2015－2016学年秋季学期快班开学测试
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Part One Listening Comprehension (50 points)
Section A Short Recordings (16 points: 2 points each)
You will hear 8 short recordings, for each question mark one letter (A, B, or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the 8 recordings twice.
1. When did Janet send the letter? A. 13 June B. 30 July C. 14 June
2. Which training course do they choose?
A. Negotiation skills B. Presentation skills C. Computer skills
3. What are the opening times of the factory outlet on Thursday?
A. 9:00 am--6:15 pm B. 9:00 am--7:50 pm C. 9:00 am--7:15 pm
4. Which logo does Janet prefer?
A. B. P&W C.
P&W P&W
5. Where is the stand located at the exhibition?
A. Hall J, stand No. 18 B. Hall A, stand No. 80 C. Hall H, stand No. 18
6. How many visitors were there at this year’s exhibition? A. 50,312 B. 15,312 C. 15,311
7. Which slide is correct?
A. B. C.
8. How many more bottles do they need? A. 20 B. 100 C. 120
Section B Blank Fillings (18 points: 2 points for 1-7; 4 points for 8)
Louis works at Maple plc. Last week she had an accident at work, but the accident report form was not completed correctly. Listen to the conversation between Louise and Ruth, from the quality department. Fill in parts A and B of the form with one or two words or numbers.
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A. About the accident date time place (inside/outside) injury (state part of body injured) first aid given (yes/no) B. About the injured person (1)_____________________________ (2)_____________________________ (3)_____________________________ (4)_____________________________ (5)_____________________________ full name (6) Louise __________________ department New Accounts number of days off work (7)_________________________ Listen to the conversation again and complete section C of the form.
C. Brief description of accident (state if vehicles, machinery, etc. involved) (8)
Section C (16 points: 2 points each)
You will hear a radio interview with Richard Orson, who introduced an environment-friendly
policy into his company, Personal Touch. For each question 1-8, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer. You will hear the conversations twice.
1. When did Peter Walker start thinking about an environment-friendly policy?
A. after profits had suffered
B. after a meeting organized by the local business association C. after giving some seminars
2. What did the environment-friendly policy involve?
A. careful planning of production procedures
B. spending some of the profits to change the business approach C. reducing waste
3. How many visits did the assessment company make?
A. one B. two C. three
4. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in the first report?
A. heating and lighting
B. water and electricity consumption C. recycling drinks cans
5. By how much did the company reduce solid waste?
A. over 25% B. over 30% C. over 40% 6. How were company employees involved?
A. People were appointed to collect suggestions. B. People were appointed to recycle drinks cans.
C. People were appointed to check computers and lights.
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7. How much money does Personal Touch save every year?
A. ￡34,000 B. from ￡3,000 to ￡4,000 C. from ￡23,000 to ￡24,000 8. What kind of companies does Richard think that an environment-friendly policy could
benefit?
A. all companies B. only small companies like his C. large companies
Part Two Reading Comprehension (50 points: 2 points each)
Section A Read the following article. Decide whether these sentences are “Right” or “Wrong”. If there is not enough information to choose “Right” or “Wrong”, choose “Doesn’t say”.
It has been described as art by some people, but to others it’s an ugly and depressing aspect of modern life. What is it? Graffiti, of course. Look around your city today and you can see graffiti on buildings, walls, doors and even on buses or trains that have stayed in one place for too long. But where modern technology creates a problem, it also finds a solution. Last week, Weekend West was shown around the factory of a small but highly innovative and successful company, Hubdean.
Hubdean’s achievement is a series of special paints which are graffiti-resistant. How do they work? It couldn’t be simpler. Take any graffiti covered surface. First, a treatment called Agproclear is applied. Then, using a very hot pressure jet, this treatment is removed and the graffiti disappears at the same time. Now you have a clean wall. But before this clean wall can be painted on by vandals, a new product, Agproshield is applied. This paint has a special surface which gives it two important properties. Firstly, spray paint won’t stick to the surface very well, and secondly, the whole surface can be cleaned very easily, just using water. Once the surface is painted, no specialist equipment is needed to keep the area clean and graffiti –free.
Not surprisingly, Hubdean’s products are used by both local councils and private companies all over the UK, and now orders are being received from around the world. This presents the company with a problem, however. Can they increase production to satisfy the extra demand? Options include building a second factory, dedicated to the most popular products, or licensing a major international company to manufacture their products. The future is looking good for Hubdean!
1. Agproclear was developed by Hubdean.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
2. After painting a surface with Agproshield, you can wash it with water.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
3. Most of Hubdean’s business comes from private companies.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say 4. Hubdean has two factories in the UK.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
5. A large international company is going to buy Hubdean.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
6. Hubdean makes special, graffiti-resistant paints and anti-graffiti treatment.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
7. Universities all over the UK use Hubdean’s products.
A. Right B. Wrong C. Doesn’t say
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Section B Read the following three articles. Choose the best ending (A, B or C) for each sentence (8-20).
