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涉外秘书真题整理

2009年5月三级涉外秘书资格考试英语真题

A．ListeningTest

【注意:

本试卷听力部分录音在“秘书英语听力录音三级05”中】

Ⅰ.Directions:

Listentothetextaboutthemeetingandchoosethebestanswersforthequestions.（5questions,2marksforeachquestion,10marks）

1.Thesayingprobablytakeplace________.

（A）inthemeetingroom（B）atrestaurant

（C）intheopeningceremonyofcompany（D）intheoffice

2.Whoshouldhavepresidedoverthemeeting?

________.

（A）Theman（B）Mr.Hampton（C）Susan（D）Mr.Smith

3.WhywillSusanmakenotes?

________.

（A）Companywillkeepit（B）Mr.Hamptonwellgetsomeinformation

（C）Everyonewillgetacopy（D）Thedecisionwellbeannounced

4.Everyonewillbeallowed_______tospeak.

（A）15minutes（B）atleast15minutes（C）5minutes（D）nomorethan50minutes

5.Whichfollowingstatementisright?

_______.

（A）OnlyMr.Smithwillspeak（B）Someonewillspeak

（C）EveryoneexceptMr.Smithwillspeak（D）Everyonewillspeak

Ⅱ.Directions:

ListentothedialogueandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.WritTforTrueandFforFalseinthebrackets.（5questions,2markseachquestion.10marksaltogether）

1.[]Thepricesaregivenwithagreement.

2.[]Themanthinksthepricesaretoohigh.

3.[]Thewomanthinksthatthecostofproductionhasbeenraisinginrecentyears.

4.[]Themanwilldecidetoorderbasedonprices.

5.[]Themanhopesthatthepricescanbereducedby3percent.

B.writtentest

Ⅰ.Vocabularyandstructure

Directions:

Foreachofthefollowingblanks,fourchoicesaregiven.Choosethemostappropriateone（1markeachquestion,20questions,20marksaltogether）

1.Theactualcostofthebuildingwasmuchhigherthanouroriginal_______.

（A）consideration（B）judgment（C）estimate（D）plan

2.Thegirlshadso______incommonthattheysoonbecamegoodfriends.

（A）little（B）few（C）much（D）many

3.What’sthematterwithHarry?

Idon’tknow,buthelooks_______thisdifficultmathproblem.

（A）that（B）sothat（C）as（D）asif

4.Theboyspenthalfanhour______thisdifficultmathproblem.

（A）havingworkedon（B）toworkon（C）onwork（D）workingon

（A）.broughtaboutB.broughtoverC.broughtforthD.broughtback

9.We____thattheenemywouldtrytocrosstheriverandseizethebridge.

（A）awaitedB.forecastC.anticipatedD.aware

10.Therealtrouble______theirlackofconfidenceintheirabilities.

（A）liesin

（B）lieson

（C）resultsin

（D）leadsto

11.Manyoldagepensionershavenoothersourceofincomeandpensionlevelsarenotadequate______.

（A）livingon

（B）toliveonit

（C）toliveon

（D）livingonit

12.Thispopularsportscarisnowbeing_____attherateofathousandaweek.

（A）turneddown

（B）turnedout

（C）turnedup

（D）turnedon

13.Bythenourexperimenthadreached______stage.

（A）aprofound

（B）abest

（C）afuture

（D）avital

15.Vicky,oneofmydoctoralstudents,hadherdissertation______assoonasshefinished_____it.

（A）tobetyped,towrite

（B）typed,towrite

（C）beingtyped,writing

（D）typed,writing

16.shehadn’tseenPeterforweeks,_______.

（A）norshehadtelephoned

（B）norshehadn’ttelephoned

（C）norhadn’tshetelephoned

（D）norhadshetelephoned

17.Thepatientwesenttohospitalwas_____lastnight.

（A）operatedwith

（B）operated

（C）operatedon

（D）operatedat

18.He_____whenhewasathighschoolbutnowheisfamousallovertheworld.（A）oftenplayedtennis

（B）didliketennisverymuch

（C）wasnotmuchofatennis-player

（D）didn’tthinkmuchoftennis

19.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityseemed_____whenitwasfirstintroduced.

（A）unbelievable

（B）unaccountable

（C）impossible

（D）acceptable

20.Henrylookedverymuch_____whenhewascaughtcheatinginthebiologyexam.

（A）discouraged

（B）embarrassed

（C）disappointed

（D）bewildered

Ⅱ.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassageandtothemultiplechoicequestions.（2markseach,10marksaltogether）

　　Hereareafewexamplesofbusinesscustomsinforeignlandsthatoneshouldbecognizantof:

　　InBrazil,conversationscanbecomeveryanimatedandinvolvephysicalcontactandraisedvoices.Yettryingtodominatetheconversationwillmeetwithdisapproval.

　　InChina,it’sconsideredimpolitetoreplynegatively.Answerslike“weshoulddiscussthisfurtheratanothertime”or“perhaps”aremuchbetterthanasimple“no”.Thedetailscanbeworkedoutlater.Whengivinggifts,avoidusingwhiteorgreenwrappingpaperasthosecolorsareconsideredtobeinauspicious.

