship and community. Beliefs, practices and lifestyle are the institutions of the cultural dimension and power structures are the institutions of the political dimension.
First, Professor Davis examines the economic dimension. Because profit is placed before safety in the competitive world of the market, occupations are the cause of accidents, deafness and even early deaths. When Professor Davis examines his second dimension, the social, he claims that family life in Western society is one of the major causes of hypertension and mental illness. The cultural dimension affects the way we eat and drink: the Western diet is the cause of obesity and our commitment to smoking and drinking contributes to our high levels of lung cancer and bowel cancer. The power structures in the political dimension mean that there is a great deal of social inequality. This leads to unequal access to health services. The result of this inequality is higher illness and mortality rates for those with less power.
Questions 31-35. Complete the following table which summarizes the facts mentioned in the text.
Dimension
Institution
Outcome
Economic
Labor market, capital & profit
Occupational accidents, deafness and early deaths
Social
__________ (31) kinship & community
Hyper tension and ________ _______ (32)
________ (33)
Beliefs, practices and lifestyles
Obesity, bowel cancer and _______ ________ (34)
Political
Power structures
High illness and ________ (35) rates for people in powerless groups

Passage 4
Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. Now how does a women go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round". She is always open to persuasion: indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companion tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
Questions 36-40. Answer the questions according to the facts mentioned in the text.
36. What does a man usually do when he is buying clothes?
37. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
38. What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?
39. Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that
40.What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?
III. Writing (20%)
Directions:
Write about your health. You may write about your diet, the amount of exercise you take during the day, the stress levels of your work, and the pollution levels in the environment in which you live. You may use “My health” as the title of the composition and you may also make a title of your own if it reflects better of what you choose to write on the topic.
(Write about 150)

Keys:

I. Clozing (每题2分，共10分)

1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. D
7. A
5. D
9. A
10. B