These days, most houses have appliances that contain some level of remote control. In the future, with our unique residentlntel domotics system, you can extend this remote control to all parts of your home. With the residentlntel system installed, your home could contain several computers, some built into the walls, enabling you, the homeowner, to control applications in one room, from any other room in the house. Residentlntel makes your home life easier and more convenient.
PERSONALISED SPACES
Our system can actually recognise the person who enters the room, and adjust the heating and lighting setting to that person's personal preferences. It can even turn on your favourite music. You simply wear a badge so that the system can identify you. Our more sophisticated systems can identify you from your movements, body temperature and other characteristics. MONEY-SAVING INTELLIGENCE
Residentlntel takes advantage of cheaper, non-peak electricity rates, and gives choices for comfort, safety and energy conservation. Our system is the most advanced on the market and guarantees you saving.
HOME SECURITY
When you are away, on holiday, for example, our system can switch lights on and off, making the house look occupied to potential burglars. And when there is an emergency, the system can call the police or fire brigade. TOTAL CONTROL
And you can even control the system when you are out of house. Just call using your cell phone or an ordinary phone, and you'll be able to communicate with your house: make it warmer for your arrival home, turn the oven on or start the DVD recorder. It's the easiest way to feel in control.
GREEN GARDEN
Residentlntel can control watering systems for your garden and indoor plants so that they will receive water only when they need it. Your garden will be the most attractive in your street, even when you are on holiday.
8. In the future, homes could
A. require more maintenance by the home owner. B. have a higher level of remote control. C. be very expensive.
9. One advantage of the system is that
A. it can be controlled from anywhere in the house. B. it switches off when you are on holiday. C. your telephone bills will be cheaper. 10. The system can
A. calculate your electricity bill.
B. recognize a person from the way he/she moves. C. call you on your cell phone.
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11. Bill from Illinois said: “At last! A way to keep my house plants alive and looking beautiful!” He
is referring to
A. Total control B. Personalised spaces C. Green garden
12. Lynne from Cardiff said: “It’s great to have a system that knows what I like and does those
things for me!” He is referring to
A. Personalised spaces B. Money-saving intelligence C. Home security
Business2business: global communication
Teleconferencing is a great way to connect people who work in different parts of the world. It’s cheaper and quicker than face-to-face meetings, and people can communicate more informally, sitting in their offices or even working from home.
If you want your teleconference to be effective, you should plan it like a face-to-face meeting. First of all, find a date that’s convenient for everyone. Remember time differences, and be careful to specify the local time of the virtual meeting: New York is five hours behind London, so if you want a teleconference with someone in New York, the best time is probably after 2pm in London. Limit the number of participants – managing a teleconference with more than five people can be stressful. Before the meeting, send out the agenda so that everyday knows the topics for discussion. Send all participants the documents for the meeting.
The person who calls the meeting is usually also the ‘moderator’. Before you speak, always say your name – ‘This is Stephanie’ – so that everybody knows who is saying what. Silence on the phone doesn’t mean absence. Maybe someone is preparing a question or thinking of an answer. And here is another tip. When you‘re not speaking, press the ‘mute’ button so that you can listen to who’s talking, but the others won’t hear your background noises.
13. Teleconferencing is ideal if
A. you want to work with people from different parts of the world. B. you want to be effective in meetings.
C. you don’t have time for face-to-face meetings. 14. When it’s 2 pm in London, the time in New York is
A. 7 am. B. 9 am. C. 9 pm. 15. Before anyone speaks, they should
A. say “This is Stephanie”
B. say the name of the person they want to talk to. C. Identify who they are. 16. Press the “mute” button when
A. you are talking to the other people.
B. you want to listen to what people are saying C. you are not participating in the teleconference.
Working at home and saving money at the same time might sound too good to be true, but more and more people are now telecommuting working from home using the Internet.
One of the reasons why this has become popular is that people are tired of commuting. But the benefits are not only for the employees, as both parties have a lot to gain.
Employers benefit because employees are less likely to take time off. Employees who work
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home generally suffer from less stress because they have more time. The time that they gain from not commuting means that they often feel there is a better balance between their work and their life.
However, although telecommuting is popular with both companies and employees, it means that middle management have to change their management style, since they don’t have so much direct contact with the employees. There is a danger that managers focus too much on results; they have to find new ways of motivating and maintaining close contact with their staff.
Another advantage for employees is that they can work more flexible hours. This means they can take their children to school and be at home when the children finish school, instead of the children spending long hours in after-school care.
Telecommuters have to be self-motivated and have a good productivity record, and they should also have enough discipline to know when to start and stop working. Employees who work at home can be more productive than their office colleagues because they have fewer distractions.
17. According to the article, telecommuting is popular because people
A. like using the Internet. B. like working from home.
C. don’t like travelling to work every day.
18. According to the article, employers benefit from telecommuting because
A. employees take fewer days off. B. they save on the cost of offices. C. they can take time off. 19. Middle managers
A. don’t like telecommuting.
B. don’t usually work from home.
C. need to change the way they manage telecommuters. 20. According to the article, telecommuters need
A. to be good parents. B. self-discipline.
C. to work harder than their office colleagues.
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