大学英语第三册练习11.docx
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大学英语第三册练习11
CollegeEnglishBookIII
PracticeTest1
I.ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passage1
Doingbusinessbeyondourbordersisnowcommonplace.Procter&GambleissellingdisposablediapersinAsia;RubbermaidwouldliketoseeitsplasticproductsinallEuropeankitchens;andUnileverpromotesitsdetergentsaroundtheworld.Asmarketsexpand,nationalboundariesmeanlessandless.WhentheGermanmanufacturerDaimler-Benz,makersofMercedesluxurycars,mergeswithChrysler,oneexecutivecommented:
"TherearenoGermanandAmericancompanies.Thereareonlysuccessfulandunsuccessfulcompanies."
Tobesuccessfulinthisinterdependentglobalvillage,NorthAmericancompaniesareincreasinglyfindingitnecessarytoadapttoothercultures.InChinaandKorea,Procter&Gamblelearnedtopromoteunisexwhitediapers.AlthoughNorthAmericanspreferredpinkforgirlsandblueforboys,KoreanandChinesehousewivesdon'tliketheidea.Inasocietywhereintensesexismfavorsboys,shopperspreferredwhitediapersthatdidnotsignaltheirchild'ssex.
What'scausedthisrushtowardglobalizationofmarketsandblurringofnationalidentities?
Onesignificantfactoristhepassageoffavorabletradeagreements.TheGeneralAgreementonTariffsandTrade(GATT)promotesopentradeglobally,whileNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)expandsfreetradeamongCanada,theUnitedStates,andMexico.NAFTAcreatedthelargestandrichestfree-traderegiononearth.TheopeningofEasternEuropeandtheeconomicgrowthinRussiahavealsofueledtheprogresstowardexpandingworldmarkets.
1.Accordingtothepassage,moreandmorecompanies
A)areexpandingtheiroverseasmarkets
B)aresellinggoodstoEasternAsia
C)aredoingbusinesswithEuropeancountries
D)arebenefitingfromNAFTA
2.Itfollowsthatasmarketexpands,
A)therearefewerandfewerconflictsbetweencountries
B)thereisnoboundarybetweendifferentcountries
C)therearemoreandmoresuccessfulcompanies
D)therearemoreandmoremultinationalcorporations
3.P&GonlysellswhitediaperinChinaandKorea
A)forpeopletheredon'tlikepinkcolor
B)becausepeopletherethinkitunnecessarytousedifferentcolors
C)becauseitwantstocutdownthecosts
D)becauseithastocatertothelocalpeople'sdemands
4.NAFTAcovers
A)ChinaandKorea
B)CanadaandGermany
C)theU.S.andMexico
D)BritainandtheU.S.
5.Whichisnotlistedasafactorcontributingtothegrowthofworldmarkets?
A)TheeconomicgrowthinRussia.
B)Thepassageoffavorabletradeagreements.
C)Thedifferencesinconsuminghabitsthatpeoplehave.
D)D)EasternEuropeancountries'open-doorpolicies.
Passage2
Verbalskillsinanotherculturecangenerallybemasteredifonestudieshardenough.Butnonverbalskillsaremuchmoredifficulttolearn.Nonverbalbehaviorsmainlyincludeeyecontact,facialexpression,posture,gestures,andtheuseoftime,space,andterritory.Themessagessentbybodylanguageandthewaywearrangetimeandspacehavealwaysbeenopentointerpretation.Whenculturesdiffer,itbecomesverydifficulttounderstandnonverbalbehaviors.
Inwesterncultures,forexample,peopleperceivesilenceasanegativetrait(品质).Itsuggestsrejection,unhappiness,depression,regret,embarrassment,orignorance.However,theJapaneseadmiresilenceandconsideritakeytosuccess.AJapaneseproverbsays,"Thosewhoknowdonotspeak;thosewhospeakdonotknow."Silenceisequatedwithwisdom.
Gesturescanalsocreatedifferentreactionsindifferentculturesandthusonemustbecarefulinusingandinterpretingthem.Insomesocietiesitisextremelybadpointingone'sfingerasingivingdirections.Otherhandgesturescanalsocausetrouble.The"thumbsup"symbolmaybeusedtoindicateapprovalinmanycountries,butinIranandGhanaitisavulgar(粗俗的)gesture.
Asbusinesspeopleincreasinglyinteractwiththeircounterpartsfromothercultures,theywillbecomemoreawareofthesedifferences.Somebehaviorsareeasytowarnagainst,suchastouchingpeoplefromtheMiddleEastwiththelefthand.However,learningallofthemisimpossible,andsuchlistsaremerelythetipoftheculturaliceberg.
6.Non-verbalbehaviorsdon'tinclude
A)postureB)facialexpressions
C)makinganaddressD)theuseofspace
7.Differencesin_____________willleadtodifferencesincommunications.
