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2016年11月商務(wù)英語初級模擬試卷
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1. Answer the questions on the text
1) What is Patagonia’s work environment like?
Patagonia has freeform work environments which have become common enough that barefoot employees, cavorting pets and organic chefs hardly merit a second glance. But the bicycles, the surfboards, the solar panels, the Tibetan prayer flags, the shed full of convalescing owls and hawks all suggest that it is not traditional corporate-land, either. The place is all business, but it's business conducted upside down and inside out. Simply put, it's radical.
2) How does Chouinard view average American businesses?
To Chouinard, the average suit ranks somewhere between alcoholic and criminal on the respect scale, and American business, when powered by the endless consumption and discarding of stuff, is unimaginative at best and evil at worst, responsible for clear-cutting forests, polluting oceans, and bulldozing wetlands to make way for the next condo development. Its modus operandi is unsustainable growth, which he compares to an "out-of-control tumor."
3) What was Chouinard’s first try in the business world?
Back in Burbank, Chouinard installed a coal forge in his parents' garage and became a self-taught blacksmith, hammering out pitons - three-inch strips of steel used for anchoring climbing ropes. Chouinard's pitons were stronger and more elegant than their predecessors, a triumph of minimalist engineering. He sold them out of the back of his car for $1.50 and tried to live on the proceeds.
4) What is the “dirtbag” way according to Chouinard? How does he view it?
Chouinard describes as the "dirtbag" way as living as close to the wild as possible with as little as possible. To Chouinard, the “dirtbag” way never seemed like privation. Rather, it was freedom.
5) How do Chouinard and Malina define Patagonia?
It wouldn't release toxins into rivers or cause nervous breakdowns or chase endless growth. It wouldn't make disposable crap that people didn't really need. Anything it produced would be of the highest quality, manufactured in the most responsible way. When the surf was up or the powder wafted down, employees would be where they ought to be: outside. If an employee's child was sick, the parent would also be where he ought to be: at home. They would keep Patagonia privately held and say no to anything that compromised their values.
6) What big lessons did Chouinard learn from scaling the likes of Yosemite’s EL Capitan?
The biggest was that reaching the summit had nothing to do with where you arrived and everything to do with how you got there. Likewise, he thought, with business: The point was not to focus on making money; focus on doing things right, and the profits would come.
7) Who are Patagonia’s potential customers?
There is no one type of customer here. There are couples pushing double-wide strollers, teenagers and grandparents, and even a woman in high heels.
8) What was the result of Chouinard’s effort to use organic cotton?
Patagonia's cotton sales rose 25 percent and, more important, established an organic-cotton industry so that other companies could cross over. Demand grew and prices decreased, leading to even more demand. In 2006, Wal-Mart became the world's largest purchaser of organic cotton.
9) Summarize the measures that Patagonia took in search of greener materials.
a) use organic cotton instead of non-organic cotton
b) use recycled polyester to produce
c) stop using Chlorine in wool products
d) use a product made of crushed crab shells for odor control instead of antimicrobial silver which is a groundwater pollutant.
e) advise customers to use the shipping by ground or sea—which is more energy-saving than airfreight.
10) Why does Chouinard plan to shift his business to watersports?
Climate change. "We're getting into the surf market, because it's never going to snow again, and the waves are going to get bigger and bigger,"
2. Fill in each blank of the following sentences with one of the phrases in the list given below. Make changes when necessary.
1) After school Alan always threw himself into computer games.
2) Some of his good luck must have rubbed off on me.
3) We are taught from childhood to distance ourselves from a bad neighbor so as to avoid possible negative consequences from being in his proximity.
4) He was pissed off by the man’s rude behavior and began to call names.
5) Susan has an annoying habit of spying on her neighbors.
6) She signed on for a concentrated course in the basics of nursing by the Red Cross.
7) The agreement on the venture follows Samsung's recent pledges to break into new industries to develop future growth engines.
8) According to the agenda, the President will be in residence of this hotel this weekend.
9) Chua's celebration of Chinese parenting and her bizarre assertions fly in the face of everything Western parents hold dear.
10) As a result, durable goods tend to punch above their weight) in determining if the economy is booming or slumping.
11) The basketball players are suiting up in the locker room.
12) Saddled with) the heavy burden of supporting the whole family, he could not pursue the dream of his own.