　　InGermany,it’scustomarytowaittobeintroducedsomeonenewbyathirdparty.Peopleareuncomfortablewhenapproachedbycompletestrangers.

　　Whendiningwithco-workersinJapan,alwaysletthehostpayforthemeal.Besuretoneverleaveyourchopsticksplacedverticallyinabowlofriceasthisisonlydoneatfunerals.TheIrishareenthusiasticconversationalistswhooftenindulgeincriticismofthemselvesasapeopleandIrelandasacountry.Ifyou’reinvolvedinthistypeofconversationcountrywillberoundlyabused.

　　Evenin“close”countrieslikeCanada,therearesomedifferencesinthewaybusinesspeopleinteract.Luckilytherearemanytrainingprogramsavailabletofamiliarizebusinesstravelersandcareerpeoplewiththeinsandoutsofdongbusinesstheinternationalarena.

Questions:

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueinBrazil?

Conversationscanbe_____.

（A）veryinterestingwithphysicalcontactandraisedvoices

（B）animatedandanyonecandominatetheconversation

（C）animatedandeveryonelikestocontrolit

（D）veryinterestingyetpeoplemaydisapprovetoeachother

2.InChina,colorslikewhiteorgreen______.

（A）maybeusedinanycase

（B）arethecolorspeoplelikeverymuch

（C）areusuallynotusedtowrapgifts

（D）areoftenusedtowrapgiftsfortheforeigners

3.Whenhavingdinner,theJapanesepeople______.

（A）lettheirfriendspayforthemealsometimes

（B）shouldnotpayforthemeal

（C）donotputtheirchopsticksonthebowls

（D）donotplacetheirchopsticksverticallyinaricebowls

4.WheninvolvinginaconversationwiththeIrishpeoplewhoarecriticizingtheirowncountries,______.

（A）justfeelfreetojoinintheircriticismandtheywillfeelyouareclosertothem

（B）neveragreewithwhattheyaresaying

（C）youshouldcriticizeyourowncountry

（D）youshoulddiscusstogetherwiththem

5.EveninclosecountrieslikeCanada_____.

（A）peopledobusinessinthesameway

（B）therearetrainingprograms

（C）therearedifferencesinthewaybusinesspeopleinteract

（D）therearenodifferencesbetweenbusinesspeople

SectionB

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassageanddecidewhetherthestatementsare‘true’or‘false’,writeTfor‘true’andFfor’false’.（2marksforeach,q0marksaltogether）

Insomewaystheemploymentinterviewislikeapersuasivespeechbecausetheapplicant（interviewee）seekstopersuadetheemployer（interviewer）toemployhimorher.Severalsuggestionsmightprovehelpfultotheapplicantaspreparationismadefortheactualinterview.

Ajobapplicanthastheresponsibilityforascertainingcertaintypesofinformationpriortotheinterview.First,theapplicantshouldknowwhatkindofjobhewantsandhowthatjobrelatestohiscareerobjective.Itisimportantthattheapplicantbeabletostatehisreasonsforwishingtoworkforaparticularcompany.Second,theapplicantshouldseekasmuchinformationaspossibleconcerningthecompany.Relevantinformationfortheapplicanttolocateincludessuchitemsasthelocationofthehomeandregionaloffices,thefinancialstatusofthecompany,pansforexpansion,andcompanyphilosophy.Informationaboutmostmajorcorporationsisavailableinreferencebooksandperiodicals.

Aftergatheringinformationconcerningthecompany,theapplicantisreadyfortheinterview.Theinterviewer’sfirstimpressioncomesformtheinterviewee’sappearance.Formostinterviews,appropriatedressformanisaconservativedarkcoloredsuitwithalongsleevewhiteorlightblueshirtandconservativetie.Forwomenaconservative,tailoredsuitordressisappropriate.Bothmenandwomenshouldhaveneat,conservativelengthhair.

Althoughhairstyleanddressaremattersofpersonaltaste,manypersonneldirectorsforminitialimpressionsformthesecharacteristics.Forexample,onerecentcollegegraduate,whofelthimselfqualified,interviewedforapublicrelationsjob.However,thepersonnelmanagerconsideredtheyoungman’slonghair,sloppydress,andoverlycasualmannerunsuitedforthisparticularposition.

1.[]Theemploymentinterviewislikeapersuasivespeechbecausetheapplicantwantstopersuadetheemployertoemployhimorher.

2.[]Ajobapplicantshouldbeabletofindcertaintypesofinformationpriortotheinterview.

3.[]Insomecases,itisimportantthattheapplicantknowhisreasonsforwishingtoworkforaparticularcompany.

4.[]Aftergatheringinformationconcerningthelocationofcompany,theapplicantisreadyfortheinterview.

5.[]Althoughyoumayhavedifferentideasabouthairstyleanddress,manypersonneldirectorsforminitialimpressionsfromthesecharacteristics.

Ⅲ.Translation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.（4markseach,20marksaltogether）

1.ThisistonotifymembersthatthediscussionontheworkingplanforthenetyearwillbeputofftonextTuesday,December15th,at9:

30a.m.,owingtotheabsenceofcertaincommissionmembers.

2.We’dliketoclearupsomepo