A)culturesB)languages
C)verbalskillsD)habits
8.TheJapaneseagreethatsilenceisassociatedwith
A)goodmannerB)unhappiness
C)depressionD)littleknowledge
9.Itcannotbeinferredfromthepassagethat
A)differentcultureshavedifferentinterpretationsofsimilargestures
B)itisgoodforthebusinesspeopletoknowofthedifferentmeaningsofsimilargestures
C)westernculturesaredistinctivelydifferentfromorientalcultures
D)nonverbalbehaviorsaremorecomplicatedthanverbalbehaviors
10.Wemaynotfind______________intheculturaliceberg.
A)thoseverbalskillspeoplemayuse
B)theculturaldosanddon'ts
C)thosenonverbalskillsusedbypeople
D)thegoodhygienichabitspeoplehave
Passage3
AddLittleton,Colorado,tothelistofcitiesdazedwithgriefafteraschoolslaughter.Twostudentsshotandkilled12otherstudentsandateacherbeforetakingtheirownlives.Themassacrewasthelargestinthehistoryofthisnation.Thistypeofcrimedidn'texist10yearsago.
Americansshouldstopactingsurprisedthattheseshootinghappenin"nicer"neighborhoods.That'stheonlyplacetheyhappen.Noneoftherecentschoolmassacrestookplaceataninner-citycampus;theyalloccurredinsmallertownsorsuburbs.(S3)Thesekillershaven'tbeenfromimpoverishedorextremelyviolentfamilies.Theydon'tappeartohavebeenpickedon(挨骂受罚)anyworsethankidshavebeenforgenerations.Theychosealienationanddestruction,andtheyfoundthetoolstocarryouttheirhate-filledplan.
Donotblameschoolsforthesemassacres.Schoolssimplytakewhattheyaresent.Questionthekillers'parents.Theparentsaresupposedtoteachtheirchildrenrespectandempathyforothers'lives.Parentsshouldhelptheiroffspringlearntohandletauntorconflictwithoutresortingtoviolence.
Allconcernedadultsshouldtakeayouth'sthreattoshootsomeoneasseriouslyasairportsecurityguardstakejokesaboutbombs.Studentsmustbeencouragedtotellteachersifaclassmatethreatensorjokesaboutviolence.Administratorsatschoolsaroundthecountryneedtoemphasizetheywilltakesuchreportsseriously,andthattheywillnotidentifyanystudentwhocomesforwardwithsuchareport.
Moregunregulationsprobablywon'tstoptheseshootings,butgunownersandsellersmusttakemoreresponsibilityforkeepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople.Gunownersshouldkeeptheirgunsunloaded,lockedupandhiddenaway.Mostcarownersdon'tleavetheirkeysinthecarevenwhentheyparkintheirowngarage;gunownersshouldbeatleastascarefulwithweapons.
Thefederalgovernmentcan'tsolvethisproblem.Schoolsalonecan'tsolveit.Moregunswon'tsolveit.Americansmustconsciouslycreateaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable.Parentsneedtostopallowingtheirchildren'smindstobepollutedwithviolence.Newsmedianeedtoshowmorerestraintandthoughtabouthowandwhattheyreport.
TheColoradomassacreisanationaltragedy.More'sthepityifAmericansdonotstop,reflectandvowtomakeitthelastschoolmassacre.
11.Onecommonfeatureofalltherecentschoolmassacresisthat______________________.
A)theyhaveallbeencarefullyplannedbyhatefulyoungsters
B)thekillershaveallfailedtopassedtheirexams
C)theyalloccurinplacesthatappeartobeallright
D)thekillersareallfromdisadvantagedfamilies
12.Childrenarelesslikelytobecomekillersif_______________________.
A)theirparentssucceedinteachingthemrespectandempathyforothers'lives
B)theystudyhardinschoolandgethighscores
C)teachersstoptellingmeaninglessjokesinclass
D)theyfollowtherulessetbyadministratorsatschoolsaroundthecountry
13.Whodoestheauthorthinkshouldtakethemainresponsibilityforcampusshootings?
A)Schoolauthorities.
B)Thefederalgovernment.
C)Newsmedia.
D)Thekillers'parents.
14.Whatisthemosteffectivewaytopreventschoolmassacrefromhappeningagain?
A)Reinforcingstricterlawsandregulations.
B)Introducingsecurityguardsontocampus.
C)Creatingaculturethatmakesviolenceunacceptable.
D)Keepingweaponsawayfromyoungpeople.
15.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat___________________________.
A)therewerealotofschoolmassacresininner-cities10yearsago
B)manypeopleturnablindeyetoschoolmassacre
C)ayouth'sjokeaboutviolenceisoftenignoredbyotherpeople
D)mostgunownersliketoleavetheirgunsintheircars
Passage4
TheBaroqueerawitnessedthedevelopmentofamajorinnovationinmusic--opera,dramathatissungtoorchestralaccompaniment.Bycombiningmusic,acting,poetry,dance,scenery,andcostumes,thisuniquefusionofmanyartscreatesatheatricalexperienceofoverwhelmingexcitementandemotion.SinceitsbeginningsinItalyaround1600,operahasspreadtomanycountries,andeventodayitremainsapowerfulformofmusicaltheater.
Anopera'scharactersandplotarerevealedthroughsong,ratherthan
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