3. Match the terms in column A with the explanations in column B
A B ___
1) going public A) A sector in which companies in the active
outdoor recreation business provide products
and services for a variety of outdoor activities
such as bicycling, boating and climbing. 2
2) outdoor industry B) A term commonly used to describe the world
of corporations within the United States not
under government ownership. 3
3) corporate America C) The process of performing an initial public
offering (IPO) by a firm, and for the first time
the general public can buy its shares. 1
4) environmental assessment D) Things that define or constrain aspects of
business that are intended to assert business
structure or influence the behavior of
business. 8
5) wilderness adventure E) Activities, often regarded as sports or recreations,
performed by people in areas of natural land
without much cultivation or very sparsely
populated. 5
6) flextime F) Programs by governments, enterprises or
individuals to create sensibility of
environmental protection and to encourage
environment-friendly behaviors like energy
efficiency, recycling, and healthy housing. 9
7) gross revenue G) Process of estimating and evaluating significant
short-term and long-term effects of a program
or project on the environmental quality of
a location. 4
8) rules of business H) Money generated by all of a company's
operations, before deductions for expenses. 7
9) green initiatives I) Non-traditional work scheduling practice which
allows employees to choose their individual
working hours certain limits. 6
10) patented product L) A product in respect of which a patent has been
granted and its production and sale are legally
protected by the patent. 10
4. Translate the following passage into Chinese.
全球變暖可能是世界領(lǐng)袖們面臨的最復(fù)雜的問題。一方面，由于不斷壯大的科技力量指出因人類活動(主要是礦物燃料和林木燃燒)而產(chǎn)生的溫室氣體危險持續(xù)惡化，因此來自科技界的警告變得越來越強烈。另一方面，在減少有害物質(zhì)排放的全球共同行動開始之前必須先解決好相關(guān)的科技、經(jīng)濟和政治問題，但現(xiàn)在面對全球經(jīng)濟蕭條，這些問題已變得復(fù)雜化了。
2010年末在墨西哥的坎昆舉行了全球氣候變化談判，但最棘手的問題并未得到解決，會議只取得了十分有限的成果。不過，雖然坎昆會議所通過的措施可能對地球變暖的短期效應(yīng)微不足道，但對解決這一問題的國際進(jìn)程來說卻贏得了重要的信任票。
會議達(dá)成的協(xié)議離科學(xué)家所說的為避免今后數(shù)十年氣候惡化所需的廣泛措施還相差甚遠(yuǎn)。假如世界各國能夠克服情緒化爭論的話，它則為今后采取更強有力的措施奠定了基礎(chǔ)，遺憾的是近些年來氣候變化的談判正是毀于這樣的爭論。被稱作坎昆協(xié)定的一藍(lán)子協(xié)議，決定再給190多個參會國一年時間來決定是否延長已受損了的京都議定書。該議定書是1997年簽訂的，它要求絕大多數(shù)富裕國家削減有害物體的排放，同時要求資助發(fā)展中國家爭取今后獲得更為清潔的能源。
國際爭論的核心問題是以下重大議題：富國與窮國間誰應(yīng)先采取步驟，誰來支付改變能源使用項目單上的大部分費用。
2011年1月2日美國環(huán)保署強制推出了首批溫室氣體排放規(guī)定。這些規(guī)定對公用事業(yè)、煉油設(shè)施和主要制造商的瞬即效應(yīng)不會很大，因為新規(guī)定針對的是那些計劃興建的大型新設(shè)施或要準(zhǔn)備進(jìn)行大規(guī)模改造的現(xiàn)有工廠。不過，在今后10年環(huán)保署打算要真正監(jiān)管所有的溫室氣體來源，對幾乎所有產(chǎn)業(yè)和區(qū)域都要強制實行效率和排放的要求。
5. Read the following text and choose the best answer from A to F below to fill in each of the gaps in the text.
1) Unfortunately it is also one of the most polluting.
2) The European Union already restricts emissions from cement kilns, and other jurisdictions are likely to follow suit.
3) In 2006, for example, Holcim's emissions per tonne were 16% below the level of 1990.
4) The cuts come in three main areas.
5) But all three tactics have their limits.
6) Holcim's total emissions, for example, have risen by two-thirds since 1990.
Supplementary Reading
Wal-Mart: Measuring Just How Green
1) War-Mart will begin its green initiative with suppliers in the following product categories EXCEPT .
A. toothpaste and soap
B. milk, beer and soda
C. DVD players and vacuum cleaners ∨
D. DVDs and vacuum cleaners
2) According to the passage, the CDP is an organization that focuses on .
A. global warming and carbon emission
B. climate change and global warming
C. carbon emission and climate change ∨
D. climate change and animal protection
3) Which of the following statements is NOT the environmentalists’ opinion about War-Mart’s green initiative?
A. Some people believe Wal-Mart has been using green initiatives to burnish its image which has been stained by its worker pay and benefits policies.
B. Some environmentalists are supportive of Wal-Mart’s green initiative and are ready to cooperate. ∨
C. Some environmental activists are cautiously optimistic about Wal-Mart’s green initiative.
D. Even the most radical environmental activists acknowledge that if War-Mart really pushes for change with the latest initiative, it has the size and scale to make a real difference.
4) What will be the key test to Wal-Mart?
A. How Wal-Mart balances the green of the environment with the green of its balance sheet. ∨
B. How Wal-Mart balances the green of the environment with the green of its products.
C. How Wal-Mart balances the green of its products with the green of its balance sheet.
D. How Wal-Mart balances the green of the environment with the green of its marketing strategies.
5) Which of the following states is true?
A. War-Mart will cut off those suppliers who do not use energy in a green way.
B. War-Mart will stop doing business with high-polluting companies.
C. War-Mart hasn’t decided how it will use the new measurement system. ∨
D. War-Mart will only do business with those that supplies the lowest-cost goods.
6) After being advised by which company did War-Mart launch its green initiative?
A. McKinsey & Co. ∨
B. Accenture
C. Arthur Anderson
D. the Boston Consulting Group
7) Wal-Mart’s plan to double the fuel economy of its trucks by 2015 would save:
A. 20 million gallons of diesel fuel a year
B. 3.5 million gallons of diesel fuel a year
C. 60 million gallons of diesel fuel a year ∨
D. 3 billion gallons of diesel fuel a year
8) According to Heather Rogers, it would be more meaningful for Wal-Mart to focus on items like than on “low tech” products:
A. tooth paste and soup
B. cell phones and DVD players ∨
C. DVDs and DVD players
D. milk, beer and soda
9) Wal-Mart admitted to emit in 2005
A. 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide
B. 2.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide
C. 28 million metric tons of carbon dioxide
D. 15.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide ∨
10) Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Some skeptics say the number from War-Mart’s environmental efforts just don’t add up.
B. Critics suspect that War-Mart uses its green initiatives to deflect attention from its workplace policies as well as financial performance in recent years.
C. Many War-Mart’s skeptics see the latest initiative with the CDP as full of promise.
D. One skeptic suggests that War-Mart maintain its carbon emission. ∨
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