2007年10月电子商务英语自考试题

全国（湖北省）2007年10月自考
电子商务英语试题
课程代码：00888
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一、词汇和语法（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
根据句子的意思选择一个正确的答案，错选、多选或未选均无分。
1. The officer ________  his orders to the men by radio.
A. reported B. transmitted 
C. communicated D. exchanged
2. She could only see the  ________of the trees.
A. outline B. general 
C. edge D. outlook
3. The wording of the note  ________  of several interpretations.
A. permits B. allows 
C. admits D. grants
4. The business has  ________ from having one office to having twelve.
A. broadened B. enlarged 
C. expanded D. extended
5. He has an unusual  ________  of life.
A. conception B. look 
C. philosophy D. science
6. The plane is  ________  to take off at 4.
A. enlisted B. enrolled 
C. prompted D. scheduled
7. She ________  large profits from her unique invention.
A. reaped B. gathered 
C. rewarded D. built
8. The wreckage of the crashed plane was ________  from the ocean.
A. compensated B. retrieved 
C. procured D. revived
9. Teachers all ________  the student to enter the competition.
A. cheered B. animated 
C. encouraged D. heartened
10. The ship continued to ________  a northern course.
A. chase B. trail 
C. proceed D. pursue
11.  ________  of a newspaper nor the number of pages in an edition has ever been standardized.
A. The page size is neither B. The page size, neither
C. Neither is the page size D. Neither the page size
12. This substance reacts ________ as fast as the other one.
A. one-tenths B. first-ten 
C. one-ten D. one-tenth
13. It was ________ that we went camping in the mountains last week.
A. such nice weather B. too nice weather
C. so nice a weather D. nice weather so
14. I have so much work to do that a holiday for me this year is ________ .
A. out of question B. out of a question
C. out of questions D. out of the question
15. There are ________ opportunities for employment in the rural area.
A. less B. little 
C. small D. fewer
16. George  ________  in the school for forty years by the time he retires.
A. will teach B. will have taught
C. has taught D. will be teaching
17. It was really very dangerous; you  ________  him seriously.
A. might have injured B. could injure
C. should have injured D. must injure
18. ________ in my present work, I would be quite willing to do what you ask me to.
A. Were I not engaged B. I were not engaged
C. Engaged I were not D. Were not I engaged
19. The time was not far off when he  ________  this decision.
A. has regretted B. had regretted
C. will regret D. would regret
20. This is the hour ________ the place is always full of women and children.
A. that B. when 
C. where D. how
二、完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
从选择项中选择一个最适合短文的选项，错选、多选或未选均无分。

Human beings act in a different way from  21  of animals just because they can speak while animals cannot. Even the cleverest animals cannot do things which to us seem very  22  and which small children, as soon as they learn to talk, would be able to do.

A German scientist, who  23  experiments for many years with big apes, found that his apes could use his sticks as tools to pull down bananas which they could not  24 . But they only used the stick to get a banana when both the banana and the stick were in view at the same time. If the banana was in front of them and the stick was behind them, they could not use the stick. They could not keep the banana  25  enough in mind to look around and then pick up the stick and use it.

The  26  for this is clear. We have words for banana and stick which help use to think about these things when they are not in  27 . Even a small child knowing the words “banana” and “stick” has an idea of their relationship and is able to think “stick” together with “banana” and to remember this long enough to pick the stick  28  behind and use it on the banana.

29  to speak, animals cannot keep their knowledge of things for long. That is why they often interrupt one line of action to do something else and later forget it completely. Human beings, on the other hand, use  30  and are able to do one thing continuously.
21. A. that  B. this C. way D. eat
22. A. honest  B. foolish C. simple D. evident
23. A. carried  B. dealt C. developed D. performed
24. A. get  B. reach C. eat D. take
25. A. clear  B. alive C. long D. complete
26. A. answer  B. truth C. reason D. cause
27. A. vision  B. mind C. thought D. sight
28. A. from  B. in C. at D. around
29. A. incapable  B. unable C. unwilling D. hard
30. A. knowledge  B. language C. expressions D. mind
三、 阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）
阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案填空或答题，错选、多选或未选均无分。

Passage 1

People over the age of 65 in the U.S.A are called senior citizens. Life for these people is different from that for younger Americans. Most senior citizens retire, or no longer work full time. Also it is unusual for people of this age to live with their children and grandchildren. Grandparents tend to live in their own houses or apartments away from their families.

For many senior citizens, the years after 65 are not enjoyable. They feel unproductive when they no longer work. Their lives lose meaning. In addition, they may feel lonely being away from their families and the contacts they had in their work. Moreover, they become more concerned with their health as they grow older. If they live in big cities, they often worry about their safety.

Other senior citizens enjoy their lives. They feel free to do things they were not able to do when they were working and raising families. They now have time to enjoy hobbies and sports and travel. They associate with their fellow senior citizens who have common interests and equal free time. Many senior citizens move to retirement communities located in warm climates. Some senior citizens continue to work beyond retirement age. Many find new careers and professional opportunities after they retire.

The number of senior citizens in the U.S.A is increasing rapidly because people are living longer than before. The average life span for Americans in now more than 74 years. Because of their larger numbers and more active life styles, senior citizens are gaining social influence in the country both politically and economically. Their concerns are receiving a wider audience than ever before. The time may come when all Americans will look forward to becoming senior citizens.
31. Many senior citizen  ________ .
A. are enjoyable
B. live together with thei