商英阅读期末试卷Word格式.doc

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PartII.Translatethefollowingphrases.（10%）

1.利率2.大涨大跌3.商业计划4.提前5.快速发展

6.targetcompany7.throwout8.overbudget9.humanresources10.onschedule

PartIII.Lookatquestions1---20,ineachcase,whichisthecorrectanswer?

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ReadthisarticleandmarkthefollowingstatementsTrueorFalseinyourblanks.

May7

DearColleague,

Asyouareprobablyaware,theglobaldemandforprocessorshasdeclineddramaticallyinthelastyear.Likeallothermanufacturersintheindustry,wehavebeenbadlyhitbythisslump.Withourcolleaguesatheadquarters,wehavediscussedthevariouspossibilitiesopentous.Afterexaminingthesituationextremelycarefully,wehaveunfortunatelycometotheconclusionthatifRandomistoremaininbusinessinIreland,redundanciesaretheonlyoptionavailabletous.

Wehadbeenhopingtoreducethepayrollbynaturalwastage,butthisprocesswouldbetaketoolong.Weneedtomakepayrollcutsimmediatelyinordertoreduceouttotalsalarybill.

Iamthereforewritingtoyoutosuggestavoluntaryredundancypackage.Wewillpaytwomonths’salaryforeachyearyouhaveworkedhere.WewillalsoputyouincontactwithanoutplacementconsultancyinDublintoassistyouinfindinganewposition.Wewillpayforrelocationshouldyoudecidetotakeupanewpositionusingtheirservices.

WeappreciatethecommitmentthatRandom’semployeeshaveshowninthepastandhowmuchtheyhavecontributedtooursuccess.Thisdevelopmentcomesasabitterdisappointmenttousall.However,ifyouwishtodiscussthetermsofvoluntaryredundancy,pleasecontactme.

Yourssincerely,

MaryReilly

Manager,Humanresources

1.ThewriterthinksthatemployeeshasknownaboutRandom’sproblems.T/F（）

2.Thefallindemandforprocessorshasbeensmall.T/F（）

3.MakingpeopleredundantisjustoneoftheoptionsthatRandomconsidered.T/F（）

4.Makingpeopleredundantistheonlycost-cuttingmeasurethatwillwork.T/F（）

5.Naturalwastageistheimmediatesolutiontotheproblemofreducingcosts.T/F（）

6.Randomisnotforcingpeopletotaketheredundancypackage.T/F（）

7.IfanemployeetakestheredundancypackageandhasworkedforthreetearsatRandom,heorshewillgettwoyears’salary.T/F（）

8.Employeeswillpayfortheoutplacementserviceiftheyfindanewjobbyusingit.T/F（）

9.Randomisgratefultoitsemployeesfortheworktheyhavedone.T/F（）

10.Thewriteroftheletterwantseveryonewhoreadsittoreply.T/F（）

Readthismemobyanenvironmentactivistandcompletethetask.

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FollowingthedecisionoftheauthoritiestoabandonplansfortherefinerynearPuertoEscondido,wearerighttocelebrate.Veryseriousdamagetotheenvironmenthasbeenavoided.Mostlocalpeopleareveryhappythattherefineryisnotgoingahead.Twoyearsofprotesthavefinallypaidoff.Thegovernmentrealizedthattheycouldnolongerdefendtheirposition.ThanksinparttoourresearchworkonthefutureoilneedsofHermosa,theywerepersuadedthatanewrefinerywasnotneeded,andHermosa’soilneedscanbesatisfiedusingexistingfacilities.WeshowedthatGreenactioncouldplayafullpartininfluencingdecisionsaboutthedevelopmentoftheHermosaeconomy.

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Thepolicyofoccupyingthesiteoftheproposedrefinerywasalsoveryimportant.Itmakesverygoodpicturesontelevisionandcatchestheattentionofordinarypeople.

13._______

However,wecannotstophere.Thegovernmenthasdecidedtomaketourismthepriorityhere,andthat,theysay,meansimprovingtheinfrastructure.PlansincludetheexpansionoftheairportatPuertoEscondidosothatitcanhandlethebiggestaircraft,andthebuildingofasix-lanemotorwayalongthecoastfromPuertoEscondidotothesouth.IspoketosomeonefromtheDepartmentofTourismwhosaidthatthesedevelopmentsareessentialif,inhiswords,“wewanttomakethewestcoastaworld-classtouristcentre.

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Sofar,touristdevelopmenthasnotbeentoobad.Touristhotelsaredesignedtogowellwiththelandscape.ThecontinuousconcretedevelopmentofsomeMediterraneancoastshasbeenavoided.Sofaratleast,wemustdoeverythingwecantomakesurethatdevelopmentcontinuesinthisway.However,wemustnotbeseenasbeingagainsttourism,asalotofpeoplemaketheirlivingfrom