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第三届全国高校商务英语竞赛真题

第三届全国高校商务英语竞赛真题

TheThirdNationalContestforCollegeBusinessEnglishKnowledge

Time:

90mins.

PartI（70%）BusinessEnglishSkills

Directions:

MarkA,B,CorDthatbestcompletesthefollowingsentences.

1.Thefactthattheexecutivesdidnotsellallthesharestheycouldpriortothesteepfalldoes

indicatethattheydidnot______collapseinthenearfuture

A.foretell

B.anticipate

C.antedate

D.predict

2.Ihopetheexampleofmysuccesswillconvinceotherwomentogetintopolitics–andnot

justtostuffenvelopes,butto______office.

A.runfor

B.gointo

C.viefor

D.competewith

3.ManagerswithMaster’sdegreeoverseas______80to90percentofthecompany’sboard.

A.makeup

B.consistof

C.compose

D.comprise

4.Isitpossiblethatchoosingstocks______randomcouldbejustaseffectiveasgettingadvice

fromfinancialexpertsandstockbrokers?

A.in

B.on

C.at

D.by

5.Americanseat______astheyactuallyneedeveryday.

A.twiceasmuchprotein

B.twiceproteinasmuchtwice

C.twiceproteinasmuch

D.proteinastwicemuch

6.______,peoplewilldobusinesswith,andreferothersto,thosepeopletheylike,knowand

trust.

A.Allthingsbeenequal

B.Anythingbeenequal

C.Allthingsbeingequal

DAnythingbeingequal

7.Astokensofthanksforoursuccessfulnegotiation,weexchangewitheachothera______

scarfasagift.

A.longniceyellow

B.yellownicelong

C.longyellownice

D.nicelongyellow8._____successfulcommunication,theremustbeattentivenessandinvolvementinthe

discussionitselfbyallpresent.

A.Forittobe

B.Fortherebeing

C.Fortheretobe

D.Foritbeing

9.Federallysubsidizedcropinsurance,_____farmerspaypremiums,wouldkickinwithdeeper

losses.

A.forwhich

B.forthat

C.aslike

D.as

10.Though_____rich,shewasbetteroffthanatanyotherperiodinherlife..

A.bymeansof

B.withinhermeans

C.byallmeans

D.bynomeans

11.Intoday’sfastpaced,ever-changing,globalenvironmenttherecannotbeonewaytoleador

manage,_____teams,projects,organizationsorcountries.

A.whetherit

B.itbeing

C.beingit

D.beit

12.TheChineseNewYearisapproaching.Allthehighwayswillsoonbe_____withpeoplegoing

backhometojointheirfamilies.

A.aswarm

B.aswarm

C.aswarmed

D.aswarmed

13.Inthelateststudy,agroupofstudentswereaskedtocountouta_____ofcashconsistingof

80one-hundreddollarbills,orjust80slipsofblankpaper.

A.set

B.wad

C.deck

D.chunk

14.Sincethestateissodependentuponnaturalresources,thispatternof_____causes

instabilityinrevenuestreams,leavingcommunitiesvulnerable,underdeveloped,andless

economicallysecure.

A.doomsandglooms

B.bustsanddooms

C.gloomsandlooms

D.boomsandbusts

15.Theruleswouldrequirefirmstospreadatleasthalfoftopmanagers’incentivepay,including

stockandoptions,_____threeyears.

A.within

B.over

C.through

D.upto

16.Thestudyfoundthatemergingeconomiescontinuedtogrowinthethreemonthstotheend

ofJune,butataslowerpace.Theindex_____to53.0,from53.6inthefirstquarter.

A.slumped

B.slipped

C.climbed

D.ascended

17.Theideathatafirmmightwantchangeforitsown_____oftenprovokesskepticism.A.concern

B.privilege

C.sake

D.reason

18.They______theriseinoilpricesforthebigincreaseininflation.

A.accused

B.blamed

C.charged

D.criticized

19.Somecustomersrequestedusto_________ourpricebecausetheyconsiderittoohigh.

A.putdown

B.getdownC.pulldownD.bringdown

20.Ifpartiestoacontractdesiretosettledisputes,anarbitrationclauseisusuallymadeinthe

contractwellbeforeadispute_________.

A.risesB.arisesC.look

D.appear

21.Ourclubis_____withanationalorganizationofsimilarclubs.

A.affected

B.affirmed

C.affiliated

D.belonged

22.Thisofficialrulewasdraftedbytheagencyregulatorsandapproved______publiccomment

bytheFederalDepositInsuranceCorp.onFeb.7.

A.for

B.with

C.to

D.of

23.Thesedetailsare______inafewpagesthatonlyahandfuloflawyersareawareofinan

increasinglycomplextaxcode.

A.tuckedaway

B.putaway

C.takenaway

D.putaside

24.TheU.Slawsarebelievedtobeproperlystructuredto_____appropriatetaxesonAmerican

expatriates,butthatisnottrueinreality.

A.collect

B.impose

C.impress

D.possess

25.Minimumtuitionratesaresetbythestatelegislatureandare_____tochangebylegislative

action.

A.opt

B.open

C.relative

D.subject

26.Thehunterkeptthelion’sskinandheadas_____.

