商务英语阅读答案2023

第四章测试

1.

Which of the following phrase is the most general one? （ ）

A:Reducing budget deficits. B:Running a country’s economy. C:Reducing income-tax rates. D:Expanding the money supply.
答案:B
2.Choose a supporting detail for the following topic sentence.
Very few people in a new job could carry out their duties perfectly from the start. （ ）
A:The main reason for this is that they make sure their recommended candidates are suitable. B:Employers understand that there is a learning curve in every position. C:This has been put down to the current economic climate, which shows no sign of improving. D:An obvious example is computer literacy, which is a must in every office nowadays. 3.Read the following paragraph and answer the question.
Stereotyping consists of assigning traits to people solely on the basis of a category. Some researchers suggest that stereotyping has four clear phases. First, a person distinguishes some category of people, for example, economists. Second， the person notes that one or more of the people in this category have certain traits, for example, dullness. Third, the person generalizes that everyone in this category has these characteristics, for example, that all economists are dull. Finally, when meeting someone the person is not acquainted with but knows to be, for example, an economist, the person stereotypes this individual as dull.
Economists are used in the paragraph as______. （ ）
A:a conclusion B:a major detail C:a minor detail D:the main idea 4.Choose the sentence that best expresses the implied main idea of the following paragraph.
In the past it often took years to force a car company to make even small, inexpensive changes. In the 1960s, consumer advocate Ralph Nader had to fight for several years before Chevrolet stopped making the unsafe Corvair. But in recent years, customer complaints and publicity have led to quick corrective actions. For example, the Consumers Union recently reported that all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were unsafe when driven by untrained operators. Within eighteen months, ATV makers stopped making unstable three-wheeled models and set up an extensive customer training program. More recently, Consumer Reports magazine revealed safety problems in the Ford Bronco II. In response, Ford immediately announced a complete redesign and plans to market the re-engineered vehicle under a new name. （ ）
A:Companies should respond more quickly to changes demanded by consumer advocates. B:Because of customer complaints and publicity, car manufacturers are correcting car problems more quickly than they once did. C:If you want a product to be improved, take the responsibility of complaining to the company. D:Ralph Nader had to fight for years in the 1960s before Chevrolet stopped making the unsafe Corvair. 5.Advertising affects our lives every day. Brand names are common household words. We start each day using the toothpaste, soap, and breakfast foods promoted by advertisers. Ads have made the cars we drive signs of our success. Our choices of food, dress, and entertainment are swayed by ads. Not one aspect of American life is untouched by advertising.
The main idea of the paragraph is stated at the beginning of the paragraph and then restated at the end. （ ）
A:错 B:对