A.trophies

B.fillet

C.tulip

D.clown

27.Aftermorethanaweeklater,she_____replyingtomye-mailofproductinquiry.

A.gotawaywith

B.gotbackat

C.gotback

D.gotroundto

28.Aflockofbirdswasalready_____acheerfulmorningchorus.

A.overworking

B.overstating

C.warbling

D.imprecating

29.Thesalesmanagerhastakengreatpainstoconcealheremotions,andtherebymadeher

colleagues_____conspicuous.A.allthemore

B.allthemuch

C.allmore

D.allmuch

30.TheAmericancivil-rightsmovementandpushforrealintegrationtook_____,hisphotos

begandocumentingthedarkersideofsegregation,thedisparitybetweenwhiteandblack

America.

A.charge

B.hold

C.side

D.lead

31.Formuchofherlife,asherliteraryfamehasexpandedsotoohavetheanxiousdisordersthat

keepherconfined_____hertwo-storyhomeinVienna.

A.in

B.with

C.to

D.at

32.Governmentswantatightregulatoryleashonmutualfunds,whicharegeared_____

individualinvestors,manyofthemsavingforretirement.

A.to

B.from

C.at

D.on

33.Therearemobileandwebtechnologiespromisingtohelpthecountry’smorethan200

milliondriverstofighttickets,keepviolations_____,andprotecttheirinsurancepremiums

fromunjustpenalties.

A.undercontrol

B.bytheircommand

C.indirectcontact

D.offtheirrecord

34.Asinnovationpractitioners,weseefailureeveryday,andwecantellyouexactlywhatdrives

us_____aboutit.

A.nutshell

B.nuts

C.nut

D.tonuts

35.InourletterofJune2,wemade________clearthatshipmentistobeeffectedinAugust.

A.you

B.them

C.that

D.it

36.Tomanypeople,theGreatWar—asitwasknownatthetime—seemedtocomeoutofthe

blue,astheEuropeancontinentwasenjoyingalongstretchof_____peaceandprosperity.

A.unparallelling

B.unparallel

C.unparalleled

D.parallelled

37.Wecanengageinamoralinquirytodeterminewhetherkidneysshouldorshouldnotbe

_____forsale.

A.up

B.on

C.off

D.out

38.Theimportantthingisnotsomuchthateverychildshouldbetaught,_____everychild

shouldbegiventhewishtolearn.

A.but

B.asthat

C.as

D.that39._____,corruptofficialscanoftenmanagetodeceivetheirseniorsintobelievingtheirfeigned

innocence.

A.Tobegoodatputtingonashow

B.Goodatputtingonashow

C.Themgoodatputtingonashow

D.Beinggoodatputtingonashow

40.Thoseforcedtoexercisetheirsmilingmusclesreactmoreexuberantlytofunnycartoonsthan

didthosewhosemouthswerecontractedinafrown,_____thatexpressionsmayinfluence

emotionsratherthanjusttheotherwayaround.

A.suggesting

B.requiring

C.mentioning

D.supposing

41.Fellowcyclingenthusiasts,gatheredtowitnessthisactofcivildisobedience,cheeredasthe

policehauledthemaway,_____thestageforabattle_____bikinganditsproperplacein

thepark,andonthenation’sroads.

A.setting,for

B.setting,over

C.set,over

D.set,on

42.Anytimeapersonlosesweight_____they'dwipeoutorlowerriskfactorsassociatedwith

certainhealthissues,addingupfatnessmostoften.

A.thereisagoodchance

B.thereisgoodchancethat

C.goodchancesarethat

D.therebeinggoodchancethat

43.AsAristotleputit:

“Thewholeisgreaterthanthe_____ofitsparts.”Today,morethanever,

theworldneedsavisionof‘thewhole’.

A.total

B.addition

C.sum

D.subtraction

44.Thoseearningthehighestpaylevelsseemtobelockedinamechanismthatincreasesthe

worthoftheirjobsannuallywhilstmostothersreceiveariseinlinewithorlowerthan

inflation,_____increasingthepaydifferential.

A.asaresult

B.while

C.thereby

D.however

45.Whereas_____-chipimpressionistandmodernartdominatedtherecessionaryperiodof

2009andearly2010,themarketthisyearhasseenaswingbacktopost-warand

contemporaryart,especiallyinNewYork.

A.blue

B.red

C.yellow

D.white

46.ItwasChristmasEve,yettheyhadtolay_____inSt.Louisforthreehourswaitingforaplane

forWashington.

A.over

B.down

C.up

D.off47.HesaidtheprioritiesaretobringBaghdadundercontrol,disbandillegalmilitias,bringdeath

squadleaderstojusticeandproceed_____thenationalreconciliationprocess.

A.into

B.at

C.on

D.with

48.Asweareinthemarketforcomputingcomponents,weshouldbehappyofmailingyouthe

currentpricelist_____thatyoucouldletushavethespecificrequirementsfortheitems.

A.unless

B.although

C.provided

D.given

49.Wecansupplyallthewashingmachinesyourequired________stockandarearranging

shipmentbyourpartner.

A.for

B.from

C.to

D.against

50._______weareappreciatingthegoodqualityofyouroven,weregretthatyourprice

appearstobetoohigh.

A.WhileB.When